Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume VII The Bloody Battle in the Southwest

Chapter 4 Soldiers will be rewarded heavily

Section 4 Disputes (1)

After Li Linbin came out of Wei Zhongxian's courtyard, he did not return to his home, but came to Xizhimen. There, Li Linbin's servants had already moved their belongings and hired carriages and horses, and they were about to hit the road when Li Linbin returned.

"Your Excellency, are you back?"

Li Linbin nodded, glanced back at Beijing City, and said secretly: "Little general, in the current Ming Dynasty, a military general can't turn the tide, and the old man can only help you so much, how far you can go in the future depends on yourself." ”

"Let's go, let's go back to our hometown!"

Li Linbin left the capital with all his belongings and returned to his hometown to recuperate, but Wei Zhongxian did not have this blessing, but began to get busy, first found some eunuch officials, and began to hype that the imperial court should reward the soldiers of the Han Wei army, and especially proposed to give Liu Yunwei a knighthood! Then he sent people to spread the news in the capital, create public opinion among the people, and create pressure on the court.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were shocked after hearing the news, you must know that the Ming court only had a martial arts class at the beginning of the founding of the country, and now most of the martial arts class is lonely and defeated, and now the Ming court is a civil official! Now Wei Zhongxian is openly clamoring for the title of knighthood for the general soldiers of a town, what is his intention!

As a result, all the civil officials led by Ye Xianggao jumped out and vigorously opposed Wei Zhongxian's proposition, and some imperial histories even shouted: "Our protégé of the Son of Heaven can't be knighted, why should a martial artist!" ”

Wei Zhongxian did not pay attention to Ye Xiang's fierce reaction from the senior civil officials, which were expected, but began to plan in detail the matter of rewarding the soldiers of the Han Wei Army, and even listed the specific rewards into a list, ready to find an appropriate time to submit it to the Emperor of the Apocalypse for approval.

Seeing this, Ye Xianggao couldn't sit still, there was only one Wei Zhongxian in the court, and it was better to die than to die for the Manchu Dynasty's civil and martial arts, if there was another martial artist with heavy soldiers, then the court would never have peace!

So, Ye Xianggao didn't care about avoiding suspicion, and came directly to Wei Zhongxian's courtyard to visit, preparing to have a face-to-face showdown with Wei Zhongxian.

Wei Zhongxian leaned on the couch and looked at Ye Xianggao, who was fidgeting opposite, with a smile on his face, and said, "Elder Ge, why don't you go back to the house to rest this big night, and go to this small household of the miscellaneous family?" ”

Ye Xianggao said angrily: "Grandpa Wei, what do you mean?" So how many benefits did Liu Yunwei give you, why did you have to knight him! ”

"Haha, that's what happened to me!"

Wei Zhongxian said with a smile: "Elder Ge, let me tell you the truth from the miscellaneous family, then Liu Yunwei didn't give the miscellaneous family any benefits at all, and the reason why the miscellaneous family did this was completely out of public intentions." ”

"What do you mean?"

Wei Zhongxian sneered and said: "Elder Ge, you always say that the methods of the miscellaneous family will not work, but the Han Wei army has quelled the rebellion of the four provinces in the southwest, and has kept Chengdu to keep the king of Shu. ”

Ye Xianggao was a little speechless when he was a little speechless, and he didn't know how to answer, after all, he had been thinking about this matter all this time, but he didn't have a feasible plan yet.

Wei Zhongxian continued: "Elder Ge, in fact, this plan of the miscellaneous family seems to have raised a martial nobleman, which has brought about great changes in the existing situation of the imperial court, but please think about it, does Liu Yunwei know how to govern the country, does he know how to be an official?" Liu Yunwei is just a general, even if he is knighted, he only nominally has a step to enter the court, as for whether to let him in, isn't it a matter of our words? Now that Liaodong is not peaceful, the Mongolian departments are constantly strife, and some are waiting for Liu Yunwei to lead troops to fight, and they want to enter the court? Let him dream! The miscellaneous family's plan not only appeased Liu Yunwei and the soldiers of the Han Wei army, but also solved the current problem, why not! ”

Ye Xianggao also began to ponder when he heard this, and after a long while, he still shook his head and said, "Hmph! Father-in-law Wei doesn't have to use these empty words to perfunctory the old man. The Hanwei army under Liu Yunwei is extremely powerful, and it can put down the southwest rebellion today, and it can also make military achievements tomorrow; Today, the imperial court gave Liu Yunwei a knighthood, and tomorrow when his subordinates are all unsealed, will they also be knighted for business? At that time, there will not be one more martial artist in the court, but a large group of martial artists! It is very likely that the martial arts class at the beginning of the dynasty will appear again! ”

Wei Zhongxian secretly said in his heart: "Faint! At present, the disaster of Liaodong Jiannu is becoming more and more serious, and the imperial court must not have an estrangement with the general of the unified army who can fight well at this time, and must not hesitate when rewarding, otherwise who will work for the imperial court in the future? Besides, even if Liu Yunwei and his generals are knighted, so what? The military department of the imperial court is dominated by civil ministers, and the imperial court Jinyiwei and Dongchang are all controlled by miscellaneous families, so what can they do if there are more martial arts? Is this old guy still at the beginning of the dynasty? Unconscious! ”

Thinking of this, Wei Zhongxian knew that he could no longer convince Ye Xianggao in person, so he said coldly: "Since the elder of the pavilion can't figure it out for a while, let's go back and think about it slowly, but this reward is imperative!" A few days later, the miscellaneous family entered the palace to ask His Majesty about this! ”

"You!" Ye Xianggao was furious when he heard this, stood up suddenly, looked at Wei Zhongxian and glared angrily, and said, "Father-in-law Wei, do you think that by attracting Liu Yunwei as your foreign aid, you can cover the sky with one hand above the court!" Be careful that you mess up! ”

Wei Zhongxian was not annoyed, but said with a smile: "It's easy for the elder to go, don't send it." ”

Ye Xianggao was so angry that he brushed his sleeves away, but Wei Zhongxian sighed slightly, and said secretly: "Ye Xianggao said the voice of the miscellaneous family, the power of the miscellaneous family is given by His Majesty, in case His Majesty ...... one day, so, the miscellaneous family must leave a way to save his life!" ”

A few days later, Wei Zhongxian entered the palace with a reward for the soldiers of the Han Wei army, and found the Emperor of the Apocalypse who was doing carpenter work in a pavilion in the imperial garden. To Wei Zhongxian's surprise, Ye Xianggao actually entered the palace in advance and stood aside, as if he was reporting something to the Emperor of the Apocalypse just now.

"The old slave greets Your Majesty."

"Oh, the companion is here, is there something wrong?"

Wei Zhongxian first glanced at Ye Xianggao, and when he saw that his face was full of color, he was a little uncertain in his heart, so he said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the old slave has newly purchased a batch of high-quality wood, and is ready to send it to the palace to present to Your Majesty." ”

"Oh? Well, I'm short of good wood. ”

After speaking, the Emperor of the Apocalypse continued the work in his hands, and did not notice that Wei Zhongxian wanted to speak and stopped.

After being stunned for a while, Wei Zhongxian still said: "Your Majesty, the old slave still has something I want to ask Your Majesty. ”

"Say."

"It's about the reward of the soldiers of the Hanwei Army."

Hearing this, Emperor Tianqi put down the tools in his hand, first looked at Ye Xianggao, who was next to him, and then looked at Wei Zhongxian, who was respectful and respectful, and said with a smile: "The soldiers of the Hanwei Army have worked hard and made great achievements, and I have already ordered the military department to reward them from the heavy and fast, do you have any questions?" ”

"Your Majesty is doing things properly, and the old slave has no doubts. It's just that the reward of Liu Yunwei, the chief military officer of Tongzhou Town, and the following generals, I don't know if Your Majesty has a will? ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Tianqi glanced at Ye Xianggao, and then said: "The imperial court only received the news early this morning, Liu Yunwei's mother suddenly died of illness a few days ago, according to the practice of the imperial court, Liu Yunwei will be in Chengdu for three years, and his reward will be talked about three years later." The rest of the generals of the Hanwei Army were rewarded heavily, and all the officers were promoted to two levels, and the original garrison Lu Ying was promoted to two levels, and he was the deputy chief soldier of Tongzhou Town, temporarily commanding Tongzhou Town and the officers and soldiers of the Hanwei Army. ”

When Wei Zhongxian heard this, his heart was instantly filled with anger, and his eyes glared at the proud Ye Xianggao, eager to pounce on him and beat him on the spot.

Emperor Apocalypse looked at Wei Zhongxian, who didn't look right, and asked, "What?" Do you think there's anything wrong with it? ”

Wei Zhongxian immediately said: "Your Majesty, according to the practice of the imperial court, there is nothing wrong with this treatment. It's just that I don't know if the elder of the pavilion has ever reminded His Majesty that Jiannu will give us three years, and honestly wait until Liu Yunwei is worried about the end of the reunification of the army? Then Lu Ying has the prestige to command 200,000 Han Wei troops? If there is a war during this period, and there is no Liu Yunwei between the various battalions of the Hanwei army, once there is a mistake, the last elite army of the imperial court will be completely wiped out, and the elder is willing to bear this consequence? Besides, when General Liu Ling and General Liu Zhao spilled blood on the battlefield before, Liu Yunwei was also transferred to Tongzhou by the emperor and did not worry, which shows that the emperor also agreed that state affairs first! ”

Emperor Apocalypse was obviously also worried, so he looked at Ye Xianggao and asked, "What did Elder Ge say?" ”

Ye Xianggao arched his hand and said: "The imperial court system cannot be violated, Liu Yunwei can only go home to worry, this is the rule of the ancestors, and it must not be abolished!" The imperial court has already been difficult for a strong man before, and this time General Liu must not regret it for life. As for what Gonggong Wei said about the Han Wei army's conquest, it was the responsibility of the military department, and the old minister did not know. ”

After hearing this, the Emperor of the Apocalypse couldn't help frowning, obviously very dissatisfied with Ye Xianggao's answer.

Wei Zhongxian took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, the old slave thinks that the matter is urgent, and now the imperial court should focus on recovering Liaodong, but as before, he ordered Liu Yunwei to wear filial piety in the army and continue to lead the army to share the country's worries." ”

"Absolutely not! Liu Yunwei must be worried, this is the ancestral system! ”

Wei Zhongxian and Ye Xianggao immediately quarreled on the spot, and the two sides refused to give in to each other, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse frowned when he saw it, and yelled: "Shut up!" This is Ouchi, not the streets! ”

Wei Zhongxian and Ye Xianggao hurriedly knelt down and pleaded guilty.

Emperor Apocalypse was no longer in the mood to continue to work as a carpenter at this time, so he threw the tools in his hand on the ground and said angrily: "Let's discuss this matter again!" Then he left.

After Emperor Tianqi left, Wei Zhongxian got up and said: "Pavilion Elder is so calculating, this move not only prevented Liu Yunwei's knighthood, but also planted the seeds of division in the Hanwei army, isn't Ge Lao afraid that one accidentally buried the 200,000 soldiers of the Hanwei army!" ”

Ye Xianggao straightened his clothes and said slowly: "Father-in-law Wei, don't be alarmist, how can my Ming Wang Shi be buried easily?" Leave! ”

Wei Zhongxian looked at Ye Xianggao's back and said fiercely: "Since you Ye Xianggao want to fight, then let's have a good move!" ”