Two days before the Chinese New Year's Eve in 739, the messenger sent to deliver good news to Gai Jia finally returned, bringing back a letter that Gai Jia had shipped to Zhao Ziliang.

In the letter, Gai Jiayun expressed his appreciation and encouragement to Zhao Ziliang for being able to thwart the rebellion of the Daxi Department, and agreed to the list of meritorious service sent by Zhao Ziliang, and the rewards and promotions of the meritorious soldiers were brought back by the messenger along with the letter, Gai Jiayun also said in the letter that the emperor's holy decree had come down, so that he would go to Beijing immediately after the Shangyuan Festival next year to report on his work, and to bring the prisoners into Beijing together, the purpose of course was to offer prisoners in Chang'an, so as to show off the great martial arts of the Tang Dynasty, and give a warning to the small countries around him. In the holy decree, the emperor also specifically named Zhao Ziliang to enter Beijing to see the driver together. At the same time, Gai Jiayun agreed to Zhao Ziliang's request to return to his hometown to visit his relatives, gave him a four-month vacation, and asked him to prepare, rushed to Qiuzi Town the day after the Shangyuan Festival, and returned to Chang'an with him, helping to escort a large number of prisoners of war such as Tuhuoxian and Erwei Khan along the way, and then returned to his hometown after meeting the emperor in Chang'an.

Putting down the letter, Zhao Ziliang took a sip of hot tea, picked up the reward and promotion document brought back by the messenger and read it, he reported the reward and promotion for the meritorious soldiers, and Gai Jiayun basically agreed.

The day before Chinese New Year's Eve, Zhao Ziliang summoned the generals and officials of the military and political sides of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to discuss matters in the lobby of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, with the generals sitting on the right and the officials sitting on the left.

When Zhao Ziliang walked into the lobby from behind the screen, all the officials and generals stood up and said, "General! ”

Zhao Ziliang pressed his hand as he walked, motioned for everyone to sit down, he walked to the main seat and sat down, and when the officials and generals sat down, he said, "Call all of you over today." The first is because tomorrow is Chinese New Year's Eve, here I wish you all a good year and all the best in the coming year! Second, there are a few things to announce. Okay, let's talk about the first thing first, the good news sent to the Metropolitan Protectorate. Lord Gai has already replied, and the roster of rewards and promotions is here, and now it will be announced, the Governor's Mansion will join the army and be promoted to join the army, and he will also serve as the Governor of the Broken Leaf Governor's Mansion and the general of the rangers! ”

Lai Yao was stunned when he heard it, this promotion is too big, right? He did not participate in this battle at all, but only sat in the governor's mansion, and his merits were not great enough to hold two positions and promote two ranks in a row; And. His previous position was only to join the army, which was equivalent to military staff and secretary, and was Zhao Ziliang's adjutant officer, and was Zhao Ziliang's counselor in military affairs. The officials under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Office, such as the Sigong, the Sicang, the Sihu, the Judiciary, the Soldiers, and the Governor's Field, were all under the command of the Records and Commanders.

Just when Lai was stunned, everyone looked at him. Li Siye, who was sitting next to him, immediately stretched out his hand and pulled his official uniform, Lai Yao came back to his senses, immediately got up and walked to the middle of the hall, bowed to Zhao Ziliang and said, "Thank you for the promotion!" ”

When Zhao Ziliang finished reading, he was actually stunned in his heart, he just considered that he followed Gai Jiayun to Chang'an to see the emperor this time, and he might be transferred to other places. Based on this, he thought that if he really couldn't come back, he had to let a more reliable and capable person take his place, so as not to let his efforts in the past two years go to waste, so he recommended Yuan Lai Yao to be promoted to the position of Duzhi Soldier and Horse Envoy. In preparation for taking over the Governor's Mansion in the future, he didn't expect Gai Jiayun to let him concurrently serve as a record officer to join the army and be promoted to two levels in a row. The second generation of officials is really the second generation of officials, and the children of the family are really still taken care of.

Zhao Ziliang sighed in his conscience, waved his hand, and sat down in front of his seat in gratitude and doubt, Zhao Ziliang continued to read: "Shi Liudan, the chief secretary of administration of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, has been promoted to a judge, and he will be rewarded with two hundred yuan."

Changshi is also an adjutant, not an official position with real power, equivalent to a political secretary, but the judge is different, the judge is an auxiliary officer, equivalent to the mayor's assistant, and has authority. Liu Dan is from a champion background, in fact, let him be a long history with some high talents and low talents, but after being promoted to a judge, he can be regarded as a real power figure.

Liu Shan immediately stood up and saluted: "Thank you for the promotion!" ”

Zhao Ziliang continued to read: "Zheng San, the judge of the Logistics Department of the Governor's Mansion, was promoted to Sima, and he was promoted to the sixth grade, and the reward was two hundred yuan!" ”

"General Xie is promoted and rewarded!"

"Feng Changqing, the logistics department, was promoted to the position of judge, and concurrently served as the secretary of government and Si Tian, and he was promoted from the sixth grade, and he was added to the lieutenant of Zhenwei!"

Zhao Ziliang's appointment and promotion shocked everyone present, if Zhao Ziliang promoted Laiyao, I am afraid that there is also the meaning of Gai Jiayun later, and Laiyao is the second generation of officials, the children of the family, although everyone was surprised, but they also felt that it was not a big deal, this kind of thing is not unprecedented, but Feng Changqing has no background, and he was just a servant before, and he was directly promoted from a white body to a sixth rank in just a few months after entering the Governor's Mansion, and at the same time he has the rank of Zhenwei Captain, and he can continue to develop in the political arena in the future. He can also develop to the military, and there is one more way to choose, and he also serves as a judge of the Logistics Department, a warehouse, a field and other positions, so it can be said that all the income and income of the Governor's Mansion and all the land and property are in his hands.

Feng Changqing was excited, he is thirty-two years old this year, and he has been a servant to Fu Meng Lingcha for more than ten years, just because he is ugly, he has never received any care and promotion, but he didn't expect to follow Zhao Ziliang to ascend to the sky in just a few months, and he was promoted to judge directly from the very beginning with Zheng San, and he was also a judge, a sitian, a cang, etc.

If it weren't for the lobby of the Governor's Mansion, Feng Changqing was only afraid that he would have to look up at the sky and howl, venting some of the depression that he had been holding back in his heart, he suppressed his emotions, got up and walked to the middle of the hall and bowed to Zhao Ziliang: "General Xie is promoted!" ”

Zhao Ziliang continued to read: "Li Siye was appointed as the captain of Broken Leaf City, and the reward was three hundred yuan; Li Fei Yuanli served as the lieutenant of Dunduo City, and rewarded 300 yuan; Wei Meng served as the lieutenant of Xincheng and rewarded 300 yuan; Huo Kan served as the captain of General Pei and rewarded 300 yuan; Duan Xiushi served as the lieutenant of the scout battalion of the Governor's Mansion and rewarded 100 yuan, and Lei Wu served as the governor of Yezhicheng with a reward of 300 yuan; Liang Qi was appointed as the lieutenant of He Hunting City, and the reward was 300 yuan! Other meritorious personnel will be rewarded, promoted and appointed, and after the New Year, the Governor's Office will issue an appointment document! ”

Putting down the appointment, promotion, and reward documents, Zhao Ziliang looked at the generals and officials on the left and right sides and said: "This is the first thing, now let's talk about the second thing, tomorrow is the New Year." Since the establishment of the Governor's Office, all of you here have made great efforts, in the past few months, the Governor's Mansion has made some progress, and has won a big victory, the treasury is still full, and the general decided to give some silver coins to the officials and generals of the Governor's Mansion for the New Year. After the meeting was dismissed, all the officials and generals present and all the officials and generals in the Governor's Mansion went to Zheng San to receive them, according to the size of the grade, the lowest level received five guan from the ninth grade, and each higher grade received five guan, you go and calculate for yourself, how much money you should receive, and the non-grade officials, clerks, catchers, tax collectors and others will all receive three guan! Since there are all the officials and generals under the Governor Mountain, the soldiers who have completed patrols and sentinels in the barracks and in the city cannot let them drink the northwest wind. From tomorrow's New Year's Day to the end of the Shangyuan Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, every day is added to the meal, baked cakes, pancakes. The pasta tube is sufficient, one pound of meat and two taels of wine per person per day, but the general wants to emphasize one point, drinking alcohol can not be misguided, soldiers on duty, generals and colonels cannot drink, how to stipulate and arrange. Let's talk to the lieutenant generals and colonels! ”

Everyone stood up excitedly and saluted Zhao Ziliang, and said loudly: "The general is benevolent." Sympathetic to the subordinates and soldiers, I and all the officials and officers of the Acting Governor's Mansion thank the general for his kindness and wish the general a happy New Year! Rise in the coming year! ”

Zhao Ziliang smiled and pressed his hand, and after everyone sat down again, he said, "Speaking of the last thing, Lord Duhu Fugai sent a letter to so-and-so. It is said that he received the emperor's decree, and he had to return to Beijing after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month to report on his work, and take prisoners to the emperor to offer prisoners. The emperor also named a certain person in the holy decree to go to meet the driver, so a certain person had to leave Broken Leaf City and go to Qiuzi Town to meet Lord Gai after about the tenth day of the first month! ”

Liu Shan hurriedly asked, "General." After you're gone, what will happen to the Governor's Mansion? After you went to see the emperor this time, did you come back? ”

Zhao Ziliang glanced at Liu Dan and said: "After a certain person leaves, the military and political affairs of the Governor's Mansion will come from the abbot!" As for whether I will come back, I have also considered this question, and I do not rule out the possibility that the emperor may have another appointment to me, so I recommended to Lord Gai to serve as the envoy of the Duzhi, in case I am left in Chang'an or have another appointment, Lai Yao can also take over the governor's mansion logically! Okay, if there is nothing else, let's disperse, Laiyao, Wang Can, Zheng San, and Feng Changqing will stay."

Only then did everyone suddenly realize that Lai Yao had been promoted two levels in a row, and he held important positions in both military and political positions, and there was such a reason for daring to be affectionate, which was not difficult to understand, and everyone got up and said goodbye.

Zhao Ziliang went to the back study first, and soon sent people over to let the people who stayed behind go to see him one by one, and the first person to be called was Laiyao.

Lai Yao followed Chu Ge to the study, and when he saw Zhao Ziliang, he saluted and said, "General! ”

Zhao Ziliang beckoned: "Come to Yao, come and sit!" ”

"Thank you, General!" After Lai Yao sat down, he said: "Lai Yao has been valued by the general and entrusted with important tasks, and he is grateful and terrified, lest he fail to live up to the general's promotion and recommendation!" ”

Zhao Ziliang waved his hand and said with a smile: "Come to Yao, a certain recommendation to promote you is also because you have this talent, after a certain departure, the burden on your shoulders is not light, there are many tribes in the Western Regions, fish and dragons are mixed, all of them are unruly, treat these tribes, you can't blindly kill, but also give appropriate favors, you can't ask for too much from the tribes, the best way is to lead their noses with interests, but people's hearts are always not satisfied, so these tribes and small countries will always continue to test and touch our bottom line, You must be doubly careful about this, our principle is to never allow the small countries and tribes in the Western Regions to touch our bottom line, and we must resolutely crack down with a zero-tolerance attitude!

As long as we follow the policy strategy we have previously specified for the countries and tribes in the Western Regions, and make appropriate changes every once in a while over time to adapt to the actual situation, there will be no major problems! If the situation changes, you can't hold the idea, you can ask General Fumeng Lingcha for advice, now General Fumeng Lingcha has been promoted to the Anxi Metropolitan Governor of the Soldiers and Horses, if nothing else, the deputy capital protector and the Jiedu envoy should be taken over by the original Metropolitan Governor of the Soldiers and Horses, Lord Tian Renwan, who is old and serious, and is also a person who can be consulted and trusted."

Lai Yao arched his hand and said solemnly: "I understand my humble position! ”

"In addition, when I leave this time, I am afraid that some of the cattle, sheep, horses, and pastures here will not be able to be taken away for a while, and I will bother you to take care of one or two."

"General rest assured, as long as I come here for a day, no one will dare to touch the general's cattle, sheep, horses and pastures." (To be continued.) )