Since last winter, the drought has been spreading.

Affected by the drought, since last month, there has been a steady stream of military reports from the barbarian Koubian into the capital.

Next, the emperor and his ministers were accustomed to the defeat of the various border armies and asked for help.

In this case, the good news from the border army of Yonggu City can be called the light in the darkness, and it is also the only fig leaf for the entire Great Yan Kingdom!

Moreover, in addition to the exaggerated number of the barbarian army that came to the attack, the heads of the soldiers can stand up to inspection.

For more than 300 years, it is no longer the time when Taizu had just conquered the country, and the military generals were made obedient by the civilian clique and falsely reported their military exploits, and only those civil officials who mixed their qualifications in the military and made meritorious contributions dared to do it.

It's just that it is difficult to hide the criticism under the great achievement, and there is already a letter to the official saying that Yonggu City won a great victory, and 4,000 were killed, but there were no barbarian prisoners, and there was no sacrifice of prisoners, which the court and the people liked to see, and the commander Zhang Chaoyang was inevitably suspected of tyranny!

Such an outrageous accusation, the young emperor actually agreed, and while giving a reward to the veteran Zhang Chaoyang, he also issued an order to reprimand, pull and beat, which seemed to contradict each other.

The ministers of the court and the central government praised the emperor's behavior, after all, in their opinion, the generals after the victory must be arrogant, and the officials beat them at the right time, which is a sign of care and love, and at the same time, it can also prevent the generals from having undeserved thoughts.

This is the remaining imperial mental technique played by the young emperor's ancestors, and there is nothing to say, and even this result has long been expected by the veteran Zhang Chaoyang.

However, in the merit request signed by a number of generals, including Zhang Chaoyang, Zhao Hengyi, who was originally ranked first, was replaced.

And the person who replaced him was Chen Yongzhong, who had previously led the Xuanzi battalion into a catastrophe and fled from Yonggu City without waiting for the military order to arrive!

This No. 1 gentleman of the Great Yan Kingdom was described as a wise and brave man in the imperial court's commendation order, who was the first to discover the barbarian army, and was outnumbered, blocking the barbarian sneak attack and saving the entire Yonggu City defense line!

Inside and outside the court, countless people recited Chen Yongzhong's name, and many people sighed that Concubine Chen had a good brother, and with this General Chen, the official family that would be able to protect would be eternal and eternal!

The defenders of Yonggu City, almost all the generals and officers were rewarded, and the soldiers were also rewarded, even Song Ying'an, who was seriously injured and unconscious, and missed most of the battles, was rewarded, but was pushed by everyone as the first meritorious, and even Zhao Hengyi, who was convinced by those gentlemen who mixed his qualifications and made credit, only lightly gave a cangwu county baron's title!

Even apart from this small barony, the court did not even reward the money that was customary.

It is rumored that the official family was disgusted just when they saw the name of Zhao Hengyi, which shows that this person cannot enter the eyes of the official family!

The messenger from the border army of Yonggu City was angry, but he was called by the mighty marquis to talk, and then he did not say a word about the battle ahead.

The news was sent to Yonggu City along with various rewards, and some thoughtful gentlemen immediately dispelled the idea of wooing Zhao Hengyi.

Not all of those who are willing to come to the border army to mix their qualifications are fools.

They are scheming and calculating, and they have been keenly aware of the unbelievable reflected in the court's rewards, and Zhao Hengyi, who was replaced by Chen Yongzhong, the younger brother of Concubine Chen, is afraid that it will be difficult to appear in the army in the future.

After all, as the only bitter master in the whole victory, with Concubine Chen's means, Zhao Hengyi will definitely not be given a chance to take the lead and speak out!

Being able to give Zhao Hengyi the title of a cangwu county boy is already taking into account the dissatisfaction of the generals at all levels in the army, and according to the style of the princes of the court, this can be regarded as giving an explanation to the military general system, which is a big face!

There are also people with deep thoughts, who feel that this Zhao Hengyi has no chance to get ahead, maybe Concubine Chen has already planned to let her younger brother take Zhao Hengyi for his own use, after all, this time Yonggu City is a big victory, this Zhao Hengyi's performance is too eye-catching!

"Hengyi, this reward is unfair to you, Ben Shuai is guilty!"

At the banquet of only three people, the veteran Zhang Chaoyang was disappointed, "It's just that the thunder, rain and dew are all Jun'en, as long as you stay under the old man, you will have a bright day sooner or later!" ”

"Brother Xian, your ability is in everyone's eyes, but your arms can't twist your thighs, this time you were picked by that villain, don't be discouraged, with your ability, sooner or later you will be able to rely on military merits to get ahead!"

Even his own person who has been recuperating on the sickbed has been rewarded, and his own virtuous brother who has turned the tide has been misappropriated, although he has been appeased by a handwritten letter sent by his father Mighty Marquis, but Song Ying'an is still resentful!

However, Zhao Hengyi himself didn't seem to care, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

At the moment, this result is very good for me, I am not completely tied to the army, and I have obtained a noble title that is absolutely difficult to obtain under normal circumstances, which is simply perfect!

Zhao Hengyi originally did not plan to stay in the army for a long time, and when he took over the Xuanzi Battalion, he was originally chasing ducks to the shelves.

After that, he showed his might, but also to struggle to survive, in order to fulfill the promise to survive with those soldiers.

Judging from the results, Zhao Hengyi did a good job.

But what he saw and heard after leaving Yushu Bay made Zhao Hengyi see the darkest and most corrupt side of this Great Yan Kingdom, and even made him have some thoughts that he didn't dare to mention to others!

Originally, Zhao Hengyi was still thinking about how to get out of the army after the court rewarded him, but now that he looks at it, he is too worried.

Zhao Hengyi has made up his mind, Zhang Chaoyang and Song Yingan have repeatedly retained, but in the end they only got a long sigh.

However, before leaving Yonggu City, Zhao Hengyi mentioned to his brother Song Ying'an that he wanted some elite veterans of the Xuanzi Battalion to act as guards.

Song Ying'an agreed, and he was quite pleased!

Among the veterans who have left the army, many of them have a difficult life, as the commander-in-chief, Song Yingan also has a lot of unbearable feelings, and now his own virtuous brothers are willing to find a job for those veterans, so naturally they can't ask for it!

Originally, the border army of Yonggu City, the place of recruitment was near Dangyang County, with Song Ying'an's approval and the vigorous publicity of the guards, Zhao Hengyi and Zhao Caidong, who were still on the way back, had spread among the veterans near Dangyang County!

And on this return trip, there were also seventeen veterans who had retired from the army to follow Zhao Hengyi and the four of them, which was also Song Ying'an's intention, in order to ensure the safety of his virtuous brother on the way back.

It's just that Song Ying'an himself didn't expect that when the team arrived in Dangyang County, all the seventeen veterans decided to join the escort team of Yushuwan, and treated Zhao Hengyi with the title of owner.