Fortunate Young Gentleman

Tang Ning readily agreed to Zhao Man's request.

The issue of being a sister is not a problem at all. Tang Ning felt sorry for her because she had come early but was always cut in line.

"You said it!" Zhao Man suddenly became happy, as if having more people in the family was not a big deal. She only cared about whether she would be at the end of the line.

With Wan Yanyan at the end, her status in the family automatically increased by one, and she could hold her chest high when speaking in front of her.

Tang Ning stretched out her palm and said, "Clap your hands to swear."

Zhao Man clapped her hands with him, and immediately felt relieved. She snuggled in his arms and said coquettishly, "I missed you so much during the months you were away..."

Although they were both princesses, the gap between Wan Yanyan and Zhao Man was really too big.

Ask yourself, if you are a man, who wouldn't like a girl like Zhao Man who is gentle and cute, but a wicked woman like Wan Yan Yan who would use knockout drugs to harm him...

Tang Ning has been back in Beijing for half a month. During this half month, he stayed at home and not many people knew that he was back in Beijing.

It was not until half a month later that the 100,000-strong army from the capital appeared outside the city gate.

As a marshal, Tang Ning naturally couldn't miss the celebration ceremony, so he left the city a day in advance and joined Xiao Jue and the others.

Lu Ya seems to be the type who easily shows her pregnancy. She is three months pregnant, and you can see some clues from the outside.

Xiao Jue looked at Tang Ning and asked, "Is my father in good health?"

Tang Ning said, "Mr. Xiao is in good health, but Minister Lu is not."

Xiao Jue was shocked and asked, "Have you told my father-in-law about this news?"

Tang Ning shook his head and said, "Not me."

At that time, he wanted to keep it a secret for Xiao Jue for a while, but Emperor Chen told him first, so it was not considered that he leaked the news.

"Not you?" Xiao Jue showed a trace of anger on his face, and said, "Which bastard betrayed me?"

Tang Ning glanced at him and said, "It was your Majesty."

Xiao Jue was stunned, and his face showed embarrassment, saying, "Just pretend I didn't say it..."

After he finished speaking, he felt something was wrong and said in surprise, "No, how did your Majesty know?"

"Do you even need to ask?" Tang Ning glanced at him and said, "Your Majesty's secret spies are all over the army. Maybe he even knows how long you lasted at night, let alone such a big thing..."

There must be secret spies of Emperor Chen in the army, but they are not so exaggerated. However, this is not the point. The point is that Xiao Jue believed it.

After that, he looked at everyone with a look that looked like a secret spy, which made the several lieutenant generals around him feel scared and avoid him.

This great victory in the northern expedition was a bigger event than the suppression of the rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River, and it was even more significant to the State of Chen.

Emperor Chen gave the soldiers the highest courtesy and personally led the civil and military officials out of the city to welcome them.

So this scene appeared at the city gate. The army returned victoriously, and the emperor and his ministers were all smiling and happy. Among the crowd, only the Minister of War Lu Ding had a dark face, staring at a figure on a horse, wishing to cut him into pieces with his eyes.

The army returned home with a complete set of etiquette regulations.

After the ceremony, Emperor Chen returned to the palace, and all the officials dispersed in order. Xiao Jue was about to run away, but Lu Ding had already appeared under his horse and said angrily: "Little beast, get off!"

Xiao Jue looked at Tang Ning for help, and Tang Ning looked away.

Seeing that no one could help him, Xiao Jue could only jump off the horse dejectedly and said, "Meet my father-in-law..."

Lu Ding's forehead was throbbing with veins, and he said angrily, "Don't call me father-in-law, I don't have a father-in-law like you!"

"Oh..." Xiao Jue nodded and said, "Brother Lu, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Tang Ning stood on the horse and could see Lu Ding's chest rising and falling, and veins on his forehead throbbing. He had seen a joke about a son-in-law who got drunk and swore brotherhood with his father-in-law. Xiao Jue and Lu Ding didn't need to drink to swear brotherhood. In fact, they were peers and brothers.

In other words, Xiao Jue looked like a decent person, but he was actually a beast who got his niece pregnant.

"Dad!" Lu Ya jumped off the horse and looked at Lu Ding with dissatisfaction.

"You're crazy!" Lu Ding's eyelids twitched, and he hurriedly supported her, saying, "Can you jump from such a high place? What if something happens to the child? Pah, pah, pah..." He slapped his mouth twice and said in a deep voice, "Come back with me!" After that, he looked at Xiao Jue again and said, "Little beast, go back and tell your father that Lu will visit you in an hour!" Tang Ning didn't get involved in the family affairs of the Xiao and Lu families. He was more curious about how Emperor Chen would reward him this time. Being an emperor is not really arbitrary. Emperor Chen also needs to have a standard for his actions. Reward for merit and punish for fault. This is the rule that the superior must strictly follow. Only when rewards and punishments are clear can the people under him be convinced. If there is no reward for merit and no punishment for fault, the complete system of the court will be messed up. The problem is that Tang Ning is already the General of the Left Guard, the Minister of Personnel, and the Left Prime Minister. The next military position is the General of the Sixteen Guards, which is the pinnacle of military generals. The next civil position is the Minister and Prime Minister, which is almost the pinnacle of civil officials.

At his age, no matter which position he sits on, it will be a precedent since the founding of the State of Chen.

Of course, in addition to promotion, there is also the increase of titles.

But since a few decades ago, the titles of the State of Chen have been decreasing rather than increasing.

The rich and powerful, as the name suggests, are at the pinnacle of power, with noble status, and a very small number of people who enjoy the vast majority of resources.

They don't have to do anything, and they are also supported by the country. It is much easier for the children of the rich and powerful to advance in their careers than the children of the poor and the poor without background.

It is precisely because of their transcendent status that these people often do some things that bully others, oppress the people, and become the country's parasites, sucking the nutrients of the State of Chen bit by bit.

Therefore, the State of Chen has been deliberately reducing the titles since the previous emperor. When it came to this Emperor Chen, it was even more ruthless. Dozens of the rich and powerful in the original Kang Wang line were all reduced to the end. Reducing the titles is the general direction of political correctness. As an emperor, it is unlikely to go against the trend and deny himself.

It is for this reason that Tang Ning can't imagine what Emperor Chen will reward him.

Rewarding silver is too vulgar, and rewarding beautiful women is not useful to him, and it is not the style of Emperor Chen.

This matter is not only curious about Tang Ning, but also the whole capital.

In the past six months, he first quelled the rebellion in Jiangnan, then stabilized the northwest, resolved the threat of the grassland, and saved the country and the people from danger several times. Such a person cannot be reassured without a heavy reward, and cannot be convinced without a heavy reward.

But if he wants to be rewarded, his position is already very high, and it is not impossible to go up, but he is still too young. It is not a good thing to use a few years to complete the path of others for decades. It is easy to have an unstable foundation.

They didn't wait long before they got the answer.

This time the northwest won a great victory, and the whole world celebrated. His Majesty was generous to all the soldiers.

The merits of ordinary soldiers doubled, and the generals with outstanding achievements were promoted one level. Among them, Chen Zhou, the former right general of the left Xiaowei, was promoted to the right general of the left Xiaowei from now on, and the former right general of the left Xiaowei, Tang Ning, disregarded his own safety in the battle in the northwest, led the troops and went deep into the enemy camp, and promoted the alliance between Chen State and the grassland. He made outstanding contributions and was promoted to the general of the left Xiaowei.

At the same time, he was also conferred the title of Marquis of Dingguo.

Marquis of Dingguo was first established when the State of Chen was founded. From the title, it can be seen that this title is not conferred unless there are great contributions to the stability of the country.

This title has always been conferred posthumously. Over the past few decades, only three people, including Tang Ning, have been conferred this title.

The first two were both outstanding warriors on the battlefield and legends of the State of Chen. They were conferred the title of Marquis of Dingguo after their death, and their descendants could not inherit it.

Tang Ning is the only person in history who was conferred this title while alive.

He first pacified the south of the Yangtze River and then the northwest. His merits are fully worthy of this title.

From today on, he is Marquis of Dingguo and a living legend of the current State of Chen.