Text Chapter 421 Who knows this heart Honor and disgrace are light
As for the choice made by Changle Hou Yuanzhao that night under the pressure of His Majesty the Emperor, such a private matter of the love of children and daughters, naturally there is no record in the official history, and no one will reveal half of the people present that night. Therefore, beings in the world who want to satisfy their curiosity should leave it to be carefully observed in the years to come.
Compared with this incident, which only a few people know, Yuan Zhao's experience of being sent to Chang'an Imperial Prison and released that night is clearly understood by many people from the beginning to the end. Such a child's play suddenly happened between His Majesty the Emperor and the important ministers of the court, and there was no mention of it in the history books that have been handed down to future generations. What was left for people to guess at that time, in addition to suspicion, was only the envy of Yuan Zhao's deep favor.
However, whether it is a friend or an enemy, when the next day later, when he sees this "lively" little marquis again, he is silent about the edict incident. And the few people who secretly knew the inside story were indescribable in their hearts about Yuan Zhao's evaluation and shock at the emperor's reliance on him. The most domineering prince of the dynasty died at his hands like this, but he was unscathed, and he stood on the court in such a grand manner!
A few days later, the soldiers of the Han army who went north to Yanmen Pass and made great achievements in the Han-Hungarian War finally returned to Chang'an. No matter what kind of mood people have, it seems that they can already foresee that after this big reward, the authority of this young marquis will be even heavier!
However, the results were somewhat unexpected. When at the subsequent court meeting, in accordance with the will of His Majesty the Emperor, when the palace was divided into awards and rewarded heroes, the first place was not Changle Hou Yuanzhao, but the chariot general Changping Hou Weiqing.
Wei Qing made a long-distance attack with 20,000 Black Eagle cavalry, seized the Hetao grassland, and successfully outflanked the back of 100,000 Hun cavalry, launched the most critical blow to it, and with the cooperation of the defenders of Yanmen Pass, defeated its army and killed its king, and achieved a brilliant victory at Yanmen Pass. Therefore, on the basis of the original Changping Marquis fiefdom, 8,000 households were sealed, and 10,000 taels of gold were rewarded and the mansion was given. So far, there are 12,000 households in its food estate, and the family of the new upstart 10,000 households has risen impressively!
That's not all, the emperor personally issued an edict, above the generals of the army, a new post of general, cast the seal of the general, and granted Wei Qing the right to command the three armies in wartime. The rest of the rewards are not counted, and they can be described as infinite favors. All over the world are shocked!
And the second person to be rewarded is the veteran Li Guang. The emperor's edict made it clear that Li Guang had been in Rong for many years, accumulated military exploits, and was brave and brave, loyal, conceited, and worthy of the world's famous generals, no matter inside or outside the town! Recently, he was stationed at Yanmen Pass, and the great victory in northern Xinjiang was indispensable, and he was specially awarded the title of "Zhenbei Hou" to highlight its prestige of vertical and horizontal border passes and deterring the Huns!
On the Hanyuan Hall of the Han Dynasty, the voice of the inner attendant was loud and loud, spreading to every corner of the hall. The robes of the civil and military officials are distinct, and they are divided into two compartments, quietly listening to these honors and exploits.
Rong Ma has passed by, and the years are urging people to grow old. The general died in a hundred battles, and the strong man returned in ten years! General Fei, who frightened the Huns in the past, had already taken off his battle armor, and at this time he bowed down to Shane, his temples were white, and his waist was no longer as tall as before.
Although the Marquis of Zhenbei is only the marquis of 2,800 households, for Li Guang, the glory contained in the word "Zhenbei" is enough to stir his heart and feel a lot of emotion.
The young Tai Shi Ling, named Sima Qian, was lying on the side and was constantly writing. Today's scene, he must meticulously record it, without the slightest omission. The work of writing should have been done by his scribes, but he still sat there and carefully recorded all the details. For some officials, their job is just a kind of work, but for him, it is not. In his grand dreams, he collected and recorded what he wrote, one by one, and would become the cornerstone of a majestic mountain in the future. Because, what he wants to pursue is to go through the changes of the past and the present, collect the words of hundreds of schools, write a thousand years of history, and make splendid articles!
When Li Guang, who had accepted the title of Marquis of Zhenbei, returned to his original position, his grateful eyes glanced at a person's face, and he saw that the young man named Yuan Zhao showed a sincere smile at him, and the congratulations in his eyes were heartwarming. He lowered his head to hide his emotions, but he didn't know that Yuan Zhao's heart flashed another wonderful feeling.
Zhenbei Hou? It lives up to its name. Compared with Wei Qing's generous reward, it is not surprising that Yuan Zhao is actually most interested in Li Guang's gift.
"Li Guang is difficult to seal"! This famous tragedy in history ended with the veteran who wore armor in a hundred battles finally killing himself with a knife and bloodstained the dust in front of the horse.
Li Guang, who had been in the middle of his life, was praised by Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty as "unparalleled in talent", and was feared by the Huns and called "General Fei" without a name, had no good luck in his long military career. All the large-scale battles he participated in were either by mistake or in vain, anyway, this extremely sharp arrow did not hit the target. It's not surprising that he did this once or twice, but he has been like this all his life, so he has to say that it is "ill-fated". It seems that it is true to that sentence, those who want to achieve great things are absolutely indispensable for talent and luck.
Countless heroes of later generations have been grateful for Li Guang's "unmet" life, and how many strokes and inks have complained about him. Even Sima Tai Shiling, who is known for his "ruthless historical writing", also narrated his life in an extremely rare and detailed pen and ink when he listed his biography, and gave him high praise, and finally couldn't help but bow a tear for him, with endless regrets.
However, after today, presumably none of this will happen, right? Yuan Zhao was secretly proud in his heart, with a feeling that no one understood, he looked at the emperor who was high above, then looked at General Wei with a resolute face, and finally glanced at Sima Qian, who was busy writing and didn't look up. If this wasn't in the solemn Hanyuan Palace, he wanted to sing a song loudly to express his feelings. Oh, the name of the song should be "Heaven's Will Trick Anyone"!
In the admiration and discussion of the courtiers, they finally heard the inner attendant read out the name of Yuan Zhao.
“…… Changle Hou Yuan summoned, the former of the Eastern Expedition to the Zhenfan Country meritorious, and later counsellor of the Han-Hungarian war, also quite meritorious. In recognition of his meritorious service, a mansion was given. His Majesty personally decreed that he was named the Marquis of Anguo, and since then he has eaten the ...... of the two marquis. ”
The courtiers in Hanyuan Hall stretched their necks and listened to the reward for Yuan Zhao, and they were all a little stunned. That's it? Just a few words to bring it over? Although the reward of the double marquis is already extremely heavy, everyone has known this news for a long time, and the emperor has said it a long time ago. As for such a trivial matter as the Reward House, it is relatively insignificant. If that's all there is to it, compared with Yuan Zhao's merits in the Eastern Expedition and the Northern War, it is no longer a generous gift but a thin reward!
But that's it. When all the ministers heard that the chamberlain had continued to read out the rewards for the other soldiers, they saw that Yuan Zhao had finished thanking him and returned to his seat, his face was light, and he couldn't see anything special. In the hearts of different people, waves of suspicion began to arise. Could it be that Yuan Zhao has already begun to fall out of favor? His Majesty the Emperor is this going to gradually reject and alienate him?
The rewards for the meritorious soldiers who will continue to be carried out this time will be extremely generous. In addition to Wei, Li, and Yuan, twelve other generals and lieutenants were given the title of marquis. Of course, according to the size of the merits, their knighthood level is also greatly deviated. Those who have relatively ordinary merits are the marquis of Guannei, and those who have great merit have the title of marquis.
Surprisingly, of the twelve people who waited together, eight were from the Black Hawks. Moreover, among them, Gongsun Rongnu, Gongsun Ao, and Huo Qubing were all rewarded for their merits in killing the famous kings of the Huns. Gongsun Rongnu is a strong crossbow marquis, Gongsun Ao is a co-riding marquis, and the youngest Huo Qubing is because at the beginning of the Yanmen Pass battle, he broke the Huns with 100 horsemen and captured the Aries King alive. The Son of Heaven knew about his deeds, and under the great joy, he personally named him the champion Hou!
Looking at these postures standing in the middle of the main hall, Emperor Liu Che stood up in an excited mood. To tell the truth, the victory of the Han army against the Xiongnu this time, what made him feel the happiest was neither the destruction of 100,000 Xiongnu cavalry, nor the breaking of Longcheng to recapture the Hetao, but the heroic generals who grew up in front of him. With their appearance, under their leadership, the army of the Han Dynasty will surely become stronger and stronger day by day, and this is the most worthy of boasting.
It's so young! The emperor personally looked at their military resumes one by one. Especially among the captains from the Black Eagle Army, the oldest Su Jian was only twenty-seven or eighteen years old, and the youngest Huo Qubing was only in his early fourteens.
Emperor Liu Che marked Huo Quzhi's name heavily. It turns out that this young man who looks a little thin and looks a little delicate is Wei Qing's nephew and Yuan Zhao's disciple? No wonder he has such a great ability at such a young age! The more the emperor looked at it, the more satisfied he became, and he seemed to see the shadow of Yuan Zhao from the body of this young lieutenant. I have been secretly thinking in my heart for a long time, since this kid Yuan Zhao insisted on leaving the army, he was originally worried about how the combat strength of the Black Eagle Army would be affected, but now it seems that there is no need to worry about this anymore!
After the commendation was over, the emperor and the ministers in the Hanyuan Palace today witnessed the rise of a group of new forces in the army, and everyone had high hopes for them. And these young generals who later entered the army to hold important positions will take their glory today to show off their martial arts and create a more brilliant future.
After the Great Dynasty Meeting, Changle Hou Yuanzhao put on another hat of An Guohou, he did not continue to stay in Chang'an, but immediately went back to Changle Yuan. In the next two or three years of peace, he can finally settle down and do what he wants to do the most......