In March, the wind and the sun are warm.

Qin Ke, who had come all the way from the bitter cold of the north, stretched his arms lazily.

The sky was covered with white clouds, the clouds had dispersed for days, and the warm sun showed its kind face in the clouds, generously spreading a large area of sunlight, warming the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who had returned from the Northern Expedition.

The white snow also slowly melted along the way, and only some of the peaks of the high mountains still had a circle of silver white, and the warm breeze with the scent of green grass in spring was blowing in front of them, raising the flags held tightly in the hands of the soldiers.

And the giant city has stood proudly in front of it, and the sound of the horn at the head of the city has come and gone, as if it can be transmitted to all corners of the world, endlessly.

"We're back. Gao Changgong restrained Chihuo, his back was straight at the front of the queue, he raised his eyes to look at the temporary red silk at the head of Jianye City, and his face became extremely gentle.

He grew up here, and this land nurtured him, and no matter how many times he left, as long as he returned here, he could still feel the familiarity and intimacy for the first time.

Thinking that the sick man was probably silently watching him somewhere at the moment, he smiled faintly and raised his right arm high.

His voice almost shook the universe: "The whole army—follow me into the city." ”

The soldiers responded in unison, their voices high-pitched, the voices of men and horses intertwined, and the city gate lowered the drawbridge to them, and opened the city gate wide.

The guard of honor that had been prepared for a long time and the people who had been confined to both sides of the street by the officials along the street also cheered.

Qin Ke remembered that the last time he saw such a scene was when the two delegations of Mulan and Liu De entered the city.

In retrospect, those things were a little vague, but he could never have imagined that one day he would be one of those who would be warmly welcomed by the people on both sides of the street.

The guard of honor posed in front of them, and the skirts of the dancers fluttered in all directions like the rays of the sun.

He turned his head slightly, immediately stunned......

"Abu...... You, why are you crying......"

Abu, who was riding a horse side by side with him, was red-eyed, letting tears flow from his ruddy eyes, and when he heard Qin Ke's voice, he subconsciously raised his arm to wipe away his tears.

He shook his head vigorously, then clenched his fist and looked at it, took a deep breath and said, "It's nothing...... I was just...... So happy. ”

Qin Ke nodded silently, as if he had some empathy.

Even he had a bit of pride in his heart under this situation, and he couldn't help but hold his head high, his expression solemn.

Of course, it was impossible for more than 100,000 troops to enter the city at one time, and most of the soldiers still diverted to the military camp in the north and south of the city.

However, there is also fragrant wine and meat prepared there, which can also help them wash away the dust of their servants.

Qin Ke originally thought that after entering the city, he would part ways with Gao Changgong and the others, and hurriedly went back to his place to rest and rest, after all, he was not affiliated with any of the Jing Wu Army, but he was still carried out by Gao Changgong alone, and took him all the way to the palace, and stood in the wide square with a group of students from the previous Taixue Hall, listening to the old soldier Lei Jun reading out the edict of reward in a deep voice.

After this battle, the Jing Wu army suffered countless casualties, and I don't know how many people have never seen their relatives again, and I don't know how many people can only work in the fields with their crippled bodies since then.

But those who can come back alive will naturally receive a rich enough reward.

Gao Changgong is the general of the Great Sima, and there is almost nothing to reward, so most of the rewards are still food, gold and silver, fine silk, good horses, and a lot of divine weapons that blow hair and break hair.

Qin Ke couldn't help but suspect that the Bodhisattva Sword that Gao Changgong gave him was also of such origin.

However, judging from Gao Changgong's light smile and gladly accepting appearance, he didn't seem to be very interested in these things.

The next to be rewarded were the soldiers who made meritorious contributions in this war, and the high-ranking ones included Zhu Ran, the commander of the forbidden army, Gao Changgong's younger brother Gao Yanzong and others.

Further down, Sun Qing made outstanding achievements in battle, and was registered as a four-grade general in one fell swoop, which can be called the leader of the younger generation and leads the way.

"Now, they're going to blow it up again. The building kneeling beside Qin Ke said in a low voice.

Qin Ke pursed his lips, knowing that the "they" that the building said was nothing more than referring to the group of noble children from the scholar clan, but he didn't have any special feelings about this matter.

After all, Sun Qing's bravery and calmness on the battlefield are indeed amazing, and his own military rank is not low, and he is convinced to get the position of this lieutenant general.

Qin Ke's eyes rolled, and he laughed in a low voice: "But how do I feel that you and Wang Zhu have a good relationship recently?

"I'm ......" The building was stunned for a moment, and then he raised his eyebrows and said viciously: "That's just on the battlefield, I'...... There is a clear distinction between public and private. ”

As a result, the sound of the edict being read interrupted what he was about to say next.

After the old soldier Lei Jun read out his title and official position, the building was also in ecstasy, and only smirked.

Qin Ke shook his head helplessly, only feeling that this guy was really helpless......

"Qin Ke!"

"Huh?" As his name was read out loudly, he was full of excitement, and unconsciously let out this somewhat discordant question, and hurriedly raised his head to look at the old soldier of Lei Jun.

Obviously, his behavior was very impolite, so the old soldier of Lei Jun glared at him coldly, and continued to read slowly: "Feng, the right Langzhong of the school office!"

Until the end of the reward, Qin Ke still did not come to his senses.

He finally understood why Gao Changgong had to drag himself into the reward team, it turned out that this reward really had his own share, probably he had already communicated with Zhuge Wanling and learned about this arrangement.

It's just that he still doesn't understand why Zhuge Wanling wants to do this, he doesn't plan to be an official in Jingwu, let alone serve in the army in Jingwu, and then he has to find other artifacts, what's the use of asking for this official position?

"Also, what kind of position is the right lang of the school office?" Qin Ke lowered his head and muttered, even more incomprehensible why that official title had attracted so many strange glances.

But soon, this question was answered under the summons of Zhuge Wanling.

"In the right lang of the school office, the official is from the fifth grade, even if it is Sun Qing, he is only one level higher than you, and ...... Directly under my jurisdiction, it has a transcendent position in this Jianye City. ”

Zhuge Wanling still looked weak, as if a gust of wind could blow him up to the roof at any time, but his words were still clear and steady, making people feel that listening to him was a pleasure.

Zhuge Wanling picked up the teapot and poured a cup for Qin Ke, seeing him stunned, he pursed his lips and smiled: "You seem surprised? Or are you not satisfied with this official position?"

Qin Ke sat on his knees, and it took a long time for him to serve tea, as if he was not serving tea at all, but the heavy official position of the fifth grade.

Tremblingly, he poured down the whole cup of tea, but he didn't taste the unusual bitterness in the tea, and he didn't realize that this tea was actually Zhuge Wanling's medicinal tea......

"You...... Uh, you not only gave me an official position, but also gave me such a high official, what do you want me to do? Obviously, Xiaoqian has made great contributions, and he has only been appointed a six-rank staff officer, and Abu is even worse, only seven-grade, the same as the building. As a result, my Zhengwupin has become a highly rewarding ...... outside of Sun Qing."

Zhuge Wanling smiled gently, lifted the teapot and refilled the water into his cup, and said softly: "Sun Qing's four products, many of which have his ability and merits, but they are also the game strategy of me and Sun Ji'an in the court. According to common sense, he is far from qualified to be this four-grade lieutenant general. However, you don't have to worry, the school government is different from the army, it doesn't value military merits, and it has always been me who is arbitrary, so your fifth grade is more justified than his fourth grade. ”

Of course, Qin Ke didn't want this kind of explanation, or rather, it was precisely because of Zhuge Wanling's explanation that he felt more like a villain who would only rely on his backstage relationship to get to the top.

However, Zhuge Wanling didn't give him a chance to speak, and continued: "You went out this time, in fact, you have made a few contributions, I read the file that Gao Changgong gave me, which said that you not only helped the public lose Yinxue to defend Jinzhou, but also went out with Wang Xuanwei's army, divided the Tang army, and lured the main force of Xiang Chu's Tang army to the river valley, not to mention, you also drove away Luanfeng, this is a great achievement, isn't it?"

Qin Ke didn't expect Gao Changgong to shake everything to Zhuge Wanling, and stammered: "That's not my credit, it's just a coincidence......

"Coincidental, but also destined. Zhuge Wanling looked at Qin Ke's eyes, his gaze seemed to penetrate him, after a pause, he knocked on the table with two fingers, and said firmly: "Actually, those are not important, the important thing is that I specially want to give you this position." ”