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Chapter 947 Make the Yellow River Like a Belt!

On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month in the second year of Yuanzhao, after the Shangyuan Festival, the imperial court ended the fifteen-day New Year's holiday, and various yamen began to return to normal one after another. To deal with the affairs of various ministries that have accumulated for more than ten days, the second reason is to discuss the budget expenditure of each ministry this year, as well as the income and expenditure of last year.

This kind of meeting is held every year at the beginning of the new year. It is the practice of the Jin court, and it is also a rule established since the time of Emperor Wu.

At the same time, Yu Wendi from the Yuwen Department of the northern Xianbei was granted the imperial title, and his father, the leader of the Yuwen Department of the Northern Xianbei, was canonized as the King of Yan by the imperial court.

After being crowned king by the imperial court, it means that the conflict between the two states will no longer exist, and there will be an additional kingdom named Beiyan in the north of the Jin Dynasty. This country will be a vassal state of the Jin Dynasty. Defend the northern border.

Yu Wendi was so grateful that he knelt on the ground for a long time and refused to get up.

With the new year and new weather, the new year began, and Emperor Yuanzhao officially began to rule in person. This young emperor began to seal off his officials.

As long as it was the last incident, most of the officials who stood on the side of the emperor were rewarded. For example, Jing Zhaoyin Zhou Shunde, who performed very well, was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, replacing the former Minister of the Ministry of Punishment who was forced to retire.

In addition, there are a large number of officials who have been promoted in this award. These people will be grateful for the kindness of the emperor, and gradually become the team members of the Yuanzhao Dynasty.

At the same time, some people who have been promoted to the point where they can no longer be promoted also benefited.

Gongyang Shu was appointed as the Prince's Young Master, Hou Jingde, General of the Forbidden Army Zuoying, and he had no official position, but it was quite an honor to be awarded a military honor from the Second Rank Zhu Kingdom.

Li Xin's Wu Xun is the Shangzhu Kingdom of the second rank.

He Song, the deputy general of the Imperial Army of the Right Battalion, although he was not promoted because of Li Xin, he was awarded the honor of being a third-rank upper guard, which is considered a great kindness. To some extent, it shows the will of the emperor.

For example, He Song, the deputy general of the Right Battalion of the Forbidden Army, originally only took the place of Li Xin to temporarily lead the Forbidden Army, but with the martial arts of the upper guard, most of the generals of the Right Battalion of the Forbidden Army will completely fall to He Song.

This is the beginning of the emperor's mastery of the two battalions of the forbidden army, and also the beginning of his gradual mastery of the government.

After Xiao Zheng read all the rewards, he took out the last imperial decree, held it in his hand, and sang: "Teacher Li Xin listens to the decree..."

The eunuch had just finished reading this sentence, and looked down at the officials in the hall, but he didn't see Li Xin, so he turned to look at the emperor.

The Son of Heaven knew that Li Xin hadn't come, so he said blankly, "Keep reading."

Xiao Zheng nodded, and after clearing his throat, he recited the holy decree aloud in Weiyang Palace. After hearing this, all Chinese, military and military officials in the palace had different expressions on their faces.

There are surprises, envy, and jealousy, and most of them are expressionless.

After Xiao Zheng finished reading, he looked back at the Son of Heaven.

Emperor Yuanzhao sat on the throne, and said calmly: "Teacher is caught in the wind and cold and cannot go to court, Xiao Zheng, you go there yourself, and send the imperial decree and other things to Taifu's residence."

Xiao Zheng bowed his head respectfully, holding a wooden box, and left Weiyang Palace under the eyes of civil and military officials.

As soon as Xiao Zhenggang left, Emperor Yuanzhao, who was sitting on the main seat, coughed and said, "Okay, gentlemen, there are still many things to do today, and a charter must be negotiated for the whole year's expenses, and the Ministry of Household Affairs also needs to Clear up last year's accounts and write them off here today."

He glanced at the civil servant on the left with a calm expression.

"People from the household department began to report local taxes and expenditures."

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After Xiao Zheng came out from Weiyang Palace, he was immediately surrounded by a group of young eunuchs, and he sat on a sedan chair carried by two people. Holding the box, Xiao Zheng wandered out of Yong'an Gate and headed towards Jing'an Hou's Mansion. go.

Xiao Zheng is highly respected in the inner court. Although the internal officials are not involved in foreign affairs, the existence of the eight eunuchs and plum blossom guards in the inner court makes this great eunuch's actual authority rank among the top five in the Jin court, so no matter where he goes Everywhere, it can be said that there is no taboo.

Even the servants of the Jing'an Hou's Mansion did not dare to neglect him after seeing him, and directly invited him into the main hall of the Hou's Mansion, and then notified Li Xin.

Li Xin was thinking about something in the study, and after hearing this, he washed his face and rushed to the main hall. After handing over to the red-clothed eunuch, he smiled and cupped his hands: "The Grand Duke is not busy in the palace, why did you come to me?" here?"

Xiao Zheng got up and returned the courtesy to Li Xin: "Teacher is polite, today is the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, the Weiyang Palace Grand Court Meeting, Your Majesty has congratulated all the ministers, and there is also a reward for Lord Hou. Lord Hou was not present, and His Majesty specially asked me to give it to you." Master Hou sent it."

Li Xin glanced at Xiao Zheng in astonishment, then leaned forward and said, "The Grand Duke wait a moment, I will call the people in the house to welcome the imperial decree."

Xiao Zheng said with a calm expression, "It's fine for Master Hou to listen here alone."

Li Xin blinked and asked, "Do you want to kneel?"

Xiao Zheng glanced at Li Xin: "There are no outsiders here, it doesn't matter whether Lord Hou kneels or not."

"Then stop kneeling."

Lord Jing'an stood with his hands down, lowered his head slightly: "My minister, Li Xin, respectfully listen to the imperial decree."

Only then did Xiao Zheng open the wooden box in his hand, first took out a jade scroll imperial decree from it, unfolded it and held it in his hand with a serious expression.

"The imperial edict said."

"Teacher Li Xin, tired of officials for three dynasties, fought south and north, made great achievements through hard work, and was the best in the dynasty."

"My youth studied at the Taifu's residence, and I have benefited a lot from it for more than ten years."

"Nowadays, my youth is in charge of the government, and the Grand Tutor's contribution is indispensable. I will give you a golden book and an iron certificate to show the merit of the Grand Tutor."

After all, Xiao Zheng rolled up the imperial decree and put it in Li Xin's hand, then took out an iron plate from the box, split it into two in front of Li Xin, and put the top piece in Li Xin's hand as well.

Eunuch Xiao looked at this unremarkable iron plate with envious eyes.

"Teacher, when I founded the Great Jin Dynasty, there were a total of eight generals who helped the Taizu establish the country and open the borders. After the founding of the country, the Taizu gave eight gold and iron coupons and made an alliance with the eight generals. Promise never to lose."

"Since Emperor Taizu, the emperors of the Jin Dynasty have never given iron coupons. Even Ye Shuai back then did not have this kind of favor."

Hey, it turned out to be the legendary gold medal for avoiding death.

Li Xin handed the imperial decree to the servants around him, and then carefully looked at the half iron plate in his hand. The iron plate was black, and on one side, seventeen characters were written in cinnabar.

"Make the Yellow River like a belt and Mount Tai like gravel."

"There is an ancestral temple in Jin, but there is no peerless world."

This was the promise made by the Taizu of the Jin Dynasty and the eight generals under the opponent, and it was also an agreement between the two parties. The seven families below have all disappeared into the dust of history.

Master Jing'an held the iron plaque in his hand, with a strange expression on his face.

Chapter 948

This is an era of trust and promise. If ordinary people get such a letter of alliance handed over by the Tian family, they will be overjoyed. After all, having such an iron plate means that they and the Tian family will have a good relationship We will always share weal and woe, as long as there is no rebellion, Da Jin is still there, and my family will still be there.

Anyone who knows a little about the history of the Jin Dynasty will know that seven of the eight founding generals were beheaded by the later Emperor Taizong one by one because of rebellion, and the remaining loyal family has been fighting for more than 100 years. Share weal and woe with the imperial court, share weal and woe.

Li Xin's acquisition of this plaque meant that his Li family was qualified to become a family that shared weal and woe with Da Jin, just like the Zhong family, provided that the Li family did not rebel.

To be honest, this is a very clever method. As long as you give something like the iron coupon of the Danshu, it will definitely be recorded in the history books. The emperor gave the iron coupon of the Danshu, which represents a great favor and represents the royal family. No negative Li Xin.

If Li Xin rebelled, he would have betrayed the royal family. Even if he succeeds in rebelling, in the future, Li Xin will be infamous because of this iron plate in the annals of history, and he will be labeled as an ambitious man for future generations.