Most people were satisfied with the imperial court's reward. After all, Liu Chengyou and Yousi spent such a long time preparing it after comprehensive consideration, and basically took into account all aspects.
Take Chai Zhao as an example. During the Northern Expedition, he was always accompanying him as a counselor and a decisive general. Although his direct military exploits were less than those of others, his achievements cannot be ignored. There was no further promotion or change in his title. On the one hand, it’s because of Liu Chengyou’s suppressed thoughts, and on the other hand, it’s really not easy to reward him easily.
Up to now, although the title of the Han Dynasty has been more than real, but the treatment, status and honor are there, Liu Chengyou has deliberately controlled the issuance of the title. In the past ten years, he has also taken back many titles that seemed to be rampant before. His thoughts It's also very simple. You can't let the title of a big man appear too cheap. Therefore, the higher the title, the more difficult it is to upgrade.
For example, Zhao Kuangyin was suspected of being overly rewarded when he returned from the expedition to Shu and was given the title of Duke of Bo. He rose too quickly and did not have as solid a resume as Xiang Xun.
As for Chai Rong, it seemed that he was being treated poorly by being dismissed from the post of privy envoy, but Liu Chengyou also communicated with him beforehand. First, when he returned to Beijing, he was ill. He was nearly forty years old. Years of heavy work, the body was inevitably exhausted, and after the Northern Expedition, he had health problems this time. Thinking of his "untimely death", Liu Chengyou wanted him to rest for a while, and then come back after recovering his health. .
The two are that Chai Rong has been in charge of the country's military affairs in the Privy Council for too long. Counting the time when Guo Wei was in power, it can basically be said that the Privy Council has always been under the control of the "Guo Clan". If this continues, it will not only affect the country but also Liu Chengyou , is not a good thing for Chai Rong. If you take a step back, the world will be brighter.
Therefore, when Liu Chengyou gave Chai Rong a simple hint, he readily accepted it. Therefore, Liu Chengyou's reward to Chai Rong was extremely generous, including 30,000 guan of money, 1,000 bolts of silk, and 5,000 shi of millet. At the same time, Liu Chengyou You also had the intention to crown Guo Wei king. Over the past few years, Liu Chengyou's guilt towards Guo Wei and Liu Chengyou has actually worsened.
Among the three kings with different surnames, Zhao Kuangzan changed his title to "Youyan" and changed his name to "Yan" to Chen. Although his status was lowered, Liu Chengyou still kindly gave him a lot of rewards. Fu Yanqing and An Shenqi, after the Northern Expedition, both He will be in a semi-retired state, and his final destination is to enjoy his old age.
The rest, such as Gao Huaide and Zhao Kuangyin, whose titles remained unchanged, were compensated in terms of monetary and food rewards and promotions to their titles.
Generals like Shi Shouxin and Yang Ye, who had outstanding military exploits and outstanding performance and were deeply valued by the emperor, had managed to get ahead, but they still attracted attention after being given the title of duke. However, no one could have any objection to this.
Needless to say, Yang Ye was made a marquis eight years ago, but he has survived until now. He has ten years of experience in guarding the border, coupled with the brilliant results against Liao during this year, even though he is young, he has both ability and ability. There are not many merits worthy of criticism.
As for Shi Shouxin, he was well-known in the military very early. He was promoted step by step. In several important battles, he showed outstanding leadership skills and his achievements are worthy of his credit.
Both of these still have a lot of room for advancement.
In addition, the previous frontier generals, such as Ma Quanyi, Luo Yanxuan, Han Lingkun, Wang Shenqi, Li Hanqiong, Dong Zunzhen, etc., all received at least a marquis and were given military positions. Compensation on the frontier.
People like Ma Quanyi and Luo Yanxuan are still in charge of military affairs in Youzhou and have not yet returned to Beijing. There is a saying that the generals who are still garrisoning in the north are all generals who are relied on by the emperor. Of course, this theory has some Lost bias.
Another aspect of this award is that Liu Chengyou explicitly issued a written order. All military titles will be hereditary within three generations, and will be reduced successively after three generations. Civil servant titles, plus the founders of the country, will be similar. At the same time, it was decided that the royal title will be as follows: .
Although it cannot be regarded as a break with the country, this edict has really calmed the hearts of most people. Because there had been some rumors before due to the hereditary issue of the title.
The most unexpected and sudden promotion was that of Li Chuyun to the post of Privy Councilor. Although he did not have great military exploits, his contribution cannot be ignored. The scale of the troops mobilized in this Northern Expedition was huge, and what was actually fought was National power, money, food and weapons. Supplying hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians on the front line without any shortage, delay or omission is not an easy task.
Therefore, Li Chuyun's meritorious service is not ranked too high, but in Liu Chengyou's mind, his contribution is extremely certain. Of course, he was not satisfied with the matter of the privy envoy. At first, Li Chuyun had some concerns, but Liu Chengyou resolved it in a few words and asked him to accept it calmly without any psychological burden.
Li Chuyun was originally a very ambitious and courageous person. Although unexpected, he also accepted it seriously. Liu Chengyou used Li Chuyun, in addition to his own talents and achievements this time, but also because he had held important positions in the Privy Council for many years. Familiar with the operation of his affairs, he was able to seamlessly shoulder the responsibilities after Chai Rong resigned. However, no matter what, Li Chuyun became the Privy Councilor. In the eyes of others, he was promoted and directly became one of the most powerful ministers in the Han Dynasty.
There are some who are proud, and naturally there are those who are frustrated and dissatisfied, such as Zhe Deku. As a relative of the emperor, when it comes to merit and rewards, he is not ranked among the top ten meritorious officials. His name is not among the top ten. There is inevitably a gap in my heart. However, , if one truly takes credit, he cannot compare with the top generals.
For Zhe Deyi, he had an old face and felt a little embarrassed that he had nowhere to go. However, Liu Chengyou did not treat his father-in-law lightly. In addition to not being able to change his title as Dai Guogong, he also generously rewarded him. , the mansion, the manor, the land, the money and the food were very generous. At the same time, he was left in Tokyo as the imperial servant.
There are also Li Chongjin, Han Lingkun and others. Li Chongjin is an unlucky guy. During the Northern Expedition, the Han army fought so many battles. There were hard battles with heavy losses. There were fierce battles, but the direct defeats were only those two battles. Even Liu Chengyou found it difficult to lose the elite forbidden cavalry of the imperial court. It was not easy to reward Guo Wei and Chai Rong in addition to the face. Therefore, although Li Chongjin was still worshiped as the commander of Xingjie Capital, his title was still high. Linghou.
With his previous qualifications, his status in the army is not low, but the problem is that as early as seven or eight years ago, Li Chongjin was already a general in the army. This means that he is still standing still. For Li Chongjin , was very depressed. As a result, Li Chongjin was already planning to find another way out and become a local official.
Han Lingkun, on the other hand, felt that the rewards from the imperial court were not worthy of his merits. His most outstanding performance was that he was seriously injured and dying during the battle at Nankou. In his opinion, he almost lost his life in fighting the Liao army. In the final evaluation, he was still seriously injured.
How can we be willing to be inferior to Yang Ye and Shi Shouxin?