"Your Majesty..." Yi Zong walked into the palace and bowed respectfully: "Your Majesty, I am fortunate to have lived up to my command..."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but shed tears.
Half of it is true, but half of it is pretend.
Liu Che looked at his brother-in-law and was filled with emotions.
A young bandit whom I picked up in Hedong back then is actually the top general of the Han family today.
After the Battle of Mayi, his cavalry general was firmly established. Even if he was further promoted to a cavalry general or a guard general, it would not be impossible to obtain the qualifications to open a palace and establish a tooth.
However, Liu Che did not intend to let him rise too quickly.
This is considered in terms of time.
It will take at least five years for Wei Qing to reach adulthood.
Now he is probably just a slave boy herding sheep on the hillside of Pingyang County. Every day he is struggling with the question of whether he will have enough to eat tomorrow.
As for Huo Qubing...
It would be at least eight years before he was born.
Before these two twin stars appeared, Liu Che still needed Yi Zong and the new generation of generals to hold up the Han Dynasty.
Of course, it is not necessary for Wei Qinghuo to cure his illness.
However, using these two people is more reliable than promoting and training new people by yourself.
After all, they can succeed 100%.
As for training other newcomers, it all depends on luck.
Therefore, Liu Che has been careful not to pay too much attention to Pingyang County. In fact, he did not even send eunuchs and embroidered guards to Pingyang.
He never asked about the promotion, appointment and dismissal of officials in Pingyang, leaving it to the decisions of the ministers below.
I am just afraid of the butterfly effect and what will happen.
If Huo Qubing died, he would cry.
Moreover, Liu Che has always felt that the existing generals are not as good as Wei Qing and Huo Qubing.
Although he knows that this is actually a kind of emotion.
Just like people always dwell on the good things of the past.
As the saying goes, clothes are not as good as new, and people are not as good as old.
But from another perspective, placing hope in "Huo Qubing and Wei Qing" is also a practical need.
The current generation of generals such as Yi Zong seem to have delivered a very good answer in Mayi.
But in another ten or twenty years.
The current Cenozoic Era will turn into the Mesozoic Era, and may even become corrupt and degenerate.
The country needs new blood to join.
Just as Zhou Yafu rose up ten years ago and led the Han army into the era of disciplined combat, now Yi Zong rises up and announces the arrival of the cavalry era.
What about ten years from now?
That will definitely be a new era.
New generals are needed to carry the banner of a strong army.
"My hussar general is back..." Although he was planning to find a spare tire for Yi Zong in his heart, Liu Che stood up happily on the surface. He stepped down easily with great affection and helped Yi Zong: "You have not let me down.
I and my righteous concubine hope to behead Yin Zhixie for me, to comfort the ministers and generals who have died in the fifty-six years since Pingcheng, and to have made great contributions to the country. I have ordered Sima Xiangru to be your hussar.
"Ode" means to praise and spread the praises of your achievements so that the whole world will know about them!"
It is a tradition of the Liu family to desperately win over and unite generals and ministers who are useful to them.
This was the case from the beginning of the war against Liu Bang. When a certain minister was useful to the Emperor Liu, he would simply ask for and get anything he asked of him, and he could not wait to praise him to heaven.
But once this minister loses his use value...
Especially when he is still seeking death...
Take Han Xin for example.
For example, Peng Yue.
These are all good examples.
Of course, as long as you don't seek death, you generally won't have that fate.
Moreover, as the Liu family has developed to the present, the means and methods of controlling ministers have been constantly innovated, eliminating many early drawbacks and problems.
Basically, you can remove a certain minister from his duties with a smile, while the other minister will kneel down and kowtow in gratitude.
When Yi Zong heard this, he was really overjoyed.
He is in high spirits now and will not think about Han Xin or Peng Yue.
Because there is no comparison.
Han Xin and Peng Yue were just relying on their own troops, which was too much of a threat.
As for his men, except for a few personal soldiers, they did not have the emperor's tiger talisman or edict, and he could not even command a single pawn.
On the contrary, he now has a good role model.
His mentor Zhou Yafu.
After Zhou Yafu fought in the Battle of Wu and Chu, he was promoted to prime minister due to his merit, which can be said to be the pinnacle of his life.
And he was also planning to follow in Zhou Yafu's footsteps and do something like this.
more importantly……
For Yi Zong, the size of his official position and title are not important.
What matters is the future of the eldest son of the emperor!
As long as the eldest son of the emperor can grow up smoothly and become the crown prince.
Are the Yi family still afraid that they will have no future?
Now the emperor has expressed his intention to write "Ode to the Hussars" for him.
This is the highest honor for a military commander and the reward he most desires.
This reward is even better than sealing 10,000 households!
Why?
Look at the ancient history, who are the people who can make the emperor order to eulogize the military ministers?
Yin Jifu! Namjoong!
Once this ode to the hussar is released, and in line with the results of Mayi's battle, his adopted family will immediately become the target of the heroes of the world.
He can take this opportunity to cultivate his nephew's wings and support his team.
Then wait for the opportunity.
This opportunity will appear at any time.
After hearing the emperor's commendation, Yi Zong immediately paid his respects and said: "I have done so little and I dare not compete with the sages. Please take back my order..."
This necessary act of giving in must still be done.
Liu Che naturally understood this game aristocrat. He took Yi Zong's hand and said: "The hussar has worked hard and made great achievements. It is natural for him to be praised!"
Only Liu Che understood that Liu Bingyi's chances were actually greater than those of all his future brothers. Unless something unexpected happened, the position of crown prince would basically be determined by Liu Bingyi.
the reason is simple.
Queen Chen Ajiao cannot give birth to a child.
Just like the current Empress Dowager Bo.
This is the Liu family's curse. Almost all emperors who were born in deep palaces and succeeded successfully will face the misfortune of the queen's infertility.
For example, Liu Che's father's queen, Empress Bo, Liu Che's own empress Chen, and historically, Emperor Zhao's empress Shangguan, Emperor Cheng's empress Zhao, and Emperor Ai's empress Wang were all like this.
Regarding such supernatural events, Liu Che could only shrug his shoulders and recognize the reality.
Of course, Liu Bing did not completely settle on the crown prince or the crown prince.
Liu Che had very strict requirements for his successors.
Before he became the crown prince, he had to prove to Liu Che that he had at least the ability to manage a county of thirty counties, and he had to manage it well.
If he fails to meet even this condition and becomes a prince, sooner or later he will be overthrown by his brothers.
It may even lead to political turmoil and national crisis.
Liu Che was not the kind of emperor who would use personal feelings to deal with the country and the country.
If he likes a certain son, Liu Che will give him a big feudal kingdom and countless wealth.
But I won't let him chase the ducks and do things he can't do.
A stupid thing like Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty only happened once! (To be continued.)
