"Young Master!"
Liu Hu's voice sounded outside the tent.
After calming down his blood and Qi, Li Xin's voice sounded,"Come in."
After entering the tent, Liu Hu bowed and said,""Young Master, the Great General has sent a message from his personal guards, asking you to go to the General's Estate immediately.”
"Oh?"
Li Xin was stunned for a moment before he stood up and said,""Armor!"
"Here!"
After that, Liu Hu and Liu Bao came in and quickly helped Li Xin put on his armor. Then, a group of 11 riders followed the personal guards of the Northern Battlefront Marquis who came to deliver the order and galloped towards the border town.
In the general's manor, the eunuch who had come to deliver the decree saw that all the important people were present and that the incense table had been placed. He did not delay any longer and directly read out the decree.
First, it was an imperial edict to reward the entire army, which was nothing more than praise for the great contribution of the Youzhou army. It was hundreds of words long. Finally, it talked about the actual amount of military merits and silver.
After that, it was the imperial edict that was issued to the meritorious officials.
The first one was naturally the Governor of Youzhou, Qi Lun, the Marquis of Northern Battlefront who commanded the army.
Then, the second person to read out the message was not the other Guard Generals, but Li Xin.
“……. First class viscount, you are specially bestowed with a red Qilin robe and three hundred personal guards…"
The other rewards were nothing compared to these three.
And these three rewards were contradictory to the ten thousand soldiers, the right to choose soldiers, and the protection of North Wind City.
In the beginning, it showed that Li Xin was deeply trusted by the Emperor and could be said to be in the Emperor's heart. Otherwise, he would not have been given a uniform and allowed many personal guards.
But guarding North Wind City…
Who didn't know that the conditions there were harsh and that it was the front line of the Barbarian Wolves?
Therefore, after hearing the imperial edict, many generals were still envious, but towards the end, their expressions became interesting.
After receiving the imperial edict and thanking the Emperor, there was another imperial edict for all the generals and below.
A few of them were conferred the title of Baron, while the others were conferred the title of Lord below Baron. They were considered noble, but not noble.
He couldn't be compared to Li Xin.
After all, there was a huge difference between a third-grade male and a first-grade male.
After the decree was read, the angel left.
As for the rewards, they had already been sent over and placed in the treasury. He could just go and collect them later.
"Congratulations, General Li."
Congratulations, General Li."
"General Li, this is a well-deserved reward. With this reward, we are convinced. In the future, we might even need you to take care of us.”
"Hahaha, that's right, that's right."
“…….”
The moment the angel left, the General Manor's main hall was filled with cheers of congratulations.
Everyone addressed Li Xin as a general, whether it was the generals of the Tiger Troop or the generals of the Guards, such as Li Xin's superior Lu Pojun, they all addressed him as a general, not a general.
In the imperial edict, it was said that Li Xin was to guard North Wind City with ten thousand troops. However, he did not know who it belonged to.
In other words, Li Xin, the general of the North Wind City, did not belong to any guard, but led an army alone, directly under the command of the Youzhou Governor's Office.
Such a setup was also arranged in the inner provinces.
But in Border Town, it was definitely the first.
No matter what the Emperor's imperial edict meant, at least for now, Li Xin was favored by the Emperor. Otherwise, why would he bypass the other generals and write an imperial edict just like the Northern Marquis?
He was even given a first-class title.
Among the generals present, Li Xin had the highest rank, except for the Marquis of Zhenbei.
A first-class son was a first-class noble.
As for Barons, they were Rank Two.
"Generals, you are too polite. After this letter is sent, we will be stationed in North Wind City. If anything happens, we will still have to rely on you to rescue us. I hope that when the time comes, you can be a little faster.”
"Hahaha, no problem."
"General Li is benevolent and has relieved a lot of pressure for us on the battlefield. You even contributed a lot to us being able to defeat the western wing army so quickly. Speaking of which, we owe you a favor.”
"Yes, yes. General Li, if you have any orders, just let me know. I, Old Wang, don't dare to say anything else, but reinforcements will definitely arrive in time.”
"Hahaha, Old Wang, you have infantry under your command. How can they run faster than our cavalry?”
"Heh, don't I still have a few thousand cavalrymen? There are 1,000 heavy-armored cavalrymen. What's wrong with me bringing the cavalry?”
"Hahaha…"
The hall was bustling with activity. The Northguard Marquis watched as everyone laughed and laughed. After a while, he gently knocked on the marshal's table, and the hall instantly fell silent.
"Alright, let's not talk about anything else. Generals, go back and claim your merits as soon as possible. After that, you can return to your own formation to guard.”
"General Lu!"
"I'm here!" Lu Da stood up.
"Your Black Forest Guards have suffered heavy losses, and the missing soldiers will be replenished as soon as possible. The new recruits will join, and they will have to train harder to form combat strength as soon as possible.”
"This time, the Barbarian Wolf Iron Wolf Clan and its affiliated tribes suffered heavy losses and might not recover in ten years.”
"But the Barbarian Wolf Tribe is dominating the grassland.”
"I understand. I will obey the Great General's orders!”Lu Da cupped his hands and bowed, his voice shaking.
" Alright." The Northguard Marquis nodded and then looked at the other generals."The same goes for the other tribes. When we return to our encampment, we need to build up our fighting strength as soon as possible.”
"After that, you will be stationed in the camp near Youzhou to fill in the gaps and train the soldiers.”
"Yes, we will obey your orders." The generals replied in unison.
"Alright, all of you can go back. Oh right, General Li, please stay for a while.”
"Here!"
The other generals left the main hall one after another, while Li Xin stayed behind alone.
"Men!" After the generals had left, the Northguard Marquis finally spoke.
Following Qilun's shout, more than ten personal guards came in with trays in their hands. They then placed them on the table that was left behind after the incense table was removed.
"Li Xin, do you know what these are?”Qilun pointed and asked Li Xin with a smile.
"I don't know!" Li Xin saluted with his hands crossed and shook his head.
He really did not know.
"Haha, I bet you don't know either.”Qilun smiled and pointed at the trays."" These are from the Crown Prince. These are from the Second Prince, Prince Yu. These are from the Third Prince, Prince An…"
Following Qi Lun's introduction with a faint smile, Li Xin's heart skipped a beat. He had a feeling that these things were all given to him by those princes.
Otherwise, Qi Lun, the Marquis of Northern Battlefront, wouldn't have asked him to stay and introduce these things to him alone.
Moreover, if it was a gift for Qilun, it was a big taboo for a prince to befriend a border town general. He would not be so stupid as to accept the gift and show it off in front of him.
Wasn't he afraid that others wouldn't know?
Therefore, there was only one possibility, and that was that these things were related to him.
"What does Lord Marquis mean?" After Qi Lun finished his introduction, Li Xin cupped his hands and asked with a serious expression.
"I don't mean anything by it. It's just that although these gifts have been delivered to me, oh no, it should be the Youzhou Governor's Office, they're not for me, but for you!”
"Moreover, I can tell you that these things were delivered not long after you were promoted to commandant.”
Looking at these rather hot gifts, Li Xin was silent.
He remembered what Liu Qi had told him. His father had said," Impartial is the only way to survive."
It seemed that at that time, his father, Marquis Yan Hai, who was far away in the southern border, had already received the corresponding information.
Then, did Emperor Jing Hong know? Could it be that the imperial edict for him to guard North Wind City was also related to these gifts?
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