At noon, a special convoy drove into the Shaodian Army base camp.
Wanmai came to report to Jiang Xi: "Second Master, the capital has sent someone to commend the young master. Do you want to meet him?"
Jiang Xi closed a copy of the military report, gently put it back on the table, and asked, "Who is here?"
"Ning Fan, the Secretary of the Ministry of Culture and Education, Secretary of the Inspection Department of the Military Order Department, Binshao, Commander Huben, Commander Zuo, Tongzhi Qiu Qiu."
"Only Ning Fan is the head of the department, so I won't see them. Please make arrangements for me." After speaking, Jiang Xi took out a copy of the military information on the table and looked through it.
"Yes." Wanmai exited the command center.
It is a political matter for the king to publicly reward soldiers with outstanding military exploits, so the Government Administration Council presides over the reward for Ding Kui. Among the rewarded items are royal-approved gold medals for command arrows and the requirement of not dismounting when an official is present. This requires officials above the chief minister level to be qualified to award the award.
Ning Fan, the director of the Department of Ceremonies, had no choice but to take this job and come to the war zone.
If you want to award a gold medal for immunity from death or the freedom to kneel when entering the court hall, the minister of culture and education needs to be qualified to award it; the gold medal for immunity from death 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 his forties, has fair skin and has taken good care of himself. He looks like he is in his thirties. He has very strict requirements on his image, clothing, behavior, words and deeds. Even on hot days, he wears the full set of official uniforms used for going to court and sits upright.
The ground is waiting for Jiang Xi's interview.
Bin Shao and Qiu Qiu are typical warriors. One is to issue rewards for the commander-in-chief's palace, and the other is to issue rewards for the clan's palace. Royal silk and maids can only be paid from the clan's palace.
Wanmai walked into the special reception room of the base camp and greeted the three "reward envoys" politely. After sitting down at the main table, he said: "The commander-in-chief is busy with military affairs, so he really can't spare time to meet with the three special envoys. However, your Excellency is special."
Please tell me and let me cooperate with the three of you as much as possible to complete the reward announcement.
The 21st Army Corps, where Captain Ding Kui belongs, is in the Zhongguancheng area. Currently, they have military orders and it is not convenient for them to withdraw to the base camp. Should the three envoys wait for him to finish his mission and come to the base camp, or go to Zhongwancheng to give him
Announce reward?"
Ning Fan was the officer in charge of announcing the reward, and he was unhappy when he could not see Jiang Xi. To put it bluntly, he was not in the eyes of the commander in the war zone. He nodded stiffly and said, "There are constant wars ahead, and Master Jiang's handling of military affairs is a top priority.
It would be inconvenient for officials and others to disturb him.
Ding Kui is just a squadron leader, how many military orders are entrusted to him? How about I have someone notify Gu Jun, the commander of the 21st Army Corps, that the king's special envoy with a reward is waiting to see Ding Kui at the base camp."
"I'm afraid it's inappropriate for Special Envoy Ning to urge Commander Gu. In wartime, military orders come first, and military commanders will not change their plans easily." Wan Mai was actually reminding Ning Fan that Gu Jun would not pay attention to any special envoy in case of refusal.
If he demands it, then he will easily be unable to step down.
"We are presenting the reward to Ding Kui on behalf of the king. Will Commander Gu ignore the king's face for a squadron leader?" Ning Fan did not need to call himself a subordinate when facing Wan Mai.
A commander-in-chief's personal commander is a good person in the military camp, but there is no specific official rank, and he will not be polite when meeting high-ranking officials working in the court.
"When the military orders are with you, the king's orders are ignored; when the soldiers are away, the king's orders are ignored. In a war, military orders should be given priority. The 21st Army Corps has no time to spare, so let's go to Zhongguancheng. This will better demonstrate the king's orders.
It's a kindness." Qiu Qiu began to persuade Ning Fan. He naturally knew more about military affairs than Ning Fan.
"We came all the way from the capital here to offer a reward to a squadron leader. Isn't this enough to show the king's kindness? I am the king's special envoy. There is no need to go and see Ding Kui."
Ning Fan was even more upset after hearing Qiu Qiu's words. He knew very well that Qiu Qiu was Ding Kui's subordinate, and he insinuated that Qiu Qiu was in a hurry to meet his boss, which inadvertently lowered his status.
Wanmai was unhappy when he heard what Ning Fan said. There was nothing wrong with underestimating him, but Ding Kui couldn't bear it. "Although I can make arrangements on behalf of your lord, I cannot disobey the military orders that your lord has given before. Twenty-one Legion
We are stationed in Zhongwan City to prevent the enemy troops from rushing out of Bianfeng Pass and harassing Huashan County. If we can transfer Captain Ding, we must respect Commander Gu's opinion.
Now Special Envoy Ning has two choices, the first is to wait for the 21st Army Corps to complete the military order, or Commander Gu has the spare capacity to mobilize Captain Ding; 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 was so depressed that his face turned red. He was a dignified minister-level official of the Government Affairs Council. He ran to the war zone base camp but ran into obstacles one after another.
"Lord Ning," Bin Shao, who had been silent next to him, spoke up, "Your Majesty ordered us to announce the reward. The purpose is to boost the morale of the soldiers on the front line and demonstrate your favor and role model in the army. Matters in the war zone are based on the commander-in-chief's command.
It is my wish that we should cooperate in our actions so as not to affect the frontline soldiers in killing the enemy for the country.
Ding Kui is on the front line guarding the kingdom. We should go to announce the reward and let the soldiers see that you, representing the king, are not afraid of hardships and dangers and come to the front line to award the kingdom's reward. This will allow more soldiers to see the king's kindness with their own eyes.
Secondly, I can finish this errand and return to the capital as soon as possible. This dangerous place in the war zone is not suitable for staying for a long time."
There were many things that were not convenient to say directly, Bin Shao reminded Ning Mo tactfully. The first paragraph shows that Jiang Xi has the final say here, and it is best to listen to Wan Mai's arrangements; the latter paragraph says to finish the matter quickly and finish it.
It would be very dangerous to sneak back to the capital and linger here.
"Hmph, is it dangerous to wait here for Ding Kui to come? I want to see how long I, the special envoy to announce the reward, can wait before he can see the person who came to receive the reward." Seeing that no one supported him, Ning Fan
Unable to step down, he played the special trick of officials in the DPRK and Central Government and insisted on staying at the base camp to wait for Ding Kui to come.
Seeing that Ning Fan didn't really understand what he meant, Bin Shao could only whisper in Ning Fan's ear: "Master Ning, there is nothing wrong with you if you insist on doing this, but don't forget what you are sending this time.
There is no need to make Captain Ding unhappy. Captain Ding accidentally used that hot thing on you, but it lifted a big stone from the hearts of many people."
"What? Are you saying that Ding Kui will approve the golden arrows to deal with me? I am the king's special envoy." Ning Fan asked in surprise.
"That's right, but when you hand the thing over to his hands, your errand is done. Then you are no longer the king's special envoy. What's more, the royal-approved gold-medal arrows are like the king's personal presence in the war zone. Please come out and kill you, the special envoy.
, it does not violate the law, he must do this and no one can stop him." Bin Shao simply threatened Ning Fan openly.
"Hiss!" Ning Fan took a deep breath, "Ding Kui, he, does he dare to do this?"