For the feudal officials, protecting the territory is their duty.
From this point of view, Qi Yu's repelling Franji's attack became his "job". Even if he won, it could not be regarded as credit.
But it's different when it comes to expanding territory. This must be done with credit, otherwise it won't be justified.
Since you have merit, you must reward according to your merit.
Yin Jun seized this opportunity and took advantage of the situation, helping Qi Yu seek the title while he was happy, and tried his best to make things happen.
But who would have expected that your Majesty would wave his sleeves and directly announce his withdrawal from the court.
Somewhat inexplicable.
Under the confused gazes of the courtiers, the emperor seemed to leave leisurely.
He just said that he wanted to think about something, so what kind of way should he think about it?
An hour later, he sent someone to summon several important officials and wanted to discuss it in private.
"My dear friends, please express your opinions and don't have any concerns about face."
"Here!"
Listen to the message, the emperor said not to worry about face, can it be understood that he has a different view on how to reward Qi Yu?
Otherwise, there is no need for him to ask like this. Wouldn't it be enough to just accept Yin Jun's advice and reward him?
After several ministers speculated on their intentions, they began to think about it.
The old man Kang Yu, who was the Minister of War at the time, was the first to say: "Your Majesty, although Qi Yu has made great contributions, he is too selfish and ignores the overall situation of the country. How can a minister like him, who lives in peace and quiet, be worthy of a reward from my court?" ?”
"Too selfish? Ignoring the overall situation? Kang Aiqing's words are unfair." The emperor shook his head first, and then said: "Qi Yu repelled the invasion of Franji, which is a fact that is obvious to all. He has contributed to the country and served With such a feat of self-sacrifice, how can we say he ignored the overall situation?"
yes!
Even if you are dissatisfied with him, at least you can make peace with it.
Kang Yu quickly defended himself and said, "Your Majesty, this is not a slander by an old minister, but a lesson from the facts." After expressing his position, he angrily stated the reason: "Before, I heard that, Qiongzhou Province is rich in fodder for war horses, and its quality and fineness are of the highest quality. Qi Jing's war horse grew fat and strong because of eating these. Therefore, the minister followed the advice of the Minister of Yuanmasi Temple, I sent fodder to Qi Yu for help, asking him to assist our military department as he did with Mobei. However, he flatly refused without any discussion. What is this kind of behavior if it doesn't ignore the overall situation? "
The emperor smiled and said: "Perhaps he is already stretched thin after assisting Qi Jing and can no longer provide money to the Ministry of War."
Kang Yu said: "Your Majesty guessed wrong. After rejecting the minister, he actually increased the amount of assistance to Mobei instead of decreasing it. This shows that he is not stretched, but still has some resources. Spare energy."
After a pause, he continued: "As we all know, Qi Yu and Qi Jing are close friends who have known each other since they were young. Their relationship is extraordinary. Qi Yu thought of his personal relationship to help him, but ignored the overall situation and refused the Ministry of War. Therefore, the minister commented He is too selfish."
And this thing?
The emperor touched his frown, seemingly thoughtful.
At this time, Liang Yingzhong cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is indeed true, and the veteran can testify." As soon as his words changed, he said with profound meaning: "I think Qi Yu's move seems to have the intention of forming a clique. …”
Hearing this, the emperor's heart trembled, and a faint chill filled his heart.
Both of them are men with heavy troops, one in the south and the other in the north, echoing each other from a distance. If a general comes at the same time and says that he will not accept the order of the foreign king, wouldn't it mean that they have lost their control?
Well, they must not be promoted again.
Otherwise, it is possible that the tail will be too big to fall off.
After this discussion, the emperor came to a general conclusion: there was no problem with giving money, gifts, and women, but he couldn't give them promotions.
Upon hearing the reward, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue immediately showed a wry smile and said: "Your Majesty, the national treasury is really tight right now. In my opinion, it is better to transfer some from your inner treasury first..."
What? Do you want me to put it on?
You think beautifully!
Since no one is willing to spend money, the only thing left is to reward gifts and women.
Things are also equivalent to money. If they are too light, they are not valuable, and if they are too heavy, they are not worth the money. Therefore, this option is not suitable.
Reward women?
Not very good either...
There were rumors before that Qi Jing was a very henpecked man. If this was true, he would never accept a woman as a gift. Needless to say, Qi Yu is someone who dares to use scissors on the emperor. It is strange that he can tolerate such people.
Don't let things get done by then, but cause disharmony between the monarch and his ministers, which would be more than worth the gain.
Alas, I can’t reward this, and I can’t bestow that. What should I do?
In the end, this small discussion ended in vain, and the emperor chose to discuss it another day.
Before the discussion was dismissed, Liang Yingzhong took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, in addition to opening up the territory, Qi Yu also made a special announcement, saying that he would like to grant the title of Duke An Le to King Annan who surrendered to our dynasty."
The emperor nodded and smiled and said: "It's just a title, just give it to him."
Liang Yingzhong nodded and said: "There is one more thing. In King Annan's surrender letter, there is this sentence: After Gao Ming and Yue Si first defected to Annan, they died in the battle with Qiong soon... …”
The emperor snorted coldly and commented: "Traitors should be punished. If I don't destroy them all, I can be considered very tolerant."
"Your Majesty's kindness is as good as that of Wen Jing. He is really a blessing to the people!" After a few words of praise, Liang Yingzhong added: "As soon as Gao and Yue died, the case of Prince Consort Wei lost the main culprit, and the case of Dali Temple lost its main culprit. On the other hand, it’s a bit difficult to interrogate.”
"What's wrong with this? Just let him plead guilty..."
Only halfway through his words, the emperor stopped talking.
Because he could taste the question in Liang Yingzhong's voice.
It means that the consort of Wei is to be killed? Or stay?
The emperor thought for a while and then said: "Now that the principal criminal is dead and only the accomplices remain, this case is indeed not easy to trial. If there is really insufficient evidence, then... let him go."
"Oh, I understand."
"..."
Regarding the case of the consort of Wei, the emperor had originally intended to pardon him, but now that he had found a suitable reason, he naturally followed the trend and sold a favor that should not be violated in the clan.
What he was struggling with was still how to reward Qi Yu.
For this reason, he specially found Queen Su and wanted to get some scripture meanings from her.
But this time, the emperor used Qi Jing as an example and didn't talk about Nanyang at all.
Jack of all trades, master of none.
As long as the problem of how to reward Qi Jing can be solved, Qi Yu can follow suit and use it as a reference.
In short, the emperor did not tell the truth and acted out a different story in reality.
This may be the so-called emperor's art.
And Su Liu didn't know the reason, so how could he not fall into the trap?
