SFS 0347: Such A Shabby Reward?
0347: Such A Shabby Reward?
In the early morning, the winter sun passes through the branches, shining on the imperial capital of the Golden Eagle Empire.
"Good news, good news..." A knight riding a war horse, holding a letter high up, shouted all the way from the outer city to the inner city.
The civilians and nobles in the imperial capital all smiled after hearing this, and saw the back of the knight leaving excitedly.
"Great, the green barbarians should be driven away."
"Yeah, this battle has been going on for almost a month, right?"
"It's good to win, Duke Pember is really amazing.
The knight had just arrived at Arteite Square, and walked into the palace hall without having time to rest.
He saluted respectfully, and reported loudly, "My lord, the provincial capital of Taijiang has sent a good news with great speed.
"Hoo hoo..."
The knight had time to calm down after his report, because his lips were so dry that they were cracked due to the cold wind blowing on his way.
Since today is the day of the meeting, many nobles gathered in the hall, and Nanpai Atate sat on the main seat in Chinese clothes.
The valet took the letter handed in by the knight, and walked quickly to the emperor to hand it in with both hands.
Emperor Austrian couldn't wait to take the letter and opened it, bowing his head to quickly browse.
He had wanted to know the situation on the front line for a long time, but Duke Pember never sent back any good news.
"Hahahaha..." Emperor Ao Pai laughed heartily after reading the letter, and his nervous mood was swept away.
All the nobles in the hall looked at the emperor in unison, wondering what the contents of the letter were.
"Hahahaha...very good, the team led by Duke Pember has won the initial victory, and the enemy's Da Guangshuai has been captured alive."
Emperor Austrian gave a hearty smile, then handed the letter to the attendant, signaling to pass it to the nobles below.
Keno Yuwu took the letter handed over by his valet, and browsed through the contents at a glance.
"That's great, I'll just say Duke Pember's sword is hidden."
"Hahahaha.....the damn green barbarians should pay for this.||."
"It's great to be able to win before the snow falls."
The nobles in the hall began to chatter, and their hanging hearts slowly fell to the ground.
At the beginning, they were a little worried about whether they would lose this battle. After all, one-third of the nobles who went to war were people who had never experienced war, and the rest of the nobles were a bit old.
You must know that the physical fitness of the green barbarians is stronger than that of the human race, so they naturally worry about whether they can win.
Putting his hands on the armrests, Emperor Austrian asked happily, "Earl Qiao Ji is the leader of this battle. What do you think should be awarded to him?"
"My lord, I think Earl Qiao Ji can be made a first-class marquis." Duke Keno said bluntly.
After reading the contents of the letter, he was shocked by Qiao Ji. In addition to capturing the enemy's Generalissimo alive, he also recovered more than a dozen cities.
This is a bit outrageous for a young man, and many nobles can't do it so well.
The nobles in the hall also circulated the letters to each other, and they were also shocked by Qiao Ji's contribution.
"That's right, my lord, Earl Qiao Ji's performance this time is really outstanding, and it would be perfect to award him a first-class marquis." An earl immediately echoed.
He belonged to Duke Yuwu's faction, so he naturally followed Keno's idea.
"My lord, I think it is enough to award Qiao Ji the third-class earl as the first-class earl." A duke said righteously.
He belonged to the Eldest Prince's camp, and he had known for a long time that Qiao Ji was at odds with the Eldest Prince he supported, so he was naturally unwilling to let the young man be made a Marquis.
"That's right, Earl Qiao Ji is still too young, if he is awarded a first-class Marquis now, how will he be awarded in the future?" A fat Marquis said with a stern face.
He belongs to the faction of the second prince Kaona, and he received the information from the provincial capital of Taihui in the early morning.
After hearing what they said, Keno's face turned dark, and he said in a deep voice, "Qiao Ji is the generalissimo who saved hundreds of thousands of lives, and even captured the green barbarians alive."
Seeing that the nobles in the hall were silent, he continued to raise his voice, "He also recovered more than a dozen cities that were occupied by the green barbarians. May I ask, which nobleman in the team can do this this time?"
"There was a sudden silence in the hall, and most of them didn't dare to look up at Duke Yuwu.
"If you get so much credit, the title is only promoted to two ranks, isn't it a bit chilling?"
Keno's golden eyes were full of chills, and he scanned the crowd and asked, "What if you are the ones who get so much credit? Are you also willing to get such a shabby reward?"
He will not let the nobles in the hall suppress Qiao Ji, that is the man his daughter likes, and his performance is indeed outstanding, he deserves a better reward.
"..." The nobles in the hall did not speak again.
Even if the nobles who stood on the side of the two princes were very dissatisfied, they couldn't say anything more, so as not to offend others.
"Okay, what Keno said is also reasonable. Let Qiao Ji be made a third-class Marquis. He has really performed very well this time." Emperor Austrian raised his hand and suppressed it.
"Yes." The nobles in the hall responded in unison.
Emperor Austrian Pai was in a good mood after hearing the good news. He didn't want to hear the nobles making noise in the hall anymore, so he waved his hands and said, "Let's all go away."
"Yes." The nobles saluted and left.
"Tat Tat Tat..."
Duke Keno left the hall and came to the square in front of the palace, and directly boarded the carriage and returned to the castle.
In more than half an hour, Duke Keno hurried back to the castle and called his wife and daughter to the study.
"What's the matter, Father? You look very happy?" Eve asked curiously.
"Yeah, isn't today a meeting day? Why did you come back so soon?" Yalan poured a glass of warm water for her husband.
Duke Keno took a gulp of warm water and said happily, "The Battle of Pingdingshan Fortress has been won, and Qiao Ji won the first prize."
He roughly talked about the content of the letter sent back from the provincial capital of Taihui, and focused on Qiao Ji's achievements.
"Really?" Eve covered her mouth excitedly after hearing this, her golden eyes trembling slightly.
She completely let go of her hanging heart (of Zhao's), and murmured, "It's good that people are fine."
A few days ago, Eve received a letter from Qiao Ji asking the eagle to send it over. The content was to say that she was safe and missing, and there was nothing else.
Now hearing that Qiao Ji won the first prize in the Battle of Pingdingshan Fortress, Eve couldn't believe it.
"Have you been named a third-class Marquis? Not bad..." Yalan nodded in satisfaction.
My daughter's vision is really good, not worse than my own.
In fact, she has long supported her daughter in pursuing the person she likes, and now hearing that Qiao Ji has been named a marquis, she is happy for her daughter from the bottom of her heart.
After Qiao Ji becomes Marquis, she also matches Eve's identity, and her life will get better and better in the future.
"Yes, Yinji's child is really good." Duke Keno praised with a smile.
He originally cared a little about his daughter's liking for Qiao Ji, but now that the other party has won the first prize and was named a marquis, it's not impossible for his daughter to marry a boy.
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