Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 624 What do we have?
In the next few days, Li Yanxian and the others temporarily stayed in Lin'an Mansion.Every day, the ministers treat guests, and the restaurants in Lin'an Mansion eat there one by one, and the days are relaxed and comfortable.It's just that when to return to Luoyang, the time can't be fixed, which inevitably makes people anxious.

On this day, Quan Bangyan, the deputy envoy of the privy secretaries, and the privy secretaries all ordered Zhao Zizhou, and the Privy Council inspected the texts of all the rooms Zeng Tong, and invited Li Yanxian and three people to play on a painting boat in the West Lake.They ordered food and wine, but they didn't call Geisha.

The three boarded the boat and took their seats.

Zeng Tong bowed his hand to Li Yanxian.Said: "A few years ago, my family was in trouble and avoided the chaos in Xiangyang. I was taken care of by Marshal Jie. General, go back and thank Marshal Jie for me."

Li Yanxian hurriedly said that he didn't dare.

After asking, I found out that Wei Wan, the wife of Zeng Tong's uncle Zeng Bu, was from Xiangyang.During the Jingkang period, many members of Zeng's family were killed, and they fled the chaos in Xiangyang, where they were taken care of by Wang Xiaolie.Originally this was a trivial matter, but Wang Xiaolie later rose to prominence, the Zeng family should remember this trivial matter.

At this time, Prime Minister Lu Yihao was concurrently serving as the privy envoy, and the other Zhang Jun was outside. Quan Bangyan was the actual No. 1 in the Privy Council.It is naturally unusual to have a treat with two colleagues from the Privy Council today.

After drinking for three rounds, Quan Bangyan said: "Today, the three of us invite the general to drink. It's not all idle business. To be honest, I have something to ask for advice."

Li Yanxian said: "If you have anything to do with the Privy Councilor, please tell me."

Quan Bangyan said: "Recently, the court has discussed the rewards after the great victory in Shanzhou, and it cannot be decided for a while. I want to hear what the general thinks, for reference."

Li Yanxian couldn't help being stunned.Said: "I've been away all the time, how do I know this? How to award it is naturally up to you."

Quan Bangyan shook his head: "Since Jingkang, which one of the battles against the Jin people can be compared with Shanzhou? This is unprecedented. Of course, we must be cautious. The ministers in the court discussed for a long time, but they couldn't make a decision. You know it won't be easy."

Li Yanxian thought for a while, and said: "I don't know how you all talk about it? Can you tell us?"

Quan Bangyan said: "It's good to tell you. However, this kind of thing is not something we discuss in private. I will hide the name, and the general should not guess randomly."

Li Yanxian nodded: "It should be so."

Quan Bangyan said: "Some ministers think that Wang Jieshuai has made extraordinary achievements, and he should be rewarded with extraordinary rewards. This is also to persuade the generals. After the capture of Xijing last time, Wang Jieshuai was granted the Southwest and North Roads of Beijing and the envoy of the Shangguo State System. He is also known as the founding prince of Henan Province. They believe that this award is far more than the last one. To build two festivals, promulgate and appease the west of Beijing and Hedong, so they can do things cheaply.

Li Yanxian couldn't help being dumbfounded.After a while, he said: "The Taiwei is the ultimate military minister, what will this-this-Jieshuai do in the future?"

Quan Bangyan nodded: "The general is right. Some ministers think that Wang Jieshuai is only in his early 20s and has not yet married. Now he is promoted to Taiwei and will make great contributions in the future. What should we do? There is no seal, not the court Blessing."

Although Li Yanxian is very familiar with court affairs, he also knows that this is not a good thing.Wang Xiaolie was in his 20s and was named a Taiwei. Is that okay?If you make meritorious service in the future, do you want to be crowned king?At least at this time, the Song Dynasty did not have the habit of the living being kings.

The person who made this suggestion, no matter what the purpose was, put Wang Xiaolie in an awkward position.

Quan Bangyan said: "Some ministers think that although Jie Shuai is young, although he has made great achievements, he should not be rewarded too much. It is better to build a great feudal clan and publicize the west of Beijing and the southeast of the river. that is."

Li Yanxian swallowed his saliva.Said: "Although I don't know what Jie Shuai thinks, but I think it's better not to award too much. Jie Shuai is a man and has always been humble. If the reward is too much, Jie Shuai may think it is inappropriate."

Quan Bangyan nodded, didn't say anything, just persuaded him to drink.

Wang Xiaohun was in Xiangyang, although the court had a higher opinion than Li Cheng, Kong Yanzhou and others, but he didn't think it was very special.It wasn't until the restoration of Xijing recently and the great victory in Shanzhou that he realized that he seemed different from other bandits.

No one in the court knew what kind of person and temperament Wang Xiaolie was.Now that he has made great achievements, and more importantly, he has heavy soldiers in his hands, how to reward him has become a difficult problem.If Wang Xiaolie made great achievements, he should be named a high-ranking official.Anyway, there is no need for a salary from the court, so what is an official position worth?But if Wang Xiaolie does not pay attention to fame and status, but cares about actual power, he cannot be awarded too high.Otherwise, Wang Xiaolie took his official position seriously, and it would be difficult for the court to deal with it.

Discussed for many days, has been unable to settle down.Lu Yihao had no choice but to ask Quan Bangyan to ask Li Yanxian for his opinion.

After a moment of silence, Lin Wei asked: "Mr. Privy Councilor, does the imperial court have no idea about what kind of reward the Marshal Jie should get? If there is no idea, then there will still be no rules to follow if someone makes a great contribution in the future? Moreover, if the rewards for the Marshal Jie are not enough, What do the other generals think?"

Quan Bangyan said: "The main reason is that Jieshuai is young. If the official title is too high, many ministers think it will be unfavorable for Jieshuai in the future. Everyone understands this. After Jieshuai occupies Xijing, he must need money. It doesn’t have to be too high, just give more rewards.”

Tong Yuanqing said with a smile: "From Jieshuai to Xiangyang, he has made many military exploits, but he has only won a few gold belts and other rewards. This time you said to give more rewards, how much? Can people like us get a gold belt?" ?”

When Quan Bangyan heard this, he couldn't help being a little embarrassed for a while.Said: "The general is joking."

Tong Yuanqing shook his head again and again: "I'm not joking. In the army, I am a Marquis of Yu, with six to seven thousand people under my command. I think there are quite a few people with this official position in the court. Which one is not a brocade clothes and jade belt? It goes without saying that the commander-in-chief's reward is not high. Well, those of us can’t get anything. It’s not that I love wealth, I really can’t swallow this breath. If I don’t have a gold belt and a jade belt, I’m sorry for my hard work on the battlefield!”

Quan Bangyan couldn't help being stunned when he heard this.

That's right, Wang Xiaolie is young, so the reward doesn't have to be high.But what about his men?Tens of thousands of troops, how many officers are there?The reward is not high, how do these people view the court?Wang Xiaolie's station was beyond the reach of the imperial court. Aren't these military officers even more devoted to Wang Xiaolie?
After thinking for a long time, Quan Bangyan said: "Don't worry, general, I will deal with this matter myself."

Tong Yuanqing shook his head.Said: "I see, you people in the court can't believe it. We have made great achievements in the front line, but you are here to care about how to award rewards. Isn't this a joke! We are people who are fighting with the Jin army, but we are punished by the court. You idiots!"

Quan Bangyan looked at Li Yanxian.I saw him holding a cup in his hand, and ignored Tong Yuanqing.Suddenly he understood in his heart that the courtiers were observing these people, so why weren't these people observing the court?Wang Xiaolie started the army entirely by himself, and did not ask the court for money and food.Moreover, the imperial court's plan did not intend to hunt for money and food for Wang Xiao in the future.So the so-called rewards, besides official titles, what else did the court give Wang Xiao?
You can't give Wang Xiaolie anything, so how much reverence can Wang Xiaolie's subordinates have for the court?
Seeing that Quan Bangyan was silent, Tong Yuanqing looked at Lin Wei, shook his head, showing disdain.

Only then did Quan Bangyan, Zhao Zizhou, and Zeng Tong realize that Lin Wei and Tong Yuanqing were not Li Yanxian's followers, but generals who commanded 7000 or [-] men on the battlefield.Such a general, in normal times, Quan Bangyan would have to deal with it carefully.

(End of this chapter)