Most people were satisfied with the imperial court's reward. After all, Liu Chengyou and Yousi spent such a long time preparing it after comprehensive consideration, and basically took into account all aspects.
For Nachai Zhao, during the Northern Expedition, he had always accompanied him as a counselor and a decisive general. Although his direct military exploits were less than those of others, his achievements cannot be denied. There was no further promotion or change in the title. On the one hand, it was due to Liu Chengyou's suppressed thoughts, and on the other hand, it was indeed inconvenient to award it easily.
Up to now, although the title of the Han Dynasty has become more than real, the treatment, status and honor are there, and Liu Chengyou is already deliberately controlling the issuance of the title. In the past ten years, many titles that had previously appeared to be too common have been recovered. His idea is also very simple, and he cannot let the titles of the big man appear too cheap. Therefore, the higher the rank, the more difficult it is to advance.
For example, Zhao Kuangyin was suspected of being overly rewarded when he returned from the expedition to Shu and was given the title of Duke of Bo. He rose too quickly and did not have as solid a resume as Xiang Xun.
As for Chai Rong, it seemed that he was being treated poorly by being dismissed from the post of privy envoy, but Liu Chengyou also communicated with him beforehand. First, when he returned to Beijing, he was in ill health. He was nearly forty years old. His body was inevitably exhausted from the heavy workload all year round. After the Northern Expedition, he had health problems this time. I thought of him " "Died young", Liu Chengyou wanted him to rest for a while, and then come back after recovering his health.
The two are that Chai Rong has been in charge of the country's military affairs in the Privy Council for too long. Counting the time when Guo Wei was in power, it can basically be said that the Privy Council has always been under the control of the "Guo Clan". If it continues, it will not be a good thing for the country, Liu Chengyou, or Chai Rong. If we take a step back, the sea and the sky will be brighter.
Therefore, when Liu Chengyou gave Chai Rong a simple hint, he readily accepted it. Therefore, Liu Chengyou's reward to Chai Rong was extremely generous, including 30,000 guan of money, 1,000 bolts of silk, and 5,000 shi of millet. At the same time, Liu Chengyou also intended to crown Guo Wei as king. In the past few years, Liu Chengyou's guilt towards Guo Wei has actually increased.
Among the three kings with different surnames, Zhao Kuangzan changed his title to "Youyan" and changed his name to "Yan" to Chen. Although his status was lowered, Liu Chengyou was kind enough to give him a lot of rewards. Fu Yanqing and An Shenqi will both be in semi-retirement after the Northern Expedition, and their final destination is to take care of themselves.
The rest, such as Gao Huaide and Zhao Kuangyin, whose titles remained unchanged, were compensated in terms of monetary rewards and promotions.
Generals like Shi Shouxin and Yang Ye, who had outstanding military exploits, outstanding performance, and were deeply valued by the emperor, were able to get ahead, but the Duke still attracted attention. However, no one can dispute this.
Needless to say, Yang Ye was made a marquis eight years ago, but he has survived until now. He has ten years of experience in guarding the border, coupled with the brilliant results against Liao during this year, even though he is young, he has both ability and ability. There are not many merits worthy of criticism.
As for Shi Shouxin, he was well-known in the military very early. He was promoted step by step. In several important battles, he showed outstanding leadership skills and his achievements are worthy of his credit.
Both of these still have a lot of room for advancement.
In addition, the previous frontier generals, such as Ma Quanyi, Luo Yanxuan, Han Lingkun, Wang Shenqi, Li Hanqiong, Dong Zunzhen, etc., all received at least a marquis and were given military positions. Among them, some of them also had long-term garrison duties. Compensation on the frontier.
People like Ma Quanyi and Luo Yanxuan are still in charge of military affairs in Youzhou and have not yet returned to Beijing. There is a saying that the generals who are still garrisoning in the north are all the generals who are relied upon by the emperor. Of course, this statement is biased.
Another aspect of this reward is that Liu Chengyou made it clear that all military titles will be hereditary within three generations, and will be reduced successively after three generations. The title of civil servant, plus the founder of the country, is similar. At the same time, it was decided that the royal family would be ennobled as such.
Although it cannot be regarded as a break with the country, this edict has really calmed the hearts of most people. Because, there had been some rumors before due to the hereditary issue of the title.
The most unexpected one, the sudden promotion, was Li Chuyun's position as Privy Councilor. Although he did not have great military exploits, his contribution cannot be ignored. This Northern Expedition involved a large scale of troops, and what they actually fought were national power, money, food and weapons. Supplying hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians on the front line without shortages, delays, or omissions is no easy task.
Therefore, Li Chuyun's meritorious service is not ranked too high, but in Liu Chengyou's mind, his contribution is very certain. Of course, Li Chuyun had some worries about the matter of the Privy Envoy at first, but Liu Chengyou resolved it with a few words and asked him to accept it calmly without any psychological burden.
As for Li Chuyun, he was a very ambitious and courageous person. Even though he was unexpected, he also solemnly accepted it. Liu Chengyou used Li Chuyun, not only because of his own talents and achievements this time, but also because he had served as an important official in the Privy Council for many years and was familiar with its affairs, so he could seamlessly take up the responsibility after Chai Rong resigned. However, no matter what, Li Chuyun took office as Privy Councilor. In the eyes of others, he was promoted and directly became one of the most powerful ministers in the Han Dynasty.
There are those who are proud, and there are naturally those who are frustrated and dissatisfied, such as Zhe De Ke. As a relative of the emperor, he was not ranked among the top ten meritorious officials in terms of rewards. His name was not among the top ten meritorious officials. There is inevitably a gap in my mind, but if I really want to take credit, I can't compare with the top generals.
For Zhe Deqin, with an old face, there is a bit of shame that has nowhere to put it. However, Liu Chengyou did not treat his father-in-law lightly. In addition to the fact that the title of Duke Dai would not be easily changed, he also generously gave generous rewards, including mansions, manors, land, money and food, which were very generous. At the same time, he was left in Tokyo as a servant.
There are also Li Chongjin, Han Lingkun and others. As for Li Chongjin, he was an unlucky man. During the Northern Expedition, the Han army fought so many battles. There were bitter battles and fierce battles with heavy losses, but the direct defeats were those two battles where the imperial court's elite forbidden cavalry was lost. Even Liu Chengyou found it difficult to understand, and it would not be easy to reward Guo Wei and Chai Rong if they were given more face. Therefore, although Li Chongjin was still worshiped as the commander of Xingjie Capital, his title was still Marquis of Leling.
In the army, his power status is not low, but the problem is that as early as seven or eight years ago, Li Chongjin was already a general in the army. This meant that he was still standing still, which was very depressing for Li Chongjin. As a result, Li Chongjin was already planning to find another way out and become a local official.
Han Lingkun, on the other hand, felt that the rewards from the imperial court were not worthy of his merits. His most outstanding performance was that he was seriously injured and dying during the battle at Nankou. In his opinion, he fought hard against the Liao army and almost lost his life. In the final evaluation, he was not as good as Yang Ye and Shi Shouxin. How could he be willing to accept it?
