Chapter 63: The Sacred Heart is Unfathomable
Li Jing smiled slightly, unwilling to explain more. _>_> itw'w'w·. `y=a`w`e`n-8`.=com
Li Jingsui smiled and said, "Yang Lian, you don't have to panic, this king recommended you in front of the imperial brother, after all, you once saved the county lord of Huairou, but you also know that your name is too sensitive, so Your Majesty will give you a try." ”
Yang Lian wiped the sweat from his face and said, "Your Majesty is the true dragon emperor, this try, but it frightened Weichen." ”
Li Jing smiled, looked at Yang Lian, but was still satisfied, and said, "Yang Aiqing, you have made a miraculous achievement this time, and I will definitely reward you well." Say, "What do you want?" ”
"Your Majesty, Weichen has only one request." Yang Lian gave gifts.
"But it doesn't hurt to say it." Li Jing nodded.
Yang Lian was dressed in armor, gave a deep salute, and said: "Your Majesty, this time Changzhou ****, it is completely Wu Yue people secretly making trouble, Weichen is lucky to quell the chaos, Your Majesty is blessed with Qitian, and Weichen does not dare to take credit." However, Weichen asked His Majesty to forgive the soldiers of the Shenwu Army and the Tianxiong Army, His Majesty was merciful, and the soldiers of the three armies must be remembered in their hearts, and they will be loyal to the country in the future and expand the territory for the Tang Dynasty, which is also a good talk. ”
Before Li Jing could speak, Li Jingsui smiled and said, "Okay, good, it's a good way to expand the territory." ”
Li Jingda smiled and said, "Congratulations to Your Majesty." ”
Li Jing narrowed his eyes, looked at Yang Lian, and said, "Sure enough, it is a hero who is a young man, and I remember Yang Aiqing's words in my heart." Since Yang Aiqing interceded for everyone, I will write down this account for the time being, and allow them to make meritorious contributions. It's just like this, which is unfair to Aiqing. ”
"I have clear rewards and punishments, and this time since you have done great work, I will be rewarded. I heard that the losses of the Shenwu Army were not small, and many commanders and envoys were killed in battle, so I made you the commander, and if you have merit in the future, you will be promoted again. Li Jing said.
Yang Lian hurriedly saluted and said, "Weichen Yang Lian thanks Your Majesty for the reward, and he will do his best to share the country's worries." _Bar w·w·w-.-y·a·w'e'n=8=.-c-o·m'"
Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, smiled, waved his hand, and said, "Yang Lian, you have been on the expedition for some days, so you might as well go home and have a look first." ”
"Wechen retired." Yang Lian said, retreated and withdrew, and there was already a little eunuch at the door, leading Yang Lian out of the palace.
In the main hall, Li Jing paced slowly and said, "This person is really not the old prince of the previous dynasty. ”
Li Jingsui smiled and said: "Brother Yingming, if this person is really the old prince of the previous dynasty, with his personality, how dare he come to Jinling?" I'm afraid I've long since taken refuge in the mountains and forests. ”
Li Jingda also said: "Your Majesty, there is still the tomb of the old prince of the previous dynasty in Yingzhou, how can he crawl out of the grave?" I don't believe in the resurrection of the dead. ”
Li Jingsui frowned slightly and said, "Fourth brother, don't talk nonsense. ”
"It doesn't matter." Li Jing is very generous, his own brother, Li Jing is still very relieved.
Li Jingsui thought for a while and said: "Brother Huang, although Yang Lian is not the old prince of the previous dynasty, his name is too sensitive, if he is an official in the court, it will inevitably attract criticism, and those officials may continue to impeach." Yang Lian has a strong personality and refuses to change his name, which is really a headache. ”
Li Jing smiled: "You are defending him." ”
"Imperial brother Mingjian, he saved the county lord of Huairou, if something happens, I feel uneasy." Li Jingsui said.
What Li Jing liked was his benevolent heart, thought about it, and said: "Since this is the case, I will personally issue a holy decree to make him the commander of the Shenwu Army, and to be from the five grades, and at the same time give him a silver fish bag as a reward." ”
With the silverfish bag given by the emperor himself, to a certain extent, it is equivalent to that the identity has been known by Li Jing, unless there is someone who is not long-sighted, he will not come to trouble Yang Lian at all. _>> it_w'w·w=.= Thinking of this, Li Jing arched his hand and said, "Brother Huang is here to thank Brother Huang for Yang Lian." ”
Yang Lian walked out of the palace and looked back at the imperial city where he once lived, his face changed slightly. Although he seemed very calm just now, he was actually a little nervous. Li Jing is a person with an eccentric personality, he is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is a literati, so it stands to reason that such a person should have a relatively gentle personality. However, he was an emperor after all, and after succeeding to the throne, he changed Li Yu's policy of living in peace with his neighbors and used troops everywhere, which shows that he is a person with great ambitions, or great achievements. If one is not careful just now, I am afraid that the head will fall to the ground.
At this time, in addition to the palace, I suddenly felt that my back was full of sweat, and it was really thrilling just now.
But fortunately, he had the help of Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, and things were not so bad. On the contrary, Yang Lian was promoted from the general Yu Marquis to the commander and entered the ranks of middle and senior officers, which is still worth celebrating. Still walking along the Qinhuai River, Yang Lian thought as he walked, and before he knew it, he was not far from home.
When I looked up, I saw that there was a lot of people in front of me, and more than a dozen carriages lined up, almost blocking the road. Yang Lian walked over quickly, what happened? As soon as I walked over, I saw several people who looked like family members, carrying boxes, walking towards the inn.
The crowd was so noisy that the neighbors in the street saw it, and many people poked their heads out to look at it strangely. Yang Lian walked over quickly, only to see that a person was long, a little thin, white but beardless, and when he arrived at the door, Wang Hu greeted him.
"I am here to announce the decree on the orders of His Majesty, where is Yang Lian?" The man said, his voice sharp, it turned out to be a eunuch. Since Yang Lian was on foot, this group of people was on horseback, and they had already prepared, a little earlier than Yang Lian.
Wang Hu was stunned, his master didn't come back. But seeing that this father-in-law was saying that he was on the orders of His Majesty, he was so frightened that he couldn't even speak.
Yang Lian hurried over, saluted the eunuch, and said, "Father-in-law, I am Yang Lian." ”
"Good. Your Majesty's will, take it quickly! The eunuch said.
Yang Lian hurriedly gave a salute to receive the order, and the eunuch smiled slightly, and read it aloud: "Yang Lian of the Shenwu Army, loyal to the monarch and patriotic, not chaotic in the face of danger, in the chaos of the army, set things right, for the country and the people, has great merits." Jinte awarded the post of commander of the Shenwu Army, a silverfish bag, and a number of gold, silver and satin. Chin this. ”
The holy decree is very short, and there is no special style, presumably Li Jing thinks that Yang Lian is a martial artist, so he says it simply. Everyone present understood that the owner of the Yang Inn went to Su Chang for a trip, and after he came back, he was promoted. But what is that whitebait bag? Some people don't know, and those who know can't help but explain on the sidelines. The silverfish bag is not an official, but an item that hangs around the officer's waist.
From the Tang Dynasty onwards, generally speaking, purple robes above the third grade, wearing goldfish bags; Scarlet robes of five grades or above, wearing whitebait bags; Green robe below six grades, no fish bag. The Southern Tang Dynasty inherited the Tang Dynasty, and the system was similar. Yang Lian's position as a commander is an official position from Wupin, and he is barely qualified to obtain a silverfish bag. But the Son of Heaven rewarded the silverfish bag, which is an honor, and it is not something that can be rewarded when the official rank is reached.
Yang Lian got up to receive the order, but he was slightly frightened in his heart, just in the palace city, Li Jing was all kinds of temptations to him, if he hadn't been calm and didn't admit it, I am afraid that he would have been divided into corpses. just gave himself a slap in the face, and then sent someone to announce the decree, so that many people knew that this was giving themselves dates to eat. Sure enough, the sacred heart is unpredictable, and although Li Jing is a literati, it is not so easy to deal with.
The eunuch asked people to put down their gifts and take them away, and Yang Lian squinted his eyes and watched them leave. Wang Hu reacted, walked over with a smile, and said, "Congratulations, master." ”
Yang Lian's goosebumps rose from laughter, and he hurriedly said: "Go and boil hot water, master, I haven't taken a bath for several days." ”
"Yes." Wang Hu hurried away.
The gifts were all collected by Yang Lian, Xiao Erhei and Zhao Peng were very busy, and the neighbors rushed over like locusts that smelled blood, Yang Lian was the first five-grade official on this street, how could he not stutter? Yang Lian thought about it, asked Xiao Erhei to accept the gift, and invited everyone to the banquet in the restaurant.
It wasn't until Yueya climbed the treetops that Yang Lian sent everyone away, thinking that this was more tiring than fighting. I went back to the backyard of the inn, took a shower, and slept comfortably.
On the second day, I got up, went out of the city gate, and went to the barracks to make a point, Li Zhenggu, Gao Shensi, and Zhu Kuangye had already returned to the barracks, discussing something, and they were all relieved to learn that Yang Lian was back. Yesterday, the three of them met the Son of Heaven separately, and each had a different experience, which is particularly embarrassing to think about.
Especially Li Zhenggu, he automatically knelt down to admit his mistake and begged His Majesty to punish him, Li Jing favored Li Zhenggu after all, and also knew that he was not strong in leading troops, so after pretending to scold, he let Li Zhenggu return to the camp first. Gao Shensi was injured and not yet well, Li Jing asked him to recuperate from his injuries, but he didn't mention too much else. As for Zhu Kuangye, he is still the commander of the Tianxiong Army, but Yu Lu has been demoted, which can be regarded as a punishment.
What puzzled the three of them was the attitude of the Son of Heaven towards the defeated soldiers, and yesterday he also said that he would be severely punished, and all those who participated in the rebellion would not be left behind, but early this morning, he sent someone to send a letter, saying that the rebellion had been made clear, and it was the Wu Yue people who made trouble from it, and the Son of Heaven was merciful and allowed everyone to make meritorious contributions.
The three of them didn't understand what was going on, but when they asked about Yang Lian, Yang Lian mentioned it quietly, and the three of them understood that it was Yang Lian's sake. It's just that I don't understand, how could the Son of Heaven agree to Yang Lian's request?
Yang Lian knew very well that if Li Jing had wanted to kill these soldiers a long time ago, he would have done it a long time ago, and he could even kill everyone without blood. As long as he poisons the food in the name of the army, the Shenwu Army and the Tianxiong Army will not be able to escape. It's just that in this way, 10,000 people died violently, and all the spearheads will be pointed at him, even if it is the emperor, he has to weigh it.
Now, he deliberately sold Yang Lian a favor, and also sold a favor to all the soldiers of the Shenwu Army and the Tianxiong Army, showing his broad mind and giving the world a generous impression. Yang Lian is not annoyed, this is a win-win situation for him.
On the same day, the soldiers of the Shenwu Army and the Tianxiong Army accepted the arrangement and returned to the camp according to the establishment, because the commander of the first commander of the Shenwu Army died in battle, Yang Lian took his place, Chen Tie was promoted to the head of the capital, still under Yang Lian, Lin Renzhao was promoted to the deputy commander of the second commander, temporarily acting as the second commander. As for the third conductor, it is still Zhou Hongzuo, and the other conductors are also unchanged. Li Ping, Yao Feng and others were also promoted to the capital.
Yang Lian was promoted, and several people who were also commanders came to congratulate him, Yang Lian was busy with things, and invited a few people to gather in the restaurant, only Zhou Hongzuo did not come to the party under the pretext of being unwell. Presumably, seeing the former general Yu Hou Xun promoted, he actually sat on an equal footing with him, and he was unhappy. Yang Lian didn't care, and he drank and got drunk with everyone.