Great Ming Palace, Taiji Palace.
Li Yuan sat on the dragon throne, his face glowing.
"Greetings, Your Majesty (Father)."
Li Shi Min, the Heavenly Strategy General, took the lead and brought Luo Shi Xin and the others to greet Li Yuan.
"My dear ministers, please rise quickly.”
After defeating Liu Heita and subduing Hebei in one fell swoop, the situation of the world was set. Li Yuan was exceptionally happy. He stood up from the dragon throne, unable to hide the excitement on his face.
"Although I am far away in Chang 'an, when I heard that you have defeated the Handong Army and killed the leader of the army, Liu Heita, I was so happy that I couldn't control myself.”
"We must properly thank you, thank you on behalf of all the citizens of the Great Tang.”
"Thanks to Your Majesty's great blessing, this is all because Your Majesty planned from a thousand miles away, allowing us to obtain such a great victory.”
Li Shi Min took a step forward.
"Your Majesty, this is the credit book for the great victory in Mingzhou. Please take a look.”
Li Shimin handed the merit book to Li Yuan.
Li Yuan nodded and flipped to the first page.
His gaze naturally fell on the three words on the top of the first page, Luo Shixin.
When he saw Luo Shixin's contribution in the battle of Mingshui, Li Yuan could not help but praise him.
"What a young hero, Luo Shixin."
"Luo Shixin, come forward and listen to the seal!"
"Your humble subject is here." Luo Shixin stepped forward.
"Luo Shixin, the young hero of the Duke of Shan, the general manager of Jiangzhou, defended Mingshui City with only 200 soldiers. He fought against 40,000 Handong troops and fought for eight days and eight nights. He also offered a water attack plan to defeat the Handong army and kill Liu Heita, the thief leader. He should be the first to make a contribution. He is specially appointed as the Great General of the Right Xiao Wei and will be rewarded with 1,000 taels of gold and 1,000 households.”
As soon as the reward was announced, the cultural relics in the hall immediately burst into an uproar. At the same time, some people were extremely envious.
On the other hand, Luo Shixin's face was indifferent. It was not that Li Yuan's reward was not generous, but that he had no idea about this reward at all.
"General Luo, I heard from Shi Min that you have acknowledged Yuan Ba as your little brother?”Li Yuan smiled at Luo Shixin.
Hearing this, Luo Shixin's heart instantly turned cold.
Even Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong felt a chill down their spines.
Could it be that Li Yuan knew about Luo Shixin slapping Li Yuanba?
Was he going to punish Luo Shixin?
"Your Majesty, please punish me for my impudence," Luo Shixin said awkwardly.”
Li Yuan shook his head and said," Since you've already taken Yuan Ba as your younger brother, you can be considered my disciple. I've specially bestowed you with the title of Prince Xin, becoming my adopted son. This way, you can rightfully be Yuan Ba's older brother."”
As soon as Li Yuan said this, Taiji Palace was in an uproar again.
All the officials looked at Luo Shixin with envy.
Wang, this was the first Wang from another surname since the founding of the Great Tang.
If the previous rewards were completely due to military merits, then this Wang was completely due to Li Yuan's love for Luo Shixin.
"Luo Shixin, hurry up and thank me.”Li Yuan smiled.
"Your humble servant…Your humble servant thanks Your Majesty.”
"You should change your mind now." Li Yuan nodded.”
"Your son…Your son thanks Imperial Father.”
Li Yuan laughed.
After rewarding Luo Shixin, it was time for the other civil and military officials.
Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong also received their respective rewards.
Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Li Shiming's subordinates also received their respective rewards.
On the other hand, Li Shi Min, the commander of the three armies, did not receive any rewards.
It wasn't that Li Yuan was stingy and didn't want to reward Li Shimin.
It was because Li Shimin had made countless contributions over the years, and he had reached the point where there was no reward for him. In the battle of Tiger Cage Pass, he had defeated Dou Jiande and then Wang Shichong.
At that time, Li Shiming would receive all the rewards he deserved.
However, this contribution was too great, so Li Yuan could only come up with the position of Heavenly Strategy General to reward Li Shimin.
Although he didn't receive any reward, Li Shiming didn't show any displeasure. He was even a little absent-minded. During the reward period, his eyes sneaked a few glances at Li Jiancheng, who was closest to the throne.
After the reward, Li Yuan hosted a banquet in the side hall to entertain the meritorious officials.
After all, this wasn't Taiji Palace, and it wasn't as oppressive as Taiji Palace. When the dishes and wine were served, the entire side hall was filled with laughter.
Cheng Yaojin sat beside Luo Shixin and gave him a heavy punch.
"You brat, you actually managed to get a foreign surname Wang. Now that I, Old Cheng, see you in the future, do I still have to bow to you?”Cheng Yaojin joked.
"Old Brother Cheng, what are you talking about? No matter what happens to me, I'm still your little brother.”
Cheng Yaojin chuckled and punched Luo Shixin again.
"As expected of my good brother, Luo Shixin. Let's get drunk today.”
Qin Qiong was also laughing non-stop at the side. Although his contribution this time wasn't as great as Luo Shixin's, and the rewards he received weren't as much as Luo Shixin's, Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin didn't feel jealous of Luo Shixin at all.
On the contrary, they were very happy, as if they were the ones who were given the title of Wang.
Just as everyone was drinking and chatting merrily, a person suddenly walked over with a glass of wine.
"General Luo, no, I should call you Fourth Brother now.”
Li Jiancheng was the eldest, Li Shimin was the second, and Li Yuanji was the third. Originally, Li Yuanba was the fourth, but now that Luo Shixin was adopted by Li Yuan, he was older than Li Yuanba, so he naturally became the fourth.
It was none other than the Crown Prince, Li Jiancheng.
Seeing Li Jiancheng, everyone's hearts immediately turned cold. Everyone knew what he was here for.
"Greetings, Crown Prince."
Everyone stood up and bowed.
"Hey, we're in the middle of a banquet now, so there's no need to talk about these formalities. And Shixin, you have to change your mind." Li Jiancheng said.
Luo Shixin was a little embarrassed.”
Li Jiancheng laughed and patted Luo Shixin's shoulder."Fourth brother, today you and I are brothers. In the future, you should visit more often. In the future, you should come to my Eastern Palace more often.”
Although Li Jiancheng's words were ordinary, everyone could tell that he was trying to rope Luo Shixin in.
For a moment, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, and the others all looked at Luo Shixin.
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