There is a drizzle in the sky, like smoke and fog. The West Lake in the rain has a unique flavor. The lotus leaves on the lake are standing tall, and the shadow of the tower in the distance is looming.

The three of them, Li Yanxian, were sitting on the boat, exploring the lake and eating some snacks from Lin'an Prefecture. They were very comfortable.

Lin Weidao: "Everyone says Jiangnan is good. Only when you really come here do you know how good Jiangnan is. This place is really weird, and people who come here are much more lazy."

Tong Yuanqing said with a smile: "We who are soldiers really can't appreciate this West Lake. It's still in the Central Plains, with endless surroundings, and people's minds are broad. This damn place, it rains every now and then, and the Sticky Lake is annoying to everyone!"

As he spoke, he picked up the wine and drank it in one gulp.

Li Yanxian said: "After quarreling for many days, the reward from the imperial court has finally come down, and it's time for us to go back. Zhi Niang, at first we were harmonious, but the princes in the court thought that we were easy to bully, and wanted to deduct the reward! You must do it!

Only when we lose face do they realize how powerful we are!"

Lin Weidao: "Before I came here, I thought the imperial court was such a great place. I came here to see the world! I never imagined that it was just an embroidered pillow. I didn't get any money or an official position. What else does the imperial court have?

mean?"

Li Yanxian couldn't help but sigh: "We didn't realize it when we were in Xiangyang, but when we got to Xingzai, we realized how well Xiangyang was managed by Commander Jie. The salaries of the officials under Commander Commander Jie didn't sound high, but they were paid in full.

, never lost a penny. Looking at the court again, the Gonggun princes, well, what kind of life did they live? They only have official positions, and they can’t even get one-third of their daily salary. They fled to Jiangnan, which one

Isn’t the family short of money?”

Lin Wei and Tong Yuanqing listened and nodded together.

Without comparison, you would not know how good things were under Wang Xiaolie's rule. Even if Wang Xiaolie was hungry, he would not default on the salary of his officials. If it is said to be a thousand guan, it really means a thousand guans, and will never be deducted. On the other hand,

The imperial court, not to mention issuing full salary, finding that the money is not broken is the emperor's special grace.

After taking a sip of wine, Tong Yuanqing asked Li Yanxian: "Du Tong, do you think the reward given by the imperial court to the commander is high or not?"

Li Yanxian said: "In terms of official positions, Jieshuai is now second only to Liu Guangshi, Zhang Jun and Han Shizhong, and can be regarded as the most important generals in the court. However, Jieshuai has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and the court cannot afford it.

We can only let the Commander-in-Chief raise his own military supplies. From this point of view, he is no match for others. In the end, the imperial court only rewarded two hundred taels of gold and five thousand taels of silver for the great victory in Shaanzhou, which was too little!"

Lin Wei and Tong Yuanqing nodded together and said: "This court is really poor!"

After many days of deliberation, the ministers in the court still did not dare to underestimate the power of Wang Xiaolie's hundreds of thousands of troops. Regardless of whether he wanted to or not, he appointed high officials. At this time, the Song Dynasty could be said to be a general comparable to Liu Guangshi, Zhang Jun and Han Shizhong.

For the four generals.

Wang Xiaolie served as the Jiedu envoy of Shannan East Road, the Xuanfu envoy of Southwest Beijing, North Road, and South Henan Road. He also knew Henan Prefecture, was the founding father of Xuchang County, and was the chief inspector of the school. Together with Liu Guangshi, Zhang Jun and Han Shizhong

Compared with the Jiedushi of the two towns, they were inferior and their official ranks were lower. However, the Xuanfu Third Road had much greater real power.

The states in the Song Dynasty had levels, and the Jiedu states had military ranks. This military rank was the name of the Jiedushi envoy. However, some state capitals did not grant military ranks due to various reasons, so they continued to use the Jiedushi name of the Tang Dynasty. Such state capitals

There are Heyang Sancheng Festival in Mengzhou, Jiannan Dongchuan Festival in Zizhou, Jiannan Xichuan Festival in Chengdu Prefecture, Jingnan Festival in Jiangling Prefecture, Hedong Festival in Taiyuan Prefecture, and Huainan Festival in Yangzhou.

, Shannan West Road Jiedu in Xingyuan Prefecture, and Shannan East Road Jiedu in Xiangyang Prefecture.

Generally speaking, conferring these special festivals is regarded as an honor among military envoys. However, this is just a habit and not a formal rank. Wang Xiaolie had been stationed in Xiangyang before, and was awarded the military governor of Shannan East Road, which was regarded as an honor by the imperial court.

his approval.

There were also many various local envoys in the Song Dynasty, such as Xuanfu envoys, Zhizhi envoys, Zhaoping envoys, Zhenfu envoys, etc. The highest status and most powerful were the Xuanfu envoys, followed by the Recruiting envoys, and the Zhizhi envoys

In the last years of Jianyan, the power of the Zhizhishi was restricted, and he was only in charge of military matters. However, Wang Xiaolie had a special status and had been managing the local area in the name of Zhizhishi. Changing the title to Xuanfushi actually expanded his power.

After repeated consideration, the court still believed that Wang Xiaolie's military strength should not be underestimated and gave him a higher official position.

Below Wang Xiaolie, Li Yanxian was granted the title of Observation Envoy, Shao Ling and Niu Gao were granted the title of Defense Envoy, Zhang Yin, Xie Linong, Cao Zhiyan, Shao Xing, and Li Xing were granted the title of Regiment Training Envoy, and under their command, Yuan Ji and others were granted the title of Inspector.

When Wang Xiaolie reported to the court, Qianjia and Dutong were originally of the same rank. The court discussed it and felt that it was too absurd for the commander-in-chief and Qianjia to be of the same rank. To take care of Wang Xiaolie and his face, only Qianjia was the commander-in-chief.

One level lower.

The rest of the officers, such as Lin Wei and Tong Yuanqing, were all Yaojun officials. The request for reward from the imperial court in Wang Xiao's hunting report was only slightly adjusted.

However, in the first few days after arriving, Li Yanxian and others met with the officials of the DPRK and were very disappointed with them. Facing a big victory, they always cared about the rewards, showing a petty attitude. No matter how high the officials were in the future, they would hardly

People no longer feel excited.

Li Yanxian said: "The current army of the imperial court, if not counted as charismatic, is only a little more than one hundred thousand. But what I saw in Lin'an is that the officials are not well-off, and everyone is not satisfied with their salary. Not to mention, if you get it,

There are still many cuts and expenses, and if the official position is slightly lower, life will be difficult. Now think about it, how difficult it is for the commander to support an army of 100,000 people with the territory of twenty states, and to keep everyone fed and clothed!"

Lin Weidao: "It's not just that! There is a lack of talents under the leadership of Jieshuai, and many states and counties can only be governed by officials. But no matter what official he is, his salary has never been owed. Alas, it is not easy to do this.

"

Speaking of this matter, the three of them couldn't help but sigh.

If you hadn't come to La'an Mansion, you wouldn't have known that Wang Xiaolie had done such a great job. When there were more than 20 states, he could support an army of 100,000 people. After raising an army, the people's taxes were still very low, and the people were extremely prosperous. Compared with other states,

Compared with other places, Xiangyang is like heaven.

Tong Yuanqing said: "Although the so-called Liangyuan is good, it is not the home of long-term love. This misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River does seem to have a unique charm. But for us, it is better to go back early. Baba can go there, but he has a few

Official position doesn’t mean much.”

Li Yanxian couldn't help but laugh after hearing this. Everyone including himself, who came here to perform meritorious service, was thinking about what rewards he would get. Who would have thought that this court would be so shabby?

Even official positions are withheld.

Lin Weidao: "When I came to Lin'an Mansion this time, I also learned a few words. People in the industry often say that if you get an official position, you will kill people and set fires and be punished; if you want to get rich, you will rush to the industry to sell wine and vinegar. They also have a saying

It is said that there are no shortcuts to official career, and admiral's tricks are just tricks. Compared with those who are engaged in bandits, those of us who fight life and death on the front line, our official positions are not higher than them, and our money is not as much as them. It is not depressing! Alas!

, everything we experienced with Jieshuai was a good thing. We still thought that the same thing happened all over the world. When we actually saw it, it really made people shake their heads!"

Li Yanxian nodded and said: "Yes. The world is like this, people really don't know what to do."
Chapter completed!