Li Chengqian did not go to the appointment, Li Xiu was frustrated for a moment, and quickly adjusted his mentality, and after resting at home for three days, Li Shimin also began to reward meritorious deeds, among which Cheng Biting Jin was the main general, and the command and employment were very appropriate, so it was naturally listed as the first meritorious service, and Li Ji, Li Daozong, Zhang Liang, Qin Qiong and others also had their own rewards.

In addition to these main generals, there are also a large number of middle and low-level generals, or brave soldiers who have also been rewarded for their merits, the most eye-catching of which is Xue Rengui, who was not only exceptionally promoted to the right leading general, but also was named Guoyi Lieutenant, responsible for guarding the extremely important Xuanwu Gate, which is the palace gate and the city gate of Chang'an, and the generals who can guard here are all Li Shimin's henchmen, which also means that Xue Rengui will definitely be reused in the future.

Li Xiu is the minister in charge of logistics, and he also followed Qin Qiong to capture Quan Gai Suwen, which is naturally a great achievement, but with his identity, no matter how big the credit is, it is meaningless, after all, his title has reached the top, and he will have to be crowned king, but only the Li royal family can be crowned king, which is also the iron law of the Tang Dynasty, as for the official position, Li Xiu does not need it, and even he feels that he has too many official positions.

In this case, Li Shimin can only divide Li Xiu's credit to his children, such as Li Jin, Ping'an Lang, and Le'an have titles, but several other children born later do not have titles, this time Li Shimin simply gave them together, of course, the title is not high, but all children like Li Xiu have titles, and it is very rare in the entire Tang Dynasty.

After the reward, the army that conquered Liaodong also began to return to their respective stations, Cheng Yanjin and others also handed over their military powers, and Li Xiu and Cen Wenwen and others also began to return to their respective positions, for example, Li Xiu returned to the financial supervision and began to deal with official business, during this period of time because of the war, the expansion of the bank was temporarily stopped, but there are still many things to be done internally, such as coordination between banks around the country, to ensure the smooth flow of information and logistics, and so on.

Fortunately, Xu Jingzong has come back from the south, plus Liu Renliang is also very capable, with the two of them, the financial supervision is also in order, whether it is the bank or the money minting bureau, there is no chaos, the only problem is that Xu Jingzong and Liu Renliang are not used to each other, resulting in quarrels from time to time, for this reason, when Li Xiu was still in Liaodong, Xu Jingzong once wrote to him to complain.

"You can come back, you are not here during this time, there is no backbone in the prison, and your subordinates are also looking forward to your return every day!" As soon as Li Xiu arrived at the financial supervision on this day, Xu Jingzong immediately ran to ask for an audience.

"Yan clan, you are polite, during the time I was away, you and Zhengzheng did a good job, and you have worked hard during this time!" Li Xiu said with a smile at this time, and asked Xu Jingzong to sit down as he spoke.

"Thank you for your praise, my subordinates have really made a lot of efforts during this time, especially a few months ago, there was something wrong with the bank in Taiyuan, I also ran at both ends, and it was not easy to solve it, but Liu Renliang's side is really annoying, because the money that the bank needs has not been able to supply, and I have quarreled with him several times but have not been able to solve the problem." Xu Jingzong sat next to Li Xiu at the moment, and then began to praise himself, and by the way, he sued Liu Renliang.

"Hehe, the minting bureau also has their difficulties, the raw materials are insufficient, and the quality requirements of the coins are high, so it is inevitable that they will not be able to keep up with the output, you also have to be considerate of them." Li Xiu smiled again at this time, but when he said this, he paused and changed to a serious expression and said, "It's a coincidence that you came here today, I just have something important to talk to you about!" ”

Hearing that Li Xiu was going to talk to him about things, Xu Jingzong also immediately sat up straight and said, "Please tell me, is it about the bank's expansion plan next year?" ”

"It's not about your future!" Li Xiu said very seriously again.

"About my future?" Xu Jingzong couldn't help but show an even more surprised expression when he heard Li Xiu's words, and he couldn't understand what Li Xiu's words meant?

"Let me be straight, in fact, after coming back this time, I felt very tired, so I wanted to resign from my position, and you have followed me for many years, so I want to help you again before leaving the court!" Li Xiu sighed at the moment and said, his desire to resign from his official position was not a whim, but that he didn't like officialdom in the first place, and Li Chengqian's matter was just an introduction, which made him completely determined.

"How can you have such an idea, you are now Your Majesty's most trusted minister, if you resign and don't do it, it will be a pity!" Xu Jingzong couldn't help but show a sad expression when he heard Li Xiu's words, as a person who was obsessed with officialdom, he really couldn't understand Li Xiu's thoughts, not to mention that if Li Xiu left the officialdom, he would have no backers in the officialdom, of course, Li Xiu's influence on the court must still be there, but after all, it was not as convenient as now.

"I've been thinking about this for a long time, so you don't need to persuade me anymore, but before I resign, I prepared two paths for you, and now it's up to you which one you choose?" Li Xiu said with a firm expression at this time.

"This ......" Seeing the expression on Li Xiu's face, Xu Jingzong didn't know what to say for a while, and finally just sighed and said, "Okay, since the horse has made up his mind, I won't say anything, but no matter whether the horse is in the court or not, the subordinates will not forget your kindness!" ”

"Hehe, I know that you are a loving and righteous person, so I decided to help you pave the road behind before leaving!" Li Xiu smiled again at the moment, he lied and didn't make drafts, based on Xu Jingzong's actions in history, it would be too much to say that he was affectionate and righteous, after all, this guy can even sell his own daughter for money.

"Thank you for the support of the colt, and my subordinates will definitely be smeared with liver and brain in the future to repay the colt's kindness!" When Xu Jingzong heard Li Xiu's words, he couldn't help but burst into tears with excitement, Li Xiu didn't know if he was really excited or acting?

But none of this is important, at that moment Li Xiu spoke again: "I am ready to resign from my official position, and the position of this financial supervisor is naturally vacant, and you are also doing well in the financial supervisor, although Liu Renliang is also very good, but his qualifications are still too shallow, in comparison, you are more suitable for this position than him, but in addition to this choice, I think there is also a position that is also suitable for you." ”

I saw that when Li Xiu said this, he deliberately paused for a moment, and then said: "Some time ago, Wang Xing, the squire of the Yellow Gate, resigned and returned to his hometown to retire because he was too old, so this seat was also vacant, I think with your qualifications, you can also be qualified for this position, if you want, I can help you recommend it, I don't know what you think?" ”

After listening to Li Xiu's two choices for himself, Xu Jingzong couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, because no matter which one it is, it is a rare opportunity for him to improve, not to mention the financial supervisor, he knows the importance better than anyone else, and the financial supervisor is relatively independent, except for being responsible for Li Shimin, there is no one else who can interfere, the most important thing is that he has been in the financial supervisor for several years, and he also knows the entire position very well, if he takes over the financial supervisor, he will definitely be very handy.

However, compared with the financial supervisor, the Huangmen Shilang in the back made Xu Jingzong's heart move more, the Huangmen Shilang belongs to the Menxia Province, and the Menxia Province has two servants, the affairs of the Prime Minister Menxia Province, and the Huangmen Shilang is the adjutant of the Shizhong, in fact, he is the deputy of the Shizhong, and the Shizhong is also one of the prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty, so it can be said that the Huangmen Shilang is also equivalent to the deputy minister.

If Xu Jingzong is in the position of the Huangmen squire now, with his age, even if he is qualified, there is a great possibility that he will be promoted to the middle of the service in the future and become one of the prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty, you must know that there are only a few prime ministers in the Tang Dynasty, and almost all the officials in the court are staring at those positions, but there are very few who can really sit on them, and the Huangmen squire is one of the positions closest to the prime minister.

Worshipping the prime minister is almost the ultimate dream of all scholars, Xu Jingzong was already obsessed with fame, and naturally he was more eager for the position of prime minister, and now Li Xiu almost opened the door to the prime minister, Xu Jingzong almost wanted to tremble with excitement.

"Colt, in fact, I think it's the most promising to follow you, why don't you think about it again?" Although Xu Jingzong was very excited in his heart, he opened his mouth again at this time, but the desire in his eyes betrayed his true thoughts.

"You don't have to persuade me anymore, you can choose between the financial supervisor and the Huangmen squire, and I can arrange it for you as soon as possible, if it is a little later, maybe someone else will take the lead." Li Xiu also knew what Xu Jingzong was thinking in his heart, and he chuckled again at the moment.

Hearing Li Xiu's words, Xu Jingzong didn't dare to delay any longer, and said without hesitation: "Although I am very reluctant to be a financial supervisor, I think the Huangmen squire is more suitable for me, but after I leave, I am afraid that I will have to trouble the horse to find a competent person to take over the affairs of the financial supervisor." ”

"The Huangmen squire does have a bright future, your choice is also correct, as for the financial supervisor, you don't have to worry about it, if it doesn't work, let Liu Renliang go first." Li Xiu saw Xu Jingzong make a choice, and he also laughed at the moment.

In fact, Li Xiu had long known that Xu Jingzong would choose the Huangmen Shilang, which was what he wanted to see the most, because he was worried that after he left the financial prison, no one would suppress Xu Jingzong, and although Xu Jingzong was outstanding, he had a big shortcoming, that is, he was greedy for money, in history, in order to collect money, he could even collect money to help people revise the biography in the history books, and even marry his daughter to a tribal leader thousands of miles away for money.

The bank was originally a place to deal with money, and with Li Xiu watching before, Xu Jingzong didn't dare to make any changes, but if Li Xiu left, the ghost would know what he would do? Therefore, Li Xiucai used the Huangmen Shilang as bait to fish Xu Jingzong out of the financial prison, so that he would be more relieved to leave the financial prison.