I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

As soon as the two finished speaking, they saw Li Hu rushing up from behind.

"My lord! My lord!"

"What are you doing? You're so flustered. You weigh over 100 pounds. Can you be more mature and steady like me?" Jiang Yuan said unhappily.

Li Hu anxiously handed a piece of paper to Jiang Yuan: "Sir, please take a look. This is the information sent by our spy in the city."

Jiang Yuan picked up the note doubtfully. The note was only the size of a finger and should be information delivered by Zapdos. There was only one sentence on it.

"Thirteen thousand rebels have already headed for Taiping County."

"Oh shit! Luckily we ran fast!" Jiang Yuan cursed.

Thirteen thousand rebels is a lot. It seems that Prince Zhao has learned about what he has been doing these days, and he is most likely going to take real action.

If I run slower and am caught up by the rebels, I will be badly injured even if I don't die.

"Sir, judging by the distance they've traveled, the rebels will be able to reach our current location in three days at most," Li Hu said.

Jiang Yuan waved his hand calmly: "Don't panic, in three days, we will have returned to Taiping County. By then, the city gates will be closed. Let alone 13,000 people, we won't be afraid even if 30,000 people come."

"Give the order, full speed!"

As the team gradually walked into the mountains, they changed their armor again on the road to the rock camp and set out on the road again.

Two days later, Jiang Yuan let out a long sigh and led everyone into the city gate of Taiping County.

"Sir, you are finally back." Long Guangxian looked at Jiang Yuan with a complicated expression.

He couldn't imagine what was happening outside. In these days, there were 20,000 rebels and no less than 50,000 civilians. What made him most incredible was that the food and grass were almost piled up into a mountain.

Even if Jiang Yuan went out to rob, he couldn't steal so much!

And looking at the troops Jiang Yuan brought out, it was clear that there was no loss at all.

"Well, General Long, thank you for your hard work during this period." Jiang Yuan said a few polite words and then took a booklet from Ma Zhi.

"Sir, this booklet records in detail the various supplies and civilians that have arrived recently." Ma Zhi reminded.

Jiang Yuan glanced at it casually and found that it was basically the same as he expected.

"Well, we'll deal with this later. General Long, I have a group of rebels following me, about 10,000 strong. They should arrive in two or three days. Notice everyone to prepare for battle."

"Yes!"

Long Guangxian responded, then looked up at Jiang Yuan again and said, "Sir, the Ministry of War sent someone here a while ago with your reward. Since you are away fighting, I am here to receive it for you. It has been placed on the county yamen's case file. Please review it."

"Oh! It's finally here." Jiang Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up. He had worked so hard during this period of time, and all the troubles added up, only then did he eat up the families of Tian Wen, Long Guangxian, and Prince Zhao.

The fourth family’s reward has finally arrived.

"Let's go! Let's go and receive the reward!" Jiang Yuan waved his hand, and everyone was excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

"It's finally time to divide the spoils, no, it's time to divide the rewards." Zhao Kai rubbed his hands excitedly.

When the group arrived at the county government office, Jiang Yuan sat down in the middle of the office without any hesitation. Looking at the stack of memorials in front of him, he couldn't help feeling a little excited.

Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, Jiang Yuan slowly picked up the first memorial and was stunned. On the memorial, the reward, position, and rank of the official were all written, but the name was not written.

"Hmm? What does this mean?" Confused, Jiang Yuan quickly looked through all the papers and finally saw the answer on the last one.

"Taiping County is located in a remote area, and the Ministry of War is unaware of the specific situation. Lord Jiang, please make your own judgment on the reward."

The moment he saw this sentence, Jiang Yuan smiled and picked up a piece of paper.

"Chen Qing stepped forward to listen to the seal!"

In the crowd, Chen Qing was shocked. Was he calling him again?

Eight generations of my family were all common people, but by my generation, they were not even common people anymore and were forced to become bandits.

But now, this is a reward from the imperial capital!

"I'm here!" Chen Qing's voice trembled a little. He quickly stepped forward, bowed his hands, bent down, and waited quietly for the next step.

"Chen Qing killed countless enemies in the defense of Taiping County and achieved remarkable military exploits. He is promoted to the seventh rank, commanding 5,000 troops and appointed a deputy general. He is also awarded a reward of 100 taels and 30 acres of land..."

"I thank the emperor for his grace!" Chen Qing knelt on both knees, took the memorial, and retreated into the crowd again.

After the first Chen Qing appeared, everyone else also held their breath.

Jiang Yuan swept his eyes over everyone and pulled out three memorials from his hand: "Kong Xuan, Wang Jue, come forward and receive your title!"

"You two fought bravely..."

Long Guangxian and Wang Kuo, who were standing in the crowd, were shocked again. There were two more generals!

After a while, Qin Tianzhu, Wang Yuan, Hatu, Panshi and other barbarian leaders all stood in the crowd with rosy faces, holding memorials happily.

Long Guangxian's heart was already filled with shock. Fifteen, a full fifteen generals!

These military achievements could never have been produced by the battle of Taiping County. What exactly did Jiang Yuan do outside?

These are generals, each of them is equivalent to Wang Kuo. You have to know that Wang Kuo won his military exploits through real fighting in the past few years. Even if his number has shrunk a lot now, it is impossible to produce so many at once. The Ministry of War is not a wholesale market!

But until this moment, there were still four scrolls in front of Jiang Yuan that had not been moved.

Long Guangxian and Wang Kuo looked at each other, and both of them looked at the four memorials with obscure eyes. The finale is often the best.

You know, Jiang Yuan’s few confidants in the crowd haven’t moved yet.

"Zhao Kai, come forward and listen to the seal!" Jiang Yuan's voice rose several degrees, and Zhao Kai walked out with a solemn expression and saluted.

"Zhao Kai performed a great feat by shooting and killing the rebel army's military advisor on the battlefield. He later fought bravely against the rebels and was promoted to General!"

After hearing this, Long Guangxian and Wang Kuo seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Especially Long Guangxian, the expression on his face was full of unspeakable doubt and dissatisfaction.

Damn, I also crawled out of a pile of corpses back then, especially in the last battle, I fought my way out with my head hanging on my belt.

Until now, he is just a general. Although Zhao Kai is good at martial arts, when it comes to leading troops in battle and arranging battle formations, Long Guangxian believes that he can kill him with his eyes closed.

But, he was even given the title of General? Is this even fair?

However, just as Long Guangxian had this thought, Jiang Yuan's voice came out again: "Li Hu, come forward and listen!"

After a moment, Long Guangxian sighed slightly. As expected, another general. Even this guy who looked so unruly could be promoted to general. Am I crazy, or is the whole world crazy?