The rise of the prince

Chapter 846 Reward + Time Determines the Winner
Years later, the palace was preparing for another big wedding, with Yelu Yali, the former princess of the Liao Kingdom, as the passer-by, and Li Xingzhou was preparing for many matters to go to Sichuan by himself.

For the big wedding, Shiyu took care of it, and Yan Kun helped.

Although the purpose of this trip is to win over the big families in central Sichuan, it's not bad as a vacation.

Gillian and Shiyu had just given birth and couldn't go. He wanted to take Pu Chaling and Yelu Yali, but Pu Chaling was also pregnant. He was too indulgent on the way back south.

He Qian couldn't go either, because after returning to Beijing, there was nothing but fire, He Qian was also pregnant, and Li Xingzhou always felt that he was more and more like Prince Kang.

Yelu Yali, Qifang, Ji Xiaming, and the guards led by Yan Shen finally decided to go with him. There will be a battalion of new army guards. The whole team will have a total of more than 500 people. It will probably be in February when the weather warms up. Depart in the middle of the month.

Li Xingzhou was going to take the water route and go upstream directly from the Yangtze River to enter Shu, otherwise he would pass through too many counties along the way, no matter how he ordered it, it would inevitably waste people and money.

From the north of the big river, you can go directly to Chengdu along the Minjiang River, a tributary of the big river.

Even if it is kept secret, the whereabouts of the brigade can never be hidden from others, and the emperor is worried, so he specially asked him about the itinerary, and wanted to say hello to the states and counties along the way.

In short, this trip to Shuzhong will not be small.

On the other hand, after years of hard work, the specific rewards for soldiers participating in the battle are also listed. Ordinary soldiers have earned a lot of money on the battlefield, mainly because of the rewards of high-level generals.

As the coach, Li Xingzhou's current status has no rewards. The emperor rewarded some financial resources symbolically, and then transferred He Zhao to the Political Affairs Hall to serve as a political counselor who had been vacant for several years.

Li Xingzhou was promoted to be the governor of Kaiyuan and the chief executive of the capital. In ancient times, as long as there was a crown prince that the emperor liked, the crown prince would be the crown prince.

At this point in the matter, Li Xingzhou also took the initiative to ask for the dismissal of the Privy Envoy.

The privy envoy is the highest official position of a military attache, and his status at this time does not require the addition of a privy envoy, and he has to make way for those who come later.

Among them, Wen Daoli was promoted to Privy Envoy, and then Di Zhilian was promoted several ranks to serve as Deputy Privy Envoy and Navy Commander of the New Army of the Forbidden Army.

In fact, everyone could see that Wen Daoli was more likely to make way for Di Zhi than to be promoted to the privy envoy through hard work.

In terms of the new army, Li Xingzhou is still the commander of the new army, and then in the army of the new army, a new commander of the navy and army was established under him.

There is no dispute about Di Zhi, the commander of the navy. Wei Yubai, the commander of the army, is more suitable based on her resume and military achievements. She has commanded large armies in battle, has rich experience in war, and has great prestige in the army.

But she is a daughter, which is a big resistance, and Wei Yubai herself is not willing. As for the reason for her reluctance, Li Xingzhou can understand the reason for her resentment.

Therefore, Liu Ji was the commander of the new army in the end. Li Xingzhou silently added Wei Yubai to the guards in central Sichuan. Scumbag.

In the end, after discussing with the emperor, Li Xingzhou, Degong, Di Zhi, He Zhao, Xue Fang, Tang Zhouwei, Lu Jie, Wen Daoli, Yang Wenguang, Zhe Weizhong and other officials of the second government and three divisions discussed with the emperor, all the generals who participated in the battle were given special bonuses. Lord.

There are several biggest changes in the appointment of outside the border.

First of all, Yang Hongzhao, who committed crimes and performed meritorious deeds, served as Jiedu Envoy of Liaodong and Liaoxi Road, and had the right to lead the military and political affairs of Liaoxi.

On the Liaodong side, Gu Lichuan, the former Pingzhou defender, served as the training envoy of the Liaoyang government regiment and the commander of the Chenzhou army.

Xie Linjiang served as the magistrate of Chenzhou. As for the administrative officials of Zhongxing Mansion and Liaoyang Mansion, they were transferred from the officials of Yanshan Mansion, Zhending Mansion, and Hejian Mansion in the south.

Then there is Datong Mansion, which is one of the most important states among the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun.

Datong to the west of the Sixteen Prefectures and Youzhou to the east are the two most important states, and they are also barriers from east to west. After Shi Jingtang sold the Sixteen Prefectures, the Central Plains Dynasty finally took them back 400 years later, which shows their danger.

A few years ago, Youzhou was taken back and Wei Chaoren guarded it. If Datong is also taken back, competent people must be arranged to be at ease.

The first thing everyone thought of was Zhe Weizhong.

Because Yang Wenguang and Zhe Weizhong took back the Datong Mansion, which shows that both of them are capable, and Yang Wenguang is already the prefect of Taiyuan, and the military commander of the third hand, in charge of the administrative and military power of Taiyuan and the important towns in the north. At most, the rewards will be added to the official rank, and it is impossible to give real power.

But Zhe Weizhong only manages the military affairs of Fuzhou, which is only a town in the northwest. Although the Zhejia army has been fighting against Xia people and Liao people all the year round, they are brave and good at fighting, but in fact there are not many soldiers in the army, because Fuzhou is barren and cannot support them. So many soldiers.

Therefore, the Zhejia Army is no better than the Yang Family Army to the west of Taihang Mountain, let alone the Guanbei Army to the east of Taihang Mountain.

And Zhe Weizhong is a rare talent, worthy of great use, wasted guarding a small county in the northwest.

However, this was originally a great opportunity to honor the ancestors, but Zhe Weizhong himself was a little embarrassed. He was originally a member of the party, and his roots were in the northwest wilderness. No matter how difficult life was, his ancestors had been used to it for generations. .

Li Xingzhou somewhat understood his physiognomy, and immediately came out to help speak, and then promoted Xin Zan to be the prefect of Datong Prefecture.

Everyone was a little depressed. They agreed with Xin Zan's ability, but they all had reservations about Xin Zan's loyalty.

And Li Xingzhou has an innate advantage, so he understands that Xin Zan is probably reliable.

Everyone present has a certain amount of weight and has the right to speak, but he is undoubtedly the most important. Li Xingzhou supports Xin Zan, and it will almost be a unanimous vote.

However, in order to increase insurance, everyone also suggested to set up a new frontier army in Shuozhou, south of Datong, recruit and train locally, and station ten battalions permanently. Make, assist Xin Zan.

It is said to be assistance, but in fact it is not at ease.

Li Xingzhou knew this in his heart, so he compromised and made a final decision.

Datong Mansion was under the jurisdiction of Xin Zanren's magistrate, and an army Shuozhou Army was set up in Shuozhou, south of Datong Mansion, with ten battalions permanently stationed to assist in the defense of Datong.

There are more than 5000 people in the Ten Battalions, which is nothing to today's rich and powerful imperial court.

As for Zhe Weizhong, since he didn't want to go to Datong in the east, and there were no vacancies near the northwest prefectures, he had to add some officials and titles, and added salary and rewards to keep him.

After coming out of the palace, Zhe Weizhong also specifically asked Li Xingzhou to thank and explain, saying that he really didn't want to leave his homeland. Although the Northwest was poor, he was used to it all his life. The old and young, as well as his father and fellow villagers were all there.

Li Xingzhou expressed his understanding, and then said: "In the future, we will have to show off the generals."

Zhe Weizhong was stunned for a moment, then excitedly and cautiously asked: "Your Highness, are you going to use troops against Hexi?"

Zhe Weizhong had repeatedly stated to the court that he wanted to take action against Hexi, stating his interests, but no one listened to him.

"I already have some ideas about this matter. After Mr. Zha goes back, we will prepare our troops, and if we can let out some rumors, we will send troops from the direction of Hezhong Mansion and Fengxiang Mansion."

Zhe Weizhong is a veteran in the battlefield, and he has a lot of experience. Hearing what Li Xingzhou said, he can roughly guess what his intentions are.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I've remembered it!" He cupped his hands.

"Well, if there are any changes in the future, I will notify you, probably within two years."

In Mingzhou, Wu Huisheng stayed up late drinking, writing vigorously by the candlelight.

In the past few days, he was looking around, and he heard some movement, some big families in the surroundings often went to Yuan's house, and I heard that they gave a lot of gold and silver, precious things.

These actions were unusual and made people feel strange, and then slowly heard some rumors through the hall of friends and colleagues.

It is said that the Yuan family and some other big families seem to have prepared a lot of money, and large boxes of yellow and white goods are transported northward, as if they are going to Kaiyuan to bribe someone.

At first, Wu Huisheng didn't care too much. Today, the emperor's grandson has made great contributions to the world, and he is also the crown prince. In the future, he will ascend the throne and inherit the great rule. That is already a certainty.Who can hold down the emperor's grandson?

Until one night when he and his colleagues went out to drink flowers and wine and came back late, his wife cut him a meal, and he suddenly sobered up.

Before, because he was in the opposite team, his father-in-law and colleagues showed his kindness to him one after another, and his daughter-in-law was obedient, so he floated up for a while, forgetting how powerful his daughter-in-law is.

But the beating also made his mind clear all of a sudden, yes, in terms of power, no one can overwhelm the emperor's grandson, but there are still relatives!

Just like him, a majestic magistrate of Mingzhou, a big celebrity in the future political circle, but his wife can't help but beat him, what is his wife?But for a first-time civilian girl, at most her family has money, and he still has nothing to do, just because they are a family.

Thinking along this line of thought, and then thinking about it later, the current emperor's grandson has three concubines, one is the granddaughter of the prime minister, the famous and talented Queen Lianshan, they will definitely not be able to buy it, not to mention the character of Zaifu Wang Yue Well, just because of his status, he can't even see him, so how could they buy him at will.

Then there is the relatively low-key Yu family in the legend. It is said that she was born as a civilian girl, so it would be meaningless to bribe her, and she might not be seen.

The last one is the former princess of the Liao Kingdom, which is even more unreliable, maybe she can't speak Chinese, and the other party is from Liao, so how could they be related.

After thinking about it, Wu Huisheng suddenly thought of a possibility, if it is not the same generation of the emperor's grandson, then let the elders put pressure?
Thinking about it this way, a clear idea instantly appeared in his mind.

Empress Wu of the current dynasty, that is, Huang Taisun's grandma, was also from a wealthy family!It is still a big family in the middle of Shu.

As for those members of the Yuan family transporting things to the north, they probably didn't want to go to Kaiyuan, but went north by water, along the great river westward, to Shuzhong!
If they persuade the Wu family in the middle of Shu to help, vent their anger on the queen, and the queen helps to speak up, no matter how powerful and powerful Mrs. Huang is, her grandma will have to show face!Unless it's like getting into trouble at home, it will become a joke for everyone in the world.

Thinking of this, Wu Huisheng broke out in a cold sweat. It turned out that the Yuan family didn't do anything, but they quietly did such a trick!

No one can tell whether the Wu family will end, after all, everyone understands the reason why the lips are dead and the teeth are cold!
Therefore, after Wu Huisheng figured out the joints, he immediately went home and wrote a memorial, stating the things in Mingzhou and explaining the pros and cons.

After two days of clarifying his thoughts and constantly revising, he finally wrote the note to the emperor's grandson, and then began to think hard again.

How can we ensure that his letters reach the hands of the emperor's grandson?It is not possible to play directly according to the procedure, the excerpts have to go through the door, the Zhengshitang, which has been rescheduled many times for inspection, how can he guarantee that there are no Wu family members, no one who opposes the emperor's grandson?As long as there is one, he will be finished.

Send it directly by yourself?
That's even worse, those big clans in Mingzhou have eyes and ears, it's too weird and conspicuous for him to go out of the city in person, as long as he just leaves the city, someone will react and deal with it, most likely by speeding up the westward march, in the event that the emperor can't Get this matter down before taking action.

So you can't startle the snake!
After thinking about it, he had no choice but to send someone from the mansion to deliver it, pretending to deliver it as an ordinary letter, but how to ensure that the emperor's grandson would read it?
He didn't do the same thing. After much deliberation, he could only hold the mentality of giving it a try, and then copied the same letter several times, and sent his servants one after another. If he couldn't see it once, he would come a few more times. The rest can only depend on luck. up.

Outside the city of Mingzhou, a large number of convoys were heading north, and the servants who supervised the transportation lined up in a long line.

Most of the wealth that the Yuan family headed by Mingzhou and surrounding states planned to bribe the Wu family in central Shu gathered here, and they were quietly collected during the Chinese New Year under the name of New Year's greetings.

The head of the Yuan family is not stupid, it is basically impossible to go out of the city with so many things and go through it without attracting people's attention, so he simply swaggered, but instead of going by sea, he went out of the city and went north by land.

In this way, many people must have thought that they wanted to go north to Kaiyuan to open up relationships with their property, but they didn't expect that they didn't go north, but went west to Shuzhong.

The itinerary should not be too rushed, at least before Shangyuan, people will definitely not receive them, and it would be impolite to run to other people's homes just after the new year.

He expected that the Wu family would not meet them until at least the middle of February when he went to Shuzhong.

It is more appropriate to start from Mingzhou at this time, because the gold, white, gold and silver are too heavy and the speed is very slow.

The most important thing now is how to persuade the Wu family to let the Empress of the Wu family speak for her. As long as the empress speaks, even the grandson of the emperor will have to worry about her face.

So along the way, the head of the Yuan family was thinking of all kinds of arguments that could persuade the Wu family, even thinking about it while they were sleeping and on their way.

On the other hand, just as the Yuan family motorcade was rushing north and west just after the Chinese New Year, at the home of Wu Huisheng, the prefect of Mingzhou, every other day, a servant carrying a package and a letter left the city from the north gate and also galloped north.

Seeing the mighty convoy on the road, he still looked sideways curiously.

These servants are one person and one horse, so they are naturally much faster than the heavy convoy.

After galloping all the way to the Jianjianfu River and crossing the river by boat to the opposite side, head west from Yangzhou to Chuzhou, the ferry of the Huaihe River, and then go west along the big river, and you can quickly reach Kaifeng Mansion on the side of the big river by boat.

This trip down and rest along the way, even if you go fast, it will take about ten days.
Time just passed day by day, and time often determines the outcome.

(End of this chapter)