After that, Geng Xuan. Geng Xuan was very depressed this time. He knew that his talent was insufficient, and he didn't have the ability of Xu Huizu or Lan Zhen to fight with soldiers, so he cherished every opportunity to go out on the expedition, but he was finally sent by Yun Xi to fight, but he didn't expect that his battle was a soy sauce that had been fought for two months from the capital. He failed to make meritorious contributions. It was because he had the heart to refuse the celebration banquet, and although he still came in the end, he had been drinking until Yun Xi came over.

"Geng Qing," Yun Xi leaned in front of him, lowered his voice and said, "According to me, Geng Qing is also very capable, but this is the first time you have commanded so many soldiers, and it is inevitable that the command will not be smooth." I believe that if I command so many troops to engage a foreign enemy next time, I will be able to win the battle. ”

"Your Majesty praises the minister so much, the minister does not dare to be. The minister knew that his talent was not as good as that of Wei Guogong and others, and he should not be so praised by His Majesty. Geng Xuan was of course happy to hear the emperor say this, but he still said humbly.

"Hey, Geng Qing, you're just too modest. You will be able to prove what you do. Yun Xi said again.

After that, it was to talk to Zhang Fu. Yun Xi praised Zhang Fu a lot, and Zhang Fu naturally refused again and again.

He was about to say something to Zhang Fu again, when he suddenly heard a full hiccup from the side, he looked sideways, and saw Cao Xing sitting on the side with an embarrassed face, and said with a smile: "Cao Xing, you seem to have eaten as if you haven't eaten for a long time, I remember that the food in the army is not bad, why not." ”

"Official, of course, the food in the army is not bad, but it is far inferior to today's banquet. And there is pork today. The minister is so big, and it is the first time that he thinks pork is so delicious. Cao Xing said with a smile, still holding the chopsticks in his right hand and not putting them down.

Yun Xi looked at his empty left sleeve and gloomy, and then said in a firm tone: "Cao Xing, I am thinking that you have not inherited your father's title, and it is not good to be crowned a knight, so I have not been sealed." After a hundred years of Marquis Jingchuan, I will elevate your title to duke. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister will never dare to be. This warlord did not make much merit, and he did not dare to be rewarded like this by His Majesty. "No matter how familiar Cao Xing and Yunxi are, they can only say this in public.

"Your central flowering this time cut off the retreat of Xiyu, how can it not be called a great achievement? What's more, you also led the cavalry of the left and right guards of the government army to follow Zhang Fu to pursue the Xilu and annihilate the Xilu in Urumqi City; And with your previous credit, of course you deserve to be promoted from a marquis to a duke. Yun Xi unconsciously glanced at his left sleeve again.

"Your Majesty, if you talk about merit, the credit for the left and right guards of this war army all belongs to Song Xuan and the soldiers who died in Urumqi City, how dare the ministers take credit." Cao Xing said, his eyes were red. Although the cavalry infantry of the left and right guards of the government army completed the errand given by Yun Xi, most of them died, and only two or three hundred survived.

Yun Xi couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder. He couldn't quite understand Cao Xing's feelings, but he knew what he was thinking. "When I return to Beijing, I will reward them with some more goods."

"The soldiers of the left and right guards of the minister's army thank Your Majesty for your grace." Cao Xing wiped his eyes and said.

He then seemed to remember something, and said again before Yun Xi opened his mouth: "Your Majesty, there is one of the ministers who beg Your Majesty to give special grace. ”

"Who?"

Cao Xing called a person, pointed at this person and said to Yun Xi: "This person is the governor of the left guard of the government army, named Liu Mao. This person's father, Liu Erhongwu, followed King Jining to Mobei in the twenty-first year and unfortunately died in battle; This person's uncle, eldest brother, second brother, and third brother also died in this battle for Daming, and he ......"

Cao Xing was about to say more, but was suddenly interrupted by a surprised Yun Xi. "You say, four of them died in this battle?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. Together with Hongwu's father who died in the 21st year of the war, a total of five people sacrificed their lives for the country. ”

"A family of five sacrificed their lives for the country. This," Yun Xi looked at Liu Mao, who was kneeling on the ground, and said in disbelief: "Is this true?" ”

"The minister will never dare to speak falsely, if there is a lie, may the sky thunder!" Cao Xing said.

After the battle in Urumqi, he saw only more than 200 soldiers on the left and right sides of the provincial army, and he cried on the spot, hugging and crying with Song Xuan. He commanded the left and right guards of the government army for many years, and he knew and even became familiar with most of the soldiers of the left and right guards of the government army, and when he saw that the people he was familiar with had become tired of corpses, Cao Xing showed signs of madness on the spot, and wanted to lead the cavalry soldiers to execute all the western captives with the most cruel punishment. But in the end, due to the urgency of time, he could only kill the kang.

When counting the list of fallen soldiers, he noticed that Liu Mao's family had killed four people in this battle, and one more person had died in the past, and he was immediately touched, so even if Liu Mao was not qualified to come to the celebration banquet today, he brought him here, and wanted Yun Xi to see him, but he was also touched as himself, so as to reward Liu Mao.

Yun Xi was really touched. A family of five died in the battle for the Ming Dynasty, and four of them died in the same battle, what a sacrifice! Even hard-hearted people have to be moved, not to mention that Yun Xi still retains the emotions of a normal person, how can he not be moved?

At this moment, Yun Xi remembered the "Saving Private Ryan" he had watched in his previous life. Remembering Ryan's reaction when he heard that all three of his brothers had been killed in battle. It wasn't the most touching scene in that movie, but it was the most touching scene.

Yun Xi made a decision in an instant, and said to Liu Mao: "The Ru family is really a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty. I want a reward! Then he commanded, "Bring pen and ink." ”

The pen, ink, paper, and inkstone were quickly taken over, and Yun Xi wrote eight big characters on a piece of fine rice paper: "The loyal minister of the country, the backbone of the army." He handed it to Liu Mao and said, "I will give this painting to your family." ”

Liu Mao was a little stupid at this time, and took his pen and ink from Yun Xi's hand in a daze, and even forgot about thanks. Cao Xing hurriedly asked him to thank him, and was organized by Yunxi himself: "Don't be busy thanking you first, I still have a reward." ”

"Passing on my will, in addition to the four first-class medals that should be awarded to his family, and one special medal shall be awarded, except for the crime of treason, all the other sins shall be exempted from capital crimes!"

"Your eldest uncle, eldest brother, second brother, and third brother can be descended?" Yun Xi was about to speak again, when he suddenly asked again.

"Your Majesty, the youngest, the youngest uncle has no queen, the eldest brother has a son, the second sister-in-law is pregnant, and the third brother is still not married or has no children." Liu Mao stumbled and said.

"This special medal can be used by the descendants of your father Liu Er, but it can only be used once. If your second sister-in-law gives birth to a son, and a first-class medal is passed on to his son, and you inherit the medals of your third brother and uncle, your eldest brother's medal will naturally be inherited by his son; If your second brother has no children, you and your nephew will each inherit two first-class medals. The medal of honor is shared by you. ”

"I will reward you and your nephew with a hundred horses of silk and silk, a thousand taels of gold, and each of them will be given a thousand household positions, and a flying fish suit, and the officials will not kneel." Yun Xi said slowly.

"Small, small thank you for your kindness." After being reminded by Cao Xing just now, Liu Mao reacted and saluted and thanked him.