The reborn general girl is the emperor

Chapter 77 On the Rewards for Deeds
"After bringing her back from the battlefield this time, I always have an unreal feeling, and always feel that she will suddenly disappear before my eyes at a certain moment."

Meng Shulan looked at the narrow stretch of sky along the palace wall, feeling a little disappointed.

This unreality became even more profound after he learned about the origin of the Yan family from the emperor.

Wen Zhehan, who was going to tease Meng Shulan a few words, heard what he said, reached out his hand and hooked his shoulder, half joking and half encouraging: "You haven't given up for four years, and now you say it's untrue, don't you feel it's a loss?"

"I didn't say I would give up..."

Meng Shulan half-spoken, suddenly turned to glance at Wen Zhehan, only to see his proud expression of "You can hide from me with your little thoughtfulness", and seeing her glance over, she even blinked at herself, as if to say "Don't worry, I'll keep it a secret from you."

Meng Shulan was speechless, and felt more and more depressed.

So, I never thought of hiding my own thoughts, but I didn't point it out. Anyone with eyes can see my little thoughts, why can't the righteous master feel it at all?
After about an hour, the two arrived in front of Xiao Liu's tomb.

Looking at the small tombstone, Meng Shulan felt a little sore in her nose.

Wen Zhehan first put incense on Xiao Liu, and then replaced the fruit plate in front of his tombstone for offering.

Those fruit cakes are Xiao Liu's favorite.

Meng Shulan incensed Xiao Liu, and wanted to say something, but found that his throat seemed to be stuffed with cotton, making him unable to speak.

Finally, Meng Shulan dug a hole beside Xiaoliu's grave, put the silver bell in it, and buried it.

He said: "Put on this bell, and be a brother in the next life, and I will never lose you again."

Wen Zhehan watched silently from the side, rubbed his nose, and suddenly laughed, while burning the paper money, he said to Xiao Liu's tombstone: "I know Xiao Liu, you and your elder brother Shu Lan are good friends, but there is one thing you should not Learn from him. When you meet a girl you like in the future, you will be awkward and awkward. When you turn around and run away, you will have no place to cry!"

Meng Shulan, who was feeling uncomfortable, suddenly heard Wen Zhehan mentioning this, and the corner of her mouth twitched suddenly: "What did you say in front of Xiaoliu?"

Meng Shulan said goodbye in dissatisfaction, and turned her head to see that Wen Zhehan's eyes were already red, but he was still grinning hard, and refuted himself: "What's wrong with you? When the second brother got married, Xiao Liu told you I want to drink your wedding wine in the future, so don't forget about us, Xiao Liu."

Wen Zhehan said, counting with his fingers again, "As long as you are so virtuous, I'm afraid you have to wait for a few years. I think General Yan's three-year filial piety period... Your wedding may be four or five years later." .”

"piss off!"

Meng Shulan scolded him in a hoarse voice, recalling the appearance of Xiaoliu back then, her eyes were hot, "Curse me!"

Wen Zhehan seemed to have never heard of it, and smiled at Xiao Liu: "Four or five years later, our Xiao Liu will also be an adult, and it's okay to have a glass of wedding wine, right?"

Wen Zhehan asked, as if Xiao Liu was still there, and he could still hear that crisp voice returning to him.

But there is only wind in the cemetery.

The surroundings suddenly became quiet, and Meng Shulan turned her head away, feeling uncomfortable in her heart.

He sent away many people, comrades, brothers, innocent people, he thought he would be numb one day, but obviously not now.

When he looked back at the past again, Wen Zhehan had already packed up his mood and was organizing his things.

Although he tried his best to hide it, it was still obvious that he had cried.

Meng Shulan didn't know how to persuade him, just like he didn't know how to persuade Yan Qing back then.

This sense of powerlessness made Meng Shulan feel guilty and uncomfortable.

On the other hand, Wen Zhehan, who was obviously feeling the worst, turned to comfort him first: "Let's go, there are still many things to be done."

Just like Yan Qing that day.

Meng Shulan remained silent until she returned to Kangdu City.

Once you get busy, you can forget everything.

The detained officials have been rescued, and the coerced officials confessed to Wen Zhemao's crimes.

In addition, Yin Shiniang obtained the list of officials involved in the incident, as well as the correspondence between all parties, and all those involved were held accountable one by one, followed by a series of ransacking, exile, and beheading.

The Li family has a big business, and the family property confiscated alone is three times that of the national treasury. The total population includes more than a thousand servants.

Due to the large number of people, except for all the nine families of the Li family, all the servants were demoted to lower-level official slaves and sent to the frontier.

The rest of the main officials involved were punished by the three clans.

Those who were coerced, and those who were less involved, were either beheaded or exiled depending on the severity of the crime. Their family members were either exiled for thousands of miles or demoted to civilians depending on the severity of the offender.

In this liquidation, the Li family, which had occupied southern Xinjiang for more than a hundred years, announced its downfall.

The arrest warrants for the rest of the Li family members who fled at the wind have also been issued, and they have become bereaved dogs.

Since ancient times, when discussing merits and demerits, there are punishments and rewards.

After liquidating and disposing of all those involved, the city of Kangdu returned to its former peace.

Only then did the emperor free up his hands and reward them for meritorious deeds.

Liu Tong, the commander of the Habayashi Army who defended the Xinde Palace to the death, was granted the title of Uncle Zhongyong, rewarded with a thousand taels of gold and some silk and satin.

Wen Zhehan, who led the entire campaign, replaced Wen Zhemao and co-managed the six parts.

All the soldiers were rewarded with 200 taels of silver each.

What surprised everyone was the emperor's reward to Yan Qing and Meng Shulan.

All the soldiers and generals who participated in the battle are obvious to all. This war was able to turn defeat into victory because of Yan Qing's ingenious tactics, not the troops from the western border brought back by Meng Shulan.

But in the end, Meng Shulan became the greatest hero in terms of merit and reward. He was crowned king directly from the county king, given the title of Shu, and the fief covered half of Western Xinjiang.

In addition, Meng Shulan was appointed as the official Marshal of the Xijiang Army and Horse from the beginning, and was in charge of all the soldiers and horses in the whole territory of Xijiang.

He even enjoys the right to directly dispatch troops and generals to support various places without reporting to the imperial court under special circumstances.

This is equivalent to the feudal king having the right to enter Beijing without edict!

This reward is not insignificant!

On the other hand, Yan Qing, the real hero, was only appointed as the head of the county and given the title of Taiping, and the fiefdom was even Langxian County in the north, which was barren in the north.In addition, ten thousand taels of gold and some silk and satin will be rewarded.

This reward, except for a little more gold, has a fief that is the same as the same, which is not even as good as Liu Tong's reward!
The government and the opposition are all grievances for Yan Qingming.Especially after knowing Meng Shulan's privileges, almost everyone in the court was full of rebuttals.

However, the explanation given by the emperor was that what Yan Qing did was under the command of Meng Shulan, and they belonged to obeying orders.

But anyone with a little brain knows that Meng Shulan is a person far away in the frontier, and it takes a month or two to send letters back and forth. How could he instruct Yan Qing what to do without knowing the details?
(End of this chapter)