Han Shizu

Chapter 960
Most people are satisfied with the court's rewards. After all, Liu Chengyou and Yousi have spent so long preparing for it after comprehensive consideration, basically taking into account all aspects.

Take Chai Zhao as an example. During the Northern Expedition, he was always accompanied by a decisive general as a counselor. Although his direct combat achievements were less than those of others, his achievements cannot be denied.There is no further promotion or change in the title. On the one hand, it is due to Liu Chengyou's suppressed thoughts, and on the other hand, it is really inconvenient to award it easily.

Up to now, although the title of the big man has been bigger than the name, but the treatment, status, and honor are there, Liu Chengyou has deliberately controlled the distribution of the title.In the past ten years, he has also taken back many titles that seemed to be overflowing before. His idea is also very simple, and he should not let the title of the big man appear too cheap.Therefore, the higher the title, the more difficult it is to advance.

Like Zhao Kuangyin, when he came back from conquering Shu, he was directly awarded the Duke of Bo, so he was suspected of being too heavy. He rose too fast, and he didn't have a solid resume like Xiang Xun.

As for Chai Rong, the dismissal of the privy envoy seemed to be treated lightly, but Liu Chengyou had also communicated with him beforehand.One, when he returned to Beijing, his health was ill. He was nearly forty years old, and his health was inevitably in short supply during the years of heavy affairs. After going through the Northern Expedition, he had health problems this time. Die young", Liu Chengyou wanted him to rest for a period of time, and then come back after recovering his body.

The two are that Chai Rong has been in charge of the country's military affairs in the Privy Council for too long. Counting the period when Guo Wei was in power, it can basically be said that the Privy Council has always been under the control of the "Guo faction".If it continues, it will not be a good thing for the country, Liu Chengyou, or Chai Rong. If you take a step back, it will be a bright future.

Therefore, when Liu Chengyou gave Chai Rong a simple hint, he readily accepted it.Therefore, Liu Chengyou rewarded Chai Rong very generously, including [-] guan in money, [-] pieces of silk, and [-] stones of millet.At the same time, Liu Chengyou also intended to crown Guo Wei as king. Over the past few years, Liu Chengyou's guilt towards Guo Wei has actually increased.

The three kings with different surnames, Zhao Kuangzan changed to a noble, continued to change from "Yanyan", and changed from Yan to Chen. Although the force was lowered, Liu Chengyou kindly gave a lot of rewards.Fu Yanqing and An Shenqi, after the Northern Expedition, will be in a semi-retired state, and their destination is to take care of their lives.

The rest, such as Gao Huaide and Zhao Kuangyin, who have not changed their titles, have been compensated in terms of money and grain rewards and promotion of honors.

However, generals like Shi Shouxin and Yang Ye who have outstanding military exploits, outstanding performance, and are highly valued by the emperor have made it through the top, but they are still eye-catching when they are given dukes.However, no one can dispute this.

Needless to say, Yang Ye was granted the title of Marquis eight years ago, but he has survived until now, with ten years of experience in guarding the frontier, plus the brilliant results of the Liao victory over the past year, even if he is young, he has the ability and strength There are not many achievements worthy of criticism.

As for Shi Shouxin, he was also well-known in the army very early, and he was promoted step by step. In several important battles, he showed outstanding commanding skills, and he deserved the credit.

Both of these still have a lot of room for improvement.

In addition, those previous frontier generals, such as Ma Quanyi, Luo Yanguan, Han Lingkun, Wang Shenqi, Li Hanqiong, Dong Zunhui, etc., at least got a marquis and gave them military positions. frontier compensation.

People like Ma Quanyi and Luo Yanguan are still in charge of military affairs in Youzhou, and have not returned to Beijing in time.There is a saying that the generals who are still guarding the north are all generals who are relied on by the emperor as their shoulders.Of course, this statement is biased.

The other aspect of this award is that Liu Chengyou has made it clear that all military titles will be hereditary within three generations, and will be reduced successively after three generations.The title of civil servant, plus the founder of the country, is like this.At the same time, it is decided that the royal family can be knighted, as in this case.

Although it can't be regarded as a sympathy with the country, this edict has really reassured most people's hearts.Because, because of the hereditary issue of the title, there were some rumors.

To say the most unexpected, the sudden promotion was Li Chuyun's privy envoy.Although he did not have great military exploits, his contribution cannot be ignored. This time the Northern Expedition involved a large-scale mobilization of troops, and what was actually being fought was national strength, money, food, and military equipment.It is not an easy task to supply hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians on the front line without shortages, delays, or omissions.

Therefore, Li Chuyun's achievements are not ranked too high, but in Liu Chengyou's mind, his achievements are very affirmed.Of course, the matter of the privy envoy was not to be passed through. Li Chuyun had some concerns at the beginning, but Liu Chengyou resolved it with a few words and let him accept it calmly without any psychological burden.

As for Li Chuyun, he was originally a very ambitious and courageous person, and he accepted it solemnly despite the accident.Liu Chengyou used Li Chuyun, in addition to his own ability and this time's credit, but also because he had served in important positions in the Privy Council for many years, was familiar with its business operations, and was able to seamlessly connect to take on the burden of Chai Rong after he resigned.But no matter what, when Li Chuyun took the post of Privy Envoy, in the eyes of others, he jumped up and directly became one of the most powerful ministers in the Han court.

There are those who are proud, and naturally there are also those who are frustrated and dissatisfied, such as Zhe Dejian.As a relative of the emperor, in terms of rewards for meritorious deeds, he was not ranked high. Among the top ten heroes, he was not named.There is inevitably a gap in this heart, but if you really give credit, you really can't compare with the top generals.

For Zhe Dejian, with an old face, there is a sense of shame that has no place to rest.However, for this father-in-law, Liu Chengyou did not treat him lightly. In addition to the fact that Dai Guogong's title is not easy to change, he also generously rewarded him. The mansion, manor, land, money and grain are very generous.At the same time, he stayed in Tokyo as a servant.

There are also Li Chongjin, Han Lingkun and others.As for Li Chongjin, he was unlucky. During the Northern Expedition, the Han army fought so many battles, and there were some hard and fierce battles with heavy losses. However, the direct defeats, only those two battles, still lost the imperial court's elite forbidden cavalry.Even Liu Chengyou is not easy to read it, and it is not good to give Guo Wei and Chai Rong face.Therefore, although Li Chongjin was still worshiped as the commander of Xingjiedu, his title was still Marquis of Leling.

Based on his past qualifications, his status in the army is not considered low, but the problem is that as early as seven or eight years ago, Li Chongjin was already a general in the army.This means that he is still standing still, which is very depressing for Li Chongjin.This made Li Chongjin already planning to find another way out and become a local official.

As for Han Lingkun, he felt that the rewards from the court were not worthy of his merits. His most outstanding performance was that he was seriously injured and dying during the battle at Nankou.In his opinion, he almost lost his life in fighting the Liao army, and the final evaluation was not as good as Yang Ye and Shi Shouxin, how could he be reconciled.

(End of this chapter)