In Sang Weihan's mansion in Tokyo, ever since he learned that Shi Chonggui had recovered from his illness, Sang Weihan knew that he had been cheated.
Especially after the Daning Palace medical officer who conveyed the news to him suddenly stopped meeting with him in private, Sang Weihan became even more sure.
Because the only one who could come up with the vicious plan of using Shi Chonggui's health to seduce him was Feng Yu, Empress Feng's brother who had always wanted to bring him down.
Only Empress Feng had the ability and courage to force the palace medical officer to send him false news that Shi Chonggui was terminally ill.
Others said that Shi Chonggui was terminally ill, which was a curse on the king, but to Empress Feng, it was just a joke between the young couple.
"Sir, an angel came outside to deliver a message, but it seems that some of the comers are not good-natured." The eldest son's anxious voice sounded outside the door.
Sang Weihan once again reviewed all the people he knew in his mind, and after finding that he could not find anyone to intercede for him, he looked up to the sky and sighed, accepting the fate he deserved.
On the third day of March, before the victorious army arrived at Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo, Shi Chonggui, who had recovered from his illness, deposed Sang Weihan as prime minister and became the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture.
This Kaifeng governor was given a step down by Shi Chonggui because of his old love.
Of course Sang Weihan also understands that no one who has become the prime minister of a country would become the governor of the capital.
So after receiving the order, Sang Weihan quickly wrote a letter saying that he was seriously ill, and since then he closed the door and never went out again.
On the second day, Shi Chonggui worshiped He Ning as the minister of Zhongshu and Tongping Zhangshi, which were two of the three pieces of the prime minister's set.
But Shi Chonggui gave his wife's brother Feng Yu the extremely important position of Privy Councilor, who had the power to be responsible for the military.
Of course He Ning understood what this meant, and from then on, he never asked or answered any questions.
And he was very happy in his heart, because the Later Jin Dynasty was facing an extremely difficult matter.
That was the reward for the returning army, but there wasn't much money in the treasury.
However, Feng Yu, who felt that he had become the prime minister, did not panic at all. When he saw He Ning looking at his nose and heart, he immediately walked past He Ning without ceremony and came to Shi Chonggui.
"Your Majesty, I asked earlier and learned that I have only 70,000 guan in savings this year, and I still have to pay hundreds of official salaries. The maximum I can come up with is 40,000 guan. I would like to ask your majesty to provide some internal funds so that I can reward the troops. .”
He Ning's appearance remained the same, but her nose twitched twice. Feng Yu's words seemed a bit inappropriate.
Because the difficulty with this reward is that Shi Chonggui is unwilling to use internal funds, and the court's inventory is not enough to reward him.
Shi Chonggui also looked at Feng Yu strangely, because Feng Yu knew that he was unwilling to use his money, so why did he ask him to use his money in public now?
When Feng Yu saw Baiguan and Shi Chonggui looking at him in surprise, he suddenly felt a sense of intellectual superiority and said to Shi Chonggui.
"The soldiers who fought bloody battles for the country need to be rewarded by Your Majesty. If you reward them with thousands of coins, the three armies will definitely be happy."
It turns out that I just let myself pay 10,000 yuan! Shi Chonggui looked at Feng Yu and suddenly felt pleased with him again.
But even he felt that the imperial court only had 40,000 guan, and he only gave out 10,000 guan. Is the total reward of 50,000 guan too little?
You must know that if this amount of money is divided equally, each person will only have a little more.
And this cannot be divided evenly. With so many officers, the reward for each person must be at least a hundred guan. Plus the compensation for the dead and injured in battle, 50,000 guan may not be enough.
However, he was unwilling to ask Shi Chonggui to contribute more. If he had no money, how could he be romantic and happy with Feng? Where do the fine wines and delicacies come from?
Recently, Shi Chonggui also recruited hundreds of weavers, called the brocade building, to pave the brocade floor for him and Feng.
This will cost 60,000 to 70,000 yuan. How can I have more money to use it as a reward?
Feng Yu waved his hand and said to Shi Chonggui: "Ten thousand guan is enough. I heard that the soldiers came from the north and got a lot of Khitan armor, good horses, gold and silver.
A horse sold to a merchant is worth thirty guan, and the soldiers of the left and right armies who protect the saints have at least one or two horses.
I think it would be better to just give gold and silver brocade worth 50,000 yuan to the commanders and supervisors of each section.
If there are those who are sent to Fangzhen, they can go to the local places to raise money and food. The Jin army will protect the saints, support the saints, and strictly guard the troops, and let the people of Tokyo and nearby donate their money. "
"Hiss!" He Ning, who had been pretending to be a clay statue of the Bodhisattva, widened his eyes. Feng Yu's words meant that he wanted to turn the reward into self-financing!
That is, the local tooth soldiers will be rewarded by the commander after he returns to the town.
Those who were not originally Jiedushi commanders, such as Hu Cile, were directly appointed as Jiedushi of Xuzhou Wuning Army. His Liangzhou Xiaoqi and some infantry were rewarded, and they went to Xuzhou to collect rewards.
As for the imperial guards and saint-bearing troops, they will be divided among the people of Tokyo.
This is really a 'good idea'!
The soldiers fought bloody battles for the country, and the rewards for local soldiers were left to the commanders to raise their own funds. So are they soldiers of the country? Or the private soldiers of the feudal town?
Will the central government still receive taxes from local governments in the future?
As for the rewards of the imperial army being shared among the people of Tokyo, this is not the treatment that the army would receive after returning from victory. This was the operation of Li Siyuan, Li Congke and others after they led their troops to Beijing and ascended the throne!
However, He Ning moved her lips twice and saw that Shi Chonggui's face was already filled with excitement.
Looking at Feng Dao and Li Song, they sat silently in the presence of the old god, as did the other officials.
He Ning sighed in his heart. Although Sang Weihan had bad conduct, he was really capable and responsible. If he were here, he would definitely scold Feng Yu to pieces.
Perhaps this is why Shi Chonggui made up his mind to depose Sang Weihan with just a few slanderous words.
But thinking that way, He Ning was certainly not prepared to step forward.
Who would be stupid to come forward to oppose it? Even if the emperor changes, they still have to rely on them to maintain the operation of the court. Why offend Shi Chonggui and Feng Yu at this time.
"The words of the privy envoy are exactly what he said to plan for the country. Even if the soldiers have made great achievements, a single town commander is enough to reward them.
As for the imperial army, it depends on your majesty's benevolence. Nowadays, the household registration is prosperous, and the merchants have accumulated tens of millions of money. It doesn't matter if they give a small sum of money to reward them! "
As soon as this person came out to speak, all the officials in the palace frowned.
This person was the scoundrel recruited by Feng Yuxin after Li Yantao was killed. Yin Peng, the deputy privy envoy, was the most shameless person.
However, his words were very appealing to Shi Chonggui.
Because Shi Chonggui didn't think about anything else right now, he just wanted to pay out some of the rewards for the soldiers, and then settle the matter without delaying his fun with Feng. That was enough.
This guy actually doesn't have much idea about running a country.
Because originally among Shi Jingtang's descendants, he was the one who was least favored.
On weekdays, he serves as Shi Jingtang's personal guard on the battlefield and his personal bodyguard in life. His biggest advantage is that he is very skilled, looks very honest, and does whatever he is asked to do.
After almost all of Shi Jingtang's descendants were killed, Shi Chonggui began to enter Shi Jingtang's sight.
Shi Jingtang once arranged for him to serve as a guard in Jinyang in Beijing, but Shi Chonggui only served as a guard for more than three months before he could no longer serve. The evaluation given by his superiors and subordinates was that he had made no achievements.
But in fact, Shi Chonggui could not do anything, did nothing, and could not win the support of the warriors in Jinyang. Shi Jingtang could only transfer him back to Tokyo.
It can be said that Shi Chonggui did not have the education of an emperor, nor did he have the education of a commander-in-chief.
He has no idea how the country works, nor does he know what is happening outside of Tokyo.
He also lacks sufficient understanding of his angry but very strong-willed 'Khitan Grandfather'.
From Shi Chonggui's point of view, the situation at this moment was that after the Khitan's defeat, they no longer dared to think of invading the South. The world was in danger from now on, and he could rest easy.
So he nodded happily and said, "What you said makes sense, and I have the merits. If there are any deficiencies in leadership, we will make arrangements together. Especially in the Hebei provinces, good generals should be placed in charge."
After solving the reward problem, Shi Chonggui left happily. He also wanted to supervise the construction of Zide Palace.
Last autumn, Shi Chonggui sent envoys to various places to collect autumn taxes back to Beijing, bringing with them a large number of local treasures and beauties, including dozens of people who were good at music. Shi Chonggui then gave empress Feng to train them.
Feng, a woman, may have a talent for training girl groups. The beauties she trained are good at singing and dancing.
Shi Chonggui liked her so much that he not only gave them a large amount of brocade and silk, but also planned to build a new Zide Palace in Daning Palace to raise these beauties.
Now that he was healthy and the Khitans were defeated, Shi Chonggui was focused on when the Zide Palace could be built?
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Shi Chonggui left, but He Ning, Feng Dao, Li Song, Feng Yu and his henchman Yin Peng could not leave yet.
Everyone came to the Privy Council together to discuss the prisoner presentation ceremony after the army returned.
Until this time, He Ning couldn't bear it anymore and looked at Feng Yu.
"Zhongshu advises the emperor to reward the soldiers for their great service with 50,000 guan. Please give me some instructions on how to do it."
After saying that, He Ning looked at Feng Dao and Li Song again, "But Dao Gong, Da Chou Gong, and the governor are currently in front of the army. If the soldiers are dissatisfied and get angry, our family will be in Tokyo."
Feng Dao was named Ke Dao, and Li Song was named Da Chou. The governor in He Ning's mouth was Shi Chonggui's eldest son, Shi Yanxu, who was officially named the governor of Zhengzhou.
He Ning's meaning was obvious. If the frontline soldiers knew about this reward plan, they might not accept it so easily.
Shi Yanxu was still in front of the army. It would be bad if the soldiers were dissatisfied and simply supported Shi Yanxu to return to Beijing to cause trouble.
It's just that Feng Yu still doesn't understand. This person is uneducated and has a very thick skin.
He couldn't even distinguish between appeasement and betrayal, yet he dared to take the imperial examination.
When I was a scholar, I couldn't even draft edicts, so I relied on my lackey Yin Peng to write them all for me.
At this moment, he didn't understand what He Ning meant, and felt that He Ning had offended him a little. Just as he was about to step forward to question, Yin Peng next to him grabbed Feng Yu and whispered something in his ear.
"The father-in-law is still in the army."
Feng Yu trembled suddenly and immediately understood the danger of the matter.
Shi Yanxu was not the son of his sister Feng, but the son of Shi Chonggui's wife Zhang. Zhang's father, Shi Yanxu's maternal ancestor Zhang Cong'en, was in the army.
Feng Dao sighed and said to He Ning: "Taifu An and Duke Qi are loyal and good ministers. We can call them back to the capital first, tell them the truth, and ask them to come forward to appease the soldiers."
Li Song nodded and said: "After returning from victory this time, the soldiers have received a large amount of wealth from the Khitan people. The army's peace of mind can be rewarded by the local government, so that the soldiers can return with glory, or their dissatisfaction can be alleviated.
In addition, the merchants in Tokyo were cunning and cunning, so I personally watched them so that they would not dare to cheat and lower the price, and they could also sell them for more money, which would make the sergeants happy. "
Everyone acted as if Feng Yu and Yin Peng did not exist. Now that things were like this, they were prepared to try their best to appease the soldiers so as not to lead to a mutiny.
The literati of the Five Dynasties could only do these wiping things.
"Lieutenant Zhang will be recalled first. If he is dissatisfied, he can be promoted to Yedu and stay behind to reward his merits."
Feng Yu quickly added that he was really relieved that Zhang Congen would not be recalled. For this reason, he was even willing to take out Ye Du, who had been hanging around for a long time.
Feng Yu was lucky enough to come in and dare to promise that Ye Du would stay in such an important local position. This was actually the biggest joke of Shi Chonggui's dynasty.
Because in order to make the beauty happy, Shi Chonggui once promised in front of Queen Feng that Feng Yu would have to agree to the removal of any official position above the governor's level.
Don't think it was just a joke. Last winter, Feng Yu was ill and recuperating at home for more than a month. This is how Shi Chonggui told the prime ministers face to face.
With the respect of the emperor, if you can do this as a licking dog, you can be considered invincible.
