In the next few days, Li Yanxian and others temporarily stayed in Lin'an Mansion. Ministers entertained guests every day, and they ate at Lin'an Mansion's restaurants one by one, so they lived a relaxed life. It's just that the time has not yet been decided on when to return to Luoyang, which inevitably makes people anxious.
On this day, Deputy Privy Envoy Quan Bangyan, Privy Council Minister Zhao Zizhou, and Privy Council Inspector Zeng Tong invited Li Yanxian and three others to go on a boat ride in the West Lake. I ordered wine and food, but not a geisha.
The three of them boarded the boat and took their seats.
Zeng Tong surrendered to Li Yanxian. He said: "A few years ago, my family was in trouble and took refuge in Xiangyang. They were cared for by Commander-in-Chief. General, go back and thank Commander-in-Chief on my behalf."
Li Yanxian hurriedly said he didn't dare.
After asking, I found out that Wei Wan, the wife of Zeng Tong's uncle Zeng Bu, was from Xiangyang. During the Jingkang period, many members of the Zeng family were killed and fled to Xiangyang, where they were cared for by Wang Xiaolie. Originally this was a trivial matter, but after Wang Xiaolie rose to prominence, the Zeng family must also remember this trivial matter.
At this time, Prime Minister Lu Yihao concurrently served as Privy Council envoy, and Zhang Jun was outside. Quan Bangyan was considered the actual number one person in the Privy Council. Today's treat with two Privy Council colleagues is certainly unusual.
After three rounds of drinking, Quan Bangyan said: "The three of us are inviting the general to drink today. It's not all idle business. To be honest, I have something to ask."
Li Yanxian said: "If you have anything to say, Privy Councilor, please tell me."
Quan Bangyan said: "Recently, there has been discussion in the court about the rewards after the great victory of Shaanzhou, and it cannot be decided for a while. I would like to hear the general's opinion for reference."
Li Yanxian couldn't help being stunned after hearing this. He said: "I've always been outside, how could I know this? How to award the reward is naturally up to you."
Quan Bangyan shook his head: "Since Jingkang, how can the military achievements of fighting against the Jin people be compared with Shaanzhou? This is unprecedented, so of course we must be cautious. The ministers in the court discussed it for a long time, but they couldn't make a decision. You know this is not easy."
Li Yanxian thought for a while and said, "I wonder what your gentlemen are talking about? Can you tell us?"
Quan Bangyan said: "It's okay to tell you. However, this kind of thing is not something we can discuss in private. I will hide the name, and the general should not make random guesses."
Li Yanxian nodded: "That's how it should be."
Quan Bangyan said: "Some ministers believe that Wang Jieshuai has made extraordinary achievements and should be rewarded with extraordinary rewards. They also encourage the generals. After the capture of Xijing last time, Wang Jieshuai was granted the title of "Southwest and North Road of Beijing" and was appointed envoy to Guozhou. He also knows Henan Prefecture and is the founding lord of the country. They believe that the reward this time will be far greater than the last time. They built two sections to promote the west of Beijing and the east of Hedong, so they can do it cheaply and be the founding lord and be awarded the title of Taiwei."
Li Yanxian couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this. After a while, he said: "The Taiwei is the ultimate military minister. What will happen to this - this - Commander-in-Chief in the future?"
Quan Bangyan nodded: "The general is right. Some ministers believe that Wang Jieshuai is only in his early twenties and has not yet started a family. Now he is promoted to a lieutenant and will make great achievements in the future. What should he do? There is no title, no title. A blessing to the court.”
Although Li Yanxian was familiar with court affairs, he also knew that this was not a good thing. Wang Xiaolie was in his twenties and was awarded the title of Taiwei. Is this really a big deal? If he performs meritorious service in the future, will he be granted the title of king? At least at this time, the Song Dynasty did not have the habit of naming the living as king.
The person who made this suggestion, no matter what the purpose, put Wang Xiaolie in an awkward position.
Quan Bangyan said: "Some ministers believe that Commander Jie is young, and although he has made great contributions, he should not be rewarded too much. It is better for the founding father to build a large feudal vassal of Jie and propagate the roads west of Jing and south of Henan. If he makes great contributions again, he will be rewarded gradually. that is."
Li Yanxian swallowed. Said: "Although I don't know what Commander Jie thinks, I think it's better not to reward him too much. Commander Commander is always humble. If he rewards you too much, Commander Commander may not think it's appropriate."
Quan Bangyan nodded and said nothing more, just to persuade him to drink.
Wang Xiaolie was in Xiangyang. Although the court looked at him more favorably than Li Cheng, Kong Yanzhou and others, they didn't feel that he was very special. It wasn't until the recent restoration of Xijing and the great victory in Shaanzhou that I realized that he seemed to be different from other bandits.
No one in the court knew what kind of person Wang Xiaolie was or what his temperament was. Now that he has made great achievements, and more importantly, he has a large number of troops in hand, how to reward him has become a problem. If Wang Xiao had great success, he should be made a high official. Anyway, there is no need for a salary from the court, so what is the official position worth? But if Wang Xiaolie doesn’t pay attention to fame
position, but if you care about actual power, you can't be too high. Otherwise, Wang Xiaolie would take his official position seriously and it would be difficult for the court to deal with him.
After discussing it for many days, we still couldn't decide. Lu Yihao had no choice but to ask Quan Bangyan to ask Li Yanxian's opinion.
After a moment of silence, Lin Wei asked: "Mr. Privy Council, does the court have no idea as to what reward should be given to the Commander-in-Chief? If there is no idea, if someone makes great achievements in the future, wouldn't there still be no rules to follow? Moreover, if the reward for the Commander-in-Chief is not enough, What do other generals think?"
Quan Bangyan said: "The main reason is that the commander is young. If the official title is too high, many ministers think it will be detrimental to the commander in the future. Everyone knows this. After the commander takes over Xijing, he will definitely need money. Some ministers believe that the official position will be detrimental to the commander in the future. It doesn’t have to be too high, just give more rewards.”
Tong Yuanqing smiled and said: "From Jieshuai to Xiangyang, I have made many military exploits, but I have only received a few gold belts and other rewards. This time you said you would give more rewards, how much? Do you think people like us can also get gold belts? ?”
Quan Bangyan couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed after hearing this. Said: "The general is joking."
Tong Yuanqing shook his head repeatedly: "I'm not joking. In the army, I am a Yuhou, with six or seven thousand people under my command. I see there are many people with this official position in the court, and who is not wearing a jade belt? The reward for the commander-in-chief is not high, so there is no need. Having said that, we people can’t get anything. It’s not that I love wealth, I really can’t swallow this breath. If I don’t have a gold belt and a jade belt, I’m sorry for working so hard on the battlefield!”
Quan Bangyan couldn't help being stunned after hearing this.
Yes, Wang Xiaolie is young, so the reward may not be high. But what about his men? With an army of hundreds of thousands, how many officers do you have under your command? The reward is not high, how do these people view the imperial court? Wang Xiaolie's station was beyond the reach of the imperial court. Aren't these officers even more devoted to Wang Xiaolie?
After thinking for a long time, Quan Bangyan said: "General, don't be anxious, I will handle this matter myself."
Tong Yuanqing shook his head. Said: "I see, you people in the court can't trust us. We have made great contributions on the front line, but you are here worrying about how to reward us. Isn't this a joke! We are people who fight against the Jin Army, but when we come to the court, we are subject to you Such idleness!"
Quan Bangyan looked at Li Yanxian. I saw him holding a cup in his hand and paying no attention to Tong Yuanqing. Suddenly I understood in my heart that the courtiers were observing these people, so why weren't these people observing the court? Wang Xiaolie founded the army entirely by himself and did not ask the court for money or food. Moreover, the imperial court's plan did not intend to hunt for money and food for Wang Xiao in the future. So the so-called reward, apart from official title, what else did the court give to Wang Xiaohunting?
If you can't give Wang Xiaolie anything, then how much respect can Wang Xiaolie's men have for the imperial court?
Seeing that Quan Bangyan didn't speak, Tong Yuanqing looked at Lin Wei and shook his head with disdain on his face.
Quan Bangyan, Zhao Zizhou and Zeng Tong realized at this time that Lin Wei and Tong Yuanqing were not Li Yanxian's followers. They were generals who commanded six or seven thousand people on the battlefield. In normal times, Quan Bangyan would have to deal with such a general with caution.
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Chapter 581 What do we have?
