Chapter 104 Rewarding According to Merit

On the other hand, let's look at Lin Chen.

If Xue Ke does well, he might be able to get back the imperial merchant status granted by the late emperor to the Xue family!

This imperial merchant status is what Xue Ke is most jealous of.

He grew up in the Xue family since he was a child, and Xue Ke was looked down upon because of the change in the main family.

Xue Ke did not show much of this on the surface, but he was actually upset.

If Xue Ke was allowed to get back the imperial merchant status as a collateral branch, the expression of the Xue family's main family in Jinling would be so exciting!

Xue Ke still wanted to vent his anger.

"Brother, General Lin will be back in Beijing soon."

Xue Baoqin thought of something and reminded Xue Ke.

Xue Ke nodded when he heard it.

He planned to visit Lin Chen as soon as he returned the imperial order.

"Sister, you reminded me that I have to prepare a gift." Xue Ke said with a smile.

Xue Baoqin smiled when she heard this.

She didn't believe that her brother was so meticulous that he would forget to prepare a gift.

"Sister, I heard that General Lin is not very old, and he has no marriage contract."

Xue Ke mentioned this matter casually.

"Brother!"

Sure enough, Xue Baoqin still showed a little girl's attitude after talking about this matter with people close to her.

A blush appeared on her cheeks, and she gave Xue Ke a cold look.

"Brother, are you planning to sell your sister?"

"How could it be?" Xue Ke immediately refuted seriously.

As the saying goes, an elder brother is like a father.

Xue Ke really thinks that he can put some thought into this aspect.

Xue Baoqin is not young this year, and he has to find a good family for his sister.

Lin Chenjia is not young, but he is deeply trusted by the emperor.

Now that he has returned victoriously, his official rank must be raised, and maybe he will be conferred a title!

In Xue Ke's opinion, this kind of person is a good match for his sister.

"Brother, have you ever thought that General Lin would be willing to marry my younger sister as his legal wife?"

Xue Baoqin's voice sounded a little cold.

She was just a merchant's daughter, and at most she entered the Lin family as a concubine.

"It was my brother's negligence."

Hearing this, Xue Ke also fell silent and apologized to his sister.

If he married his sister to Lin Chen as a concubine, others would inevitably say that Xue Ke was offering his sister to curry favor with him.

Thinking of this, Xue Ke immediately stopped talking about the matter.

The carriage was getting farther and farther away.

As for the Jia Mansion.

A servant was calling a groom to clean the stable.

"Hurry up! If you dawdle, you may have no food today!"

The slightly hunched young man lowered his head and said nothing, but just accelerated his movements.

As a family slave, he naturally had no status to speak of.

What's more, he was carrying a burden.

Seeing that the groom didn't speak, the servant felt bored and looked at the mess on the ground with disdain, and turned away.

The servant, or rather Wei Qing, just looked up at the other person's back as he left, his face calm, neither happy nor angry.

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Today.

It was a good time for the people of the capital to watch the excitement.

The people gathered at the north gate of the capital filled both sides of the street, looking out of the city gate.

"Here they come!"

I don't know who shouted, causing deafening cheers.

Wang Wu walked in the queue and couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

He didn't expect that he would come back alive and become a general of a hundred men in the army.

And there were rumors.

This time the court would reward meritorious generals.

Maybe he, a general of a hundred men, could be promoted.

This made Wang Wu very excited.

If he could get a military officer position, he, Wang Wu, would also be an official.

Then he would propose to the cloth shop owner and marry his daughter with confidence.

Wang Wu thought about his experience during this period, but he felt a little dazed.

Clearly, a few months ago, he was just a firewood dealer.

Thinking of this, Wang Wu couldn't help but look at the figure riding on horseback at the front of the queue.

If it weren't for General Lin, Wang Wu wouldn't be where he is today.

Wang Wu couldn't help but look in awe.

Lin Chen didn't expect such a big commotion today.

In order to show his wisdom, Li Zhao went out of the city to welcome him.

For a military general, this is a great favor.

Don't you see that the officials behind the emperor all look unhappy?

"Lin Qing."

Li Zhao's majestic voice sounded on the imperial carriage.

Hearing the voice, Lin Chen immediately turned over and dismounted to half-kneel and salute.

"Your Majesty, I am in armor, so I'm sorry I can't perform the full ceremony!"

"Haha!"

Li Zhao laughed and motioned Lin Chen to stand up.

"Lin Qing defeated the 60,000 elite troops of the White Lotus Sect this time, and even broke through the Xianping City, the White Lotus Sect's base camp. It is indeed a great achievement!"

When the officials heard Li Zhao talking about Lin Chen's achievements, their eyes fell on the ghost-faced general.

Originally, the other party was used as cannon fodder to deal with the White Lotus Sect.

Unexpectedly, he made great achievements!

The next step is the process of flattery and reward.

For Lin Chen, this process is a bit tedious and boring.

What Lin Chen didn't expect was that he was promoted to the fourth-rank general, awarded the title of county marquis, and 500 households!

No one expected Li Zhao to be so generous.

You know, this title is not something you can get casually.

The title of Li Tang must be obtained through military merit. Even if it is a family of military merit, most of them rely on the old capital of their ancestors and inherit the title.

Now that Lin Chen has been awarded the title of county marquis, it can be seen that he is extremely favored by the emperor!

This is quite surprising to many people.

"This Lin Chenjia is indeed from the Prince's Mansion." Some officials in the court thought thoughtfully.

In this way, maybe he can make friends with him.

Of course.

There are also people who are a little hostile to Lin Chen.

For example, Zhao Kuangyin's party members, or some jealous military nobles.

Similarly.

The meritorious officers at all levels have been promoted accordingly.

For example, Yang Zhi, from the sixth-rank lieutenant, was promoted three levels to the fifth-rank captain.

For a time, the army under Lin Chen was very happy.

You know, these soldiers also have a lot of money and property rewarded by the emperor.

"Return to the camp!"

After Lin Chen arranged for the army to move into the barracks, he handed over the follow-up matters to Yang Zhi.

Let him arrange for the soldiers to rest and go home.

"That's right!"

Yang Zhi saw that Lin Chen hadn't finished speaking, so he immediately held his breath and listened attentively.

"Arrange the defense of the capital."

Lin Chen just issued this order that Yang Zhi didn't understand.

"I obey your command!"

Yang Zhi didn't ask any more questions, and nodded directly.

Wang Wu's side.

After receiving the reward of nearly 100 taels of silver, he came to ask for leave.

In the 100-man team where Wang Wu was, there were also about 30 people who were approved for leave.

"Captain, we discussed it and planned to treat you to a meal."

Several soldiers found Wang Wu and said so.

"No need." Wang Wu put on the airs of a captain and said with a stern face, "You should go back and reunite with your family as soon as possible."

This leave is only three days.

He Wang Wu still has to go back to propose marriage.

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