"If all people are united, the mountains can be shaken. Only loyalty and righteousness can lead to bullfighting..."

"The Lord will kiss me like a parent. If you violate the military law, you will not be free..."

"The orders are clear, the rewards and punishments are written..."

"You're going through fire and water, don't you dare to stay later!"

"Report to the Emperor, come down to rescue the head of Guizhou..."

"Kill all the slaves and find a marquis..."

On the land of Hebei, a military song sung by Wu Yin spread to all directions. Four thousand troops held high the banner of the Ming Dynasty, singing as they marched north.

These short southern men all had smiles on their faces and sang in unison, attracting the attention of the people in the farmland on both sides of the road.

The southern armor they wore was very conspicuous in the north.

They marched carefully, walking on narrow roads, and when the distance was very short, the entire team of men and horses walked in a line. Every five people were divided into two layers with one person in the middle and four people in front and behind, each taking one step to escort the heavy carts from team to team.

in the middle.

If they come to a place where the road is wide and the road is long, the soldiers on each level will be arranged individually, walking fifteen steps forward and backward. The carts transporting the baggage and armor will be placed on both sides of the perimeter, and the soldiers will walk on the inside to prevent surprise attacks.

Such an army and its military appearance were particularly rare in the late Ming Dynasty, but it was a pity that the number was too small.

"Snapped!"

Suddenly, arrows exploded in the air several miles ahead. A sixty-year-old veteran who was in charge of leading the army immediately raised his hand, and a flag bearer on horseback quickly waved the flag in his hand.

The flag was waved, and the troops who had been singing immediately booed and became as quiet as still water.

Soon, there was a small cloud of dust rising up ahead, and then a cavalryman who came on horseback reined in his horse in front of the sixty-year-old veteran and said:

"General Qi! The palace ahead sent someone to deliver the long live edict!"

The war horse of "Xilulu" was panting, but what excited the sixty-year-old veteran known as General Qi even more was what was being said by someone from the palace.

"Come here, get off your horse and prepare the table!"

Although General Qi was over sixty years old, he was full of energy. After hearing this, the three middle-aged and young lieutenants behind him quickly got off their horses and asked someone to set up a table to welcome the angel.

The same goes for General Qi himself. After dismounting from his horse, he looked at his men and horses setting up the case. He looked eagerly at the horizon as dozens of riders rode towards them, gradually approaching them.

Soon, they saw clearly the appearance of the person coming.

More than ten of them were dressed in crimson robes, the leading two were in hundred-household robes, and one was wearing the robe of a palace eunuch. They were obviously the royal guards and people from the palace.

In the realm of the Ming Dynasty, no one dared to pretend to be a Jinyiwei, so after seeing them from across the distance, General Qi and three young lieutenants knelt on the ground.

Accompanied by Qi Jiajun's detective horses, more than ten cavalrymen rushed to the road in front of the army, and the hundreds of Jin Yiwei and eunuchs also dismounted.

After they saw that General Qi had prepared everything, they did not hesitate, but directly took out the five-color silk imperial edict with a golden scroll from a box on the horse's back.

"Deputy Commander-in-Chief Qi Jin accepts the order..." the eunuch chanted and shouted, and Qi Jin quickly led everyone to kowtow and shout:

"Long live Long live Long live……"

Seeing Qi Jin's sincere attitude, the eunuch who delivered the edict also opened the imperial edict on a golden scroll and sang loudly:

"The Emperor, who was entrusted by heaven, issued this edict: I have just ascended the throne, and the Liao Dynasty is in chaos. However, the military commander Rongjiang is the mainstay of the imperial court and the stronghold of the country."

"Wu Song's deputy commander, Qi Jin, is capable of both civil and military skills. Can he dedicate his efforts to serve his purpose and neglect his achievements instead of favoring his fate?"

"This edict says: You, Wu Song's deputy commander-in-chief, Qi Jin, have made great achievements in fighting the Japanese in the past. Now that you heard about the outbreak of the Liao Dynasty, you have recruited troops to go north. This shows your loyalty."

"You are hereby conferred the title of Commander-in-Chief of Liaoyang, and promoted to the third rank of General Dingyuan. I hope that you will be diligent and powerful, and that you will become a slave, deeply attached to Yuan Rong, and your achievements will be known to China."

"Edict: September 30, the first year of Taichang"

After the eunuch announced the edict, he handed it to Qi Jin with both hands. After Qi Jin took it, he kowtowed again, held the edict high and sang:

"My lord, Qi Jin, thank you! Long live my emperor! Long live my emperor!"

After the thanksgiving was over, the generals of the Qi family army stood up together with Qi Jin, but Qi Jin's face did not have any happy expression, but was very heavy.

But the eunuch who announced the decree did not forget to say:

"General Qi, long live for asking me to bring you a message."

"My father-in-law, please speak." Qi Jin was very respectful to the eunuch who passed the order. After all, he was Qi Jiguang's nephew, so he naturally knew how to be an official.

Seeing Qi Jin's sincere attitude, the eunuch also said with satisfaction:

"This trip to Liaoyang was facilitated by His Highness the Fifth Prince."

"Also transferred were the chieftain soldiers from Shizhu. They are responsible for defending Shenyang. There are many other things that our family doesn't know about."

"After Long Live Xuan'er went north, he rushed directly to the mausoleum area in Changping to help train the Yumajian's army and rest for a month."

"One month later, Long Live will allocate 150,000 taels of silver from the internal funds. The Zhejiang soldiers going north will receive 20 taels of silver per person per year as military pay."

"In addition, the reward for beheading is calculated as twelve taels for each prisoner."

"One hundred and fifty thousand taels?!" Qi Jin's heart skipped a beat. He had never thought that he could get so much military pay for his entire battalion.

After all, when his uncle Qi Jiguang was still alive and guarding Jiliao, he had more than 30,000 troops and horses, and his salary was only 520,000 taels.

520,000 taels, after deducting the baggage and logistics, the soldiers should be at most 10 taels each.

Now, just because of His Highness the Fifth Prince, whom he has never met, he has received a military salary of twenty taels of silver per person, which is really surprising.

With this in mind, Qi Jin took off a money bag from his belt, secretly handed it into the hands of the eunuch who passed the order, and asked in a low voice:

"Eunuch, what do these five highnesses like?"

"What do you like?" The eunuch who passed the order weighed the money in his hand, and found that there were at least several dozen taels of silver. He smiled and told the information he knew:

"Long Live's ascension to the throne was promoted by His Highness the Fifth Highness. Currently, the Four Guards and One Battalion of the Royal Horse Guards, as well as the Three Guards of Yulin of the Twenty-Sixth Guards, are all under the command of His Highness the Fifth Highness."

"The general is on his way in a hurry. The news has not spread yet. This North Zhili is just a trafficker and a pawn. Everyone knows that now His Highness the Fifth Highness knows the troops. Long live the opinions of His Highness the Fifth Highness in terms of border defense armaments."

"Zhi Bing..." Hearing this, Qi Jin suddenly felt a headache.

In the Ming Dynasty, the prince who knew the military was not a good prince. If the Fifth Highness was not doted on by Long Live, I am afraid that Qi Jin would also be implicated.

But there is no other way now. As a guest soldier, there is no one in the court to help him speak. Only the Fifth Highness can be their backer.

Thinking about it, Qi Jin could only hold up his hands and compose: "Thank you very much, father-in-law, for your advice. I will lead my troops to the Changping Mausoleum area now."

"Well, then we won't disturb the general, and we will go back to the capital to save our lives." The eunuch who delivered the order nodded, feeling that this job was really easy to handle.

It was only more than 500 miles from the capital to here, but he had earned dozens of taels of silver, so he happily led his people to ride back towards the capital. Only Qi Jin was left standing there thinking, and Qi Jin, who knew that the military pay had been increased.
Chapter completed!