Chapter 314 Champion General
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The capital Chang'an, the imperial city Taiji Palace.
Tai Chi Palace, Daming Palace and Xingqing Palace are called the three major neighbours, while the single-item refers to the Tai Chi Palace. Tai Chi Palace is the place where the emperor lives and meets the court. It is more than 800 places wide from east to west and one thousand steps long from north to south. The palace is divided into three areas: the front dynasty, the back dynasty, and the back dynasty. The main hall of the front dynasty is the Tai Chi Hall, surrounded by corridors, and there are official offices on both sides of the east and west. The main hall of the back dynasty is the Liangyi Hall, surrounded by Wanchun Hall, Qianqiu Hall, Ganlu Hall, Shenlong Hall, Anren Hall and other halls. The garden is located at the end of the palace, with pavilions, pools and marshes.
At this time, under the corridor of Tai Chi Palace, the eunuch Zhang Tai, the eunuch of the Central Changshou, brought his adopted son Zhang Chengye all the way and said to a little eunuch who was guarding outside: "Your Majesty is inside?" The eunuch immediately smiled and replied: "Go back to the eunuch, Your Majesty is practicing sword inside. He just said that the eunuch was just here to come and see him directly, and there is no need to report it." After that, he looked at Zhang Chengye again, "Eunuch Xiao Zhang is back, and the palace has spread now. This time, Eunuch Xiao Zhang brings so many good things to Your Majesty, and there will be a heavy reward later! I am here to congratulate Eunuch Xiao Zhang on his advance, and there will be a promotion later."
Zhang Chengye smiled slightly, took out a piece of silver from his sleeve and handed it to the eunuch at the gate. The eunuch smiled even brighter on his face, and happily invited Zhang Tai and his son to enter.
As soon as he entered and walked through several porches, Zhang Chengye immediately saw a young man wearing a bright yellow dragon robe dancing his sword. There were dozens of people around him. Zhang Chengye just took a look and saw that the young man's sword dance was indeed good. An actor next to him was the close-fitting celebrity of the young emperor Li Yan. This time Zhang Chengye returned to Beijing, and he also gave him one of the gifts, and the gift was not light. When Shi Yezhu saw Zhang Chengye and his son coming, he exchanged glances, and then smiled and clapped his hands to praise the emperor's sword dance.
Li Yan took the sword and said to Shi Yezhu: "If I take the ball hitting Jinshi exam, I should win the top scorer. Even if I take the sword dance Jinshi exam, I will definitely win the top three."
Li Yan was originally the fifth son of Emperor Yizong of Tang. Emperor Yizong had no queen, so he had no legitimate son. However, after Emperor Yizong's death, in order to continue to control the government, the eunuchs made his young fifth son Li Yan the crown prince and then the emperor.
He was born in the deep palace and grew up in the hands of eunuchs. What the life scenes in the palace could bring him was to be able to play unscrupulously. In fact, he was indeed an emperor who was keen on entertainment. He liked to fight cocks and geese. He liked to ride and shoot, swords and spears, calculations, music, Go, gambling, and play almost all of them. He was not only very obsessed with playing polo, but also had superb skills.
Shi Yezhu is the actress who Li Yan likes, and is an artist who performs operas. He has a low status, but he is very popular with Li Yan. After hearing Li Yan say this, he couldn't help but chuckled and persuaded carefully: "If you meet a wise king like Yao and Shun as the chief examiner of the Ministry of Rites, your Majesty will be criticized and lost the election!" Such words were already very attentive. He did not flatter Li Yan like an ordinary servant. However, after hearing this, Li Yan did not listen at all, but just smiled slightly.
Shi Yezhu could only say this, so he turned to him: "Your Majesty, the Central General Attendant Zhang Tai and the adopted son Zhang Chengye, the military supervisor of Shamen Town, came to see him!"
When Li Yan heard that Zhang Tai and his son arrived, he said happily: "Oh. They are here, let them come." When Zhang Chengye was in the palace, he was just a little eunuch and could not get in touch with the emperor. However, he was Zhang Tai's adopted son, and this time he came back. He actually brought him a million yuan of contributions from Li Jing of Dengzhou. What satisfied the emperor was that among the tribute items he sent, there were not only many good horses, but also fun things such as cockfighting, goose fighting, falcon, and Hai Dongqing.
The palace spent a lot of money. Although Li Yan didn't care about these money and things, he often heard from his father Tian Lingzi about his financial difficulties and his plan had already submitted a report to resign for the fifth time. A small Dengzhou general actually sent a million to offer, which made Li Yan and Tian Lingzi very happy.
"Slave Zhang Tai, Zhang Chengye will meet with Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
"The two dear friends are here, please don't give me a favor!" Li Yan was in great interest today.
"Zhang Tai, this is your adopted son Zhang Chengye. Well, it's very good. I am loyal to me. I like the tributes I sent this time. You are loyal to your father and son, and I cannot be without rewards." Li Yan pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "Then I will give Zhang Tai the general of the right lieutenant guard and Zhang Chengye the general of the right lieutenant."
The General of the Left Supervisor Gate Guard is the third rank, and this is not a false title. The left and right supervisors are in charge of the palace bans and exits, the left supervisors are sentenced to enter and pass the palace, and the right supervisors are sentenced to be sentenced to be sentenced to be sentenced to be sentenced to be sentenced to be. Tian Lingzi, the eunuch who is most favored by the emperor, also served as the General of the Left Supervisor Gate Guard when he served as the two extremely important military positions, the Envoy of the Privy Council and the Lieutenant of the Shence Army. Now Zhang Tai has to be appointed as the General of the Right Supervisor Gate Guard at once, which is a great reward.
Zhang Chengye was awarded the title of General of the Right Supervisor, and was also a higher vocational in the third rank. Although he was not as good as the positions of Shence Army and the Privy Council, he was also incredible in the palace. Zhang Tai was so excited that he trembled all over and choked and cried. No matter how powerful eunuchs like the man Lingzi, Zhang Tai was also an old man in the palace. It was not easy to be the first to be the Central Secret Service. Moreover, like Zhang Chengye, this person was very loyal to the Li Tang royal family.
"I thank Your Majesty for your kindness!"
Zhang Chengye also knelt down and kowtowed to thank him, but in the end he refused to get up and said, "This offer was offered by Li Jing, the general of Shamen Town, Dengzhou. I was just escorted to the capital and did not dare to take credit. If Your Majesty wants to reward you, I think you can reward Li Jing and reward him with a sincere heart."
Li Yan smiled and said, "You should calm yourself first. Of course I will commend Li Jing, but I will not forget your loyalty. This is the reward you deserve, so don't push it away." 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 and his son so generously. On the one hand, they couldn't help but be curious about Li Jing. The emperors said that this man was just a small town general, and he could actually receive the emperor's imperial reward. There was also a heavy reward. Which big family is this man's child? In their opinion, if he could send millions of tributes to the emperor, only the children of the big clan could give so much money to please the emperor.
Shi Yezhu reminded him, "Your Majesty, it's time to go to the imperial study."
Li Yan nodded and said to Zhang Tai and his son: "The ministers from the Zhengshi Hall came here and said that there is something important to report, it seems that it is related to Ziqing Town. You father and son will go with me. I will have some things to ask you later."
In the imperial study room, Li Yan came to listen to the affairs with some rare occasions.
"What should I do if you have any major matters? If you don't have any major matters, you can just deal with me. If you can't handle everything, you can also discuss with the envoy of the Privy Council of Tian." Since ascending the throne, Li Yan has basically stopped going to the outer court except for the monthly Wangshuogong meeting. The inner court has been spared. All matters of all sizes have been handed over to Tian Lingzi.
Prime Minister Wang Duo said: "Your Majesty, the general of Ziqingjie, Song Wei reported that the general of Qingzhou, Wang Jingwu, rebelled, Song Wei asked the court to send troops to quell the rebellion!"
Li Yan took the memorial handed over by Tian Lingzi, and looked around a little casually for a few times. He was about to put the memorial aside, but suddenly saw the word Li Jing on it. He was a little surprised. He looked carefully again, and his face was casually filled with a smile. This smile made several prime ministers and eunuch Tian Lingzi in the Imperial Study room look a little strange. Qingzhou rebelled, Wang Jingwu seized Qingzhou, although Song Wei took back Qingzhou. However, Wang Jingwu now occupied the two prefectures of Zibo and Qi, and was recruiting troops to fight against the Pinglu army. He didn't know the war.
When will the Dao be settled? Ziqing Town is a rare and prosperous place, not to mention that Ziqing is located in an important position. It is connected to the north and south, controlling the center of the north and south. Moreover, the Xuzhou Rebellion was just over a few years ago, and there were still many rebel remnants here. Now there are continuous famines. The remnants of Pang Xun last year have revived. It has not yet completely calmed down. If they merged with Wang Jingwu, Shandong would be devastated. Ziqing Town is an important town that blocks the three towns in Hebei. If it is in chaos, Hebei will inevitably become dishonest again.
Just as the husband sighed at the young emperor, Li Yan suddenly slapped the case heavily and laughed loudly: "What a Li Jing, who is not only loyal, has just given me a million yuan, but now he has led his troops to fight such a great victory, 300 miles to assist Qingzhou, cracked the rebellious conspiracy, fought against the rebels, seized Qingzhou, and defeated the rebels in Zibo, won several battles, beheaded 8,000, and captured thousands of prisoners. He is really a powerful general."
Li Yan stood up excitedly and walked around in the imperial study. He was only thirteen years old at this time, and his favorite games were playing polo, fencing and other games. At this age, he felt more fun about the impression of war. Li Jing had just given him a lot of money, and he was about to reward Li Jing more, but when he saw that Li Jing had won such a big victory, he couldn't help but be excited.
After hearing this, everyone realized why the emperor was happy. They had read the memorials, but in fact, the main memorial was Song Wei who came to invite reinforcements. Although there were written about Li Jing's military achievements, they were actually just written several times and were not particularly outstanding. However, Li Yan did not read the others now, but only saw Li Jing, who gave him money, horses and fun.
When Yu Cong heard that Li Jing praised Li Jing like this, he was a little stunned for a moment, and then he felt a little happy. Li Jing was a disciple of his brother Yu Quan, who was also from his Yu family. Moreover, Li Jing was accepted by Yu Quan when the Yu family was most unlucky, and he was a person worthy of trust. What's more, although Yu Quan left Ziqing Town, Li Jing was still very polite. Not only did Yu Quan keep gifts, but even this time Li Jing offered to the emperor, he did not forget their Yu family. One hundred thousand coins and many rare things were added, this was a very heavy gift.
Seeing that the emperor praised Li Jing, he was also preparing to help Li Jing, and he spoke out: "Beheading eight thousand people and captives. I heard that Li Jing only brought five thousand soldiers and horses and obtained such numerous military achievements. He is really a powerful general. Congratulations to Your Majesty for getting another powerful general."
Tian Lingzi also accepted a gift from Li Jing this time, worth more than 500,000 yuan. He didn't care about a small town general. But he could actually send him so many gifts, so he asked someone to inquire about it. As a result, he heard that Li Jing was just a farmer, and was only 20 years old. He was promoted to the general of the town when he was appointed as Cui Yunqing and Yu Guan in Qingzhou. He was slightly surprised when he heard this news. The Yu family was a four-legged general, and Yu Cong was even more prime minister in the court, and he was also the uncle of the current emperor. Although no one in the Cui family was prime minister, the Cui family was a famous family in the world and had a great influence. Both families actually accepted Li Jing as their disciples, which shows that Li Jing was not simple.
Now seeing the emperor praise Li Jing and Yu Cong praise him, Tian Lingzi made up his mind to make a favor. The gift he sent was only part of the reason, and he planned to take this opportunity to contact the Yu family and the Cui family more.
"By the great blessings of our ancestors, the power of the saints is the power of heaven. Li Jingfang has such a great victory. I would like to congratulate the emperor and the Tang Dynasty!"
The other prime ministers in the study had received a large amount of filial piety from Li Jing. At this time, they naturally followed suit and praised Li Jing. Zhang Tai and Zhang Chengye also followed behind and praised a few words. For a moment, no one cared about the Qingzhou rebellion, no one paid attention to Song Wei's request for help, and the request for other people in the memorials, etc., and praised Li Jing all for coming.
Yu Cong said: "Your Majesty, Li Jing has made such a great contribution. I think I should issue an order to encourage the morale of our Tang Dynasty and let Li Jing feel the grace of your Majesty."
Wang Duo also said: "Li Jing killed the generals and seized the flag this time. He also needed to encourage him to better quell the rebellion of the country and make new contributions to the emperor."
The young emperor smiled and nodded: "I will naturally be rewarded with such a loyal emperor as Li Jing. Any position Li Jing has shown?"
"Li Jing was originally appointed as the envoy of the Great Xie Fort Town to silence the troops. After sending troops to defeat the bandit army this time, the commander of Ziqingjie Song Wei integrated the elite troops under Li Jing into a single army, called Zhendong Army. In his memorial, he asked His Majesty to Li Jing to be appointed as the envoy of the army of Zhendong Army and also the defensive envoy of Dengzhou." Yu Cong said.
Chapter completed!