I will never be Renzong

Chapter 221 Rewarding the Princess

The first time Di Qing took command, he defeated the Tubo army of 15. It is not a great feat. The most important thing is that Di Qing is only 24 years old.Therefore, the courtiers were extremely jealous, and they wrote letters to impeach Di Qing. Some said that Di Qing had a bad background, some said that Di Qing had brutally killed the Tubo captives who refused to surrender, and some said that it was okay for Di Qing to be greedy for power and wanted to do something wrong.

Zhao Zhen believed that Di Qing was a man. Otherwise, Di Qing would not be in command, and he had not yet sent a staff officer. The reason why the court ministers impeached Di Qing was for the reward. Di Qing himself was already a viscount. It seems that it is not an exaggeration to be a duke of the state, but in the Song Dynasty, apart from the relatives of the emperor, there is no such young duke of the state, so the ministers are looking for trouble, all kinds of impeachment, in order to lower the credit of Di Qing.

Inside the Chongzheng Hall, Li Di, Minister of the Ministry of War, said: "Your Majesty! All the court officials have opinions on Di Qing's reward proposed by the Ministry of War, and I hope the officials will make a decision!"

Zhao Zhen glanced at Xia Song who had just come back, and then said: "Xia Qing, you have been to the front line yourself, what credit does Di Qing have, is he a general who kills innocent people indiscriminately and treats human lives recklessly as the minister Zha Zi said? "

Xia Song clasped his fists and said, "Return to Your Majesty! Di Qing is loyal, brave, resourceful, resourceful, with the talents of Huo Qubing and Sun Wu. It is God's blessing to have a general like Di Qing who is good at fighting in Song Dynasty. I believe that Your Majesty should reward Di Qing!"

Prime Minister Wang once said: "Your Majesty! Although Di Qing has made numerous meritorious services, he is only 24 years old. If according to the reward set by the Ministry of War, Di Qing should be awarded a first-class marquis based on his military merits. Such a young marquis would only be afraid of showing off in the forest. The wind will surely blow it, I hope Your Majesty will think twice!”

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen said: "A general has nine talents. The way is based on virtue, and the way is based on propriety. If you know his hunger and cold, and observe his hard work, this is called a benevolent general.

There is nothing to be avoided, nothing to be spoiled for profit, there is honor in death, there is no disgrace in life, this is called a righteous general.

Noble but not arrogant, victorious but not clingy, virtuous but capable of defeating, tough but able to endure, this is called courtesy.

Unpredictable, unpredictable, responsive, turning disaster into blessing, winning in the face of danger, this is called a wise general.

Entrance is rewarded generously, retreat is punished severely, rewards are not overdue, punishments are not expensive, this is called a trustworthy general.

Light enough to serve as a military horse, powerful enough to overwhelm a thousand men, good at fortifying the battlefield, and better than a sword or halberd, this is called a general.

Climbing high and taking risks, galloping and shooting like flying, advancing first and retreating, this is called a cavalry general.

To dominate the three armies with arrogance, to be light and strong, to be timid in small battles, and to be brave in big enemies, this is called a fierce general.

If you can't see the virtuous, follow advice like going with the flow, be lenient but able to be strong, brave and resourceful, this is called a general. "

"Although Di Qing is young, he does not monopolize power, and discusses everything with the generals. Second, he is not greedy for merit. Otherwise, he can directly lead the army to attack the enemy. Di Qing is neither arrogant nor self-willed. He is not only brave , and resourceful, after the death of Cao Wei, king of Qi County, in my Great Song Dynasty, another star of martial arts came down to earth, which is really the blessing of my dynasty, my blessing, and the blessing of the great Song Dynasty."

"If generals with meritorious service are not rewarded according to their military merits, or even their merits are greatly discounted because of some hearsay, then ask yourself who will be willing to bravely kill the enemy on the battlefield in the future and open up territory for our Song Dynasty?"

Seeing this, Lu Yijian bowed and said: "Since your Majesty ascended the throne, you have used generals heavily. The governors and generals of various places not only have the right to train troops, but also have the right to dispatch troops. I think that since this is the case, I am afraid that the disaster will recur. The governor and the commander-in-chief have the right to deploy troops, and every time there is a big war, civilian officials will be sent to supervise the army!"

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen said: "The so-called military power is the vitality of the army. It is the inviolable majesty and power displayed by the commander-in-chief who holds the highest power of the entire army when issuing orders. Only when a general has military power can he command his subordinates better, and will he Like a tiger with wings, it can soar in the world, and can deal with all kinds of opportunities as it pleases. Ever since Taizu released his military power over a glass of wine, the generals and the generals did not know the soldiers. When encountering a war, the civilian officials in charge of the troops often missed the opportunity to fight, resulting in a complete defeat. Don’t you, sir, still want to go back to the past?”

Wang Zeng said again: "Your Majesty, the turmoil in the feudal towns at the end of the Tang Dynasty is like yesterday's events. It is vivid in my mind. It is not impossible for Your Majesty to use military generals again, but we should also pay attention to guarding against military generals' monopoly!"

In fact, Zhao Zhen was not afraid of rebellion by the generals, because the newly formed Song Dynasty Army had strict military discipline and rules. From the moment Zhao Zhen reorganized the army, he had been instilling in them the lofty military ideology, that is, loyalty to the army. The Song Dynasty was loyal to the people.Of course, now, the army has actually evolved into a personality cult, and the person the soldiers admire is undoubtedly Zhao Zhen.

Of course, this is only the result of a combination of various factors.

The Ministry of War proposed that Di Qing be promoted to the first-class Marquis of Qinghai and the second-rank General Zhengxi, with a reward of ten thousand taels of silver.Among them, the general of the second rank Zhengxi is a vacant position, and it is not too much to reward ten thousand taels of silver. The most important thing is that the civil servants of the imperial court cannot accept this first-class Qinghai Marquis. You must know that Wang Zeng, the prime minister of the dynasty, is only a first-class earl. , so this is also the main reason why the civil official group did not hesitate to frame Di Qing.

People's words are formidable, and tongue and arrow are hard to guard against, especially when encountering such a group of paranoid and neurotic ministers, Zhao Zhen is also very helpless. It seems that Wen and Wu are destined not to coexist peacefully.

In fact, Di Qing was not at fault at all. If there was, it would be because of his too perfect personality. It must be known that Li Jing, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, had to blackmail himself to avoid arousing the suspicion of Tang Taizong Li Shimin after he destroyed the Turks.

Thinking of this, Zhao Zhen asked: "If the ministers think that the reward from the Ministry of War is inappropriate, how should the reward be?"

Seeing this, Wang Zeng said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Di Qing was only the commander-in-chief of Qinzhou before. Last month, the governor of Hainan Road passed away, and there has been a vacancy. It is better to drop Di Qing and go to Hainan Road as the governor."

Good guy, he actually wanted to transfer Di Qing to the island. Zhao Zhen really convinced these civil servants, and hurriedly said, "What about the title?"

Wang Zeng said again: "You can add a first-class title to the title, and you can be awarded the third-class uncle of Qiongzhou. If the officials think it is inappropriate, the reward can be bigger. It is better to reward 10 taels of silver!"

Zhao Zhen was furious all of a sudden, just about to get angry, but suddenly remembered something, and then said: "Di Qing had made great contributions in defending Qinzhou before, and he should be promoted to the first rank of title. Afterwards, he commanded the army to defeat the 15 Tubo army and put down Tubo. It is not an exaggeration to call him the Duke of the country!"

Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen glanced at a few people, and said again: "But considering that he is young and has not deep qualifications, he is afraid that he will become arrogant and extravagant after being rewarded heavily, so Di Qing was promoted to the second-class uncle of Xizhou, and the third-rank General Zhenxi , Rewarding 10 taels of silver, is it meaningful for all the gentlemen?"

Seeing this, several people looked at each other, thinking that His Majesty finally compromised, so they hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is wise! I have no objection!"

Seeing that everyone agreed, Zhao Zhen said just now: "I remember that Di Qing is not yet married? I wonder if there are any suitable daughters among the ministers who can marry Di Qing?"

Several people have children in their boudoirs, but no one is willing to marry them to the humble Di Qing. The king once said: "Your Majesty, the granddaughter of the minister is well-educated and respects a wise and powerful king like your majesty. I am willing to marry a rough man like a general."

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen just smiled and said: "My sister, Princess Wei, Zhao Min'er, who is two years old, has mentioned Di Qing more than once in front of me, and there is a lot of admiration in her words. Di Qing has made such a great contribution, and this reward alone is not enough. To comfort the three armies, I have decided that Princess Wei will marry Xizhou Bo Diqing, and once the etiquette is fulfilled, Xia Qing will take care of it!"

Wang Zeng quickly bowed and said: "Your Majesty! Di Qing has tattoos on his face and his face is damaged. I am afraid that he will lose the majesty of the royal family. Besides, Di Qing comes from a poor family. The three generations of his ancestors are neither scholarly nor official. I think it is a bit unfair to reward the princess." pass!"

"Who my sister marries is a private matter of the royal family, so you don't have to ask."

Zhao Zhen said lightly.

Lu Yijian said: "Your Majesty! Are you afraid that the ministers in the court will criticize this? Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

"Shut up if you have any criticisms. What kind of criticisms are just jealousy at work. Now I have four daughters. If there is someone who can open up the territory for our Song Dynasty, I don't mind. Make a baby kiss with his family's nephew!"

Wang Zeng said again: "Your Majesty is so determined to go his own way, it's not good for me to explain to the court officials!"

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen stared at Wang Zeng and said, "President Wang! In your opinion, is it more important to explain to the ministers or to explain to the nearly one million soldiers of the Song Dynasty?"

"This"

Zhao Zhen said again: "Princess Wei Guo's marriage to Di Qing is settled in this way. If anyone has an opinion, there is no need to submit a memorial to me, and they can go directly to the palace to see me!"

The news of Princess Wei's marriage to Di Qing quickly spread to the court ministers. Although the Song Dynasty had a tradition of princesses marrying military generals to honorable families, these generals were the ones who followed Emperor Taizu to conquer the world. It is said that after meritorious service, but Di Qing's background is too low, and the ministers think that he is not worthy, so there are many people who enter the palace to meet Zhao Zhen.

But the result was unexpected. Anyone who entered the palace and met Zhao Zhen was scolded by Zhao Zhen, and then presented the evidence of their crimes collected by Jin Yiwei one by one, and then the ministers who were full of complaints suddenly After all, after all these years of being an official, everyone's buttocks are not very clean.

Zhao Zhen used to turn a blind eye to the small actions of these ministers, and would not threaten these civil servants with the criminal evidence collected by Jin Yiwei, but this time it was different. Heart is too much.

Therefore, all civil servants who entered the palace were invited to drink tea by the Overwatch Council, and then not only had to hand over the stolen money, but they were also demoted.

Many of the ministers were people who acted according to the wind. Seeing this, they did not dare to enter the palace again to persuade Zhao Zhen to withdraw his orders.

Yanfu Palace, a vacant place, Zhao Zhen picked up a wooden sword and was exercising martial arts with Di Qing, who had just returned from Qingtang. Of course, Zhao Zhen, the emperor who fished for three days and posted nets for two days, couldn't beat the long-term border guards Di Qing.

But Di Qing always put water on purpose or unintentionally, so that the discussion that was supposed to end soon ended in a draw.

"Han Chen! Didn't you try your best?"

Zhao Zhen took a towel from Li Huamei and wiped the sweat off his face, then smiled at Di Qing.

"The body of the official is ten thousand gold, and the minister is a general. If you use all your strength, you may lose it!"

Di Qing hurriedly replied respectfully.

Zhao Zhen glanced at the modest Di Qing, and then asked, "Are you satisfied with my reward for you!"

Di Qing hurriedly took a step back and then bowed to him: "Guan Jia! The reason why I am here today is all thanks to the support of the officials. This great victory is all due to the protection of the officials. I dare not take credit for myself. I heard that someone in the court impeached me." , I don’t want any reward, I just want to guard the border for our Song Dynasty!”

"Don't want anything? Could it be that Hanchen doesn't even like my imperial sister?"

Zhao Zhen joked.

"Official family! I don't mean that. The princess's willingness to marry me is a blessing that I have cultivated for thousands of years. I must treat the princess well so as to live up to the official's long grace!"

Di Qing hurriedly paid homage.

"Well! With your words, General Di, I can safely hand over the imperial sister to you!"

Di Qing said again: "Official family! After the minister and the big marriage, the minister still asks to be stationed in the frontier, and I hope the official family will agree!"

Zhao Zhen replied: "At present, the war in the west has been decided, and there will be no military action in a short period of time, while Jiaozhi in the south is in the middle of a war with Champa, and with Wang Kai in southern Xinjiang, nothing will happen if you think about it." Wrong. So it doesn’t matter whether you go to the frontier or not. Besides, I have transferred you back this time, and I have other things to arrange. As for right now, I will give you a vacation. I have already sent you to Beijing The princess mansion was built in the palace, you go and have a look, what should be added by yourself, don't worry if you don't understand, I will send the stewards in the palace to teach you how to do it. Anyway, I still hope that my sister can live a more comfortable life .”

Zhao Zhen looked at the tattoo on Di Qing's forehead, and then said: "Han Chen, we will be a family soon, this tattoo is really an eyesore, why don't you wash it off with medicine? Besides, I have already abolished the soldier's face. The system of tattooing."

Seeing this, Di Qing worshiped and said: "If Qing doesn't have these two lines of characters, how can he commit himself here? I dare not go, because I want to make the world humble, and the country will treat it with this name."

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen did not insist anymore, but couldn't help but sighed: "If our Song Dynasty soldiers can know their shame and be brave like the Han officials, why should I worry about the injustice of the world!"

What Zhao Zhen has been thinking about for the past few days is to prepare for the establishment of the Royal Military Academy, which will teach military affairs and culture at the same time, so as to train more professional generals and break the root cause of the Song Dynasty's emphasis on literature over military affairs.

In the Song Dynasty, as long as you were a soldier, no matter what great military exploits you made, in the eyes of scholars, you were just a soldier who was born in the army. What is the reason? Because you are uneducated, the Song Dynasty's emphasis on literature and despise military has already penetrated into the muscles of society Well, the official literati look down on you, and even the slightly educated masters who eat and drink don't look down on you.

According to legend, after Di Qing was promoted to deputy commander, he once hosted a banquet for Han Qi, accompanied by a master named Liu Yi. Chatting with wine, who knew that he violated Liu Yi's taboo, Liu Yi suddenly changed color, pointed at Di Qing's nose and cursed, "You are just a tattoo pawn, what right do you have to vilify scholars?" After Liu Yi finished cursing, he threw the wine glass In the ground, walk away.Looking at Di Qing again, he was not sullen and angry all the time, with a smile on his face.

Even the next day, Di Qing woke up early and went straight to Liu Yi's office to sincerely apologize.People at the time praised Di Qing for being generous, but what is the truth?Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, most of the military generals were descendants of honorable families. They were not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also highly accomplished in literature. However, after the war at the end of the Tang Dynasty, this phenomenon was changed. The influence of military commanders is even more unpopular.

Take Di Qing's pacification of Tubo this time as an example, is it Di Qing's outstanding military exploits, which attract the attention of others? No.Is it Di Qing who is domineering and domineering? Nope.It was because the society at that time was sick, and it was still very sick. On the one hand, you had to count on these generals to save face for the country, and on the other hand, you were worried that the generals would cause rebellion. Therefore, when fighting, you wished that the generals would charge forward, but After the battle was over, the military generals who had made great achievements began to be squeezed out again. There were a lot of actions such as exhausting birds, hiding good bows, killing cunning rabbits, and cooking by lackeys.

Zhao Zhen's idea is to prepare for the establishment of the Royal Military Academy. On the one hand, he will train young military generals, and on the other hand, he will refresh the civil servants' understanding of military generals.

　This book has encountered a bottleneck, and I don't know how to proceed. The more I write it, the more I can't let it go. Generally speaking, I will consider finishing it this month.

　　
　
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