When Xiao Ling was free, she summoned Shi Qingxue into the palace.
For her, what she needs to do now is to mobilize all available people.
"I greet your majesty."
In the Purple Palace, Shi Qingxue bowed and saluted.
"Well, stand up."
Because Chu Yi had made the evaluation first, Xiao Ling had enough patience to observe Shi Qingxue's every move this time.
She stood up, which was rare for her, and walked in front of Shi Qingxue, paying special attention to her behavior.
To be honest, after a while, he does have the temperament and demeanor of a general.
"You were instrumental in suppressing the Anyang refugee rebellion, but I have never rewarded you. Furthermore, your investigation of the assassins has earned me great respect. Today, I am considering giving you a well-deserved reward. What do you think?"
"Your Majesty, you are too kind. These are only the things I can do."
Faced with the emperor's extra gift, Shi Qingxue expressed humility.
In short, as a subject, he did observe the proper etiquette.
But soon, she suddenly felt a frown between her eyebrows, and she seemed to have vaguely sensed something strange as she was quite cautious.
Because Xiao Ling was in front of Shi Qingxue at this time, the two were quite close to each other.
What's wrong?
Shi Qingxue muttered to herself, there seemed to be a faint fragrance that she seemed to have smelled somewhere before.
The princes and ministers of Da'an liked to carry some sachets with them, so the emperor was naturally not surprised.
But the smell of the sachet did make Shi Qingxue feel inexplicably inappropriate.
"I've thought about it and decided to appoint you as the Deputy Governor of the Left Army Commandery, with a rank of Second Grade and the title of General Zhaowu. What do you think?"
Xiao Ling quickly made a decision.
In fact, she was willing to let Shi Qingxue directly take the position of Grand Commander, but that would seem a bit too deliberate.
Chu Yi's doubts about herself have not been completely dispelled yet, and she is always trying to avoid any deliberate suspicion.
After saying this, Xiao Ling waited for Shi Qingxue's answer.
But after looking at it this way, she noticed that Shi Qingxue was looking around and seemed a little absent-minded.
"General Shi?"
With a shout, Shi Qingxue came back to his senses.
Seeing that His Majesty was already in front of her, she realized that she had been distracted and hurriedly pretended to be calm.
"Ah... Your Majesty, please speak, and I am listening."
Shi Qingxue bent down again. She noticed that the king and his minister were a little too close to each other.
Only then did I confirm that the fragrance was emanating from His Majesty.
No one knew why, but Qing Xue frowned slightly, then cautiously took a step back and kept a distance.
Xiao Ling always felt that she didn't listen at all, and was even deliberately avoiding him.
But she had been bullied by Chu Yi so much that she didn't care about these little actions.
"I intend to appoint you as the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Left Army, and at the same time, expand the Beijing Army. I will leave this matter to you. What do you think?"
Xiao Ling repeated his decision.
Hearing this, Shi Qingxue was naturally very happy. After all, she has always been interested in military affairs.
A higher official rank means greater opportunities for marching and fighting in the future.
She just has the opportunity to lead more troops into battle.
"I thank Your Majesty for your esteem, but regarding the expansion of the Beijing Army...?"
She naturally knew the emperor's purpose of expanding the army, but the current situation facing the imperial treasury could not be improved by expanding the Beijing army.
The most urgent task is to reduce the authority of the Beijing Camp under Chu Yan.
"I expanded the Beijing army naturally in order to form more troops that would obey my orders." Xiao Ling explained.
"As for the expenses needed to expand the army, I will not give you any less. I hope to build a strong and loyal Beijing army in the future."
Shi Qingxue was unable to refute and immediately accepted the order: "I understand. I will do my best!"
After a pause, she added, "Get rid of the Chu family's gang of traitors for His Majesty."
Hearing this, Xiao Ling's face was a little embarrassed, but deep down, he admired her even more.
It turns out that a military general is a man of integrity, and he dares to speak directly about what he wants to say.
Why do I feel so comfortable listening to it?
In the end, she was satisfied with Shi Qingxue's attitude. After she repeated her instructions a few more times, she signaled Shi Qingxue to go back and do it.
After leaving the Purple Palace, Shi Qingxue glanced at the token bestowed by the emperor in his hand, then looked back at the hall and was stunned for a long time.
"Will you help your majesty eliminate the traitor?"
"I'm grateful that the emperor hasn't abandoned me. I've always dreamed of becoming a great general, if... there really is such a choice."
"Instead of the current situation of having a willing heart and... pretending to obey but actually disobeying, right?"
"But how could I have the courage to challenge Lord Tianguan with just my own strength..."
"Well, maybe if I can convince him someday..."
After talking to himself for a while, Shi Qingxue sighed again.
He put away the token in his hand and left the palace.
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