The turmoil caused by the death of Maeda Toshiya is brewing within the Toyotomi clan, and it will cause an even bigger storm in the future, and the conflict between the Toyotomi clan and the Tokugawa clan is on the verge of breaking out, and the balance is broken, and the situation is extremely urgent.

At the same time, the city of Beijing was not peaceful, for no other reason, the rewarded soldiers and booty all arrived in the capital, and a large number of things needed to be handled by the emperor himself.

So Xiao Ruxun had no choice but to put down the government affairs at hand, handed over the matter to Wang Xijue to co-ordinate, and took Zhenbang and the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Rites to welcome the soldiers who returned from victory.

It is impossible for all the 160,000 troops to come back to receive rewards, so those who come back are all meritorious soldiers above the level of 30 who have been beheaded and some outstanding grassroots generals.

This is Xiao Ruxun's rule, senior officers generally do not come with the army to participate in the award ceremony, and those who come to participate are middle and low-level officers and low-level soldiers.

They returned with the 30,000 troops of the Blue Dragon Battalion.

In this battle, the Qin army beheaded a total of 41,636 Banzhou native soldiers, and a total of 663 meritorious soldiers and middle and low-level officers returned to participate in the award ceremony.

They came to the capital with all their crews, and some of them were not lightly injured, but Xiao Ruxun asked them to arrive at all.

Therefore, this group of meritorious soldiers and generals were all transported back by boat, and they were not allowed to walk a few steps, and the treatment was very good.

All aspects of the food and drink were also taken care of, and the injured were taken care of, and when they returned to the capital, the injuries of these soldiers were almost healed.

Xiao Ruxun went ten miles out of the city to greet the arrival of the meritorious soldiers, took Zhenbang's hand to personally inspect these soldiers and grassroots officers who had made great contributions, and talked with them cordially.

Each of them was received by the emperor and the crown prince.

Xiao Ruxun's concern for the low-level soldiers has not been reduced since the Ningxia era until now after becoming the emperor, but has become more and more important, which has made Xiao Ruxun's prestige in the army not decrease but increased, from generals to soldiers, no one does not know the existence of the emperor and the emperor's care for them.

These soldiers who have made great contributions to Great Qin will also become the backbone of the Great Qin army in the future, and as long as there are them, the Great Qin Dynasty will be as solid as a rock.

Seeing them crying with excitement because of the emperor and the crown prince personally comforting them, Xiao Ruxun was very happy.

Compared with soldiers with normal health, Xiao Ruxun also pays more attention to soldiers with bandages on their bodies.

The soldiers who were bleeding from bandages on their hands, legs and even on their heads, Xiao Ruxun was the most concerned.

"Why so careless? Ears are cut off? ”

Xiao Ruxun touched the wound of a soldier's side ear with a sad face, this soldier was treated like this by the emperor, tears of excitement filled his eyes, he stood up straight, and said loudly: "For Your Majesty, for Daqin, even if this life is gone, I will not hesitate!" Not to mention just one ear! ”

Xiao Ruxun took a deep breath and shook his head: "I am very happy that you are willing to fight for me and for Great Qin, but I hope that you can continue to live healthy and normal, and you must cherish your body and keep your useful body in order to do more things."

I often entrust the clerks in the army to educate you that until the last moment, don't sacrifice lightly, each of you is the elite that I have spent a lot of effort to train, I need you to live, I will not allow you to sacrifice lightly! Do you understand? ”

Xiao Ruxun's face was serious, the soldier straightened up with red eyes, and all the soldiers and officers around him shouted together: "Understood!" ”

"Hmm!"

Xiao Ruxun slowed down his tone again: "There are enough medicinal materials and military doctors in the army, if you are injured or sick, you have to go for treatment, each of you is my treasure, compared to these trophies, these gold, silver and jewelry, I care more about you, than these things outside the body, remember, cherish your body." ”

"Obey Your Majesty's edict!"

More than 600 soldiers and officers shouted in unison.

Then Xiao Ruxun walked all the way, talked cordially with these meritorious soldiers and generals all the way, shook their hands, expressed his gratitude to them for their unremitting fighting, told them that Daqin would not forget their exploits, and then ordered the military officials to read out the edict of reward.

Everyone's name was read, and everyone was given their due reward, not only silver taels, official positions, but also the number of acres of tax-free land in the family, and the oil, rice, flour, and meat that were given to the parents and families of military families.

These are the things that the low-level officers and soldiers desperately want, for whom the value is greater and more important than gold, silver and jewelry, and they are fighting to the death on the front line, if something goes wrong with their parents and families, how chilling it must be?

Therefore, Daqin will give priority to protecting the legitimate rights and interests of each military family, so that the soldiers have no worries, so that the soldiers can truly feel the importance of Daqin to them, feel the meaning of belonging and loyalty, and will be more willing to fight to the death.

The triumphal ceremony was very grand, and after it was completed, Xiao Ruxun personally rode a horse, put Zhenbang on the horse and rode together, and then led the meritorious soldiers to the military camp prepared for them in the northwest of the capital.

There are hot meals, hot dishes, hot soup, and hot water for bathing, Xiao Ruxun has arranged for the palace attendants and the chef of the imperial dining room to prepare them for them, they can start to enjoy it as soon as they arrive, and after receiving the reward, they can also enjoy half a month's family vacation, and they don't have to pay for the travel expenses.

The above expenditures are not in the treasury accounts, they are all expenditures of the emperor's internal funds, and the Ministry of Finance, which Ye Xianggao is also in charge of, welcomes this.

The second half of the welcome ceremony was the reception dinner, which was presided over by the emperor himself, and Xiao Ruxun personally led these soldiers to eat, drink, and have fun, and took them to eat meat and drink in large bowls, giving them enough enjoyment.

In addition to them, there are naturally a large number of meritorious soldiers, as well as clerks and people who work for war logistics, etc., and their rewards will be issued in accordance with the rules and regulations designated by the imperial court.

For the soldiers who fought for their lives on the front line, the emperor's personal reward was a manifestation of honor.

Of course, the thirty level of beheading is a very important indicator, if it is less than thirty, even if it is only twenty-nine, you cannot return to Beijing to participate in the ceremony of the emperor's personal reward.

Military judges and clerks and gendarmes will strictly abide by the rules and regulations of the army to conduct a tripartite review of the number of beheadings of soldiers, and only soldiers who have obtained the approval of the three parties can participate in the award ceremony.

At the worst, he was removed from his post and punished with the cane, expelled from the barracks, and imprisoned for punishment, and at worst, he was beheaded on the spot to maintain the majesty of military law.

The Great Qin army attaches great importance to military law, and there are no monarchs, ministers, generals, fathers and sons under military law.

Such a strict military law can indeed protect the interests of many grassroots soldiers, but it also makes many soldiers feel extremely regretful and hate their own inadequacy, especially the beheading of soldiers of more than 20 levels, which will continue to promote their efforts in the future.

Naturally, they will also follow the regulations in the Great Qin army, what is the reward for beheading the first level, and what is the reward for the second level of beheading.

There are also subdivisions of merit for non-direct combat troops, such as the reward standard of the bird gunner, the gunner has the reward standard of the gunner, and the crossbowman also has the reward standard of the crossbowman, because of the class restrictions, most of them are rewarded collectively, and few are rewarded individually.