Chapter 1820

Wu Zhao raised her hand and smiled, "Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery is peerless in bravery; this is what you deserve."

Subsequently, she signaled Shangguan Wan'er to continue.

Shangguan Wan'er continued.

"Where is Li Erji?"

Li Erji hurriedly stepped forward, knelt on one knee, and said, "The end general is here!"

"Under the command of the Champion Marquis, Li Erji is peerless in bravery, cut off the Xiongnu's grain supply line, beheaded the Xiongnu grain officer Aguda, and broke the elite under King Langya—ennobled as Marquis of Polu, with two thousand households of food, granted the position of Deputy General of the Imperial Guards!"

Wang Zhong's eyes almost popped out, unable to believe it.

The second... the second marquis?

The hundred officials were also no longer calm.

This marquis title, which was extremely precious on weekdays, was actually rewarding two people at this moment, both ennobled as marquises!

Li Erji was also ecstatic and hurriedly said, "The end general Li Erji thanks Your Majesty for the holy grace!"

Wu Zhao nodded slightly.

Zhao Bushi heard Wang Xiao and Li Erji being ennobled as marquises one after another, and his heart felt sour.

The brothers were all ennobled as marquises, and now only he was left; if he wasn't ennobled as a marquis, how awkward would that be?

"Where is Zhao Bushi?"

At this time, Shangguan Wan'er spoke.

"The end general is here!"

Zhao Bushi knelt on one knee and said in a deep voice.

Although he was extremely eager to be ennobled as a marquis, Zhao Bushi no longer held any hope.

Pu Duo was ennobled as Marquis Changqu; this was obviously to encourage the Xiongnu surrendered generals, but generally speaking, the status of a model was naturally different.

This was equivalent to a big pancake, encouraging them, these Xiongnu surrendered generals, to fight hard and kill, but how could its return be like that of a model?

Could a Xiongnu surrendered general give birth to a second marquis?

Zhao Bushi mocked himself in his heart and lowered his head.

"Under the command of the Champion Marquis, Xiongnu surrendered general Zhao Bushi is peerless in bravery, chased the defeated army of King Zhenyue and King Langya for a hundred miles, beheaded thousands of Xiongnu, and raised the national prestige of Great Qian—ennobled as Marquis of Guiyi, with one thousand five hundred households of food, granted the position of Xiongnu General of the Middle!"

Hum!

The civil and military officials of Great Qian were no longer calm, and even Cui Xinghe was shocked.

It was fine for Wang Xiao and Li Erji to be ennobled as marquises one after another, but now even Zhao Bushi, a Xiongnu surrendered general, was ennobled as a marquis!

If it weren't for the fact that one could not speak when the imperial decree was being read, some censors would definitely not be able to sit still.

Xiongnu being ennobled as marquises one after another had never been heard of in a hundred years!

Zhao Bushi was also stunned.

His brain was buzzing, and he never expected that he, Zhao Bushi, would also be ennobled as a marquis!

He, a Xiongnu surrendered general, actually had a day to be ennobled as a marquis?

And, only after two battles!

Ennobled as a marquis in two battles!

In his view, being able to live in Great Qian, have a mouthful of rice to eat, not be discriminated against by Great Qian people, and live a stable life was already ten thousand times lucky.

But he didn't expect that he was actually ennobled as a marquis—Marquis Guiyi.

Therefore, Zhao Bushi, who was always calm, was rarely out of character; he stood there in a daze and didn't thank the grace immediately.

"What are you dazed for? Thank the grace!"

At this time.

Gao Yang kicked him gently and scolded with a smile.

Zhao Bushi came back to his senses and hurriedly thanked the grace, "The end general thanks Your Majesty for the holy grace, and is willing to serve Your Majesty with his life!"

"Where is Pu Duo?"

"The end general is here!"

In comparison, Pu Duo was extremely calm.

"Marquis Changqu Pu Duo has repeatedly made great contributions and is loyal to Qian; reward five thousand taels of silver and grant a mansion in Chang'an City!"

"Your subject Pu Duo thanks Your Majesty for the holy grace!"

His Marquis Changqu was already an exceptional promotion, and it was impossible to add more in this second battle, otherwise it would be too scary; this silver and mansion were already a huge reward.

"Where is the Right Prime Minister under King Langya, Huyangu Du?"

At this time.

Shangguan Wan'er continued.

Huyangu Du was stunned.

He hurriedly stood out and said, "Xiongnu surrendered general Huyangu Du pays respects to Your Majesty!"

The hundred officials looked surprised.

Especially old generals like Wang Zhong and Qin Zhenguo, they looked Huyangu Du up and down.

This Huyangu Du looked to be near the age of sixty; what great merit could this old man have made?

Wang Zhong was ruthless in his heart.

He thought to himself, "If I, Wang Zhong, can't even compare to this old man, then I might as well hit a wall and die, choke to death on water, or eat feces and die!"

Shangguan Wan'er held the imperial decree and spoke, "Huyangu Du, although you were the Right Prime Minister under King Langya, you turned toward the light, led the way for our Great Qian iron cavalry, found water sources, and provided the locations of Xiongnu tribes in the desert!"

"Our Great Qian iron cavalry was able to successfully cross the Sudan Desert, bypass the Cangwu Sand Sea, arrive at the rear of Hexi at Crescent Spring, and capture the land of Hexi; you should be the first merit—granted the Han surname 'Hu', one thousand households of food, granted the position of Hanhai Captain, and command the surrendered army to farm in Hexi!"

Boom!

The sky fell!

Wang Zhong's face turned green, and his eyes widened.

Damn it, why?

Even the one who led the way was ennobled as a marquis?

He, the dignified Polu Great General, the Piji Great General who suppressed the locust plague, was not even as good as this Xiongnu old man?

He wanted to spray blood!

Inside Jin Luan Hall, it was noisy.

The hundred officials also discussed, their faces full of incredulity.

The marquis title that hadn't been ennobled in five years, or even the last ten years, was as cheap as cabbage on the side of the road at this moment.

Not to mention the civil and military officials, even Huyangu Du himself was dumbfounded.

Gao Yang was cunning and would pit people to death without paying for his life; he knew this, but Gao Yang actually really ennobled him as a marquis.

Just by leading the way, he was ennobled as a marquis?

Who could believe this?

"Huyangu Du thanks Your Majesty for granting the surname, and thanks Your Majesty for the holy grace!"

Huyangu Du's forehead was pressed tightly against the ground, his tears and snot flowing.

Previously, there was no lack of some Xiongnu people in Gao Yang's army who harbored evil intentions, deliberately pointing in the opposite direction of the march, wanting to make Gao Yang die in the Sudan Desert.

When the matter was exposed, they were hysterical, angrily scolding him, Huyangu Du, for being Gao Yang's dog, unworthy of being the Xiongnu Right Prime Minister.

But at this moment, right now.

If it weren't for the fact that this was Great Qian's Jin Luan Hall, the occasion was wrong, and the timing was wrong, Huyangu Du really wanted to bark "Woof woof" twice and shout loudly.

Giving so much, so what if I'm a dog?

What's wrong with being a dog?! ===== CHAPTER 1822 =====