Chapter 43 Reward

Princess Lanling has a beautiful appearance and is favored by the emperor and the queen. At the beginning, the news of Princess Lanling and the Prince Consort emerged, which attracted the attention of almost all important officials in the family with children of age. Although Yang Shu's father Liu Ji was also an important official in the court, he had no advantage compared with others.

Among them, the most likely one to become the son-in-law was Xiao Yu, the younger brother of the King of Jin. Xiao Yu was far superior to others in terms of identity, status and talent. It was only when he was almost settled that the Eastern Palace had to make the position of the son-in-law fall on Liu Shu. Later, Dugu Emperor had to marry his niece to Xiao Yu as compensation.

It can be said that Liu Shu's position as the prince consort was given by the Eastern Palace, so Liu Shu had a very close relationship with the Eastern Palace. At this time, he saw that the emperor seemed to have Jiedi for the Eastern Palace, so he dug up his mind to remedy the Eastern Palace a few words: "Emperor, General Shi is the prince's support, and now he has made great contributions to the country. Shi Wansui went to Beijing to visit the prince first, which is why he did not forget his old kindness and was truly a loyal and righteous person."

Yang Jian turned his head and looked at Liu Shu with a smile on his face: "I didn't say that Aiqing Shi should not go to the Eastern Palace, why should Liu Qing worry for the prince?"

"Yes, the emperor is wise." Liu Shu's heart skipped a beat, knowing that the more he said, the more wrong he was, just shut up.

But Liu Shu didn't say that, Yang Jian started to talk and asked, "I heard that there are three dragons, four tigers and one dogs under the prince's sect. Do you know?"

The so-called three heroes, four tigers and one dog were reported by the servants of the Eastern Palace. They were the eight people who were most respected by the prince. The three heroes refer to Zhang Qiu Taiyi, Li Gang and Lu Mulin. They served as civil servants around the prince and gave suggestions. The four tigers were Shi Wansui, Luo Yi, Da Xihong and Qu Tutong. These four people are now guarding one side and winning every battle, while one dog refers to Yun Dingxing, who serves as the dean of the Agricultural College, and is in charge of huge wealth. He is also the father-in-law of the prince. He can be said to be a loyal dog.

This statement is known in the capital, and I had to suddenly say it from the emperor's mouth. However, Liu Shu felt a little numb when she heard it. She didn't know what the emperor meant, but just said vaguely: "The emperor forgives the crime, I have never heard of it."

Yang Jian smiled slightly: "Forget it if you haven't heard of it, what's the point of forgiveness?"

An eunuch came up: "Your Majesty, see you, Prince and General Shi."

"Let them come in."

"Abide by the order!" As soon as the eunuch went there, Yang Yong and Shi Wansui had already entered the hall and knelt down at the same time.

"Sons, please see the father!"

"I'm going to see the emperor!"

Seeing the two, Yang Jian laughed and said, "Get up."

"Thank you, Father!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Crown Prince, Aiqing Shi swept through the 36 tribes of the Qiang people this time, captured tens of thousands of Qiang people, and captured their leader alive. He made great contributions. I was about to summon him, but I didn't expect that the prince happened to come together."

"Report to my father, my son is guilty, so please forgive me." Yang Yong knelt down again.

Yang Jian's face was surprised: "Prince, what are you guilty?"

"Reported to my father, my son did not happen to come with Shi's Aiqing, but he summoned Shi's Aiqing first, delaying the summoning of his father and asking him to punish him."

"So that's it, this is still a trivial matter. Get up." Yang Jian said with a smile, but turned his tone and asked in confusion: "However, is there an important thing for the prince to be anxious to meet Shi's Aiqing?"

"Thank you, Father." Yang Yong then stood up: "That's right. I heard that although the Qiang people were extremely barbaric, they were brave and good at fighting. I was worried. This time, Shi Aiqing defeated the 36 tribes of the Southern Qiang in one fell swoop. It was of course a commendation, but if the handling was not done properly, it would not only be a blessing in the court, but a disaster. So I was eager to understand, so I first asked Shi Aiqing for asking."

"The prince should be concerned about national affairs, but I don't understand at all. Why is Shi Aiqing's great victory this time a disaster for the court?"

"Reported to my father, my son did not say that Shi Aiqing's great victory was a disaster, but it would only turn into a disaster if it was not handled properly. The Qiang people divided the Southern Qiang and the Western Qiang, each with thirty-six tribes. The two Qiangs fought each other and wanted to annex each other. In the past, the Southern Qiang had an advantage, but this time the Southern Qiang was attacked by the court and their vitality was greatly damaged. If the court was not handled properly, the Western Qiang would be large, and then the two Qiangs would be united, it would be a disaster for the court."

Yang Jian nodded: "Yes, that's true. What should the prince do?"

"Although Nanning has been taken over to the court, the Qiang people live in poor mountains and rivers, and the court cannot reach its strength. My sons think that the two Qiangs cannot be unified, and they must be divided and governed. Now the Nan Qiang has been destroyed by the court, and its leader Cuan Hui has already lost his courage and must not dare to be enemies with the court again. My sons think that although Cuan Hui does not know the righteousness and initiates a rebellion, the crime cannot be forgiven, just for the split between the Southern Qiang and the Western Qiang, the border is stable, but the court cannot be killed. Just know the righteousness of Cuan Hui and release it."

Yang Jian did not speak immediately, but began to ponder. When Liu Shu saw the prince's eyes, he hurriedly said to the side: "I think the prince's words are reasonable."

"That's true. Even if this is cheap, I will immediately issue an order to let the people from the Ministry of Justice release it."

With a plop, Shi Wansui knelt down again: "Your Majesty, I am guilty!"

Yang Jian was immediately amazed and laughed. What day is today? How could a prince and an important official rush to say that he was guilty? He had to ask, "What's your crime?"

"I have not seen Long Yan for several years. I was anxious for a while and I received the emperor's imperial edict and rushed day and night. Now Cuan Hui has not come to Beijing with me, and I am afraid I am still on the way."

"I understand. I didn't have to let my beloved bring people to the capital in person. What kind of crime is this? I have made great contributions. If I punish you for this small matter, wouldn't I have become a foolish monarch? Since this person has not entered the capital, then I don't have to go to the capital. Just let him go back."

Shi Wansui was relieved when she heard this: "Thank you, the Emperor."

"Your dear, you will work hard and lead the team behind the Qiang people in person, so that you can fight and decide quickly, which will restore the dignity of the court and reduce the expenses of the court. If you make such a great contribution, you don't know what rewards you need?" Yang Jian asked with a smile on his face.

Shi Wansui took out a memorial from his sleeve, raised it high, and said, "Return to Your Majesty, this little unscrupulous merit is not worth mentioning, and I dare not ask for any reward. But the soldiers followed the memorial to fight thousands of miles, and many of them gave their lives. I hope the emperor can reward the soldiers more, and the dead will also give generous pensions. In addition, I have a memorial to memorial minister in my hand, and I hope the emperor will take a look."

Yang Jian took it from Shi Wansui, looked through it for a moment, closed it immediately, and handed it to Liu Shu: "This is the matter of your Ministry of War. Let me tell you the Secretary of the Republic of China, I have all the right to do this."

"Yes, I am obeying the order." Liu Shu hurriedly took it, and just took a look at it for a moment, and couldn't help but be shocked. There are at least a hundred officials on this list. You must know that only officers of grade or above will be handed over to the Ministry of War. Others, Shi Long Live, can be promoted directly, and promoted to officers above the nineteenth rank or above at one time. I didn't expect that the emperor was so generous this time.

"Also, tell the Ministry of Revenue that the pension standards for soldiers who died in this battle have doubled, and the rewards of each soldier have also doubled. As for the Aiqing Shi, he was given 100 taels of gold, 100 taels of silver, and 500 pieces of satin in the stone. He was promoted to the state of the pillar and was given to the Duke of Taiping County."

"Thank you, my husband, thank you." Shi Wansui quickly knelt down and kowtowed.

As soon as Lu Kai came out, the officials just now surrounded him and asked in a verbal manner: "Sir, how about it? Long live the impeachment of Shi?"

Lu Kai shook his head: "No, the emperor asked the palace to submit the order. Now Shi Wansui has not yet entered the palace. I don't know where this general Shi has gone. What's wrong with me just waiting for a while? Then, I will add a crime of despising the emperor's order. How arrogant will I see him Shi Wansui still be. By the way, Shi Wansui has not brought the Qiang leader into the capital, are you sure?"

He asked Murong Chen, the Minister of Rites. Murong Chen was the official who pulled Lu Kai's sleeve at the city gate. He was cousin of Murong Xun, who died at Yang Yong, and he had always been disgusted with officials in the East Palace.

"Mr. Lu forgot the ghost army of my Murong family. Whether there are Qiang people in Shi Wansui's team can be seen at a glance." Murong Kan said proudly.

The so-called ghost army is a private army of the Murong family. At most, there are tens of thousands of people, most of which are composed of alien races, with most of them Qiang people. This ghost army is extremely cruel. When fighting, it will burn, kill and loot everywhere. After almost no grass will be born or killed. Outsiders call it the ghost army, which describes that after this army, the people will become unjust ghosts.

Because of this, the Murong Army's private army was also very powerful in combat. It was once as famous as the prince's Xuanlong Army. However, after the establishment of the Great Sui Dynasty, the emperor vigorously cut off the private army and concentrated the world's military power in the hands of the generals of the Twelve Guards. The private families in the hands of each family were taken to the central government, and the Gui family was also disbanded.

However, the Great Sui Dynasty was composed of high-ranking sects and large sects, with many treasurys everywhere, and there were no private troops in the capital, which did not mean that there were no local troops. Disbanding was only superficial. In private, each family still maintained a large number of private troops. The court knew that it was impossible to ban the private troops, so it could only turn a blind eye. Of course, these private troops could only operate in private. Once exposed, the court would definitely attack.
Chapter completed!