In the Jiuxiao Palace, Linghu Qingqing and Gongyang Sanlu looked at each other and bowed to Sima Xian at the same time.
Except for Linghu Qingqing and Gongyang Sanli, everyone in the civil and military court knelt down, including Ma Xiangru, whose mind was blank, and they all knelt down instinctively.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, I would like to congratulate you and the Jin Dynasty!"
Everyone in the civil and military mountains was shouting, everyone was smiling, their mouths were full of big white teeth and they were so happy and bright.
Killing Wu Duyao and defeating the central army of the Jin Army slowed down the advance of the Jin Army and even forced most of the Jin Army to retreat backwards, giving Jin the most important strategic time to mobilize its troops and generals.
Such a miraculous feat is truly outstanding.
Sima Xian's conferment was not too heavy, but seemed a bit light.
Just talking about Wu Du Yao, his name is on the secret list of the imperial city. In strict accordance with the reward on the secret list, whoever kills Wu Du Yao can be awarded the title of king.
I guess Sima Xian also knew it well. If he really wanted to make a mere "Huo Xiong" a king in one step, the civil and military officials of the whole dynasty would definitely hesitate.
Therefore, everyone can accept a first-level Duke and a Yuzhou as a fiefdom.
After all, this credit is too great.
Sima Xian's face glowed red. He stood in front of the throne and looked around for a while, then suddenly laughed: "The left prime minister and the right prime minister have contributed to the country. Huo Xiong was able to kill the enemy chieftain this time because of the strategy of the two elders. … My dear ministers, I would like to discuss with you, what reward should I give to these two elders?”
Linghu Qingqing and Gongyang Sanli were slightly startled, and then quickly looked at each other again.
What Sima Xian said is correct.
Seriously injuring Wu Duzun, forcing many of Dawu's princes to fight for power, thereby slowing down the progress of Dawu's army, and even sowing discord and inciting internal strife among many of Dawu's princes. This was indeed a plan set by the two old guys in the court.
There is no doubt that Huo Xiong's achievements are inseparable from their policies and plans.
Linghu Qingqing and Gongyang Sanli smiled slightly. Linghu Qingqing took two steps forward and said something.
Sima Xian was stunned, then nodded vigorously, laughed and applauded: "What Mr. Zuo Xiang said is absolutely true. It is really good advice and good advice. I, of course, have no reason not to agree... It's just, well, how to arrange it, so that I’ll think about it for a moment.”
On the building at the south gate of Daze City, there was a small square table. Wu Tie, Pei Feng, Lao Tie, and Huang Lang were gathered around the square table. Huang Yu, Li Erxiao, and a few soldiers were setting up a bonfire beside it. , roasting a few white jade camels, a specialty of Dawu, until they were fragrant.
The white jade camel, as its name suggests, is as white as snow and as smooth as jade. Its skin and flesh are tender and smooth, and it contains extremely rich essence of heaven and earth. Every piece of meat is a peerless product. It not only tastes delicious, but also nourishes the body. , the effectiveness is comparable to elixir.
Such rare treasures are only owned by the Dawu prefectures, and they are difficult to maintain and the yield is extremely low. They have always been exclusively enjoyed by the Dawu royal family.
After a night of fierce fighting, the Central Army of the Jin Army collapsed. In their supply camp, Wu Tie captured tens of thousands of white jade camels. According to the captured officer Dawu who was responsible for managing the supply camp, these white jade camels were the rations for Wu Du Yao's army. !
"Excellent and delicious, really, absolutely delicious!"
Huang Lang shook his head and sighed in a long voice.
A piece of white jade camel meat that is still as white as jade after being grilled enters the mouth, and the mouth is immediately filled with fragrance. The taste of barbecue is like a flood in the mouth. The barbecue is very tough, has an excellent bite, is tender and delicious, and every time you chew it, there is a different strong flavor. The aroma explodes in your mouth.
Absolutely delicious, truly a rare treasure.
In particular, streams of extremely pure heaven and earth energy from the barbecue continued to flow into the body. The mana in Huang Lang's body was faintly refined and purified, and it was increasing rapidly.
"Hey, it's no wonder that the Dawu royal family has the most powerful force in the Three Kingdoms. With such a peerless product, even if you have slightly lower qualifications and take it all year round, you can still create a peerless master." Huang Lang swallowed the roasted meat in his mouth, and his mouth was full of fragrant aroma. Feeling sincerely.
Wu Tie nodded with a smile. He also drank and ate meat heartily, and murmured: "However, I just lack some brains. Tsk, it's okay, otherwise, how could we get such a contribution in our turn?"
From a distance, you can see a scattered Jin-destroying fleet quickly passing by the horizon.
This was a squadron returning from the northeast.
Obviously, they had received the military information that Wu Duyao had been killed. These Jin-defeating troops were confused and did not know what to do, so they simply led the army to retreat. It is possible that some of them are still doubting whether this conquest is simply a trap set by the Jin Dynasty.
The brave king Wu Duyao, who was famous for being fierce in Dawu and was only inferior to Wu Duzun, was easily killed like this...
This completely unreasonable thing happened like this.
The army's morale was shaken, and the soldiers had no intention of fighting anymore. Before they reorganized their troops and restored their morale, the Jin army really had no strength to continue the attack.
Wu Tie watched these Jin-defeating troops retreating to the south, and was not in the mood to order an interception.
The Five Elements Elves were one of his own, and Wu Tie was reluctant to let them sacrifice themselves in the flames of war in vain.
As for the Black Phoenix Army and the Great Zezhou Army...
Forget it, the Heifeng Army and the Dazezhou Army combined are not enough to destroy a squadron of the Jin Army with one finger.
As for Sima You and others... Wu Tie didn't even have any hope.
These guys ran faster than Zhao Xiu. Before the main force of the Jin army arrived, they fled to Fengzhou. At this moment, they didn't know where they were huddled and shivering.
"Well, according to the efficiency of the Jin military headquarters, the results of your victory should have arrived in Anyang City. If there are any arrangements for your Excellency and Commander Pei in the court, your Majesty's decree should also have been conveyed." Huang Lang was quite interested in the government affairs of the Jin Dynasty. Proficient, he was thinking about it while eating and drinking heartily.
"Hmm, I don't know..." Wu Tie was casually echoing Huang Lang's words when suddenly he jumped up and punched with his right hand towards a place three feet away behind him where there were no ghosts.
"Get out!" Wu Tie's five-color divine light flashed on his five fingers, and he punched out. The void in the entire gatehouse shook, and the laws of heaven and earth were distorted. The energy of heaven and earth was in chaos and shattered. This punch was punched out. The power of one punch to break through all kinds of magic.
More than a dozen twisted black shadows sprang out of the void, and one of them shouted sternly: "Good punch... what kind of god is this..."
Before the word 'tong' could be spoken, the man suddenly closed his mouth and slowly raised his hands.
Lao Tie appeared behind this man like a ghost, and gently tapped the back of his head with a captured Tiandao Divine Weapon-level spear. This Tiandao spear was completely silver-white and exuded a biting cold air. The nearly transparent tip of the spear had faintly pierced the skin on the back of the man's head. A little blood seeped out, and then quickly froze into ice crystals.
"Iron... iron..." The man opened his mouth, but did not speak.
It was actually the name on the household registration compiled by Wu Tie for Lao Tie in Dazezhou. That name was so heartbreaking.
Lao Tie's name on his household registration in Daze Prefecture is 'Uncle Tie'!
How do you want people to address him
"Master Tie, we are not enemies!" After all, this man reacted very quickly. He laughed dryly: "We are the secret guards of the Imperial City, and we have been ordered to deliver the order!"
More than a dozen figures emerged from the void one after another. They were all dressed in bright red attire. Their robes were embroidered with patterns of dragons making waves in the sea with gold thread. The whole set of services was extremely gorgeous, mighty, and full of magnanimity. Extraordinary.
In the Jin Dynasty, only officials of third rank or above were eligible to wear Dahongpao.
But it is obviously impossible for a third-grade official of Dajin to do such a sneaky thing!
And the robes are decorated with dragon patterns... Only the royal family members of the Jin Dynasty, such as the eunuchs in the palace, and even the personal guards around the God Emperor, have such generous treatment.
"It turns out he is someone close to His Majesty!" Wu Tie stood up with a smile on his face, smiled at the man with the spear on the back of his head and asked, "What do you call this sir?"
"Zhou Chu." Zhou Chu, who raised his hands high and did not dare to move randomly, said with a smile: "Master Tie, can you put down your weapons?"
Wu Tie walked up to Zhou Chu and reached out to touch around his waist.
After groping for a while, Wu Tie took out an identity token and several official documents and verified them carefully before confirming Zhou Chu's identity.
Zhou Chu, one of the four lieutenants of the Secret Guard of the Imperial City of the Great Jin Dynasty, had the title of first-grade marquis and a second-grade official position. He was a real close associate of Sima Xian and the most loyal and hardcore eagle dog of the Jin royal family.
"Master Zhou, you are... so naughty." Wu Tie hurriedly stuffed these tokens, official documents, etc. back into the bag on Zhou Chu's waist with a smile, and looked at him with a reproachful look on his face: "Why didn't you say anything? Did you sneak into the city without making a sound? Huh? That’s strange. How did you get through the city defense formation? Tsk tsk, it’s okay, it’s okay, the general didn’t strike too hard just now, otherwise... "
Zhou Chu's face was twitching, and he was smiling extremely ugly like the dozen subordinates around him.
Given their status, it is naturally not difficult for them to easily pass through the defensive formation of a city under the rule of the Jin Dynasty. They know all the restrictions and obstacles in the formation clearly.
As for why he sneaked up behind Wu Tie.
To be honest, Zhou Chu was a little jealous.
As a close minister of the God Emperor, he was surprised to see a foreign minister make such a huge contribution and receive such a generous title... Zhou Chu wanted to weigh Wu Tie's quality.
It would be even better if Wu Tie could be given a decisive blow.
However, Wu Tie did not follow common sense. A mere third-level general who was half a step above the Tibetan Realm smashed the invisible escape technique used by Zhou Chu and others at the peak of the Tibetan Realm with one punch and forced them out.
Let’s not talk about Zhou Chu’s embarrassment and annoyance.
If he hadn't carried Sima Xian's imperial edict with him, Zhou Chu would have really wanted to show off the power of the imperial city's secret guard and have a good fight with Wu Tie to let him see how the uncles from the imperial city usually bully others!
After laughing a few times, Zhou Chu said dryly: "Master Huo Xiong, congratulations, congratulations... Haha, sir, you are on your way to success, a first-class 'Yuzhou Duke', Tian Enhao**, really, Tian Enhao** !”
The corner of Wu Tie's mouth twitched, and he, Pei Feng, Huang Lang, Huang Yu, Li Erhuazi and others in the city gate building were all stunned.
Although he knew that there would be a very heavy reward, suddenly jumping from the sixth rank of marquis to the first rank of duke by nine ranks in a row, this reward was too generous.
"Master Zhou... What are you..." Numerous thoughts quickly passed through Wu Tie's mind, his heart was in a state of turmoil, and his feet were a little unsteady. A first-rate Duke? And listening to the title, it seems that there is a state as a fiefdom.
I don't know where the 'Yuzhou' is, but the land of a state... Even the smallest and most broken land of a state is a thousand times better than Dazezhou.
The population is densely populated and the state is prosperous. There are so many things that Wu Tie can do.
The task entrusted to him by the two old monsters Wu Yu and Xi Bubai suddenly took shape. Wu Tie's heart was filled with excitement, and cold sweat suddenly oozed from his back. This was caused by pure excitement and hesitation.
Lao Tie quietly put away his spear and walked behind Wu Tie with a smile on his face, appearing harmless to humans and animals. He stood there with a smile and kept ogling Zhou Chu and the dozen subordinates behind him. .
Lao Tie is an immoral person. He almost shot Zhou Chu to death just now. Now that he heard the good news, he immediately became like the mother in the brothel. His eyes were watery and he almost twisted his waist to get close to Zhou Chu.
Zhou Chu laughed a few times, touched the drop of frozen blood on the back of his head, and cursed Chaotian Niang in his heart.
After all, he took the initiative to cause trouble, and he failed to show off his power. Instead, he was pinned to the ground and rubbed for a while by Lao Tie. It was really shameful for him to get angry. Zhou Chu took out an imperial edict made of colorful brocade and said in a deep voice: "Huo Xiong, the Marquis of Longjiang, Pei Feng, the leader of the Black Phoenix Army, Huang Lang, the criminal prisoner, and Tie, the captain of the Dazezhou Army... Master Tie..."
Zhou Chu was so angry that his teeth itched. He glared at Lao Tie and shouted sternly: "Captain Tie, you'd better change your name quickly. Otherwise, when you get to Anyang City, you will offend many noble people and you will be deceived in the future."
Lao Tie smiled and said nothing.
Wu Tie hurriedly smiled and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhou, he will change it immediately, he will change it immediately. From now on, he will not be Master Tie, his name will be... Hey, Tie Hu is a good name."
Lao Tie snorted, Zhou Chu glared at him fiercely, slowly unfolded the imperial edict, and said in a manly voice: "Your Majesty has an edict. During the war, everything should be kept simple. Just kneel down and accept the edict!"
Wu Tie and Lao Tie cursed in their hearts at the same time, and reluctantly knelt on the ground with a look of fear on their faces.
Sima Xian's will is simple.
'Huo Xiong' was granted the title of Duke of Yuzhou, a first-rank duke, and granted Yuzhou a fiefdom. At the same time, he was promoted to a first-rank general, and took on the actual duties of the captain of the Dongyuan School in Anyang City.
For his meritorious service in the war, Pei Feng was awarded the first-grade Marquis of Lingshan, and was promoted to the second-grade General. He was granted a fiefdom in Lingshan County, Shuzhou, adjacent to Yuzhou. The Black Phoenix Army was reorganized from the private army into the Dongyuan Forbidden Army and returned to the east. Yuan Xiaowei's subordinate "Huo Xiong" listens to him.
Huang Lang performed meritorious service in defending the city and was exempted from all culpability. He was granted the title of First Grade Earl and received a fief of 300,000 miles in a county in Shuzhou.
Lao Tie participated in the war with meritorious service, and bravely broke into the main camp of the Jin army with "Huo Xiong". He was commendable for his loyalty and bravery. He was specially awarded the second-grade marquis "Marquis of Weishan". He was also given the fiefdom of Weishan County in Shuzhou and the second-grade general of the Jin Dynasty. He was in charge of an army alone and was also placed under the command of "Huo Xiong", the captain of Dongyuan School.
In addition, Huang Yu, Li Erhuazi and others, all the confidants under Wu Tie, and even generals such as Uncle Ma and Qian San of the Black Phoenix Army also received extremely generous rewards. Especially the backbone generals of the Black Phoenix Army such as Uncle Ma and Qian San, each of them has been granted the title of low-level earl.
Wu Tie was smiling all over his face, and so was Lao Tie.
Pei Feng, Huang Lang and others were all beaming with joy.
Li Ermouzi, who had inexplicably won the title of a third-grade general, was so happy that his body was trembling inexplicably and he could not stand up.
Zhou Chu looked at Wu Tie and the others who were all smiling, and cursed "bumpkin" with jealousy and envy in his heart. Then he took out a piece of jade and gently stuffed it into Wu Tie's palm.
"Dong Yuzhou, this is His Majesty's secret decree. Just take a look..." Zhou Chu lowered his voice: "Your Majesty has an decree. Within half a month, Duke Yuzhou will take all his subordinates to the fiefdom... There must be no delay... Within half a month, If Duke Yuzhou can handle this matter well, he will naturally receive a lot of rewards."
"If it doesn't work out, please don't miss the trip... Within half a month, no matter what, Duke Yuzhou will leave Dazezhou with all his subordinates."