When Lin Ze, who had made a small gain, appeared at the foot of Hangu Pass with an army of 10,000, the soldiers in the pass spontaneously erupted into a burst of cheers.

Among them, there were many soldiers with envious looks on their faces, how they hoped that the person who followed Lin Ze to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions was himself.

After Lin Ze entered the pass, he announced two things in front of the whole army: first, all the officers and soldiers in the pass were divided into two teams, and they held a celebration party tonight and tomorrow night, and the meat and wine of the demon beasts were openly supplied to reward the three armies.

Second, he gave the independent name "Dare to Die" to the army he pursued, which was under his direct jurisdiction and was treated favorably. In the future, the Death Army will select warriors from ordinary soldiers from time to time.

When these two news spread, the joyful atmosphere in the pass was extremely strong, and the young men who had experienced the great war began to brag to each other about how brave and fearless they had been, and even said that they must join the daredevils and enjoy better treatment.

Lin Ze's whimsical idea made Qianyuan's workload increase a lot all of a sudden, but fortunately, he was not a few logistics officers, and he selected a lot of people from the captives, and the number of people under him increased a lot, so he could cope with it.

Aside from the celebrations, Lin Ze arranged for a team of people to go to Chang'an with tens of thousands of rebel heads to ask for credit for himself and the soldiers below.

As the saying goes, if you work hard, you are stupid if you don't say anything, and if you make a great contribution, you must publicize it, otherwise what do you rely on to care about their materials and resources?

Don't be kidding, Lin Ze won't spit lotus flowers in his mouth.

Lin Ze not only wanted to publicize his exploits, but also took the opportunity to convey a message to everyone in Chang'an City that he had to do something to quell the rebellion.

Of course, this concept is not so easy to penetrate into the hearts of the people, Lin Ze is not in a hurry, as long as everything can move forward according to the trajectory he set.

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Chang'an, at the court meeting, Hu Hai held the good news written by Lin Ze himself, and laughed heartily: "Okay, Lin Shaofu is worthy of being my minister, in just twenty days, he defeated the rebels twice, killed 90,000 enemies, and captured 70,000, which made the rebels frightened, and raised the prestige of Great Qin, and deserved a reward." ”

The ministers couldn't help but feel a little pantothenic acid after hearing this, this Lin Ze just relied on the strength of the crowd, attacking 100,000 with 700,000, what is so strange about winning, if it were me, maybe he would do better than him.

Hu Hai then took out a document and said: "The Great Qin Empire has always been rewarded for meritorious service, this is the merit book sent by Lin Shaofu, and the Taiwei Mansion will be rewarded according to the above records, and there must be no mistakes." ”

A veteran of the Taiwei Mansion stepped forward and saluted, "The minister obeys the order." ”

Hu Hai directly handed the credit book to Huang Banban, and after Huang Banban took it, he ran down the steps and sent it to the veteran.

The veteran did not hesitate to turn the first page, scanned it roughly, did not see the names he was familiar with, his face changed slightly, and then turned it from beginning to end very quickly, until the last page found the name he wanted to see, his face was completely gloomy.

I saw the veteran stand forward and said in a strong voice: "Your Majesty, the minister has found that there is a problem with this merit book, and someone is bending the law for personal gain, please let Your Majesty know it." ”

When Hu Hai heard this, he couldn't help frowning slightly, with Lin Ze's character, how could he be a liar in his military exploits? These people are a bit excessive, they don't see anyone when they put down the rebellion, and they are first-class when they drag their feet.

Seeing Hu Hai's face, the veteran immediately guessed what the young Majesty was thinking, and then said, "If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, the minister can tell me in detail." ”

At this time, Li Si coughed lightly and said: "The court meeting is supposed to discuss state affairs, what does General Meng have to say directly, is it possible that with His Majesty's wisdom, he will still stop you from speaking?"

A hint of annoyance appeared on Hu Hai's face, and then he regained his composure and said, "What's the problem, General Meng will tell me the truth, I will listen." ”

The veteran bowed and said, "The minister obeys the order." ”

I saw the veteran raise the merit book in his hand and said: "I don't know who wrote this merit book and what the purpose is, but the minister just took a cursory look at it, in addition to the commander Lin Shaofu, the deputy general Li You, and the partial general Zhao Guang and other more than 30 senior generals, but the merit is ranked last, not even a small soldier." ”

"Dare to ask you, since the Great Qin established the military merit system, how has there ever been a situation where a soldier has made meritorious service and a general has no meritorious service? Therefore, I think that this merit book is definitely problematic. ”

【31 31xs.】After finishing speaking, the veteran saluted Hu Hai respectfully: "Your Majesty, please be clear." ”

After receiving this news, many people in the Chengtian Hall had gloomy faces.

Someone couldn't hold it back, and took a step forward and said: "When General Meng said this, the minister seriously suspected the boss Lin Ze and stole the credit of his subordinates. This wind cannot last, please Your Majesty thoroughly investigate this matter. ”

Then someone chimed in: "Now that the thieves are rebelling and the empire is shaking, it is precisely the soldiers who need their lives to quell the rebellion." If the coach Lin Shaofu really does not divide the rewards and punishments and steals the credit of his subordinates, then I will be in danger. Your Majesty is requested to investigate thoroughly. ”

Seeing a group of people jumping out, gossiping, and wanting to fight for merit with a clear banner, Hu Hai was completely angry, and looked at his group of courtiers with a gloomy face.

At this moment, the imperial historian Wang Juan walked out and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, the ministers have different opinions. ”

A strange look appeared in Hu Hai's eyes, and his face eased and said, "Doctor Wang, please speak." ”

Wang Juan looked around at the ministers in the hall with a serious face, and said loudly: "It's ridiculous that you guys are here to suspect that the boss is cheating on the merits. Don't you know that no matter who makes the meritorious service, it will be the same for the main general? The so-called main general stealing the credit of his subordinates is simply nonsense. ”

"Don't think I don't know what you think, it's just watching others make meritorious contributions, and their own children have not made meritorious contributions, and their eyes are red. ”

"Besides, what is the specific situation on the battlefield, you can just find a few soldiers, and you can ask clearly, and it is your turn to guess here? Could it be that you want to be above Qin Law and only rely on your own senses to convict a Jiuqing?"

Hu Hai listened to it with relish, and even almost clapped his hands.

Concerned about his identity, Hu Hai looked at Li Si with a calm face and asked, "What does the prime minister think?"

Li Si's face was as usual, and he said: "Your Majesty, as far as the minister knows, the messenger sent by Lin Shaofu to deliver the letter is still outside the palace, if Your Majesty has any questions in this regard, summon him over, and you will know as soon as you ask." ”

Hu Hai nodded: "This is a way, come here, the messenger sent by Xuanlin Shaofu to deliver the letter will come to Chengtian Hall to meet you." ”

Huang Banban immediately beckoned the two little eunuchs to leave through the side door.

A quarter of an hour later, a nervous mausoleum guard, under the guidance of the eunuch, stepped into the Chengtian Palace, knelt down in front of Hu Hai, and after three bows and nine kneels, he spoke: "The minister greets Your Majesty." ”

Hu Hai went straight to the point and asked, "I ask you, why is the credit of the deputy general Li Si and others in the credit book not as good as that of ordinary soldiers?"

Na Lingwei's head was blank, and he subconsciously replied: "Because they have never been on the battlefield, they eat, drink and have fun under the protection of others every day, of course, they don't have much military merit." ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience was silent, and they had never even been on the battlefield, where did the credit come from?

One of the courtiers retorted: "This is impossible, my son Wang Hui has the qualifications of a grandmaster, how can he be afraid to go to the battlefield?"

Ling Wei subconsciously replied: "The marshal said, these sons and daughters of powerful people are delicate and frail, and they are really not the material to be generals. In order to ensure their safety, they were not allowed to play. ”

"By the way, my family commander also said that if you really want the children of the powerful to go to the battlefield to fight, then ask their family to arrange a team of elites and some strong people to escort you. Otherwise, if something happens and someone blames him, wouldn't he be wronged?"

The ministers looked at each other, is this the reason why there is no meritorious service?

But this Lin Ze, what he said, there was something in his words, and then he thought carefully.

After Hu Hai heard this, the gloom on his face disappeared, and he said with a relaxed face: "Zhongqing, have you heard clearly? Li You and the others really did not make meritorious contributions this time, but Lin Shaofu forbade the deputy generals and partial generals to go to the battlefield, which is really wrong, and I want to apply for him." ”

The ministers bowed down and replied, "Your Majesty is wise. ”

Hu Hai nodded slightly and said, "Okay, since everything is clear, then according to the records in the merit book, the reward will be truthful." ”

The veteran said unwillingly: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks ......"

As soon as he spoke, he was rudely interrupted by Hu Hai: "General Meng, when the national crisis is at hand, you should focus on the overall situation, instead of pestering here for your own selfish interests." If you can't tell the difference, I don't mind changing people. ”

General Meng's face turned pale, so he had to bow down and say, "The minister obeys the order." ”