Chapter four hundred and eighty seventh celebration and performance
When Lin Ze, who had made a small gain, appeared at the Hangu Pass with an army of 10,000, the soldiers at the pass spontaneously burst into cheers.
Many of the soldiers had envious expressions on their faces. How they hoped that they would be the ones to follow Lin Ze to kill the enemy and perform meritorious deeds.
After Lin Ze entered the pass, he announced two things in front of the entire army: First, all the soldiers in the pass were divided into two teams, and a celebration party would be held tonight and tomorrow night respectively, and monster meat and wine would be available to reward the three armies.
Second, he gave the army he was pursuing an independent designation, the "Death Army," and placed it under his direct jurisdiction, with preferential treatment. From now on, the Death Army would select warriors from ordinary soldiers from time to time.
When these two news spread, the joyful atmosphere in the pass reached its peak. The young men who had experienced the war began to brag to each other about how brave and fearless they had been, and even said that they would definitely join the death army and enjoy more.
Good treatment.
Lin Ze's sudden idea suddenly increased Qianyuan's workload a lot. Fortunately, he served as the logistics chief many times. In addition, he selected many people from among the prisoners, and the number of civilians under him increased.
It took a lot of training to be able to cope with it.
Leaving aside the celebrations, Lin Ze arranged for a team of people to take tens of thousands of rebel heads to Chang'an to pray for himself and his soldiers.
As the saying goes, working hard and not talking about it is a fool's errand. If you have made great achievements, you must publicize it. Otherwise, how can you control their needs for materials and resources?
Just rely on your mouth? Don't be kidding, Lin Ze can't spit out lotus flowers.
Lin Ze not only wanted to publicize his achievements, but also took the opportunity to convey a message to everyone in Chang'an City that he was the only one who could suppress the rebellion.
Of course, it is not easy for this concept to be deeply rooted in people's hearts. Lin Ze is not in a hurry, as long as everything can move forward according to the trajectory he set.
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At the court meeting in Chang'an, Hu Hai held the victory report written by Lin Ze himself and laughed heartily: "Okay, Lin Shaofu is indeed my loyal minister. In just twenty days, he defeated the rebels twice and killed nine enemies.
Ten thousand, capture 70,000, frighten the rebels and increase the power of Qin, so they should be rewarded."
After hearing this, the ministers couldn't help but feel a little sore. Lin Ze was just relying on the strength of his numbers to attack a hundred thousand with seven hundred thousand. What's so surprising about winning? If it were me, I might have done better than him.
Hu Hai then took out a letter and said: "The Great Qin Empire has always rewarded meritorious deeds. This is the merit note sent by Lin Shaofu. I ask everyone in the Taiwei Mansion to follow the above records and make sure to make mistakes when discussing merits and rewards."
A veteran general from Taiwei Mansion stepped forward and saluted, "I obey your order."
Hu Hai directly handed the merit book to Huang Banban. After Huang Banban took it, he ran down the steps and handed it to the veteran general.
The veteran opened the first page without hesitation and scanned it roughly. He didn't see those familiar names. His face changed slightly. Then he flipped through the page very quickly from beginning to end. He didn't find himself until the last page.
Wanting to see the name, his face turned completely gloomy.
I saw the veteran standing forward and said in a strong voice: "Your Majesty, I found that there is something wrong with this merit book. Someone is bending the law for personal gain. Please give me your Majesty's enlightenment."
When Hu Hai heard this, he couldn't help but frown slightly. With Lin Ze's character, how could he lie about his military exploits? These people are a bit too much. They don't show up when they are suppressing the rebellion, and they are very good at holding back.
The veteran general glanced at Hu Hai's face and immediately guessed what the young Majesty was thinking, and then said: "If your Majesty doesn't believe it, I can tell you in detail."
At this time, Li Si coughed lightly and said: "The meeting is to discuss state affairs. General Meng can just say what he wants to say. Is it possible that His Majesty, with his wisdom, will stop you from speaking?"
A trace of anger appeared on Hu Hai's face, and then he regained his composure and said, "If you have any questions, General Meng, just tell me the truth, I'm listening."
The veteran bowed his hands and said, "I obey your order."
The veteran general held up the merit book in his hand and said: "I don't know who wrote this merit book and what its purpose is. But I just took a rough look at it. In addition to the coach Lin Shaofu, the deputy general Li You and the partial general Zhao
He only waited for more than thirty senior generals, but his achievements were ranked at the bottom, not even as good as a small soldier."
"I would like to ask you, since the Qin Dynasty established the military merit system, has there ever been a situation where soldiers have performed meritorious service but generals have not? Therefore, I think there is definitely something wrong with this merit book."
After finishing speaking, the veteran bowed respectfully to Hu Hai: "Your Majesty, please enlighten me."
Didn't one of his own children perform any meritorious service? After receiving this news, many people in Chengtian Hall became gloomy.
Someone couldn't hold back and took a step forward and said: "General Meng said this, I seriously doubt that the coach Lin Ze is stealing credit from his subordinates. This trend cannot last forever. Your Majesty, please investigate this matter thoroughly."
Then someone echoed: "Now that the Chen thieves are rebelling and the empire is in turmoil, it is precisely the soldiers who need their lives to put down the rebellion. If the commander Lin Shaofu really ignores rewards and punishments and steals the credit of his men, our Great Qin will be in danger. Please investigate thoroughly, Your Majesty."
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Seeing a group of people jumping out, all talking and clearly trying to compete for credit, Hu Hai became completely angry and looked at his group of courtiers with a gloomy face.
At this moment, Wang Wan, the imperial censor, came out and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have different opinions."
A strange look appeared in Hu Hai's eyes, his face softened and he said: "Doctor Wang, please speak."
Wang Wan looked around the officials in the palace with a serious face and said loudly: "It's ridiculous for you to suspect that the commander is cheating on his merits. Don't you know that no matter who makes the merit, it is a big deal to the commander-in-chief?
Is it the same? The idea that a general steals the credit of his subordinates is simply nonsense."
"Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. You are just jealous when you see others doing meritorious service while your own children do not."
"Besides, you can ask a few soldiers about the specific situation on the battlefield. Is it your turn to guess? Could it be that you want to be above Qin's laws and rely only on your own senses?
To convict a Jiuqing?"
Hu Hai listened with great interest and even almost clapped his hands.
Concerned about his identity, Hu Hai looked at Li Si calmly and asked, "What do you think, Prime Minister?"
Li Si's face remained as usual and he said: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, the messenger sent by Lin Shaofu to deliver the letter is still outside the palace. If your Majesty has any questions in this regard, summon him and you will know after asking."
Hu Hai nodded: "This is a way. Come, the messenger sent by the Xuanlin Shaofu to deliver the letter comes to Chengtian Palace to meet you."
Huang Banban immediately called the two young eunuchs and left through the side door.
A quarter of an hour later, under the guidance of the eunuch, a nervous mausoleum guard stepped into the Chengtian Palace, knelt down in front of Hu Hai, kowtowed three times and knelt down nine times, and then said: "I pay homage to your majesty."
Hu Hai went straight to the topic and asked: "I ask you, why in the merit book, the merits of Lieutenant General Li Si and others are not as good as those of ordinary soldiers?"
The Lingwei's mind went blank and he subconsciously replied: "Because they have never been on the battlefield. They eat, drink and have fun every day under the protection of others. Of course they don't have much military merit."
As soon as these words came out, the whole house fell into silence. He had never even been on the battlefield, so how could he get the credit?
One of the courtiers retorted: "This is impossible. My son Wang Hui has the qualifications of a master. How can he be afraid of going to the battlefield?"
Lingwei still subconsciously replied: "The commander-in-chief said that these powerful children are delicate and weak, so they are not suitable for generals. In order to ensure their safety, they are not allowed to play."
"By the way, my commander-in-chief also said that if he really wants the powerful children to fight on the battlefield, then ask his family to arrange a team of elites and some strong men to protect him. Otherwise, if something goes wrong and someone blames him, then how can he
Isn’t it unfair?”
The ministers looked at each other in confusion. Is this the reason why they did not perform meritorious service?
But this Lin Ze, there was something in what he said, and immediately his thoughts started to wander.
After hearing this, the gloom on Hu Hai's face disappeared, and he said with a relaxed expression: "Did you hear clearly, sir? Li You and others did not make any merit this time, but it is indeed wrong for Lin Shaofu to ban deputy generals and generals from going to the battlefield.
I want to reprimand him."
The ministers bowed and responded: "Your Majesty is wise."
Hu Hai nodded slightly and said: "Okay, now that everything is clear, let's award the reward truthfully according to the records in the merit book."
The veteran general said unwillingly: "Your Majesty, I thought..."
As soon as he started speaking, he was rudely interrupted by Hu Hai: "General Meng, the national crisis is at the forefront. You should put the overall situation first instead of lingering here for your own selfish interests. If you can't distinguish the importance, I don't mind changing.
personal."
General Meng's face was stern, and he could only bow and said: "I obey your order."