On the tenth day of the tenth lunar month, the almanac says, "The insects are crawling around."

Ten miles outside Chenguan Town, flags were fluttering and horses neighed.

Three thousand elite cavalrymen from the Beijing camp were waiting in formation. At the front was a row of tall horses. The people in the middle were none other than Duke Wei of Daliang and Wang Pingzhang of the left military machine of the West Prefecture.

On his left is Hou Guliang of Guangping, and on his right is an internal eunuch who is in his prime and has a warm demeanor.

On both sides were the commanders and envoys of the various guards in the Beijing camp, all of whom had happy faces.

A few days ago, good news came from the mountain. After Wang Pingzhang sent people to the mountain for verification, he went to the palace in person to report to the emperor. The news that spread immediately shocked the entire Kyoto.

The Beijing camp sent two troops into the mountain to suppress the bandits. They attacked from both front and rear. In just two days, they killed more than 600 enemies and destroyed the bandit's lair. The bandit leader fled into the depths of the mountain in embarrassment with only a few of his confidants. Although there were still some things that happened later.

There are many ways to deal with it, such as apprehending the leader of the thief and carrying out the canon punishment, clarifying the terrain in the mountains to prevent the same mistakes from happening again, appeasing the suffering people outside Kyoto, etc. However, the thief problem that has troubled everyone for more than half a year has finally been solved, which is undoubtedly a happy event worthy of celebration.

The people in Kyoto all thought that this was His Majesty the Emperor's wisdom and Wang Pingzhang's commanding ability. They seemed to have forgotten how they had slandered the Kyoto camp before. At that time, Wang Pingzhang's indifference had now become a matter of taking action after planning, which is called strategizing.

However, for the civil and military officials in the court, especially those nobles who have a better understanding of the internal affairs of the army, they know in more detail.

The name Pei Yue, the concubine of Dingguo, finally reached their ears in a positive manner.

Xiying rushed forward in a hurry and fell into the ambush of the thieves. If the soldiers of Nanying had not arrived in time, their outcome would have been difficult to predict. The reason why Nanying was able to get behind the thieves without anyone noticing was because of Pei Yue's strategy.

And preparation. Not only that, the method of using elite soldiers to attack the thieves was also proposed by this young man.

It is said that when the head of the Dingguo Mansion, who resigned from his title due to illness, heard the news, he was so excited that he broke more than a dozen precious porcelain bottles on the spot.

Not to mention how furious Pei Rong was, Emperor Kaiping was overjoyed after hearing the good news. He not only asked Wang Pingzhang to personally lead the generals of the capital camp and three thousand cavalry to greet him, but also sent a chief of the internal prison to deliver a verbal message of praise.

More than 3,000 elite members of the Beijing camp appeared at the end of the road under the leadership of Li Jin. The Xiying camp was seriously damaged in this battle, with more than 300 people killed and hundreds of wounded. The faces of the Xiying soldiers were solemn and a little ashamed.

After all, compared with Nanying's record, they were completely defeated.

As for Chang Si, after the battle in the Rift Valley, the commander-in-chief reported illness and returned. Now he should be by the side of Fengcheng Marquis Li Bingzhong.

In any case, he could not escape the responsibility for the failure of command. As for the final punishment, it depended on whether Li Pingzhong was willing to help him make a difference.

Pei Yue did not choose to be in the limelight at this time. He and Qin Xian Xue Meng were together, just like an ordinary soldier, but his size was a bit eye-catching against the surrounding strong and burly soldiers from the Beijing camp.

When the two sides met, Li Jin came to Wang Pingzhang and saluted, and then began to report the results of the battle.

After Wang Pingzhang heard this, he encouraged him, and then the leader of the internal prisons proclaimed the Holy Spirit's oral instructions.

In addition to verbal commendations, Emperor Kaiping also asked Wang Pingzhang to report the battle as soon as possible, and the court would naturally give him a reward.

This made the soldiers very excited. They did not expect to get a title, but many of them were likely to be promoted in official positions. In addition, it was also common practice in Daliang to reward them with silver.

The welcome ceremony was very grand and the atmosphere was very warm.

After the internal eunuch finished his oral speech, Wang Pingzhang glanced at these elite elites from the capital and asked angrily: "Where is Pei Yue?"

Pei Yue responded, came to the front of the formation and saluted, "Young man, I have met Wei Guogong."

Wang Pingzhang looked at the young man's handsome and steady face, and couldn't help but feel some emotion in his heart. He said in a gentle tone: "You are the one who gives advice in front of you, and you go to the mountains in person behind. Although you are not yet at the age of Zhixue, you still have the heart to serve the country and be loyal to the emperor.

Your Majesty is very happy. However, you are still a little young now, and a hasty promotion may affect your future, so I will not give you an official position for the time being. Pei Yue, your Majesty is very protective, do you understand?"

Pei Yue bowed his hands and said: "What I did was just to fulfill my duty as a citizen of Daliang. I dare not take credit for this battle."

Wang Pingzhang smiled and said: "Your Majesty will naturally not forget your contribution. You will be rewarded in a few days, and you will not let your hard work go in vain."

Pei Yue responded calmly: "Yes."

The generals in the capital camp next to Wang Pingzhang looked at Pei Yue, who was only fourteen years old, and inevitably felt some jealousy while admiring him.

When they were fourteen years old, they were still learning martial arts and military arts at home. Most of them were over twenty when they rose to prominence in the army, but now they were outcompeted by a bastard.

The most important thing is that this concubine has been favored by His Majesty the Emperor at such a young age. What could be more enviable than this?

Gu Liang, who was on Wang Pingzhang's left, had a gentle and gratifying smile on his face. Until the end of the welcome ceremony when he took Pei Yue back to South Camp, this smile often appeared, making Pei Yue a little embarrassed.

In the evening, there were only two people, Gu Liang and Pei Yue, in the Chinese army's tent, and no one was allowed to come within twenty steps of the tent.

There was a fine banquet in the tent, which was rarely seen in Nanying, because Gu Liang always led by example in the army, and such luxury was rare.

Seeing that Pei Yue's expression was quite peaceful, Gu Liang asked curiously: "Brother Yue, don't you want to know what His Majesty the Emperor will reward you?"

Pei Yue helped Gu Liang fill a glass of wine and said calmly: "Should it be a title?"

Gu Liang smiled and said: "Viscount."

Pei Yue was slightly surprised.

He knew that the title of Daliang was divided into nine levels from duke to baron. Although he did make some efforts, he estimated that the emperor would give it to a baron at most, but he didn't expect that the other party was quite generous. After all, the higher up from viscount to earl, Pei

Rong was only a first-class Dingyuanbo at the beginning. In the Liang Dynasty, it was far more difficult to climb the ranks than to get an official position. If there were no big shots to support him, he could only rely on military merit.

Having military merit does not necessarily mean you can be promoted to a noble title, as you can tell by looking at what happened to Gu Liang.

In the final analysis, it is either the emperor's favor or the approval of a powerful person, otherwise many people will be just viscounts throughout their lives.

Pei Yue knew it well and said gratefully: "Uncle, actually you don't have to use your friendship with His Majesty the Emperor on this kind of thing."

Gu Liang shook his head and said: "You have made real contributions, so it is not difficult for me to help you fight for this title. Brother Yue, your background is weak after all, so this first step is particularly important. After you join the army in the future,

If you have a strong title when leading troops below, it will save you a lot of trouble."

Without him arguing hard in front of the emperor, Emperor Kaiping actually never considered giving Pei Yue a title. At first, he just planned to reward him with some money.

Pei Yue read something from the middle-aged man's eyes and asked softly: "Uncle, do you have something to say to me?"

Gu Liang said solemnly: "There are some things that I should let you know."
Chapter completed!