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Chapter 20 Bright Moon

The next morning, just before the morning court was completed, a eunuch came to report that Qin Liangyu's family was asking for a meeting outside the palace. Zhu Cijing originally wanted to go to the palace gate to greet him, but was stopped by Sun Chengzong, saying that this was inconsistent with the truth. He had to announce that Qin Liangyu's family came to the Qing Palace to visit, and summoned Zhu Youjian, Sun Chengzong, Xu Guangqi, Bi Maokang and other close friends to accompany him to meet him to show his grandeur.

Before that was over, he asked the eunuch to set up a row of seats on each side of the left and right heads, and then asked Zhu Youjian and others to sit on the left one by one. The chairs on the right were all empty, which was clearly reserved for the Qin family.

Why is the emperor so kind to the Qin family? Everyone here is like Qin Liangyu, not wise. But he is the emperor, and as long as he does things that he does not violate morality and reason, no one dares to say anything in the Ming Dynasty.

Soon, a little eunuch led four people into the hall. The leader was a female general, dressed in Xu's clothes, taller than ordinary men, at least 1.8 meters tall. Although he was a female, he was heroic and majestic. Although he was in his seventies, he was energetic and mighty. Needless to ask, this was Qin Liangyu, the number one female general in the ages.

Sure enough, as soon as the female general entered the hall, she led everyone to Zhu Cijing, knelt on both knees, and kowtowed, "Mr. Qin Liangyu, my husband, lead his family to kowtow to see my emperor, long live, long live, long live."

Now Zhu Cijing doesn’t care whether it’s etiquette or not. It’s important to win people’s hearts. He suddenly jumped down from the dragon chaise, rushed to Qin Liangyu, and held her shoulder and said, “General Qin, please get up quickly.”

The quick movements shocked Zhu Youjian, Sun Chengzong and others.

Qin Liangyu was indeed moved and said in a trembling voice: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Then he kowtowed respectfully and then slowly stood up. The three young men behind her were lying there without moving.

Zhu Cijing looked at them and said curiously: "Why are you still kneeling? Get up."

The three of them kowtowed and thanked each other and stood up.

Zhu Cijing was focusing all his attention on Qin Liangyu, but he didn't see clearly what the three people behind him looked like. He saw that the two in front were fine, both of them were young men in their twenties, tall, mighty, and extraordinary, which was very consistent with the good generals he expected. The last one was a delicate little beauty, afraid she was only fifteen or sixteen years old. She looked like she was so embarrassed that the moon was shy about the flowers, and the fish fell and the geese fell. Zhu Cijing's eyes were straightened.

Beautiful girl, a peerless beauty! Zhu Cijing swore that he had never seen such a beautiful girl in his two lives. He subconsciously touched the corner of his mouth, and sure enough, saliva flowed out.

Everyone was a little confused when they saw him like this. After all, he was only five years old and he would not think about the relationship between men and women, so they didn't understand why he stood there in a daze.

But they didn't know that although Zhu Cijiong was only five years old, his heart was already over 20 years old. He was really fascinated by the beauty in front of him. It was not until the beauty looked at her curiously with her big watery eyes, showing a question on her face that he realized and said embarrassedly: "Sit, sit, sit."

After saying that, he ran back and climbed onto the dragon throne.

Seeing his panicked look, everyone couldn't help but smile. He wanted to laugh but didn't dare. Zhu Cijiong pretended to be calm and said, "What are these General Qin?"

Qin Liangyu bowed and said, "If you go back to the emperor, this is the descendant of my fourth brother Qin Minping."

After saying that, she pointed her hand back and introduced: "This is my eldest nephew Qin Yiming, this is my second nephew Qin Gongming, this is my youngest niece Qin Mingyue."

Mingyue, this name sounds so nice, Zhu Cijiu was in a daze again.

Fortunately, he still remembered calling them to come, not asking them to come for a blind date, but to use their Qin family. But this person is too thin, why are there only three? He couldn't help but ask curiously: "I heard that General Qin has three brothers, and I wonder where the other two families are now?"

When Qin Liangyu heard this, he replied sadly: "When you come back to the emperor, my elder brother and second brother have been fighting abroad for many years. Before they could get married, they had already sacrificed their lives for the country, so they did not leave behind their descendants."

Although Zhu Cijing knew that all the male members of the Qin family would die in battle, it was the history of his previous life. In this life, he had long planned to reuse the Qin family. Naturally, he didn't want such a tragedy to happen again, but he didn't expect it to be a little late. The three powerful generals of the Qin family who were in their prime have all died in battle, leaving only two young men, and of course a peerless little beauty.

He couldn't help but sigh: "The Qin family is full of loyal and martyrs, comparable to the Yang family of the Song Dynasty. They should be established as a model in the army and be passed down for generations. What do you think of the Taifu?"

Sun Chengzong looked at Zhu Cijing with shock, and forgot to reply for a moment. Of course, he was not shocked by the loyalty of the Qin family. He had heard of these for a long time, but was shocked by the little emperor's sigh. This was so skillful that he probably couldn't even say such skillful words in a hurry.

When Xu Guangqi saw Sun Chengzong's expression, he knew that the little emperor was exposed. He quickly remedyed it and said, "Well, the emperor's words are reasonable. I didn't expect that I only told the story of the Yang family generals yesterday. Today I will be lucky to see the Qin generals of the Ming Dynasty. I have the luck of three lives and the luck of three lives."

When Sun Chengzong heard this, he suddenly realized that these were all taught by Xu Guangqi. He then remembered that the emperor had not replied to the question, which was a bit rude. He quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty said it well. There were Yang family generals in the Song Dynasty, and I had Qin family generals in the Ming Dynasty. This is my blessing for the Ming Dynasty. I will let the Ministry of War write a document and inform all the officials and garrisons of the three brothers of the Qin family in the country, so that all soldiers will take the Qin family as an example, be loyal and brave, and be afraid of sacrifice."

Zhu Cijiong nodded and said, "Well, let's do it later, but this is not enough. You must reward it. Otherwise, if you only sacrifice but no reward, who would be loyal and brave to serve the country!"

Sun Chengzong nodded quickly and said, "Yes, rewards must be rewarded."

Don’t just say you don’t practice. Zhu Cijiong urged: “What’s the best thing for the Grand Tutor to see the award?”

Sun Chengzong blushed and asked Qin Liangyu: "Yi Ming and Gong Ming are still the deputy generals, right?"

Qin Liangyu was already moved and burst into tears. She choked and said, "They are still young, and the deputy general is already good."

What position is the deputy general? It sounds like a big shot. Zhu Cijing asked Sun Chengzong curiously: "What rank is the deputy general?"

Sun Chengzong coughed dryly when he heard this, "Emperor, the general and the deputy general both have empty ranks and no rank. It is just that when the troops are needed to be commanded, the military generals above the third rank are transferred to serve as general officers. The deputy generals are usually recruited to serve as commanders of the fifth rank."

Zhu Cijing said dissatisfiedly: "From the fifth grade, or the false title, how can this be done? At least you have to be promoted to the third grade to show you a reward."

He is another third rank. Why does this emperor like the third rank so much? This third rank is a senior official of the court. Bi Maokang was a Jinshi and has been an official for decades. His position was not low, but it is still said that he was promoted to the third rank. These Qin brothers are all young men under twenty years old, and they are also promoted to the third rank. You are a third rank senior official, so you are a cabbage!

But the emperor's words and words were made to wipe out his face, which was a crime of deceiving the king. Sun Chengzong had to make a compromise. He pretended to be helpless and said, "Your Majesty, you can't find the third-rank shortage at this time. Why do you want them to surrender to the left and right commanders of the Shenji Camp first? From the third-rank, what do you think?"

Zhu Cijiong didn't know how different the third grade and the third grade were. He nodded with satisfaction and said, "Well, let's do it for now. What about this Mingyue Mushroom Lady? Why don't you give me a third grade?"

Sun Chengzong was stunned. You are really a third-rank official and are a cabbage!

Fortunately, Qin Liangyu spoke: "Your Majesty, you can't do it. Mingyue has been practicing martial arts in Emei since she was a child and has never served as a half-official position. She can't afford to take on these third-rank officials. I heard that the emperor is a little unsafe in the palace. It's better to let Mingyue enter the palace to protect the emperor and let her be a personal palace maid."

Personal palace maid! Zhu Cijing was suddenly overjoyed. This suggestion really won my heart! But he still said falsely, "It's not good to do this, it's so wronged Miss Mingyue."

Qin Liangyu quickly gave Qin Mingyue a wink. Qin Mingyue nodded understandingly, stood up and said with a blessing: "It is my blessing to protect the emperor. Your Majesty, please accept me."

In this way, Zhu Cijing felt that happiness was blooming like a flower, so he naturally couldn't bear to refuse again.
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