In the next few days, Li Yanxian and others stayed temporarily in Lin'an Mansion. Ministers entertained guests every day, and they ate at Lin'an Mansion's restaurants one by one. They lived a relaxed life. However, the time was still uncertain as to when they would return to Luoyang.

Coming down will inevitably make people feel anxious.

On this day, the Privy Council Deputy Envoy Quan Bangyan and the Privy Council all agreed to the order of Zhao Zizhou. The Privy Council inspected the officials and Zeng Tong, and invited Li Yanxian and three others to play on a boat in the West Lake. They ordered wine and food, but no singing girls.

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The three of them boarded the boat and took their seats.

Zeng Tong bowed his hand to Li Yanxian and said: "A few years ago, my family was in trouble and took refuge in Xiangyang, so I was taken care of by Commander-in-Chief. General, go back and thank Commander-in-Chief on my behalf."

Li Yanxian hurriedly said he didn't dare.

After asking, I found out that Wei Wan, the wife of Zeng Tong's uncle Zeng Bu, was from Xiangyang. During the Jingkang period, many people in the Zeng family were killed, so they fled to Xiangyang and were taken care of by Wang Xiaolie. Originally this was a small matter, but Wang Xiaolie

Later on, the Zeng family had to remember this little thing.

At this time, Prime Minister Lu Yihao concurrently served as Privy Councilor, and Zhang Jun was outside. Quan Bangyan was considered the actual number one person in the Privy Council. It was naturally unusual to treat two Privy Council colleagues together today.

After three rounds of drinking, Quan Bangyan said: "Today the three of us invite the general to drink. It's not all idle business. To be honest, I have something to ask."

Li Yanxian said: "If you have anything to say, Privy Council, please tell me."

Quan Bangyan said: "Recently, there has been discussion in the court about the rewards after the great victory of Shaanzhou, and it cannot be decided for a while. I would like to hear the general's opinion for reference."

Li Yanxian couldn't help being stunned after hearing this. He said: "I've always been outside, so how could I know this? How to award the reward is naturally up to you."

Quan Bangyan shook his head: "Since Jingkang, how can the military exploits of the Jin people be compared with Shaanzhou? This is unprecedented, so of course we must be cautious. The ministers in the court discussed it for a long time, but they couldn't make a decision.

You know this is not easy."

Li Yanxian thought for a while and said, "I wonder what your gentlemen are talking about? Can you tell us?"

Quan Bangyan said: "It's okay to tell you. However, this kind of thing is not something we can discuss in private. I will hide the name so that the general can't make random guesses."

Li Yanxian nodded: "That's how it should be."

Quan Bangyan said: "Some ministers believe that Wang Jieshuai has made extraordinary contributions and should be rewarded with extraordinary rewards. They also encourage the generals. After the capture of Xijing last time, Wang Jieshuai was granted the title of "Southwest and North Road of Beijing" and was appointed envoy to Guozhou.

He also knows Henan Prefecture and is the founding lord. They believe that the rewards this time will be far greater than the last time. They established two sections to promote the west of Beijing and the east of Hedong. They can do it easily and be the founding lord and be awarded the Taiwei."

Li Yanxian couldn't help but be dumbfounded after hearing this. After a while, he said: "The Taiwei is the ultimate military minister. What will this - this - commander do in the future?"

Quan Bangyan nodded: "The general is right. Some ministers believe that Wang Jieshuai is only in his early twenties and has not yet started a family. Now he is promoted to a lieutenant and will make great achievements in the future. What should he do? There is no title, no title.

The blessing of the imperial court.”

Although Li Yanxian was familiar with court affairs, he also knew that this was not a good thing. Wang Xiaolie was in his twenties and was granted the title of Taiwei. Is this okay? If he performs meritorious services in the future, should he be granted the title of king? At least at this time, there were no survivors in the Song Dynasty.

The custom of making a king.

The person who made this suggestion, no matter what the purpose, put Wang Xiaolie in an awkward position.

Quan Bangyan said: "Some ministers believe that Commander Jie is young, and although he has made great contributions, he should not be rewarded too much. It is better for the founder of the country to build a large feudal vassal of Jie, and to promote the west of Beijing and the south of Henan. If he makes great contributions again, he will be rewarded gradually.

that is."

Li Yanxian swallowed his saliva and said: "Although I don't know what Commander Jie thinks, I think it's better not to reward him too much. Commander Commander is always humble. If he rewards you too much, Commander Commander may not think it's appropriate."

Quan Bangyan nodded and said nothing more, just to persuade him to drink.

Although Wang Xiaolie was in Xiangyang, the court looked at him more favorably than Li Cheng, Kong Yanzhou and others, but they didn't feel that he was very special. It was not until the recent restoration of Xijing and the great victory in Shaanzhou that they realized that he seemed different from other bandits.

No one in the court knew what kind of person Wang Xiaolie was and what his temperament was. Now that he had made great achievements, and more importantly, he had a heavy army in his hands, how to award him a reward became a problem. If Wang Xiaolie had made great achievements, he should be awarded a reward.

A high-ranking official. Anyway, there is no salary from the court, so what is the official position worth? But if Wang Xiaolie does not pay attention to fame and position, but cares about actual power, he cannot be given too high a title. Otherwise, Wang Xiaolie will take the official position seriously, and the court will be in trouble.

disposal.

After discussing it for many days, we still couldn't decide. Lu Yihao had no choice but to ask Quan Bangyan to ask Li Yanxian's opinion.

After a moment of silence, Lin Wei asked: "Master Privy Council, does the court have no idea as to what reward should be given to the Commander-in-Chief? If there is no idea, if someone makes great achievements in the future, wouldn't there be no rules to follow? Moreover, if the reward for the Commander-in-Chief is not enough,

What do other generals think?"

Quan Bangyan said: "The main reason is that the commander is young. If the official title is too high, many ministers think it will be detrimental to the commander's future. Everyone knows this. After the commander takes over Xijing, he will definitely need money. Some ministers believe that the official position will be detrimental to the commander's future.

It doesn’t have to be too high, just give more rewards.”

Tong Yuanqing smiled and said: "From Jieshuai to Xiangyang, I have made many military exploits, but I have only received a few gold belts and other rewards. This time you said you would give more rewards, how much? Can we people also get gold belts?

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After hearing this, Quan Bangyan couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He said, "General, you are joking."

Tong Yuanqing shook his head repeatedly: "I'm not joking. In the army, I am a Yuhou, with six or seven thousand people under my command. I see there are many people with this official position in the court, and who is not wearing a jade belt? The commander-in-chief's reward is not high, so there is no need.

Having said that, we people can’t get anything. It’s not that I love wealth, I really can’t swallow this breath. If I don’t have a gold belt and a jade belt, I’m sorry for working so hard on the battlefield!”

Quan Bangyan couldn't help being stunned after hearing this.

Yes, Wang Xiaolie is young, so the reward may not be high. But what about the people under his command? With an army of hundreds of thousands, how many officers are there under his command? The reward is not high, how do these people view the court? Where Wang Xiaolie is stationed, the court is beyond the reach of him.

Aren't these officers even more devoted to Wang Xiaolie?

After thinking for a long time, Quan Bangyan said: "General, don't be anxious, I will handle this matter myself."

Tong Yuanqing shook his head and said: "I see, you people in the court can't trust me. We have made great contributions on the front line, but you are here worrying about how to award rewards. Isn't this a joke! We are the people who fight against the Jin Army.

The imperial court tolerates your idleness!"

Quan Bangyan looked at Li Yanxian. He saw that he was holding a cup in his hand and was indifferent to Tong Yuanqing. Suddenly he understood in his heart that the courtiers were observing these people. How could these people not be observing the court? Wang Xiaolie founded the army.

He started his own business and did not ask the court for money or food. Moreover, the court's plan did not intend to provide Wang Xiao with money or food. So in the so-called rewards, besides official titles, what else did the court give to Wang Xiao?

If you can't give Wang Xiaolie anything, then how much respect can Wang Xiaolie's men have for the imperial court?

Seeing that Quan Bangyan was silent, Tong Yuanqing looked at Lin Wei and shook his head with disdain on his face.

Quan Bangyan, Zhao Zizhou and Zeng Tong realized at this time that Lin Wei and Tong Yuanqing were not Li Yanxian's followers. They were generals who commanded six or seven thousand people on the battlefield. Such generals, in normal times, would
Chapter completed!