Being able to receive praise from the emperor is naturally a supreme honor for the ministers.
But for Mu Lianfeng and Ye Li, they had no interest in the court at all, so they didn't care about these so-called honors.
It's just that as they are the heroes this time, the emperor specially held a reward banquet, and it's hard to refuse. Doing so will directly offend the emperor and cause some unnecessary trouble later.
After talking in official circles, the emperor made some specific rewards for these heroes.
Mu Lianfeng's title in the court was raised by two levels, and his annual salary was also increased a lot.
In addition, a large amount of land and gold, silver and jewelry were awarded.
Whether in official position or financially, the rewards given by the emperor are relatively generous.
In addition to being a real reward for Mu Lianfeng's great contributions to the frontier fortress, it was also a warning to other people in the court that as long as they work for him with peace of mind and be loyal to him, these rewards will be great.
This act is to win people's hearts.
After all, the emperor is also in a very embarrassing position in this court.
All power is not concentrated in one's own hands.
In those big families, relatives hold most of the power.
In fact, this is true for many dynasties.
When a monarch rules an entire country, he faces intrigues every day.
Although on the surface he is in a superior position and enjoys endless honor, behind the scenes there are many risks, as well as a lot of sadness and helplessness.
It is not easy to be able to stand in this position and want to go on for a long time without being controlled by others.
What the emperor wants to do now is to slowly take power into his own hands, so that he can completely control some things.
Otherwise he would be just a puppet...
Mu Lianfeng and Zhao Yun'er both attended and received the emperor's reward.
The next person to be rewarded was Ye Li.
The emperor was even more generous with Ye Li's rewards and arranged for him to be a general with great power.
You can do this at a young age. If you continue to work, you can eventually climb up and become the general of the country.
In addition, Ye Li also received some fiefdoms and rewards of gold, silver and jewelry.
However, Ye Li attended and, to everyone's surprise, refused all the emperor's rewards in front of the emperor.
Everyone was just shocked, and at the same time they felt that Ye Li was so brave, how dare he refuse even the emperor's reward.
The emperor's deep eyes stared at Ye Li, his face expressionless, and it was impossible to tell the emperor's emotions at this time.
However, judging from the aura emanating from the emperor's body, it seemed to reveal a hint of danger.
Zhao Yun'er looked at Ye Li anxiously and then at the emperor.
I don’t know how Ye Li could refuse the emperor’s reward in front of so many ministers.
Aren't you afraid of upsetting the emperor and possibly losing your life
The emperor raised his eyebrows and asked Ye Li, "Oh? I don't know why Ye Aiqing refused my reward."
Ye Li bowed respectfully and said, "Back to the Emperor, I went to the border fortress this time just because I wanted to do my part. Although in the eyes of the Emperor, I have made great contributions, I did not take this credit to heart.
Later, I just wanted to be free in the mountains and rivers, and I didn't have much interest in the affairs of the court.
Therefore, I don't want any official or title rewards. I just want to be an ordinary common man and live an ordinary life. "
If it weren't for Zhao Yun'er, maybe he wouldn't have gone to the frontier at all.
(End of chapter)