Chapter 459

In the Tang Dynasty, Huaxia was a warrior nation, and the Tang Dynasty attached great importance to military achievements. It is impossible for the emperor and the court not to reward Qin mubai for his extraordinary achievements.

Now the civil and martial arts of the Manchu Dynasty are thinking about how the emperor would reward Qin mubai? ——This young man, who has been controversial in recent years, is also the son-in-law of his half son?

Not long ago, because of Qin Shubao's death, Li Shimin mourned greatly. He not only went to the mansion to offer his brother's condolence, but also abolished the court according to the custom. Qin Tong, the eldest son of the Qin family, who was the Deputy envoy of his own honor guard Baiqi, inherited the title of Qin Shubao's yiguogong, and increased the original only 400 households in his name to 500 households 。 At the same time, the posthumous title of Qin Shubao was "Wu", which was given to the governor of Xuzhou and was renamed the Duke of protecting the state.

In ancient China, there were posthumous titles for emperors, generals and celebrities after their death. Among them, the single posthumous word is more dignified, because only the emperor can enjoy such privileges, and give the single posthumous word to the officials. It is said in Shi Fa Jie of the book of Zhou that "to be strong and upright is to say martial arts, to be powerful and powerful is to say martial arts, and to overcome the punishment of the people is to say martial arts", which is a very high evaluation.

In addition, some of Qin Shubao's old friends and admirers felt that only one "Wu" posthumous title was not enough to cover all of Qin Shubao. As a result, there are many double word "private posthumous", among which the most widely recognized is "Zhenwu".

"Purity and chastity is called chastity, and great anxiety is called chastity. He is honest and upright, selfless, chivalrous and righteous. He is a great hero with high personal charm!

As for the folk, not to mention, Qin Shubao had been worshipped and became a door god. After being brave and heroic, he was deified by the people of the Tang Dynasty who worshipped martial arts and gods, and became the symbol of the guardian God of justice in the hearts of the people.

Li Shimin asked the craftsmen to cast a bronze weapon three times the size according to Qin Shubao's usual pattern of gold spear carved on the tiger's head. It stood in front of the Wude hall to show that the Tang Dynasty was alert to danger in times of peace and did not forget military affairs. At the same time, it was also a deep memory of Qin Shubao. As for the original bronze spears carved on tiger head, which had been collected by the imperial court before, they were generally kept in neiyanzhen Pavilion as national treasures. Most people can't see it easily.

In fact, after Li Shimin ascended the throne, Qin Shubao, the world-famous tiger general who was the founder of the country, had been neglected for nearly a decade. Now, one night after his death, many people know that this is partly due to Qin Shubao's achievements and bravery in the past two years, and the other half is due to his son, who is now making great achievements.

Therefore, people are wondering how the emperor should reward Qin mubai, even if his dead father is so privileged?

Many people habitually feel that the two victories of huanyuegu and dafeichuan are enough to make Qin mubai, the young son-in-law, soar into the sky. There are also some old city politicians who thought that if the emperor rewarded Qin mubai, it would mean that the battle was almost over, and it was time for the peace talks between Yan gexi soldiers and Tubo. After all, it is very beneficial for Datang to seek peace with war and win Negotiation with coercion.

On the contrary, if the emperor only gave a symbolic commendation to Qin mubai and the soldiers of guanxi army, it means that this battle really needs to be fought! What the emperor said before was that there was no compromise, truce or alliance with Tubo. That's not a bluff.

Because the emperor is such a mental skill, the Zhangtu is not extinguished, the eagles and dogs are not full - suddenly, he will reward the minister to the head. What will he do if he doesn't work hard in the future? What will he do if he makes great contributions in the future?

Sure enough!

As soon as Li Shimin's golden mouth opened, the court announced that Qin mubai, the commander of the emperor's son-in-law, had been granted the title of Marquis of Lantian and general of xunyun Hui. There were only 200 households in the city, with a reward of three hundred taels of gold and five thousand Guan. Twelve night bright pearls and two hundred silks were offered to the South China Sea. He still held the post of general manager of guanxi daohang army, and took over Qin Shubao's important military and political post in the frontier area before his death.

Among them, the most inconspicuous, unexpected and sensitive is the military officer "general Yunhui".

The highest rank of military officer is Shangzhu state, which is the second grade military officer. Qin Shubao enjoyed this honor when he was alive. This official position has no actual position, and does not enjoy the privilege of offering salary and property. It is purely a symbol of honor (a bit similar to the title of "first-class merit" Today). The corresponding rank of Yunhui general is "guard", only from the third grade.

This is not equal to the great victory in Kansai. When Tuyuhun was pacified in his early years, only the deputy general Xue wanche who accompanied him to the battle got the honorary officer of the general of zhengsanpin Town Army!

The implication is that Li Shimin is saying to Qin mubai and his ministers that the credit you have made is not enough! We should continue to fight and expand our achievements!

This battle must continue!

Qin mubai, it's still early for you to soar to the sky. Now you just spread your wings! The great Tang Dynasty has just begun to expand its territory and conquer the world!

Li Shimin didn't say a word about these heroic words in the court hall, but just this reward made everyone clearly feel the emperor's ambition and lofty goal at the moment!

Li Shimin, Qin mubai, and Junchen reached a grand blueprint in their early years, and finally ushered in the day of great display.

After Li Shimin ascended the throne to pacify the Turks, the Empire of Tang Dynasty, which had been peaceful for more than ten years, finally woke up after sleeping for a long time. It was like a tiger going down the mountain and a dragon leaping into the abyss, opening a new chapter of great ambition!All the civil and military forces have almost seen that the history of the Tang Empire is about to add a magnificent stroke like a torrent.

And the writer of Danqing is Qin mubai, the weak rookie who has been creating marvels thousands of miles away.

"In time, how can this boy's future be measured?"

Unconsciously, many people began to compare Qin mubai with changsun Wuji and Li Ji. The frequent wars in recent years have made the military generals who have been silent for a long time begin to recover strongly. Is it possible to imagine that the previous situation of civil servants at the top of the imperial court, who were in charge of the mouthpiece, was quietly reversed?!

Is this what the emperor wanted?

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An unexpected victory, a not generous reward, let the court again undercurrent turbulent. The political pattern of civil military game. Also imperceptibly, there are some microsecond changes.

Chang sun Wuji, who was shrewd and wealthy, and knew the emperor very well, naturally saw and thought clearly. He knew that a strong enemy was rising above the court, which was not only created by the times, but also by the emperor's Secret intention. However, this does not mean that the emperor does not trust or reuse him. There is still some confidence in him.

Because the monarch has always been like this, especially Li Shimin, who is such a powerful monarch, he will never allow his subordinates to have a dominant power. Over time, if Qin mubai or someone else is too high in the limelight, even if he is not suspected and weakened, another person will suddenly become stubborn and fight against him.

Therefore, even if all the courtiers secretly made a cold sweat for Chang sun Wuji, or secretly ridiculed his failure and decline, Chang sun Wuji himself was always at ease. He firmly believed that in any case, his eldest son Wuji would never fall down in Zhenguan.

After Zhenguan rub one's eyes and wait!

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At the time of the court discussion, Li Shimin said that because the contribution of the Guanxi army had not yet been presented, only Qin mubai was rewarded "temporarily", and later, all the officers and men of the Guanxi army would be rewarded.

This is exactly the proof of Li Shimin's conjecture that the war will continue.

Such a great victory, according to convention, the imperial court must hold a banquet to celebrate. Li Shimin issued a decree that a banquet will be held in the Qide Hall of Taiji palace tonight to celebrate. After the meeting broke up, Li Shimin called Fang Xuanling to the imperial library.

"Xuanling, is there anything wrong with my decisions today?" Li Shimin asked a very cold and humorous question, which made it extremely difficult for Fang Xuanling to answer.

Fang Xuanling has always been famous for his good strategy and consideration. As usual, Li Shimin would ask Fang Xuanling for his opinions on military affairs, government affairs, civil affairs, and Court Affairs. But today. The emperor has already announced it in the current Dynasty, but you don't have a joke. Even if Fang Xuanling thinks something is wrong, what can he do?

Therefore, Fang Xuanling just gave a smile and replied, "since your majesty has made a decision, there is nothing wrong with it."

"Ha ha!" Li Shimin laughed and said, "I know what you want to say. Is my decision too hasty? What's more, the reward to Qin mubai is a little harsh? "

"Your Majesty is wise." Fang Xuanling's outspoken admission.

"You are the prime minister in charge of the military." Li Shimin said. "I asked you to come here just to ask you, where is the 300000 troops outside the city?"

Fang Xuanling pondered a little and replied, "I think that since your majesty has broken his promise once, you can't do it again."

"Oh, what do you say?" Li Shimin asked.

"Your Majesty orders the whole world in person, and wants to lead 300000 troops to fight in person. When the troops are ready, they suddenly don't go. Although there is a reason. But after all, it is to eat your words to the detriment of the monarchy. What's more, the enthusiasm of the people and the officers and men outside the city has been aroused. Now your majesty suddenly announced that he would not go to war, which is tantamount to throwing a basin of cold water on them Fang Xuanling said, "so I think that since your majesty has decided not to fight in person, this is the 300000 troops just recruited. It can't be broken up right now. On the one hand, it has lost the morale of the army and the people; on the other hand, the imperial court has already spent a lot of money and grain on recruiting troops. If it is dispersed in this way, it will be a waste of money. "

"This theory coincides with me." Li Shimin said with a smile, "you're right. I emptied the national treasury and even brought in the grain of the former Sui Dynasty. We can't just say we're disbanded. In addition, there are nearly 600000 troops outside Chang'an city. I intend to select one of the six elites and form a 100000 strong army to garrison the capital in Guanzhong. It's under my command. What do you think? "

Fang Xuanling was slightly surprised. "Your Majesty's meaning is that the imperial court will keep these 100000 troops in the future?"

"Yes." Li Shimin said, "the frequent wars in the past two years have taught me a lesson. In addition to the Junfu in Guanzhong and the soldiers of shangfan, I must have another standing field army in my hand for fear of danger. In order to avoid the situation in front of us, we should recruit soldiers temporarily. On the one hand, the imperial court may not be able to provide so much money for a while, thus causing a crisis on the other hand. After all, these soldiers and horses are short of training and have limited combat effectiveness. I want to make sure that in addition to the guards guarding the Imperial Palace, jinwuwei, niuqianwei and other imperial guards, I also have a real elite who can fight in the battlefield at any time. This field army was all funded by the imperial court. General, appointed by me personally. I've even thought about the number of the command - left and right dragon Wuwei! "Fang Xuanling raised her eyebrows and looked at Li Shimin in surprise Longwuwei, this is a command that was used at the beginning of Tang Dynasty but abandoned now. Once upon a time, Qin Shubao and Cheng Zhijie. It's the left and right Dragon Guard general!

Li Shimin went on to say, "at the beginning of the establishment, the officers of longwuwei were only selected from the 100 Knights of my family. Let Qin Tong and Qin bin temporarily serve as the chief generals of the left and right longwuwei and exercise their real power to select and train soldiers on my behalf. When the army is formed in the future, I will assign a real general to lead them. In the Tang Dynasty, there are already twelve guards, including left and right guards, left and right Wei guards, left and right Xiao guards, left and right prison guards, left and right Qianniu guards, and left and right Jinwu guards. Now I want to expand to the sixteen guards! In addition to the left and right dragon guards, which are the two field garrisons of the emperor's personal honor, the "left and right feather forest guards" are also added, which are specially responsible for guarding the imperial palace. And the core of these two guards is my hundred cavalry guard. It can also be said that. I want to expand the original Baiqi into a regular army of two guards, with a total of about 10000 people. Since then, the irregular name of "Baiqi" has been abolished, and Baiqi envoys are no longer specially set up. However, the officers and sergeants of the original Baiqi group stayed in the left and right Yulin guard together to form the core of the military pivot. Moreover, the Baiqi camp should be preserved and continue to serve me and the Tang Dynasty. Training outstanding military personnel. It's just that some changes have to be made to the name It's called "Bai Qi Jian", which is equivalent to the level of Guozijian and other prefectures. The highest official is still called "Bai Qi Shi", which can be held by the original civilian officials of Bai Qi. Didn't Li Junxian have a long history in Baiqi? But he can take the post of Baiqi emissary first and set up Baiqi prison.... "

Li Shimin kept on saying that there was a time to burn incense. Fang Xuanling was shocked when he heard that. He thought: it seems that the emperor is really happy today. It's one thing for Kansai to win the battle. The most important thing is that the blueprint he had already outlined in his mind was finally about to unfold. First of all, we should make changes in military affairs, recruit more troops and gather military power. It seems that the war with Tubo will certainly be protracted. The emperor has not yet given up the idea of personal expedition. Maybe at some time, he will lead long Wuwei out of Guanzhong

Thinking of this, Fang Xuanling was surprised and amused. The emperor of secret ways had been on Dabao for so many years. It is still the soldier's bloody and belligerent character that has not been removed from his bones. Maybe this is an important reason why he and Qin mubai have a tacit understanding and affinity? Both of them have the same spirit of being brave and aggressive.

"Xuanling, I've been talking for a long time. What do you think?" Li Shimin's question interrupted Fang Xuanling's meditation.

Fang Xuanling arched his hand and said, "what your majesty has just said is a military and national event, which is both important and tedious. In addition, it must be discussed with all the ministers and distributed for implementation. Now, your majesty, is it a little too anxious? "

"Anxious?" Li Shimin waved his hand and laughed, "I have been thinking for many years. Zhendu has been emperor for more than ten years, and the military establishment is still the same as that of Wude dynasty or even the former Sui Dynasty. Is this appropriate? There are advantages in recruiting soldiers, and there are also advantages in recruiting soldiers. As we can see, if the Emperor didn't have a standing and stable elite Wang Shi in his hands. If there's anything serious, catch the thorns. I have decided to set up four new guards, namely the left and right Longwu guards and the left and right Yulin guards. The former is to take into account both the garrison in the capital and the field attack, with 50000 troops per garrison; the latter is the Imperial Palace garrison, with 10000 troops per garrison. They will all be under my direct command. The core generals will be selected from among the hundred cavalry, or I will personally appoint a powerful general to serve as them. "

Fang Xuanling nodded without saying much. It seems that the emperor had made plans and made up his mind. It is useless for him to say more. Moreover, the new group of four guards, with clear functions and great functions, is also of great benefit to consolidating the emperor's respect and maintaining the capital. Besides spending a little money and food, it is not necessarily a bad thing. Li Shimin was an emperor who fought all over the world at once. He was more proficient in military affairs than anyone else. Fang Xuanling hardly found anything to suggest and change.

"I have another idea, that is, after the formation of the left and right dragon guards, we should first take them to the battlefield to fight." Li Shimin said, "training in any form is not as effective as actual combat. What I want are really elite teachers. Therefore, they must pass the test of the battlefield. "

Hearing this, Fang Xuanling finally recognized some music Did the emperor want to increase his troops in Lanzhou after such a big circle?

"I should also give Qin mubai some practical help." Li Shimin said, "in his memorial, he was willing to ask the imperial court for help, money, food and medicine. It's all reasonable, but no soldiers and horses. Why, Xuanling, have you ever thought about it? "

Fang Xuanling was stunned and replied, "Qin mubai may know that there are not many soldiers in Guanzhong."

"No. He doesn't want to embarrass me. " Li Shimin sighed and said. "Lanzhou has been fighting for such a long time. I haven't sent them a single soldier. Qin mubai alone led the army and people of Lanzhou to resist the attack and killing of Tubo and Turk countries. It was too difficult for the front to be short of major generals. Whenever I think about this place, I feel sad and remorse! ——Now that I have collected 300000 troops and spent money and food, it's a waste not to use them! From all the 600000 troops in Guanzhong, 100000 elites were selected to form the 100000 troops of left and right longwuwei. The selected general went to Lanzhou to fight and served under Qin mubai. Because it was fighting against Tubo, Turk and other countries, it was mainly Cavalry - Xuanling, what do you think? ""Er, this..." Fang Xuanling really didn't know how to answer for a moment. 100000 elite cavalry, that's not a small number. It's true that Lanzhou is short of major generals, but this time, is the emperor too generous? Even the two guards' field army, which he planned to command himself, was given to Qin mubai. Although it is called "pulling to the battlefield for training", is it not to give Qin mubai 100000 troops?

Besides, at least one of the positions of the left and right longwuwei generals will fall on Qin mubai's shoulders. Originally, his father was a general of zuolongwei!

In the great victory of guanxi, the 300000 troops of garqin mausoleum were lost by more than half; at the same time, Li Shimin added 100000 troops to Qin mubai What does that mean? The emperor really wants to level the plateau and calm down Tubo?

Thinking about this, Fang Xuanling looked at the emperor's eyes, and the light flashed away. At the same time, Li Shimin was smiling unfathomably, squinting his eyes, waiting for Fang Xuanling's reply. The monarch and the minister are already tacit!

"Your Majesty, I think..." Fang Xuanling even took a breath and said, "Tubo is different from Turks in the past In addition to political games and military contests, there is also a very special factor, that is, the snow covered plateau stretching for thousands of miles! "

"So what?" Li Shimin clapped his hand on the Dragon case, "Qin mubai only sent a few hundred people to cross the snowy mountains of Kunlun, which are not crossed by birds, and directly smashed Golmud. He took the old nest of garqin mausoleum in one fell swoop. If I add another 100000 troops to him, he will not be able to win some cities of logic, and will not be able to capture or abandon his clan?"

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