The King of Yue is the son of the current Queen and the Crown Prince's younger brother. Apart from the eldest prince, he is the only one who has been personally conferred a title of Prince. Now that the King of Yue has come in person, even though the decree has not yet been announced, everyone has already understood His Majesty's joy and attention.
Shao Jingyu won this battle tragically but beautifully, annihilating more than 30,000 enemies with only 7,000 casualties. When His Majesty heard the battle report, he praised Shao Jingyu as a talented general in front of all the ministers. The Shao family is now in a very high position. After the emperor rewarded the Shao family with countless treasures, he immediately appointed them as the second-rank general of the auxiliary country and added the title of Marquis of Anguo with a fief of 5,000 households.
When the imperial edict came out, everyone in the court was shocked, but no one dared to say anything wrong.
Who could have imagined that a young boy would have such ability.
The Shao family is a famous scholarly family that has never produced any warriors, but they did not expect to make a splash. On the contrary, the Cao family, which everyone thought would achieve great things, suffered a defeat in this battle and even made such a low-level mistake as getting lost, which made His Majesty very angry.
This crime should be punished by death according to the law!
Finally, out of consideration for Duke Ningguo, the emperor ordered him to be redeemed with money and property and was directly demoted to a commoner. The Left General was fined half a year's salary and demoted two levels.
Putting aside Cao Meng, the emperor was still extremely happy about this battle. Shao Jingyu's aunt, now the imperial concubine, was even more glorious for a while. The emperor really liked Shao Jingyu and even felt that the reward was not enough. Finally, he ordered that the edict should be announced by the King of Yue himself.
The King of Yue came in person, and everyone came out of the camp to welcome him. Shao Jingyu had often gone to the palace since he was a child. He was of the same age as the King of Yue, Nangong Ye, and they had a very good relationship. Now that the King of Yue was here, Shao Jingyu was very happy, unlike the others who were serious and fearful.
He walked out of the commander's tent with a beaming face and even adjusted his hair crown. After walking two steps, he turned around and saw Yan Yiming standing still, not knowing what he was thinking about. He sneered and said, "Follow closely. I specially asked His Majesty for a reward from you."
Shao Jingyu is a very protective person. He will do whatever he can to help his people get rewards without caring what others think.
"Yes," Yan Yiming answered and followed Shao Jingyu's footsteps and whispered, "Thank you, General."
Shao Jingyu's eyes lit up, he looked at her teasingly, leaned over and asked her in a low voice, "How do you want to thank me?"
Yan Yiming said solemnly, "I have no idea what you are talking about. I will follow you till death to repay your kindness!"
"......" Shao Jingyu was rarely disappointed. His heart felt itchy as if a grain of sand had rolled into it. He gritted his teeth as he looked at the delicate facial features so close to him.
I finally accepted the fact that I had fallen in love with a man, but I had to accept the tragic fact that this "man" was too straight.
Forget it, forget it, Shao Jingyu relaxed. He couldn’t remember this matter and needed to think about it carefully.
When he walked out of the commander-in-chief's tent, the other generals had already prepared to go with him. Shao Jingyu coughed to cover up the fact that he had been procrastinating for a moment on personal matters. After twisting his wrist, he walked out seriously.
Fortunately, His Majesty the King of Yue was not in a hurry to come down. Shao Jingyu and everyone waited for a while, and the King of Yue's stern face slowly appeared in front of everyone. Everyone saluted and greeted His Majesty the King of Yue.
Nangong Ye came lightly, riding a good horse with hundreds of personal soldiers, and arrived at the Beidaying. He looked particularly noble in his robe embroidered with golden dragon patterns.
Perhaps this great victory was really worth celebrating, Nangong Ye, with a smile on his lips, told everyone not to be polite, turned around and said to Shao Jingyu, "It's been a long time since we last met." Shao Jingyu smiled brightly, and the two of them went into the tent hand in hand.
Although one is now respected as a prince and the other is a subject, there is no need to be overly polite when good friends meet.
The generals dared not say a word and could only watch the two men talking about their speculation. Cao Meng and others were already tense with nervousness.
Shao Jingyu seemed to have just noticed Cao Meng's embarrassment and coughed lightly, "Since Your Majesty is here, why don't you stay for a few more days? You may as well announce the decree now."
Nangong Ye chuckled and waved his hand. The palace servants around him hurriedly bowed and took out the imperial edict, and knelt on the ground in an instant.
The imperial edict was almost the same as Shao Jingyu had expected. His Majesty first expressed his joy after hearing about the battle, and then began to reward people based on merit.
Shao Jingyu was granted a title of nobility and promoted to a higher rank. Everyone present gasped when they heard this. The Right General was also awarded a title for his meritorious service in this battle. Cao Meng was demoted to a commoner after his defeat in the battle. The Left General was fined for half a year and demoted two levels.
Cao Meng's kneeling body swayed, but fortunately he was supported by the right general next to him.
After the merits and demerits of several generals were reported, the people who were specifically mentioned by Shao Jingyu in this battle were also rewarded.
It was not until the palace servant read out Yan Yiming's name that Nangong Ye's leisurely look suddenly froze.
He had thought of this name countless times during the year he had been away from Beijing. No one around him dared to mention it, but he had never forgotten it.
Now, it was just the name that was the same, but Nangong Ye suddenly remembered countless things and was willing to shift his attention to the young general who was also called Yan Yiming.
Just one glance and Nangong Ye was stunned again.
The soldier looked nothing like A Ming, but they were identical in that they had the same tiny red mole in the same position.
Nangong Ye's hand hidden in his sleeve trembled slightly without leaving a trace, and his gaze fell on Yan Yiming again. After a long time, he suddenly smiled bitterly.
What is he thinking about.
A Ming is already dead, and the man in front of him is not A Ming, he is even a man.
Shao Jingyu did not notice Nangong Ye's loss of composure. His mind was all on the emperor's reward to Yan Yiming. As expected, the emperor gave him face. He only gave Yan Yiming a fifth-rank captain, but the emperor directly gave him a fifth-rank position.
After the imperial edict was announced, some were happy and some were sad. Everyone left slowly. Nangong Ye looked away when he saw the strange thin figure walking out of the tent. Shao Jingyu then noticed him and asked casually, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Nangong Ye smiled. "I haven't raced with you for a long time. Want to try?"
"I'll accompany you till the end," Shao Jingyu readily agreed, and casually called Yan Yiming in, "Yiming, take His Royal Highness the Prince of Yue to change his clothes."
Nangong Ye was about to say that he didn't need to lead the way, but when he heard the word "Yiming" again, he held back his words and said, "Please."
Yan Yiming was as indifferent as usual and shook his head. "Your Majesty, your words are respectful. Please."
The King of Yue's tent was packed up early. It was more luxurious and well-equipped than the commander's tent. Little Apple kept screaming excitedly in his ear along the way, "Xura Field, Shura Field!"
"Where did this Shura Field come from?" Yan Yiming rolled his eyes helplessly. "Same name and same mole. How could I have forgotten that Xiaowu was nearby?"
"Sin," Little Apple sighed, "You sinful woman!"
Please shut up. Yan Yiming ignored Xiao Pingguo and stood at the door waiting for Nangong Ye to come out in a tight outfit.
Nangong Ye turned his wrist, adjusted his wristband and asked her, "What are the three characters in your name?"
"Yan for color, Yiming for surprise", Yan Yiming said it succinctly.
It's exactly the same. Nangong Ye sighed, "It's a good name."
"……yes."
The two walked for a while, and Nangong Ye happened to see the red mole at the corner of her right eye. His heart was suddenly broken again, so he changed the subject, "I heard from Jingyu that you saved his life in this battle?"
"I am just following orders."
Nangong Ye smiled at her still indifferent look and said, "You are young but don't take credit for it."
“It’s just my job.”
Nangong Ye sneered. He admired this kind of silence yet honesty very much, but it was nothing like A Ming.
Shao Jingyu had been riding his horse for quite a while when he finally saw Nangong Ye and Yan Yiming. He was surprised and a little jealous to see the King of Yue, who didn't like talking to others, talking to Yan Yiming from afar.
If I had known earlier, I should have let Yun Xiao go, and I could have chatted and flirted with Yiming.
It was a bad idea.
Fortunately, Yan Yiming brought the King of Yue here and retreated to the side like other soldiers. It was boring to stay in the barracks. Now the King of Yue and the general were racing horses, and people were watching the two people racing in three layers inside and outside.
Yan Yiming was pushed outside due to his small stature. Seeing that he couldn't squeeze in, he simply went back to the tent to sleep.
When she woke up, the sky outside was already full of stars. The soldier outside the door saw her coming out and smiled, "Finally you woke up. If you don't wake up, there will be no fun."
Yan Yiming turned his head and saw flames in the distance. The smell of barbecue wafted over from afar. Yan Yiming touched his stomach and followed the fragrance, only to find an exquisite purse dropped on the ground.
Yan Yiming picked up the purse, opened it in the light of the fire, and found that there were several familiar candies inside.
These were the candies she had personally given to Nangong Ye before she left.
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