Only after seeing Zhu Wuhuan fall asleep did Feng Changye walk out of the room.
He asked Suqiu to wait outside.
"Don't disturb the Queen. Let her sleep. When she wakes up, send someone to the front hall to report to me."
Su Qiu bowed and agreed. Feng Changye then went to court.
In the court, unlike the usual noise, all the ministers were as quiet as chickens.
They all stood there quietly listening to General Zhu standing in front of them report on the border affairs. When they heard something moving, their eyes would turn red.
Those 40,000 soldiers died so tragically!
The culprit should be cut into pieces!
The old general suffered a lot in the Xiyuan tribe and endured a lot of hardships. It was so miserable!
In such a difficult situation, the old general was able to turn the situation around. He is really amazing!
When they heard about the seized gold, silver and various rare treasures, their eyes lit up again. There were so many treasures! The national treasury could be expanded again!
Not only them, Feng Changye on the dragon throne was also listening attentively.
The more I listened, the more guilty I felt.
The old general went through a lot of hardships to conquer Xiyuan. Fortunately, the historical incident did not happen again this time. The old general did not have to see his loved ones die in grief and vomit blood.
After General Zhu finished his report, it was time for Feng Changye to be enthroned.
He glanced sideways and signaled Xiao Yuanzi to read the imperial edict.
Xiao Yuanzi stepped forward and asked the old general to accept the order.
Zhu Huaining glanced at the emperor on the dragon throne with complicated eyes.
In Wuhuan's so-called dream, this was the person who killed his entire family...
He suppressed the emotions in his eyes, slowly knelt down, and listened respectfully to the imperial edict.
He had originally thought that he had reached the limit of titles and that the Emperor would reward him with some gold, silver, and treasures. But who could have imagined that he would hear the Emperor confer him the title of Duke of Zhenguo!
He suddenly looked up and looked at the emperor in surprise, "Your Majesty!"
All the ministers looked at the emperor in surprise, all of them were shocked by the title of Duke of Zhenguo.
That's a title that can only be bestowed upon members of the royal family, how could...
Feng Changye raised his hand to signal Zhu Huaining not to speak for the time being.
He glanced at the other ministers calmly, "Why are you so surprised, my dear ministers? Besides General Zhu, who else in the Daning Dynasty can be called a 'guardian of the country'? If so, please name one and let me hear it."
The ministers looked at each other and kept silent.
They didn't say that the old general was not worthy of being the Duke of Zhenguo. Didn't they ever say a word?
They were just a little surprised.
"Your Majesty, I am unworthy of being called the guardian of the nation. I beg Your Majesty to revoke your order!"
While they were silent, Zhu Huaining spoke first.
His eyes were sincere, and he really felt that he did not deserve this title.
He glanced at all the civil and military officials, hoping that they would join him in asking the emperor to revoke his order.
However, he underestimated his current status in everyone's mind!
These ministers, who had been silent just now, became anxious when they heard the old general say that he was not worthy, and they refused to agree at first.
If the old general can’t be the Duke of Zhenguo, who can?
Are they the good-for-nothing drunkards of the royal family?
They all knelt at once, saying in unison, "Your Majesty is wise! The only one in the world who can protect the nation is General Zhu!"
"..." Zhu Huaining looked at the left and right prime ministers and the civil and military officials in surprise. What were they doing?
What about the agreement to advance and retreat together?
The left and right prime ministers looked at him with a smile.
If you want to withdraw, you can withdraw. We won’t withdraw because we just think you are the most worthy one.
They smiled and bowed to congratulate him, "My Lord, congratulations!"
The officials behind him also happily followed suit and congratulated, "Congratulations, Duke!"
Feng Changye also smiled when he saw the rare harmonious scene among the officials.
He signaled Xiao Yuanzi to directly put the imperial edict into the old general's hands.
Xiao Yuanzi understood what he meant and quickly walked down the steps. Without saying anything, he stuffed the imperial edict into Zhu Huaining's arms and said, "Congratulations, Duke!"
Then he turned and left, without giving Zhu Huaining any chance to return the imperial edict.
"..." Zhu Huaining held the imperial edict, which was like a hot potato, and looked at the officials who came to congratulate him. He felt both amused and helpless.
Why does this imperial edict have to be thrown away?
Why are you afraid that you can't throw it away?
He looked up at the emperor sitting on the dragon throne and sighed. Then he held the imperial edict high in his hand and kowtowed in thanks, "Your Majesty, I wish you peace and happiness. I kowtow to thank the emperor for his grace."
Feng Changye smiled, "No need to be polite, Duke Zhenguo."
He felt that this title was much easier to pronounce than calling him old general!
With this good mood, he started a new round of rewards.
Some of the generals who had followed Zhu Huaining into battle had performed exceptionally well this time, so he summoned these young generals and commended them on the spot.
As for some young generals below the sixth rank, there was no need for the emperor to summon them in person to reward them. Naturally, the old generals and the people from the Ministry of War would jointly reward them.
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After the court was dismissed, Feng Changye and the newly appointed Duke of Zhenguo came to the front hall together. The king and his minister sat opposite each other and began to talk about border affairs and the princes and princesses of Xiyuan.
Now those Xiyuan people are imprisoned in the empty courtyard of the Honglu Temple, waiting to be summoned by the emperor at any time.
When Feng Changye heard this, his eyes looked a little subtle.
I've heard the Queen's thoughts before, and it seems there are quite a few talented people among these princes and princesses...
It doesn't matter whether he sees her or not, but the queen must see her.
When the emperor and his minister had been chatting for two quarters of an hour, a young eunuch appeared outside the hall, peeking in.
Feng Changye recognized him as soon as he saw him. He was the one who served the queen.
It seems that the queen has woken up.
He put down his teacup with a smile. "Look, Duke Zhenguo, it's my fault that I kept chatting with you endlessly, and I actually delayed your meeting with the Queen and her daughter. I will take you to see the Queen now."
Zhu Huaining stood up with the emperor and glanced at the little eunuch who was peeking out.
You don't need to guess, it must be that the Queen is too sleepy to get up so early in the morning. The Emperor has no choice but to keep chatting with him to buy time for the Queen to sleep...
He walked behind the emperor with a complicated look in his eyes.
The current emperor dotes on the queen even more than the late emperor did on that time traveler.
At least the late emperor never allowed that time traveler to live in the Taiji Palace, nor did he abolish the six palaces, let alone indulge him to this extent.
After a while, the two of them arrived outside the side hall.
Looking at the towering palace, Zhu Huaining suddenly shouted, "Your Majesty."
He looked up at Feng Changye who had stopped, and bowed his hands to request, "I would like to speak to the Queen alone for a while. I wonder if the Emperor would agree to this?"
Feng Changye agreed after a brief thought.
The father and daughter wanted to talk for a while, so how could he not allow it?
"Okay, then I will return to the front hall to handle state affairs."
He smiled and said this, then turned around and strolled away, as if he was just a little eunuch leading the way and didn't take it seriously at all.
Zhu Huaining bowed respectfully and saw him off before walking into the hall.
"father!"
Zhu Wuhuan, who had slept soundly, had already washed and dressed up, and was sitting in the room looking forward to it.
Hearing the footsteps and seeing the old hero walking in calmly, she was so happy that she immediately stood up and trotted towards him.
Zhu Huaining looked at his daughter running towards him, stopped, and looked a little dazed.
The joy that suddenly lit up her eyes when she saw him, and the closeness she treated him with, gave him the illusion that this was his daughter and no one else had changed.
"father!"
Zhu Huaining's eyes reddened as he looked at his daughter who was hugging his arms without caring about her manners and looking up at him with a bright smile.
Then, with red eyes, he asked her word by word in her ear -
“Odd changes but even doesn’t?”
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