Chapter 314: Champion General
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Jingshi Chang'an, the imperial city of Taiji Palace.
Taiji Palace, Daming Palace and Xingqing Palace are called the three major interiors, and the single name of Da Nei generally refers to Taiji Palace. Taiji Palace is the place where the emperor lives and the court, more than 800 places wide from east to west, 1,000 steps long from north to south, the palace is divided into three areas from south to north: the front court, the back bed and the garden. The main hall of the previous dynasty is the Taiji Palace, surrounded by a huge palace surrounded by corridors, and there are official offices on the east and west sides. The main hall of the back bed is the Liangyi Hall, and there are halls such as the Wanchun Hall, the Qianqiu Hall, the Ganlu Hall, the Shenlong Hall, and the Anren Hall around it. The garden is located at the back of the palace, with pavilions, ponds, etc.
At this time, under the corridor of Taiji Palace, Zhang Tai, a eunuch in the middle of the palace, came all the way with his adopted son Zhang Chengye, and said to a small eunuch guarding outside: "Your Majesty can you be inside?" When the little eunuch saw that it was Zhang Tai, he immediately replied with a smile: "Back to the permanent servant, Your Majesty is practicing swords inside, and I just sent a message, saying that the permanent servant is here and can enter the meeting directly, and there is no need to report it again." After speaking, he glanced at Zhang Chengye again, "Father-in-law Xiao Zhang is also back, and the palace is now spreading, this time Father-in-law Xiao Zhang has brought back so many good things to His Majesty, and there will definitely be a heavy reward in a while!" The little one here congratulates Xiao Zhang's father-in-law in advance, and there will be a high promotion in a while. β
Zhang Chengye smiled slightly, quietly took out a piece of silver collar from his sleeve and quietly handed it to the eunuch guarding the door. The eunuch's face smiled even brighter, and he happily invited Zhang Tai and his son to enter.
As soon as he entered, through several porches, Zhang Chengye immediately saw a young man in a bright yellow dragon robe dancing a sword. There were dozens of people around. Zhang Chengye just glanced at it. I can see that this young man's sword dance is really good. A good girl on the side is the personal celebrity of the young emperor Li Yi. This time, Zhang Chengye returned to Beijing, and he also gave a share of the gifts, and the gifts were not light. When Shi Yeboar saw the arrival of Zhang Chengye's father and son, he exchanged a look, and then smiled and clapped his hands to praise the emperor's sword dance.
Li Yi put away his sword and said to Shi Yeboar: "If I take the batting entrance exam, I should be the champion." Even if you take the sword dance exam, you will definitely be able to get in the top three. β
Li Yi was originally the fifth son of Tang Yizong. Yizong did not have a queen, so he had no sons-in-law, but after Yizong's death, in order to continue to control the government, the eunuchs established the young fifth son Li Yi as the crown prince, and then as the son of heaven.
He was born in the deep palace and grew up in the hands of eunuchs, and what the life scene in the palace can bring him is that he can play unscrupulously. In fact, he was indeed an emperor who loved to play. He likes cockfighting, gambling on geese, riding and archery, sword and spear, arithmetic, music, Go, and gambling. The way he makes a living is almost all exquisite. He is not only fascinated by playing polo, but also highly skilled.
The stone wild boar is Li Yi's favorite Youling. Youling, that is, an artist who sings and performs, has a low identity, but she is very liked by Li Yi. Hearing Li Yi say this, he couldn't help but chuckle, and carefully persuaded: "If you meet a virtuous gentleman like Yao Shun as the chief examiner of the Ministry of Rites, I'm afraid Your Majesty will be blamed and defeated!" In this way, he is already very attentive, and he does not blindly flatter Li Yi like an ordinary servant. But after Li Yi listened, he didn't listen to it at all, just smiled slightly.
Shi Yeboar could only say this, so he turned to say: "Your Majesty, Zhang Tai, the middle attendant, and Zhang Chengye, the adopted son of Shamen Town, have come to meet you!" β
When Li Yi heard that Zhang Tai's father and son had arrived, he was very happy and said, "Oh, they are here, let them come over." Zhang Chengye was just a small eunuch in the palace and could not contact the emperor, but he was Zhang Tai's adopted son, and when he came back this time, he actually brought him a million tributes from Li Jing in Dengzhou, and what made the Son of Heaven even more satisfied was that among the tribute items sent, there were not only many good horses, but also cockfighting, goose fighting, falconry, Haidongqing and other interesting things.
The expenses in the palace are huge, although Li Yi doesn't care about these money and things, he often hears his father Tian Lingzi talk about the current financial tension, and Ji Xiang has already resigned for the fifth time. A small Dengzhou town general actually sent millions of contributions, which made Li Yi and Tian Lingzi very happy.
"Slave Zhang Tai and Zhang Chengye see Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
"The two Aiqing are here, don't be polite!" Li Yi is in a good mood today.
"Zhang Tai, this is your adopted son Zhang Chengye, well, it's very good, loyal to me, I like the tribute sent this time. Your father and son are faithful, and I will not be without a reward. Li Yi pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "Then give Zhang Tai as the general of the right prison guard, and Zhang Chengye as the general of the right prison gate." β
The general of the left prison guard, this is the third product, and this is not a false title, the left and right prison guards are in charge of the palace forbidden to enter and exit, the left prison gate general is sentenced to enter, and the right prison gate general is judged. Tian Lingzi, the eunuch who is now most favored by the emperor, also concurrently served as the general of the left prison guard when he served as the two extremely important military positions of the privy council envoy and the lieutenant of the Shence Army. And now Zhang Tai has to be named the general of the right prison army all of a sudden, which can be described as a great reward.
Zhang Chengye was given the post of general of the right prison gate, and he was also a senior position from the third grade. Although it is not as good as the Shence Army and the Privy Council, which control the soldiers and horses of the forbidden army in the capital, it is also very difficult in the palace. Zhang Tai trembled with excitement and choked up to tears. is not as powerful as the male Lingzi, Zhang Tai is also an old man in the palace, and it is not easy to do the step of being a regular servant, and this person, like Zhang Chengye, is very loyal to the Li Tang royal family.
"Old slave Xie Majesty Ron!"
Zhang Chengye also knelt down and kowtowed to thank him, but he refused to get up at the end, and said: "This sacrifice was offered by Li Jing, the town general of Shamen Town, Dengzhou, and the slave was just escorted to Beijing, and he didn't dare to take credit." If His Majesty wants to be rewarded, the slave thinks that he can reward Li Jing and reward him with a sincere heart. β
Li Yi smiled and said: "You calm down first, of course I will reward Li Jing, but I will not forget your loyalty." This is your deserved reward, and you should not refuse. In this way, Zhang Chengye kowtowed again and thanked him before getting up.
The palace maids and eunuchs next to them were full of envy for Zhang Tai's father and son to be rewarded so generously. On the other hand, I couldn't help but be a little curious about that Li Jing. Listening to the emperors, this man is just a small general. He was able to get the Son of Heaven's Imperial Commendation. There is also a heavy reward, which big family is this person from. In their minds, they can send millions of tributes to the emperor, and only the children of the big clan can come up with so much money to curry favor with the emperor.
Shi Yeboar reminded on the side: "Your Majesty, it's time to go to the imperial study." β
Li Yi nodded, and said to Zhang Tai and his son: "The ministers of the political affairs hall came and said that there was something important to report, and it seemed that it was about Ziqing Town. Come with me, father and son, for I have something to ask you in a moment. β
In the imperial study, Li Yi had some rare visits to listen to politics.
"What do you have to do? If there is no major matter, the ministers can deal with it, and there is no need to ask Yu I about everything, if there is anything that cannot be handled, I can also discuss it with the Privy Council Envoy Tian. Since his accession to the throne, Li Yi has basically not gone to the foreign court except for the monthly Wangshuo court meeting. The Inner Dynasty was even more exempted, and all affairs large and small were handed over to Tian Lingzi.
Prime Minister Wang Duo said: "Your Majesty." Song Wei, the marshal of the Ziqing Festival, reported that Wang Jingwu, the general of Qingzhou, rebelled. Song Wei asked the imperial court to send troops to quell the chaos! β
Li Yi took the recital from Tian Lingzi, flipped through it a few times casually, and was about to put the recital aside, but suddenly saw the word Li Jing on it. I was a little surprised at the moment, and I looked at it again, and the casualness on my face brought a little smile. This smile made several prime ministers in the imperial study and the great eunuch Tian Lingzi look a little strange, Qingzhou rebelled, Wang Jingwu seized Qingzhou, although Qingzhou was recaptured by Song Wei. But Wang Jingwu now occupies the two prefectures of Ziqi, and is recruiting troops to confront the Pinglu army, and the war does not know when the road will be peaceful. Ziqing Town is a rare and wealthy place, not to mention, Ziqing is located in an important location, connecting the north to the south, and controlling the north and south hubs. And the rebellion in Xuzhou in the early years has just been flattened, there are still many remnants of rebels here, and now it is a continuous famine, last year's Pang Xun remnants resurrected, and it has not been completely quelled until now, if they merge with Wang Jingwu, I am afraid that Shandong will be eroded. Ziqing Town is an important town to block the three towns of Hebei, if there is chaos here, then Hebei will inevitably be dishonest again.
Just when the ministers sighed in the hearts of the young emperor, Li Yi suddenly slapped the imperial case and laughed loudly: "What a Li Jing, not only is he loyal, he just gave me a million yuan, and now he actually led his troops to fight such a big victory, three hundred miles to aid Qingzhou, crack the rebellious conspiracy, fight the rebels, recapture Qingzhou, Zishui defeated the rebels, several battles, beheaded eight thousand, captured thousands, and was really a fierce general." β
Li Yi excitedly stood up and walked around the imperial study, he was only thirteen years old at this time, and his favorite thing was to play polo, fencing and other games. At this age, his impression of war is more of a fun. Li Jing just gave him a large sum of money, and he was about to reward Li Jing again, but when he saw that Li Jing had won such a big battle all of a sudden, he couldn't help but be excited.
Hearing this, everyone knew why Emperor Lu Dao was happy. They have also seen that recital, but in fact, the main part of the recital is that Song Wei came to ask for reinforcements. Regarding Li Jing's military exploits, although it is written, it is actually only a few strokes, and it is not particularly prominent. But Li Yi didn't look at anything else now, but just saw this Li Jing who gave him money, horses and fun.
When Yu Cong heard that Li Jing actually praised Li Jing so much, he was slightly stunned at first, and then he was a little happy in his heart. This Li Jing is his brother Yu Xuan's protΓ©gΓ©, and he is also a member of his Yu family, and this Li Jing was received by Yu Xuan's family when it was the most unlucky, and he is a person worth trusting. What's more, although Yu Xuan left Ziqing Town, Li Jing is also very polite, not only Yu Xuan's side has constant gifts, but this time Li Jing presented to the emperor, and he did not forget their share of the Yu family. 100,000 yuan and many rare things, this is quite a heavy gift.
At this time, seeing that the emperor praised Li Jing, he was also ready to help Li Jing, so he spoke up: "Beheaded 8,000 and captured countless prisoners. β
Tian Lingzi also received a big gift from Li Jing this time, which was worth more than 500,000 yuan, and he didn't care about it in a small town. But he was able to send him so many gifts, so he asked people to inquire about it. As a result, I heard that Li Jing himself was just a farmer, and he was only twenty now, and he was promoted to a town general under the door of Cui Yunqing and Yu Xuan in Qingzhou. Hearing the news, he was a little surprised, the Yu family is a four-section handsome, and Yu Cong is even more of a prime minister in the court, and he is still the uncle of the current emperor. Although no one in the Cui family is in the court, the Cui family is a famous family in the world, and its influence is also very great. Both families actually accepted Li Jing as their protΓ©gΓ©, which shows that Li Jing is not simple.
Now seeing that the emperor praised Li Jing, and Yu Cong also praised him, Tian Lingzi also made up his mind to be a favor, and the gifts he sent were only part of the reason, and he planned to take this opportunity to contact the Yu family and the Cui family more.
"Lai ancestor Hongfu, holy heaven. Li Jingfang has such a great victory, the old slave congratulates the emperor and the Tang Dynasty! β
Several other prime ministers in the study have all received a large amount of filial piety from Li Jing, and at this time, they are naturally favorable, and they all praise Li Jing. Zhang Tai and Zhang Chengye also lost no time in following behind and praised a few words, for a while, no one cared about the Qingzhou rebellion, and no one paid attention to Song Wei's request for help, as well as the request for merit from others in the recital, but they all praised Li Jing.
Yu Cong said: "Your Majesty, Li Jing has made such a great contribution, and the minister thinks that he should immediately issue a commendation to boost the morale of my Tang Army, and also let Li Jing feel the grace of His Majesty." β
Wang Duo also said: "Li Jing will capture the flag this time. He has won a lot, and he needs to be encouraged to better pacify the chaos for the country and make new contributions to the emperor."
The young Tianzi smiled and nodded: "For a giant like Li Jing, who is as loyal as him, I will naturally be rewarded for his good life." What position does this Li Jing have? β
"Li Jing was originally appointed as the envoy of the Great Xie Qi to suppress the soldiers and horses, and after the army was sent to break the thief army, Song Wei, the commander of the Ziqing Festival, integrated the elite under Li Jing into an army, called the Zhendong Army. In the recital, he asked His Majesty for Li Jing to seal the military envoy of the Eastern Army of Zhenzhen, and concurrently served as the defense envoy of Dengzhou. Yu Cong said.
Li Yi turned his hands in a circle, thought for a while, and said: "Li Jing is loyal to the country, and he is sincere to me, and now he has made such a great achievement, and I am greatly rewarded." The military envoy and defense envoy of Zhendong Army have all been approved, and in addition, Li Jing will be given the title of General Jinwu, plus the champion general Sanjun" After a pause, he said, "Plus Li Jing the title of Marquis of the founding of Zhendong, reward 3,000 food towns, and seal 1,000 households with real food." (To be continued......)