"...Specially pursue Li Yongqi, Prince of Suide County, and pass on the title to the next generation, and Li Shifu will inherit the title."

In the city of Tokyo, on the second floor of the secret pavilion of Chongwenyuan in the Imperial City, Lan Gui, the chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, after reading another edict, he couldn't help but pause for a moment and couldn't help but go to the table next to him to get some water to drink. His mouth was obviously dry after reading it. Already.

However, all the Secret Pavilion officials present also knew that this was definitely not over yet.

In fact, you will know it if you think about it.

In the context of the fall of Xixia and the need for a large-scale integration of the Dangxiang clan, it is of course understandable that Li Yongqi and his son, who had already made outstanding achievements and were considered loyal and typical, were able to become county kings. But at the same time, the original qualifications were very deep , Wang Yan, one of the original ten Jiedu, did not pull down the meritorious service this time, so how could he be less?

Even further, leaving aside the 'acting king', even the prince has been awarded seven awards. Counting Wang Yan, who has not yet read, is there only four awards for this county prince? Which one is more valuable?

Even if it is just to make up the numbers, there are still a few of them, but I don’t know who else besides Li Qiong and Tian Shizhong who led the army independently... If Liu Qi is there, then Jie Yuan should be there too. I don’t know if Wang Gui and Wu Lin can Come on?

"Eleventh day:"

Sure enough, after swallowing a few mouthfuls of water, the chief of staff, Lan Gui, continued to read.

"The disaster of Jingkang broke out and the two rivers were exhausted. Wang Yan abandoned his family to save the country and went out as a righteous army in Taihang. Nanyang was besieged and the court was in danger. The Eight-Character Army returned south again. They fought fiercely in Yaoshan, faced the difficulties calmly, and supervised their troops. Dongpo Plateau. Hebei raises troops, the president completes the strategy, and the Iron Curtain is crossed by Huo Lu.

He is dedicated to serving the country, unswervingly loyal, calm in advance and retreat, capable of both civil and military use, and can be called a great general of the country.

Specially promoted to the King of Longde County."

This was an expected one. No one in the Secret Pavilion had any superfluous reaction and just listened quietly.

And Lan Gui did not hesitate. He took out another edict from the wooden box on the side and continued to read it. The words unexpectedly became simpler:

"Twelve said:

Since ancient times, troops have been used with practicality, and the generals will be sharp. Tian Shizhong supervises the right army of the imperial camp to support the people in Wei, and Huai Shang serves his orders. without.

Specially enter the Fengxiang County Prince and add a mighty army to the military governor."

Inside the Secret Pavilion, there was a slight noise, but it quickly subsided... The reason why it was noisy for a while was because as soon as Tian Shizhong opened the door, it meant that this reward was really a 'big one', and it quickly subsided. It's also very simple. Under the bombardment of today's "messages", such as the "Hebei spring plowing inspection team", the "must kill Wushu to make peace", and the "130,000 households, 1,700 brands" , even the previous news about the 'seven princes' has already made people numb, let alone how many more princes there are?

Sure enough, Lan Gui became more and more confused as he read.

"Thirteenth said:

Liu Qi's setbacks were combined in Yao Mountain, he broke up his uncle to capture a deer, captured Wu Lin and defeated him in Bianshui, and chased Wu Shu in Shenzhou. His divine skills and military strategies were all decisive moves.

Specially enter the Deshun County Prince and add the Ande Army as a military envoy."

"Fourteenth:

When the chaos broke out in Jingkang, Li Qiong joined the army and fought on the river. He defended Huazhou for ten years and defeated the Jin army seven times. He also conquered Yanling, fought fiercely on the east slope, swept across the east of the river, trapped and pulled Lisu, which was regarded as an outstanding military exploit.

Specially enter the Anyang County Prince and join the Qingyuan Army as a military envoy."

"Fifteenth:

Xie Yuan had been with the King of Qin for a long time, and his record of military exploits was endless. He was brave and detailed, and he could be described as a great man.

Specially go to the Prince of Zhengping County and join the Baoxin Army as an envoy."

"Sixteenth:..."

Lan Gui suddenly paused, which immediately attracted many officials in the Secret Pavilion who were already distracted to look over. Soon, the latter knew what was going on.

"Sixteenth:

Yelu Yu saw that he was a recent member of the Liao Kingdom. He was generous and virtuous. Unfortunately, he was restricted by the weak king and had to repeatedly find himself in trouble. Once he understood it, he was able to open up, and decided to go to Xixia and donate his land to Yinshan Mountain.

…Now that Datong has been recaptured, deer must be rewarded in battle to show the virtue of the emperor of China and to highlight the friendship between Song and Liao.

He specially entered the Linhuang County Prince, received the envoy of the Khitan Autonomous Road, and enshrined the ancestral hall in the old Liao Dynasty on the Shangjing Road."

As soon as this edict was read, it unexpectedly attracted the approval and praise of everyone in the secret pavilion... The Yinshan key point that controls the key points of East and West Mongolia was directly 'distributed', which was considered a practical benefit, and the appointment of Khitan Yu Zuo continued

Linhuang Mansion can be regarded as a disposal that is very consistent with Confucian values.

There is nothing wrong with the title granted by this county prince.

Of course, the reason why everyone spoke out was that they thought the decree would end there... Because basically those with military exploits and qualifications were crowned kings. Suddenly, King Yelu Yujian of Khitan County appeared, and the number of people was just right.

When it reaches sixteen, of course I think the gunpowder packets thrown by the officials from the air today will stop here.

However, while everyone was waiting for Prime Minister Zhao Ding to come out and take the lead in congratulations, unexpectedly, the chief officer, Lan Gui, coughed slightly, and then took out two more decrees from the wooden box, and the secret pavilion immediately became quiet.

"The last two."

Lan Daguan smiled knowingly, and then he became serious again, but he paused again after reading only three words. "On the 17th...

Seventeenth:

Yang Yizhong's father and ancestors were loyal to each other for three generations, and they were all pillars of the country. He has been a leader for ten years, only commanding things from east to west, and has always been consistent in the way of kings and ministers. I am Zhao Yun.

Specially enter the Jingsai County Prince, the foreman is as before."

After the edict was over, the whole pavilion was silent and seemed to have some concerns. However, there was no need to say more about the last king.

"Eighteen said:

Liu Yan traveled thousands of miles and followed each other for ten years, which can be said to be loyal; he kept his troops within the confinement and was diligent and flawless, which can be said to be obedient; he used many battlefields to shoot at Han Chang in formation, which can be said to be courageous; he stayed behind and followed without asking for authority, which can be said to be straight.

Specially appointed to the Liaoyang County Prince, the foreman is as good as before."

After reading it in one breath, Lan Daguan just handed it over as if nothing had happened: "The officials have oral instructions, and everyone who is in the secret pavilion to hear the decree does not need to be polite... everything should be based on facts."

After saying that, the senior supervisor retreated directly to the corner, found a cup of tea, soothed his throat slightly, and then left straight away.

Of course, the Zhao Guan family said that they did not allow false courtesy, but how could it actually be true?

Therefore, Prime Minister Zhao Ding and the following officials immediately came out one after another, including ministers, ministers, ministers, nine ministers, and five eunuchs, saluting toward the north and speaking congratulatory messages in turn.

After a lot of fussing, things gradually calmed down on the second floor of the Secret Pavilion.

But the so-called calm does not mean that there is nothing to say or discuss. On the contrary, it means that there is so much to say and discuss that for a while I don’t know where to start.

You must know that today is different from before. Four days ago, it was just the arrival of Pegasus for the briefing on the great victory of the deer. The people in the secret pavilion only knew that the Zhao Guan family should not make false claims and that it was indeed a decisive battle. Everything was already full of noise.

Throughout the afternoon, various plans were discussed. But today, the news came like flying in. Details of the battlefield were listed one by one, including beheadings, prisoners, seizures, and even post-war disposals. The rewards were clear and unmistakable. The amount of information was astonishing. In the secret cabinet,

How can you sit empty?

"I want to tell you something... Isn't this reward a little excessive for eighteen princes at once?" After a period of silence, the person who broke the silence was Ma Shen, the Minister of Punishment.

"The Ministry of Punishment is worrying too much!" Li Guang, the censor Zhongcheng, immediately stood out from the crowd and responded first. "This reward is unusual... Firstly, it was a definite victory, which almost prevented the Jin army from returning north, and then the mountains and rivers were restored.

Right in front of us, not to mention seven princes and eleven county princes, there are seventeen, twenty-one, and the title is sealed; secondly, the Ministry of Punishment did not listen to the previous decree, this is an official family

I made a promise before the battle... In the past, when I became king, I was granted the title of Tang Dynasty and the Duke of Zhou congratulated me. I dare to ask the emperor, is it possible to break the promise and get rich?"

Ma Shen was immediately speechless and even caught off guard because Li Guang objected too quickly and directly.

"That's right, not only can't you lose weight by breaking your promise, but you should do it sooner rather than later, and it should be wider than narrow." As soon as Li Guang finished speaking, someone hurriedly agreed.

"If you ask me, the Ministry of Punishment is really worrying too much." Then, even the Prime Minister Chen Gui couldn't help but sneered with his hands behind his hands. "Eighteen princes are nothing? When Fengheng Henan was big, there were dozens of princes alone.

Now that all of them have been vacated and the two rivers have been restored, does the imperial court lack this little lumi? Besides, with such a seal, it can be confirmed that it is not a real seal, but is nothing more than the official family's prosperity, so there is

For immortal merit, use this as a list of meritorious deeds so that they can be included in the history books in the future."

Ma Shen was startled for a moment, then suddenly realized, and then fell silent.

Let's talk about what kind of person Ma Shen is. His awakening is not just convinced by the words of these two people.

In fact, although he was dissatisfied with the number of princes, especially the two close ministers after Yelu Yujian felt a little awkward because of their "consistency" and "ten years of service". He even vaguely felt that Jie Yuan and Liu Qineng could not

The title of king was selfishly added by the officials to silence others in order for Yang Yizhong and Liu Yan to be crowned king... However, dissatisfaction was dissatisfaction, which did not mean that he would really care about the title itself.

What kind of kings? As long as nothing happens to the princes of the Great Song Dynasty, they will all have kings when they retire. If they do well, it is within their grasp to get a big country and be crowned a king... But Lu Haowen's family simply inherited it from his family.

Compared with this kind of beautiful thing, Donglai County Prince, the further princes seem to be superfluous.

Therefore, even if he planned to talk about Yang Yizhong and Liu Yan, it was just an introduction. In the final analysis, it was just that the Zhao Guan family had made so many generals kings at one go, and Ma Shen was a little worried that the balance between civil and military affairs would be broken.

But didn’t Li Guang and Chen Gui jump out and make it clear?

The career that Zhao Guan's family has been doing in the past ten years is now on par with Guangwu's. If they do nothing for another thirty years, they may be able to compete with Emperor Qin and Tang Zong.

So Guangwu has twenty-eight heroes from Yuntai, Tang Zong has twenty-four heroes from Lingyan Pavilion... Zhao Guan's family only has the eighteenth king Zhongxing who was a military general?

What is Wangjue? Wangjue is just an evaluation system, which represents your merits and ranking.

Therefore, there must be eighteen civil servants if there are eighteen generals!

We are both civil and military, so we can feel comfortable with thirty-six. The military commander was promised before the war. Now, let’s wait for Yan Yun’s announcement, or the war is over. Naturally, it’s time to discuss the eighteen civil servants... You dislike the eighteen kings.

If there are too many, wouldn't it be equivalent to despising the eighteen civil servants who have too many meritorious positions?

Admittedly, it seems more appropriate to remove Liu Qi, Jie Yuan, Yang Yizhong, and Liu Yan, and make fourteen versus twenty-eight heroes.

But if that's the case, how many of you here know exactly what's going on?

Since the founding of the Yan Dynasty, famous officials such as Li Gang, Zong Ze, Wang Boyan, Lu Haowen, Xu Jingheng, Zhao Ding, Zhang Jun, Yu Wen Xuzhong and Lu Yihao have all gone. How many positions are left?

Chen Gui, Liu Ji is guilty, Hu Yin seems to be more appropriate, but where are Liu Ziyu and Lin Jingmo? Li Guang, where is your Ma Shen? Are there Wang Shu, Hu Hongxiu, and even Zhang Suo who died for his country? ...Who is sure?

And whether you get into this or not, you can almost directly determine the fate of your future, which is very confusing.

Therefore, don’t say that eighteen kings are too many. According to the thoughts of some people in the Secret Pavilion who are calculating in their hearts and sweating on their heads, Wang Sheng, Wu Lin, Wang Gui, and Fu Xuan can also be combined. Live, Guo Hao and Shao Yun are also available.

What would be the best thing to do with the Forty-eight Heroes of Yue Tai, so that I can't say I can build a tail.
To be continued...