At 4:00 pm, the sky was already bright.

In the Palace of Heavenly Purity, in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Emperor Yongping sat high on the dragon throne, and below him were the civil and military officials, the nobles, and the royal family. Everyone seemed to be waiting for something.

"Xuan!!!"

"The General of the Northern Expedition, the First-Class Officer Niu Jizong, the General of the Vanguard, the First-Class Son Hou Xiaokang, the General of the Rear Guard, the First-Class Son Liu Fang, the Lieutenant General of Liaodong Nian Gengyao, the Lieutenant General of Jizhen Yue Zhongqi, the Lieutenant General of Datong Ben Jinzhong, the Lieutenant General of Xuanfu Gan Guobao, the Lieutenant General of Longxiang Jia Xuan and others entered the palace to see the emperor.

" The Minister of the Palace of Heavenly Purity Su Peisheng stood under the throne and shouted loudly.

The sharp voice of the eunuch spread from the palace to the outside, and the faces of the ministers became serious. This was the most important grand court meeting since the founding of the country, and its significance was not insignificant.

"Step..."

The dull sound of footsteps came from far away, and figures in armor appeared in the center of the hall one after another. Even Jia Xuan wore black armor. The bloodstains on it showed that he had experienced countless battles. These were all symbols of merit.

""Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Wearing armor, the generals simply placed their left hands on their right hands and raised their hands to perform a salute.

"Please don’t be so polite, my lords!"

"Come, announce the decree!"

Emperor Yongping, who always had a smile on his face, waved his hand and said

‘"Shua!!!"

All the civil and military officials in the hall looked at the tall figure. Jia Xuan, who was only sixteen years old, was the greatest hero in the Liaodong campaign. He was the greatest hero in the Liaodong campaign. He was the greatest hero in the Liaodong campaign. He was the greatest hero in the Liaodong campaign. He was the greatest hero in the Liaodong campaign. He was the greatest hero in the Liaodong campaign.

"The Emperor, in accordance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: The barbarians invaded our borders, and wars continued in Datong and Liaodong. The people were in dire straits. Fortunately, we were assisted by many generals, who fought in battle and defeated the enemy. The Later Jin was annihilated. The justice of heaven is clear, and may our great dynasty be blessed."

"Today, I reward the three armies and give them rewards according to their merits. I will confer the title of General of the Liao Dynasty, First-class Earl Niu Jizong, as Grand Secretary of the Wuying Palace, Marquis of Jin, and reward him with ten imperial horses, 100,000 gold coins, and 3,000 pieces of silk and satin. I will allow him to inherit the title."

Su Peisheng opened the imperial edict himself and read it loudly in front of all the ministers in the hall.

""Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

Niu Jizong could not help but smile, and even his voice was particularly loud.

When the nobles of the Yuan Cong lineage heard this reward, they all frowned. The Marquis was already the top noble of the country. Niu Jizong alone was enough to overshadow all the nobles in the court. The rise of the founding lineage was unstoppable.

"The general of the vanguard, the first-class son Hou Xiaokang; the general of the rear guard, the first-class son Liu Fangjin, the first-class earl, each was awarded ten thousand gold and a thousand pieces of silk and satin"

"The Liaodong lieutenant general Nian Gengyao was promoted to the third-class earl and given the title of Jinzhou; the Jizhen lieutenant general Yue Zhongqi was promoted to the third-class earl and given the title of Ningyuan; the first-class Shenwu general Feng Tang was promoted to the third-class earl and given the title of Liaoyang"

"Datong Lieutenant General Ben Jinzhong and Xuanfu Lieutenant General Gan Guobao were awarded the title of Datong and Xuanfu for their contributions in defending the country."

"Each was given three thousand gold and eight hundred rolls of silk and satin."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Seven figures in armor stood out from the crowd and shouted as they received the order.

‘What? '

Hearing this, many officials and nobles noticed that there were two names that were very abrupt and did not belong to the Liaodong great merit.

Datong Lieutenant General Ben Jinzhong and Xuanfu Lieutenant General Gan Guobao were both promoted to the third-class earl at the same time, which was equivalent to covering up the battle of Datong.

The Yuan Cong nobles present were all gloomy. They led the 12th regiment battalion to Datong in a menacing manner, but in the end, they rolled back in disgrace. They were not as good as the two lieutenants from Datong and Xuanfu, who stabilized the situation at a critical moment and prevented the Mongolian cavalry from moving south.

""Dangdangdang!"

Just when everyone thought that the most important moment was about to come, Su Peisheng had already made up his mind and was about to speak.

Who would have thought that an old eunuch in a bright red dragon robe would burst in from outside the door, followed by a group of young eunuchs, and suddenly appeared in the sight of the ministers in the hall. Even

Emperor Yongping on the dragon throne couldn't help but clench his hand, because the person who came was Dai Quan, the internal minister of Daming Palace, and the eunuch trusted by the emperor.

"The Emperor's Decree: Jia Xuan, the Dragon-Warrior Captain, is only sixteen years old. He is loyal to the emperor and loves his country. He led his troops to march three thousand miles, conquered the Balin and Khorchin tribes in the eastern desert, broke through Shengjing, killed the enemy chief with arrows, and beheaded the prince of the Later Jin in battle. He is the bravest of the three armies, and his achievements surpass those of Wei and Huo. No one can match him."

""

Boom!

As soon as the words fell, the Jinluan Palace was completely boiling. It has always been a common practice to be awarded the title of Duke for the merit of destroying a country, but no one expected that the emperor would actually confer the title of Duke of Qin on Jia Xuan. This is the most honorable title in all dynasties.

Since the Qin Dynasty unified the world, no matter whether it was a clan or a noble, they all respected one word, the first one was the name of the country, followed by Qin, Chu, Zhao, Wei, Qi, Yan, and Han, and then the names of the dynasties, such as Han, Jin, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, etc.

Looking back at the thousands of years of China, the word Qin was only given to The title of king was granted to only a handful of people.

Two of them are famous throughout the ages, one is Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, and the other is Emperor Taizong of Song, Zhao Guangyi.

This title is not only supreme and noble, but also contains a meaning that is difficult to ponder. What's more, the emperor also granted the title of General of Tiance, the commander of the military affairs inside and outside the court. This is almost the treatment of the former Qin Wang Li Shimin, except for the opening of the government office and the title of king.

All the civil and military officials in the hall looked at Emperor Yongping on the dragon throne. Emperor Yongping looked at Jia Xuan expressionlessly.

"Thank you, the Emperor!"

What no one expected was that Jia Xuan not only did not refuse, but even walked forward and took the imperial edict from Dai Quan.

To him, Duke of Qin and General Tiance were nothing but empty titles. Would the world of Dajing really obey his orders?

The Emperor of Longshouyuan Daming Palace had ruled for sixty years and had already run this country like a bucket.

‘How dare he?!!! '

Witnessing this moment, Emperor Yongping's anger surged like a volcano, and his hands gripping the handles of the dragon throne were already bulging with veins.

"Gulu!"

All the civil and military officials, nobles and relatives swallowed their saliva, and their mouths were dry.

Many people were laughing at Emperor Yongping's joke. Jia Xuan, the legitimate son of the Ningguo Mansion of the Jia family, did not even give the emperor face. It was so funny!

"Duke of Qin!"

"The Emperor said that you are now a duke, and you cannot live without a mansion."

"So I ordered people to repair the Yilin Villa on Wangfu Street and give it to you, but it will take some time."

The Minister of the Daming Palace, Dai Quan, stepped forward and said kindly

"Good.

Jia Xuan nodded, not surprised, and returned to the generals who were awarded titles.

"Here are Jiang Zining, Xie Jing, Qi Jianhui....."

At this time, Su Peisheng received a look from Emperor Yongping and continued to announce the rewards.

After all, this ceremony of conferring rewards was a feast for the founding lineage. All the sons of the nobles were promoted to noble titles. Those who unfortunately died on the battlefield had their titles inherited by their sons, and they would not be demoted.

Hundreds of noble titles were conferred alone, and the lowest was Yunqiwei, so a new title of nobles was born: Longxiang Nobles, which was euphemistically said that all of them followed Longxiang Guards to fight on the battlefield and were thus conferred titles.

The rewards in the Golden Palace lasted for two hours, and then, at the signal of Emperor Yongping, General Tiance and Duke of Qin Jia Xuan personally led a group of meritorious generals to present prisoners in the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

This sixteen-year-old boy stepped onto the Dajing court for the first time. He stood at the head of the military generals and nobles with the posture of a true dragon. The founding nobles and the newly-introduced Longxiong nobles all followed him. The Yuan Cong nobles were indignant, but they could only stand there obediently..............

Rongguo Mansion, Rongqing Hall.

Since Jia She, Jia Zheng, Jia Zhen and others had already gone to court, Jia's mother called the wives and girls of the two mansions to accompany and wait.

The young ladies were laughing and playing, and Jia Baoyu was lingering among the sisters, like a dandy.

Among the crowd, Lin Daiyu and Xichun were a little absent-minded, with blurred eyes, and no one knew what they were thinking.

"Fourth sister"

"My second brother Xuan is the captain of the Longxiang Army. Today, the army is moving back to the capital. I heard that His Majesty has left the city to welcome him."

"I think with such a great achievement, there must be a great jubilation in the Forbidden City. Maybe he won't be back until the evening."

Tanchun was smart and saw at a glance that Xichun was missing Jia Xuan. She touched her little head and comforted her.

"I know"

"My brother sent a letter last night, and I asked Sister Lin to read it.

Little Xichun raised her little face and said contentedly:

"The fourth sister was just thinking about the pony that Brother Xuan brought her."

Lin Daiyu's cold face showed a smile, because Jia Xuan mentioned in his letter that he brought back two three-month-old Wuzhumuqin ponies for her and Xichun, which were BMWs that others wanted but couldn't get.

""Ah?"

Tanchun was speechless.

Yingchun and Xue Baochai could not help but glance at Lin Daiyu, and had other thoughts in their hearts.

Xichun was Jia Xuan's biological sister. Although she was not born from the same mother, she was the only one, so she was naturally very favored. However, Lin Daiyu had no relatives with Jia Xuan, but she was treated like this. It was obvious that the relationship between the two was very close.

Before this, the rumors about Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu appeared in Rongguo Mansion. Few people did not hear them. In addition, Jia Mu's indulgence made it clearer that Rongguo Mansion was actually willing to tie Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu together, but Mrs. Wang was unwilling.

·· ········Request flowers····· ·

At present, the prince has a dream, but the goddess has no intention. If Jia Xuan intervenes, it will not be a small matter.

·· ········Request flowers····· ·

For a moment, Wang Xifeng and Li Wan were in a state of anxiety.

"Madam, there is an imperial decree to the East Palace!"

At this moment, Lai Da was reporting outside in a hurry.

‘"Shua!!!"

All the female members of the Jia family stood up in surprise.

Grandmother Jia hurriedly ordered,"Quick, call someone to go to the East Palace to receive the order."

"Yes."

Yuanyang hurriedly arranged for the maid to prepare the sedan chair, and a large group of people rushed to Ningguo Mansion.

At this time, Jia Rong, Youshi, Qin Keqing and others from the East Mansion had been waiting in Ning'an Hall. Seeing Lady Jia's arrival, they pushed back one by one and stood behind her.

As the former wife of the Duke, even the emperor had to call her the old lady, and the eunuch who came to announce the decree naturally could not be neglected.

The middle door was wide open, and a group of eunuchs and Jinyi soldiers entered from the left and right. The leading eunuch held the imperial edict in his hand and announced loudly:"The Supreme Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, decrees: Jia Xuan, a son of the Jia family, is loyal to the country, fought on the battlefield, and established unprecedented merits."

""I confer the title of Duke of Qin on Dajing, grant him the title of General of Heavenly Strategy, and grant him the title of Kirin Clothes and Jade Belt. I decree this!" As soon as the words fell, everyone in the room fell into silence, as if in death.

Everyone in the Jia family was stunned, and they didn't come back to their senses for a long time.

"Old lady, please accept the decree."

The eunuch who came to read the decree said to Lady Jia with a warm face.

""Brother Zhen!"

Grandmother Jia came to her senses and called Jia Zhen.

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Jia Zhen is the head of Ningguo Mansion. It is reasonable that he should take over the imperial edict instead of Jia Xuan.

"Thank you for your grace!"

Jia Zhen took the imperial edict belatedly, but Jia Lian was sensible and quietly handed the wedding silver to the eunuchs and the Jinyi soldiers. Jia Rong, who was standing next to him, was like a fool and had no idea what was going on.

"When will my brother come back?"

Xiao Xichun suddenly poked her head out from the crowd and asked

‘"Ka-teng!"

All of the Jia family members' faces suddenly changed. After all, these were eunuchs and imperial guards from the palace. Proclaiming the imperial decree was a serious matter. If they offended them, they would gossip with the emperor and the retired emperor, and the Jia family would be in big trouble.

"Father-in-law, please don't blame me for my younger sister's ignorance."

Jia Zhen hurried forward and smiled to smooth things over.

"Oh? Is this the younger sister of Duke Qin?"

The leading eunuch looked at the delicate and graceful little Xichun, his attitude suddenly became very amiable, and he replied:"The Duke has just presented captives to the Imperial Ancestral Temple with meritorious generals. Later, His Majesty will host a banquet in the palace, so he should be back later."

Upon hearing this, Jia Mu and the others' pupils dilated. Presenting captives to the Imperial Ancestral Temple and having a banquet from the Emperor, this treatment has not been heard of for many years.

In the entire Jia family, only Duke Ning and Duke Rong had enjoyed such treatment, not even Jia Daishan.

However, the eunuch who announced the decree took out a jade pendant from his bosom at some point, handed it to little Xichun, and said kindly:"It's our first meeting, this is a gift for you"

""Thank you!"

Little Xichun stretched out her chubby little hand and politely took the jade pendant.

Then, a group of eunuchs and Jinyi soldiers left the Jia family one after another. They still had dozens of nobles to go to announce the imperial edict.

"Madam, this..."

Jia Zhen and the others looked at Xiao Xichun playing with the jade pendant, feeling somewhat at a loss.

They could see that the jade pendant was made of excellent white jade seed material, which was considered a treasure even for a family like the Jia family. The fact that the eunuch in the palace gave it to Xiao Xichun as a gift showed how much he valued Xiao Xichun.

"It doesn't matter, he just wants to establish a good relationship."

Grandmother Jia has been through a lot and knows that these eunuchs from the palace often have dealings with important officials and nobles of the country.

Obviously, Jia Xuan's presence is enough to please these people who serve the emperor.

"Sister Lin, what is a Duke?"

At this time, Xichun asked Lin Daiyu beside her in a daze.

"Fourth sister"

"Duke is the most prestigious title in the dynasty."

"When meeting the emperor, one does not need to bow, but can enter the palace with a sword and shoes, and all civil and military officials must bow."

"In the whole world, there is only one Duke, Brother Xuan, and from now on you will be his sister."

Lin Daiyu held Xichun's hand, and her cold eyes were filled with ripples, and an inexplicable feeling grew.

""Huh!!!" It was not until this moment that the Jia family members came to their senses. That was a Duke, second only to the emperor and above all others.

Since the two Dukes Ning and Rong, the Jia family has produced a third Duke. There has never been a family with three Dukes in history. How glorious! Xixi.

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