Chapter 889 Li Zhan is granted the title of Marquis

Li Zhan took some of the rewarded soldiers and ran towards the outside of Bianjing City. From a distance, he saw the civil and military personnel of the Manchu Dynasty greeting them, and there were even officials and officials driving them. He was suddenly surprised.

Li Zhan waved his hand and signaled that all the soldiers would move in unison, reining in all the horses, as if they were one person.

The official couldn't help but be startled when he saw this. It was not that he had never seen the soldiers in the Imperial Guard training on daily basis, and they were completely incomparable with the soldiers such as Li Zhan.

In fact, the officials sent Li Zhan to the northwest to take charge, and also sent spies from the Imperial City Division to monitor Li Zhan. Naturally, they knew that he was training troops in the northwest, but they never thought that it would be so effective. The soldiers were uniform and almost uniform. At the same time, he stood up and dismounted, and the formation was neat and orderly. He walked towards himself and others with the same pace. He secretly sighed in his heart that he was indeed a powerful army in the world. Li Zhan's talents lived up to the words of the late emperor, and he was perfect in all things literary, Taoist and military.

Li Zhan came to the official honor guard, bowed and saluted, and said loudly.

"I didn't know that the emperor was here and disturbed the official family. I am really guilty!"

The official hurriedly walked forward and helped Li Zhan up with his own hands. His round face was full of joy and joy. The past feud and quarrel between Li Zhan and Li Zhan were all forgotten. Although Li Zhan and the official were involved in the imperial examination, There have been many quarrels over the matter, but now that the imperial examination has been settled, Li Zhan gave him another great gift, beating the Xixia people to flight. A 200,000-strong army has already arrived at the capital of Xixia. The official family is naturally He regards Li Zhan as the pillar of the country and does not want to be at odds with Li Zhan's emperor and ministers.

The officials looked at Li Zhan, who was much darker than a year ago, and felt somewhat guilty. He had demoted Li Zhan without any reason. Although he had not removed his official position, he did make him the privy envoy and the minister of Zhongshu. He stayed away from the central government and became a peripheral minister. It was extremely unethical and he regretted it.

"Thanks to Ai Qing this time for strategizing and defeating the Xixia army in one fell swoop. This made me proud of the Song Dynasty. I feel very relieved!"

Li Zhan glanced at the official, and he still had some grudges against him, not because he was demoted, but because he respected King Shu for the imperial examination. He was somewhat ungrateful, which made Li Zhan, who was persistent, dissatisfied, but now The imperial examination matter has been settled, and he has no choice but to remain silent.

Li Zhan looked at the officials who had a look of reconciliation and sincerity in their eyes, sighed in his heart, and spoke.

"The officials are so kind to me, but I am so ashamed that I don't deserve it!"

Now that Li Zhan has spoken, it is natural that the monarch and his ministers are in harmony, and all the ministers have breathed a sigh of relief. They know very well that when Li Zhan left the capital, he was squeezed out, and now he has returned with the power of victory. Naturally, he is afraid that Li Zhan will continue. Arguing with officials and making jokes.

The officials were probably on tenterhooks. When they saw Li Zhan open his mouth and let out a long sigh of relief, they took Li Zhan's forearm, pulled him into the chariot, and sat down together.

Everyone looked at him with envy. The emperor and his ministers sat together. This was a show of gratitude. It was also a demonstration to the Queen Mother and others, showing that the emperor and his ministers were harmonious and intimate.

The imperial driver started slowly, and the ministers followed him and walked towards the palace.

The main hall of the imperial palace, Daqing Hall.

The officials sit at the head of the palace, the Queen Mother listens to the government behind the curtain, and the civil and military officials are arranged on the left and right.

Li Zhan stood on the middle road and bowed to listen.

Facing the unprecedented prosperity of this dynasty in a century, the general Li Zhan was given a generous reward, which did not disappoint everyone.

Li Zhan was granted the title of Marquis in the first battle. Because it was a civil servant who abandoned his writing and joined the army, he was granted the title of Marquis of Dingyuan and was given numerous residences and property.

Li Zhan was also granted the title of Shangshu Ling of Shangshu Province and Minister of the Ministry of Menxia. In one fell swoop, he became the chief official of the Shangshu Province and the Menxia Province. He was a highly respected minister and received extremely generous rewards.

Other meritorious officers and soldiers were proudly rewarded and promoted to noble ranks, which was a great honor.

After the great dynasty meeting and the disbandment of the dynasty, Li Zhan was left alone by the officials. The two had a deep talk in the official's bedroom and finally reached a tacit understanding.

Li Zhan still expressed his neutral position and would not participate in the fight between the Queen Mother and the officials. However, no matter what the final result was, the officials could not do anything. They needed to give the Queen Mother the face she deserved and not harm the Queen Mother's life. The officials readily agreed. After all, no matter what the Queen Mother said, she was still his legitimate mother-in-law. How could he be willing to bear the reputation of matricide?

Li Zhan just left the palace and returned home. Naturally, he and Hualan were friends with each other, and they were very affectionate. He even met his son Li Rui. Li Zhan hugged his first son, his heart moved slightly, and he felt complicated and faint. Seeing that he seemed to feel the resonance of his bloodline, he fell in love with him.

After Li Zhan rested for a night, he went to visit Sheng Mansion early the next morning. Now Sheng Hong has been promoted and has become the fourth-rank censor of Zuoqiandu. Although he is a very popular minister, he is now very proud. Even the officials have shown favor to him many times.

Shou'an Hall, front hall.

Li Zhan knelt down on the ground, kowtowed to Mrs. Sheng, and said respectfully.

"My grandson is unfilial and makes grandma worried!"

With a look of joy on her face, Mrs. Sheng quickly stood up and helped Li Zhan up. Looking at Li Zhan who was much darker, a trace of distress flashed in her eyes and she asked.

"You were in the northwest, were you injured?"

Li Zhan shook his head and said loudly with a proud look on his face.

"They are just soldiers and generals, how can they hurt me?"

Mrs. Sheng looked at the proud Li Zhan and couldn't help patting his arm.

"The battlefield is so dangerous. You can't be arrogant. You need to be cautious at all times!"

Li Zhan chuckled and didn't refute, just bowed his head and accepted the punishment.

After everyone sat down, Mrs. Sheng asked.

"Since the official family has given you the Marquis Mansion, when are you going to move in?"

Li Zhan lowered his head and thought for a moment. It didn't matter, but after all, this was a way for the officials to show their favor. If he didn't live in it, it would be a disgrace to the officials, so he said.

"I have just arrived in Beijing and haven't settled in yet. I will move in as soon as I have sorted out everything. Now let Hua Lan arrange it first so as not to be in a hurry later!"

Mrs. Sheng nodded and said to Hua Lan beside her.

"Now you have also benefited from Zhan'er's glory. You are already a marquise. You need to support the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion. If you don't understand anything, just ask the old lady me!"

Hua Lan naturally nodded in agreement. Old Mrs. Sheng was born in the Marquis Palace, so she naturally knew these things very well. She happened to be unfamiliar with some of them and needed to ask Old Mrs. Sheng for advice.

After Li Zhan and his wife had a meal at Sheng Mansion, they returned to their home in the evening, which was considered a celebration.

Since then, Li Zhan has been hanging out in Bianjing all day long, dealing with government affairs every day, and he is somewhat uncomfortable. He is not as happy as when he was sitting on Northwest Fourth Road, but Li Zhan also knows that the officials will definitely not let him back. To the northwest, lest he outshine his master and be rewarded.