Wanli 1592

Chapter 50 Ye Mengxiong's Advice
The imperial court gave Xiao Ruxun a list of his achievements. The first one was the hereditary general who defended the border for the country, one family of four sons, full of loyalty and goodness; after that, he defended the city of Pinglu and insisted on integrity. And the Hetao chieftain worked hard to kill three thousand captives, to promote the prestige of our country, and made a great feat not seen since Jiajing.

Then it was a plan to break the city and put down the chaos of worship, and made great achievements for the army to put down the bandits in two months.

Then it is to kill the thief's head and worship, destroying the enemy's morale.

In the end, he bravely rescued King Qing's orphaned son so that he would not have an heir.

All these merits are not enough to be rewarded without being knighted. Therefore, he was awarded the title of Ping Lubo, with a yearly salary of [-] stones, and he was awarded to the world, and Xiao Ruxun was called to the pilgrimage to see the emperor. Gui, Li Yan, Dong Yikui and others went to Beijing to receive awards.

The rest of the honors, military ranks, money rewards, etc. are not important things. Earl Pinglu can be enshrined in the world, which is enough to make all the generals in this battle envious to death.

But they still have nothing to object to. Xiao Ruxun's prestige is already very high, and he does have a solid record. The main credit is his, and he deserves the first credit. What else can you say?

Ma Gui, Li Yan, Dong Yikui, the envious eyes of these generals all turned green, Xiao Ruhui's eyes turned green while smiling—his brother walked too fast...

In addition to Xiao Ruxun being knighted, many other generals also received rewards. For example, Ma Gui was awarded the title of Chief Soldier of Datong, which was regarded as the official reinstatement. The rewards of money and land, etc., but they are not as good as Xiao Ruxun in terms of glory or actual benefits.

Xiao Ruxun was not only conferred a title, but his son, and even his wife, Yang Shi, were ennobled by the imperial court as a third-rank gentleman because of the heroic deeds of accompanying her husband to defend Pinglu City.

This family leapt to become the most honorable family in Ningxia Town, and Xiao Ruxun also formally surpassed his own family, and had the merits enough to establish another Xiao clan.

All of a sudden, all the papers, officers and generals announced the good news to Xiao Ruxun, and Ye Mengxiong also suggested that everyone hold a celebration banquet tonight, to congratulate Xiao Ruxun and all of you.

Rewards for military officers are easy to give, but civil officials are different. Rewards for civil officials have to be given after returning to the court and before the celebration banquet. Neither Mei Guozhen nor Ye Mengxiong knows what kind of rewards they will be given, but they seem to face Feeling worried, the celebration banquet naturally had free drinking, but after the celebration banquet, after the generals left drunk, Ye Mengxiong and Mei Guozhen, who were still awake, called Xiao Ruxun, who was anxious to go home to accompany his wife, into the big tent.

"Sometimes, I really envy those generals. After taking credit, it's easy to be promoted and rewarded. You can continue to do what you should do, and you don't have to worry about being involved in any disturbances. As an official in my generation, what I can only ask for is to have a wife and son, and there are far more military generals of the Ming Dynasty than civilian officials."

In the big tent, Ye Mengxiong poured wine for Mei Guozhen and Xiao Ruxun himself, said these words while pouring the wine, then sat down, raised his own wine glass, and drank it by himself before Xiao Ruxun and Mei Guozhen toasted , Xiao Ruxun was taken aback for a moment, and after that, Mei Guozhen also looked up and drank the glass of wine. Looking at the worried gestures of the two, Xiao Ruxun already understood in his heart that they called him over. reason.

"Zaotai said that the last general is also a military general, and he got the credit for conferring his wife and son in this way. You shouldn't talk about those generals, but you generals."

Xiao Ruxun also drank a glass of wine with a smile.

"You are destined to be no ordinary general."

Ye Mengxiong suddenly put down his wine glass, and looked at Xiao Ruxun seriously: "It's doomed, it's already doomed, this battle is enough to show that you are no longer an ordinary general. From the perspective of ancestral system, you are already handsome enough to lead an army alone.

And lead the army alone, no one can say anything, but nowadays, this is the responsibility of the literati, you have come to this day as a military general, and you are knighted, it is definitely not what the civil servants want to see, this can only be Your Majesty It is very likely that His Majesty forced the cabinet to approve his idea. "

Xiao Ruxun understood, and narrowed his eyes.

"Ke Zhitai and Mei Jianjun are also civil servants, aren't they?"

Mei Guozhen smiled and said: "Since I joined the army, I can no longer be regarded as my own in the eyes of those civil officials, but at the same time I am not my own in the eyes of military commanders. The situation is much worse than that of simple civil servants and generals.

Especially the civil servants who lead the army to win the battle are tabooed by the courtiers, so Xinjian Hou Wang Yangminggong is a role model for us. "

Ye Mengxiong took a deep breath, and said slowly: "With this battle, we are doomed to be the leaders of the army and the Korean and Chinese officials to look at the war from a different angle. If we win this battle, we will gain great fame and be even more clear in the court. The taboo of civil officials, Ji Xin, you are a military commander, and you are not an official in the court, so naturally you don't know how fierce the Chinese and Chinese parties in the court are.

Kesheng and I do not belong to the group of people who are in the political party, so we seek to be sent out to find another way to make a living. It’s okay if we don’t fight. If we fight together, once we win, we will be transferred to the imperial court with accumulated meritorious deeds and disrupt the court. Others will not like it , if we don't retreat bravely, I'm afraid disaster will not be far away. "

Mei Guozhen went on to say: "I'm not sure yet. I supervise the army as a censor. Although I have military merits, it's just insignificant credit. I won't be promoted to any position, but it's difficult for Ye Gong. Great merit, the Minister of War is the best reward, but Ye Gong has been leading troops all year round, he is out of tune with literati, and he is not accepted by generals, in the future, other than submitting a letter to beg for bones to entertain his grandchildren at home, I am afraid it will be difficult to end well."

Everything that these two said in one sentence was a shocking inside story.

"I'm afraid it's not easy to go this way if I'm going to the capital at the end of the day! Uncle Pingru, this title is really well conferred."

When Xiao Ruxun said this, Mei Guozhen and Ye Mengxiong were a little surprised in the suburbs.

"Ji Xin already knows?"

Ye Mengxiong asked suspiciously.

"This is Jiang Bin's title!"

Xiao Ruxun raised her head and downed a glass of wine: "Are they praising me or scolding me?"

Jiang Bin!The traitor leader of Wu Zong's cholera court was extremely disgusted by the literati. Because he was favored by Wu Zong, he took credit for his meritorious service and was later killed. Now the title falls on his own head. What are these civil officials? Meaning, if Xiao Ruxun still doesn't understand, he is really a fool.

"Hehehe, it's really rare for Ji Xin to be so clear-headed. The other generals would have been overjoyed, but Ji Xin can smell the mystery. If Ji Xin is a civil servant, she must be a master of it!"

Mei Guozhen laughed.

Xiao Ruxun shook his head helplessly: "This is still the title that Wu General Zhou Yu was conferred on, but it was granted afterward, and it was conferred by Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty. Don't make the meaning too obvious! If I learn from Li Chengliang after returning to Beijing, I'm afraid I'll have to be severely humiliated, but they still treat me like an illiterate reckless man, hmph!"

(End of this chapter)