At noon, a special convoy drove into the base camp of the Shaodian Army.

Wan Mai came to report to Jiang Xi: "Second master, the capital has sent someone to reward the young master, do you want to see it?"

Jiang Xi closed a copy of the military information, gently put it back on the table, and asked, "Who is here?"

"The Ministry of Culture and Education, Xuanli Si Ning Fan, the Military Command Department's Inspection Department Binshao, and the Hu Ben Commander made the left commander know the same hatred. ”

"Only Ning Fan is the head of the first division, I won't see them, you can arrange it for me. After speaking, Jiang Xi took out another copy of the military information on the table to look through.

"Yes. "Wanmai quits the command.

It was a political matter for the king to publicly reward soldiers who had made outstanding achievements in war, so the government council presided over the reward for Ding Kui. Among the items of reward were the royal approval of gold medal arrows and the official not to dismount, which required officials above the director level to be qualified to be awarded, and Ning Fan, the director of the Xuanli Division, had to take this errand to the war zone.

If you want to reward the gold medal of exemption from death or the exemption from kneeling in the main hall of the imperial court, you need the minister of culture and education to be qualified to award it, and the gold medal in the hands of the Ding family is of a higher level and must be awarded by the king himself.

Ning Fan, who is in her forties, has fair skin and good maintenance, and looks like she is in her thirties. He was very strict with his image, clothing, manners, words and deeds, and wore a full set of official uniforms for the court on a hot day, and sat precariously waiting for Jiang Xi's reception.

Bin Shao and Qiu Qiu are typical warriors, one is to issue rewards for the Commander's Mansion, and the other is to issue rewards for the Clan Mansion. The royal family's special silk and court maids could only be paid from the clan palace.

Wanmai walked into the special living room of the base camp, politely greeted the three "special envoys for the reward", and after taking a seat at the main seat, he said: "Your Excellency is busy with military affairs, and I really can't find time to meet the three envoys, but my lord specially explained to me and asked me to cooperate with the three of them to complete the reward as much as possible."

Squadron Leader Ding Kui's 21st Army Corps is in the vicinity of Zhongguan City, and at present, they have military orders, so it is not convenient to withdraw to the base camp. Will the three envoys wait for him to finish his mission and come to the base camp, or will they go to Zhongguan City to give him a reward?"

Ning Fan is the chief officer of the reward, and he is unhappy when he can't see Jiang Xi, to put it bluntly, he is not in the eyes of the commander of the war zone. He nodded stiffly and said, "There is a constant war ahead, and Lord Jiang's handling of military affairs is a top priority, and it is inconvenient for the lower officials to disturb him."

Ding Kui is just a squadron leader, how much military order is handed over to him? Or I will have someone inform Gu Jun, the commander of the 21st Army, that the king's bounty envoy is waiting to see Ding Kui at the base camp. ”

"Special Envoy Ning wants to urge Commander Gu to be afraid that it is inappropriate, in wartime, military orders are the first, and the commanders of all armies will not easily change their plans. Wan Mai actually reminded Ning Fan that Gu Ke would ignore any envoy, and if he refused his request, then he would easily not be able to get off the stage.

"We are presenting a reward to Ding Kui on behalf of the king, would Commander Gu disregard the face of the king for the sake of a squadron leader?" Ning Fan didn't need to call himself a subordinate when facing Wan Mai.

A commander-in-chief's personal commander is a cow in the barracks, but he has no specific rank, and it will not be polite if he encounters a senior officer in the DPRK.

"The military orders are in the body, and the king's orders are ignored, and the soldiers are outside, and the king's orders are not subject to them. In times of war, military orders should prevail. The 21st Legion has no leisure, so let's go to Zhongguan City, so that it can better show the kindness of the king. Qiu Qiu opened his mouth to persuade Ning Fan, he naturally knew more about the affairs of the army than Ning Fan.

"Isn't it enough for us to come here from the capital and offer a reward to a squadron leader? ”

Ning Fan was even more upset when he heard Qiu Qiu's words, he knew very well that Qiu Qiu was Ding Kui's subordinate, and he was sarcastic that Qiu Qiu was in a hurry to meet his boss, which invisibly lowered his identity.

Wan Mai was not happy when he heard Ning Fan say this, there was no problem in underestimating him, but he couldn't bear to underestimate Ding Kui, "Although I can arrange it on behalf of the adult, I can't disobey the military orders given by the adult before." The 21st Army Corps was stationed in Zhongguan City to prevent the enemy from rushing out of the Bianfeng Pass and harassing Huashan County, and to be able to transfer Squadron Leader Ding away, it was necessary to respect the opinion of Commander Gu.

Now Envoy Ning has two choices, the first is to wait for the 21st Army to complete the military order, or Commander Gu has the spare strength to transfer Captain Ding out, and the second is for you to go to Zhongguan City and announce the reward to Captain Ding in person. ”

"You, you are humiliating the king. Ning Fan's face was flushed, and a senior member of the government affairs council at the department level ran to the base camp of the war zone but ran into a wall one after another.

"Lord Ning," Bin Shao, who had been silent beside him, spoke, "The purpose of the king's order to wait for us to announce the reward is to boost the morale of the soldiers on the front line and show the king's grace and exemplary posture in the army. The affairs of the theater of operations are headed by the will of the commander-in-chief, and we should cooperate in our actions so as not to affect the front-line soldiers to kill the enemy for the country.

Ding Kui is guarding the country on the front line, and we should go to announce the reward, so that the soldiers can see that you, who represent the king, are not afraid of hardships and dangers, and go to the front line to present the rewards of the kingdom. First, more soldiers can see the king's kindness with their own eyes, and second, they can return to the capital after completing this errand as soon as possible, this treacherous place in the war zone is not suitable for staying for a long time. ”

There are many things that are inconvenient to say directly, Bin Shao tactfully reminded Ning Mo, the former paragraph shows that Jiang Xi has the final say, and it is most appropriate to listen to Wanmai's arrangement;

"Hmph, is it still dangerous to wait for Ding Kui to come here? I want to see how long I can hang this reward envoy before I can meet the person who has come to receive the reward. Seeing that no one supported him, Ning Fan couldn't get off the stage, so he played with the unique eyes of the officials of the DPRK and China, and insisted on staying in the base camp and waiting for Ding Kui to come.

Seeing that Ning Fan didn't really understand what he meant, Bin Shao could only lean into Ning Fan's ear and whispered: "Lord Ning, there is nothing wrong with you if you have to do this, but don't forget what you sent this time, there is no need to make Captain Ding unhappy." Accidentally Captain Ding used that hot thing on you, but he moved away the big stone in many people's hearts. ”

"What? Are you saying that Ding Kui will give me a royal gold medal order and arrows? I'm the king's envoy. Ning Fan asked suspiciously.

"Yes, but when you put it in his hands, your errand will be done, and you will not be the king's envoy. What's more, the royal approval of the gold medal order arrow is in the war zone like the king is coming, please come out and behead your envoy, it is not against the law, he must do this, no one can stop it. Bin Shao simply scared Ning Fan openly.

"Hiss!" Ning Fan took a deep breath, "Ding Kui, he, does he dare to do this?"