Chapter 280: Fighting for Military Merit

Su Qingmei saw that the group of old men were happy, and she also understood that they had worked hard all their lives and finally had a place to have fun.

But she still had to ask about the things she should care about.

"This is the first year of terraced fields. What are the fields like? Don't you care? Have you fertilized the fields? Have you dug drainage ditches? Have you set up anti-animal nets? Have you arranged people to drive away birds and animals?"

The group of old men immediately sat up straight: "Don't worry, President. This is related to the stomachs of the whole village. How can we not pay attention to it?"

"Yes, we care about it."

"The two deputy village chiefs you asked us to find before the New Year were not promoted in vain. There are people in the village. Don't worry. We just come here occasionally."

Su Qingmei breathed a sigh of relief: "It's not that I don't let you come. I wish you could come every day. It's lively in the market town with you. You are also happy. But this year, grain is a big deal."

All nodded: "I understand."

Su Qingmei was very satisfied with everything.

And there was a different scene over there with Lu Bocheng.

He chased Wang Hao, killed Wang Hao and his remnants in the mountains of western Hunan, and brought his head back to Chang'an.

At this point, all of Wang Hu's party were killed.

A generation of heroes came to an end.

Wang Hu ascended the throne twice, and attracted heroes from all walks of life to join him. He had the right time, right place, and right people.

It was not impossible to overthrow the Shuo Dynasty and change the dynasty.

However, he was narrow-minded and liked to kill innocent people. After conquering Chang'an, he did not think about making progress. He had no ability to clean up the court, and failed to eliminate the Shuo Dynasty's military towns and the imperial guards in Guanzhong in time.

In addition, due to his limited background and lack of economic acumen, he had several troubles to the point where there was no food in the army.

In the end, he was completely wiped out by the Shuo army, which was sad and lamentable.

In July, Emperor Shuo held a prisoner ceremony in the Daxuan Tower. Mu Congke and Cui Sheng presented the heads of Wang Hu and others, as well as nearly 30 concubines of Wang Hu.

Emperor Shuo heard that Wang Hu had nearly 30 young concubines this time, and he was very interested, so he went to the Great Xuan Tower in person.

Looking at the young and beautiful young women below, Emperor Shuo was quite emotional.

Asked: "You are all children of nobles, and have received the grace of the country for generations, why did you follow the thieves?"

She is so beautiful, and she is also the child of nobles, but she gave up being a good citizen and followed the rebels. I can't figure it out.

The women below also knew that Emperor Shuo would not let them go, and they trembled.

No one answered.

In the end, only the leading woman straightened her back.

She replied: "The mad thieves are vicious and rebellious. The country has millions of people, lost the clan, and moved to Ba and Shu. Now your majesty blames a woman for not being able to resist the thieves. Where do you put the ministers and generals!"

I don't know if it's because she has been following Wang Hu for a long time, the leading woman is also quite courageous. This death is imminent, neither humble nor arrogant, and she has the courage to confront Emperor Shuo's questioning.

You are the head of a country, you have a million troops, but you can't resist the enemy, and you moved the capital to Bashu in disgrace. Now you have the nerve to blame us?

This time, there was not a single dirty word in the reply.

The words of Wang Hu's concubines made the Emperor Shuo lose face, so he had to wave his hand and let Kuai's executioner quickly behead her.

The onlookers were one after another. They all felt sorry.

The officials and Kuai's executioners didn't know what to think, and they were reluctant to do it. They felt sorry for these women, and finally ordered people to bring strong liquor and allowed them to get drunk before executing them.

Wang Hu's concubines also knew that they couldn't escape this time, so they picked up the bowl and drank while crying.

Soon they fell drunk on the ground, dizzy, and were beheaded while drunk.

Only the woman who had just confronted the Emperor Shuo did not cry or drink, and went to death calmly. Her head was cut off with a knife.

The onlookers sighed.

Lü Bocheng was also among them, and he couldn't help but think of his wife.

He remembered that before he went to the battlefield, his wife told him that she would wait for him, even if she was missing arms and legs. If he died, she would not remarry.

He thought that if he died one day, he believed that his wife would definitely raise Xiaobao alone.

Xiaobao would live well without a father and follow his mother.

But he couldn't die.

And he had to have the power to protect his wife and children.

In this world, it is difficult to live with power, let alone without power. For the first time, Lü Bocheng wanted power and status.

Lü Bocheng presented Wang Hao's head.

When Emperor Shuo learned that all the remnants of Wang Hu had been killed, he was very pleased.

He rewarded a lot of people.

But Lü Bocheng was not one of them.

Lü Bocheng didn't want to endure it any longer: "Your Majesty, I am Lü Bocheng of Fengxiang Army. I have been in the army for more than three years and have made countless military achievements. I was previously named a fourth-rank loyal general by your majesty. This time, I led a hundred soldiers to kill nearly a thousand people of Wang Hao. I don't know why there is no minister in the merit book."

The Emperor Shuo was stunned after hearing this.

Wang Hao was killed by the man in front of him?

Fourth-rank? Why is he dressed as a soldier? What's his name? Lü Bocheng?

The Emperor Shuo hurriedly looked through the imperial edict, but couldn't find Lü Bocheng's name.

With such a great contribution, why is his name not on the imperial edict?

Looked behind him.

The eunuch Liu Lingzi behind him hurriedly stepped forward and whispered to the Emperor Shuo.

The Emperor Shuo nodded.

Lü Bocheng looked up, and Liu Lingzi was afraid that he was going to ruin his business.

He knelt down and clasped his fists: "Your Majesty, we have learned that after three years of going to war, my wife has given birth to a son for me. I used to receive a soldier's salary, but I was in the camp and guarding the city walls. I didn't go anywhere. The salary I received was enough for me to buy two more gray buns for each meal. But now I have a son to raise. Please restore my official position. I will send money to my wife to raise my son."

"Hahaha..."

After hearing this speech, Emperor Shuo laughed.

When I got the salary, I used it to exchange for food. Now that I know I have a son, I feel that the salary is not enough.

Interesting, really interesting.

This is the first time I heard that the salary should be saved and sent to my wife to raise her son.

Liu Lingzi was about to say more, but Emperor Shuo waved his hand at him.

He smiled and said to Lu Bocheng: "Okay, in order to let you have money to raise your son, I will restore your official position. In addition, if you make great contributions this time, I will confer you the title of the third-rank Huaihua General."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Lu Bocheng knocked his head heavily on the brick, and once again pleased Emperor Shuo.

He was in a good mood, and he rewarded him with 100 taels of gold, 1,000 taels of silver and dozens of pieces of cloth.

Lu Bocheng happily left the palace with the things. He kept the gold and cloth for himself, and divided the 1,000 taels of silver among his men.

More than a hundred soldiers under his command wanted to throw him up. He thought he would watch others eat meat and drink soup again, but he didn't expect there would be such a good thing.

Lü Bocheng's bold move shocked Cui Sheng for a long time.

He hurried to find him.

He looked him up and down: "Did you go to chase Wang Hao and get your head damaged?"

Or did he change someone else?

This person who usually kept quiet and didn't fight or compete, was demoted to a fourth-rank official without saying a word.

He went to guard the city wall with a spear, and would rather be on the city wall every day than be a personal soldier under his command.

How could he earn credit for himself this time?

What stimulated him?