Although the Western Rong were defeated, they still coveted the Jin Dynasty and continued to send troops to frequently invade the border.
The victory of the Jin Dynasty in the Battle of Yongcheng gave the court great confidence. The number of people joining the army from all over the country increased dramatically, and the court's confidence in defeating the Western Rong Kingdom doubled.
Zhao Zhongliang had always been optimistic about Xiao Jiuchen. After he called Xiao Jiuchen out of the mountain stronghold, he would not let him come back easily.
Zhao Xian, the prefect of Shanzhou, was rescued from the Xirong people by Xiao Jiuchen, and he valued Xiao Jiuchen very much.
Both of them stopped Xiao Jiuchen from bringing his men back to the village, and tried their best to keep the people from Jiuyou Village.
The prefect of Shanzhou gave each of the people in Jiuyou Mountain Stronghold a batch of silver and supplies in the name of reward, which completely bought over the people in Jiuyou Mountain Stronghold.
Xiao Jiuchen assessed the situation and reluctantly stayed in Shanzhou.
Zhao Zhongliang and Zhao Xian discussed reporting Xiao Jiuchen's case to the court and asking the court to confer an official position on Xiao Jiuchen.
Zhao Xian thought this suggestion was correct, but he wondered why his old friend was so positive about Xiao Jiuchen's affairs.
He asked Zhao Zhongliang, "Old Zhao, even though Village Chief Xiao played a very important role in this battle, in addition to the help from Jiuyou Village, we also had the help from your Tongzhou. Why aren't you as enthusiastic about asking for rewards from your Tongzhou?"
Zhao Zhongliang laughed it off.
He actually did this out of selfish motives.
The more he got along with Xiao Jiuchen, the more he felt that Xiao Jiuchen looked very much like the late emperor who had passed away many years ago.
He was now certain that his guess was probably true.
Xiao Jiuchen must be a member of the royal family.
It would not be any bad for him to support and get close to such a capable member of the Xiao family.
If the imperial court accepted his request for reward and appointed Xiao Jiuchen as an official, he would have a reason to keep Xiao Jiuchen outside the stronghold.
The situation in the court is now complicated and changeable, and we don’t know what will happen tomorrow.
He wanted to give the Jin Dynasty another option.
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