This was what was meant to be announced, and there was nothing to show off. But Feng Chong's attitude made Wu Nian unhappy. He glared at this guy and then said: "The Battle of Huanglong."
"You have merit in fighting hard. Zhang Jin and Liu Wu are in Nanhai Mansion and have merit in resisting Xiong Wuwo. Each of you has been promoted to one level."
After hearing this, everyone was surprised.
Feng Chong showed a look of disappointment, shook his head and said, "Each of you will be promoted to a higher level? There seems to be no difference between whether you have been promoted or not."
Wu Nian glared at this guy again and said angrily: "Then let's do this. Everyone else will be promoted to a level, and you will stay where you are."
"This is not possible. I have merit, and I have merit in fighting. Your Majesty, you cannot favor one over the other." Feng Chong immediately changed his attitude, blushing and saying harshly.
The Grand Noble's promotion to one level doesn't mean anything, but if I stay where I am, the gap will be huge.
Long Qie hesitated for a moment, then stood up and saluted Wu Nian sincerely and said: "Your Majesty, my title is already Duke of the County, and if I upgrade it one level, I will be Duke of the State. In the Battle of Huanglong, I have no merit and I dare not receive the title." "
Feng Chong glanced at Long Qie and thought to himself. You are self-aware, but you have no merit.
I take the greatest credit.
Wu Nian knew that Long Qie was not interested in the title, but was only interested in destroying Meng Yuan. But it would not work without a reward, and he had his own considerations, so he said with a smile: "Don't be burdened, just accept it openly."
"What about the Duke? Even if I don't seal you this time, I will seal you next time. No. As long as you all here work hard, sooner or later everyone will be the Duke."
The titles of the Han Dynasty were high in status but low in salary.
It’s okay to seal more. They are all the founding heroes, so they are qualified to be granted the title of Duke.
"Yes." When Long Qie saw this, he responded openly to express his acceptance.
"Sooner or later, everyone will be a duke. Isn't the duke too worthless?" Feng Chong muttered.
"If you don't work hard on your errands, I will demote you. This will make the prince valuable." Wu Nian glared at the servant again.
Feng Chong shrank his neck and shut his mouth obediently.
"But you are right. Everyone has been promoted to one level. The difference between you cannot be shown." Wu Nian withdrew his gaze, and then read the script to the book: "The Battle of Huanglong. Zhao Yanting, Zhao Mancheng, Feng Chongli made great contributions to the battle, and Guan Jinhan made great contributions to stabilizing the situation."
"Each one is given a son to be a county boy, and it is hereditary."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The four of them were all in high spirits. Compared with being promoted to a higher rank, this reward was both different and more beneficial.
Isn’t this our family a double noble family?
The four of them all looked happy. Feng Chong put his hands on his hips and laughed loudly: "Hahahahaha. Your Majesty is very aware of everything. You are a truly wise king."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The other three people clasped their fists politely and thanked him.
"Yes." Wu young man nodded lightly, and then said: "That's all for the title. The affordable land and house rewards are too complicated. I won't go into details one by one. You can see for yourselves after the meeting."
"That's right. The princess of the Zhou Kingdom will be demoted from the position of general and officer, and the princess will be given a title. Wei Polu will be given the title of Duke of Zhou. In addition, Wei Polu will be given the title of Duke of Wei Polu, his brother."
"The Battle of Huanglong. Wei Polu fought with great merit, and the Wei family has been loyal for generations. He succeeded the princess of Zhou and became a general, leading thousands of troops."
Regarding this matter, the generals were very calm. Even if you don't care about gossip, you have more or less heard about the ambiguity between the King of Han and the Princess of Zhou.
If Wei Ru entered the palace, she would naturally not be a princess of the Zhou Kingdom, nor could she be a wife of the Zhou Kingdom, but only a member of the palace rank.
Most likely she is a royal concubine.
But because Wei Ru had meritorious service, the princess of Zhou became Duke of Zhou and was passed on to Wei Polu. Wei Polu's title of county marquis was given to his younger brother.
He also led troops and became a general.
Feng Chong looked at Wei Ru jealously. The king treated the Wei family as always.
Wei Polu was stunned.
"Yes." Wei Ru was very calm. He responded first, and then said to Wei Polu calmly: "Polu, why don't you thank the king for your kindness?"
Wei Polu reacted and quickly thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"You're welcome. This is what you should do. I just hope that in the future, you will work hard to lead the troops and kill the enemy bravely, so as not to fall into the lintel of the Wei family." Wu Nian waved his hand and said with a smile.
"Yes." Wei Polu brushed off his shyness, raised his head, and responded loudly.
"Okay. That's it. Next, let's talk about the issue of defense. Although Meng Yuan is weak now, we still have to defend. The Huanglong area is flat and easy to attack, but difficult to defend."
"Although I have formed two guards with ten thousand households to guard Huanglong Mansion, they are as immature as children. A general is required to guard Huanglong."
"Wang Gui, Zhang Sheng, Tieniu, and Wei Polu. You lead your troops back to Jiang County with me. The other generals will stay to guard Huanglong Mansion."
"yes."
This matter was also expected, and all the generals accepted it.
Just these two things.
However, there are still discussions about the withdrawal of troops and how to garrison them. Wu Nian discussed it with the generals, added the details, and then adjourned the meeting.
Early the next morning.
Tieniu and Wei Polu then led their own troops, brought enough military supplies, left Anding City, and headed for Jiang County along the highway.
This is also necessary exercise for new recruits.
Long distance marches, setting up camps, etc.
Another day passed.
In the morning, the sky was still dark.
Wu Nian, surrounded by the imperial guards, took Wei Ru with him and led the army out of the city, intending to return to Jiang County.
Although it was still early, the movement of this large army made a lot of noise and alarmed the people in the city.
When the army left the city, there was no need for the prefect Fu Daquan to see them off. But Fu Daquan chased him out on horseback and reached the bottom of Luan Yu.
"Your Majesty. The people learned that Your Majesty was leaving. They prepared some wine and wanted to offer it to Your Majesty."
Fu Daquan said while riding a horse and sweating profusely.
Wu Nian got off Luanyu and let the whole army go first, leaving only Wei Ru and hundreds of internal guards. Then he stood behind Luan Yu, facing the city gate.
Soon after, large numbers of people gathered at the city gate. After Fu Daquan's coordination, a white-haired old man came out, holding a wine bowl in both hands.
The bowl was new and the wine was not good.
Probably home-brewed rice wine.
"Thanks to your great king's hard work, the people of Huanglong Mansion have escaped from the sea of misery. They no longer need to be exploited by the Mongolians. Your great king is kind and righteous, and he has been exempted from taxes for two years, allowing us to rest and recuperate. Your kindness is higher than the mountains and deeper than the sea. Grassroots people When there is no repayment, I will offer a bowl of wine to the king."
After saying that, the old man planned to kneel down.
Wu Nian took a step forward, stopped the other party, then reached out to take the wine, drank it down, and said, "Thank you, father."
Then he returned the wine bowl to the old man, took a step back, bowed his hands, and got on the Luan Yu without looking back.
As Wu Nian got into the car, the people and horses moved with him and gradually disappeared from people's sight. The people gathered at the city gate were reluctant to leave for a long time.
