If the Qianyang Palace was like a vegetable market before, then everyone at this moment looked like zombies.

Destroyed the Liao Dynasty?

General Li Yunzhou and General Song Hongshen join forces?

Are the two of them forty years old together?

And isn’t General Li Yunzhou missing?

The courtiers had countless questions to ask, but no one could answer them.

At this time, Emperor Xuande had already stood up, holding the battle report written by Song Hongshen in his hand, and smiling from ear to ear.

For an emperor, this achievement of expanding territory is enough to put him on par with his ancestors. Even when later generations write history books, his achievements will be highlighted.

Previously, the Tartars had been showing signs of joining forces with the Liao people to attack the Great Zhou. Now that the Liao Kingdom was destroyed, the Tartars were naturally afraid that the Great Zhou would free up its troops to attack them. The retreat of the Tartars would give the Great Zhou a big sigh of relief.

Shen Zhixiu knelt on the ground and shouted, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Your Majesty is the Holy Lord. May God bless our Great Zhou. Long live our Emperor."

When he knelt, the court officials also reacted and knelt down with him and shouted "Wai Sui".

Some people murmured in their hearts, no wonder Lord Shen was so favored. They only knew how to whisper to each other, why didn't they think of congratulating the emperor.

Emperor Xuande was so excited that he calmed down for a long time. He was thinking about how to reward the army.

Shen Zhixiu looked at Li Jingchuan seriously, "Your Highness, do you still think that General Li Yunzhou is useless?"

The corners of Li Jingchuan's lips twitched, but no sound came out.

He had never praised Li Yunzhou before. Even though Li Yunzhou had made great military achievements, he still couldn't bring himself to praise him.

Shen Zhixiu's words were so loud that one could hear a pin drop in the entire Qianyang Palace, and everyone was looking at Li Jingchuan.

Everyone still remembered what Li Jingchuan had said about Li Yunzhou. They thought that the Shanjun Prince was really bad at judging people. How could he not see that his son was a talented general?

He and his son Li Yunsi had guarded the northern border for so many years, and the Tartar invaded every year. How come Li Yunzhou had been there for a few months and not only made the Tartar retreat a hundred miles, but also directly destroyed the Liao Kingdom?

But no matter what, Li Yunzhou is a member of the Li family. Everyone sighed in their hearts that the Li family is about to reach a higher level.

Su Chengye, standing among the civil and military officials, was full of envy. Why didn’t the Su family have a son like this?

But he knew in his heart that he could only envy them. The Su family's ancestral tombs were not emitting green smoke, so such a good thing would never happen to the Su family.

He secretly prayed to God in his heart, hoping that the baby in Aunt Zeng's belly would be able to fight back and bring honor to the Su family.

Seeing that Emperor Xuande was also looking at him, Li Jingchuan gritted his teeth and said, "Lord Shen is far-sighted. Yunzhou is indeed a rare talent in generals."

Emperor Xuande laughed loudly and said, "Prince Shan may be confused by his own situation, so he didn't realize that his son is a talented person."

Then he looked at Song Zan and said, "Lord Zhongyi, your son is great. He has made great contributions this time. I will reward them both generously."

Song Zan said proudly, "He has inherited his mother's character. He is strong-willed and stronger than his brothers."

This is surprising. I wonder if the mother he is referring to is Lady Wang, the Marquis, or his biological mother.

As everyone knows, Song Hongshen's biological mother was the concubine of Marquis Zhongyi. Marquis Zhongyi would not mention a concubine who had died more than 20 years ago in Qianyang Palace.

Therefore, everyone concluded that the Marquis of Loyalty was praising his wife, Wang.

Emperor Xuande did not think much about it, thinking that Song Zan was being modest, and said, "A tiger father will have a dog son, so the father must have made great contributions as well."

Unexpectedly, Song Zan became serious. "Your Majesty is overthinking. It's all his mother's credit. His father can't get any credit at all."

Everyone burst into laughter, thinking that Song Zan was joking.

Emperor Xuande did not argue with him and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will definitely reward his mother generously this time."

Logically, the next step is to reward the two young generals. However, since their achievements are enough to be crowned kings, they should be treated with caution.

Emperor Xuande then left the cabinet ministers and the Minister of Rites to discuss how to reward them. Not only the two young generals were to be rewarded, but also the families behind them.

Before retiring from court, Emperor Xuande ordered the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War to select candidates to go to the northern border and northwest to reward the army.

It was almost noon when Su Qingyu learned the news.

Shen Yue was so worried these days that she lost her appetite. Although she forced herself to smile when facing the old lady, she was naturally worried too, because she knew her granddaughter.

Early in the morning, when everyone went to pay their respects, they saw that the old lady was not feeling well and was lying on the bed.

Shen Yue felt guilty, thinking that it was because of her that her grandmother got sick. Li Chaoyun also felt guilty, thinking that if something happened to the old lady, she might be blamed.

Everyone served in Qingyuanju, calling doctors and boiling medicine.

The old lady was strong-willed and didn't want to cause a big fuss. When it was almost noon, she felt better and got up to chat with everyone in the banquet room.

No one mentioned the last time Li Chaoyun was punished, they just picked up some light-hearted gossip.

Just as they were talking about the Zhao family's newborn baby, Han Cui suddenly came in to report.

"Madam, a maid from Hanshui Courtyard came and said she had something important to report to the old lady and the princess."

Li Chaoyun was surprised. What was the matter that they had to come here to talk about?

The old lady didn't think much about it and said, "Come in."

Soon, a young maid of about sixteen or seventeen years old came in. Li Chaoyun recognized her as Bai Shao, a second-class maid in Hanshui Courtyard, who had served Shen Zhao since she was a child.

As soon as Bai Shao came in, she knelt on the ground, with a look of joy on her round face.

"Announce the good news to the old lady, announce the good news to the princess, and announce the good news to the third young lady."

Her announcement of the good news stunned everyone. Only Su Qingyu raised her eyebrows, and when she thought of a possibility, her heart suddenly began to beat like a drum.

The old lady asked Bai Shao, "Tell me, what's the happy event?"

Bai Shao smiled and said, "I just heard that the fourth young master of the Li family, General Li Yunzhou, has made great contributions."

After Bai Shao finished speaking, Li Chaoyun was stunned. How could this happen? Didn't Li Yunzhou disappear?

The others were all excited, especially the old lady and Shen Yue. The two of them almost cried again. If they had accomplished a great deed, it meant that they were fine.

The old lady asked Bai Shao: "What contributions did he make?"

Bai Shao shook her head, "I don't know about this."

The old lady asked again, "When can you return to Beijing?"

Bai Shao shook her head again, "I don't know."

Su Qingyu looked at the maid in surprise. The Third Master should have sent someone to report this matter, or at least Shen Zhao should have reported it. How could it be a maid from Hanshui Courtyard who came to report the news?

Moreover, he knows nothing about anything. What kind of news is he reporting?

The old lady was anxious, so she ordered Aunt Hua, "Send someone to guard the gate. No matter which of the three brothers returns home, let them come to me."

Su Qingyu quickly advised: "Mother, don't worry, the Third Master should send someone back to report the news."

At this time, Chuntao, the maidservant beside Su Qingyu in the West Courtyard, walked in and was stunned when she saw Bai Shao.

But he still bowed as he entered the room and said, "Old Madam, Third Madam, the Third Master has sent someone to deliver a message."

Su Qingyu hurriedly asked, "What did the Third Master say? Tell me quickly, the old lady is in a hurry."

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