"By the way, there's one more thing I want to tell you." Chen Yuantai put down the teacup, "Because this war has been quite long, and there are all kinds of things in the court, I have proposed the system of the previous dynasty and set up a cabinet." ”

"There are a total of five cabinet ministers, Gao Chen, the secretary of the ministry, is the first assistant, and Li He, the secretary of the household department, and Zhou Shuyu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, entered the cabinet together. There are still two vacancies, I want to bring up two from the feudal officials, do you have a candidate? ”

Chen Xi's heart sank, and he remembered Du Mingxin's words: "...... It is precisely because of the deep grace that we must be more cautious in our words and deeds, and know how to advance and retreat in a measured manner. Keep the foundation of our life, and there is no need to worry about it. ”

He is the prince who leads the troops to fight, and his duty is to be a good knife in Chen Yuantai's hands. Once this line is crossed, the hand in the government will be stretched longer and longer, and it will be easy to unknowingly commit the taboo of the superiors. After all, Chen Yuantai was followed by the crown prince, and his own favor is rare in the history books.

Thinking of this, Chen Xi hurriedly said: "Erchen doesn't know anything about government affairs, and the transportation of military needs for wars in peacetime is also coordinated by the military department. The ministers are lazy, and the envoys don't recognize a few, let alone nominate ......"

When Chen Yuantai heard him say this, he was stunned for a moment, and then a faint sadness surged in his heart. This son is smart, knows how to measure, knows how to advance and retreat, does things practically, and treats people sincerely. Alas......

Chen Yuantai quickly adjusted his mood and said with a smile: "You are in front of me, you don't have to ......"

At this point, the prince came in to report: "Your Majesty, the Duke of Dingguo, the Duke of Xingguo, the Duke of Anguo and the three elders have arrived. ”

"Announce them in."

A moment later, several ministers rushed in. These people are either elders or older than Chen Xi, although Chen Xi is a prince, he still stood up and saluted everyone.

Shoufu Gao Chen smiled and saluted: "The prince has made a great contribution this time, and the old man has not congratulated the prince." ”

"Don't dare to be," Chen Xi said with a smile, "I just acted according to orders, my father planned properly, and Dingguo Gong helped me, so I could get lucky to make this achievement." ”

Chen Yuantai smiled and said to Xu Xing: "Listen, the credit is for the two of us!" ”

Xu Xing said with a smile: "King Jin is modest and cautious, not arrogant or rash, and is a person with great talent and wisdom. ”

Chen Yuantai said with a smile: "You all sit down, today is mainly a matter of discussing the reward." ”

Chen Xi hurriedly took out a copy of the fold from his sleeve and handed it to Chen Yuantai with both hands. "This list was jointly drawn up by Erchen and Dingguo Gong, and there were 37 people who had made the first meritorious service, and more than 100 people who were second and third class. For the rest, there were battalions with outstanding combat in each battle, and the sons thought that they should also be collectively rewarded. In addition, there were about more than 10,000 soldiers who died in battle, and Erchen suggested that on the basis of the old precedent set by the emperor that year, add another 20%, and then pay compensation to the family members according to the official rank. ”

Chen Yuantai looked at the list seriously, and there was silence in the study for a while.

An Guogong held back the fire in his belly, staring at the twist and turn with his eyes, and he couldn't wait to take it away and burn it. This is Chen Xi's excerpt for the soldiers of the Southern Expedition, among the dozens of people who have made the first contribution, even if they are ordinary soldiers without any official position, after this reward, I am afraid that they will have to get a general banner or even an official position of a hundred households.

These people were promoted because they worked hard for Chen Xi, and it was Chen Xi who personally asked for the title for them, how could they not take Chen Xi's head in the future?

After this southern expedition, Chen Xi's reputation in the army is afraid to be comparable to Xu Xing.

Thinking about the stupid grandson-in-law of his own family, An Guogong was so angry that he was about to turn his back on it. At the risk of being applied by Chen Yuantai, he begged Chen Ting for the opportunity to go to Jinling to pick up ready-made cheap. Who knew that this idiot wouldn't even bite the meat when it was delivered to his mouth, and watched the credit slip through his fingers.

If it weren't for the fact that the marriage decree had been made, and he had no choice, An Guogong really wanted to withdraw from the marriage.

"This excerpt is accurate." Chen Yuantai read it carefully, closed the fold, and handed it to Gao Chen, "After the cabinet transcribs, send one copy to the household department, the ritual department, and the military department." Zhou Shuyu and Li He led the Shangshu of the Household Department and the Ministry of Rites, and the Military Department plus Shen Yao, the three of you have done this matter in the near future. ”

The three of them hurriedly got up to receive the order.

Chen Yuantai waved his hand to sit them down, and said: "As for the pension mentioned by King Jin, it is very appropriate to add two percent. The old precedent was set up before entering Beijing, and at this time and then, if it is decided today, it is appropriate to raise some pensions to appease the soldiers and soldiers, so as not to make people feel chilled. ”

Li He hesitated and said, "What Your Majesty said is very true, but it is only the source of this pension...... Due to the southern conquest, the treasury was greatly depleted. Although a lot of silver was seized in the Jiangnan area, it took time to inventory, sort, and co-ordinate, but I was afraid that the pension money would be issued late, which would make the soldiers dissatisfied. ”

Chen Yuantai glanced at An Guogong with a smile and said, "You don't have to worry about this, An Guogong has agreed to transfer 500,000 yuan of salt and iron monopoly silver from Jin, Henan, and Lu to support the front line. Now that the front-line soldiers have returned, this silver is not needed, and it is just used to fill the hole in the pension. ”

These words were said without asking or discussing, and in a natural tone, An Guogong's indignant mood was filled with pain.

Originally, Jinling fell unexpectedly quickly, which made the Deng family breathe a sigh of relief. Not only did the 300,000 loads of grain and grass sent by Chen Ting not be touched at all, but the follow-up 500,000 taels of silver were not used, and the Deng family was very happy. Who knew that Chen Ting came back and said that 300,000 loads of grain and grass had been charged to the national treasury, and An Guogong was distressed, so he could only grit his teeth and accumulate blessings for the prince. As a result, today Chen Yuantai remembered the 500,000 taels of silver again, and he made An Guogong defenseless.

He thought about it, and was about to open his mouth to prevaricate, when another copy was sent outside, but it was the eight characters of the eldest son of King Jin who was supervised by Qin Tian.

Chen Yuantai hurriedly asked someone to send it in, hurriedly looked at it, and said with a smile: "The five elements are missing one, and it is said to be the eight characters of prosperity, which is exactly the same as the great monk of Bao'en Temple." ”

Zhou Shuyu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, said with a smile: "It just so happens that the King of Jin has made a great contribution, and it is the full moon of the eldest son of the King of Jin. ”

"That's exactly what I mean." Chen Yuantai said with a smile, "The one that the five elements lack is soil. Two days ago, I got two good topaz ruyi, and today I sent them to the child to sleep. ”

"As for the name...... Chen Yuantai thought for a while and said with a smile, "Since there is a shortage of soil, then it should be called 'Kun'!" The last thing his imperial grandfather lacks is land, and then give him two sides of water and soil to ensure that his life is full and his life is smooth! ”

Two sides of the land? Everyone looked at each other, how big are the two sides? The turmoil of the emperor's eldest grandson has just calmed down in the capital, but I am afraid that these two lands will make another wave again!