Chapter 53: Rewards for meritorious deeds
Li Yuan was old and tired for a long time. He was already tired. He rested for a while and calmed down his spirits. He just met with twenty-one generals headed by Li Jing, Luo Shixin and Li Shiji in the Tai Chi Hall of the main hall of Tai Chi Palace.
"The Turks and tigers and wolves have repeatedly attacked the border. Chang Ce was waiting for the time and began to fight against the sky. Li Jingyi, the chief governor of Lingzhou, did not avoid the enemy, and intelligently observed the weak, and spread out sharp soldiers to guide the subordinates. He won a thousand miles of victory and made no choice but to lead Chen Shi Ju Lu, and killed the prisoners. He then broke through the Turks and the northern border, captured the thief head and Chang'an. He was powerful in the Northern Di, but only the famous general Bai Hanwei, Huo, could compare with him. He specially appointed the Minister of War, and was granted the title of Zuo Guanglu Dafu, and gave him a thousand pieces of silk, which was actually entitled to 400 households."
After Li Yuan finished speaking, all the civil and military officials in the court were shocked.
Li Jing won a great achievement in the fight against the Turks and must have received many awards, but no one expected that Li Yuan would directly grant Li Jing the title of Minister of War, directly in charge of the Ministry of War, and also granted the title of Zuo Guanglu Dafu, and awarded Wenxun as a military general.
One of the six ministers of the Ministry of War was originally called Grand Sima, and was the chief executive in charge of all matters. Li Jing's leap directly became the leader of military officers and was in charge of military affairs.
This is not the most critical. Li Jing’s most critical is to be granted the title of Zuo Guanglu Dafu. This military general awarded Wenxun, which means that the transition from a military general to a civil servant.
The Tang Dynasty emphasized military affairs. Generally speaking, military generals had higher status than civil officials, but the real influence of the imperial court was that civil officials remained unchanged.
Li Jing's transformation from martial arts to literary works will undoubtedly be the prelude to the title of marquis and ministers.
Li Jing actually won such an honor...
All civil and military officials who understand the principles of each Chinese are envious. Being a prime minister and participating in state affairs is something that all civil and military officials dream of.
Li Jing's face was simple, and his expression was not as good as anger. He calmly took the reward.
After Li Jing, Luo Shixin was later.
As the main army that attracted the Turks in a direct way, Luo Shixin's amazing performance was the key to this great victory. He also captured Jie Li alive, and his meritorious achievements were higher than Li Shiji, who was on the other side.
"Duke Tan, the general of the army, Luo Shixin, the governor of Xiazhou, went to the pike to support the tomb. He killed whales and salamanders in an instant. He drove into the wasteland, and was shocked by the sound of shocking in the north. He grasped the key to the army and seized the hearts of people. He was already a terrifying enemy of ten thousand men, and was praised by the foreigners. He was specially appointed as the Minister of Justice and was promoted to the General of the Supplementary State, and was given 800 pieces of silk and a hundred households with fiefs."
After this reward, the civil and military discussed in a low voice again.
After Li Jing, Luo Shixin was directly transferred from the outskirts to the central government and became an important member of the agency. People with keen political sense have already noticed a little unusual trend from it, and it seems that there will be such huge political changes in the near future.
Moreover, although the Minister of Justice has the atmosphere of a military officer, he is a real civil servant.
Li Jing was granted the title of Wenxun from a military general, and Luo Shixin also changed from a military general to a civil servant and also served as the noble title of military general such as the General of the Assistant State.
It would be fine if Li Jing was only a few years old, Luo Shixin was both a civil and military man. This is because he has many values.
They knew that in Li Yuan's eyes, Luo Shixin was a trustworthy family member, and in Li Shimin's eyes, Luo Shixin had the "merit of following the dragon" to him, and his status should be extremely different.
Luo Shixin was also stunned for a while. It is understandable that he was promoted to the General of the Supplementary State. In recent years, he has made many military achievements and is unparalleled. The General of the Supplementary State is well deserved. Even if he is on the other side, he will not be criticized for being named General of the Cavalry.
But the Minister of Justice asked him to manage the Ministry of Justice. Is this what he managed?
The Ministry of Justice is one of the six ministries, which is in charge of laws and regulations, criminal law, and is a member of the state's ban. He is a general who is skilled in fighting, let him do this?
However, Luo Shixin had to accept this reward. In order to fight the Turks, he sacrificed his two years of reunion with his wife, and was busy training in Qingzhou and Shuofang. Now the Turks are now in line. Even if he is demoted and transferred back to Chang'an, he has no objection.
The Minister of Justice is a real government official, a Beijing official. No matter whether he can serve or not, being able to return to Chang'an is a happy event worth celebrating.
"Thank you for your reward!" Luo Shixin took the order loudly.
The next person who was granted the title was Li Shiji. Li Yuan transferred Li Jing and Luo Shixin back to Chang'an, and one person was needed to stay on the border to intimidate the grassland tribe. Li Shiji was unswervingly favored and promoted to the Governor of Bingzhou, responsible for guarding the borders of the Tang Dynasty and intimidating the grasslands.
Next, Su Dingfang was granted the title of the general manager of Shuofang, Liu Rengui was the Sima of Xiazhou, Mo Huer was the general manager of Yanzhou, and Xue Yong was the general manager of Suizhou. The rest of the achievements in the book were all very rewarded.
Hearing the following rewards, Luo Shixin also reacted: He has now been crowned as the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Justice is an important position in the central government and holds an important position in the central government. Now he can no longer hold military power. Su Dingfang, Liu Rengui, Mo Huer, and Xue Yong, all the people who followed him have grown up and made enough merits to be able to stand alone.
Thinking of this, Luo Shixin's expression was a bit complicated. He was all his comrades who followed him along the way, brothers who shared life and death, but now it was time to part ways.
Just thinking about it makes me feel sad.
Like Luo Shixin, Su Dingfang, Liu Rengui, Mo Huer, and Xue Yong all showed the same expressions.
Luo Shixin is usually an air of no airs, and he is united in the upper and lower levels. He often protects them during wartime. After following such generals, they all feel happy, but now they have to separate things. It feels sad to think about it...
Thinking of this, everyone was obviously promoted and rewarded, but they were not happy.
After rewarding merits and practices, it is naturally a celebration banquet.
Li Yuan held a banquet for Chengtian Gate to celebrate the great victory of this battle.
Luo Shixin led Su Dingfang, Liu Rengui, Mo Huer, Xue Yong and others on the way to Chengtian Gate. Everyone was suppressing nothing and walked silently.
At this time, the fragrance came and he moved to his side.
Luo Shixin looked at him sideways and found that his beloved wife Pingyang.
Pingyang, as the general of the left and right guards of the Tang Dynasty, was also one of the civil and military officials. He had always looked at his beloved man who had made great contributions behind Li Yuan, and he was unwilling to blink. If it weren't for the public, she would have left her reserve and came forward to tell the pain of longing for her.
Luo Shixin's abnormality was the first to notice, and she also thought about her lover's heart and said in a low voice: "This gathering and separation is a common human relationship. The man is a hero and deserves the reputation of Huo Cavalry. The road ahead will only go further and further. My father said that if the pharmacist had not occupied the position of Minister of War, the minister of War would be the husband. The man is only twenty-five this year, and it is only a matter of time to go to the general and minister. Even if there is no separation today, tomorrow and the next day, there will be a time to part with him. I know that the man is reluctant to part with his brothers, but your expression will become a lover of military power? As your status increases, how far is the military power and how far is the safest thing to be. It is not that there will be no chance to work with him in the future. With the ability of the man, there will be fewer men there. As long as you go to war, you will still worry about not having a chance to get together?"
Luo Shixin felt nervous when he heard Ping Yang's half-warming words of comfort.
Thinking about the current situation, I gradually became clear.
All these dynasties have been very cautious about the generals holding military power, and the same is true for the Tang Dynasty.
Unless he continues to stay in Xiazhou as the governor, or defends the foreign country as a general in the border control team, it is impossible for him to have military power. Even if Luo Shixin is favored, Li Yuan and Li Shimin will not destroy this deadly system for him.
As the governor of Xiazhou and general of the army, he made such a great contribution to defeating the Turks and transferring him back to Chang'an to serve. It is impossible for him to specially demoted him to be the general of the twelve guards in order to allow him to lead his troops. It is even more impossible for him to lead the border troops far away after he was promoted to the political arena, which is inevitable.
In the future, he may be promoted to prime minister with military merits, and this makes him even less reason to have military power.
When the prime minister holds military power, is he trying to be Cao Cao or Sima Zhao?
This is a common sense issue.
Just as Pingyang said that the higher the merits and the higher the status, the farther away from military power, the more it should be. Only in this way can it truly become the model of the world's masters as mentioned in history.
Moreover, with the Tang Dynasty system, this lack of military power does not mean that it will not be able to go to the battlefield in the future.
As long as an official appointed, he can be granted any position at all times as the chief marching chief to command the three armies to fight. As long as there is war, he can still get the opportunity to lead troops to fight.
This is a policy of the Tang Dynasty to prevent military generals from becoming bigger.
Challenging this policy is not seeking death.
Under Ma Zhou's training, Luo Shixin gradually had a certain political vision, realized this and understood it.
Only when there is giving up can you gain!
As a commander of the army, if he wants to continue to move up like this, he has to give up his military power in order to climb high and stand firmly.
He was greedy and wanted to climb high and wanted to be with his brothers. He couldn't let go of the military power in his hands. The only fate was that he was walking on thin ice and finally fell to death on the spot.
Luo Shixin reached out and pinched Pingyang with some rough hands, nodded and smiled, "Thank you for your advice, Madam!"
In front of these civil and military officials, Pingyang ran away as if he was electrocuted, with a blushing face, leaving Luo Shixin and leaving alone.
Luo Shixin smiled and turned around, looked at the generals he brought out, and said with a smile: "Don't be sad, do it well in the future and embarrass me. They are all people I brought out, and I don't want to let people say that the generals and schools brought out by Luo Shixin are all waste. I have the opportunity to go to war in the future. If Your Majesty transfers you to my command and listen to it, you will bring me a group of sick people, which will make me defeat the war and I will pull out your skin."
Su Dingfang and Liu Rengui were the most steady, and nodded at the same time, "What the General is saying is."
The former said: "Su Dingfang has learned a lot under the command of the general. Without the guidance of the general, there would be no Su Dingfang today."
The latter nodded and said, "I, Liu Rengui, have the current status as a general, and will never forget the cultivation of the general." (To be continued)
ps: The second update!
Chapter completed!