Although he slapped Ma Tan, Zhuge Liang actually did not make a ruthless move. The most important thing is to warn Ma Jian and make him understand his own importance.

After all, Ma Tan is the pillar of the future military circle of Shu Han, and most of the officers of the Han Dynasty have a relationship with him in recent years. Especially Liu Yin and Jiang Wei, a group of newcomers, were all brought up by Ma Yan.

If he dies, half of Shu Han's troops will be unstable. Now the progress of the smooth Northern Expedition will be interrupted, and even such a good situation will be lost in vain.

It is precisely because of this that Zhuge Liang is so angry at Ma Yan's irresponsibility. How can you, a general with the future of Shu Han, be so profligate, don't you know that you have committed a taboo in the art of war?

But even if he is angry, he should still show his merits to Ma Yan, and he will be rewarded.

Zhuge Liang quickly summarized the gains and exploits reported by Ma Tan, and then began to sort out the above table.

Then the Han army was stationed in Nanzheng for half a month, and Zhuge Liang was basically sorting out all the matters of performance. Because of the huge gain this time, Zhuge Liang not only had to sort it out, but also had to prepare a reward suggestion for Liu Chan.

Shu Han's family has a thin background and still owes a lot of debts, which can be described as poor. Even though the situation has improved in recent years, it is still beyond its means.

Therefore, although Ma Yan's meritorious service is huge, and it can even be said to be an immortal achievement, the reward of Shu Han is really ungenerous. What's more, in addition to Ma Yan, the military exploits of a large group of officers and soldiers under him must also be honored, and the bereavement pensions of the war dead must also be distributed......

All in all, all this made Shu Han have to be careful and give priority to the only bit of family wealth to Ma Yan's faction.

After Nanzheng rested for more than half a month and basically straightened out everything, Zhuge Liang led the army south and returned to Chengdu from Nanzheng.

This time, Ma Tan and others returned from the Northern Expedition and were greeted by the highest standard in Chengdu. Liu Chan personally took hundreds of civil and military officials out of the city to greet them, and went all the way to Mianzhu to welcome the heroes who returned from the Northern Expedition.

Liu Chan basically did not have the emperor's shelf, and personally brought other princes except the crown prince Liu Xuan to greet him at the front of the team.

Liu Xuan, who is still eating sand in the north: "??? ”

"Old minister, see Your Majesty!" After seeing Liu Chan, Zhuge Liang immediately performed the courtesy of the monarch and the minister, and resolutely did not transgress the etiquette at all.

And Ma Tan also saluted together, but the two were quickly helped up by Liu Chan.

"The prime minister and the general of Zhengbei worked hard for the Han Dynasty, and they were so haggard, I feel deeply guilty!"

"Don't dare! Work for the country, Your Majesty can't do this. Zhuge Liang hurriedly returned the salute.

"There must still be a reward, and there must be courtesy, otherwise I am afraid that it will chill the hearts of people with lofty ideals in the world!" Liu Chan said resolutely.

The two sides shirked back and forth several times, and then returned to Mianzhu under the greeting of hundreds of officials. Then the Son of Heaven drove under the escort of the Yulin Army and returned to Chengdu in a mighty manner, and then began to reward meritorious deeds.

First of all, Zhuge Liang, although he served as a feint in Guanzhong, after all, he killed Zhong Xuan and recovered Yongzhou, which is not a small credit. At Liu Chan's insistence, Zhuge Liang Shoufeng was promoted from the township marquis to the county marquis, and the name was Wuhou.

As for the official position, he is still the prime minister and the general, and there is no longer a title.

As for the generals who accompanied the army, they also received major rewards, and their official positions as marquis were all promoted.

And Ma Yan, who served as the main attack in the Northern Expedition and made the greatest meritorious service, was promoted from the general of the expedition to the north to the general of the chariot and cavalry, and he was pretended to be a knight. The title finally got rid of the Marquis of Jieting and was named the Marquis of Luoyang.

Although it seems that it is not far from the street pavilion, at least it is no longer a naked street pavilion.

In addition, Ma Jian was also awarded a hundred catties of gold, a thousand horses of Shu brocade, and a lieutenant colonel. And a series of generals who fought with him all received major rewards, without exception.

It is worth mentioning that the reward and the pension of the war dead are the highest priority. The only revenue from the imperial treasury was given priority to the Ma Tan Ministry.

After all, they had the greatest military merits, and they served as the main offensive of the Northern Expedition.

"Finally, it is no longer a street pavilion marquis, and the title can be embroidered on the handsome flag in the future." Ma Jian was very satisfied with the meritorious deeds and rewards, and the biggest heart disease was finally solved.

As for the rest of the fake knots, the general of the chariot and the horse didn't care very much. The position has reached this point, he is already faintly the head of the military attaché, and the specific official position is really not very important.

"Congratulations to the young Chang Gao."

At this time, Chen Shi, Wu Yi and others all came to congratulate Ma Jian and congratulate the future general of Shu Han on his ascension.

In fact, at this moment, even if Ma Tan is a general of the chariot and cavalry, he is not the number one in the military world. In addition to the prime minister, the general Wei Yan, the hussar general, and the Wei general Wu Yi and others have slightly higher official positions than Ma Yan.

However, it is clear that when it comes to actual status, Ma Jian is the number one. Especially in the Han army in the north, Ma Yan's prestige in the army was even higher than Zhuge Liang.

"Speaking of which, after the meritorious deeds, when will the Northern Expedition to Guanzhong be repeated?" After some congratulations and mutual business blows, Ma Jian quickly and eagerly raised questions.

Now that Nanyang has been recovered, Sima Yi's Wuguan Road has been completely cut off. At this moment, there is no other road in Guanzhong to connect Kanto except Tongguan.

In particular, under a series of battles in Ma Tan, the Kwantung Wei army was basically dragged on the front line of Yuzhou. Cao Wei's support for the direction of Guanzhong in a short period of time was relatively weak, and it was the best time for the Northern Expedition.

At this time, a decisive battle should be launched this morning, and the large army is attacking the fortification. If the time drags on for a long time, let Cao Wei ease up, with the richness of Kanto and Sima Yi's own ability, it will not be so easy for the Han army to seize Guanzhong again.

"You don't have to worry, the prime minister has already said when he was in Nanzheng, at the latest next year's autumn harvest, my Han soldiers will definitely be able to come to Chang'an!" Wu Yi patted Ma Jian on the shoulder with a smile, and while answering Ma Yan's question, he sighed that his childish consciousness was so high.

Shu Han went on the Northern Expedition every year, and there were horses in each Northern Expedition. has been fighting for so many years, even the veteran Wu Yi feels a little tired, but he is still so energetic.

This is a good comrade of the Han Dynasty, and it is the luck of Shu Han to have this courtier!

"Then in this Northern Expedition Guanzhong, how many troops can we dispatch to fight a decisive battle with Cao Wei in Chang'an?" Ma Yan pondered for a moment, then asked a crucial question.

After a series of battles, the losses in the Cao Wei Northwest Theater were enormous. But even so, Cao Wei's Guanzhong troops still have more than 100,000 troops, can Shu Han really smash it down?

As if seeing Ma Tan's worries, Wu Yi smiled and held down Ma Tan, and said mysteriously,

"Young Chang, do you know how many troops we have now?"

"More than 100,000, right?" Ma Jian scratched his head and thought for a while.

"Hehe......" Wu Yi shook his head gently, and revealed word by word,

"No more, no less, just 200,000!"

(End of chapter)