Chapter 142 The issue of the ownership of military power
"Well, Minister Wu is right. Let's see what the second prince of Loulan wants.
Tomorrow's palace banquet, each family should bring their families to the palace. No need for officials above the fifth rank, only officials above the third rank, to celebrate the success of Prince Lu.
Eunuch Yuan, remember to notify them." Yun Hongxiao tilted his head and instructed Eunuch Yuan.
"Yes, I will do it now. Your Majesty, do you need to invite the second prince of Loulan?" Eunuch Yuan asked again.
"No need to invite him for now, leave him alone for a few days. Let him enter the palace for the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet."
The next day.
After the morning court, officials above the third rank stayed.
Song Shuqing brought his second son, eldest daughter-in-law and Feng Tianxing to the palace.
Feng Yuanhao did not enter the palace because he was preparing nervously for the exam.
As soon as he arrived at the palace gate, he saw Yun Ranqing looking forward to it.
As soon as he saw the Feng family's carriage, he ran over.
"Sister Feng, I came here specially to pick you up and bring you to the palace." Yun Ranqing was very direct. He only had Feng Tianxing in his eyes, and he only called out to others and that was it.
Feng Tianxing and he had been very familiar with each other for a long time.
And she was not even seven years old. In the eyes of others, she was just a child who was not even old enough to sit at the table.
"Brother Ming Wang."
Feng Tianxing threw herself directly onto his back and let him carry her into the palace.
Feng Yuanhan was jealous.
His sister didn't let him carry her, but let an outsider carry her.
Seeing his aggrieved expression, Song Shuqing and Yuan Qiaolan almost laughed out loud.
This time they went directly to Minghe Hall, because it was only noon, there was not much time, and not many people, so it was considered a small palace banquet.
The families of the ministers also arrived one after another.
When Old Madam Wu and Madam Wu saw Song Shuqing, they came forward with great enthusiasm and walked together.
Zhu Chunyan directly took her arm: "Shuqing, you look really good, you don't look like a person in your thirties at all. If it weren't for the beauty pills in Doctor Zhou's shop, I wouldn't know that there are such good things. If I had known, I would definitely be the first to buy it."
Song Shuqing just smiled and said nothing.
Everyone knew what was going on.
Wu Yueqin, who was following behind, saw Feng Tianxing on the back of a boy, and hurriedly went up to pick him up from the back, then threw him down and rode on his neck again.
Yun Ranqing's back suddenly felt empty, and when he turned around and saw that it was his second cousin, he couldn't get angry.
As soon as Feng Tianxing sat on his neck, he knew who this person was.
"You look so tired carrying it, why don't you let me do it, I'm taller than you." Wu Yueqin said with a hint of provocation.
He finally got to see the sister of the Feng family, so of course he wouldn't miss the opportunity.
And his cousin often went to Feng Mansion and could see her often.
"Sister Feng, you've suddenly become taller, can you see farther?" Wu Yueqin did not forget to look up and ask Feng Tianxing who was sitting on his neck.
"Yeah." Feng Tianxing liked this about him the most, he always carried her high, that feeling, very comfortable.
Usually boys had this treatment, only Second Brother Wu didn't care that she was a girl.
The group came to Minghe Hall, talking and laughing.
They arrived neither too early nor too late.
Everyone found their seats and sat down.
Feng Tianxing looked around at the people present. She actually saw her eldest brother's former fiancée, sitting obediently next to Prince Lu.
She was the one who brought them together.
Why does it seem like she's doing well? She doesn't look exhausted. Did
I do something good again?
Oh, it seems that nothing is real to me. You can't just look at the surface of things.
Soon, the emperor and the empress came together.
After paying their respects, they sat down. The pattern of the palace banquet was the same.
"Today, I am holding a celebration banquet for my son Yun Xinglu. He defeated the Loulan enemy in just half a year, and his contribution is indispensable. The 5,000 soldiers he trained in the suburbs of Beijing were invincible and could defeat ten enemies with one.
Prince Lu is a rare general in our dynasty. Today, he is specially appointed as the General of Zhenbei and the first-rank prince, enjoying the treatment of a prince."
"Thank you, father, for your kindness." Yun Xinglu happily stepped forward to express his gratitude.
But he was a little confused in his heart. Why are there only honorary rewards and no substantial material rewards?
As soon as Yun Hongxiao's words came out, there was a commotion below.
Why didn't the emperor discuss this matter with the ministers?
This praises Prince Lu too much. It is basically equivalent to being second to none. He is at the same rank as the Emperor's younger brother, Prince Chen, and has the title of a general.
"Your Majesty, isn't this a bit..." General Lu felt that it was inappropriate and raised an objection.
"My dear Minister Lu, isn't it worth it for the contribution to the revival of Lu?" Yun Hongxiao's face turned cold.
General Lu had nothing to say.
Even General Chen, who had been guarding the border for many years, was tricked and almost died, while Prince Lu stopped the enemy's advance as soon as he arrived.
Wu Manjiang also wanted to stand up and speak, but looking at the attitude of the Emperor, he had already made a decision and no one could change it.
Seeing that no one wanted to say anything, Eunuch Yuan shouted "Let's have the banquet."
Then singing and dancing began to liven up the atmosphere, and cups were exchanged.
There were quite a few officials who congratulated Prince Lu. After all, starting today, he was a first-rank prince, which was higher than the eldest prince and the second prince, who were the legitimate sons of the emperor.
Feng Tianxing watched all this, trying to recall when Yun Xinglu died at the hands of Yun Ransheng.
It seemed to be this year, but I didn't remember it very clearly.
I didn't really care about these things at the time, so I just watched it casually.
After three rounds of wine,
the Minister of War Zeng Yuwei stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, according to custom, when a general returns from a battle, the army must return to its original affiliation. I wonder how Prince Lu arranged those soldiers?
When Prince Lu went on the expedition, Your Majesty gave Prince Lu 50,000 soldiers and horses to take with him, and his original 5,000 elite soldiers also went to the northwest."
As soon as these words came out, it was like oil dripping into a hot oil pan.
No one had mentioned it for such a long time because no one dared to. This Minister of War is really bold. He is not afraid of offending Prince Lu and making things difficult for him.
Who doesn't want this military power? If he doesn't hand it over at this opportunity, it will be his.
The emperor didn't mention it, which means that the emperor is embarrassed to take it back.
He has just made a great contribution, and it seems very narrow-minded to take away his military power immediately.
Discussions came one after another.
"In the past, when the generals sent out by the emperor for support came back, they would indeed hand over the military power to the emperor as soon as they came back."
"But that was in the past, and Lord Lu has indeed made great contributions this time.
The emperor only gave him 50,000 soldiers, plus the 50,000 soldiers in the border town, which is the same number as Loulan's soldiers, and there is not much advantage.
Moreover, they still managed to recapture the city after the Chen family lost two cities in a row. Others might not be able to do it."
"But Lord Lu brought the ten-shot crossbow newly designed by the second prince. In terms of weapons, he has the advantage again." "
The battlefield changes rapidly. How much effect can those six hundred ten-shot crossbows have?"
"We have never been to the battlefield and we don't understand the art of war, but we think it should be difficult."
Everyone has their own opinion.
Yun Hongxiao, who was sitting at the top, did not stop them. When everyone had finished talking, he raised his hand to suppress them.
He also wanted to know the ministers' attitude towards this matter.
"Lu'er, tell me what you think." Yun Hongxiao asked.
Yun Xinglu also stepped out of the line and stood in the middle, then knelt on one knee.
"Father, I have my own ideas about this matter."