Qin Xiao was greatly surprised and said in surprise: "The Prime Minister can't enter the palace at will?"
As far as he knew, there were only a handful of ministers who could enter and leave the palace at will, but the Prime Minister was definitely one of them. The Prime Minister had the privilege of entering the palace at any time to meet the Holy Spirit. At this time, he heard that even the Prime Minister could not enter the palace easily.
I just feel a little weird.
"It's true." Song Shilian whispered: "In the Tang Dynasty, we have always had a meeting every seven days. However, during the reign of the late Emperor, due to the poor health of the dragon, it was changed to a meeting in half a month. Before the death of the late Emperor, it was changed to a meeting in a month.
, Even so, the late emperor almost never held court meetings, and most of the court affairs were handed over to Zhongshu Sheng. Affairs that really needed to be handled by the late emperor were all handled by the current saint who was the queen at the time." After a pause, he continued.
Said: "When the current saint ascended the throne, the seven-day dynasty was restored. However, after the Yuan Dynasty was changed, the dynasty was also changed to ten days."
Qin Xiao nodded slightly, and Song Shilian said: "However, when I left Beijing, the saint had not been to the court for more than a month, and most of the government affairs were handed over to Zhongshu Sheng." He leaned slightly closer to Qin Xiao and lowered his voice: "I have something private.
Rumor has it that the saint's dragon body is not in good condition, so he cannot go to court, but there is no movement at the Taiyuan Hospital. Logically speaking, if the saint's dragon body is really ill, there must be a lot of movement in the Taiyuan Hospital...!" At this point
, there was doubt in his eyes.
"Yun Shaoqing told me that when he left Beijing, the saint summoned him." Qin Xiaodao: "The saint didn't summon Lord Song?"
Song Shilian nodded and said: "We have been summoned. The saint summoned him in the imperial study room, but a few of us did not go in. At that time, we only saw the eldest grandson's official. The saint's will and instructions were all conveyed by the eldest grandson, and we did not see the holy face.
."
Qin Xiao was even more surprised. He thought that the saint had personally summoned him several times when he entered the palace. This time he sent officials to handle errands. If he was asked to do so, he should meet him in person. Since he let several officials come to the imperial study, why bother to let them go?
They stayed outside and only let eldest grandson Meier convey their orders.
He was suspicious, but he also knew that the less he knew about the affairs in the palace, the better. Since there was no news about Princess Sheyue, there was no need for him to inquire too much, and Song Shilian was just a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel, so he really knew nothing.
There won’t be too much inside information.
"Master Song, please rest here for a few days." Qin Xiao no longer worries about matters in the palace. The mountain is high and the emperor is far away. For now, he should deal with his own affairs as soon as possible. He said with a smile: "I will send someone to escort you there in two days.
Montenegro, the Montenegro Army has been waiting for the imperial court's decree to recruit people."
Song Shilian shook his head and said: "It's not too late. If the Montenegrin army is not recruited for a day, it will be a bandit. Since they sincerely surrender to the court, the sooner they recruit troops, the better. Sir, I plan to set off tomorrow and announce the decree to Montenegro as soon as possible. Sir, I don't know.
how about?"
"If this can be done, it would be great." Qin Xiao said hurriedly: "It's just that you traveled from Kyoto day and night, worked hard on the way, and didn't take two days' rest?"
Song Shilian and his party arrived very quickly.
After the silver robbery case occurred, Qin Xiao immediately wrote a note and rushed it to Kyoto. It had only been about twenty days since sending someone to deliver the note. The civil servants were obviously not used to the bumpy rides on horses, so they all came by carriage.
It can also be seen that this group of people did not delay on the way and traveled day and night.
"No, no, no," Song Shilian whispered: "After recruiting Heishan, there are still many things to deal with in western Liaoning."
Qin Xiao was stunned, and Song Shilian laughed and said: "Do you think that the sage appointed me to come to the Northeast just to recruit the Black Mountain Army?" He raised his hand and stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The sage gave me a special order. If there are officials below the fourth rank,
Those involved in the case can be dismissed on the spot. If there are suitable officials to fill the vacancy, those below the fifth rank can be appointed immediately, and I will record them in the book. After returning to Beijing, they will be handed over to the Ministry of Personnel to complete the formalities."
Qin Xiao was surprised and said: "Does the saint have such a will?"
Song Shilian carefully took out a thumb-thick scroll from his arms and said with a smile: "This is the special edict. When the Lord's scroll was sent to Kyoto, the situation in western Liaoning was not clear yet, and no one knew what would happen next.
What kind of situation is it? But the saint is wise and wise, and seems to have guessed everything a long time ago. At the banquet today, Sir Alex introduced the current situation in western Liaoning. Now it seems that the saint has already had a good idea and knew that it would be such a situation. This
Although it is the wisdom of a saint, it can also be seen that the saint not only valued the prince, but also knew the prince very well and knew that the prince's ability could achieve today's situation."
"So the saint knows that I will use the silver robbery case to launch a war in western Liaoning, and even purge the Liaodong Army's power in western Liaoning?"
"Sir, with all due respect, if you can't take advantage of the situation, how can the saint think so highly of you?" Song Shilian picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea, and said softly: "The current situation in western Liaoning is probably worse than what the saint thought.
It is expected to go smoothly. Originally, Yun Shaoqing was still worried when he came here, thinking that he was going to have a confrontation with the officials of Western Liaoning. After the banquet, I saw Master Yun looking relaxed. It seemed that it was because the lordship had paved the way for him.
, his mission was not as difficult as previously expected."
Qin Xiao laughed and thought for a moment before saying: "Sir Song, long before the silver robbery case occurred, I had already given the saint a brief introduction to the situation in Montenegro."
"That piece of information was shown to me by Changsun Sheguan when I entered the palace." Song Shilian said: "The Lord said in the piece of information that the Black Mountain Army has tens of thousands of people, including thousands of strong men. These people have been trained in the mountains.
During training, I also robbed homes and houses, and many of them were brave men."
"good."
"Your Majesty wants to recruit the Montenegrin Army." Song Shilian said softly: "In fact, if the imperial court recruited the Montenegrin Army, it would have to arrange for them well. Historically, if civilian bandits voluntarily surrendered to the imperial court, the imperial court would have to pay for their disembarkation.
Resettlement. Not only must they be given land for farming and cattle farming tools, but they must also be rewarded with a sum of money. In doing so, they also hope that all the bandits in the world will surrender. If the tens of thousands of people in the Black Mountains really want to be resettled, the Ministry of Household Affairs really wants to resettle them.
Allocating a sum of money is also a burden to the court."
"So, the saint has agreed to the recruitment strategy?"
Song Shilian said with a smile: "The saint should have summoned the important ministers to discuss the recruitment of the Black Mountain Army. It is troublesome for the court to provide money and efforts. Those officials must have complained to the saint. It just so happened that the Lord wanted to recruit them on the spot. The relevant yamen must have been asking for it.
The saint issued an explicit decree. After the recruitment, the Lord will preside over the integration of the Black Mountain Army into the Long Rui Army. At that time, the Lord will only need to send the roster of the recruitment to Kyoto, and those who are recorded in the roster will be included in the military status. "
"That's very good." Qin Xiao breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sir, there is something I should not say more." Song Shilian thought for a moment before saying: "The Black Mountain Army has thousands of people. Once they are incorporated into the Long Rui Army, they will account for almost half of the Long Rui Army. These people are all
He is from a rough background and cannot be restrained. What if...!" He paused and did not continue.
"Are you worried that they will cause trouble?"
Song Shilian sighed: "You have to be on guard. Sir Alex thinks they can be included, so there will be no problem. I just want to remind you, if these people don't change their evil ways, will they bring trouble to Sir Alex in the future?"
"Master Song, if it is someone else, I won't say more." Qin Xiao lowered his voice and said, "You are here, and I will tell you the truth. Except for Jiang Xiaochun's two hundred Neiku cavalry, the rest of the Long Rui Army
Their origins are not that great. Among them are the remnants of the Qingzhou Army and the Queen Mother Hui rebels who surrendered in Suzhou. After all, in front of other soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty, these people look down on them from the bottom of their hearts.
The remnants of the Qingzhou Army who have been wanted for many years are now pardoned by the court and can rejoin the military. For them, they only hope to make meritorious deeds and restore their reputation. The Queen Mother Congregation is a group of people who have been deceived. Now that they have the opportunity to join the military, plus
With Yuwen Chengchao in charge, he naturally hopes to make great contributions and honor our ancestors. The fact that these brothers can follow him out of isolation has proven that they really want to make a difference."
Song Shilian nodded slightly, and Qin Xiao continued: "The Black Mountain Army fell into bandits from the beginning because it was difficult to survive. How many people in the world are happy to become bandits? Now that they can wash away their guilt, they can also make up stories.
If they join the military and have enough food and clothing, I believe they will cherish all this even more."
"Since your lordship is confident, I won't say much more." Song Shilian said with a smile: "The list of Montenegrin troops submitted by your lordship was handed over to the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War for discussion, and the rewards were also drawn up." From the sleeves.
He took out a list of rewards and presented it to Qin Xiaodao: "However, the Black Mountain Army will be incorporated into the Long Rui Army in the future. Whether these rewards are appropriate or not, I need to make a decision after the Lord has reviewed them. The Lord has brought a group of generals from the pass.
, they can also be regarded as the direct descendants of the lord, and the imperial court has had previous titles. If the titles of those in the Montenegrin Army are higher than those of the generals under the lord, I am afraid there will be some conflicts...!"
Qin Xiao thought that Song Shilian's words were true. Although most of his generals were heroic and upright people, and they did not care about many things, they had to be cautious when it came to rewards. This was not because they were greedy for power and wealth, but because they were greedy for power and wealth.
Rewards are directly related to a person's dignity. These brave generals may not care about bloodshed, but they attach great importance to face. Not to mention others, the eldest son Yuwen Chengchao alone is a person with extremely strong self-esteem.
Among the generals under his command, Jiang Xiaochun was named the fifth-rank Huaihualang General, while Yuwen Chengchao was the fifth-rank Guidelang General, Gu Baiyi was also named the fifth-rank Ranger General, and Jiang Xiaochun was a Dragon Scale Guard.
, outstanding achievements, his rank is higher than Yuwen Chengchao, the eldest son will naturally not care, but if the leader of Montenegro's reward rank is higher than Yuwen Chengchao, Yuwen Chengchao will naturally be dissatisfied.
Qin Xiao scanned the list and saw that Xuanyuan Chong was awarded the rank of sixth-rank Zhaowu Colonel.
Xuangan and Zhou Yuanbao were also awarded the rank of seventh-grade Zhiguo captain, and more than a dozen of the Black Mountain chiefs were also awarded the title.
After handing the list back, Song Shilian took it and asked: "Sir, this list of awards...?"
"Lord Song, there is no problem with the list." Qin Xiao sighed: "I just feel that the imperial court is a bit stingy. I am worried that the rewards given by the leaders of Montenegro are too high-pressure than those of my original subordinates. I can give them to my subordinates and mention them. I
That was what I meant originally, so I submitted the list of awards to the court. Now it's better, none of my people have been promoted. Do you think the court is pretending to be stupid on purpose?"
Song Shilian put away the list, smiled softly, and said: "Sir, you really can't blame us for this matter. Situ Butang of the Staff really wants to mention it to the generals under the lord.
There are many lieutenants who, according to Situ Budang, can be promoted to guerrilla generals, but they are suppressed by the Ministry of War. According to the Ministry of War, Long Rui's army only surrendered a group of Black Mountain bandits. This is not a great achievement. It is unnecessary.
If you have to increase rewards for wiping out a group of bandits, then the military exploits of the Tang Dynasty are too worthless."
Qin Xiao frowned.
He knew that the Ministry of War was originally the sphere of influence of Princess Sheyue, but due to the Xiling rebellion, Fan Wenzheng, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and many officials were beheaded, and Dou Fu took the position of the official of the Ministry of War, and this person was a member of the Prime Minister's party, so the Ministry of War is now
It also became the sphere of influence of the Prime Minister.
Xia Houning, the Hou of Anxing, died in Jiangnan. Although the murderer has been found to be from Sword Valley, the Prime Minister of the country must also hate him deeply. Of course, he will try his best to suppress Long Ruijun, and it is impossible for Long Ruijun's generals to be easily promoted.
"Sir, you...!"
Song Shilian saw that Qin Xiao's face was not good, and was about to comfort him, but Qin Xiao smiled and said: "It's okay, Mr. Song will follow the imperial decree to recruit him. Tomorrow I will send someone to escort Mr. Song to Songyang Grassland. Over there at Songyang Grassland.
With General Gu sitting in charge, when you get there, your Excellency can discuss with General Gu to see whether to summon the leaders of the Black Mountains to the grassland to declare the decree or to go to the Black Mountain to declare the decree. General Gu will naturally make appropriate arrangements."