However, once the Marquis arrived, the soldiers became much more obedient.

At least they won't be bullied anymore.

Because the Marquis's personal guards would stand up for them.

Last time, a few thugs took a liking to a hunter's game, but they had no money, so they robbed him and beat him up.

As a result, several of the Marquis's personal guards saw this, went up and beat them up, retrieved the hunter's belongings, and locked the scoundrels in the dungeon.

Later, I heard from others that those brave soldiers were each awarded a fifth-class merit and were rewarded with one hundred taels of silver by the Marquis.

To put that into perspective, it's equivalent to giving an ordinary person twenty years' worth of wages.

Everyone received one hundred taels, saving them twenty years of hard work.

Moreover, he would be promoted one rank, and might receive an extra ten taels of silver per month.

When they heard the news, all the guards went crazy.

When they were on rest or out on patrol or drills, their eyes would gleam with a green light as they stared at others.

He secretly hoped that someone would cause trouble in Lantian County.

That way, one can act bravely and righteously.

Even if it's their own family members causing trouble, they won't go easy on them.

If you encounter something like this even once, you'll never have to worry about food or drink for the rest of your life, and it'll even be publicized throughout the city.

Everywhere, notices are posted, informing people who have done good deeds and how much money they have been rewarded with.

One of his personal guards was brought from the capital by Zhao Hu.

The Marquis even had a plaque specially made and sent to his home.

And he went there in person; the whole village went crazy over that personal guard.

Everyone said he had made something of himself, that even a marquis had come to his door to praise him.

That means the ancestral graves are emitting auspicious smoke.

The guard was so excited that his legs trembled, and despite the cold weather, he was sweating profusely. He wished he could stab himself twice on the spot for the sake of the Marquis.

Zhao Hu felt that if the Marquis asked him to go to the battlefield and fight the Liao people to the death, he would go without hesitation.

Even if they died in battle, they would feel ashamed before the Marquis for not killing more Liao people.