What Yuan Xi had done was rather difficult to bring into the open and could easily provoke objections from the other ministers, so there would certainly be no reward.
"What are you saying, Your Majesty?"
Yuan Xi said solemnly, "Your Majesty sent an Imperial Physician to treat my mother. That alone was an immense favor. How could I dare ask for anything more?"
Hearing this, Liu Xie reached out and patted Yuan Xi's shoulder, giving him a look of approval before striding out of the Xuan Room.
Yuan Xi followed close behind.
Chapter 359: The empire's majesty!
Not long after word arrived, Huang Zhong and the others reached Ye City with the many spoils they had seized from the Wuhuan and Goguryeo.
The convoy carrying the spoils was so long that its end could not be seen along the official road. All manner of valuables and treasures were piled like mountains on the wagons, drawing every eye.
Those who had come to watch were ordinary common folk. When had they ever seen a spectacle like this? Every one of them was stunned by the sight.
"Good heavens, where did all this wealth come from?"
"I heard the Imperial Court sent troops to wipe out the Wuhuan this time. These must be the spoils taken from them."
"Good riddance! Which general was so valiant?"
"Old General Huang Hansheng! The mighty general who defeated the rebel Sun Quan alongside General Zhang Wenyuan and captured him alive!"
"He's the old general on horseback over there."
"Who would have thought the old general could conquer the Wuhuan at his age? He truly grows stronger with age!"
"The Wuhuan have plagued our Great Han's borders for years. Now that they've been wiped out, our borders can finally know peace!"
On both sides of the