Chapter 100

Qin Jie, Zhao Ci, and the others all looked at Xu Qiu: "There's such a thing? No wonder I felt that tens of thousands of Huang Jin soldiers were missing. Besides, the Huang Jin warriors who appeared that day are also gone!"

"It must be so, it must be that group of Huang Jin soldiers who took the wealth!"

"We absolutely cannot let them go!"

Qin Jie and the others all had red eyes.

Including Su Xuan, who also pretended to have red eyes.

But in his heart, he thought: "In your dreams, it's impossible for you to find this wealth from Han Zhong and Sun Xia."

Furthermore, Han Zhong and Sun Xia were his people;

He had long ago given them orders that after retreating from Wancheng, they were to gather the Huang Jin soldiers from various cities along the way;

And while they were at it, plunder the money, grain, and military equipment of the noble families in those cities;

Then, they were to retreat directly into the depths of Mount Tongbai in the east to hide temporarily, as he would have great use for them later.

"Speaking of Han Zhong and Sun Xia, I do need to find an opportunity to subdue some more fierce generals to lead troops, and send one to help Sun Xia and the others train those Huang Jin soldiers."

"In addition, I must also have Sun Xia and the others send a few of those Huang Jin warriors over for me to study the principles and methods behind them."

Su Xuan thought to himself.

One day later,

Luoyang received the victory report from Nanyang.

Jia Yi, the manager of the Su Family Chamber of Commerce in Luoyang and a member of the Secret Guard, submitted a visiting card and met Zhang Rang with 2 million coins.

"My lord, my master asked me to send his greetings to you on his behalf and presented 2 million coins and a glazed Buddha statue. Please accept them with a smile;"

"In addition, regarding the matter of rewards for merits this time, I still need you, my lord, to put in a good word before His Majesty."

Jia Yi said to Zhang Rang with a respectful expression.

As early as when he planned to take Wancheng, Su Xuan had already had the Secret Guard prepared.

The moment the victory report entered Luoyang, Jia Yi had come to the door immediately.

It was just to prevent anyone from causing trouble.

"Hehe!"

When Zhang Rang heard this, he opened the box to look at the money inside, and finally looked at the flawless glazed Buddha statue with an appreciative gaze, nodded with satisfaction, and said: "General Su is indeed a wonderful person. I want to see him even more now!"

"I will accept the items;"

"Rest assured! I am a person of principle. Since I have accepted your general's things, I will get the matter done! Let your general wait for good news!"

"Tell him to perform more meritorious deeds and suppress the rebellion as soon as possible. His Majesty likes that."

After speaking, Zhang Rang waved his hand, signaling that Jia Yi could leave.

"Then many thanks, my lord!"

Jia Yi immediately bowed, turned, and left Zhang Rang's mansion, and sent people to pass the news back to Su Xuan.

Early the next morning,

At the morning court session,

After the Son of Heaven had someone read the victory report from Nanyang, he smiled with joy: "Haha! Good! Good! Finally, there is some good news!"

"Su Xuan, Qin Jie, and the others did not disappoint me! They finally beheaded that Zhang Mancheng and recaptured Wancheng!"

"The overall situation in Nanyang is now settled."

Heaven knows how much pressure he had been under recently.

Although the war in Jizhou was going smoothly, more than half of Jizhou had already fallen into the hands of Zhang Jiao.

And the situation in Yanzhou was even worse.

The two pieces of trash, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, were actually being suppressed and beaten by a mere Bo Cai, retreating step by step, and had already been besieged in Changshe.

They were simply unworthy of being called famous generals.

Now that there was finally some great news, how could the Son of Heaven not be happy?

He immediately waved his hand and said: "Zhang Rang, send someone to convey my decree: Cavalry Commandant Su Xuan has performed meritorious service in breaking the city and beheading the rebel leader Zhang Mancheng. He is promoted to Commandant of Cavalry, commanding 10,000 troops. Order him to stabilize Wancheng and then immediately lead his army north into Yanzhou to assist Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun in suppressing the Yanzhou rebellion and annihilating Bo Cai's Huang Jin army!"

"In addition, order Qin Jie to suppress the remaining Huang Jin rebels in Nanyang as soon as possible;"

"Appoint Zhao Ci as the Jiangxia Commandery Commandant, responsible for clearing out the Jiangxia Yellow Turban rebels and other bandits;"

"Transfer Jingzhou Inspector Xu Qiu to Luoyang to take up a post. Specific arrangements will be discussed later."

"Yes!"

Zhang Rang, who was on the side, immediately bowed and accepted the order.

When Yuan Feng and the others heard the Son of Heaven directly announce the appointments, they wanted to stop Su Xuan's promotion, but they couldn't find a reason.

After all, Su Xuan was indeed the one with the primary merit this time, and he had to be rewarded.

Moreover, looking at the Son of Heaven's attitude, it was obvious he was not prepared to listen to their opinions, so they could only wait for the time being.

At the same time, Yuan Feng thought angrily: "What exactly is this Qin Jie doing? How could he let that little brat Su Xuan perform such a great service?"

"The key is that he even reported these merits in his memorial. It is simply outrageous!"

"It seems that this person already has other thoughts. I must send someone to warn and beat him;"

"If he doesn't listen, then I can only find a way to replace him."

Nanyang's location was too important, and at the same time, it was a place the Yuan family wanted to plot and expand into this time, so it absolutely could not be lost.

2 days later,

Su Xuan met Zuo Feng again in Wancheng.

"In the first year of Zhongping, the Son of Heaven Liu Hong decrees: Cavalry Commandant Su Xuan has performed meritorious service in breaking Wancheng, beheading the Huang Jin rebel leader Zhang Mancheng, and suppressing the Nanyang Huang Jin rebel army. He is promoted to Commandant of Cavalry, commanding 10,000 troops. I hope you will continue to make persistent efforts. After Nanyang is stabilized, immediately lead your troops to Yanzhou to assist the government army in suppressing the Huang Jin Bo Cai department. Respect this!"

"Hehe! General Su! Accept the decree!"

After Zuo Feng finished reading the imperial decree, he smiled and handed the decree in his hand to Su Xuan.

"I, Su Xuan, accept the decree and thank you for your grace!"

Su Xuan hurriedly stood up to receive the decree, and at the same time secretly gave Zuo Feng a wink, before retreating to the side.

Afterward, Zuo Feng continued to read the appointments for Zhao Ci and Xu Qiu, and conveyed the Son of Heaven's oral instruction to Qin Jie.

Qin Jie's previous position as Nanyang Administrator was an advance appointment; only by recapturing Nanyang and suppressing the Nanyang war could he sit firmly in the position of Nanyang Administrator.

Otherwise, even if he didn't die in battle, not only would he be unable to truly take the position of Nanyang Administrator, but he would likely be punished.

Therefore, although there was no extra reward now, Qin Jie had no dissatisfaction.

However, when Zhao Ci heard that he was actually appointed as the Jiang Xiajun Commandant, his brows wrinkled slightly, and he couldn't help but glance at Qin Jie, feeling very resentful in his heart.

He felt that this must be Qin Jie's doing, deliberately trying to kick him away after using him.

Otherwise, he should have been appointed as the Nanyang Commandery Commandant, not some Jiang Xiajun Commandant.

Jiangxia was certainly not bad, but it couldn't compare to Nanyang at all.

For a time, Zhao Ci hated Qin Jie more and more in his heart.

But he was also a person who was good at enduring, so he temporarily buried this hatred in his heart without showing it, and instead honestly accepted the imperial decree.

"Hehe! Zhao Ci, congratulations! From now on, you are a Commandery Commandant! I hope you have a bright future!"

Qin Jie did not know at this time that Zhao Ci already hated him, so he immediately smiled and congratulated him.

"Hehe! Many thanks, my lord!"

When Zhao Ci heard this, he cupped his hands with a forced smile.

He felt that Qin Jie was mocking him!

This made Qin Jie feel a bit confused.

He didn't understand why Zhao Ci had this attitude.

When did he offend this person?

He didn't!

He did indeed report Zhao Ci's merits, without any deduction.

He was also surprised that Zhao Ci was appointed as the Jiang Xiajun Commandant, but he also felt it was reasonable.

If he knew about Zhao Ci's misunderstanding of him, he would definitely cry out that he was wronged.

He really had no intention of kicking Zhao Ci away.

Unable to figure it out, Qin Jie didn't go to stick his hot face on a cold butt, just assuming that Zhao Ci's wings had hardened and he was no longer respectful to him.

Next, Qin Jie smiled and cupped his hands to congratulate Su Xuan, who was on the side: "Brother Su! I must congratulate you! A Commandant of Cavalry is a high-ranking official with a rank comparable to 2,000 shi, and His Majesty even gave you the power to command 10,000 troops, which shows how much he values you;"

"Your future prospects are limitless! When you become successful, don't forget your old brother."

This Su Xuan was only 17 years old!

And he was already catching up to him.