Chapter 1411: The question of reward, the king's flattery
Chapter 1411: The issue of rewards, the flattery of royal power
"I don't know if that girl can come back with her husband this time! If she can come back, it is estimated that the baby in my sister's arms will be born by then! Our Shen family has two more babies at once, which can be considered a branch of business. Got it!"
Mu Yu said slowly.
Wanyan Yue on the side looked at Xiangling's swollen belly and blinked. Not long ago, her mother sent a letter and she also wanted to hold her grandson!
"By the way, haven't the snow candy cakes we brought from the North have arrived? Please send them to Lin'an quickly! That girl Ling'er is alone in Lin'an now. I don't know how boring she is, but after all, Ling'er is... It’s hard for us to talk to people from the royal family!”
Xiangling said.
Although Shen Tang has never returned, a letter has made the whole Shen family a little happy! However, joy and sorrow are always relative, just like Zhao Shen at this moment, his mood is going up and down like a roller coaster.
Ever since the news of the great victory in Xiangyang came, Zhao Shen felt that he was walking a little more lightly.
Listening to the flattering voices of civil and military officials every day, I feel more and more that it feels good to be an emperor!
Listen to what those people said!
Comparing himself to the ancestors of the Tang Dynasty and Han Dynasty, and to Taizu Taizong, as for the title of the sage king, the king of Zhongxing, and the king of the prosperous age, it is even more free!
It's not bad to think about it. It has been one or two hundred years since the founding of the Song Dynasty. However, since Taizu Taizong, there have been only a handful of great victories in the Central Plains against the northern grassland peoples! Of course, some people have said that the Song Dynasty Although they have been losing ground, their winning rate against the northern peoples is extremely high.
Zhao Shen didn't know how others felt when they heard these words. He himself just felt ashamed! His own family knew their own affairs, how could the so-called victory in the mouths of these civil servants be said?
The northern peoples were on the offensive side most of the time. The Song Dynasty defended the city, but the enemy troops were unable to attack and had to withdraw. Can this be considered a great victory?
Throughout the history of the Song Dynasty, except for Han Qi, Wang Anshi, Di Qing and Yue Fei, there are indeed very few people who can truly win in head-to-head battles in the field!
But this time, not to mention other things, the Jin soldiers directly dispatched nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses, and their momentum was no weaker than Wanyan Liang's southern expedition! However, Shen Tang first went north to Fengxiang Mansion, faced the Jin soldiers with a great victory, and then sent troops to Xiangyang , defeated the Jin soldiers and regained the Suizhou area! No matter how you say it or look at it, it is definitely a great victory in the entire history of the Song Dynasty.
Shen Tang, the commander-in-chief of the army, was not only ordered by Zhao Shen personally to ask the prince to go to the North to invite him back, but he also personally went to Lianli City to appoint him! Zhao Shen was extremely honored!
Therefore, in the past few days, he has been urging the ministers in the court to negotiate rewards for Shen Tang and the generals as soon as possible!
As for Shen Tang's promotion of Tong Chuan and Li Jinglong, and his demotion of Xin Feiguang, although there were some objections in the court, but now that Shen Tang has won a great victory, with the support of Zhao Shen and the words of Shi Hao and others, there is no such thing. No matter what setbacks there were, we passed through them directly.
The only thing that made Zhao Shen a little unhappy was the reward given to Shen Tang.
It is not difficult to award rewards to other generals. For generals from the Chengdu and Lizhou factions, they should be rewarded with some financial rewards and their grades should be raised by half a level. Those without titles should be rewarded with some low-level titles. Those with grades should be rewarded. Appropriately upgrade some levels and reward the wife and mother at home. Basically, there will be little opposition.
Although many people do not want to see all the generals under Shen Tang promoted, but now the credit is obvious. If they do not award rewards, it will also chill the hearts of all the generals. Therefore, after some discussion, it is basically With a unified opinion, now we are waiting for the Ministry of Rites to draw up the final reward, and Zhao Shen will issue the decree.
As for Shen Tang, in Zhao Shen's opinion, for such a great achievement, it would not be unusual to directly add the title of Chief Minister (Deputy Prime Minister). After all, Shen Tang is now in the third rank, which is more of a comfort. It is natural for him to be entrusted with the title of governor and to participate in political affairs.
In addition, Zhao Shen is also thinking about raising Shen Tang's title by one or two.
Speaking of the titles of the Song Dynasty, it can be said to be complicated or complicated, and it can be said to be simple or simple! Generally speaking, there are twelve ranks in total, from king level, heir king, county king to the lowest level founding male.
Among these twelve grades, there are counties, counties, and food towns, including the actual and actual food towns.
However, Shen Tang’s original Marquis Zhongwu was only ranked ninth among the twelve ranks, among the founding marquises of the country, and his seat was only a false title!
Although it is not easy to enfeoff even the lowest-ranking founding county magistrate, it is reasonable to improve the rank slightly and then enshrine a thousand households in the city.
However, the people above the court were strongly opposed to this, and even people from Shi Hao's group did not absolutely support it!
The first reason is that although Shen Tang came from a serious imperial examination background, he has always been in the military. Many civil servants directly regarded Shen Tang as a military commander, which made it so easy for Qiu Ba, who was like a mud-legged person, to be promoted. How could they be willing to accept the title?
The second reason is that because of Shen Tang's age, seniority matters are not rare at any time, even in the court.
If we talk about Shen Tang's achievements, they are numerous, and the ministers do not deny this.
However, how many years has it been since Shen Tang became an official?
Moreover, Shen Tang has just passed his prime years! As the saying goes, a hairless mouth means a weak performance. The most important thing is that among the big shots in the court, especially those with titles, which one is not tough? Almost a lifetime?
If Shen Tang were to directly grant him the title of Duke or Marquis at this age, he would be stronger than them in his whole life. How could he be embarrassed by these favors?
What's more, he directly refuted Zhao Shen by saying that he would be granted no seal in the future! As a result, the reward for Shen Tang has been discussed for several days, but there is still no result.
"Hmph, these people, do you really think I don't know what their plans are?
Although Shen Tang is young, his merits are great, but they are not enough to confer a title! However, if I do not confer such a great contribution, how can I appease the hearts of the soldiers?
Who else will work hard for me in the future?"
In the palace garden, Zhao Shen was still furious!
Wang Quan on the side smiled and said, "Speaking of which, Mr. Shen is indeed a capable person. In addition, if you can meet a wise king like your majesty, the friendship between the king and his ministers will be passed down through the ages in the future! Although the old slave doesn't know it, A few words, but I also know that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty conferred Huo Qubing as a champion! Think about it, isn’t this Master Shen Tang the Huo Qubing given to His Majesty by God?"
"Huo Qubing conquered the south and conquered the north, and Han Wu finally became an emperor for eternity. The old slave thought that in the future, your majesty's name will definitely be more saintly than that of Emperor Wu of Han, and it will also be passed down to future generations along with the history books!"