The little village girl dressed as a disaster star led the whole village astray

For this banquet, the palace was decorated with lights and colors everywhere, making it look particularly festive and lively.

When everyone arrived at the Changle Hall where the banquet was held, quite a few people were already there and most of the seats were occupied.

The seats at the banquet were fixed, and who would sit where had been arranged in advance, so as soon as Li Xi and her group came in, they were taken to their seats by palace maids.

Li Xi sat together with the wife of Marquis Weiyuan, so their table was relatively close to the front, just behind a few concubines in the palace.

After everyone was seated, the palace maids began to serve snacks and tea.

After Li Xi sat down, she looked at the men opposite her and found that Gu Jingzhi was not there.

About half an incense stick of time later, the palace door was opened again, and Emperor Jian'an walked in, followed closely by Gu Jingzhi, the crown prince and three princes.

"Your Majesty has arrived——"

Seeing the emperor coming, the eunuch shouted loudly and everyone in Changle Palace stood up.

Li Xi also followed the crowd and stood there, looking up at Emperor Jian'an who was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe. When she met him that day, he was wearing ordinary clothes, not as gorgeous and majestic as he was today.

He was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe and a purple and gold crown on his head. There were twelve jade curtains hanging in front and behind the crown, symbolizing the emperor's twelve tassels. They swayed gently as he walked. The dragon robe was embroidered with twelve emblems, which looked lifelike and sparkled as he walked. Emperor Jian'an had clear facial features and revealed a firmness, giving people a sense of oppression without anger.

Following behind him was the crown prince wearing a four-clawed dragon robe. Although the crown prince looked a little younger than Emperor Jian'an, his facial features were very similar to those of Emperor Jian'an. His many years as a crown prince gave him a steady temperament.

Xiao Su and Xiao Cheng stood behind the prince, one with a defiant look, the other gentle and harmless.

Under the gaze of everyone, Emperor Jian'an walked up the steps and sat on the dragon throne. The crown prince and two princes stood on his left in order, and Gu Jingzhi stood below Xiao Cheng.

After Emperor Jian'an took his seat, everyone knelt on the ground, their faces pale.

"Your Majesty, long live your Majesty."

Li Xi also followed the crowd and knelt down to kowtow.

"Flat body."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After the ceremony, everyone stood up and took their seats.

The threat from the Huns at the border has been resolved, and Dayan is peaceful. Emperor Jian'an is naturally happy, otherwise there would not be such a banquet today.

"Everyone, please don't be restrained today. I'm sure you all know that today's banquet is mainly to celebrate our victory at the border. We beat the Xiongnu so hard that they can't stand up. In the short term, they no longer have the strength to fight us.

The people of Dayan can finally live a good life."

Yes, a good time.

Although they have now crippled and frightened the Huns, everyone knows that this is only temporary. The Huns will never hide in the desert forever. They will make a comeback as long as they get a chance.

But it’s already very good for the people living on the border to have this temporary respite.

Emperor Jian'an: "Jingzhi."

Gu Jingzhi stood up from his seat and walked to the middle, "Your Majesty, I am here."

"This time we were able to defeat the Xiongnu, all thanks to your risking your life and planning, which caused the Xiongnu to suffer such a great loss. I will remember this contribution."

"Your Majesty, I shall be loyal to you, and I shall be loyal to you.

This is what a subject should do." Gu Jingzhi humbly said, clasping his fists.

"Yes." Emperor Jian'an glanced at the other officials in the hall with an ambiguous expression, "Eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor is indeed what a minister should do."

Other officials: Your Majesty, you are making a veiled criticism, right?

Emperor Jian'an didn't want to care what they thought. He looked at Gu Jingzhi and said, "That being said, merits should be rewarded and faults should be punished.

You have made great contributions this time, so it is only natural that you should be rewarded.

Ji'an."

Ji An stood out from behind Emperor Jian'an, holding an imperial edict in his hand.

He unfolded the imperial edict and said, "General Gu, please accept it."

Gu Jingzhi knelt down to receive the order, and the others followed suit.

Seeing everyone kneeling down, Jian began to sing loudly: "The Emperor decrees:

I believe that we should rule the country with culture and suppress rebellions with military force. Gu Jing, the junior general of the Zhenbei Army, is the pillar of the court and the pillar of the country. He is a man of both civil and military talents, and he has made great efforts to serve the country. How can his achievements be ignored and he should be favored?

The Huns are disturbing our border, and you are helping Gu Jin Po Mu, who is near the Forbidden City.

I hereby appoint you as General of Cavalry.

Admire this. "

When the General of Cavalry appeared, everyone had different thoughts in their minds.

"General, please accept the order."

Gu Jingzhi took the imperial edict and said, "Your Majesty, I accept your order and thank you."

"Everyone, get up and sit down."

Everyone stood up and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Xi raised his eyebrows when he heard that Emperor Jian'an appointed Gu Jingzhi as General of Cavalry. He didn't expect that Emperor Jian'an valued him so much.

In ancient times, the General of Cavalry was equivalent to the modern Army Commander, who could mobilize troops. The salary of the General of Cavalry was the same as that of the General, and his rank was the same as that of the Three Dukes, which was a second- or first-rank official.

Gu Jingzhi was able to sit in this position at such a young age. Even though he was indeed talented and brilliant, he still needed the trust and favor of Emperor Jian'an.

Li Xi glanced at the opposite side and curled her lips, but she was afraid that many people would not be happy with this.

After hearing the appointment given to Gu Jingzhi by Emperor Jian'an, Xiao Su looked very unhappy. He had a conflict with Gu Jingzhi some time ago and naturally did not want to see him have a good time. Moreover, he was not worthy of the title of General of Cavalry. His father doted on him too much.

Xiao Su glanced at the prince, and seeing that there was no surprise on his face, he snorted in his heart. Well, he is the prince, he must have known the news a long time ago.

In fact, Xiao Su guessed wrong. The prince did not know the news in advance. He was not surprised because he knew his father. Gu Jingzhi had made such great contributions at the border, it was impossible for his father not to reward him, nor was it possible for the reward to be too little.

There is nothing wrong with mentioning the official position. Although the General of Cavalry has the power to mobilize the army and is of the same rank as the Three Dukes, don't forget that the General of the Zhenbei Army is Gu Jingzhi's father, Gu Changfeng. It doesn't matter if he doesn't have this official position. With this official position, can he still rebel against his father?

Therefore, he was not worried at all, and with his father being there, it was not his turn to worry. After all, he was just the crown prince.

Having read so many history books, he understood best how to be a prince. He just needed to do his own job well. There was no father and son in the royal family, let alone the emperor and the prince.

Anyone who can become an emperor is essentially a monster. No matter what kind of personality they present, they don't like others to refute them, especially the prince.

The prince sees this clearly, so he never crosses the line.

Just as Li Xi thought, many people were indeed dissatisfied with Emperor Jian'an's decree, but Emperor Jian'an acted first and reported later, without giving them any chance to refute, and had already issued the decree.

The imperial edict has been issued, and Your Majesty cannot be asked to take it back.

Difficult.