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In a flash, the seventh and eighth days have passed, and the time has come to the tenth day of the first lunar month of the first year of Chongzhen.

During this period of time, Li Yuanqing did not go out or step forward, but quietly planted flowers, cultivated grass, cultivated his "field" in Wuyu Pavilion, and cultivated his moral character.

Tomorrow will be the first court meeting of the New Year and the new dynasty, and today, rumors about the court meeting are gradually beginning to spread.

According to the rumors and rumors, Li Yuanqing will be awarded the title of Prince's Young Master, and will officially enter the ranks of the second rank in terms of honors.

But~~, there is no other news about the actual results.

Chen Zhong will be awarded the title of General Dingguo, and other rewards are also unclear.

In Wuyu Pavilion, the No. 1 private room of Tianzi was filled with sumptuous food and wine. Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong were drinking together.

"Yuan Qing, there is no ground! This news has both nose and eyes. In my opinion, it is absolutely indispensable! Unexpectedly, we and our brothers risked our lives to give such a great gift to the new emperor. But the new emperor obviously doesn’t intend to give us too much face!”

Chen Zhong drank a glass of wine with great force and said in an extremely unhappy tone.

Li Yuanqing took his time, took a sip of wine, and said with a smile: "Brother, thunder, rain, and dew are all your kindness. This is not bad. It is better than nothing. We can't let the new emperor give us a title." Bar?"

"Yuanqing, what's the matter with being knighted? With the merits of us and our sons, it's normal to be knighted! I hate that! The new emperor and the big guys in the court are so stingy! It's just a false name, and even merit rewards I'm not willing to give out more money. Anyway, I, Old Chen, don't accept it."

Li Yuanqing smiled: "Brother, always think on the bright side. The new emperor has his difficulties when he first ascends to the throne. We must also be considerate of the new emperor! Furthermore, according to the strength of our brothers, as long as we continue to expand our military exploits, he On that day, we reached Shenyang City, are you still worried about not having a title?"

With Li Yuanqing personally guiding him, Chen Zhong's originally depressed mood soon became clearer. During the banquet at noon, he drank more than a dozen bowls.

After dinner, someone was sent to help Chen Zhong go to the guest room to rest. Li Yuanqing walked slowly to the backyard and the small garden outside Yang Jiao's mother-in-law's yard.

There has been no snow in the past few days, and the weather has become increasingly dry. The north wind is howling, making it cold and dry, making people very uncomfortable.

The wind is like a knife, it can cut someone's face directly.

However, a newly planted wintersweet that Li Yuanqing planted a few days ago is growing quite well. On the dry branches, small green seedlings have floated out, tender and oily. When people see it, they can't help but feel happy, thinking To take care of it.

Outside the courtyard gate, there was a turtle slave waiting here all the time. When he saw Li Yuanqing coming, he quickly passed the news to Yang Jiao~ mother inside.

After a moment, Yang Jiao's mother came out quickly and said with a smile: "Yuan Qing, it's so windy outside, why are you standing here stupidly?"

Li Yuanqing smiled: "Jiao~mother, look at my wintersweet, it's about to become a talent."

When Yang Jiao's mother saw this little green seedling, which was probably no bigger than a fingernail, she couldn't help but be speechless. However, she understood what Li Yuanqing was thinking. She hurriedly smiled and took Li Yuanqing's arm, and pulled Li Yuanqing away from the yard, " Yuan Qing, don’t worry, I will help you take good care of this little green seedling."

Arriving in the warm room, Yang Jiao's mother personally served Li Yuanqing and took off his fur coat, and said with a smile: "Yuanqing, you have been promoted again, how do you feel?"

Looking at Yang Jiao's charming eyes that seemed to overflow with water, Li Yuanqing couldn't help but smile and pinch her buttocks a few times, "How is it? That's it. It's far from what I expected."

By the way, Jiao~niang, how has our Mr. Tuesday been doing these past few days?"

Yang Jiao's mother smiled and said: "I work very hard. I have been making friends. I have gradually reached the inner circle."

Li Yuanqing smiled: "Jiao~mother, please send someone to keep a closer eye on this matter. Well, try not to let others know that it is me who is standing behind him."

Yang Jiao's mother smiled and nodded, "Yuan Qing, don't worry. I've been watching. By the way, Yuan Qing, Mr. Zhou and the Huang family..."

Li Yuanqing lit a cigar, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled a mouthful of thick smoke. After a moment, he smiled and said: "Don't worry about this yet. Mr. Zhou is a sensible person!"

Yang Jiao's mother smiled and nodded. After a moment, she giggled: "Yuan Qing, I'll call Liuli over and warm your bed."

Li Yuanqing smiled, took Yang Jiao's mother into his arms, and whispered in her ear: "Liuli and Xiaomei, we'll talk in the evening. Now, I'll feed you first..."

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Early the next morning, the New Year and the first court meeting of the new dynasty were held as scheduled.

Unlike the young emperor Tianqi who worked hard as a carpenter, the new emperor Chongzhen was simply dedicated to the early dynasty, or in terms of controlling power.

It is almost impossible to expect him not to come to the morning court...

Today, according to their status, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong no longer have to stand idle outside the cold Huangji Palace, but can already enter the court and participate in the entire morning court process.

Of course, this matter is just because of the reward and is considered a special case.

According to traditional rules, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong were warriors after all, and there were still a few steps to go before they could truly freely shuttle around the court.

This position is naturally out of reach.

However, being able to take a further step, even a small step, is already a gain, and Li Yuanqing will not be dissatisfied with it.

Especially the stingy temper of Emperor Chongzhen...

In these days after the year, although Li Yuanqing was relaxed and happy and had the general situation under control, Emperor Chongzhen was far from so relaxed.

A series of irritating processes after taking the throne made him look very tired, but he was in excellent spirits, as if he had endless energy in his body.

Li Yuanqing also admired this.

Not talking about character or ability, at least in terms of work attitude, Emperor Chongzhen is better than more than 90% of the emperors in Chinese history.

In court meetings, state affairs are still discussed first, and rewards are awarded last.

Li Yuanqing was also able to watch and listen to the highest-level political meeting of the Ming Dynasty at a close distance for the first time.

At this time, because it has been nearly ten days since the beginning of the year, and it will be more than ten days after the end of the year, therefore, at this time, the summary of news from all aspects is also very complicated.

But Li Yuanqing soon figured out the clues. He mainly focused on man-made disasters and natural disasters in Liaoning, Southwest, Shanxi, Henan, and Shaanxi.

Hundreds of court officials were divided into several columns, and representatives were sent out according to their positions, or in other words, according to their factions, to express their opinions and views on these matters one by one.

Although Li Yuanqing was already powerful in the world at this time, he still did not have much say in this situation.

This is especially true for Chen Zhong.

However, these two brothers have been well prepared for a long time. They only have their eyes and ears with them, but they have forgotten their mouths at home...

After more than a dozen messages passed by, Li Yuanqing could not help but frown slightly.

Emperor Chongzhen's luck was really, really bad.

As soon as he ascended the throne, there were already big signs of chaos in Shan and Shaanxi. As expected, the raging fire of the refugee army would begin to ignite.

But at this time, Li Yuanqing can only be a bystander. Just seeing and knowing is enough, and he will never express his position.

Probably because it was the first court meeting of the new year, the pace of the whole court meeting was very fast. Emperor Chongzhen personally controlled the rhythm without too much sloppiness. Soon, it came to the stage where Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong were awarded rewards.

Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong were also meticulous. Following the procedures and rules, they knelt three times and kowtowed nine times to the new emperor Chongzhen to receive the reward.

Not surprisingly, the accuracy rate of the gossip reached over 90%.

Li Yuanqing was awarded the title of Prince's Young Master, while Chen Zhong was awarded the title of General Dingguo.

After the two of them finished awarding the reward, they kowtowed and thanked each other, and the entire court meeting came to an end.

The two of them followed the crowd and walked out of the tall and majestic Huangji Palace. Chen Zhong could not help but whisper in Li Yuanqing's ear: "Yuanqing, this court meeting with feathers is just like this. When are you leaving?"

Let's go back to Liaonan as soon as possible. I have spent enough time in the capital."

Li Yuanqing smiled and was about to speak, but behind him, the young eunuch hurriedly chased him and said respectfully: "Li Shuai, Li Shuai, wait a minute. The emperor has decreed that Li Shuai go to the Yangxin Hall to speak."

Chen Zhong couldn't help but glance at Li Yuanqing.

Li Yuanqing remained calm and said with a smile: "Thank you, little father-in-law."

Then he said to Chen Zhong: "Brother, let's discuss the matter of returning to Liaonan in the evening."

Chen Zhong also understood what Li Yuanqing meant and had to leave first, but he was still a little worried about Li Yuanqing and kept looking back.

Li Yuanqing smiled and gave the little eunuch two hundred taels of silver notes, and said with a smile: "Little father-in-law, please lead the way!"

The young eunuch was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly said respectfully: "Li Shuai, please go this way."

Not long after, the two came to the Yangxin Hall not far to the north. Emperor Chongzhen had been back for a while and was sitting on the dragon chair drinking tea.

Li Yuanqing hurriedly saluted Emperor Chongzhen respectfully.

Emperor Chongzhen smiled hurriedly and said: "Li Shuai, please get up quickly. Are you exhausted today?"

Li Yuanqing was stunned. He didn't expect Emperor Chongzhen to be so humorous... He smiled quickly and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. It's my first time to attend such an occasion. I'm really a little nervous."

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help laughing: "Li Shuai, to be honest, it's my first time to attend a court meeting, and I'm very nervous."

Because of Emperor Chongzhen's deliberateness, the two exchanged a few words, and the atmosphere gradually became warm and gentle.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said: "Li Shuai, when do you plan to return to Liaodi? Do you have any specific arrangements for the new year?"

Li Yuanqing smiled and was polite, expressing his loyalty to Emperor Chongzhen.

Emperor Chongzhen was very satisfied with Li Yuanqing's attitude and smiled again: "By the way, Li Shuai, there is something I almost forgot to mention to you."

Emperor Chongzhen said and glanced at Li Yuanqing.

Li Yuanqing hurriedly raised his hands respectfully and said: "Whatever the emperor has to say, I will listen attentively."

Emperor Chongzhen smiled hurriedly and said: "Li Shuai, it's not a big deal. It's a matter of General Zhang Sanshun and his soldiers from the Changsheng Battalion. Li Shuai, frankly speaking, if it weren't for their help these days, my side would really be in trouble."

It’s a bit difficult to move forward.”

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Chapter completed!