mtlumby2d Chapter 241: Uncle Huo Huo made military achievements, and sister-in-law sweetly gave him the title
Chapter 241: Uncle Huo Huo made military achievements, and sister-in-law sweetly gave him the title
For the past few days, although Yang Pan'er did not show any worry on her face, she was actually very anxious in her heart.
After all, Han Zhuo had led his troops to war for nearly ten days, and there had been no battle reports from the front.
This made Yang Paner feel as if her heart was hanging in mid-air, making her feel very uncomfortable.
Fortunately, hard work never fails. Just now, Han Zhuo finally sent someone to deliver the good news.
There were 80,000 enemies, 50,000 of whom were beheaded and 30,000 were imprisoned and sent to labor camps!
Build bridges and roads, reclaim wasteland, and construct dams!
At the same time, along with the good news, the various crimes committed by the magistrate of Liyang County were presented to Yang Pan'er.
At this moment, although Yang Paner's face was tense, her watery eyes had already revealed infinite joy.
In her great joy, Yang Pan'er did something that no one expected.
Yang Pan'er immediately called out the Minister of the Central Secretariat Zhang Yongyan.
Zhang Yongyan stepped out of the crowd and quickly came before Yang Pan'er, bowing and saying, "What are your commands, Your Majesty?"
Yang Pan'er said: "Erlang's move is inspiring."
"The number of enemies killed was particularly large, and it has greatly restored peace to the surrounding areas. From now on, merchants can move freely, and the people can live and work in peace, no longer being harassed by bandits!"
"Therefore, I have decided to confer the title of Liyang County Master on Erlang, granting him a thousand households!"
When these words were spoken, everyone in the court was shocked!
They all jumped out: "Your Majesty, this is not allowed!"
At this moment, not only the Li family, but also many other aristocratic families were extremely jealous of the emperor's reward to Han Zhuo.
The actual fiefdom of one thousand households was equivalent to the level of a "Duke" in the Xuanyuan Kingdom!
At this time, Yang Pan'er completely ignored the dozen or so court ministers in front of her who were complaining and crying for their parents.
She said stubbornly, "Before Erlang went to war, I didn't want him to be the commander-in-chief."
"You have been recommending me so highly! Now that Han Erlang has achieved such remarkable military success, I must reward him. Otherwise, it will be difficult to convince the people!"
"From now on, if anyone dares to make a noise again, the next time there's a rebellion, I'll immediately send him in as the commander-in-chief and vanguard! He'll go into battle and kill the enemy!"
Yang Pan'er usually spoke softly, but now, in order to gain greater benefits for Han Zhuo, her voice was filled with a firmness that brooked no room for argument!
The civil and military officials who had been shouting immediately shut up!
Moreover, everyone can see now that the empress is making it clear that she wants to help her pretty boy to the throne!
What's more, Han Erlang was really awesome. With only 8,000 men, he not only dared to fight against 80,000 people, but also killed more than half of them!
If these bandits were not connected to the Li family and other powerful families, they would never admit Han Zhuo's achievements even if they died!
And now, everything is in front of me. Even if I feel unhappy, I can only suppress it.
Yang Pan'er was thinking that when Han Zhuo returned triumphantly, she would reward her brother-in-law privately when a messenger suddenly came in a hurry to report.
"Your Majesty, this is bad news! A new force has emerged in Yong'an County and is raising the flag of rebellion!"
"Yong'an County City is surrounded by tens of thousands of troops. Yong'an County is in danger!"
quiet!
After an extremely brief silence, everyone was in an uproar!
The one who reacted most enthusiastically was not Yang Pan'er, the head of the emperor's family, but Li Rongdun, the head of the Li family!
When Li Rongdun heard that the rebel army in Yong'an County had tens of thousands of people and had surrounded the city of Yong'an County, he almost fainted!
He had no doubt about the reliability of the news.
Because he thought about the past few days, he had repeatedly sent people to convey messages, asking them to transport food and corresponding supplies to the Daqian Kingdom.
As a result, no one responded.
Now, Li Rongdun finally understood why!
In this situation, Li Rongdun jumped out of his position almost immediately.
On weekdays, Li Rongdun always keeps a distance from things that do not concern him.
No matter how big the matter was, he turned a blind eye and always made his own calculations. He rarely participated in national affairs.
And it is true that there are only a few who are as active as they are now. After all, his backyard is on fire!
"Your Majesty, Yong'an County is an important grain production base in our country. Droughts are ravaging the region right now, and the autumn harvest is almost here. We absolutely cannot allow the rebels to seize the fruits of the harvest!"
"Your Majesty, I implore you to immediately have the general lead the troops to suppress the rebellion!"
When his own backyard caught fire, Li Rongdun wanted to send Lin Wuji to fight immediately.
When Lin Wuji saw this, his expression was very calm, with only a hint of sarcasm.
Based on the scene before him, Lin Wuji had already guessed it.
After all, Lin Wuji and Yang Pan'er had been told by Han Zhuo that the rebels in Yong'an County were all their own people!
Now, they are rebelling against the Li family!
Hearing Li Rongdun repeatedly talking about national justice, Lin Wuji sneered: "Minister Li, why are you so anxious to ask me to lead the army to suppress them? Why don't you first explain in detail the origins of these rebellions?"
"Yong'an County is run by your Li family. From top to bottom, everyone is a member of your Li family!"
"In the past few years, the national treasury hasn't received even a single grain of grain transported from Yong'an County!"
"And now, you, the Li family, have failed to protect Yong'an County well, and have instead sparked a rebellion!"
"Minister Li, please explain to Your Majesty in detail why this happened!"
Li Rongdun didn't expect that Lin Wuji would point the finger at him at this moment.
He quickly stiffened his neck and began to argue: "What do you mean, General?"
"Could it be that the general wants to pin the blame for this rebellion on me?"
Lin Wuji snorted coldly. Looking at the entire court, there were no more than five people who could argue with Li Rongdun, and Lin Wuji was one of them!
However, Lin Wuji, who usually has a hot temper, laughed like an old fox.
"Minister Li, shouldn't you be held responsible for this matter?"
"Liyang County is under siege by 80,000 bandits, and now, in Yong'an County, separated from Liyang County by only a mountain range, the victims of the disaster are rebelling again."
"These disaster victims have always been poor, ordinary people. Why would they rebel? They must have been oppressed too much and couldn't survive, so they picked up hoes and bamboo poles!"
"These people may not all be ruthless and vicious. I think that instead of hastily sending troops to suppress them, it would be better to let this matter sit for a while and wait for the situation to develop."
Lin Wuji's words made Li Rongdun jump up in anger.
Li Rongdun pointed at Lin Wuji and cursed, "General, is this what you should say?!"
"You are the great general of my Xuanyuan Nation, in command of all the troops in the country..."
Before Li Rongdun could finish his words, Lin Wuji immediately reached out to stop him, saying, "Hey, that's not the right thing to say!"
"Although I am nominally in charge of the Tiger Tally and can mobilize troops from across the country, no matter who I send to mobilize the troops from Yong'an County, they will all fall into oblivion and there will be no response!"
"I heard that the governor of Yong'an County is doing whatever he wants in Yong'an County without restraint. He's almost become a local emperor!"
Li Rongdun's eyes widened with anger, and he pointed at Lin Wuji and cursed: "Lin Wuji, you are slandering me!"
Lin Wuji stopped arguing with Li Rongdun and turned away, too lazy to pay attention to him.
He bowed to Yang Pan'er and then made an excuse: "Your Majesty, I haven't been feeling well in recent days."
"I am exhausted from attending the morning court today. Therefore, I beg Your Majesty to allow me to take a few days off so that I can rest and recuperate at home."
After hearing this, Yang Pan'er pretended to think for a moment, then slowly nodded and agreed.
"The general has been a soldier for a long time and has made countless contributions. Now that he is ill, it is natural for him to rest at home."
"General, please return home and rest immediately."
Lin Wuji hurriedly bowed to Yang Pan'er, said a few nice words, and then turned around and left with a swagger.
A group of civil and military ministers were left behind, looking at each other.
Obviously, they had no idea why things had turned out this way.
It seemed that since the empress ascended the throne, some changes that they could not understand were quietly taking place in the entire court.
Li Rongdun was a civil servant, although he held great power and his Li family also had private soldiers.
However, his soldiers had been weakened several times by Han Zhuo, and now there were not many of them able to fight.
Not to mention marching hundreds of miles to wipe out the rebels!
Li Rongdun knew better than anyone how "strong" Yong'an County's defense was.
Over the years, the Li family has continuously invested money and grain, almost making Yong'an County like an iron barrel!