In a chaotic world, border soldiers begin their journey by enlisting in the army and getting married

After the First and Second Legions left and Nan Tu Rou saw her own people, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Gentlemen, you have all made great contributions to the recapture of Beiyanshan. All battalions with a hundred-household commander or above will be promoted one rank and enjoy the treatment they deserve."

"In addition, the Deficit Battalion and the Trapped Battalion will each receive a reward of 10,000 taels of silver, which you may distribute yourselves."

"The other camps also received five thousand taels of silver. These were added by my father after the imperial court's rewards, which is why the amount is so high."

"In addition, the soldiers' military merits were also rewarded in the same way."

As Nan Tu Rou finished speaking, the faces of the generals all showed joy.

In addition to the imperial court, the prince's residence would also provide a portion of the rewards for military merits.

Although those who served under the Southern King had to fight on the battlefield, they also received very generous rewards.

No army in the entire Xia Kingdom, not even the Hanlin Army, could compare to them.

"General, with such generous rewards, did the civil officials try to sabotage us this time?"

Chen Shan was somewhat surprised.

The promotion to a higher rank comes with a substantial reward.

Of course, this is not just a simple matter of tens of thousands of taels of silver; the soldiers' military achievements will be counted separately and rewarded accordingly.

These combined amount to a considerable sum.

Not to mention that there were also individual rewards among the generals.

Chen Shan was somewhat surprised that the imperial court bestowed the rewards so smoothly.

After all, it's perfectly normal for civil officials to cause trouble, so getting them to stay patient is really not easy.

"In this matter, they really didn't interfere, nor could they interfere. They simply put the credit on the table, unless they wanted to incite public outrage."

"The rewards have already been distributed to each camp."

"Chen Shan, from now on, in addition to being in charge of the Red-Band Battalion and the Trapped Battalion, you will also serve as the Left Major General and Deputy General of the Third Army Corps, making you the second-in-command of my Third Army Corps."

"The rest of you go and make arrangements. Don't keep the soldiers waiting too long."

After Nan Tu Rou finished speaking, she dispersed the rest of the people once again.

Only Chen Shan and Xiao Zhen remained.

Seeing this, Chen Shan immediately knew that the imperial court's decision this time was not just about this.

"General, why don't you just stay behind and finish what you were saying all at once?"

"Since it's a decision made by the imperial court, the rest of the Third Army Corps shouldn't be considered outsiders, right?"

Chen Shan said with a helpless expression.

This time, however, Nan Tu Rou did not refute. Instead, she sighed and looked worried.

"I haven't thought of how to say it yet."

Upon hearing this, even Xiao Zhen realized that things were not simple.

"General, has a decision been made? Now that we've recovered Northern Yanshan, the court can't very well raise any difficult issues, can it?"

With such great merit laid out before him, even though he had witnessed the treacherous faces of those people in the imperial court.

But they also know that in some matters, they won't foolishly invite trouble.

Even the events involving the Xiao family were meticulously planned and foreshadowed.

"It's more than just making things difficult for people."

"Although there is no problem with the merits, the imperial court's decision clearly states that our troops should withdraw from Beiyan Mountain."

Nan Tu Rou said.

"Withdraw? Does the imperial court intend to send a bunch of scholar-soldiers to oversee the situation?"

"The Northern Yanshan Mountains are such an important place. Although they are easy to defend and difficult to attack, if we can take them, the Qing Dynasty can certainly do so as well."

Chen Shan immediately thought of the matter in Wushan Prefecture.

Isn't that what the so-called Hanlin Academy Army is all about?

Those with military ranks were all scholars; it was all a game.

Even if a major bandit re-emerged in Wushan Prefecture that day, or if problems arose in the East China Sea, Chen Shan would not be surprised at all.

However, as soon as Chen Shan said this, Nan Tu Rou shook her head repeatedly.

"No, it's even more serious than that."

"The imperial court made it clear in its decision that the Northern Yanshan Mountains would be returned to the Qing Dynasty, and the court would also compensate the Qing Dynasty for certain losses."

"My father also sent me a message at the same time, saying that this matter was brought about by the current prime minister and the civil officials."

"They said that the agreement between the Qing Dynasty and the imperial court had not yet ended, and that the imperial court had unilaterally breached the agreement, etc. In short, they said a lot of things, and even came up with the pretext of advocating peace and tranquility throughout the world."

As soon as Nan Tu Rou finished speaking, Xiao Zhen instantly became furious.

"Those bastards! They really know how to cause trouble!"

"We finally managed to reclaim our lost territory, and now we're just handing it over like that, and even demanding compensation? I've never heard of such a thing before!"

Xiao Zhen was furious. The cession of Beiyan Mountain was due to a series of events.

This was partly due to the influence of those civil officials.

And this time it's the same.

"Brother Xiao, calm down first."

When Chen Shan spoke, Xiao Zhen also suppressed his anger.

Chen Shan, on the other hand, frowned and looked at Nan Tu Rourou.

"Is the emperor a fool? No matter how much power the civil officials have, there's still the Southern Slaughter King around. How could he just agree to that?"

Chen Shan was audacious from the moment he spoke, showing absolutely no respect for the emperor.

For Chen Shan, if the Xia Kingdom was like the weak Song Dynasty in history, then he really wouldn't have much interest in continuing to serve in the army.

Such a country is completely unworthy.

There is absolutely no need to risk one's life for it.

"You rascal, how can the emperor decide matters of state by himself? Even an emperor has his limitations."

"But nowadays, civil officials..."

Before Nan Tu Rou could finish speaking, Chen Shan interrupted her.

"Alright, alright, I know you have a good relationship with the Emperor, General. Since you think it's not that foolish Emperor's fault, why don't you just marry him and become an imperial concubine, then interfere in politics and set things right?"

"Whatever. By the way, I'll start my leave today. I'll take a break for a while and then we'll see."

After Chen Shan finished speaking, he didn't bother to say anything more and simply got up and left.

The whole process was swift and efficient, without the slightest bit of hesitation.

Seeing Chen Shan leave so blatantly, especially after what he said before leaving, Nan Tu Rou was stunned.

She never expected Chen Shan to have such a strong reaction.

"General, that's just Chen Shan's personality, don't take it to heart."

"I'll go talk to him."

Xiao Zhen, who was already furious, was genuinely startled by Chen Shan.

If this offends Nan Tu Rou, it will be very awkward.

"You should go back first too."

Nan Tu Rou said something, and Xiao Zhen didn't dare to delay any longer, chasing after Chen Shan to leave.

Nan Tu Rou only started complaining after the two left.

"A grown man acting so sarcastic and weird."

"I am a general, after all."

Nan Tu Rou grumbled, but deep down she understood the gist of it.

Chen Shan seemed to have a strong aversion to this kind of court. Perhaps it was because, as a soldier who came from the bottom, he couldn't stand seeing a country and even an emperor in this state.

Chen Shan indeed disliked this situation; if it weren't for the women in his family, he wouldn't have been interested in risking his life.