Soon, this good news was placed on Zhao Yu's desk.
"Huang Jingming, the chief marching officer of Linjiang Prefecture, and Fang Chao, the deputy general manager, bowed their heads and paid homage to Your Majesty: Your Majesty is powerful in the world. I and others led the troops to deploy along the Canglong River to confront the Jin invaders. The bandit general Lu Linyuan sent troops to cross the river to test. Fortunately, we With your Majesty's blessing, the three armies used their lives to defeat them in one battle. Our army killed five hundred of the enemy, captured a thousand prisoners, and burned dozens of large and small ships of the Jin invaders. After this battle, the Jin invaders did not dare to underestimate our great Chu..."
Listening to Gao Lishi reading out the words on the table in a measured tone, Zhao Yu expressed no surprise at all.
After all, Huang Jingming has been in the army for a long time, and he has the right location and the right people. Even if he faces Lu Linyuan, who is known as "the best general in the world", with the natural danger of the Canglong River, as long as he fights steadily, even if he cannot win, he will still be able to win. It won’t fail too quickly or too miserably.
At this time, this letter of victory can give everyone in the Chu court a shot in the arm.
"Hercules, please send someone to the Hanlin Academy to spread the word, quickly prepare a decree, and reward the meritorious soldiers one by one!"
Zhao Yu waved his hand and said seriously.
For the army, rewards should be given quickly!
When good news comes from the front line, as long as the military merit is confirmed, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs will quickly prepare the reward amount and issue it immediately without delay.
In Zhao Yu's view, there are some places where you can save money, such as when the emperor builds palaces and mausoleums, but there are some places where you absolutely cannot save money, and you cannot even deduct a penny, such as military pay and rewards.
When people live, in addition to distant ideals, they also have fame and fortune that are close at hand.
Soldiers rely on military pay to support their families. If you deduct someone's military pay, isn't it equivalent to not giving them a way to survive?
It would be weird if people didn't rebel.
The same goes for rewards.
A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, but if he wants to make progress, he can only do meritorious service.
Working hard on the battlefield is just for fame and fortune, and to go further,
Concealing the military achievements of the lower-level and not paying rewards to the lower-level is equivalent to blocking the upward path of ordinary soldiers.
Zhao Yu clearly remembered the consequences of these three walnuts and two dates from the history books he read in his previous life.
That is a dark history that some people, such as the God of Gaoliang River, will never be able to erase in their lifetime.
"Your Majesty, in addition to this letter of acknowledgment of victory, King Taihe also has another letter of acknowledgment of merit."
Gao Lishi raised his eyes, looked at Zhao Yu's face, and said softly.
"Are you asking for merit? Didn't I decide to give rewards to all the generals in the army?"
Zhao Yu's eyes clearly showed doubts, but he didn't think too much and waved his hand.
"You continue to read, I am listening."
Gao Lishi glanced at the words on the table, swallowed quietly, hesitated for a moment, and read out the contents word for word.
"Huang Jingming, the chief marching officer of Linjiang Prefecture, paid homage to Your Majesty again: In order to win this battle, in addition to the lives of the three armies, the logistics of each prefecture and county are also crucial. I invite your Majesty to appoint Dong Huairen, a member of the household seal department, as the magistrate of Linjiang Prefecture. , Yang Tiande, counselor of the Hanlin Academy, was appointed the prefect of Yongquan Prefecture, and Gao Zhan, the right minister of the Ministry of War, was appointed prefect of Ningyuan Prefecture..."
"enough!"
Before Gao Lishi could finish reading, Zhao Yu gave a cold shout.
Seeing Zhao Yu's livid face, Gao Lishi shrank his neck, not daring to breathe out, and quietly moved aside.
"Okay, I'm still wondering why King Taihe wants to ask for a reward for just a small victory. So that's the original intention!"
The picture shows the dagger, this is it!
No need to guess that the three people mentioned in Huang Jingming's memorial are all Huang Jingming's confidants, and the Kyoto Prefecture where Shenjing is located is just sandwiched between the four prefectures of Linjiang, Yongquan, Ningyuan, and Taihe. .
Zhao Yu laughed angrily and snorted coldly.
"Why doesn't this old man replace the prefect of Taihe Prefecture with one of his own?"
"Your Majesty, King Taihe's memorial really contains information about the candidate for the magistrate of Taihe Prefecture, but I haven't had time to read it just yet. Your Majesty, please..."
Gao Lishi, who moved to the corner, said weakly.
"Okay, let's just surround it on all sides, right?"
Zhao Yu, furious, slapped the memorial in his hand that he had just reviewed.
"Okay, very good! Let the ministers and ministers discuss this old man's memorial at the court meeting tomorrow. I want to see who is loyal and who is traitor among these people this time!"
The magistrates and military governors who are now taking office in these four prefectures are the result of the struggle and compromise between Empress Dowager Xuande and Huang Jingming during the six years when she was behind the curtain. They are all neutralists and royalists.
It can be said that these four prefectures, plus Kyoto Prefecture, are Zhao Yu's bottom line for settling down and turning around in the future. It is absolutely impossible to replace them with Huang Jingming's people.
And this incident also sounded the alarm in Zhao Yu's heart.
However, the scene at the court meeting on the second day made Zhao Yu feel cold.
Except for a few officials who clearly expressed their opposition, most officials remained silent. Huang Jingming and his confidants, headed by Huang Wenbo, urged Zhao Yu to agree to the memorial.
Faced with this situation, Zhao Yu became increasingly agitated and directly asked Gao Lishi to order a retreat from the court.
However, Zhao Yu had just returned to Zihuan Hall, and before he finished his cup of tea, a servant came to report that Huang Wenbo, the Marquis of De'an, wanted to see him.
"Let him come in. I want to hear what kind of ivory Huang Wenbo can spit out from his mouth today."
Zhao Yu, who looked uncertain, said coldly.
As expected, Huang Wenbo came here just to persuade Zhao Yu to agree to his brother's unreasonable request.
After hearing the end, Zhao Yu's face became even colder and he said calmly:
"If Marquis De'an says this, then please go back to the palace. I know how to appoint and dismiss officials in this world, and it is not Marquis De'an's turn to teach me."
Seeing that the persuasion was ineffective, Huang Wenbo also became angry.
If your majesty doesn't even drink the toast, then don't blame me for not giving him face.
Huang Wenbo bowed and said:
"King Taihe oversaw all the Chinese and foreign military forces and led troops north to fight against the Jin invaders, which was a great achievement. If King Taihe really wanted to decide on the appointment and dismissal of official positions in the world, I am afraid that even His Majesty would not be able to violate it easily. Now, King Taihe is just recommending These few are just state officials, why does Your Majesty object so fiercely?"
Zhao Yu was furious and snorted coldly:
"If King Taihe doesn't want to be a minister of Chu, then he should replace me! If he still has a trace of the integrity of a minister in his heart, there is no reason to choose the world's officials on my behalf!"
"Since your Majesty said so, I have nothing to say. I will leave."
After saying that, before Zhao Yu could speak, Huang Wenbo turned around and left the Zihuan Hall.
"This beast is extremely rude!"
After Huang Wenbo left, Zhao Yu said these six words coldly.
"Your Majesty, this person deserves to be killed!"
Gao Lishi turned out of the shadows and looked at Huang Wenbo's disappearing back, his eyes as gloomy as a poisonous snake.
The Lord is worried about the humiliation of his subjects, and the Lord is worried about the humiliation of his subjects.
As a die-hard loyalist of Zhao Yu, Huang Wenbo's attitude just now made him furious.
"There will be a chance for you to take action in the future. Remember, when that day comes, prepare this guy for me and don't let him die too easily!"
Zhao Yu gritted his teeth and said.
The monarch's power has been reduced to this, and if he does not avenge this revenge, how can he have the face to control the ministers and control the world!
