Chapter 25: The Missing Reward
The military situation on the Western Road was no different from the results in history, and then Huo Guang saw a long list of rewards at the bottom.
Originally, according to the process, for the reward of meritorious soldiers, it was necessary for the army to return to Chang'an, and then the merits were reported, and the merits were particularly huge and discussed at the court meeting. However, this time, Emperor Wu of Han did not follow the process, but directly passed the reward list to Huo Qubing in advance.
"When is my brother going to tell them about this? I guess this news is enough for them to be excited and can't sleep for a few days! Huo Guang took a cursory look at the list of rewards, and the rewards for these generals were basically based on merit, which was not surprising.
Huo Guang paid attention to a few people, among which Zhao Ponu was really reinstated, and he was still from the queen, and the number of closed households increased by 300. The original words are: return to the Houhou and seal 300 households.
In addition, Huo Guang also paid attention to two people, one was Lu Bode and the other was Li Kang. For Lu Bode, Huo Guang appreciated his talent, and Lu Bode was named 'Fu Lihou' without any suspense, with 500 households.
For Li Dang Huo Guang, he is more emotional, or he has some regrets about Li Guang's death. And Li Dang's reward was slightly lower than Lu Bode's, and he only got the title of Marquis of Guannai.
Although these two titles are both marquises, there is an essential difference between them. Xiang Lu Bode, Zhao Ponu, and even Huo Quai, who have titles like them, are liehous. The biggest difference between the two is that the marquis of Guannei has a fiefdom, while the marquis of Guannei only has a food estate, and this food town only enjoys the taxes of the same fiefdom.
For example, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty made Li dare to be the marquis of Guannei and rewarded 300 households. Then Li Dang can receive 300 households in the imperial court every month, which can only be regarded as another income in addition to Yulu, in fact, there is no specific fief. And the princes with fiefs are different, especially the marquis of ten thousand households like Huo Quzhi, in the Han Dynasty, the fief of the princes was still called the feudal country, and the princes could also recruit the people of the feudal country to do things for themselves free of charge according to the regulations, such as building palaces and cemeteries, which can barely be regarded as real princes!
"Brother, I don't think this reward is unexpected, but there is one person's reward that seems to be a little inconsistent with the merit!" Huo Guang folded the brocade and put it in front of Huo Quzhi's case, although he had gradually talked with Huo Quzhi these days, but once the topic involved Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Huo Guang had to be careful.
"You mean Li Kang? But it was he who made great achievements in this battle, and even won the royal flag and war drum of King Zuoxian. Even many servants whose merits are not as good as him have been named the Marquis of Huiqu, and he is only a vain Guan Neihou, which is indeed a bit inconsistent. However, I guess there is also Li Guang's reason for this. "Huo Quzhi is the commander of the Han army along the way, he knows better than anyone who has great merit and who has small merit, and as soon as this reward came, he found that the reward for Li Kang was a little abnormal.
"Because of Li Guang? But didn't Li Guang commit suicide? Huo Guang was a little puzzled, if the deliberate reduction of the reward for Li Kang was because of Li Guang's mistake, but after all, he had committed suicide, and the court did not investigate his delay in the military period, so it was over, so why was Li Kang's reward still implicated?
"Suicide? That Zhao Shiqi is still in prison now, and his life and death are still unknown. If you commit suicide for violating military rules, where is the military discipline? Your Majesty is already giving Li Guang a lot of face by doing this! But Huo Quzhi didn't think so at all, according to his statement, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could make Li Guangzhi unable to die, and just pressed Li Kang's reward a little bit was already very good.
"This ...... It's that the younger brother didn't think it through. But I'm afraid that Li Dang will hold a grudge against this matter! Huo Guang didn't understand it at first, but then he figured it out again. After all, it is really necessary to pursue it seriously, Li Guang's delay in the military period directly led to the weakness of the Weiqing Legion, and it did not annihilate Yi Zhi Xian alone, but also let Yi Zhi Xian himself escape, not to mention the execution of Li Guang, even if he implicated his family, such a result can be regarded as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is extraordinarily gracious, and the reward of Li Kang can also be said to be to offset Li Guang's crime with Li Kang's merits, and at the same time, it also blocked the opposition of the DPRK and China.
"You don't have to worry about this, Li Cai's old puppet is more shrewd than anyone else, he won't watch Li dare to mess around." Huo Quzhi was not worried at all that Li Kang would be dissatisfied with the reward.
"Li Cai? Could it be the current prime minister, An Le Hou Li Cai? But what does he have to do with it? Huo Guang knew that the Li Cai in his brother's mouth was the current Prime Minister An Lehou, but he really didn't know what the relationship between Li Cai and Li Dang was.
Li Cai, Li Kang? They are all surnamed Li, is there really anything? Huo Guang thought in his heart.
"Oh, you don't know yet. An Lehou Li Cai is Li Guang's cousin, that is, Li Kang's uncle. Huo Quai's words revealed the mystery, it was really as Huo Guang thought, and Prime Minister Li Cai was directly Li Guang's brother.
"It turns out that there is such a relationship!" This point was only known to the real Huo Guang now, and at this moment he couldn't help but think in his heart that the Li family was also a big family in the Han Dynasty, and as a prime minister like Li Cai was in the court, it was already a very huge political force.
"This relationship between the DPRK and China is complicated, you have to pay attention everywhere in the future, and there are some things that you can only know after you go through it slowly, and these things can't help you for a while." Huo Quzhi said earnestly, it is true, don't look at the famous people in the Han Dynasty, but even such a group of people have intricate relationships, plus those officials who are not famous, such a huge official system, it is estimated that no one can sort out the relationship.
"Being able to listen to my brother's teachings all the time has saved me a lot of detours. There are many people in the world who ask for it and can't ask for it! Huo Guang was not deliberately flattering, he was also telling the truth, with Huo Qubing as a backer, he was the only one in the entire Han Dynasty.
"Ah Guang, your character is really suitable for the court, I really look forward to the day when I see you rise! By the way, apart from Li Kang's matter, do you see anything else in this? Huo Quzhi is now looking forward to Huo Guang's achievements more and more, and has begun to show his expectations unabashedly.
"Brother is saying that our brother's reward is missing here?" Huo Guang actually discovered at the beginning that Huo Quai, the coach of the Battle of Mobei, was missing from the entire reward, and Huo Guang himself.
"I don't have anything, it's just a few more closures. It's about your bounty being missed, which is worth scrutinizing. Huo Quzhi also looked pensive, and gently clasped the desk with his fingers.
"Maybe it's because my merits are enough to deserve my current official position, right?" Huo Guang said casually, he also knew that Huo Qubing could also hide Huo Guang's last anti-guest plan when he reported it, that is to say, among the merits reported so far, only Huo Guang offered stirrups and won more with less with Fulu Branch, and blocked Zuo Da's household. But even Huo Guang himself didn't believe it.
"I think this is a good thing, in fact, it is not an exaggeration to give you a thousand stone official positions with the credit you have reported. Originally, I was a little worried that His Majesty would reward you lavishly, but now it seems that Your Majesty has great expectations for you, and Your Majesty is actually protecting you by doing this, and now you may have to endure for a while, I think it won't be long before Your Majesty will entrust you with important tasks. ”
Huo Qubing had already thought of a lot between his thoughts, and he was worthy of being Emperor Wu of Han's confidants, and his thoughts on Emperor Wu of Han were also extremely accurate. In Huo Quai's view, if Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty added Huo Guang again this time, then it would harm Huo Guang, as for why the truth in this can not be explained clearly in a few words, but there is a good example that can be explained, that is, the famous Ganluo of Qin during the Warring States Period.
Ganluo became famous as a teenager, and he worshiped as a secretary at the age of twelve. During the Warring States Period, the status of the ministers and prime ministers of various countries was equal, and there was a folk story of Ganluo worshipping the prime minister at the age of twelve. But people in the world often only see immediate benefits, and often take Ganluo as a role model for children, but ignore Ganluo's fate. He did worship the prime minister at the age of twelve, but he was also executed by King Qin at the age of twelve, which has to be said to be a great irony.
Huo Quzhi wanted to cultivate Huo Guang, but he didn't want Huo Guang to become the second Ganluo. And Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty dealt with Huo Guang in such a low-key manner, which just fulfilled Huo Quai's thoughts, and it can also be seen that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also cherished Huo Guang, and this short snow hiding was for greater reuse in the future.
"I really didn't expect that there are so many mysteries in this, so what should I do after returning to Chang'an?" Huo Guang didn't expect that a simple letter would contain so much information, and even directly reflect Emperor Wu of Han's attitude towards him. If he hadn't experienced so much personally, Huo Guang wouldn't have believed that it would be so complicated when it comes to emperors and power.
"Do what you have to do, there are a lot of little marquis in Chang'an City, you can play how they want. Don't you know the story of Wen Zhonghou? Huo Quzhi smiled at Huo Guang meaningfully, and deliberately brought up the matter of Xiao He's self-defilement, with an expression that you understand.
Although Huo Guang has not been to Chang'an, he has heard a lot about Chang'an in the army in the past six months. Those little marquis in Chang'an City are the second generation of serious officials, and on weekdays, the song house tavern, horseback riding and dog fighting are all in groups, which is a group of typical gentlemen. And Huo Qu's words mean that Huo Guang also wants to be a gentleman like these people.
"It seems that my brother wants me not to behave too perfectly, and it is estimated that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty will notice me when I go to Chang'an. Do you really want to be a gentleman? With the support of a brother like Huo Quzhi, what kind of little marquis can't just let me slap my face? Don't you really be as bloody as written? In fact, Huo Guang also had some expectations in his heart, which Hou Ye of the entire Han family could compare with Huo Quzhi and Wei Qing, there were such two backers standing behind him, and the other gentlemen were not only scattered.