The emperor looked at Chu Yan and said with a smile: "As expected, I did not misunderstand the person, Chu Yan, you did not disappoint me!"
The emperor said this sentence three times in succession, which is enough to show his appreciation and fancy for Chu Yan.
Even in the face of the emperor's praise, Chu Yan still maintained that cool look: "I am just doing my own duty, and I can't afford the emperor's praise."
From the previous contact, the emperor knew that Chu Yan had such a temperament, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with Chu Yan's behavior. On the contrary, because Chu Yan was not surprised by the emperor, he was more satisfied with Chu Yan and felt that he He is a good seedling to be a pure minister.
After asking Chu Yan, the emperor set his sights on Qin Tong again. He had heard earlier that there was a young general named Qin Tong who was extremely brave in his early twenties and had no family power behind him. It was precisely because of this that the emperor wanted to train this young general named Qin Tong Add help to King Qin.
It's just... This person is Qin Tong? Didn't it mean that Qin Tong was only in his early twenties? But the man in front of him is not to mention his early twenties, but he is also believed to be in his thirties.
I saw that he was tall and tall, his skin looked dark due to the perennial exposure to the sun, and the beard on his face almost occupied most of his face, but the exposed eyes were bright.
The emperor asked Qin Tong with some uncertainty: "Are you Qin Tong?"
Although he knew that the emperor was asking himself, although he felt that he should answer at this time, but thinking about Sun Changting's instructions just now, and seeing that Sun Changting didn't let him speak, and adhering to the idea of putting military orders first, Qin Tong kept his mouth shut and refused. say.
Sun Changting had taken Qin Tong with him for several years, so he didn't know what was going on in his mind, so he immediately stood up to rescue Qin Tong and said: "His name is Qin Tong, and he is a general under the minister. This is the first time he has entered Beijing. Your Majesty Long Wei was speechless for a while, please don't blame your Majesty."
The emperor looked at Qin Tong with great interest, he didn't look like Yu Longwei: "I've heard that Qin Aiqing is also a hero!"
Sun Changting gave Qin Tong a look, and whispered: "The emperor asked you something!"
Only then did Qin Tong speak: "Don't listen to their nonsense, I... oh no, I'm not some kind of hero, I..." He also imagined that Chu Yan and the others would speak better and more elegantly, but he had never read a book since he was a child. , except for his own name, he didn't recognize any big characters. Although the idea was good, but the taste changed as soon as he opened his mouth. He was so anxious that his face flushed and he didn't know what to do.
The way Qin Tong scratched his head made the emperor feel happy from the bottom of his heart, but at the same time he also questioned the rumors.
Sun Changting saw the suspicion in the emperor's eyes, was startled, and stood up to speak for Qin Tong: "My lord, he fell off his horse and broke his brain. Not at all ambiguous."
After listening to Sun Changting's explanation, the emperor suddenly realized: "So that's the case." Looking at Qin Tong, his eyes suddenly changed.
Looking at the expression on the emperor's face towards Qin Tong, Chu Yan knew his general plan. People like Qin Tong who are single-minded and not very smart are the most loyal and will not easily betray their master. The idea came to Qin Tong.
The emperor pondered for a moment, looked at Sun Changting and asked, "Where's the Seventh Prince from the Great Xia Kingdom? Didn't he come to Beijing with you?"
Sun Changting said: "I'm afraid that something might happen this time, so I deliberately diverted from the escort team. They will probably enter Beijing secretly tomorrow." It sounds like an escort, but it is actually an escort.
Although the people of the Great Xia Kingdom agreed to cede the land and signed the truce document, no one can guarantee that the Great Xia Kingdom will not have evil intentions this time. If the people of the Great Xia Kingdom rescue their seventh prince halfway, then everything will be ruined joke.
"Okay, I got it." Sun Changting trusted the emperor in his work, but the emperor still asked him some military matters as usual, and ordered his servants to draw up a reward for the three armies, and then turned his attention to Chu Yan again. body.
"I promised you earlier that when you return from training, I will give you the position of commander of the Jinwu Guard. Now it seems that you deserve it."
Although the resemblance between Princess Jinyang and Su Yan caused the emperor to have some doubts, but the suspicion was nothing in the emperor's heart, and he sent King Qin to investigate because he didn't want to make himself feel bad for Prince Yan because of this kind of suspicion. Empty guesses create gaps.
In fact, in the bottom of the emperor's heart, he still trusted Prince Yan, his only brother.
Chu Yan had already prepared for this matter before, and bowed to the emperor neither humble nor overbearing: "My lord, thank you for your kindness."
The seventh prince's heart that was still hanging at the beginning finally fell to the ground. Although he was happy in his heart, he raised his head and looked at Chu Yan indifferently, "surprised", then lowered his head again, with the same expression that he didn't care about anything. loose look.
The surprise of the sixth prince was real. The commander of the Jinwu Guard was very important. His father actually chose Chu Yan to sit in this position, which meant that his father really valued Chu Yan!
"Congratulations." The sixth prince looked at Chu Yan with a smile on his lips. He had always disliked making friends with the children of these aristocratic families, but since the confrontation with the fourth prince last year made him suffer a few times, his thoughts have loosened. .
Chu Yan glanced at the sixth prince expressionlessly, and only slightly nodded at his overture, which made the sixth prince a little bit embarrassed.
The emperor's gaze passed over the sixth prince without a trace, and the meaning in his eyes was unclear.
The sixth prince was swept over by the emperor's gaze, and his scalp felt numb.
The emperor said to Qin Tong again: "What about you? You have made great contributions this time. What reward do you want?"
And rewards? Qin Tong waved his hands again and again without thinking: "No, no, it's pretty good if I can eat enough now, you don't know, I used to have such a small bowl of brown rice soup for a meal when I was at home. Now I have a pot of white rice and meat for a meal, and I don’t want any rewards, as long as I can eat enough.” Qin Tong said to the emperor while gesturing, unaware that he had turned the “subject” into a "Me."
Facing Qin Tong, the emperor's reaction was unusually forgiving, patiently explained to Qin Tong and said: "You can ask me to be an official in Beijing."
"I'm not an official in the capital." Qin Tong didn't know the emperor's "careful intentions" at all, and only wanted to go back to fight: "I still have to go back to fight. If I become an official in the capital, I can't go to war."
Qin Tong's sincerity made the emperor feel very rare, and he rarely showed a sincere smile: "Then what if there is no battle to fight one day?"