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The man immediately said: "There is only one person."

His face looked as if he had seen a ghost.

But after hearing what he said, King Yan stepped forward and grabbed his collar and said.

"Asshole! What did you say? How could one person scare you like this?"

The man was almost crying. "Your Highness, even though there's only one person, he's so powerful. He's a monster. We can't stop him at all."

"Monster? What monster could be as powerful as my army?" Prince Yan demanded sternly.

At this moment, a slightly teasing voice suddenly sounded from inside the room.

"I think the monster he's talking about is me."

As the voice fell, Lu Xiao's figure slowly crossed the gate and appeared in everyone's sight.

Seeing Lu Xiao coming out.

The soldier who reported the news fell to the ground with his legs weak and his face pale with fear.

Prince Yan, Prince Yong, and their subordinates in the palace all looked unhappy at the same time.

As for Zhao Zhen, he showed a look of surprise.

At this time, Lu Xiao smiled at Zhao Zhen and said, "I am late in coming to your rescue. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."

Zhao Zhen said happily: "Not too late, not too late, just right."

He really didn't expect that Lu Xiao, who had returned to Jiangnan on March 3.1st to visit his relatives, would actually show up here in time.

It was a huge surprise.

Then Zhao Zhen suddenly thought of something and asked, "By the way, I asked Gu Tingye and Commander Lin to escort Concubine Liu to find you. Did you see them?"

Lu Xiao said, "Your Majesty, please allow her to pass. The Queen is with my wives right now. Mother and child are safe and sound."

Zhao Zhen's biggest worry was finally put to rest at this moment.

"That's good, that's good."

Seeing the two men ignoring each other, Prince Yan and Prince Yong became anxious.

"Someone come! Where are all the dead people? How did he get in?"

Prince Yan shouted at the top of his voice.

Sadly, there was no response from outside.

Lu Xiao turned and said, "Don't shout. My ability to get in here means I've dealt with everyone outside. Now, the only people you have left are those in this room. Surrender and surrender, or you'll suffer."

Chapter 290 Reward

After hearing Lu Xiao's words, Prince Yan and Prince Yong certainly didn't believe it.

So they continued shouting.

"Someone come! Someone come!"

Sadly, even after shouting myself hoarse, no one showed up.

Finally they had to accept the fact.

Prince Yong suddenly collapsed to the ground, muttering incessantly.

"It's over, it's completely over now."

As for the Prince of Yan, he was so angry that he rushed towards Zhao Zhen with his sword in hand.

"Even if I die, I will take you with me!"

Unfortunately, Lu Xiao was in the house at the moment, so his idea naturally couldn't come true.

Lu Xiao dodged and appeared before Prince Yan.

Then he raised his hand and slapped it lightly, and the King of Yan flew backwards.

There was a snapping sound.

Prince Yan's body was embedded directly into the wall.

The kind that you can't even pick out.

The rest of the people in the hall were completely shocked by this scene.

Where had they ever seen such inhuman force?

When Lu Xiao appeared, the outcome of this rebellion was already determined.

Prince Yan was killed and Prince Yong was captured.

As soon as the news spread, the rebels scattered throughout the palace naturally had no choice but to surrender.

Of course, there are still some people who resist stubbornly.

But these are minor matters. 03 A few hours later, the rebellion in the palace was completely quelled.

Concubine Rong was also arrested.

As for what follows, it's just some finishing work.

Three days later, the coup finally came to an end.

Of course, the finishing work was undoubtedly tedious, so Zhao Zhen personally issued an order, assigning Lu Xiao the responsibility of thoroughly investigating anyone suspected of collusion with Princes Yan and Yong.

At the same time, the reward for him was also sealed.

To quell a palace coup single-handedly was something that had never happened before in history.

Therefore, Zhao Zhen and the officials argued for several days over the issue of Lu Xiao's reward.

Zhao Zhen naturally intended to reward him generously.

He even wanted to directly seal Lu Xiao to the third rank.

In the Song Dynasty, those below the third rank were considered to have truly entered the center of national power.

Zhao Zhen wanted to achieve his goal in one go.

After all, there aren't many opportunities to legitimately promote Lu Xiao.

Honestly, considering Lu Xiao's achievements, being a third-rank official isn't too much.

But the problem is that Lu Xiao is too young.

Moreover, the palace examination had just ended not long ago, and he hadn't even served a single day.

If he were to be directly allowed to occupy the center of power in the imperial court, others would inevitably become jealous.

Finally, Zhao Zhen and the officials fought for several days and had to retreat.

Lu Xiao was appointed as a scholar of the Quanzhi Academy and given the title of a scholar of the Longtu Pavilion.

The former was a powerful official of the fourth rank, whose main responsibility was to draft confidential imperial edicts for the emperor.

It is considered the second most important position in the Hanlin Academy after the Hanlin Bachelor.

Furthermore, if the Hanlin Bachelor is absent, the Quanzhi Academy of Bachelors can also take over the duties of the Hanlin Bachelor and directly participate in the central decision-making.

As for the latter, it is a third-grade honorary title.

He has no real power and is mainly responsible for managing the royal collection of books, a position similar to that of a royal advisor.

Everyone knows Bao Zheng, he was a scholar of Longtu Pavilion.

The core of the bureaucratic system of the Song Dynasty was "dispatching" and "job titles".

The former is the actual power and responsibility of the official position itself, while the latter is an honorary title and a nominal position.

Generally speaking, an official has both a "mission" and a "title".

Lu Xiao is also like this now.

Of course, Zhao Zhen had taken the initiative to give up on the rank of "dispatcher", so naturally the officials had to return the favor.

So when Zhao Zhen later proposed to confer a title on Lu Xiao, the officials were too embarrassed to object.

For such a great achievement, it is only right to be awarded a title.

Rong Guifei's father rose from a bricklayer to the Marquis of Fuchang thanks to his daughter.

This shows that the title of nobility in this era was not very valuable.

This is also something that cannot be helped.

In this era where civil service was valued over military service, scholars placed greater emphasis on imperial examinations and official positions of power.

Most titles had no real power and low salaries, so their social status was naturally far lower than that of civil servants who passed the imperial examinations.

Its value is mainly reflected in honor.

But of course there are a few exceptions.

For example, the actual fief of founding marquis.

As we all know, all titles have "food fiefs".

Take the Marquis as an example.

The nominal number of households granted to ordinary marquises ranged from 10,000 to 200 households, but in reality they did not have any fiefdoms; it was merely an honorific title with no real benefits.

Only a few nobles enjoyed real fiefdoms, the highest of which could reach a thousand households.

The title Zhao Zhen gave to Lu Xiao was a real marquisate.

Marquis Wenjing!

The character "文" (literary) highlights his learning, fitting his status as a top-ranking scholar. The character "靖" (peaceful) represents stability, referring to his role in suppressing the rebellion.

The actual fief was 200 households.

Although the money is not much, the meaning it represents is completely different.

More importantly, the title of Marquis of Lu Xiao Wenjing is hereditary.

This honor is incredible.

Of course, it must be emphasized here that in real history during the Northern Song Dynasty, titles were basically non-hereditary, with only a few princes and special dukes enjoying hereditary rights.

But this is the world of "Do You Know?" after all, so it's normal to have a little deviation.

Titles like Duke of Qi, Duke of Ying, and Marquis of Ningyuan are hereditary.

Therefore, when Zhao Zhen proposed to grant Lu Xiao an uninterrupted hereditary title, the officials, though somewhat dissatisfied, did not take it too seriously, considering that Zhao Zhen had already backed down.

So it was only a few days.

Lu Xiao was promoted from a Hanlin Academy editor (sixth rank) to a Quanzhi Academician (fourth rank) and a Longtu Pavilion scholar (third rank), and he enjoyed the hereditary right of a marquis.

To others, this is a step to heaven.

It can be said that in just a few days, he completed a journey that most officials in the court could not complete in their entire lives.

And at his age, everyone knew that this was just the beginning.

His 217 achievements will definitely not stop here in the future.

Of course, besides Lu Xiao, the most important hero in suppressing the rebellion, rewards were also given to the others.

Especially Gu Tingye and Commander Lin.

As their contributions were second only to Lu Xiao's, the two of them also received great rewards.

Not only did Gu Tingye get promoted three levels, he also inherited his father's title.

Of course, the inheritance rights were locked up by Zhao Zhen in advance.

He will only truly inherit the title of Marquis of Ningyuan after the death of Lord Gu.

However, from now on, the rest of the Gu family can be said to have completely lost the qualifications to compete with Gu Tingye.

As for Commander Lin, his improvement was also significant.

Lin Tongling's previous position was the commander-in-chief of the imperial guards, responsible for the emperor's personal guards and the garrison of the capital.

This is a third-rank military officer position.

However, in the court, military officers would automatically bow their heads when meeting civil officials.