Song Huizong said: "The three of you are all meritorious ministers, how can you not be rewarded?" I know that the three of them have made up their minds, so I won't keep them anymore, so it's better to do this! Lu Zhishen conquest of Fang Laju is great, and he has no intention of entering the court as an official, so I will give you the title of Zen Master Ruyizhao, any temple in the Great Song Dynasty can enter the temple to take refuge, I don't know if you can accept it? ”

Lu Zhishen refused to accept the reward, did not want to enter the court as an official, only wanted to take refuge, Song Huizong arranged this way to his heart, and it was not easy to refuse, so he happily replied: "Poor monk, thank you for the emperor's reward!" ”

Song Huizong smiled slightly, looked at Wu Song, and said in a serious voice: "Wu Song has meritorious service to the enemy, and he is disabled and folds his arm, all because of his loyalty to the lord, you don't want to enter the court as an official, and I am not reluctant, I don't know what Aiqing's plans are in the future?" ”

The walker Wu Song bowed down and replied: "Back to the emperor, the grass people have no distractions, and they are willing to become monks!" ”

"Since this is the case, I will crown you as a loyal ancestor and give you 100,000 yuan for the rest of the year." Song Huizong said.

Wu Song replied: "Thank you Emperor Longen!" ”

"You are the head of the 800,000 forbidden army, and you know your skills." Song Huizong looked at Lin Chong, a little reluctant in his heart, for Lu Zhishen and Wu Song, Zhao Ji is just a love for talents, but Lin Chong has a deep relationship with him, and he is a little helpless and deeply regretful.

At the beginning, Lin Chong happily resigned from his official position and returned to his hometown, but Zhao Ji didn't think about anything, so he agreed. Moreover, the reason at that time was the same as the reason now, Song Huizong knew that he was prevaricating himself under an excuse and did not want to be an official, and he had the grace of teaching Zhao Gou, and when he was in trouble, he hurriedly rushed to the front line to fight against Fang Lajun, this kindness, Zhao Ji is indeed indescribable.

"Since you want to return to your hometown to fulfill your filial piety, then I will reward 200,000 yuan!"

"Emperor Xie!"

Lin Chong nodded happily, he knew that this was Song Huizong's reward for him, in terms of merit in Zhao Ji's heart, Lin Chong was second to none, and this loyalty to the country and the people alone was enough to increase the rank of official. Hearing that Zhao Gou led the army to exterminate Fang La, he went there without hesitation, and Song Huizong remembered it in his heart, so the reward for him was also 200,000 yuan, which was regarded as a reward, and it was his heart.

Lu Zhishen, Lin Chong, and Wu Song refused to accept official positions, and they did not want to enter the court as officials, he knew that the three of them had also told him, so he was not too surprised. originally thought that there were only the three of them, but he never thought that Yan Qing would also bow down and stand up and say: "Emperor Qiqi, the minister was originally a house slave, but fortunately the master did not give up to restore his free body. ”

"Xiao Yi!" Lu Junyi was taken aback and looked at Yan Qing in surprise.

"Brother Yanqing!" Everyone was also surprised, Zhao Gou looked at him in surprise, not understanding what he was planning.

"Why, you want to go too?" Song Huizong was a little displeased, Lu Zhishen and the other three were excusable, but they didn't know why Yan Qing had to resign, so he stared at Yan Qing intently, and saw that he had made up his mind, so he didn't say anything more, and approved his request.

Except for Yan Qing, Lu Zhishen and other four, everyone else accepted the reward of Song Huizong and entered the court as officials. Moreover, Zhao Ji rewarded the three armies again, and all the participants in the extermination were rewarded. If the general who died in battle has an heir, he can inherit the official title; If there are no descendants, they will be given a temple and enjoy sacrifices.

is biased to be a general, and the official is appointed and rewarded. There are 15 generals, each of whom is given three hundred taels of gold and silver, and five colored satins. Ten members will be given five hundred taels of gold and silver, and eight colored satins. The pioneer envoys Song Jiang and Lu Junyi each gave 1,000 taels of gold and silver, ten brocade tables, a set of royal flower robes, and a famous horse.

Since then, the generals who conquered Fang La have been awarded official positions and rewards, but only Zhao Gou, the marshal of this campaign, has not yet awarded any rewards, and everyone looked at Song Huizong curiously, thinking: "I don't know what official position the marshal will be awarded?" ”

"The return of the victory of Fang La in this expedition is indispensable to Zhao Go, the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, and the king of Guangping County!" The joy on Zhao Ji's face of Song Huizong was overflowing, and he praised: "The use of soldiers is like a god, in the case of a great difference in the strength of the two armies, winning more with less, it can be called a famous battle since the Great Song Dynasty, I am deeply grateful!" ”

"Fang La, this thief is extremely rampant, pretentious in the name of heaven, known as the 'Holy Father', with millions of heroes under his command, threatening to lead a large army into Bianjing City, and let me roll off the dragon chair, which is really rampant. It's a pity that in just one year, he was defeated by our army and became the general of the defeated army, but our army only had more than 100,000 troops, and the two armies had a huge disparity in strength, but they returned victorious. ”

"The generals for the country and the people, exterminated Fang La, bravely killed the enemy, and killed countless people, this is the luck of me, the luck of the Great Song Dynasty; As the coach of Guangping County, he has made great contributions, and he has been in danger many times, his life is at stake, and he is in danger, but God helps the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Song Huizong Zhao Ji said eloquently: "The generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, Zhao Gou, the king of Guangping County, listened to the seal!" ”

Zhao Gou said respectfully: "Erchen takes the order!" ”

Zhao Ji said in a loud voice: "Spread my will: Zhao Gou, the former generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses and the king of Guangping County, will be awarded the hussar general and the three divisions of the Kaifu Yitong. ”

Zhao Gou was grateful, and the official position granted this time was not promoted to the first grade, but still from the first grade, which was equivalent to the title of the county king. Moreover, the military power in his hands is not as good as the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses. However, there was no generalissimo in the official position of the Great Song Dynasty, but only because of the conquest of Fang La, the official position given by Song Huizong himself.

The generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses seems to have unlimited scenery, but in fact it is just a false name, and the military power is only once, not long-lasting, and not a talisman. No monarch wants to have a general with high merit, and Zhao Gou's military achievements are enough to rival the generals of the current dynasty, which is unprecedented.

The hussar general is just a military officer, ranking in the first rank, and does not have too much authority, if it is the Sui Dynasty, or the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the position of the hussar general is the highest in the army. However, in the Northern Song Dynasty, it was not the highest, but a loose official, in name only.

However, Kaifu Yi and the three divisions are unusual, that is the real power. The meaning of the opening ceremony and the three divisions is the same as the three divisions, the highest official rank of the civil and scattered officials, that is to say, Zhao Gou has the power to open the palace on his own and recruit staff.

The ancients set up different forms and scales according to different levels, and even if they had money, they could not build larger mansions, otherwise it would be a violation of the system, and the violation of the system was a precursor to rebellion, which was a very serious crime. Similarly, there is a strict system for the ritual of going out, with gongs sounding to open the way, and flags, cards, umbrellas, and fans all have a strict hierarchy. Therefore, although Kaifu Yi and the three divisions are not specific positions, they are not only an honor, but also an affirmation of social status, and it is also Song Huizong's recognition of Zhao Gou's merits.

Instead of rising and falling, it is actually giving great power.

Song Huizong Zhao Ji had already made plans in his heart, and the opening of the palace and the three divisions was to give Zhao Gou help, the purpose was to allow Zhao Gou to compete with the crown prince Zhao Huan in the court in the future, which was the first step. Although the three provinces and six ministries and the Privy Council Zhao Gou could not intervene, Song Huizong gave him enough power and status in another way.

Even the king of the county is not allowed to open the palace to recruit staff, let alone set up a guard of honor, only the king can enjoy such power, that is to say, Zhao Gouming is the king of the county on the surface, but the actual power is equivalent to the king, and it cannot be granted to the king before it is officially crowned, so it can only be replaced by this form.

Everyone was taken aback, dumbfounded, and dumbfounded, only Zhao Huan glanced at Zhao Gou coldly, and thought: "My father is really still very fond of him, and if he wants to compete with this palace, how can you stand on the court again!" ……”