Early the next morning, Li Yunze woke up from a deep sleep and saw the heads of Hu Yan and Lin while having breakfast.
Logically speaking, this kind of thing should be very nauseating, but Li Yunze, who has been in the military for many years, has long been used to this kind of thing.
Even after the war, where the smell of blood filled the battlefield, he could still eat and drink with composure.
After a quick glance, Li Yunze gestured to take away the wooden box that smelled of lime powder, "Whose contribution is it?"
"Your Majesty."
Gongsun Hong, who is mainly responsible for various statistical work, respectfully responded, "This is the achievement of Wei Qing of the Guards Riding School."
"oh."
Li Yunze looked surprised. Wei Qing was not known for his outstanding martial arts.
"Your Majesty," explained the host Fu Yan who was accompanying him to the meal. "Last night they attacked the camp. The Huns collapsed and blew up the camp. Some of the defeated troops dispersed all the way to Quyang. The Han cavalry pursued them for dozens of miles and killed hundreds of defeated troops along the way. Finally we caught up with the beast, and Wei Qing captured its head."
"Such luck." Li Yunze smiled and shook his head, "Do you know who this chieftain is?"
"The captive has been found and authenticated. This animal is the Zuo Gudu Marquis under Shan Yu, a military official in the royal court. His name is Huyan Helin."
"Um."
Li Yunze nodded and asked Gongsun Hong, "How to calculate merit?"
Gongsun Hong immediately responded, "Beheading the enemy chieftain in formation is a great achievement, and Zuo Guduhou's words are regarded as meritorious service at level five. Wei Qing's title at this time is a hairpin, and with this merit he will be granted the title of Duke of Jin Dynasty."
"After all, he is the Zuogu Duhou of the Royal Court. If he adds another merit, he should be the fifth doctor."
Naturally, no one would have any objections.
Smart people will naturally know why Li Yunze still wants to give Wei Qing a promotion.
The reason is very simple. Compared with the public carriage, the fifth doctor is the pinnacle of the doctorate, and it is already the threshold for being able to touch the nobles.
If it is a public ride, it will take one more turn to perform meritorious deeds in the future.
Nowadays, as long as the five great officials have meritorious service, they can be ranked among the nobles.
There are twenty levels of knighthood for military merit in the Han Dynasty, divided into four levels.
The most common knights, the middle-ranking lords, the nobles who connect the upper and lower ranks, and the marquis that everyone dreams of.
Wei Qing definitely belongs to the type who rises quickly, but no one cares much about it.
After all, what is much faster than his leveling up is that he can quickly advance to the title of nobility by killing generals, capturing flags, and being the first to jump.
Not to mention that if you steal a certain part of Xiang Yu, you can directly become a marquis.
There was also Wenxi before, who was directly granted the title of marquis because he captured the Aries King.
Here in the Han Dynasty, it is really not impossible to reach the sky by relying on military merit.
There is another point in the Han Dynasty's title system, that is, the pinnacle of knighthood is that it is not changed. Once the title is not changed, you cannot be promoted simply by winning heads.
Usually, if the leader is not updated, he will be beheaded collectively to record his merits.
However, there are definitely exceptions, and that is when the enemy captured has a very important identity.
The military minister Shan Yu was the Zuogu Duhou in the royal court, and his weight was definitely heavy enough to be promoted quickly.
Li Yunze thought for a while and asked Zhidu, who was in charge of rewards and punishments, to "give Wei Qing five hundred gold."
"Here!"
Wei Qing was currently grooming his beloved horse.
Last night, I was able to chase for dozens of miles, run faster than others, and finally catch up with the enemy chief and win the victory, all because of this handsome BMW.
"If I ever return to Chang'an City, I must repay Marquis Pingyang for the gift of the horse."
Chang'an City, Pingyang Houfu.
With a smile on his face, Cao Shou sent Tian Fu outside his house.
Seeing Tian Fu's carriage leaving, the smile on Cao Shou's face suddenly faded.
Back at the mansion, the smiling Princess Pingyang stepped forward to greet her, "How is it?"
"How about what?"
Cao Shou, who looked solemn, immediately responded, "How long has it been since this happened? You are still thinking about jointly recommending King Jiaodong as the crown prince. Are you crazy?"
"Why are you crazy?"
As Liu She's biological sister, Princess Pingyang responded dissatisfiedly, "You are Liu She's biological brother-in-law!"
After saying this, Cao Shou sighed repeatedly and had to soften his tone, "Of course I am willing to help King Jiaodong, but it is impossible to succeed in the current form."
"Why is it impossible?"
"It's no need to ask. With the King of Zhongshan here, King Jiaodong won't be able to turn to him anyway." Cao Shou persuaded him earnestly, "If we really jointly recommend it, not only will it be of no use, but it will also make King Zhongshan evil."
Tian Fu traveled around to make contacts, apparently looking for someone to gain momentum, and recommended King Jiaodong as the crown prince on the grounds that the crown prince's position was vacant.
But in fact, this is a test.
If they refuse to jointly recommend, there is no need to think that they will do big things together.
Princess Pingyang is not stupid, she naturally knows that King Zhongshan is the general trend.
Although they are both younger brothers, there are naturally differences between half-brothers and half-brothers.
Needless to say, we know that Princess Pingyang is definitely partial to Liu She.
She asked unwillingly, "Is there really no chance at all?"
"Absolutely not."
Cao Shou held Princess Pingyang's hand and explained carefully, "King Wentao of Zhongshan was outstanding in military strategy, and he was famous for his great victory over the Xiongnu. At this time, he is a general and is in charge of the world's military power. Unless."
Princess Pingyang hurriedly asked, "Unless what?"
"Unless something unexpected happens to the King of Zhongshan, the King of Jiaodong will never have any chance."
Encountered an unexpected event!
Even if I have such thoughts in my heart, I dare not say them out.
Princess Pingyang sighed repeatedly with a disappointed look on her face. Cao Shou comforted her by saying, "I don't want to get involved in these things. I just want to live my own life."
Even Princess Pingyang, who is Liu She's sister, is unwilling to participate. The attitude of others can naturally be imagined.
Tian Fu ran into obstacles at every turn and almost despaired.
He knew very clearly that as long as Liu Sheng came back victorious, it would be his death!
To seize the direct descendants is a life-and-death struggle.
Maybe Liu She would survive for a while for the sake of his face, but pawns like himself would definitely be easily eliminated after he was crowned prince.
Fortunately, there is always a road ahead. When Tian Fu came to the Prime Minister's residence that day, he finally got good news.
Naturally, Zhou Yafu did not see him, and his mere relatives were naturally not qualified to be received personally by the prime minister.
However, Zhou Yafu's son Zhou Yang had a very happy conversation with Tian Fen.
As for jointly recommending King Jiaodong as the crown prince, Zhou Yang also solemnly stated that he would persuade his father to join it.
When leaving the Prime Minister's Mansion, Tian Fu was in a good mood.
You must know that before Zhou Yafu became prime minister, he was a general.
He has a great influence in the army, and if he is on the side of King Jiaodong, he will definitely play a great role.
Moreover, the prime minister is the leader of hundreds of officials, which is of great significance.
However, Tian Fu's good mood was completely lost when he saw Chen Wu, the Marquis of Tangyi.
"I can't make the decision in this matter." Chen Wu received Tian Fu politely, but he had no intention of getting involved at all. "I listen to the princess."
Chen Wu, the Marquis of Tangyi, was not famous, but his wife was very famous.
The princess of his superior is Princess Guantao.
You must know that Chen Wu's daughter is Chen Ajiao, and Jiaodong King Liu She is his son-in-law.
Under such a relationship, Tian Fu didn't even dare to recommend his son-in-law to be the crown prince, which really disappointed Tian Fu.
Chen Wu's meaning was naturally that of Princess Guantao. This time when Tian Fu came over, Princess Guantao didn't even see him.
It can be seen that Princess Guantao has given up on Liu Zhi.
She didn't want to give up, but she had no choice.
Princess Guantao's backer is Empress Dowager Dou, but at this time even Empress Dowager Dou no longer opposes the prince's victory as crown prince. What can she do?
Her influence is only with Queen Mother Dou.
Her royal brother Liu Qi was really speechless.
In other words, there is nothing to say about such a big matter.
"The dignified Marquis of Yi is actually like a slave. What a waste."
After leaving the Marquis' Mansion in Tangyi, Tian Fu on the carriage looked down upon the Marquis very much.
The same princess is Shang, but Cao Shou is much stronger, at least able to make decisions.
How could someone like Chen Wu be so cowardly that he didn't even dare to say anything.
Looking at the Hou Mansion through the car window, Tian Fu spat angrily, "Want to jump off the ship now? It's not that easy! You are the son and daughter of the King of Jiaodong, do you really think that Liu Sheng will let you go? Just dream!"
Tian Fu, full of anger, went home to sort out his mood, and went to visit Liu Wu, King of Liang, the next day.
Liu Wu was drinking in the mansion, admiring the graceful figures of the dancers.
He also looked indifferent to Tian Fu's visit.
Ever since he sent someone to assassinate Yuan An, who ruined his good deeds, Liu Wu's reputation had been ruined.
The reason is very simple. The courtiers and nobles are all in danger.
If Liu Wu can assassinate Yuan Ang today, will he be able to assassinate himself tomorrow?
If the most basic right to life is not protected, courtiers and nobles will naturally cause trouble.
Faced with the collective opposition of the court ministers and nobles, even Queen Mother Dou had to compromise.
And this was the most fundamental reason why Queen Mother Dou had to give up Liu Wu.
Previously, the emperor Liu Qi was very dissatisfied that Liu Wu did not stay in his feudal country and camped in Chang'an City all day long, so he drove him back to Liang Kingdom at every turn.
But now, the emperor Liu Qi does whatever Liu Wu likes, and even behaves uncharacteristically like brothers and sisters.
Without him, Liu Wu would no longer be a threat to him.
Liu Wu also knew this. Seeing that the position he longed for had nothing to do with him, his mental state also slumped. He spent the whole day either traveling around or eating, drinking, singing and dancing, and finally lived like the kings of the Liu family. daily life.
Seeing Tian Fu coming to visit, Liu Wu, who was lying on his side on the couch with his head on the girl's lap, didn't even bother to raise his eyelids, "Why are you here to find me?"
"Your Majesty."
Tian Fu saluted respectfully, "A certain person has come to pay a visit to the king. He has important matters to discuss."
"explain."
"This." Tian Fu looked around and said softly, "Your Majesty, please step aside."
"Huh, there's still a lot to do."
Liu Wu waved his hand impatiently and asked everyone to go out. "Tell me, I want to hear it. What big thing do you have that can disturb me for fun?"
"Your Majesty."
Tian Fu took a deep breath, took a few steps forward, and said in a low voice, "If you are interested, please make the king the crown prince!"
'Bang! '
The golden cup in Liu Wu's hand fell to the ground.
(End of chapter)
