When Gu Fan arrived in Sai County, he captured several hidden members of the Yu people and wiped out a small tribe of the Yu people, capturing thousands of people.
Two months later, the court received another report of victory from Gu Fan.
But this time, the court officials felt that Gu Fan was too cruel.
Gu Fan massacred more than 5,000 people of the Yu tribe.
"Your Majesty, is General Zhenglu a bit too brutal?"
As soon as a civil official finished speaking, someone from the military generals jumped out and said, "When the Yu people massacred the people of our Dajing border, why didn't you say that the Yu people were too brutal?"
"The General who conquered the enemy has made great contributions."
Emperor Yanxing confirmed Gu Fan's contribution with just one sentence, and no civil or military officials said anything.
Three months later, Gu Fan reported another victory, slaughtering another 5,000 people of the Yu tribe, making a total of 10,000.
Many people in the court felt that Gu Fan’s sin of killing was too serious.
Although the Yu people are indeed annoying, Dajing has wanted to destroy them for a long time.
But Gu Fan was only a fifteen-year-old boy. Even if he was avenging his parents, this way of killing was like a killer being sent to the world, which was not a good thing for Dajing.
Once such people grow up, they are difficult to control.
Half a year later, Gu Fan's letter arrived again. This time, Gu Fan had penetrated deep into the heartland of the Yu people and killed another 10,000 people.
The Yu people are cunning and have three burrows. Even if they received the news, they did not take Gu Fan seriously.
But they didn't expect that Gu Fan killed so many of them.
The Yu people were also very angry.
At this time, Gu Fan was already thousands of kilometers away from Dajing.
Kill, kill, kill. He had only one thought in mind, which was to kill all the Yu people.
When he was five years old, the Yu people invaded Sai County, burning, killing and looting. The memory was too deep in his mind.
A few years ago, the Yu people invaded. He was still young at that time, and his grandfather did not allow him to join the army and go to the battlefield. But when Gu Fan heard about what the Yu people had done in Dajing, he hated them very much.
After years of hard training and attending a military academy, he finally had the chance to seek revenge.
In the heartland of the Yu people, Gu Fan even saw quite a few Dajing people, who were abducted by the Yu people and used as slaves.
There were also people from Dongyang and Xijin, but the majority were from Dajing.
The Yu people have many tribes, but they do not have a king.
The most senior one is the patriarch, and on equal footing with the patriarch is the high priest.
They believed that the gods had indicated that Dajing belonged to them.
Therefore, in order to take over Dajing and become the master of this vast land, the Yu people burned, killed and looted in Dajing while strengthening themselves.
They also sought help from the Dongyang and Xijin states and traded with the countries around Dajing.
In order to cause trouble for Dajing, Dongyang Kingdom and Xijin Kingdom secretly communicated with the Yu people and helped them.
It is also because of this that Dajing has not been able to eliminate the Yu people for so many years.
A year later, Gu Fan slaughtered all the Yu people.
When the news reached the capital, all civil and military officials were shocked.
"Kill them all?"
The civil servant looked worried.
The military officer was also shocked. The speed was too fast.
There must be at least tens of thousands of people in the Yu people, but Gu Fan slaughtered them all in just one year.
The generals all felt that it was so unreal.
Some generals have fought against the Yu people.
The terrain of the Yu people is complex, and they are good at hiding. In addition, they are not used to the local climate and water. The imperial court has sent them to conquer the Yu people, but they have failed every time.
If the battle took place at the border of Dajing, they would not be afraid, but if they went to the territory of the Yu people, they would be the only ones who would suffer.
But Gu Fan did it.
How can he be so capable?
He is only fifteen years old.
They all found it incredible.
Could it be that a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger...
No matter what, Gu Fan wiped out the Yu people and solved the problem that had troubled Dajing for so many years.
Emperor Yanxing was still very happy. He looked at Gu Fan's memorial, which wrote that the Yu people had exchanges with the Dongyang Kingdom and the Xijin Kingdom, and were even funded by them, which was why they disturbed Dajing from time to time.
Emperor Yanxing understood it immediately. The Yu people had indeed never taken action against the Dongyang and Xijin countries, but were only focusing on the troubles on the border of Dajing.
It turned out that it was the Dongyang Kingdom and the Xijin Kingdom who were behind this.
Emperor Yanxing narrowed his eyes slightly. Previously, Dongyang Kingdom and Xijin Kingdom had asked for peace and withdrew from the border of Dajing.
But he always remembered to destroy the Dongyang Kingdom.
Now the Western Jin Kingdom has been added.
After reading Gu Fan's memorial, Emperor Yanxing was completely impressed by this heroic and brave young man.
Emperor Yanxing excitedly came to Fuhua Palace to share with Bei Lingyao.
Unlike Emperor Yanxing who was happy, the court officials were somewhat worried.
I still feel that Gu Fan is too murderous.
Bei Lingyao looked at the happy Emperor Yanxing, and all she could talk about was Gu Fan.
"When Gu Fan returns to the capital, what official position should I appoint him?"
Emperor Yanxing was a little worried.
Gu Fan is now a fifth-rank general. The fourth rank is too low, and the third rank seems too low as well.
But the first and second rank titles are too high.
It would not be a good thing to elevate Gu Fan too much all of a sudden and then end up with no title to be given in the future.
In addition, Gu Fan is young, and although he is a good fighter, it is not a good thing to praise him too much all of a sudden.
Bei Lingyao said, "Confer him the title of Third Rank General."
"Alright, I'll think of a title for Gu Fan."
Emperor Yanxing was looking forward to Gu Fan's return to the capital, and he was also excited to posthumously confer honors on Gu Fan's deceased parents.
The court officials felt jealous when they saw Emperor Yanxing worrying about Gu Fan.
Isn’t it just the destruction of the Yu people? The emperor acts like he treats Gu Fan as his own son. Isn’t that too much?
In this way, Gu Fan returned to the court, and the "Imperial Capital Morning Post" and "Good News Times" also reported it.
The wealthy ladies in the capital were talking about it.
Everyone asked the students at the Military Academy, "What's Gu Fan like? Is he like his father, Gu Liuyuan..."
Everyone was thinking that Gu Fan's father, Gu Yuanqing, had won six top prizes in a row, and his reputation was greater than his talent. After all, he caused a fight among a group of rich ladies, and was demoted to be the county magistrate of Sai County.
He was the most handsome man in Dajing, and he was always stuffed with handkerchiefs and purses whenever he went out.
Even having a fiancée couldn't stop the ladies' enthusiasm.
I wonder if Gu Fan is also so handsome.
The newspapers praised Gu Fan as a flower and a young hero.
There is also a rumor among the people that Gu Fan is the reincarnation of the god of war.
The court officials suddenly noticed that the women in the family kept asking about Gu Fan. Thinking of what happened to Gu Yuanqing, they immediately became alert.
So the rumor spread in the capital that Gu Fan was the reincarnation of the God of Death, extremely ugly, and could stop children from crying at night...
On his way back to the capital, Gu Fan heard the guard he had grown up with say earnestly, "The general is born with extraordinary bravery and martial prowess. We must conceal this, otherwise he will be in big trouble once he enters the capital."
"This general is now as black as charcoal, how can I hide it?"
Gu Fan was speechless. He was not as handsome as his father, nor was his skin as white as his father's. Instead, his skin tone was dark like his mother's.
Now he is as black as a bear, who would like him?
Anyone who could look upon him was blind.
However, thinking of what happened to his father, Gu Fan finally listened to him and was about to slash his face with a knife.
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