Chapter 3 He Cao (Part 6) From the moment he saw Li Yuan presenting a horse to His Majesty the Emperor, Li Xu's heart was beating wildly. It was true that General Mai was right, and His Majesty the Emperor might summon him.
! And today’s His Majesty the Emperor is completely different from the one sitting in the imperial chariot yesterday. Yesterday, the huge imperial chariot gave Li Xu a feeling of lifelessness, but today, standing on the general stage and pointing out the country, this person made Li Xu feel uncomfortable.
The desire to serve him arises involuntarily in people's hearts
"The Holy One has decreed that Li Xu, a noble servant of Youxun and Liu Hong, should come forward to see you!" The guards' deliberately protracted voices passed through the crowd, but failed to pass through Li Xu's ears until Liu Hongji's big hand slapped him from behind.
After getting up on his shoulders, Li Xu, who was so nervous that he couldn't breathe, realized that the good man the guard mentioned was him.
"The emperor summoned me, how should I salute? What should I say? Should I tell him that the terrain in Liaodong is different from what he thought?" In an instant, hundreds of questions poured into Li Xu's head at the same time.
He became dizzy, smiled stupidly, and followed Liu Hongji to the general stage.
On the general stage, all civil and military personnel have long been eagerly anticipating that the emperor will be happy today. Everyone has been in the officialdom for a long time and has long developed a good ability to observe people's emotions. When the emperor is happy, he likes to promote people to become officials. Those who become officials will be in the court in the future.
He will become the direct descendant of the recommender, and the power of the recommender will also increase with the performance of the recommended person. A series of twists and turns, many people's eyes began to shine, some with envy, some with jealousy, and some
The exchange of emotions and emotions, complex and abnormal
"Liu Hong, the last general, pays homage to the emperor. May my emperor live long live, long live, long live!" Liu Hongji walked to the stage where the generals were appointed, stood up straight, clasped his fists, bowed, and then stood in awe.
"Li Xu, the last general, meets the emperor. May the emperor live long live, long live, long live!" Li Xu's words and movements were half a beat slower than Liu Hongji's. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell at a glance that he was trying to imitate and betray a few veterans to him.
His clumsy movements made people laugh, but no one laughed maliciously. Everyone was nervous when they met you for the first time. Li Xu's current appearance made many people involuntarily think of themselves back then.
"Two heroes, no courtesy!" Yang Guang moved his body forward and nodded with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Liu Hongji led Li Xu and bowed again, then stood up straight and raised his head so that His Majesty the Emperor could see his face clearly without any effort.
"Are you the son of the former governor Liu Sheng? I remember that you are from Yongzhou. How come you came all the way to Liaodong to join the army?" Yang Guang looked at Liu Hongji and asked, the expression on his face was intriguing.
"Your Majesty, the general wanted to serve the country, but he didn't have good horses at home, so he went to Turks without permission. He and his friends sold some horses and came back in such a big circle. I was afraid that it would delay the military term, so I
I went to Liaodong to offer horses, hoping to catch up with the army when it goes out for battle!" Liu Hongji thought for a while and answered very seriously.
After hearing this, all the ministers whispered to each other quietly. Many people couldn't help but regret, why were they so stupid? They didn't expect to sell some war horses to please the emperor. Only Wei Wensheng, the Minister of Punishment, and Duguxue, the minister, secretly smiled.
Only a few of them in the court knew that the two strong men paid the bill for horses not with copper coins, but with large blades.
"You are thoughtful." Yang Guang praised lightly. Liu Hongji turned to look at Li Xu and asked in a low voice again: "The friend who went with you to sell horses beyond the Great Wall is this strong man beside you?"
"Your Majesty, that's right!" Liu Hongji replied loudly, with an expression on his face that was neither humble nor arrogant.
He and Li Xu were both authentic northerners, with relatively large frames and both had practiced martial arts, so they looked much taller than ordinary people. The battle was about to begin, and what was most lacking in the army was strong men, so the Sui Emperor
Yang Guang was very pleased that the Emperor of Heaven was on the throne, and the emphasis was on the unparalleled virtues, so he must hold the two strong men in front of him and scanned them several times. Yang Guang turned around and whispered to Duan Wenzhen, Minister of the Ministry of War.
Said: "Duan Qing, do you know the crime?"
"My lord, I don't know what a big mistake I've made. Please make it clear!" Duan Wenzhen, Minister of the Ministry of War, was startled. He quickly left the class and stood in awe, respectfully asking for advice.
"If it hadn't been for Tang Gong's recommendation of talents, I would have missed two heroes today. As the Minister of the Ministry of War, you didn't notice that there were such loyal and upright people under your command. Isn't it a big mistake?" Yang Guang smiled and woke up the innocent Duan Wenzhen.
It turned out that Long Live was a joke. Duan Wenzhen raised his voice in an instant and his heart immediately returned to his stomach. He thought about it for a moment. He whispered to Yang Guang: "Reporting to your Majesty, I remember that the names of Sicang and Sicang were mentioned in the military book."
Lieutenant Commander Li Yuan has recommended them as brigade leaders and special generals, and the Ministry of War has sent a reply, but I don’t know if the reply has been sent to Huaiyuan in time!"
"Who is the leader of the brigade and who is the general?" Yang Guang nodded and continued to ask.
"I remember that the Ministry of War's approval is that Liu Hong and Liu Hongji will be generals, and Li Xu and Li Zhongjian will be brigade leaders!" Duan Wen reported clearly that the official positions awarded to Liu and Li by the court were based on the old Sui Dynasty rules, and the appointment of officials below the fifth rank was
The emperor has never asked about the scope of responsibilities of ministers and ministers, but today it is rare that the emperor is happy, so the ministers are not willing to go against Yang Guang's will and let Duan Wenzhen do whatever he wants.
"Liu Hongji, Li Zhongjian, well, the words are all good!" Yang Guang nodded, smiled and commented, thought for a while, and then said angrily, "Is it possible that my military rank in the Sui Dynasty has been fully fulfilled? General Liu is not only my right honorary servant, but also has
Thanks for your merits, why were you awarded such a small official position?"
"Your Majesty, both Liu Hongji and Li Xu were recommended by the Treasurer and Governor. I will have time to verify their talents in detail in the future!" Duan Wenzhen secretly looked at the Emperor in front of him and replied slowly to the Treasurer and Governor.
I was accidentally bitten severely by him
Liu Hongji was such an experienced man. Hearing the conversation between the monarch and his ministers, he quickly bowed again and declined modestly: "Your Majesty, the last general has no virtue and incompetence. The post of general who protects food and supplies is no longer useful. Please stay here temporarily."
High position, waiting for real talents"
"Oh!" Yang Guang was stunned. Since he succeeded to the throne, he had only seen someone who thought he was a junior official. He had never seen someone like Liu Hongji who thought it was too difficult to do something because of his high official status. After a moment of pondering, he already understood the reason.
Smiling and waving his hands, he said: "Tang Gong Li Yuan has been supervising food for me for half a year. He has worked hard and accomplished a lot, so he should be promoted. Besides, I just said that I will never forget my merits. Of course, I can't live up to my words. Dear ministers, do you think I should reward Li with what position?"
Your merits?"
Although this sentence was asked to everyone, the people who actually had the power to answer it were only Nayan Yangda and Su Wei, two senior officials with high positions. Previously, Liu Hongji could not be promoted. The two veterans already knew that it was because of him.
Because he was directly under Li Yuan, Li Yuan was the fifth-rank commander of the warehouse, and Liu Hongji was recommended by him to be the fifth-rank general. If Liu Hongji was promoted again but Li Yuan was not promoted, the management of the grain protection army would be in great chaos. I thought
After hearing this, Yang Da went out to work. He bowed to the emperor first, and then suggested loudly, "I believe that the Duke of Tang is dedicated to civil affairs and is diligent in common affairs. He should make up for the vacancy of the Wei Wei Shaoqing and the governor of Huaiyuan, Liucheng, and Yanjun."
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"Old minister seconded the proposal!" Nayan Suwei echoed loudly
Wei Wei Shaoqing is an official of the fourth rank. He is usually responsible for the management of ordnance and baggage. Li Yuan is the governor of the three places. This suggestion must be said to be prudent. Yang Guang thought for a while, and then accepted the suggestions of the two Nayans.
When he came down, he ordered people to draw up an imperial edict on the spot, and promoted Li Yuan, the treasurer and governor, to the post of Wei Wei Shaoqing for his role in supervising the food supply. He was in charge of the food and grass for the Eastern Expedition army.
Hearing the emperor's arrangement, Li Yuan quickly stood up from the end of the line of generals, thanked Yang Guang with military salutes, nodded, said a few words of praise, and then ordered him to return to work. Then, he turned his attention to Liu Hongji and Li Xu.
, asked with a smile: "Liu Qing, do you dare to accept my order like this?"
"General, I am willing to obey His Majesty's arrangements!" Liu Hongji quickly clasped his fists in salute and agreed loudly.
"Duan Qing, in your opinion, what position should Hongji be given?" Yang Guang smiled softly, turned his head and asked the Minister of War
"According to the merits reported in the military books, Liu Hongji first sacrificed horses, and later sacrificed his life to defend the granary and repel the dead soldiers of Goguryeo. After all his merits, he can be promoted to the rank of Chariot and Cavalry Commander!" Duan Wenzhen was very good at figuring out the emperor's thoughts and thought.
After thinking about it, he stepped forward to start playing.
"His father, Liu Sheng, was once a governor. He was known as the son of a virtuous and virtuous minister. He had the qualifications of a good general. The Chariot and Cavalry Superintendent was too young to reward his meritorious officials. Later, he was promoted to the Chariot and Cavalry General, and he was actually awarded the fifth rank of official title, and commanded Huaiyuan Town.
What do you think of the food protection officers and soldiers?" Yang Guang thought for a while and asked
"I think your Majesty handled it very appropriately!" Duan Wenzhen nodded in agreement.
"After seeing His Majesty treat a virtuous minister so kindly, who dares not to die for it!" Pei Ju, the Huangmen servant, came out to express his approval. He was the advocate of this campaign to conquer Goguryeo. The ministers who had always been favored by His Majesty the Emperor also expressed their approval when they saw him coming forward.
I agree that although the Chariot General and the Chariot Captain are both fifth-grade military positions, their power is very different. Some people don’t want to hinder it, but consider that Liu Hongji, the Chariot General, was personally appointed by the emperor. It won’t take long for him to be appointed or dismissed.
The general was no longer under the control of the Ministry of War, and he couldn't help but swallow back the objections that came to his lips.
In the envious eyes of everyone, Liu Hongji saluted, Xie En took the imperial edict with both hands, followed Pei Ju to the general stage, and was led to the end of the ranks of generals.
Li Yuan, who had slightly expressed his depression, turned his head with a smile and gave Liu Hongji a kind glance. Liu Hongji looked back at him. Both of them raised their eyebrows at the same time, and their satisfaction was beyond words.
Beside the general platform, Li Xu was the only one left at this moment. Without Liu Hongji as his guide, he was a little at a loss. Fortunately, the emperor was in a good mood today and did not mind his subjects making some ignorant mistakes. He carefully looked at the slightly dark-skinned man in front of him.
, a well-built young man, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty asked kindly: "I heard someone said that you once led a hundred cavalry to defeat two thousand dead soldiers of Goguryeo. Is this the case?"
"Your Majesty!" Li Xu imitated the way the ministers responded, clasping his fists in front of his chest and bowing to answer, "I accidentally hit you. I used a hundred cavalry to disperse more than 200 dead men in black and 2,000 in number. This is actually a rumor.
exaggerate!"
After listening to the conversation between the two, the civil and military ministers looked at each other one after another. They all arrived in Huaiyuan Town yesterday. Of course, they had never heard of this story. In addition to being surprised, they looked at Li Xu with a little more respect. Even his
The unfamiliar fist-holding posture seems to be much more pleasing to the eye.
"Oh?" Yang Guangyou exclaimed in surprise. Obviously, this was an answer he had not expected. He turned to look at the phalanx of Zuowuwei soldiers and asked in a low voice: "Li Qing, I also heard that you
I once defeated General Qian Shixiong in a martial arts competition. Is this true?"
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, General Qian, it was General Qian who deliberately asked me to take action. General Qian couldn't even walk three times to see me!" Li Xu's face suddenly turned red and he explained loudly that he had followed Qian Shixiong's example.
After nearly a month of martial arts, he already knew how big the gap was between himself and his opponent. Therefore, he would not dare to accept the title of winner of the martial arts competition under any circumstances.
Seeing the young man in front of him blushing to his neck, Yang Guang felt that he was simple and cute. He was so happy that he wanted to give him a big surprise, but he didn't know what kind of official position would be more suitable for this young man.
At the age of sixteen, he was born as a commoner. The official position he was given was too big, and it would have caused criticism from the officials, but it was too young, and he was ashamed of it. He thought about it again and again, until Li Xu waited until his heart began to tremble.
, he suddenly remembered a key question, raised his voice suddenly, and asked: "Since your surname is Li, are you and Tang Gong the same clan?"
"Your Majesty, the last general. According to the genealogy of Tang Gong, the last general and Tang Gong are the juniors of Tang Gong!" Li Xu thought about it and decided to answer truthfully. Ever since he joined the food protection army camp, everyone has regarded him as Tang Gong Li Yuan's nephew.
After taking advantage of his son for a long time, Li Xu could not help but feel recognized in his heart for this unwarranted extra affection.
"I didn't expect that the Li family would have another talented person!" Yang Guang laughed and commented loudly.
After hearing His Majesty the Emperor's hearty laughter, Li Yuan hurriedly left the office and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, although Zhong Jian and Wei Chen are from the same clan, they are far apart. They have never met each other before. It was only when he was in the army that I found out.
He is a junior minister!"
"Well, no matter whether he is your junior or not, he is a rare talent, especially this frankness. I love Duan Qing very much. If there is any shortage in the food protection army, I can give Li Lu the leader to fill in the right one. I will go into battle."
Father and son, don't separate him from Li Shaoqing!"
"Li Zhongjian is a son of a good family. He has the merits of sacrificing horses, training troops, and defeating sneak attackers. If the three merits are accumulated, he should be promoted to the rank of captain of the food protection school!" Duan Wenzhen looked at Yang Guang and then looked at him again.
Li Yuan, start playing carefully
"It's a pity that this child's surname is Li!" Nayan, Yang Da and others couldn't help but shake their heads after listening to Duan Wenzhen's suggestion.
, I’m afraid there will be another young general in the court from now on.
Since the founding of the Sui Dynasty, martial arts have been illustrious. From princes and nobles to ordinary people, everyone is proud of practicing martial arts. Over the decades, young generals have made great achievements and have always been the story of the government and the public. The former king of Jin, the general Yang Shuang, and later Luo Yi and Bu Lupin
, if another Li Zhongjian comes out and returns from his expedition to Goryeo, the daughters of many families will have another target to choose from.
"What a pity!" Duguxue, the Minister of Justice, also lamented in his heart. Liu Hongji, who was also a warrior who sacrificed his horse, did not forget his old master and was a loyal man in the eyes of the emperor. Li Xu got exactly the opposite result just because he had the same surname as Li Yuan. This Tianwei
, it’s really a bit unpredictable!
"This kid, it's a good thing that I remind him to pay attention to his words!" In the ranks of military commanders, the old general Mai Tiezhang kept sighing in his heart. Telling the truth is a virtue, but the first priority in officialdom is to curl up the tongue to communicate with others. This skill cannot be learned.
, he will never be able to stand up in the officialdom. After thinking about it, the old general felt relieved again. This kid is as good as jade, and his position is too high. It may not be a good thing for him. If he gets more experience below, he might achieve even greater achievements in the future.
"Your Majesty, I would like to thank your Majesty for your great kindness!" Under the complicated gazes of everyone, Li Xu, who had no idea that he had been ups and downs in the officialdom, happily thanked His Majesty the Emperor. Holding the imperial edict with the ink marks still wet, he couldn't help but feel excited.
I finally became a school captain. Although I am an auxiliary soldier, I cannot compare with the Tigers and Horses. After all, this is a good start.
All roads start with the first step. Without the first step, there is no ending. With heartfelt gratitude, the young man thought smugly.
