"Who?" Wei Qing was puzzled.

Shen Yunfan also stared at Di Xingchang with interest, wanting to see what he had to say.

I saw Di Xingchang stand up straight and said loudly: "The person who has made great contributions is none other than Wang Tong, the governor of Najiao Prefecture!"

"Why?"

"Lord Wang voluntarily entered the barbarian clan as an internal ghost, and used his life to pass on information, so that Lord Shen captured the leader of the barbarian clan six times. And in the end, the battle with the barbarians was won by General Hu of Jiaozhou and my Imperial Forest Army, and Lord Shen was not even present." Di Xingchang reported seriously.

He wasn't lying, after all, everyone thought that Wang Tong was an inner ghost who had broken into the barbarians, and in the last battle in Jiaozhou City, Shen Yunfan was indeed not present.

It's just that his statement is obviously deliberately weakening Shen Yunfan's credit.

The hundred officials looked at each other when they heard this, but the people on Xu Kailin's side suddenly realized and muttered one after another.

"No wonder he was so breezy just now, it turns out that he didn't have much credit?"

"After all, Lord Shen is a Qincha, and it is normal to take the credit of others!"

"If General Di hadn't said it, we wouldn't have known about these things, so we would have to give Lord Shen a big deal alone."

For a while, rumors spread, and many people expressed dissatisfaction with Shen Yunfan's contributions.

In the crowd, Zheng Wanyi stepped forward and said angrily beside Shen Yunfan, "I'll help you explain."

Zheng Wanyi knew best about the seven captures and six vertical Marriotts, and finally subdued them, and she was a little indignant at this time, not wanting Shen Yunfan to be misunderstood by everyone.

This matter is clearly Shen Yunfan's first-class achievement!

But Shen Yunfan stopped her and said, "Don't explain, let them go."

"Do they misunderstand you?" Zheng Wanyi pouted and was not very happy.

"Princess, the wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it. I'm happy that they misunderstood me." Shen Yunfan said meaningfully. In fact, Di Xingchang made such a fuss, but it was in his arms.

After all, he was not willing to bear the great merit of subduing the barbarians.

The credit is too great, and it will be hated. Keeping a low profile is the rule of survival in officialdom.

Zheng Wanyi had no choice but to nod and retreat.

Now that everyone saw that Shen Yunfan didn't give any explanation, they naturally felt that he had acquiesced.

So, according to Di Xingchang's statement, Wei Qing posthumously sealed Wang Tong of Jiaozhou, gave him a credit for subduing the barbarians, and then made him a marquis.

Shen Yunfan doesn't care about this, it's just a dead man, no matter how many titles he has, it's useless.

After this little episode, the crowd moved on. When Shen Yunfan walked over, Di Xingchang smiled proudly, "Lord Shen, how is it?"

Obviously, he has always had a grudge against Shen Yunfan. This time he deliberately reversed right and wrong, and he also felt that he was very smart, which made Shen Yunfan suffer a loss.

Shen Yunfan smiled, patted Di Xingchang's shoulder and said, "It's good, thank you General Di."

Di Xingchang saw that Shen Yunfan was not angry at all, so he blew his beard and said dissatisfiedly, "Cut, pretend to be calm."

The group watched the entire Beiyu Army from east to west, Wei Qing praised again and again, and even personally inscribed for the Beiyu Army, and then returned to the palace satisfied, and the civil and military officials also went home.

Wei Qing took Shen Yunfan back to the Heart Cultivation Hall together, and then asked, "Is what General Di said true?"

"I said he slandered me, do you believe me?"

"Of course." Wei Qing nodded seriously, "As long as you explain it clearly to me, I will immediately issue a holy decree to reward you."

"Hahahaha." Shen Yunfan was noncommittal, just reached out and pinched Wei Qing's nose, "It doesn't matter if it's true or not, our top priority is not to discuss the attribution of credit."

Wei Qing's eyes flickered and nodded, and he didn't ask any more questions.

She felt in her heart that this pacification of the barbarians was probably not Shen Yunfan's great achievement, otherwise why would he not explain?

Shen Yunfan didn't care about these misunderstandings, and continued: "This time Chuzhou sent an envoy to the capital, it is by no means as simple as showing off his might, he is probably here to spy on intelligence."

"You mean, the King of the North Mountain wants to go to war with us?"

"With the ambition of the Northern Mountain King, it is only a matter of time before a war starts, and we must be prepared." Shen Yunfan looked very worried, even though he brought back more than 10,000 Jiaozhou troops and bandit troops, the soldiers and horses in the capital were still far inferior to Chuzhou.

Once a war starts, 90% of them will lose.

Wei Qing was also worried: "Recently, Cao Shilang said that the recruitment was not going well. Because...... There is no war in the capital, so no one wants to join the army."

Shen Yunfan nodded, and he also understood the truth.

Conscription requires the right excuse, and only when the war is raging will the people actively join the army. And now there is no war in the entire Southern Wei Dynasty, and the people want to live and work in peace and contentment, so naturally no one joins the army.

But if you wait for the king of Beishan to call and then recruit troops, then it will be too late.

"Or will I say that the King of the North Mountain is about to go to war with us, and use this as a reason to recruit troops?" Wei Qing asked.

"Don't, the people won't believe this kind of thing, and this may even startle the snake and alarm the king of the North Mountain."

"What then?"

Shen Yunfan pondered for a moment before saying, "Since there is no war in the entire Southern Wei Dynasty, let's create some war."

"Making a war? How is it made?"

「…… I've got a solution." Shen Yunfan smiled mysteriously, "Tomorrow, I will go to Chuzhou."

"Just got back and are leaving?"

"Hmm, can't you bear me?"

"Hmph, I'm just afraid of getting tired of the horse." Wei Qing didn't look around, she was like her sister, with a proud face.

"Then I'm leaving."

"Stay safe." Wei Qing got up to send him off, and said hesitantly, "When you come back next time, I will reward you well."

……

That night, outside the barracks outside the city.

This is the garrison that the Northern Command Army has just built, but no one knows that there are actually 1,500 bandits hiding in this place.

Shen Yunfan didn't tell anyone in the court about the 1,500 people coming back with him. Because most of these bandits are Zheng Guoren, if it is spread out, it will inevitably be used by people with intentions.

At this time, late at night, Zheng Wanyi was about to go to bed to rest, when a dark shadow suddenly came in from outside.

"Who?"

"Me." Shen Yunfan stepped forward and covered Zheng Wanyi's mouth, "Be quiet."

In the dark, Zheng Wanyi felt the warmth on Shen Yunfan's body, her heart trembled, and she said angrily, "Breaking into the girl's boudoir in the middle of the night, Lord Shen, you are too hungry and thirsty."