Wealth and glory seek stability

"That's fine, but I want to make it clear to you, if Lin Yun causes trouble, I won't care about her."

Jian Xi is Shen Nanxing's weak spot. Xia favors Baili Yanhua the most. As long as Baili Yanhua speaks, Xia will always respond.

When they return to the capital this time, their family will be reunited.

Baili Yanhua was overjoyed. He patted Shen Nanxing on the shoulder and said happily, "Good brother, I will not forget you. I will go to find Lin Yun." After that, he ran away.

Shen Nanxing touched the mane of the Arabian horse, and the love in his eyes was beyond words.

What a good horse.

Wu'an Palace.

"Have you heard? Marshal Xu will be returning to the capital soon, and the Third Master will follow him."

"I know. Madam Tai has already sent someone to clean the Third Master's yard."

"Madam Tai likes Third Master the most. I guess she'll have a family dinner when Third Master comes back."

"Of course, get to work."

The maids took the cleaning supplies and went to Baili Yanhua's yard.

Jian Xi was very happy to hear that Shen Nanxing was coming back.

The swords on the battlefield are merciless and countless people have died in it. She doesn't ask Shen Nanxing to achieve great achievements, she just hopes that he can be safe and sound.

Shen Nanxing likes the dried meat she makes the most.

Jian Xi planned to buy some fresh beef to make some jerky and meat sauce so that she could eat them when Shen Nanxing came back.

Just do it.

Most of the time, Jian Xi doesn't go back to the small house in Songzi Lane.

The farm she bought was called Tianshui Farm. Lei Zi chose a piece of land for her in the farm and built a house. There were many people in the farm and most of the villagers were simple and honest, so they could take care of her if anything happened.

The sixth day of September.

Marshal Xu returned to the capital.

The people of the capital lined the streets to welcome them, and Emperor Xuanyuan personally greeted them at the city gate.

Xuanyuan Zhan, dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, could not wait to stand up from the dragon chariot, "Marshal Xu, thank you for your hard work."

Xu Mao was flattered and immediately knelt on one knee, "Your Majesty, I am honored to have fulfilled your command."

"Please stand up quickly, Marshal Xu." Xuanyuan Zhan helped Xu Mao up with both hands, "Come into the palace quickly, I have prepared a celebration banquet for the soldiers, and we are just waiting for Marshal Xu."

The king and his minister left hand in hand.

The people all praised Emperor Xuanyuan for employing talented people and for the unity between the monarch and his subjects.

Zhanghuatai.

"Marshal Xu, come and sit next to me." Xuanyuan Zhan pulled Xu Mao and wanted to sit on the main seat.

Xu Mao refused three times, "Your Majesty, I will just sit at the minister's seat. I dare not sit on the throne."

After three times of this, Xuanyuan Zhan was finally satisfied and let Xu Mao take a seat.

Civil officials and military generals were on both sides.

On the right side of Xuanyuan Zhan, Concubine Shu and Concubine De sat in order.

"Today, in order to celebrate Marshal Xu's triumphant return, a celebration banquet is specially held. My dear ministers, please come and join us. Generals, please eat and drink well. We will discuss your merits and rewards them tomorrow."

Xuanyuan Zhan raised his glass and said.

The generals raised their glasses in response, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the banquet."

"Let's start the banquet."

After he finished speaking, the eunuch beside him shouted, "Let's have the feast!"

Stringed instruments and orchestras played together with singing and dancing.

Because of his outstanding achievements, Shen Nanxing sat in the third seat below Marshal Xu.

There was a strict hierarchy in the military camp, and Xuanyuan Zhan immediately noticed the young Shen Nanxing among a group of generals.

He pointed and said, "That general looks very young. Come forward and let me take a look."

Shen Nanxing looked at Xu Mao first, and Xu Mao nodded.

"I, the commander of the Vanguard Battalion, Shen Nanxing, pay my respects to Your Majesty."

"Please stand up. You are a commander at such a young age, which shows that you have made extraordinary achievements. Marshal Xu, is this General Shen the young talent you mentioned?"

Xu Mao stood up and saluted. "Your Majesty, yes. General Shen played an indispensable role in our army's defeat of the Xuanwu Dynasty. The vanguard battalion he led was invincible. He shot the enemy commander down with one shot."

Xuanyuan Zhan looked Shen Nanxing up and down, "Oh? Shen Qing has such martial arts skills?"

Shen Nanxing replied, "Your Majesty, the enemy commander is an ever-victorious general of the Xuanwu Dynasty who has fought for many years. I was able to annihilate him with one strike because he thought I was young and careless, so this was the only way to achieve such a miraculous effect."

Xuanyuan Zhan laughed loudly, "You are worthy of being a good man of my Xuanyuan Dynasty. I see that Shen Qing is so young, but his eyes are as sharp as torches. He is so precious." This is a high compliment.

There are not many people in the army who can hold up the army. Xu Mao is one of them, and Baili Changkong before him is also one of them. It’s just that Baili Changkong is older and unfortunately died in the last battle with the Xuanwu Dynasty.

Xuanyuan Zhan thought for a moment and directly awarded Shen Nanxing a title. "When I saw Shen Qing, it was as if I saw the former Wu'an King and General Baili Changkong. I felt particularly close to him. I will make you a General of Cavalry, a second-rank official, and grant you a mansion, 10,000 taels of gold, and 3,000 acres of fertile land."

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A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

The military generals didn't think there was anything wrong. In the army, whoever has the bigger fist is always right. After several years of fighting, they have witnessed Shen Nanxing's character and strength.

Baili Yanhua sat at the last seat and couldn't help but want to cheer for his good brother.

Second rank!

Who in the imperial court could be a second-rank official at the age of sixteen? !

The civil servants were not happy.

"Your Majesty, please think twice. Although General Shen is a young talent, he still needs to gain experience slowly. It is not good for him to hold a high position at such a young age."

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Personnel has clear regulations on the assessment of officials. His current commander of the vanguard camp is of the fourth rank, and he has jumped two ranks in one go. I'm afraid the generals will be dissatisfied." Zhang Jian's words drew the attention of the generals seated in line.

The generals looked at each other and then at Xu Mao.

Xu Mao snorted coldly, "Master Zhang, what you said is wrong. I am old and I am already a little incapable of going on this expedition. If Your Majesty does not promote more young officers to train them, will Master Zhang be the commander next time?"

Zhang Jian was so angry that his face turned red, but he still argued, "Can Marshal Xu represent the entire army? If there are officers in the army who have made greater achievements than General Shen, how will Your Majesty confer titles on them?"

Xu Jinpeng, who was under Xu Mao, stood up and said in a rough voice: "Master Zhang, there is no need to ask other soldiers. We are all straightforward men in the army. If there were really someone who had greater achievements than General Shen, he would have jumped out to scold him long ago. Why wait until now?"

Xu Jinpeng is Xu Mao's eldest son and served as deputy commander in this expedition.

He had never seen a genius like Shen Nanxing. Xu Mao valued talent and often taught Shen Nanxing the art of war and the deployment of battle formations. Shen Nanxing always understood it immediately, causing his biological son to be scolded a lot. His father hated Shen Nanxing every day for not being a member of the Xu family. If he had been trained since childhood, he would have been even more extraordinary.

These civil servants have been scheming against each other all day long. If they were really taken to the battlefield, we would see if they still dared to argue like this. They would be obedient after being whipped.

Xu Jinpeng's words were almost like saying that Shen Nanxing was the biggest contributor to this battle.

Xuanyuan Zhan waved his hand and said, "My dear ministers, there is no need to quarrel. I read the war reports in Saibei every day. I know all of General Shen's achievements. I only conferred the rank of Second Grade General of Cavalry on him because he was young."

The implication is that if Shen Nanxing was a little older, he would have been directly promoted to a first-class general.