Xiao Tianyao made it clear that he would not give Tianwai Xuantie to the emperor. Unless the emperor tore his face, don't even think about the battle of poaching Tianwai Xuantie from Xiao Tianyao's hands.
However, it is obvious that the emperor cannot and does not dare to tear his face with Xiao Tianyao now.
Since he can't tear his face, in order to save his face, the emperor can only reveal the matter and not mention it, and focus on the matter of asking for a reward again.
Over the years, Jinwuwei has fought in the South and the North, and has made great contributions to Dongwen. The reward was originally deserved. This time Xiao Tianyao asked for the reward, but also asked the emperor to give Jinwuwei back what they deserved.
Thinking of the army of Jinwuwei outside the city, the emperor was very refreshing this time, and he ordered on the spot to order the personnel from the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War to verify the military merits of Jinwuwei as soon as possible, and then report to the imperial front for him to read.
"Chen, follow the order." The Minister of Personnel and the Minister of War came out together, bowing his head slightly, hiding the worry and anxiety in his eyes.
They were afraid, afraid... afraid that the emperor would be unhappy afterwards, and if they wanted to make things difficult for King Xiao, it would be troublesome.
"Ah..." He sighed secretly, and the two ministers returned to the line, each with a frown.
Although they are the emperor's people, but now that King Xiao is in full swing, they do not dare to offend King Xiao.
If it is the same as before, delaying in the matter of nuclear military merit will inevitably be recorded by Xiao Wangye. But if the efficiency is amazing and the military merits are checked out impartially, the emperor will definitely be unhappy again.
This matter is really in a dilemma, but it is impossible to say it. The other officials present understand the thoughts of the two, but who dares to speak on this occasion
After the invitation to reward came to an end, the emperor ordered someone to read out the will of rewarding Xiao Tianyao.
Xiao Tianyao is already a first-rank prince, hereditary and irreplaceable. In one day, more than 10,000 people, there is no reward at all, no seal, but Xiao Tianyao has made merits, and he can't do it without reward.
In the past, the emperor always rewarded gold and silver according to Xiao Tianyao's credit, but the emperor was not happy if he rewarded too much.
Every time he won a battle, he rewarded Xiao Tianyao with a large amount of gold and silver, and most of these gold and silver were used by Xiao Tianyao on Jin Wuwei.
In other words, Xiao Tianyao used his money to raise his own soldiers and horses, and then threatened him with these soldiers and horses.
If he doesn't reward gold and silver, what else can he reward
beauty
He had already rewarded him long ago, and all of them were thrown into the military camp by Xiao Tianyao as a military prostitute.
Mansion
He also rewarded him, so he sold the house to Xiao Tianyao, and exchanged gold and silver to support Jin Wuwei.
Guard
Soldiers
These, the emperor will not reward Xiao Tianyao even if he is killed.
After thinking about it for a long time with the left and right prime ministers, the emperor finally thought of what reward he would give Xiao Tianyao this time.
manor!
Xiao Tianyao is a first-rank prince and should have a fief, but he does have a rich fief, but when he was young, the emperor found a reason to take it back.
This time, the emperor did not reward Xiao Tianyao with gold and silver, but instead awarded two fiefs to Xiao Tianyao. However, the fiefs that the emperor awarded to Xiao Tianyao were by no means his original and rich fiefs, but two fiefs near the Northern Territory, two fiefs that were not shitting, uninhabited, and full of miasma.
After the eunuch who announced the decree finished reading, the audience gasped. The left and right ministers knew that the emperor was going to give Xiao Tianyao land, but they didn't know it was these two places.
Isn't the emperor crazy
Didn't he say he wanted to appease King Xiao
This is soothing, not touching the tiger's butt
Those who have this kind of thinking are naturally not only the left and right ministers, but other ministers also think that the emperor is crazy.
Your Majesty, this is really... a slap in the face.
King Xiao made such a big contribution, and he actually gave two useless fiefs. The emperor is too, too... let the hero chill.
However, the decree has been made, and unless the emperor wants to slap his face, he will never change it. Not only the ministers present know this, but also Xiao Tianyao.
Therefore, Xiao Tianyao didn't say a word, just stood there, neither accepting the decree to thank him nor asking the emperor to withdraw the decree. Let the little eunuch stand in front of him holding the imperial decree, as if he didn't see it.
The emperor was full of confidence, and thought he had crushed Xiao Tianyao, but Xiao Tianyao didn't say a word for a long time, and just stood there like this, secretly thinking that it was not good.
He only cared about his own happiness, but he forgot about the current situation. He had spent a long time coaxing Xiao Tianyao with his grandson. If the reward fell short, wouldn't his previous efforts be in vain
He wanted to appease Xiao Tianyao, but the emperor didn't want to slap himself in the face. When he was at a loss, the emperor had a flash of inspiration and said loudly: "Tianyao, Princess Xiao has done a good job in saving soldiers on the battlefield this time. The queen was very happy to learn about this, and said Princess Xiao is a role model for women in the world, and she must reward Princess Xiao well. I wonder if your princess will come back to Beijing with you?"
The emperor was looking for a step for himself, implying that Xiao Tianyao would reward Lin Chujiu again.
"Princess, she is still outside the city. Tomorrow, the king will take her back to Beijing and accompany her to the palace to thank the queen." In front of the emperor, Xiao Tianyao called himself "this king", which shows that he was really unhappy.
The emperor's face was embarrassed, but he didn't dare to provoke Xiao Tianyao again, and he just laughed twice as if the matter was over. As for the imperial decree that Xiao Tianyao did not accept, no one dared to mention it at this time.
The emperor was not happy, but he wanted to save face for Xiao Tianyao, so he had to cheer up and say a few beautiful words before letting the crowd dispersed, and went to the palace to attend the celebration banquet in the evening.
However, as soon as the emperor's words came out, Xiao Tianyao immediately refuted, "Your Majesty, this time Dongwen can win, thanks to half of the princess. The princess can't go back to Beijing today. I also asked the emperor to postpone the celebration banquet until this king's The princess entered the city and participated in the celebration banquet together."
"Tianyao, don't be ridiculous, the celebration banquet is ready, how can you change it." The emperor's face was very ugly.
The celebration feast is about to be delayed, what prestige does he have as an emperor
But Xiao Tianyao will give him face
"Your Majesty, this king's concubine is also a meritorious minister." Xiao Tianyao stood on the spot and had no intention of compromising.
The person who said Lin Chujiu had merit was the emperor himself. At this time, unless the emperor wanted to slap himself, this matter had to go according to Xiao Tianyao's wishes.
"Tianyao, since ancient times, there has been no celebration for women." The emperor had a sullen expression on his face.
Xiao Tianyao still did not give in, "Your Majesty, since ancient times, there has been no woman, like this king's concubine, who dares to go to the battlefield in times of crisis, disregarding her own safety in order to treat the wounded."
Did the emperor think that if he casually said that the queen would reward Lin Chujiu, he would be able to fool him
How naive!
On such occasions, the emperor dared to reward him with two pieces of broken ground, and slapped him in the face, and he could also make the emperor get off the stage.
People will respect themselves and others will respect them, and people will regret themselves and others will regret it. When the emperor wrote the imperial edict, he should have thought that he would be in the current situation...