Usurping the Qing Dynasty: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 117 The Emperor's Reward! Granted Marriage!

(This chapter was supposed to be posted at 10:10, but it was reviewed. I asked the editor to review it at 11:30)

The family had dinner.

No one asked about the war, and they didn't even want to know.

Su He said excitedly: "What title do you think the emperor will give Xiao Ye this time?"

For an old bannerman, he was obsessed with the title, but didn't care much about the official position, because bannermen like to compare this.

Su Quan said: "Before, he was a third-class light car captain. This time he made military achievements, and he recaptured Yangzhou and restored the Jiangbei camp. It was a great contribution, so he will definitely cross the level."

Normally, he must have climbed up one level at a time.

Third-class light car captain, second-class, first-class and so on.

Su He said, "So he was promoted to baron directly?"

Su Quan said, "That should be the case."

Su He said, "My goodness, we red belts, no one has been awarded this kind of formal title for decades, right?"

Tong Jia said, "Even Lord Chongen doesn't have a title."

"Not only that, a lot of yellow belts in the capital don't have a formal title."

"As a result, our Xiao Yi, who is so young, was awarded a baron."

Not only the family members think so, almost all the nobles in the capital think so, thinking that Su Yi will definitely jump to a higher level this time.

Many people think that there is really no need to jump to a higher level, because it is very likely that he will be granted a marriage, which is already a huge reward. If he is awarded a higher level, it will be too much.

Tong Jia said, "Xiao Yi, there is something I want to tell you, Qingqing should be pregnant."

Su Yi was stunned, and then overjoyed.

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Qingqing lay in Su Yi's arms, her eyes were completely drawn.

Su Ye gently stroked her belly, unable to let go. She was only three months pregnant at this time, and she hadn't shown her pregnancy yet.

The two of them talked about irrelevant things, and they just felt very sweet.

"Xiao Ye, no... no..." Qingqing felt it and said, "At this time, the fetus is not very stable, and we can't take risks."

Su Ye said softly, "I know."

Then he kissed her earlobe gently and said softly, "What should I do? It's been several months."

Qingqing said angrily, "Don't pretend to be pitiful..."

Then she turned around and got into the thin quilt.

Su Ye lifted the quilt, but he still wanted to watch.

Qingqing rolled her eyes at him fiercely and said coquettishly, "Be careful, I'll use my teeth..."

The next second, Su Ye took a breath of cold air.

You really use your teeth.

However, Qingqing knows how to use both soft and hard tactics.

In the second half of the night, Qingqing begged, "Xiao Ye, can you sleep? I'm really in pain."

The root of the tongue hurt a lot.

"You still have to go to court tomorrow."

Su Ye said softly: "Okay."

Although he didn't want to go to court now, he just wanted to...

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The court meeting the next day!

Su Ye, Su Quan and Chong En went to the palace together, quite excited.

When entering the palace, many people's eyes fell on Su Ye.

Many young officials were full of jealousy.

But Su Ye also felt another kind of emotion, opposition, and even hostility.

The hostility from the entire Eight Banners nobles.

This time, he made great contributions and won the battle too hard.

If it was just a victory, it would be fine, but the key is that he also made the Zhenghuang Banner Cavalry Battalion so unbearable.

In this way, it can be regarded as offending the Eight Banners nobles.

And Boyan is the son of the Khorchin Prince, so Su Ye also offended the Mongolian nobles.

Seeing Prince Hui Mianyu, Chong'en took the initiative to pull Su Ye forward and said, "Prince Hui, good morning."

However, Prince Hui's attitude was very cold. He nodded and turned to talk to Wen Qing.

As the saying goes, a tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. This is the situation.

Before, Prince Hui was still on Su Ye's side, but now the intention of drawing a clear line is very obvious.

Especially not long ago, his wife was a matchmaker for Boyan, but was severely slapped in the face.

However, Su Ye had already estimated this scene.

It doesn't matter.

Seeing Su Ye and Chong'en being isolated, Weiren couldn't help but frown. He didn't want to get too close to Su Ye, lest others say that he was partial and needed to avoid suspicion.

But seeing the current situation, he stepped forward and said: "Lord Chong'en, please say that you were not in good health before, but you look good today."

Su Ye hurried forward and said: "Junior greets Lord Wo."

Wo Ren said: "Brother Su Ye, you lead the new army very well, which is refreshing."

Then, he did not talk to Su Ye again, but talked to Chong'en.

Su Ye was too young, and if he was too intimate with Su Ye, it would seem that Wo Ren was too humble. But if he was intimate with Chong'en, everything would be fine, and he could also express his position.

After a while, Tian Yu Gong appeared, took two steps at a time, and said: "Brother Su Ye, how are you?"

Another ally in the court, Tian Yu Gong, the Minister of the Dali Temple.

He did not hide his attitude much.

Su Ye said, "Master Tian, ​​you have lost some weight."

Tian Yugong said, "The weather in the capital is too hot. I can't eat, so I lost some weight, right?"

Then, Tian Yugong said to Woren, "Gen is the one who has lost some weight. It shows that this mission is very hard."

Woren said, "A thousand gold coins cannot buy a lean old age."

Tian Yugong laughed and said, "Gen is in his prime, how can he be old?"

Ordinary people think that Tian Yugong took over Weiren's position, so the relationship between the two is like fire and water, but in fact, the relationship between the two is still good. Moreover, Tian Yugong repeatedly recommended Weiren to the emperor, and he submitted more than one memorial.

It's just that Weiren is a very noble person and it's hard to deal with him.

Rui Lin is of course on Su Ye's side, but he can't show too close to Su Ye now, because there have been a lot of discussions about his daughter Zhenzhen Xiaogege recently.

So before going to court, it was clear.

The largest faction in the court, Sushun's faction, has the most people around him.

Next is Prince Hui Mianyu, although there are not so many people around him, but they are all nobles.

When Mianyu wanted to protect Su Ye before, he didn't have so many people around him, but now that he has drawn a clear line with Su Ye, there are many more people around him.

On Su Ye's side, there are only Chong En, Wei Ren, and Tian Yu Gong, which makes him seem a little lonely.

In addition, the Han ministers are also hostile to Su Ye.

Zhuo Bingtian's old friends, the Xiang Army's followers, and Jia Zhen's old friends are all hostile to Su Ye.

Recently, Su Ye got Weng Tongshu out of office, and he has resigned.

But his father Weng Xincun is still in the court. He was the Minister of War before, and now he is the Minister of Revenue, the Associate Grand Secretary, and one of the big guys.

Therefore, Su Ye has offended the Weng family badly. Especially Weng Tonghe, this gentleman, his mind is really not broad. In another world, he fought with Li Hongzhang to the death, most of which came from personal grudges.

The morning court has not started yet, everyone whispered, and no one looked at Su Ye.

But... In fact, most people are paying attention to Su Ye.

Even one of the major topics of today's court meeting is Su Ye.

Everyone is curious about what kind of reward Su Ye will receive today.

"The Emperor has arrived!"

With a loud shout, the whole place fell silent.

Everyone returned to their seats and lined up neatly.

Chong'en, Woren, Tian Yugong and others also entered the Qianqing Palace.

And Su Ye's rank meant that he could only stand outside the Qianqing Gate, standing with a group of fourth-rank officials.

Although the Qing Dynasty was not as noble as the Ming Dynasty, where civil officials were more noble than military officials, the civil officials were still more noble, and the promotion channel for the five officials was still relatively narrow.

Of course, people with more prospects are those who are both civil and military.

Like Su Ye.

The emperor came to sit on the dragon throne, and he was in very good spirits, even looking very excited.

And before he sat down, he began to look for Su Ye's figure.

"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor!"

After the salute, the emperor smiled and said, "Today, let's get straight to the point."

"Where is Zhaobu?"

"Your Majesty, he is waiting outside?"

"Call him in."

A moment later, Zhaobu came running. Although he was meeting the emperor, he still looked at Su Ye with a fiery and admiring look when he passed by.

"Your servant Zhaobu pays homage to the emperor. Long live the emperor!"

The emperor said, "Zhaobu, you have done a good job in the new army. Su Ye mentioned you many times in his memorials and did not embarrass the bannermen."

The emperor also knew that Su Ye was completely opposed to the Eight Banners at this time, so he wanted to ease the relationship between the two sides. He deliberately pointed out that although Zhaobu was a member of the new army, he was also an Eight Banner.

Zhaobu kowtowed and said, "I am stupid. I barely learned a little bit of skills from the side of the general. I am still far from it."

The emperor said: "Conferring Zhaobu the title of the third-class guard, promoted to the rank of cavalry commander, and the title of assistant leader."

Zhaobu was very excited and kowtowed and said, "I thank the Lord for his grace. Long live, long live, long live!"

It is still important to be with the right person. It has only been less than a year, and he has completed the ten-year promotion path of his father Zhaolin.

Then Zhaobu withdrew.

The emperor asked again: "Where is Ronglu?"

After a while, Ronglu entered.

The last time Suhe and Boyan fought, there was actually a person who played an important role, that is Ronglu.

On the surface, he was Boyan's confidant.

However, every time he made a secret report, he was biased towards Suye.

Especially the most critical one, the secret report of the new army mutiny, Ronglu's secret report played a key role.

Now Ronglu is actually the second in command of the new army's civil servants. Although he stayed in the Tianjin barracks, Su Ye also praised Ronglu in his memorial.

"I am Ronglu, I bow to the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor!"

The emperor said: "The new army is well trained, Ronglu, you also have a contribution."

Ronglu said: "My contribution is insignificant, not worth mentioning, it is the commander-in-chief who has worked hard and made great contributions."

The emperor said: "Ronglu, please accept the title, promoted to the rank of cavalry commander, and concurrently the deputy minister of the Ministry of War."

Ronglu bowed: "I thank the emperor for his grace."

Then, Ronglu withdrew. His position was not originally on Su Ye's side, but he took the initiative to come behind Su Ye and squeezed a position.

And when he came behind Su Ye, he bowed to Su Ye without saying a word, and whispered: "Thank you for the promotion of the commander-in-chief."

Su Ye smiled and nodded.

This is the reward for your last secret team standing. I, Su Ye, will repay my debt.

Then, the emperor asked again: "Where is Wang Shiqing?"

Wang Shiqing entered the palace and when he passed by Su Ye, he bowed to Su Ye regardless of the gazes of others.

Everyone looked at him sideways, your action is very taboo.

Although Su Ye is your commander-in-chief, this is the court, and you only have one master, that is the emperor.

Wang Shiqing was born in a grassroots family and didn't know much about this aspect.

But the emperor was happy at the moment and didn't care about these details.

The emperor had always valued this martial arts champion, and had raised his status early on and even granted him a ring.

Sure enough, after seeing Wang Shiqing, the emperor did not hide his admiration at all.

Wang Shiqing bowed and shouted "Long live the emperor".

"Wang Shiqing, when Su Ye asked me to make you the deputy commander of the new army, I was still hesitant, fearing that you would not adapt. Besides, you did a good job in Guiliang's army. I didn't expect that after you went to the new army, you would repeatedly make extraordinary achievements. Su Ye said in his memorial that you deserved the first place in the battles in Yangzhou."

Wang Shiqing said: "Your Majesty, I am ashamed. It was really the commander-in-chief who commanded properly and the soldiers fought hard. Shiqing may have a little bit of martial arts, but I dare not take the first place. I am stupid and need to learn more from the commander-in-chief."

The emperor said: "You two, one is trying hard to show you merits, and the other is trying hard to refuse. The commander-in-chief and the deputy commander are so close, good and good."

This sentence sounds a bit wrong, but the emperor is just like this. He said this at this time without any thorns.

He was just happy.

When Boyan was the deputy commander before, he had a big fight with Su Ye, which eventually led to a mutiny and almost destroyed the new army.

Now Wang Shiqing is the deputy commander, and he has a close relationship with Su Ye. The new army is thriving and winning battles.

At least at this moment, the emperor has no intention of interfering, and thinks that it is more important for Su Ye and Wang Shiqing to unite as one.

"Wang Shiqing, confer the title of first-class guard, the title of third-class light car commander, and the title of new army cavalry battalion commander!"

Wang Shiqing was stunned by such a high reward.

The whole audience was also in an uproar.

This reward is too high.

First-class guard, light car commander, new army cavalry battalion commander.

One of these three titles is enough, and all three are too heavy.

Wang Shiqing just won the first place in martial arts this year. In just a few months, he was promoted to this level?

Is it really a case of one person's success and the whole family's success?

In fact, this time, it is not just a few people present who were rewarded, but almost all of them were promoted.

Ting Ren, Huai Tabu, Wang Tianyang and others who did not go to Beijing were all promoted at least one level, or even two levels.

Many young officials present were really jealous.

These were all Su Ye's subordinates. They were all rewarded like this. What about Su Ye?

The emperor said: "Wang Shiqing, I wanted to tell you to be modest and cautious, but now it seems that there is no need to say such words. You should work hard and strive to make new achievements."

Wang Shiqing trembled all over, tears fell, and kowtowed: "Minister, thank you for your grace, long live long live long live!"

Then, he also stepped down and came behind Su Ye.

Ronglu immediately took the initiative to make way.

Everyone looked sideways. Wang Shiqing should not stand behind Su Ye. That was the position of a civil official. You, Wang Shiqing, are a pure military general and should stand on the other side.

Next, it was the highlight.

Everyone pricked up their ears and concentrated their minds.

Several subordinates have been rewarded. What kind of reward will Su Ye receive?

The emperor said: "Su Ye!"

Su Ye stepped out and entered the Qianqing Palace.

"Your Majesty, long live the emperor!"

The emperor said, "Su Ye, your new army is well trained and well fought!"

"You said before that you want to train a strong army, a completely different army, and you did it."

"You said that you want me to hear only good news, and you did it."

Although he heard a lot of bad news of defeat in the past few months, even one worse than the other.

But as long as it was Su Ye's battle report, it was indeed all good news, without exception.

"Especially the battle to retake Yangzhou, it is even more amazing. The more I watch, the more incredible it is."

"And your judgment of the war situation in the south is even more accurate, and you can be said to be far-sighted."

Su Ye hurriedly said: "I don't deserve it."

The emperor said: "No, I really feel very emotional. If you were not in this battle, the war situation in the south would have been so bad. It's scary to think about it."

"I am really very pleased that there is a talent like you in the royal family."

The emperor even had one sentence left to say at this time. Why is Su Ye an idle royal family, not a yellow belt royal family?

Then, the emperor said: "Draft an edict to confer Su Ye the title of cabinet reading bachelor!"

As soon as this was said, the whole audience was in an uproar.

Although this official position is only the fourth rank, and Su Ye has already been given the title of fourth rank Daoyuan.

But the fourth rank and the fourth rank are completely different.

The cabinet reading bachelor is almost the most noble fourth rank civil servant.

Moreover, they are basically top-ranked Jinshi who have served as officials outside for many years and have made great achievements. After returning to Beijing, they are given this official position before entering the central government.

The key is that in everyone's eyes, Su Ye, as the commander of the new army, should be a military officer.

Now, he is actually trying to grab the most noble position of a civil official? Is the emperor so impatient?

Does he want to promote you to the central government within a few years?

This is also the emperor's intention. Su Ye cannot be confined to the category of military generals. In that case, the promotion channel is too narrow and he cannot really grasp the power.

So he took advantage of this great achievement to directly pull him out of the position of military general.

Moreover, he is still the assistant of the new army and still dominates the power of the new army.

This position is indeed well-intentioned.

At least, it has caused a backlash from the entire civil official group.

Your new army is doing well, why do you want to take our position? And it is the most precious position?

But the emperor has already spoken, and no one can change it.

Then, the emperor asked: "Where is Zong Ling?"

Prince Zheng Duanhua stepped out and said: "I am here."

The emperor said: "Su Ye recaptured Yangzhou, restored the Jiangbei camp, and stabilized the war situation in the south. What title should he be awarded?"

Duanhua said: "Your Majesty, according to convention, he should be promoted to the first-class light car captain, but this time the merit is indeed not small, so it is reasonable to cross the level to the third-class baron."

The emperor slowly said: "Third-class baron?"

Duanhua said: "Yes, this can also commend his merits."

The emperor shook his head and said: "It's a little low, a little low."

Then the emperor said directly: "I have decided, and he will be promoted to the first-class viscount."

The whole audience was even more in an uproar.

This...this, how can there be so many levels?

Directly skipping the first and second-class light car captains, skipping the first, second and third-class barons, and skipping the second and third-class viscounts.

This reward is really too much.

However, in this way, everyone has another expectation.

The emperor's generous reward to Su Ye is another kind of compensation?

Before, Su Ye proposed to the emperor in public and said that he would take Yangzhou as a dowry. Now he really took back Yangzhou.

Then the emperor must give a response to this proposal.

But the proposal of the Korchin Prince's Mansion was rejected, and Senggelinqin was in a high position and had great power. In order to give him face, the emperor did not grant Su Ye a marriage.

Then, the emperor smiled and said, "There is one last item!"

"Su Ye, you once publicly proposed to me before you went to war, and said that you would take back Yangzhou as a dowry."

"Now that you have done it, I will fulfill my promise."

"I will fulfill your intention! I will fulfill your marriage!"

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Note: The first update is here. I have been thinking about the plot for a long time. I wrote until 8:30 in the morning and couldn't bear it anymore and went to bed.

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