Rebirth, guarding the mute at the tip of my heart

General Lu's words were so powerful and righteous that they silenced everyone present.

Xie Ze sneered rudely. He said that why the old guy was in such a hurry to bring Ah Xin to the palace. If he wanted to sever ties and clarify the misunderstanding, he could have come alone. It turned out that he wanted to sacrifice his Ah Xin to win credit from the emperor.

When General Lu heard Xie Ze's arrogant laughter, his brows were almost wrinkled into a mountain, and the look he gave Xie Ze became more and more displeased and disgusted. In his heart, he was once again glad that he decisively took the risk of offending Xie Ze and chose to help His Majesty solve the problem.

Anyway, because of Jiang Xin, he has probably become a thorn in Xie Ze's side for a long time. In that case, why should he worry about offending Xie Ze?

Thinking of this, General Lu's resentment towards Jiang Xin increased a little. After all, he was his blood-related grandfather.

It would have been fine if he didn't speak up for himself, but he also whispered in Xie Ze's ear, causing Xie Ze to be so hostile towards him.

Since such a grandson is unwilling to bring him glory, then don't blame him for being cruel...

Emperor Kang Yuan looked at his nephew and General Lu who were arguing with each other, then looked at Jiang Xin who seemed to be still at a loss, and realized belatedly that there might be some misunderstanding.

But looking at General Lu's expression, no matter what misunderstanding there was, since he could say such words, there was probably no relationship between him and Jiang Xin.

Thinking of this, Emperor Kang Yuan paused, as if he had been thinking for a long time, before he said calmly: "My dear, what you mean is that the Lu family has nothing to do with Jiang Xin. No matter how I punish Jiang Xin, you can accept it, right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, please punish this evildoer who has brought disgrace to our family for me. I will have no complaints!" General Lu said in a serious manner.

"But since you, my dear minister, do not admit that Jiang Xin is related to the Lu family, how can you bring him before me as Jiang Xin's elder and make decisions for him?" Emperor Kang Yuan said in a light tone.

General Lu's face froze, and he was choked for a moment: "This..."

He wanted to say that Jiang Xin had the blood of his Lu family, so as long as he was his grandson, he would have the right to teach this unfilial son a lesson on behalf of his daughter. But if he said so, it would mean that he acknowledged the blood relationship with Jiang Xin. How could he draw a clear line between himself and Jiang Xin?

No matter how thick-skinned General Lu was, he couldn't say at this moment that he could punish Jiang Xin as he pleased by using his status as an elder, but Jiang Xin couldn't rely on blood ties to establish a relationship with him. This was indeed a bit shameless.

Emperor Kang Yuan looked at General Lu coldly, and did not intend to wait for him to come up with a reasonable explanation. He just turned his head to look at Jiang Xin standing beside him, and said lightly: "Jiang Xin, General Lu wants you to draw a clear line with the Lu family, separate honor and disgrace from now on, and have no relationship anymore. Do you have any objection?"

"I didn't." Jiang Xin lowered his head slightly and said calmly.

Emperor Kang Yuan nodded, then slowed down his tone slightly and said with a faint smile: "A few days ago, the Ministry of War submitted a blueprint for an improved catapult, which has been successfully manufactured. I heard from Lord Ling of the Ministry of War that this weapon can be very effective if used to defend the city gates.

This is the second time you have developed a powerful weapon that can help our Dali Dynasty army win with fewer troops.

Last time, I promised that if you can research and improve a more powerful weapon, I will give you a reward. You can choose the content of the reward. Do you remember?"

Jiang Xin cupped his hands and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I remember it."

General Lu: “?”

Emperor Kang Yuan did not even glance at General Lu, but continued to look at Jiang Xin kindly and said, "Tell me what reward you want."

Emperor Kang Yuan has always treated talented people with great courtesy, not to mention that Jiang Xin is only nineteen years old and has improved two weapons in succession. His future is definitely limitless.

"..." General Lu was a little confused by Emperor Kang Yuan's sudden attitude. Weren't they talking about Jiang Xin seducing the virtuous king and should be severely punished? Why did they suddenly jump to the topic of reward?

Besides, didn't Jiang Xin only develop a crossbow called "Tianji Crossbow"? How come there was suddenly a catapult? Is it so easy to improve weapons in the capital?

Then why are they in the Western Territory still using those old weapons from decades ago?

Jiang Xin ignored what General Lu was thinking, and didn't care about his opinion. He just knelt down with his back straight, and said seriously and persistently: "Your humble servant, I am pleased with your Highness, please grant me your favor."

As soon as the words fell, everyone present suddenly fell silent.

Although he could roughly guess what his own Ah Xin would ask for, when he actually heard it with his own ears, Xie Ze had a different feeling.

At this moment, he felt that the emotion and love in his heart were about to overflow, and he just wanted to pull the person dear to his heart into his arms and hold her tightly.

He thought so and did so.

So, Emperor Kang Yuan and General Lu watched helplessly as their nephew (Xie Ze) and Jiang Xin (their grandson) hugged each other without any hesitation, as if they were nothing but air, and their eyes were burning with pain.

“You, you guys… are simply, immoral and unreasonable!” General Lu was so angry that his heart was shaking. He immediately wanted the emperor to drag these two crazy bastards away, but Emperor Kang Yuan interrupted him and said unhappily: “Well, that’s enough.

Where do you think I am? Can't I go back and hug you if I want to?"

General Lu: “???”

Jiang Xin was a little embarrassed by what Emperor Kang Yuan said, so he quickly let go of His Highness, lowered his head awkwardly, and said honestly: "Your Highness did not mean it, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"..." He didn't mean it, but he had to be too obvious! Emperor Kang Yuan couldn't bear it any longer and glared at Xie Ze. Then he said coldly and expressionlessly, "My words are as good as gold and I will never go back on my word. Since you two are sincere to each other, I will grant your request.

Xie Ze will be 24 after the Chinese New Year, so he is indeed not young anymore. Let the Imperial Astronomical Observatory choose an auspicious day for you to get married."

General Lu: “???”

Xie Ze and Jiang Xin looked at each other, then quickly knelt down and said happily: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The corners of Emperor Kang Yuan's mouth twitched. He didn't want to accept such a thank you at all. He just looked at General Lu, whose face was confused, annoyed, and anxious. He paused and added:

"Jiang Xin has improved two weapons in succession, and has great talent in weapon manufacturing. He also proposed the suggestions for the Capital Monthly Report, which is also a great achievement. I will allow you to continue to serve in the Weapon Battalion after your marriage, and confer you the title of Wuchang Earl, and grant you a mansion."

Jiang Xin was stunned for a moment, then thanked him again.

The Earl of Wuchang, a real Earl, is an official of the third grade, which is the same as General Lu’s rank before he retired.

But how old is General Lu? How old is he? A less than 20-year-old uncle, not even a royal relative, after this day, no one in the entire capital dared to look down on him.

Of course, this is also why Jiang Xin deserves such a reward. Whether it is the improvement of weapons or the "Beijing Monthly Report", it has greatly strengthened the power of Emperor Kang Yuan and weakened the power of his relatives.

In addition, Jiang Xin had just completely severed ties with the Lu family, so there was no family interest involved behind him. When he married Xie Ze, he would be a pure royalist, so Emperor Kang Yuan would naturally be happy to reward him.

Seeing the two young men showing their happiness, Emperor Kang Yuan was really annoyed. He almost couldn't wait to wave his hand and drive them away: "Alright, I will have Wang Fu deliver the imperial edict to your residence tomorrow. I still have memorials to revise. If you have nothing else to do, leave quickly."

Don't hug me in front of him again. Although he has granted me the marriage, he really doesn't want to see young people being intimate! It hurts the eyes!

"Yes, I resign!"

"Wei Chen resigns!"

Xie Ze received the imperial edict, so he naturally had no time to care about General Lu. He quickly took his son Ah Xin and left the palace.

Before it gets dark, he and Ah Xin will go to the Imperial Observatory and ask those guys who eat and do nothing all day to quickly pick out a few auspicious days. The sooner the better!

“……”Emperor Kang Yuan turned his eyes away with disgust, and then saw General Lu standing beside him, rolling his eyes and looking like he was about to faint from anger.

"My dear Lord Lu, is there anything else?" Emperor Kang Yuan said in a light tone, implying that if there is nothing else, you should leave as soon as possible.

General Lu: “…”