In the Chengping Hall, only Emperor Daojun and Zhao Tong were left.
After listening to Zhao Tong's detailed account of the Tubo Ling Kingdom, Emperor Daojun still had not recovered from his excitement. He said: "Second brother, I want to reward you well."
It’s very difficult to get an official position. You can’t give away the Privy Council, right? Then give more rewards.
Emperor Daojun is not stupid. It is actually against the rules for a prince to manage the army, but it is still acceptable. After all, he likes to use his own people. Gao Qiu can be the chief of the palace, so it is not impossible to give his family a bodyguard and a military chief. , even the Imperial City Division just gave it out a while ago.
As for leading the troops, that's all. Emperor Daojun shook his head secretly.
"Dad, the child doesn't want any reward." Zhao Tali said, what kind of reward does he want? The Privy Council can't give it to him. How can he be made prime minister? Or even manage one or more of the border crossings? At least for now, this is impossible.
"Second brother, don't you want a reward?" Emperor Daojun nodded. He also understood Zhao Tong to some extent. Although being an emperor is not like ordinary people, watching his children grow up, it is impossible to say that there is nothing wrong with him. Yes, this second brother, if he doesn’t want a reward, he definitely wants something else, even bigger than the reward.
"Yes, dad." Zhao Tong said, "I don't want rewards. I want to recommend someone to be the deputy governor of the Longyou Protectorate."
"Oh?" Emperor Daojun nodded. Is this second brother so bold in cultivating his confidants? However, the Longyou side is dominated by the generals of the Western Army. To be honest, the Duhufu has no foundation in the Western Army except for the larger territory it oversees.
"Second brother, tell me."
Zhao Tong thought for a while, and then attributed all the credit for the Ling Kingdom's coming to pay tribute to Liu Suiyun.
After hearing this, Emperor Daojun thought thoughtfully: "Is it the Liu family that has seven Jinshi, and father and son have three visits?"
Zhao Tong said: "Dad, I will see you tomorrow."
Emperor Daojun smiled: "It turned out to be his family. I do remember this Liu Suiyun. It was not for anything else that I ordered him to be a flower. It was just that his poems were very good and he was handsome. He deserved the name of Tanhua, but everything else was too much. It’s sour and rotten, and it’s mostly just talk on paper.”
When Zhao Tong heard this, he thought to himself, is it easy for you, old man, to talk on paper? He said: "This child doesn't know."
Emperor Daojun said: "He was born in Tanhua, how could he want to be a military attaché?"
The Protector-General was a military attache, and civilian officials of this dynasty led the troops, so the Protector-General of Longyou was always led by the magistrate.
Official positions such as privy envoy and privy council affairs were all military positions in the Tang and Five Dynasties. Only in this dynasty, people became civil servants.
The northwest generals and military generals are not fake, but the commander-in-chief of the troops, the commander-in-chief, the commander-in-chief, the commander-in-chief, the commander-in-chief, the commander-in-chief, the commander-in-chief, the commander-in-chief, the commander-in-chief, the commander-in-chief, the commander-in-chief, the commander-in-chief, the commander-in-chief, the commander-in-chief, the commander-in-chief, and the commander-in-chief all have civilian positions. Even when Di Qing led the army, he was clearly a military general.
Civil servants lead the troops, which is a characteristic of this dynasty.
Zhao Tong said: "Perhaps you think it would be easier to get promoted this way?"
There is no need to explain too much, and there is no need to talk about military principles or national laws, because this is what you are looking for.
The Chief Protector of the Longyou Protectorate is in the fourth rank, and the Deputy Protector is in the fifth rank. It seems that their ranks are not high, but in fact it is very difficult to climb up to such positions.
At Liu Suiyun's age, it would take at least ten years to reach such a position, no matter whether he was civil or military, even if his family members used their strength, which would be said to be a rapid promotion.
Taking the path of a civilian official is more difficult than taking the path of a military general.
Wang Fu was promoted to the eighth level in a row, and he also stayed in the position of Zuo Sijian for more than ten years. Moreover, there were some special reasons for his continuous promotion to the eighth level. Not only in this dynasty, not many people in the past and present could replicate it.
If Liu Suiyun pursues a normal official career, he will first have to spend a few years in the position of a high-ranking court minister, seventh or eighth grade. As for being immediately appointed as a county magistrate, that is all too much.
At his age, it is simply impossible for him to directly enter the court and be given a fifth-grade civil service. Don't even think about it.
But the military position is different. This dynasty values civility over military affairs and has always looked down upon the military position. This is also the reason why Gao Qiu, a low-level personal follower, was able to rise to the rank of commanding envoys in front of the palace. Even Tan Zhen came from the imperial city department. Stepping into the Guards Department, the military attachés who were originally in the Horse and Infantry Office were directly promoted to one or two levels after resetting the Guards and Military Department, all without any effort.
Emperor Daojun looked at Zhao Tong with bright eyes and said, "Just because it's easy to get promoted?"
Zhao Tong lowered his head and said, "My child has selfish motives."
Emperor Daojun said: "What selfish motives?"
Zhao Tong said: "Liu Suiyun knows how to raise horses. I feel that I can only rely on those familiar Uyghur households in the northwest to raise horses. I don't have anyone who knows how to raise horses. I don't feel at ease. Liu Suiyun raises horses there, but it eliminates all my worries." .”
Emperor Daojun said: "Second brother, you have taken raising horses as a serious matter."
Zhao Tong said: "I only want to serve my father, and I will spare no effort in everything I do."
Emperor Daojun nodded.
Zhao Tong continued: "There is another reason why I recommended Liu Suiyun, that is, I dare not say anything."
Daojun Emperor said: "But it doesn't matter."
Zhao Tong stood there and took a deep breath, and then said: "The Western Army's generals are very powerful, and the position of the Longyou Protector's Mansion has always been occupied by the Western Army. I think one or two people from the court should be placed there." , although it cannot be said to be checks and balances, it is always better than nothing.”
This is actually a bit much, can you say it? If you can speak, even a seventh-rank official can speak, and you can even stand in front of the general of the Western Army and say it with righteous words and impassioned words, but neither the emperor nor the general of the Western Army will take it seriously.
But what Zhao Tong said was a bit inappropriate. With different identities, the weight of words also changed. The identity of the prince was too sensitive.
Zhao Tong also fought hard.
I have made three moves in chess since I was a child, which are the three pieces of paper underneath the box in the study.
Although each move is independent, and if you make one move, you will be qualified to play chess from a distance and point out the mountains and rivers, but if three moves can be connected in one place, it will be a different situation.
If the deputy governor of the Longyou Protectorate is not captured, half of the move of running Longyou will be wasted, because he cannot always stay in Longyou. Even if he wants to stay in Longyou and not come back, he said Emperor Jun will never give in.
He dared to bring it up because the court had not paid much attention to Longyou in the past two years. After all, the forces of Tubo and Xixia were already very weak, and the main battlefields in the northwest were on the four roads of Fuyan, Huanqing, Qinfeng, and Jingyuan. .
There are few soldiers in Longyou, and they are all Xiang soldiers. If he does not take advantage of the opportunity of Ling State's tribute to pay tribute, he is worried that there will never be such a good opportunity in the future.
Emperor Daojun's expression lost the excitement just now, and instead fell into deep thought. After a moment he said: "Second brother seems to have some opinions on the Western Army?"
Zhao Tong said hurriedly: "I don't dare. I don't understand those court matters. It's just that I have been working hard in Longyou for several months, but no one came to visit me. Even during the Chinese New Year, I was lonely. Not to mention the gold and silver property, just connect the dots." The New Year's gift has not been paid at all, and I think... the Western Army is a little too arrogant."
Emperor Daojun suddenly smiled: "The Western Army is still very loyal. The second brother is a bit petty, but... he is just a deputy guard, so I gave it to Liu Suiyun, the dignified and appointed Tanhualang. No. If he wants to be an official in the capital, but wants to go to the northwest to eat gray sand, that's up to him."
Zhao Tong was overjoyed when he heard this, but his face showed only a slight expression, and he said politely: "Thank you dad for making it possible, so that the child can raise more war horses."
Emperor Daojun nodded, stared at Zhao Tong for a moment, and said, "Since the second brother has entered the imperial city today, I also have something to tell you."
(Two chapters, more in the evening.)
(End of chapter)
