Chapter 0222 - Guarding the Side
Shi Zun was very courteous to Shi Min.
Shi Zun not only took his ministers and braved the cold wind and snow to go out of the city for ten miles to greet him, but also held a banquet in Jianzhang Palace to wash the dust for Shi Min's generals.
Why Shi Zun has today's status and why he became the emperor of the Great Zhao State is all thanks to Shi Min's unsparing support at that time. Reciprocating the favor, Shi Zun should do this.
"Come on! All Aiqing, I will toast King Wei with me! β
The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors.
Shi Zun took the lead in raising his glass, and then asked the palace maid to fill everyone's wine glasses.
"Cheers!"
Shi Min drank it all.
"Good! Ha ha! Liu Ba, proclaim! β
The main drama is coming!
Liu Ba took out a holy decree, stood in front of His Majesty's platform, and read it out in public: "Feng, the heavens carry it, the emperor's edict, said - Ziwei Wang Min, the counterinsurgency is meritorious, the prestige of the country, and the crime of hanging the sky." From now on, Shi Min will be crowned as the prime minister, and he will also lead the big Sima and the record book, and he will be in charge of national affairs and military affairs! β
"In addition, add nine tin, give Huang Yue, and be the master of the expedition! If you don't enter the court, you can't praise and worship! And gave Shangdang County, Wuxiang County, Julu County, Zhongqiu County, and Changshan County five counties in the fiefdom of King Wei! Shi Ming, the eldest son of the King of Wei, was crowned as the Marquis of Changxin, with a bounty of 10,000 taels and 5,000 households! Chin this! β
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The entire five counties are fiefdoms for Shi Min, which is not as virtual as Jiuxi and Huang Yue, but a real benefit!
With these five counties as capital, even if Shi Min raises troops in the future, I am afraid that they will be unstoppable! These five counties are located in Bingzhou and Sizhou, not too far from Yecheng, and next door is Wei County, relying on Shi Min's military strength, it is easy to defeat Yecheng!
Of course, these five counties are really the places where the people gather the most, and it will take a lot of brains and time for Shi Min to subdue them.
Shi Zun's courtesy to Shi Min can be seen from this.
Of course, Shi Zun had to do it as a last resort.
When Shi Hu was in power, Shi Min was already a minister, and he was named the Duke of Wei, the general, and the governor of the internal and external armies, and he also added several items in the nine tins. Then Shi Hu died violently, Shi Shi ascended to the throne, Shi Zun raised troops, and it was Shi Min who gave up the opportunity to replace him and help Shi Zun ascend the throne.
There is no way, Shi Min has reached the point where there is no way to seal him, except to give him more fiefs and seal his son, Shi Zun has no other way. However, Shi Zun still had ulterior motives for giving Shi Min the five counties of Hanoi, where the people gathered the most, as fiefs.
"Minister, thank you, Lord Longen!" What's even more surprising is that Shi Min calmly guarded it!
In the past, if it was Shi Hu's reward, Shi Min would have pushed back and accepted it half-pushed, half-pushed and half-accepted on the spot, but now that he accepted it so quickly, he is undoubtedly releasing an extraordinary signal!
The ministers still wanted to raise objections, but Shi Zun waved his hand again, and Liu Ba next to him took out another holy decree.
Everyone thought it was a holy decree to reward the generals for quelling the rebellion, but they never thought that as soon as Liu Ba opened his mouth, he shocked the ministers.
"Feng, the heavenly carrier, the emperor's edict, said - counterinsurgency matters, before and after the Wei Wang Min is fully responsible. Knowing the meritorious generals, as appropriate, the king of Wei played the table, the three army soldiers, the internal and external armies, no matter the high or low, the above table in me, all the merits, one by one ability, qualifications, military merits, each perform its own duties, each has its own place. Chin this! β
When this holy decree came out, it immediately caused an uproar.
Although Shi Zun is a general who has commanded the army and fights, he knows the ability of some people in the army, but he will not know all of them, and the generals of the internal and external armies, that is, the imperial court and various localities, let Shi Min himself evaluate the advantages and disadvantages one by one and protect his position.
Uh, well, Shi Min's troops are the strongest at most, and he actually has this qualification, but when Shi Zun does this, isn't he afraid of becoming a puppet in his hands completely?
The generals who heard the words, except for Shi Min's family, were all frightened, and everyone was in danger.
No matter how they objected, the wood was already in the boat, and it was impossible for Shi Zun to take back his fate.
"Obey the order!" Shi Min received the order of thanksgiving again.
The next day, Shi Zun convened a court meeting, mainly to discuss how to send down Shi Chong and the rebels.
Shi Pu's qualifications were old enough, so he first came out and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Shi Chong should be given death." The crime of rebellion should be punished by the Nine Clans, but Shi Chong is Your Majesty's own brother, and Tianhuang is noble, so it is inconvenient to plant too much! Shi Chong himself is the most unforgivable, but he can wake up in time, and the next order orders the counties and rebels in Youzhou to surrender, which can be made up! Therefore, the old minister thinks that he can give a cup of poisonous wine. β
"No!"
Shen Bian has a different opinion on this: "The crime of rebellion should be punished with capital punishment!" Why extrajudicial mercy? Now that my emperor is newly established, Shi Chong will rebel, opening such a big rebellious precedent, if the punishment is too light, let me ask the people of the world how to feel? β
"The law is unforgiving! Your Majesty, please punish Shi Chong and crack the car, and behead the whole house. As for the rebels who are attached to it, in order to play a deterrent role, please uphold the legacy of the first emperor and get rid of it quickly! β
Hearing this, the ministers all shuddered!
It is inevitable that the stone will be cracked and the door will be slashed. But killing rebel soldiers who have become prisoners of war, or who have surrendered, is a bit of a stretch!
Once upon a time, Shi Le and Shi Hu both slaughtered many unarmed prisoners of war, and even killed innocents indiscriminately, and even those families who followed them were exterminated.
Shen Bian's proposal really makes people change color!
Shi Zun thought about it, seemed to be a little entangled, and then put his eyes on Shi Min's body: "King Wei, what do you think?" β
To be honest, Shi Min really wanted to preserve the vitality of the Zhao Kingdom, so that he could seek to usurp the throne in the future, so as not to take over a mess.
But what kind of army Shi Chong commanded, Shi Min knew very well.
The Youzhou army is mixed with the Qiang people, the Han people, the Di people, the Xianbei people, the Qiang people, and so on. This ragtag army is very powerful, known for its iron cavalry, and has the strength to fight with the Han army built by Shi Min.
This is the vitality of the Zhao Kingdom, the foundation of the Zhao Kingdom, but it is not the vitality and foundation of Shi Min!
In Shi Min's plan, he wanted to build a unified dynasty dominated by Han people and supplemented by Hu people.
With the existence of the Youzhou Army, it will be even more difficult for Shi Min to ban the rule of the Zhao State in the future. At the very least, Shi Min will face the dilemma of Ran Min in history!
After Ran Min established the Wei State, he was in the land of four wars, and almost the whole world was opposed. This is not what Shi Min wants to see.
However, admonishing Shi Zun to slaughter those rebel soldiers does not seem to be good for his reputation.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it can be dealt with at your discretion."
Shi Min said solemnly: "After all, Shi Chong has committed the great crime of rebellion, which cannot be forgiven, in order to set an example, Shi Chong must be killed." After all, Shi Chong is a member of the royal family, and he is Your Majesty's own brother, so the minister thought that he should be punished lightly and beheaded with his family. β
"Good!"
Shi Min said this proposal, Shi Zun and the ministers agreed.
Shi Zun asked again: "What about the more than 60,000 rebel soldiers you brought back?" What to do with them? β
"This ......," Shi Min looked embarrassed.
"King Wei, but it's okay to talk about it."
"No. Your Majesty, although God has the virtue of a good life, and the law does not blame the public, but the rebels are rebels after all! When the emperor was newly established, there were rebels in rebellion, and in order to make an example of the chickens and monkeys, the ministers also asked Your Majesty to deal with these rebels severely! β
"Heavy? How is it a heavy method? β
"You can distribute the frontier and defend the border."
Shi Min said a compromise admonition, and did not induce Shi Zun to kill these rebel soldiers. You know, reputation is very important for a person like Shi Min, without a good reputation and a person with a bad reputation, you still expect others to defect to you?
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Chapter 0222 - Guarding the Side