The five people who were called out stepped out of the line. More importantly, except for Qin Fang, the others were all guerrilla generals. Many people looked at Qin Fang because such a team was too strange.
Du Ke followed and said, "Since you are all here, you should also accompany me to meet the leader of the Manzi tribe. After all, this matter is also related to you."
"Yes."
The Manzi tribe has many tribes, not counting the small ones, there are five large tribes alone. Among these five tribes, two tribes originally surrendered, one remained neutral, and the remaining two tribes did not intend to surrender.
So this time Du Ke met with the tribal leaders, and met the two big tribal leaders who surrendered, and the one who remained neutral, a total of three people.
Although Qin Fang and others did not understand, Du Ke did not explain, only saying that it was related to them, and they could only follow.
Yonghe Hou brought them to the meeting tent, and then sent for the three tribal leaders to come over.
After the three tribal leaders arrived, they exchanged greetings with Du Ke, who then said, "I have been ordered to deal with the matter of your surrender. I know that you are anxious to know, so I will not waste time talking and let's get straight to the point."
The leader of the Manzi tribe said, "Please speak, Minister Du."
Du Ke continued, "After you surrender, your people will become citizens of our Qi State and enjoy the same treatment as our Qi State citizens. At the same time, you will also have to bear the same responsibilities as our Qi State citizens. In a word, you are Qi people, not some tribal people."
The tribal leaders had no objection to this. It was the best thing for them to become Qi people, enjoy the same treatment as Qi State citizens, and bear the same responsibilities as Qi State citizens. "Then may I ask Minister Du, how will the Emperor arrange us?"
Du Ke said, "His Majesty has designated several places in the territory of Qi as your living places. Your two large tribes, plus some scattered small tribes that you have counted, have a total of 18,000 people. These 18,000 people will be led by the five generals opposite you to be resettled. Of course, the 18,000 people will be resettled in different places. After being resettled, you will have identity documents as citizens of Qi..." What Du Ke said was Qin Fang's previous suggestion, but the court was more detailed. "What do you think about this?"
The two tribal leaders looked at each other and finally said in unison: "We have no opinion." They sincerely surrendered to Qi State, so as long as the Emperor of Qi State did not treat them unfairly, it didn't matter how they were arranged. They could also understand why the Emperor of Qi State dispersed them and settled them. "Here, thank you, Your Majesty."
Du Ke was also very satisfied with their straightforwardness: "In this case, all leaders go back and organize your people. Half a month later, you bring your people here, and we will make specific arrangements. During this period, our Yongzhou military camp will dispatch 20,000 troops to ensure your safety in your own tribe during this period." To avoid being killed by those who do not want to surrender.
"Yes."
The two tribal leaders had no objection. The neutral tribal leader thought about it and decided to wait and see. If they arranged it well, it would not be too late for him to surrender.
The three tribal leaders returned to the Manzi tribe with 20,000 Qi soldiers. These 20,000 Qi soldiers were led by the prince of Yonghe.
Du Ke turned to look at Qin Fang and the other five people. Just now, he used five generals to describe these five people, but in fact, Qin Fang was only a captain of a thousand men, so after listening to his words just now, everyone understood a little bit about his description. Qin Fang was going to be promoted. Du Ke looked at the five people at a glance: "Who is Qin Fang?"
Qin Fang stepped
out: "I am Qin Fang, your Excellency." Du Ke narrowed his eyes and looked at the young man in front of him carefully: "Look up."
Qin Fang raised his head, his resolute facial features were very regular, his eyes were deep, his forehead was full, and his nose was high. Although he tried to stay calm, his pursed lips revealed his nervousness. Du Ke had seen countless people, and people of Qin Fang's age had not seen much, and they were all around these people in the barracks, so whether this person was loyal or treacherous, he could not escape his eyes: "Qin Fang, His Majesty said that you are very good." Finally, when Qin Fang's forehead was covered with cold sweat, he spoke.
Qin Fang was stunned, and immediately said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your praise." He couldn't hide his excitement. Did a man like him also leave a name in front of His Majesty?
Du Ke smiled and said: "Don't be nervous. The plan you proposed for the surrender and resettlement of the barbarians is very good. This plan was proposed by you, so you should also participate in the arrangement. So... Qin Fang receives the imperial edict."
Imperial edict?
"Long live the emperor."
Qin Fang and others knelt down.
Du Ke: "By the will of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: Qin Fang, the captain of the Yongzhou military camp, is brave and resourceful, loyal and noble... He is specially conferred as a fifth-rank military general."
Qin Fang was stunned, his body trembling, kneeling stupidly, and he forgot to react at all. At this moment, his mind was blank. Since he entered the military camp, he has worked hard to practice martial arts, train hard, and learn to read. After getting married, he dared not neglect it, hoping that he could have a promising future and be worthy of Yanyan. But now, he has become a general of the fifth rank, and he suddenly feels unbelievable.
Seeing this, General Ao pulled him and said, "Qin Fang."
Du Ke said, "It's okay, young people are bound to be excited."
Qin Fang came back to his senses and kowtowed three times: "I will definitely serve your majesty with my heart and soul until my death."
Du Ke laughed, looking at the young man with red and swollen eyes and unruly manners, and was very satisfied. Honest and simple, this is the kind of person we want. "By the way, there is another imperial edict here, which is an imperial edict for your wife." Generally speaking, when a husband is promoted, his wife will also receive an imperial edict.
But sometimes, the emperor will deliberately suppress it. There is also a situation like Qin Fang's promotion to a captain of a thousand men. Although it was the emperor who gave the order, the formalities were actually handled by the Ministry of War. Even the emperor would not remember such a thing, so let alone give a seventh-rank imperial edict to the wife of a captain of a thousand men.
Qin Fang received the imperial edict again: "Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you, Lord Du."
Du Ke nodded with satisfaction: "Your position as a centurion has been vacated, remember to arrange someone to take it. And you..." He looked at General Ao and others, "You five are ordered to arrange for the surrendered barbarians. You can bring two seventh-rank loyal lieutenants with you, and at the same time, take away 200 people from the Yongzhou military camp. In addition, after you settle the surrendered barbarians, you will also have two important tasks. One is to monitor the surrendered barbarians. The second is that as the city guard of the county, the city guard can organize a thousand troops. You take 200, and the remaining 800 will be selected from the local people."
Qin Fang and others: "Yes."
Du Ke: "You go and withdraw, Qin Fang stay."
"Yes."
Qin Fang, who was left alone, was also nervous. He looked at Du Ke awkwardly, not knowing what the Minister of War was going to say.
Du Ke not only did not embarrass him, but also did not beat around the bush. In his eyes, someone like Qin Fang was not worth beating around the bush. So he said bluntly: "Regarding the position of the captain, do you have a suitable candidate in mind?"
Qin Fang did not expect Du Ke to ask this. He was about to say Han Zhen, but reason stopped him. Somehow, he was silent for a while, and then said: "Does your lordship have anyone to recommend?" A mere captain of a thousand men should not be worthy of the attention of Du Ke, the Minister of War, but he paid attention to him and reminded him specially. So Qin Fang couldn't help but think about it for a while before asking this question.
Du Ke glanced at him: "What do you think of Wei Wu?"
Qin Fang's heart sank, of course not. Compared with other children from aristocratic families, Wei Wu is indeed a good person. He was very cooperative when on duty, never spoiled, and had a good temper. But in terms of qualifications, he was not qualified. In Qin Fang's opinion, Han Zhen was more suitable to be a thousand-man captain.
However, since Du Ke asked this question, it meant that he wanted Wei Wu to be a thousand-man captain. But Qin Fang couldn't say that he was good for Wei Wu against his conscience.
Du Ke said, "Just say it directly."
Qin Fang thought over and over again before saying, "I have a more suitable candidate in mind for the position of captain, Han Zhen. Han Zhen was originally a centurion. When we competed for the position of captain that day, he lost to me. He is very skilled and cautious. As for Wei Wu, his character is not worthy of the position of captain, but he can be a centurion to hone his skills and make a final decision later. Do you think it's okay?" Of course, if Du Ke insisted that Wei Wu be the captain, he would have no choice. He was just nominating, and it was not up to him to decide who would be the captain.
Du Ke pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, let's do as you suggest."
Qin Fang held his breath, and when he saw Du Ke agreed, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Excuse me, sir, do you have any instructions about the captain?"
Du Ke smiled again: "You can take two hundred people with you, and the selection of the captain is up to you. I don't care about this." It's just a captain guarding a county city, so he naturally wouldn't care about such a small matter.
Qin Fang said: "Yes."
Du Ke waved his hand and said: "Okay, you can go back and make arrangements."
Qin Fang: "Yes, I'll take my leave."
Qin Fang retreated respectfully, and it was not until he got outside that he felt like he was dreaming just now. He pinched his thigh hard and felt pain, which meant that this was not a dream. He was promoted, he became a general, and he...finally supported his family.
Qin Fang jumped up happily, attracting the attention of other soldiers. Qin Fang hummed and left quickly with a serious face. After returning to District
18, he immediately summoned his ten centurions to come to his side for a meeting.
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