Chapter VI
Another ten days passed.
The imperial court's imperial edict came down.
The West Chu army that was originally stationed at the border of the two countries began to break camp and return to the court.
Naturally, the speed of the army returning to the capital was not fast.
Furthermore,
Li Jingdao had intentionally let Ning Mo personally lead the army, leaving him to arrange many matters regarding the return of the army to the court. He had also personally guided them from the side, so the speed was a little slower.
After more than twenty days,
Only then did the army return to the West Chu Imperial City!
When they were at the front line, there were a total of 150,000 soldiers, but the four battalions of elites from the Imperial Capital only had 40,000 men!
As for the rest,
They were all able-bodied men or soldiers from the various prefectures!
When they passed by the various prefectures, they naturally gradually returned to the various prefectures 'military camps and did not need to follow the High Imperial City.
Of course.
The generals who had rendered meritorious service in this battle and were to be rewarded by the Emperor's imperial edict had all come to the Imperial Capital.
Ning Mo was the most outstanding representative!
Riding on a horse.
Ning Mo stood among the group of generals and looked at his teacher, Li Jingdao, and the officials who came out of the city to welcome him. His eyes were filled with passion.
Today,
Although he had made outstanding contributions, he was still a foil in the end. He stood in the crowd like a minion, but one day, he would climb to the front and become the focus of everyone's attention!
Very quickly.
After the greetings, the elites of the four battalions naturally returned to their camps.
Even the 3,000 elite cavalrymen under Ning Mo's command had returned to camp with the army and could not enter the Imperial Capital. Only the generals who were to be conferred titles could ride into the Imperial Capital and boast about their achievements!
"Mo 'er!"
Just as Ning Mo was thinking about all sorts of things and was about to enter the city, Li Jingdao, who was dressed in a red robe and riding a big red horse, shouted at him.
He waved his hand and said,
"Come over and stand behind this old man!”
Hearing Li Jingdao's words.
Ning Mo was stunned for a moment, then he rode his horse forward to Li Jingdao's side.
He asked in a low voice,
"Teacher, this disciple is only a small Thousand Cavalry Commandant now. It's not appropriate to follow behind teacher, right?”
As for Li Jingdao, this teacher, at the beginning, he really only wanted to treat him as a backer.
However, after getting along with him for nearly a month, Li Jingdao truly liked him from the bottom of his heart. He didn't hide anything when he taught him and treated Ning Mo as his successor!
With such sincerity, Ning Mo had already acknowledged Li Jingdao as his teacher.
In her heart, she respected him as her elder.
Therefore, at this moment, although he wanted to enjoy the glory in front of him, he was also worried that his identity would bring trouble to his teacher. Even though he would be a noble after being conferred.
But he hadn't been conferred yet, had he?
Hearing Ning Mo's worry.
A smile appeared on Li Jingdao's face.
"It's fine! This old man's only personal disciple, even if he went overboard, His Majesty would still forgive him! Moreover, you brat, you still don't understand the ways of officialdom. It's actually a good thing for me to be a little more ostentatious at this moment!”
Hearing Li Jingdao's words.
Ning Mo's eyes lit up.
"Disciple has learned!"
Then, he followed behind Li Jingdao and entered the West Chu Imperial City while talking to him.
To be honest,
This was Ning Mo's first time coming to a big city in this world!
Although ancient society had many inconveniences,
But at the same time, a big city was a big city after all, and there were still many redeeming points. After this period of learning, Ning Mo didn't dare to look down on the ancient people of feudal society.
After entering the Imperial City.
The commoners on both sides of the road welcomed them, and many beautiful young ladies.
At this moment,
They were all staring at the young general below!
Especially Ning Mo, who was just one step away from Li Jingdao.
He was wearing silver armor and a white robe, riding a pure white horse. Coupled with his handsome and heroic face, even if he did not smile, he attracted the attention of many young ladies. Many people were discussing softly!
"That is the disciple of State Duke Ying? Commandant Ning?"
"What a handsome face. He's different from the burly generals!”
"This is our West Chu's upstart!”
"I heard that Commandant Ning was born in a poor family. His parents had long passed away, and he had no brothers or sisters. He didn't even have any relatives or friends!”
"What a good husband!"
“……”
Sounds like these kept ringing out. Ning Mo's hearing was very good and he could hear a lot of them.
He couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
This feeling of being the center of attention and being worshipped by many young ladies was really quite good!
Moreover, he had to say,
It was really good to have a backer.
He was originally just a mountain villager!
After becoming Li Jingdao's disciple, he became a noble son of a poor family.
One had to know,
Even in the poor families, they were not something that ordinary people could compare to!
Humble families could be presentable, but it was not the case for ordinary villagers.
It was difficult to cross the ranks!
Fortunately, he had completed the first step!
Although the parade was slow, it couldn't delay the journey to the palace. Thus, Ning Mo quickly followed Li Jingdao into the palace and arrived in front of the Zhengyang Palace where the West Chu Emperor attended his morning court session.
Because there were too many things to be rewarded, this time, the West Chu Emperor met the generals in front of Zhengyang Palace and did not go to the throne room.
After a series of complicated formalities.
Li Jingdao returned the Tiger Tally, and after a series of exchanges, he began to announce the rewards.
The eunuch of the little yellow gate,
Holding the imperial edict:
" Servant: Duke of Ying Li Jingdao, victorious in the war to protect the country. He has worked hard and made great contributions. He has been promoted to a Duke of a first-grade country and has been granted the title of General of the Flying Cavalry. He has 1,600 households of food and is rewarded with 10,000 taels of gold and 100,000 taels of silver…"
A series of generous rewards fell on Li Jingdao.
It was already super sealed.
However, everyone knew that-
This time, Li Jingdao was given a super-title only because of him. In the future, if nothing unexpected happened, he would gradually withdraw from the army and the royal court to enjoy his old age. He would no longer be in command of the army.
He would only become an old man whose symbolic meaning was greater than his actual meaning!
It was equivalent to…
Li Jingdao no longer had the possibility of advancing.
In this situation,
As the person involved, Li Jingdao had already expected this, but he did not care about the division. After all, he was already old and had a disciple who inherited his mantle. He could already be considered a high-ranking official.
The current him…
He only wanted to nurture his students so that after he passed away, he would be able to protect State Duke Ying!
Li Jingdao had lived for decades.
He thought that he would never make a mistake in judging people. Ning Mo was ambitious, but he was also a person with feelings and loyalty. Otherwise, he would not have taught Ning Mo so much.
Li Jingdao's reward was over.
Then,
It was Ning Mo's reward:
" Disciple: Thousand Cavalry Lieutenant Ning Mo, brave and good at fighting, brave enough to cover mountains and rivers. In the battle to protect the country, he charged into the enemy's formation and made outstanding contributions.”
" He will be promoted to third grade Weining Earl, and he will be granted the title of fifth grade general of Zhenyuan. He will lead the cavalry camp of the Eastern Army of the Imperial Capital. He will be rewarded with seven hundred households of food, one mansion, one hundred beautiful maidservants, three hundred servants, one thousand taels of gold, and ten thousand taels of silver…"
Ning Mo was also rewarded quite a bit.
Furthermore, he was given real power and became the commander of a battalion of cavalry!
A battalion of cavalry consisted of ten thousand people.
Considering the combat strength of the cavalry in this era, the grace could not be said to not be heavy!
"It's actually exactly the same as Teacher's conjecture!”
After receiving the imperial edict,
Ning Mo stood among the group of generals with a rueful expression.
He thought to himself,
"Having an elder in the family is like having a treasure. This saying is really not wrong!”
Li Jingdao and Ning Mo were the only two people who had contributed greatly.
Other contributions,
It was just an imperial edict!
Very quickly.
After the award ceremony, there was a celebration banquet in the palace, the Emperor's summons, and a series of other procedures. However, only Li Jingdao and Ning Mo were qualified to go through the entire process.
And between the two of them,
Ning Mo, on the other hand, was a guest throughout the entire process, observing how Li Jingdao interacted with the ministers and the emperor.
It was worth mentioning that
The Chu Emperor was about the same age as Li Jingdao, but he was still strong and healthy. He had once fought his way through the world. The reason why he trusted Li Jingdao so much was precisely because they had gone through life and death together on the battlefield!
……
A day's worth of work went by.
Ning Mo felt a little tired.
It wasn't until the afternoon that he left the palace with Li Jingdao.
Riding on horseback.
Li Jingdao smiled.
She looked at Ning Mo beside her and said,"
"Mo 'er, how do you feel?"
Hearing Li Jingdao's question,
Ning Mo pondered for a moment before grinning."
"Very good! Unfortunately, the main character this time is not me. Teacher has taken all the limelight! In the future, when this disciple takes the lead and goes out to battle, he will also let the teacher see the limelight of this disciple!”
Hearing Ning Mo's words.
Li Jingdao laughed out loud,
"Hahaha…Alright, I'll be waiting for this day! It's getting late today. Go and take a look at your manor first. Tomorrow, come to Master's manor. There are many things that I need to remind you about!”
Hearing this.
Ning Mo naturally agreed.
Very quickly.
After sending Li Jingdao to the entrance of the Duke of Ying's Mansion, Ning Mo was led by Little Huang to the Palace of the Earl, which had been awarded to him.
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