Chapter 322: On Meritorious Deeds
"The wolf's ambition is nothing more than that-" Pei Xi said lightly, with a slight smile in his eyes, "This time he is clever." β
Qin Wan glanced at him before he said, "I didn't have to ask you everything. β
What she wants to do now is to enter the eyes of the saint and let the saint understand that she is very interested in the government and politics, her mind is not crooked, and her means are not bad. What King Wei and King Lu can do, she can also do, even if "they don't do it well", but she can also assist her father and take care of the huge country.
Qin Ke's 'sex', the sage understands, he values feelings and is irrational, once a courtier conflicts with someone close to him, he is bound to favor the latter. Such a person with soft ears and a weak heart is most likely to be invaded by his ministers. Qin Wan must let the saint see that she can guide Qin Ke not to go into the evil path, and then find a way to expose the ugly faces of the kings. Only in this way will the sage further consider the matter of truly passing on the country to Qin Ke and put it into action.
The saint still has more trust in his confidants and ministers, these people ...... It's not twisted into a rope, as long as it's not biased to one person, it's expected that the other party can't swell.
Pei Xi shook his head with a smile before he said, "Even if this is the case, Su Rui can't leave." "There is such a master who doesn't know when he will come back, even if Su Rui wants to leave, he must find a suitable heir. The Anzai Prefecture is the number one of the three major prefectures, and it should not be taken lightly.
"It's okay, Kuang Internal Supervision will take action." Qin Wan said nonchalantly, "King Wei is already anxious, the more anxious he is, the easier it is to make a 'mess'." The more 'chaotic' you are, the easier it will be to be targeted by us. "Anyway, he used 'yin' tricks, not yang tricks, which is really easy to deal with. In today's situation, as long as a little fire is added, King Wei can be 'chaotic'. Therefore, Qin Wan asked about another matter: "What are the results of Zhao Su, Xiao Yu, and Zeng Xian in this war?" β
It's people from their own faction, and she's certainly more concerned about that.
Pei Xi blinked, smiled and said, "Good vision." β
"How good is it?"
"Well, this one!" Pei Xi sold a pass, "It will be as you wish." β
Qin Wan saw that he was 'messing' Xuanxuan, and he wanted to pinch his neck, but in the end he only said: "Accept your good words." β
Su Rui was also lucky, he broke the Turkic royal court, beheaded 200,000, and pursued with victory, beating the Turkic tent to a hundred miles of Jinshan, and there was no Turkic people.
When the good news came, it was the lunar month, and the people wanted to take advantage of the excitement of the New Year to sweep away the bloodshed of the previous days and ask for a good omen. Hearing the news, he cheered even more - unlike the pacification of Jiangnan, sweeping away the alien races, especially the nomads who have always coveted the Central Plains, are the great enemies of the Han people.
For a time, the people rushed to calculate the triumphant return of the army, and they had already made up their minds that on the day of the prisoner sacrifice ceremony, they would have to get up early in the morning to watch the army enter the cityβit was the Turkic princes and princesses, and they were reduced to prisoners, and they might not be seen once in a hundred years.
At this time, the sage made a decree, claiming that the affairs of the Western Regions were a matter of great importance. Su Rui, as the protector of the capital of Anxi, should guard the Western Regions, sacrifice prisoners, and order others to choose.
As soon as this decree was made, the atmosphere in the court was inappropriate.
It is true that the Western Regions are inseparable from Su Yu, but it is not bad for the past few months, right? What a glory it is to break the Turkic royal court and capture hundreds of Turkic princes and nobles? Han Zhiwei and Huo, that's it, how can Su Rui not be allowed to return to Beijing?
Few civil and military officials have a thorough understanding of the Turkic situation, let alone the imperial court's vigilance against Simo.
The Wei Wang's family is already a little polarized, seeing that the King of Wei is a hot stove, the nobles and families who want to get up now have some intentions, such as Pei Xi's uncle Pei Yi, who has already repented of his intestines. I don't understand how King Wei looked 'very' good, how he came to this point step by step, but he made all the bets, and he couldn't regret it, but he still tried his best to find an opportunity to 'withdraw' himself. From a humble background, he couldn't run if he wanted to, so he made up his mind, thinking about how he would step on the old master and curry favor with the new master if King Wei fell; While trembling, he prayed that his master would not fall.
In this matter, the children of the Han 'Gate' who are attached to King Wei are a little powerless.
The saint didn't care what these people thought, he issued one holy decree after another, and he was very generous in rewarding meritorious deeds.
Su Rui was sealed as the Duke of the country, and was given a thousand acres of fertile land, a mansion, and a hundred gold. His parents and grandparents are all posthumously sealed. Sons and daughters, the saint also pinched his nose and sealed a few painless petty officials.
The second most meritorious person is a veteran, surnamed Li Mingjiao, who is now sixty-five years old, and can still bend the bow and arrows, kill the enemy extremely bravely, and be very cautious in his 'sex', which can be described as old and strong.
When Wucheng County was appointed as the protector of Anxi, Li Jiao served in the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, and after Su Rui was appointed as the protector of Anxi, he relied on him even more. This person is more than steady, slightly less aggressive by a point or two, and his strategy is only mediocre. But extraordinary times are extraordinary, if Su Rui can stay for another ten or eight years, he will naturally be able to train a few more generals for the imperial court, but now he can only choose the most secure method.
Li Jiao is old, old, and others see that his beard is white, his 'spirit' is strong, and he is very heroic, at least there is no "disobedience". Stability, that's enough. Su Rui will not ignore Li Jiao's age, so he is bent on giving credit to several older and prestigious generals in this war, and his intention is very clear - I am gone, and the Anxi Protectorate will not have no successor, even if Li Jiao is not good, there are other people on top, and there will always be a smooth transition for a few years.
There are these knighted veterans staring, and they only got the positions of honors and scattered officials, and Zhao Su and Xiao Yu who did not get the titles and actual positions are not very eye-catching, but for their age, they are still very honorable.
Zhao Su's military merits were eight turns, and he was the captain of the light car, and he was named the general of Dingyuan.
General Dingyuan is a loose official on the fifth grade, and the captain of the light car is also a fourth grade. Don't look at these two are not real positions, but the treatment is very generous, and he is awarded the title based on military merit, not grace, and the book of the military department will be recorded. Once the imperial court wants to hire people, it will give priority to these people.
Captain Guo Yi, who commands the soldiers of a prefecture, even if he is the most abundant high-ranking county, is only a real job on the fifth grade. With Zhao Su's current military exploits, if there is a lack of Lieutenant Guo Yi in any place, especially in the middle and lower counties, he will hand a note to the military department, as long as there is no particularly hard competitor in the background, he can take office.
Compared with Zhao Su, who is steady and steady, Xiao Yu is even more remarkable - he has been in the limelight in front of the emperor, and the three of them, Ye Ling, and Jiang Yuan, who went to the west together, are like stars holding the moon. Su Rui knew that they were out of the ordinary, and they intended to 'hand' over the heavy responsibility, and they lived up to their expectations and captured King Zuo Xian of the Western Turks. If it weren't for Su Rui's fear that they would be young and in the limelight too much, and the saint and Jiang Luo would also have such concerns, the reward would have been thicker.
Rao is so, and their brilliance cannot be hidden.
Xiao Yu's military exploits were nine turns, for the protection of the army from the third grade, and the general Xuanwei was from the fourth grade. Ye Ling and Jiang Yuan are the same. If they are interested in entering the two provinces of the north and the south, they will be the left and right generals second only to the generals, and there will be no pressure.
Shen Huai has a county duke on him, and the sage is carrying him step by step, and he has done a lot of errands himself before he becomes the general of Zuojin Wuwei. Xiao, Ye, and Jiang are the three of them, because of their military exploits, they can directly be his deputy, which shows the generous reward of the saint.
What's even more amazing is Zeng Xian.
After Zeng Xian was assigned to the Western Regions, Su Rui did not show favoritism and incorporated him into the team, but he kept an eye on it, only letting him stay in the team guarding the city, and did not let him fight, which was also considered a full point of affection between the nobles. For the sake of his literacy and cleverness, his boss of the five big and three thick ones relied on him a lot. Unexpectedly, the Western Turks played "striking the east and attacking the west" and "encircling Wei to save Zhao", wanting to intercept the grain and grass of the army, Zeng Xian repeatedly made strange strategies and resisted several 'waves' of attacks.
Not only that, but when Shangfeng was greedy for merit, rashly went out of the city, and the main force was defeated, he encouraged morale, led the remnants of the soldiers and the people in the city to resist the attack of 100,000 troops, held on for two whole months, and finally waited for the help of friendly troops. It can be said that it was not he who held back part of the enemy's main force, and this battle was never so successful.
The sage never thought that Zeng Xianzhen had played a role as Qin Wan said, or such an important role, he couldn't help but mutter, could it be that this is the will of heaven?
The auspicious gifts presented by the King of Wei are loved by the saints, but they do not 'desire' to promote such an atmosphere, so that those who 'cheat' have an opportunity to take advantage of it. Except for "Golden Harvest", he does not expect any auspiciousness. But Zeng Xian's pardon and meritorious service were real - the saint did not have the slightest intention of saving Zeng Xian's 'life', and when the two factions were fighting the most 'fiercely', he also gave birth to the idea that Zeng Xian would die to settle the dispute, but he felt that this would cure the symptoms but not the root cause, and Qin Wan's method was better, so he put it into practice. Now it seems that if there is no Zeng Xian to hold the city, the army will be exhausted, the weather is getting colder, the march is difficult, the food and grass supplies are difficult to keep up, and there is a terrible enemy like Simo, maybe it can really restore the vitality of the Turks.
As soon as he thought of this, the sage's mind deviated further to the eldest son, and he did not hesitate to reward Zeng Xian, who "turned back the 'prodigal' son": six turns of military merit, as a captain of the cavalry, and a captain of Zhaowu. As for the farmland, slaves and maids, they were also given.
As soon as this news came out, King Lu and his family were extremely jubilant, Lu Xianghou was in tears, Sui Yuan's eyes widened, he didn't expect this change. King Wei had a blue face, but he couldn't do anything - Zeng Xian had been a 'wave' and 'swing' disciple in Chang'an for more than 20 years, and he didn't see the slightest outstanding, who would have thought that he would have such a talent and encounter such a thing?
No, if you continue like this, you will only be 'forced' to a desperate situation.
He can't sit still, it seems, he has to make that move.;