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Tianshui County Eagle Yang Lang will Han Ziliang add 500 households to the food city, add the founding uncle of Lantian County, and be promoted to General Zhaoyong of Sipin, and the general of Eagle Yang Lang of Tianshui County.

Yingyanglang of Longxi County will add 500 households to Li Luoge, add 500 households to Shiyi, add the founding uncle of Wenfeng County, and be promoted to General Zhaoyong of Sipin, and General Yingyanglang of Longxi County.

Pei Yuanqing, the commander of Guoyi, added 500 households to the city, and was crowned the founder of Gangu County, and was promoted to the general of Yingyang Lang of Jincheng County.

Duwei Wang Junlin added 500 households to the city, and was crowned the founder of Qin'an County, and the official was promoted to the fifth grade of Guoyi.

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After the reward, Emperor Sui's holy decree expressed the last meaning - that is, after this battle, the Great Sui was not only unable to advance westward in a short period of time, but also the Great Sui court would operate at the fastest speed, mobilize heavy troops to garrison the border passes, and build military villages and military forts under the leadership of Yujuluo and Chen Sansi to prevent the Western Turks and the remnants of Tuyuhun from counterattacking.

Of course, the Great Sui Imperial Court also had to select capable officials and good officials to quickly pacify the situation in the newly acquired three counties of Wuwei, Zhangye and Xiping, and truly control the people and land in these three counties.

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"Wang Junlin, in this battle, you have made great contributions, and you should be the first person in my army for your military merits, but you have only been promoted to Captain Guoyi, do you have any dissatisfaction in your heart?" In the city of Wuwei County, in the temporary mansion of Yujuluo, Yujuluo looked at Wang Junlin and asked meaningfully.

"The last general has no intention of disagreeing." Wang Junlin's face was expressionless, but he was secretly indignant in his heart, although he had made great achievements in just two months, but every time it was a life of nine deaths, and the slightest negligence would die without a place to be buried. But in the end, the reward was obviously inconsistent with his military exploits, which made him convinced.

Yu Juluo sighed and said, "This time the imperial court rewarded you with the most unfair result, and then it was Liu Fang. Do you know why? ”

Yu Juluo's words already have the meaning of exquisiteness, after Wang Junlin self-proclaimed reward, he also thought deeply about this problem, at this time there is no need to think about it, so he said: "The last general thinks that there is a villain in the court. ”

Yu Juluo said: "The military generals fight, the civil officials evaluate the merits, and the emperor rewards them." It has been a rule since the Qin and Han dynasties. It's good to think that you've been in officialdom for less than three months. ”

Wang Junlin gritted his teeth and said, "Dare to ask the Metropolitan Governor, who is the villain who hurts people with a secret arrow behind his back?" ”

Yu Juluo hesitated for a moment and said: "Liu Fang's reward is too thin because he has a history of governing the book, and Wang Wenxuan, the superintendent, impeached him for grabbing merit and ignoring the overall situation, causing the army to be blocked south of Shuiquan Pass, which almost led to the destruction of Jincheng. This point, in fact, is not a strong word, so although Liu Fang is the second person who is second only to you in this battle, he has the thinnest reward. Of course, the root cause is that Liu Fang and Wang Wenxuan themselves are at odds, and there is no one in the court to speak for Liu Fang. ”

After a pause, Yu Juluo said again: "As for you, it is because of your fire in the battle of Shuiquan Pass, which has been controversial by the imperial court, especially Qiu Rui, the king of Changping, who led dozens of civil officials to jointly impeach your majesty for being cruel, and even asked for severe punishment for you. Fortunately, thanks to Ben Shuai's letter to protect it, and you have made great contributions, in the end, Your Majesty did not count your merits in breaking through the water spring pass, nor did you count the cruelty. In the end, it was just that you destroyed the Turkic grain and grass camp, and then added the title of Guoyi Duwei and the founding county uncle. ”

Wang Junlin's face was ugly, and after pondering for a while, he asked: "Governor of the Great Du, Qiu Rui, the king of Changping, made a challenge to the last general, whether it was because the Zhang family in Maiji Town colluded with the Ge Dao Department and was beheaded by the whole family. ”

Yu Juluo praised: "That's right, the daughter of the Zhang family is the concubine of Qiu Rui, the king of Changping. ”

Wang Junlin smiled bitterly and said, "I see. ”

Yu Juluo smiled and said, "Actually, from the point of view of Ben Shuai, this Qiu Rui has helped you a lot. ”

Wang Junlin looked stunned and said, "The last general is a little confused, please ask the metropolitan governor to solve your doubts." ”

Yu Juluo said: "The ancients said: The old wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it; Heaps out of the shore, and the flow will be turbulent; Walk above men, and the crowd will not. The foresight is not far away, and the car will follow the track. Do you know what that means? ”

When Wang Junlin heard this, he was shocked, his face instantly turned pale, cold sweat oozed from his forehead, and his face showed a look of fear, he suddenly found that he was bent on being promoted and achieving a high position these days, but he ignored the invisible crisis.

In just over two months, he was promoted from a soldier to a lieutenant of Zhengwupin Guoyi, which was the first since the founding of the Great Sui Dynasty. And he has no foundation in Dasui, even if he has Yujuluo to support him, it will not help, because Yujuluo himself is just a military general.

And the world of the Great Sui is the world of the gate valve family. Think about it carefully, the person who was rewarded this time, Yu Juluo, as the founding general, does not count as the commander of the first army, only he and Liu Fang are not from the gate lord family. Look at Pei Yuanqing, Han Ziliang, Yuwen Hanfeng and others, which one is not a descendant of the gate valve family. Look at Dugu Moyu again, if he committed such a serious crime, if it were someone else, he would have been beheaded a long time ago, and his whole family would have been beheaded. But in fact, Dugu Moyu was only removed from the post of governor of Yongzhou and was idle at home, and the Dugu family was not affected at all.

Seeing that Wang Junlin had understood what he meant, Yu Juluo couldn't help but nod with an appreciative face, and said: "You should be glad that if you hadn't made great achievements this time and had entered the eyes of His Majesty, even Qiu Rui, the king of Changping, would have been able to knead you at will, otherwise you would now have nothing but death, and only the road to the end of the world." ”

Wang Junlin knelt down on one knee and said with a sincere face: "The last general will thank the Metropolitan Governor for his grace, and he will definitely serve the Metropolitan Governor in the future." ”

Yu Juluo calmly accepted the gift of Wang Junlin and said, "Get up! ”

Wang Junlin got up, and Yu Juluo said again: "Qiu Rui, the king of Changping, is extremely good-looking, and he will repay him, he actually doesn't care about the life or death of the Zhang family at all, but if you dare not give him face and take advantage of the situation to destroy the Zhang family, he will not let you go." I have already received the news that Qiu Rui has found someone who intends to transfer you to serve in the army in the capital, and when the time comes, in the important place of the capital, you are a small Guoyi captain, and you have no military power in your hands, and it is easy for the Changping palace to kill you. ”

When Wang Junlin heard this, his face changed, and he said, "Please ask the Metropolitan Governor to protect the last general." ”

He knew that Yujura had the intention of wooing him, but he also believed that what Yujura said was true. Therefore, at this time, he was murderous in his heart, and secretly swore in his heart that one day he would definitely set foot on the Changping Palace, and the blood of the Qiu clan would be splashed.

Yu Juluo said: "I will ask the court and Your Majesty for instructions, and put you in the border army, as the general of Gaotai City, with five regiments, 2,000 cavalry, 3,000 infantry, a total of 5,000 men and horses." Would you like to? ”

When Wang Junlin heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "The last general is willing, thank you to the Grand Duke." ”

Being able to serve as the main general of one side is exactly what Wang Junlin wants, although there are only 5,000 people, but he also feels a little confident when facing such a behemoth as the Changping Palace.

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On the second day, Wang Junlin left Jincheng with his original 1,000 deployments and went to Gaotai City, a border town in the direction of the Turks in Zhangye County. His other 4,000 new subordinates were part of the army that accompanied Liu Fang and Pei Yuanqing to pursue and kill the remnants of Tuyuhun, and when the army retreated, these 4,000 men were ordered to stay in Gaotai City.

Three days later, when Wang Junlin led people to Gaotai City, the 4,000 defenders and more than a dozen officials who managed the people in the city all went out of the city to greet them, and no one dared to slack off in the slightest.

Because of the two battles of poisoning Longxi and burning Shuiquanguan, Wang Junlin is now famous for his murder and poison, and even the most unruly soldiers, or the oldest lieutenants, dare not put any shelf in front of him. Just kidding, a barrel of poison poisoned more than 10,000 people, and a fire burned to death 40,000 people. This kind of deed is far more shocking to anyone than leading an army to kill 100,000, or even 200,000.

Wang Junlin announced the latest appointment of Yujuluo on the spot, which was not only his appointment to become the general of Gaotai City, but mainly his appointment to become the commander of Guoyi, with five regiments under his command, each of which had a commander of a thousand troops.

Thanks to Yu Juluo's care, the five captains under Wang Junlin's command are all Wang Junlin's old deployments.

Wang Junlin was impeached by Qiu Rui, the king of Changping, for his brutality and inhumanity, and the final reward he received was less than one-fifth of his outstanding military exploits, but these military exploits were real, and no one dared to erase them.

Today, Wang Junlin has five captains, namely Zhou Hu, Wu San, Jiang Muchang, Li Xiang and Su Changqing. Qiao Zhengwei and the dozen or so scouts who were still alive were also promoted to the rank of 100 people. And Wu Si expressed his willingness to become the general of Wang Jun's Mansion and serve the left and right, and after Wang Junlin dissuaded him to no avail, he also gladly accepted.

The four thousand people in Gaotai City originally had four captains, and Wu San and other four people occupied their positions, these four people were naturally unhappy, but they didn't dare to show it in front of Wang Junlin, and after Wang Junlin politely gave one of them fifty taels of silver as a coil, he happily handed over to Wu San, Wu Si, Jiang Muchang and Su Changqing, and then left very happily and returned to the Yongzhou Governor's Mansion, where they naturally had their new appointments.

After entering Gaotai City and deploying the city defenses, Wang Junlin couldn't wait to lead fifty personal soldiers to start patrolling the city. This is the first city he has absolutely said in this era, although the area is a little smaller, and the population is not large. But he was still in high spirits.

Gaotai City is close to the Qilian Mountain Yumai Gaotai Mountain and built, the city wall is three zhang high, and the Gaotai Mountain next to it is about three or two hundred meters high, quite precipitous, the surrounding is steep and smooth, it is difficult to climb, and it is a stone mountain, the mountain is all granite, this Gaotai City is taken from local materials, built with the stone above the mountain, solid and abnormal.

Gaotai City is arc-shaped in the direction of the Western Turks, about five miles long and only about three miles wide, which can accommodate 30,000 or 40,000 people.