Three Kingdoms: I am not Liu Bian

Chapter 110 The one walking towards you now is the Prince's Grand Tutor, the Governor of Jizhou, the General of the Northern Army, the Minister of the Court, and the Secretary of State.
Five days passed, and during this period Empress He, who learned of Liu Bian's illness, only came to visit him once. She then made the prince and the queen stay in the Nanyuan outside the city for five days in the name of the prince accompanying the queen to an outing, with Zhao Zhong and Zhao You accompanying them, in order to conceal their tracks.

Fortunately, after five days, Liu Bian's cold was cured. Although he was still a little weak and needed to recuperate for some time, he was able to read memorials normally.

However, this time Jia Xu and others did not dare to let the prince work so hard, but Liu Bian insisted on reading the memorials that Xun Yu and others had reviewed on his behalf.

Firstly, there is really nothing to do on the sickbed, and secondly, as a monarch, his dependence on power is deeply ingrained.

He would rather live ten years less than live a single day without power. This is his truest psychological portrayal now.

Two days later, Liu Bian felt better and his cheeks regained some color. His diet returned to normal and he could walk again. So he immediately convened the grand court meeting that was long overdue.

In the Jiade Hall of the Nangong Palace, Imperial Censors Yuan Shao, Hu Muban and others maintained order in the court and arranged the seating of the ministers.

Among the seats for court officials on both sides, the one where the prince's officials sat was particularly eye-catching. Looking at this group of talented people, everyone could not help but sigh in his heart, "The prince has grown into a mature man."

Soon, the prince came from the back hall to the main hall of Jiade Hall.

Seeing that the prince still looked pale and sick, but seemed to be in good health, the officials in the court finally confirmed the news that the prince had been ill some time ago.

No one expected that the prince had fallen seriously ill a few days ago. The prince had concealed the truth from everyone. They really thought that the prince had returned from the battle and decided to rest for a few days, so they accompanied the queen to the South Garden for an outing.

However, the news of the prince's illness was no longer concealed since he recovered from a cold two days ago.

Of course, some people also came up with many conspiracy theories, until yesterday when they received the notice that the prince had convened a grand court meeting, and now all the civil and military officials have witnessed the prince's physical condition with their own eyes, all these unrealistic and random guesses were refuted.

After all the ministers bowed to the prince, the prince returned the greeting and began today's topic - how to reward meritorious soldiers!
Regarding this topic, the faces of the soldiers of the Northern Army, Yulin Army and other forces were all filled with excitement, but Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song and Dong Zhuo had strange expressions on their faces.

The last three all have rich resumes and have been awarded titles for their military achievements.

But have you ever heard of meritorious soldiers personally attending the grand court meeting and listening to the civil and military officials in the court discussing how to reward themselves?
Even these meritorious soldiers themselves had the power to speak on the issue of rewards at the grand court meeting.

But who could blame it? The current ruler of the Han Dynasty was the Crown Prince, who was away on a military expedition. Without the Crown Prince, the Three Dukes, Nine Ministers, and the Secretariat were unable to discuss the issue of rewards. Therefore, they were unable to follow the old rules and agree on the rewards before returning to the capital.

Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song and Dong Zhuo looked at each other and couldn't help but smile strangely. This kind of experience was probably unprecedented.

Of course, in order to avoid suspicion, Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song and Dong Zhuo did not intend to speak and just acted as spectators.

After all, given the prince's personality, how could he possibly treat them unfairly?
"Huangfu Yizhen led his army to defeat Bo Cai and fought in Jizhou. He deserves the greatest merit. I would like to appoint him as the Left General, Marquis of Wating, and grant him a fief of 1,000 households."

Liu Bian looked at the ministers, especially Yang Ci, who was the Grand Marshal. The Grand Marshal had the most say in matters of military merit and rewards.

However, he did not attach much importance to the opinions of his ministers, because it was his first time to reward meritorious soldiers. Although he had read the court's previous records of rewards for meritorious soldiers, Liu Bian only had a rough idea of ​​the scale of the rewards.

Money, pearls, jade and other worldly things are minor matters; the most important thing is the reward of official positions and titles.

The officials murmured among themselves for a while, and all of them agreed that Huangfu Song was the most meritorious official. After all, the fire attack outside Changsha City was so astonishing that regardless of the overall impact, if we only considered the gains, Huangfu Song was definitely the most meritorious official.

As for the official title and reward, General Zuo was a general with a high title. Huangfu Song was promoted from the temporary miscellaneous title of General Zhonglang to General Zuo due to his military achievements, and no court officials had any objection.

A fief of one thousand households was considered a reasonable reward, but the title of Marquis of Wating caused some court officials to object.

Wating is located near Xiaoguan, surrounded by mountains, with deep valleys and dangerous obstacles, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is known as the "Iron Wating", a strategic place for military strategists and a must-pass place on the post road.

This is nothing, but Wating belongs to Chaona County, Anding Commandery, which is Huangfu Song’s hometown.

Although some court officials stood up and proposed to confer the title of Marquis of Duting or to choose another pavilion to confer the title of Marquis on Huangfu Song, they obviously felt that the prince's reward was too generous.

But Liu Bian knew clearly that this was just the beginning.
If it really develops as it did in history, then the reward is really too great and there is no more reward to be given.

This time the Yellow Turban Rebellion was more hasty, and even the weapons and armor were not fully prepared. Many officials who colluded with the Yellow Turbans were suddenly captured by the embroidered uniform envoys from various places because of the incident.

Many Taiping Dao believers in various places failed to communicate in a timely manner, and many small factions were suddenly attacked by county and state soldiers before they started the uprising, and were defeated one by one.

In addition, the crown prince and the provincial governors appointed by him shared the military merits, otherwise how could Huangfu Song be rewarded with the titles of Left General and Marquis of Ting?

Moreover, if even the reward given to Huangfu Song was considered too generous, then how should he calculate the reward given to Lu Zhi next?

"Lu Zhi, the Prince's Grand Tutor, Governor of Jizhou, General of the Northern Army, Minister of the Court, Secretary of State, and Acting Imperial Guard, has made outstanding contributions in resisting the bandit chieftains, the Zhang brothers. He also served as an advisor to the military during the decisive battle of Xindu, earning him the second highest merit. Do you have any objections?"

The prince's words caused a huge uproar among the court officials on both sides. Almost everyone looked at Lu Zhi as if they had seen a ghost. Even Huangfu Song and Dong Zhuo, who were sitting next to Lu Zhi, turned their heads in surprise.

It’s not that they don’t recognize Lu Zhi’s achievements, but Lu Zhi’s series of official positions...are they just listing the dishes here?

Previously, everyone was busy dealing with the moth thieves, so almost no one noticed this. It was not until the prince pointed out Lu Zhi's official positions at the grand court meeting that everyone realized that Lu Zhi actually held so many positions at the same time.

The Prince's Grand Tutor is the Prince's teacher;

Governor of Jizhou, a high-ranking local official;
The General of the Northern Army holds the power to lead the troops;

Shizhong, in charge of consulting and making reports;

The Shangshu is in charge of miscellaneous affairs.

Lu Zhi's face looked normal, his eyes not looking to the side, he sat upright on his seat, stroking his beard, looking calm and composed, and he really looked quite unfathomable.

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