In the first month of the third year of Xiangxing, Yacheng raised the dynasty to celebrate the victory of the Yacheng defense battle.

For this battle of disparity in strength, twists and turns, and near-death, everyone has the happiness of the rest of their lives. There is no doubt that the greatest credit for this battle belongs to Zhao Lie and his Dragon Bird Army. Without Zhao Lie's emergency rescue, without the Dragon Bird Army Boat Division and the King of Diligence, Yacheng was destined to fall, and the line was destined to be finished.

At the beginning of the first month, the war exploits were approved, the queen mother's grace, all the combat personnel, from the commander, down to the small soldiers, regardless of the envoys, utility, daring soldiers, auxiliaries, servants, those with military positions were promoted to one level, and those without military positions were rewarded with money valley, and those without military positions were rewarded with money valley wine and meat, and those with war merits were counted separately.

For a while, the city was full of jubilation, and the merchants from all over the world who lived in Yacheng were all smiling, and the sergeants naturally had to spend when they had money, and they also made a lot of money.

According to the iron law of officialdom with the greatest credit, Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Shijie, the two commanders of the Yacheng Defense War, have the greatest credit. It's just that these two people have already been in the position of human ministers, whether they are real positions, honors, or titles, they have all reached the apex of civil and military ministers, and they really can't be crowned, so they can't be crowned kings.

Generally speaking, in this case, the common practice of the imperial court is to posthumously present the ancestors to the ancestors. But Wen Tianxiang's two sons died of illness, his wife and daughter were captured, and there was no other way than to posthumously present the ancestors. Zhang Shijie's situation is similar. So the queen mother issued a decree posthumously gifting the two of them their ancestors and ancestors as marquises. Of course, it is indispensable to increase the food of the two, but it does not make much sense to these two people.

Wen Tianxiang was born in a wealthy family in Jiangjiang, and Zhang Shijie has accumulated a huge amount of money for many years, so he naturally won't care about this. As long as the Queen Mother's faith is still there, it is enough for the two of them.

There is no doubt that the one with the greatest credit, or the greatest gain, belongs to the group of the Dragon Sparrow Army.

First of all, it is naturally Zhao Lie, the biggest hero of this battle. Empress Dowager Yang was very satisfied with this Xiuwang nephew, and a large string of rewards were smashed down like no money (really no money): Xin'an County Duke, Shangzhu State, Zhenguo General, and Longque Army are all under control, and they still lead the Wan'an Army.

For the Song Dynasty, a dynasty where the prime minister was only a third-grade and above the second-grade was a super-grade, Zhao Lie, a series of second-grade and second-grade officials, had almost reached the peak of the military ministers. The most important thing is that he is still so young, it seems that he will be the next to be a minister.

In fact, he led the Longque Army Boat Division to reinforce, gave Ali The Hague the final blow, and rescued the two generals Jiang Fenglie and Ouyang Guanhou of the Xing Dynasty, which were also greatly promoted. Officially entered the ranks of senior officials. Even if they were far away in the Wan'an Army, Shi Yang, Hong Siniang and other generals who were ordered to garrison the city and did not participate in the rescue were also promoted to the rank of official because of the merit of breaking the Hague and losing it, and each had a reward.

Xingchao has done a good job in this regard, and will never chill the hearts of meritorious soldiers. Of course, at the end of the dynasty, the title was generally not as valuable as the prosperous era, and the most important thing was to see the dispatch. What is intriguing is that in the series of rewards of the two generals, each has an additional position: Du Yuhou of the Guard's Pro-Army Horse Army Division and Du Yuhou of the Guard's Pro-Army Infantry Division.

These two positions belong to the Ma and Bu Erya, which are subordinate to the Guards and Pro-Military Divisions in the "Two Divisions and Three Yas" of the forbidden army, which are one level lower than Zhao Lie's previous position of "Deputy Commander of the Front Division of the Palace", but they belong to different yamen institutions.

The three generals of the Dragon Bird Army actually belong to three different yamen of the forbidden army...... I was stunned when I first heard it, and I was relieved when I thought about it, the emperor's technique was originally like this.

The rest of the ministers also have their own merits and rewards, such as Chen Yizhong and Yang Liangjie's merits, Zeng Yuanzi's merits in raising grain for transshipment, Ma Nanchun and Xu Dafu's refusal to defend the south gate, and Huang Tian's merits in fighting to the death...... Even the two sons of the Yang family, Yang Qizhi and Yang Xingyong, have loyal and brave guards to the grass palace.

Some of these credits are real, some are cheeky, some are desperate, and some are earned by standing faithfully. Throughout the ages, which dynasty and generation, this kind of thing is indispensable, and there is a public opinion on right and wrong.

Zhao Lie is now relatively numb to the rewards, they are all things that benefit but do not cost, and he only cares about one thing: the share of the loot.

Ali The Hague Southern Expeditionary Boat Division was completely annihilated, and the Song army, in addition to collecting nearly 10,000 prisoners, also obtained a large number of ships, various materials, and ordnance. And these are all in short supply in the remote and scarce cliff city line.

For Zhao Lie, whether it is prisoners, ships, materials, or ordnance, he wants it, and the goal is to win half of the share. He is not afraid of competing with Zhang Shijie, a powerful and full of evil spirits, and he is not worried that the imperial court will favor the forbidden army and ignore the dragon sparrow army. Facts have repeatedly proved that his dragon and bird army is the most capable and daring army in the current DPRK army. At this time of death, as long as the line is not blind + lacking in heart, he will never abandon his martial arts because of his attitude, and shorten the supply ration of the Dragon Bird Army.

However, after this battle, the Dragon Bird Army shined, which was impressive, and the whole line of the dynasty had regarded this army as a fragrant bait, and there were rumors that the Dragon Bird Army would be included in the forbidden army. This can be seen from the fact that the three generals of the Dragon Bird Army were named generals of the forbidden army and belonged to the three yas-this is not only a merger, but also a division into three.

After Zhao Lie learned the news, his face was calm, and he was not as confused as the members of the special operations team, nor was he as depressed as Jiang Fenglie and Ouyang Guanhou. In fact, the day after he defeated Ali The Hague, Manam Chun found him and talked with him all night.

The center of Ma Nanchun's conversation basically revolves around two words: time and situation.

Since the beginning of the founding of the country, the Song Dynasty has always adhered to the national policy of strengthening the cadres and weakening the branches, and restrained the strongest army in the country as a forbidden army to deter the localities. In other words, the most well-equipped and best-trained must be the forbidden army. If not, then it must be turned into a forbidden army. In short, the strongest army must be in the hands of the central government, and the box army must never be allowed to be stronger than the forbidden army. The performance of the Dragon Bird Army is so eye-catching, it is not surprising that the imperial court has taken such a move.

This is still the identity of Zhao Lie's clan, which is considered his own family, if he is a general with a foreign surname, he will be afraid that the palace will send a prison army as soon as possible, closely monitor and even seize power in the air.

From the perspective of the imperial court, this is politically correct, and the purpose is to prevent the strong beam from protruding and the tail from falling out, repeating the situation of the five generations of warlords.

"If it is in the prosperous era of Chengping, the prince of the country has only two choices: or resign from the position of commander of the dragon and bird army; Or, set up a feast in the palace. When Ma Nanchun said this, he raised the wine glass in his hand.

Zhao Lie was stunned for a moment, and suddenly said: "A glass of wine releases the military power." ”

Involving Taizu, of course Ma Nanchun didn't dare to accept this, straightened the long hair on his chest, and said in a deep voice: "However, this time is different from the past, today is a troubled era, and the system that has been implemented by the dynasty for hundreds of years no longer works. This is the time. In the current situation, who has soldiers and food in their hands...... Now one more - there are guns! Whoever can become the mainstay of the country and the DPRK is also a trend. The times create heroes, not to mention the far, the near, Yue Guogong (Zhang Shijie) is a role model. ”

Zhao Lie was silent for a while, and after slowly digesting Ma Nanchun's words, he looked up at this mentor and friend who had been following him since he was in the mountains, and said, "The reason why Zhong Ping said this is that he thinks I can become a hero in your mind?" ”

"Since the beginning of the mountain, Guogong has long been a hero in Nanchun's mind." Ma Nanchun stood up, folded his sleeves and folded his sleeves, and his expression was rarely solemn, "The times are changing, and I hope you will be cautious to decide." ”

"The current situation......" Zhao Lie's knuckles tapped on the desk, and a wry smile appeared, he just wanted to fight Meng Yuan well, why are there so many twists and turns, it really doesn't make people worry...... After a long time, the wry smile slowly disappeared, and his expression gradually became firm.