The young emperor was so angry that he laughed, his mouth twitching, and he turned his gaze to the civil and military officials.

see it?

This is Gu Nanxi! Give her a little color, and she dares to open a dyeing room!

With just the slightest achievement, he dared to ask for a reward, and the first thing he asked for was the entire Yunzhou!

Lord Li seemed to be hesitant to speak, his eyes were extremely complicated, and it seemed that he was struggling inside.

But Master Tong spoke quietly: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, General Gu Nanxi has made great contributions. She was originally the Marquis of Loyalty, and the title was changed from Marquis to Duke. It is not enough to commend her achievements. If Yunzhou is also given to her, it will be enough."

"Are you senile and confused? In our Great Zhou, has there ever been an example of a duke enjoying a fiefdom?" The young emperor had a stern face, unable to maintain his calm demeanor any longer.

Master Tong was not angry, but asked in return: "Looking at the entire state, no one can take back the Sixteen States of Youyun! The lifelong regret of Emperor Taizu was that he did not take back the Sixteen States. It was not easy for God of War Gu to take them back, but he failed again. God protects the Great Zhou and sent us a great general, Gu Nanxi."

"If Your Majesty cannot control it, we don't know when the next time we'll be this close to the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun will be!"

The Minister of Revenue looked at the Emperor, then at Grand Tutor Tong, and after receiving a subtle look from Grand Tutor Tong, he stood up and spoke.

"I second the motion! Yunzhou is self-sufficient and has not received any funding support from our court. To put it bluntly, Yunzhou is not Gu Nanxi's fiefdom in name, but in reality, what is the difference between it being her fiefdom?"

Although this was true, it was a bit off-putting to the young emperor.

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

All the civil and military officials knelt down!

The young emperor's body shook, and he seemed to see the situation when the court was controlled by Master Tong and he could only become a puppet emperor!

Being oppressed by his ministers again made the young emperor doubt whether he could really seize power and control the entire court.

The young emperor couldn't help but look at Master Tong who was sitting beside him. He saw that he was neither sad nor happy, as if everything was under his control.

The young emperor felt a chill in his heart. Could it be that all this was Master Tong's strategy of retreating in order to advance? And he had fallen out with his greatest supporter, Gu Nanxi, to such an extent!

The young emperor felt a splitting headache. One moment he saw Master Tong looking at him sarcastically, and the next moment he saw Gu Nanxi scolding him in frustration.

"enough!"

The young emperor roared in anger, then regained consciousness. Afraid that his ministers would notice that he was unwell, he hurriedly said, "Approved! Confer the title of Duke of Zhongguo on Gu Nanxi, the Marquis of Zhongyi, and grant him the fiefdom of Yunzhou!"

"Your Majesty!" Before the civil and military officials could accept the order, Gu Shisan stood up again.

There was a hint of despair in Lord Chen's eyes.

This Gu Shisan is really stubborn, he keeps disobeying His Majesty! If he continues like this, it will be hard for him to save his life!

Gu Shisan is not afraid of these.

In the entire court, only the emperor, Grand Tutor Tong, and Lord Li were sitting, Gu Shisan was standing, and all the other civil and military officials were kneeling on the ground.

Gu Shisan spoke each word with great determination: "Your Majesty may not be very good at naming, so our great general will not bother His Majesty to name him. The name of Duke Zhong does not suit our great general's temperament. Our great general prefers Duke Yun!"

I'm a darling!

Lord Chen kept wiping the cold sweat from his forehead. Even though he was a staunch supporter of Gu Nanxi, he couldn't help but sweat over the general's actions!

Not only is he going to give him a reward, he's even got a name ready. He's just short of telling the emperor openly, "Go to hell, Duke Zhongguo! I don't like you!"

Today, I will pay you back double for all the injustices I suffered in the past!

What loyalty do you have? Just call me Duke of Yun!

This Yunzhou is my territory from now on. If you dare to put your hand on me again, I will chop off your claws!

Thinking of this, Lord Chen couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Although it may seem disrespectful to think this way, it feels really good!

The silence at the scene was broken by Mr. Chen's laughter.

After seeing Master Tong's expression, the officials stepped forward one after another.

"The name Yun Guogong is indeed better than Zhong Guogong!"

"His fiefdom is in Yunzhou, and his contributions are great. He is indeed worthy of the title of Duke of Yun!"

There are three types of titles of Duke. The first one is to choose the fiefdom according to the merits and prestige of the recipient, such as Duke of Zhao, Duke of Chu, etc.

The second is based on the recipient’s hometown, for example, people from Shandong are called Duke of Lu.

The third type is a compliment, such as Duke of Weiguo.

The young emperor wanted to confer the title of Duke Zhong on Gu Nanxi so that he could remind her again and again to be loyal.

But in a sense, there is nothing wrong with the Duke of Yun that Gu Nanxi wants, and it is in line with etiquette.

Officials racked their brains to find a basis for the legality and rationality of the title of Duke of Yun.

The young emperor had a headache that was about to explode. He hurriedly said "Okay!" and left without even saying goodbye to the court.

After the emperor left, the officials' eyes seemed to fall on Gu Shisan and others.

They couldn't get close to Gu Shisan, Censor Jiang, but Lord Li and Lord Chen had no such concerns.

Lord Li patted Gu Shisan on the shoulder and said fearfully, "You are so brave! I am worried that you might lose your life!"

Gu Shisan was not surprised at all, because all this was within the expectations of Wang Bushi, Lord Yan and many other adults!

What they, Yunzhou, are betting on is this emperor. Although he is bad, he is not stupid. In the face of real interests, he will definitely swallow his anger.

Gu Shisan forced a smile on his cold face: "I represent the great general Gu Nanxi, and standing behind me are tens of millions of people in Yunzhou. What do I have to be afraid of?"

"You are this!" Lord Li gave Gu Shisan a thumbs up.

Gu Shisan glanced at the officials who slowed down their pace and said fiercely, "Your Majesty owes us the general and Yunzhou! The stone tablet he erected is still under the wall of our Fuming Town! Every citizen of Yunzhou who passed by is ashamed of him! One day, we will wash away this shame!"

Gu Shisan spoke with such indignation that the civil and military officials who were eavesdropping around him couldn't help feeling guilty and lowered their heads.

After Gu Shisan, Censor Jiang and the others strode away, everyone still felt as if someone was poking at their spines and cursing them.

It was not until they were about to leave the palace that someone suddenly reacted!

"That's not right. What hatred do they have? What's so shameful about it? Their boundary markers have all reached Wuzhou City! Yunzhou was also assigned to Gu Nanxi, and Gu Nanxi even got the title of Duke!"

"Obviously, the biggest winners are Yunzhou and Gu Nanxi! Why are they all acting like they've suffered a huge loss?!"

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