Zuna proposed that the imperial court could take advantage of the opportunity to recover Pingyang and capture Zhu Liu, and send an envoy to Hebei to recruit Shile.

When the ministers heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other, and they all felt that Zu Shiyan's so-called second major event was completely whimsical, could it be that he took the wrong medicine? Zu Ti's face was first hung up—although he was not the same mother, it was his brother after all—so he preemptively asked: "Shangshu's words are wrong, and Shi Le's sin is unforgivable, how can he recruit An?" ”

Zuna smiled slightly, and explained word by word: "Shi Le harmed the kings and ministers, but he rebelled, and did not kill the Son of Heaven...... Sima Chi was arrested by Liu Yao after all, and Liu Cong killed him, theoretically speaking, Shi Le's crime was lighter than theirs - "Today has been in turmoil for a long time, the people are wailing in the wilderness, the soldiers are tossing and turning, the cities and hills are in ruins, the barns are empty and the rats and birds are dead, the fields are barren, the weeds are growing and the foxes and rabbits are happy...... Si is a Chinese person? Just like the barbarians!

"If the imperial court grants pardon, and Shi Leken surrenders, repents, and reverts to the king, then the war can be stopped, the country can be safe, the people can flee to death, and the soldiers can be released, 'return the horse to the sun of Huashan, and the cattle to the field of the peach forest', isn't it good on top of good?"

What he said was not unreasonable, and most of the attendees were civil servants, so who would be willing to fight? If we can really calm the war, forge swords into plowshares, and share peace, it would be good, but the problem is-

Zu Younai interjected: "Although the Liu clan is destroyed and the imperial court has issued an edict, Shile has three states, 100,000 soldiers, and his ambitions are blazing, how can he come to the court?" Even if he temporarily harbors evil intentions and is willing to be appeased, it is just a false and wrongful snake, in case the king is conquest, and he wants to fight and control the two strategies. He is still a great disaster for the country, how can the war stop? ”

Instead of refuting Zu Yue, Zuna nodded and said, "I know what the young man said." However, if Shile is hypocritically surrendered in order to accumulate, does the court not need to accumulate? Although he has three states, and I have recovered six of the world, in time, the country will become stronger, and the thieves will be weaker, so what can I fear?

"Even if Shi Le does not surrender and will take the opportunity to usurp his position, the court will not try to appease him. It must be known that once Pingyang has been restored and Hu Kou has been destroyed, then Xiangguo is ugly, and he will not be coveted when he hears the news? Once the court shows a slight sense of forgiveness, there will be fear and shame, and those who are willing to return to the king. ”

- What if Shile refuses to be caressed? You must know that the good and bad under his hands are uneven, and most of them are not the original subordinates, so not everyone may be willing to work against the court to the end. As long as we show the intention of recruiting peace, there will definitely be people who waver, sway, or even turn against each other, which can also weaken Shile's momentum.

Liang Fen first understood Zu Yue's intentions, and couldn't help nodding: "What Shangshu said is indeed reasonable. Then the court will go to Fushile, that is, he should not, and he will not be ashamed of the court, so why not? ”

It is not clear whether Sima Ye really understood Zu Na's words, but seeing Liang Fen's approval, Xun Group, Zu Ti and others also said that they could consider this proposal, so he pushed the boat and said: "In this case, how to appease and who to send, Shangshu will discuss." Then he asked Zuna: "What is the third major thing in Qingyan?" ”

Zuna held the wat board and said: "Since Pingyang has been restored, Zhu Liu has been recaptured, and Pei Da Sima has made great contributions, so how to reward him, Your Majesty must not think about it." ”

When the ministers heard this, they all looked at each other, some of them pulled their faces down on the spot, while others lowered their heads and fell into deep thought......

After restoring Pingyang, punishing rebellion and rebellion, and destroying the country, Pei Gai's reward is indispensable, but what should he be rewarded? In terms of position, Pei should be one of the eight princes, the great Sima, concurrently serving as the governor of the Chinese and foreign military, and he has reached the extreme of the ministers, so he really can't be promoted in one step.

You must know that Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty founded the country and set up eight dukes, that is, the three dukes of Zhou: Dazai, Taifu, and Taibao, and the three dukes since the Han and Wei dynasties: Taiwei, Situ, Sikong, plus Da Sima and Da General. But these eight dukes are not side by side, they are generally tall, far back in the Cao Wei era, the great Sima and the great general were above the three divisions.

Sima Shi was Cao Wei's general, and his uncle Sima Fu served as the lieutenant, so Sima Shi asked the general to be placed under the lieutenant; When the Jin Dynasty was established, at the beginning of this system, the general was lower than the three divisions, but soon he was transferred to the three divisions; Later, Sima Ling, the king of Langya, was appointed as a general, because of his low seniority, and then three divisions, and the old system was restored after Sima Ling's death.

As for the Great Sima, the first Eighth Prince, the Great Sima is Shi Bao, under the three divisions; Later, Sima Wang, the Taiwei and King of Yiyang, moved to this position, and then adjusted back, and the big Sima was still higher than the third division.

Therefore, in this era, although the eight dukes are not enough, according to the system, the order should be: Da Sima, Da General, Dazai, Taifu, Taibao, Taiwei, Situ, Sikong; According to the head, the order is: Da Sima Pei Gai, Taiwei Xun Group, Situ Liangfen, Sikong Liu Kun.

So in terms of official positions, Pei should have no promotion!

As for the title, Pei should be the duke of Julu County, who inherited his ancestor Pei Xiu and his father Pei Yu, with 3,000 households, and also reached the apex of a different surname. One step higher, unless it is a king......

Almost all the ministers thought of the same sentence, saying "Historical Records: The Biography of the Marquis of Huaiyin", which was: "Those who bravely shake the Lord are in danger, and those who cover the world are not rewarded." ”

In the main hall, it was quiet for a while, and the breath could be heard.

Xun Song couldn't help but scold Zuna in his heart - as far as you have a lot of things, there are three things! Regarding the question of Pei Cai's "high merit is not rewarded", he naturally thought of it a long time ago, and was planning to go ahead of the court without saying a word, fooling the past, and after retreating from the court, he would carefully discuss with Liang Fen and others, and after getting the general approval of public opinion, it would not be too late to play the Son of Heaven. Who would have thought that Zuna would throw this thorny question directly in front of the ministers in the main hall......

Originally, Xun Song planned to have three sets of plans, which may work. The first plan was to add nine tin, but since Wang Mang implemented it, Cao Cao, Sima Zhao, and occasionally mixed with a Sun Quan, which became a prelude to the usurpation of the throne by the ministers, or the division of the region. Xun Song plans to find more scholars to study and see if he can split the nine tins, and give Pei one tin and two tin first, so that it will not provoke discussion.

The second set of plans, anyway, the position of the general is still vacant, it is better to let Pei Cai take care of it, and becoming the second duke is equivalent to taking another step. However, outside the Han Dynasty, Qi Bingzheng, Duojia was the Great Sima General—not a second position, but actually a one—and now these two positions are attributed to one person, and reading them together is also afraid of provoking ridicule of unauthorized power, and it has to be carefully considered.

The third plan is to appoint Pei Gai as prime minister. At the beginning of the Jin Dynasty, he did not discuss the country and the prime minister, and those who were later promoted to this post were not only the same surname clan, such as Sima Lun, King Sima Wei of Liang, Sima Ying, King Sima Ying of Chengdu, Sima Bao, King Sima Bao of Nanyang, Sima Rui, King of Langya, and Sima Lun, Sima Ying, and Sima Bao were all rebellious, Sima Lun was suspected of being rebellious, and was once called "Ling", and the reputation of this position was really not very good.

As for the feudal king and the big cadre system, Xun Song is not so bold, so he doesn't dare to think in that direction at all.

Therefore, Xun Jingyou was still in the planning, and Zuna's words directly caught him off guard. He couldn't help but move his gaze to Liang Fen, but Liang Situ lowered his head, looked at his nose and nose, and didn't know if he was thinking carefully or deliberately avoiding the problem.

The ministers were silent for a long time, and Sima Ye finally understood that the taste was coming, so he looked at Zu Na and asked: "How should Pei Da Sima be rewarded, does Zu Shangshu have any suggestions?" "Since you raised the question, you should also consider what to do.

Zuna replied quietly: "In the minister's humble opinion, you can follow the precedent. ”

"Oh, I wonder what precedent there is?"

"Emperor Xiwu announced the order to attack Wu, with Jia Lu Gong (Jia Chong) as the envoy, the fake Huang Yue, the governor of the capital, and the sixth division of the president. Jiankang is both ke, Sun Hao is the title, is to give Lu Gongbo 8,000 horses, increase the number of 8,000 households, from Sun Jia Chang, Jia Gai are all the pavilion marquis, the rest of the same clan of the marquis, also increase the food ......"

Sima Ye was overjoyed when he heard this: "Qingyan is yes, this example can be followed!" ”

"Your Majesty, slow down," Shangshu Liang Yun hurriedly came out and played: "In the past, I was prosperous, the country was rich and the people were strong, and the huge gift of 8,000 horses was enough to reward Lu Gong's merits; Now that the great calamity is at the beginning, the treasury is still empty, Hugh said that 8,000 horses, that is, 1,000 horses, I am afraid it is also rare, so how to reward Pei Da Sima? ”

Liang Yun did not directly scold Zuna, but put forward a very realistic difficulty - we have no money, and we can't afford material rewards! But since he opened this opening, the ministers played one after another-basically Liang Fen and Xun Song's party-saying that even if this little reward can really be honored, it will not be enough to reward the merits, but it will damage the prestige of the imperial court.

Someone said: "When the court was in distress in the past, in order to ask for the king's soldiers and horses, it was an indiscriminate reward for officials: Liu Yueshi could not go beyond Taixing, and was ordered to be a great secretary; Sima Bao cut off Longdao and was destined to be Xiangguo; King Danyang was cramped to Jianghuai and was appointed prime minister. Arrest Pei Gong and recover Luoyang and Chang'an in a hundred battles, repeatedly break Hu Kou, and get the order of Da Sima, and now recover Pingyang, bind and sacrifice Liu, and stop with some rewards, I am afraid it is not appropriate. ”

There are also people who say: "Although Jia Lugong is the sixth division of the governor, he is actually stationed in Xiangyang, and he has not crossed the river in one step, and he refused to accept the order at the beginning, so he asked Zhang Zhuangwu (Zhang Hua) to be beheaded and retreated by the river." Now that Pei Gong has personally experienced the Rong Xing, he has destroyed several times the enemy with thousands of people, how can Lu Gong be compared? The precedent of rewarding Lu Gong may not be able to follow, Your Majesty thinks twice. ”

Then it was pointed out that even if Pei Gai was rewarded according to Jia Chong's precedent, it would be mostly empty checks - "The treasury is empty, and 8,000 horses of silk are really unavailable; And Zengyi Yunyun, Julu is still owned by the slaves, how can any grain of rice be owned by Pei Gong? And now the Pei family is scattered, and the Duke of Julu County is in the first line, and only the remaining Da Sima is the only one, so who can be worshipped? ”

Zu Yue will come out this time and support his second brother, saying: "Da Sima has already given birth to a son, so he can naturally be crowned a marquis." ”

When the ministers heard this, they were all stunned, and then they shouted and cross-examined. Although it is not unprecedented, it is not unprecedented, but under normal circumstances, the eldest son will not be crowned as the eldest son. Because Pei Gai's eldest son has a high probability in the future - theoretically the only possibility - that is, to inherit the title of Duke of Julu County, what is the point of giving him another title in advance?

Zu Yue didn't care about others making mistakes about him, but still raised his voice and said: "If it is difficult to enter the private treasury of Da Sima if you eat in Juluyi, you can move to other places - such as Guanzhong." ”

The sound was covered by him for a while, but then it boiled again. Because as far as theory is concerned, the title of Julu County Duke is not only passed down by Pei Gai's ancestor and father, but also has feelings, and it is derived from Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of Jin, which is much higher than the new seal of today's son. Unless you move him elsewhere and make him knighted at the same time, it is not a reward, but an insult—but how can you be promoted to the rank of knight again? The foreign surname to the county prince has reached the apex.

This ancestor is completely and muddy the waters!

So he gathered fire to attack the group, and finally suppressed the arrogance of that guy. Seeing that the situation was a little chaotic, Sima Ye coughed with phlegm, temporarily stopped the ministers, and turned to Xun Group, Liang Fen, and Zu Ti, the three elders of the court, to solicit opinions. But the three of them all said that this matter should be carefully considered, and it is inconvenient to make a decision-and Zhu Liu has not yet arrived in Luoyang, so there is no need to worry about Pei Gai's reward for the time being.

Therefore, the three major things mentioned by Zuna, and the result of this third could not be discussed, and the court dispersed. When Sima Ye returned to the harem, he couldn't help frowning and sullen.

Empress Liang served soup and was relieved, and Sima Ye really didn't have any cronies to say what was in her heart, so she concisely stated to the queen what happened today. Empress Liang refused at first, saying: "The minister is a woman in the inner palace, and it is not appropriate to talk about state affairs." Sima Ye said: "Those who want to speak with the secretary, although they arise because of state affairs, they are really bored in their own hearts. If you give up, who can worry about me? ”

When the matter was finished, Empress Liang didn't understand very much—after all, she was only a fourteen-year-old girl, and she was not as experienced as Sima Ye, and her IQ and experience were inevitably lacking—she just said: "How to reward the great Sima should be proposed by the ministers, and the Son of Heaven will be played, and the ministers must have erudite and resourceful people who can offer the best of both worlds." Why should Your Majesty bother? ”

Sima Ye let out a long sigh, sat beside Empress Liang in his arms, and said in a low voice: "I have no position as the son of heaven, I was born as an emperor, I grew up in the royal family, Zhong Ming Ding eats, and I live a long life. But I don't know why the uncles and kings fought for it, which led to a great fight, and then Hu Kou took the opportunity to rebel......

"Life in the world, such as clouds, although the clouds are 100 years old, it is only fifty or sixty years; That is, I am the Son of Heaven and call it long live, how can there be a hundred-year-old Son of Heaven in ancient times, let alone long live? I have tasted and heard that the farmer is in the field, the ridge is sown, the seed falls at the bottom of the ditch, the foundation is thick, and it is easy to get water, the nature is abundant, and its ears are abundant; If it falls on the ridge, it is difficult to live, that is, it is difficult to tassel, even if it is difficult to tassel, it is difficult to be full of tasseling, so it is better to hoe it. Then I am like those who are at the bottom of the ditch, and the Qing is like I am on the side, and the common people are mostly on the ridge. If you still don't know how to be satisfied, then the blessing will eventually turn into a disaster - this uncle and king are also ......

"Xi Zhen fled from Luoyang, and got to enter the customs, and during the journey, the food was not heavy, and it was coarse, the wine could not be obtained, and the water was not very clear...... It's hard to put into words. Those who can loyally protect me, only Jia Yandu's ears, regret to suffer; Later, Yan Ding, Suo Qi and other generations were all domineering, yang and yin, and I was like a thorn in the back. And Hu Kou invaded from time to time, even if I was the leader, he may not be protected, and every time I think about this, I am unwilling to eat and sleep unsteadily. Only the soldiers died on the battlefield, and the people filled the ravines with corpses, compared with them, I still have to survive, and I can just talk.

"Until Pei and Zu Erqing led the Northern Expedition, regained Luoyang and defeated Liu Cang, chased Liu Yao and removed Suoqi, and I began to be slightly safe. Then he returned to Luo, re-entered the old palace, had no shortage of food and drink, and there was no shortage of voice, and he knew that he was the noble ...... of the Son of Heaven."

Speaking of this tirade, Sima Ye couldn't help but sigh, and then continued: "However, it is also known from this that the nobleness of the Son of Heaven is to get the cooperation of the ministers, if the ministers are not noble, then the monarch is no different from the mustard. Now Pei Qing's merits are difficult to appreciate, and the ministers are porridge...... If the reward is insufficient, it will hurt the hearts of his subordinates; If the reward is too generous, I am afraid that Pei Qing may have the intention of abusing power or even usurping! ”