The next day, Yun personally went out of the city to greet Lan Zhen and others at the pier. Lan Zhen and others were so moved that they hurriedly knelt down and said they did not dare. Yun naturally said that this was the proper intention to welcome the meritorious officials back, but Lan Zhen kept saying no. dare.
After being greeted at the pier, the lower-ranking generals went home respectively, and Lan Zhen and others came to the Qianqing Palace with Yun. Yun asked in detail about the battle of India. After all, the words written on the memorials are always not as good as what they heard. The words seemed vivid. They had already prepared for this. Immediately You Wen and Yang Feng successively talked about the process of the Battle of India. What they said had already been carefully considered by the master, making the already ups and downs of the Battle of India even more magnificent. Yun regretted hearing this and felt that he should have conquered India in person.
However, after calming down a little, Yun gave up the idea. The son of a rich man could not sit down in court. Attacking India this time was indeed dangerous at times, and he could not take such a risk; besides, it would take too long to lead troops to attack India, and India was far away. Ming Dynasty is far away, and he doesn't know how many things will be delayed. He can't make such a mistake.
"Your Majesty, His Highness King Min, His Highness King Su and His Highness Prince Pu have been away from the fiefdom for a long time. They will return to the feudal clan once and will come to Beijing to pay homage to Your Majesty in a few days." Yang Feng said again.
"They came here to ask for credit from me and ask for something later, right?" Yun said with a smile. "But it doesn't matter even if they think so. If they make contributions, I will naturally reward them."
"The same goes for you," Yun turned to them and said: "Lan Qing, Yang Qing, Cao Qing, Song Qing, you led troops to India and made great achievements, I will also reward you. Lan Zhen, Yang Feng, Cao Xing ,Song Tingfeng!"
The four people knelt down quickly. "Lan Zhen, as the commander-in-chief of the expedition to India, you have made great contributions to conquering India. I appointed Ai Qing as the Taibao, and was promoted to the rank of Doctor Ronglu, promoted to the rank of Doctor Guanglu, and awarded the title of Right Pillar. The country will benefit from five hundred stones!"
"I thank your Majesty for your grace." Lan Zhen kowtowed hurriedly and said with a smile that could not be hidden on his face. Taibao, Taishi and Taifu were the highest official positions in the dynasty, and Tejin Guanglu was the highest-ranking official awarded to ministers. Rank, Zuo Zhuguo is the highest military honor awarded to military commanders. In addition, he inherited the dukedom of Liang Kingdom and held the actual position of the Governor-General. From all aspects, he has achieved all the honors he can. A very respectable person.
"Yang Feng, Aiqing, as the deputy general of the army, has made great achievements in successive battles with the Indian soldiers. I appointed Aiqing as Shaobao, and promoted him to a first-grade honorary doctor. He was promoted to a Guanglu doctor, and was awarded the title of Army Protector. He was granted the title of longevity. Zhouhou."
"Cao Xing, Ai Qing is the deputy general of the first army..., I appointed Ai Qing as a young master, promoted to a first-grade Ronglu doctor, promoted to a Guanglu doctor, awarded the title of Army Guard, and conferred the title of Duke of Zhao, with a salary of five hundred stones. "
"In the Song Dynasty, Aiqing was the general who commanded the army..., I appointed Aiqing as the Crown Prince and Tutor, a second-grade hussar general, a general of Jinwu, a general of dragon and tiger, a guard of the army, and a salary of five hundred stones. ."
"I thank your Majesty for your kindness." Yang Feng, Cao Xing and Song kowtowed one after another, with joy on their faces. Yang Feng was promoted from a low-level title just because of his consort to a marquis in one fell swoop. The promotion was so fast, naturally Happy; Cao Xing promoted the title of Marquis of Jingchuan passed down from his father to Duke of the Kingdom, and the same was true. Song's title was not improved, and his rank and military honors were slightly lower than others, but he led troops to fight more battles than Cao Xing and Yang Feng Much less, and I am satisfied with such a reward.
"Later, I will order someone to prepare an imperial edict and issue it. The imperial edict will naturally describe the achievements of several beloved ministers in detail, and there will also be rewards such as wealth and treasures, so I won't go into details. Other soldiers who have made meritorious services,
I will also reward you as appropriate." Yun said again.
"How can I ask for any extravagant treasures?" Cao Xing said with a smile: "To be honest with your Majesty, I also got some wealth after conquering the city in the Indian expedition, so I don't need any reward from your Majesty."
"How could I not know that several of my dear friends also obtained wealth in India? It's just that the wealth you obtained in India was yourselves, and the court had to reward it. However, in this case, I ordered them to have less money when drafting the imperial edict.
Write some gold and silver, and more rare treasures." Yun said again.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." they said again.
It was already noon. Yun said a few more words to them, and finally said: "Today I should have left the four beloved ladies to have dinner in the palace, but I may not have seen the eldest son of the emperor for a long time. If I want to talk to him, I can only
In a few days, I will invite the four dearest ladies to have dinner with me."
"Your Majesty, how can you do this? I don't dare to accept it." Lan Zhen and others immediately said.
"Why shouldn't you take this seriously?" Yun said with a smile, "It's just that I'm really not free today."
"I'll take my leave," Lan Zhen and others said again.
"Lan Qing, Cao Qing, Yang Qing, and Song Qing, please step aside. Especially you, Yang Qing, Zhongshan has been thinking of you. I heard yesterday that you can return to Beijing today, and I have already ordered my servants to prepare.
"Lan Qing, Guang Ling has been thinking of you in the palace. You will come to the palace tomorrow." Yun said.
"I will go home immediately." Yang Feng promised, which immediately caused Cao Xing and Song to laugh.
After that, they left. Yun picked up the teacup and took a sip. Feeling relaxed, he sat down on his seat and said to his son Wen, "How do you feel about your father rewarding them just now?"
"It is not easy to reward meritorious officials." Wen expressed his thoughts. "Giving different rewards to people who have made different contributions is only one aspect. There are also how to reward meritorious officials, when to announce the rewards, and what methods to use to communicate.
They said it was also something that needed to be considered."
"It's not that complicated." Yun said with a smile: "The reason why I treat them like this is because Cao Xing once saved your father's life, Yang Feng once served as a guard, and Lan Zhen and I were very familiar with each other many years ago.
, so I treat them differently. If you don’t have such friendship with your fellow ministers in the vassal state, you don’t have to be like this. Just treat the soldiers under your command equally. Of course, it doesn’t matter if your attitude towards Han Chinese and Indians is different.”
"Yes, father." Wen agreed.
"Okay, it's getting late, let's go to Chengqian Palace. Your mother and Yue miss you very much, and you haven't seen your son Zunnuo yet. He is now more than a week old and can stagger
He can walk and talk."
"Zunnuo." When he mentioned his son, Wen Dun also became excited. This was his first child, a person connected to him by blood. When he learned the good news of his son's birth in India, he was so excited that he jumped out of bed.
, and almost fell to the ground. At this time, I was still able to sit on the chair, which was an improvement compared to then.
"Haha, you are much more excited than when father saw the child for the first time. Well, father won't say anything more to you. Let's go to Chengqian Palace together." Yun said as he stood up and took him to the harem together.
go.
It goes without saying that Wen met his mother, wife and children. In short, Wen, his mother, wife and children were very happy, and the three generations talked intimately and tenderly. However, Yun saw his first grandson again after a few days.
Reading the article, I felt a little warm and at the same time wondered if I was already old? 'No, I am only thirty-six years old this year. Even if I am in vain, I am only thirty-seven years old. I am not old at all.' He himself quickly denied what he had just said.
idea.
Wen stayed in the capital for nearly five months. It was not until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the next year that Xiang Yun proposed to return to the fief. Yun asked, "Is there anything you need from father?"
"Father, I don't need other sons. I just ask my father to give his son more people." Wen replied: "There are many indigenous people in Bangladesh. If there are too few Han people, even if the son can secure the throne, he will be completely controlled by the local people.
Aboriginal people. In order for the vassal state to be able to direct them, there must be many Han people."
As Wen lived in Bengal for a long time, he felt more and more that his father's original strategy of 'Han and Indian divided system, superficially equal' was correct. His ministers were divided into Han and Indian sides, and as the king, he could be the third party on his own.
, thus forming the most stable triangle. He does not have to worry about being usurped by others, even if there is no Ming Dynasty behind him. Just to make this triangle stable, it will not be possible without a large enough Han population, so he has to ask
The father asked for the population.
"Father can't give you too many Han people. You also know how many places ask for people from father now." Yun said. But before Wen Yao spoke again, he added: "But father can give you a lot that can be used as
A person used by the Han people."
"Father, what do you mean by someone who can be regarded as a Han Chinese?" Wen couldn't understand this sentence.
"For example, in Yue Fan, Su Fan, Song Fan and other places, the natives understand Chinese. The appearance of the natives in these places is not much different from the Han people. If they can speak Chinese, others can't tell whether they are Han people. But
They are not Han people and cannot be trusted locally. But if they are sent to other places, such as India, they will be even more different from the local Indians and will unconsciously move closer to the Han people. So my father said that they can be treated as
Used by the Han people."
"The princes of Nanyang are not willing to let such a person go, right?" Wen said. Even if such a person cannot be trusted as a Han people, he is still very useful in ruling the natives.
"Of course they have to be replaced by Han Chinese."
"Then why not just give the Han people to your son?"
"Because we were originally going to transport Han people to the vassal states in Nanyang, but now we just have to replace one more local person. If we give all the Han people to you, Nanyang will be gone." Yun explained.
"My son understands." Wen hurriedly agreed.
"For these people, you have to give them the same treatment as the Han people. They will be given as many acres of land as the Han people are given. There can be no discrimination. These people cannot be allowed to stick together. They must be broken up and distributed to different places." Yun also asked.
A few words. Wen agreed one by one.
"If there are no other instructions, my son will resign." After Yun finished giving instructions, Wen saw that he didn't seem to have any other instructions, so he said.
"Wen." Yun stood up at this time, walked to his side and said: "Wen, this is my farewell. My father will only see you once every few years. You are getting older. From now on, you must manage well in Bangladesh."
As for your own fiefdom, my father and your mother will also be happy when they hear in the capital that you are managing the fiefdom prosperously."
"Father." Hearing this, Wen's eyes turned red. Yun treated the children very well. Not only was he very concerned about their daily life, but he also took them with him and taught them since they were young. Wen was the eldest son, so he received more care than other sons.
, teaching more. At this time, I understood that it would be difficult to see my father again in the future. I couldn't help but feel tears and leaned in my father's arms.
The father and son stayed like this for a while, and Yun patted his shoulder lightly and said: "Okay, you are older now, so don't be as clingy as you were when you were a child. And your mother is more reluctant to let you go than I am, so you have to think
How to say goodbye to your mother."
"My son knows." Wen straightened up and agreed.
Of course, holding Qin was more reluctant than Yun to leave Wen, but she also knew that her son had to return to the fiefdom and could not stay in the capital forever. After crying once, she began to help her son prepare the daily things he would take with him to Bangladesh.
On the 22nd of the first lunar month, Wen boarded the ship and left the capital with his wife Chang Yue and son Zunnuo, returning to Bangladesh.
