Except for Zhou Yu, the merits of the other generals are much inferior, they are basically the exploits of charging into battle, and they have not yet made the merits of being in charge, so Fang Li plans to only give them the title of miscellaneous general.

It's not that Fang Li is stingy, it's just that Fang Li understands that now that the journey has begun, although the Tang Kingdom seems to be smooth and vigorous, it can only be regarded as a country in the upper middle reaches at best.

If it is placed in the period when the Three Kingdoms are standing side by side, the territory in Fang Li's hands is similar to Liu Xuan, Yuan Shu, and Zhang Lu, and it is far worse than Liu Biao, Tao Qian, and Liu Zhang, and it is far from the time when Gong Yu plays the crown.

"The widow decided to canonize Zhao Yun as General Dangkou, Zhang Liao as General Poku, Yan Liang as General Hengye, Yingbu as General Yingyang, Liyi as General Huwei, and Zhu Rong as General Women."

In addition to Yingbu and Liyi's absence, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Yan Liang, and Zhu Rong all came out to thank him, especially Zhu Rong standing on top of the court as a woman.

And Ma Dai, Liao Hua, Ji Ling, Xu Sheng, Cao Xing, Dian Wei and others because they have joined for a short time, and they have not made much achievements, so they naturally cannot enjoy the treatment of Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao and others.

For a time, the emperor's grace was vast, everyone was rewarded, everyone had merit, and the atmosphere in the Danfeng Hall also changed from solemn to pleasant and cheerful, and everyone had a happy smile on their faces.

Fang Li's last gaze fell on Wu Qi and Han Fei, and said loudly: "The two envoys have worked hard, and the liaison between Han Tang and Han Lu will still need two people to work hard in the future. ”

In these years, there were many people who shared the official positions of the two countries, so Fang Li followed the example of other princes and rewarded Wu Qi and Han Fei with two false names to enhance the relationship between them and win people's hearts.

As the saying goes, "eat other people's soft mouths, take other people's hands short", Fang Li believed that as long as Wu Qi and Han Fei accepted the official position, they would definitely try to safeguard the interests of the Tang State in the future, but whenever there was a conflict between the two countries, they would definitely try their best to mediate and turn hostility into friendship.

Wu Qi and Han Fei were a little surprised, but their reactions were different, Wu Qi accepted it happily at the first time, and said: "Since Tang Gong is in love, Wu Qi is better to obey his fate than to be respectful, and he will definitely try his best to maintain the alliance between Tang and Lu in the future!" ”

In Wu Qi's view, there are many people who hold official positions in many countries, and he is not the first, so there is no need to worry about anything. And he is not from Lu State, if someone from Lu State makes a big fuss about this, then he will jump to Tang State to work for Fang Li.

Although in the eyes of outsiders, the current Lu State is much stronger than the Tang State, Wu Qi's career is smooth, and he is deeply respected by Lu Gong Ji Shen (Lu Xi Gong), and it looks infinitely beautiful. But that's just an outsider's opinion, as an important general of the Lu State, Wu Qi found more and more hidden dangers in the Lu State.

First of all, it is that the state of Lu has a strong enemy, and he is the strongest prince in the world. Anyway, in the eyes of the people of the world, the Qi State in the east is stronger and more terrifying than the Qin State in the west!

Who is the current monarch of the State of Qi?

Jiang Xiaobai, a descendant of Taigong Jiang Shang, has a good hand in power skills, and has the ability to recognize people, and has successively promoted a large number of talents such as Guan Zhong, Sun Bin, Tian Dan, etc., making Qi State politically harmonious, soldiers and food, and have the momentum of being the king and hegemon.

The first monarch of the Lu State was the son of Zhou Gongdan, and he was also the nephew of Ji Fa, the king of Zhou Wu, and the bloodline was not noble, so from the beginning the Lu State was a high-ranking dukedom.

The state of Lu now has a population of 2.8 million, which can be regarded as the upper middle reaches, and the army also has 150,000, which is equivalent to the strength of the Yan State, the Korean State, and the Wu State.

However, Qi is the strongest country in the world, the territory includes the entire Oriental Peninsula, as well as part of the north bank of the Yellow River, the land is fertile, the population is dense, the salt is cultivated, the rich side is rich, and the population is as high as 10 million, which is the largest in the world.

In the military, Jiang Xiaobai appointed Tian Dan as a general, Tian Ji, Sun Bin, Kuang Zhang as a lieutenant general, over the years to recruit troops and buy horses, smelt weapons, forge armor, and raise horses, so that Qi now has an army of 600,000 and 50,000 war horses, which is the crown of the world. Even the overlord of the West, the state of Qin, was slightly inferior.

Almost all the princes in the world have pursued the strategy of "distant friendship and close attack", forming alliances with distant countries and holding down the bordering countries, so over the years, the two countries of Qi and Lu have been in constant dispute and conflict, most of which are Qi State firmly gaining the upper hand and pressing Lu State to the ground and rubbing it.

After years of diplomatic efforts, Lu and Qi formed an alliance, and Chu also sent troops to help Lu resist Qi's attacks. And it was precisely because of the good relationship between Tang and Chu, coupled with Wu Qi's suggestion, that Lu Gong Ji Shen sent Wu Qi as an envoy to Xingyang to form an ally with Tang.

But in Wu Qi's opinion, since it is adjacent to the bully of Qi State, Lu State will not be able to develop no matter what, so he has the idea of changing jobs in his heart, but he has not yet found an opportunity. Since Fang Li took the initiative to grant him an official position at this moment, Wu Qi accepted it calmly, not thinking about any negative effects, anyway, he still had a way back.

Compared with Wu Qi, who was happy to accept it, Han Fei was much more cautious, and said with a salute: "Thank you Tang Gong for your kindness, although there are many people who hold official positions in many countries now, but we in South Korea have not yet had this case, and we have to go back to ask the lord to decide whether to accept it." ”

"Huh...... Fei Gongzi is too cautious! ”

Fang Li laughed and persuaded Han Fei, "Someone needs to dare to be the first in the world, and our Gongsun Yan of the Tang State is now an official in the Zhao State, which is convenient for communicating the relationship between the two countries." I think so, Fei Gongzi will accept the official position of our Tang Dynasty first, and if Han Gong is really unwilling, you will return the seal ribbon to the widow. ”

Han Fei hesitated for a moment, and finally agreed: "Since this is the case, it is better to obey than to be respectful!" ”

Fang Li gave the last official position to Gongsun Yan who was far away in Zhao State, no matter whether he still remembered his original intention now, Fang Li must not forget this think tank that gave him the way in the first place, and must not give him up to Zhao State, he must do his best to keep Gongsun Yan's heart and snatch him back.

"The widow decided to canonize Gongsun Yan as the left servant of Shangshu, and the Ministry of Industry carved the ribbon and sent someone to Gongsun Yan to Handan!"

After canonizing the civil and military officials, Fang Li still had to buy the hearts of the people, and the court announced that the people's taxes would be reduced by half for three years. In the future, if labor is levied, it can also be converted into tax according to the construction period. And amnesty was given to the prisoners in the Tang Kingdom, except for the heinous people, all the others were released to serve in the army and atone for their crimes.

At the end of the early dynasty, the news spread rapidly, and the entire Tang Kingdom celebrated together, the people rejoiced, the morale of the army was high, and the fighting spirit of everyone was high.

After the feast, Wu Qi and Han Fei took the seal ribbon of the Tang Kingdom and embarked on their own journey home. Fang Li sent Chen Deng to send twenty miles out of Xingyang, and gave generous gifts to thank Duke Lu and Duke Han for their faces.

After pacifying the southern part of the Tang Kingdom, the total strength of the Tang State had risen to 80,000 troops, and the number was still rising after the recruitment of soldiers was set up in various places. It is believed that after the prisoners in various prisons are integrated into the team, the total strength of the Tang State will exceed 100,000.

Fang Li discussed with Zhou Yu and decided to send 15,000 soldiers and horses to Pinglu to the north to support the frontline materials, and if the battle ahead was tight, they would rush to the aid at any time.

Judge, Ji Ling, and Liao Hua were ordered to pick up 15,000 soldiers and horses to go north to Pinglu, Zhang Liao and Yan Liang also said goodbye to Fang Li and the Manchu Dynasty civil and military together, and quickly returned to Chiyang and Jiangguan to guard.

The remaining 35,000 soldiers and horses were all assembled outside Xingyang City, and the four generals Zhao Yun, Ma Dai, Xu Sheng, and Cao Xing drilled day and night to improve the combat ability and military quality of the soldiers.

A few days later, more than 10,000 new troops had been sent to Xingyang from Hanoi, Chenggao, Yanshi, Pinglu and other places, and more than 5,000 prisoners had been sent from various prisons, bringing the total strength of Xingyang to 50,000 again.

Zhou Yu ordered the treasury to be opened, all weapons and armor were issued, and the four generals were ordered to train strictly, strictly enforce military discipline, and not slack off.

Fang Li, accompanied by Zhou Yu and Xun Yu, stood at the head of Xingyang City, looking at the continuous camp tents outside the city, listening to the boiling killing sound in the school field, and looking at the hot drill scene, he couldn't help but be full of ambition: "My Datang looks thriving now, it's time to send Chen Yuanlong to Luoyang to win the recognition of King Zhou." ”

Zhou Yu nodded and said: "Chen Yuanlong is the most suitable to go to Luoyang, if King Zhou does not recognize the status of our Tang Kingdom and does not recognize the identity of the lord, Yu has his own strategy." Everything will wait for Chen Yuanlong to feedback back the news before making a calculation! ”

After Fang Li returned to Taiji Palace, he summoned Chen Deng, handed over to him the "Tianzun Bi" that Zhou Wang Ji Zheng had coveted for a long time, and ordered Chen Deng to lead one hundred and ten followers to Luoyang to immediately set off to worship King Zhou, and try his best to win the recognition of Zhou Tianzi.

"Don't worry, the lord is left with a city in Luoyang in Ji Zheng's hands, and the number of troops in his hands is only thirty or forty thousand, so he doesn't dare to ignore it!"

Chen Deng took Tianzun Bi, led one hundred and ten followers out of the west gate of Xingyang, and galloped towards Luoyang. The two places are only 180 miles apart, and it is expected that they will arrive in Luoyang after noon.

As soon as Chen Deng left, Xu Sheng flew to Taiji Palace and reported to Fang Li: "Lord Qiqi, there is a big man with a lofty instrument in front of the military camp outside the city, this person claims to be coming to join the army but refuses to report his name. insisted that he would not be personally received by General Zhou or the lord before he was willing to join our Tang Kingdom. And General Zhou has just gone to Yanshi County in the south to inspect, so the minister has come to report to the lord! ”

Fang Li's spirit was lifted when he heard this: "Oh...... Since this person is so conceited, he must have the ability to do it. My Datang is the time to use people, quickly take him into the palace to see the widow, if there is real talent and hard work, it will definitely be reused! ”