The results of the military merit evaluation of the imperial court reached the Yanmen Army.

At this time, the Yanmen army had all returned to Yanmen Pass.

Under the order of Zhao Beiwang, the officers and men of the three armies assembled at the large school field where the cavalry was trained. Then, according to the process, the military merit evaluation of the imperial court, the promotion of the promoted officials, the rewards of the rewards, and the bereavement pensions were announced.

The only two who were still punished were Zhao Ning and Yang Jiani.

The atmosphere was not warm, and the officers and men who had long known from the generals and colonels that "their military merits had been reduced by two percent" were very depressed in addition to being angry.

risking life and death, the merits obtained in the bloody battle were discounted by the imperial court, but there was nowhere to cry out for injustice, so he could only bear it silently, and he thought he was unlucky, and everyone would feel very uncomfortable.

From the civil officials who read the documents of the imperial court, the soldiers learned that the reason for the reduction of military merits was that the Yanmen military generals were unruly and acted against the civilian officials who approved their military merits, and such behavior must be punished and reprimanded.

Of course they knew that this was referring to Zhao Ning.

But no one will resent Zhao Ning for this.

Because of An Siming's military report and the reasonable evaluation of the combat power of the young people, the emperor thought in his heart that Zhao Ning's military exploits were thick, so he completely misestimated Zhao Ning's position in the hearts of the soldiers of the Yanmen Army.

For the officers and men of the Yanmen Army, without Zhao Ning, they would not have won the two battles so smoothly, or even won't win. If this is the case, there will be more casualties among the soldiers, not to mention where did these military exploits come from?

The reduction of two percent of military merits cannot be compared with Zhao Ning's contribution to the Yanmen Army.

What's more, if Zhao Ning hadn't come out, according to the military merits of Kong Yanhua and Xu Zaixun, they would still be far from having these military exploits in their hands. And Zhao Ning also paid a "heavy price" for this, which is equivalent to being kicked out of the army.

At this moment, the Yanmen Army resented only the imperial court, not the Zhao family. They are grateful to Zhao Ning and Zhao from the bottom of their hearts.

After the military merit review and reward of the imperial court, the civil officials left one after another, and just when the soldiers of the Yanmen Army thought that they were going to return to the camp after them, they saw Zhao Ning walking on the military platform.

Zhao Ning at the moment, dressed in a green shirt and without armor.

He is no longer the general of the Yanmen Army.

Seeing Zhao Ning, who had a breeze on his sleeves, thinking of what Zhao Ning had done, many of the soldiers of the Yanmen Army had hard throats and red eyes. Like Feng Niu'er, a soldier who already admired Zhao Ning had tears in his eyes.

And what Zhao Ning said next to the soldiers directly ignited their emotions, and many people burst into tears on the spot:

"Ben will ...... This son, because of this mistake, has caused many soldiers' rewards to be damaged, that is the bloody battle of all the soldiers, is the hope of the old father and mother and the wife and children at home, every point is extremely precious, so this son blames himself very much.

"As we all know, this son has a gamble with Dadan Khan and the prince in the Dadan Department, and won a lot of gold and silver, and now, this son uses these gold and silver to make up for everyone's losses. ”

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and a group of armor soldiers carried out the boxes one by one.

Hearing Zhao Ning call himself a son, and say this, countless soldiers' eyes suddenly turned red like blood, and many men stood up on the spot.

The emotion in their hearts and the surging of their hearts made them emotional, and they wanted to shout loudly and let Zhao Ning take back the gold and silver, showing that they definitely didn't mean to blame Zhao Ning.

They are life and death comrades who are bathing in blood side by side and tying their lives to a trouser belt, how can they accept Zhao Ning's kindness?

Zhao Ning has done enough for them, not to mention taking the lead and charging into battle, and now he has even lost his official position!

But before they could speak, Zhao Ning waved his hand to stop: "This is not a gift, but what all the soldiers deserve."

"The army pays attention to fairness, I will take you to life and death, I will take you to spill your blood on the battlefield, I will take you to bury your bones in other places, I rely on you to defeat strong enemies, I rely on you to become famous, I rely on you to be famous in the north......

"I haven't been able to keep your military merits, but if I can't even give you what you deserve, then I am not qualified to be your general, I have no face to face the soldiers who died in battle, and I am not qualified to be a Yanmen army!

"Take what belongs to you, continue to guard the northern border, and defend the country, this is a military order...... No, that's my last hope. ”

With that, Zhao Ning turned around and walked down the platform.

"Young marshal!"

"How can the young marshal blame himself......"

"The young marshal stays, we can't ......"

"Young Marshal ......"

All the soldiers were excited, all of them shouted loudly, and many people obviously cried, these iron-blooded men who shed blood and died in battle without tears, but now they are bursting with tears one by one.

They wanted to show their hearts and keep Zhao Ning, but Zhao Ning had already stepped off the platform and disappeared behind the soldier. It made them feel lost, and it made them feel more and more uncomfortable - not the same as before.

"Young Marshal ......"

......

Watching the soldiers see Zhao Ning leave, An Siming's heart continued to sink.

The current appearance of the soldiers of the Yanmen Army, even if they follow Zhao Ning to the sword mountain and the sea of fire, there are many people who will not even frown.

The Zhao family already has a deep-rooted influence in the Yanmen army, and now Zhao Ning has used his actions to unite the hearts of the Yanmen army.

The emperor's plan to reduce the military exploits of the Yanmen army to highlight the Zhao family's inability to protect the interests of the soldiers and make the Zhao family's prestige suffer was completely failed at this moment.

It also played a counterproductive role.

In this case, even if he An Siming has three heads and six arms, he wants to dig the corner of the Zhao family and divide the military power of the Zhao family, at least for ten years, it is a fool's dream.

In the future, it will not be easy to guarantee his authority in the 60,000 forbidden army.

"This kid is really fucking good at pretending, he is miserable and righteous, and he is not stingy with money...... If I have so much money, why can't I buy people's hearts like him?"

An Siming slandered Zhao Ning, how to think about it and how to feel unlucky.

......

When Zhao Ning left Yanmen Pass and returned to Yanping, he took some gold ingots with him along the way. To make up for the loss of 20% of the soldiers' military merits, it only cost hundreds of thousands of gold to gather the CCP, which is a drop in the bucket.

"The Yanmen Army is the foundation of the Zhao family, and there is no room for error. No matter how the situation in the world changes, how the general trend of the world is turbulent, with these 100,000 soldiers to serve, we have the ability to protect ourselves.

"After the arrival of the additional soldiers, the army should pay close attention to training. On An Siming's side, it's up to you to keep an eye on, and it's too obvious that my father is not good. ”

Zhao Ning followed Zhao Xin, who sent him to Daizhou City, and talked about a lot of confidential news along the way.

"Don't worry. Today, you have almost become the god of the Yanmen Army, even if you are a soldier of the forbidden army, the main body of them is an ordinary person, you can distinguish right from wrong and grievances, and you will not die for An Siming.

"With your golden signboard, as long as I express a little bit or two, among the middle and low-level officers of the forbidden army, there are many people who are willing to make friends with my Zhao family.

"As long as I don't let them betray An Simin immediately, why don't they get close to us?"

When he said these words, Zhao Xin was confident.

When they arrived in Daizhou City, Zhao Ning continued to go south, while Zhao Ning went to Zhao's other courtyard in the city, and the two said goodbye at the entrance of the avenue. Then, Zhao Ning took Yang Jiani and others to speed up and rush back to Yanping City.

......

At the gate of Yanping City, there is a lot of traffic and people coming and going.

On the side of the smoky avenue, two sons in brocade clothes squatted on the ground and looked at the end of the official road, their faces were already dyed with ash, because they often beat the dust, their hair was also messy, and they looked particularly embarrassed.

"Wei Toad, I heard that you like poetry very much lately, what's the matter, with your size, you also want to be a bachelor?" said the thin man.

"Why am I not romantic? In terms of handsomeness, how can I be in the top two of the three of us. You're jealous. The fat man said.

"I haven't seen you for a few days, Wei Toad, you've become humorous. Come, tell my brother, do you have someone in your heart?"

"Who's got someone in their heart?"

"Pretend, you just continue to pretend, there is no one in your heart, what poems do you collect?"

The fat man who was squatting with numb legs sighed, changed his posture, supported several layers of chin with both hands, looked into the distance and said melancholy: "Actually, every time I collect an affectionate poem, I think I want to have that woman." ”

"What happened?"

"Later, I'll memorize a lot of poems. ”

"This ...... What a sad story. ”

"No, it's not sad. ”

"What's worse?"

"Hmm. I don't collect poetry anymore. ”

“......”

The thin man could only pat his brother on the shoulder as a sign of comfort, "It's good to die for a tree, and when you take your eyes off her, you will find that you can see the whole forest." ”

The fat man shook his head: "You are wrong. ”

"What's wrong?"

"Sometimes, when you give up a tree, you find that you are dead to the whole forest. ”

The thin man opened his mouth, slapped the fat man on the head at the end, and scolded: "Dog-mother's hypocrisy! Brother, I'm going to vomit out my overnight meal!"

The fat man glared at him angrily. -

The thin man thought he was going to get angry, but the next moment the fat man's expression darkened again, "You haven't really liked someone, you don't understand this feeling." ”

Skinny: "Vomit ......"

The two chatted for a while, and finally quieted down, looking at the end of the official road together, motionless like two kings.

"Look at Brother Ning, he has made contributions on the battlefield, he has no calculation for killing the enemy, he is already famous, and then look at you, he has no energy for a woman, the gentle township hero mound, do you know the young man?"

After a long while, the thin man suddenly opened his mouth again.

The fat man sighed: "I really want to charge into battle now, but it's a pity that there is no war in Longyou." ”

"As if you are going to die or not, you will send the head to the enemy when you go to the battlefield. ”

The thin man scoffed, and then changed his words: "But speaking of which, Brother Ning is really miserable." His military exploits were so outstanding that he was injured during a battle drill and participated in political affairs, and his military exploits were all gone, and he was dismissed from his official position. ”

The fat man sighed again, his eyes were sad and his face was vicissitudes: "I am also a frustrated person at the end of the world, and when Brother Ning arrives later, I just happen to be drunk with him." ”

The thin man pursed his lips and said disdainfully: "You are too embarrassed to say it in front of Brother Ning?" ”

"Chen Anzhi, I've put up with you for a long time, do you want my brother to give you loose skin?" Wei Wuxian jumped up suddenly.

"Brother Ning is back!" Chen Anzhi was about to say hello, when he suddenly saw smoke and dust rising at the end of the official road, and a cavalry team rushed out.

Running to the city gate, holding back the reins of the horse, and seeing Wei Wuxian and Chen Anzhi who were covered in dust and seemed to have rolled a few times on the muddy ground, Zhao Ning jumped off the horse and said in surprise: "Why do you two look like this?"

Wei Wuxian couldn't care about arguing with Chen Anzhi, laughed three times, and said arrogantly: "The imperial court doesn't welcome the triumphant generals who have made extraordinary military achievements, our own brothers, can we still come to have a show?"

Chen Anzhi spit out two mouthfuls of dust in his mouth, wiped his hair, straightened his clothes, and saluted solemnly: "Chen Anzhi, the people of Great Qi, welcome General Zhao's victory, and thank General Zhao for fighting bloodily for the country!"

As he spoke, he coughed, and he really wanted to bow down.

Zhao Ning felt a little strange in his heart. The court was indeed sorry for him, but his own brother did not forget his bloody battles and hardships, and waited at the city gate early to welcome him back. It warmed his heart.

There are brothers who admit their merits, and it is enough.

Wei Wuxian kicked Chen Anzhi's ass, "The hypocrisy of dog-mother-raising, and the brothers still do this, which is embarrassing." ”

Chen Anzhi took a step to the side of the kick, turned his head and glared angrily at Wei Wuxian, "Wei Toad, are you tired of living?I still have a lot of etiquette, how can you let me continue?"

Wei Wuxian snorted twice: "What's the matter, you still miss poetry?"

"Of course there are poems! Do you think I'm like you, and I have to go to the market to collect poems that please women?

"You'll make a fart poem, you'll dance with a gun......"

"Stinky toad, you are looking for ...... death"

The two of them sang and harmonized here, amusing Zhao Ning and making him happy, so that Zhao Ning, who was dismissed from office, could forget his troubles. Suddenly, the two of them noticed a pestle coming to them, pushed them away, and immediately turned their heads together in annoyance.

"Who are you? Don't look at the road?"

"In front of this official, you still dare to stand on horseback, is it not to clean up, do you know that this official is the governor's mansion......"

Their words came to an abrupt halt together, and their eyes widened at the same time, not only because the woman on horseback was a beauty who captivated the country and the city, but also because this person was Yang Jiani.

Although Yang Jiani is wearing a men's power suit that is easy to move and rides a horse, everyone is an acquaintance, how can they not recognize it?

Others don't know, but they know that the peerless beauty in front of them is already in the late stage of the Yuan Shen Realm, and she has a strange personality.

Those civil officials who went to Fengming Mountain suffered a lot under her, otherwise how could she have been dismissed?

"It turned out to be Sister Yang's, rude and rude......"

"What Sister Yang, this is General Yang! General Yang, have you asked .....?"

Yang Jiani didn't move, her face was expressionless, and she looked at the two guys with a smiling face: "You don't go to the restaurant to pick up the wind and wash the dust for Zhao Ning?"

Wei Wuxian and Chen Anzhi looked at each other, both of them were confused by the second monk, "This is nature, I don't know ....."

"That's still stunned, hurry up. Yang Jiani said coldly.

Wei Wuxian and Chen Anzhi reacted at this time, Yang Jiani was going to go to the restaurant with them, and the two of them looked at Zhao Ning at the same time, and signaled: She hates you, a negative man, why do you want to harm us?

Zhao Ning shook his head and signaled that the two guys were completely confused, "Let's go, we haven't eaten today." ”

Yang Jiani had already regarded Zhao Ning as a true friend, and Wei Wuxian and Chen An's bitter behavior to welcome Zhao Ning had already made Yang Jiani identify with the brotherhood between them.

Therefore, she regarded Wei Wuxian and Chen Anzhi as friends who could be made, which meant that everyone went to the restaurant together.

As for why he took the horse's head between Chen Anzhi and Wei Wuxian, he was completely hungry, and he had a foodie temperament, and he wanted to see the food soon.

Although this move was quite rude, Zhao Ning knew that Yang Jiani didn't pay much attention to these false courtesies in front of her own people.

If she hadn't had a dumb face and seemed cold and arrogant to outsiders, Wei Wuxian and Chen Anzhi would have felt her kindness.

Zhao Ning asked the cavalry to go back to the Zhenguo Mansion on their own, and he took Yang Jiani, Wei Wuxian, and Chen Anzhi directly to the restaurant.

Originally, when he returned from a long trip, he should have visited the elders in the family first, but Zhao Beiwang and his wife were both in Yanmen Pass, and Zhao Xuanji had just come back from the front foot, so Zhao Ning didn't need to rush back to the Zhenguo Mansion.

The restaurant chose ******, and Zhao Ning could tell Hu Honglian by the way that he had returned. He had seen Su Yeqing in the grassland, and he could also tell Hu Honglian about Su Yeqing's recent situation.

****** entered, Wei Wuxian's face was sad, and he moved three times, as if someone had a sword across his neck.

When Zhao Ning saw him like this, he thought to himself that it must be the time when he went to the northern border, Wei Wuxian was deflated in front of Hu Honglian and failed to take the other party.

Zhao Ning was not surprised, he still knew Hu Honglian. A young man from a family, even though he is already a hot figure in the Duwei Mansion, after all, his experience is limited, and his childishness has not yet faded, so Hu Honglian may not be willing to accept him.

"Childe!"

Hu Honglian came when she heard the news, and when she saw Zhao Ning, her charming smile was filled with a lot of heartfelt admiration, and after learning that Yang Jiani had also participated in the battle of Fengming Mountain, she immediately decided to cook herself.

The situation of the battle of Fengming Mountain has already spread in Yanping City, although many people who think highly of themselves and do not take the Hu barbarians in their eyes are not satisfied with the 40,000 casualties of the Yanmen army, but no one admires Zhao Ning's exploits.

Of course, there are also some people with dark minds who feel that Zhao Ning's exploits were all imposed on him by the Zhao family in the military merit report, but those who know the Zhao family, the Great Qi army, and the war will not think so.

Therefore, after someone recognized Zhao Ning, there were constantly diners from the restaurant who came to toast Zhao Ning during the banquet, expressing their admiration for Zhao Ning's military exploits and respect for Zhao's "Zhenguo".

The emperor did not give Zhao Ning the honor, and these people of Daqi who knew right from wrong gave him.

Later, there were too many people toasting, and some people even spread the news that Zhao Ning had returned and was in this restaurant, attracting more people to want to see Zhao Ning's true face and toast him with a glass of wine.

Hu Honglian had to send people to stand guard outside the private room to keep these people out. If this is not the case, Zhao Ning will not be able to eat this meal.