Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 327 Too Charming
Ye Chen was not surprised by the ruthlessness of the two, because it was less than a month since the two of them took this woman in. To be precise, after returning to Kaifeng after fighting the Southern Han Dynasty, Luo Yaoshun and Cao Wei went to Wanxianglou to recruit prostitutes. Wanxianglou set up a very clever bureau, sending a woman to each of the two.

After the two guys had tasted the taste of their respective women, they really felt that this woman was too charming, so they found a yard outside to hide the beauty from their respective fathers.Fortunately, it didn't take long, and there was no emotion other than carnal desire, and after getting the notification from Ye Chen, I was covered in cold sweat and fear after thinking about it. The two women were killed directly.

The Grand Court Meeting in Guangde Hall was held normally.No matter how disturbed some court officials were, whether they had just ordered the killing of their concubines at home, they all looked normal at this moment.

To be able to reach the position of a court official, no matter how good his ability to do practical things is, this city government and the kung fu of nourishing Qi have already reached the level of proficiency.

In today's court meeting, in addition to the officials of the Great Song Dynasty, the principal and deputy envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty and the deputy envoys of Wuyue Kingdom were also among them.It's just that the faces of these three are not good-looking.

But seeing the presence of the envoys of the two countries, some Song officials who participated in the court meeting felt a little more uneasy. No matter how outsiders were present, neither Ye Chen nor His Majesty should talk about what happened last night. Take it out and talk about it, even if you talk about it, you won't blow yourself up in front of outsiders as a 'family scandal'.And Ye Chen had just entered the palace, and he hadn't met His Majesty alone, so it gave them a buffer time to deal with some matters.

After the civil and military officials shouted long live to the dragon chair three times, the envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wuyue Kingdom came forward to pay respects to the Emperor of Song Dynasty one by one.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Kuangyin said to Wang Jien: "Let's start!"

Wang Jien respectfully said yes, and shouted sharply: "The person who announces the award will enter the palace."

Wang Jien's words were repeated by the small yellow gate at the entrance of the main hall. After more than ten breaths, more than 30 awarded generals walked in.Compared with the Chinese and military officials in the palace, most of them are relatively much younger, and they have an unconcealable killing spirit and high-spirited fighting spirit.

Seeing this, Zhao Kuangyin nodded slightly, feeling satisfied.

Among them, Cao Wei, Luo Yaoshun, Wang Chao, Yang Yanping, and Zhan Xiongwu, the five generals who followed Ye Chen to fight in the Southern Han Dynasty, and Li Junhao, Xu Fangyi, and Hu Sanguang of Huaxia Weifu were also among them.

Zhao Kuangyin didn't say much nonsense, first, as usual, he affirmed and praised the capture of the Southern Han Dynasty and the suppression of the chaos in Sichuan and Sichuan, and then directly asked Wang Jien to announce the imperial edict of reward.

The general commander of the Huaxia Weifu made Xiangfu Hou Yechen command an army of [-] to wipe out more than [-] people from the Southern Han army, captured eight prefectures and counties (including the four prefectural cities where Wu Yanrou surrendered), smashed the capital and imperial city of the Southern Han Dynasty, and killed Tiandao Chen Jingyuan, this is the first great achievement.In addition, he led [-] Huaxia Guards to travel hundreds of miles at night, smashed [-] bandits, and mobilized troops to surround them, turned the tide, and put down the riots in Sichuan and Shu. This is the second greatest achievement.Ye Chengong was in Sheji, and he was granted the title of hereditary Founding Marquis, and Ye's concubine Han Ke'er was given the title of seventh-rank wife.

Ye Chen did his part to conquer the Southern Han Dynasty and put down the No. 1 chaos in Sichuan and Shu.But now the first and great achievements are still there, but in fact the real rewards are gone.Although the hereditary Founding Marquis among the above rewards is equally astonishing and enviable to everyone including Zhao Pu and Cao Bin, it is actually just Zhao Kuangyin thanking Ye Chen for saving his life and fulfilling the promise of the emperor.As for Han Ke'er's seven-rank Madam's award, it has never had much to do with credit, but only with the emperor's favor and trust in his courtiers.This is because Han Ke'er is just a concubine, if she is a regular wife, she is at least a fourth-rank wife.

Those who are well-informed know that Ye Chen's original reward was to add [-] households in the city of food, to be promoted to the military governor of the Loyalty Army, and to be named the Duke of Xiangfu Kaiguo.Of course, everyone in the ruling and opposition parties also knew the specific reasons why Ye Chen lost these rewards.

There are also some people who suddenly discovered a problem that they have been ignoring all the time - this Song Dynasty, and even the whole world, No. 1 of the younger generation, the youngest official of the Song Dynasty, the first hereditary prince since the founding of the country, Ye Chen has no wife.

The eyes of some ministers lit up, and they immediately concealed some of the thoughts in their eyes. They began to think about how old their daughters were, and whether they could handle such aspects as appearance and character.Ministers who have no daughters, or whose daughters are too young, secretly began to regret deeply.This even includes Jin Wang Zhao Guangyi and Prime Minister Zhao Pu.

Next is the rewards of others.

The battalion soldiers and horses deployed Pan Mei to command an army of [-] to wipe out more than [-] soldiers of the Southern Han Army.Conquered six prefectures and counties, captured Southern Han Emperor Liu Yu, contributed to Sheji, added [-] households in Shiyi, and was promoted to Jiedu envoy of Shandong Dongdao, plus Daiguo County Duke, and was promoted to envoy of Xuanhui South Court.

Jianxiong Jiedu envoy Zhao Zan commanded an army of 3 to wipe out more than [-] soldiers of the Southern Han Army, captured five prefectures and counties, and killed the Prime Minister of the Southern Han Dynasty Gong Chengshu. The Jiedu envoy also knew Guangzhou, and was granted the title of Founding Marquis of Ji County.

After the three main generals, the following are the generals who have made great contributions and performed outstandingly.

In the previous memorials for attacking the Southern Han Dynasty, Ye Chen was not stingy when reporting the credits, focusing on the court and the emperor Xiang Luo Yaoshun, Cao Wei, Yang Yanping, Wang Chao, Zhan Xiongwu, and the three times he was responsible for breaking the city. Xu Fangyi and Hu Sanguang, who were in charge of internal affairs, wantonly asked for credit.

Others didn't mention it, only a few people under Ye Chen's command.

Luo Yaoshun was promoted to a higher rank, and he was promoted from the fifth-rank imperial infantry commander to the fifth-rank Privy Council to accept the decree, add [-] households to Shiyi, and confer the title of male of the founding county of Su County, which is regarded as a person with a title up.Among them, the most enviable thing is the promotion to the Privy Council. This position and Zeng Shangfei's signature are the two most important positions in the Privy Council, except for the chief and deputy envoys.At the same time, it is often a manifestation of the emperor's true confidant.

The more he knew about the Song court, the more Ye Chen discovered that the relationship between the Luo family and Zhao Kuangyin was unusual.

He made this judgment for three reasons.

First, since Luo Gongming was the Deputy Envoy of the Third Division, he has single-handedly controlled all the money in the Song Dynasty. It has been nine years since he was promoted to the Chief Envoy of the Third Division last year.This kind of trust is not something ordinary people can have.

Second, when Ye Chen first met Luo Yaoshun in Jinyang, the latter was the emperor's true confidant.At that time, Ye Chen's salt production was so important, and the secret method of salt production was such a huge fortune, Zhao Kuangyin asked Luo Yaoshun to take charge of this matter with Ye Chen.

Third, in the dispute between Zhao Guangyi and Zhao Pu, even though Xue Juzheng and Lu Yuqing, the two deputy prime ministers, are not completely close to each other, they have to be inclined.However, Luo Gongming has always remained impartial under Zhao Pu and Zhao Guangyi's all kinds of wooing, but not only has he not been injured for so many years, the titles and official positions of Luo's father and son have been rising all the way, becoming richer and richer.

It can be seen from these three aspects that the relationship between the Luo family and Zhao Kuangyin is not simple.It may even be closer than Zhao Pu and Cao Bin and other founding officials.

Thinking about these things in his heart, Ye Chen was distracted by the next person's reward.

Cao Wei's military position remained the same, but his official position was added as Yizhou Defense Envoy, and his rank was also raised by one level. He added [-] households in Shiyi, and was granted the title of male of Wuwei Kaiguo County. He is also regarded as a person with a title.

With some thoughts that Luo Yaoshun gave birth to just now, Ye Chen suddenly discovered from Cao Wei that compared with the Luo family, the Cao family's favor in the heart of the emperor is no worse than the Luo family.

Now in the army, although Cao Bin is still only a privy envoy, in fact, in terms of prestige, military experience and status in the army, he is actually No. 1 in the army.He is also someone who can ignore the struggle between Zhao Pu and Zhao Guangyi.

In fact, Ye Chen also knew that the reason why Zhao Kuangyin tolerated Zhao Guangyi's high position and forming a party for personal gain, and also intentionally let him and Zhao Pu fight in the court, without worrying that Zhao Guangyi and Zhao Pu would become bigger, was naturally The army is firmly in his hands.In addition to the fact that the military system of the Great Song Dynasty is different from that of previous dynasties, the other biggest factor for this confidence is the loyalty of Cao Bin and other senior military leaders to the emperor.

Thinking of these things, Ye Chen recalled the development of the original history, and secretly sighed in his heart. Perhaps in the original history, the reason why Zhao Kuangyin died suddenly and suddenly, and his death was unclear, was because of his overconfidence.

To be specific, it is too much to believe that one hand firmly controls the military power and the other firmly controls the financial power, so that he is not afraid of anyone's different attitudes, thus ignoring some seemingly inconspicuous people around him, such as the eunuchs and maids of the palace, The concubines of the harem.You know, as long as a big ship sails the world, as long as it is strong, it will not be damaged by strong external forces such as hurricanes and waves, but sometimes an unremarkable crew member on the ship cuts a hole through the inside, and the big ship can capsize.This may be the so-called overturning in the gutter.

"Maybe one of my jobs is to fill up the holes in the big ship before it capsizes, and then find out whoever made the holes and kill him. But, can I really repair all the holes?" Ye Chen thought to himself.

Both Yang Yanping and Wang Chao were promoted from Yuhou, the capital of the sixth-rank army, to commanders of the right-wing army of the fifth rank.

Zhan Xiongwu was promoted from the commander of the sixth-rank battalion to Yuhou, the capital of the sixth-rank army. Like Wang Chao, he added two hundred households to the city without being knighted.

Ye Chen felt a little uncomfortable when he heard it. The five people report the same credit, but the rewards are different. Ye Chen probably because in Zhao Kuangyin's view, Wang Chao and Zhan Xiongwu are too close to him.Luo Yaoshun and Cao Wei were also close to him, but their backgrounds were different. Their parents were loyal to the emperor, so Zhao Kuangyin didn't have to worry about anything.

Ye Chen sighed in his heart, knowing that it was mainly because of the power of the Huaxia Weifu and the power in the next step.Zhao Kuangyin didn't want to have the power to influence the army.

(End of this chapter)