A few days later, Song Jiang and Chen Dong sat at a chessboard in the palace garden. At this time, Chen Dong took a memorial and read it, and sighed: "Although Tian Hu is violent, he can finally choose to commit suicide." , it can be considered as having some integrity, so half of my country will be worry-free."
Song Jiang nodded, "The Zhai brothers have also surrendered to Da Qi. The most important thing now is Luoyang. Luoyang is the ancient capital of many dynasties and has the reputation of Xijing. It controls Henan and controls the Western Army. We, Da Qi's military and political leaders are separated, so What do you think about the crucial position of Luoyang Governor??"
When Chen Dong heard this, he smiled bitterly and said, "The king doesn't want me to go, does he?"
"Haha" Song Jiang smiled, "You are the most relaxed at the moment. After all, the world is not peaceful yet, so you should work hard! When Luoyang is stable, you will come back. Then you will be able to be truly free and comfortable. In addition, Emperor Shoushu is no longer suitable to stay in Bianjing!!"
Chen Dong raised his eyebrows and immediately clasped his fists in gratitude and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
He understands that there is no shortage of talents in Daqi today. Song Jiang's behavior is actually letting him take Shou Shu to avoid the coming storm, because Song Jiang is going to take action against those stubborn Zhao clan members. If Shou Shu still remains, In Bianjing, it was difficult for him to deal with it. After all, Shou Shu had become pregnant not long ago.
"Okay, let's play chess," Song Jiang said with a smile.
"yes!!"
After the two of them played for a while, Wei Fang came over, clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, Duke Wei, Privy Gongsun, Minister Zhu is here."
When Song Jiang heard this, he was a little surprised and said: "Three people came together??"
"Yes, it seems something happened. The Duke's face is still sad," Wei Fang said seriously.
Song Jiang frowned, put down the chess piece in his hand, looked at Chen Dong and said: "Let's go and take a look."
"yes!!"
Soon, in the study room, when Song Jiang arrived, Song Yang, Gongsun Sheng, and Zhu Wu immediately saluted and said: "Meet the king."
Now the three of them control the Privy Council and the Ministry of War, and can be said to be responsible for the mobilization of millions of soldiers in the entire Qi Dynasty.
"There is no need to be polite. Is there something wrong about the suppression of bandits?" Song Jiang frowned. Although he unified half of the world, due to some harsh policies of the Song Dynasty, in addition to the four major bandits in their previous life, there were many other bandits in various places. With the existence of bandits, those who can be recovered will naturally be recovered, and those who cannot be can only be completely eradicated.
"Your Majesty, the minister and three others have arrived this time because the Privy Council and the Ministry of War cannot make a unified assessment on a merit, so we can only ask your Majesty to make a decision." Song Yang sighed and took out a memorial.
After Song Jiang took it with some surprise, he said seriously: "I'm not going to read the memorial. Let's talk about the situation carefully!!"
"Your Majesty, our Da Qi army has strict regulations on military merit. It has always been judged by how many enemy troops were killed and how many cities were captured. The purpose of suppressing bandits in various places this time is not only to completely stabilize the world, but also to let the people see the strength of the Da Qi army. There is such a benevolent captain. He is considerate of the soldiers and often helps the people. For the elderly, he personally comes to chop wood and boil water. For the young, he gives his salary. He uses his actions to help us in Taiyuan. Da Qi has gained a huge reputation!!"
"But when the bandits were exterminated some time ago, in order to save a kid who was robbed, he held on to a dead tree for a whole day and a night in the rushing river. When the army arrived and finally rescued the child, he It was true that he was washed away by the river because of his powerlessness. In the end, he fell into the waterfall and died unfortunately!!" After Song Yang said in a heavy tone, he regretted: "In fact, he could have let go of the child, but he insisted on holding on to me since Daqi. The safety of the people is the highest priority. He is only twenty years old and has just been married for less than three months. He has already obtained a place in Chongwen Academy. After studying, he can become a real general of Daqi."
"His death made many people in Taiyuan cry bitterly!!"
Song Jiang's eyes narrowed, and he immediately opened the memorial and read it carefully.
"Your Majesty, because this Zeng Zhi belongs to the rear army, he only killed one bandit. According to the regulations, the highest merit can only be given to the third class. However, as the commander-in-chief, Brother Shi Xiu firmly disagreed. He felt that the lowest level should be the second class. Otherwise, go directly to the capital to meet the king. Many soldiers in Zeng Zhi's army are also willing to dedicate their efforts in wiping out the banditry. They just hope that the imperial court can increase the reward!!" Zhu Wudao.
"Your Majesty, I think we should be given first-class merit. It is true that Zeng Zhi did not kill many bandits. What he did did was admired and respected by countless people in Taiyuan. The reason why our Daqi army can win every battle is because From top to bottom, everyone respects the king’s order and relies on the king’s people-oriented standards!!”
"Now that Daqi dominates the world, it needs such spiritual power to inspire the will of the entire army!!" Gongsun Sheng said seriously.
When Chen Dong heard this, he immediately understood, because first-class merit requires Song Jiang's personal review before it can be implemented.
After Song Jiang came to Wang's case, after reading the memorial carefully, he picked up a pen and immediately wrote a few words on it, and then handed it to Song Yang, "Process it quickly!!"
After Song Yang took a look, he was surprised and said: "A knighthood??"
The Da Qi army is divided into first-class, second-class, and third-class soldiers, and only ten first-class soldiers can be awarded a title.
"You must be ennobled with a title. First-class merit. First-class merit is not enough." Song Jiang said solemnly, then stood up and said seriously: "In order to protect the life of the child and for the glory of the entire Daqi, Zeng Zhi fought several times in the rushing river. In front of a ten-foot waterfall, he knew he was going to die, but he still struggled to hold on. Everything he did was a flag for our Daqi soldiers, and it was the determination of our Daqi soldiers to fight to the death to protect the people. This is a monument! !”
"If we don't reward people like this generously, who can I, Da Qi, reward?"
"Not only do we need to ennoble him, but we also need to erect an inscription on him, order the entire army to learn from Zeng Zhi's spirit, and local officials must go to worship him!!!" Song Jiang said seriously.
"yes!!"
"Putting people first must not be an empty talk. In fact, the Song Dynasty did a good job in the early stage. We must learn from it with an open mind. At this time, whoever dares to touch the interests of the people at will will be killed by me. !!”
"All the people must see with their own eyes what the future dynasty will look like."
When the four of them heard this, they immediately said in reverence: "I am Wang Yingming."
Two days later, in Taiyuan, when Shi Xiu read the order in his hand, tears suddenly filled his eyes. He looked around at the expectant generals and said loudly: "Your Majesty has an order to confer Zeng Zhi as Uncle Huaimin and erect a monument in his memory." , calling on the whole army to learn”
"Oh!!" Upon hearing this, everyone present cheered immediately.
Shi Xiu took a look and looked at the sky and said: "Zeng Xiucai, I am finally worthy of you. You can go with peace of mind! I will personally take care of your family. If we have a son like you in Daqi, we will definitely be able to live forever!" !”
