What Xiao Yuan ate at this meal was like chewing wax.

During the banquet, everyone pushed the glasses and changed the lamps, and the laughter was endless, except for him and Peng Shuang, and no one touched a glass of wine with him.

This apparent atmosphere of isolation made him uncomfortable, and he did not want to stay for a moment.

Is it because the two of them are from poor backgrounds and have no money to give heavy gifts, so they are treated differently?

Peng Shuang was even more sullen in his heart, and couldn't help but raise his head and drink stuffy wine.

After the banquet, on the second day, Lu Bolin also summoned Xiao Yuan and Peng Shuang again, because at this time, for this battle against the ghost clan, the appointment and reward of the imperial court had already come down.

was introduced into the Lu Mansion by the housekeeper, and after seeing Lu Bolin in the hall, the two also hugged their fists together, and Shi Li said, "Lu Shuai." ”

"No need to be polite." Lu Bolin sat on the chair directly above, and after speaking, he also picked up the teacup and took a sip, and then said: "The appointment of the two of you has come down. ”

"Oh?" Hearing this, Peng Shuang's expression was obviously a little excited, and Xiao Yuan was also shocked in his heart, as long as he was a human being, he would be nervous about his future.

And in this battle, the two of them have made great achievements, and if nothing else, they will definitely be promoted several levels in a row.

But to the surprise of the two, Lu Bolin said in a flat voice: "The imperial court means that the two of you will continue to lead the headquarters and garrison Liucheng, Xiao Yuan will be the captain of Liucheng, and Peng Shuang will be the deputy lieutenant." ”

"What!?" When Peng Shuang heard this, he immediately showed an incredible look.

To tell the truth, if you talk about military exploits, the two of them will not be like this, because the two of them fought the two crucial battles.

Breaking Moon City and defending Liucheng, these two battles played a decisive role.

What's more, before Breaking Moon City, the Central Plains army had always been pressed and beaten by the ghost army, and it is no exaggeration to say that it was Xiao Yuan's first battle that turned the entire battle around.

Without him and Peng Shuang, I am afraid that there would be no hope of winning this war at all.

But now, the exploits of the two are obviously covered up!

Seeing Peng Shuang's expression, Lu Bolin glanced at him, put down the teacup and said, "What?" Do you have any objections? ”

"It's not fair!" Peng Shuang's temperament is upright, his heart is straightforward, and he immediately roared angrily: "When I came just now, I heard that Deng Qing was promoted to a former general, just that waste, greedy for life and afraid of death, useless, full of rats!" What is he capable of being promoted to a former general! ”

"And General Xiao and I, bravely kill the enemy, break the moon city, and fight in Liucheng! In terms of military exploits, why is it not as good as Deng Qing! ”

"Could it be that because of Lu Shuai's birthday yesterday, Deng Qing gave a heavy gift!"

He asked questions one after another, straight to the point, and Lu Bolin's face immediately sank, and then slapped the table on the side of him.

'Bang', he also stood up, pointed at Peng Shuang and shouted angrily: "Presumptuous! This is an appointment by the imperial court! What do you want! ”

Hearing this, Xiao Yuan hurriedly pulled Peng Shuang quietly, and then said to Lu Bolin: "Lu Shuai is angry, Peng Shuang has no intention of committing a crime, and we have no objection to this appointment." ”

"This!" When Peng Shuang heard this, he glanced at Xiao Yuan with an anxious face.

He still wanted to argue with Lu Bolin about something, but Xiao Yuan understood that if he continued to fight, it would be pointless, and it would only be the two of them who would suffer, so he also hurriedly glanced at Peng Shuang and signaled him not to say more.

Seeing this, Peng Shuang took a deep breath, then hugged his fist towards Lu Bolin, and said sullenly: "Peng Shuang obeys the order." ”

"Humph!" Lu Bolin snorted coldly, glanced at the two of them again, and then said lukewarmly: "In this case, then you two should not stay in the capital for a long time, and you should return to Liucheng as soon as possible." ”

"Yes, the subordinates retired." Xiao Yuan gave a salute, then pulled Lappen Shuang, and the two left the Lu Mansion.

As soon as he walked out of the gate of the Lu Mansion, Peng Shuangna couldn't hold back any longer, and couldn't help but say angrily: "Why didn't you let me continue to argue with him just now?" ”

"Does it work?" Xiao Yuan glanced at him: "Lu Bolin is in a high position, our appointment is said to be the will of the imperial court, to put it bluntly, whether there are military merits or not, it is not up to him to have the final say, besides, he is not used to the two of us, if you argue again, you should be demoted to a foot pawn." ”

As he spoke, he continued: "In today's world, officialdom is dark, and the same is true in the army, don't you understand that you have been in the army for so many years? ”

"I'm just not convinced! A rat like Deng Qing can also be promoted to a former general! What is he capable of! In the event of war, greedy for life and afraid of death! Run faster than anyone else! Peng Shuang's face turned red and said.

Xiao Yuan shook his head slightly: "It's okay if you're not convinced, do you have money?" ”

After speaking, he sighed again: "Forget it, go back to Liucheng." ”

From this moment on, Xiao Yuan also officially became a six-rank military attache appointed by the imperial court.

A few days later, the two returned to Liucheng, at this time, because the war had passed, the ghost clan surrendered, Liucheng also returned to the same scene as before, and the streets began to appear the sound of selling, and pedestrians were endless.

After returning, Xiao Yuan immediately gathered his army and began to build a military camp outside the city, preparing to serve as a long-term garrison for the army.

On this day, when he was commanding his soldiers outside the city, Liu Yuzhi, the commander of Liucheng County, came over.

Hearing his arrival, Xiao Yuan stopped what he was doing and hurriedly greeted him, after all, he will be stationed in Liucheng in the future, and he will inevitably have to deal with the county order often, not to mention Liu Yuzhi, he feels that it is still worth making a deep friendship.

After the two met and saluted each other, Liu Yuzhi also took the lead in speaking: "I thought that after the last battle, most of the generals would be promoted in the Lu family's army, but I didn't think that I would be transferred back to Liucheng." ”

Hearing this, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Isn't it the same for Lord Liu, the credit for defending Liucheng was erased from above, and I don't know who it is on." ”

When Liu Yuzhi heard this, he waved his hand indifferently: "Hey? These are not surprising as expected, and I have long been accustomed to officialdom now. ”

As he spoke, he said again: "The general doesn't have to think about it, it might be better to break away from the Lu family's army, isn't it?" ”

"Haha, what Lord Liu said is extremely true." Xiao Yuan also smiled heartily.

After chatting, Liu Yuzhi also paused and said, "This time, I also have something to do with General Xiao." ”

"Oh?" Xiao Yuan raised his eyebrows suspiciously.

Liu Yuzhi reminded: "Now, the general is the captain of Liucheng, and I and the other officials are all Anyang county guards, so it's time to pay a visit." ”

At that time, with the county system, Liucheng was a county, which was under the jurisdiction of Anyang County.

And now, Xiao Yuan is here as a military attache of the sixth grade, although he has his own army, but his superior is still the county guard of Anyang, and his military salary, grain and grass supplies and other things are also allocated by the county guard.

If it weren't for Liu Yuzhi's reminder, he really didn't know that there was such a thing, and after hearing this, he also nodded and said, "I know, thank you Lord Liu for reminding me." ”