The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 169: Open teeth and build a mansion [Please subscribe and vote monthly]

Li Ren, Li Xin and other three thousand cavalry generals also came in quickly.

"Two news, one good news, one bad news, which one should I listen to first?" Yan Yan asked, looking at the people who were going through life and death.

"Let me tell you the bad news first!" Luo Bing was relatively calm, so he spoke first so that no one else could have any objections. After all, they had all experienced emotions ranging from great joy to great sadness.

Yan Yan pondered slightly and looked at Li Ren.

Li Ren was stunned, and everyone turned to look at Li Ren. Could this bad news have something to do with Li Ren?

But as for Li Ren, it can only be that something unexpected happened to General Li Mu!

For a moment, everyone looked at Yan Yan in panic.

"Your father doesn't want you anymore!" Yan Yan thought for a while and then spoke with difficulty.

"???" Li Ren was stunned, and Li Xin was also a little confused.

"To be precise, the general doesn't want you anymore!" Yan Yan turned to look at the other generals.

"Ah? Why?" Everyone was in disbelief.

"The good news is that when we go back this time, all of you have been promoted to three levels in a row. The fiefdom is at least a hundred miles away, and you have the right to build your own mansion! I have brought back the rewards and commendations." Yan Yan motioned to the commander-in-chief. Take out the commendation orders and reward edicts sent by Li Mu and Handan.

Li Ren and Luo Bing snatched the commendation order and the reward edict.

The commendation order was issued by the Yanmenguan General's Mansion, and the reward edict was issued by Handan.

It wasn't until he got the reward edict from Handan that Yan Yan realized that Li Mu had already made plans for Yunzhong and Jiuyuan.

Otherwise, there would be no reward edict issued by Handan.

The reward edict was very generous, allowing them to build their own mansions and demarcate their own fiefdoms, without even having to pay taxes and tribute to Handan.

However, this fiefdom and the right to build a mansion in Kaiya are only limited to outside the pass, on the grassland.

Yan Yan didn't know how Li Mu persuaded Handan, but after all, the grassland was not under Zhao's control, so Handan was so generous.

Handan is not stingy in giving rewards for things that do not belong to him.

After Li Ren, Luo Bing and others read the edict, they understood what Yan Yan meant by not wanting them anymore.

The intention of the General's Office in Handan and Yanmenguan has been very clear, that is, to let them fend for themselves on the grassland and grow barbarically.

"Why!" Luo Bing, who had always been steady, looked at Yan Yan with a stiff face. He even suspected that this was Yan Yan's instigation.

"It has nothing to do with me. This edict of reward was issued from Handan, and the date is clearly written on it. It was issued before I returned to Yanmen Pass!" Yan Yan sighed.

They were still fighting hard behind enemy lines, only to be abandoned by the court. Such a thing would be uncomfortable for anyone.

"If you ask why, I can explain it to you!"

"Because the Northern Territory needs you, because Handan will not care about the life and death of the Northern Territory!"

"This battle was fought by Zhao State in order to stabilize the northern border. In the end, it was basically prepared for the upcoming war against Qin and Yan."

"So, once the war is over, the army will withdraw south. Yanmen Pass will not even retain the [-] to [-] troops as before. It is likely that there will be less than [-] people guarding it."

"All the armies will be transferred back to Handan and stationed in Hedong, Wusui, Yangcheng and other places to guard against the attacks of Qin and Yan."

Li Ren, Luo Bing and other generals were silent. They knew why this battle was fought, but they never thought that they had been abandoned from the beginning. To this end, Li Mu even gave away his eldest son.

"Not only you, but also Yunzhong and Jiuyuan have been abandoned!" Yan Yan continued, taking out another commendation order and appointment certificate.

Li Ren and Luo Bing once again accepted the commendation order and appointment certificate from Yan Yan.

This time the commendation orders and letters of appointment were separate, targeting only a few individuals.

One is Yan Yan, the other is Li Ren, and the last one is Luo Bing; and it was issued by the General's Mansion, not Handan.

The reward given to Yan Yan was very simple, no different from ordinary rewards.

Only this appointment certificate is different.

Yan Yan was promoted to the supervisor of Yunzhong and Jiuyuan counties, in charge of the military and political affairs of the two counties; Luo Bing was responsible for washing horses in the two counties, and Li Ren was the military supervisor of the two counties. He promised the three of them the power to build a government!
  "I've seen the eunuch!" After the appointment certificates of Luo Bing and Li Ren were circulated among the army, and after a brief silence, everyone had to accept the fact that they had been abandoned.

"Although we are building a palace, Handan and the General's Palace will not provide us with any salary or supplies!" Yan Yan said seriously.

This is what Li Mu got in exchange for Handan, allowing Yunzhong and Jiuyuan to be independent and self-governing, but similarly, they would not be provided with any food, supplies, or salaries.

They need to be self-sufficient and find everything by themselves.

In other words, they have become an independent vassal state!

Handan has completely given up control of all northern cities outside Yanmen Pass in exchange for stability within Yanmen Pass.

"Will we go back?" Li Ren hesitated for a long time and asked the answer that all the generals wanted to know.

Yan Yan also fell silent. He didn't want to lie to these people. He didn't intend to let these people go back again, or in other words, he didn't intend to let these people participate in the Central Plains War until the end.

"I don't want to lie to you. You may not be able to go back before the war between the princes determines the winner!" Yan Yan said seriously.

Li Ren, Luo Bing and others also fell silent.

"Of course, if anyone wants to go back, after this war is over, I will recommend it to the Yanmenguan General's Mansion and let you go back without any discount on your treatment or status!" Yan Yan continued.

What he needs is someone who is willing to stay and take root on the grassland.

"This matter is not urgent. What you have to do now is to pass the appointment letter to the governors of Yunzhong and Jiuyuan counties so that they can prepare in advance. They are all the same and are willing to return. I I will recommend him to the general!" Yan Yan said.

"In your position and in your government, you are still soldiers of the General's Mansion, so you must act like a General's Mansion. As for the rest, let's wait until the war is over!"

"Here!" Li Ren and Luo Bing nodded.

Everyone left, except Li Xin, who had nothing to do with him, stayed in the tent.

"You can wait until the war is over!" Li Xin looked at Yan Yan and said seriously.

"Because we are brothers and sisters who have experienced life and death together, so I don't want to hide it from them!" Yan Yan sighed.

Only by knowing the outcome can they prepare in advance for this war and accumulate capital for the post-war period.

"I'm probably going back to Xianyang. Coming out this time is to prepare and study for the future war!" Li Xin said seriously.

Yan Yan nodded to express his understanding. After all, Li Xin was the general whom Ying Zheng trusted the most and was promoted by himself. Naturally, it was impossible for him to stay in the grassland and follow him.

(End of this chapter)