The Walas retreated.
There were 170,000 troops when they came, but when they left, there were less than 50,000 left!
Nearly 40,000 of them were ambushed and eliminated by the 20,000 Beijing troops led by Yu Rui during their retreat!
This can be said to be the worst war that the Oara people have suffered in recent years!
After the Wala people retreated, Yu Qian also led others and began to "clean up" the battlefield and review the war.
There are countless corpses left by the Oara people!
Dayong soldiers searched for two days but could not find Zhou Qi's body.
This news is bad news for the new emperor Zhou Yu.
But for Queen Mother Sun, it is good news.
She sent someone to invite Yu Qian to the palace for a talk, but Yu Qian was too busy these two days, so he asked the eunuch and the Queen Mother to explain, but he never came.
After reviewing this war, Yu Qian felt more and more that Xie Yu was a talent.
It would be a waste of money to let such a talent spend the rest of his life as a bandit in the mountains with Bai Xiaonan!
So when Xie Yu said goodbye to Yu Qian, Yu Qian held on to Xie Yu and refused to let him go.
"You stay here for a few more days. In these two days, I will go to the palace to ask for a reward for you! Although you have not taken the imperial examination, based on the great achievements you have made this time, it is not a big problem to grant you a title!"
Knighted?
Xie Yu thought for a while and finally agreed.
Although he doesn't care about the so-called rewards, in the current social environment, it is definitely more convenient to have a title and travel and do things than to be a civilian.
In the next two days, the main content of the court meeting was to reward the ministers who had made meritorious services this time.
Yu Rui was originally implicated because of Wang Zhen's incident and was demoted to General Zhaoyong. But this time he made great achievements again. He was reinstated to his original position and became a second-grade Dragon and Tiger General again!
The others each have their own rewards...
But when talking about the people who made the greatest contribution this time, Yu Qian highlighted two people.
Yu Bai and Xie Yu!
He made a brief statement to the emperor about some of the things Yu Bai and Xie Yu did during the defense battle of the capital.
When he heard that the plan of "Strengthening the Wall and Clearing the Fields" came from these two people, Zhou Yu was also moved by it.
Finally, he directly declared the two of them to go to Hajj.
Facing the emperor, Xie Yu had to kneel on the ground and kowtow no matter how reluctant he was.
Emperor Zhou Yu looked at the two people kneeling in the hall with curiosity in his eyes.
He knew about Yu Bai, Yu Rui's son.
Yu Bai also contributed a lot to the ambush of the Wala people.
But the young man next to Yu Bai seemed a bit abrupt.
When Yu Qian just talked about this person, his words were full of praise for him. Of course Zhou Yu understood what Yu Qian meant.
I just want to give this young man a better reward!
But... there are not many young people who can be so favored by Yu Qian.
The most important thing is that this person looks about the same age as me!
Is this young man... really so good?
Zhou Yu motioned for the two of them to get up and talk.
Although he was very interested in Xie Yu, Zhou Yu still talked about Yu Bai first.
Yu Bai is protected by me, and the credit this time is real, so no one raised any objections to Yu Bai's reward.
Finally, Yubai was promoted from General Wujie to General Guangwei. The rank was raised from the fifth grade to the fourth grade.
This time, Yang Yi, the avant-garde commander of Datong Prefecture, was at a disadvantage in the battle, so his position as commander was directly removed and Yu Bai took over the post!
It stands to reason that Commander Wei is of the third rank, but Yubai is of insufficient rank.
But Zhou Yu had already spoken, and no one dared to question anything.
After Yu Bai expressed his gratitude, it was time to give Xie Yu a reward.
"Your name is... Xie Yu, right? Where do you live from?"
Zhou Yu actually chatted with Xie Yu about home affairs in the court hall.
Yu Qian looked on with a smile on his face, while many ministers next to him looked strange.
When Xie Yu answered, he picked up what he could say and said it briefly.
Fortunately, I had already demonstrated this in front of Queen Mother Sun before, so I was quite familiar with Zhou Yulai this time.
"What reward do you want? Just say it!"
What Zhou Yu said was a bit irresponsible, and the eyelids of the ministers nearby jumped when they heard it.
How can you ask that? What if this commoner doesn't know etiquette and wants the throne from you, will you give it to him?
Fortunately, Xie Yu is not the kind of person who doesn't know how to advance or retreat.
He said with a humble face: "It's just a small thing for ordinary people, but it's not worth mentioning. It's been a blessing for three lifetimes to be able to see the holy face, and I don't dare to ask for anything else!"
It's not like Xie Yu doesn't know how to flatter someone.
These words made Zhou Yu very happy.
No wonder Yu Qian favors you, young man! Not bad indeed!
"Master Yu, what do you think should be given as a reward?"
Yu Qian had already thought about it.
He bowed and said: "There is still one less person in charge of our Ministry of War. Xie Yu can predict the enemy's plans first, and his strategy is unparalleled! If he can gain experience in the Ministry of War, he will definitely become the minister of my Great Yong in the future!"
Yu Qian's words are already considered a very high praise!
Moreover, the head of the Ministry of War is an official of the sixth rank.
In terms of quality, this is already higher than the county magistrate!
To directly mention a commoner to this position... is indeed a bit too flattering!
So as soon as Yu Qian finished speaking, someone jumped out and shouted: "No!"
"Your Majesty, I would like to express my gratitude to a civilian who has achieved some military exploits just by chance. Although the reward is worthy of reward, it should not be rewarded indiscriminately..."
Yu Qian turned around and saw that it was Xu Yuanyu!
This guy... has always liked to go against Yu Qian.
A few days ago, Yu Qian got some information about Xu Yuanyu in Shanxi. Therefore, it was rare for Xu Yuanyu not to cause trouble with Yu Qian when it came to discouraging the former emperor Zhou Qi Yujia from going on a personal expedition.
But now... this guy doesn't seem to care about that.
After all, Xu Yuanyu was made ugly by Yu Qian in the previous court meeting.
At that time, Yu Qian said that Xu Yuanyu was "can be killed"!
Now seeing that Yu Qian recommended this young man, Xu Yuanyu naturally would not let Yu Qian get his way.
So in the following time, Yu Qian and Xu Yuanyu staged a "war of words."
This was the first time for Xie Yu to see a high-ranking official of the dynasty jumping around and scolding him in front of the emperor.
This feeling is a bit similar to the scene in the previous life where some leaders of opposing parties would quarrel and get into fights at meetings.
Xie Yu completely regarded this as a show of excitement.
As for the reward they had been arguing about, which was closely related to Xie Yu's interests, Xie Yu had forgotten about it.
When the two adults were quarreling until their mouths were dry, Zhou Yu finally stopped them.
Finally, after summarizing their opinions, Zhou Yu finally decided on the reward for Xie Yu.
Make a baronet! The fiefdom is Fucheng.
The location is in Zhongshu Province, Jiangbei, Henan.
Once His Majesty opens his mouth, no one can say anything more.
Xie Yu also knelt down to thank him.
After receiving the edict of knighthood, Xie Yu left the palace.
After going to court, Yu Qian returned to his house and found Xie Yu who was preparing to say goodbye.
It can be seen that Yu Qian's face is full of unwillingness.
"You are such a small baron. I have really wronged you... In fact, if I told Your Majesty that many of the plans in this battle to defend the capital came from you, I would not think that this reward would be enough..."
"Don't!" Xie Yu quickly interrupted Yu Qian and said, "I am already very satisfied with this reward! If you say more, I'm afraid I will be hated by others!"
"Besides, joining the court as an official was not in my plan. After being out for so long, I should go back and take a look. Yingzhou has been in chaos the past few days, and I don't worry about Lord Wenjun and Lord Taishan!"
"That's fine!" Yu Qian nodded, "Guo Hui Yi Yao! If you are too sharp at your age, it is indeed not a good thing! If you can understand this, it will save me a lot of trouble!"
"Go back! Say hello to your father-in-law and Wen Jun for me! If you have any difficulties in the future, feel free to come to me!"
Xie Yu looked at Yu Qian and finally said with a smile: "Then I'll thank you uncle first!"
