The Emperor is Above

Chapter 174 Finally, Dozens of People Advance to the Next Level (90+ Subscriptions)

"The convoy is back—"

"Old Man Shi is back again—"

The two militiamen on duty in the watchtower cheered loudly.

The quiet hill was suddenly in an uproar as people, young and old, rushed out of the village to welcome the people.

Qing Yi was walking at the front of the crowd holding Niuniu in his arms. He saw that the convoy had reached the edge of the farmland. The short, thin old man Shi was standing on the first car and was particularly conspicuous.

"Master, we are all back!"

Da Niu stood behind the old man Shi, waving the halberd in his hand and looking very vigorous. Gongsun Wu, Dongmen Hu, Dongmen Bao and Chai Yong also bowed and saluted with smiles.

Qing Yi's attention was first focused on them. The departing team did not lose a single person, and everyone's spirits were high. It was obvious that things were going well this time.

Before the convoy came to a complete stop, the villagers gathered around enthusiastically, especially Niu Niu who was the most impatient.

"grandfather--"

The little girl shouted loudly and crisply, ran over quickly with her short legs, and jumped into the arms of the old stone man like a bird flying into the forest.

However, Niu Niu only smiled for a few times, and soon she pouted her lips and looked unhappy, still angry about Old Man Shi leaving without saying goodbye.

Faced with the unhappiness of his lovely granddaughter, Old Man Shi's dark and thin face was filled with smiles and he made many promises. Only then did Niu Niu smile again and kiss him.

Only then did Qing Yi walk forward with a smile and say, "Old Man Shi looks happy. It seems that everything went smoothly on his return to the capital this time."

"Haha, no matter whether it goes smoothly or not, I finally did it according to your idea!"

Old Man Shi held Niuniu in one hand and took out a wooden box that was two feet long and five inches wide with the other hand. He looked at Qing Yi with a smile.

"Here, this is your promotion document to the rank of sergeant. In the box next to it is your sergeant's crown, black robe, and sword.

In addition, the king learned that you were practicing runes, so he specially gave you a box of crystals, a box of red copper, and a box of geomagnetic iron, which shows how much he values ​​you."

Hearing these words of flattery for Lord Xing, Qing Yi just smiled lightly and did not answer. He took the wooden box handed over by Old Man Shi. The document of ennobling the title in the animal skin scroll was still the same old routine.

Daniu shouted in a loud voice, laughing muffledly, "Master, you don't know how funny the nobles in the capital are.

As soon as we entered the capital, we met Yaqing Chunyu Fen entering the city. Seeing that everyone was wearing such sophisticated armor and weapons, he actually mistook us for the imperial guards.

We told him that we came from a solitary hill beside Jiming Lake, but Chunyu Fen said we were lying to him and didn't believe that any vassal could gain a foothold in Jiming Lake.

Later, when someone recognized the brothers Dongmen Hu and Dongmen Bao, he finally believed that we were really from Guqiu and were your private army. Don't mention how surprised and ugly his expression was.

Afterwards, Chunyu Fen and Gu Liangqi kept arguing in the court, expressing doubts about whether we could really kill so many people from the Daze Plain.

At that time, I asked the chief of the Gongsun family to bring more than 2,000 heads to pile outside the imperial gate, and brought in hundreds of barbarian prisoners of war and three black-robed priests as witnesses. Only then did these guys finally have nothing to say. "

Qing Yi felt relieved when he heard this, but he laughed and scolded: "Daniu, you fool, you dare to mess around outside the king's court. If it weren't for Old Man Shi, I'm afraid the guards would chop you into minced meat."

"Hehe, isn't it because we see Old Man Shi here that we have the courage?" Daniu answered with a simple smile, but Old Man Shi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He sighed and said to Qing Yi, "Boy Yi, there are always bad people in the world who can't stand others living well. We just need to do our own things well. As long as I am here, I will not allow anyone to erase your contributions.

Now you are also a senior sergeant, with a fief of three miles, plus the land granted to the people of Guqiuting who killed the enemy several times before, a total of more than 21,000 acres of land, but it’s a pity that the autumn harvest is coming soon, and you have to wait until the beginning of next spring to open it for cultivation. "

Qing Yi pondered for a moment, then nodded seriously and said, "I have great faith in the credibility of Mr. Shi. As for the king and the ministers, they all have their own concerns after all."

"Hey, O-boy!"

Old Man Shi tried hard to restore the image of Xing Hou. He said with emotion, "Although Xing Hou's actions were not authentic, he still had his difficulties.

This time he promoted you to the rank of sergeant, and it is a pity that he should have met you the previous two times, but due to some strange coincidences, he was never able to do so.

Originally, he wanted to summon you alone after being promoted to sergeant this time, but unfortunately, the Cat Demon Cult is wreaking havoc in the capital, and the people of the Great Marsh are going to plunder during the autumn harvest, so he has to negotiate with the ministers to allocate manpower to deal with the Black Wind Tribe.

In the end, he had to temporarily give up this idea and planned to let you go to the capital to participate in the winter festival ceremony after the autumn harvest and the annihilation of the wild people in the great marsh. If you are valued so much by the monarch, you will soon be promoted to a nobleman. "

In response to Old Man Shi's flattery for Lord Xing, Qing Yi smiled and nodded in agreement. In fact, he did not care too much about it. His attention at this moment was more focused on the private army and militia who followed Old Man Shi to the capital.

After thinking for a while, Qing Yi raised his head and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Shi. I will repay you with a favor. Since I have been granted the title of nobility by the Marquis of Xing, I will never sit idly by and watch the barbarians in the Great Marsh plunder the capital.

Before the winter festival, you will definitely go to the capital to meet the king, but I see that many of those who went to the capital with you have been promoted. "

Old Man Shi also understood Qing Yi's meaning. All this was a deal between him and Lord Xing, but he did not force Qing Yi to be loyal to Lord Xing.

He just sighed and smiled, "I'm also afraid that you will really flee to another country, so I took this opportunity to sell you another good one."

Gongsun Wu smiled and added: "My Lord, things did not go smoothly at first in the capital. Old Man Shi almost beat Zhonghang Huan half to death in the court, and Qi Xi was also frightened. Only then did the king and the ministers unify their opinions.

Da Niu and I and others stayed in Old Man Shi's yard for a few days. He picked almost all the spiritual fruits in the yard and gave them to us as meals.

Everyone was bored, so they ate spiritual fruits while practicing, and at least they didn't waste too much, and finally dozens of people were promoted to the ninth level."

"Yeah, that's right. My stomach is so full from eating so many spiritual fruits." Daniu nodded with a silly smile on his face. If others heard this, they would be envious and jealous.

Qing Yi smiled and nodded, carefully checking the levels of these private armies and militias.

Gongsun Wu had just been promoted to the rank of sixth-grade upper-armor warrior. After this opportunity, he was able to completely consolidate his sixth-grade realm and accumulate foundation for the next promotion.

The brothers Dongmen Hu and Dongmen Bao have never stopped smiling since they got off the car.

Not only did the two of them successfully advance to the rank of seventh-rank lower-armored soldier, they also saw the ugly behavior of Yaqing Chunyu Fen but could do nothing about it, and they felt very happy in their hearts.

In addition, Chai Yong, Daniu, Mu Yi and other private soldiers who were the first to be promoted to the ninth rank also successfully advanced to the eighth rank warrior realm with this opportunity.

Finally, there were the militiamen who followed them to the capital. A total of thirty-five of them advanced to the ninth-grade strongman realm. Even the dozen or so who did not advance had reached the peak of the high-level body-building realm and had the possibility of advancement at any time.

A deep smile unconsciously appeared on Qing Yi's face. Now there are eighty-two people above the ninth rank in Guqiu, including Qing Yi. It is difficult for a lower-ranking official to have such strength under his command.

However, Gongsun Wu said, "My Lord, Old Man Shi has given us another generous gift."

(End of this chapter)