In front of the Qinzheng Hall, blood flowed like a river and corpses lay everywhere.
Su Lu leaned on the ground with his knife and knelt on the ground, with a group of forbidden soldiers lying next to him.
It's dawn, and the time for the light soldier night attack card to take effect has finally arrived.
Without the bonus of formation cards, the people of Dingxiang Army almost fell to the ground. After a night of fighting, the team suffered more than 50% damage. If it was an ordinary team, it would have collapsed long ago.
Minister Ling Zuo Ping and Li Huaiyuan finally arrived. They were civil servants. They had been stroking their beards all night after listening to the fighting in front of the palace gate. Their clothes were disheveled and they looked haggard.
Looking at the sergeant lying on the ground among the corpses of the rebels, their eyes were filled with tears.
What a fine sergeant!
In order to quell the rebellion, they fought bloody battles all night, defeating Li Xun's Xicheng Camp and Xia Houwei's Dongcheng Camp, with 4,000 men repelling the rebellion of more than 20,000 people.
Such incredible feats are almost unimaginable.
The two walked to Su Lu and reached out to help Su Lu at the same time.
"General Su, thank you for your hard work."
Li Dingyuan came out of the hall with a group of officials and walked over quickly.
"Su Lu, you are very, very good. I am very pleased."
Almost on the verge of death, Li Dingyuan was very excited now. He patted Gao Zhan's arm and said:
"The decree is passed down. Su Lu has performed meritorious service in escorting you. He is loyal and brave to the country. He will be given the title of founding marquis. He will be hereditary but will not be replaced. He will rest with the country."
Li Dingyuan looked at Su Lu, his face full of love.
I like this kid so much.
Beiyang City escorted him and defeated Tulle with a small number. In his own imperial city, he also defeated a large number with a small number and saved his throne.
No amount of reward is too high for a boy like this.
"Are Su Lu's parents here?"
Li Dingyuan asked Gao Zhan.
Gao Zhan said with a smile:
"She is no longer here. There is only one younger sister in the family. There are still some relatives on the mother's side."
Li Dingyuan laughed loudly: "The decree was passed and the title was conferred. Sister Su Lu was promoted to the title of Beiyang County Lord, and her immediate uncles were conferred two levels of honors, and were directly promoted to Renyong Colonel."
"Dingxiang army, patrol camp, and the forbidden army will be promoted to three levels in a row and rewarded with a hundred thousand yuan."
The ministers looked at Su Lu with envy on their faces. The reward this time was far beyond everyone's imagination.
It is enough to be given the title of Marquis of the founding of the country, but it is more serious to ignore the hereditary inheritance and retire with the country.
The younger sister was also awarded a title, and even the uncle directly under her was given a two-level honorary title for free. Not only did she get monthly money and silver, but she was also exempted from some corvee labor.
Waves of weakness came over him, which was the result of the Zhanzhen card overdrafting his body. Su Lu struggled and asked:
"Your Majesty, a lot of soldiers died. I promised them a pension of five hundred taels of silver. Your Majesty, I can't afford this money."
Li Dingyuan burst out laughing: "Okay, I'll take the money."
Su Lu was overjoyed and struggled to stand up, but his vision went dark and he fell down.
Li Dingyuan looked pleased. What a good child. He was unconscious and still wanted to thank him.
…
When Su Lu woke up again, he was already lying on the bed.
The sun is shining outside the window, the firecrackers are booming, and the new year is coming.
Su Lu struggled to get up and saw two maids standing at the door talking quietly. When Su Lu woke up, the two maids ran over in small steps.
"Master Marquis, you are awake. Doctor Qian told Master Marquis that you should drink this bowl of medicinal soup when you wake up."
The two maids picked up the earthen pot placed on the small stove nearby, poured out a bowl of medicinal soup, and brought it over.
Su Lu drank the medicinal soup, endured retching, and asked the maid holding the bowl:
"Here is there, why am I here?"
The two maids' cheeks were slightly red and they whispered:
"This is the Prince's Mansion, the residence given to you by His Majesty. Lan'er and I are the maids given to you by His Majesty."
Su Lu thought for a moment that His Majesty was so generous and directly gave him a mansion.
There was a lot of noise in the yard. Amidst the woman's scolding, several men entered the yard laughing and shouting.
But as the sound approached the courtyard, it became quieter.
Su Yun, wearing a crested hairpin and gorgeous clothes, walked in and asked the maid Lan'er:
"Is my brother awake?"
Su Lu said hello:
"Come in, what are you wearing and what are you doing?"
When Su Yun heard Su Lu's voice, a look of surprise immediately appeared on her pretty face, tears welled up in her eyes, and she rushed over at a trot.
"Great, brother, you finally woke up."
Outside the door, a group of Forbidden Army generals in scarlet robes and lake green robes swarmed in, making a lot of noise.
"Captain, are you awake?"
"Everyone is waiting for you to wake up. If you don't wake up, Commander, we won't know how we will survive."
"Just wake up and it'll be fine. Just wake up and it'll be fine."
The leader, Zhao Pu, was lying next to Su Lu with a proud look on his face. Next to him were Li Lin and Li Dazhuang. Li Ling, whose arms were hanging from his neck, was standing aside with a pale face. Almost every one of the Imperial Guards was injured.
"Even though I'm not dead, you're going to kill me by making so much noise."
Su Lu angrily scolded a group of subordinates.
"How's it going? What rewards did you get this time?"
"Brothers who died, is there any reward from Your Majesty? Have you paid out the five hundred taels of pension silver?"
Su Lu asked Zhao Pu.
Zhao Pu waved his arms excitedly and wanted to show off to Su Lu. When his shoulder hurt, he almost shrank into a ball and said with a sad face:
"Made, that grandson of Sun Shicai is so cruel. This knife almost killed me."
Li Lin chuckled:
"You rush to announce the good news. Don't think that you are the governor. No one dares to compete with you. It's because you are the most seriously injured that I let you say it first."
"Captain, the 500 taels of pension money have arrived. The imperial court rewarded 1.5 million taels. Your Majesty also took out 500,000 taels from the inner treasury. The brothers who died were worth it this time."
Li Dazhuang chuckled and said:
"We each received promotions. The left and right palace guards had meritorious service in escorting them. Governor Zuo Baoxiang and Governor Luo Xiang were promoted to the governors of Dongcheng Camp and Xicheng Camp. Zhao Pu and Li Lin were promoted to the governors of the left and right palace guards. I and I
Li Ling became the commander-in-chief of the patrol camp and the Dingxiang army."
Li Ling smiled at the corner of his mouth:
"Damn it, it really hurts. The Tule man almost killed me with his sword. Commander, Li Dazhuang is now a sixth-grade captain. This is because the Ministry of War considers his rank to be too low. We are all promoted to the third grade. He
He was promoted four levels in a row and is still a captain."
"The Minister of War, Zhou Shilang, has already said that Li Dazhuang is his mother's first person to be appointed as the commander-in-chief of an army. If it weren't for your golden face as the commander-in-chief, he, Li Dazhuang, wouldn't even think about it."
Su Lu looked at Li Dazhuang in astonishment. This guy had climbed up the ranks on a rocket. He was promoted from the top soldier by him. Because of his low base of honors, although he was promoted quickly enough, he was still worthy of the job.
Li Lin touched the gauze on his head:
"Captain, the imperial court's reward for you has not come down yet. We went to see the general. The general said that the court is discussing it. What is the point of the discussion? You can just be promoted to the third rank of general."
Su Lu interrupted Li Lin and asked him:
"You, my boy, are guarding the imperial palace. You no longer have to worry about your enemies coming to trouble you."
Zhao Pu's shoulder no longer hurt and he immediately shouted:
"Why are you afraid of enemies? This grandson went home yesterday and brought a team of forbidden troops to clean up his neighbors in front of and behind him."
Li Lin immediately shouted:
"Am I going home? I am sending pensions to my brother who died.
By coincidence, that brother is from the same village as me. Why, he arrived in front of my house and invited the Forbidden Army brothers to have some family food. Is there anything wrong with him, Governor Zhao?"
Zhao Pu chuckled:
"That's right, that's right, that's right. Don't ask the general for mercy."
Li Qing's voice sounded at the door:
"Wealth and honor do not return home. Who would have known that a man joining the army and becoming a marquis is just to glorify his family name. Zhao Pu, don't you feel any pressure at all?"
Zhao Pu chuckled, winked at the guys around him, and then slipped out of the door.
"The general is right, I have to go home and shine."
Li Lin rolled his eyes and walked out:
"I'm also going to take leave and go home to see if those bastards have bullied Erzhu's father, mother, wife and children."
Li Dazhuang wanted to say something else, but was dragged away by Li Ling.
At the door, Li Qing looked at Su Lu with a smile:
"Your reward hasn't been received yet, so don't have any complaints in your heart."
Su Lu leaned against the back of the bed and shook his head:
"No, as long as the compensation money for the brothers who died has arrived, I don't have any problem with it or not."
Li Dingyuan's voice sounded outside the door:
"You have a big heart. Fortunately, I opened a private treasury and supplemented the pension money of the Imperial Army. Otherwise, you should have underestimated me."