Liu Guoneng and others were stunned for a moment, but they soon realized what was happening. Zhang San and Li Si even had tears in their eyes with excitement and hurriedly knelt down to wait for the announcement. Several other leaders also knelt down.

Only Li Wanqing didn't know what was going on and was always confused. Liu Guoneng hurriedly pulled his sleeve:

"Brother, the emperor is calling for you, please kneel down quickly..."

When Liu Guoneng chatted with Li Wanqing, he could tell that he seemed to belong to the imperial court, so he kept him, otherwise there would be no place for Li Wanqing in the army.

Like Li Wanqing, he was once a soldier of the Ming Dynasty, but later he was forced to rebel. As long as the Ming Dynasty wanted to recruit peace, they would not refuse.

Li Wanqing realized something immediately and hurriedly knelt down beside Liu Guoneng. He still felt as if he was in a dream.

Lu Qian looked at the four of them, took a wooden box from his subordinates with both hands, then opened the wooden box and took out the imperial edict and said:

"The Emperor of Heaven has ordered that: Liu Guoneng has performed very well with the support of Zhang Qian and Li Yuan since he surrendered to the imperial court. Today he can finally return to the imperial court in an upright manner. Liu Guoneng has been named a participating general, Li Wanqing a guerrilla general, Zhang Qian and Li Yuan

As a lieutenant general, I hope you will make new achievements again, and I appreciate this!"

"Thank you for your Majesty's grace. I will live up to your Majesty's high expectations. Long live my emperor!"

Li Qian hurriedly took the imperial edict with both hands and thanked everyone for his kindness.

Then he thanked Lu Qian:

"Mr. Lu, you have worked hard all the way!"

Lu Qian smiled and nodded:

"Your Majesty's word!"

Hearing that His Majesty had another oral message, Liu Guoneng and others hurriedly bowed to listen.

"His Majesty has decreed that the generals under your command will be awarded rewards at all levels. You can add them at your own discretion, from a small flag to a thousand generals!"

Everyone hurriedly thanked them again:

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Lu Qian smiled slightly:

"Generals, after Luoyang, the generals have been ordered to be thieves for nearly three years. Today, they finally returned. What a joy to congratulate!"

Liu Guoneng, Li Qian, Zhang Yuan, and Li Wanqing hurriedly raised their hands in the direction of the capital and said:

"Your majesty is a saint, and I am deeply honored to be able to serve the Ming Dynasty!"

Two years ago, Zhu Cixiang took Emperor Chongzhen to Henan for patrol. When they returned to the capital and passed through Luoyang Yanshi, they were robbed by Liu Guoneng and were quickly defeated by the National Guard Army.

Zhu Cixiang knew that in history Liu Guoneng surrendered to the imperial court and died fighting for the Ming Dynasty. He was considered a hero.

So he recruited Liu Guoneng to surrender in Yanshi, and sent Li Qian and Zhang Yuan under pseudonyms to help Liu Guoneng continue to grow his team and continue to exist in the name of rogue bandits.

Later, when the imperial court was unable to take action, Liu Guoneng led his army to annihilate him. Luoyang was conquered and his father's entire family was massacred. Liu Guoneng acted accordingly.

Then he quickly withdrew from Luoyang and sold King He Jin of Zuo Jin. Emperor Shenwu quickly led his army into the city, not only regained Luoyang but also killed He Jin. The most important thing was to kill King Fu with a borrowed sword.

Li Qian and Zhang Yuan were originally the lieutenant generals of the National Defense Army. They were responsible for recruiting and training soldiers, so that the combat effectiveness of Liu Guoneng's troops soared and they grew rapidly.

When Zhu Cixiang led his army to invade Liaodong and Mongolia, neither Zuo Liangyu nor Li Dingguo nor Gao Yigong were able to cross the river and go north to plunder. It was Liu Guoneng who firmly defended the Yangtze River.

This is also the reason why Liu Guoneng's nearly 100,000 troops are always stationed in Jiujiang. They want to ensure that the people in Jiangbei live a stable life after the land reform. Otherwise, with their ability and combat effectiveness, Nanjing is estimated to be able to break through.

Li Wanqing had long since wanted to stop being a thief. He never thought that Liu Guo could hide so deeply. He was obviously part of the Ming army, but he never revealed anything to him.

Today, he finally got his wish. While Li Wanqing was excited, he also stepped forward and gave Liu Guoneng a gentle punch:

"How dare you, Chuang Taotian, hide so deeply. You and your best friend must be careful in the future..."

Liu Guoneng laughed loudly:

"You kid, don't be so ungrateful that you suddenly transformed from a bandit to a third-grade military attaché of the Ming Dynasty without knowing it. You should be grateful to your brother, right? Hahaha..."

Li Wanqing hurriedly smiled and saluted Liu Guoneng and Li Qian Zhang Yuan:

"That's right, thanks to big brother and the two generals, Li Wanqing finally realized his dream today..."

Liu Guoneng ignored him and gave the order with a smile:
Chapter completed!