In July of the second year of Yuanyou, Dingmao (18th).

Zhao Xu has just finished his morning exercise every day and is planning to go back to the palace to take a shower and change his clothes.

Guo Zhongxiao came to him and reported, "I heard from you, Your Majesty, Lord Li of the Privy Council, and I have just handed you a letter and begged you to see you."

Zhao Xu said oh, "Let me wait in Donghe Jing's room, I will be there after taking a shower!"

"promise!"

Then he returned to the palace, took a shower, changed into clean regular clothes under the service of the female officials, and then came to the east of Funing Palace Jingshi.

Li Qingchen has been waiting for him here for a long time.

"I know that the Privy Council serves as the ministers and ministers of the Qing Dynasty, and I respectfully ask the Emperor and His Majesty for all blessings!"

When Zhao Xu sat on the imperial throne at the top, Li Qingchen stepped forward and bowed and greeted him.

"I'm safe!" Zhao Xu chuckled and nodded, and then ordered to his left and right: "Give me a seat and tea to my husband."

Someone brought a chair and served tea.

After Li Qingchen thanked him, he sat down.

He is the only one among the prime ministers who came from the Yuanfeng era today.

At the same time, he is also an open imperial party.

The three most active people who were the ones who were appointed as the crown prince were Cai Que, Zhang Dun and Li Qingchen.

It was these three people who were straitoring Wang Gui, and they could even be said to force Wang Gui to say that sentence in person - the official family has its own son.

Thus, the final result was made, and in the capital, the position of the magistrate was unified - there was only one person in the Song Dynasty, who was qualified to be appointed as the crown prince.

That is—the sixth son of the emperor, the prince of Yan'an!

Therefore, although the dynasty has undergone many coups since Yuanyou.

But Li Qingchen's status is as stable as Mount Tai.

Of course, there were no people in the Song Dynasty, so they could stay in a single seat without moving.

Even Yan Shu is no exception!

Therefore, Li Qingchen knew that there was not much time left for him to take the initiative to invite the county.

At the latest, he had to take the initiative to write a letter to the county before the end of the year.

Otherwise, it might not be too decent.

It is precisely for this reason that Li Qingchen now regards every day he has been in the Privy Council as his last day.

We work hard and reform in a serious way, hoping to leave behind political legacy so that we can make a comeback in the future and even go further.

But now, he is in trouble, a problem that he cannot solve by himself.

After Li Qingchen sat down, he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am asking for advice this time. I will report on the work of the generals of Xihe back to Beijing..."

"Hmm?" Zhao Xu frowned slightly, and naturally knew what Li Qingchen was talking about?

"But the Qingliu people in the court are asking for trouble for their husband again?" Zhao Xu asked.

The generals of Xihe made countless achievements in the war last year and made countless achievements.

In his previous life, Zhao Xu was a monarch who upheld the "military rewards cannot exceed a month."

After studying abroad in modern times and learning from three generations of generals, I went further and wanted to let the generals along the border feel his warmth of his kindness at all times.

Therefore, even in the war, the edict of reward never stopped.

He was not afraid at all. The reward was too fast and too many seals, which resulted in the reward being unavailable and the seal being unavailable.

As long as the people below dare to report, he will dare to vote and reward.

Therefore, not only Xihe, but also the civil and military officials along the border were all promoted during that period.

The little envoy fought and jumped into Yaojun directly, which happened more than once.

As for the examples of the ascension and rampant nature of Yaojun, several have appeared.

For example, the simplicity of Xihe Road.

Before the war, he was appointed as the Imperial City Envoy, the governor of Changzhou, and the governor of Hezhou.

Standard remote county officials.

However, after the war, rewards were given based on merit.

Zhong Pu jumped directly from Yaojun into a squad and was appointed as the Sifangguan envoy and the Suzhou Tengzheng envoy, not far from being the chief official.

However, Zhao Xu sent the gilded Zhong Jianzhong, because he followed Zong Pu, attacked Tubo under Xige City, dispatched various troops, and assisted in all parties to make contributions. He also jumped from the third rank of small envoys to the ambassador and was awarded the title of the inner palace to the upright rank.

Zhong Jianzhong's younger brother Zhong Shizhong followed the famous general of Xihe, deputy chief of the Lanzhou military and horses, envoy of the Imperial City, and the governor of Langzhou, Akmi, and rushed to support Miaochuan City in Wenxixin. Outside Miaochuan City, he defeated the invading Western thieves, and then pursued the Western thieves with Wenxixin's troops.

Then, Zhuo Luo and the troops of the South Supervisor, who came to meet with the Western thieves, fought a battle in Shuimogou.

Although it did not break the fort in Shuimogou, several bridgeheads were successfully established in the Shuimogou area.

As long as the court wants, it can build a building in the local area at any time.

And where is the water-melting ditch?

This is part of Zhuanglang River Valley and is an absolute strategic location!

In Zhao Xu's previous life, Zhang Dun strongly advocated that the Song army would go west from Lanzhou, occupy Karochuan, and then march into the Zhuanglang River Valley to seize this strategic location, thereby isolating the connection between Tubo and Xixia and isolating these two forces.

Then we can follow the strategy of Emperor Wu of Han to use troops to Hexi, launch an attack on Ganzhou and Liangzhou from this area, cut off the connection between the Hexi Corridor and Xixia, and cut off his arm.

Therefore, after the war, Zhong Shizhong used military merits to jump directly into the chief and deputy envoys of the Ministry of Commerce for his military merits - although he was only the lowest deputy envoy of the Ministry of Commerce.

But it's still amazing enough!

This is the effect of victory in the war.

Since Shang Yang's reforms, military merits on this land have become a powerful tool that can overcome all obstacles.

Even in the Northern and Southern Dynasties where aristocratic politics were rampant, military achievements could allow a poor family to complete a class leap.

The Song Dynasty is no exception!

After all, no one wants to see another six-town uprising, and another Erzhu Rong will be raised to Beijing, and take everyone to play the Yellow River diving competition again.

But the problem is that the Song Dynasty is quite special.

The special point is that there are a large number of foreign officials and generals in the Song army, especially the Xihe Song army.

Moreover, these people are from all kinds of backgrounds and are in a mess.

What are the Tubo people, Dangxiang people, and Qiang people, there are everything.

There were even Uighurs, Khotanites, and guys who claimed to be descendants of the Guiyi Army of the Tang Dynasty.

The composition is so complicated that even though Li Xian has been in Xihe for a long time, Zhao Xu sometimes can't explain clearly when asked about the followers of a Xihe general.

If it were in the Tang Dynasty, the military composition was a little more complicated, it would not be a problem.

It can even be considered an advantage!

Especially at the end of the Tang Dynasty!

How many pure Han vassal states do not care about the life or death of the Emperor Chang'an.

However, the Mihu, who came from the county around him, was loyal to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and the sun and the moon could express their loyalty to the Emperor!

After the fall of the Tang Dynasty, there were many people like losing their parents.

It feels quite beautiful when Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty and the Huns were furious.

However, the special thing about the Song Dynasty is that it is-

The Song Dynasty not only suffered from late stage Liao phobia, but also suffered from An Lushan PTSD syndrome.

For foreign officials and generals, all of them were wearing colored eyes.

Various PUA families also tried their best to exclude foreign officials and generals from the mainstream circle.

Before Zhao Xu ascended the throne, foreign officials and generals were not allowed to serve in the inner county positions - even if they were demoted, they were not allowed.

He even deliberately invented and created a grinding and surveying system for these people, allowing them to play their own.

It was not until the first year of Yuanyou that Zhao Xu issued an edict allowing foreign officials and foreign generals to adopt the same grinding and survey system as Han officials and Han generals on the premise of voluntary use.

This will greatly inspire the morale and fighting spirit of the generals of Xihe ethnic groups in the war last year.

Crush the entire Xihe into a fist.

But now, it has become a big trouble for the court.

because……

There were a large number of foreign officials and generals who made contributions in the war.

Moreover, Zhao Xu has issued an edict to fulfill the reward truthfully.

For example, Akmi, who took Zhong Jianzhong to Miaochuan to rescue the siege, was promoted to three levels in succession due to his military achievements after the war.
To be continued...