When Cao Ning heard that Kong Ming was going to take charge of the Seven Prisons, he was so excited that he almost laughed out loud.
This is exactly what Cao Ning wants to see!
If Kong Ming could take charge of the Seven Prisons, wouldn't it be one step closer to his plan to sideline Xia Shihan?
But before he could be happy for a few minutes, Kong Ming actually refused on his own initiative, almost making him vomit blood.
"What a fool. You can't go back and discuss it with me first. Oh, I really want to make you angry to death..."
Cao Ning was lying on the table, like a deflated balloon.
In fact, Cao Ning didn't really want to seize power, but wanted to use this method to eliminate the voices that always wanted him to stay away from Xia Shihan.
If he were really allowed to take over the underworld, I'm afraid he himself wouldn't even want to.
"Fortunately, there are still Lao Zhang and the others. If they all have the same temper as Kong Er, I will die young and angry." Cao Ning comforted himself silently.
I thought Kong Ming was just an exception, but I didn't expect the scene that happened next, which almost made him angry and ran away on the spot.
Kong Ming refused the reward, but Lin Xiaoyun did not force it. After all, she and Xia Shihan were not dictators, so they would not force people to serve in the underworld.
Although she felt sorry for Kong Ming's decision, she still wanted to continue the reward.
"Zhang Fei, Li Kui, Cheng Yaojin, Lu Bu, Zhao Yun..."
Lin Xiaoyun read the names of a large group of people in one breath.
The generals whose names were read also came out of the team one after another, but before she could speak, these people took the initiative to decline the reward from the underworld.
"I, Li Kui, am a rough man and I don't know a lot of words. Letting me serve as an official will only disgrace the prestige of the underworld. I choose to quit."
"The same is true for me, Zhao Yun! I am used to being unrestrained in the spiritual realm, and I no longer miss the court. I sincerely ask the superior to choose another worthy person."
"The same goes for me! Bu has been ridiculed for thousands of years as a slave with three surnames. He really doesn't want to turn to others again. Please forgive me."
"The same is true for us. In this life, we are willing to serve as a vanguard for the Black Flag Army and will never be greedy for power."
"..."
Hearing that all the military generals refused to take the position, Cao Ning suddenly felt heartbroken and his mouth twisted.
"A bunch of idiots!"
"What are you doing? Do I have any grudge against you? Are you the reinforcements invited by the monkey to tease me?"
Cao Ning was so angry that she covered her forehead with one hand and was about to cry without tears.
I wanted to take this opportunity to infiltrate the underworld. Even if I couldn't get too many official positions, I could at least poach some people, right?
Now it’s good, the calculation is undoubtedly empty!
Are you still poaching people? It would be a good thing if you don’t make Xia Shihan angry!
With so many people rejecting the reward from the underworld, is Xia Shihan shameless?
Cao Ning had no choice but to turn his attention to the former general of the Underworld Army.
Before the generals of the Black Flag Army finished awarding rewards, Cao Ning grabbed Huo Qubing and came outside the main hall.
Cao Ning banged Huo Qubing against the wall, which scared the latter into a cold sweat.
Huo Qubing wrapped his hands tightly and looked at Cao Ning in panic: "Ning, Brother Ning, what do you want to do? I'm not that kind of person."
Cao Ning was not in the mood to joke with him now, and said seriously with a straight face: "Qu Bing, do you still recognize me as your big brother?"
"Ah... admit it!"
Huo Qubing was stunned at first, then nodded.
"Okay, since you recognize me as your eldest brother, no matter what reward is given to you later, you must give it to me."
"Ah...this, this is not good, everyone else is..."
"Don't worry about them. Just listen to me. No matter what official title I give you later, you have to do it for me. Do you hear me?"
"Oh~oh!"
Although Huo Qubing didn't understand what Cao Ning meant, he still agreed first.
His intuition told him that Cao Ning must have a reason for doing this.
After hearing Huo Qubing's affirmative answer, Cao Ning returned to the main hall with satisfaction.
At this time, all the generals of the Black Flag Army had received similar rewards, and it was Huo Qubing's turn next.
"Huo Qubing stepped forward to accept the seal!"
"Huo Qubing is here!"
"Um!"
Lin Xiaoyun confirmed that it was Huo Qubing who had arrived, so he loudly said: "In the previous battle, Huo Qubing took the initiative to lead his cavalry to cover the main evacuation. Although he was trapped in a tight siege, he still refused to retreat. After that, he assisted the Black Flag Army to defeat Beilan, and the two armies in the Western Regions
The coalition forces deserve the greatest credit."
"Hereby confer Huo Qubing the title of General of Hussars, commanding the Yin Pavilion's One Hundred Thousand Iron Pagoda."
"One hundred thousand...cough cough cough..."
When Cao Ning heard this number, his saliva almost flowed out.
Fortunately, he had just called Huo Qubing out, otherwise he would have regretted that his intestines would have turned green.
And Huo Qubing did not disappoint Cao Ning. Under everyone's surprised eyes, he was the first to accept the reward from the underworld.
Immediately afterwards, Lin Xiaoyun commended other generals of the Underworld Army. Most of them were verbal commendations, but there were very few actual personnel transfers.
In fact, if it weren't for the fact that the Black Flag Army entered the city to receive the award, Xia Shihan didn't want to embarrass the Underworld Army, and would have held everyone accountable.
Now giving them verbal rewards is more like a means of admonishment.
After awarding all the generals, Lin Xiaoyun's eyes fell on Cao Ning, who had been sitting on the bench.
"Big...cough cough cough, Cao Ning comes forward to listen to the seal!"
"Um???"
When they heard Cao Ning's name, everyone instinctively became energetic and pricked up their ears to listen.
As the military advisor of the Black Flag Army, Kong Ming was even awarded the title of Doctor Guanglu.
As the commander of the Black Flag Army, what kind of reward can Cao Ning receive? At least it won't be lower than this, right?
"exist!"
Cao Ning jumped out of the table with excitement!
Lin Xiaoyun grinned and said meaningfully: "Ahem, cough...Cao Ning, a ferryman from Jiangning Bay Area, spontaneously led the rebel army to defeat the bandits. He made great contributions and is really a role model for his colleagues in the underworld..."
"Hey, look at this tone, why don't you make me a king now?"
Hearing the words of praise from Lin Xiaoyun, Cao Ning's eyes almost narrowed into slits.
But the next second, the sudden change in the painting style almost made his jaw drop.
"But he was so stubborn by nature that he actually set fire to the Logistics Department. Although there were extenuating circumstances, he could not escape the blame. In addition, the destruction of the Ghost Gate was later found to be related to it."
"In the end, the Yin Department weighed and decided that his merits would not be commended and his faults would not be investigated. The merits and demerits would be balanced."
Seeing Lin Xiaoyun put away the small note, Cao Ning's eyes suddenly widened.
"What? Is this the end?"
"That's it. What else do you want?"
"I..."
Cao Ning was suddenly speechless!
I thought it was a huge achievement, but in the end, it turned out to be a situation where the merits were balanced by the faults.
Lin Xiaoyun obviously had already guessed that this would be the case, and he didn't care about his image. He covered his mouth and just laughed in front of the public.
ps: I heard that school is about to start, so I’ll update it today! (Although it’s a bit late!)
