Chapter 226: The Book of Knights

After talking about the shortcomings, Zhao Wuxian asked everyone to talk about why they could win this battle.

As Zhao Wuxian expected, everyone present claimed that this was the power of a gentleman!

However, the reasons vary.

The reason why Cheng Wu said is that the three sentences are inseparable from the gods and ghosts.

He said of a past story of Yin Shang: "In the past, Emperor Wu Yi of Shang (the grandfather of the king of Zhou) had no way, and after getting drunk, he made a human shape with grass and trees, and made a leather bag with cowhide, which contained ox blood and tied it to one place, which was called the god of heaven. Shoot it with an arrow and call yourself 'Shooting the Sky'! So the Emperor of Heaven was furious, and a few years later, Wu Yi traveled west to hunt between the river and Wei, and suddenly encountered a thunderstorm, hit his armor, and died of shock! ”

"Wu Yi encountered thunder, how similar to the situation that night, the subordinates watched in the village temple, and vaguely saw that there was purple gas wrapped around the top of the gentleman's head, and he did not retreat for several days, this is the emperor of heaven protecting the gentleman and punishing the enemy!"

Cheng Wu pointed to the sky, his attitude was exaggerated, and most of the people believed this, and their eyes were in awe. But Zhao Wuxian just kept a mysterious smile, didn't admit it, didn't deny it, just asked Cheng Jian to record it.

"Although it is a strange force, why not become a family?"

As a member of the old Zhao family, he is not averse to the use of ghosts and gods, after all, in this era when witchcraft is prevalent, this mysterious cult of personality is extremely effective. But because he came from the Hereafter, he would not go out of his way to openly worship witchcraft and ghosts, and it was enough to be locked up in a cage of wisdom and reason to frighten enemies and fools.

And Ji Qiao, who was influenced by Zhao Wuxian and had already developed a certain interest and understanding of the natural laws around him, did not believe that this was a strange and chaotic move. He had already guessed that perhaps it was the wheat flour that had reacted wonderfully to the fire in the closed doorway, but after asking Wuxian about it, he kept his mouth shut. Quietly buried in the heart.

Since the "Heavenly Thunder" is useful to the gentleman, let everyone think so for the time being, he will not reveal the "truth" when he has nothing to do.

But Ji Qiao will not force himself to cater to the flattery of the witch. He sighed: "In the past, when the ancestor Wen Gong returned to the country, he trained the people. After two years, I want to use it. The fox then admonished: The people do not know righteousness, and they have not lived in peace. So Duke Wen went abroad to determine the position of the son of heaven of King Xiang of Zhou, and after returning to China, he was committed to benefiting the people and wanted to use it. Hu Yan also said: The people still don't know how to believe, and they can't use it. Duke Wen then attacked the place and surrounded it to show his faith. Since then, the Jin people have not sought huge profits. There is no greed to each one. ”

At this point, the public wanted to use it again, and the fox Yan said three times: The people still do not know the etiquette and law, and they have not developed a fear of the officials. Jin Wengong then held a military parade in the quilt to serve as a regular official. At this point, the Jin people were really recruited and used, the king was respected, the siege of the Song Dynasty was released, the city was hegemonized in a battle, and the religion of the Duke of Wen was also! ”

He saluted Zhao Wuxian and said, "The gentleman should stop obeying death." Let the people know what righteousness is; Planting fields, planting winter wheat to make the township harvest, so that the people know what faith is; Afterwards. It is also happy to let the people know the etiquette with enough food and clothing, and know the honor and disgrace with enough food, establish military law, build Shiwu, and let the people fear the law. From this, the people's hearts can be used, this battle can be won, and the gentleman's religion is also! ”

"This battle can be won, and the Gentleman's Sect is also!" So said everyone in the hall.

If there is merit, it will be in the king. It was common practice at this time for the guilty to be under the courtiers.

Zhao Wuxian smiled and accepted it calmly. He also said: "The second and third sons must not be presumptuous, this battle can be won." It's not my own strength, it's the best of everyone! Don't go unrewarded. After the Battle of Chengpu in the past, the former Emperor Wengong rewarded the meritorious ministers in the country three times. The reward level of Chengxiang is also similar, and it will be promulgated to the whole army, so that there is no omission in the reward, and the reward and punishment are fair! ”

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The military meeting was held in the village temple, and only those with more than two horses could participate.

The formal commendation of meritorious service, which had its own prescribed ritual system in the Spring and Autumn Period, was called "Drink Zhi", and was moved to the outside of the Xiangzhong Temple.

Chengxiang Xiaoyi, of course, is not as standard as the drinking of the Son of Heaven, the princes and the princes who returned triumphantly, but it was also held extremely grandly.

Accompanied by the "Kaile" of the people in the village, the people of the country were summoned to watch here. On the low mound built with stones and rammed earth outside the temple, first Cheng Wu went out again, sacrificed to the soldier master Chi You, and comforted the local god of Chengxiang, which was accompanied by the township Situ and the three elders of the township, and Zhao Wuxian took the stage to preside over the ceremony of "Shejue, Cexun".

"The merits of the gentleman are divided into three classes. Meritorious service is rewarded, and the gentleman is assisted by strategy and command, and the final success is awarded first-class merit. Those who are rewarded for their bravery, who can risk the danger of flying arrows and stones, and who have made meritorious contributions, will be awarded second-class merits. Meritorious service rewards loyalty, conscientiousness, loyalty to duty, hard work or gains, awarded C class merit! ”

These methods of rewarding merit are still the same as that of Jin Wengong, Zhao Wuxian has only made some improvements and mixed in a little bit of things from later generations, of course, it may have to be refined and improved in the future.

Under his loud roll call, people kept stepping forward, Shejue, Cexun.

After receiving the emergency from the shirtless, Yang Zhirong quickly built fortifications, dug ditches, and sent troops to rescue the shirtless car and lead troops to guard the front door. It can be a first-class merit, rewarded with a number of money and silk, 300 acres of land, and promoted to sergeant.

The soldiers inflicted great damage on the enemy, damaging half of their own manpower, and the five captains broke two of them, and were given a collective second-class merit.

"Collective merit?" The two horses and the Wu Commanders of the material suddenly lit up.

"However, in the future wars, if there are two soldiers with outstanding performance, they will naturally be obtained, and let people weave banners and write merits, as long as they are compiled in one day, they can be held forever."

A great sense of honor rises from the hearts of the scholars, the most eye-catching in the original township is the light knights who ride tall and handsome horses and gallop in the wind, and now, the scholars feel that they can also compete with them!

This collective honor also made the rest of the pawns red-eyed, gearing up, and feeling that if they had the opportunity in the future, they would have to work hard to get it.

Most of them didn't realize that there was only a brief truce within the Jin Kingdom, and that there might be even bigger wars in the future. But I feel that I probably want to follow the head of the family and the gentleman to go abroad to fight for hegemony and fight the people of Qi and Zheng!

Xing Ao reported the news for the gentleman, and as the eyes and ears of everyone on the back door watchtower, he shouted hoarsely and knocked the gong. He was also injured and could be awarded second-class merit. Because Wang Sunqi's arm was broken, Xing Ao was promoted to the new Yurong. and was officially cultivated as a scholar, and Zhao Ying was asked to restore his status as a descendant of a scholar.

Xing Ao scratched his head. I was very embarrassed to step forward to receive the honor, but some people questioned: "This son is twelve years old, can he be a gentleman?" ”

But it was Wang Sunqi who stood up first and spoke for Xing Ao: "In Chengxiang, can anyone surpass his royal car skills?" Is there anyone who drives faster than him, who is safer than him? ”

Suddenly, everyone was dumbfounded.

As a result, Xing Ao took over the symbolic horsewhip from Wang Sunqi.

"From this day onwards. Your imperial art is gone, don't forget the way of the emperor! ”

Wang Sunqi himself also won the second-class meritorious service because he died for the sake of arson, and was promoted to sergeant by the lower palace, and was given 100 acres of land and a number of money and silk.

Tian Ben killed more than a dozen "robbers" before and after, and was the one who killed the most enemies that night, and was awarded the second-class merit, and was officially appointed as the commander of a team of "brave soldiers".

Mucha rescued without mercy and stuck to the wall. several retreats from the enemy, and captures; Yu Xi led the light knights to block hundreds of bandits, and then ventured to the lower palace to report the news. Both were second-class merits, and the two of them were given 100 acres of land and promoted to corporal!

Within a year, the identities of the two of them changed from the original lowly people and shepherds to the scholar class, and this rapid promotion speed confirmed Zhao Wuxian's attitude of "merit is only meritorious", which made everyone from savages and hooligans excited.

After getting the house that Zhao Wuxian gave privately. Yu Xi and Mucha can also propose marriage and marry their sweethearts with dignity.

Ji Qiao and Dou Pengzu coordinated money and grain and managed the warehouse. After the war, the people of the country were quickly organized to repair the walls and resume production. There are a number of reward silks.

Cheng Wu sat in the township temple, treated the wounds of the wounded in an emergency, reduced deaths, and was officially recognized as the head of the Cheng clan by the lower palace and promoted to corporal.

Cheng Jian accompanied the gentleman, although there was only one person killed, but the whole process recorded the gentleman's words and everyone's rewards and punishments, and was promoted from the pavilion chief to the left judge of Chengxiang.

Jing is conscientious and conscientious, has always faithfully fulfilled the instructions of the gentleman, has hard work, and has been promoted to the commander of the baggage army.

When receiving the medal, facing everyone's various eyes, Jing couldn't help but have mixed feelings, and he also begged Zhao Wuxian to give the family, please be Wu's, and from then on take Wujing as the name.

"The villain was appointed by the gentleman as the commander of the army when he went to the palace, and today he is the commander of the army, and I wish to take the army as the clan for generations and always be loyal to the gentleman."

The rest of the townsmen who have been captured have almost all received C-class meritorious service.

At that time, a few villagers and countrymen who did not obey the command, ran around with their heads covered, or noisily spread the news of the failure, were punished in accordance with the new military law. One of the circumstances was serious, he was beheaded at that time, and his head has been hanging in the village temple, and his family is ashamed of it, which is in stark contrast to the heroes who are full of joy today.

These rewards were held in a situation where all the villagers and the countrymen were watching, so Chengxiang entered a state of joy when everyone heard the war, and it was also a state of hope for Zhao Wuxian.

But he was also dissatisfied with this drink: "300 acres of first-class merit, 100 acres of second-class merit, and 10 acres of C-class merit...... If it is suitable, it can, but some people can only convert it into acres of money first. ”

For this point, Zhao Wuxian is also very distressed, his territory is so big, and the number of subordinates is limited, after a reward, he found that the official position is not enough at all, and the title is not enough to be promoted at all.

"I still have to discuss with my father, move me to a more effective place as soon as possible, and expand the organization as soon as possible......"

The dedication of these days is worth it, and he is now irreplaceable in Zhao Ying's mind, completely surpassing Bolu and others. The winter solstice is approaching, and this year's work has begun to unfold, and when the time comes, Zhao Ying will definitely fulfill his promise and allow him to pick a large county of 10,000 households!

But on the other hand, if the war for hegemony between Jin and Qi rumbles, Wuxian may have to stay in Xinjiang to preside over the overall situation, or he may follow Zhao Ying to lead the troops and go abroad. (To be continued)

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