Liu Jin is happy now. Doesn’t your Majesty’s willingness to reward him mean that he is simply in the heart of the emperor?

Liu Jin quickly looked grateful and said, "Your Majesty... I am so grateful to you for the holy grace. Your Majesty rewards me again and again. I really don't know what to say. What kind of virtue can I do... Your Majesty loves you so much, even if you go up the sword mountain for Your Majesty, you don't frown at all. I... My Majesty's loyalty can be seen at all."

Zhu Houzhao said continuously: "I know your loyalty. Well, I am not under Ye Chunqiu. Don't do this, get up." Then he took a sip of tea and looked energetic.

When a eunuch brought a treasure sword from Shangbaojian, Zhu Houzhao first held it in his hand and observed it for a long time. He couldn't help but sigh: "Good knife, good knife, Japanese knife... it looks very decent. Liu, come and give it to you."

Liu Jin took the knife with great gratitude, but he was thin and hunched for a long time. He looked a little funny with such a domineering long blade.

I feel proud, what is called a holy pet? This is a holy pet. No matter who Your Majesty likes, because of what he is happy, the reward will eventually fall on us. Hehe... Zhang Yong, Gu Dayong, Ma Yongcheng and other guys who know, they still don't know how to envy them.

But he heard Zhu Houzhao say proudly: "Come, take my sword."

Liu Jin was stunned for a moment, and saw an eunuch taking a sword from the sword rack in the warm pavilion and sending it to Zhu Houzhao. Zhu Houzhao pulled the sword out, looked at the double-edged sword body, and nodded repeatedly: "The sword is also a good sword, but I don't know how it compares to Ye Chunqiu's sword. Liu, please stay away from me, well, a little further away, okay, just here, raise the sword, now you are the three heroes of the Guidao Island, I am Ye Chunqiu, don't be afraid, stand up straight, since you are the famous Japanese pirate leader, you naturally have to have it.

Domineering, think about it, now you are seeing Ye Chunqiu killing your tribes like harvesting wheat. Are you angry or not? Come on, some fire is coming out in your eyes. And I am naturally loyal to the country and thinking about repaying your kindness. When I see you, the Japanese pirates, naturally I am angry and furious. I can't be myself. Okay, you raise your sword to chop me now, don't be polite. I am Ye Chunqiu. Of course, Ye Chunqiu can only kill the three heroes of the Ghost Island... Of course, I will not be injured by you, just Japanese pirates, come on..."

"..." Liu Jin's face turned pale yellow, and he held the knife tremblingly. The knife weighed a thousand pounds in his hand, and his legs were swaying and swaying. He said aiyi: "You... Your Majesty... My Majesty... I am Liu Jin..."

Zhu Houzhao was already holding up his sword and was about to try, frowning and said, "But now you are the three heroes of Guidao and Dadao. How dare you offend the borders of the Ming Dynasty and slaughter the people of my Zhengde Emperor. Today, Zi Sheng is very smart and familiar with literary and martial arts. He has long guessed your trick. You are in the dark and don't know that you are still content. Today, I, Ye Chunqiu, will pierce the throat with a sword and teach you that there is no place to die."

Liu Jin collapsed, and a stinky liquid flowed out between his thighs. Then, with a clang, the Japanese sword fell to the ground, and suddenly lay on the ground, raised his butt, and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty... I am timid, I am afraid of death, Your Majesty, I am spared, I am free, what are you..."

Zhu Houzhao was furious and said, "The three heroes of the dog thief, what is the use of mercy to spare their lives? Let's see how Ye Chunqiu's methods are."

After a disagreement, he rushed forward with his sword. Liu Jin saw that it was wrong. Damn it, he didn't care about anything. He got up and ran away, saying, "My three heroes of Guidao are convinced. Ye Yingxiong's martial arts are the best in the world."

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But the cabinet was still kept in the dark about the nonsense in the warm room.

However, for the uneasy Your Majesty, the elders are too lazy to care about this point. If they turn a blind eye, what else can they do? They have said everything they should say, and they have persuaded them, just to be able to keep the appearance of a king in front of outsiders.

Deng Jian's report had been sent, and Censor Deng had also counted the number of Japanese prisoners in Hangzhou, with 133 people, without any mistakes. According to such a captive number, there is nothing to doubt that the entire Japanese pirates were wiped out.

Since this is the case, then the reward of the Ministry of Rites’ merits and practices is imperative. The so-called clear distinction between reward and punishment is a means of punishment and motivation.

The four pavilions also valued this very much. Liu Jiangao ranked first, followed by Li Dongyang and Xie Qian. As for Jiao Fang, because he had recently entered the pavilion, he had to stay at the last seat. Today, Jiao Fang spoke first. Jiao Fang is from Henan and has a strong accent. He slowly said: "Putting the Japanese is a great merit. Since we need to reward merit, first of all, Hainingwei should naturally be involved. Those who have died and injured need to be given pensions, but also let their children be subsidized in the palace. The other military officers also need to be added to the officials.

First, this matter can be made by the Ministry of Rites. If there is no omission, the cabinet will approve it. As for the commander Qian Qian... Oh, this person is the chief official and has made great contributions. In the memorial to report the victory, he said that he was the leader and prepared the Japanese guards. There were few such people. Why not do this? Just transfer it to Nanjing and hold a position in the Five Military Camps. He was originally hereditary thousand households, but now he is given an earl, which is a thing of the past. What do you think?"

Everyone nodded. Although the hereditary thousand and hundreds of households were quite common in the Ming Dynasty, this count was not easily rewarded. In addition to the tide of founding heroes during the Hongwu period, Emperor Wen ordered a group of auxiliary heroes to be granted. After that, the title was easily awarded to others.

Liu Jianshou: "Putting the Japanese is exciting and giving him the Count Qian Qian, and it is also necessary to transfer it to the Five Army Mansions. As for the title, it is better to be decided by the Ministry of Rites. So what about the Juren Ye Chunqiu? Ye Chunqiu has made a lot of contributions in this battle. Binzhi, you once sat in the Ministry of Rites, so why not talk about it."'

Li Dongyang nodded, and he pondered: "Ye Chunqiu is both civil and military, and is indeed a talent. At a young age, it is very difficult to achieve such great achievements."

This was considered to have set his character for Ye Chunqiu first. He looked around and saw that no one objected, so he stroked his beard again and laughed: "This son saved Ningbo from danger and made his first contribution. Logically, he should be awarded a hereditary official and then joined the army. But he is a juren. Are you willing to let him get rid of his career? He made martial arts, but in the end, he still went to the official career... So, I should give you a literary honor among me."

When they heard Wenxun, everyone looked at each other.
Chapter completed!