Linshuo Palace, Beijing.

Chen Pojun retreated and returned to the Ren'an Palace where he lived, and after first seeing his three daughters who had just been born, he turned back to the dormitory.

"Tomorrow I will lead my troops south." Chen Pojun said to the eldest grandson who came up.

The eldest grandson is reluctant, and during the newlywed period, it will always be like lacquer and glue, like sugar, at this time, where is he willing to see his husband leave. However, she is not one of those ordinary women, she has read a lot of books in the past, and she understands a lot of truths. Although the two willow eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and there was reluctance in their eyes, they did not object.

Looking at the eldest grandson's reluctance, Chen Pojun was also reluctant in his heart. Although the difference between the two is almost ten years, and the eldest grandson's age is not very big, this girl who is still in the flower season has become a woman at this time, putting away the innocence and splendor of the past, but adding a lot of dignity and stability. Although this kind of dignified and steady is inevitably a little unnatural, it can already be seen that she has been studying hard.

He stepped forward and put his arm around her waist, leaned down and kissed her lightly on the smooth forehead.

Wuji's face turned red, although she had been married for nearly a month, she couldn't adapt to Chen Pojun's intimacy. Mo said that when the husband and wife are usually in Dunlun at night, they can't let go. What's more, in such broad daylight, there are many maids by the side, and they are so affectionate, which makes her face like a big red cloth. Some shyly hands gently hammered Chen Pojun's chest twice, but they felt that this kind of action was a little inconsistent with Princess Chen's identity, so they had to turn their faces slightly shyly.

Chen Pojun knew some of Wuji's thoughts, and on weekdays, he realized that he was the latest and least of Chen Pojun's women, and he also saw that the three concubines he married in Liaodong had already given birth to daughters, and there was also a beautiful woman like Zhang Chuchen on one side, and he also knew that there was a princess Izumo in the palace who had just married in a low-key manner. Therefore, on weekdays, whether it is acting or receiving people and things, he is more and more polite, for fear that other women will look down on him.

"Immaculate, today in the court, I have temporarily assessed the merits of the ministers. Wuji was crowned as Zhao Guogong, and Gao Shilian was crowned as Yue Guogong. And this expedition to the south, I plan to leave them all behind, Wuji will serve as the provincial history of the central government, Gao Shilian will serve as the secretary of the Shangshu Provincial Ministry of Rites, and Wuji and Gao Shilian will be crowned to participate in political affairs. In addition, I asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to reward each of them with a large mansion in Kyoto, and allocated a lot of servants. In the past, you and Wuji suffered a lot, but thanks to the help of your uncle Gao Shilian at that time, we can't forget. ”

Wujian was happy at first, but quickly frowned again.

"Your Highness, this evaluation of the ranking of meritorious heroes is like dividing the spoils, even if you are fair, it is impossible to satisfy everyone. Although the concubine has not been married to His Royal Highness for a long time, she also knows that His Highness can have today, and His Royal Highness and the subordinates of the Liaodong Army fought to the death together. Now that the most bitter days have passed, and when it is time to reward them, His Highness naturally can't lose them. The concubine's own affairs know that Wuji is now less than twenty years old, although he also has some talent, but in terms of qualifications, he can't compare to Mao Yi, Lu Shishen and others who were born and died with His Royal Highness. In terms of ability, it is not necessarily comparable to Shangfang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and other Wenchen. Now Wuji has been in His Royal Highness for less than a year, but he has taken the liberty of being crowned the prince of the country, living in the three provinces, and is also the deputy minister of the court? Your Highness, is this inappropriate? ”

"I have always used people based on merit, not to see the background, but only to look at the strength. Seniority is in my heart, and I can only get more financial rewards, but I can't get my high-ranking officials to seal it. Crowned Wuji and Gao Shilian, of course, there is a princess in it. But the main thing is their ability, Wuji and your uncle both have the talent of prime ministers, how can I abandon them because of their relationship with you? In today's troubled times, although we now have a lot of opportunities, in fact, we don't have too many advantages. The place where the Northeast started is too bitter and cold, and after all, it is congenitally weaker. Right now, I need Wuji, these capable ministers can help me, Wuji is my brother-in-law, Gao Shilian is your uncle, aren't they worthy of my trust? ”…,

When Wujian heard Chen Pojun's words, he was also proud of him in his heart, and he felt more and more that he had not misjudged him at the beginning.

"Your Highness, having said that, but now is the time to compete for the world, and we must not let the world think that His Highness employs nepotism because of this trivial matter, so that many talented people will retreat and turn to the pearl to secretly vote. The concubine knows that women should not interfere in politics, but Wuji and my uncle are my concubine's relatives, so the concubine is brave and asks His Royal Highness to think twice. According to the opinion of the concubines, if His Royal Highness really thinks that Mowgli can be used, it is better not to reward such a high official position for the time being. His Royal Highness can take him with him, and wait for another three or five years, if Wuji makes a lot of contributions, His Royal Highness will be rewarded with a high position at that time, and who in the world will not accept it? Besides, His Royal Highness doing this can also make Wuji dare not slack off. The concubine knew His Royal Highness's ambitions, so she didn't want others to say that the descendants of the eldest grandson family were involved in politics in the future. I don't want the people of Wuji and the eldest grandson family to be arrogant because of His Royal Highness's favor, so as not to do illegal things in the future, and it can be regarded as seeking long-term wealth for the eldest grandson's family. ”

The eldest grandson has read many history books, and above history, there are many descendants who take advantage of the emperor's favor and are proud and complacent, and even control the government. But such a family, above history, is either the last to usurp the throne of the royal family. Either that, it was the successor emperor who exterminated the family. The eldest grandson Wujian didn't want the eldest grandson's family to follow those two paths in the future, no matter which one she wanted, she didn't want it to happen.

Hearing the sincere exhortation of the eldest grandson Wujian, Chen Pojun was also moved in his heart. Reading history can tell the rise and fall, of course he understands this. The throne of the Sui Dynasty is not the dynasty in which Yang Jian usurped his nephew.

"I'll listen to the princess's words, and tomorrow I will summon Wuji and Gao Shilian to go south together, and for the time being, I will not be crowned the prince of the country, but the prince of the county. The official position is also temporarily not to hold important posts in the DPRK and China, and temporarily follows the counselor of our army. However, I will not be able to deal with them in this way, so I will ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to reward them with more money in a moment. Since ancient times, I have only heard of those who helped my mother's family ask for a reward for an official position, and you are really the first person to take the initiative to push away the power of your mother's family. ”

The eldest grandson Wujian smiled indifferently, "If I hadn't met His Highness at the beginning, the Wuji brothers and sisters and I would not know where they are now, and my uncle would probably still be far away in the Baiyue Peak in Lingnan." With such wealth as we have today, we should feel content, and if we are not satisfied, we will already be insatiable. ”

"If you have a good wife like this, what more can a husband ask for?" Chen Pojun was in a very comfortable mood and laughed loudly.

Listening to the words of the eldest grandson Wujian, it made Chen Pojun have a new idea in his heart.

The eldest grandson is right, even if it is meritorious, sometimes it can't be too favorable, otherwise it will be easy for them to be arrogant and lazy. Think about it now, I have built up a lot of power.

Among this force, there are the brothers of the Liaodong Army who were born and died with him at the beginning. There were Wenchen military generals recruited when he went to Luoyang later, and many of them came by himself and recommended by other subordinates. Coupled with the previous surrendered civil and military officials from Hebei, his team is no longer the simple Liaodong Army broken barracks.

There are things that he has rarely considered before, and he must have begun to think about them. For example, in the past wars, the first thing he thought of was always those old subordinates of the Liaodong Army, such as Mao Yi, Lu Shishen and other generals. In this way, although he is more reassuring, but in the long run, it is also a disadvantage, that is, among his forces, the group of people from the Liaodong Army are becoming more and more prestigious, and their merits are getting bigger and bigger, but other people rarely have such opportunities. Although he has promoted a lot of people now, he still can't compare with the subordinates at the beginning.

There is a way that merit cannot be given to that group of people, and if this continues, not only will other subordinates not be trained, but it will also be very unfavorable to the rule of their own subordinates who are the superiors. It's time to reuse other generals. …,

Chen Pojun carefully calculated in his heart, Mao Yi, Lu Shishen, Li Benlei, Chen Qing, Chen Gui, Shen Guang, Guo Xiaoke and others worked hard and made great achievements, and their reputations were prestigious. After such a long time of living together, this group of people can be said to be the people they trust the most. After thinking about it for a long time, Chen Pojun preliminarily decided that these most trusted generals would let them stay in Liaodong, Liaoxi, Murowei, Beijing and other important places in the next stage. First, their nest needs the most trusted generals to stay, and secondly, it is also to reduce some of their opportunities for meritorious service, and when the time comes, the military merits will be made for them, not only will other generals have no chance, but also avoid excessive concentration of military power.

In his own army, he left the earliest batch of generals behind, and then brought out the young generals and young generals in the army. When he went south this time, he brought Li Jing, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yanjin, Luo Shixin, Wei Chi Jingde and other young generals.

After thinking about it, it was decided to let a group of veterans such as Luo Zhong, Wang Rengong, and Yu Qinming defect to him in the early days, and stationed troops in the fortress passes such as Duguan, Linyu Pass, Feihu Pass, Jingcheng Pass, and Puyin Pass. The generals of Hebei, such as Luo Yi and Xue Shixiong, left a few subordinates, and the rest were selected to go south.

In this way, it is possible not only to strengthen the military, but also to reorganize and digest these surrendered troops in the war. On the other hand, it also avoids leaving these people in the rear and burying hidden dangers for themselves. Similarly, in terms of the civil system, Chen Kefu thought about it and finally decided to transfer most of the local civil officials who had originally surrendered to the various ministries of the Beijing imperial court. He then transferred the civil officials trained in Liaodong to Hebei. Above the court, there were some of the old subordinates of the Liaodong Army, who defected to the recommendation in the later period, plus a small number of officials in Hebei who served in various positions in the central court. In this way, officials from different backgrounds of the three factions can check and balance each other and avoid the worry of being the dominant faction.

On the eve of the expedition, Chen Pojun put on clothes and planned, and stayed awake all night.

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