Chapter 546 The reward has arrived

"What did the old emperor want to see you about?" Wu Ya asked curiously after Wu Fan returned to the official post station.

Although her relatives' affairs had nothing to do with the old emperor of Yanfeng, Wu Ya also did not have much good feelings for the old emperor. Although their Nanping Kingdom had always been a vassal state of Yanfeng, the army of Yanfeng had abused the people of Nanping over the years. As a princess of Nanping, it was difficult for Wu Ya to have a good impression of the old emperor.

"Nothing, just talked about the fiefdom." Wu Fan said casually.

Wu Fan did not tell Wu Ya about the assassination mission given to him by the old emperor. After all, the other party was a princess of Nanping and had a brother-sister relationship with the current emperor of Nanping. Moreover, there was no evidence to prove that the emperor named Wu Xian had a direct connection with the murder of the royal family members of Nanping. If the investigation was to the end and the result was that Wu Xian was not involved, then Wu Ya would obviously not take action against Wu Xian, and would definitely not watch Wu Fan assassinate her brother.

Therefore, Wu Fan could not let Wu Ya know about the assassination, lest she ruin his plans.

Fortunately, Wu Ya did not doubt Wu Fan's words, and perhaps she did not expect that the old emperor would give Wu Fan such a task.

"Where is your fiefdom?" Wu Ya asked.

"I don't know yet." Wu Fan shrugged and said, "But I should know soon."

As soon as Wu Fan finished speaking, a shrill voice came from outside.

"The imperial edict has arrived!"

Here it comes!

Wu Fan was shocked, and he was looking forward to his fiefdom. At the same time, he had saved the old emperor's life before, so he couldn't have nothing to say, right?

Wu Fan tidied his clothes, told Wu Ya not to go out of the room, and then took Luo Yue out of the room.

When Wu Fan arrived in the courtyard, Luo Yang and other maids and servants were already waiting respectfully. When the master received the edict, all the servants in the family must be present.

In addition to Luo Yang and others, some other officials living in the post station heard the noise and came to watch the excitement. Many people may not see an imperial edict in their lifetime. Now they see an imperial edict coming, so they come to join in the fun and see what it is.

"Lord Wu, please accept the edict." The one who came to announce the edict was actually the eunuch who led Wu Fan into the palace before. The two were acquaintances, so when the eunuch saw Wu Fan, he was very polite with a smile on his face.

"Minister, Wu Fan accepts the edict!" Wu Fan bowed his hands and still did not kneel.

Seeing this scene, other officials outside the courtyard talked about it and seemed quite surprised. This was the first time they saw someone accepting an edict without kneeling. Many people even felt that Wu Fan's rude behavior would definitely be scolded, and even punished by His Majesty later.

However, the eunuch was not surprised by this. It seemed that he had known that Wu Fan would do this. He still had a smile on his face, slowly unfolded the imperial edict, and read it out.

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims that Viscount Wu Fan, who is brave and fearless, intelligent and resourceful, has made great contributions in saving the Emperor in the palace. He is hereby appointed as Lieutenant Xuanjie, and is in charge of the White Fox Camp in Qingyuan County. He is also awarded a house in Yanyang City, a shop, ten fine horses, five thousand gold coins, one hundred pieces of silk, and a sword... Qingyuan County shall be made the fief of Viscount Wu Fan, and it shall take effect immediately. This is the order!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wu Fan said respectfully after the eunuch finished reading.

"Congratulations, Lieutenant Wu. Lieutenant Wu is deeply favored by Your Majesty and will have a bright future. I hope that Lieutenant Wu will not forget the grace and continue to share the worries of Your Majesty." The eunuch said with a smile.

"Sure, sure." Wu Fan took two steps closer, secretly took out a silver ingot and stuffed it into the eunuch's pocket, saying, "You've worked hard all the way."

"It's not hard, it's not hard. It's my honor to read the imperial edict for Lord Wu." The smile on his face just now became even bigger.

"Excuse me, eunuch, what rank is this Xuanjie Xiaoliu?" Wu Fan asked.

There are many ranks and military ranks in the military system of Yanfeng Kingdom. The highest one is naturally the Grand Marshal of the Army. However, this position has no rank. It is only specially conferred by the emperor during wartime. Below is the first-rank Hussar General. The lowest rank in the military system is from the ninth rank. Between these two, there are many ranks and military ranks. Wu Fan can't remember what rank this Xuanjie Xiaoliu is.

"Xuanjie Xiaoliu is the eighth rank. Lord Wu was able to be promoted from a militia captain without a rank to the eighth rank Xuanjie Xiaoliu in an instant. It shows that His Majesty appreciates Xiaoliu Wu." The eunuch said with a smile, and there was no lack of flattery in his words.

The eighth rank? It seems not bad.

Wu Fan's previous militia captain had no rank, and was a non-staff member, just like the auxiliary police in reality, who had no establishment. Now he was named Xuanjie Xiaowei, which means he skipped the seven ranks of from the ninth rank, from the ninth rank, the ninth rank, the ninth rank, the ninth rank, the eighth rank, the eighth rank, and the eighth rank, and was directly promoted to the eighth rank. The promotion is not small.

You should know that when Wu Fan joined the Feiniao Camp, because the Feiniao Camp was a miscellaneous camp, the positions of the generals in the camp were generally low. Yu Fei, the main general of the Feiniao Camp, was only a Renyong Xiaowei of the ninth rank, and several captains in the camp were even non-staff members. Of course, Zhou Shan was an exception. He was an eighth rank Yuwu Xiaowei in the Feixiong Army. He was demoted to a captain because of his crime. Later, because of his meritorious service, he was restored to the position of a captain.

However, even so, Wu Fan's current rank is two levels higher than Zhou Shan's. Zhou Shan has been in the Feixiong Army for many years and has fought countless battles, but he is only a Yuhuo Lieutenant. From this point of view, Wu Fan's sudden appointment as Xuanjie Lieutenant is indeed a very generous reward.

However, Wu Fan was not very satisfied, because the team he was going to lead was stationed in Qingyuan County, and he was only a regular eighth-rank upper rank, while the county magistrate of Guo was a regular seventh-rank lower rank, one level higher than Wu Fan. As the saying goes, a higher rank can crush a person. Wu Fan and Guo didn't get along well, so it was hard to guarantee that he would not be embarrassed by Guo after he took office.

"Fortunately, my fiefdom is also Qingyuan County, and the civil official system and the military system have always been at odds. If he really dares to embarrass me, there is no need for me to be polite to him, and there is no need to be afraid of him!" Wu Fan thought in his heart.

Wu Fan was somewhat surprised but also expected that his fiefdom was in Qingyuan County. After all, he was from there. However, Wu Fan had learned from Li Ziyang that the fiefdom of a viscount was usually only the size of a village or a town. It was very rare for a viscount to have a county as his fiefdom. From this point of view, the old emperor was indeed very generous to Wu Fan.

No wonder the eunuch who announced the decree said several times that Wu Fan was deeply favored by His Majesty.

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