Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 3: Good news arrives in Beijing, the government and the public are shocked (please recommend and collect)

After Su Ran buried the bodies of his dead brothers, he left with the surviving brothers.

And, of course, the spoils of all the brothers—two big baskets full of ears.

These trophies need to be handed over to Qianhu Tong Wanrong, who will then report to the court.

Although he could lead troops to fight independently, he did not have the power to complain to the court.

Because according to regulations, only officials of fourth rank or above are qualified to report directly to the court.

Of course, if there is a major event on the border, you can jump over the level and make a discount.

However, the minimum level is the level of five-grade thousand households.

And I am just a seventh-grade general.

After almost ten days, Su Ran led his soldiers to deliver the loot to Qianhu Tong Wanrong.

Tong Wanrong looked at the two big baskets full of ears, and his jaw almost dropped in shock.

He hurriedly sent the others away, leaving Su Ran alone.

In the camp, Tong Wanrong looked at Su Ran with a shocked face: "Where have you been? Why did you get so many..."

Su Ran heard the words, and said lightly: "I took my brothers and sneaked into the back of the Haixi Jurchen Department. They happened to be holding a sheep killing meeting. I couldn't see them killing the prisoners, so I did it."

"You mean these people are all from the Haixi Jurchen Department?"

"Yes, all my brothers can prove this."

"Hi~"

When Tong Wanrong heard this, he felt a chill running down his back. A rough estimate was that there were at least ten thousand ears here. If they were all from the Haixi Jurchen tribe, then the Su Ran in front of him had killed at least six to seven thousand people.

More than 100 people fought against 7000 or [-] people, and they escaped unscathed. Is this not a dream?
In that moment, countless thoughts flashed through Tong Wanrong's mind.

I had heard of this guy's perversion before, but he probably wasn't perverted to this extent.

Isn't he using civilian ears to make up the numbers?

Thinking of this, Tong Wanrong stared into Su Ran's eyes and said: "This matter is of great importance. Please don't lie to me. If these trophies come from the Haixi Jurchen Tribe, it will be a big deal. The imperial court will definitely reward you heavily, but as long as there is a little bit of water in this, not only will you be unable to protect yourself, I'm afraid I will have to follow suit."

When Su Ran heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly.

"I have said it before. If you don't believe me, Sir Qianhu, you can go check it out with the people under my command. I lost eight good brothers to achieve such results. Sir, if you don't believe me, you can. I have no objection, but you can't. Don’t believe my dead brothers!”

After saying that, Su Ran turned away, not wanting to explain to his immediate boss.

Upon seeing this, Tong Wanrong's original doubts were eliminated.

The next moment, he said with a smile: "Actually, it's not that I don't believe you, it's just that this victory is so amazing that I couldn't get used to it for a while. It's also a good thing for me that you have achieved such a victory. In this way, I will give the court a report now and report your military exploits, and you will sit next to me, and you can help fill in some details."

When Su Ran saw that the other party agreed to give up the discount, his expression softened slightly.

However, he knew that he could not take all the credit for such achievements. Although the Tong Wanrong in front of him was not good at leading troops in war, he did have his skills as an official.

Moreover, it is said that he has a close relationship with the Ministry of War.

If he submits a discount, he will most likely pass it on through the Ministry of War.

Therefore, I had to sell him a favor.

After thinking about this, Su Ran looked at Tong Wanrong and said: "In that case, I have to help Sir Tong. However, I am only responsible for providing information. As for how to write it, it is all in your hands. How can we achieve such results?" , Your Excellency must take the greatest credit, I still understand this."

When Tong Wanrong heard this, he immediately smiled and raised his eyebrows: "You just need to understand, I know that this package has to be handed over from the Ministry of War, but don't worry, I will still record the first contribution to this matter on your head, but if you become rich in the future, Now, don’t forget about me, brother. To be honest, if it hadn’t been for the elders of the tribe, I wouldn’t have been willing to go to this ungrateful place to accumulate military merit.” Su Ran saw that the other party had made it so clear. It was hard to say anything else, so I could only tell him the whole story.

By the time Tong Wanrong had almost finished writing the excerpt, more than half an hour had passed.

However, there is still a problem here. The numbers involved in the excerpt must be accurate.

So, someone has to count the ears.

Su Ran's men are outside, so with Tong Wanrong's supervision, there is no need to bother anyone else with this matter.

When the final result came out, Tong Wanrong was completely shocked by the young man in front of him.

After one battle, more than 100 of our own troops actually killed 950 enemy soldiers.

Such a situation of defeating more with less would definitely be a very proud achievement in any battle in ancient and modern times.

Tong Wanrong was truly impressed. He was even a little afraid of the young man in front of him.

At that moment, he silently warned himself not to offend this person at any time or under any circumstances.

……

The snow in northern Xinjiang is still piling up, but the spring in the capital is already freezing.

When the good news from the frontier reached Emperor Qingyong, the new emperor was so excited that tears filled his eyes.

Northern Xinjiang is restless, and forces such as the Junggar Tribe and the Heshuote Tribe are ready to move to the west. As for southern Xinjiang and the southeastern coastal areas, bandits often enter the interior to cause trouble and plunder.

And what is fought in war is national power, and what is fought is money.

At present, the national treasury is empty, and various new policies to increase revenue and reduce expenditure have not yet begun to take effect.

Under such circumstances, Emperor Qingyong, who had just ascended the throne, needed a victory to stabilize the situation.

The moment he saw the good news, he immediately issued an order in the court, and Xuan Suran rushed to Beijing to meet the saint.

As soon as this imperial edict came out, all the ministers in the court were confused.

Who is Su Ran?

Which noble clan do you come from?

How old is this year?

Already married?

For a while, the courtiers were inquiring about the situation of this person.

Since this news about the victory came from the Ministry of War, the threshold of Tong Guobin, the Minister of War, was almost broken by these people.

But the problem now is that Tong Guobin himself is confused.

Even though Tong Wanrong, who was named Shang Zhezi, was somewhat related to him, he was not his direct nephew.

Moreover, there is no special explanation in this excerpt about the background of this Su Ran.

Therefore, Tong Guobin also had a headache when faced with such inquiries from high-ranking officials in the DPRK.

In desperation, he could only thank the guests behind closed doors, thinking that everything would be clear when the boy returned to Beijing.

(End of this chapter)