The emperor looked friendly and was waiting for what Zhao Ji had to say.

The other ministers also held their breath, fearing that Zhao Ji would cause another round of trouble and cause them to lose money again.

As a result, Zhao Ji just knelt down and said, "Today, I dare to ask the emperor for a reward!"

The emperor raised his eyebrows and said, "Lord Zhao has been busy and toiled recently, and he really deserves a reward..."

Zhao Ji shook his head slightly and said to the emperor: "I have only done my duty, and I do not need your reward. I want to ask for a reward on behalf of others today!"

The emperor became interested and raised his eyebrows and asked, "Who is it?"

Zhao Ji smiled and said Tian Zhao's name.

"Deputy General Tian was seriously injured before. To be honest, the reason why Deputy General Tian was injured like this was because he was escorting the two corrupt officials from Hua'an County. As a result, he was targeted by an unknown force in the underworld. In order to protect me and successfully send the corrupt officials back to Kyoto, he was injured!"

The emperor actually knew about this matter, but because he was on an incognito tour during this period and there were major changes in the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel, the emperor had long forgotten about it.

If Zhao Ji had not brought it up today, Tian Zhao would probably have returned to the barracks to continue serving after recovering from his injury.

The emperor would not take the initiative to think of this person.

Now that Zhao Ji mentioned it, the emperor remembered it.

The emperor suddenly realized and said, "So that's what happened. I remember that Deputy General Tian was seriously injured. How is his condition now?"

Zhao Ji quickly told Deputy General Tian that his injury had improved and he had moved to his residence to recuperate.

The emperor praised him highly: "Lord Zhao has done a good job. This arrangement is very good!"

"The guilty party has already been executed, so those who have made contributions should be rewarded accordingly!"

The emperor became interested and immediately signaled the eunuch beside him to write the edict. The eunuch was very knowledgeable and started writing the edict immediately.

"Tian Zhao is a minister of the imperial court and a brave soldier in the army. In the matter of Hua'an County, Tian Zhao strictly abided by his duties and saved the people from danger. He was also extremely brave while escorting criminals from the imperial court..."

The emperor's mood improved and he said many words of praise.

"I hereby promote Tian Zhao to the rank of third-rank commander of the Black Iron Guards, and reward him with 100 taels of gold, a mansion in the capital, and 100 acres of fertile land!"

The emperor waved his hand and promoted Lieutenant General Tian. Now he is no longer Lieutenant General Tian, ​​but a full-fledged General Tian.

"General Tian's soldiers are brave, and I will reward them according to their merits. These soldiers will be promoted to a higher position and given an additional 100 taels of silver!"

Even the ordinary soldiers under General Tian received rewards from the emperor.

After Zhao Ji brought the imperial edict to the palace and read it out, he looked at the stunned General Tian with a smile.

"The Emperor has bestowed upon you such a reward, General Tian, ​​don't forget to accept the order!"

After Zhao Ji's reminder, General Tian finally reacted and kowtowed excitedly to accept the order.

He didn't expect that after having his military merits robbed so many times over the years, he would be able to be promoted to the position of commander-in-chief during his lifetime.

You know, General Tian has already made plans to be a small deputy general for the rest of his life.

After all, the phenomenon of stealing credit among the Black Iron Guards is too serious.

Not to mention General Tian, ​​the other sergeants who were recuperating from their injuries were so happy when they heard that they had also been promoted, as if it were New Year's Day.

As soon as the eunuch who brought the reward left, General Tian knelt down to Zhao Ji without saying a word.

Zhao Ji raised his eyebrows slightly and quickly helped the man up: "General Tian, ​​what is this doing? Why are you performing such a grand ceremony for no reason?"

Although Tian Zhao is a rough man, he has a clear mind and is very clear-headed.

Before, he and his brothers were recuperating in the palace. Although it seemed like a gift from the emperor, such a long time had passed. If the emperor had remembered, he would have rewarded them long ago.

It was not until today, when Zhao Ji had these people settled in the palace, that he received the emperor's reward.

There must be only one possibility.

It must be the reward that Zhao Ji asked the emperor for. Otherwise, the emperor is so busy with affairs of state, if he wanted to reward them, he would have given them when Tian Zhao and the others were in the palace.

Moreover, Tian Zhao had often had his credit taken away by his superiors before. If you think about this matter carefully, it was actually the job of Tian Zhao and his colleagues.

Protecting Zhao Ji and transporting corrupt officials back to the capital were what Zhao Ji was supposed to do when he went to the Black Iron Guard and borrowed General Tian's men.

Now I can even ask for a reward, and even this voice has been approved by the emperor.

To put it bluntly, no one can snatch away the rewards and military merits this time.

Even now that General Tian has been promoted to the position of chief general, he can fight against those playboys in the army as chief generals.

Many times, the change of identity happens in an instant.

General Tian knew very well that these were all intentional suggestions from Zhao Ji.

So the big gift now is because Tian Zhao is sincerely grateful to Zhao Ji.

None of the soldiers that Tian Zhao could bring with him were stupid.

Most of them came from poor families and fought hard to get to their current positions step by step with blood and sweat.

Who hasn’t experienced having their credit taken away from them?

It is precisely because of this that Zhao Ji’s kindness seems even more precious.

"We are all rough people, we can't say anything nice, I, Liu Dazhuang, just want to say one thing, if you have any instructions in the future, I will help you even if I die!"

There was a rough sergeant who was so moved that he shouted at the top of his lungs.

The others reacted immediately and echoed him.

Although Tian Zhao did not express his opinion like his subordinates, he had already made up his mind in his heart that if Zhao Ji came to find him in the future, he would go through fire and water to help him.

When Zhao Ji first asked for rewards from these people, he never thought that he would have to ask them to repay him in the future.

He just felt that these people were protecting him from harm. Without them, he wouldn't be able to transport those corrupt officials to the capital.

In addition, the emperor was in a good mood during this period and was in a good mood during the morning court, so he took the opportunity to bring up this matter.

Unexpectedly, the emperor was so pleased that the reward he gave was even more generous than Zhao Ji had imagined.

Zhao Ji coughed twice and said, "Alright, alright. You guys should heal your wounds first. Then you can follow your General Tian back to the Black Iron Guard and continue to shine and protect the capital!"

After a few polite words, the soldiers nodded one after another.

In just a few days, a third-rank general appeared in the capital.

Moreover, this general also received a general's mansion as a reward from the emperor.

As for the influence of the people in the court, some officials here have already started to pass on letters.

Among them are some colleagues who worked with Tian Zhao in the Black Iron Guard.

When these people saw that Tian Zhao was promoted to the third-rank general, they all began to want to curry his favor.

After all, the current commander of the Black Iron Guard is only of the second rank.

A general of the third rank is already able to control the promotions of many people.

However, the housekeeper now remembered Zhao Ji's previous instructions. Since they had not visited before, there was no need to disturb Tian Zhao and the others now.