In June, Li Po held a banquet at the Jiangjun Prefecture to entertain all the generals in the army.
Similar to what Li Po said, this was not only a military meeting, but also a belated celebration banquet.
And this also symbolizes that this year's war is gradually coming to an end, because the autumn harvest is at the end of July, and winter is after the autumn harvest. Except for the eleventh year of Daye, Li Po has never used troops when winter comes. The wind and cold in the north are indeed too cold.
It's daunting.
This year's war was a brilliant victory for the Bingdai army.
Compared with last year's war, the strategic significance is equally important.
Last year, Li Po led his troops south to capture Jinyang and north to Yunzhong to attack the Turks. Not only did Bingdai no longer have any worries, he also broke through the strongest obstacle on the way south, which was of extraordinary strategic significance.
But this year, they defeated Jiexiu in one battle and surrounded and annihilated 30,000 Tang troops in Jiexiu city.
Then he defeated the Tang army of more than 200,000 people who marched north. After two battles, Li Tang was heartbroken. After this battle, Jin had no opponent.
If last year Li Po could be said to have risen to prominence among the heroes of the world, then this year Li Po could have firmly occupied a place among the princes of the world.
When talking about Li Po's name, many people will inevitably add the word "Hedong" in front of it, which becomes Hedong Li Ding'an, and he is ranked with the northern princes such as Dou Jiande of Hebei, Wang Shichong of Henan, Li Yuan of Guanxi, and Li Gui of Xiliang.
The word "famous all over the world" can finally be applied to Li Po.
Unlike those who have already attracted much attention, Li Po can be said to be the latest to rise among the princes. He is a rising star. Just occupying Hedong in a battle does not make him stand out from the crowd.
Not to mention their achievements, all the great figures in today's world were all fought out from the wars in the late Sui Dynasty. They each have their own abilities, and there is definitely no shortage of advisers and generals around them.
When people talk about Li Po, they probably think that Li Mi has disappeared and Li Ding'an has been replaced. The day when the world's wars will calm down is still far away.
And Li Po, who fought one step at a time and fought his way out of the wind, frost, rain and snow in the north, now seemed to the generals to have a lot of halo around him, and he was in high spirits.
In fact, Li Po didn't have much ambition and satisfaction at this time.
When all the generals gathered, Li Po first poured some cold water on them.
"This year's war, the consecutive victories, all depended on the lives of the generals. Everyone has worked hard and made great achievements. The reward will have to wait. As for the reason, everyone knows it. I won't say more. Today I will serve the wine.
Celebrating your success, for those who are not here, let us drink more for them."
Various smiles appeared on the faces of the generals, and they all raised their glasses in response.
Everyone is eagerly looking forward to the reward for military merit, but there are gradually certain rules for sorting out military merit and giving rewards to everyone. It is not Li Po's decision to make it in one word, so naturally it will have to wait.
If you want to ask about this matter, the three people have the most say. One is the current head of the palace, Shi Wen Dalin. Needless to say, the other two are definitely Yu Chigong and Bu Qun.
By this time, some people actually had a feeling in their hearts that two guard houses for the infantry army would definitely have to be opened, but since the cavalry army was so powerful, two more guard houses might have to be opened.
Who can take the four hot positions?
The most intense period of competition for merit has passed for them, and because although there are many factions in the parallel army, there are not so many messy things. The general manager has always been quite fair in rewarding merit. In this way, the final reward actually depends on
It's just about everyone's military merit.
So, in terms of rewarding merits, except for the restrictions due to nominal matters, Li Po actually didn't have to worry too much.
The generals under his command do not have so many blood connections, and their backgrounds are not consistent. It is much easier than Li Yuan or Wang Shichong.
Everyone is familiar with the situation of military meetings. According to Li Po's style, every time a military meeting is held, he actually has a vague plan in mind, and others cannot easily shake it.
The procedure is also relatively fixed. Li Po brings up something first, and everyone can speak freely. When the discussion is complete, Li Po will make the final decision.
It’s not exactly a talk, but it’s still far from democracy.
The first thing to discuss is the placement of the surrendered troops and how to treat the surrendered generals. The first thing to say is that in addition to expanding the army, it is to scatter the surrendered soldiers in the fields and let them abandon their enemies and return to the countryside. According to the military government system, these
People are all soldiers and soldiers.
The land tax must be reduced by one level, and it can be replenished for the army in time of war.
All the generals were familiar with this joint, and they were well aware of the strategy of merging the two states, so their opinions were very unified, and no one thought of using the suggestion of massive military expansion to trouble Li Po.
When it came to the latter part, everyone looked at each other and became less willing to speak.
There are quite a few demoted generals here, and well, there are no fixed rules for how to treat demoted generals. It all depends on everyone's methods and preferences.
Those who have a big body will be more tolerant to the generals who are demoted. Those who are small will lose their heads in most cases. This kind of thing makes people feel like they have no way to speak.
It was Bu Qun, the loser, who said first: "The matter of selecting and appointing talents depends entirely on the decision of the manager. How can we dare to comment on it?"
These words still sounded a bit flattering, but everyone nodded secretly in their hearts. This was reasonable, and it was indeed the case before. Liu Wuzhou and others were killed, Luo Yi lost his head, Song Jingang also died, and Turks surrendered.
Not many of the leading people were left.
It can be said that this general manager is murderous but it is not obvious. Among the guests sitting here, apart from some old men from the Heng'an Town Army, how many of them are not generals?
Everyone has gone away peacefully today, and is quite convinced about the appointment of the general manager, so everyone does not have too many ideas about the appointment of the general.
Li Po smiled, not feeling very satisfied in his heart. All things that could be settled with one word, now he felt that it was not how much power had increased, but how much more burdens he had placed on him.
When he opened his mouth, he laughed and scolded Bu Qun, "You guys are getting better and better at talking now, but you are so easy-going. I have so many big things to decide here, who can I turn to to shirk the blame? Only two people surrendered to Henan Province before.
General, I have spent a lot of time talking, but if this continues, will each of the surrenders have to be brought before me and let me make a decision?"
"Since you don't say anything, then"
Li Po raised his brows and began to name names, "Zhang Lun, you surrendered to me not long ago, and you should know the situation of the surrendered generals. So tell me, how should I select the most capable among the surrendered generals?"
Zhang Lun sat at the end of the crowd. He was a newcomer and had few friends here. He had participated in several military meetings and there was no room for him to speak. He sat there with his head down, looking a little lonely.
When his name was called, he was stunned for a moment, then raised his head in surprise.
At this time, everyone looked over. Under the public gaze, Zhang Lun was similar to Xu Shiji in the Tang army before. He could not feel any kindness in the eyes of everyone.
In fact, some people are thinking at this moment that this Tang Army surrendered general must have offended the general manager. Otherwise, the general manager would never humiliate anyone in front of everyone. Well, those who are closer to the general manager are not included in this.
Of course, I don't blame them for thinking so, there is indeed some humiliation in these words.
Zhang Lun instinctively stood up, bowed and punched his chest. Afterwards, under the gaze of everyone, he felt a little embarrassed. This was not a good experience for him.
He lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then said: "The general manager asked the general and he didn't know how to answer. The general only knows that those who surrender in the face of the enemy are often forced to do so because of helplessness. Those who are treacherous and only seek wealth and honor should be killed. There is no harm in killing them."
Remembering the kindness of the old master, killing those who are defeated and captured is nothing."
"If you are really talented but have been ostracized and framed by others, you may not know whether what you said is right or not. If it is wrong, please forgive me, manager."
Li Po immediately became happy. Are you talking about yourself? You said it so honestly. Even if you meant to insult him, you would be embarrassed to speak again, seeing how wronged he was.
Li Po stretched out his hand and pressed the button, gesturing for Zhang Lun to sit down, "What General Zhang said is very reasonable. It is not unreasonable to talk about this matter today. I want to report the experience of the surrendered general to each guard through military intelligence in the future."
The government knows."
"The selection of talents is just determined by each person's experience. Each person's family background, any official position, what achievements he has, and his temperament are all just a matter of observation. There are so many simple things, but we have to examine them.
Isn’t my vision an act of neglecting the fundamentals and chasing the inferiors?”
"I plan to set up a military intelligence department under the general manager's office, and I want a sophisticated person to take charge of it. If anyone has a good person to recommend, you can report it to me later."
Zhang Lun breathed a sigh of relief. Others blinked and didn't know what to say. Most of them complained in their hearts. Since you have made a decision, it's just a matter of making it public. Why go through all the twists and turns?
But for Li Po, this was something he had to do sooner or later.
How can the number of guards in the government be increased, but there is no special agency to spy on military intelligence?
Of course, after years of fighting, this matter has been delayed again and again. Until today, Li Po has felt a bit of urgency, so he took advantage of the situation and settled the matter here, which was also done conveniently.
These military generals did not realize at this time that once such a military intelligence department was established and grew, it would gradually form a restriction on the Wei government.
As for how far this restriction will go, it actually depends to a large extent on Li Po's mood.
Li Po prides himself on being a kind person and would not punish his subordinates without teaching him, so he mentioned it in public today as a reminder to everyone.
As for whether everyone understands the meaning now, haha, if you don’t understand it now, will you understand it in the future?
Monthly ticket, monthly ticket, after a few days at the beginning of the month, Ah Cao feels that the results at the beginning of this month are much better than last month. Thank you everyone for your support. To be continued.
