Although Li Guangbin was a bit greedy, his efficiency in doing things was still very good. In the early morning three days later, Ye Mingsheng was at home, sleeping in. The Ministry of War sent someone to inform him to go to the Beiling Camp of the Forbidden Army to listen. Receive rewards.
Ye Mingsheng was pleasantly surprised and quickly changed into his court clothes. After arriving at the Beiling Camp, Ye Mingsheng came to the Zhongjun Camp with a familiar face. There was an old man with a majestic look, dressed in the uniform of a third-grade military attache, and A group of well-dressed and powerful Yulin Army soldiers were waiting for him.
Seeing the arrival of the protagonist Ye Mingsheng, the incense table offerings that had been prepared in the tent were immediately placed. Ye Mingsheng immediately knelt down to accept the order.
Glancing at Ye Mingsheng, who was kneeling on the ground with a respectful look on his face, the old man nodded slightly and took out a brocade box wrapped in yellow silk from the sergeant Yu Lin beside him. There was a red lacquer and gold coiled dragon box inside.
The old man opened the box and took out the imperial edict enveloped in yellow silk, and read out in a deep voice:
"By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict that Ye Mingsheng, the seventh-level commander of the Zhenwu Army, commanded well and had extraordinary courage. He captured the enemy capital Liujing, defeated the conspiracy between the palace capital and the Luobei people, and promoted the prestige of our great Zhou Dynasty. I am very pleased with my heart. , he was immediately transferred to the Zhenwu Army, promoted to the fifth rank of General Huwei, and given a tiger-patterned gilt silver sword with a silver pattern of three hundred taels. I admire this!"
Listening to the old man's announcement, Ye Mingsheng, who was listening to the decree on the ground, was immediately stunned. If he remembered correctly, Li Guangbin only agreed to help him, and he was promoted to the sixth level by two levels in a row. How could he be promoted to three levels in a row all of a sudden? Has the level been upgraded to the fifth level?
Although he was doubtful, Ye Mingsheng naturally did not hesitate at all about the good thing of being promoted to another level. Kneeling on the ground, he said excitedly:
"Your Majesty Ye Mingsheng, I would like to thank you for your kindness. Long live my emperor!"
After carefully receiving the imperial edict, Ye Mingsheng stood up slowly, bowed deeply to the old man, and said respectfully: "Excuse me, sir!"
Although I don't know who the gentleman in front of me is, he is a third-grade high-ranking official after all. Luo An is an absolute high-ranking official among officials everywhere, so there is no harm in paying homage to him yourself.
Hearing this, the old man looked Ye Mingsheng up and down again, and a smile appeared on his old face:
"General Ye, the deeds of conquering Liujing have been spread among the Ministry of War and the Forbidden Army. When I see him today, he is really a young hero!"
Ye Mingsheng was naturally very happy to be praised by such a high-ranking official, but he still said modestly: "Thanks to the soldiers of the three armies for their sacrifice, I dare not take credit for my humble position!"
The old man smiled and nodded: "If you don't take credit and be arrogant, General Ye's future is limitless!"
Ye Mingsheng complimented the old man a few more times before sending the old man away with great satisfaction. He put on the fifth-grade court clothes with bear tattoos and took the three hundred taels of silver reward and the tiger pattern gilt silver handle. Fighting knife, Ye Mingsheng then remembered that he had forgotten to ask about the identity of the old man, and immediately asked the people around him to find out.
"That is Li Kai, the right minister of the Ministry of War, Mr. Li!" A well-informed military attache of the Shenwu Army looked at Ye Mingsheng with some envy and reminded him:
Ye Mingsheng suddenly realized when he heard it was "Li Kai". No wonder this old man had such a good attitude towards him and praised his unlimited future. His son had received so much money from him, could his future be bad?
However, this old man made himself a sixth-grade commander and became a fifth-grade general with great power, but he also paid for his share of the money...
Although the name General Huwei is good, in the Great Zhou military attache system, he is still a kind of general with no name. There is nothing to say, but from the fifth grade to the sixth grade, it seems that there is only one step difference.
But this level is completely different. In the military, the sixth rank is a mid-level military attache, the highest official position of the commander, while the fifth rank is barely able to enter the category of senior military attache, and the scope of authority is not limited. It is within the scope of the main camp, which means that theoretically speaking, Ye Mingsheng, who has been promoted to the fifth rank, can lead one battalion instead of leading multiple battalions!
When he thought of this, Ye Mingsheng was extremely happy. In the Zhou army, the strength of a battalion, although depending on the specific situation, the number of troops may be several thousand, and some may only have a few hundred. , but generally speaking, there are no more than 10,000 people.
Previously, Ye Mingsheng thought that he could only be promoted to the sixth rank, so he thought that when he returned to Liaoyang, he would be able to command three to five thousand people. However, this General Huwei from the fifth rank was a big surprise. It completely exceeded his expectations and will greatly increase his number of troops on the line. It is unknown when he, Ye, will command tens of thousands of troops!
After walking out of the Chinese army camp, Ye Mingsheng came face to face with him. He saw Ye Tie and Ye Dong waiting outside. When these two people saw the bear official uniform Ye Mingsheng was wearing, they naturally knew what it meant. Overjoyed, they all congratulated Ye Mingsheng:
"Congratulations to the young master for reaching the fifth rank. You will be promoted and make a fortune, and your ancestors will be honored..."
"Easy to say! Easy to say!"
Ye Mingsheng, who was in a good mood, did not hesitate to take out two 10-tael silver ingots from his three hundred taels of silver reward and threw them to Ye Tie and Ye Dong, so that his two relatives could also Feeling joyful.
After taking the two of them back to their small courtyard, everyone was happy for Ye Mingsheng to be promoted to the fifth rank of General Huwei. Ye Mingsheng did not care about his remaining three soldiers. Favoring one over the other, everyone was rewarded with a ten-tael silver ingot.
Back in the study, Ye Mingsheng was finally able to be alone with Pei Zhixiu. He held Pei Zhixiu's delicate, boneless hand and said with emotion:
"I finally became General Ye!"
Although Pei Zhixiu called him "General Ye" before, strictly speaking, Ye Mingsheng was only a seventh-grade commander at that time, not a general at the level. It was not until he was awarded the title of General Huwei of the fifth grade that he truly became a general. He killed the general of the Zhou Dynasty!
"I got it, General Huwei..." Pei Zhixiu looked at the lifelike bear on the center patch of Ye Mingsheng's official uniform and smiled softly.
Smelling the faint fragrance of Pei Zhixiu's body, Ye Mingsheng, who knows the taste of marrow, was moved in his heart, and he immediately spoke;
"I have become a mighty general. Zhixiu, shouldn't you give me some rewards?"
At the end, Ye Mingsheng deliberately emphasized the word reward.
Hearing the implication of Ye Mingsheng's words, a shy blush suddenly appeared on Pei Zhixiu's fair face...
