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"Official, Cai is still making such a great contribution at this critical moment, and he can't help but reward him."

I don't know why it was so coincidental, as soon as Gao Yu's voice fell, Wang Hao, Cai You, Zheng Juzhong, Li Bangyan, Bai Shizhong, Zhang Bangchang, Xue Ang, Fang Qiong, Fan Zhixu and others who also got the news of the victory on the front line also came to the Vertical Arch Palace.

Hearing Gao Yu still ask for a reward for Cai, Tong Guan's party is now in the Northern Song Dynasty court, that is, Fan Zhixu, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and immediately spoke out to stop him: "Your Majesty, don't do this!" ”

Gao Yu glanced at Fan Zhixu and said, "Cai is still at this critical time to make such a great contribution, shouldn't he be rewarded?" ”

Fan Zhixu said: "It's not that Cai Xuanfeng doesn't deserve the reward, but this reward should be measured and declared by the Xuanfu Division of Jiang, Huai, Jing, Zhejiang and other roads, and then verified by the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War, and finally handed over to the officials to decide, instead of crossing the Jiang, Huai, Jing, Zhejiang and other roads of the Xuanfu Division and the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War as it is now, and it is directly handed over to His Majesty to decide. ”

When Gao Yu heard this, he said: "Gao Yu also wants this matter to be declared by the Xuanfu Division of Jiang, Huai, Jing, Zhejiang and other roads, but where is the Xuanfu Division of Jiang, Huai, Jing, Zhejiang and other roads now?" ”

Without waiting for Fan Zhixu to answer, Gao Yu asked himself and replied: "They are still urging the Western Army to send troops in the Daimyo Mansion, and when they arrive in Xiuzhou City, at least half a month has passed, and then check the merits, and then report them layer by layer, I am afraid that it will take a month or two, for such a long time, the imperial court has no indication of the soldiers who have made great contributions to the front, who is willing to work hard to quell the rebellion for the imperial court?" Then the great opportunity to counterbalance the rebellion will be missed, and then there may be irreparable consequences! ”

Gao Yu bowed to Zhao Ji on the ground and said: "Official, meritorious service is not rewarded, there is no punishment, it has always been a taboo to lead troops, the minister thinks that Cai is still at this critical moment to make this great achievement, not only to reward, but also to be rewarded, otherwise who is willing to fight for our Great Song Dynasty?" ”

Fan Zhixu said: "Cai Xuanfeng made this great contribution at this critical moment, of course, he should be rewarded, but the reason why Cai Xuanfeng was able to make this great contribution was under the leadership of the Xuanfu Division of Jiang, Huai, Jing, Zhejiang, etc., that was the result of Tong Xuanfu's strategy, Tong Xuanfu for the southeast, to play a big game of chess, since His Majesty handed over the southeast to Tong Xuanfu to deal with it with full authority, then we, outsiders, must not interfere at this critical moment, ruining Tong Xuanfu's plan to suppress bandits, otherwise, if something goes wrong, who will bear this responsibility?" ”

Cai You listened to the words and handed Bai Shizhong a look to the official Shangshu Bai Shizhong.

Bai Shizhong immediately came out and said: "Now that the Xuanfu Division of Jiang, Huai, Jing, Zhejiang and other roads has not yet gone south, what does it have to do with this battle?" Moreover, as far as I know, when Cai Guanguan went south, he had an appointment with Tong Xuanfu, and if Cai Guanguan successfully occupied Jinling and other areas along the river before the rebels, he would allow Cai Xuanfu to act cheaply, so this battle had little to do with the Jiang, Huai, Jing, Zhejiang and other roads Xuanfu Division and Tong Xuanfu, and it was the decisive march, timely attack, and brave fighting of the Central Forbidden Army of Cai Observation Department that won this crucial battle. ”

Bai Shizhong bowed to Zhao Ji again, and said: "The system is the system, but Your Majesty has the right to seize the affection and make arbitrary decisions, and now in Jiang, Huai, Jing, Zhejiang and other roads Xuanfu Division and Tong Xuanfu have not yet gone south, only Your Majesty personally rewards Cai Guan and the soldiers of the Jinwu Army, can inspire the soldiers on the front line, and can inspire the morale of our Great Song Dynasty is now low." ”

Bai Shizhong's words can be regarded as reaching Zhao Ji's heart.

All along, Zhao Ji hates the ancestral system the most, no, it should be said that he hates everything that restricts him, he likes to be free, he likes to be self-respecting, in his concept, everything in the Great Song Dynasty must obey his will, whether it is the power of the prime minister or the military power, he must obey his imperial power.

Therefore, Fan Zhixu has actually offended Zhao Ji's reverse scale just now - at a critical moment, he can let Tong Guan exercise imperial power on his behalf, but his courtiers must clearly understand that it is only an expedient measure in an emergency, and it does not mean that Tong Guan is really the emperor, which must not be ambiguous!

Therefore, Zhao Ji said: "Don't fight for this matter, the matter is urgent, the situation in the southeast can be described as three changes a day, and when Tong Aiqing arrives in Xiuzhou, maybe Cai Aiqing has already recovered Hangzhou, so this matter can't wait, when the reward is fast, reward!" ”

Without waiting for Fan Zhixu to speak again, Zhao Ji asked Bai Shizhong: "According to Cai Aiqing's merits this time, how should I be rewarded?" ”

Bai Shizhong said: "When you are promoted to a doctor, as for how to reward, the official family can decide at his discretion." ”

When everyone heard this, they were all shocked!

The middle waiter, also known as the envoy of the Jingfu Palace, the seventh level of the military attaché, is the fifth grade.

This is already one of the top high-ranking officials that a military attaché can achieve.

Cai still only needs to be promoted to another six levels, and he will be able to reach the highest level of military attaché - Tai Lieutenant.

Moreover, don't forget, this is just a normal promotion, not a heavy reward that Zhao Ji wants to give and has already said - since Zhao Ji has already spoken, then, Chrysostom Yuyan, at least has to be promoted by three levels on this basis.

In this way, Cai will still be promoted to the fourth rank of military attaché - Doctor Xuanzheng.

Although Dr. Xuanzheng is also a Zhengwupin, there will be no more than twenty military attachés at this level in the entire Great Song Dynasty.

To put it more vividly, those marshals of the Sixth Road in Shaanxi (that is, the chief of the Zhulu Pacification Division) are no more than this level.

Considering that Cai is still only twenty years old, Zhao Ji can't help but hesitate a little, I don't know if I should help the seedlings?

At this time, Fang Qiong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, came out and said: "My Great Song Dynasty is now able to fight generals, especially the generals who command the army, all of them are over fifty or sixty years old, and some are even over sixty or seventy years old. ”

In fact, the military department of the Northern Song Dynasty did not have much real power, mainly drafting some local barracks documents, grain and grass exchanges, middle and lower class military awards, training new troops, etc., Su Shi, who had briefly served as the secretary of the military department, once said that this position had no power: "The military election is subordinate to the heavenly officials, and the military administration is always in the pivotal auxiliary, so the position of Sima is the sole province of the paperwork." ”

In other words, the actual military power of the Northern Song Dynasty was vested in the Privy Council.

Therefore, Fang Qiong was in charge of the military department, although he had the ambition to serve the country, he was subject to the system and institutional settings of the Song Dynasty.

However, despite this, Fang Qiong repeatedly proposed a series of plans to strengthen the army, such as strengthening army training, each corps should establish fast and fierce cavalry battalions, distant and accurate bow battalions, strengthening border defense, and reusing young officers.

Moreover, Fang Qiong is one of the few people who wants to improve the strength of the Central Forbidden Army - he once wrote tens of thousands of words to propose to reorganize the Central Forbidden Army and strengthen the training of the Central Forbidden Army to restore the combat strength of the Central Forbidden Army, but unfortunately, this proposal was blocked by Gao Yu and others.

To sum up, Fang Qiong believes that although Cai is still young, Cai is still the hope of the Central Forbidden Army and the hope of the Great Song Dynasty.

Moreover, Fang Qiong has been in contact with Cai still and knows that Cai is still talented, and it cannot be limited by age.

Therefore, Fang Qiong stood up at this critical moment and strongly rewarded Cai Ying.

Wang Hao actually didn't want Zhao Ji to reward Cai Ji so much, because, after the reward is unrewardable and the seal is unrewardable, either Zhao Ji kills Cai Ji, or Cai still opposes Zhao Ji, and there is no third result.

Therefore, if Zhao Ji really likes Cai Ying, he should not be promoted to Cai Ying's official like this, and even, when necessary, Cai Zhen should be suppressed, this is the real way for the emperor to use his talents.

But Wang Huang just wanted to stand up, and Liang Shicheng, who was behind Zhao Ji, shook his head gently.

Yes.

Liang Shicheng didn't want Wang Hao to come out to block Cai Ying's way.

Now the way to block Cai is the way to block Liang Bingcong - at the same time that the good news was sent to Bianliang City, Tokyo, Cai still sent a private letter to Liang Shicheng, and there was only one sentence in the letter: "This battle Bingcong, my brother has made great contributions." ”

In other words, Cai is still telling Liang Shicheng: This reward has Liang Bingcong's share, and it is a big one.

In this case, how could Liang Shicheng not make contributions to Cai Ying?

In fact, this is not the most important thing, although Liang Bingcong lacks military exploits, but with Liang Shicheng's ability, Liang Bingcong can "make military exploits" wherever he goes.

The most important thing is that Liang Shicheng, who knows Zhao Ji very well, knows that Cai is still at this moment, and he has made such a great achievement, and no one can stop him, and Zhao Ji will definitely reward Cai Yi this time.

Therefore, Liang Shicheng not only stopped Wang Hao from standing up, he also stepped forward and reminded Zhao Ji in a low voice: "Official, you and Cai Guan have had an appointment with the champion Hou. ”

After Liang Shicheng reminded him of this, Zhao Ji suddenly remembered that day Cai still said: "The famous generals in history are like carps crossing the river, but the ministers only worship the champion Hou, and the minister's wish is to follow the champion Hou Feng Wolf Juxu, so that the territory of my Great Song Dynasty surpasses the Han and Tang Dynasties." Life is not about the length of life, but only about whether it is wonderful or not, if Cai can still seal the wolf Juxu, can make my Great Song Dynasty territory surpass the Han and Tang Dynasties, Cai is still willing to live to only twenty-four years old. ”

Thinking of Cai Ying's sincere face like a child's face at that time, Zhao Ji instantly became firm: "Cai still dares to be the champion Hou, don't I dare to be Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty?" ”

Thinking of this, Zhao Ji said: "Intention." ”

"I only rule the world with literature, and fight chaos with force. And the military commander will be the pillar of the imperial court and the dry city of the country. It is able to be both civil and military, and to make efforts to repay the service, but it can be praised for its achievements and not praised for its favor. I don't want to visit the frontier, the rebel party is chaotic in my southeast, and I will win a great victory and strengthen the prestige of the Song Dynasty. Zi Er was specially awarded as Xuanzheng Doctor Jin Wujun to undertake Xuan's envoy Jiang, Huai, Jing, Zhejiang and other roads to recruit envoys, and the tin was ordered to play and vibrate the southeast. Deeply attached to the Yuan Rong Jun Lie Gong Xuan Song Dynasty, with the Zhao Lu cloth of the pi smoked, temporarily tin Wu Ben, plus Pi Ji, admirable. ”

"Hizz~"

Everyone gasped!

Doctor Xuanzheng also counted, Zhao Ji even gave Cai still a junior official who undertook the Xuan, this is a "breakthrough" in the career of the military minister, from then on, Cai is still one of the few top military attaches in the Great Song Dynasty, and he can become the top military attache of the army, with his current level, he can go to any of the six roads in Shaanxi to serve as a marshal (that is, the commander of the division).

What's more critical is that Zhao Ji also gave Cai Yi a mission envoy from Jiang, Huai, Jing, Zhejiang and other roads, which is even more boring - it is said that Zhao Ji completely handed over the war in the southeast to Tong Guan and asked Tong Guan to set up the Jiang, Huai, Jing, Zhejiang and other roads Xuanfu Division, so he should not appoint another Jiang, Huai, Jing, Zhejiang and other road envoys, because there is obviously a part of overlapping powers between the two, and there is also a hidden danger of unclear subordination.

Some people don't even understand why Zhao Ji would issue such an ambiguous appointment?

Only Liang Shicheng and others, who are very familiar with Zhao Ji, can vaguely guess that Zhao Ji is like this, most likely because Zhao Ji still has greater expectations for Cai, and it may even be expected that Cai will still pacify the southeast by himself, and then Zhao Ji can continue his dream of recovering Yanyun......

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