Tiantang

Chapter 256 The Rewards of Zhang Xuan and His Subordinates

Chapter 264 The Rewards of Zhang Xuan and His Subordinates
"Okay, don't argue anymore, I have my own opinion." Li Heng waved his hand indifferently.

"Zhang Xuan led the soldiers of Longshuo to open up the territory of the Tang Dynasty. This is a great achievement, so we must praise it. Adding the title of Minister of the Ministry of War is acceptable, but it is not appropriate to control the soldiers and horses of the three towns. Each of the three towns has a commander. If the imperial court grants Zhang Xuan restraint I am afraid that Ge Shuhan in Hexi and An Lushan in Fanyang will be dissatisfied with the imperial court regarding the power of soldiers and horses."

"Come here, pass on the imperial decree of this palace: Zhang Xuan was granted the title of Prince of Pingxi by the Jin Dynasty, added the title of Prince Taibao, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi. Resist Tubo."

As soon as Li Heng spoke, Yang Guozhong raised his eyebrows, but then slowly lowered his head.

Chen Xuanli, Zhang Jiyong and others secretly breathed a sigh of relief.The crown prince Taibao, the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, and the affairs of Tong Zhongshu are all vain duties. Zhang Xuan originally opened the third division of the government, and these are the icing on the cake, adding some more glory and more to Zhang Xuan personally Just a dazzling halo.

Just sealed the king.In recent decades, the Tang court has seldom canonized kings with different surnames.Since Kaiyuan, Zhang Xuan is the first one.

Chen Xilie shook his head secretly, he didn't think so, he saw the problem more profoundly.

Don't look at the false titles on Zhang Xuan's head, they are nothing more than usual, but at critical moments, these can play an important role, which paves the way for Zhang Xuan to control the country's troops in the future.

With these titles, he can justifiably dispatch soldiers and horses across the country.

So far, Zhang Xuan has replaced An Lushan as the head of the country's feudal towns.If all the feudal vassals and towns from all over the country come to court and the court gives banquets, even though Zhang Xuan has the lowest qualifications, he will definitely be the first.

In fact, Yang Guozhong's original intention was to make Zhang Xuan king.But he knew that if he directly proposed to be king, he would definitely be opposed by the officials, especially Chen Xuanli and Zhang Jiyong, so he changed his angle and retreated to advance.

Restraining the soldiers and horses of the three towns, the military power is too heavy, not to mention that Chen Xuanli and others object, even Li Heng will never agree.

But Zhang Xuan had to be rewarded for such great achievements, so according to the current situation, it is inevitable and most appropriate to be crowned king.

"Give Zhang Xuan a thousand taels of gold, ten carts of silk and satin, and a hundred altars of royal wine... Taichang Temple will expand Zhang Xuan's Metropolitan Governor's Mansion according to the king's proposal. There is a meritorious memorial archway outside Pingxi Palace, where civil servants get off their cars and generals get off their horses, and no one is allowed to overstep."

Then Li Heng said slowly.

Chen Xuanli and Zhang Jiyong exchanged a shocked look. They felt that Li Heng had gone too far. It was enough to be favored as a prince. He even wanted to expand the palace and set up a memorial archway for his servants. This was the first time in Chang'an City. Suffer?

The two of them didn't know that Zhang Xuan's status in Li Heng's heart had risen sharply at this moment, and they could even be said to be a little grateful to Zhang Xuan.The military power will definitely not be given to Zhang Xuan, because he is also worried that Zhang Xuan will become the second Anlu Mountain; but if the military power is not given, he will try to make compensation from other aspects.

Zhang Xuan sent him a generous gift of "opening up the territory" before he ascended the throne. This is his political achievement as the prince of the supervisory country, and it has an irreplaceable effect on his prestige.Think about it, the old emperor claimed to be a man of arts and martial arts, but he didn't get a single inch of land from the Tubo people, and he, the crown prince, managed the country for less than a year, and he was able to capture the land with a radius of [-] miles from Tuyuhun's hometown and included it in his territory. What glory and splendor!
This is Li Heng's mood at the moment.As for his previous obedience to Chen Xuanli and Zhang Jiyong's bewitchment and Li Fuguo's secret performance, he was ready to give up Zhang Xuan's military power, it was a different mood.

At this time, Zhang Xuan's great meritorious deeds made him, the prince who is about to become the emperor, unable to be suspicious, so he could only continue to reuse and bestow gifts.

"Canonize Chang Qing as the deputy governor of Longshuo and the commander of Lianghe soldiers and horses; canonize Zhang Xun as the governor of Longshuo, the prefect of Lingwu, and also know the government affairs of Longshuo; canonize Guo Ziyi as the general of Lingwu, Ding Marquis of Yuan; canonized Li Guangbi as Governor of the Governor's Mansion of Hezhou, Commander of the Army and Horses of Liangning Prefecture, Marquis of Anguo and Prefect of Liangning Prefecture..."

"The rest of the soldiers who have made meritorious service in the army will submit a registration form to the Governor's Mansion in Longshuo, and the court will reward them according to their meritorious service and increase their ranks."

"According to Zhang Xuan's play, set up the Governor's Mansion of Hejing and East and West Ningzhou in the old place of Tuyuhun, and bring this place into the territory of our Tang Dynasty forever! More than [-] people from the Tuyuhun tribe in Lingzhou immigrated to Liangning Prefecture..."

"In addition, the imperial court will send personnel to Longshuo to reward the three armies!"

Yang Guozhong chuckled, bowed and said, "Your Highness is wise! The imperial court rewarded Longshuo's army and horses, and I recommend the two as envoys."

Li Heng smiled, "Who is it?"

"Your Highness, Jianning King Li Tan is the official envoy, and Guozijian doctor Li Bai is the deputy envoy. It is very appropriate for these two people to go to Longshuo to reward the three armies. One is to show that the court values ​​it, and the other is to show His Highness's kindness."

Yang Guozhong laughed.

Li Heng was startled, but he never thought that Yang Guozhong would recommend his third son, Li Tan.Li Tan is upright, young and steady, and he is considered mature among his sons.

Li Heng thought about it and thought it was appropriate, so he nodded in response.

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Just as Li Heng was about to announce his retirement from the court, Chen Xilie suddenly stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, Huihe sent [-] troops to help the Longshuo War. Su Hudong is married."

Chen Xilie stared at Li Heng meaningfully, and the eyes of the monarch and his ministers met. Li Heng suddenly came to his senses. At the end of the year, all the feudal towns went to Beijing to report on their duties, which happened to be a good time for him to become emperor. Faced with the various vassals and courtiers to persuade him to advance, and then issued an edict of abdication in the name of the old emperor, his emperor's position will not run away.

Thinking of this, Li Heng nodded excitedly, and said in a loud voice, "Quite. This palace is supposed to fulfill this marriage. It is said that Huihe Khan and Huihe princess Su Hudong will go to Beijing with Zhang Xuan at the end of the year. marry her."

Yang Guozhong also stepped forward suddenly and said, "Your Highness, there is one more thing. Zhang Xuan wrote a letter saying that Li Fuguo, the supervisor of Longshuo, violated the military discipline of Longshuo. Has been captured by Zhang Xuan... Zhang Xuan requested that Li Fuguo be beheaded for public display in order to enforce military discipline! Please send another supervising army!"

The corner of Li Heng's mouth twitched.He didn't know what Li Fuguo did in Longshuo, but he could guess it.Although Li Heng didn't want to kill Li Fuguo, but at the moment Zhang Xuan came forward, in order to appease Zhang Xuan and Long Shuo's army, he had to reluctantly give up this internal prison.

Li Heng hesitated for a moment, then said coldly, "Quintessence. Li Fuguo has ruined the morale of the army and disrupted our discipline. He should be executed!"

After finishing speaking, Li Heng suddenly got up and walked away.

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Li Heng's third son, Li Tan, King of Jianning, and Dr. Li Bai, a doctor of Guozijian, rewarded the Longshuo army and horse mission as the chief and deputy envoys. They arrived in Shuofang a month later, and Pugu Huai'en, the commander of Shuofang's soldiers and horses, personally led an army of 5000 guards to Lingzhou. .

Li Heng's son, this is equivalent to the future prince, how could Pugu Huaien neglect him.

At the same time as the imperial mission arrived in Longshuo, there were also representatives from the various feudal towns all over the world who came to congratulate Zhang Xuan on being crowned king.

The first to rush to Lingzhou was Jiang Shu, the general of Hexi governor Ge Shuhan, followed by An Yuetao, the son of Jiannan governor An Sishun.Later, Yang Qi from the Western Regions sent his general Li Siye, and Cheng Qianli from Beiting also sent a civil servant.A representative of Yan Zhenqing, governor of Henan Province, arrived with the imperial mission.

Even An Lushan sent a congratulatory envoy.

"Governor, Anxi General Li Siye arrived at the order of Anxi Governor Yang Qi and Yang Shuai." Zhang Xun routinely walked into Zhang Xuan's study to report, and he did not expect Zhang Xuan to come forward to receive these envoys.Jiang Shu, An Sishun's son An Yuetao, and Zhang Xuan who had arrived earlier did not show up.

"Who? Li Siye?" Zhang Xuan got up abruptly, and laughed, "General Mo Dao Li Siye is here. This commander has been famous for a long time. I should go out to meet him in person, and see the demeanor of General Mo Dao!"

With Zhang Xuan's attitude, Zhang Xun was taken aback, and then smiled wryly, "Governor, why do you treat one more than another?"

"The envoys from all the towns will be here, and I will invite the imperial missions to come together in a few days. There is no way to favor one over the other. As for Li Siye, I have admired him for a long time, so I must see him. How about this, I will go out of the house to welcome you Mr. Zhang, you take him to the main hall, and this commander will meet him."

After all, Zhang Xuan still considered the face of the commanders of the towns, and gave up the idea of ​​going out to meet Li Siye in person, and asked Zhang Xun to lead Li Siye to the living room to meet him.This Li Siye was also a well-known general of the Tang Dynasty, leading the Anxi Army's Modao Battalion to be unstoppable. As a traverser, Zhang Xuan was indeed "famous for a long time".He came here so suddenly, how could he not see it.

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Zhang Xun strode into the living room accompanied by a burly, square-eared, dark-skinned, middle-aged general. It was Li Siye, a famous general in the Anxi Army.

Zhang Xuan got up with a smile and took a step forward to show his welcome.

Li Siye glanced at Zhang Xuan hastily, bowed a little flattered and said, "Li Siye, the last general, meet the commander-in-chief!"

What is Zhang Xuan's status? He will soon be crowned King Pingxi, and his status, rank and power are far higher than those of the town commanders.It is quite a high courtesy for Zhang Xuan to stand up to greet each other, after all, the difference in status between the two is too great.

Zhang Xuan laughed loudly, and helped Li Siye up with his own hands, "General Mo Dao in the Anxi Army, I have admired the name of General for a long time, when I saw him today, he is indeed majestic and brave, and his reputation is well-deserved!"

Li Siye smiled respectfully, "The commander-in-chief is over-reputed, but the last general is really ashamed."

Although he is famous in the Anxi Army and has a lot of military exploits, what is he worth in the eyes of powerful ministers and commanders like Zhang Xuan?Li Siye is still very self-aware.

"The commander-in-chief led the army to defeat Tubo, captured the old land of Tuyuhun, opened up the territory for the imperial court, and made great achievements. The last general is hereby ordered by Yang Shuai, the governor of Anxi, to visit Longshuo and congratulate the commander-in-chief for being crowned king!"

Li Siye bowed down again.

(End of this chapter)