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Chapter 561 Rewards (2)

"Li Qing, where is Mr. Zhang's lord?" Zhao Xu asked again: "Has everything been decided?"

Li Qingchen held up his hand and said, "The capital has roughly agreed upon it."

"Dun Kexun transferred to Zhu Kingdom."

There is nothing to say about this.

The titles of the Song Dynasty have always been honorary titles, similar to decorations.

Moreover, it is the least important decoration.

Even if you get promoted to the top, you won't get a single copper plate in salary, let alone any other benefits.

The reason why the honors system can still maintain its existence is entirely due to the power of traditional inertia.

"As for the title..." Li Qingchen lowered his head: "Dun was the founding uncle of Yangcheng County and came out of Guangxi. The capital thought that Dun would conquer Jiaozhi, expand the territory thousands of miles, and make great contributions to the country. He could enter the founding period and gain an additional city. Thousands of households will be given food and food will be sealed.”

Of course, Zhao Xu had to keep an eye on this detail to prevent anyone from instigating and alienating the monarch and his ministers again.

According to story and tradition, once Di Yong is promoted to a full-time official, he will not be able to directly lead troops while he is in Beijing.

At least not now!

Zhao Xu chuckled and nodded: "Good!"

Zhao Xu narrowed his eyes as he listened.

He was appointed to the fifth level, from Jiedu Envoy to Governor, and he was powerful in all aspects. In Beijing, he was in charge of the army and palace commander, and when he was out, he was in charge of a party.

Rather, he was the official—the pinnacle official of the military officials of the Song Dynasty.

Over the years, Wang Anshi has retired to Jiangning, and it is probably because of this incident that he lost confidence - Wang Anshi is an extremely sensitive person, and it is easy to get into trouble.

Zhao Xu listened, nodded slightly, and had no objection to this.

"Yong, the envoy of the imperial city, the governor of Qingzhou, the general manager of Guangxi's military and horse capital, and the official minister of Guangxi Tea Horse, led the three armies to sweep Jiaozhou and conquer eight states. He captured more than 100,000 people and expanded the territory thousands of miles. The capital hall thought that Yong Can be sent to the Imperial City."

It just so happened that Gao Ping was in the ancient Wei Kingdom, and Zhang Dun was granted the title of Duke of Wei in Zhao Xu's previous life.

For military officials, losing their official positions as chief and deputy envoys means rectifying their names, that is to say, they are no longer Yaojun.

Therefore, this force must be firmly controlled by oneself.

So, Zhao Xu asked: "Then the capital has thought about where to choose the land for Zhang Xianggong?"

The title of Mr. Ao is not called for nothing!

Therefore, he raised his hand slightly and interrupted Li Qingchen's singing.

"The Lord of Linzhen County, Yongnu, is now in the palace, serving his mother very diligently. I am also very happy. To avoid outsiders' comments, Yongnu cannot be left to the Imperial City!"

Li Qingchen respectfully replied: "Reporting to your majesty, all the governors of the capital think that this is the right of the master, and you should ask your majesty to choose it."

At the beginning, when the Bachelor's College controlled by the old party gave Wang Anshi the title of Duke, he made a special effort to disgust him.

Zhang Dun had been granted an additional official rank, and his authority had expanded to a level close to that of a military governor.

This is naturally unacceptable.

A thorn stands between Zhao Xu's father and Wang Anshi.

He rubbed his hands.

Li Qingchen, however, remained calm and continued to report to Zhao Xu the rewards of other meritorious generals.

He can only drink tea in Sanya, like Yanda and Miao, and at most take care of the affairs of various ministries in Sanya.

"What county did Yangcheng County belong to in ancient times?" Zhao Xu asked.

The number one general in Yulong may be out of Zhao Xu's direct control.

Lord Jing?
Yi Di is Ying, Jing Shu is Punishment!
Although Wang Anshi has never cared about this matter, it is still a thorn in his side.

"No!" Li Qingchen bowed and bowed again: "I will report this to the two palaces."

In this way, there is a beginning and an end.

Li Qingchen held the fluorene and replied: "Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, I have been subordinate to Gaoping."

The hidden addiction to naming began to develop among the Zhao officials.

I have some appreciation for Li Qingchen's careful thinking.

"Let's be promoted to Hengban." Zhao Xu made the decision directly: "Considering the military merits, we can add Diyong as the Sifang Ambassador and Weizhou Defense Ambassador, and be promoted to the Commander of the Four Wings of the Dragon God Guard, and still serve as the Commander of the First General of Yulong. ”

This is to protect Zhang Dun from attracting too much hatred.

"Oh!" Zhao Xu pursed his lips thoughtfully and said, "That's fine."

After Zhang Dun, it was Di Yong.

The first general of Yulong is the foundation of Zhao Xu's new army in the future.

However, this is not what Zhao Xu wants.

"Then I will seal the title of Prime Minister to the Zhu Kingdom, the founding of Gaoping County as a Marquis, an additional city of 1,000 households, and a real grant of 400 households."

Raising his title too high at once would be detrimental to him.

Li Qingchen lowered his head and asked, "If this is the case, I may hurt the hearts of the soldiers all over the world."

Zhao Xu smiled and said: "It's okay. I'll recommend all the envoys and appoint them as three small envoys. Then I'll make Di Yong his wife."

"This..." Li Qingchen still wanted to struggle.

Zhao Xu said directly: "Let's do it."

How could Zhao Xu not understand the little ninety-nine things in the hearts of these civil servants and officials?

Is it just that he is afraid that Di Yong will continue to lead the army and go on expeditions, continue to make great achievements, and then return to the court to steal their positions?
It should be noted that before Xining, there were examples of military ministers worshiping the rulers in the Song Dynasty.

In the Zhenmiao and Renmiao dynasties, military ministers served as privy envoys, which was not a rare example.

But after Xining, no military minister could worship the Xifu to govern.

As we all know, once something is controlled by a group for a long time.

Then, this group will take it for granted that this thing belongs to them.

Therefore, Dutang's abacus was very well planned.

Can Di Yong fight?

very nice!
Then hang it high!

The title of a full-time official is assigned to a deputy commander of the horse infantry or bodyguard army.

In this way, Di Yong was locked in the capital for the rest of his life.

Become a wealthy and idle man.

Because generally, there is only one possibility for a military minister of the rank of Commander Sanya to lead an army on an expedition - to lead the expedition in person and serve as the king's vanguard!

Li Qingchen had no choice but to bow his head: "Your Majesty Fu Wei is wise."

Because of this matter, it was really difficult for him to handle it.

If it were the general next to him, he would have excuses and reasons, and he could continue to look for them, and even argue in front of the emperor with righteousness.

But the problem is that Di Yong's identity is very special.

His daughter is in the palace and will definitely be a relative of the emperor in the future.

In this way, the Di family and the Tian family are one family.

As a family, we just have to coordinate ourselves internally.

It is difficult for outsiders to interfere.

At this time, Zhao Xu smiled and said, "You don't have to worry."

"Di Yong is just temporarily taking charge of the affairs of the first general Yulong on my behalf."

"In two or three years, I will change Yulong's first general to the new army, and he will leave his post."

Li Qingchen immediately understood that this was the official's promise that Di Yong would not lead troops on another expedition.

In this case, it is impossible for him to threaten the scholar-bureaucrats in charge of the Western Palace.

So, Li Qingchen paid homage to the inspector again: "Your majesty is wise and wise!"

Zhao Xu hummed and said nothing more.

I just sighed in my heart: "The class consciousness of the civil servants and officials of the Song Dynasty is very high!" They really regarded this world and this country as their private property.

Both the new and old parties have a high sense of ownership.

This looks a bit bad.

But Zhao Xu is actually very satisfied.

why?
Because this means that Zhao Xu's interests are highly consistent with theirs.

As long as the steps are coordinated, communication and understanding are strengthened, and internal interests are compromised.

Then, the entire ruling group will be monolithic!
Once a monolithic ruling group reaches a consensus, the power it can unleash is beyond imagination.

Therefore, Zhao Xu has always paid attention to this.

No matter what he does, he will discuss and explain it to the governors as much as possible.

Strive for the recognition, or at least the tacit approval, of the scholar-bureaucrat group.

As for using culture to control force, is it right?
This is a matter of opinion.

Anyway, among the modern great powers, all the armed forces are commanded by civilian officials.

The army, as a violent machine, has always been placed under civilian command.

Moreover, the Song Dynasty was not without military generals.

Anyway, in Zhao Xu's understanding, the Privy Council is equivalent to the Ministry of National Defense, and the San Yamen is similar to the General Staff.

Zhao Xu did not interfere with the remaining rewards.

He would almost always approve whatever was reported, and at most make some fine-tuning.

As a result, rewards for meritorious generals were quickly drawn up and written down.

Gao Zunhui, the official official official of Guangxi Zouma, served as the envoy of Hakka Province and the defense envoy of Minzhou. He was directly promoted to the horizontal class. In addition to continuing to serve as the official official official of Zouma, Guangxi, he also served as the patrol envoy of Annan Road.

This is my cousin!
All credit goes to those who see it!
What's more, Gao Zunhui has indeed made meritorious deeds, and many people have said good things about him.

Therefore, Gao Zunhui's ascension is reasonable.

Miao Shizhong, the transport envoy of Zhilong Tuge and Guangxi, was promoted to a high official in the imperial court. He was a bachelor of Jialong Tuge and served as the deputy transport envoy of Jianghuai Sixth Route.

This is Gaosheng.

The Sixth Jianghuai Shipping Department was the most important department in the Song Dynasty.

His status is equivalent to that of the water transport governor of the Ming and Qing dynasties!

The Guangxi Economic Strategy appeased Guan Qi about the company's affairs, and he was added to the Jixian Academy and ordered to go to Beijing to report on his work.

Su Ziyuan, the magistrate of Yongzhou, was promoted to the imperial city envoy and the governor of Xiangzhou. At the request of the scholars and people of Yongzhou, he worshiped the soldiers and civilians who died in Xining at the Yongzhou Temple. At the same time, Su Ziyuan's father, Su Jian, was posthumously named the Grand Lieutenant of the School, and was accepted by the scholars and people of Yongzhou. Please, in the name of "Su Mian's temple is quite effective", send an envoy to confer Su Mian as the City God of Yongzhou, and report it to Nanyue, and the master of Nanyue will implement it.

Di Yong's No. 1 Yulong General and other commanders all paid homage to Yaojun.

Several local officials in Guangxi, such as Cen Ziting who contributed a lot, Mo Shiren who brought his own dry food and other local officials.

Then they were granted the title of General Zuo Wuwei, General Yulinwei, General Yulin Zhonglang and other officials, and ordered to be granted armor, belts, honor guards, and gold seals.

Ok……

In the city of Bianjing, these were the officials and nobles who placed idle clan members and military ministers awaiting punishment.

In Guangxi and Jiaozhi areas, it is still full of gold!
The local officials like this!

Especially, put on mountain armor, wear a gold belt, and get a gold seal.

Local officials can go home overnight to worship their ancestors.

As for the local chieftains and wealthy families in Jiaozhi, their official positions were confirmed and given official seals based on the reports from Zhang Dun and others.

This is enough.

This is all they want.

If the Zhao officials recognize them and are willing to canonize them, it is already good.

Of course, there are benefits and policies.

From the Youjiang pacification envoy Lu Jiawen and others, he ordered to build temples in Menzhou, Guangyuanzhou and other places, invited eminent monks to take over, and ordered them to be passed on to the court, to issue Buddhist scriptures and to grant ultimatums.

At the same time, at the invitation of Nong Zhihui, Nong Desheng and others, students from Jiaozhou were allowed to study in Guizhou, Yongzhou, Binzhou, Liuzhou and other places.

At this time, Zhao Xu intervened and specifically increased the number of candidates for Guangxi's postgraduate examination by twenty, and at the same time, increased the number of candidates for Guangxi's imperial examination by twenty-five.

He also ordered that all these quotas should be given to the chieftains.

Zhang Dun was asked to select from among the chieftains those who were "righteous and benevolent" and "loyal and commendable".

Let these people recommend the posts themselves, and the Annan Xuanfu Envoy Department will only do the qualification recognition.

It seems that Zhao Xu is reversing history.

It directly pushed the northern states of Jiaozhi from the imperial examination society to the Eastern Han Dynasty examination system.

The local officials will definitely "never avoid relatives" and give all these positions to their descendants!

But what Zhao Xu wants is this effect!
This is boiling the frog in warm water, and it is also a subtle strategy.

You may not be able to see the effect in one generation, but in two or three generations, the results will come out!

Besides, this is a carrot.

Because the quota is fixed, but who has the right to recommend and how many people to recommend?

But it was the power of Annan's Xuanfu Envoy Si Yamen.

When most of the things were reported, Li Qingchen's expression suddenly became hesitant.

"What else do you want, sir?" Zhao Xu became curious.

"Your Majesty..." Li Qingchen pretended to be confused and reported: "The Guangxi Economic Strategy appeases the envoy, and also reported the name of an eighteen-year-old who could not write in Chinese. The ministers were frightened and did not dare to specialize, so they begged for your Majesty's decree. ”

"Huh?" Zhao Xu asked with a smile: "You are less than 18 years old with clever writing? And you have made a contribution? The country has such talented people, please wait and see!"

"This is a good opportunity for writing. Names and three generations can be explained."

Ji Yiwen was the personal staff recruited by the pacification envoys and Xuanfu envoys, and the imperial court also recognized it.

"Ji Yi Wen Wang Di, his father is Wang Yu, so he advises the officials on the left, and is the ancestor..." Li Qingchen said with a trembling voice, "Te Jin, Shou Sikong, King Anshi of the Kingdom of Jing!"

This was the first time that a minister took the initiative to mention this taboo in the Qingshou Palace in front of the emperor.

Zhao Xu squinted his eyes and said lightly: "I understand."

Then he stopped talking.

Li Qingchen listened and immediately understood - don't bother the two palaces about this matter. Just for a mere eighteen-year-old Ji Yiwen, the capital can arrange the corresponding reward!
So he bowed respectfully and said, "I will obey your will."

……

Li Qingchen returned to the imperial palace of Xifu.

Zhang Hong, the Vice Minister of Zhongshu of Dongfu, was already waiting for him.

"Bangzhi, what do you think of Zhang Zihou's reward?"

Zhang Hong and Han Jiang were so close that they could almost be considered Han Jiang's confidants.

So when he came to ask, he was actually asking on behalf of Han Jiang.

Li Qingchen did not hide anything from him and told Zhang Hong about the imperial arrangements.

After listening to this, Zhang Hong let out a sigh of relief, shook his head and said, "Zhang Zihou is really Jane in the Emperor's heart!"

It’s just a matter of being granted the title of official with high salary.

In order to strengthen Zhang Zihou's authority, he directly resurrected the 'Scholar of Zichen Palace'.

You must know that even in the past, this position of bachelor was easily not given to ministers.

At the same time, his powers and duties will be completely fulfilled!
so……

Zhang Hong already understood in his heart - Zhang Dun will not return to the court, but once he returns to the court, he will definitely pay homage to the prime minister!

This made him somewhat worried.

It feels like my desire to become Prime Minister seems to be far away.

(End of this chapter)