Chapter 789: Shen Tang's invitation, the award is finalized
Chapter 789: Shen Tang’s request, the reward is finalized
"Shen Tang, you will sit in Chengdu Mansion for me. As long as you need it, whether it is soldiers, horses, food, grass or money, I will fully support you! And I will recuperate and strengthen our national strength! When all preparations are in place, we will When the Song Dynasty took back Nanjing Road!"
Zhao Shen said excitedly.
Shen Tang nodded slightly, and then said to Zhao Shen very solemnly, "Your Majesty, I should do my best, but I need to ask your Majesty to promise me something first!"
"No matter what, as long as I can do it, I won't let you do anything!"
Zhao Shen said happily.
"Your Majesty, please trust me!"
Shen Tang spoke in a condensed voice.
Zhao Shen was slightly surprised, "You are my humerus minister, of course I can trust you!"
Shen Tang did not raise his head, but continued, "Your Majesty, I am in charge of the Chengdu Palace at a young age, and my colleagues in the court will definitely have a lot of gossip!"
Before Zhao Shen could speak, Shen Tang said with a bit of haste, "If we want to achieve our goal, the soldiers and horses of the Chengdu Mansion must naturally be dispatched by the ministers, and there can't even be too many constraints! In this case, colleagues in the DPRK and the Central Government will not be able to control the ministers. My suspicion will never be less, let alone end! I’m afraid, it won’t be long before someone will join me and lead my troops to respect myself, and it’s not an exaggeration to even say that I am the king of the land!”
"In addition, the attack on Tubo cannot be carried out openly. Not only does it require a certain amount of confidentiality, but it also takes a very long time! However, this kind of thing cannot be kept secret forever. Once others know about it, I will definitely be punished by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. Criticism! I am willing to sacrifice myself, but the opportunity is rare. Once it fails, it will be extremely difficult for Your Majesty to achieve his goal again in the future."
Shen Tang's words made Zhao Shen think deeply. Shen Tang was not unfounded. The reason why Wang Huaizhen was replaced before was because someone participated in Shen Tang's performance.
So, if Shen Tang is given greater rights, will other people really have no objections?
When the time comes, will you be able to persevere in the face of the civil and military backlash from Manchuria?
How long can it last?
This is not something that can be achieved with a simple promise!
After pondering for a long time, Zhao Shen finally said, "Shen Tang, I believe in you!"
"All the troops and horses of the Chengdu Prefecture are at your disposal. There is no need to go through the Privy Council or the Zhongshu Province. You can report it directly to me! If any of the military generals, below the fifth rank, disobeys orders, you will punish them." You can kill first and report later! You can act arbitrarily on the use of troops against Tubo. You only need to report and let me know afterwards.
I will suppress all the music in the court for you. I just hope that you will not betray my trust in you!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness! Your Majesty trusts you, and I will repay it with my life!"
Shen Tang bows to the room!
Finally, the temptation of Nanjing Road was greater than anything else, so Zhao Shen gave Shen Tang an unimaginable promise, and even promised to give him a secret order when he went to Chengdu.
Looking at the more than ten generations of emperors in the Song Dynasty and more than a hundred years of history, I am afraid that no emperor of the Song Dynasty has ever given such trust to his ministers.
Shen Tang was naturally very excited. As long as Zhao Shen could do what he said, he would definitely give Zhao Shen unimaginable rewards.
Zhao Shen left, with joy, longing, and maybe a little worry! However, Zhao Shen was satisfied with the conversation between him and Shen Tang tonight, even though it was slightly different from the purpose of his coming!
On the second day, the general officer awards for the Battle of Chengdu Prefecture were carried out again!
Other generals naturally have rules to follow, but for the chief generals headed by Shen Tang and others, the reward caused an uproar!
Shao Hongyuan was granted the title of earl, and he was ordered by the emperor to organize the Shiquan Army with 20,000 troops, stationed in Shiquan, northwest of Chengdu Fulu Road. Bian Xi was granted the title of earl, and led the original Zaoyang Army, with 20,000 troops, stationed in Tonghua, Weizhou.
Xin Qiji was granted the title of earl, and he took the original Xin family army with 20,000 troops and stationed in Yongkang to replace the previous Yongkang army!
In addition, Shen Tang was granted the titles of General Huaihua, Bachelor of Longtuge, and Marquis of Zhongwu! He had the right to know the roads and pacify envoy of Chengdu Prefecture and concurrently served as the prefect of Chengdu Prefecture!
In addition, it was announced at the same time that the Huai'an army originally stationed in the Huai'an area on Tongchuan Fulu Road would be dispatched to garrison at Diaomen Village in Yazhou, Chengdu Fulu Road!
Although the rewards and assignments given to Shao Hongyuan and others are surprising, they are still appropriate.
Several people contributed a lot in the battle of Chengdu Prefecture, and being granted the title of a small earl was not considered a reward. As for dispatching four large armies to sit on the border of Chengdu Prefecture, it was not surprising because of the sudden invasion of Tibet this time.
After all, there were quite a few troops stationed in Chengdu Prefecture originally. Bian Xi and others basically just replaced the original guard generals. At most, they had one more Huai'an army.
However, regarding the reward given to Shen Tang, although everyone knew that Shen Tang took the lead in this battle and logically deserved a generous reward, but when the imperial edict was actually announced, everyone was still shocked.
General Huaihua and bachelor of Longtuge are genuine third-grade men! Moreover, they are both civil and military. At least in the current court, no one has received such an honor, not even Zhang Jun, Shi Hao and others. .
Next, is the title of Marquis!
Shen Tang has only been in the court for two years. It is true that he has meritorious service, but he was directly awarded the title of Marquis. Even if there is no word hereditary, it is enough to shock people!
However, speaking of it, although the reward above is exaggerated, it is not unacceptable.
What is really puzzling and shocking is that Shen Tang was appointed as the comfort envoy of Chengdu Fulu!
The Pacifier is in charge of military and political power, especially since all the troops and horses are under the command of the Pacifier, he definitely has great power!
There were actually rumors like this when Shen Tang just returned. However, not long ago, it was almost confirmed that it was basically impossible for Shen Tang to be appointed as the pacifier.
After all, there are almost no secrets in the palace. Maybe not many people know what the Supreme Emperor said to Zhao Shen, but the changes in the Supreme Emperor's attitude and Zhao Shen's attitude are extremely obvious.
However, who would have thought that at this last moment, Zhao Shen would change his attention?
In the bright hall, everyone was silent! All the officials at the rear were fixating their eyes on the figures in front.
In their minds, even if Zhao Shen made such a decision, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty would never agree! However, if no important officials spoke at this time, ordinary officials would naturally not dare to speak out rashly.
However, everyone's necks felt sore from watching, but in the end they remained silent.
No matter whether it was Zhang Jun who originally supported Shen Tang, Shi Hao who was neutral, or even the officials who originally strongly opposed it, they were all silent, and no one spoke out to oppose it.