Dry Dream

After calming down, a burst of unhurried footsteps slowly approached the Longtai.Looking up, he saw that the eunuch was holding a tray, on which was a golden basin the size of a sea bowl, and a cluster of flames was burning in the basin.

I suddenly realized something, and stared blankly at the flame, unable to move my eyes away.This flame is about to strip me of my servanthood.

"Your majesty." The eunuch bowed and respectfully handed the brazier to the emperor.The emperor looked at me with a slight smile, slowly picked up my deed of prostitution on the dragon table, shook it away, and slowly lifted it to the top of the brazier, the jumping flames immediately burned the fragile rice paper into a ball of flames.

I straightened my eyes, and stared blankly at the flame falling into the basin, turning into an invisible cloud of heat.

"Hehehe..." The emperor smiled lightly and waved his hands, and the eunuch who was holding the golden basin stepped aside.Then the emperor slowly glanced around all the officials on both sides, and said: "Your lovers have seen it, I have personally burned Yan Jingqi's contract of selling herself. Yan Jingqi is willing to use his outstanding military exploits in exchange for his freedom. Now he He is no longer a servant. Then, he is qualified to stand on the court to accept my reward?"

"Your majesty is wise!" All the officials sitting in front of the short table turned around and saluted and shouted.

"Well, I'm very wise, I'm always wise, you bunch of sycophants!" The emperor blamed with a smile.

"Hehehe..." All the officials laughed loudly, turned around and sat upright in front of the short table, Guo Xinde also turned back to his seat with a smile on his face.

"Jing Qi! Xie En!" A voice whispered anxiously in his ear, and his sleeve was grabbed and shook again and again.

Turning around, he turned his eyes to look left and right.All civil and military officials looked at me with smiles all over their faces, but their eyes were full of strange things.

Ziluo was also looking at me and smiling, very strangely.

As if waking up from a dream, I hurriedly knelt down and said loudly, "Thank you, Your Majesty Long En! Long live your Majesty, long live your Majesty!"

"Yan Jingqi listens to the seal." The emperor said loudly.

"Minister, Yan Jingqi listens to the seal." I straightened up and said in salute.

"Although General Yan exchanged his military exploits for his freedom, but he can't be without rewards. I named you a fourth-rank loyal general, with five hundred households in the city, and gave you a thousand taels of gold, ten thousand taels of silver, and twenty bolts of silk and satin." .General Yan, I hope you can continue to serve the imperial court and show your great ambitions, please get up."

"Thank you, Lord Ron!" I kowtowed again.This time, my voice was louder and more powerful.The title also changed from the emperor to my lord.Now that I have been appointed as an official, the emperor is really my "master".

Although he made a grimace, but being able to get rid of his status as a servant and become a nobleman, and to avenge the shame of my Yan family, this is a loss and a gain.

only……

I stood up slowly and peeked at Ziluo.He was smiling slightly at me.

With a pain in my heart, I have nothing to do with him anymore, and there is no reason to be with him day and night.

Lower your eyelids, look at your nose, look at your mouth, and ask your heart.

There were a total of six generals among us who entered the palace to listen to the seal. Except for Yun Qingtong and General Cheng, the others were all commanding generals of each battalion, and basically I couldn't name them.After the emperor conferred rewards one by one, he let us sit aside and began the celebration banquet.

I was not interested at all, after drinking a glass of celebration wine with the emperor and all the courtiers, I just stared at the delicious food and drink on the short table in front of me in a daze.My mind went blank, like a fool.

Suddenly someone said something, and then the whole hall became quiet again.Countless eyes were focused on my face, and this kind of stimulation naturally woke me up from the sea of ​​clouds and mist.

I looked around with wide eyes, and finally my eyes stayed on the face of Guo Xinde who was smiling at me and stroking his beard.Obviously, it was him again.

"What? Did General Yan just wander off?" Guo Xinde said jokingly.Those who are not familiar with the old grievances between our two families will think that we are old friends who have made very good friends.

"Hehehe..." The emperor and all the officials laughed loudly.

I looked at Yun Qingtong beside me inexplicably and a little bit at a loss, Yun Qingtong frowned and flirted with me.I didn't understand what it meant, but the emperor on the dragon chair said: "General Yan, just now Guo Aiqing mentioned your injury. I see that you have been covering your face with a scarf, why don't you go to the scarf and let us see your injury?"

"Uh..." So you want to see my face, aren't you afraid that you will be haunted by nightmares at night?

"General Yan, with the emperor's golden words, why hesitate?" Guo Xinde chimed in.

"Yeah, let's go to Jinpa."

"Yes, let me wait to see General Yan's record!"

"Yes, I went to Jinpa..."

The hundreds of officials followed Guo Xinde's words, and finally gathered in a tidal wave, rushing towards me.I looked at Ziluo with a cry for help, but he bowed his head and drank alcohol and ignored me.

In desperation, he turned his eyes to Guo Xinde who was sitting opposite, this time he must have done it on purpose!

Guo Xinde stroked his beard proudly, looking like he was waiting to see a joke.Even if Yun Qingtong said that he was against my father in the past just to show others, but I think he really has bad intentions towards my family!

Or maybe...he is jealous of me?Because his youngest son also joined the army, but he didn't have the qualifications to enter the palace?

Since they all want to see my face, it doesn't matter if I let them see it.

I slowly raised my hand to grab the sweat towel on my face, and all the officials immediately fell silent when they saw my actions, and all stared at my face intently.I looked at these court officials with a sneer in my heart, they just wanted to see my jokes!I want to see how ugly the servant who used to confuse King Xiaoling with his beauty has turned into now!

Suddenly, I grabbed the sweat towel, and stared at Ziluo, who lowered her head as if nothing had happened, for a moment.No, Ziluo didn't act nonchalantly, but with a deadpan expression.

It seems that Ziluo is very angry at this time.

Is Guo Xinde really Ziluo's eyeliner?Or is Guo Xinde actually the emperor's eyeliner in court?Or, seeing that there was a gap between Ziluo and the emperor, Guo Xinde turned to the emperor instead?

"what……"

"Bah... bah... bah, bah... bah..."

The sound of frightened gasps, low exclamations, the sound of the wine glass falling, the sound of the chopsticks falling on the low table and knocking over the wine glass, who would know, he silently foretells the ending,

There was even a "plop" sound of sitting crookedly on the ground involuntarily in fright.

I raised my eyes to look at the emperor, the emperor raised his arms sideways with fear on his face, covered his face with the wide sleeves of his robe, and stammered, "Yan, General Yan, quickly put on the handkerchief." I rolled my eyes at the emperor, disdainful She pursed her lips and wrapped her left face again with a sweat towel.

Why bother?

When all the officials saw that I covered my terrifying left face again, they all sat down in shock.The maids serving on the side also lowered their heads in fright, and cleaned up the wine glasses and chopsticks that had fallen on the low table for them with trembling hands.

Ziluo still lowered his head, pouring himself a glass of wine, as if all of this had nothing to do with him.

Well, I can only spoil the fun here.

"Your Majesty, I feel unwell, I beg your Majesty to allow me to leave first." I stood up and saluted.

"Uh, yes, General Yan was exhausted on the way home, he was recovering from a serious injury, and his body is weak. Go back and rest and recuperate. Only when you are healthy can you serve the country loyally." The emperor said impatiently.

180. Glory to Hometown

Post time: 07/132010

"Yeah yeah……"

"The emperor is holy..."

"General Yan needs a good health and rest to recuperate..."

All the officials responded to the emperor's words with concern, but no one dared to look me in the eye.

I snorted coldly in my heart, I'm afraid you wish I could leave quickly, this grimace will frighten you.It's just a flesh wound, and I'm not sick, so let's rest!

After saluting again, he left the table in advance.Seeing that I was about to leave, the emperor hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, General Yan."

I stopped in front of the short table, bowed and waited for the emperor's order.

"Nian Aiqing, take General Yan to the Ministry of Officials to arrange an itinerary, and you must not neglect it." The emperor said with a look of concern.

"The minister complies with the order." Nian Qingyu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, got up and saluted.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compassion." I followed suit.The emperor nodded with a smile, and I followed Nian Qingyu out of the hall to the officials' department.

The fourth-rank Zhongwu general sounds very impressive, but he is just a loose official with no real power.This is what I expected.

There are five hundred households in Shiyi, which means that the emperor gave me an iron rice bowl to support my Yan family.However, the tax collection of five hundred households is just enough to live comfortably.If you want to live a prosperous life, you have to find a way to earn money yourself.

Without real power, there is no foreign money to take.In addition to the rewards of gold, silver and satin, there are still some uses, basically it just gives a guarantee that you can live to old age.

All of the above are what Nian Qingyu said.

After saying this, he secretly told me in a low voice.Although this reward is greatly discounted, there are still loopholes to follow.For the rank of general of the fourth rank, if the family has a way to earn money, it can support no more than 2000 bodyguards, that is, private soldiers.And that's not counting the servants.

These words moved my heart, 2000 people are four battalions, barely enough for an army.That said, I can support my own army now.

Now that the emperor has started to have scruples about Ziluo, then I have to make preparations early.Ziluo and I are inseparable from each other for the rest of our lives, and if the emperor has anything to do with Ziluo, I will not be able to escape either.

Is this Nian Qingyu also from Ziluo?

Sitting on Ta Xue's back, in front of him were two rows of drum bands playing happily, followed by ten guards carrying rewards.Nian Qingyu said that the imperial guards were arranged by the emperor in advance and that they were given to me as bodyguards.I knew very well in my heart that this was the eyeliner arranged by the emperor to keep an eye on me.

Nian Qingyu also secretly told me that the ten imperial guards were trusted followers arranged by Ziluo.