Chapter 968: Sealing (4)
If their assessment was inferior, the price they had to pay would be even greater if they wanted to be promoted.
There was also the three-day closed-door training, which would be a blatant slap in the face. He would have to rub his face on the ground and become a joke in the eyes of the other two academies.
Ning Yichen was even more flustered. It had nothing to do with him. After so long, he hadn’t found any clues, which led to today’s disaster. He wondered how the Emperor would punish him.
The Xia Emperor continued.” The Fentian Palace has failed in their investigation. Ning Yichen is grounded for seven days and fined a year’s salary. All personnel involved in the investigation will be dismissed and thrown into Nether Prison.”
It was Pang Yihai’s turn.
The most innocent one was still him. He was furious and wanted to eat the Zuo family. He had spent so much effort to climb to his current high position, but now it was gone!
” Pang Yihai has seriously failed his duty. He almost exposed the Great Xia army’s defensive map. He will be dismissed immediately and thrown into the prison of the Ministry of Justice. He will be sentenced to three years in prison. All the Golden Scale Mysterious Heavenly Army soldiers on duty yesterday will be dismissed and handed over to the True Dragon Palace for interrogation.”
” Yes, Your Majesty!” Jiu Xuanji was excited. He finally hardened his resolve and accepted the order.
He looked at the Bureau of Military Personnel and the military.
” Xu Shidao has failed his duty,” the Xia Emperor said.” He will be grounded for seven days and fined a year’s salary. The rest will be fined three months ‘salary.”
The tone of the conversation changed, and it was filled with killing intent.
“After an hour, drag the Zuo family, Shan family, and nine other families to the market and cut them into pieces. All officials are not allowed to be absent. Violators will be severely punished!”
Kill the chicken to warn the monkeys!
If not, once the traitor’s mouth was opened, it would be out of control and the consequences would be very serious.
After the punishment came the reward!
The officials were envious. Zhang Ronghua had made another contribution, and it was a heaven-shaking one.
Du Chengming and the others were happy. The bigger the reward, the better. Then, they could transfer this sh * t-stirring stick to another department and harm others!
What happened next stunned him.
The Xia Emperor said,”” Zheng Fugui and Gao Qi patrolled seriously and discovered the Fiendish Heavenly Wolf in time to crush their conspiracy. Lu Zhantang, Xu Xing, and the others reacted decisively and sealed the North City. They trapped it in a corner and made a great contribution. They were rewarded with a residence in the Vermilion Bird Lane, 500 taels of gold, a pair of jade ruyi, and three pieces of Heavenly Silkworm King’s brocade. The rest of them were rewarded twice as much according to their contributions. Those who died in battle were replaced by their family members. They were awarded the honor of ‘Iron and Blood’ and were exempted from all taxes. They joined the army. The Ministry of Civil Affairs. The Ministry of War gave priority to promotion!”
He knew that he had contributed greatly, but he did not expect it to be to this extent!
After thinking about it, he felt relieved. After all, it was a treasonous merit, so such a huge reward was normal.
Although the men of the Scarlet Heaven Hall and the soldiers of the Fifth Division of City Defense who died in battle were dead, they had the protection of their families. As long as they did not seek death and worked hard, they might become famous in the upper class in the future.
” Hun Qingzhu and Jiang Tian are in charge of the Soul Palace. The Scarlet Heaven Hall has done a good job. They will be rewarded with 100 taels of gold for entering the imperial palace’s arsenal!”
The two of them were stunned.
Especially Hun Qingzhu. With Lu Zhantang’s arrival, how could a warrior become a Divine Soul Envoy? She was very dissatisfied. Although she didn’t dare to openly target her, her attitude had already made everything clear. The people below naturally knew what to do by observing her words and expressions. There were many people who secretly made things difficult.
If it wasn’t for the fact that Zheng Fugui was involved and he didn’t want to provoke Zhang Ronghua, he wouldn’t have been able to mobilize the people of the Soul Palace, let alone search.
He didn’t expect that he would be able to get credit for nothing by sitting in the hall.
It was clear that after this incident, Lu Zhantang had managed to gain a foothold in the Soul Palace and could no longer be treated like before.
Jiang Tian’s thoughts were simple. He had thought highly of Zhang Ronghua before. When Xu Xing transferred out of the Red Heaven Palace, he had specially given him some advice. When he received the news that his men were injured last night, he immediately sent experts to arrest them.
It was official business. He didn’t expect that he would be able to enter the Imperial Palace’s arsenal after making a contribution. It was really a pleasant surprise.
The two of them were in different moods. They accepted the order and thanked him!
After everyone was rewarded, only Zhang Ronghua was left.
He walked down from the imperial platform and stood in front of the officials. Looking at this fellow in front of him, everyone was so envious that they wanted to replace him.
” Zhang Ronghua captured the Ferocious Sky Wolf and solved the case,” the Xia Emperor said.” He will be given a great merit!”
The officials were stunned. Was that all?
When he came back to his senses, he was secretly happy. He deserved it!
He also felt that something was wrong. With such a huge contribution and such a small reward, why didn’t Pei Caicai and the others jump out? Seeing that they were standing in the formation without moving and their excitement had disappeared, he had a bad feeling.
The Xia Emperor’s voice rang out once more.” Zhang Qin and Zheng Rou have taught their sons well. They have nurtured great talents for the court. They have been conferred the titles of Doctor Fulu and Lady Jiashan. There is no need for them to attend court!”
Boom!
The officials were shocked. They could not believe it. This… Wasn’t this reward too f * cking huge?
Before this, they were only Doctor Xuanhe and Madam Zhongshan, but now they had reached the third rank, catching up to Zhang Ronghua himself.
How was this not rewarding? It was clearly rewarding him to death!
No one dared to jump out and nitpick. The main reason was that the contribution was too great. It was reasonable to have such a reward.
Du Chengming was dumbfounded. How could this be? This sh * t-stirring stick was still in the Imperial Censorate? His thoughts spun quickly as he pondered the deeper meaning behind the Emperor’s actions. The more he thought about it, the colder his heart became. Duke Zhuang’s sword dance was meant for Liu Bang!
Thinking of this, he made a decision. He could not let him make the first move. Otherwise, he would be the next.
Zhang Ronghua didn’t expect it either. He thought about it and felt that it was right. He immediately thanked him.” Thank you, Your Majesty!”
“I’ve already sent someone to deliver the rewards from the Academy of Destiny,” the Xia Emperor said.
The court session ended.
Wei Shang stepped forward.
He helped the Emperor leave.
Those who were kneeling also stood up. They did not return to their respective yamen but walked towards the vegetable market to observe the Zuo and Shan families ‘dismemberment. At the same time, they gave out many rewards one by one.