I became a farmer's wife, and the cruel and powerful officials forced me to give birth to a chi

Li Hu wiped his sweat.

He didn't know whether he should believe Jing Qishan.

Jing Qishan added: "I am not threatening you, I just hope you report truthfully. First of all, the siege was witnessed by all, and it was indeed my first achievement, right? You don't need to lie, even if His Majesty sends someone to investigate, you can't distort this fact. Secondly, I have no interest in exposing your secrets, and I have no interest in exposing other people's secrets, so you don't have to be afraid of me.

But if I am not the first to do this, your secret will be exposed immediately. Even if I die, your secret will not be hidden. Someone will report it on my behalf."

Li Hu thought for a while and immediately understood the pros and cons. He said, "The memorial will be sent out tomorrow, and I will consider and revise it one by one."

Jing Qishan smiled, then raised his glass and motioned to Li Hu to clink glasses.

Li Hu clinked glasses with him and they both drank it all in one gulp.

……

Not long after, an imperial decree came from the court, commending the siege. Jing Qishan, who made the greatest contribution, was awarded the title of fifth-rank general, equal to Ding Qi.

The rest of the people also received rewards.

However, since only Qiu Ning City has been recovered so far, and Hua Tai City has not been recovered yet, the great achievement must wait until Hua Tai City is recovered.

After the imperial edict was read, everyone except General Song and Ding Qi was very satisfied.

Jing Qishan risked his life to attack the city and escaped death, which was seen by everyone.

If Ding Qifeng was given the first credit like in the previous life, the others would feel it was unfair. Once they sensed the unfairness, the army's morale would be weakened and there would be no passion for fighting.

This is also the reason why the war dragged on for so long in the last life.

……

As soon as the imperial edict was issued, Ding Qi angrily rushed into the tent and found Song Haoyang.

"Brother-in-law, why are you..."

Song Haoyang's face darkened: "I told you not to call me brother-in-law in the barracks!"

"Okay, I will join General Song!" Ding Qi politely saluted, and then asked, "General, why did Jing Qishan become the first to achieve the credit?"

Song Haoyang sat at the long table, looking at Ding Qi, and then asked: "Since ancient times, the first person to lead the attack on a city has always been the first to gain merit. You have fought for so many years, don't you know this?"

"But he is my subordinate. Logically, this military achievement should be recorded in my name. And you also said before that I should take the credit..."

Before Ding Qi finished speaking, Song Haoyang slammed the table in anger: "Asshole, when did I ever say such a thing?"

Ding Qi was so frightened that he was stunned.

Song Haoyang said: "Do you know what the soldiers outside say about you? They say that you were able to climb to your current position purely because of me, and now you want to take advantage of this military achievement?"

Ding Qi wanted to say something but stopped himself, so he had to leave in frustration.

Song Haoyang put down the documents in his hand and meditated for a while.

He had read the memorial, and according to the way the military advisor had written it, the credit must have gone to Ding Qi. Anyone who read it would think that Jing Qishan was just a capable general under Ding Qi, and that Ding Qi managed his subordinates well.

Could it have been changed?

After a while, he called the military advisor over.

When Li Hu arrived, he showed no signs of unusual behavior. He bowed and asked, "What is the matter with the general?"

Song Haoyang asked: "Have you ever changed the previous performance?"

The military advisor was stunned for a moment, then said: "No, everything was reported truthfully according to what the general said."

In fact, he only changed one word.

"Ding Qi led his subordinates Jing Qishan to break the city" was changed to "Ding Qi's subordinates Jing Qishan broke the city."

Song Haoyang squinted his eyes as he reviewed the entire process.

The war in the southwest has been at a stalemate for more than two years. You hit me and I hit you, and manpower and financial resources are wasted, but there is no progress. Now Jing Qishan finally came and pushed the battlefield into the enemy camp by a city.

Could it be that His Majesty has also noticed this?

Song Haoyang waved to the military officer and said, "You can go down now."

Now that the imperial edict has been issued and the military morale is high, there is no point in pursuing this further.

At most, Ding Qi was jealous of Jing Qishan, but when there are two tigers in one mountain, they can accumulate greater power because they will want to prove that they are the most powerful one.

……

End of October.

Mrs. Song also held a banquet in the house and invited all the women to participate.

There were few wars during this period. The only things they did were Xiling coming to provoke or the Daqi Army pretending to attack, all in an attempt to test the strength of both sides.

As there were not many wounded, Li Yujiao's life became more leisurely. Every day she followed Guan Xian to learn how to ask, smell, observe and palpate.

Now that Mrs. Song was hosting a banquet, she naturally had to participate.

The banquet was simple, just the women in the house having a simple meal together and eating some fruits and such.

If any woman has any talent, let her come up and perform.

There are only male relatives, no female relatives.

Li Yujiao has been in the clinic for some time, so she is not very familiar with the women in the house. She only knows Mrs. Du who lives close to her.

When she went to the banquet, she also sat with Mrs. Du.

Li Yujiao replaced her: "Mrs. Du."

Madam Du said, "Nowadays, everyone in our house is always calling each other Madam. It seems that apart from the surname of the husband's family, there is no name at all. You should just call her by her maiden name. My name is Lijuan."

Li Yujiao laughed and said, "You feel the same as I do. Now everyone in the military camp calls me Madam Jing. I almost forgot my name. Why don't you call me Yujiao too?"

"Yujiao, have an orange." Du Lijuan gave her a small orange.

Li Yujiao also peeled a piece of pomelo for her.

The two chatted while eating.

Not far away, Mrs. Niu was staring at Li Yujiao viciously.

Li Yujiao naturally chose to ignore it.

Du Lijuan whispered to Li Yujiao: "Didn't Madam Niu's husband pass away? Madam Song asked her to return home with the pension, but she refused. There is a rule in the house that if the husband is gone and the wife must stay, she can no longer have an independent courtyard, but must live in the wing room. She and Xuan have also been living in the wing room recently."

Li Yujiao asked: "Why doesn't she want to return home?"

"Maybe she has no companion in the countryside. If she goes back, she will be a widow. If the men in the clan are not kind, they will eat her pension. It is better for her to stay here and do odd jobs. At least she will have no worries about food and clothing. The Xuan family is the same. After her husband left, she did not return home and stayed here all the time."

Li Yujiao asked: "If we win the battle, Madam Song won't stay here, right? What will they do then?"

Du Lijuan sighed: "If Madam Song is no longer here, they still have the pension, and they can buy some land and shops here. There is also another way out, which is to remarry another soldier."

Li Yujiao asked in surprise: "Is this possible?"

"Why not? Soldiers at the border also need it. Although there are military prostitutes in the camp, most people don't like to go there. They would rather marry a concubine and keep her by their side."

"What about their children?" Li Yujiao asked.

"As far as I know, Xuan has no children, but Madam Niu seems to have one. However, the child is so young that we can't rely on him when we go back. It's better to wait until he grows up. If we win this war, we can buy land and shops and become a local upper-class person."

"..."

While Li Yujiao and Du Lijuan were talking, Mrs. Song and the others talked about Jing Qishan.

"The main credit for this siege goes to General Jing."

"Yes, he was directly promoted to the fifth rank. Those who know him say that he is brave and good at fighting."

"And he had a good plan. He was able to figure out that the west gate was the weakest guarded. Before, everyone thought that the west gate was the strongest."

"..."

Just when everyone was praising Jing Qishan, Madam Niu snorted coldly: "But don't forget that he was a criminal before. How many lives did he kill during his attack on the city last year? How many women became widows because of him?

In my opinion, he should take a concubine, such as Xuan!"