Chapter 193 Rewarding According to Merit
When the army entered the camp, the villagers in each village fled in all directions.
The sun was scorching hot every day, making the fields smoke. The little water they had stored after the heavy rain was almost dried up, so they had to go back to the river to fetch water for the fields.
Nangong Min returned to the military camp and ordered his subordinates to separate the prisoners and immediately wrote several letters, sending them to the capital, Laos, and Yuanzhou respectively.
"Major General, Qu Baowu knows Simon's plan. I see that we should hurry up and interrogate him thoroughly."
"No rush, starve him for two days first."
Nangong Min didn't even raise his head. After writing the letter to his cousin the emperor, he had to think carefully about how to word the letter to Laos.
Qu Baowu must be interrogated and he will not be let go until every last bit of profit is squeezed out of him.
As for what to exchange him for with Laos, we have to wait for the emperor's reply before proposing conditions to Laos.
Ji Huanan was sent down by Nangong Min to rest. Not only him, but all the people who went out to fight last night had a day off today.
Because they killed the enemy all night and won a great victory, they deserve to be rewarded.
All the brothers who fought together have taken a rest, except Nangong Min who is still writing furiously.
So many things have happened recently that Nangong Min wants to say something to his cousin, the emperor, which is a bit long and cannot be written on several sheets of paper.
Two cows were slaughtered in the military camp to celebrate the victory. Of course, all this was handled by Lieutenant General Mu and Shangguan Yu.
After writing the letter to the emperor, he wrote another to Laos. The letter to Laos was simple. It basically stated that Qu Baowu and more than 30,000 soldiers from Laos were captured in Qianxi, Da Zhou. It asked Laos whether it still wanted these people. If not, Da Zhou would use them as criminal slaves and send them to the hardest and most tiring mines to mine.
After the letter to Laos was written, Shangguan Yu was called in and asked to pick out a captive to return to Laos to deliver the letter.
To be on the safe side, two generals from the Great Zhou were sent to accompany him.
"Major General, who do you think would be a better choice?"
Shangguan Yu couldn't make up his mind, so he asked Nangong Min to make the decision.
Nangong Min looked up at him. As for the ability to debate with others as an envoy, no one else was more suitable than the man in front of him.
"Just you, take one more person with you, and come back quickly!"
"I...I can go too, it's just my sister..."
"Oh, I forgot about this until you mentioned it. Your sister's crime can no longer be settled privately. She must be dealt with according to military law."
"Major General! Please, Major General, spare her this time for the sake of my following you!"
"Shangguan Yu! Have you forgotten how many mistakes your sister has made? I told her to go home and get married, but she insisted on stirring up trouble in the barracks, getting jealous, and taking the opportunity to retaliate, as if the barracks were your backyard!"
"Shangguan Yu, your sister is not suitable for the military camp. She is like this now because of you. It's all your fault that she has this consequence!"
“…”
Shangguan Yu was speechless. After all, what Nangong Min said was absolutely right. What else could he say?
"Forget it! Let her suffer a little, then she will give up and go home!"
Shangguan Yu gets a headache when talking about his younger sister. If she goes home to live with Bai Yue, the family will be in chaos and there will be no peace!
Speaking of Bai Yue, his temper came back!
I just feel inexplicably irritated!
"Okay, I'm going!"
Shangguan Yu went to Laos with a rage, determined to kill the dog emperor of Laos!
Nangong Min didn't notice his emotions and lowered his head to continue writing the letter.
The letter to Yuanzhou was mainly to tell Bai Li about the situation on his side, and then tell her that the Lao army was defeated, Simon was defeated, and that the Great Zhou would be able to live a peaceful life in the future, and she would be able to realize her wish and live a stable life with her family!
As he wrote this, he didn't realize that his face was already filled with longing.
Men farm and women weave, working from sunrise to sunset.
After a day of hard work, the man cooks the food while the woman comes home, creating a warm and cozy home...
"Major General, it's time for dinner!"
The guard interrupted his reverie and he came back to his senses, the expression on his face still there.
Guard: Why does the Major General have such an expression on his usually stern face?
So scary!
"Major General, it's time to eat beef. I'll bring it to you!"
The guard finished speaking hurriedly, as if Nangong Min was a monster, and left without waiting for his answer!
Namgoong Min...
Is there something on his face?
He rubbed his face with his hands, and his stomach growled in protest. He had to eat!
The good news from Yuanzhou and Qianxi was delivered to Zhou Yu in the capital at the same time. He immediately summoned the ministers to discuss the matter in the imperial study.
"Great joy, great joy!"
"My Great Zhou was able to wipe out 300,000 foreign enemies with only 10,000 or 20,000 troops. This is unprecedented. May our ancestors bless our Great Zhou!"
Several old ministers cried out to the sky and wanted to kneel down immediately to thank the Bodhisattva.
"What are you doing? You are an old minister, look at what you are doing!"
Zhou Yu was really fed up with these old guys. He had been fighting tooth and nail against sending troops to fight the enemy. He even said that no matter what Simon and Laos wanted, he would satisfy them as long as there was no war. Once a war broke out, the Great Zhou would be gone!
After being yelled at by the emperor, several old ministers stopped kneeling and sat down on the chairs awkwardly.
"In addition to the blessings of our ancestors and God, the most important contribution is Bai Li's."
"Our Great Zhou was able to defeat the armies of two countries with minimal forces. It's simply a myth! It was Bai Li who created the massive Eight Ox Crossbow, various repeating crossbows and arrows with a range of hundreds of feet, and that something called the Sky Thunder!"
"If it weren't for Bai Li, our Great Zhou would be finished this time!"
Zhou Yu felt a chill down his spine when he talked about it. If his ancestors had not told him in his dream to go find Bai Li, the Zhou Dynasty would have changed hands long ago, and he would have become a slave of a conquered nation!
"Ahem, the emperor is right. Bai Li played an indispensable role in the victory of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He should be rewarded accordingly!"
The person who was speaking was Wu Lanzhi's father, Minister Wu. He had always been the emperor's man. Now his daughter was with Bai Li, and she must have contributed to this. His daughter was finally living a normal life!
"Yes, Bai Li, Bai Zongren and his family have all made great contributions. In my opinion, Bai Zongren will be reinstated as a general and the Bai Mansion will be returned to his family."
Zhou Yu took the opportunity to strike the snake, as he was afraid that these old guys would change their minds later.
However, when it comes to Bai Zongren's reinstatement of his military post, it seems that this is not enough.
Because Bai Li had made three rules with him, all her military achievements would belong to her father, and she didn't want to be an official or lead a military force.
“Bai Li said that she gave all her military achievements to her father and she just wanted to be an idle person.
In this case, it is far from enough for Bai Zongren to just be restored to the rank of general. How about conferring him a title of nobility?"
"Your Majesty, absolutely not!"
"That's right, only members of the royal family can inherit the title. A person from another family..."
Zhou Yu frowned. He knew that these old guys would start to make trouble again once their interests were involved.
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