He tidied up the big one, took the opportunity to sort out the big one, and said, "Brother Liu Xian, what are your plans to take out these heads at this time?" ”

Wang Pu didn't believe that Liu Pei had no special idea when he came up with so many heads. Judging from the situation of the Ming Dynasty's war against Houjin over the years, these more than 1,000 heads may directly allow Liu Pei to directly get the title of marquis! And Liu Pei did not send these heads directly to the imperial court, which means that he has other plans.

Liu Pei laughed twice and said, "Your Excellency is really as wise as a torch!" But now that the weather is cold, why don't you go to the official tent and have a cup of hot tea? ”

Wang Pu nodded immediately and said, "Okay, okay, just listen to the arrangement of the virtuous brother." ”

Wang Pu and Liu Pei took the lead, and the guards then walked to the front camp. At this time, Wang Pu regained the sensitivity of a soldier. He stared at the neat and silent tents on both sides of the road, and a patrol team that staggered past them, and said with emotion: "At the beginning, I was still suspicious of how the virtuous brother could make so many heads, but now it seems that the virtuous brother's soldiers are really majestic!" Take the patrol soldiers just now, they are very energetic! ”

Liu Pei said with a smile: "That's natural, these family members are all trained by me with the secret method of the family!" ”

Wang Pu's eyes lit up and said, "Jiading? I can't see that the virtuous brother's family is rich, and he can afford to raise so many families! But they seem to be much worse than my family! ”

Wang Pu didn't say this in vain, the personal soldiers behind him were all his family members. And these people look like they are tall and strong, and their martial arts are outstanding! Everyone is a member of the army, and you can know the details at a glance. If it is one-on-one, these soldiers of Liu Pei are really not the opponents of the family behind Wang Pu.

In fact, there is no such thing as a family in all dynasties. Even if there were, it was only used as a personal soldier. But in the Ming Dynasty, things changed here.

In order to prevent the army from rebelling, Ming Taizu established the guard system. Let the soldiers plough the fields in peacetime and join the army in wartime. Therefore, the general minimized the number of troops under his control, reducing the possibility of rebellion.

But this kind of soldier does not know the general, and will not

The situation of knowing the soldiers has seriously affected the combat effectiveness of the army. So the generals came up with a way, that is, to support their families more on weekdays. In wartime, these families will be able to control the soldiers who come out of the guard.

Their ideas are good, but even the best policies will slowly turn sour as time goes by! The family has slowly become a complete private army! Why is the Li family in Liaodong suspicious, it's not because he has raised 8,000 families!

And at that time, raising a family was not so easy to raise. These family members only do one thing every day, which is to boil their bodies and practice martial arts diligently!

The so-called poor and rich! If you want to practice martial arts well, you must not only be able to keep up with the food, but also have enough oil and water every day, and then cooperate with the medicinal herbs to exercise. And we have to relieve them of their worries, so that these families can be loyal!

Take the 36 family members led by Wu Sangui when he saved his father, in order to envelop them, Wu Sangui gave each of them a small Zhuangzi, not to mention, and they were constantly rewarded on weekdays, which was in exchange for the super strength and loyalty of these family members! It can even be said that these family members are the second life of the main general!

Liu Pei listened to Wang Pu's words and said lightly: "What the adults said is true!" But there was one thing that adults didn't notice. You may be able to suppress two or three of my family, but I'm afraid that more than three adults are no opponent. And I have 3,000 such families! ”

Wang Pu was a little stunned after hearing this. He suddenly felt that this might be another way to raise an army. But Wang Pu was not in the mood to discuss the merits of the family with Liu Pei at this time. He was more concerned about the more than a thousand heads.

When they arrived at Liu Pei's tent, the guards put down the brazier and quickly warmed up the tent. Wang Pu took off his coat, took the tea handed over by the guards and said, "Brother Liu Xian, can you tell me what you think now?" ”

Liu Pei said slowly: "My lord, do you think if I send all the heads to the imperial court, what kind of reward will the imperial court give me?" ”

The Ming Dynasty was different from the previous dynasty, and the original knighthood was the fifth rank. It is used to seal the relatives of meritorious heroes. Later, the son and the second baron were removed, and only the duke, marquis, and earl were retained, and customized: "All lords who are not for social and military merits cannot be sealed, and titles cannot be given unless they are specially purposed." ”

There are two kinds of titles, one is only granted for life, and the other is hereditary. Whether it is hereditary or not depends on the size of the military merit. Dukes, marquis and other titles will also be given iron coupons to show their outstanding merits and the emperor's grace.

Different from the previous dynasties, the dukes, marquis, and earls of the Ming Dynasty only had the title of lord and the food of Lu, and there were no fiefdoms. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, its founding ruler, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, set the standard for knighthood as "those who are not meritorious to the society and military shall not be awarded", and clearly stipulated in its law "Da Ming Law" that "civil officials are not allowed to be crowned princes".

However, in the Jiajing period, due to the serious phenomenon of indiscriminate military merit and the low status of military attachés, the system of emphasizing literature over military force was established, and the phenomenon of military attachés being difficult to seal gradually appeared, and even some lords were ashamed of their military titles.

Wang Pu listened to Liu Pei's question, and said with a flash in his eyes: "Well, I'm afraid it's a Hou Ye at the least!" ”

Liu Pei nodded and said, "Yes!" Adults should imagine, how much of a sensation would it cause if I sent more than 1,000 heads? When the time comes, I am afraid that the wood will show in the forest, and the wind will destroy it! ”

Wang Pu laughed when he heard this, and said, "Brother Xian is really good-minded!" Brother Xian, if you think of this, then the official road in the future will be very stable! To tell you the truth, we lost this battle too badly! There are countless casualties on all sides! If the virtuous brother presents these heads, the saint will be very happy, but I am afraid that everyone, including me, will be disgraced at that time! ”

Liu Pei took over and said, "That's because of this!" In addition, I have no foundation in the court, even if I report it, I am afraid that this news may not be able to reach the imperial front. ”

Wang Pu pondered for a moment and shook his head and said, "If it is sent to the imperial front, it will definitely be delivered, because no one dares to stop it with such a great merit!" It's just that the credit won't necessarily be yours at that time! ”

Liu Pei echoed and said, "That's right. I'm afraid you haven't said a word yet, right? Let me tell you for you, I'm afraid that my life won't be my own, right? ”

Wang Pu laughed when he heard it and didn't answer. Liu Pei didn't ask, and said directly to himself: "So, I plan to sell this batch of heads, on the one hand, the lower officials can get some real profits and reward the family; On the other hand, it is also to form a good relationship with everyone, so that everyone can praise the lower officials, so that the lower officials can take a step forward. ”