Retreating to Advance

Emperor Hongwen also looked at Lu Yaoyao with a sigh at this time.

He never expected that this young girl, who had only recently had hair extensions, would have such extraordinary knowledge.

Moreover, she did it herself. Huo Di had already made it very clear just now that the four to five thousand victims on her farm had been arranged very appropriately.

Look at these ministers, what have they done?

They pretend to be concerned about the country and the people every day, but in the end, they only talk about it, but few actually do it themselves.

In the current famine, we don't think about how to resettle the victims and give them a stable living environment. Instead, we try to force them to punish themselves day by day.

Some people did it themselves, and even maliciously speculated, slandered and impeached.

It's really infuriating.

"Happy, what happened this time was just a misunderstanding. Now the misunderstanding is solved."

"You did a good job and deserve a reward."

Hearing this, Lu Yaoyao bowed his head and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving justice to the daughter of the people."

"Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. Women of the people have limited abilities and have not done enough. They will never be worthy of His Majesty's reward."

Emperor Hongwen became more and more satisfied with her, but he frowned slightly when he heard her calling herself a folk girl.

"Mr. Wanfu Township, what you have done for the court and the people this time can be regarded as an example for all the officials in the court."

"Lu Yaoyao came forward to listen to the seal."

As soon as these words came out, all the civil and military ministers who were still feeling ashamed were stunned, and all raised their heads to look at Emperor Hongwen.

They all wonder if their ears heard it wrong, Ting Feng?

What to seal?

The title control in Dongzhou is very strict. Even when the country was founded, there were many of them. In the past hundred years, there were less than ten new ones.

This not only requires great merit, but also requires a certain identity.

Let's just talk about Lu Yaoyao. She is not a noble daughter of a clan, nor is she the daughter of a great hero. Under normal circumstances, a commoner woman like her would be considered the highest title that a rural monarch can obtain.

After all, the higher level is the county lord, and only the noble daughters of the royal family are eligible to obtain such a title.

There are a few exceptions, which are due to certain changes or opportunities. Only those women who have been raised by the nobles in the palace since childhood are eligible to obtain it.

As far as Dongzhou is concerned, there are only three women who are not related to the royal family and have received the title of county principal or above.

The first is Princess Yunxi, who was a figure when Taizu founded the country. She got this position because her biological father was Taizu's child, and she followed him to conquer the country. In the end, she lost her job because she saved Taizu.

life.

This time, I received Taizu's favor and was granted the title of princess.

The situation of the latter two is similar, and they have been raised by the nobles in the palace since childhood. For example, one of them was raised by the Queen Mother, and the other was raised by the Queen.

The title he received was only that of county lord.

Now that Lu Yaoyao is already the township monarch, if she were to be granted the title at this time, she would be the county principal. Her identity and achievements are completely unqualified to be granted the title of county principal.

After a brief period of confusion, some officials felt unhappy.

Especially those civil servants who had been severely punished by Lu Yaoyao just now.

At this time, they were thinking about what reasons they would use to object if His Majesty really wanted to grant Lu Yaoyao the title of Lord of County.

After all, when people pointed at me and called me rubbish, I somewhat admired Lu Yaoyao's broadmindedness and insight, but I was still mostly unhappy.

And Duke Zhen Guo, who was at the front, didn't feel very comfortable at this time.

You must know that his daughter has often been in and out of the palace since she was a child, and she is considered to be very popular with the emperor and the empress. She still does not even have the lowest title.

He was convinced that Lu Yaoyao could be granted the title of "Fengxiang Lord". After all, the potatoes and sweet potatoes were indeed extraordinary.

But what about now? She just resettled some victims, and she did it because she needed workers.

Although this was of some help to the court, she also had a purpose in mind and rewarded some gold and silver, which was completely sufficient.

It simply cannot reach the level of promotion of title.

However, although he was unhappy, he did not show it. After all, His Highness the First Prince still needed Lu Yaoyao.

Lu Yaoyao didn't care at all about the performance of the people around him.

She took a step forward, and just as Emperor Hongwen was about to speak, he saw Lu Yaoyao taking out the jade pendant he had used when he went down last time.

"Your Majesty, the daughter of the people has made up her mind to request that she be exonerated. This is the jade pendant that you gave me as a reward. Today the daughter of the people also brought it."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Hongwen frowned, and displeasure rose between his brows.

He has never encountered such a thing. Not only does the other party not want his reward, but he also doesn't want the original title?

Isn't this a slap in the face?

"Yao Yao, don't talk nonsense"

Sensing the change in Emperor Hongwen's expression, Wen Songtao's heart became excited. He ignored the court rules and reminded him in a low voice.

"Have you thought about it?"

Emperor Hongwen asked in a deep voice, with suppressed anger in his tone.

"Yes, the peasant girl grew up in the countryside and does not understand the rules. She does not want to cause any more trouble to Your Majesty, so I kindly ask your Majesty to grant the peasant girl's request."

She has never liked trouble. According to her original plan, after dealing with Xu Zhao and the Gao family, she would go back to Jiangdong to pay homage to her mother.

Then go back to the farm and live your own comfortable life.

Later, the Lu family found out that she was framed, so she sacrificed potatoes and sweet potatoes to save the Lu family. Who knew that she got the position of country king inexplicably?

At first she thought, if you can get it, then just get it, and didn't care.

But as she realized what happened later, she realized that this seat was not as insignificant as she thought.

I won’t talk about the previous things, but let’s just say that this time, Geng Chen’s impeachment was because someone was trying to get her.

Otherwise, she and Geng Chen had no grievances, and the other party would not keep biting her even if there were problems in the investigation.

Just now, when she entered the palace, she scanned Geng Chen and found that this matter was not simple.

The people behind Geng Chen are complicated, and this time they attack him, they are directly aiming to kill him.

In this case, she did not intend to be polite. Geng Chen must be dealt with, and those behind him also need to be warned.

Of course, there are still those who are trying to make a move in the dark, so at this time, she is so determined to ask for removal from the title. To put it bluntly, she is retreating in order to advance.

I want to tell those individuals not to think that they are very rare for this title. I can refuse it at any time and I will stop making fuss about it in the future.

And the words she just said to Emperor Hongwen were also very meaningful.

What do you mean by not wanting to cause trouble to him in the future?

Doesn't it mean that this incident may be just the beginning, and I am afraid that this kind of incident will continue to happen in the future.

To put it bluntly, it was also reminding Emperor Hongwen that there was someone behind this incident.

"snort."

Emperor Hongwen roared angrily and stood up suddenly.

"Wang De made a decree."

Wang De quickly bowed and responded.

The next moment, Emperor Hongwen spoke directly and consecrated Lu Yaoyao as the Lord of Wanfu County. Before the officials below could react, the position of the County Lord fell.
Chapter completed!