Chapter 139 Appreciation of Merit
"Wei Rong, stop it!"
Seeing Wei Rong being so arrogant, Du Biao's face turned dark. Not afraid of the pain, he stood in front of Liu Zheng and grabbed the whip that Wei Rong threw at him with one hand. His palm was immediately broken and blood was dripping.
He shouted loudly and swung the whip back suddenly.
Liu Zheng's heart was shocked: "Brother Du!"
Du Biao laughed bitterly and said, "I am sorry that you have wronged me, Brother Liu. I have only been in Baiya for a few days and have been attacked several times. How can I put my face aside!"
"Wei Rong, don't rely on your status to be rude to our distinguished guests. Get out of here!"
Wei Rong was pulled so hard by Du Biao that he almost fell off his horse.
"you……"
"Are you guys rebelling? How dare you treat the eldest master like this?"
The gang of people around Wei Rong all looked unhappy. Wei Rong also had a livid face and was furious. He was the eldest son of the big boss and naturally had his own group of supporters around him. How could he bear such anger? He gritted his teeth and looked sinister: "Okay, okay, when my father comes back, I will make you suffer!"
"Walk!"
Wait until Wei Rong left with a group of brothers.
Yang Ke sighed, "Master Liu... This Wei Rong is the son of the big boss Wei Shao. He is arrogant and domineering. No one dares to offend him in the Baiya Army..."
Liu Zheng smiled when he heard this.
As expected, there will be such a person in every group.
It was only yesterday that he felt that the Baiya Army had three major symptoms. Now it seems that the situation is far more complicated than he thought... The fourth symptom has popped up again, and the internal conflicts are intense!
Judging from what Wei Rong said and the attitude of his supporters, there seems to be some gap between Yang Ke and the boss Wei Shao.
Even if you didn't have any resentment before, you will naturally have resentment after being told so many times. Three people make a tiger, that's what they say.
But Liu Zheng feels that, in the final analysis, it is not just a conflict of interests, but also a conflict of ideas.
"Who exactly is Wei Shao?"
Liu Zheng asked curiously.
He couldn't help but wonder, someone who could control so many people in the Baiya Army, who could gather all these people from the martial arts world, and who owned the world's number one horse farm that made people so jealous, must have at least some personal charm.
Du Biao sighed: "Brother Wei has changed a bit over the years..."
"Shut up!"
Yang Ke glared at Du Biao and warned him, "Why are you changing? Isn't Big Brother trying to find a future for us?"
Du Biao snorted coldly: "Who wants that kind of future?"
"I am a man of the world! I have lived a comfortable life these years. What's the point of having an official position?"
He does not mean that.
When Liu Zheng heard this, his eyes lit up.
Seeking an official position?
In this case, Wei Shao is probably a person similar to Song Jiang. But... Liu Zheng suddenly became curious about who Wei Shao is. In fact, according to the expansion speed of the Baiya Army and its current scale, if Liu Zheng were given the power, he would also find a way to clean up these "bandit troops" and seek an official position.
This practice has been followed in every era.
Wei Shao’s idea was not wrong.
It’s just possible that some disagreements occurred within the Baiya Army.
It’s such a headache!
Liu Zheng rubbed his temple.
Liu Zheng was relatively safe and sound in the next few days. Zhang Chengjiang had met Liu Zheng once in Liangzhou Prefecture. Regardless of whether Liu Zheng's 30,000 troops were invited by him, since they were here, he still had to fulfill his duty as a host.
All kinds of banquets and all kinds of pretense.
In the past few days, Liu Zheng also took advantage of his free time to travel around Baiyazhou. Then he found sadly that it was just as he expected. The Baiya Army had begun to become indifferent in the hearts of the people.
Some people even turn pale when talking about it.
This is not a good sign.
…
When Liu Zheng was in Baiyazhou.
On the northern front, Ruogu Pass.
The ceremonial procession from the imperial court finally appeared slowly.
Hundreds of thousands of troops were all excited.
Crown Prince Xie Fang, Third Prince Xie Ling, and Zheng Yuxing all knelt on the ground to welcome the angel.
"Zheng Yuxing, bring the border guards Long Yan to welcome the angels!"
"Welcome Angel!"
Angels are the emperor's messengers. Wherever they go, they represent the emperor's will. So they kneel down to the current emperor, not Steward Zhou.
The large carriage representing the royal guard slowly came to the front of the crowd. Manager Zhou came out from inside and said in a shrill voice: "The Emperor of Heaven and Mandate of Heaven has decreed that in the 40th year of Longyun, a great victory was won at Rongshan Pass. The soldiers of Longyan were not afraid of life and death and raised the prestige of our country..."
A burst of praise.
"I am very relieved!"
"The army is the most important weapon of the country! Those who have made contributions should be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes should be held accountable!"
"I obey the will of heaven and summon... General Zheng Yuxing, the General who pacifies the Di people!"
Zheng Yuxing, dressed in military uniform, knelt on the ground and said, "I am here!"
"Advanced to General of Chariots and Cavalry, second-rank commander!"
boom!
The whole audience was in an uproar.
Zheng Yuxing was also very excited and trembling all over.
The Siping General was a third-rank commander, which was already a very high position in the army. However, this battle directly promoted Zheng Yuxing to the second-rank general of chariots and cavalry! The second-rank commander was divided into the general of cavalry, the general of chariots and cavalry, and the general of guards. In fact, this was already a general of the level of the Three Dukes.
In other words, after this battle, Zheng Yuxing was directly ranked among the three highest officials!
How could he not be happy?
"Prince Xie Fang!"
"Your son is here!"
"In view of the Crown Prince's outstanding military achievements and wise command in the great victory at Rongshan Pass, I hereby reward..."
The prince was also very happy.
It was definitely unrealistic for him to have any further promotion in his status. So rewarding him with rare treasures was the attitude of the old emperor... After all, he had just arrived and lost 100,000 troops, so it was good enough that the emperor did not hold him accountable.
Then the next one is the third prince Xie Ling’s.
The old emperor directly gave the third prince Xie Ling the title of King of Han!
This time, the whole audience was in an uproar, shocked and stunned!
Everyone looked at each other.
King of Han!
This is the highest vassal title below the emperor of the Longyan Dynasty! It can be seen that the old emperor's reward to the third prince is still higher than that to the crown prince this time! This makes many people confused.
Xie Ling was so happy that he accepted the imperial edict.
However, Xie Fang's expression was a little gloomy.
Manager Zhou said a few congratulations with a forced smile , and then took out an imperial edict.
"Marquis Yinzhou, son of Liu Dahao, where is Liu Zhoutong?"
The whole audience was silent.
Manager Zhou frowned slightly: "Where is Liuzhou Tong?"
Prince Xie Fang couldn't help but sneered: "Manager Zhou, that Liu Zhoutong has left a long time ago!"
Chief Steward Zhou's face changed drastically: "How can this be? He doesn't know how to appreciate merit. Doesn't this mean he doesn't take His Majesty seriously?"
In this situation, who wouldn’t be waiting here eagerly?
In the end, the greatest contributor just ran away?
Doesn't he want a reward?
Manager Zhou has been an angel many times in his life, but this is the first time he has encountered such a situation.
Zheng Yuxing hurriedly said, "Manager Zhou, Liuzhou Tong was indeed at home with some matters, so he led the army back to Yinzhou..."
Chief Steward Zhou snorted coldly: "How can I explain this to His Majesty?"
"Um?"
Some people didn't understand.
Zheng Yuxing smiled and said, "When Liu Zhoutong left, he asked me to accept the imperial edict and express his gratitude on his behalf..."
Chief Steward Zhou angrily shouted, "This is ridiculous! The emperor has sent Liu Zhoutong to the capital to pay homage. He is not here, so what is the point of you taking care of him?"
What?
Several people were shocked again.
Make a pilgrimage to Beijing?
What a blessing from God this is!
The eyes of the Crown Prince and the Third Prince also gleamed. The old emperor was suddenly so interested in Liu Zheng, could it be that he wanted to promote him? The one who regretted the most at this moment was naturally the Third Prince. If he had known this, he should not have been so negligent towards Liu Zhoutong...
Zheng Yuxing said honestly: "Manager Zhou, Liu Zhoutong should be in Baiyazhou now. What do you think... should I rush to invite him, or..."
Manager Zhou was stunned: "Bai Yazhou?"
Sudden.
An idea flashed through his mind, and he then secretly looked at Prince Lu next to him. Prince Lu immediately winked and winked back at him.
oh?
Could it be that Liu Zhoutong is related to King Lu?
Then why did the Empress, when drafting the decree, suggest to the Emperor that he must bring this boy to the capital?
Could it be that you really have high hopes for this kid's future?
Manager Zhou was a man who had grown up . He immediately laughed and said, "That's not necessary. Liu Zhoutong is a meritorious official of Long Yan. Since he really has something to do, it's not impossible to make concessions."
"Xuan!"
Everyone knelt again.
"A great victory at Rongshan Pass, Liuzhou and the divine soldiers from heaven bravely defeated the Xiongnu, and their achievements are unprecedented in history! I..."
Everyone pricked up their ears.
All the nonsense above is not important at all.
What they want to hear is the most important reward that comes after this!
You know, this Liu Zhoutong is only 21 years old today! He is already a Zhoutong. What level can he be promoted to with such a great achievement?
Manager Zhou paused.
Immediately, a young eunuch kindly handed him a glass of water to moisten his throat, and then Chief Steward Zhou continued to sing: "In view of Liuzhou Tong, who fought bravely against the enemy in the great victory at Rongshan Pass and raised the prestige of our country!"
"Liu Zhoutong, Marquis of Jinzhou, and Commander of Kezhou!"
"Appoint Kezhou as the governor!"
The whole audience was silent.
It was an ordinary reward, from the governor to the prefect, which was expected by most people. It was also normal to be awarded a title for military merit and to be a general concurrently. However, the award of Kezhou to Liu Zheng was a bit meaningful...
Among them, the one with the worst expression was Chen Ping.
Although Kezhou is now under the control of the Liu family, they are illegal after all. Chen Ping wants to deal with the Liu family and take back Kezhou, which is in line with the law. But now that this has happened, what can he do?
However, the next reward made Chen Ping really unable to sit still!
"In recognition of the fact that Liu Dahao, the Marquis of Zhou, has made outstanding contributions in raising his son!"
"Enter the Yinyang governor!"
All the color drained from Chen Ping's face.
Prefect!
Liu Dahao, because of his son's status, was directly qualified to be the governor! This also means that Liu Dahao has become the second governor in Liangzhou... Zhang Chengjiang is also the governor of Baiya, and the previous governor of Liangzhou was already a governor.
So, in this way, Liu Dahao actually became the most powerful prefect in Liangzhou!
Chen Ping was immediately confused.
Then Chief Clerk Zhou read out some gold, silver, treasures, horses and cloth as rewards, and then he smiled and said, "Why don't you thank me?"
Zheng Yuxing knelt down and said, "I thank you on behalf of Governor Liu!"
Manager Zhou then laughed and said, "Okay, the rest of the rewards will be arranged later and are not included in the imperial decree."
Everyone knelt and shouted together.
"Long live His Majesty!"
Everyone was happy with this great victory, and almost everyone got the benefits they wanted.
Zheng Yuxing, the Crown Prince, the Third Prince and others even invited this Chief Steward Zhou to their tent. They had to serve this angel well? Not only that, they also had to give him all kinds of lavish gifts when he left...
After a round of hypocritical politeness, there was a toast.
Chief Steward Zhou then laughed and said, "Everyone, the emperor has said that he wants to bring the prefect Liu to the capital. If I fail to do this properly, I will be beheaded!"
Everyone looked at each other.
Prince Lu snorted coldly and spat inwardly.
It seems that this corrupt official can't help but go to Baiya to stir up trouble again?
