Prince, kneel down quickly, the lady can't run away

"Have you eaten yet?"

"I'm done eating, Grandfather. Are you really not leaving this time?"

"Silly child, I won't leave. I came back this time for your marriage. And... forget it, why should I say so much to a girl like you? Anyway, I came back to see you get married and to support you."

Wen Jiu saw that although the mansion was lavish and grand with pleasant scenery, there was no extravagance or waste. He guessed that the fish and meat on the table were bought and slaughtered on the spot!

"Grandfather, don't you want Jiuer to spend more time with you?" Wen Jiu asked, pretending to be depressed.

"Good boy, this time your grandfather is going to arrange a marriage for you with Xiao Jue, the prince of the Xiao Palace. Your grandfather doesn't want you to join the royal family, but he has to take you back."

"Why him?"

"I have thought this over carefully, and I have also made a verbal agreement with someone that if my family has a girl, his family will become in-laws. But your uncle has no girl, only you. The old man passed away early, and he can't break his promise. You are also of marriageable age, and he can protect you, but if you enter the royal family, no one can protect you. It's a man-eating hole. Although we are your backing, you are just a little girl, and there is no way you know the twists and turns involved."

"But how do you know that Prince Xiao is willing?"

"It's not up to him. I have his grandfather's handwriting in my hand."

"But......."

"Don't worry, I've found out everything. He has no bad habits, no wives or concubines, and he keeps himself clean. Grandfather also knows that this is too hasty and unfair for you, but girl, your father can't wait any longer. Now that you're back, he will make you a stepping stone for him to climb up. He didn't say it, but I wanted to strike first. After all, I was really blind at the time and misjudged him."

Wen Jiu originally came back to solve this problem. It seems that I have to find an opportunity to visit Prince Xiao's mansion at night...

in the palace

"Lord Su, please get up quickly. The old general is in serious condition. I will ask the imperial physician to go and check him out."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, but it's not necessary. My father is old and the court doctor is taking good care of him. My father asked me to apologize to Your Majesty for not being able to come to the palace banquet."

"I (the minister and his wife) apologize" The whole family of the Su family knelt in the Chaoyang Hall, in unison, very spectacular

"My dear Su, please get up quickly. How could I blame the old general? I want to reward you. Over the past ten years, my great general who protects the country has returned. He has saved the northwest for me. His achievements are unmatched. Issue an order..."

"Your Majesty, wait a minute," said the Minister of Finance Xue Zhan.

While everyone in the Su family breathed a sigh of relief, they also looked at the Minister of Revenue to see what he had to say.

"Oh? Why do you want to stop me, Mr. Xue?"

"Your Majesty, the Great Protector of the Nation has reached the pinnacle of rank now, I'm afraid there will be no more titles?" The meaning is very clear, it is the highest rank, and if he is given a higher rank, he will be a king of a different surname.

"The old general is already the highest level of military commander, and is already a unique favor in the capital,"

"Nonsense! They have sacrificed so many years for the dynasty, and you just brush it off? Why not just confer a title of kingship on the old general and let him enjoy his old age? This is a very insignificant thing I have done. You all have luxurious clothes and food, but you have never known the cruelty of the battlefield, and you don't know what it means to survive a near-death experience."

"Your Majesty, please don't do this," the ministers knelt down to dissuade him.

"No? It's OK for a king of a different surname to make a title. He has made great contributions to the country. This makes it OK." The emperor said to the ministers in anger.

"Your Majesty, please listen to Chen Yan's words"

"you say"

"Father, I have never thought about rewards. I just want to do something for the court. If the emperor really wants to reward, why not reward the soldiers? My second brother is still in the northwest. I am sure he will be very grateful to the emperor after receiving the reward."

"Look, look at each of you, what are you thinking about?"

"Father, now that Marshal Su is in the northwest, he must be an iron wall. Why not reward the soldiers with wine, meat and cotton clothes?" the prince suggested.

"I second the motion,"

"I second the proposal"

"Brother, it seems unreasonable not to reward you! The Su family has been on the battlefield for generations. The old general has been given a title, but his sons can be given a title, and his daughter-in-law can also be given a title. They fight to the death and cannot go unappreciated!" Prince Yong said.

"What Prince Yong said makes sense, but what position is suitable?"

"Brother, there are too many vacancies." The implication is that it depends on how you fill the position.

The emperor secretly gritted his teeth, thinking that Prince Yong was here to ruin his plans, and then he said, "By the way, the Minister of Personnel just retired and returned home, and I was thinking about someone to fill the position, so here he comes."

"Su Chenyan is the Minister of Personnel, a third-rank official, and his wife is a third-rank lady."

"Su Luobai is the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, a fourth-rank official, and his wife is a fourth-rank Gongren."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace,"

"As for the two or three young masters of the Su family, do you want any reward?"

"Your Majesty, can you do anything?" Su Jinxiu asked

"Jin Xiu, don't talk nonsense"

“Tell me what you’ve got.” The emperor’s eyes turned cold. Could it be that the Su family was ungrateful?

"Then please, Your Majesty, give us three brothers some gold, silver and jewelry. It's time for us to get married. We don't have any money."

"Hahahaha, is that all?" The emperor immediately smiled happily.

"This is it"

"Okay, I'll give each of the three young masters a reward of 10,000 taels of gold, and remember to take the generous gift for the old general. Little Li, if you mess up, you'll lose your head."

"I obey your command, I will go now"

"Congratulations, my brother. There are new officials entering the court. New people bring new atmosphere. Come on, Minister Su, Shaoqing Su, congratulations!"

"Congratulations to the Emperor, to Minister Su, and to Mr. Su."

............

"This Prince Yong is really pissing me off. It seems I underestimated him. He usually keeps silent."

"Your Majesty, don't be angry. Think about it now. After all, except for the second son Su's family, the rest of the Su family have returned to Beijing. It's easy to control them. Just give them positions. Anyway, it will be difficult to get away without rewards. Although there are people who are obstructing, the majority are in favor of it. This is just an emergency measure. Fortunately, the Ministry of War has been preserved, right? It is a position of real power."

"Well, you are right. Everything that rises must fall. Now is not the time to tear each other apart." The emperor looked at the Minister of Revenue and asked, "Which prince do you think is the best?"

"Your Majesty is in his prime, and I am only loyal to Your Majesty. Your Majesty, please stop scaring me." The Minister of Finance was so scared that he knelt down

"Look at your achievements. The prince and the others are fighting fiercely for you."

Xue Zhan, the Minister of Revenue, did not dare to say a word...

"My dear, what do you think the emperor's reward means?" Zhao asked as she sat in the carriage.

"Go back and ask father, it's not a good thing anyway. Now that we have been rewarded, we must be careful at every step. This is going to make us enemies."

"Why?"

"Minister of Personnel, Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple, huh"

The sky gradually darkened, and the carriage arrived at the general's mansion. The group walked in with bad looks on their faces.

"The master, mistress and young masters are back," the servants reported

As soon as they stepped in, they heard the old man's hearty laughter, the old lady's laughter, and the laughter of a little girl, who asked the servants, "Who's here?"

"My Lord, it's my cousin who is here to have lunch with me."

"Miss Cousin?"