Empire's Summoning Generals System

Chapter 531 Chen Shuo passed away
Liu De led the army and was still on the way back to Beiping, but the Qian family in Beiping received the news from the Xuanjing Division from the far south that Yang Guogong and Yangzhou Mu Shaoqin finally failed to survive this winter. One cold night, he fell into a deep sleep and could not wake up again.

However, due to the dangerous road, the news did not come through until now, and it was not the news from the Xuanjing Division's spies in the south. The Xuanjing Division and even the Gongwei Division did not have that kind of strength to infiltrate the south.

The news reached Xuan Jingsi's ears through sea merchants, and then Xuan Jing's spies informed Qian of the news.

Zou Yan's prediction except for the flood in the great river, all other divinations were realized one by one, which made the Qian family no longer doubt Zou Yan. Zou Yan conquered the Qian family by virtue of his excellent divination skills. Dazhou, whether it is a dignitary or a commoner, has a sense of awe and even believes it.

Although Qian's status is distinguished, he is no different from ordinary people.

Originally, Mrs. Qian wanted to invite Zou Yanzai to the mansion, but the following news made Mrs. Qian fall into panic, even helpless.

Chen Shuo passed away.

Both Qian and Chen Ying were deeply saddened by Chen Shuo's death and could not manage the council. Chen Shuo was Chen Ying's grandfather, while Qian called Chen Shuo his maternal grandfather (the mother of Qian and her husband Liu Qian was Chen Shuo's daughter) .

As the elder of the two, Chen Shuo's death is definitely no less than a bolt from the blue sky for the two.

Ma Yuxuan stood up without hesitation. Although Gao Taotao wanted to compete with Ma Yuxuan, but with Qian's acquiescence, Ma Yuxuan was able to take charge of the entire Hangong Mansion, and even the whole of Beiping because of Ma Yuxuan. Trembling with a single word.

Of course, Xun Yu and other important officials of the court knew the news of Chen Shuo's death very quickly. Chen Qi, who stayed behind, drove a fast horse from the barracks into the Chen Mansion immediately, and even forgot that horses were not allowed in the streets.

Chen Shuo has a very high prestige among the officials, even in the army, especially in the army of the old Dongyu generals. Chen Shuo's death will inevitably cause some panic. After all, Chen Shuo is the grandfather of Liu De's wife. , when the first assistant.

However, it was only a small-scale panic. After all, Chen Shuo was only a courtier, and Xun Yu, as the only second assistant, was already prepared to take over under Liu De's arrangement and even with the help of Chen Shuo. The next time he is assisting the work of the first assistant, it will not have any impact on government affairs.

What's more, Chen Shuo was not Liu De. If something happened to Liu De, then anything could happen. Chen Shuo's death only represented the end of an era and would not have the slightest impact on the advancing man.

Xun Yu ordered the government officials to work normally, and immediately sent a fast horse to send a message to Liu De. Liu De was rushing back from Weizhou. After all, it was those routes, so Xun Yu could only send a few more fast horses, hoping to find Liu De's location soon.

Afterwards Xun Yu also went to the Chen Mansion.

When Liu De received the messenger's report, it had been ten days since Chen Shuo's death. Liu De also ignored the army, and directly led the guards of more than a hundred people, hurried all the way, and finally arrived in a few days Peking City.

For nearly 20 days, and it was summer, Chen Shuo's body was already stinking a little. Qian, who was finally relieved, knew that he could not drag on any longer, so he ordered Chen Shuo to be buried.

"Grandpa Chen!"

Liu De got off his horse and stumbled to Chen Shuo's tomb. Tears flowed from his eyes involuntarily. Liu De never shed tears when encountering difficult things, but today he couldn't bear it anymore.

A man doesn't flick his tears easily, but he doesn't reach the sad place.
Liu De knelt down on the ground and wailed loudly, deeply saddened.

Chen Ying and the others beside the tombstone also couldn't help covering their faces and weeping. Chen Shuo advocated frugality, and the so-called cemetery was not luxurious. Even the burial utensils were mainly pottery and porcelain, and there was very little gold and silver. .

When Chen Shuo was seriously ill, he told Chen Qi that at the beginning of the Han Dynasty, there was a shortage of gold and silver, so gold and silver should not be buried with him, and all these belongings should be handed over to the court, whether it is building a city or replenishing weapons, it is useful.

This is an old man who has been thinking about Liu De until his death.

Liu De raised his head, and said to Jian Yong, the Minister standing beside him: "Mr. Chen is loyal to the country. There is a grand duke in Sheji who is posthumously named Grand Master and Marquis of Yan. Hundreds of officials immediately appraised Mr. Chen's achievements and bestowed posthumous titles on him. The Zijin Pavilion was built, Chen Gong entered the Zijin Pavilion, received incense from generation to generation, passed down through the ages, and his name will go down in history!"

"Chen Shuo's eldest son, Chen Sheng, died young, and was posthumously titled Doctor Jinzi Guanglu and Marquis of Anshu County."

"Chen Zheng, the second son of Chen Shuo, died in the battle and made meritorious deeds. He was posthumously named Hushi General, Shang Hujun, and Qing Xuhou!"

"Chen Qi, grandson of Chen Shuo, inherits Duke Chen's title and is Marquis of Liaocheng!"

As Chen Shuo's direct blood relatives, Chen Qi and Chen Ying immediately kowtowed their thanks.

Liu De struggled to stand up, walked to the side of the tombstone, caressed the smooth but cold stone, recalled the scene with Chen Shuo in the past, but it was vivid in his mind, his arms were weak, he waved his hand gently, and said to everyone: "Go back! I'll stay here for a while"

"Your Highness."

"Okay, let's go down!"

At this time, it was raining lightly in the sky. Liu De raised his head and let the rain slap on his face, soaking his clothes. Tears gushed out with the rain, but he couldn't tell whether it was rain or tears.

It is said that the king should not show his emotions, he should not show his likes and dislikes to outsiders, let alone let his subordinates see the weak side of the king, but Liu De no longer cares about these things, he just wants to vent. Fan, cry bitterly.

The words that Chen Ying whispered in his ears still linger in Liu De's heart: "Grandfather has been waiting for her husband to come back, even if grandfather died, he is also facing the west."

The rain is getting bigger and bigger!

Chen Shuo passed away, and before that, Shao Qin and Shaogong also passed away, and Liu De was also in grief and anger. Once Shao Tan died, the situation in Yangzhou would become even more rotten.

Liu De sent a letter to Shao Qin's son, Shao Rui, to express his inner heaviness.

In a letter to the imperial court in Chenliu, I hope that the imperial court will honor Shao Gong's achievements, and declare Shao Rui as Yangzhou shepherd, inheriting Shao Qin's position.

Hundreds of officials commented on Chen Shuo's merits, and his posthumous title was "Wen". According to historical records: Yan Wenhou.

As for the Ziguang Pavilion that Liu De mentioned, under the construction of the Ministry of Industry, it broke ground very quickly. It is next to the Tongque Terrace. However, because the Tongque Terrace is relatively tall, it has not been completed yet, and because Zijin Pavilion is more important, so the Ministry of Industry put aside the construction of Tongque Terrace first, and devoted all efforts to build Zijin Pavilion.

In order to commemorate the 28 generals who followed Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu and made the greatest contributions and the strongest abilities, Liu Zhuang, Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, ordered portraits of 28 generals to be painted in Yuntai Pavilion, Nangong, Luoyang, called Yuntai 28 Generals.

Emperor Xuandi of the Han Dynasty recalled the meritorious ministers who assisted him in the past because the Huns surrendered to the Han Dynasty. He ordered eleven statues of the meritorious officials to be painted on the Qilin Pavilion to commemorate and praise them.

During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty "being a king, driving talents, and treating scholars with sincerity", ordered Yan Liben to paint portraits of 24 heroes in Lingyan Pavilion in memory of the many heroes who fought together in the past. He is the 24 heroes of Lingyan Pavilion.

Therefore, in order to encourage civil and military officials, Liu De also built the Zijin Pavilion, which was enshrined by the people of the world to show his merits. Moreover, Liu De did not plan to use portraits, but directly summoned skilled craftsmen to build them in bronze at a one-to-one ratio. For the platform, the calligrapher was ordered to splash ink on it to write a biography, and to engrave it with gold characters.

Later, the emperor ordered to rebuild a heroic hall next to the Zijin Pavilion for the people to worship. The heroic temple in Dongyu City remained the same. The heroic temple was specially set up for the soldiers who died in battle, and it did not conflict with the Zijin Pavilion.

Chen Shuozhi's tomb was buried on Jingshan Mountain in the suburbs of Beiping. In order to prevent Chen Shuo from being disturbed, Liu De directly ordered that Jingshan Mountain be the place where meritorious ministers were buried, and Liu De named it the Mausoleum of Loyalty and Justice.

Once Chen Shuo died, a great man could not be prime minister for a day. Xun Yu had been trained in a series of positions such as the chief of the general's mansion, the secretary of the Ministry of officials, and the second assistant of the cabinet. No matter his qualifications or ability, he was enough to be the first assistant of the cabinet.

Liu De didn't talk nonsense, and directly worshiped Xun Yu as the chief assistant of the cabinet to lead the ministers.

Xun Yu was appointed as the chief assistant of the cabinet, so he could no longer be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. Liu De transferred the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Xu Guangqi, to be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. Pretty big.

Liu De's appointment of Xu Guangqi is also very meaningful. Needless to say, Xu Guangqi's ability is not a pure Confucian school. Act of.

Moreover, in terms of family background, Xu Guangqi was not from a wealthy family, so Liu De's appointment as Minister of the Ministry of Officials also meant to cultivate a poor family to suppress the family.

Moreover, since Xu Guangqi served as Minister of the Ministry of Industry, he has repeatedly completed Liu De's tasks very well and outstandingly. Although Tongque Terrace and Zijin Pavilion were not completed, this did not prevent Xu Guangqi from taking over as Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Cui You, the censor of the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was the minister of the Ministry of Industry, supervising the construction of the Tongque Terrace and the Zijin Pavilion; Xu Shu, the Mu of Yanzhou, was the censor of the Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Di Renjie was the pastor of Yanzhou .

Beizhou Mu Zhang Zhao was transferred to Jizhou Mu, and Beizhou Biejia Gaolin took over the post of Beizhou Mu.

Fang Xuanling, the prefect of Beiping, made great contributions and moved to Jizhou Biejia.Chen Qun was moved to be the prefect of Beiping.

It is not good for the other states to remain unchanged, and it is not good to mobilize local officials within one or two years, because that will not achieve any political achievements, and it is easy to make ministers eager for quick success.

So Liu De decided to evaluate every five years, or promote or demote, and would only be transferred frequently unless it was absolutely necessary. For example, this time, Xun Yu was the chief assistant of the cabinet. Moreover, although there are many capable ministers in the center, each of them performs their duties, and it is not easy to lightly adjust them, so they have to be slightly mobilized to fill the positions of the center.

When the officials are slowly replenishing, such things will no longer happen.

After the power transfer of the central authority was basically completed, Liu De also got rid of the heavy government affairs and turned his attention to the confrontation between Li Yun and Xiang Rui.

(End of this chapter)