Section 23: On Rewarding Meritorious Deeds

That night, Yongzhou City was brightly lit, although there was a cold air, but it was difficult to stop the joy and pride of everyone!

In the streets and alleys inside and outside the palace, the banquets are full of bonfires, and the civil and military officials and the soldiers are happy and happy with the people, so it is a grand celebration feast. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

It's just that I think this is a bit too wasteful, obviously the treasury of Yongguo is relatively shy, but he still has to waste so much food in such a banquet!

Empress Meng's move was profoundly intentional, and she intended to show my great contribution to the establishment of the Yongguo, which was to help me better improve my prestige in the Dayong Kingdom. To be honest, it's a good thing that Empress Meng can take the initiative to use strategies to seek government, she is so positive, how can I pour cold water on her?

I have no other way but to accept such an arrangement!

That night, the ministers and generals gave me enough face and made me the most beautiful person in the Dayong Kingdom today! The so-called one person who has attained the Tao of the chicken dog ascends to heaven, those people who cling to me began to flatter me constantly, and the compliments were numb to my ears, but for the sake of the overall situation, I had to laugh and welcome him, this is the right way!

The next morning, the court began to take on a new look, and Empress Meng became assertive, completely no longer asking the opinions of the imperial uncle and the prime minister Wang, and directly said loudly to the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty: "Lord Taiwei went north to quell the rebellion regardless of the danger this time, and went deep into the enemy territory to establish immortal miraculous feats.

After speaking, Empress Meng got up and said sharply to the chief eunuch on the side: "Why don't you go and get a seal letter for the king of Hanzhong!"

After hearing this, the chief eunuch replied loudly in high spirits: "Obey!" and then the chief eunuch glanced at the ministers, turned around and walked into the official seal pavilion next to the main hall with his head held high!

Soon the chief steward returned to the court with the newly engraved official seal of the Hanzhong prince, the royal dress and the crown, and then the queen Meng walked to the middle of the steps, and loudly announced to the civil and military officials: "The first emperor is above, the hundred officials are below, my great and mediocre official positions are all capable people, and the court will never show favoritism! Wang Zijue is a genius of ancient and modern times, and it is reasonable to give it to him!"

After hearing this, the ministers knelt in front of the hall together under the leadership of the emperor's uncle and Prime Minister Wang, and shouted in unison: "The emperor is wise, and Her Majesty the queen is shengming!"

Empress Meng smiled slightly after hearing this, and then said to me sitting on the side: "Wang Zijue listens to the seal!"

I immediately got up and walked to the bottom of the steps, knelt at the feet of Empress Meng, bowed, and then replied, "My son is here!"

Empress Meng stretched out her hand to spread out the holy decree and read aloud: "I am a great yong to build a state between the ridges, the mountains are poor, the country is weak, the people are sick, although the founding of the country for more than 60 years, but it is difficult to make achievements, so that my great yong is thin day by day, the west mountain is like walking on thin ice! I am a poor talent, thirsty for talent, and now I am happy to have the genius Wang Zijue, and I should be entrusted with the important task of the country! I specially named Wang Zijue as the king of Hanzhong, leading the lands of Hanzhong, Baima, and Bajun, and continuing to serve as the chief lieutenant to lead the army of Dayong, and hope that the king of Hanzhong will help me to rejuvenate the country and revitalize the rivers and mountains!"

After saying that, Empress Meng looked at me with a smile, and I immediately bowed and replied, "Thank you for the grace of Your Majesty the Emperor, thank you for the grace of Your Majesty the Empress!"

Empress Meng then said: "My first emperor has long passed away, and now that the young emperor has ascended the throne, I should change my name to the queen mother, and the ministers should call me the queen mother from now on, and no longer confuse the name!"

Then I joined the ministers and shouted: "Long live Your Majesty the Emperor, long live the Empress Dowager!"

Empress Dowager Meng waved her hand and said: "All the kings are alive, and they will give a great gift to the king of Hanzhong!"

The ministers then got up and lined up on both sides of the main hall, all bowing and bowing to me!

The ceremonial officials began to remove my coat for me and put on the official uniform of the prince embroidered with the dragon and auspicious clouds! But I know that the official uniform worn by the imperial uncle is only embroidered with a big python, while my official uniform is a dragon auspicious cloud, which means that I have the same status as the emperor, and it is obvious that my prince has a higher status than the imperial uncle's prince! All the ministers were shocked when they saw this, and they all lowered their bodies to show more respect!

After wearing the hair crown, Meng Taihou specially ordered someone to move out of the seat and still placed it next to the emperor's eldest brother, such a position is particularly eye-catching, which arouses the envy of the ministers!

When I took my seat, everyone began to continue their morning pilgrimage!

Prime Minister Wang Cheng was the first to play: "The victory of the King of Hanzhong this time is undoubtedly to make my great Yong raise his eyebrows! It's just that the King of Hanzhong brought back more than 200,000 displaced people from Luoyang, and now there are many displaced people outside the city of Yongzhou, and theft and looting occur from time to time! The old minister thinks that this is a big plan to treat our Yongguo to a poor country, and the King of Hanzhong is afraid that he will be deceived!"

Nima, as soon as you sat in the position of the king of Hanzhong, you Wang Zhe immediately turned back to me, this is to deliberately discredit me when I am at my most beautiful!

Empress Dowager Meng was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and seemed to feel that what Prime Minister Wang Cheng said made some sense, so she frowned and asked me: "King Hanzhong, the displaced people outside Yongzhou City are rampant and unrestrained, I don't know what countermeasures the prince has?"

I got up and replied: "Returning to the Empress Dowager, if I want to prosper the country, the people must be indispensable! From the appearance, my Yongguo was originally poor, and if we accept the displaced people, it will only be even poorer! But this king does not see it that way!"

Before I could finish speaking, Prime Minister Wang immediately interrupted me and said, "Oh? When the prince said this, could it be that the prince has already taken countermeasures, and I would like to hear the prince's tricks!"

Interrupting others is the most rude, this Wang Zhe is rampant and domineering, and he is really unscrupulous in this court, and he never forgets to jump out and say a few words, as if others have forgotten him!

I hesitated for a moment, then walked a few steps towards the prime minister and asked him rhetorically: "This king is very curious, the prime minister is so concerned about this matter, presumably the prime minister also has a countermeasure! This king is not talented, and I would like to know what arrangements the prime minister intends to make for the displaced people?"

After hearing this, Prime Minister Wang smiled slightly, gently flicked his cuffs and said: "The homeless people are difficult to settle in the wilderness, and when the counties are assigned to work as slaves, the shortage of slaves in various places can be alleviated!"

Empress Dowager Meng nodded slightly after hearing this, and seemed to agree with the prime minister's opinion, but she frowned and thought for a while, and immediately looked up at me and asked, "I don't know what the king of Hanzhong has to say, I want to hear the high opinion of the king of Hanzhong!"

After listening to this, I laughed and said: "This king has gone through a lot of hardships and struggled in front of Da Danyu, and it is not easy to get these more than 200,000 homeless people!

Prime Minister Wang was shocked when he heard this, probably he never thought that the tone of my voice would suddenly become so strong, and he directly aimed the finger at him. Wang Zhe frowned and thought for a while, wanted to be angry but didn't dare to speak, hesitated for a moment and had to bow and say: "The Luoyang exiles are the wealth of the prince, and the old minister does not dare to take it indiscriminately, and the old minister does this just to share the worries of the king of Hanzhong and the queen mother, and I hope the prince will not think too much!"

After hearing this, I smiled and said, "Since this king intends to bring the displaced people back to the court, he should be of other use!"

At this time, Uncle Huang suddenly stood up and said: "Prime Minister Wang, the king of Hanzhong is cautious and far-reaching, and the affairs of the displaced people will not be bothered by the Prime Minister!"

I didn't expect Uncle Huang to seize this opportunity to take the opportunity to squeeze Wang Zhe, which can be regarded as helping me say a word, which made Wang Zhe speechless for a while!

There are only two princes in the entire Dayong Kingdom, and no matter how powerful this Wang Zhe is in the court, he will not dare to openly target the two of us at the same time! Wang Zhe had a sad face, so he had to bow his head and apologize and say: "Since the king of Hanzhong has a plan, the old minister should not ask more! It's just that this homeless person is causing trouble outside the city of Yongzhou, and there may be many changes in the long run, so it is better to settle down as soon as possible!"

Uncle Huang sneered: "The king of Hanzhong has his own plans, and the prime minister is too worried!"

After hearing this, Empress Dowager Meng looked at the emperor's uncle, and then asked me: "King of Hanzhong, there are not a few displaced people, I don't know what the king of Hanzhong will arrange?"

I replied: "Back to the Empress Dowager, the sons have already planned, and will bring all the people to the fiefdoms of the sons and daughters in the near future, so that the people will open up the wasteland for the sons and resettle the houses!"

"Okay!", Empress Dowager Meng was overjoyed after hearing this, and said with a happy smile: "The people are the foundation of the country, and this move is the great plan to rejuvenate the country and secure the country, and the court should do its best to help it!"

After speaking, Empress Dowager Meng shouted to the ministers: "Where is Lord Neishi?"

When Yu Neishi heard the call, he immediately walked out of the ranks of the ministers and bowed and replied, "The lower official is here!"

Empress Dowager Meng directly ordered and said: "Yu Neishi, this queen ordered you to transfer property from the treasury and assist the king of Hanzhong to settle the people from the east, there must be no mistake!"

Yu Neishi was Wang Zhe's person, he secretly glanced at Prime Minister Wang, and saw that Prime Minister Wang Cheng bowed his head deeply and was silent, so he had to give up his hand and answer: "Obey the order! The minister should do his best to assist the king of Hanzhong to settle the people!"

After that, the Empress Dowager Meng ignored Wang Zhe and continued to ask me: "King of Hanzhong, the soldiers who returned from the rebellion this time have also worked hard and made great achievements, and they should be rewarded one by one, I don't know what the King of Hanzhong proposes?"

I replied: "It is the duty of the generals to be loyal to the country, and the suppression of the rebellion in Luoyang is a small achievement, and I dare not accept the rewards for the generals one by one!

After hearing this, Empress Dowager Meng said with interest: "Oh? I don't know which two generals they are, and what are their achievements?"

I replied: "There is a great general, Han Cheng, who exterminated the thieves and captured Zuo Tianhua and captured Luoyang to expand the army, and Han Cheng made great contributions! There is a deputy general Zhang Tiedan, who bravely fought against the Hun generals in front of the banquet in Dadan, and defeated countless Hun generals!"

After listening to this, the Empress Dowager Meng happily announced: "These two generals really have a lot of credit, Zhang Tie is brave and invincible, and he should be the captain of the guard to protect my palace!"

After speaking, the Empress Dowager Meng hesitated for a moment, and asked me: "This Han Cheng is a general under the command of the King of Hanzhong, and I want to listen to the meaning of the King of Hanzhong, what position should I be promoted?"

I think that since Zhang Tietang has become a guard lieutenant, the surrounding area of this palace is our own people, and if we want to make Han Cheng a bigger official, I am afraid that it will cause the dissatisfaction of Prime Minister Wang Cheng and the emperor's uncle! There is a way to act in moderation, and accept it when it is good, and it is just too greedy.

I hesitated for a moment and then said: "Han Cheng was originally a general, but he had not made any achievements before this, so he did not have the opportunity to show what he could! Now Han Cheng has made meritorious deeds at the beginning, and when he looks at his talents in hindsight, if he makes meritorious contributions in the future, it is not too late to be rewarded, and there is no need to move to the official rank for the time being! However, where the merit lies, the reward is indispensable! Fangling is the place where my great Yong must pass through when he goes east, and it is also a major place for the defense army of Gucheng Pass, and it is advisable for a good general to be stationed, and the east can help the danger of Gucheng Pass, and the west can help the defense of Yongzhou! Han Cheng can be ordered to lead Fangling, Changwei and Wei counties, and order him to recruit soldiers to garrison Fangling on the spot, so as to stabilize the eastern border for my Dayong!"

After hearing this, Empress Dowager Meng nodded, and then asked: "Well, the King of Hanzhong has lofty concerns, and this move is of great significance!

Prime Minister Wang immediately spoke: "Fangling has set up a county order, everything is in order, why send another general to garrison!"

At this time, Xiao Qing suddenly came out and said: "The county order is only in charge of the officials, and it is beyond the power of military affairs, and the lower officials also agree with the king of Hanzhong, and send Han Cheng to garrison Fangling to consolidate the eastern border of Yongzhou!"

Prime Minister Wang turned his head and asked, "Lord Fengchang is in charge of the law, how can he interfere in the appointment of officials!"

At this time, the imperial uncle opened his mouth and said: "Everyone in the court expresses their opinions, why can't Lord Fengchang say what he thinks? This king also agrees with what the king of Hanzhong said, this is a major military matter, and there is no room for error!"

Prime Minister Wang Cheng was shocked when he heard this, he looked at the imperial uncle in a daze, and dared not speak out against the imperial uncle's aggressiveness, so he had to bow his head and salute and said: "The imperial uncle has a word about the military affairs, since the imperial uncle also agrees with the king of Hanzhong, the old minister has no objection!"

After speaking, Prime Minister Wang Cheng was very unhappy and retreated to the side, no longer making any resistance.

Later, Empress Dowager Meng paid homage to Zhang Tieqian on the spot, and recruited troops for Han Cheng's fief Fangling, Changwei County, and ordered him to garrison Fangling!

After the end of the early dynasty, I secretly asked the eunuch to summon the imperial uncle and thank him privately in a compartment!

Uncle Huang smiled at me and said: "Why did the king of Hanzhong say thank you, in the past, the king of Hanzhong solved the dilemma of paying grain in Hanzhong, and today he should return to thank his nephew!

I saluted and thanked him and said, "Uncle Huang, the pillar of the country, with Uncle Huang, this is my great blessing!"

After hearing this, the imperial uncle smiled coldly and replied casually: "Nephew, the imperial uncle is also a descendant of the Ying family, and he will never be reluctant to do military affairs!"

Uncle Huang's b pretended to be really good, which moved me a little, and I had to respectfully salute him and say: "Uncle Huang is wise, and my nephew admires it!"

Uncle Huang didn't speak, but turned around and left with a pleasant smile!

This Han Cheng did not promote his official position on the surface, but in fact, he gained more real power, not only became the lord of the two counties, but also had all his strength to form a new army on his own, and the opportunities that could be used were greatly improved, and the rest depended on how many skills and cultivation he had!