Chapter 250: The Proposal of Rewards
Qin Yong almost pounced on him and hugged his beloved war horse. He pressed his face against the war horse's neck, and shed tears in excitement. Zhang Xuan patted his shoulder and smiled, "So many people are watching! Stop crying.▲∴,"
Qin wiped away tears with embarrassment and said to Zhang Xuan: "Second uncle, Li Zitong has also left the city. I see they entered the Baiyun Temple outside the city."
"When the war horses are back, don't worry about them."
Zhang Xuan quickly walked to Li Shimin and smiled, "Why are you here too?"
Li Shimin bowed his fists and said, "I just came back from outside the city and passed by the school grounds. I happened to enjoy a wonderful battle."
Zhang Xuan glanced at Li Xuanba next to him and smiled, "In the eyes of Brother Xuanba, this martial art is probably not worth mentioning!"
Li Xuanba said seriously: "Your martial arts are OK, but you are just a little mother-in-law. It's obvious that three rounds can end, but I just played thirty rounds. It's boring!"
"Xuanba, don't say that!"
Li Shimin scolded him and apologized to Zhang Xuan: "My brother can't speak, please don't be surprised by the general."
"How could it be?"
Zhang Xuan smiled and said, "Brother Xuanba is a real person. He is very unique in his understanding of the problem. I admire him very much!"
Zhang Xuan really admired Li Xuanba's eyesight. He actually saw that he could defeat Wu Yunzhao in three rounds. He almost hit Wu Yunzhao in the first round, and then in the second round, Wu Yunzhao would definitely be defeated by his stern in the third round. This is not a matter of superb shooting skills, but Wu Yunzhao's strength is too far away from him.
Zhang Xuan nodded and said to Li Shimin again: "Please say hello to Lingzun on my behalf. I will definitely visit him if I have time."
"I will definitely tell you, so I won't bother you, say goodbye!"
Li Shimin bowed to Zhang Xuan and took everyone away. At this time, Luo Shixin quietly walked forward, looked at Li Xuanba's back and said to Zhang Xuan: "Brother, that stupid boy is very powerful!"
"Of course, even Yuwen Chengdu is not his opponent. He can be called the world's number one strong general."
Pei Xingyan snorted dissatisfiedly, "I heard that this person also uses a hammer. I want to learn from him if I have the chance."
"There will definitely be a chance!"
Zhang Xuan comforted Pei Xingyan and then smiled at everyone, "Let's go! Celebrating the return of the war horses, let's have a drink, Qiaolang, go call your father and Uncle You Er, and we'll wait for them at the gate of Nanshi!"
"Why!"
Qin Yong agreed happily and turned over and ran towards Nanshi. He was also anxious to let his father see his war horse.
Zhang Xuan turned around and smiled at Su Dingfang and the other two, "Brother Su and the two virtuous brothers, let's have a drink together!"
Su Dingfang looked back at his two friends, and saw that they had anticipation in their eyes, so he happily agreed, "Okay! We'll just refuse."
The news of Zhang Xuan and Wu Yunzhao's battle at school quickly spread throughout Luoyang. Although most people's news was that Wu Yunzhao was defeated by a horse, there was another saying in the circle of some people with high martial arts. Zhang Xuan was at Wu Yunzhao's face and could have actually defeated Wu Yunzhao long ago.
But no matter which statement it was, Zhang Xuan's reputation before the Heroes Association gradually spread. Many people knew that he had a strong command, but he did not expect that his martial arts were also very strong. At this time, someone discovered that Zhang Xuan had competed with Yuwen Chengdu in Goguryeo. For a time, Zhang Xuan became famous and became a strong contender for the title of general in this Heroes Association. Some people who are flirting with him even predicted that he would enter the top five of the hero list in the world.
Although Zhang Xuan successfully created momentum for the martial arts competition with Wu Yunzhao, on the other hand, there was no news about his reward in the court. In the evening, Pei Ju rushed to the imperial study room at the emperor Xuanzhao and waited for a while. An eunuch walked out of the room and smiled at Pei Ju, "The Master is waiting for Mr. Pei, please come in!"
Pei Ju tidied up his robe and quickly walked into the imperial study room. In the imperial study room, Prime Minister Su Wei and Minister of War Wei Xuan were talking to the emperor Yang Guang. Pei Ju hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Old minister, please see Your Majesty!"
"Pei Aiqing is calm!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Pei Ju stood up straight, and Yang Guang said to him: "The reason why he invited Mr. Pei is because he wanted to ask Mr. Pei for his advice."
"The old minister doesn't dare, your majesty, please tell me!"
Yang Guang picked up a memorial and said, "This is a express sent by the military supervisor Xiao Huaijing. He suggested that I signify Zhang Xuan as the guard of Qinghe Tong. Does Mr. Pei feel it is appropriate?"
Pei Ju's heart suddenly jumped. Why did the emperor ask himself, did he know his relationship with Zhang Xuan? Pei Ju felt a little nervous. At this time, Su Wei next to him smiled and said, "The Ministry of War's opinion is that Zhang Xuan is not qualified enough and he cannot stand alone. He wants to observe for another two years, but I don't know what the attitude of the Ministry of Personnel is?"
Pei Ju then realized that he was the Minister of Personnel. Zhang Xuan had to seek advice from the Ministry of Personnel for the Qinghe Tongshou, but he thought too much. He couldn't help but secretly thank Su Wei for his timely reminder.
Pei Ju said calmly: "Your Majesty, Su Prime Minister is right. Although he has some command and may have experience in war, he is indeed not qualified and has insufficient prestige in the military. If he is promoted to Qinghe Tongguan, many generals will be dissatisfied. The empress also suggests that he observe for a few more years."
Wei Xuan smiled again and said, "I have another suggestion. Why not transfer him to Guanzhong. If he can eliminate the rioters in Guanzhong, it means that he can be of great use. Then he can naturally improve him. What does Your Majesty think?"
Pei Ju was secretly shocked. Zhang Xuan was the one who stayed to take over Pei In-ki. Tweeting him away would disrupt his plan. He laughed.
"It is understandable that Secretary Wei was concerned about his hometown, but Zhang Xuan had only been to Qingzhou for a few months, so it would be better to stay a little longer. Otherwise, it would be like a seedling to help grow. He could not become the pillar of the Great Sui Dynasty. Moreover, he was still young, so he should give him more setbacks and let him mature in setbacks. This is also the reason why I opposed the promotion of him to the Hu Ben Lang General."
Pei Ju bowed to Yang Guang again, "Your Majesty, I suggest not to give him any promotion within five years, and not to let him rise too fast, that will only make him feel arrogant."
Yang Guang also disagrees with letting Zhang Xuan go to Guanzhong, which will only make the Guanlong nobles win him over. However, Pei Ju suggested that no promotion be given within five years, and Yang Guang also disagrees with it, which is not consistent with common sense.
He didn't want to make an exception to Zhang Xuan, but he didn't want to make an exception to not be promoted. In short, he didn't want to give Zhang Xuan any special treatment.
Thinking of this, Yang Guang said slowly: "When he wiped out Zhang Jin, he has been noticed by the world. If he made great contributions and did not reward him, what would the world think of me? Besides, even Yuwen Zhiji could be promoted to the general of Hu Ben, but he made great contributions but had no rewards. This would only make the hearts of the soldiers in the frontier."
The three of them saluted together, "Your Majesty is wise!"
Yang Guang took out the reward appointment memorial, drew a red note on it, and handed it to Su Wei: "I don't want to adopt the Ministry of War's plan, so I will use the plan I have set and draw an order!"
"I obey the order!"
Yang Guang asked Wei Xuan again, "How was the hero's plan?"
"Report to Your Majesty, everything is going smoothly. At present, more than 4,000 warriors from all counties in the world have signed up to participate, and many talented people have emerged!"
"Are there any rioters willing to accept the court's envoy?"
This is the issue that Yang Guang is concerned about. If suppressing bandits is a tough method, then recruiting peace is a flexible method. The purpose of holding hero meetings is to create conditions for implementing such flexible means, and at the same time, it can also gather talents from all over the world to the court to avoid being used by rioters.
"have!"
Wei Hong hurriedly said: "At present, Sun Hua from Guanzhong, Jingpantuo from Bingzhou, Li Muqing from Hanzhong, and Liu Shou from Yan'an are all willing to accept the court's envoy. In addition, Bai Haiming from Longxi and Li Zitong from Donghai also expressed their consideration of surrendering to the court. Wei ministers are still in contact with other rioters. Now it's just the beginning, and there should be people coming to surrender one after another."
Yang Guang was suddenly a little unhappy, "These are all little thieves. What's the point of surrendering or not? I want big thieves like Zhai Rang, Dou Jiande, Du Fuwei, and Lu Mingyue to surrender. If these big thieves do not surrender, the heroes will not do it."
Su Wei hurriedly persuaded Yang Guang, "Your Majesty, Bole bought a horse bone for a thousand miles. The expectations of the chaotic bandits in the world are nothing more than Your Majesty's sincerity. If Your Majesty can re-appoint one, Zhai Rang, Dou Jiande and others can be at ease. The little chaotic bandits will still be rewarded, let alone them, they will inevitably ask for surrender. The world will be peaceful and the chaotic bandits will be wiped out without spending one soldier. Why not do it?"
Yang Guang pondered for a moment and said, "What the Prime Minister said makes sense, but even if you give me a reward, you should find some people with a little fame. Otherwise, if you give me a random reward, the people in the world will not understand my sincerity."
Pei Ju smiled and said, "There is Li Zitong from Donghai on the list just now. I heard from Yang Yichen that this person is a mortal enemy of Du Fuwei, and he treats the people well. It is not cruel. It is better to use him as a horse bone."
Yang Guang nodded and said to Wei Xuan: "This matter is left to the Ministry of War. There is no need to worry. The reward will be more effective when the hero meeting is officially held."
"I understand that I will not disappoint Your Majesty."
Yang Guang was a little tired and said to the three of them: "I am going back to the palace to rest, you can take your leave!"
The three of them bowed and each retreated. Yang Guang immediately shouted, "Set back to the palace!"
"Your Majesty returns to the palace!"
Chapter completed!