Yang Guang, the son of heaven, was no longer in Luoyang at this time, he had set off for the north, 100,000 troops to protect Yang Guang and the civil and military officials to the west, he planned to inspect Guanzhong first, and then go north to inspect Taiyuan, after the spring of the following year, he would be in Mayi County in Fuqibo and the Turkic Shibi Khan alliance.

When Zhang Xuan and Yang Yichen's eight-hundred-mile urgent battle report reached Yang Guang's hands, Yang Guang's car stopped at the Hongnong Palace.

Wei Xuan, the secretary of the military department, walked into the palace quickly, passed through the well-guarded guards, and finally came to Yang Guang's temporary imperial study, and a eunuch hurriedly reported for him, "Your Majesty, Wei Shangshu has arrived." ”

"Announce him in!"

I could hear Yang Guang's tone very pleasantly, which was also understandable, after suppressing Meng Haigong's rebellion, Yang Guang could breathe a long sigh of relief and calmly patrol the north.

Wei Xuan hurriedly walked into the imperial study, only to see that Pei Ju and Yu Shiji were there, he stepped forward and bowed, "Weichen see Your Majesty!" ”

Yang Guang smiled slightly, "Presumably Wei Shangshu already knows about the victory in Xuzhou!" ”

"Weichen just heard about it, congratulations to Your Majesty Hongfu Qitian, who has the ministers of the humerus, sweeping away the bandits, and supporting the community!"

Yang Guang waved his hand, "I am discussing with Pei Gong and Yu Xiangguo how to reward the heroes of the Pingbandits, and I want to hear the opinion of the Ministry of War." ”

As soon as Wei Xuan raised his head, he found that Pei Ju gave himself an extremely subtle look, he was stunned, he didn't know what Pei Ju was hinting at himself, he didn't dare to make an abrupt statement, so he said vaguely: "After winning the battle, the military department will naturally send someone to evaluate and record the merits, and at the same time compile a list of the dead to prepare for the bereavement, these are normal practices, and it will take at least two or three months before there is a conclusion. ”

"That's just as well. It's me who is a little too excited. ”

Yang Guang said that he was excited, but there was no excitement in his eyes, and he asked again: "What is Zhang Xuan's official position now?" I think he seems to be the Right Guard, right? ”

"Returning to Your Majesty, he is not only General Youweiwei, but also Doctor Yinqing Guanglu. At the same time, he was also named General Yunlu and the Marquis of Qinghe County. ”

Yang Guang nodded, "The official position is not small, after all, he is still young, and the official position does not need to be sealed, add one plus to his title, seal the county prince of Qinghe, and reward him with a thousand taels of gold and five thousand horses of silk." His generals were also rewarded. ”

At this time, Pei Ju next to him smiled and said: "Lao Chen heard that his wife is pregnant, so he might as well give his family a little reward, Lao Chen feels that it can better reflect His Majesty's kindness." ”

Yang Guang smiled, "This is no problem, I will hand it over to the queen, and give another thousand-year-old ginseng, I hope he will have a noble son as soon as possible." ”

Wei Xuan finally had a glimmer of enlightenment. The saint kept talking about Zhang Xuan, but he didn't mention Yang Yichen at all. Could it be that Pei Ju just hinted that he didn't want to mention Yang Yichen?

At this time, Yu Shiji said lukewarmly: "Your Majesty, since the Xuzhou Bandit Suppression has ended, the army should return separately, I wonder if Your Majesty thinks that the two bandit armies should be mobilized?" ”

Yang Guang pondered for a moment and asked Wei Xuandao: "Has Pei Renji already taken office?" ”

"Not yet, they are still participating in the siege of the Wagang Army in Jiyin County."

"Alright! Bae In-ki's transfer was cancelled. Yang Yichen continued to serve as the general guard of Qinghe County to suppress the bandits in Hebei, and the insufficient part of the troops was made up by the military department. Encirclement and suppression of Du Fuwei, so decided! ”

Wei Xuan and Pei Ju withdrew from the imperial study, and Wei Xuan saw that there was no one left and right, and asked in a low voice: "The Holy Lord doesn't seem to have given Yang Yichen any reward, why is this?" ”

Pei Ju smiled faintly, "Don't you see that the Holy Lord asked Yang Yichen to go to Xuzhou to suppress bandits, is it the meaning of atonement?" ”

"What did Meng Haigong's rebellion and Yang Yichen do?"

"Someone has to take responsibility, do you want the saint to take the responsibility of forcing Meng Haigong to rebel? Yang Yichen used to be the general guard of Xuzhou, and it was one crime that he did not exterminate Meng Haigong, and it was another crime that he did not completely remove the hidden dangers of Meng Haigong after Zhao'an, this is the original words of the saint just now, so I asked you not to say more. ”

Wei Xuan secretly wiped a cold sweat, "Thank you Pei Gong for reminding me, but Zhang Xuan's reward doesn't seem to be high." ”

"He's young, what do you want such a high official to do?"

Pei Ju replied coldly: "Meritorious Shock, he is still outside with his wife and children, do you think the saint is not worried about him?" ”

"Pei Gong can see through it, I still think he is a little aggrieved! In fact, it is already good to add a lord as a county duke. ”

The two walked as they talked, and gradually walked away.

In the imperial study, Yu Shiji still stayed by Yang Guang's side, Yu Shiji knew the Son of Heaven better than anyone else, this time the Son of Heaven was not happy about the success of the Xuzhou bandits, it was not that the Son of Heaven was willing to see the bandits rampant, but Yang Yichen did not become Zhang Jin's second, Yang Yichen was the false son of the first emperor, he could be regarded as half of the royal family, his reputation in the military and the court was too high, and he was definitely a thorn in the eyes of the Son of Heaven.

"Your Majesty, in fact, Yang Yichen can be transferred back to the imperial court, maybe a civil official is more suitable for him." Yu Shiji cautiously suggested.

Of course, Yu Shiji's suggestion hit Yang Guang's heart, Yang Guang smiled and said: "Don't be in a hurry, let him go to Hebei first, and when he makes some contributions, it's not too late to be transferred back to the imperial court." ”

"Your Majesty Mingjian!"

"In addition, you have to pay attention to Zhang Xuan's side."

Yang Guang said in an understated tone: "Just now Pei Gong reminded me that if Zhang Xuan's wife gives birth to a son, he can arrange for their mother and son to return to Beijing to live, do you understand what I mean?" ”

Yu Shiji was secretly surprised, Jiang was still old and spicy, Pei Ju cleaned up Zhang Xuan without showing his face, and he hurriedly said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, Weichen remembers." ”

"Go ahead!"

Yu Shiji bowed and retreated, Yang Guang pondered for a moment, and wrote the words 'Qinghe County Gong' under Zhang Xuan's name

In the military camp of Pengcheng County, Yang Yichen stood in front of the big tent, watching the soldiers busy packing up the camp tent, the minister of the imperial court had arrived, and he and Zhang Xuan were about to withdraw their troops and return.

"Yuan Ding, is the remnant bandit purge over there in Donghai County over?" Yang Yichen turned around and asked Zhang Xuandao.

Zhang Xuan stepped forward, stood beside Yang Yichen, looked at the busy soldiers and said, "It should be over, if there is any problem, Wei Chigong will tell me in time." ”

"You have a few very good generals, Wei Chigong, Luo Shixin, Pei Xingyan, Su Dingfang, they are not only strong in martial arts, but also can stand alone, I especially like Wei Chigong, this person is a loyal and trustworthy person."

"They're really good"

Zhang Xuan paused for a moment, and then said in a low voice: "I really don't understand, why would the Holy Lord put the responsibility for Meng Haigong's rebellion on you?" ”

Yang Yichen smiled bitterly, "I do have responsibility, at least I didn't find out that Meng Haigong arranged thousands of henchmen in Tuntian, Donghai Island, otherwise I would definitely disband them, and Meng Haigong would not be so easy to raise troops." ”

"But that's not a reason not to give you any reward!"

Yang Yichen sighed, "What else do I want?" The more rewards, the faster I will die, just like Yang Su, there is no seal, I can only die. ”

Zhang Xuan was silent, of course he knew that what Yang Yichen was referring to was actually the four words 'high merit and shock the master', not only Yang Guang, from ancient times to the present, it is a taboo for any emperor, if it is not dealt with in time, Zhao Kuangyin's yellow robe will appear.

Yang Yichen smiled again: "Actually, I don't care, let me go, I just obey, even if I am deprived of military rights, I will admit it, after all, my surname is Yang, he will not do anything to me." ”

Speaking of this, Yang Yichen patted Zhang Xuan on the shoulder again, and said earnestly: "Your biggest advantage is that you have low qualifications, although you have high merit, you will not shock the master, so you don't have a psychological burden, but in another twenty years, you have to be careful." ”

Zhang Xuan secretly shook his head in his heart, where do you need twenty years, and in another two years, the world will be in chaos

(To be continued.) )