Chapter 617: On the issue of soldiers' pensions
Early the next morning, Zhang Nan got up from the bed, looking at Cui Yue, who was still asleep on the bed, Zhang Nan got out of bed carefully, then put on his clothes, and after washing, he was ready to go to the court.
As soon as he arrived in the courtyard, Zhang Nan saw Jin Shengman standing in the courtyard, as if waiting for Zhang Nan.
As soon as he saw Zhang Nan come out, Jin Shengman immediately greeted him.
"Master Zhang, I don't know if you saw my sister when you entered the palace yesterday." Jin Shengman asked impatiently.
Originally, Zhang Nan thought that Jin Shengman would say something else, but when he heard that it was just a normal question, Zhang Nan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and then said: "I didn't see the empress, but don't worry, the empress should be able to leave the palace in the next few days, before the identity problem is solved, the emperor asked me to find a residence for the empress outside the palace, so you should be able to meet in two days." ”
Hearing Zhang Nan say this, Jin Shengman couldn't help but be overjoyed, and then said, "Thank you so much, Lord Zhang." ”
"It's nothing, it's all trivial, if you don't have anything else, then I'll go to court first, and I'll talk about the rest when I come back." Zhang Nan said, and planned to hurry to the court, Zhang Nan couldn't wait to hand Li Er this fold on the issue of martyrs' pensions.
"Something's going on." Jin Shengman saw that Zhang Nan was leaving, and immediately stopped Zhang Nan.
"Huh?" When Zhang Nan looked back with a puzzled face and wanted to ask Jin Shengman what else was going on, Jin Shengman took a step forward, and then quickly kissed Zhang Nan on the lips, and ran away like a rabbit.
Looking at Jin Shengman's back as he escaped, Zhang Nan subconsciously touched his lips, and then understood why Jin Shengman was tired of being with Cui Yue for a while, it turned out to be to solve internal problems first.
Thinking of this, Zhang Nan was also very helpless, although it was a normal thing to have three wives and four concubines in the Tang Dynasty, but Zhang Nan always felt a little unhappy, and then in the face of Jin Shengman's fierce pursuit, Zhang Nan didn't know how to deal with it, just like Li Er said, three wives and four concubines are okay, but if what happens is irresponsible, then it is not like it.
And now Zhang Nan and Jin Shengman, it is obvious what happened.
Shaking his head, Zhang Nan could only empty his head of these things first, these things, let's let them be.
Carrying the fold to the Taiji Palace, it didn't take long for Comrade Li Er to come out under Liu Bing's thousand calls, and once again sat on the position that symbolized his full strength.
The courtiers waited until Li Er sat down, and they all saluted Li Er.
"Okay, you Aiqing don't have to be polite, during the period of my imperial expedition, you Aiqing assisted the prince in handling political affairs, and the Tang Dynasty was stable, which made me feel deeply gratified." Li Er sat on the chair and said with a smile.
During the period of Li Chengqian's imprisonment in the country, Comrade Li Er inquired about or inspected all the large and small affairs he handled yesterday, and I have to say that Li Chengqian's handling of political affairs is now more and more satisfactory to Li Er.
The current Li Chengqian is not only a moderate advance and retreat, but also a brilliant talent, which makes Comrade Li Er very happy.
"Back to the emperor, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has handled it to a certain extent, and the ministers just said a few words from the side, His Royal Highness the Prince's ability, and the ministers are very convinced." The eldest grandson Wuji saw that Li Er was in a good mood, so he stood up and patted a sycophant.
"Well, Wuji doesn't have to praise the prince like this, I'm afraid that he will be proud, you guys, you still have to mention him more."
"Yes, the ministers will follow the emperor's teachings." The eldest grandson Wuji arched his hand and said.
"Okay, let's start discussing politics, what I want to talk about today is mainly the issue of this expedition. As you all know, I will not hide that I have indeed suffered a loss from the enemy on this expedition, and it is because of me that my 40,000 soldiers have left themselves in Silla, which makes me deeply ashamed. Every time I think about this, I can't sleep at night, so yesterday I wrote an edict of guilt, which will be published in the "Datang Daily" tomorrow. ”
As soon as Li Er said this, the courtiers hurriedly persuaded Li Er not to blame himself so much, the enemy was too cunning, and the result was good anyway.
After hearing this, Li Er waved his hand.
"You Aiqing don't need to say it, it's my reason, I will remember, so you don't have to persuade me, I always feel indebted to those soldiers, there will still be wars in the Tang Dynasty in the future, and it is normal for soldiers to sacrifice their lives for the country, so I ordered Qingquan to draft an excerpt on how to compensate these soldiers, you Aiqing will listen to it with me."
As soon as Zhang Nan heard that it was time to perform by himself, he stood up and said, "That minister started?" ”
"Well, let's get started." Li Er nodded.
"Your Majesty, the minister's excerpt about the bereavement of the soldiers is roughly divided into three parts, one is about the commemoration of the fallen soldiers themselves."
"Ahem, on the issue of the bereavement of the fallen soldiers, first, after the identity of the fallen soldiers themselves is ascertained, they will receive the title of "martyr" conferred by the emperor, and this title will only be given to those who have lost their lives for righteous deeds. The minister initially planned to establish a martyr's cemetery outside Chang'an City, and all soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country would be recorded, and then buried in the martyr's cemetery for future generations to pay respects. ”
After Zhang Nan finished speaking, Li Er nodded and said: "This method is good, since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there have been countless soldiers who have sacrificed their lives for the country, and it is they who have brought peace and contentment for the current Datang, and it is right for the Tang Dynasty to build a place for future generations to admire." I've gotten it, so let's go ahead. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Nan responded, and then continued: "Second, the preferential treatment of the families of the fallen soldiers. The families of all the soldiers who have been identified will receive the pension of Datang, some of the martyrs are the only children in the family, and some are already fathers and husbands, so we should also give preferential treatment to the families of the martyrs. ”
"Well, that's right, after all, this man is the pillar of the family, and the soldiers sacrificed their lives for the country, and Datang should take care of their families. Let's talk about the fine print. Li Er nodded and said.
In fact, Li Er was shocked at first when he heard Zhang Nan say that he would give preferential treatment to the martyrs' families, after all, the number of people who died in the previous war was too much, and if everyone wanted a pension, it would be a lot of money, but soon Li Er was relieved, after all, now that Datang is rich, and the number of deaths on the expedition has been greatly reduced, so it is impossible for Li Er to disagree with the measures that can increase his prestige and gain the hearts of the people.