When they learned that the Emperor was personally welcoming them, everyone dismounted, and Zhuge Liang also walked out of the carriage, leading Liu Yan, Xiang Lang, Yang Qing, Zhao Yun, Guan Xing, Yang Yi, Ma Su and other civil and military officials forward.

When Liu Chan heard that Zhuge Liang and others were walking slowly, he also walked down from the imperial chariot with the support of his chamberlain, and met Lai Gong, Meng Da, Zhang Yi, Jiang Wan, Dong Yun, Wu Ban, Chen Zhen and other ministers on both sides.

The important ministers were waiting for Zhuge Liang and others to come.

"The prime minister recorded the affairs of the minister, led the Sili Xiaowei, and the pastor of Yizhou. During the holiday, Zhuge Liang, the marquis of Wuxiang, led the Northern Expedition army to express his great victory to your majesty.

Since the oath of the expedition on November 12, the fifth year of Jianxing, thanks to the majesty of God, the soldiers' orders, and the king's division, he has repeatedly performed triumphant songs and won many great victories. He has wiped out tens of thousands of Wei thieves and recovered dozens of cities, including Tianshui, Anding, Wudu, etc.

Seven counties and thirty-three counties have returned to the territory of our Han Dynasty.

Now that I have returned to the court, I would like to express my special congratulations to my Majesty, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, on this great victory! Long live your Majesty, and long live the Han Dynasty!"

"Long live your Majesty, long live the great man..."

After Zhuge Liang finished speaking to Liu Chan, Yang Qing and others behind him also went down to pay homage to the mountain and shout long live.

Liu Chan quickly helped Zhuge up, held his hands and said calmly: "Master, please get up. This Northern Expedition to Guanlong was so powerful that it defeated Zhang He and recovered all the counties. It can be said to be a great victory. This time

Your Prime Minister has done a great job, and I will give him a large reward."

"Your Majesty, the victory of the Northern Expedition was entirely due to the sacrifice of the soldiers of the three armies. Even if the veterans have a small contribution, it is not worth mentioning.

Moreover, this Northern Expedition only recovered Longyou and other places, and it is still far from completing the great task of restoring the Han Dynasty and returning the old capital. Therefore, I ask your Majesty to just reward the civil and military heroes, big and small, and do not consider the small contributions of the veterans." Zhuge Liang heard this.

Say goodbye hastily.

Liu Chan nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Forget it, we will discuss the matter in a long term after the reward. I have ordered the young master to prepare a celebration banquet in the palace. I also asked the prime minister to ride in the same car with me and return to the palace to celebrate."

Zhuge Liang declined again and said: "How can your majesty's chariot and ministers ride on it? I ask your majesty to go first, and I don't want to take a chariot to follow."

Liu Chan couldn't persuade him, so he had to get into the car and go ahead. After Zhuge Liang greeted Lai Gong and others, he also got into the car and followed behind, and the other officials, big and small, entered the city one by one.

The people had been waiting for a long time. When they saw the emperor's chariot and the prime minister's carriage entering the city, they all walked across the street to greet them, shouting "Long live the emperor".

Yang Qing and other soldiers of the Northern Expedition who were left behind also attracted much attention. They felt so honored that they straightened their chests and accepted the cheers of the people heartily.

"Husband, how does the imperial banquet taste?" Xia Houyue asked Yang Qing, who had just returned home, while handing over the hangover soup.

Yang Qing took a sip of the hangover soup and replied calmly: "It's okay."

"It's okay? My husband has enough food in his mouth. That's the royal meal in the palace, and ordinary people can't eat it if they want to." Xia Houyue joked.

Yang Qing thought that the imperial meal could only be called OK compared with the various delicacies of later generations. After all, the seasonings and methods at this time were far less rich than those of later generations, but the texture of the ingredients itself was first-class, which made Yang Qing quite satisfied.

for praise.

"Although the royal meal is good, in my heart it is far less delicious than the side dishes made by Mr. Xi."

Although she knew that his words were meant to be complimentary, Xia Houyue was still happy after hearing this. She smiled sweetly and said, "Husband, you are laughing at me. How can Yue'er's craftsmanship be as good as that of the imperial chef in the palace?"

After a pause, he added: "Did your husband not have enough to eat in the palace? I'm going to prepare some side dishes."

"No need, I really didn't eat much, but I was full after drinking." Yang Qing pulled Xia Houyue and said softly: "It's rare to come back to Chengdu. Yue'er will accompany me for a walk. Let's go next door.

Let’s take a look at the small courtyard and get drunk on the way.”

When Yang Qing returned to Chengdu this time, he no longer had to live in the small courtyard that Xia Houyue rented to him. Now that Xia Houyue had married him, Xiahou Mansion was naturally his residence.

It is said that this mansion is Xia Houyue's dowry. As a man, Yang Qing cannot deal with it at will, but who said he has no other wealth?

Although the salary rewards and taxes from the imperial court were large, most of them were given to the families of the fallen soldiers. Therefore, he now had no extra money to build a decent mansion in Chengdu, so he had to change the name of Xiahou Mansion to Yang

Mansion.

However, Xiahou Yue's parents have passed away, and she has no other direct brothers and sisters. Yang Qing and her are one husband and wife, so if Xiahou Yue is regarded as Yang's house, no one else will make irresponsible remarks.

"That's fine, maybe I haven't gone over to take a look for a long time." Xia Houyue responded.

The two of them didn't call any other servants. They only asked Mulan to carry a lantern and walk in front. The two of them followed side by side and walked toward the small courtyard.

After opening the side door and returning to the courtyard where they had been away for a long time, Yang Qing and Xia Houyue were filled with emotion when they saw that the scenery was still the same.

The two of them never expected that the tenant and the landlord would eventually become a family. This small courtyard left them with too many unforgettable memories.

The poems lead to meeting each other, discussing the case of the maid, planning an undercover school incident, and describing their respective affections... One after another, past events lingered in the minds of Yang Qing and Xia Houyue. The two pointed at old objects and told interesting stories from the past.

, the laughter continued.

Entering the winner's house, he saw that all the furnishings and furniture were spotless. Yang Qing said happily: "It's very neat."

"Before I left, I told the maids to come and clean them every day. Later, after my aunt came back, some of them often came to take care of me."

Hero?"

Yang Qing replied: "Tomorrow the emperor will go to the Ancestral Temple to pay tribute to the late emperor, and two days later during the dynasty, he will reward the meritorious soldiers." After a pause, he asked: "What's the matter?"

"Let's go see my aunt together the day after tomorrow, okay?"

Yang Qingdao: "Okay, there's nothing wrong with this."

"Thank you, husband."

Yang Qing shook her hand and said with a smile: "Why are husband and wife so polite? As juniors, we should go and see her."

Xia Houyue hummed softly and said, "Let's go to the study and take a look. Your books haven't been moved yet. Do you want to move them there tomorrow?" As he said that, he happily pulled Yang.

Qing walked to the study on the right.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Three days later, the emperor held a civil and military gathering at court, preparing to reward all the heroes of the Northern Expedition. Zhuge Liang went out to present merit medals, and Liu Chan was very pleased after reading them, and said loudly

"With so many loyal ministers and good generals, why worry about our great Han not prospering?" He looked at the minister Guo Youzhi and said, "Servant Guo, please declare the edict."

"I obey the decree."

Guo Youzhi responded, walked up to the officials, unfolded the edict and read loudly: "The edict says: Prime Minister Zhuge, in accordance with my imperial edict, sent troops to the north to wipe out the traitors. The destiny is fulfilled, the people return to their hearts, the street pavilions are victorious, and the thieves are killed.

Tens of thousands, the thieves will escape, intimidate the enemy country, and recover the counties. The meritorious service is obvious. The ministers have served their lives, and I highly commend them.

The husband's country has a permanent code, and he is rewarded for his merit. Now he will be promoted to a certain rank according to his merits. General Liu Yan will be moved to the west general, Yang Qing, the prefect of Hanzhong, will be appointed as the governor of Yongzhou. General Zhao Yun will be moved to the east of Zhendong as the general of the left.

Wei Yan, the general in the north of the town, was moved to the right general, and General Guan Xinghou, the central supervisor, was added.

Gao Xiang, the general who conquered the north, was moved to the general of Zhenbei and made the capital Tinghou. Wu Yi, the rebel general, was moved to the general of Zhendong. General Chen Shi, who was moved to pacify the east, was made the general of the west. Deng Zhi, the general of Wu, was moved to the general of the north.

The Prime Minister joined the army, Ma Su, General Fujun, the Prime Minister joined the army, General Yang Yishui, the Prime Minister joined the army, Liao Huaguang, the prefect of Wei, moved the partial general Wang Ping to the general to fight against the invaders, and made the capital Tinghou.

Jiang Wei was granted the title of Marquis of Dangyangting, Liang Xu was granted the title of Prefect of Nan'an, Yin Shang was granted the title of Jinwu Cheng, Liang Qian was granted the title of Dahonglu Cheng, Shangguan Zixiu was granted the title of Tingweicheng, and the rest of the meritorious ministers were awarded the title of Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, together with the ministers, to discuss their rewards.

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Yang Qing and other meritorious officials present were all delighted and went out to pay homage: "I would like to thank Your Majesty for His grace!"

"The governor of Yongzhou is expected, but the former general is quite unexpected." After returning to his squad, Yang Qing thought to himself.

Previously, the highest military rank among the ministers of Ji Han was former general Li Yan. Although he did not participate in the Northern Expedition, in order to appease him and make room for Yang Qing and others, Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang discussed and decided to promote him this time as well.

official position.

But Li Yan's merits were not enough to be promoted to Generals of Hussars, Generals of Chariots and Generals of Wei, three generals with more important titles than the three generals, so Zhuge Liang added four generals of towns below generals of Wei and above generals of four directions, and four generals of four expeditions.

The eight generals with various titles were used to reward Li Yan, an important official whose merits were not enough to be promoted to the rank of Three Dukes and who were above the Nine Ministers.

As a result, Li Yan was promoted from the former general to the general of Zhendong, still ranking first among the generals of Jihan.

Liu Yan also took advantage of this. During the Northern Expedition, he only had the meager labor of supervising the transportation of grain and fodder and accompanying the army, but he was promoted from a rear general to the rank of a miscellaneous general. It can be said that he has firmly established himself as Ji Han's mascot.

this title.

As for Yang Qing, he is the most eye-catching among the many heroes. He made many ingenious plans in preparing for the Northern Expedition, taking over the three eastern counties, and sending troops out of Ziwu Valley. He also personally led the troops to regain Longxi County and fought bloody battles in the streets.

Pavilion, bypassing Zhang He and defeating Zhang He, he was the first among the generals to cite his merits.

Therefore, the former general who was directly promoted from General Anhan to the head of the four generals this time was ranked above the Jiuqing. In addition, he was appointed as the governor of Yongzhou. He was a high-ranking official in the border areas. He had a high position and became one of the most important ministers in the Ji-Han Dynasty.
Chapter completed!