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Yue Fei's battle report has been sent back. At this time, the Jin army has completely ended all the wars in the states. After the war, the next step is to enter the construction and cultivation stage.
However, although the battle report of Yue Fei's victory had been sent back, he and his army did not withdraw. Guangcheng Pass has been destroyed. When this pass is rebuilt, a strong army must be stationed to block this gap.
After all the wars are over, the next step is to reward the generals who have made great contributions in this war.
First of all, it is Li Xiang himself. With the three titles of King of Jin, Prime Minister, and Grand Master, Li Xiang is actually no longer worthy of reward. If he goes up to the next level, he will be the emperor.
Therefore, we can only reward some food, money and the like. Moreover, Li Xiang didn't care about these. The so-called rewards were just rewards he gave to himself and his men. The reason why he asked Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to issue the decree was just to legalize the rewards with the help of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.
Of course, during this period, an interesting thing also happened. In the imperial decree to reward Li Xiang, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty added two additional contents: the award of nine tins and the words "If you don't follow the rules when entering the court, go to the palace with swords and shoes."
Just kidding, Li Xiang would naturally not accept this kind of naked calculation and temptation.
"Jiuxi" means "Nine Gifts", which are nine kinds of ritual vessels given by the emperor to his ministers. They are the highest courtesy. According to the ancient book "Book of Rites", these nine things are: chariots and horses, clothes, 第鬯, Zhuhu, Nabi, bows and arrows, axes, tigers and horses, and Lexian. They each have different meanings.
The objects of Jiuxi each have a symbolic meaning, and they are used by the emperor to commend ministers with high moral character, extraordinary ability and outstanding achievements. The ministers who obtained Jiuxi not only had equipment similar to the emperor, but also had powers similar to the emperor, and their status was equivalent to that of "deputy emperor".
In ancient times, the overlords of the Spring and Autumn Period, such as Duke Huan of Qi, met with the princes in Kuiqiu, and the Emperor of Zhou gave him bows, arrows, chariots and horses. Duke Wen of Jin defeated the Chu State, and the Emperor of Zhou gave him bows and arrows, chariots and horses, 第鬯, and Gui Zan. These things represented the Emperor Zhou's recognition of their overlord status, and represented the Emperor's crusade against dissatisfaction.
Wang Mang at the end of the Western Han Dynasty was the first to accept Jiuxi, and Wang Mang eventually usurped the Han Dynasty and proclaimed himself emperor. Wang Mang's nine-xi objects are slightly different from those recorded in the "Book of Rites". They are: chariots and horses, clothes, 第鬯, Zhuhu, Nabi, bows and arrows, axes, tiger benches, and Gui Zan. The difference is that "Le County" is replaced by "Gui Zan", and Gui Zan is an ancient jade-handled wine vessel.
The nine tin items that Cao Cao accepted were the same as those recorded in the "Book of Rites", but with the addition of Gui Zan, which was strictly counted as ten items, but the Gui Zan was counted as a by-product of the 第鬯, which meant that the wine glass and wine were counted as One piece, so it is still Jiuxi.
After Wang Mang's precedent, when the imperial power declined, Jiuxi became a symbol of powerful ministers trying to usurp power.
However, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty gave Jiuxi, but this thing is not so easy to receive. If there is no intention to usurp the throne, or if the conditions for usurping the throne are not met, then accepting Jiuxi will only be harmful rather than beneficial.
For example, during the Shu Han Dynasty, Li Yan once urged Zhuge Liang to accept Jiuxi, but Zhuge Liang refused because of his clear head. He said righteously, "Today's pursuit of the thief has not been effective, and since we know ourselves and have not answered, it is not righteous to sit on our own lofty position." If Wei Zhanrui is destroyed, the emperor returns to his former residence, and he is promoted together with his disciples, even if he can receive ten lives, what will happen to Jiuxie!
Li Xiang now believes that he is not strong enough to fight against the world on his own, and he has not yet reached the conditions to kick Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and take charge of his own affairs. And he can eat as much food as he can. If he is not strong enough, Li Xiang will naturally not do anything he shouldn't do.
As for the imperial edict of Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, "If you enter the court without hesitation, go to the palace with swords and shoes", if Li Xiang accepts it, with the lessons learned from Fatty Dong, this will not directly give the world's princes a reason to hold a third princes alliance conference. !
After Li Xiang, this is the reward for the generals who participated in the war.
The first is Bai Qi. In addition to the original governor of Yongzhou, he was also granted the title of General Zhennan and Marquis of Yangting.
The title system of the Eastern Han Dynasty has three levels: king, duke and marquis. Needless to say, there are two levels: king and duke. If someone under him dares to ask for it, Li Xiang doesn't mind giving it, but he also won't let this person look at it again. To tomorrow's sun.
Marquises are further divided into liehous and guannei marquises. The lienhous have fiefdoms and settlements, and their fiefdoms and settlements can be passed down to future generations, while guanneihous do not have these privileges. If further subdivided, the princes can be divided into county princes, township princes, and pavilion princes based on the size of their settlements, and meritorious ministers and honorable ministers with different rankings can be awarded.
The highest level of reward this time is Tinghou. After all, there will be many wars in the future. Leaving the two levels of County Marquis and Township Marquis can also avoid the situation of being unable to seal subordinates in the future. In the feudal era, many times, if one day the enemy's generals could no longer be sealed, it would probably be the end of the cunning rabbit.
Su Lie, in addition to the original title of Commander-in-Chief of Liangzhou, was granted the titles of General Anxi and Marquis Ting.
Compared to the first two, Yue Fei is a little behind. Although he is also the governor of a state, he is in name only. At the same time, he was also one level behind in the title of nobility and was granted the title of Marquis of Guannei.
Guo Ziyi named him General Yingyang and Marquis Ting.
Ma Kui was posthumously named General Fubo and Marquis of Xinting, and his title was inherited by his son.
Xingtian made him the leading general and the Marquis of Guannei.
Feng Yi, deputy governor of Yongzhou, general in charge of Shu, and Marquis of Guannei.
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Li Xiang decided to reward Ma Kui after careful consideration. The four words "General Fubo" have a very special meaning to the Ma family. After naming Ma Kui as General Fubo, he had the idea of further subduing the hearts of the generals of the Ma family.
The promotion of Ma Kui's title to Tinghou, the same level as Bai Qi and Su Lie, is also to tell the subordinate generals that as long as they make contributions, they will get no less than others, and they should have more. There will definitely be no shortage of them.
After all, at this stage, Li Xiang has a lot of surrendered generals. A series of surrendered generals such as those from Ma Teng's force and Yang Jian's force are now also part of Li Xiang's important forces. Only by making these demoted generals feel hope and see the upward path can they be stimulated to serve Li Xiang better.
Also, Zheng Lun and Chen Qi, who were sent over by Xue Rengui not long ago, have not yet agreed to join Li Xiang because their families are still in Yuan Shao's hands.
But this is not a problem for Li Xiang. This kind of thing can be redeemed through negotiation, or he can go to the trouble of stealing people out of the floating room.
Of course, there is one last way, which is to try to make Yuan Shao think that Zheng Lun and Chen Qi have rebelled and implicate their families. If all their family members died in Yuan Shao's hands, Zheng Lun and Chen Qi would definitely choose to join Li Xiang, even if it was just for revenge.
