In fact, the king and his ministers all knew it, and Zhao Jiu himself knew it even better. He did not discuss too much on a topic that should have been discussed, that is, the so-called "family of generals".
Emperor Zhao wanted to set up a military academy and looked down on the Western Army's vassal state. His attitude towards generals was self-evident.
Of course, Wu and Zhang could both understand Emperor Zhao’s attitude.
If you think about it carefully, you will understand... The Jingkang Incident was a period of great changes, which lasted for six years. Zhong Yao lost his army and his life, Liu Guangshi was executed, Liu Xi was demoted, Zhe Keqiu surrendered, Miao Fu Liu Zhengyan was marginalized, Yang Weizhong died of old age, and Wang Yuan was obviously marginalized by civilianization after losing his last chance in Guanxi. The Xin brothers also basically left the army, and were replaced by Han Shizhong, Yue Fei, Li Yanxian, Zhang Rong, Qu Duan, Liu Qi, Li Shifu, Li Qiong, Wang De... and Wu and Zhang.
Among these people, except Liu Qi and Li Shifu who could barely be considered as descendants of generals, the rest all rose from humble beginnings… Han Shizhong was a ruffian from northern Shaanxi, Li Yanxian was a tyrant from the border areas, the Wu brothers, Zhang Jun and Wang De were all from good families, Qu Duan was an orphan born through family patronage, Zhang Rong was a bandit from the Central Plains, and although Li Qiong and Yue Fei had very different backgrounds at the beginning, in the current environment they were both refugees from Hebei who had lost their hometowns… Whether from the perspective of standing out from the bottom up, or from the perspective of top-down perception, there was no reason for Emperor Zhao to have good intentions towards any generals.
But the problem is that once we continue discussing this topic, coupled with the previous promise made by the Prince, it is inevitable to talk about whether people like Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun, and Wu Jie will inherit their father's career after becoming generals, and thus form a new family of generals.
However, this topic is too far away for the moment, even to the point of being inappropriate.
So, the three of them stopped in tacit understanding.
"How many people were captured?" In the evening, in the pavilion where the banquet had been cleared, Zhao Jiu was sitting by the railing. When he saw Yang Yizhong coming back, he turned around and asked directly.
"There were more than 500 people in six families... According to the government's order, women, children and servants were not to be arrested. In fact, about 30 to 40 people were arrested."
"How much did you copy?"
"The gold, silver, and silk can be counted, about one hundred thousand strings of cash... It's hard to say about the rest of the utensils and cultural relics... According to the government's orders, the ordinary furniture and other valuables will not be moved, and all the floating property and people will be sent to Kaifeng Prefecture. As for the national debt of 60,000 strings of cash, I copied it out and brought it here specially according to the government's orders." As he spoke, Yang Yizhong carefully presented six documents of the national debt of 10,000 strings of cash wrapped in hardwood shells.
"That's good." Zhao Jiu took the national debt document wrapped in a hardwood shell and put it on the stool behind the stone table, then he looked at him seriously. "Thank you for your hard work, Zhengfu. I have nothing to do today, so go and have a rest."
"Yes." Yang Yizhong lowered his head and responded, then was about to do his work.
However, when Yang Yizhong turned around, before he could go out of the Yingri Gate, he ran into Concubine Pan holding Princess Yiyou and hurriedly gave way to her. But Concubine Pan just glanced at Yang Yizhong and ignored him, and hurried to the pavilion.
"Greet your brother." Concubine Pan hurried to the front of the pavilion, hugged the little princess and bowed slightly. Her voice was gentle and she used an interesting title.
"Wife, are you here to ask the emperor to plead for someone?" Zhao Jiu stood up and took the sleeping Yiyou in, and also used an interesting name.
After hearing this exchange, Feng Yi, Feng Erguan and several eunuchs who were standing far away hid a few steps in the mulberry forest.
"That's right." Concubine Pan, who was the first to cause trouble, was a little uncomfortable. She paused and then stood in the pavilion with her hands folded. "Let my brother know that there are two families among them that I took good care of in Yangzhou in the past. Just now, their wives came to me in a panic, crying and begging for mercy. I really can't refuse..."
"Let my wife know." Zhao Jiu looked at the little princess in his arms and couldn't help but sigh. "Although my brother is a kind and good brother, the emperor is an unkind and petty emperor... It's not easy to alienate the emperor and his subjects, especially when one of them is a general!"
Concubine Pan was in a dilemma and didn't know how to continue dealing with the situation.
"But brother can't make things difficult for his wife. I just tried my best to ask the emperor for mercy and got some things back. Take them over and give an explanation!" Zhao Jiu said, and just nodded behind the stone table, pointing out the six national debt documents.
Concubine Pan went forward to open it and saw that it was a full 60,000 strings of national debt. She was relieved, but she burst into tears again while holding the national debt: "I thought my brother was getting tired of me day by day... My family has only been doctors for generations, how can we compare with Concubine Wu's family? And I can't read or practice martial arts, how can I accompany you in battle, and what kind of "Journey to the West Conquering the Demons" can I record for you?"
"What's "The Monkey King 2"? Writing is the hardest job in the world, no doubt about it!" Zhao Jiu had no choice but to advise him, and his words were sincere.
"But I am eager to have such a hard job." Concubine Pan temporarily put aside the national debt and wiped the tears from her face with a handkerchief. "Your Majesty, do you know that a few days ago, actors came to perform the military drama. The Cangtou (supporting actor) said that the author of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" was Lan Qiao Tianren, while the Canjun (funny actor) said that the author was Wu Chengen... At that time, the whole palace laughed, and I laughed too, but after laughing, I wanted to cry again."
Having said this, Princess Pan, who had just wiped her face, burst into tears again.
Zhao Jiu held his little daughter in his arms, feeling helpless, so he could only reluctantly comfort her: "It's just a joke... You know, clothes are not as good as new ones, and people are not as good as old ones. The love between husband and wife is there, and you gave me such a lovely princess. How can I say I hate you? But my wife, since you understand your brother's mind, you should move forward and do something new... You see, even Zhang Jun knows how to keep up with the times, let alone someone as clever as you?"
Hearing this, Concubine Pan burst into tears: "I really don't know what the emperor wants... Since returning from Yangzhou, everything I have done has been wrong."
Zhao Jiu finally laughed, but he held his daughter in one hand and pointed at the mulberry forest with the other: "How about this, if it really doesn't work, how about raising silkworms?"
PS: Thanks to the 115th Alliance Wei Xiaowang... I'm familiar with his ID... Xiaojiu always bullies Xiaoyu... I've been worried sick these past two days...
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