The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

Chapter 112 The important official, fight hard

In Chengping Hall, only Emperor Daojun and Zhao Tun were left.

After listening to Zhao Tong's detailed account of Tuboling Kingdom, the Emperor Daojun still hadn't recovered from his excitement, he said: "Second brother, I will reward you well."

It's very difficult to add an official, you can't give the Privy Council out, right?Then reward some more.

The Emperor Daojun is not stupid. In fact, the prince is in charge of the army, which is actually considered a violation of the rules, but it is acceptable. After all, he likes to use his own people. Gao Qi can lead the front of the palace. It is not impossible to give his family a bodyguard and a military commander. , Even the Imperial City Secretary just gave it out a while ago.

As for leading the army, that's all, the Emperor Daojun shook his head secretly.

"Father, the child doesn't want any reward." Zhao Tang said politely, what kind of reward do you want, the Privy Council can't give him, so can you make him a chancellor?Or even a little way to appease the border or a few things?At least for now, this is impossible.

"Second brother, don't you want a reward?" Emperor Daojun nodded, he also understood Zhao Tun to some extent, although being an emperor is not like ordinary people, watching his children grow up, but it is impossible to say that there is nothing in his eyes Yes, this second brother, if you don't want a reward, you must want something else, even bigger than a reward.

"Yes, Daddy." Zhao Tang said, "I don't want a reward, I want to recommend someone to serve as the Deputy Chief Protector of the Longyou Governor's Mansion."

"Oh?" Emperor Daojun nodded, is this second elder brother so bold in cultivating his confidant?But Longyou is full of Western Army generals. To be honest, the Duhu Mansion has no foundation in the Western Army except that it manages a larger territory.

"Second brother, tell me."

Zhao Tang thought for a while, and then pushed all the credit for Ling Kingdom's coming to pay tribute this time to Liu Suiyun.

After hearing this, the Emperor Daojun pondered: "Is it the Liu family with seven Jinshi, father and son three times?"

Zhao Tong said: "Father will see you."

Emperor Daojun smiled: "It turned out to be his family. I remember this Liu Suiyun. Back then, I chose him for Tanhua but not for anything else. It's just that his poems are very good, and he is born handsome. Sour and rotten, it’s mostly on paper.”

Zhao Tang thought to himself when he heard the words, is it easy for you old man to talk about armies on paper?He said: "This child doesn't know."

Emperor Daojun said: "He was born in Tanhua, why does he want to be a military officer?"

The Duhu is a military officer, and the civil servants of this dynasty lead the army, so the Longyou Duhu has always been led by the Zhizhou.

Official positions such as privy envoys to know the affairs of the Privy Council were all military positions in the Tang and Five Dynasties, but only civil servants were born in this dynasty.

The generals in the Northwest, the ranks of the military commanders are true, but the commander in charge of the army, the economical appeasement, etc., are all civilian positions. Even when Di Qing led the army, he was obviously a military general, but he had to be civilian as the commander, and commanded the army as a civilian.

It is a characteristic of this dynasty that civilian officials lead troops.

Zhao Tong said: "Perhaps it's because you think it's easier to get promoted like this?"

Without too much explanation, there is no need to talk about military principles or national laws, because this is for officials.

Longyou Dufu's most guards are from the fourth rank, and the deputy guards are the fifth rank. It seems that the rank is not high, but in fact it is very difficult to climb up to such a position.

At Liu Suiyun's age, even with the help of family members, it would take at least ten years to reach this position, no matter whether it is civil or military, and it would be said that he was promoted quickly.

It is more difficult to walk the road of civil servants than the road of generals.

Wang Fu's continuous promotion to the eighth rank was also dormant in the position of Xiaoshulang and Zuo Sijian for more than ten years, and there were some special reasons for his continuous promotion to the eighth rank. Not to mention the current dynasty, few people throughout the ages can replicate it.

If Liu Suiyun pursued a normal official career, he would first have to spend a few years in the Qinggui Yuansi, the seventh and eighth rank positions. As for immediately releasing a magistrate, that would be too much thinking.

At his age, it is impossible to directly enter the court and be given a fifth-rank civil position, so don't even think about it.

But the military position is different. In this dynasty, civility is more important than military, and the military position has always been underestimated. This is also the reason why Gao Qi was able to rise from a low-level follower to the commander of the front of the palace. Stepping over to the Department of Guards, the military officers of the original Ma Bubing Ya immediately jumped up to one or two levels of promotion after resetting the Department of Guards, and it didn't take much effort.

The Emperor Daojun looked at Zhao Tun with piercing eyes and said, "Just for the sake of being promoted easily?"

Zhao Tong lowered his head and said, "My child has selfish intentions."

Emperor Daojun said: "What selfishness?"

Zhao Tong said: "Liu Suiyun knows how to raise horses. My son thinks that he only depends on those aboriginal Uyghur acquaintances in the northwest to raise horses. I don't know anyone at home. I don't feel at ease. Liu Suiyun raises horses there, which relieves my son's worries." .”

Emperor Daojun said: "Second brother, you take raising horses as a serious matter."

Zhao Tong said: "I only want to serve my father, my child will spare no effort in anything."

Emperor Daojun nodded.

Zhao Tong continued: "My boy recommends Liu Suiyun, there is another reason, that is, I am afraid to say it."

Emperor Daojun said: "But it's okay to say."

Zhao Tong stood there and took a deep breath, and then said: "The generals of the Western Army are very powerful, and the position of the Longyou Governor's Mansion has always been held by the Western Army. My son thinks that one or two people from the court should be placed. , although it is not a check and balance, it is always better than nothing."

This is actually a bit too much, can you say it?He could say it, even a seventh-rank official could say it, and he could even stand in front of the general of the Western Army and say it with righteous words, and neither the emperor nor the general of the Western Army would take it seriously.

But what Zhao Tong said was a little inappropriate. The weight of words changed with different identities. The identity of the prince was too sensitive.

Zhao Tong also worked hard.

Since I was a child, I have made three moves, which are the three pieces of paper pressed down in the box in the study.

Although it is said that each move is independent, and after one move, you will be qualified to play chess in the air to guide the mountains and rivers, but if you can connect three moves in one place, it will be another situation.

If the deputy governor of the Longyou Governor's Mansion doesn't take it down, then the move of running Longyou will be considered useless, because he can't stay in Longyou all the time, even if he wants to stay in Longyou and not come back, he said The emperor will never let it go.

He dared to bring it up because the court did not pay much attention to Longyou in the past two years. After all, the power of Tubo and Xixia was already very weak, and the main battlefield in the northwest was on the four roads of Yanyan, Huanqing, Qinfeng, and Jingyuan. .

There are few soldiers in Longyou, and they are all miscellaneous troops from the Xiang army and the township soldiers. If he doesn't take advantage of the opportunity of the Ling country's tribute, he worries that there will be no such good opportunity in the future.

The Emperor Daojun's expression lost the excitement just now, but fell into a faint thought, and he said for a moment: "Second brother seems to have some opinions on the Western Army?"

Zhao Tong hurriedly said: "I don't dare, I don't understand those court affairs, it's just that I went to Longyou for a few months and worked hard, but no one came to visit, even during the Chinese New Year, I was lonely, not to mention gold and silver, but even some The New Year Ceremony didn't even get a single cent, and I feel that... the Western Army is a little too arrogant."

The Emperor Daojun smiled suddenly: "The Western Army is still very loyal, the second brother is a bit petty, but...just a deputy guard, so I gave it to Liu Suiyun, dignifiedly appointed Tanhualang, no If you want to be an official in the capital, but you want to go to the northwest to eat ashes, let him do it."

Zhao Tun was overjoyed when he heard the words, but there was only a slight expression on his face, and he said politely: "Thank you, Daddy, so that the children can raise more war horses."

Emperor Daojun nodded, stared at Zhao Tong for a moment, and said: "Since the second brother has entered the imperial city today, I have something to tell you."

(Two chapters, more tonight.)
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