[Comprehensive Martial Arts] The Road to Powerful Ministers

When His Royal Highness gained enough prestige, Yun Weijuan organized a team of troops to return to the court.

Guo Ping sent away the envoys of the Western Demon Cult and the Western Regions, and arranged for garrisons to garrison the land that originally belonged to Rouran, ensuring that the land that was conquered was still under the control of the imperial court, and so on.After everything was arranged, he happily followed Yun Weijue back to the court.

Yun Weixuan was a little worried: "What about Yu Luocha?"

"He's probably busy with the finishing touches. As long as he doesn't jump out to find trouble, what will he do?" The conditions they agreed with the Western Devil's Sect to send troops were that the Central Plains needed land, population, and war horses, and the Western Devil's Sect would While asking for gold, silver and treasures, the Western Demon Cult suffered greatly.Doesn't Yu Luocha know that land, population and war horses are the most precious wealth?He is not stupid!It's because Yu Luocha doesn't have the energy to integrate the resources on the grassland at all. He just took the risk of fighting with Yun Weixuan to snatch these. The official formation of the country's Western Demon Cult, this is the cheapest Yun Weixuan.

"It is said that starting a business is easy and keeping a business is difficult. I would say it is not easy. How to manage such a large territory is a big problem. The people in my dynasty are used to farming life, and immigration is not the way. If this place is allowed by the Western Demon Sect After 30 years, there will be another Rouran, who will go to war with me again." Yun Weixuan sighed.

"You think so far ahead. After 30 years, the court will know that there will be no capable people. Old seniors like you don't have to worry about these things." Guo Ping joked.

"Even Yu Luocha is not a fuel-efficient lamp now. I am afraid that he will not benefit us and make us feel better. It is not impossible for him to support the restoration of a small group of Rouran remnants. The most revered by grassland people is nature. In addition to the gods, there are bloodlines, and it is impossible to defend against directly playing the banner of the bloodline of the Rouran royal family." Yun Weijue is worried about Yu Luosha, who formed a relationship when they had a common enemy in the past. Alliance, but once the war was over, both sides became each other's worst enemies.

"Don't worry, Yu Luocha won't be able to spare time yet, as long as he doesn't go crazy on the spot, we can talk about the rest of the problem when we go back to the capital." Guo Ping comforted, and he gave Yun Wei the fur fox fur on the hanger to wear On, "It's been a long time since you went back to the capital, don't you miss it at all?"

"I think, especially my back mountain full of wintersweet." Yun Weixuan smiled slightly.

The return journey was lackluster, but there were many people on both sides of the official road spontaneously watching the fun. At this time, there was no tradition of eating pots of rice to comfort the generals. Everyone just came to watch the fun.In previous years, when some important person appeared on the stage, the common people would also come to watch monkey shows and attend temple fairs.

Seeing such a crowded and bustling scene, Yun Weizhen didn't want to waste any more, and directly ordered his staff team to draft a propaganda document.Since then, wherever the army passed by, people have publicized the classic battles in this war, saying how wise and powerful your majesty is, how generous and benevolent, and good at employing people; how smart and precocious the crown prince is, with a royal demeanor; The strategizing of Guo Ping and Wei Shang, the heroism of Lieying and Su Wu can not be exaggerated, even the small soldiers Zhang San Li Si in the team also has a history of ups and downs.Hearing the people who came to watch the excitement say that they didn't come in vain. After seeing the big scene and hearing new things, they will have something to talk about in the next three years.

A businessman saw an opportunity, and the Yunzhong County bows and arrows of the same style, as well as the imitation Yunzhong County clothing, started selling lively, and even the souvenirs with the Yunzhong County label were particularly easy to sell.

All the way to get to the capital.

The emperor was also very happy with this great victory, and greeted him directly twenty miles outside the city gate in the eastern suburbs. This is the best courtesy for an emperor to welcome the triumphant soldiers.Twenty miles away from the city gate, a high platform has been set up and carpeted to welcome His Majesty.The emperor brought all the guards of honor and sat on the high platform. On both sides were the ministers of civil and military affairs. The imperial family in my dynasty still had relatively strong restrictions on women, and there were no queens and princesses to accompany the ceremony.

The crown prince and Yun Weijue came on horseback at the head, Guo Ping, Wei Shang, and Lie Ying, the three most representative generals, were in the second row, and Wu Ding, Gao Qingding, Zhang Qian, and other third-rank generals were in the third row. The adult word line galloped towards His Majesty.Everyone walked in unison, even the angle of the horse's head rising and falling was the same, very majestic and majestic.Three feet away from His Majesty's high platform, everyone got off their horses unanimously, "I will join you, Your Majesty, Long live, Long live, Long live!"

"Everyone loves you!" The emperor was wearing a grand gown today, and he was dignified. After waking up the people, he praised the generals who led the troops one by one, and then praised the soldiers who had not returned from the front line.Then the eunuch announced loudly, long prose to celebrate the victory, four or six parallel prose, gorgeous, smelly and long, all the ministers were basking in the winter sun, their heads were hot, their feet were cold, everyone knew that the snow had melted When it was colder, the ministers scolded and scolded the Ministry of Rites who wrote the article. He must be an old and sour Confucian, and he was exhausted!

Then there was the imperial decree to promulgate awards, which is much more clear.The prince won the spiritual praise of "this son is like his father" and a lot of gold, silver and jewels; Yun Weijue won the fief of a thousand households and a lot of honorary titles, plus gold, silver and jewels, both of them belong to the level of high position and weight Yes, there is nothing to reward.Guo Ping was promoted to a second-rank military general. With the title of viscount, Wei Shang and other generals were also promoted. It is worth mentioning that Lie Ying had been loyal to the imperial court because of his false surrender earlier. The plaque with the word "loyalty and bravery" is an additional reward.It can be seen from this that the emperor is so stingy with titles, such great achievements as Guo Ping, Wei Shang, and Lie Ying have only won the lowest rank of viscount; how much he favors Yun Weizhen, the title of prince is given as soon as he says it .

The above are the basic routines for the imperial court to reward the victorious and returning soldiers. After Yun Weizhen was called forward, he bowed and said: "Your Majesty, this time the king's division is on behalf of the heaven and the north. It all depends on your majesty's foresight, and the soldiers will use their lives. I also ask your majesty to personally inspect it." In this army, the soldiers can see the emperor's majesty in person, and it will be a lifetime blessing."

This is to invite the emperor to inspect the team in person. There was no such tricks in the past. The emperor looked at Yun Weizhen with a smile and readily agreed.

The emperor was about to go down the high platform to ride a horse, but Yun Weizhen stopped him, and whispered: "Brother, you are still wearing a big dress, I am not here to torment you." The emperor glanced at him with a half-smile , conveying the small eyes of "I said you didn't come to make trouble, you are the one who has a lot of tricks".

The emperor sat back on the throne on the high platform. At this time, there were only the emperor, the prince and Yun Weixuan on the high platform, and the others were guards, servants, and palace servants, so they were negligible.

Guo Ping Guo Ping first charged with [-] cavalry, and the horseshoes burst out, and when they reached the high platform, they separated from one side to the other like flowing water. The cavalry of the Chinese Army, during the battle with Rouran, this cavalry team repelled the main force of the Rouran royal court many times to break through..."

The prince suddenly made a sound, and the emperor was startled, not to mention the civil and military officials who were watching on both sides under the high platform, and the voice of the prince was blessed by Yun Weizhen's black technology and the internal force of the guards, and he himself was a child's voice , spread farther.

The emperor turned his head and glanced at Yun Weijue with a smile, Yun Weijue cupped his hands to signal, the emperor continued to read with a smile without saying a word.I saw Guo Ping demonstrate various cavalry battle formations, and also simulated a charge battle. In the end, everyone got off their horses neatly, knelt down on one knee and said, "Long live, long live, Your Majesty!" The soldiers shook their right hands, and the horses also bowed their knees. It's like surrendering and bowing down.The emperor stood up happily, walked to the edge of the high platform, and said loudly: "All the soldiers are flat, the soldiers have worked hard."

Everyone stood up, saluted as a soldier, and shouted in unison: "Allegiance to His Majesty!"

"Okay, okay, okay!" The emperor clapped his hands and laughed, and ordered his servants to reward him with fine wine, cattle and sheep.

The cavalry led by Guo Ping withdrew like flowing water, and the retired army led by Wei Shang came forward again. The crown prince explained, "I report to my father, this is the general of the town army and the guard general of Yunzhong County, Wei Shang, who commanded the west road. military……"

When the soldiers of each team walked in front of the high platform, there was an explanation from the prince, or praised the leading general, and then explained the tactics and wartime situation at that time. The civil and military officials also listened to the excitement. When they came forward, they all expressed their loyalty to His Majesty and the imperial court.

The usual one-hour triumphant ceremony in the suburbs of Beijing, but Yun Wei's life dragged on for an extra hour, but the emperor seemed to never get tired of watching it, nor was he tired of watching it, and his spirits were high.After the military parade was over, the emperor asked Yun Weizhen to go with him and go back to the palace.When passing by Chang'an Avenue, the people on both sides watched the emperor's carriage and the triumphant soldiers were also very enthusiastic, and they delayed for more than half an hour on the road before returning to the palace.

On the dragon chariot, the emperor smiled and asked, "Is this the surprise you were talking about?"

"Small surprise, there is still a big gift bag to give, Your Majesty has to get ready." Yun Weijue joked with squinting eyes and raised eyebrows.

"Okay, I'll wait." The emperor said with a rosy face and high spirits, "The idea that the prince explained was your idea, really..." The emperor didn't know whether to praise him for his creativity or call him thick-skinned.

"This is also imitating the predecessors." Yun Weizhen laughed. It is rumored that when the Taizu founded the country, he also held this kind of explanatory military parade. Perhaps the descendants were too shameful to inherit it.

The two talked and laughed a few words, then lifted the curtain of the car, and looked at the people outside with a smile. When the people saw the true faces of the emperor and Yun Weijue, they naturally burst into greater enthusiasm.Now the emphasis is on rules, and Yun Weijue didn't lean out to wave or anything like that. He kept a smiling expression and carried them all the way into the palace.Show your face, even if it is to give back to the enthusiasm of the people.

The others went back to their homes to find their own mothers, and came to the palace to attend the banquet at night. Only the prince and Yun Weijue were dragged directly to the palace. The emperor praised the prince and sent him to pay his respects to the queen.

Yun Weijuan washed and rested in the side hall.When the emperor came in, Yun Weizhen was lying on the couch with wet hair loose, letting the maids wait for her to wipe her hair.

"Sit, sit." Seeing that Yun Weijue was about to get up, the emperor hurriedly stopped him. Yun Weijue was not a hypocritical person, so he sat down and told the maid: "Just do it." In the world of martial arts, there are also court ladies who can serve closely I don't know what kind of kung fu she practiced, she poured out her inner strength, and quickly dried Yun Weizhen's hair.

"Don't be busy, don't be busy, I'll just talk to you, it doesn't matter." The emperor just came to chat, he knew that Yun Weixue never liked to use internal force to dry his hair.

"Brother, it's true. I'm on the cusp of the storm. Didn't you point to Yu Shi to trouble me?" Yun Weijue straightened her hair, tied it lightly behind her with a hair band, waved away the servants, and said : "What do you want to say, brother?"

The emperor dragged the small table to the side of the soft couch, and sat on the soft couch with his feet stretched out on the low table, looking leisurely and relaxed.Handing a cup of hot tea to Yun Weiping, he said, "Why are you so serious? I made such a fuss that I forgot what to say."

Yun Weijue took the tea and said with a smile: "Brother's ability to beat people up is the same as before." Yun Weijue relaxed, leaned on the back of the soft couch, and said, "Brother forgot to say something, let me say it first. "

The emperor also lazily raised his glass to signal him, let's talk.

"The battle with Rouran has laid down a large area of ​​land, have you thought about how to govern it?" Yun Weixuan asked.

"It's been a long time since we've been talking about going up to the top. We've passed the Great Wall to the north. It's a nomadic land. Migration of the people in the Central Plains was not an option in the past. Their living habits are different, and there is no army to protect them. In the long run, it may become a problem. If you refer to the situation in the Great Wall The model doesn’t work either, the water and soil there are not suitable for planting.” The emperor put the reality on first, and said: “The court didn’t discuss the reason, why do you have a solution.”

"How about the custody system?" Yun Weixuan asked.

"Jiu?" The emperor asked back, "Why?"

"The so-called "Jie", "Ji", is controlled by military means and political pressure; "Ji", comforted by economic and material benefits. To put it bluntly, you send heavy troops to garrison, and the grassland people still profess their vassals. Establishing provinces or the Protectorate, those places are still the territory of the imperial court, but considering the special situation of the grassland, you can entrust several chiefs of tribes born and raised in the grassland to be princes, manage them together, and respect the imperial court. At that time, refer to the mutual market trade, in More comfort in terms of gold and silver, but in terms of economy, we must hold the grassland people in our hands. Let them raise more sheep, limit domestication of war horses, limit salt and iron, and luxury things can be sold more." Yun Weizhen briefly explained Juji system, said: "I wrote a note on the way, explaining the matter very clearly, brother, take a look."

Yun Weijue got up and took a memorial from the desk. The emperor took it over and looked at it, and found that it was just a catalog of memorials. "The box of books you brought into the palace is a memorial, right?" the emperor asked, Yun Weijue brought a box of books every time he entered the palace, and the servant who packed things had spread the reputation of Yun Weijue's studiousness Well, the emperor also knew that it was his order that spread the word.

"Your Majesty is holy~" Yun Weizhen cupped his hands and joked, not knowing whether he was talking about the emperor's mosquito flesh, trying every means to publicize his reputation, or...

"Then what is the construction of the canal you mentioned?" The emperor asked, pointing to the title on the catalog of memorials.

"I said that I want to give a big gift bag, how can there be only one thing." Yun Weixie said narrowly: "Didn't one hundred thousand Rouran young and middle-aged people be captured on the battlefield? It must be a disaster to let them go back to the grassland, and I don't want to." I am willing to use this batch of free labor to dig canals. Think about it, there are still a small number of barbarians in the south who refuse to accept the rule of the court. Although I created a method of mixing barbarians and Han in previous years, I still need to strengthen control. The climate in the south It is hot and humid, the weather is right, and the grain grows well. It has gradually become a national granary. However, transporting grain from the south is dangerous by land and mountain, and there is no canal connection by water, so it needs to be transshipped. Didn’t you say that expropriation of civil servants is a big problem for building canals? Now this problem has been solved.”

"You take one step at a time and look at three steps. No wonder you were so in favor of going to war. Don't you just think about the benefits at that time?" the emperor asked curiously.

"What did my brother say? I'm not a god. How could I think so far, but I only figured out a solution when the matter came to the fore." Yun Weijue firmly refused to admit it.

"Then who will preside over it?" The emperor also knew that such a large-scale national project would not work without the support of someone who is proficient in this field. It requires scientific survey and management, which is really a science.

"No, don't look at me, I'm good at building the Great Wall, but I'm a real layman when building canals." Yun Weijue waved his hands quickly when he saw the emperor staring at him blankly.

"Then you have to choose me personally." The emperor said helplessly.

"How about Yibin Xiongdu?" Yun Weixuan suggested.

"Xiong Du? Who are you talking about?" The emperor couldn't remember who this person was.

"Xian'an Princess Yibin Xiongdu, your elder brother's eldest son-in-law!" Yun Weijuan reminded that the Xian'an County Lord was the eldest daughter of the first emperor's eldest son. She was ten years older than the emperor, and her seniority was The emperor's niece, although the first emperor's eldest son did something bad, she did not deprive her of her honor as a clan daughter.This Xiong Du was born in a noble family, he is not good at studying literature and martial arts, he only loves to build things, it is because of his lack of professionalism that he was appointed princess and named Yibin.

"He, haven't I heard that he has such a talent?" The emperor was puzzled.

"Which one is the best garden in the capital?" Yun Wei asked angrily.

"Your family!" The emperor said confidently.

Yun Weizhen covered her face, that's not what I said. "It belongs to the owner of Xian'an County!" Yun Weizhen corrected with a blank face. "Xiong Du introduced the outer river into the courtyard, forming a scene of flowing water flowing long, which has always been a scenic spot in the capital, don't you know? He dug the river to divert water and drift horizontal wood to build houses in the fiefdom of Xian'an County, and dug the river course. The soil was used to reduce bricks and tiles, and finally the materials left over from the construction of the mansion were filled into the river and cast into roads, and the mansion of Xian'an County Lord's fiefdom, the government office near the state capital, and the fortress of the garrison were built economically and efficiently. Have you never heard of it?"

"I've heard of it, but this is a canal. Can Xiong Du do it? He must be forty this year, can he still do it? He was not well-known in previous years." The emperor was a little skeptical, building the canal, Surveying the coast is a very hard job.

"Brother, don't worry. Building any mansion back then was just a cover. Building a fort was the real thing. I was the one who made the bridge. The late emperor also paved the way for you... Well, in short, I have seen Xiong Du's talent, I hope Elder brother can send down talents in a variety of ways, and Yibin can't hold a court position, but presiding over the construction of canals for His Majesty is not an existing position." My court style is harsh on the emperor's noble daughters. The people have no personnel rights and the right to deploy and garrison troops, and the son-in-law and Yibin cannot hold court positions, which is quite difficult.

"Okay, with your temper, it's not like you won't tell me at all. I guess the papers for the follow-up analysis of feasibility have already been written." The emperor didn't bother, as such a big event couldn't be explained clearly in a few sentences. . "Didn't you mean the big gift package? Only these two won't work~" the emperor joked, pointing to the catalog of memorials.Not to mention two, it's not a national policy to bring out the single one, it's just a joke.

Yun Weijue frowned and said: "I do have another idea, I'm not mature yet, I haven't made up my mind whether I should tell my brother or not."

"There is nothing between you and me that cannot be said directly." The emperor smiled.

"What brother said is true. We defeated Rouran, but we can't only have the benefits of expanding the territory and increasing the population. Why should we squeeze out some other benefits?" Yun Weixuan raised his eyebrows and asked.

"What else do you want to do?"

"Brother, have you noticed that the number of merchants has increased in recent years, and the goods are even produced in places as far as Arabia?" Yun Weixuan enlightened.

"You mean business routes." The emperor still understood Yun Weizhen's thinking.

"Exactly!" Yun Weixuan clapped his hands and said, "Now that the commercial roads in the north are open, those merchants don't have to take the risk of being looted, and the trade will definitely be more prosperous. Soon, you will be able to see the bearded Persian in Chang'an City." People, Arabs with turbans, dark-skinned Annanites, the world is so big, and all nations come to court, it is a prosperous age!"

"It's indeed a prosperous age, isn't it inappropriate?" The emperor didn't forget that Yun Weijue said that this matter was immature.

"The most inappropriate thing is the Western Devil's Cult. Yu Luocha intends to unify the countries under the Western Devil's Cult into one big country, and he is blocking the way between our dynasty and the western trade route. If you don't handle the relationship with him , this business route cannot prosper." Yun Weixuan said.

"Didn't the imperial court form an alliance with the Western Demon Cult?" The emperor said, he actually still had something to say because of his relationship with Yu Luocha, if he didn't fight to the death at the first time, it would be a smile to wipe out all the grievances. up.With this origin, the alliance should be more reliable.

"Yu Luocha is a hero, and his personal senses can't affect him too much, let alone who I am on the tablet." Yun Weizhen shook his head, and laughed at himself: "The Western Region has a vast area, many ethnic groups, and different beliefs. With the monster of the Western Demon Cult standing in the way, there must be someone dedicated to managing the Western Regions for His Majesty."

"Don't tell me it's you." The emperor frowned.

"Are there any better candidates besides my Majesty?" Yun Weixuan asked back.

"These people in Honglu Temple are free-living! What about the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War! You just came back and have to go out to run around. I can't bear it, no, no way!" The emperor disagreed: "You still have the chief assistant What about the prince and Taifu! You have seen that the chief assistant of that dynasty was not in the capital all the year round. Do you want to leave your disciples behind and run away by yourself? Also, do you plan to build the Jianyitang shelf you set up? No one in the court is suitable for whom to take over! So, you should stay in the capital with peace of mind."

Yun Weixuan smiled wryly, "Look, I just said that I am immature, you must let me say it."

"Okay, okay, okay, it's all my fault, I shouldn't ask you what kind of gift package you want." The emperor admitted his mistake with a smile, and jokingly said: "How dare you let the prince speak out about immature national policies."

"I haven't given one gift in this big gift bag yet." Yun Weijuan said without any cooperation.

"What?" The emperor exclaimed, and said with a bitter face: "Yuan Yan, it's the emperor's mistake. Don't make a big move. Just three things. I can't finish my work for 20 years. Don't give me any money." Find something!"