Chapter 162: Captain Nong

Chen Pangzi is now on the battlefield, still carrying his precious pair of shoes with him.

He puts them in a storage bag that is closest to him. Whenever he has free time, he takes out the shoes and looks at them carefully.

Today, he just experienced a great war and locked himself in a small house.

Then he carefully took out the shoes, fearing that he would scare his little baby.

He carefully held the shoes in his hands and looked at them carefully inch by inch. There was still no change today.

Since the last time he was frightened, his precious shoes have not eaten for a long time.

Even if he got a lot of rare spirits to feed them, his shoes still didn't eat or drink. This made him a little worried.

Every time he thought of it, Chen Pangzi wanted to slap himself twice, too rash.

Knowing that the spirit of the shoes was very shy, he still didn't stop his curiosity and hid behind the door to peek.

His little baby was so scared that he didn't dare to show his face for several months.

Chen Pangzi was looking at the shoes. At this time, there was a knock on the door, and he quickly put the shoes into the storage bag.

"Come in."

A soldier of the National Defense Army came in.

"General, we have recently been tracking down the fish that escaped the cult, but we found one person and it is not easy to make a decision."

"All the people involved should be killed and their houses should be confiscated. What's so difficult about it?"

Fat Chen said with some disapproval.

The government of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty has always been merciless to cults, just kill them directly.

"General, do you know this person?"

"Impossible, I have never had anything to do with cults."

Fat Chen denied it flatly, and first of all, he would get himself out of it.

"General, do you still remember that we met the King of Qi at the foot of Shekou Mountain in Anchang County?"

"Of course I remember, and my brothers were rewarded for it at that time."

"What? Is this matter related to the King of Qi?"

Fat Chen reacted, stared, and frightened his men to tremble.

"It was the boy riding a goose who followed the King of Qi at that time."

Fat Chen nodded. He had an impression of the boy. He looked simple, honest and loyal.

From the situation at that time, the boy had a good relationship with the King of Qi and was deeply appreciated by the King of Qi.

"The King of Qi could not have been involved with the evil cult, and he must not have been involved."

"If we force the King of Qi to be involved, we will be in trouble."

"No matter who this person is, get rid of him. Killing one less evil cultivator is not a big deal, but if the King of Qi is involved, things will be difficult to handle."

"I will report to General Ji first. I believe he will agree with my approach. In addition, I will write a letter to the King of Qi to inform him of this matter."

Although Fat Chen is a military general and has some status in the court, he still has to be careful when this matter involves the King of Qi.

"But General, this matter is not easy to get rid of." The soldier whispered.

"Why?"

Fat Chen was a little annoyed. Why were his men so stubborn?

"Just pretend that we didn't find him!"

"But the key to enter Daoxuan's secret collection this time is in the hands of the martial arts candidate in Shekou Mountain, and he opened the door himself."

After hearing what the soldier said, Fatty Chen also fell silent.

Holding the key to open the door to Daoxuan's secret collection, this person is too important to be picked out.

If he forcibly clears this person, he will be unlucky if he is caught by others.

"Wait, I will go to see General Ji and let him decide personally."

Fat Chen left the room and walked towards the hall where General Ji was.

It happened that General Ji had nothing to do at this time, so Fatty Chen dismissed his left and right and told the whole story.

General Ji received the report and thought for a while while stroking his chin.

"The martial arts candidate you are talking about is named Zhang Ergou, right?"

"Yes, he is from Anchang County. He made contributions in quelling the rebellion and was rewarded with a foundation-building pill. He successfully built his foundation several years ago and is a registered foundation-building cultivator in Sanyang County."

Fat Chen didn't know how General Ji would deal with it, so when he told Ergou's life, he didn't mention that his foundation-building pill was given by the King of Qi.

"Cough cough cough..."

General Ji touched his chin and coughed a few times before speaking.

"Zhang Ergou is loyal to the court and the Great Zhou. He was appointed by the King of Qi to be an undercover in the cult several years ago.

This person is not afraid of life and death. He went deep into the dragon's den and the tiger's lair, personally opened the door of Daoxuan's secret collection, lured the cultists in, and made the first contribution to the luring and killing of the cultists this time."

When Fat Chen heard General Ji finish speaking, his eyes lit up. He really deserved to be a general.

He solved the matter in a few words and gave the King of Qi a great favor.

"Just do it, report it to the court, and ask for credit for all the soldiers."

"Okay!"

According to General Ji's instructions, Fatty Chen wrote a memorial, and then everyone signed it and sent it up.

The battle report and the heads captured were sent to the court together, shocking the court and the people.

This time, the Zhenguo Army used the Taoist secrets to lure and kill the cult monks, beheading a total of 865 people, including six Jindan, and caught 237 cultists lurking in the government.

Cults have always been a cancer that endangers the stability of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The last time Qingzhou was in chaos, there were cultists behind the scenes.

But all along, the cultists have been hiding very deeply, scattered all over the place, and rarely show up, so it is difficult to catch one or two.

As a result, the government has been catching them for many years, but the momentum of the cult has become stronger and stronger.

This time, the National Defense Army lured and killed hundreds of evil cultivators. At least for the next few hundred years, the evil cult will not be able to recover.

Therefore, this time, the National Defense Army should be rewarded heavily.

Among the people who made contributions this time, Zhang Ergou, a martial arts candidate, was particularly dazzling.

With his mere foundation-building cultivation, he was not afraid of life and death, went deep into the dragon's den and tiger's den as an undercover, and finally led all the evil cultivators into the Taoist secrets.

Such a martial arts candidate is a pillar of the country and a peerless national talent, so of course he should be rewarded heavily.

As the King of Qi who placed Ergouzi as an undercover, he naturally made great contributions.

The wise and intelligent, civil and military achievements, virtues of the people, longevity, and supreme Longxing Sheng Emperor praised the little prince in the court.

Then, all the ministers in the court said that Longxing Sheng Emperor was born well, and a dragon gave birth to a dragon, and a phoenix gave birth to a phoenix.

Everything is the credit of the Holy Emperor Longxing. The blood of the royal family is excellent enough to cultivate generations of outstanding people for the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Under the control of the Ji royal family, the Great Zhou Dynasty will surely last for thousands of years and prosper forever!

Originally, parents love the youngest son, grandparents love the eldest grandson, and the Holy Emperor Longxing also has a preference for this youngest son.

Now hearing the ministers bragging like this, the Holy Emperor Longxing is very happy.

So the primary credit for the extermination of the cultists this time must be the Holy Emperor Longxing.

It was the old emperor who planned and won thousands of miles away and led well.

The second is the generals of the National Defense Army, the King of Qi, Er Gouzi and others.

Finally, there are those soldiers who can only fight and kill.

Then the Holy Emperor Longxing rewards everyone according to their merits...

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Er Gouzi sits at home, and the merits fall from the sky.

When people are unlucky, drinking cold water will get stuck in their teeth, but if luck comes, sleeping at home will be woken up by good luck.

He was taking a nap on the top of the mountain that day when he heard someone shouting loudly below.

He looked out and found that it was a team of officials, including a team of soldiers from the National Defense Army.

Seeing this team of soldiers and officials, he instinctively felt guilty and nervous.

He reflected on what he had done and found that he had violated the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

For example, stealing things.

For example, swallowing up the officials and soldiers of the county government and assassinating the Dianshi of Anchang County.

For example, Daoxuan's secret treasure...

Could it be that the matter was exposed and the officials and soldiers came to the door?

Er Gouzi was guilty as a thief, and he instinctively wanted to escape, saying that if there is a green mountain, there is no fear of running out of firewood.

But seeing that he had saved up so much wealth, he was a little reluctant to run away.

He lost his life, but he was a good man again 18 years later.

If he lost his money, he might not have it in his next life.

Alas! He could only bite the bullet and go down to take a look.

If the situation is not right, it is not too late to ride the big snake and escape.

When Er Gouzi went down to the foot of the mountain, an official in gorgeous brocade robes, with a white face and no beard, and a serious look, shouted in a shrill voice.

"Military candidate Zhang Ergou receives the imperial decree!"

"Anchang County Military candidate Zhang Ergou, a man of duty, loyal and brave for the country, a pillar of the country, and deep into the dragon's den and the tiger's lair..."

"Now Zhang Ergou is appointed as the agricultural commander of Sanyang County, to cultivate land and train soldiers for the country, and guard the southwest gate..."

The huge merit fell directly on Er Gouzi's head, making him dizzy.

Even though he usually reads a lot of sage books, he also understands a lot of truths.

But now he tried hard to think, but he couldn't figure out how he had made great contributions?

Why didn't I know?

However, these things were not understood, so they could only be put aside for the time being, and he would take the imperial decree first.

"Wise and wise, great in civil and military affairs, virtuous and benevolent, may he live forever, the supreme and holy emperor Longxing! The Great Zhou Dynasty will last for thousands of years and unify the world."

Er Gouzi was glad that he had read books, and Ji Cang had taught him before, otherwise he would have become mute this time.

After the white-faced and beardless official finished reading the imperial edict, he stopped pretending and handed the imperial edict to Er Gouzi with a smile.

"Congratulations, Captain Zhang!"

"Your official edict was approved by the imperial edict of the Holy Emperor Longxing, which is very different from those of other captains."

"Thank you, sir!"

Er Gouzi thanked him and reached out to take the imperial edict.

But before he could grab the imperial edict, the white-faced official retracted his hand and the imperial edict was taken back again, and he grabbed nothing.

Er Gouzi thought it was a misunderstanding, and continued to reach out to grab the imperial edict, but grabbed nothing again.

Looking up, the other party still had a smile on his face, and he didn't look like he was deliberately making things difficult for him.

But he refused to give him the imperial edict in his hand.

Only then did Er Gouzi realize that it was impossible to deal with people in the government without gifts?

He had been living too smoothly during this period, and almost forgot all the rules taught by Yang Tie.

He quickly took out a box of spiritual stones and gave it to the white-faced official.

Sure enough, after the other party took the spiritual stones, Er Gouzi easily got the imperial edict and a new set of official robes.

In addition to the leading official, everyone else who accompanied him also had to share some benefits.

These are the rules of the officialdom. You can choose not to give, but people will trip you up.

Every time these spiritual stones were given out, Er Gouzi's heart ached.

The huge officialdom of the Great Zhou Dynasty was openly governed by the Great Zhou Law.

In secret, there was another set of unwritten rules, and everyone usually followed this set of rules to protect each other and make money together.

Everyone in the officialdom must abide by these rules; otherwise, not only will they be unable to move forward, they may even be ruined.

In fact, when Er Gouzi gave away these spiritual stones, people would not say a few good words for him, but would not secretly trip him up.

This is also the reason why Er Gouzi is extremely reluctant to be an official.

This group of officials all got the benefits, drank another sip of tea, and then left contentedly.

Only Er Gouzi was left, looking at the imperial edict in his hand, as well as a set of official robes and an official seal.

He had seen the official position of the agricultural commander in a book before.

The duties were to cultivate the land, train soldiers, and prepare for war.

The imperial edict gave him this official position, but did not give him any real power, nor did it have any actual responsibilities for him to bear.

It seemed as if he was only given a nominal position.

At first he didn't understand why Ji Cang wanted to give him an official position.

When he saw the more than 2,000 people under his command, he suddenly understood.

Hahaha...

It turns out that Brother Ji was afraid.

These people were all taught by Ji Cang himself in terms of skills and formations. If they continued to practice like this, their strength would become stronger and stronger. They were not like farmers, but more like an army.

Just the current strength is much stronger than the soldiers of Sanyang County.

If someone catches this handle in the future and goes to the court to accuse the King of Qi of raising private soldiers and intending to rebel.

Even if he doesn't die, he will be skinned alive.

No one reported him before because the truth was not revealed.

Now Ji Cang has made such a small official, and the troops under his command will be the legitimate army of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the future.

I just don't know how Brother Ji operated it and gave him such a great credit?