Chapter 042: From a small soldier to a hundred households in one day

"Mr. Deng!"

"Mr. Jiang!"

"Mr. Zhao!"

When a group of senior officials arrived, everyone came forward to salute. Of course, Xu Xingxia and others were also in it. What they thought was one thing in their hearts, but what they did on the surface was another thing. These old men are still the boss, so Xu Xingxia could not bow his head and bend down. As a result, as a person who made military achievements twice, he was naturally introduced to Deng Rubai.

Deng Rubai looked at Xu Xingxia with a look, and showed a very appreciative look. He smiled and said, "No, good, it's true that he is young and promising! We Ningxia avant-garde, and we all have a bright face with a young hero like you!"

Xu Xingxia looked serious and said with a chance: "It is Lord Deng and all the masters who teach well that their subordinates have achieved their achievements today. If the most contributions are to the great ones, the great masters present. If it weren't for the meritorious contributions of all the people who were always guarding the border, the Tartars would not know how rampant it would be!"

If you flatter like this kind of street flattery, Xu Xingxia can still say something. Anyway, everyone is carrying a flower sedan chair, and it doesn’t take much effort. If you can get some substantial benefits, it would be the best. Now, what he needs most is no longer a false reputation. What he needs most is real things.

Deng Rubai's smile was obviously brighter. Xu Xingxia was so successful that he felt very satisfied. He felt that this trip was worth it. He was in a good mood and nodded and said, "Yes, everyone present today is the one who has made contributions. But your contribution is the most important. After all, you cut down the head of the Tartars with your own hands. I have brought you all your rewards!"

After saying that, he turned around and asked someone to arrange a reward and distributed it on the spot.

Xu Xingxia remained calm on the surface and expressed her gratitude repeatedly, but shook her head gently in her heart. Deng Rubai's words sounded very warm, as if he cared about them very much. However, Xu Xingxia knew very well that Deng Rubai felt embarrassed and urgently wanted to block their mouths and prevent today's affairs from being publicized. These squandered money are not only a reward for killing the Tartars, but also a hush money.

After all, when Weizhen Fort was in trouble, Deng Rubai, as the commander, ran faster than the rabbit. Now, when he heard that all the Tartars were killed, he couldn't help but come back. This is indeed difficult to argue in terms of reason. This is a very disgraceful thing. If there were no outsiders coveting it, it might be fine. However, those people in the war system were staring at it, and Deng Rubai wanted to cover up this matter, but it was probably not easy.

In the final analysis, the internal struggle in Ningxia Town is indeed too powerful. The military system is so fierce. I don’t know how powerful the battle between the civil servant group and the military officer system is. I heard that Li Zhijing, deputy envoy of Ningxia Town’s military preparation, and Li Guozhen, general of Ningxia Town, had a big fuss about the issue of money and grain distribution, and even the three-sided general system could not be suppressed. In the end, it was not until the imperial court’s headquarters left the matter.

These high-ranking officials devoted all their energy to internal struggles, so where would they have the energy to deal with the Tatars? Strictly speaking, they might as well be better at Jeffrey. Although Jeffrey was rebelled and his family was confiscated and his family was exterminated, he did a good job in dealing with the Tatars. When he was guarding Ningxia Town, the Tatars were very peaceful.

It can be seen that as long as there is no fighting within the Ming army, no internal friction, and unite with the outside world, the Tatars have no chance to go south at all, and the same is true for the Later Jin Tartars. The hundreds of thousands of Ming army in Liaodong really cannot defeat the Later Jin Tartars? It is impossible! The Ming army was defeated by their own people! In the final analysis, the struggle between Wang Huazhen and Xiong Tingbi is still the scourge of party struggles.

Unfortunately, this idea can only be a flower in the mirror and a moon in the water, and it cannot be solved at all. In the 44th year of Wanli, the fuse of the party struggle has been laid, and the prototypes of each party have been formed. The Zhejiang Party, the Chu Party, and the Donglin Party have all appeared on the historical stage one after another. Even Emperor Wanli has no way to eliminate the party struggle. Without a super powerful and courageous person, it is impossible to eliminate the party struggle. If the party struggle is not eliminated, the Ming Dynasty will surely perish!

"Xu Xingxia, twenty-nine Tartars."

"Zhang Quanfu, two of the Tartars' heads."

"Gao Meng, two of the Tartars' heads."

"Liu Chuang, two of the Tartars' heads.

The military merit bag filled with silver was quickly sent up, attracting a large number of guests to watch. Wei Zhenfu read out the military achievements of the four people and then distributed silver patterns. For thirty-five Tartars, Xu Xingxia killed twenty-nine one by one, Zhang Quanfu killed two, Gao Meng killed two, and Liu Chuang killed two. The reward for each Tartar was thirty-two silver patterns.

Xu Xingxia received the most rewards. The twenty-nine Tartars' heads were nearly 900 taels of silver, which was a very big bag. The military merit bag was not that big, so it could only be divided into three bags. Xu Xingxia held three heavy military merit bags in one hand, and immediately ignited the atmosphere at the scene.

When the people around him saw Xu Xingxia receiving so much silver, their eyes turned a little green. Wang Shoulu's wife was even more so. Eight hundred and seventy taels of silver were a considerable amount of wealth. Even if they were a deputy, Qianqian households, it would be a bit difficult to get so much cash. After the Xu family received this silver, they were considered a first-class family in Weizhen Fort. Wang Shoulu could not compare at all.

Holding the heavy bag of military merit, Xu Xingxia didn't feel much. In fact, it was not his original intention to exchange the Tartars' head for silver. What he cared more was to improve his official position. If he wanted to do things, he had to have a higher official position. Of course, money was also indispensable. Haste would not be achieved, so he could only take it slowly.

The other three people's feelings were completely different from Xu Xingxia. The previous military achievements were all given to them by Xu Xingxia, and they had the same charity. Today's military achievements were earned by them. It can be said that the silver they got today is real. The money they earned is the most down-to-earth. This down-to-earth feeling made them feel very proud. They have always lived at the bottom and finally have the opportunity to be proud.

"Do it well!"

Peng Feng said to Xu Xingxia.

Other senior executives also said some polite words.

Just when Xu Xingxia thought the reward was over, Deng Rubai announced loudly: "In view of Xu Xingxia's contribution to killing the enemy twice and the amount is huge, the official decided to promote him to a hundred households and continue to guard Niujiaoduan! I hope that other soldiers will work hard to kill the Tartars and establish military achievements!"

Peng Feng and others next to him were slightly stunned. Deng Rubai directly promoted Xu Xingxia to the Baihu family. He passed the level of the custody of the institute? How could it be? There is no number of positions in the Xiaoqi and the General Banner, so they can be promoted as appropriate. However, more than 100 households are just a carrot and a pit, and there is no place to be freed up. If you want to promote more officers, you can only distribute money and food by the garrison itself. Moreover, you may not be able to obtain approval from the superiors.

Chen Hai, Wang Shoulu and others were even more stunned. In the morning, Xu Xingxia was still an ordinary soldier and accepted their jurisdiction. Unexpectedly, he became the general flag at noon and was on par with Chen Haiping. Not to mention that by night, he became a hundred households again! Within one day, he was promoted from a soldier to a hundred households. The speed of promotion was too fast, right? Wang Shoulu was unhappy, and Chen Hai felt even more bitter.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were two official positions of garrisons, one was from the sixth rank, and the other was from the fifth rank, both of whom were responsible for managing military discipline and registering military merits. Chen Hai was the one who served as the garrison, and the rank was from the sixth rank. However, the hundred households were the sixth rank. In other words, within one day, Xu Xingxia's official position was above Chen Hai. His original subordinate suddenly became his superiors, and it would be strange if Chen Hai was in a good mood.

Xu Xingxia himself was also a little unexpected. His goal was originally just the general flag, but unexpectedly, he eventually became a hundred households by chance. Within one day, he became a hundred households from a small family, which was really a bit uneasy! Deng Rubai's decision really helped Xu Xingxia. Xu Xingxia quickly controlled his emotions, bent down to salute, and said respectfully: "Thank you, the commander, for cultivating!"

Regardless of whether the hundred households come a little quickly, whether the hundred households are formal or temporary employees, the finalization is the real thing. With the hundred households in hand, it will be much more convenient to do whatever they do in the future. After all, there is still a big difference between the general flag and the hundred households. The general flag can only show off at Niujiaoduan and cannot point fingers at Weizhenbao, but the hundred households can interfere in the affairs of Weizhenbao. Interfering in the affairs of Weizhenbao is exactly what Xu Xingxia needs most. Without the cooperation of Weizhenbao, Niujiaoduan is nothing!

It seems that Deng Rubai's departure is not a good thing. His decision obviously means to win over himself, comfort himself, or even compensate him. If he doesn't leave, no matter how many enemies he kills, he will be promoted to slaughter and cannot become a householder directly. Well, if the Tartars come again in the future, it is best to run away all the high-ranking officials and leave them to themselves. After the Tartars are killed, the high-ranking officials will come back and reward themselves.

"grown ups……"

Many people whispered to Deng Rubai.

Obviously, they all felt that Deng Rubo’s decision was a bit beyond the norm.

Deng Rubai seemed to have thought of such a question from others. He waved his hand and told everyone around him not to speak. He narrowed his eyes, glanced at everyone, and said lightly: "If anyone can come back with thirty-six heads of Tartars, I will still promote him to a hundred households! Well, don't say so many thirty-six, just 16!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the audience was silent. Those who were a little jealous had to swallow their saliva quietly and suppress the idea of ​​argument. Those who wanted to speak even shrank back from their mouths. Is the sixteen Tartars' heads, is this kidding? Is the heads of the Tartars so easy to get? Damn, this Xu Xingxia... I can't accept it! Thirty-six Tartars' heads, it's so terrible!

The scene was silent for a moment, and everyone was thinking differently. Many people's eyes were floating around Xu Xingxia, and they didn't know what they wanted to say, but they were thinking about something in their hearts. It probably wasn't a good thing.
Chapter completed!