After the war is over, we have to reward our merits, take stock of our assets, reorganize our troops, draw lessons from our experience, and decide on the next step... Some things cannot be rushed, and some things cannot be delayed.
Among them, the most obvious and urgent thing is rewards and reorganization.
Needless to say, it is imperative to reorganize the Tokyo Left-behind Department into the imperial camp system. It is even said that after Zongze's death, this matter has become a top priority for Zhao Jiu. He must do it properly and decently.
Handle the matter face to face.
But the reward is the prerequisite for organizing and even a series of events in the future.
Although it is unlikely, the Zhao Guan family never wants to end up like Zhong Shizhong... Just because there are not enough silver bowls for rewards, the soldiers are "all angry and disperse", and Zhong Shizhong immediately
The defeated army died.
For this reason, as early as when the Song army encircled Luoyang, Zhao Jiu issued an edict, requiring Xiangyang and Nanyang to release all their treasuries and necessary grain for military use. Then, as soon as the war was over, news came from Hebei, confirming that more than half of the gold
The army dispersed on the spot, and after the remaining troops left for Yanjing, Zhao Jiu immediately gathered the army and officers and prepared to reward them based on their merits.
These things are natural, but the place Heyin is a bit unlucky.
Heyin is located at the junction of Zhengzhou and Mengzhou. It is an important town on the south bank of the Yellow River these days. Not only is it adjacent to the Bianhe River and the Yellow River, it is also located at the center of Han Shizhong's previous defense of the Yellow River. This location is really convenient in terms of transportation.
Generals, bureaucrats, soldiers and horses from Nanyang, Tokyo and Xijing gathered together.
However, convenience comes after convenience, but this place is famous all over the world because of Er Zhurong's "Heyin Incident"... More than 2,000 princes and ministers of the Northern Wei Dynasty were massacred. The history books clearly stated, "Under the Heyin, people's clothes and clothes were stained."
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The ministers who rushed here from Nanyang and Xiangyang were certainly not afraid of any massacre planned by Zhao Guan's family, but they could not help but whisper that Zhao Guan's family had ulterior motives or hints. Because at this time, a series of operations by Zhao Guan's family after escaping from Nanyang had been revealed.
Undoubtedly. Whether it was the capture of Nanyang and Xiangyang ministers when they fled that day, the ax killing of Du Chong when they seized military power in Yanling, or the imperial commander personally went into battle, it all made these ministers a little uneasy.
However, later they heard that Zhao Guan's family had returned to the old capital and that the song "The Sapphire Case" had been given to Zong to stay, which made these people relax to some extent.
In fact, it is no wonder that these people are so nervous and sensitive, because another irrefutable fact is that as this battle ended in a way that was completely beyond everyone's expectations, looking back at the results of the Zhao Guanjia Yanling Battle, although these people were suspicious, they
From the beginning, there was no intention or courage to fight... In the words of Yan Xiaozhong when he said goodbye to all the officials heading north, it seemed that "King Xiang defeated the Qin army, summoned all the princes and generals, entered the camp gate, and all marched forward on their knees.
Don't dare to look up.
Of course, this inappropriate remark was seriously criticized by the two Xianggong Lu, because the official family and everyone are one, and King Xiang and the princes and generals have their own agendas. Is this the same thing? The dignified minister of Nanyang Mansion
, how can you say such ununited words?
So Yan Xiaozhong shut up.
Regardless of the random thoughts and intrigues of the people below, in late February, as the soldiers and generals gradually gathered, all the princes and ministers from Nanyang and Xiangyang also rushed to the Zhengzhou area. Zhao Guan's family did not hesitate and immediately set off from Tokyo to Yangzhou.
Long Hu came to Heyin.
Along the way, more and more soldiers and horses coming from the east gathered along the way, and more and more generals were accompanying them. The rest of the people in the west and south also hurriedly went to the river. The leading officials, ministers and generals arrived at the river first.
The weather is cloudy.
On February 23, Zhao Jiu came to Heyin.
So far, Heyin has gathered 70,000 to 80,000 troops and dozens of commanders. Among the commanders and above are Han Shizhong, Li Yanxian, Zhang Jun, Wang Yan, Yue Fei, Wang De, Lu Qing and other generals.
In addition, Lu Haowen, Lu Yihao, Xu Jingheng and Wang Boyan, the four ministers below, the Yushi Zhongcheng, the chief officials of the six departments, Hanlin bachelors, the provincial capital, the Privy Council, and the Yushitai also came.
Even the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Imperial Banzhi, led by Yang Yizhong and Feng Yi, escorted Mrs. Wu to arrive, and Han Shizhong's Mrs. Liang also came with them.
The civil and military forces gathered together, not to mention that some people were originally in the direction of the emperor. On this morning, the civil and military forces on the Heyin side, led by four ministers, gathered together and left the city to meet each other along the Bianhe River... But because of the officials
There was an order earlier, but it only went two or three miles out of the city and did not go far to meet him.
Thanks to this, Han Shizhong even had time to build a grass shed here and make some arrangements.
At noon, Liu Yan, the deputy commander of the imperial squad, led the cavalry to arrive first, and then Long Hu appeared in the distance. Immediately afterwards, Lan Gui of the imperial squad came here in person and passed an oral message to the effect that we would meet on the roadside today, and all officials, both civil and military, would meet here.
There is no need for ceremony, and the big ceremony will be given at tomorrow's banquet. The elders, the civil servants above the six ministries, and the generals above the commander can sit quietly and wait... However, after everyone has sorted out their seniority, it will only take a moment.
The obsolete dragon banner was escorted by Wang Yan and Zhang Jun to the front.
Long Yan stood up, and Generals Zhang Jun and Wang Yan personally put on their armor and led the officers from each department to come out first. Then, they wore cowhide belts and a set of bright yellow imperial uniforms (searched from the Imperial City of Tokyo for easy riding).
Zhao Guan's family then rode out, followed by the ministers who had previously accompanied them, as well as the deputy left-behind officer Quan Bangyan of the Tokyo left-behind department, the judge Tuiguan and others.
Seeing this situation, although no courtesy was needed, the civil and military officials still stood up instinctively. While thinking about how to face this official in order to handle today's affairs, they were preparing to greet the official under the leadership of Lu Xianggong.
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Unexpectedly, Lu Haowen had just arranged the formation for the officials, but before he could say anything, Zhao Guanjia, who was sitting on his horse and had not yet gotten off, suddenly responded with a solemn expression:
"No need to bow, I have a few important things that I need to discuss with my gentlemen first..."
The people around were caught off guard and panicked. Even Zhang Jun and others who came with Zhao Guan's house looked at each other in confusion. Although the husbands and ministers were very good at cultivating qi, they all looked awe-inspiring when they heard the words, and secretly screamed that something was wrong.
"The matter of Zhang Zizheng has been discussed and granted title in Nanyang before, so I won't mention it anymore. But before, Mr. Zong defended the capital alone and worked hard to maintain it, and he made great contributions. Now that he has died for the country, he can be said to have dedicated himself to death.
, I thought that I should give him the posthumous title of Zhongwu and the title of king as a token of my honor... What do the four ministers think?"
Lu Haowen and the four of them looked at each other with helplessness. Even the desire for resistance that had surged before suddenly dropped... Can this kind of thing be refuted? And why should it be refuted?
In other words, even if one of them feels that the posthumous title of Zhongwu is too high and is a little jealous, can he say no on this occasion? Even if it is a bit sinister, the two privy deputy envoys are still waiting for the matter to be settled, so they quickly
Correction!
Jealousy can only be felt by Li Gang and Li Gongxiang who are far away in the southeast and are still very anxious.
Therefore, after the three people behind him nodded roughly, Lu Haowen first raised his hands to each other and said, "It is true what the officials said. Mr. Zong's merits, virtues, and deeds are worthy of his loyalty and military power, and he should be awarded the title of king."
Zhao Jiu nodded slightly, looked at the crowd of heads in front of him, and continued:
"I have troubled you all with this matter... There is another matter. This war involves a wide range of things. Both civil and military ministers and generals should calculate their merits, distribute rewards, promote and appoint them early. I hope the province and the Privy Council can quickly make a clear calculation. Don't
Don’t be fooled.”
This sentence is even more natural. There is no need to look back at the other three husbands behind him. Lu Haowen quickly bowed his head and expressed his position: "Don't worry, officials. I'm waiting here, and I'm already speeding up the measurement..."
Zhao Jiu responded with a smile and continued: "When it comes to measuring merits, it is enough for the commander and below to be transferred to the title. Above the commander, there are various commanders and ministers, but I should have some rough words before me.
To avoid any talk of claiming credit in the future..."
Lu Haowen was slightly startled, then blurted out: "The official, please speak."
"In fact, it's simple." Zhao Jiu continued to smile and said loudly. "I think that in this battle, if Han Shizhong had not controlled the Changshe and adhered to Nanyang's old rules, the situation would have been irreversible. What's more, Han Shizhong had other co-ordinating contributions after leaving the Changshe...
…These two people should be given first-class credit. Chen Gui should add Shangshu and Kaifeng Prefecture Yin as the first-rank official, and Han Shizhong should add Jiedu Envoy! When you calculate the merits, you should not let these two people’s rewards fall below this level!"
Chen Gui and Han Shizhong, who were just behind the four ministers, both took a heavy breath and couldn't hide their joy. Chen Gui was not a serious scholar, and Han Shizhong was a rough man. How could he hide it?
Although Lu Haowen and others were shocked because Zhao Guanjia suddenly mentioned such an important matter, unexpectedly, no one had any intention to refute.
Because from a public perspective, Han Shizhong and Han Shizhong, who had the highest civil and military merits in this war, didn’t have much to say. Before the war, they were the highest-ranking civil servants and military generals under the ruler... But from selfish motives
Generally speaking, after Zongze's death and the vacancy of the Privy Council, one of the two Privy Councilors should have succeeded in taking the position and then continued to maintain the balance between the four ministers in the East and West palaces. Therefore, they were actually a little worried about Chen Gui before.
I will use this battle to force my way into the game.
The governor of Kaifeng is certainly a forward-thinking person and is recognized by the world as a good dispatcher, but he is not a prime minister in any way.
Therefore, not only did the four husbands have no reason to object, but they felt that the arrangement of Zhao Guan's family was very satisfactory to them, and they even wanted to show their favor... However, everyone was acquaintances, and everyone in Zhao Guan's family had some connections.
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Therefore, these husbands immediately became more vigilant, in case Zhao Guan's family would use the power of their victory to force some messy things.
But just when Lu Haowen was about to answer, Zhao Guanjia continued directly:
"Under Chen and Han, if Li Yanxian had not advanced to the east of Hedong and cut off the battlefield, people's hearts would have been depressed at that time; had not Ma expanded his strength to fight the Jin army in Hebei, he would have been caught off guard; had not Zhang Jun arrived in Nanjing and strangled Bozhou, the entire eastern front would have been destroyed
; Generals other than Yue Fei and Wang Yan rose up to help me kill Duchong, rise from Yanling, and attack Talan. This battle is irreversible... These four people are without Jiedushi envoys, so we should add Jiedushi envoys.
You should add Shaobao to show your favor!"
The four ministers looked at each other, still speechless, because this matter sounded more like forcibly setting the tone for several generals.
The main reason is to promote Yue Fei and highlight the feeling of the Hebei Rebels, so as long as Zhang Jun and Li Yanxian don't make trouble, there should be no problem.
In fact, Li Yanxian, who was standing behind Han Shizhong, and Zhang Jun, who was riding a horse and standing beside Zhao Guan's family, had no unnecessary nonsense... At this time, after seeing this scene, the four princes also woke up. Today, Zhao Guan's family was indeed relying on their power.
Okay, but it's not aimed at their husbands-in-law. Instead, he sold out the old rules and asked the four husbands-in-law to suppress these generals with a lot of faults for him.
It's just that the battle at Yanling of the Guan family was really powerful, and there was no need for their husbands to play gongs at all.
"The last thing I have thought about over and over again is that since we have returned to the old capital and Zong Liushou has passed away, there is no need to set up a special department for the left-behind forces in Tokyo. The troops of the left-behind department in Tokyo and the troops from Shaanzhou, Xijing and other places should be unified and prepared.
Return to the imperial camp."
After saying this, Zhao Jiu paused for a moment, turned his gaze away from the general behind Han Shizhong and in front of Yue Fei, and announced in a loud voice, "The Tokyo Remaining Department will be organized into the Imperial Camp Front Army, with Yue Fei as the capital commander.
The Xijing and Shaanzhou troops will probably be unified under the imperial camp, with Li Yanxian as the capital commander...Do you have anything to say?"
Most of the people remained silent, but Lu Hao asked Lu Xianggong, after he realized that someone had grabbed him by the corner of his clothes, he immediately stepped out to confront him:
"Good instructor knows that both the East and West Prefectures think this matter is very appropriate and have nothing to say!"
Zhao Jiu smiled at each other: "In that case, let's enter the city!"
ps: Thank you all for the tips, but the last chapter did not mean asking for tips. What I meant was that there was only an option to ask for tips in the function of complaining about the Easter egg chapter.