Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 1077 Shameless
Chatting all the way into the Linhu Palace, Li Yuan leaned on the bamboo couch, and some palace people brought cold soup made of mung beans. It is now the middle of May, and the weather is getting hotter. It was the hottest in Chang'an, Li Yuan had to ask two palace servants to fan behind him with fans.

"This year is extremely hot, and in a few days we will go to Beijing to escape the summer heat." Li Yuan said casually, "At that time, Huairen, as Minister of Agriculture, should accompany him."

"Su Zhi, the supervisor in the palace, can make ice now." Li Shan muttered, and took a gulp of mung bean soup.

"You are willing, Su Zhi was punished by Pingyang for this." Li Yuan leaned lazily on the couch, "Okay, let's get down to business."

Today Li Shan avoided talking about it in the Liangyi Hall, Li Yuan quickly thought of the previous discussion about setting up a county in Yulin, Li Shan was also hesitant, and only met in private for the second time, speaking frankly.

Li Shan put down the bowl, took the silk cloth handed over by the palace servants, wiped his hands, and said softly: "The whole court knows that His Majesty is lenient, never forgets the front line, and treats the elderly generously, so there are many generals, soldiers, etc. Your Majesty will reward you... After all, the two battles in Jingzhou and Yuanzhou were last year or early this year."

Li Yuan frowned slightly, "Huai Ren also hopes that I will be kind to all generals?"

"There needs to be a difference." Li Shan explained: "For example, Feng Li, Liu Heier, etc. who have not yet had a title, should be promoted to a noble. Duan Zhixuan, Zhang Baoxiang, Li Keshi, and Ma Sanbao are all county marquises, and can be promoted to a noble. "

"The generals who are further down, your Majesty will have more rewards, but generals such as Xue Wanche, Zhang Shigui, Shi Danai, etc., are either the Duke of the county or the Duke of the state, your Majesty should be careful."

In fact, Li Shan's remarks are tantamount to completely negating Pei Shiju and Xiao Yu, and supporting Pei Ji and Chen Shuda's point of view that they will not reward Jinjue in large quantities this time. In such a big battle, it doesn't matter if there are more counties and magistrates. The following It doesn't matter if there are more scattered officials in the grass-roots military academies and even soldiers, but at the level of county and state princes, the opening must be locked.

Li Yuan's expression slowed down obviously. He thought that Li Huairen was very knowledgeable. He didn't ventilate beforehand, but he cooperated so well... Regarding this discussion, Li Yuan only had a private discussion with Pei Ji beforehand, but as a whole In other words, not to mention the entire imperial court, there is no unified opinion within the East Palace and Prince Qin's Mansion.

"What Huairen said is true." Li Yuan seemed to say casually: "But such a great achievement, if you don't reward generously, I am afraid that the morale of the army will not be stable... For example, Zhang Zhongjian under your family, as early as the battle of Cangtouhe last year. He has made great achievements. He was very effective in the battle of Tiantai Mountain last year. He led the front army alone in the Jingzhou victory. He led the army to conquer Xiaoguan in the Yuanzhou battle. Helan defeated the general and captured the flag. He was very brave, but he was just a county magistrate. .”

You shameless old man, you insist on me coming forward... Li Shan secretly slandered, Li Yuan summoned him because he wanted him to be the windshield wall, the former commander of the Lingzhou Army stepped forward to take responsibility, the The complaints... At least Li Yuan has much less to bear.

The reason for avoiding this matter is that Li Shan also has this concern. He is not stupid, pretending not to understand Li Yuan's implication, and said with a wry smile: "Let your Majesty handle it, but in all fairness, there are many heroes in the guards around you." , are all born in reckless, only Zhang Zhongjian..."

Li Yuan raised his eyebrows, "What's wrong?"

"This person has the strongest career ambition." Li Shan shook his head, "It's actually a good thing for His Majesty to suppress you."

"Zhang Zhongjian is now the Duke of Weiyang County." Li Yuan said slowly: "After this battle, he will definitely stay in the Lingzhou Army, and he must be a general in the field. I'm afraid it will be difficult for a county Duke."

Li Shan could understand the meaning behind the words. Su Dingfang had been back to Beijing for many days, and there was still a vacancy for the commander of the Lingzhou Road March. He has made great achievements in half a year, and a general who leads an army alone must have a very heavy weight, and he is likely to be alone.

But the problem is that now Li Shan and Su Dingfang have all returned to Beijing, and most of the cronies and personal guards who have been put down to serve as the grassroots military academy to control the army have also returned to Beijing. However, Zhang Zhongjian's title is not high and his qualifications are not deep, so he may not be able to stop him. .

"Take Zhang Zhongjian as an example." Li Yuan sighed, "It's hard to be promoted, and if you don't get promoted, you will inevitably have resentment."

Zhang Zhongjian's current position is General Zuojianmen, so it is indeed impossible for him to be promoted.

After going around and around, I came back again... Li Shan is also drunk, do you have to take the blame for me? !

Since you are shameless, you can't blame me for being shameless too... But Li Yuan's shamelessness is clearly displayed, and Li Shan's shamelessness is known to no one in this time and space except himself.

"Actually, I know that your majesty is not stingy, but it's for future plans." Li Shan said solemnly: "Although the world is unified, Lingnan is far away, and many people don't accept Wang Hua. There are often riots in Southwest Sichuan, and there are also people in the south of the Yangtze River. Shanyue, Shandong, Hebei, Hedong, Guannei, and Longyou even face the grassland."

"In a few years, there will be a national war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks. Even if the Turks don't go south, the Tang Dynasty will inevitably go north after recuperating. If this reward is too much, after the Turks are destroyed, what is the reward?"

Li Yuan was very happy now, and said again and again: "What Huairen said is true, this is exactly what I am worried about!"

This truth actually existed in Li Yuan's heart, but he didn't have a well-formed concept. He was only motivated by the vigilance of the superiors, and he didn't want to see a large number of princes and county princes appearing.

However, Li Shan raised this question completely, and let Li Yuan have...at least he had a righteous reason in his heart, which made Li Yuan feel that it was a bit of a bosom friend.

"Half a year of fierce fighting, people like Zhang Shigui, Xue Wanche, Zhang Zhongjian, etc. are all qualified to be promoted to the Duke of the State based on their military exploits. When the Turks are destroyed, can His Majesty still be able to confer the title of Duke of the county?" Li Shan said eloquently. : "Not to mention the collapse of the Eastern Turks, and the Western Turks!"

"Besides the Western Turks, there are also the Nine Parts of Tiele, and Goguryeo..."

"Besides, after the Later Han Dynasty, the grassland first had the Xianbei minority, then the Rouran, and then the Turks. Maybe the Turks were destroyed, and the Hu tribe took advantage of the momentum."

Li Shan said sincerely: "Actually, Your Majesty doesn't want the generals to lose their aggressiveness."

It sounds nicer to say it, but to put it in a harsher way... these generals are like hounds, if they are fed enough, will they still desperately chase and drive away their prey?

Li Yuan couldn't help getting up and pacing back and forth, thinking over and over again. After a while, his eyes fell on the calm Li Shan's face, and he said with a smile, "Hui Ren must have taken some action?"

Li Shan apologized to Li Shimin in his heart with guilt, and said softly, "Your Majesty remembers the 28 generals of Yuntai in the early years of the Later Han Dynasty."

(End of this chapter)