The Emperor is Above

Chapter 246 How about we also come to parade
"Parade through the streets to brag about your achievements?" Qing Yi was puzzled.

The Xing State was a martial arts-oriented country, which particularly advocated beheading for military merit, and the review of military merit was always strict.

In the past, the military merits and beheadings of officials in the capital area had to be reported to the capital city guards for inspection, and then confirmed by the captain before being reported to the court.

The noble officials of the seventy-two cities outside the capital were also required to report their military achievements and beheadings to the city captains of each city, who would then confirm them and finally report them to the court.

However, the situation this year is special. Wars are going on everywhere from south to north, even the capital city is no exception. A series of wars have involved the entire Xing State.

From the ministers in the court, the worship hall, and the Black Armor Cavalry to the left, center, and right divisions, the capital city guards, and the city defenders, city lieutenants, noble officials, and young and strong people in various places, all made considerable gains in the war.

For this purpose, the monarch issued a special decree, requiring Wei Wei Shun Wuhua to be responsible for reviewing all military achievements this year. There is no need to boast about his merits everywhere in the capital, and no additional rewards will be given for his boasting.

Senior doctor Bao Bu Tong, who had been listening quietly in the back, smiled and explained to Qing Yi: "I'm afraid the senior sergeant doesn't know the reason. Parading in the streets to boast about achievements is not to show off military exploits, but to gain reputation among the people so that he can compete for the position of city defender in the future.

The emperor of Dashen made a ritual that every state of a vassal state must have fifteen cities. The lord of a large city is a lord of a senior official or above. The lord of a medium city is a lord of a middle senior official. The lord of a small city is a lord of a junior official or below.

Only those who own more than 15 cities are qualified to be granted the title of a vassal state. For the past 860 years, the emperor has granted fiefs to vassal states at the levels of duke, marquis, earl, viscount, and baron. Those with less than 15 cities are not considered vassal states but only vassal ministers.

Theoretically speaking, as long as one is promoted to the rank of a lower-ranking official, he can serve as the governor of a small city. If he is promoted to the rank of a higher-ranking official, he can even be in charge of a large city.

Unfortunately, after 860 years of existence, the State of Xing suffered two disasters of national destruction. It only had 72 cities of various sizes, but 36 senior officials, 82 middle officials, and 256 junior officials.

Therefore, it is not easy for a vassal to become a city-guarding vassal. Not only must he have the support of the monarch or the nobles, but he must also have a resounding name and reputation among the people of the capital. Parading and boasting about his achievements is for this purpose. "

"So that's what's going on. It's really a great success!"

Qing Yi nodded slightly, picked up the freshly baked meat pie and took a big bite, wondering whether he should also boast about his achievements and publicize the battle record of Guqiu Fengtu.

The group of Chinese people who were setting up stalls nearby did not agree with this view. They did not even show any respect to the man dressed as a senior doctor. They all said in unison:

"Only the vassal of the doctor is eligible to compete for the position of the city defender. Now, it is not only the vassal of the doctor who is parading in the streets of the capital to boast about his achievements."

"That's right. It's obvious that these people are jealous of Huo Yunyaqing's great military exploits and the celebration of the great victory at the border town. It's obvious that Xianyu's army is the strongest enemy, but they have to parade through the streets every day to boast about their own military exploits."

"Yeah, people don't like to hear them bragging, so they show off some amazing skills to attract the people to watch. Anyway, I don't like to watch these things."

The peddler even smiled and said to his companions: "I was wandering around the middle city, the lower city, and the outskirts of the city a few days ago. You don't know that the city is also very lively.

The retainers of the vassal nobles all have their own unique skills, such as flying knives, sharpshooting, war dances and the like. If Huo Yunyaqing had not returned to the court, it would have been impossible to watch such a wonderful drama.

Not only did many of the great officials and vassal states send their retainers and private armies to parade around and boast about their achievements, but even the capital's city guards and the Black Armor Cavalry have also been parading around and boasting about their achievements these past few days. If there was no monarch behind them to support them, the Black Armor Cavalry and the Honor Hall would not have come out to join in the fun."

"The Black Armor Cavalry are also parading in the streets to brag about their achievements?"

Qing Yi couldn't help but fall into deep thought and forgot to take out the meat pie in his mouth. Before, it could be seen as vassals bragging about their military achievements to each other, but now it seems that the monarch is deliberately manipulating public opinion.

It may not even be just the king, the Marquis of Xing, who is manipulating public opinion. It is even possible that the nobles and even others are also involved, but overall they are guiding the positive emotions of the people. The powerful people of China always have someone who knows the latest news. A fishmonger who just walked up from the river also joined the conversation: "I just heard that the sons and retainers of the nobles have also come out of the upper city and are parading in the middle city to brag about their achievements. I guess they will come to the lower city and outside the city tomorrow."

This group of Chinese vendors soon forgot about Qing Yi and Bao Bu Tong who were standing next to them, and focused entirely on the discussion of military and national affairs.

The old man selling cakes was the happiest. He took off his hat and wiped the sweat off his forehead. His wrinkled face was flushed: "This year is really a good year. Not only has the spring, summer and autumn been good with good weather and no floods or droughts, the crops have been great, and the junior high school has also won so many great victories.

In the border town, Huo Yun Yaqing defeated the army of more than 100,000 people of Xianyu, and made rich gains in pursuit of the enemy to the north. Gong Shu Liao and other nobles also thwarted the conspiracy of the Black Wind Tribe in the fifteen cities in the southeast, and the twelve cities in the northern border thwarted the offensive of the Ghost Witch Tribe.

When I heard about so many internal and external troubles during the autumn harvest, I was really shocked. I was worried that the situation a hundred years ago would happen again, in which the Xianyu army attacked the outside of Xingtai City.

I didn't expect that so many powerful enemies were defeated one after another, and 200,000 wild people in Jiming Lake were wiped out without any effort, completely eliminating this century-old cancer in the capital. Our lives will be better in the future."

Upon hearing this, Bao Bu Tong looked at Qing Yi with a smile. If not for the battle of Guqiu Fengtu where so many powerful enemies were killed, the capital of Xing State would have suffered a lot of war. It was a pity that such a great achievement was ignored by the people in the capital.

"If a good warrior has no outstanding achievements, why should he become famous?"

Although Qing Yi said this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. Normally, the king would use himself as an example and spread the story of the Battle of Guqiu to every noble and minister.

However, when boasting about their military achievements, no vassal would emphasize boasting about others, but would focus on highlighting their own merits. As a result, Qing Yi's battle at Guqiu did not cause much waves among the people.

At this time, a middle-aged Chinese man took over the conversation: "That's right, ever since Marquis Lie died in battle and annihilated the Xianyu army a hundred years ago, our Xing State has become increasingly powerful.

Especially now that the king and his ministers are wise and have fought for generations, they can easily resolve such a difficult battle. The king and his ministers of Chongguo were trying to capture Yanjin City, but the city defender Bao Bu Tong killed 500 spies in one breath, which frightened the Chongguo army into retreating without a fight. "

"Hahaha, that's right. Chongguo is the lord of the Northern Wilderness, but the army it sent out is so incompetent. They are really cowardly. From now on, the lord of the Northern Wilderness should be our Xingguo."

This group of Chinese merchants who were in high spirits had no idea that Bao Bu Tong, the senior official who guarded Yanjin City, whom they praised so much, was right beside them, nor did they know that the person who had made the greatest contribution in easily resolving the national crisis was the very amiable young sergeant.

They discussed the strategies of governing the country with saliva flying everywhere, and a group of wise men after the event analyzed the pros and cons of each battle situation, as well as various losses that should not have occurred, and they were heartbroken and said that if they were in charge, it would never be like this.

After hearing this, Qing Yi finally understood that this turmoil was initially caused by the people's fear of the Xianyu tribe, and they spontaneously organized a celebration after learning that Huo Yunyaqing had returned victoriously. Now, after several days of fermentation, it has become an activity for various forces to guide public opinion.

Perhaps in order to boost national morale, public opinion deliberately ignored the tragic losses in Sheri City, and even the two Shaoqing who died in the battle did not cause much disturbance.

As for the losses of the city guards of the three cities who set up an ambush on the east bank of Jiming Lake and the many noble officials, no one mentioned it. Instead, everyone praised the wise move of Lord Xing.

Qing Yi shook his head slightly and said, "Alas, although this can improve the morale of the country, we must also guard against the arrogance of the military and civilians, which will inevitably make them careless when facing the enemy in the future."

"Perhaps the king has his own considerations!" Bao Bu Tong frowned slightly. After all, it was difficult to say anything when it came to the king and his dead uncle.

Tu Shigu actually liked to join in the fun. He observed the team of praising merits in the distance with his small eyes, and whispered to Qing Yi: "Brother, how about we also come to the parade of praising merits? At least the teams of carriages and horses along the way will make it easier for us to make way, and at least we can get into the city before dark."

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