The storm caused by the death of the Maeda Taki family is constantly brewing within the Toyotomi clan and will trigger a greater storm in the future. The conflict between the Toyotomi clan and the Toyogawa clan is about to break out, and the balance is broken, and the situation is extremely urgent.

At the same time, Beijing was not peaceful for no reason. All the rewarded soldiers and spoils arrived in the capital, and a large number of things needed to be handled by the emperor himself.

So Xiao Ruxun had to put down the government affairs at hand and hand over the matter to Wang Xijue for coordination. He took Zhenbang and the officials of the Ministry of Rites to welcome the returned soldiers.

It is impossible for all 160,000 troops to come back to receive rewards, so those who come back are beheaded meritorious soldiers above level 30 and some outstanding grassroots military generals.

This is Xiao Ruxun's rule. Senior officers generally do not come with the army to attend the reward ceremony. Those who come to participate are middle and low-level officers and lower-level soldiers.

They came back with the 30,000 troops from Qinglong Camp.

In this battle, the Qin army beheaded the heads of 41,636 Bozhou local soldiers, and a total of 663 meritorious soldiers and middle and low-level officers came back to attend the reward ceremony.

They all came to the capital with full staff, and some of them were seriously injured, but Xiao Ruxun asked them not to miss them, and they could all arrive.

Therefore, this group of meritorious soldiers and officers were transported back by ships, and they were not allowed to take a few steps, so they were treated very well.

The food he returned was taken care of in all aspects, and the injured were taken care of properly. When he returned to the capital, the injuries of these soldiers were almost healed.

Xiao Ruxun went out of the city to welcome the arrival of the meritorious soldiers. He held Zhenbang's hand and personally inspected the soldiers who made great contributions and grassroots officers, and had cordial conversations with them.

Everyone was received by the emperor and the prince.

Xiao Ruxun's concern for the lower-class soldiers has not been reduced from the Ningxia era until now when he became an emperor, but has paid more attention to it. This has made Xiao Ruxun's prestige in the army increase instead. From generals to soldiers, no one does not know the existence of the emperor and the emperor's care for them.

These soldiers who made great contributions to the Qin Dynasty will also become the backbone of the Qin army in the future. As long as they are with them, the Qin Dynasty will be as solid as a rock.

Seeing them crying excitedly because the emperor and the prince personally comforted themselves, Xiao Ruxun was very happy.

Compared with healthy and normal soldiers, Xiao Ruxun is more concerned about the soldiers wearing bandages.

Xiao Ruxun is most concerned about the soldiers who are bleeding with bandages on their hands, legs and even on their heads.

"Why are you so accidentally? Your ears are cut off?"

Xiao Ruxun stroked the wound of a soldier's ear with a sad face. The soldier was treated like this by the emperor. He was so excited that he burst into tears. He stood up straight and said loudly: "For Your Majesty, for the Qin Dynasty, even if his life is gone, he will be spared! What's more, just one ear!"

Xiao Ruxun took a deep breath and shook his head: "I am very happy to fight for me and the Qin Dynasty, but I hope you can continue to live healthily and normally, cherish your body and retain a useful body in order to do more things.

I often entrust the clerks in the army to educate you. Don’t sacrifice lightly until the last moment. Each of you is the elite that I have trained for a lot of effort. I need you to live, and I don’t allow you to sacrifice lightly! Do you understand?"

Xiao Ruxun's face was full of seriousness, the soldiers straightened their bodies with red eyes, and all the soldiers and officers around him shouted: "I understand!"

"Um!"

Xiao Ruxun slowed down again: "There are enough medicinal materials and military doctors in the army. If you are injured or sick, you will be treated. Each of you is my treasure. Compared to these spoils and these gold and silver jewelry, I care more about you, not these external things. Remember to cherish your body."

"Abide by Your Majesty's edict!"

More than 600 soldiers and officers shouted in unison.

Then Xiao Ruxun walked along the way, had cordial conversations with these meritorious soldiers and generals, held their hands, expressed his gratitude for them to fight endlessly, told them that the Qin Dynasty would not forget their merits, and then ordered the officials of the Ministry of War to read the reward edict.

Everyone's name is read, and everyone receives the rewards they deserve, not only silver, but also official positions, but also the tax-free land in their family, as well as the oil, rice, flour and meat rewarded to their parents and families of their families.

These are what the lower-level officers and soldiers are desperately looking for. They are worth more than gold, silver and jewelry. They are fighting on the front line with sacrificing their lives. How chilling would it be if there was a problem with their parents and family members?

Therefore, Daqin will give priority to protecting the legitimate rights and interests of each military family, so that the soldiers have no worries. In this way, the soldiers can truly feel the importance of Daqin to them, feel the meaning of belonging and loyalty, and thus fight even more with a greater risk of their lives.

The triumphal ceremony was very grand. After the completion of the process, Xiao Ruxun rode his horse and put Zhenbang on the horse together, and then led the meritorious soldiers to the military camp prepared for them in the northwest of the capital.

There are hot rice, hot dishes and hot soup, and hot water for bathing. Xiao Ruxun has arranged for the eunuchs in the palace and the chefs in the imperial kitchen to prepare them. They can start to enjoy it as soon as they arrive. After receiving the reward, they can enjoy a half-month holiday for the family visit, and they don’t have to pay for the travel expenses.

The above expenditures are not included in the treasury accounts, and they are all expenses of the emperor's treasury. Ye Xianggao's Ministry of Finance, which is also in charge, welcomes this.

The second half of the welcoming ceremony was a welcome dinner, which was hosted by the emperor himself. Xiao Ruxun personally led the soldiers to eat, drink and have fun, and took them to eat large pieces of meat and drink with them, giving them enough enjoyment.

In addition to them, there were naturally a large number of soldiers who made meritorious service, as well as documents and civilians who worked for war logistics, etc. Their rewards were distributed in accordance with the rules and regulations designated by the court and strictly in accordance with the rules and regulations.

For soldiers who are fighting for their lives on the front line, the emperor personally awarding rewards is a manifestation of honor.

Of course, beheading level 30 is a very important indicator. If you are less than level 30, even if you are only level 29, you cannot return to Beijing to participate in the ceremony of the emperor's personal reward.

Military judges, clerks and gendarmeries strictly abide by the military rules and regulations to conduct a tripartite review of the number of soldiers beheaded. Only soldiers who have been recognized by the three parties can participate in the reward ceremony. As for buying the head and forcing the soldiers to hand over the head, once discovered, no matter how big the officer is, they will immediately deal with it by military law.

At the least, they will be removed from their posts and beheaded, and they will be driven out of the military camp and sentenced to prison. At the worst, they will be beheaded on the spot to maintain the majesty of military law.

The Qin army attaches great importance to military law, and there are no monarch, minister, general, father and son under military law.

Such strict military laws can indeed protect the interests of many grassroots soldiers, but this also makes many soldiers feel extremely regretful and hate their lack of strength, especially beheading soldiers of more than 20 levels, which will continue to promote their hardest fighting in the future.

Of course, they will also reward the first-level reward for beheading and the second-level reward for beheading according to the regulations of the Qin army.

There are also subdivisions of the indirect combat troops, such as bird gunners, bird gunners have reward standards, gunners have reward standards, and crossbowmen also have reward standards. Due to the limitations of the troops, most of them receive rewards collectively, and few individuals receive rewards.
Chapter completed!