My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?

Chapter 30: You will be awarded a knighthood for your merits, and you will be rewarded for your merits!
Hearing the call, Su Jiao opened the curtain and got in.

First, he gave Yafu a big smile, then quickly stood up straight, raised his hands to Ying Chengyu, and shouted solemnly:

"Caiguan (basic infantryman) Su Jiao, meet the general!"

Ying Chengyu also looked at Su Jiao with a serious face and said in a deep voice:
"Captain Su Jiao broke out of the military camp tonight to report the urgent military situation and prevented the army from causing chaos. In terms of merit, it is worth the effort!"

"Now for your hard work, I will grant you a title, a hectare of farmland, a nine-acre house, and a servant. You can become an official with a rank of fifty stones."

"In the army, you get a dou of rice every day, vegetable soup as a side dish, and twenty-two cents per liter (2/22 liter) of salt."

"Another officer, Su Jiao, was appointed as the commander of the personal army camp!"

Ying Chengyu's words were like a heavy hammer hitting Su Jiao's eardrums.

It was obviously an invisible voice, but it made Su Jiao's mind rumble!
Su Jiao's family is not poor, but a hectare of land, a house, and a servant are still a considerable amount of income for his family.

And from now on, his daily diet will be a bushel of rice (approximately equivalent to modern brown rice)!
Although it was not as refined as the food eaten by senior generals, it was already rice with the chaff removed, and it would no longer sting his throat like corn that made his throat hurt every time he took a bite.

For a foodie, this is enough to surprise Su Jiao.

More importantly, he was promoted and knighted!
What does it mean to be knighted?
One step to the sky!

Su Jiao looked at Ying Chengyu in disbelief, pointed at himself and asked:

"General, general, did you admit the wrong person?"

"I-I didn't cut off the heads of the enemy soldiers, so I can't be knighted for my merits!"

Ying Chengxuan's voice was still serious: "Ji Shou's title was decided by Lord Shang."

"In view of the fact that only counting the first knighthood cannot fulfill the demand of reward for meritorious service, the Prime Minister specially launched the policy of knighthood for meritorious service."

"For your hard work, I will write a complete report and submit it to the imperial court for review."

"Even if the general made some omissions, it is only the general who is guilty and has nothing to do with you."

Da Qin's military merit system has actually been changing.

After Shang Yang, in the Qin Dynasty, the only way to get a title was to behead someone or appoint someone by the king.

The titles of military generals such as Wang Jian were built up one by one, while the titles of Lord Changping, Lord Changwen, Lord Yangquan and others depended on the appointment of the king.

But Lu Buwei completely opened up the channel of "nobility for meritorious service".

You can also get a knighthood for your merits such as capturing bandits, donating food, capturing prisoners, capturing flags, etc. However, the review is very strict, and most of the time, you cannot get a knighthood above the hairpin.

Su Jiao's communication skills completely met the standard of "merit" set by Lu Buwei.

Ying Chengyu explained clearly, but Su Jiao still looked at Bafu, and saw Bafu glare at him fiercely:
"What are you waiting for? Get your reward quickly!"

Seeing the Eighth Master like this, Su Jiao quickly raised his hands and shouted:

"Captain Su Jiao, thank you General!"

Ying Chengxuan's expression remained serious, and he ordered in a deep voice: "Captain Su Jiao, step forward!"

Su Jiao hurriedly took a step forward, further closing the distance between him and Ying Chengyu, and he could even feel the air flow from Ying Chengyu's breath.

Ying Chengyu stretched out his hands, held down Su Jiao's conical bun on the left side with one hand, and took off Su Jiao's wooden hairpin with the other hand.

"comb."

Taking the comb, Ying Chengyu combed Su Jiao's hair briefly, and then used both hands to neatly give Su Jiao a bun that was tilted to the right.

Then she helped Su Jiao put the hairpin back on her hair, and Su Jiao's original left bun became a right bun.

Touching his bun, Su Jiao couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.

Just like those college students in later generations who had their tassels moved from right to left by the dean, it marked a change in status.

It's just that it's different from the status change between school students and undergraduates. The change in bun marks Su Jiao's official jump from the Guizhou class to the noble class!
Moreover, Su Jiao's knighthood ceremony was completed personally by Lord Chang'an of the Great Qin Dynasty.

This incident alone is enough to make Su Jiao brag for a lifetime!

Ying Chengyu smiled and said warmly: "Congratulations!"

"You don't need to express your gratitude to me. I, Da Qin, will reward you for your merits. You deserve this." Su Jiao suddenly handed over his hands and shouted loudly, panting like an ox: "The last general will die for the general!"

Ying Chengyu smiled happily: "You are already doing it."

"The arrow that blocked Pu Juan just now was shot by you, right?"

Su Jiao was stunned: "General, did you see it?!"

In an instant, all the family soldiers, including Bafu and Guafu, looked at Su Jiao closely.

Many of the soldiers' archery skills were not that superb and they did not dare to shoot arrows from a distance to avoid hurting Ying Chenglong.

The soldiers with good archery skills had already been shooting arrows at the dead soldiers. By the time they noticed Pu Juan's sword and drew their bows to set the arrows, it was already too late.

Su Jiao's arrow not only saved Ying Chengyu, but also saved all their soldiers!
Ying Chengyu's voice also became gentler:
"You cannot be awarded a title for your rescue efforts. I can only promote you to the rank of commander of the personal corps. You will be sent around as a reward in the future."

"I hope Wu Zhang Su won't be dissatisfied if I miss the opportunity to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds."

Su Jiao shook his head repeatedly: "General, what are you talking about?"

"It is a humble honor to be your commander."

"and……"

After a pause, Su Jiao lowered his head and spoke in a low voice: "I dare not take credit for my humble position."

"My humble position is just because I have been observing Brother Pu all the time, so I can take action earlier than others, that's all."

Ying Chengyu's eyes narrowed: "Do you know Pujiao?"

Su Jiao explained seriously: "After joining the army at a humble position, I was assigned to the same army as Pu Juan..."

After Su Jiao finished telling the complete story about his contact with Pu Juan, Ying Chengyu's eyes lit up: "Have you never seen Pu Juan leave alone?"

Su Jiao thought Ying Chengyu was going to deal with him.

After all, if Pu Juan assassinates Ying Chengyu, their fellow soldiers may also be implicated.

But he didn't expect to hear such a question from Ying Chengyu, and he quickly replied: "No, Brother Pu has always lived and ate with me."

Ying Chengyu asked again: "No one came to see him?"

Su Jiao recalled briefly and shook his head firmly: "No."

Ying Chengyu was thoughtful, but changed the subject: "Commander Su, I intend to deal with a person who has committed trouble tonight."

"This matter does not violate the laws of Qin, but it will cause dissatisfaction in the court, and it cannot be confided to anyone afterwards."

"Yacho wanted to go, but couldn't go because of his leg injury, so he recommended you."

"How do you feel?"

Hearing what Ying Chengyu said, Su Jiao knew that what Ying Chengyu wanted him to do was dirty work.

But if you can get promoted by doing dirty work, why not do it?

It's just killing people!

Su Jiao raised his hand without hesitation: "I'm willing to take this humble position!"

Instructing the hexagram master to take Su Jiao with him, Ying Chengyu murmured softly and thoughtfully:

"Fan Yuqi didn't know that Pu Hao had joined the army!"

Yafu was quite surprised: "How could this happen?"

"That Pu Hao kept shouting his name before he died. He was obviously an assassin who only wanted his name after his death."

"Who in the world today besides Lu Buwei would recruit ranger assassins to assassinate the family head?"

"Fan Yuqi also obeys Lu Buwei's orders, so they should be in the same group."

A smile appeared on Ying Chengyu's lips: "But now it seems that they are not members of the same party!"

(End of this chapter)