Wei Qing came back and returned to Chang'an City with the glory of victory.
Tens of thousands were killed in a battle on the banks of the Liao River. This was the Han's most glorious victory over the Huns, except for Li Yunze.
Returning with this honor, Li Yunze personally led the civil and military officials and honored the emperor thirty miles out of the city to welcome him.
The flags are fluttering and the gongs and drums are noisy.
The musicians played hard, and the officials and the Yulin army chanted "The Song of the Great Wind" in unison. The mountains and fields were covered in red, and the atmosphere was extremely warm.
The military song of the Qin State is "Wuyi", which means "How can it be said that there are no clothes?" Be in the same robe as your son. The brave and brave old Qin fought against the national calamity together, and the brave and brave old Qin restored our rivers and mountains. 'The one without clothes.
Liu Bang felt that the Qin army's military song was very powerful, so he composed his own "Great Wind Song" as the Han army's military song.
There are military songs in all dynasties in later generations, such as the famous "The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation" from the Tang Dynasty. I haven't even put on my military uniform yet. I've accomplished the task today. Looking back, I can see the fortress of Qin is as low as a horse, and gradually I can see the Yellow River flowing straight north. The power of heaven rolls directly over the jade gate, and the barbarians from thousands of miles away
All Chinese songs! '
In the Song Dynasty, it became the song of Kaiyan of Xiaoyan, "First take the twelve prefectures in Shanxi, and other elements will attack the Yatou." Looking back, Qin Si is as low as a horse, and gradually we can see that the Yellow River flows straight north. The power of heaven rolls over the earth and crosses the Yellow River, and the Qiang people in thousands of miles sing the song of Han Dynasty. '
In the early Ming Dynasty, there was no fixed military song. Later, Qi Jiguang wrote a "Triumph Song".
'If ten thousand people are united, Mount Tai can be shaken! Only loyalty and righteousness come, and the bullfight is full of anger. Report to the emperor, and save the head of Guizhou. Kill all the Japanese slaves and find a prince! '
There are many military songs from past dynasties, and when it comes to the most influential ones, these are the ones.
Amidst the sounds of "strong wind, strong wind~~~" that shook the world, a mighty army of soldiers and horses marched along the official road.
Wei Qing and others, who had put on their armor in advance, hurriedly dismounted and walked quickly to Li Yunze to salute, "Greetings to Your Majesty~~~The Emperor will be here for ten thousand years~~~"
"Your Majesty, please excuse me."
Li Yunze stretched out his hand to support her, "Get up and talk."
"Thank you, Your Majesty~~~"
"All your ministers are here to defeat the enemy chiefs, capture the rebels, pacify the people, and restore the territory. Heaven and earth have blessed you, and your ancestors have blessed you. Your hard work has been great, and you should be rewarded with generous rewards."
Li Yunze is already familiar with these standard procedures, and he talks about them in a cadence and full of the power of an emperor.
After talking a lot of nonsense, in the final analysis, the most important thing is the reward.
The sons of the Han family did not hesitate to shed blood on the battlefield. Of course, they could not really be inspired by the Liu family emperor and be willing to fight to the death for him.
What really makes them brave and fight to the death is naturally the reward.
If there is a reward, then you will naturally be the emperor of the Han family who will work hard to serve.
Without a reward, who knows who you are.
Emperor? It’s not like it hasn’t been chopped before!
"Marquis Changping." The first person to receive the reward was naturally Wei Qing as the commander-in-chief.
If Wei Qing is bypassed and rewarded first, then early tomorrow morning, the Qingliang Palace will be filled with memorials to impeach Wei Qing, and everyone will know that Wei Qing has fallen out of favor. Accordingly, it was time for Wei Qing to start preparing for rebellion.
"For your outstanding achievements in this battle, I will make your son the Marquis of Guannei."
Wei Qing is already Chehou, which is the pinnacle of the military merit system.
The Han Dynasty did not allow kings with different surnames, so Wei Qing was naturally at the top of the hierarchy.
If you want to reward him with a title, you can only find the relatives around him.
Wei Qing has brothers and nephews. But it was obvious that his son must be sealed first.
His eldest son was born during Wei Qing's expedition and was the daughter of Princess Pingyang.
Historically, when Wei Qing married Princess Pingyang, Princess Pingyang first remarried Xiahou Po, Marquis of Ruyin. After Xiahou Po died and remarried Wei Qing, she was almost forty or fifty years old.
At this age, even if there is a chance to give birth, they will not take the risk.
You must know that the Han Dynasty was not a modern world, and there was not such advanced medical technology and equipment to save lives.
Therefore, historically Wei Qing's sons were all born from his concubines.
But now, Princess Pingyang is only in her twenties, and Wei Qing is a positive and enthusiastic young man.
Looking at the princess who could only watch from a distance in the past and could not play too much, lying down with her charming eyes like silk, anyway, it is natural to have children under the blend of day and night.
Wei Qing had made arrangements before going on the expedition. If it was a son, he would be named Mr. and Mrs. Wei.
Wei and his wife, who were still in their infancy, were directly granted the title of Marquis of Guannei and the Marquis of Yichun because of Wei Qing's meritorious service.
With the title of nobility, it is natural to have food and property. This is the greatest practical benefit brought by the title of nobility.
"There are 1,200 households in the city."
This number is really not low in Guannei Houli. According to the average harvest in Yichun, an income of at least several thousand dan is no problem.
Of course, after Li Yunze reformed the government, these food towns were only owned in name. In fact, all the income from the food towns was transferred to the Shaofu for verification and distribution of goods and grain.
Whether you want wealth or food, it’s up to you to choose.
If you want goods, money and silk will be distributed according to the price set by the court.
Mr. and Mrs. Wei have a golden job since they were born. If they want to become officials in the future, their starting point will be too high for most people to look up to.
His starting point is the end that many people pursue throughout their lives.
Wei Qing was so excited that he saluted again to express his gratitude.
Of course, simply making his son a Marquis of Guannei is not enough. There will be other rewards later.
"I have appointed you as the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army and the former Commander-in-Chief of the Army. You will take charge of the affairs of the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army first."
There is currently only one governor in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, Wei Qing, and he was originally in charge.
Now, it is equivalent to promoting his general title from rear general to front general, which can be regarded as a kind of power and honor.
"My lord, I will definitely live up to my mission!"
The following reward is "I will give you three thousand pieces of gold and two thousand pieces of brocade."
One gold can be exchanged for ten thousand dollars, and three thousand gold can be exchanged for thirty million dollars.
You must know that in Dahan, one hundred thousand dollars can barely be called the middle class, and there is no doubt that it is a huge sum of money.
As for brocade, this thing is not ordinary silk, but silk embroidered satin represented by Shu Brocade, its value is much higher than ordinary silk.
There is no doubt that this is a rich reward.
This can be seen from the envious looks of everyone around.
Wei Qing naturally thanked him again.
In fact, this is because they don't know how Emperor Wu rewarded them in history. If they knew, someone might be thinking about rescuing Emperor Wu and his wife who were imprisoned in Changle Palace.
You must know that in history, when Emperor Wu rewarded his generals, he often gave them tens of thousands of gold!
That was a reward worth tens of thousands of gold. Every time he came back from a victory in the fortress, he would give a batch of rewards, and there were more and more each time.
The Second Emperor Wen and Jing gave away the wealth he had accumulated with his fingers.
Later, when the court was short of money, it had to make some kind of white deer coins and count money from children to raise money.
It’s not that there are no rewards, but there is no need to be so exaggerated.
There are rewards worth hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars. How much income does the Han Dynasty have?
In this regard, Li Yunze is relatively controlled.
After Wei Qing, there were a group of captains who followed him to fight in the fortress.
Li Xi, Gongsun He and others were all granted the title of Marquis within the Pass, but they were all Marquis of Rural Areas or even Marquis of Ting. Naturally, there were not many settlements, only a few hundred households.
In terms of military positions, although they also joined the Fifth Army Commander's Office, no one was the governor. They all worked under Wei Qing.
In terms of rewards, there are a thousand pieces of gold and hundreds of pieces of silk and satin.
Those who are not ennobled will be rewarded with one hundred to eight hundred gold and fifty to five hundred pieces of silk and satin.
This kind of reward is naturally incomparable to the Emperor Wu in history, but it is indeed a generous reward.
Anyway, Li Yunze would not empty out the treasury and get some White Deer coins just for rewards.
After the military generals and captains rewarded them, the benefits to the soldiers were naturally inevitable.
The Ministry of War will naturally make arrangements for the corresponding military honors, promotions, etc., and Li Yunze is only responsible for distributing rewards.
Each of the soldiers who went on this expedition received a reward of at least ten thousand yuan. Of course, there was no silk and satin, but dozens to hundreds of pieces of silk.
Basically every household in Han Dynasty grows mulberry and hemp, and naturally there is a lot of silk.
And silk is also a type of currency in this era.
Those who died in battle were provided with pensions, and those who were disabled and retired were arranged to serve as three elder pavilion chiefs in the countryside, etc. These were all properly arranged.
After some arrangements were made, the officers and soldiers of the three armies were naturally happy.
After that, they escorted the prisoners and captured trophies and paraded into the city to show off their military power.
These are all routines, there’s nothing much to say.
After the parade, the sergeants returned to various military camps. The emperor had arranged for people from the Shaofu to prepare wine, meat and delicacies in various military camps. When they returned, they would give them a banquet and drink as much as they could.
As for the military commanders and above, they followed the emperor to the Qingliang Hall to participate in the emperor's banquet, together with the civil and military officials and the royal relatives.
The banquet here is naturally enough.
It's just that with everyone's current status, there will naturally be no shortage of food and drink, so compared to the chaos in various military camps, the Qingliang Palace is much quieter.
It's not too quiet, the musicians play music and the dancers dance and it's very lively.
In the modern world, if you want to listen to music, you can take out your mobile phone and listen to whatever you want.
But here in Dahan, if you want to listen to music, it is difficult for even a wealthy family to do.
Musicians are not slaves, they are skilled workers.
The cost of raising a musician can be enough to raise at least ten slaves. This is a pure person who has no output but only consumption.
And if you want to listen to music, one musician is not enough, at least a dozen people start.
Even wealthy families cannot afford such expenses. Only princes, nobles and even the emperor can afford it.
As for dancers, they are even rarer.
Like musicians, they are part-time workers who have no output but only consumption. The cost of raising dancers is even much higher than that of musicians.
In the past, it was actually men who danced, mainly for sacrifices.
Those that were really purely for appreciation gradually began to rise during the Warring States Period.
It was not until the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty that the dance gradually changed from men's dancing to women's dancing.
The most famous among them is naturally Mrs. Qi, who was killed by Empress Lu. She can be regarded as the first female dancer clearly recorded in history books.
Whether it is listening to music or watching dancing, an ordinary family with two thousand stones may not be able to afford it, let alone high-quality musicians and dancers from the Emperor's family.
So everyone was eating, drinking, and watching with gusto.
Li Yunze reached out to look for it and called Wei Qing to sit down next to him.
He picked up the wine glass and asked aloud, "I intend to send troops to Mitsukoshi. Who do you think can be the main general?"
