Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

Rewards in the army.

As usual, they talked about this topic, which is always present after the end of any war. When the silver, money and land deeds were distributed, there was a cheer in the army.

Lü Bu looked at the soldiers cheering and smiled. He did not stay here any longer and went directly to the central army tent with his guards. At this time, all the generals in the army were there except for Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Poluhuo who were guarding the four gates and were out. When they saw him walk in, they all saluted and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Generals."

The tent curtain was raised in the stuffy atmosphere, and Lu Bu went to the commander's seat and sat down. "I originally wanted to take down Huanglongfu and return to Liaoyangfu immediately, but I didn't expect that I was busy and couldn't get away for a while."

Wanyan Zongbing below curled his lips. Wanyan Bendu, who was more severely injured, pulled him when he saw this. He looked around nervously and saw that no one saw it. Then the two of them listened with expressionless faces.

"It just so happens that all the chores in the city have been completed, so I thought about distributing the rewards."

The State of Qi had an Examination and Appraisal Office, and the merits of everyone in the army, from generals to soldiers, had to be recorded. The list of people with great merit had already been submitted, but after all, they had just been appointed to new posts, and Lu Bu did not think of granting posts casually like Cao, Liu, and Sun did, resulting in the General of the Household becoming a low-ranking military officer. He simply suppressed the matter, and after weighing the pros and cons again and again, he gathered everyone today to distribute rewards.

Below, Xu Wen's face flushed with something he didn't know what he was thinking about.

"I said before that whoever breaks into Huanglongfu in the future will be rewarded with a thousand-mile horse." Glancing down, everyone's faces showed eagerness. Lu Bu smiled and said, "I just thought it wouldn't be needed this time, so I didn't bring it with me. I didn't expect that it would help us defeat the Jin Kingdom and the Wanyan tribe."

He looked at the majestic young man below: "Di Lei!"

"I'm here!" The figure walked out with excitement.

"In this battle, you entered the South City first and opened the gate for the West City. I will keep my promise. Wanyan Sheng's horse is yours." He looked at Yu Cheng and said, "Bring the war horse here later."

As Yu Cheng nodded, Di Lei knelt on one knee and clasped his fists respectfully: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."

"You earned it yourself." He said, and looked at General Anbei: "Du Fu."

"Your Majesty." The figure walked out and bowed his head.

"You have done a great deed by killing Wanyan Sheng in battle. The Jade Lion of the Night is yours. Go back to Liaoyang Prefecture and go to the Jiabu Division to claim it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The middle-aged man who stood up also looked extremely excited.

The BMW magic weapon has been loved by warriors since ancient times.

"There is also a black horse, which was also obtained from the King of Jin."

As Lu Bu continued to speak, Wanyan Zongbing's hands slowly clenched, his face expressionless. He scanned the generals and finally stopped at a dark face: "Niu Gao, this time you killed Wanyan Zongpan outside Huanglongfu City, and led troops to chase Wanyan Sheng, cutting off his retreat, and helped Du Fu kill him. The horse is given to you. Go back to the Jiabu Division and find Zeng Nong to claim it."

Niu Gao was overjoyed, and came out, clasped his fists and bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"All right!" Lu Bu gestured to go back, raised his hand and patted the armrest of the chair: "Although everyone has made great contributions in this battle in the north, your official positions cannot be promoted for the time being. When we return to Liaoyang Prefecture, we will determine your merits and promote your titles. In future battles, I hope you can still fight bravely and strive to be the first."

Everyone clasped their fists and bowed their heads: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"

The sound shook the tent and reached the sky.

In the middle of the first lunar month, when Weizhou and Xinzhou learned that the Jin Dynasty had been destroyed and Wanyan Zonghan arrived, they changed their flags and banners and brought the two state chiefs to Huanglongfu to pay a visit. Wanyan Xiyi, who was imprisoned in Xiangzhou, was brought to Huanglongfu after Wanyan Loushi and Wanyan Zonghan pleaded for him. When he saw that the Jin Dynasty had been destroyed, he was silent for a moment and then surrendered. He was appointed as the prefect of Huanglongfu by Lu Bu.

At the end of the first month of autumn, the king issued an order to reduce taxes in the north by half for three years. The common people were no longer panicked when they saw that the Qi army did not plunder them. Instead, the reduction in taxes made many people grateful to Lu Bu, and everything in the northeast of Liaobei returned to peace. Lu Bu then left Du Fu to guard Huanglongfu, Ma Ling to Xinzhou, Wulindatai to defend the land that originally belonged to Wanyan, Wanyan Shitumen to guard Jingyuan City, Yuan Lang led his army to Binzhou, and ordered Xi Sheng to guard Tongzhou before returning.

Not long after the army set out, a former Jin army general named A'gulan walked into Jingyuan City, talked with Wanyan Xishi, and then joined the army.

Within a few months, the brothers Wanyan Sheng and Wanyan Gao, whose strength had weakened to the extreme, were successively wiped out, which shocked the Liao court officials who were always paying attention to the situation in Liaodong. Court officials headed by Cao Yongyi, Da Gong Ding, Yu Zhongwen and others successively requested the Liao Emperor Yelu Yanshi to send troops to take back Huanglongfu while the newly conquered Liaodong territory by Qi was unstable.

Unfortunately, many memorials were withheld as soon as they were submitted to Xiao Fengxian and Xiao Delidi. Yelu Yanxi asked Xiao Delidi if there was anything unusual, but was told that there was nothing wrong. He then indulged himself in hunting, running around outside every day, and ignoring the affairs of state.

This made those ministers who were concerned about Liaodong very sad. Yelu Dezhong and Yelu Yuyang were not giving up. They wrote letters to advise the Qi army one after another, but their responses fell on deaf ears. The two people who had fought against the Qi army stomped their feet and cursed. No one knew better than them how brave the Qi army under Lu Bu was.

Now that the greatest Jurchen force that stood in the way of Qi's unification of Dongjing Road has been destroyed, the Jurchen, Bohai, and Xi tribes further up or to the east will certainly submit to Qi in order to save their lives or to advance further. By then, after some recuperation in Liaodong and with food, rice, money and other goods, it will be a lot of trouble to quell the rebellion.

In the same month, Xiao Gan, the King of the Six Xi Tribes, led Guo Yaoshi and his resentful troops to suppress the rebellion of Huo Liuge and Zhang Gaoer, and returned to the court. Yelu Yanxi was delighted and appointed him as the Grand Tutor of the Four Armies.

Mid-autumn.

The air is dry and the sky in Liaodong is clear blue.

The hot wind blew by, and the dark-skinned shepherd took off his coat, wearing a white towel on his head. He looked at the cattle and sheep moving and grazing on the grass all over the mountains in the sunlight, and a smile appeared on his wrinkled face.

Not far away, two children with pigtails were running around laughing, ignoring the scorching sun. They ran up a hill and stopped suddenly, tiptoed slightly forward, and then quickly ran back to the shepherd.

"Grandpa, there are troops."

"So many people, such a long line."

The shepherd was startled and ran to the top of the hill. The flag with a black background and a red border was faintly visible in the dust. Several burly knights were galloping along the official road with swords and bows on their backs. He could vaguely hear what they were shouting at the passers-by. Then he breathed a sigh of relief, turned around to look at the two little men who had caught up with him, and gave each of them a weak slap in the face.

"You scared me! This is the army of the King of Qi."

"Hey?" The boy on the left turned to look at him: "Grandpa, can you read? How do you know that it is the army of the King of Qi?"

The shepherd was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "How can I read? I just know that the flags of the King of Qi all look like this."

"Oh……"

The boy nodded. In his sight, he saw the army in the distance marching in a line. The guns and spears pointed toward the sky reflected the dazzling sunlight, sparkling brightly.

"I, Zhang Conglong, will become a great general in the future and lead an army like this!"

The shepherd was startled, glanced at him, and silently calculated in his heart that the child was still a little kid this year, so it would be just right to invite a martial arts master over.

He patted his head with his big hand: "If you have this intention, Grandpa will help you find a master to teach you tomorrow."

"Of course."

The young boy's face was full of excitement, and he ran towards the official road with his brother beside him saying, "Grandpa, I want to learn martial arts too."

Some things are worth seeing. (End of this chapter)