Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 490
"How should I reward Luo Cheng?"

The emperor asked while drinking the sea cucumber and abalone soup cooked by Empress Xiao.

Both sea cucumber and abalone were paid tribute by Luo Siye, the prefect of Lushun. The young prefect of Lushun is currently in Jicheng, Zhuojun County. The emperor wants to give serious consideration to the candidate for Princess Izumo's son-in-law.

After meeting for the first time, the emperor was very satisfied.Luo Siye is very young, tall, and a bit stern, but he has a good conversation. I only heard that the Luo Cheng brothers grew up in the countryside of Zhangqiu, Qi County. They didn't read much. At first I thought it would be a little rude, but after seeing it, I realized that Luo Siye is actually pretty good.

After some questioning, I found out that Luo Siye actually knew a lot of characters, and he had also read several sage books such as the Analects of Xiao Jing, and his handwriting was not bad, with strong muscles and strong pens.

Asked about the war, Luo Siye was very experienced in marching.I also asked about how to manage Lushun's strategy, and they all answered well.

Brother Luo Siye is so good, then Luo Cheng is probably even better.

"How does His Majesty want to seal it?"

"If meritorious service is not awarded, the soldiers will be chilled, but high meritorious service is hard to reward." Yang Guang sighed, because Luo Cheng faked his death last time, he was posthumously named the King of Zhongwu and Liao, and after he was resurrected from death, he could only be named the Duke of Qi .

Now, not to mention Luo Cheng's second conquest against Liao and wiped out [-] Goguryeo troops, and captured the two cities of Jian'an and Beisha.

This cannot be justified without a reward.

"Your Majesty, why don't you promote Luo Chengkai's house and the three divisions, this is also a reward." The queen said.

Kaifuyi and Sansi, like Dr. Guanglu, are from the first rank, but they are ranked before Dr. Guanglu, which is the highest rank of Sanji.

However, this is only a loose order, it doesn't really open the mansion, and it doesn't enjoy the same treatment as Situ and other three princes.

"It's not enough to grant Kaifu Yitong to the third division."

The queen thought for a while, "Then His Majesty will reward him with all the properties of the Yang family."

"It's doable."

Yang Su was the chancellor in the two dynasties, and Yang Su's uncle and brothers were also prime ministers. The family is extremely wealthy, so it is a good way to bestow the Yang family's property to Luo Cheng.

"I think it's better to give Yang Ni's Duke of Chu to Luo Cheng."

Chu Guogong and Qi Guogong are both dukes of the state, and there is no distinction between superior and inferior, but on the other hand, the title system of the Sui Dynasty is actually sorted according to the size and strength of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

For example, Yang Jian bestowed five sons as kings, the eldest son Yang Yong was crowned prince, the second son Yang Guang was crowned king of Jin, the third son was crowned king of Qin, the fourth son was crowned king of Shu, and the fifth son was crowned king of Jin. King of Han.

Jin and Qin are obviously big countries, while Shu and Han are smaller.

Yang Guang had three sons. The eldest son, Yang Zhao, was crowned prince. He died two years ago, leaving two sons, one as king of Qi and the other as king of Zhao. .

Qi Zhao was obviously before Zhao Yan.

Back then, Yang Su was granted the title of Duke of Yue, and later became Duke of Chu.

Obviously the Duke of Chu is ranked ahead of the Duke of Yue.

During the Zhou Dynasty, although the state of Chu was always known as Man Chu, it was the first state to become king, followed by states such as Qi, Wei, and Qin.

In this way, changing the title of Duke of Qi to Duke of Chu is indeed considered a promotion.

"Then what position will His Majesty confer upon Luo Cheng after he plans to call him into the court?"

"I haven't made up my mind yet. I intend to let Luo Cheng lead the Xiaoguo Army, but I feel that with his talent, it would be a waste of his talent to stay in Beijing."

In fact, the emperor already had a preliminary idea in his mind. He thought that now that Yang Xuangan's rebellion had been put down, he could prepare for the next three conquests of Goguryeo. However, after the two conquests, Yang Guang was not very interested in another personal conquest.After all, last time, he had declared his martial arts with a great victory in the city of Liaodong, so for the three campaigns, he planned to choose a general to lead the troops to conquer Liao.

For this candidate, he has three candidates, one is Li Jing, the other is Yang Yichen, and the third is Luo Cheng.Among the three generals, Li Jing is the oldest and very capable of fighting.Yang Yichen was a member of the clan who opposed the Yang family's Yu Chilai who was on behalf of the Zhou Dynasty. However, Yang Yichen's father opposed his uncle Yuchilai back then, and finally died in the battle with the rebels.

So Yang Jian adopted Xiao Yuchi to raise him in the palace, and later gave him the surname Yang, which was included in the family tree, and his seniority was Yang Guang's younger brother.Although his surname is Yuchi, Yang Yichen grew up in the palace after all, and he is relatively close to Yang Guang, and Yang Guang still trusts him.

Luo Cheng is the best at fighting, but he is too young, and Yang Guang is not completely at ease in handing over the entire Eastern Expedition to him, fearing that someone will not accept it.

"I want to call Luo Yi to Beijing, give him the Minister of the Ministry of War, give him the title of participating in political affairs, and let him worship the Prime Minister and participate in politics."

Empress Xiao was a little surprised, she didn't expect that the emperor would call Luo Yi into the court as his chancellor.

"Luo Yi is the prime minister, Luo Chengcheng can no longer dominate Xiaoguo, can he?"

No matter how beloved the emperor is, he would not arrange it like this.

"Well, if Luo Yi is called into the court as Prime Minister, then I plan to let Luo Cheng take over as the governor of Liaodong. He also knows all the military affairs in the west and Liaodong, and let him lead the situation in Liaodong."

"Is this to let Luo Cheng take command of Goguryeo?"

"It hasn't been decided yet. Before the three campaigns, Luo Cheng will be in charge first. If the three campaigns are really needed, I will see if he will be in command at that time."

Before the Three Expeditions, Liaodong would maintain a strategic defensive form. Once the Three Expeditions were launched, additional troops would be dispatched to go out. It was an active offensive form, and the situation was still different.

"By the way, did Jier tell you how she felt after peeking at Luo Siye from behind the curtain that day?"

"I asked, and the girl said it was okay."

"Hahaha, it would be really nice to let this girl say it's okay. What about Xue Wanche? She's seen it before, so didn't she say which one is better?"

"Ji'er said that the two of them were dumb and the other was dumb, and that Luo Siye was a little dumber, like a wooden man, but Xue Wanche was even more stupid, a goose."

"Then does she like wooden people or gooses?"

"The concubine sees that she prefers Naluo wooden people."

Both of them burst out laughing, "I also like Luo Siye a little bit more. Since that's the case, let's announce a few good things together this time. I decree to bestow a marriage, call Luo Siye as the captain of the son-in-law, and give him the honor of the Xiaoguo Army." Let Zuo give up the position of general, and give him a title."

After thinking for a while, "Let's bestow a Marquis first, and give it to the Marquis of Xiangyang."

This is the Marquis of Xiangyang, who was conferred by Luo Rong, Luo Yi and Luo Chengdu. It can be regarded as the inheritance of the Luo family, and now it is conferred on Luo Siye.

"As for the post of prefect of Lushun, I will give it to Luo Cunxiao. I heard that he is also a strong general. This time he surrendered to the king and defeated Wang Yong. It's a big deal. He should be rewarded, and then he will be awarded the Marquis of Beihai."

Yang Guang, who was in a good mood, was very generous once in a while, conferring Marquis on both Luo Siye and Luo Cunxiao.

(End of this chapter)