Chapter 303 The Emperor's Reward

The onlookers bared their teeth, but they retracted them in an instant.

"It's fake, it's all fake. It's incredible that the four of them could pass the exam to become Tongzilang."

"Is it that the questions given by the Ministry of Rites are too simple, or are child prodigies getting worse and worse?"

"Too arrogant, showing off by dancing like a lion. I really want to beat them up..."

"Then just bear with it. None of these kids can be beaten."

“…”

The lion dance team returned to the Zong family in great excitement and excitement. Zong Jincheng directly organized a parade for the top winner of the Boy's Examination for him. Half of the people in the capital knew that the first place winner of the Boy's Examination this year was He Zheng.

The firecrackers in the Yuanyang Marquis's Mansion were crackling. The old lady cooperated with her grandson very much and almost put up the banner.

"Go home, go home!"

The four young boys were waving to everyone as they walked into the mansion. At this moment, a sudden noise came from the direction of the city gate, followed by even louder cheers.

"The army is back!"

"Our soldiers have returned victoriously!"

"Hurry, hurry, go and greet them!!"

The common people swarmed to the city gate. Not to mention them, even the four little dandies were excited. They quickly climbed down from the dancing lion and ran outside.

"The army is back!!"

"We won the battle!!"

"Ohhhhh that's amazing! Go check it out!"

"Buyan, keep an eye on Jincheng!" After Xu Wan gave the instructions, she quickly followed with Cuiliu.

The army returned victoriously, and all the people were happy, but this also meant that Luo Jingfeng had also returned. The scene two years ago when the little devil was almost strangled to death by him was still vivid in Xu Wan's mind, and she did not dare to relax her vigilance.

The long street was crowded with people on both sides. Soldiers were blocking the streets tightly. A group of unruly figures gradually appeared in the middle lane. The leader, Luo Jingfeng, had an arrogant and proud smile and accepted the people's love for him as a matter of course.

The little devil was looking at the army coming over excitedly, but when he looked up, he saw Luo Jingfeng's face. He immediately rolled his eyes and silently cursed him as a traitor in his heart.

But he could only keep it to himself. Right now, the people were worshipping Luo Jingfeng. If he shouted out loud now, he would probably be hung up and beaten.

Shen Yibai suddenly called out, patting his shoulder and saying, "Jincheng, Jincheng, look who that is! He is so powerful, not inferior to the Pingxi general at all."

Zong Jincheng looked up and saw that the figure was indeed extraordinary. He was tall and wore a suit of armor today, looking majestic. The moment he raised his eyes, his gaze was as sharp as torches, like the return of the righteous god of war.

"Dad! That's my dad! That's my dad! My dad is back too!" The little devil suddenly screamed, covering his face and stamping his feet in excitement.

"Ah? That's Uncle Zong!" He Zheng was stunned.

Shen Yibai and Wei Xinglu were both stunned. They had heard from Jincheng some time ago that his father had returned, but they had never seen him in person. Who would have thought that they had seen him now, and he was indeed as great as Jincheng boasted.

"Uncle Zong! Uncle Zong is so awesome!" The little guys waved at them desperately.

But there were too many people, and the boys were squeezed in the crowd, and they couldn't even see their heads. In the end, Zong Jincheng came up with a solution and asked the servants to pick them up, but unfortunately, the army had already passed by.

The little devil quickly got off the servant, ran to Xu Wan's side and said excitedly: "Mom, mom, did you see it? Dad is in there, Dad is in there too, Dad is back from the border, he has been fighting all these years!"

Xu Wan saw it.

As early as when Zong Zhao left a letter saying that he would be back at the end of the month, she had a vague guess. She thought that it was Zong Zhao who went to pick up Luo Jingfeng, but from what she saw just now, that was not the case. Zong Zhao was riding a tall horse beside Luo Jingfeng and was not with the receptionist.

More than half a month ago, he suddenly rushed back in a dusty state...was it to save the prince?

so it is.

On the carriage back home.

Zong Jincheng was still tugging at Xu Wan's sleeve excitedly and said, "I was wondering why we won this time. We won the battle suddenly and even captured three cities of the enemy. How could that traitor be so powerful? It must be my father. It must be my father who did the great deed!"

The little devil is always so confident.

He is the strongest, his brother is the strongest, and his father is the strongest.

Xu Wan scratched her head when she heard this: "Calm down. The palace is currently judging the merits and giving out awards. You can brag about it after the results are out, or you will end up celebrating for nothing."

Zong Jincheng snorted and said proudly, "It must be my dad. My dad will definitely be highly praised. Just wait and see, mother. That Luo Jingfeng will not be arrogant for many days. My dad is back, haha, my dad is back, roo roo."

The little devil is now fantasizing in his mind that his dad will take him to fight against all the enemies in the world, and he will kick every Luo Jingfeng and punch every bad guy, and beat them until they cry bitterly and kneel down to beg for mercy, hahahahahahaha…

Xu Wan couldn't help but roll her eyes at his expression, and she reminded him, "Don't be stupid. If Bu Yan doesn't want to fight for you, your father is even less likely to do so."

Zong Jincheng's fantasy was instantly shattered, and he retorted with a sullen face: "How is that possible? My father loves me very much. He even patted my head the last time he saw me. He definitely loves me more than Bu Yan."

"...That was a real mistake."

"Hey, Mom, let's go to the palace gate to pick up Dad. It's too slow to wait at home. I want to see Dad. Last time, time was too tight and I didn't have a good time to talk to him." The little devil suggested.

Xu Wan thought for a moment and said, "That's fine. Be good and I'll take you there. We'll wait at the palace gate from a distance."

Zong Jincheng nodded fiercely and swore: "I promise not to cause any trouble."

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The battle reports from the front had already been delivered to the emperor.

By the time the army returned, the emperor had already sent people to draft the content of the rewards. In addition to some gold, silver and treasures, the commander-in-chief of this expedition, General Pingxi Luo Jingfeng, was named Duke of Protector of the Country, and his descendants could inherit the title.

Luo Jingfeng was originally a first-rank general, the head of military officers. There was no higher title he could be given, so it was more reasonable to confer him the title of Duke.

But the emperor went on to say: In addition to Luo Jingfeng who commanded the entire army, the general who made the greatest contribution in this battle was Zong Zhao. He led his troops to capture three cities of You State in succession. He was brave and good at fighting, as well as resourceful. Not only did he vent the resentment that had existed for hundreds of years for our Great Chu, but he also made the people more trusting of the court.

Zongzhao was specially granted the title: General of Zhenxi, enjoying the rank of military attache of the first rank, and was given a general's mansion.

When the award was announced, the whole court was filled with delight.

The imperial court had never stipulated how many generals there could be in the dynasty, but since more than ten years ago, there has only been one, Luo Jingfeng, who was the undisputed leader of the military officers.

And now he has appointed another general. Does this mean he wants Zong Zhao to compete with Luo Jingfeng?

All the officials had heard about it long ago. More than half a month ago, Zong Zhao suddenly rushed back to treat the prince, and then met with the emperor for a whole day. No one knew what they talked about.

But looking at the current situation, the Emperor probably wants to use Zong Zhao to deal with Luo Jingfeng. But the most amazing thing is that when Zong Zhao first went to the military camp, he was appointed a general by Luo Jingfeng on the front line.

Luo Jingfeng employed him and the emperor conferred an honor on him.

Zong Zhao's sudden return not only shocked all the officials, but also left them confused.

Who exactly is Zong Zhao?