When they arrived at the city gate, everyone dismounted from their horses as they looked at the king on the tower.

"Your Majesty, Gu Tianhua pays respect to His Majesty."

"Your Highness." The overwhelming voice made everyone solemn.

"Stand up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

When Gu Lingze looked up, he saw his excited family members and grinned at them.

Unexpectedly, when he smiled, Xie Qingwan, Old Madam Xie and several aunts all burst into tears. Gu Lingze suddenly became flustered and seemed at a loss.

Emperor Jing had just finished talking to Gu Tianhua when he saw Gu Lingze's expression and immediately laughed.

Qi Yuanjing cleared his throat, looked at everyone and said, "It is a great honor for our country Qianyuan that all the soldiers have returned triumphantly. I have decided to reward them in front of the palace in three days. You should go back and reunite with your families today."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

As soon as the crowd dispersed, Gu Lingze ran towards his family.

"Mom!" Gu Lingze ignored the ancient reserve and hugged Xie Qingwan, rubbing her neck.

"Mom, I miss you so much. My second brother always says that I have no future." He said this on purpose, and sure enough, this one sentence made Xie Qingwan burst into laughter.

Gu Lingze felt someone tugging at his lower robe, and when he looked down he saw it was Lingzi.

"Brother, do you miss me?"

Gu Lingze picked her up and kissed her smooth little face, "Of course I do."

Lingzi immediately started giggling. He turned to look at Jinzi and was immediately shocked.

Wow, my luck is so incredible.

Jinzi pursed her lips and looked at him in her scholar's uniform.

Gu Lingze put Lingzi down, hugged her and kissed her hard on the forehead: "Jinzi, you are really great."

Although Jinzi didn't quite understand what the word "stick" meant, he knew that his brother was very happy, so all his hard work during this period was not in vain.

Afterwards, the family returned home happily, and during the meal, all five of their bowls were filled.

"Look, you all have lost weight." Aunt Tao said with a distressed look on her face, and picked up a chicken leg and put it into Zhao Chengmo's bowl.

Gu Lingze ate without even raising his head, looking very satisfied.

After dinner, everyone sat together to drink tea. Xie Xiru looked at Gu Lingze and asked, "Lingze, there is a lot of discussion in the capital right now, and everyone is talking about the Immortal Master. What do you think?"

In fact, the news was not only spreading in the capital, but also to the surrounding countries.

It was said that a fairy master in Qianyuan country was a god who came down to earth. He was invincible and could destroy a million-man army with a wave of his hand. Some of these rumors were even spreading like wildfire.

Huang Shulang suddenly remembered something and burst out laughing.

"Hahaha, I heard someone say in the restaurant the other day that you are the Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens, and that you were tempted by worldly desires, so you came down to earth to assist your beloved."

Zhao Chengmo's face darkened instantly, and Gu Lingze looked sour, "What a ridiculous rumor."

After all, it was because their record in this battle was too shocking, and it was no wonder that others would think more and more biasedly.

But the mouth is on someone else's body, and I can't stop him from saying anything.

Gu Feirui stood up, cleared his throat, put his hands behind his back and said, "Let me tell you about the process." He winked at Gu Lingze and said, "I think it's more interesting."

Gu Lingze said with a mixture of laughter and tears: "Second brother, just don't exaggerate."

Gu Feirui looked puzzled. "Even if I tell you the truth about what you did, people might think I'm kidding."

Xie Xiru was getting a little anxious, and said, "You little bastard, if you want to say something, just say it now!"

Gu Feirui raised his eyebrows with some pride: "It should start from the day we discussed tactics..."

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Three days passed in a flash, and it was the day for awarding rewards in the palace.

Emperor Jing was delighted and decided to host a banquet for all his ministers, with the queen and two princes also attending.

After everyone was seated, Emperor Jing and the Queen walked into the hall together.

"Your Highness and I pay our respects to His Majesty the Emperor and His Majesty the Queen."

After Qi Yuanjing and Ji Zixian sat down, they raised their hands and said, "Everyone, please stand up."

Qi Yuanjing glanced at Gao Yi, and Gao Yi shouted loudly: "The palace banquet is about to begin—"

Dishes were placed on the low table in front of him like flowing water. Gu Lingze looked left and right and suddenly found that the wine in the jug was actually his own Hantanxiang.

At this time, Emperor Jing stood up with a wine cup in hand and said: "This first cup of wine is to toast all the soldiers who have returned from the northern border." The queen and the two princes also stood up with wine glasses in hand.

"I want to salute you for your selfless dedication to protecting our Qianyuan territory with your passionate bodies!" After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp.

When many generals saw this scene, their eyes became hot and they all picked up their wine glasses and drank them all.

Gao Yi picked up the wine jug and quickly filled Emperor Jing's glass. "The second cup is for the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country and could not return to their hometowns. I feel ashamed of you." After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp.

"The third cup, I want to toast to God, to thank the one who gave me the great power of Qianyuan, to protect the common people." After Qi Yuanjing said this, he looked directly at Gu Lingze and raised the wine cup in his hand.

After hearing this, the civil officials looked at each other in bewilderment, but no one could spoil the king's interest now, and no one dared to say anything.

The palace banquet officially began only after Emperor Jing sat down.

Gu Lingze felt that since Emperor Jing finished raising the third glass of wine, many eyes had been scanning him vaguely.

But Gu Lingze still had to eat and drink. He felt there was no need to starve himself for these people.

Zhao Chengmo's face turned darker and darker. Gu Lingze put a piece of beef into his bowl with chopsticks. "Let them watch if they want. Don't delay our meal."

After the palace banquet, there was a ceremony to reward the emperor.

Emperor Jing personally rewarded many soldiers who fought bravely in the battle in the northern border.

The six guards were directly promoted to fourth-rank generals, and even Ye Zhixue and Cao Bingquan were promoted half a level.

Gu Tianhua had already reached a position where he could no longer be promoted. He also took the initiative to put the gold and silver bestowed by the emperor into the pensions for the fallen soldiers.

Gu Xiuyi did not get promoted. After all, a first-rank general in his twenties was too eye-catching.

But the Queen conferred the title of Second Rank Lady on Su Wenyu, and Gu Xiuyi looked happier than if he had been promoted.

Gu Feirui was promoted to the rank of second-rank General of Cavalry, and now only Zhao Chengmo is left.

"The commander of the Black Clothes Army, Zhao Chengmo, stepped forward to receive the order."

Zhao Chengmo walked up to the emperor, bowed and listened to his orders.

"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims that Zhao Chengmo, the commander of the Black Clothes Army, has made many outstanding achievements, fought bravely in the battles in the northern border, and has made outstanding military achievements. He is promoted to the rank of First-Rank General of the State."

There was a sound of gasps in the hall, and Emperor Jing and Queen Jun looked at each other and saw smiles in each other's eyes.

Eunuch Gao looked up at the ministers sitting below him, and continued reading the imperial edict that he had not yet finished reading, "In addition, he shall be conferred the title of first-class marquis, and granted the title of Xuanyi Marquis."