In the Bingzhou camp, apart from Lü Bu and Gao Shun, all the other young officers were summoned by Zhang Huan to the central command tent.
After everyone had arrived, Zhang Huan had Lü Bu loudly read aloud the emperor's words about being a child and the oath he had taken before the palace.
Hearing such inspiring encouragement, everyone was greatly encouraged.
Although they did not know as much as the students, and many could not comprehend the emperor's realm, these people were more sincere, and the light in their eyes was more fervent.
"Report!"
Just as everyone was getting excited, a scout suddenly ran in.
"Reporting to the General! Four Imperial Guards have arrived carrying His Majesty's edict!"
"Oh? Gentlemen, please follow me to greet them!"
Upon hearing the messenger's report, Zhang Huan's expression shifted, and he quickly led Lü Bu, Gao Shun, and the others outside.
Zhang Huan and his men had just arrived at the camp gate when they saw four Imperial Guards riding fast horses toward them!
"I have met General Zhang!"
Upon seeing Zhang Huan personally lead the troops out of the camp, the Imperial Guards dared not be negligent and quickly dismounted to pay their respects!
"Hehe~ Gentlemen, no need for such formalities! Please come into the camp for a chat!"
"please!"
Zhang Huan smiled politely at the group and then led them into the main tent.
After entering the tent, the Imperial Guard leader faced the crowd, then took out a scroll of imperial edict and held it up in his hand.
"By order of the Emperor, Lü Bu receives the edict!"
"Last general, here's the order!"
Upon hearing this, Lü Bu quickly stood up and bowed to the imperial edict in the hands of the Imperial Guard. The others also quickly lowered their heads.
The imperial guard slowly opened the imperial edict in his hand, and then said in a loud voice:
"Now there is Lu Fengxian, the military commander of Bingzhou, who is brave and invincible, and exceptionally loyal! He led the sons of Han on a hundred-mile raid, killing countless enemies, displaying the might of Han, and making contributions to the country. I am very pleased!"
Now, Lü Bu is hereby promoted to General of the Wolf Cavalry and granted the title of Marquis of Dai, in charge of commanding the Wolf Cavalry of Bing Province!
I hope you will forge ahead without hesitation and achieve new merits. If so, I will be greatly pleased, and the Han Dynasty will be greatly pleased!
As the Imperial Guardsman finished speaking, all the generals in the tent were shocked. No one expected that Lu Bu, at such a young age, would be ennobled in his first battle!
"This humble general thanks Your Majesty for your divine grace!"
At this moment, Lü Bu was also extremely excited. He stretched out his trembling hands and took the heavy imperial edict from the Imperial Guard.
Everyone in the tent looked at the imperial edict in Lü Bu's hand with envy. You must know, he was only fourteen years old this year! Two years younger than the Marquis of Champion back then.
Although his title is far inferior to that of the Marquis of Champion, it is still enough for him to be the envy of the younger generation of the entire Han Dynasty!
Seeing Lu Bu's excited expression, Zhang Huan nodded with a look of satisfaction.
"General Zhang, I have another imperial edict here. Please read it!"
After the imperial edict was read aloud, the imperial guard took out a document issued by the court and handed it to Zhang Huan.
When Zhang Huan received the order, a huge weight was lifted from his heart. The imperial order was exactly the same as the emperor's previous plan.
This shows that the emperor was not the kind of person who was bound by formalities, and he did not have any ulterior motives regarding the emperor's previous act of reporting victory.
Then Zhang Huan looked at the Imperial Guard and said in a deep voice, "Please go back and tell His Majesty and the other officials that next spring will surely be the time of the Jie people's annihilation!"
The Imperial Guard nodded emphatically. "Please rest assured, General, I will certainly deliver the message!"
After the Imperial Guards left, Zhang Huan sent someone to invite Ding Yuan over, and then they began to discuss how to deal with the Jie people.
"Jianyang, the imperial order has arrived. Are the grain and salt supplies ready?"
"General Zhang, rest assured, I have already made all the preparations. The grain and salt are enough to exchange for 100,000 Jie slaves!"
After reading the imperial decree, Ding Yuan was finally relieved that the plan would proceed as scheduled.
Zhang Huan nodded. "Hmm! That's good! Then pass the message on to the Xiongnu and Xianbei! Life on the grasslands hasn't been easy this year either; they'll probably work very hard!"
"Haha~, General, rest assured, I will make the arrangements right away!"
Seeing Zhang Huan's malicious look, Ding Yuan couldn't help but laugh out loud before taking his leave.
Zhang Huan also began to busy himself with the deployment of defense work in Bingzhou, in order to prevent the Xiongnu and Xianbei from taking the opportunity to harass the border.
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In Juyan City, the caravan led by Guo Si was still stationed in the city square.
More than a month had passed since they arrived, and they had purchased nearly 40,000 young women from Juyan.
After reporting to the imperial court, the newly appointed Zhangye Prefect Tao Qian and Jiuquan Prefect Zhong Shao selected a group of young and beautiful women and gave them to Tian Yan to send to Jincheng and Jiuyuan to be married off to the bachelors in the army.
Then the two left behind a group of people. In addition to marrying some women to local soldiers, they also spread the word that they were recruiting refugees. They said that as long as you come to our side, we will not only give you land but also wives!
In no time, in addition to the refugees, young men from other places also rushed over upon hearing the news, keeping the two men extremely busy.
The governors of Wuwei, Ma Yu, and Beidi, Min Chun, were so angry they almost cursed, because many people under their jurisdiction had also run over there.
Thinking about how the refugees he had painstakingly gathered had all run away, leaving him with no one to carry on the water conservancy projects and spring planting next year, he was filled with worry.
After discussing the matter, the two reported to the emperor and dispatched troops from their respective prefectures and kingdoms, led by Liu Jing and Dong Yue, with grain and salt, to Juyan to begin purchasing Juyan women on a large scale.
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