Chapter 25 The Court's Rewards
Chapter 25: The court's reward
Emperor Ling of Han sat on the dragon throne, and Zhang Rang said: "All civil and military officials will report to you if you have anything to do, and leave the court if you have nothing to do."
As soon as Zhang Rang finished speaking, Liu Bin took the lead and said, "I have something to do to report."
When Emperor Ling of Han saw that it was Liu Bin, he smiled and said, "It turned out to be Brother Yu. Haha, I didn't expect you to come so soon. Why don't you take two more days to rest before coming to court?" Liu Bin also smiled and said, "I dare not neglect the national affairs. I was ordered to wipe out the golden thieves, and it has been completed now. So I came to report to Your Majesty. This is the spoil seized by Your Majesty. Please check it out."
As he said that, he took out a copy and walked. Zhang Rang hurriedly came down to take it and handed it to Emperor Ling of Han. These things were all jumped out of the treasures that Liu Bin stole from the Yellow Turban Army. Although most of the treasures of the Yellow Turban Army were transported back by Liu Bin himself and wrinkled, he still jumped out and presented them to the court. Although the memorial was less than one-third of the treasures of the Yellow Turban Army, it was already an astonishing number. Emperor Ling of Han and others should be very satisfied with reading them.
Emperor Ling of Han opened the memorial and looked at it, and was indeed very surprised. The combined value of these things is almost the annual fiscal revenue of the court. Emperor Ling of Han was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but laugh, saying, "Brother Yu is indeed the pillar of my great man. It's not bad, it's really good. You never give me some surprises. Haha. It's so great."
During this period of time, the imperial court spent a lot of money on the treasury. Emperor Ling of Han was also bleeding. He took out a lot of money from the treasury to the army. Although Huangpu Artemisia wiped out the Yellow Turban thieves and also disturbed some treasures, it was just a drop in the bucket. It was not as much as Liu Bin spent the last time buying the prisoners. Emperor Ling of Han was always worried about this issue. After all, if the treasury had no money, he would have to use his private money from the treasury. How could Emperor Ling of Han who had always kept his life willing to bear it? But for his own country, he had to do so. Now Liu Bin's management has indeed solved his urgent need. So he said, "Very good. Brother Yu, you have made a great contribution this time. Tell me, I promise you any reward you want."
Emperor Ling of Han was so happy that he casually said this.
Liu Bin quickly said respectfully: "Your Majesty, as a minister, you should share the worries of the emperor. I do this, and I dare not make any extravagant requests. Besides, I am a relative of the Han Dynasty, so it is natural for me to defend my Han Dynasty. Therefore, I dare not ask for any reward."
After hearing this, Emperor Ling of Han nodded with satisfaction. Liu Bin's attitude really made him very satisfied. This is the attitude that a minister should have. If someone else had changed, he would have been arrogant and would have been so respectful to him. But just because of this, he decided that he should reward Liu Bin more seriously. So he said, "Okay. Very good. The emperor's uncle Liu Yan submitted a memorial, suggesting that the court restore the state patriarchal system and recommending you to be the Youzhou governor. Since that is the case, I will grant you the Youzhou governor."
Liu Bin quickly received the order to thank him. When He Jin and others heard that Emperor Ling of Han had gone crazy, Liu Bin became the governor of a state, so they hurried out to stop him. But before he could stop him, Emperor Ling of Han started again.
Emperor Ling of Han said, "Haha. Don't rush to thank you. I haven't finished it yet. According to my imperial edict, all the people who killed three thieves' heads were named Wanhu Marquis, because Wanhu Marquis is basically the highest title of our dynasty. You are now the Wanhu Marquis. In theory, your title is beyond your reach. However, this rule refers to a foreign surname. You are a relative of the Han Dynasty, so naturally it is not listed here. Your achievements are enough to be named King of Jin. Well, since that is the case, I will grant you the King of Jin, and you will be in Jinyang, Bingzhou. After you step down as the governor of Youzhou, you can return to your fiefdom and Xiang Qingfu. In addition, I am in the cracks of the cavalry General. Youzhou is bitter and cold, and you have just experienced the Xianbei Rebellion and the Yellow Turban Rebellion. I will pardon you for the ten-year money and grain of Youzhou, and allow you to open the Fuyi and the Three Divisions to build it on your own in Youzhou. Haha, Brother Yu, this time, you can receive the imperial edict to thank you."
Emperor Ling of Han spent a lot of money this time. Not only did he grant Liu Bin the title of Youzhou Governor, but he also directly appointed him as the General of the Cavalry. With these official positions, Liu Bin suddenly became more than one person than ten thousand. Even the general He Jin was inferior to him. Moreover, he was granted the title of King Yizi. You must know that since the founding of the kings, the royal family has rarely granted the title of King Yizi. Even the princes are also the King of Two. He went to King Chenliu of Liu Xie and King Hongnong of Liu Bian.
The reason why Emperor Ling of Han did this was to make Liu Bin so grateful and use it completely for him. First of all, he knew that every down-and-out Han clan wanted to restore the glory of his ancestors and restore the prince. He did this to buy Liu Bin's heart and push him to the forefront, so that these foreign relatives and aristocratic families in Hejian were more afraid of him, and that the Qingliu people were suspicious of Liu Binchan and dared not be too close to him. Emperor Ling of Han wanted Liu Bin to be an isolated minister and let him have no alliance in the court, so that Liu Bin could
He would wholeheartedly recruit surrenders to the bank and follow the emperor so that he could be used by the emperor. The reason why he appointed Liu Bin as the king was to make him confront He Jin and assist the new emperor. Otherwise, just the identity of the Youzhou Governor and the General of the Cavalry could not threaten He Jin. Moreover, he also left a hand to prevent Liu Bin from becoming bigger. According to the court's regulations, the Yizi King was to be granted a title, but Emperor Ling of Han only gave Liu Bin the title of title and did not have a title. It was to avoid Liu Bin's major irregularity.
Who said that Emperor Ling of Han was a foolish and incompetent person? This is clearly a shrewd person. After hearing Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Bin first thought was this. When he heard Emperor Ling of Han, he was not surprised or worried, but admired Emperor Ling of Han's shrewdness. Emperor Ling of Han was indeed a good idea. He did this to push himself to the forefront, and it was indeed beyond his expectations. Those relatives and families of aristocratic families would definitely be even more jealous of him. Even the people from the Qingliu faction may gradually alienate themselves, and he may be in the court at that time.
He could not find an ally, and he could only follow the emperor. However, Liu Bin was not worried about this at all. Why should he worry? Emperor Ling of Han was very smart, but he did not know the direction of history. If he followed Emperor Ling of Han, he might indeed have gone on the path he wanted to take, but in a few years, the world would be in chaos. Once Emperor Ling of Han died, the new emperor was detained by powerful ministers. Who would still be worried about him? At that time, there would be many talents who would come to surrender to him because of his great power and high reputation. Instead, he would be grateful to Emperor Ling of Han for his actions.
Liu Bin knelt down and thanked him. This time he knelt down sincerely and thanked him. However, before he finished speaking, He Jin quickly jumped out to oppose the will of Emperor Ling of Han. He Jin was dissatisfied with Emperor Ling of Han's title of Liu Bin as the governor of Yozhou. Now Emperor Ling of Han actually directly conferred the title of King Liu Bin and promoted to General of the Cavalry. This was clearly aimed at himself. If this matter became true, he would have no place to gain a foothold in the future. So He Jin said, "Your Majesty, you must not."
Emperor Ling of Han said unhappily: "What's wrong?" He Jin said: "Your Majesty, Liu Bin is young, how can he be the governor of Youzhou? Besides, how can Liu Bin be so young? You must know that the court has not been named Yiziwang for so many years. How can Liu Bin break this precedent?" Emperor Ling of Han said unhappily: "What's wrong? Gan Luo used to be the prime minister at the age of twelve. Although Liu Bin is still young now, he has made such great contributions, so why can't he be the governor of Youzhou? As for the matter of being named king, there is no problem. Liu Bin is a relative of the Han Dynasty and has entered the genealogy of my royal family. In addition, he is already the Marquis of the Champions League. It is natural to be the king now."
When He Jin was about to say something else, Emperor Ling of Han waved his hand and said, "Okay, don't say it anymore. My decree is certain, and it will never change. Okay, the tide will fade away."
After saying that, he said to Liu Bin: "Brother Yu, come with me."
Chapter completed!