In the Tang Dynasty, if the court authorized the expedition to a large-scale war, if the court held a prisoner ceremony, it was not only a great reward for the soldiers, but also a need for the victors to deter potential opponents. For example, in November of the first year of Wude, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, fought against Xue Rengao and sacrificed his prisoners to Taimiao that month. In May of the fourth year of Wude, Li Shiminping, Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande, and were captured in Taimiao in July.

On the other hand, defensive wars or wars on a smaller scale are not specifically limited and may or may not be held. If you talk about the scale of the war, the scale of the war to pacify Yang Huilin in Xiazhou can be regarded as extremely small, the time is only one night, and there are only 1,000 people before and after the dispatch of troops.

Such a small fight, if a piece of paper is sent down on weekdays to praise the meritorious soldiers, it will not be over. But the current situation is different from usual, and the court needs a victory too much.

Yang Huilin raised troops to refuse to accept the envoy appointed by the imperial court, which was a rebellion, the imperial court ordered for a while, 70,000 troops were ready to go, and due to coercion, Xiazhou itself had a mutiny, and Yang Huilin's painstaking preparation of the rebellion failed completely without even having a chance to implement it. This was undoubtedly a great deterrent to those ambitious generals of the feudal towns.

This victory of the imperial court, which is rare since the establishment of the middle of the country, is of great significance to Li Chun, and it shows a new atmosphere, the new atmosphere of the new dynasty pacifying the four sides and dividing the feudal towns and unifying the rivers and mountains.

Li Chun ordered that this prisoner sacrifice ceremony must be held very solemnly, so that everyone in the world knows that there is absolutely no good end to going against the new dynasty.

Prime Minister Du Huangshang was instructed to preside over the preparation of this prisoner ceremony, and another prime minister, Yuan Zi, assisted on the side, and a prisoner ceremony required the two prime ministers to personally go into battle, which shook the government and the opposition for a while, and all parties speculated endlessly, and the impact was reachable, and Liu Bi of the four towns of Heshuo and Xichuan all felt the autumn mood, but in fact, it was the height of summer. A hot and sweltering summer.

There is no doubt that Li Mao was the main promoter of the rebellion in Xiazhou, but whether he could be the protagonist of the prisoner sacrifice is debatable. Yuan Zi did not agree with Li Mao as the protagonist, Yuan Zi first confessed to Du Huangshang that he had nothing to do with Li Mao, and even admired Li Mao's loyalty and ability, Yuan Zi said: "Li Shaoqing was taken hostage by Yang Huilin on the way back to the court, this is a well-known thing, something happened, Li Shaoqing was wronged, but if he had already thought about calculating Yang Huilin, even if it was for the country to get rid of thieves, this intention was too sinister, and not only could not be the name of his loyalty, but also ruined the dignity of the court." ”

Du Huangshang first ruled out that Li Mao and Yuan Zi did not have any personal grievances, so he went through his words in his heart, and unconsciously tended to refrigerate Li Mao and prevent him from showing up.

The two prime ministers suggested to Li Chun that Zhang He, who killed Yang Huilin, should be the protagonist of this captive gift, setting an example for the world. For these generals who committed the following crimes, the imperial court not only will not blame, but still have to reuse them.

Li Chun listened to the reasons of the two and said: "What the two Qing families said is very appropriate, but the imperial court cannot treat the real heroes badly. ”

With this sentence, Du Huangshang sent his protégé Zhang Wu to Li Mao's camp to discuss the details of the prisoner gift with Li Mao, Li Mao took the initiative to say: "The matter of Xiazhou, although I have merit, it is not easy to show my head, otherwise it will damage the dignity of the court, please the two ministers carefully observe it, and let Mao foolish see that the court should make more fuss about Zhang He and his cadres, so that the princes of the world know the love and hate of the court." Let those feudal generals who are loyal to the imperial court know that as long as they have the imperial court in their hearts, the imperial court will never treat them badly. ”

Zhang Wu was surprised and delighted when he heard this, when he first came, he was worried that Li Mao would not back down, and sure enough, he insisted on being in the limelight, whether he was sure to convince him, he was really not sure, and in the end he could only move out of his mentor Du Huangshang to subdue him, and then he fell behind.

Li Mao took the overall situation into account, which made Zhang Wu feel emotional, and went out to say to his peers and friends: "Li Maohua came from a humble background, and he has risen to this point in just a few years, which is indeed a bit unique, not exactly as rumored by the outside world, he came from the wrong road." ”

Li Mao turned around and told Zhang He what he meant, and decided that he would be the first person to pacify Yang Huilin, Zhang He was stunned for a while, and couldn't believe his ears for a long time, Li Mao was really willing to give himself the great credit at his fingertips?

After learning that Li Mao had officially asked the court to list Zhang He as the first minister of the counterinsurgency, Zhang He was moved to tears, he was on the right track, and since then he has been glorious and rich, and he really can't enjoy it, think about the downfall of a few months ago, and then look at today's glory, it is really like a big dream.

Li Mao completely cut off the Xiazhou counterinsurgency incident, and the word Li Mao was not mentioned in the various seals of the relevant imperial court.

In addition to the 100 divisions of the imperial court and the troops stationed in Beijing, the lords and nobles above the third rank in Beijing, the officials above the fifth rank, and the officials of the Jinju Academy in Shangdu in various feudal towns also received invitations at the same time to participate in the grand ceremony of presenting prisoners in front of the Taiji Hall of Taiji Palace.

At the same time, the envoys of the chiefs of the Tubo, Uighur, Nanzhao, Silla, Japanese, Bohai, and Mobei grasslands in Chang'an were invited to attend the ceremony. At the prisoner sacrifice ceremony, all the sins of Yang Huilin, Yang Nissan and other thirteen Xiazhou generals who participated in the rebellion were beheaded, except for Yang Huilin and Chang Rongzhen. Thirteen rebel heads were offered in front of the temple.

After that, the eunuch read out the praise for the meritorious generals who fought the rebellion, promoted them to knighthoods, and rewarded them with money, fully fulfilling Li Mao's original promise to Xiazhou to raise the righteous generals. Not only that, Zhang He and Ah Chuan brothers also got the glory of changing their surnames.

Zhang Heci's surname was Li, and his name was changed to Li Quanzhong, and the two brothers A Fall Guangjin and A Fall Guangyan changed their surnames to Li.

In the Tang Dynasty, Li is the surname of the country, and it is a great honor for the minister to give the surname Li by the Son of Heaven, and it is a great honor to be given the name by the Son of Heaven.

After the surname was changed, Yousi announced that Li Quanzhong, the minister who had made the first contribution to quelling the rebellion, was promoted to General Jin Wuwei and was appointed as the envoy of the South and West Dao of Shannan.

Han Yi, Hu Chuan and others who followed him also had their own rewards, and they were all happy for a while.

Li Mao participated in the celebration throughout the whole process, with a smile on his face all the time, without the slightest jealousy.

Three days later, Li Mao sent an envoy to the Uighurs to make meritorious contributions, sealed the Marquis of Gushan, gave him a purple robe, a jade belt, and a grange outside Chang'an City.

On the day Li Quanzhong left Beijing, he specially came to bid farewell to Li Mao, Li Mao set up a banquet to entertain him, and Li Quanzhong got up and said: "Quanzhong is promoted by Shaoqing, so he has today, and he is not thankful for his great kindness, and he should be protected in the future." ”

He also pulled Han Yi and Hu Chuan and said: "The two brothers have been with me for many years, and once they parted, they couldn't bear it, and I hope to pray for Shaoqing to take care of them on my behalf, and I am grateful." ”

Han Yi and Hu Chuan were appointed as captains of Zuo Yulin's army and became the personal guards of the nobles of the inner palace, which was a great honor that the border generals could achieve. Generally speaking, those who have become lieutenants of Suiluan have a good future in the future. Li Quanzhong didn't want to miss the future of the two good brothers, so he took the initiative to persuade the two brothers to stay in Chang'an for two years and have a serious background.

What Li Quanzhong didn't know was that Han Yi and Hu Chuan could take over as Captain Suiluan of Zuo Yulinjun, but they actually went through Li Mao's back door.

Late one night before entering Beijing, Han Yi and Hu Chuan privately found Li Mao and asked Li Mao to help them clear their relationship and help the two of them find official positions in the south. Li Mao asked: "According to the merits of the two of you, after entering Beijing, you will be at least a seventh-grade official or above, if you are long-faced and happy, maybe you can be a sixth-grade official, I have acquaintances in the military department, I will help you dredge, it is not difficult to make up for the real shortcomings." Why did you exile yourself to the miasma of the South? ”

Han Yi was stunned for a long time, his face was flushed, but he couldn't speak.

Hu Chuan said: "Don't hide it, we have a last resort. Hu Chuan glanced at Han Yi, hesitated, and said: "We think that since Brother Zhang became an official, all the people have changed, and he has not changed at all, and we don't know each other at all." The former open-minded, affectionate and righteous man is gone, now this person is selfish, indifferent, hard-hearted like a piece of iron, more than ten years of knotted wife said don't want it, forced to divorce his sister-in-law, sister-in-law knelt on the ground and begged him, her head was broken, but it was useless, she hanged herself several times, and she couldn't save his heart at all. If a man is like this when he has a wife, what can he do with his brother? Being a brother with such a person, we feel cold and unworthy. So ......"

Zhang He has undergone great changes since he became an official, which Li Mao knows clearly from Cui Yong. Han Yi and Hu Chuan came up with such thoughts, and he could understand them.

Li Mao said: "Brother can't do it and don't want to be an enemy, I understand what you mean, don't worry, I'll arrange it." ”

Theoretically speaking, the Sixth Army of the Northern Ya Army and the Shence Army are the private guards of the Son of Heaven, and it is naturally impossible for hundreds of thousands of guards to guard the Son of Heaven, and most of them actually play the role of the National Defense Army, and the vast majority of soldiers, and even many generals, will not even see the face of the Son of Heaven for the rest of their lives.

Only a very small number of people in the forbidden army have the honor to serve as the guards of the Son of Heaven, and in order to distinguish themselves from ordinary colleagues in the forbidden army, these lucky people added the word "Sui Luan" in front of their official positions.

In order to commend the merits of the Xiazhou soldiers in the suppression of the rebellion, Li Chun issued an edict to select some people from the Xiazhou soldiers and the Hedong army that accompanied Li Mao into Beijing to serve as personal guards.

Li Mao recommended Han Yi and Hu Chuan to Li Chun, on the grounds that the two couldn't get used to Li Quanzhong's villainous face.

Han Yi and Hu Chuan's current official positions are from the Liupin Zuo Yulin Military Academy, and this official position can also be the official of the shogunate of the feudal town, but because the word "Suiluan" was added before the official position, they became the real guards of the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven's guard system could not go out of Beijing.

With this shield, although Han Yi and Hu Chuan failed to go to Chengnan, they broke up with Li Quanzhong smoothly, and Li Quanzhong did not know the twists and turns.

Li Mao got up and replied, "They are all their own brothers, and they should take care of each other." ”

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