If the Ganyang Palace was like a vegetable market before, then everyone at this moment looked like zombies.
Destroyed the Liao Dynasty?
General Li Yunzhou and General Song Hongshen join forces?
Are the two of them together forty years old?
And isn’t General Li Yunzhou missing?
The court officials had countless questions to ask, but no one could answer them.
At this time, Emperor Xuande had already stood up, holding the battle report written by Song Hongshen in his hand, and was smiling from ear to ear.
For an emperor, this achievement in expanding territory was enough to put him on par with his ancestors. Even when later generations wrote history books, his achievements would be highlighted.
Previously, the Tartars had shown signs of joining forces with the Liao to attack the Great Zhou. Now that the Liao had been destroyed, the Tartars naturally feared that the Great Zhou would free up its forces to attack them. With the Tartars' retreat, the Great Zhou could breathe a sigh of relief.
Shen Zhixiu knelt on the ground and shouted, "Congratulations to the Emperor. The Emperor is the Holy Lord and has come to rule. May God bless our Great Zhou. Long live the Emperor."
When he knelt, the court officials also reacted and knelt down with him and shouted "Wai Sui".
Some people murmured in their hearts, no wonder Lord Shen was so favored. They were only thinking about whispering to each other, why didn't they think of congratulating the emperor?
Emperor Xuande was agitated for a long time before he calmed down and pondered how to reward the army.
Shen Zhixiu looked at Li Jingchuan seriously, "Your Highness, do you still think that General Li Yunzhou is useless?"
The corners of Li Jingchuan's lips moved, but no sound came out.
He had never praised Li Yunzhou before. Even though Li Yunzhou had made such an extraordinary military achievement, he still couldn't bring himself to praise him.
Shen Zhixiu's words were so loud that one could hear a pin drop in the entire Ganyang Palace, and everyone was looking at Li Jingchuan.
Everyone still remembered what Li Jingchuan had just said about Li Yunzhou. They thought to themselves that Prince Shan was really bad at judging people; how could he not see that his son had the talent to be a general?
He and his son Li Yunsi had defended the northern border for so many years, with the Tartars invading year after year. How could it be that Li Yunzhou, after only a few months, not only pushed the Tartars back a hundred miles, but also directly destroyed the Liao Kingdom?
But no matter what, Li Yunzhou is a member of the Li family. Everyone sighed in their hearts that the Li family is about to reach a higher level.
Su Chengye, standing among the civil and military officials, was full of envy. Why didn’t the Su family have a son like this?
But he knew in his heart that he could only envy them. The Su family's ancestral tombs were not emitting any smoke, so such a good thing would never happen to the Su family.
He secretly prayed to God in his heart, hoping that the baby in Aunt Zeng's belly would be able to fight for his life and bring honor to the Su family.
Seeing Emperor Xuande also looking at him, Li Jingchuan gritted his teeth and said, "Lord Shen is indeed far-sighted. Yunzhou is indeed a rare talent in generals."
Emperor Xuande laughed heartily and said, "Prince Shan may be too confused by his own position to realize that his son is a man of great talent."
Then he looked at Song Zan and said, "Lord of Loyalty, your son is really good. He has made great contributions this time. I will reward them both handsomely."
Song Zan said proudly, "He takes after his mother. He has a strong character and is stronger than his brothers."
This statement is surprising. I wonder if the mother he is referring to is Lady Wang, the Marquis, or his biological mother.
As everyone knows, Song Hongshen's biological mother was the concubine of the Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness. The Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness would not mention a concubine who had been dead for more than 20 years in the Ganyang Palace.
So everyone believed that the Marquis of Zhongyi was praising his wife, Wang.
Emperor Xuande did not think much of it, thinking Song Zan was being modest, and said, "A tiger father will have a dog son, so the father must have made great contributions as well."
Unexpectedly, Song Zan became serious. "Your Majesty, you're overthinking it. This is all thanks to his mother. His father doesn't get any credit at all."
Everyone burst into laughter, thinking that Song Zan was joking.
Emperor Xuande did not argue with him and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will definitely reward his mother generously this time."
Logically, the next step would be to reward the two young generals. However, since their achievements were sufficient to make them kings, caution was advised.
Emperor Xuande then called in the cabinet ministers and the Minister of Rites to discuss how to reward them. Not only did he want to reward the two young generals, but also the families behind them.
Before leaving court, Emperor Xuande ordered the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War to select candidates to go to the northern border and northwest to reward the army.
It was almost noon when Su Qingyu learned the news.
Shen Yue was so worried these past few days that she had no appetite. Although she forced herself to smile when facing the old lady, the old lady naturally worried about her granddaughter, as she knew she didn't understand her.
Early in the morning, when everyone went to pay their respects, they saw that the old lady was not feeling well and was lying in bed.
Shen Yue felt guilty, thinking it was because of her that her grandmother got sick. Li Chaoyun also felt guilty, thinking that if something really happened to the old lady, she would be blamed.
Everyone served in Qingyuanju, calling doctors and boiling medicine.
The old lady was a strong-willed woman, unwilling to make a scene. As midday approached, feeling a little better, she rose and began chatting with the others in the banquet hall.
No one mentioned the last time Li Chaoyun was punished, they just picked up some light-hearted gossip.
Just as they were talking about the Zhao family's newborn baby, Han Cui suddenly came in to report.
"Madam, a maid from Hanshui Courtyard came and said she had something important to report to you and the princess."
Li Chaoyun was surprised. What was the matter that he came here to talk about?
The old lady didn't think much about it and said, "Come in."
Not long after, a young maid of about sixteen or seventeen walked in. Li Chaoyun recognized her as Bai Shao, a second-class maid in Hanshui Courtyard, who had been serving Shen Zhao since she was a child.
As soon as Bai Shao came in, she knelt on the ground, with a look of joy on her round face.
"Announce the good news to the old lady, announce the good news to the princess, and announce the good news to the third young lady."
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