The rise of the prince

Chapter 515

Shiyu woke up in his arms the next morning.He wrote one more word on the head of the bed, and the poetic language bit him with shame and anger, but it was a pity that he was reluctant to use force.

Coming back last night, the relationship between the two has taken a step further, and they have reached a tacit understanding.

Li Xingzhou is lazy and doesn't want to get up, Shiyu wakes up early, today's palace banquet, many things need to be arranged by her personally.

The palace has not hosted such a banquet for many years, especially after the death of Prince Xiao.

This kind of banquet costs at least tens of thousands of taels, and it needs to be well-connected and prestige, otherwise no one will come.

Today's palace is no longer the palace of the past. Li Xingzhou himself holds several important positions and has a new army in his hands.

And as Yu Chengan and others who had conflicts of interest with the Wangfu fell one after another, the Shibusi and other officials under his control who deliberately tripped them made a 180-degree turn and showed their favor to the Wangfu.The business of the palace is unimpeded and easier to do.

The most important thing is that the crown prince is forbidden to leave the East Palace, and Li Xingzhou is the only royal heir to discuss matters in the court. Anyone with a little intelligence can see the meaning of this.

Li Xingzhou understood that since he took that step, he had to accumulate contacts, and now is a great opportunity.

Early in the morning, the palace was busy.

Li Xingzhou also wanted to go down to help, but was dismissed by Shi Yuzhi.

He directed many things blindly, and the more he talked, the more chaotic he was. The simplest dishes in the Wangfu were not enough, so he went to Tingyulou, Zhiyuelou and Zhiqiulou to bring some back for use. How much can be taken, how many servants can be sent?

He has no idea...

In the end, it is still necessary to explain the layout in poetry.

In the end, he learned how to behave and simply didn't bother.

But seeing her haggard and exhausted, she felt a little guilty, and quickly brought a chair for her to sit and talk. Everyone in the front yard immediately laughed, Shiyu blushed slightly, and drove him away completely.

Li Xingzhou had nothing to do, and he began to think about the future in his mind. While thinking about it, he was preparing to go to the river to relax.

As a result, the concierge rushed in, saying that the imperial decree from the palace had come.

The father-in-law who delivered the decree brought a dozen soldiers of the Wude Division, very politely, and told Li Xingzhou not only him, but also about the rewards of Shen Lin and Wei Yubai, because they all contributed to the Taihang Mountains disaster.

It happened that both of them were boarding in the palace at this time.

After a while, both Shen Lin and Wei Yubai came out, and the eunuch began to proclaim the imperial edict.

Regarding his conferment, the official directly mentioned from the third-rank champion general to the second-rank national town general.

And the second edict was for Shen Lin, adding him as the fifth-rank General Ningyuan, waiting for the new army to call.

All sergeants of the new army who participated in the war will be rewarded with [-] yuan.

Everyone in the palace kneeling and listening was very excited, but they didn't dare to speak out.

The father-in-law opened the last imperial decree and said: "Guanbei Jiedu envoy Wei Yubai, the eldest daughter of Wei Chaoren, received the decree!"

Wei Yubai hurriedly said, "Yes!"

Everyone looked over in surprise.

"The emperor said:
Ten thousand husbands are the best, so it is appropriate to watch teachers and government.The four directions are in Xuan, so it is important to send the capital of the country.Erwei Yubai, heroic and upright, bright and honest, a heroine.Learning the machine seal of three formations has the wisdom of seven captures.Zite granted Er the title of General Xuanwei, the imperial order of Xi.

Erqi is devoted to military and political affairs, Yimao is loyal to the rules, and respects the emperor with bright festivals. He is pure and sincere and honors the country. He admires the precepts and only practices his position.

He was ordered to wait for the call of the new army.

Qinzai! "

More people are surprised now.

Because no woman has ever been named a general in the history of Jingguo, and she is still the fourth-rank Xuanwei general!
Even Wei Yubai herself couldn't believe it, and she didn't react until Li Xingzhou reminded her to accept the order.

This time, Di Zhi, Yan Shen, Wei Yubai, Shen Lin, the backbone of the new army all had the status of officers.

Li Xingzhou sent someone to reward the eunuchs who delivered the decree, and the whole palace became more lively.

Because he was promoted from the third-rank champion general to the second-rank national town general, and both Shen Lin and Wei Yubai were granted titles.

But this is just an official status, not equal to real power, just like the military rank in later generations, but official status and official position often match, so there is a saying that an official's temper will rise when he is promoted.

Jingguo is slightly better than the Song Dynasty in the previous life.

The second rank of generals in the Song Dynasty included the Fuguo General and the Zhenguo General, but the highest military officer was only the first-rank Hussar General, and there was no regular first-rank military officer equivalent to Pingzhangshi, which led to the fact that warriors were born a head lower than literati.

In fact, this is also true of Jingguo.

The difference is that in the Song Dynasty, even the head of the Privy Council who commanded the world's soldiers and horses was also a literati.

It was the same before Jingguo, and the privy envoys were always served by literati until the rise of Zhong Daoyu.

Zhong Daoyu has an unusual significance to Jingguo. He has fought in the north and south throughout his life and made great achievements in battle. If he is not allowed to serve as a privy envoy, everyone in the world will look down on him.

Therefore, as a warrior, Zhong Daoyu rarely served as a privy envoy, and also became a general.

You must know that the "Great General" has never been a military official of the first rank, and he is a military officer of the first rank in the Han official system.

The reason why the emperor did this was because Zhong Daoyu had made great contributions. He overcame the bandits in the Taihang Mountains, defeated the Baiyi and Jiannan rebels, and defeated the Liao Kingdom in the Northern Expedition. King rebels.Not only saved the emperor, but also saved all the officials in the court.

These credits are to complete something that can be recorded in the history books, and the name will be left in history, and he has done it all by himself!

Therefore, the emperor specially added him as a military official of the rank of "Great General", which is of the same rank as Tongzhong Shumenxia Pingzhangshi, which means that his contribution is as great as Wei Qing, the great general of the Han Dynasty.

However, Zhong Daoyu was just a special case. If there were no accidents, it was very likely that He Zhao would take over as Privy Envoy after he stepped down.

At this moment, an accident happened, and that was the downfall of Shen Zhizheng Shi Yu Chengan.

Originally, the future of the imperial court was basically like this, Duke De and Zhong Daoyu were about the same age, they were already old, and they were the two giants of Tongzhong Shumenxia Pingzhangshi and Privy Envoy respectively.

After they retire, He Zhao will succeed Zhong Daoyu and take charge of the Privy Council, and Deputy Prime Minister Yu Cheng'an will take over the Political Affairs Hall and become the Xinping Zhangshi. If necessary, the two can switch.

This was originally a matter of certainty, but in the end, Yu Chengan played himself to death in an instant in order to piss off King Pingnan and betray the country.
Therefore, He Zhao can basically be sure that he will be appointed as Pingzhangshi, because Pingzhangshi is obviously more important than the privy envoy.

As a result, the position of privy envoy is still vacant, attracting many people to covet it.

Judging from the current court situation, Wen Daoli, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, and Yang Hongzhao, the commander in front of the palace, all have a chance.

He couldn't be stingy about such a happy event. After rewarding everyone in the mansion, Li Xingzhou was also in a good mood.

He called Yan Shen, Di Zhi, Wei Yubai, Yan Can, and Zhao Si out for a walk by the river and gave some instructions. After all, they will be the backbone of the new army in the future, and there are many things that need to be explained clearly.

Along the way, Li Xingzhou asked him about the training of the new army when he was no longer there.

As his deputy, deputy commander of the new army, Di Zhi solemnly assured that the training would not be missed at all.

The new army is his real capital. It has both a deterrent effect and a last resort. Only with the new army in hand and with combat effectiveness, he can handle it with ease no matter whether he is in the court or in the face of sudden major incidents.

Li Xingzhou pointed at Shen Lin while walking, "Let me introduce you, this is Shen Lin, the former commander of Jiangzhou Xiang Army."

Everyone bowed their hands and saluted each other, and then introduced them: "This is the eldest daughter of Lord Wei Chaoren, the governor of Guanbei, Wei Yubai, even though she is a daughter, she is the best horseman I have ever seen So I asked her to join the new army and train the new army Ma Jun."

As soon as Di Zhi heard that Wei Chaoren was in awe, he cupped his hands and said, "It turns out that it is Mrs. Wei's daughter. From now on, the equestrian training in the army depends entirely on the girl."

Wei Yubai also cupped his hands.

(End of this chapter)