The calculation of military merit in the army has a very complex algorithm, and the algorithm is different depending on the position.

For a soldier, beheading the third level is a great achievement, and he can be promoted to the first level of military rank, but a general of the unified army, even if he kills hundreds of ordinary soldiers, he is afraid that he will not even be considered meritorious, which shows the rigor of military merit calculation.

But even under this strict military merit algorithm, Ye Zhen is still the undisputed first merit of the Eastern Crusade.

At this point, no one can question it, not even Gu Zhaoge, the marshal of the Eastern Expeditionary Army.

It is also for this reason that the second merit of the Eastern Expedition Army is still covered by the Left Army, which is Zhou Zhen, the deputy commander of the Left Army.

There is no way, the army on the left is the first to break through, and the cities captured are the most, and in terms of military merits, they have the advantage of being the first.

Since Ye Zhen and Zhou Zhen of the left army, almost every general and every soldier has won a lot of military merits, and the lowest can also be promoted to the next level, and the military merits obtained by the soldiers who died in battle can bring extremely generous pensions to their families.

Like Liu Datong's son Liu Hu, at the beginning of the war, he was only a commander of a few hundred soldiers, but he was extremely brave in battle, and he had a bit of strategy, and he also inherited his father Liu Datong's cautiousness.

In terms of war opportunities, he also had the care of Deputy Marshal Zhou Zhenruo, and before the war ended, he was promoted to the rank of commander of 2,500 Rao Colonel in the line of fire.

At the end of the war at this time, the military merits he accumulated could even make his military rank promoted to a partial general, and he commanded the army to be a partial general.

What is the status of the Partial General in the Blackwater Empire?

The total strength of the border defense armies, the Praetorian Guard army, and the county guards of the Blackwater Empire is about two million people.

There are more than 200 generals in command of the army, that is, more than 200 partial generals, and they have officially entered the middle and high levels of the Blackwater Empire's army.

What's more, in this war, because of Ye Zhen, Liu Hu got acquainted with several generals from Qi Yunzong, and these people had the lowest military rank of a general with 30,000 troops.

has become a confidant of Deputy Marshal Zhou Zhen, and his future can be limitless.

However, Ye Zhen's help to Liu Hu is limited to this, and the rest of the way has to be walked by himself.

It is worth noting that Chu He, the former general of the Tiger Ben Army, is also brave and good at fighting, but his luck is really a little back, and in the bloody battle of Yishan, he was shot by a spirit-breaking ballista and died on the spot.

He became one of the highest-ranking generals killed in the Eastern Crusade army.

However, Chu He's military exploits are also extremely expensive, enough for his posthumous mourning!

In mid-July, the cavalry unit led by Ye Zhen and some of the officers who had made great achievements returned to the imperial capital of the Heishui Empire in advance, and another cavalry corps with more than 100,000 Rao troops also went east to support the Yishan defense line at the same time.

Three days later, a grand tribute to prisoners and military rewards began in the Heishui Imperial City, and His Majesty the Emperor personally conferred knighthoods on meritorious soldiers.

It is a pity for everyone that Ye Zhen, the commander of the Left Route Army, the first merit of the Eastern Expedition, did not appear, and only his father Ye Cheng received the military merit on behalf of Ye Zhen.

Ye Zhen's father Ye Cheng was given the title of Marquis of Jincheng, and his mother Mi Jiangxue was given the title of Mrs. Yipin, and even Ye Zhen's younger brother, who was in his early two years, was also given the title of Dragoon Guard, and the fief was expanded to Jincheng County, and a thousand-person guard could be established.

Of course, all these rewards were the reasons that Ye Zhen had communicated with in advance.

Originally, according to the meaning of the empire, Ye Zhen had to be specially sealed, and in the territory of the captured Jianyuan Empire, Ye Zhen could choose any land within a radius of 3,000 miles as a fief, and at the same time could build no more than 20,000 Rao private troops, and be promoted to the Minister of Military Walking, and the imperial family would worship and so on.

These were all rejected by Ye Zhen, and in the end, they became a reward for the bright face.

In an ugly sentence, the reward that Ye Zhen doesn't like is that His Majesty the Emperor is the current emperor, and he doesn't dare to seal it indiscriminately.

Except for Ye Zhen's rewards, which were somewhat unexpectedly few, the other rewards were very generous.

The title of Zhou Zhen, the Duke of the Ming Kingdom, remained unchanged, but the word hereditary was added, and these two words alone were worth hundreds of millions of gold, and he also obtained a medium-sized county as his fiefdom.

At the same time, he was crowned as the Minister of the Military Department and became a military giant alongside Gu Zhaoge.

Even Liu Hu, the son of Liu Datong, the chief arrester of the Criminal Department, in addition to being promoted to a partial general, also obtained the title of viscount, and was officially promoted to a nobleman.

Chu He, the general of the Tiger Ben Army who died in the battle, was crowned as the hereditary Shanyang Bo, and his son Meng was a dragon cavalry guard with a reward of 10,000 gold.

.......

There are so many rewards.

The new emperor Zhu Hyun, who has only been on the throne for more than three years, is also not stingy with rewards, and the war dividends brought by this war are definitely enough for him to be rewarded.

Just as the new emperor Zhu Xun was rewarding in the royal city, Ye Zhen and Guo Qijing, the head of Qi Yunzong, were having another discussion.

"Build a new martial arts dojo in Jincheng County, Ye Zhen, is this why you pushed so many rewards?" Guo Qijing, the head of the sect, frowned slightly, "Actually, what if you receive those rewards from the empire?" With the sect here, who dares to move half a finger of the Ye family?"

"Master, I understand what you mean! However, the foundation of our Ye family is still too thin, if it suddenly rises to the top, I am afraid that it will cause trouble, and the fiefdom of three thousand miles, if you act more aggressively, it is almost equivalent to a country within a country!"

"What about the country within the country, there are you, there is a sect in the ......."

"Master, this is what I'm worried about! The disciple's martial arts growth experience, you also know, in the continuous experience, continuous growth. This upbringing made me destined not to stay in one place forever!

Maybe in the near future, I will leave the Black Dragon Domain and go to other outer regions to hone my martial arts, once I leave, ......."

Hearing Ye Zhen like this, the head Guo Qijing's expression was suddenly a little stunned, he had long expected this possibility, but now that Ye Zhen came out in person, there was still an inexplicable sense of loss.

He originally wanted to persuade Ye Zhen to take over the position of head of Qi Yun Sect at the right time, but now he .......

"Okay, this matter is answered! Jincheng County will establish a dojo, and there will be a strong man from the Soul Sea Realm who will sit in the Jincheng Dojo for a long time!"

"Well, thank you, boss!"

With this promise from the head Guo Qijing, Ye Zhen breathed a sigh of relief.

Because of Ye Zhen's dedication to martial arts, he did his best in front of his parents, and what Ye Zhen can do now is to make his parents healthy and safe, and live a long life!

"By the way, the third queen is the day when Chu Taiping, the head of the Lishui Sect, invites fellow people from all over the world to congratulate the joy of casting the vein, and this seat still has to sit near Yishan, when the time comes, you and Elder Zhong will go on behalf of this seat, your share is enough!"

"Obey the Command!"

.......

In the Black Dragon Domain, the forging of the martial artist's vein is definitely a great joy, whether it is for the individual warrior, the warrior's family, the sect or even the empire where he is located, it is a grand event, and it is definitely a big deal.

In addition to celebrating, it also has the meaning of downward declaration.

At midnight two months ago, Chu Taiping, the head of the Water Sect, had been grinding for ten years, and finally succeeded in casting the vein, and was promoted to the powerhouse of the vein realm.

As the day of congratulating Chu Taiping was getting closer and closer, the sky above the Black Water Country gradually became lively, and the streamers kept flashing rapidly, which was a sign that the Soul Sea Realm martial artist flew by.

Ye Zhen and Seventh Elder Zhong Lijing, as representatives of Qi Yun Sect, naturally had to arrive early.

Not surprisingly, the one who greeted the warriors of his country outside the sect of the Lishui Sect was the son of Chu Taiping, the head of the Lishui Sect, and Chu Jun, the young head of the Lishui Sect.

It's just that Chu Jun's expression was quite unnatural when he saw Ye Zhen.

I think back then, when Ye Zhen's cultivation was still wandering in the True Yuan Realm, his Chu Jun's cultivation was already the fifth level of the Spirit Transformation Realm, and now, Ye Zhen's cultivation has reached the fourth level of the Spirit Transformation Realm, and he has even broken into a reputation that makes the masters of the entire Black Dragon Domain be awe-inspired, and even reached the status of being equal to the heads of the major sects.

I don't know anything else, anyway, in today's seat arrangement, Chu Taiping, who is in charge of the Lishui Sect, that is, Chu Jun's father once specially explained that Ye Zhen's position is arranged with the heads of the major sects, and it is the first seat.

Unless the head of the Phantom God Sect or the head of the Qingluo Sect comes in person, Ye Zhen's seat can be postponed.

In the blink of an eye, Ye Zhen made such a big name, but he Chu Jun was still standing still. Cultivation is only the fivefold peak of the Spiritual Realm, and as for his reputation, I am afraid that out of the Black Water Country, no one will know him Chu Jun.

"Elder Zhong, Elder Ye, please come inside!"

Even though he was not happy in his heart, Chu Jun still had to come up and greet Ye Zhen and Zhong Lijing.

There is no way, even if Ye Zhen's cultivation is only fourfold in the Spirit Realm, but under the news of Guo Qijing, the head of the Qiyun Sect, Ye Zhen has already been promoted to the elder of their Qiyun Sect.

Therefore, according to the number of etiquette, Chu Jun still has to give Ye Zhen a salute!

As Ye Zhen expected, Chu Taiping's breakthrough to the Casting Vein Realm was a great event, but the major sects that came to congratulate, especially the top major sects such as the Phantom God Sect and the Qingluo Sect, most of them were representatives sent by the head of the sect, and few of the heads were present in person.

Of course, it is a second-rate or even third-rate sect, which is another matter.

The process of congratulatory congratulations is like that.

On the congratulatory gifts, some auspicious words, and then let Chu Taiping show a little bit of the magical martial arts he had just practiced, but these are not the most important things.

The most important thing is to let the news that Chu Taiping become a powerhouse in the Casting Vein Realm will spread throughout the entire Black Dragon Domain, which is the will of the Lishui Sect and the will of the Black Water Empire.

Having a Vein Casting Realm powerhouse, whether it is for the Lishui Sect or the Blackwater Empire, is a symbol of national strength.

After Ye Zhen sent a congratulatory ceremony on behalf of Qi Yunzong for the first time, he turned back to his seat, the old god was there to close his eyes and recuperate, listening to others present congratulatory gifts to Chu Taiping, congratulatory messages, etc., it was very boring, and Ye Zhen was drowsy when he listened.

"Meng's orphan Meng Yue came to congratulate the head of Chu on the casting vein, wishing the head of Chu a boundless martial arts, and a special letter of war, a life and death certificate, and a coffin!"

Hearing this extraordinary congratulatory gift, Ye Zhen, who was drowsy, slammed a spirit, sat up straight, and opened his eyes!