Chapter 80 Posthumously Crowned the King of Liang County (1st Update)

It is really surprising that the Battle of Liangzhou can end so quickly. You must know that Tongyehu Khan led a full 200,000 Western Turkic cavalry elites, who could beat the Sassanid Empire, beat Byzantium, and ran to the Red Sea to eat seafood once.

Compared to the Eastern Turks, the Western Turks were more ferocious, cruel, and tenacious, and it was not easy to defeat such a large army. In the eyes of Li Yuan and Pei Lian, a group of ministers who have been planning to become a country, Chen Ying's only chance of winning is Tianshi.

The winter in Liangzhou came early, once the snow fell, the ice and snow were covered, and the Western Turks could not resist such cold weather, and Chen Ying, who had all the duvet suits and down jackets, could naturally use the cold weather to force the Yehu Khan to retreat. This is already the most optimistic estimate that is rare.

But everyone never thought that such a big battle of the country was actually divided by Chen Ying three times and five by two, and the seemingly brave and invincible army of 200,000 did not last even a month, in addition to more than 50,000 people from the Zhaowu Nine Department and other departments, more than 70,000 people were captured, and other personnel were either stabbed into meat skewers by the impregnable cavalry wall of the Xiao Cavalry Army, or trampled into meat paste by war horses, and of course, more were killed by the Western Turkic rout.

In any case, it doesn't matter, the most important thing is that Chen Ying didn't use all his strength, he still had more than 30,000 recruits in Lingzhou, and he didn't even have a military camp, relying only on the Xiao Cavalry Army and the Modao Army with less than 20,000 troops, just 20,000 troops, actually destroyed the main force of the Western Turkic Khanate in a battle, and then went down with a drum not only to capture the Ashina mud, but also to behead the Yehu Khan!

My God, how strong should this Chen Ying's combat strength be? What else can stand in their way?

Of course, such a quick defeat of the Western Turkic Khanate and the relief of the siege of Liangzhou did not satisfy everyone. On the contrary, many people are very dissatisfied with Chen Ying, as soon as the cannon goes off, there are 10,000 taels of gold, and a war that invests tens of thousands of troops, how much food and salary do you have to consume? And according to the proportion of drifting, how much can they get out of it? After such a war for a year and a half, I don't know how many people I can fat, but the result is good, it will be over in less than a month, this Chen Ying is really a-stirring stick!

A large part of the reason why Qi Jiguang, the god of war of the Ming Dynasty, is so bleak and desolate in the evening is that when he guarded Jizhen, he subdued all the Mongolian tribes. The border is too peaceful, there is no war, and there will naturally be fewer opportunities to make money, and naturally many people will be dissatisfied with him. As soon as Zhang Juzheng fell, the first thing everyone did was to attack him in groups, knock him down, and dry the Qi family army aside. Soon, the border smoke rose again, the Mongolian tribes frequently invaded the border, the war continued, the border people were in danger, and the princes in power were very happy to make money...... To put it bluntly, the Wenchen Group of the Wanli Dynasty can't get along with Qi Jiguang, not because he is Zhang Juzheng's cronies, but because he has cut off everyone's financial route.

Now Chen Ying is also like this, he is good at fighting, part of the grain is transferred from Hongnong, most of it is supplied in Lingzhou, weapons, armor, and grain, all of which have not passed through the treasury, and they have not been allowed to fish up and down, not to mention how disappointed the officials who are counting on the battle of Liangzhou to make a lot of money!

Although he is very dissatisfied with Chen Ying, because Chen Ying's status is now not a pity, he is the concubine of Princess Pingyang, the sister-in-law of the prince, and the brother-in-law of Li Shimin and Li Yuanji. Give Chen Ying eye medicine, how Princess Pingyang reacts, everyone can not consider it for the time being, after all, Princess Pingyang is famous for taking care of the overall situation, as long as she takes advantage of the axioms, Li Xiuning will definitely not bully others.

But Li Yuanji's bastard is different, whoever makes Li Xiuning unhappy, Li Yuanji dares to take it to your house that night, of course, the feces are not serious. What's serious is that Li Yuanji and his gang of minions killed a few, I'm afraid it's just a painless scolding, and it's great to dismiss the official and go to the knight, but will Li Yuanji be afraid of this?

The ministers were disappointed, but Li Yuan was very happy. Originally, he thought that he would fight for several months, but it would be over in 20 days, and a lot of the food and salary to be allocated had not yet been shipped out of the treasury, and the war was over, so how much money did he have saved!

The most amazing thing is that Chen Ying can not only save him money, but also help him make money! According to An Xing, after defeating the Tongye Hu Khan, Chen Ying seized as much as one million pieces of property looted by the Western Turkic army, all of which were left intact and handed over to the Inner Treasury!

After learning the news, Li Yuan couldn't believe his eyes, this is not a hundred, not a thousand, it is a whole million! How much is Datang's tax revenue in a year? Now it is not even five million, and the battle of Xingyang has made a profit, so that Li Yuan dares to withstand the pressure of the Seven Sects and Five Hopes, and bear the Zheng family's trouble, not to mention anything else, this time only the captured war horses are as many as 100,000.

Of course, Li Yuan is not stupid, Chen Ying handed over a million guan to him intact, he didn't believe this kind of nonsense if he didn't take a penny, Chen Ying must have made a lot of money, but he didn't care. Which official in Datang is not greedy now? It's normal to catch a little, besides, didn't you leave him a million guan? It's much better than those guys who are greedy and greedy, but they don't pull out a dime!

The most desperate thing is that Chen Ying did not return to the dynasty at all, but continued to fight all the way to the west, which was bound to bring down the entire Western Regions, and even the plan for the Western Regions was thought out for him. In the first step, Wude occupied Tianshan South Road and Tianshan North Road in the fourth year and set up the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate.

Intimate, so intimate!

Li Yuan praised Chen Ying fiercely in front of Pei Lian, Chen Ying's move not only defeated Tong Yehu, but in fact, it was even more deterrent to Jieli Khan.

If you think about it, you can also know that the 200,000 troops under the command of Tongye Hu Khan did not last even a month, and the 300,000 troops of Jieli Khan were definitely not strong. What's more, Chen Ying transferred a total of eighteen Zhichong Mansions to Taiyuan, which was only more than 200 miles away from Dingxiang, and now the most worried person is not Li Yuan, but Jieli Khan, with such a tiger and wolf army on the side of the couch, he may not even be able to sleep well.

Pei Lin pretended to say: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a good fate, there are Wang Jue, Li Jin, Wei Zheng Pei Ju, Wu Chen Ying, Li Shiji, Wei Chigong, Luo Shixin, etc., but there are really talents!" ”

As the saying goes, there is no intention to speak, but there is a heart to listen to. Li Yuan's heart suddenly pinched.

Pei Lin said well, the prince's strength has grown into a behemoth unconsciously. Especially Chen Ying, it is no exaggeration to say that Chen Ying alone is better than 100,000 male soldiers. And Li Shimin is now very miserable.

Li Yuan thought for a while and said, "Supervisor Pei, how about transferring Li Shimin to be the general manager of Liangzhou?" ”

Pei Lian's eyelids drooped, and he immediately understood Li Yuan's intentions.

Chen Ying's westward expedition, although it is said that in the early stage, he can rely on the support of the materials captured in the battle of the defeated Yehu Khan, but in this protracted westward expedition, relying only on the materials captured by Chen Ying on the battlefield may be far from enough, which must have a stable rear.

However, everyone knows that Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng are at odds, and it is no exaggeration to say that this is tantamount to handing over Chen Ying's life to Li Shimin, and as long as Li Shimin makes a slight move, Chen Ying may face the embarrassing situation of running out of ammunition and food.

Pei Yuan is very smart, he knows that there are no secrets in the palace, any of his attitudes may be spread to the outside, there is Li Yuan, he is the first person above tens of thousands of people under Li Yuan in the Li Tang Dynasty, but Li Yuan will eventually grow old, but once the accounts are settled in the future, he is not afraid, but he is afraid that his descendants will suffer.

Pei Lin bowed and said, "The ministers are all up to Your Majesty!" ”

Li Yuan nodded and said: "Let the Zhongshu draft the purpose, now the Taoist Sect guards the border and controls the crowd with outnumberedness." In the past, Cao Zhang, the king of the Wei Dynasty, had the merit of retreating from the enemy, and the Taoist sect was brave, which was similar to it. Li Daozong, the duke of Luoyang County, was promoted to the king of Rencheng, and the general of Zuo Qianniuwei was given. ”

Pei Lin nodded and said, "Minister's edict!" ”

After a pause, Pei Lin said again: "Your Majesty, General Chen has the merit of destroying the country and killing the king this time, how should he be rewarded?" ”

Li Yuan groaned.

Chen Ying's biggest problem is that he is not a clan and cannot be crowned king directly. However, although there are kings with different surnames in the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan only uses these kings with different surnames as an expedient measure, and he will take them down when he finds an opportunity. However, Chen Ying is now a general of the army from the second grade, and his title has also reached the first-class founding duke.

How to reward Chen Ying is also a big headache.

Li Yuan thought about it for a long time but didn't come up with a reason.

Pei Lin pinched the piece of paper in his hand, this piece of paper is a voucher, you can withdraw 50,000 yuan in cash in any bank of Datang Tongli Bank, of course, 50,000 yuan is not a small amount for the bank, you need to make an appointment half a month in advance.

This was given to him by Ma Zhou, and Ma Zhou said that it was a little bit of his Lord's heart.

Pei Lin thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that Chen Ying now has a son, with the surname of his mother Baicheng County Lord, whose name is Li Siye, since Chen Ying has nothing to reward, it is better to reward his son and be the Marquis of the Tang Dynasty's founding martial arts!" ”

When Li Yuan heard this, he felt as disgusting as swallowing a fly in his heart. Chen Ying is Li Xiuning's concubine, and now he canonizes Li Daozhen's son, how can Li Xiuning be embarrassed?

Li Yuan is not only the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but also a father.

He thought for a while and said: "This is not appropriate, I think that it is better to restore his father's reputation, the former Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty transferred his father from the positions of Liang Guogong, Shangzhu State, and Da Sima to Lingnan, and among the tragic deaths, it is better for me to restore his reputation and posthumously crown him as the king of Liang County, Da Sima, and Shangzhu State of the Tang Dynasty." ”

For Li Yuan, this is actually the best way. Posthumously sealing a king with a different surname is actually a matter of one sentence, of course, the most convenient thing is that this is not a bad example. What's more, whether it is Da Sima or Shangzhu Kingdom, they are all imaginary.

Pei Lin smiled and said, "Your Majesty Shengming! ”

Li Yuan said again: "It is inhumane to favor one over the other, let the Ministry of Rites make a book, and posthumously crown his mother Yang as Mrs. Liang Guo!" ”

After saying this, Li Yuan sighed and said, "It seems that we can have a good year again this year!" ”

When Pei Lin heard this, he was deeply touched. Since he opened the Tang Dynasty, he really hasn't had a few days of peace. In the first year of Wude, the shallow water plateau was defeated, and the Western Qin army directly killed Jingyang, more than 80 miles west of Chang'an, and in the second year of Wude, Liu Wuzhou turned the land east of the river into a mess. Only this year is better, at least I can rest assured that I can sleep a few restful nights.

However, at this moment, a rush of footsteps came: "Your Majesty, report urgently!" ”