The ministers nodded secretly.
Yes, it’s okay to be a fifth-rank official, but he is going to be promoted!
Once this precedent is set, what if this dog gets promoted again in the future? If he gets promoted and becomes their superior, wouldn't that make them laugh out loud?
No, we must stop the emperor’s nonsense!
"Your Majesty, it is indeed inappropriate to promote a dog to a higher position. Please think twice!"
"I hope Your Majesty will think twice—"
Emperor Jingming lowered his eyelids and listened to a group of ministers who were protesting desperately, sneering in his heart.
Humph, today he was determined to promote Erniu.
Seeing that Emperor Jingming did not respond to the advice of his ministers, a censor stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that General Erniu found a little girl in the earthquake in Jinli Town. General Erniu did save a person, which is indeed a merit, but if you say that his merit is so great that he should be promoted, it is really too much... If you insist on doing this, where will you put Minister Zhao and others who have worked so hard for so many days?"
The censor's words immediately drew echoes.
Emperor Jingming looked down at his ministers and suddenly smiled: "If we talk about merits, I believe that no one would object to Minister Zhao and others saying that Erniu has made the greatest contribution."
All the ministers immediately looked at Minister Zhao.
Minister Zhao was slightly surprised.
The emperor said this, does he want to reveal Erniu's true contribution?
"Lord Zhao, please say something--" the minister who was nearby whispered.
"What did you say?" Minister Zhao came back to his senses.
The minister's mouth twitched, and he reminded: "The emperor said that General Erniu's contribution is greater than all of you..."
Minister Zhao nodded: "Your Majesty is right."
The minister almost choked up and looked at Minister Zhao with shock and contempt.
I never thought Minister Zhao was this kind of person!
Emperor Jingming was too lazy to listen to the ministers' clamor any longer, and said calmly: "My dear ministers, you don't know that the people of Jinli Town were able to evacuate in advance and avoid the earthquake not because the gods came into the King of Yan's dream to warn him, but because Erniu predicted the earthquake in advance!"
As he spoke, his eyes swept towards Yu Jin.
Yu Jin was a little surprised at first, and then he raised his lips and smiled.
This smile was half genuine, and the other half was for Emperor Jingming to see.
In Yu Jin's opinion, the aura of gods appearing in dreams to warn people is a troublesome thing.
He had no intention of plotting for that position. He had taken on the task previously because the crown prince refused to do it. For the sake of the more than a thousand people, he had no choice but to take the position himself.
Who would have thought that an earthquake would really happen? For those who wanted to compete for that position, it would be a huge mistake.
He is not afraid of making enemies, but they cannot be meaningless enemies. What he wants is to live a free and comfortable life with Asi behind closed doors.
Emperor Jingming took the initiative to solve the matter, which relieved Yu Jin of a burden, so he was naturally happy. But he didn't need to show his happiness, and he showed his happiness just to reassure the emperor.
Yu Jin didn't feel annoyed, but just felt a little sad: sitting in that seat is really tiring...
Seeing Yu Jin's relieved smile, Emperor Jingming was indeed relieved, and at the same time he was somewhat moved.
He was not prepared to let the seventh brother perform a miracle because of two considerations.
Firstly, the crown prince's position as heir to the throne cannot be threatened in any way, and secondly, it is for the sake of the seventh brother.
If the prince takes his place one day, he may not be very tolerant of a brother who has a miraculous gift...
No matter how he thought about it, Emperor Jingming felt that this was a hidden danger and it would be best to resolve it as soon as possible.
And Yu Jin's reaction undoubtedly made him very pleased.
He was also worried that the Seventh Prince was seeking fame and thought he was biased... ahem, of course he was a little biased, he admitted that, after all, the Crown Prince was his only legitimate son.
But he also hopes that the seventh child will have a stable and wealthy future.
Emperor Jingming's words shocked all the ministers.
"If you don't believe me, you can ask Minister Zhao and others."
"Lord Zhao, what's going on?" The ministers surrounded Minister Zhao and asked one after another.
Minister Zhao stepped forward and recounted what had happened that day in detail, even describing Erniu's warning movements, leaving the ministers with no room for doubt.
Emperor Jingming was quite satisfied with Minister Zhao's explanation. He looked at the ministers and said slowly, "Minister Zhao and others did make great contributions to the earthquake in Jinli Town this time, but the greatest contribution should go to Erniu. I have said more than once that meritorious deeds should be rewarded and faults should be punished. Erniu saved more than a thousand people in Jinli Town. What do you think, my dear ministers, should Erniu be promoted?"
The ministers had nothing to say, so they could only honestly say: "It should be..."
Minister Zhao looked at Yu Jin silently.
Standing together with several other princes, the Prince of Yan still stands out and stands out.
The emperor had good intentions. He used the excuse of promoting Erniu to a higher position to naturally remove the Prince of Yan.
It seems that the Emperor actually loves the Prince of Yan very much.
Minister Zhao withdrew his gaze and thought: If he had a son as outstanding as the Prince of Yan, he would also love him well.
Prince?
Ahem, there is no such thing as a son like the prince. When he is born and he looks ugly, he is drowned...
In the end, Erniu maintained his title of General Xiaotian, and was promoted from the fifth rank to the fourth rank.
All the ministers sighed.
How many people have spent most of their lives still struggling below the fourth rank. If one of their sons or nephews becomes a fourth rank official, the entire family will have successors. However, a dog actually became a fourth rank general.
It’s really despairing to think about it.
Next, Emperor Jingming commended Minister Zhao and others. He did not promote Minister Zhao for the time being, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that once the Minister of Revenue retired, Minister Zhao would probably be renamed Minister Zhao.
The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue forced a smile, regretting that he happened to be unwell after the earthquake in Qianhe County and missed the opportunity to make merit.
In fact, he knew in his heart that Minister Zhao's success was mostly due to luck.
Providing disaster relief according to customary practice is not considered a great achievement. Who caused the earthquake in Jinli Town?
The earthquake in Jinli Town was not a big deal, but in Jinli Town with a population of more than a thousand people, only a few dozen people were killed or injured. This was considered a huge achievement and would even be recorded in history.
What luck!
The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue glanced at Vice Minister Zhao, then at Yu Jian, and sighed deeply in his heart.
After Emperor Jingming praised the outsiders, he praised Yu Jin in front of all the ministers, and reluctantly mentioned the crown prince before dismissing the court.
When Prince Qi returned to his palace, his face immediately darkened.
Lao Qi is really lucky to have such a spiritual dog.
Although the emperor has made it clear that it is nonsense for the seventh brother to have a divine being appear in his dreams to warn him, the seventh brother's reputation has already spread. Can he still explain it one by one to those ignorant people?
This kind of reputation among the people was what he had dreamed of for many years, but Lao Qi got it easily.
The King of Qi was so jealous that his teeth were itching, but within a few days, two umbrellas for all the people were sent from Qianhe County, one for Minister Zhao and the other for the King of Yan.
It is not uncommon for a virtuous official to receive the "Umbrella of the People" as a gift from the common people, but it is very rare for a member of the royal family to receive the "Umbrella of the People".
For a time, Yu Jian became the most prominent figure in the court.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
