"General, they are just greedy for a moment. General, please forgive them for following them all the way and fighting to kill the enemy."
In the Chu Palace in Shouchun City, Hei Butt begged Zhao Tuo with an embarrassed look.
Behind him, there were three military officials kneeling, wearing plate crowns and holding the titles of official and duke. This is a two-five hundred master and two five hundred masters under his black buttocks.
"We are greedy, please spare us, General!"
"I won't dare to do it next time!"
Their faces were pleading, their heads touching the ground.
Zhao Tuo had a cold face, and his eyes swept over the three people and landed on the piles of gold, pearls and jade beside them, as well as a military judge with his head wrapped in blood-stained cloth.
These gold, pearls and jade are all property in the Chu palace treasury.
The king of Chu surrendered with the cud exposed, and all the sacrificial vessels, treasures, and precious classics in the palace were loaded on carriages by the Qin army, transported to the Huaihe River, and sent back to Qin by ship. However, there are still a large number of precious items in the palace, waiting for the Qin army to take over the inventory.
Because Zhao Tuo's troops were the first Qin army to arrive in Shouchun, they not only achieved great success by capturing the outer walls of Shouchun, but also left the palace and city unattacked, sharing the credit for the destruction of the country among the other armies. Therefore, Wang Jian stationed himself in the palace. The task of the city was assigned to Zhao Tuo's men.
Compared with other generals, their troops were sent to guard various places in Shouchun and entangled with the Chu people. Being stationed in the palace and taking over the defense is a great job.
In the palace city, not only were there no passionate Chu soldiers fighting for their lives, but there were treasures, gold and jade everywhere, and anything they picked up would dazzle their eyes.
The rare treasures and precious objects were inventoried and sealed by military law officers. After being numbered and recorded, they were put into boxes and awaited transportation back to the country.
In addition to other money in the palace, you can deal with it as appropriate.
The Qin army's military laws were strict, and few massacres and robberies occurred. At most, after conquering enemy cities, some of the money in the treasury was distributed to the soldiers.
With this great victory, the Qin army achieved unparalleled achievements. In addition to military honors and titles, obtaining property from the Chu palace treasury was naturally a default reward.
The soldiers fought hard, especially Zhao Tuo's men. First they fought with him against a hundred thousand Qi army, and later they fought with Xiang Qu's thirty thousand Chu army, and then went hundreds of miles deep to capture Shouchun.
Such hard work should certainly be rewarded.
Therefore, although the Qin army could not reward the soldiers with palace property on the surface, Wang Jian and Zhao Tuo, as well as the military judges in various ministries, would turn a blind eye to certain things and treat them as something. A hidden rule.
The premise is not to be too greedy, just pick up some coins, bring a few pieces of gold cakes, Ying Yuan, etc., and everyone will just close their eyes and pass.
But there are always people who are too greedy, just like these people kneeling in front of Zhao Tuo at this moment.
They thought they were the two, five hundred and five hundred masters of the Qin army. They actually carried a box of gold cakes and Ying Yuan out of the palace.
Even the two to five hundred leaders who took the lead found the inner and outer clothes of the palace beauties from nowhere, wrapped them in several layers, and prepared to wear them out in a swaggering manner.
Such arrogant behavior was of course stopped by the military judge on the spot, and they were asked to put some of their belongings back and take off their colorful clothes.
But the two to five hundred masters were so proud of themselves that they had made great achievements and were so dazzled by the wealth that they actually argued with the military judge on the spot. In desperation, they even yelled, "You are killing the enemy on the public battlefield, shouldn't you get some money?" , picked up the gold cake and hit the military judge on the head.
Then, the trouble came to him, Zhao Tuo.
Black Butt muttered: "General, we defeated Chu and won a great victory. It's time to celebrate and celebrate. It's also time for the generals to take some property. When we destroyed Wei before, didn't we also divide it..."
"What, your black butt is coming to teach me?"
Zhao Tuo looked at him coldly.
Black Butt suddenly became excited, lowered his head and said weakly: "I don't dare."
Zhao Tuo said coldly: "These people are all under your control. You are also responsible for your lax discipline. How dare you excuse yourself with such clever words? How dare you defend these people when you can't protect yourself?"
"Huh? Am I guilty too?"
Black Butt was stunned.
Zhao Tuo was very angry. Although this black buttock had been reprimanded by him several times, he had restrained himself and started to learn the art of war.
But compared with Zhao Guang, Shejian and others, he is still far behind. If it were the other two people, how would they dare to say please to these people at this time?
Black Bottom is loyal, but quite rude and arrogant. If he is not taken care of properly, he may cause trouble in the future.
"Privately rob the palace property, and these two people seize the title."
Under Zhao Tuo's cold voice, the two Five Hundred Lords trembled all over and cried together.
After winning a battle, not only were they unable to be promoted, but all their original titles were deprived of them. Forget about the regret in their hearts.
Zhao Tuo's eyes were cold, and he turned to look at the trembling 2500 Lord, and asked the waiting military law officer: "This person, as the 2500 Lord, took the lead in plundering the property of the Chu Palace and beating the military law officials. According to military law, What's the point?"
The military law officer immediately replied: "According to military law, the owl's head should be displayed to the public."
Zhao Tuo's face was covered with frost and he said solemnly: "Then we will deal with it according to military law."
Everyone was shocked when they heard this.
After winning the battle, he actually killed thousands of his own officers.
After the two to five hundred masters reacted, they immediately shouted: "I don't accept it. I'm not the only one taking the money, everyone is taking it!"
As soon as these words came out, the faces of many military officers who had been sympathetic to him just now suddenly changed.
"He beat the military judge and deserves to be killed!"
"Hurry and drag the leader down!"
"If you don't kill this person, military law is unfair!"
The two to five hundred masters were dragged out of the palace by two soldiers. He cried and shouted: "I have made meritorious service for the general, and I have shed blood for Qin..."
Soon a bloody human head was presented to the generals for inspection. Everyone who saw the ferocious head that was still staring at death remained silent and did not dare to speak.
Zhao Tuo has an indifferent expression. Taking money is a problem, but it will not lead to beheading.
The person who really wanted to be beheaded was the person who beat up the military judge. If this person was not killed, how could the sanctity and majesty of military law be guaranteed, and how could rewards and punishments be clearly defined in the future?
Not to mention that Zhao Tuo led his men to get this good job this time. I don’t know how many people saw it and complained in their hearts. At least that Qiang Yu will definitely feel uncomfortable. Now that this incident has happened, if Zhao Tuo doesn't deal with it decisively and cleanly, wouldn't he be talking about it?
Thinking of this, Zhao Tuo tilted his head, stared at the black buttocks who kept swallowing saliva, and coldly snorted: "You black buttocks are not strict in discipline. You should be punished by sitting in a row, and you should be punished for ten years."
Hearing this, Hei Butt breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he didn't seize the title, it would be a trivial matter.
But when he thought of Yu Shijia, he felt distressed again. That would cost a fine of more than 10,000 yuan.
For a person like Black Butt who comes from a poor background, it feels very painful.
Not to mention the torture of shaving off his beard and sideburns, which was full of insults in this era.
The higher the title, the greater the mental damage caused by this humiliating punishment.
"The last person will be guilty, and the last person will admit punishment."
Black Bottom bowed his head and confessed with a grimace, then went back to find the military judge to shave his beard.
Seeing the black-butt military commander being reprimanded and punished by General Zhao, the other military officers were frightened and thought that they must take good care of their subordinates when they go back to avoid letting themselves end up like this.
Only Xiqigu couldn't help but want to laugh when he saw the aggrieved look on Hei Butt's face.
Back then, he gave Shejian a good meal, was sentenced to endure torture by the head of the village, and had his beard shaved off. At that time, he was often teased by the black butt guy. Now it was finally his turn to laugh.
Zhao Tuo looked at the black buttocks who retreated in fear, and nodded imperceptibly.
I think this reprimand and punishment should be able to dispel some of this guy's arrogance, make the black buttocks restrain a little, and let him know that even as a military commander, he must act according to the rules.
After this incident, everyone knew that General Zhao was fair in rewards and punishments. Even his favorite general, Black Butt, would be severely punished and jailed after his subordinates committed crimes.
Next, the soldiers of Qin were stationed at the Chu Palace. They all acted according to the rules and were careful when carrying money, for fear that they would be deprived of their titles and beheaded accidentally.
After the news spread, other generals heard about it and most of them nodded in approval.
This Zhao Tuo is a strong man, his words and deeds are impeccable, making it impossible for anyone to find fault.
A few days later, subsequent Qin army troops arrived in Huainan one after another. The Qin army, except for some of its troops, was still in Huaibei to capture the Chu state's cities. An army of about 300,000 people gathered outside Shouchun City.
Although Chu King Fu Chu surrendered, the Chu State was not truly destroyed.
South of the Huai River, there is still a large area of land in the hands of various lords of Chu State, and the red phoenix flag of Chu State is still planted on the cities.
Therefore, the war is far from over. These 300,000 troops will be dispatched by Wang Jian to attack various cities in Huainan and plant the black flag of Qin on every piece of land south of the Huai River.
Of course, before starting a new round of conquest, the meritorious status in the battle to destroy Chu was also awarded.
For Zhao Tuo, this is a day of joy.
All the generals under Zhao Tuo have made meritorious deeds, and each has been promoted to a noble title.
Among them, the title of Bai Rong and Xiqigu were originally public officials.
Relying on the success of the Battle of Zhencheng, as well as their achievements in defeating Xiang Qu and Shouchun, the two of them were directly promoted to the rank of fifth official by wearing He Guan.
He already has the qualifications to become a military commander or even a captain.
Below the two, official officials Su Jiao and Zhang He were also promoted two levels in a row due to their merits and became public servants.
There were also Lu Wan and Li Shang, who were short-term soldiers of Zhao Tuo. The two of them had captured corresponding heads when the Qin army defeated Xiang Qu and on their way south to Shouchun, and their titles had been raised to the same level.
Now, on the same basis, we share the merits of the war together, and each of them has been promoted two levels in a row, reaching the level of an official.
When Lu Wan put on the crown that symbolized an official, tears filled her eyes on the spot, and she knelt down and kowtowed to Zhao Tuo.
"If it weren't for the general, Lu Wan would still be a ignorant villain in the midst of prosperity. How could he be as prosperous as he is today?"
"Lu Wan's orders belong to the general!"
Lu Wan was really excited. Just a year ago, he was just a humble native of Chu State. Even if he was brought to Qin State, he would have no merit or title.
Zhao Tuo, as a middle and higher lord, treated him differently and personally taught him the art of war and calligraphy, and also took him to the battlefield to practice. Even after defeating the enemy, Lu Wan asked him to kill the "enemy" with his own hands and directly raised his title to a higher level.
Now that Lu Wan has been promoted to a government official due to his many great achievements, how can Lu Wan repay him for such kindness?
"I can only repay you with my life!"
Lu Wan murmured to herself.
Compared to Lu Wan and Li Shang who were raised to the rank of official by Zhao Tuo using their prisoners and merits, the speed at which Zhong Limei was promoted to a noble title was shocking.
Zhongli Mei was given a third-level hairpin last year because he was set up by the Qin State as a model for Chu people to surrender to Qin.
Later, he followed Zhao Tuo to defeat the 100,000 Qi army, and he could be upgraded to the title of Bu Geng based on his merits.
At this time, he led a hundred cavalry to the west and captured Tian Chong, the great commander of the Qi State, alive on the way to the retreat of the Qi army.
That is the great Sima of a country, the commander of an army of 100,000 people!
His title and official position can even be compared with that of Wang Jian. Such a great achievement in capturing alive is even more important at the critical moment of the war between Qin and Qi.
Later, Zhong Lizhen followed Zhao Tuo to participate in the battle to defeat Xiang Qu and capture Shouchun. He contributed many suggestions, so after Wang Jian's careful consideration, he decided to directly promote him to the title of fifth doctor.
In half a year, Zhong Lizhen was promoted from a small third-level hairpin to a fifth-level ninth-level doctor. The speed of his upgrade shocked everyone who heard about it.
However, no one was dissatisfied, because Zhongli Mei captured Qi State's Great Sima alive, and this achievement alone was enough to overwhelm all doubts.
If you have the ability, would you like to catch a big Sima?
When Zhongli Mei put on the Heguan and became the fifth doctor along with Xiqigu and Bai Rong, although he tried his best to calm down, the excitement in his eyes could not be concealed.
He did not say the words of service on the spot like Lu Wan, but knelt down and bowed to General Zhao to show his gratitude.
Pulling Zhongli Mei up from the ground, Zhao Tuo looked at the happy generals in front of him after being promoted. He couldn't help but think of the two 500 masters who had been deprived of their titles before, and the one who had his head chopped off. Naturally, there are no more two to five hundred masters.
Qin's laws are strict and detailed, and there are countless people in the entire Qin State who are deprived of titles for breaking the law every day.
Some people have made meritorious deeds and been promoted to nobility, while others have broken the law to seize the nobility.
Is there some unique balance between entering and exiting?
On this day, except for Zhao Guang, Shejian, and Heiyi, all the generals under Zhao Tuo were promoted to noble titles.
The titles of these three people have not changed for the time being, because the titles of the fifth doctor and above will not be issued until they return to Xianyang, so they are not worried.
According to Zhao Tuo's estimation, it is certain that these three people who participated in the Battle of Zhencheng and were promoted to the rank of Zuo Shu Zhang due to their contribution to defeating a hundred thousand Qi troops were safe.
After that, he defeated Xiang Qu, went south to conquer Shouchun, and finally Wang Jian shared the credit for destroying the country. With the combined contributions of the three, it is possible to be promoted to the rank of Youshu Chang. If he can win more battles in the future, it will be more stable. .
After calculating the merits of the generals, Zhao Tuo couldn't help but look at his own merits.
He was originally a Zhonggeng, and led his army to defeat a hundred thousand Qi troops in Zhencheng. As a general, he received full merit. Coupled with the previous achievements in Quyuanli, there was no problem in being promoted to the title of Yougeng.
But if you want to go one step further and reach the fifteenth level to become a junior master, it will be a bit difficult.
First of all, a battle with Xiang Qu would be a great achievement for someone with a low title.
But Zhao Tuo's title was too high. He defeated Xiang Qu's 30,000 Chu troops, but the actual gains were only more than 10,000, and he did not capture the enemy general. This credit can be ignored for Zhao Tuo, who wants to be promoted to a junior high school.
In terms of future generations, Zhao Tuo's level is too high, and the experience points required to upgrade his title are too much, and the gains of more than 10,000 are just the bottom.
You must know that Li Xin followed Wang Jian to conquer Yan, and from there he was promoted to the rank of Young Master.
In addition to conquering cities and territories along the way and dividing the wealth to destroy Yan, the main reason was that Li Xin, as the general, raided western Liaoning for thousands of miles and intercepted the entire clan, nobles, public officials and ministers of the Yan Kingdom. At the same time, Prince Dan of Yan, who was wanted by Qin Wangzheng, was also captured.
With such great achievements, Li Xin was promoted to the rank of Young Master.
Another thing worthy of reference is that Wang Jian, a veteran general, before he conquered the Kingdom of Zhao, he was only promoted from a high rank to a concubine and commander of four chariots. After the destruction of the Yan Kingdom, he was promoted from the chief of the concubine to the chief of the concubine, and has not yet been granted a title.
Therefore, when Wang Jian swore an oath in Ba Shang and asked Qin Wangzheng for a land and house, he faced Qin Wangzheng and asked him, "The general is on his way, so why worry about poverty?"
Wang Jian responded with a complaint: "As a general of the king, you will not be granted the title of marquis after your meritorious service. Therefore, when you come to the king's ministers, I will also promptly invite the garden to be the karma of your descendants."
Wang Jian, who had destroyed two countries in succession, could not be granted the title of marquis, which shows how difficult it would be for the title of Qin to be promoted later.
Therefore, if Zhao Tuo wants to upgrade to the rank of Young Master, he must give equal credit to Li Xin.
If he alone led the army to attack Shouchun, captured the Chu Palace, and captured the Chu King Fu Chu and the Chu clan nobles, which was such a great achievement in destroying the country, he would be sure to be promoted to the rank of Young Master. Even the King of Qin was overjoyed and let him It's not impossible to jump up one level to a higher level.
However, Zhao Tuo gave up the sole credit for destroying the country and the captive king, and only took the military credit for conquering the outer city of Shouchun. Even if he could get some credit for destroying Chu afterwards, it was still a little short.
He lacked the extremely important feat of intercepting Yan's clan officials and capturing Yan Dan on his own like Li Xin did.
"There's still a little bit left. If I want to be promoted to the rank of Young Master, I'm afraid I can only do it with him."
Zhao Tuo looked eastward again.
This time, his eyes were full of fire.
Within a few days, the Qin Army sentry detectives from the east and the intermediaries lurking in Huainan sent back the latest intelligence.
"Yin Xiangyan, the commander of Chu State, led tens of thousands of elite troops across the Huaihe River from the east to the south."
"The traitor Xiong Qi, who was sent to Jiangdong by the King of Chu to pacify the Yue people, also led the troops from Jiangdong to the north to join Xiang Yan."
"Xiang Yan and Xiong Qi have nearly 100,000 troops. They are holding high the anti-Qin flag in Huaiyin and are calling on all the princes in Huainan to gather together!"
"Historical Records·Biography of Wang Jian": Wang Jian went to visit the beautiful fields and houses and gardens. The First Emperor said: "The general is on his way, why worry about poverty?" Wang Jian said: "As a great king and general, you will not be granted the title of marquis if you have meritorious service. Therefore, as well as the king's ministers in the country, I also promptly invited the garden to be the karma of the descendants." The emperor laughed.
