Chapter Forty-Six: On Meritorious Rewards
Lu Ji resisted the urge to cry and said to everyone: "Okay, tomorrow I will do prosthetics and wheelchairs!" ”
Qu Ping said: "That's right, let's laugh and celebrate our victory!" ”
Lu Ji said embarrassedly: "Let you see the laughter, I didn't prepare any dinner here, and I neglected the guests." ”
In fact, he is a person who has been holding back for a long time after being injured, so he has cranky thoughts, and now he is better after enlightenment and dredging. Originally, he was not depressed, otherwise he would not have fallen into the street as a thief instead of committing suicide by throwing himself into the river to show his integrity.
Qu Ping pulled up Lu Ji and said, "Then go to my place to eat, we just prepared the meal and haven't moved two bites!" When I came, I saw that there was a shop renting a sedan chair opposite your house that hadn't closed yet, so I hurriedly went to rent one. Tomorrow, you will also accept a few subordinates, we are also members of the court now, and there is no personal care, how can we have more energy to devote ourselves to serving the court? ”
Everyone went to the sedan chair shop in front of Lu Ji's house and said that they wanted to rent three sedan chairs, and the shopkeeper said that there are five of you, do I have a carriage to rent. Of course, it would be better to have a carriage, so the five of them got into the rented carriage and went straight to Qufu.
Qu Ping was thinking that in the future, the main roads in the city should be separated for carriages to run, so as to speed up the pace of citizens' daily activities and promote domestic demand.
It's better to run your own carriage company and be your own contractor, but it seems to be a bit of a private bag.
The next day, Qu Ping, Yue Fei, and Lu Ji got into the carriage of yesterday's shop, arrived at the gate of the palace, and got off the car.
Zhao Gou went up to the palace, looked at the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, and saw a new atmosphere, and the ministers were agitated and full of vitality. Hundreds of officials visited the emperor according to the law, the emperor said that the ministers were flat, and the head of the palace, Shao Chengzhang, shouted that there was something to do, please play and retreat from the court.
Li Gang acted as the government of the court during the period of the emperor's imperial expedition, and reported on the work: "Now the saint has leveled the Hulu Tartars, the whole country has been peaceful, and the new policy has been implemented for five months, and the results have been remarkable. The opposition party was eliminated, and the DPRK and China were peaceful and worked together. The southern parts of the country are also peaceful, and there are no troublemakers. These are all under the wise leadership of the emperor! ”
Zhao Gou said: "Li Aiqing has worked hard for me to manage the rear during this time, which is really hard!" Now that the war has been extinguished, the Jinxia army has been defeated, and countless people have been killed or captured. Among them, although there is my personal expedition to improve morale, it is absolutely indispensable to the heroic battles of the front-line soldiers. , you have made great contributions to the preservation of the Great Song Dynasty for me, and the homeland and bloodline for the people of Dawn. The top priority is to seize the limited time, seize the opportunity, work hard to make the country strong, and enrich the country and strengthen the army. In the past, our dynasty admired literature and suppressed the military, and the generals did not know the soldiers but did not know the generals, so that the national defense was weak and the military affairs were empty. From now on, we must correct this erroneous line, and we must respect literature and re-use force! Without a good national defense force, it will be difficult to protect the people's lives and property and economic development. It's like a person, without a good body, how can he support a good mind! ”
Hundreds of officials said in unison: "The emperor is sage! "Paying equal attention to civil and military, no one will feel that they have fallen behind, and they will be dissatisfied.
Zhao Gou stood up and said: "In order to reward the meritorious, in order to encourage more self-motivated people, I have been thinking all night last night, we should greatly and reasonably reward the meritorious people, so as not to let the meritorious people feel cold and not let the aspirants down." I am rewarded only for merit and ability, regardless of age and seniority. Gan Luo is seven years old, and Jiang Ziya is still out of the mountain in his old age, so those who hear the Tao are in no particular order, as long as they can specialize in the art industry! ”
All the officials were excited.
"The secretary of the ministry will listen to the order, and I will seal the following officials at my discretion." Zhao Gou said.
The Ministry of Officials Feng Langzhong was in charge of the emperor's official award, and he hurriedly brought paper and pen to listen attentively to the emperor's award. Baiguan calmed down and listened carefully.
"Add the prime minister Li Gang as the crown prince Taibao and An Guogong, from the first product; ordered Qu Ping to be the envoy of the Gyeonggi Road Festival, and was crowned as the general of the Pillar State and the Auxiliary State, and was the second grade; Zong Ze is the commander of the palace and Kaifeng Yin, the pillar country, from the second grade; Wu Jue is the envoy of Shaanxi Road Jiedu and the prince Shaobao, the general of the Zhuguo and Zhenguo, from the second grade; Han Shizhong is the envoy of the Hedong Road Festival and the young master of the prince, and he is the pillar of the country, from the second grade; Liu Guangshi is the envoy of Hebei East Road and the young master of the prince, and he is the pillar of the country, from the second grade; Zhang Jun is the envoy of the Jingxi Road Festival in Beijing, sealing the pillar country, from the second grade; Yue Fei is the envoy of Hebei West Road, sealing the guard, and is the third product; Zhao Li was the envoy of the section of the North Beijing Road, sealed the guard, and was the third product; Chen Chong commanded the Praetorian Guard as the former deputy commander of the palace, and the Forbidden Army had a maximum jurisdiction of 18,000 people. The rest of the generals will be divided according to the system. These are the commanders of all the armies who have settled the country with Zhen'an, so is there any doubt about the Qing family? ”
How dare the emperor divide the seal, and they deserve it. Chen Chong, as the commander of the Praetorian Guard, listened to the announcement outside the palace, and was very happy to hear that he also had a reward, and he was also a fourth-grade soldier.
Qu Ping and others knocked on the emperor's grace: "Thank the emperor!" ”
Emperor Zhao Gou also announced: "Since the abolition of the three provinces, the six Shangshu are also hard work, with the six Shangshu to seal the pillar country, the official is promoted to the second grade, I hope everyone will work together to create the glory of my Great Song Dynasty!" ”
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Baiguan Road.
"In addition, there are individuals with outstanding deeds, and I need to pay special attention to praise and reward!" Zhao Gou said. Zhao Gou searched the hundred officials with his eyes, and saw Lu Ji standing with a cane, "Lu Aiqing, what's wrong with your leg?" ”
Qu Ping replied for him: "Lord Lu's leg has been infected with the epidemic virus after he broke it, and half of his leg has been amputated. ”
Zhao Gou said: "Hurry up and sit down!" Lord Lu had a meritorious role in rescuing the driver, and he was specially allowed to enter the palace in a sedan chair and sit on the government. Lu Ji listened to the seal, promoted you to the Ministry of Works, and sealed the Golden Purple Guanglu Doctor, who was the third grade. If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, and the court will have a lot to rely on you in the future. ”
Lu Ji was on crutches, trembling and about to kneel, but one leg was not strong, and he said in a trembling voice: "Thank you...... Thank you, Your Majesty! ”
Zhao Gou hurriedly dissuaded him from kneeling and exempting him: "Aiqing, hurry up!" Zhao Gou said, "Another purpose: Han Shizhong's wife Liang Hongyu rescued the first merit, passed the message thousands of miles, rescued the driver in time, and was a model for women. "Mrs. Decree is a wife and husband, so Liang Hongyu is Mrs. Decree from the second grade.
Han Shizhong's wife thanked him: "The minister knocks on the emperor's grace!"
"Qu Aiqing's subordinate female general, Li Cailian, is in charge of logistics, has good scheduling, and acts no less than a man, and is awarded the title of 'Flying Tiger General', and Qin is awarded the post of deputy commander of the Gyeonggi Road Army, and he is the fifth grade."
Qu Ping metabolized the emperor's award.
Zhao Gou is still unfinished: "In the war of destroying gold, there is a lady of the sky who is in her prime, her beauty is graceful, her talent is outstanding, among thousands of troops, she is not afraid of arrows and flesh and blood, she is in danger, she draws the mallet and beats the drum, and the army's heart is greatly boosted...... "Zhao Gou couldn't think of anything else to describe.
"Your Majesty, is it going to be written like this in the holy decree?"
"Yes, that's it!" Zhao Gou said categorically, "This woman's name is Xiao Lu, and she is the person Qu Aiqing promised to marry." Qu Aiqing, I will marry you today, and you can choose your own date to complete the marriage. The first gift I gave was to seal Xiao Lu as the ...... 'Lady of Fuguo', and after marriage, she was crowned Mrs. Decree! ”
Qu Ping thought to himself, this Fuguo Lady and the Fuguo General went out and withdrew together, there was nothing new at all. But I still have to thank the emperor: "Thank the emperor for his marriage, and the ministers will live up to the word 'auxiliary country', wholeheartedly assist the saint, and revitalize the Great Song Dynasty!" ”
Zhao Gou laughed: "Zhongqing lives up to me, and I don't live up to Qing!" However, now that the treasury is shy, those who are given honorary titles do not receive additional money. Today, many officials have risen rapidly, but you must remember to encourage yourselves at all times, do not flout the king's law, do not perfunctory, and do not let the people down. Otherwise, the higher you rise, the faster you fall, and the more painful you fall! ”
"The ministers will live up to the emperor's grace!"
After retiring from the court, the new official went to the Ministry of Officials to register and make a book, and Yue Fei went to the Ministry of Household to get the official residence, which happened to be 500 meters away from Quping Street. Qu Ping wanted to wait to go back and tell Xiao Lu to take the order, so he went back with Lu Ji first. It just so happened that Li Cailian was still at home, and the chamberlain could come together to announce the decree, and there was no need to run again.
When Qu Ping returned home, several women immediately came over and asked the emperor what reward he had today.
Qu Ping said that the emperor had given the generals including Chen Chong and Li Cailian, and everyone cheered. The little red eyes are starry, our master is a general of the second rank at a young age, and he also has the glorious titles of the general of the Shangzhu State and the Auxiliary State, and his achievements in the future must not reach the sky.
Everyone congratulated Qu Ping, Lu Ji and Li Cailian, and Steward Huang said that it was better to kill a pig to celebrate if he was so happy today. Qu Ping said that the people in the city are killing pigs, and the yard is bloody and bloody, but we still have to eat the same as usual, because we have to maintain a normal heart.
Huang Honglu looked disappointed, and the lord didn't know how to enjoy such a festive day.
While everyone was chatting happily, the chamberlain came. The chamberlain congratulated Qu Ping and Lu Ji on his ascension, and then gave Li Cailian a decree, the content of which was the same as what the emperor said: Li Cailian, in charge of logistics, well-organized, and behaving like a man, was awarded the title of "Flying Tiger General", and was awarded the post of deputy commander of the Gyeonggi Road Army.