Chapter 198
"Although Qiao's family died, they were not the first to die, nor were they the last."
"The Qiao family is just trying to take over the 40-year-old torch of Gucheng."
"And the one hundred thousand soldiers who kept the fire of the human race alive for forty years and died in the vast desert for forty years are the true heroes who served the country and the people."
"What your Majesty owes is not just the Qiao family, but the people in the city who have been trapped in the isolated city for these forty years. They are the hundred thousand heroic souls who have stood firm and never knelt during these forty years."
Qiao Mu paused, looked directly at the ashamed-looking Emperor Yonghe, and said in a sonorous tone:
"One hundred thousand soldiers failed Great Yan, but Great Yan failed the soldiers trapped in the isolated city!"
"Three hundred white-headed soldiers dare not forget Dayan. Why did Your Majesty forget the soldiers fighting on the front line first?!"
These words are sonorous, like a sharp sword, the sharp edge is not concealed, and it points directly to the heart.
Captain Hai's whole body was shaking uncontrollably.
The old eyes that were already cloudy were slightly hot, and they almost shed tears in front of the Jinluan Palace.
These words can be regarded as an end to the pain and desolation that they, the veterans, have experienced these years trapped in the middle of the desert...
If given a choice, who would want to stay in that hellish place for forty years until their hair turns gray?
Hanging alone in the desert for forty years, Dayan has become a distant spiritual symbol for veterans like them, not just a country that rules the nine states.
They lived up to Great Yan. This lone army represented the last will of resistance of the Great Yan Dynasty forty years ago!
But time passed, and when they walked out of the desert, they found that the Nine Immortal Sects had become Great Yan's guests... Needless to say, there was no need to describe the pain and desolation in their hearts.
At the beginning, Jian Banxian repeatedly asked them whether their sacrifices were meaningful, or did they move themselves?
Captain Hai already had the answer in his mind, but now it seems that not many people in the temple have the answer.
The courtiers who had been so angry just now were speechless. Looking around, they saw other courtiers with complicated expressions.
Can this be said...
Just now, they thought that the old man named Qiao Shui was a stubborn donkey, so they were moved by the words of Emperor Yonghe, who was such a courteous and virtuous corporal, and felt guilty...
Who knew that after scolding all the nobles in the court, he would actually target Emperor Yonghe?
Did you get the role like this?
Emperor Yonghe wants to be a prodigal son today. Don't you think you can't act according to his words? You have to do this, for fear that he has a too good temper?
Following his words, the story of the harmony between the emperor and his ministers, and the prodigal son turning back, would be a good story about the harmony between the emperor and his ministers if spread. It might even be recorded in the annals of history and recorded by historians.
The ministers didn't dare to look up to see Emperor Yonghe's face, they just lowered their heads.
However, Emperor Yonghe's face turned green and white, and he felt that there were many invisible sights coming from around him.
The white-headed soldiers lived up to Dayan. He, the emperor of Dayan, was ashamed of these old soldiers!
In recent years, as the emperor of Dayan, although he sometimes bowed to the immortals, those being immortals were naturally a different matter.
As an emperor, had he ever been accused like this to his face?
After all, when I was in Heyang Fucheng, Nanzhou, there was a Qiao Pif who didn't know his identity and was discussing the government... huh? Why is it named Joe again?
But that was different than today.
It was just a private visit that day, and no one except the Feiyu Guards around him knew that he was Emperor Yonghe.
But today this is the Jinluan Palace, and today he is Emperor Yonghe, and in front of these ministers...
Chapter 224 Harmony between the monarch and his ministers, a good story (4k
In the Jinluan Palace.
Emperor Yonghe looked uncertain.
As the Emperor of Great Yan, it was the first time that he was questioned face to face by his subjects in front of the Jinluan Palace.
But now that the words have been said, can he still stop the performance midway?
In that case, his image as Emperor Yonghe in front of veteran soldiers like Captain Hai would probably collapse soon.
Emperor Yonghe plays a humble king, and the focus is not on acting skills.
Because as the emperor of Dayan, even if he has no acting skills and treats a deer as a horse in the court, the courtiers will still agree with him.
The key point is whether he still has the will to continue acting.
Emperor Yonghe lowered his head and glanced at the Human King Sword in his hand, his eyes a little deeper.
He felt unspeakably aggrieved at this moment, and he almost couldn't suppress the surging emotions in his heart.
To bow down in front of the Immortal Sect is because of the situation.
When would an old man from the Qiao family be able to question him in the Jinluan Palace?
It's just that... now that things have happened, he is already riding a tiger and can't get off, and he can only go all the way to the dark side.
"You are right. Great Yan is ashamed to be an old soldier who has been holding on to the isolated city for forty years." Emperor Yonghe said seriously:
"The Immortal Sect is powerful and has many methods. It has been hidden from Great Yan for forty years. But now that I know it, I will not treat these veterans who have come out of the alien war battlefield badly. I have my own rewards."
"Hai Siyuan, for your meritorious service in leading the lone army, I will confer upon you the title of a third-grade Guidong General." Emperor Yonghe muttered:
"All the 300 veterans of the army who have survived to this day, all officers and non-commissioned officers have been promoted to five levels in a row, and will be rewarded with gold and silver for military merit."
"These white-headed soldiers should not go to the battlefield anymore, let them live their lives." Emperor Yonghe said deeply:
"As for the people in the isolated city, I will also consider it as appropriate and give them a place to resettle."
The official rank of Dayan is level 9 and 18, and three hundred old soldiers have been promoted to five levels in a row, which means that even the most ordinary big-headed soldiers who have survived to this day can be awarded the title of wusanguan of level 7.
As an existing sixth-rank captain in the army, Hai Siyuan was promoted to a third-rank general.
Of course, these are casual officials, with salaries but no real power, and are not position officials.
It was impossible for Dayan to suddenly award more than 300 military attachés with real power, so the ones awarded to Captain Hai and others were naturally unofficial officials without real power.
"I have been holding on for most of my life, and you have worked hard to defend the territory for Dayan." Emperor Yonghe said solemnly:
"How can we, in this great country of Yanyang, allow bald soldiers who are over sixty years old to continue to fight on the battlefield?"
"Those who survive a hundred battles should return home in fine clothes. This is what should be done!" Emperor Yonghe said emotionally:
"The forty years of blood and tears in this isolated city in the desert have been recorded by historians. They have left their names in history and spread throughout the country."
What he said was actually not acting.
Because the veterans' forty years of undying will to resist really made him, the emperor, feel something for him.
It's just that he is the emperor of Dayan after all, so he can't always act based on his own whim and has to think twice before acting.
certainly.
Thinking carefully does not mean making the right decision. These are two different things.
Sometimes his pre-considerations actually delay things, making others feel disheartened.
Emperor Yonghe has made his words very clear this time.
He could give the old soldiers such as Captain Hai a reputation, give them the title of casual official, and give them gold and silver as rewards.
But that’s about it.
Although he was moved by the tenacious resistance of Captain Hai and other veterans, the alien war was a thing of the past, and he had no intention of risking the pressure from the Immortal Sect to reuse Captain Hai and other veterans in the current situation.
"Haisi Yuandai has three hundred robes. Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Captain Hai said loudly.
I just don't know why, but I feel a little empty.
When he returned to the Jinluan Palace in the imperial capital, one of his purposes was to speak out for the Shiwanpaoze who died in the battle, so that they would not be left nameless after death and forgotten by the court and the world.
But now his goal has actually been achieved, but Captain Hai's heart is a little empty.
This so-called status was not obtained by him. To some extent, it was earned through the righteous speech of Mr. Qiao Shuiqiao next to him.
The dead leave their names in history, the living are promoted to five levels in a row, and are rewarded with gold and silver...
Captain Hai also understood that this was actually a good ending for the veterans of Gucheng.
Now, forty years later, I am afraid that few veterans will not want to retire and return to their hometowns.
Especially under the premise that the current situation in Kyushu is very different from what they imagined beforehand.
His purpose has been achieved.
but....
Captain Hai glanced at the courtiers around him from the corner of his eye.
After the Alien War, the backbone of civil servants and military generals has been lost. Among the current generation of courtiers, there are more smart people who can adapt to the changing circumstances.
He remembered clearly the questioning and scolding of the courtiers just now, and he also paid attention to Emperor Yonghe's statement.
Even if the goal has been achieved and the name of Paoze, who died in the past battle, has been made famous, his heart cannot be said to be full of joy.
"As for the several Qiao family members who died in the battle..." Emperor Yonghe frowned slightly.
Among the Qiao family, there were assassins like Qiao Zhong who he personally ordered to be executed, and there were also Qiao Shuangsen who claimed to be the Great Yan Fighting Immortal Army, and in the eyes of Emperor Yonghe, he was a martial artist who made Great Yan famous.
Discuss the matter as it is, and return one code to another.
What Qiao Zhong did belongs to Qiao Zhong, and what Qiao Shuangsen did belongs to Qiao Shuangsen.
"The several Qiao family members who died in the war also have their own rewards, and those who died in the war have their own pensions."
For the Qiao family, he only gave rewards but no official titles. He only had money as a pension for those who died in battle.
Immediately afterwards, the court ministers discussed matters again, and Qiao Mu, as a martial artist who had nothing to do with the court affairs, was naturally invited out by the guards in front of the palace.
It wasn't until Qiao Shui and Captain Hai were sent away that Emperor Yonghe breathed a sigh of relief.
Today, the play is finally over.
The king was as open-minded as ever, and he and his ministers were in harmony, so he greatly rewarded the white-headed soldiers in the isolated city... If this matter is recorded in the annals of history, or spreads out, it will be regarded as a good story.
With this in his mind, Emperor Yonghe continued his morning dynasty.
Those who came out of the lonely city in the desert were not just 300 old soldiers, but also a large number of women, children and disabled old people in the city.
How to accommodate this extra group of people is also a big project.
At the same time, he also ordered Hai Wuya, the Minister of Etiquette, to travel on behalf of Dayan to pay homage to the deceased in front of the Forest of Steles at Xixiguan...
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One day later.
In the mansion of Hai Wuya.
"A reward of five thousand taels of silver?" Qiao Mu was surprised.
He originally thought that Emperor Yonghe would be perfunctory, but he didn't know that he was really generous with gold and silver.
According to the purchasing power of one thousand to one, five thousand taels of silver is already a huge amount of money that ordinary people cannot earn in a lifetime.
"This is the pension for Qiao Shuangsen, Qiao Jisen, Qiao Jisen... and others." Hai Wuya explained.
Five thousand taels of silver is not one pension, but four.
This amount made Qiao Mu very excited and naturally he would not refuse.
Not only did he not refuse, he even had the urge to die a few more times to defraud the bailout... and defraud the court's pension.
Just thinking about the long dream after death, Qiao Mu just ran this thought through his mind without taking it seriously.
"Yesterday in the Jinluan Palace, I still couldn't hold it back. After seeing Emperor Yonghe, I really couldn't hold it back..." Qiao Mu sighed.
It's fun to show off for a while.
Crematorium afterwards.
In the past, Qiao Mu had no other good qualities except to show his holiness in front of others. He actually liked cremation, burial, and water burial. The more tragic his death, the happier he was.
But that's all in the past.
Now he is Qiao Shui. He was only temporarily restrained in the Jinluan Palace before, and he was still subconsciously doing things according to his previous style of doing things.
From now on, he will naturally not be the same.
"What are Mr. Qiao's plans for the future?" Hai Wuya asked politely.