There was the Tang Dynasty, Huaxia was a martial nation, and the Tang Dynasty was a dynasty that attached great importance to military merits. Qin Mubai led the Guanxi Army to make such a great feat, and the emperor and the court did not reward him, it was absolutely impossible.

Now the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are pondering, how will the emperor reward Qin Mubai? - This young man, who has been controversial in recent years and has become so famous that he is also the son-in-law of his half-son?

As early as not long ago, because of Qin Shubao's death in battle, Li Shimin was greatly mourned, not only personally went to the mansion to mourn with his brothers, but also abolished the dynasty in accordance with the usual practice, so that Qin Tong, the eldest son of the Qin family, that is, the deputy envoy of his own personal guard Baicai, inherited the title of Duke of Qin Shubao Yiguo, and increased the original only 400 households under the name of Duke Yiguo to 500 households. At the same time, Qin Shubao was given as "Wu", given to the governor of Xuzhou, and changed the title of protector.

In ancient China, emperors, generals, or princes and celebrities were posthumously posthumous. Among them, the single word is even more noble, because only the emperor enjoys such a privilege to give the single word to his subordinates. "Book of Zhou? There is a cloud in the "Explanation of the Law", "just and straightforwardly say martial arts, threaten the enemy and morality, and overcome the criminal and civil affairs", which is an extremely high evaluation.

In addition, some of Qin Shubao's old friends and colleagues and those who look up to the curtain feel that only one "martial" is not enough to cover all of Qin Shubao, so there are many two-word "private words", among which the most widely recognized is "Zhenwu".

"Innocent and observant, chastity, great concern and chastity, not hidden and unyielding", which means that Qin Shubao is frank and selfless, chivalrous and righteous, and is a hero with a high personality charm!

As for the people, not to mention, Qin Shubao was born and paid tribute to become a door god on the day of his death, and after being brave and heroic, he was even more deified by the people of the Tang Dynasty, who were martial arts and worshiped gods, and became a symbol of the guardian saint of justice in the hearts of the people.

Li Shimin, please ask the craftsman to cast a bronze weapon three times the size of the bronze weapon according to the tiger head chiseled gold gun style that Qin Shubao used during his lifetime, and stand in front of the Wude Palace, to show that the Tang Dynasty is prepared for danger in peace, peace and does not forget martial arts, and at the same time, it is also a deep nostalgia for Qin Shubao. As for the original tiger head chisel gold gun that had been collected by the imperial court before, it was treasured in the Inner Yanzhen Pavilion as a national treasure, and ordinary people could not easily see it.

In fact, after Li Shimin ascended the throne, Qin Shubao, the once famous world-famous hero of the founding of the country, was fainted for nearly ten years. Now that the honor of the night after death cannot be traced, many people know that half of this is because of Qin Shubao's exploits and heroic martyrdom in the past two years, and the other half is because of his competitive son, who is now making great achievements.

Therefore, everyone is speculating that even the deceased father enjoys such an exclusive honor, so how should the emperor reward Qin Mubai?

There are many people who habitually feel that the two great victories in Phantom Moon Valley and Dafeichuan are enough to make the young horse master Qin Mubai soar into the sky. There are also some politicians in the old spicy city government who secretly think in their hearts, if the emperor rewards Qin Mubai generously, it means that the battle is almost over, and it is time for Yan Ge to rest the army and negotiate peace with Tubo. After all, it is extremely beneficial to Datang to use war tactics and coercion to win negotiations.

On the contrary, if the emperor only symbolically commended Qin Mubai and the officers and soldiers of the Guanxi Army, it means that this battle must really be fought! What the emperor said before that there is no compromise, truce, or peace alliance with Tibet is not bluffing.

Because the emperor is such a mental skill, the roe rabbit has not been destroyed, and the eagle dog is not full - he rewarded the courtiers to the head with a sudden blow, what if he doesn't work hard in the future? What will he do if he makes great contributions in the future?

Really!

As soon as Li Shimin's Chrysostom opened, the court announced that Qin Mubai, the commander of the horses, was the Marquis of Lantian and the general of Xunyunlu, with only 200 households, 300 taels of gold and 5,000 yuan, 12 night pearls and 200 silk horses in the South China Sea; He still took over the post of the chief of the march of the Guanxi Road, and took over from him the important position of the feudal army and political position of Qin Shubao during his lifetime, the capital of Anxi.

Among them, the most inconspicuous, the most unexpected, and the most sensitive is the military officer "General Yunlu".

The commander has been turned twelve times, and the highest rank of the military commander is the Shangzhu State of the second grade, and Qin Shubao enjoyed this honor during his lifetime. This official position has no actual position, does not enjoy privileges such as Fenglu Tiantai, and is purely a symbol of honor, (somewhat similar to today's "first-class meritorious" and other titles). And General Yunlu's corresponding rank is "Protector", which is only from the third grade.

This is seriously unequal to the military exploits of the Great Victory in Kansai. In the early years, when Tuyuhun was pacified, it was only the deputy general Xue Wanche who accompanied him to the expedition that he got the rank of general of the Zhengsanpin Town Army!

The implication is that Li Shimin is saying to Qin Mubai and his ministers - your merits are not enough! We must continue to fight and expand the results!

This battle has to be continued!

Qin Mubai wants to soar into the sky, it's still early, and now he has just spread his wings! Datang's expansion of territory and subjugation of the four seas has just begun!

Li Shimin did not say a word about these bold words in the court, but just this reward made everyone clearly feel that the emperor's ambition and lofty goals at the moment!

Li Shimin, Qin Mubai, and Junchen finally ushered in the day when they reached a grand blueprint of private and tacit understanding in their early years.

After Li Shimin ascended the throne and pacified the Turks, the Tang Empire, which had been peaceful for more than ten years, finally woke up suddenly after a year of sleep, like a tiger descending from the mountain, opening a new chapter in the grand plan of hegemony!

The civil and military forces have almost seen that the historical picture of the Tang Empire is about to add a majestic stroke like a torrent of turbulent waves.

And the person who holds the pen Danqing is the current saint, and the weak crown rookie who is constantly creating strange thousands of miles away, Qin Mubai.

"In time, how can this kid's future be seen?"

Unconsciously, many people began to secretly compare Qin Mubai with the eldest grandson Wuji and Li Tao. The frequent wars in recent years have made the military generals who have been silent for a long time begin to recover strongly. Can it be expected that the situation in which the civil officials above the court were in charge of the mouthpiece and the momentum was one-sided is quietly reversing? !

The balance of civil and military forces is evenly matched, and they do not erect power and ministers from each other, is this exactly what the emperor wants?

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An unexpected victory, a not very rich reward, made the undercurrent in the court turbulent again. The political pattern of the civil and military game is also imperceptibly changing, and some microseconds are changing.

Regarding all this, the eldest grandson Wuji, who is shrewd and rich in the city government and knows the emperor quite well, naturally sees it through and thinks clearly. He knew that there was a strong enemy in the court, which was not only created by the times, but also deliberately done by the emperor. However, this does not mean that the emperor does not trust and does not reuse him, and he is confident that the eldest grandson Wuji still has it.

Because kings have always been like this, especially a tyrannical monarch like Li Shimin, he will never allow his subordinates to have a powerful minister who leans towards the government and the opposition. In time, if Qin Mubai or someone else is too prosperous, even if he is not suspicious and weakened, there will be another person who will suddenly rise up and compete with him who is evenly matched.

Therefore, even if all the courtiers are secretly pinching a cold sweat for the eldest grandson Wuji, or secretly mocking his loss of power and decline, the eldest grandson Wuji himself has always been at peace. He was convinced that no matter what, his eldest grandson Wuji would never fall in Zhenguan.

As for after Zhenguan? …… See!

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At the time of the court discussion, Li Shimin said that since the merits of the Kwantan Army had not yet been presented, only Qin Mubai would be rewarded "for the time being", and in the future, all the officers and men of the Kwantong Army would be rewarded for their merits.

This is precisely the speculation that Li Shimin hopes that this war will continue.

With such a great victory, according to the custom, the imperial court must hold a banquet to celebrate. Li Shimin issued an edict and said that a banquet would be held in the Qide Hall of Taiji Palace tonight to celebrate. After the court meeting dispersed, Li Shimin privately called Fang Xuanling to the imperial study.

"Xuan Ling, is there anything wrong with my decisions today?" Li Shimin asked a very cold and humorous question, which made it extremely difficult for Fang Xuanling to answer.

"Fang Xuanling is famous all over the world, and Fang Xuanling has always been known for his good strategy and loyalty. Usually, whether it is military, political and civil affairs, or large or small court affairs, but if there is something that is difficult to decide on a Monday, Li Shimin will ask Fang Xuanling's opinion. But today, the emperor has already announced it in the court, and the monarch has no jokes, even if Fang Xuanling feels that there is something wrong, what else can he do?

Therefore, Fang Xuanling just smiled and replied, "Since Your Majesty has already made a decision, there is nothing wrong with it. ”

"Haha!" Li Shimin laughed and said, "I know what you want to say. Was my decision a little too hasty? Also, the reward for Qin Mubai is too harsh? ”

"Your Majesty is wise." Fang Xuanling bluntly admitted.

"You're the prime minister in charge of the military." Li Shimin said, "I called you here just to ask you, where is the 300,000 army outside the city so located? ”

Fang Xuanling pondered for a moment and replied: "Weichen thinks that since Your Majesty has already broken his trust once, he can't do it again. ”

"Oh, how do you say?" Li Shimin asked.

"Your Majesty personally ordered the world to lead an army of 300,000 to conquer in person; The army was ready, but suddenly it didn't go again. Although there is a reason for it, after all, it is a broken promise and fat is detrimental to the prestige of the monarch. Moreover, the enthusiasm of the people of the world and the soldiers outside the city has been stirred, and now His Majesty suddenly announced that he would not go to the expedition, which is tantamount to pouring a basin of cold water on them, and it is easy to lose people's hearts. Fang Xuanling said, "So Weichen thinks that since His Majesty has decided not to conquer in person, the 300,000 troops that have just been recruited cannot be dismantled immediately." One is to lose the hearts of the army and the people, and the other is that the imperial court has already spent a lot of money and food to recruit soldiers, and if it is dispersed like this, it will be a waste of nothing. ”

"This argument coincides with me." Li Shimin smiled and said, "You're right, I emptied the treasury and even brought in the newly recruited 300,000 troops from the former Sui Dynasty, but I can't say that it was disbanded." Coupled with the existing government soldiers in Guanzhong, there are now nearly 600,000 troops outside Chang'an. I plan to select the elite by choosing one of the six, and form an army of 100,000 to be stationed in Guanzhong to garrison the capital, which is directly under my command. What do you think? ”

Fang Xuanling was slightly taken aback, "Your Majesty means that in the future, these 100,000 soldiers and horses will always be raised by the imperial court?" ”

"Yes." Li Shimin said, "The frequent wars in the past two years have taught me a lesson. In addition to the military government of Guanzhong and the soldiers of the government, I must have another standing field army in my hands to be prepared. lest the situation in front of us happen again, and the troops will be recruited temporarily. One is that the imperial court may not be able to come up with so much money and food for a while, which will cause a crisis, and the other is that the soldiers and horses recruited temporarily lack training and have limited combat effectiveness after all. I want to make sure that in addition to the guards guarding the palace, Jin Wuwei, Niu Qianwei and other royal guards, I also have a truly elite army capable of fighting and ready to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. And this field army is all recruited soldiers supported by the imperial court. General, appointed by my relatives. Even I have thought about it - left and right dragon Wuwei! ”

Fang Xuanling raised his eyebrows and looked at Li Shimin in surprise...... Long Wuwei, this is a name that was used at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty but is now abandoned. Once, Qin Shubao and Cheng Zhijie were the generals of Long Wuwei!

Li Shimin continued: "At the beginning of its formation, the officers of Long Wuwei were only selected from among my relatives and hundreds of horsemen. Let Qin Tong and Qin Bin temporarily serve as the general of Long Wuwei, and exercise their real power to select sergeants and train soldiers and horses on my behalf. When the army is formed, I will appoint the actual general to lead them. Datang already has twelve guards and horses, including the left and right guards, the left and right Wei Wei, the left and right Xiao guards, the left and right prison guards, the left and right Qianniu guards, and the left and right Jinwu guards, and now I want to expand to sixteen guards! In addition to increasing the two field garrison armies of the emperor's pro-honors, the left and right dragon and Wuwei, it is also necessary to increase the two guards of the imperial forest army, the 'left and right Yulin guards', who are specifically responsible for guarding the palace. And the core of these two guards and horses is my hundred cavalry guards. It can also be said that I want to expand the original hundred cavalry into two regular armies, both numbering about 10,000 people. The unofficial name of 'Hundred Riders' has since been abolished, and the Hundred Riders are no longer specially set up. However, the officers and sergeants of the original hundred cavalry remained in the left and right Yulin guards to form the core of the military center. Moreover, the Hundred Cavalry Camp should also be retained, and continue to cultivate outstanding military talents for me as the Tang Dynasty. It's just that there are some changes to the name...... It is called 'Hundred Cavalry Supervisors', which is equivalent to the level of the Guozijian and the Yamen of various prefectures, and the highest official is still called the Hundred Cavalry Envoys, which can be served by the original civilian officials of the Hundred Cavalry. Didn't Li Junxian have a long history in Baiqi? He can take on the position of the Hundred Cavalry Envoy first, and set up the Hundred Cavalry Supervisor......"

Li Shimin kept saying that there was a stick of incense, Fang Xuanling was shocked when he heard it, and he thought in his heart: It seems that the emperor is really happy today. It's one thing for Kansai to win the battle, but the most important thing is that the blueprint for hegemony that he has already sketched in his heart is finally about to unfold. First of all, we should start to make changes militarily, recruit and expand the army, and collect military power, and it seems that the war with Tibet will definitely be protracted. The emperor has not given up the possible idea of driving the imperial expedition in person, and he may have to personally lead Long Wuwei to kill Guanzhong at any time......

Thinking of this, Fang Xuanling was surprised and amused, the Secret Dao Emperor has been on the throne for so many years, and he still hasn't rubbed off the bloody and warlike character of a soldier in his bones, which may be an important reason why he and Qin Mubai have a tacit understanding? Both of them have the same courage to win and be aggressive.

"Xuan Ling, I've been talking for a long time, what do you think?" Li Shimin's question interrupted Fang Xuanling's contemplation.

Fang Xuanling replied with his hand: "What Your Majesty just said is a major military matter, which is both important and cumbersome, and it must be discussed and distributed by all the ministers. Now Your Majesty, are you a little too anxious? ”

"Are you in a hurry?" Li Shimin waved his hand and laughed, "I've been thinking about it for many years. I have been the emperor for more than ten years, and the army is still the example of the Wude Dynasty or even the former Sui Dynasty, is this appropriate? The government soldiers have the advantages of the government soldiers, and the recruitment of soldiers also has the advantages of recruitment. It was witnessed in front of me that if the emperor did not have a standing and stable elite royal division in his hands, if he really encountered any major events, he would be overstretched. I have made up my mind, and the new group of four guards and horses are the left and right dragon guards and the left and right Yulin guards. The former is to take into account both the garrison of the capital and the field attack, and each guard is tentatively set at 50,000 men and horses; The latter is the palace garrison, with a tentative number of 10,000 men and horses per guard. They will all be under my direct command. The core generals are selected from among the hundred horsemen, or I personally appoint the powerful generals to serve as them. ”

Fang Xuanling nodded and didn't say much. It seems that the emperor has already planned and made up his mind, and it is useless for him to say more. Moreover, the four guards and horses of the new group have clear functions and huge roles, and they are also of great benefit to consolidating the emperor and maintaining the capital, except for spending a little money and food, it is not necessarily a bad thing. Li Shimin is an emperor who immediately fights the world, and he is more skilled in military affairs than anyone else. Fang Xuanling almost didn't find anything to suggest changes.

"I still have another idea, that is, after the left and right dragon martial guards are formed, they will be pulled to the battlefield first and go to fight a dozen." Li Shimin said, "No form of training is as effective as actual combat." I want the true elite, and as such, they must be tested on the battlefield. ”

Hearing this, Fang Xuanling finally heard a little bit of ...... The emperor went around such a big circle, did he want to increase his troops in Lanzhou?

"It's time for me to give Qin Mubai some practical help." Li Shimin said, "He was willing to ask the court for help, asking for money, food and medicine, which is reasonable, but he doesn't want soldiers and horses." Why is this, Xuan Ling, have you thought about it? ”

Fang Xuanling was stunned for a moment, and replied: "Qin Mubai probably knows that there are not many soldiers and horses in Guanzhong anymore. ”

"It's not. He didn't want to embarrass me. Li Shimin sighed and said, "Lanzhou has been fighting for so long, and I haven't sent a single soldier to them. Qin Mubai alone led the army and people of Lanzhou to resist the all-out attack of the Tubo and Turkic countries, and the battle line was short of soldiers and major generals, which was too difficult. Whenever I think of this, I feel not only emotional, but also quite self-blaming and sad! - Now that I have recruited 300,000 troops and spent my money and food, it would be a waste not to use it! From all the 600,000 troops in Guanzhong, select 100,000 elites to form the 100,000 army of Long Wuwei left and right, and select the general to lead the battle in Lanzhou to serve under Qin Mubai. Because it is fighting against Tibet, Turks and other countries, it is mainly cavalry-Xuan Ling, what do you think? ”

"Uh, this ......" Fang Xuanling really didn't know how to answer for a while. 100,000 elite cavalry, this is not a small number. It is true that Lanzhou is short of soldiers and major generals are fighting hard, but this time, is the emperor really too generous? Even the Liangwei Qinxun Field Army, which he was ready to personally command, also gave Qin Mubai - although it is called "pulling to the battlefield to experience and training", but to put it bluntly, isn't it just to give Qin Mubai 100,000 troops?

To put it bluntly, in the future, at least one of the positions of General Long Wuwei will definitely fall on Qin Mubai's shoulders. Originally, his father was the general of Zuolong Wuwei!

The victory in Kansai was great, and more than half of the 300,000 troops of Garqinling were lost; At the same time, Li Shimin gave Qin Mubai an additional 100,000 troops...... What does this mean? Desperately chasing and fighting to eliminate evil-does the emperor really want to set foot on the plateau and pacify Tibet in one fell swoop?

Thinking of this, Fang Xuanling's eyes flashed when he looked at the emperor; At the same time, Li Shimin smiled incomprehensibly, squinting his eyes and waiting for Fang Xuanling's reply. The two monarchs and ministers are already tacit!

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen thought ......" Fang Xuanling even took a breath of cool air and said, "Tubo is different from the Turks of the past...... In addition to political games and military contests, there is also a very special factor there, that is, the snowy plateau that stretches for thousands of miles! ”

"So what?" Li Shimin slapped his palm on the dragon case, "Qin Mubai only sent a few hundred people to climb over the Kunlun Snow Mountain, which is not crossed by flying birds, and smashed Golmud to take the old nest of the Garqin Mausoleum in one fell swoop - if I give him another 100,000 troops, he won't be able to take some cities, and he won't be able to capture and abandon the sect to praise?!" ”