The world of counterfeit magistrates competes in the world

Chapter 788
In mid-April, the list of rewards for the Southern Expedition and Unification War was finally finalized.

The cabinet submitted the list of rewards to the imperial court, and Lin Yifan read it carefully. After confirming that it was correct, he stamped it with a jade seal and announced it to the world.

This award is mainly for those who have made meritorious service in the military, but the civil servants also made contributions in restoring people's livelihood after the war.

During this battle, many young generals emerged in the Tianhua Army. After more than ten years of training, they finally completed a virtuous cycle of succession between the old and the new.

Among them, the most eye-catching one is Murong Tan, who is only 24 years old. In this award, he has become Tianhua's youngest major general.And among the children that Lin Yifan rescued back then, five of them entered the army to hone their training. Among them, Lin Hai was only 22 years old, and he had already taken the position of brigade commander, with a bright future ahead.There are four other people, at least they got into the position of battalion commander and started to make their mark in the army.

Also, during the Southern Expedition, those who led the army to join and surrender were also rewarded to win people's hearts.Among them, Lian Haicheng surrendered all the Haizhou Navy, avoiding a big battle at sea and avoiding Lin Yifan's danger. The cabinet has greatly exaggerated his contribution.In addition to conferring the rank of general, Lian Haiping also granted him the title of marquis of the county, which is the highest title among all the surrendered ministers.

In this award, four more dukes were finally added. They are Qin Yuanhao, the deputy commander who participated in the Southern Expedition, who was awarded the title of Duke Jing and promoted to the rank of general; Hou Mingfeng, who pacified the Western Regions, was awarded the title of Pingguo He was promoted to the rank of general; because Feng Chongyi led his troops to Yi, he read that he had guarded Leizhou all the year round and guarded the Central Plains for decades, so he was granted the title of Duke of Ningguo and promoted to the rank of general.The last one was Liu Yue who died of illness when Lin Yifan went to Dongyang.As the longest serving Lin Yifan, he is also the most respected veteran.Lin Yifan felt very sad about his passing, so he deliberately added his name in this award.He was granted the title of Fuguogong, and he was listed in Xingchen Pavilion.

As the commander-in-chief of the Southern Expedition, Luo Yi's title has come to an end, so he can only be promoted to the rank of marshal, becoming the highest-ranking person among the ranks.In order to avoid suspicion, it is also a space for promotion for those who are less advanced.In the future, Luo Yi will no longer lead the army to go out, but will sit in the military mansion and manage the affairs of the five ministries.

After completing this award, Tianhua finally fell into a state of peace, and the states and counties in various places were developing steadily.

However, at this moment, Tian Yun became more and more restless.

Bai Yunting originally thought that after Tian Hua ended the war between the Cao and Gu families, he would point the finger at Tian Yun.Unexpectedly, when he endured the humiliation, ceded the land and eternity to end the war, gathered all his manpower and material resources, and prepared to deal with Tianhua's counterattack, nothing happened.

Tianhua seemed to be very satisfied after taking down the three southern states, and began to shrink his troops to fully restore the people's livelihood in the Central Plains. He had no intention of attacking Tianyun at all.And this is very embarrassing. After several wars, Tianyun's national strength has declined and people's livelihood is struggling.

In order to deal with Tianhua, Baiyunting could only overdraw the people's strength and continuously increase its military strength. It has hoarded more than 60 troops on the border of Leizhou and Fengzhou.In addition to the 20 troops stationed at the border of the Cangxue states to guard against the Eternals, Tian Yun suddenly maintained an army of 80.This is undoubtedly a huge pressure for Tianyun, which has a population of less than [-] million and its national strength is declining.

If Tianhua came to attack earlier, Tianyun could try every means to block the Tianhua army, forcing them to retreat and recuperate, buying some time for Tianyun.But now that Tianhua has not attacked for a long time, Tianyun has to maintain this huge force, which is undoubtedly a constant consumption of national power.

But Bai Yunting didn't dare to abolish the army at will, he didn't dare to gamble, what if Tianhua suddenly made a big attack after reducing the troops?You know, Tianhua has deployed 20 defenders in Leizhou, and Quyang Pass to the north of Fengzhou, and there are signs of increasing troops recently.All kinds of deeds all show that it is not that Tianhua does not intend to annex Tianyun, but is already preparing for war.

But even so, Bai Yunting is facing more and more pressure in China.After he made the strategy of farming and fighting back then, it has seriously damaged the interests of the major nobles.But because of his prestige, he could only bow his head and accept his fate.But now, not only did he fail to obtain the land of the Central Plains, he was instead raided by the Eternals and captured the two Cangxue prefectures, Tian Yun was immediately severely injured.That's fine, but now not only can't repel the Eternal Man, but now he has to cede territory for peace in humiliation, wholeheartedly against the mighty Tianhua, which is simply pushing Tianyun to his death.

Many dignitaries in the country began to secretly stir up public opinion and create challenges to Bai Yunting's authority.Today's people's lives are getting more and more difficult. Many families have males who have been conscripted into the army, and there is only a small amount of food left in the family, which is also confiscated as military rations, making the people almost unable to uncover the pot.Coupled with the secret incitement of the dignitaries, the people became more and more dissatisfied with the imperial court, and riots broke out from time to time in various places to resist the collection of grain and silver.

In this regard, although Bai Yunting knew that someone was instigating this, for the sake of domestic stability, they had to send troops to suppress and severely deal with the riots, so as to deter the country. Don't think that the imperial court is weak.

As soon as this move came out, the riots in various places were reduced a lot, but the resentment of the people towards the imperial court became deeper and deeper.

Facing the increasingly serious situation in the country, Bai Yunting had to discuss with his confidantes whether Tian Yun should choose to take the initiative to attack or defend passively.

In this regard, the important ministers have different opinions, and no one can persuade anyone.If he chooses to take the initiative to attack and fight in the field in the Central Plains, Tian Yun is not an opponent at all.Instead, it gave Tianhua an excuse to attack Tianyun in advance.But if he chooses to defend, although he can rely on the favorable location to block Tianhua's attack layer by layer.But the problem is, if people don't come to attack for a year or two, then the 80 army will be a huge stone, pressing on the sky, making everyone breathless.

Time is not on Tian Yun's side at all, the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it is to Tian Yun.

"Your Majesty, it's time to make a decision. Either fight with all your strength and gamble the fate of Tianyun Kingdom." Hu Chengjing sighed, "Or, abolish troops and horses to reduce the pressure on the people in the country. Only in this way can the current domestic crisis be calmed down." situation."

"Prime Minister tends to withdraw troops?" Bai Yunting took a deep look at him, "You should know that the Tianhua Army's assembly speed is faster than ours. Once Tianhua knows that we have withdrawn a large number of troops, they will definitely gather quickly When the soldiers and horses come over, we will have no time to react at all."

"But if this drags on, the domestic situation will become more and more serious." Hu Chengjing smiled wryly, "The old minister is worried that it will become more and more unmanageable in the end. Before Tianhua kills us, we will already be in chaos."

"Hmph, I have 80 troops at hand, so we can't mess it up." Bai Yunting waved his hand fiercely, "If anyone dares to raise their heads at this time, they will be killed!"

(End of this chapter)