Chapter 182 Minister of War
The team arrived outside the East City Gate, and the Empress took the Chinese ministers and the Chinese military officials of the court and the Emperor Yuwei, and the Emperor Xing night greeted him.
It is not surprising that the empress greeted her in person. What surprised Long Chen was that there were tens of thousands of people outside the door, and they were all gentry and powerful people.
The city walls were also full of people, with lights and decorations everywhere, and the sense of ceremony reached the extreme.
To be fair, Long Chen's suppression of the pirates this time was not a great contribution. He killed only 50,000 enemies and did not capture cities and land. He was not as good as the last time he captured Caishi City.
So Long Chen found it very strange, why is the Empress so popular?
"My minister Long Chengen, pay homage to the Lord!"
Long Chen got off the horse and all the generals behind him dismounted to pay homage.
Di Luoxi stood back behind the empress and looked at Long Chen with a smile.
Di Yuwei and Di Xing were envious and jealous and hatred ten thousand later.
Long Chen's contributions have added weight to the West Palace. The empress now attaches great importance to Emperor Luo Xi.
"Let's go flat."
The empress walked forward and helped Long Chen up with her own hands.
"Thank you, Master."
Long Chen was frightened and frightened. He didn't understand what the Empress sold in the gourd?
Do you want to praise yourself?
"Long Aiqing has solved the problem of the pirates on the coast for twenty years. This is a great blessing for the country. Please follow me to return to the court."
The empress personally took Long Chen's hand and walked back from the east gate to the Daming Palace.
The two of them held their hands all the time, which made the ministers in the court and the people in the city discuss.
Various gossip rumors began to spread privately again, and it was said that Long Chen was actually a fake eunuch...
Wu Chuchu and Wu Xiangyun felt the most shocking.
They knew that Long Chen was favored, but they didn't expect to be so favored!
The soldiers were stationed outside the city, and the generals and the generals followed the empress into the Daming Palace.
The empress sat on the phoenix chair, Long Chen stood in the front, behind her were Zhang Qian, Wu Jian, Dugu Jiali, Wu Chuchu and Wu Xiangyun.
Bai Tingting was embarrassed to see the empress and sneaked away by herself.
"The pirates plundered the coast and caused great harm. Long Cheng'en was ordered to pacify the pirates in the face of danger and brought only one thousand troops to pacify the pirates, which made great contributions!"
"I have appointed Long Chengen as the general and also served as the Minister of War."
"The soldiers you recruit in Qianjiang will be your commander!"
The ministers in the court were in a state of chaos.
Long Chen is already the Minister of Revenue and the Minister of Works. Now he also serves as the Minister of War. He has six ministries in the court, and Long Chen owns three of them. This is too powerful.
Cabinet elder Chen Li Yizheng came out to oppose: "Sir, this matter is inappropriate. Long Chengen is already the Ministry of Revenue and the Minister of Works. If he serves as the Minister of War, his authority will be too heavy and will not be conducive to the stability of the court."
Other ministers also opposed it, saying that Long Chen, one person, three ministers, has never heard of such things, so it must not be like this.
But the empress said: "The so-called power is too heavy because the ministers are unfaithful. Long Chengen is loyal to the country, so how can he say that power is too heavy?"
"I have decided, so there is no need to discuss this matter again!"
The empress was determined, and the ministers dared not say anything more.
Long Chen has been in a big spot recently, and these ministers dare not offend him.
Long Chen bowed and said, "I thank the emperor for his kindness!"
The few people behind them were secretly glad, especially the two sisters of Wu, who were glad to have chosen a good master.
Long Chen bowed again and said, "Your Majesty, this time, the Wu sisters in Zhenhai have made great efforts. I am asking for credit for the two of them."
Long Chen looked back and Wu Chuchu and Wu Xiangyun walked forward and said, "Men's daughter pays homage to the emperor."
The empress was very happy to see the two of them and said, "Long Chengen has already told you about your Wu family in the memorial, and let my grandfather be the general of our dynasty, and let the king be loyal to the country. I will grant you two the captains and be subordinate to Long Chengen."
The Wu sisters were overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Master, Longyou!"
The empress said again: "This time General Zhang, General Dugu, and Captain Wu have all made contributions, and I will reward you one by one."
The three of them thanked each other at the same time.
Long Chen bowed again: "The emperor is the daughter of Bai Qiulian, Bai Tingting, this time, assisted the Wei minister in pacifying the pirates, killed 147 enemies and killed 1 enemy general."
The empress pretended to be surprised and said, "Oh? I didn't expect that the daughter of the Li family is promising."
Bai Tingting's mother is Bai Qiulian, and her father is Li Junjun. Logically, Bai Tingting should have the surname Li, but Bai Qiulian asked her surname to be Bai.
Many people think that this is because Bai Tingting is not the seed of Li Junjun, but Jing Tianlie, so Bai Qiulian asked his daughter to follow his surname.
"I have a clear distinction between rewards and punishments. Bai Qiulian is punished for his crimes, and Bai Tingting is rewarded for his merits, so let her serve as the Minister of War."
The empress's move was for the ministers in the court. As long as she serves the court, she can be spared without any blame.
Long Chen bowed and said, "There is another thing. Wu Wenjing, the Minister of Justice, went to Zhenhai to inspect pirates. He may have been deceived, not accepted bribes, but may have been injustice."
When Long Chen said this, the ministers in the court were very surprised.
The reason is very simple. Long Chen said this to give Hu Chengfu the Minister of Justice a chance to survive, and Hu Chengfu is Jing Tianlie's man and Long Chen's political enemy.
Unexpectedly, Long Chen would take the initiative to rehabilitate his political enemies.
The empress said in surprise: "Oh? There is such a thing."
"Censor Bai, you all retried the case. If there is any grievance, you will immediately rehabilitate it."
Bai Anning, the censor of the Censorate, walked out and worshiped: "I obey the order!"
The empress was very happy and stood up and said, "Three days after the capital's Daqing, the ministers each gave 500 taels of silver!"
Minister Shan shouted thanks.
The empress returned to the inner court, and the ministers surrounded Long Chen to congratulate him.
This time, they were no longer jealous because Long Chen's current power completely crushed them.
The most important thing is that they think Long Chen is really selfless.
Hu Chengfu was in trouble with Long Chen in the past, and the head of the Ministry of Justice had an assassination, but Long Chen was doing his job impartially and took the initiative to complain to Hu Chengfu. Such a moral character was too noble.
Long Chen gave him one by one, and he had been polite for a long time. Di Luoxi waited a little impatiently and stepped forward and said, "Okay, let's all go!"
After saying that, Di Luoxi pulled Long Chen back to the West Palace.
The ministers looked at the backs of Long Chen and Di Luoxi, and all lowered their heads and snickered:
"Your Highness the Princess can't wait."
"A small separation is better than a newlywed."
"Oh, I really envy Lord Long's methods. A eunuch can make the princess confused."
"I am very talented, and even if I lack things, I am a top-notch player."
Zhang Qian took the Wu sisters and Dugu Jiali back to the West Palace together.
After entering the West Palace, Gong Zhengsu Yourong brought the palace maids to greet him.
"Welcome to the Chief Executive to return to the palace!"
Long Chen looked at the hundreds of stunning beauties on both sides and felt like a rich man who had entered the club. The beauties around him shouted "Welcome to the boss."
Xiao E and Xiao Daiyu were jumping with excitement, and Su Yourong's eyes were full of desire.
Di Luoxi waved his hand and said, "It's all gone, I'm mainly bathing with Xiaolong."
Di Luoxi pulled Long Chen into the bathroom, and Xuanyi and Qingyue followed behind to take advantage of the benefits.
Wu Chuchu and Wu Xiangyun were all looking away.
"Sister Qian, the princess is really... taking a shower with Lord Long?"
Wu Chuchu felt incredible.
Even if Long Chen is a eunuch, he looks the same as a man on the surface.
Zhang Qian smiled and said, "What's so strange? It's always like this. You want to take a bath with Lord Long, but you don't have a chance yet."
Wu Chuchu felt speechless, and Dugu Jiali felt speechless.
"Let's go, there is also a bathhouse in Qiuxing Hall, let's take a shower together."
Zhang Qian and four beauties went to the bathroom of Qiuxing Hall together.
In the bathing pool of the West Palace, Xuan Yi and Qing Yue threw all Long Chen's clothes aside in a few seconds, and Di Luoxi was already in the water.
"come over!"
Di Luoxi stretched out his slender jade hand, his green onion fingers hooked, and his tongue slid on his red lips, looking extremely charming.
Chapter completed!