In the past, when tribes came to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty would not allow them to move in.
Similarly, they did not expect them to help defend the border. They were all appointed officials and sent back.
One reason was because the Tang Dynasty was arrogant and did not need their help to fight. The other reason was that they could not settle in the mainland.
How could a large group of people live in the mainland? Language barrier.
Now there was a way. The Li Family Zhuangzi made an example. He asked people to plant terraced fields, rent things, but did not give weapons. He also sent people to teach the Tang Dynasty language.
Should they learn it? The imperial court would operate in the same way.
Song Jing and the others were thinking about this kind of thing and analyzing the pros and cons.
Before Song Jing could say much, the Winged Knights sent a letter. Then why was the emperor staring at him?
"Minister Song Jing, Hao Lingquan, the general of the Dawu Army, returned silently. You should be rewarded with the position of General," Li Longji said to Song Jing.
"Your Majesty, I have said that if Hao Lingquan is rewarded with the position of General, the soldiers at the border will send troops without permission."
Song Jing still insisted on his idea. He wanted peace and did not take the initiative to attack.
"Li Yi said that if you don't reward him today, no one will risk their lives to kill the enemy. If you don't want to give him the position of General, he will give him the position of General. What do you think?"
Li Longji said to Li Yi and gave Song Jing a way out. He listened to him and did not give him the position of General.
Song Jing: "…"
The difference between General and General was just a little bit. Wouldn't it still give him a high reward if he was at Grade Three or Grade Three?
No, he had to stop it.
"Your Majesty, you can't give him the position of General. Why don't you give him the position of General?" Song Jing objected.
He paused and said, "Your Majesty, Li Yi is too young and not familiar with the matters at the border. The Tang Dynasty frequently sends troops. Other tribes will see the Tang Dynasty as an enemy."
"Li Yi is familiar with military affairs and knows what the soldiers need," Bi Goo said.
He supported Li Yi. Since Li Yi had specially written a note and sent it over, it meant that this matter was of great importance.
Ever since she knew about Li Yi, Li Yi had never made a mistake. If she didn't listen to him, he … he would do bad things. In the end, she still had to follow his decision.
Su Yi, who was also a Prime Minister, looked left and right, momentarily unable to decide who to help.
Everyone became prime ministers together, and the first struggle had come.
"Minister Bi's words are reasonable. In that case, let's make Hao Lingquan a general." Li Longji was unwilling to waste any more time on this matter.
It's not wrong to listen to Brother Yi. Brother Yi is wholeheartedly serving the Tang dynasty. As for the soldiers at the border who are willing to fight other countries, let them fight.
How could he make himself poor? If he didn't have money, he could ask Brother Yi to come up with a way to make a lot of money. Soon, he would have money.
"Yes, Your Majesty," Bi Goo answered. Next, it was time for Zi Wei to issue orders and produce books.
"Go now. A foreign country has come to join us. We should act according to the Li Family Zhuangzi's wishes."
Li Longji didn't even discuss the tribal matters. He followed Li Yi's instructions.
The three of them returned to the office of Xingqing Palace. Song Jing's face was gloomy. He finally felt Yao Chong's previous distress.
The first Prime Minister of the Tang dynasty. His analysis was not as effective as Li Yi's passing of a note.
How could it be like this? He had already said that Hao Lingquan would not be promoted to a high official and would be treated coldly for a period of time.
In the blink of an eye, the imperial court gave Hao Lingquan a general of Secondary Class Class 3. Would he still have dignity as the Prime Minister?
"Can we use the excuse of investigating Hao Lingquan's false claims to merit to delay some time?"
Su Yi had the same idea as Song Jing. The Prime Minister's words had to be effective.
"No." Bi Goo objected, "Li Yi will be very angry when he knows."
"What else can he do to me?" Su Yi was not convinced.
"He can cancel your membership card." Bi Goo pointed in the direction of Heavenly World.
"Membership card …" Su Yi was just about to say that it was okay to not go to Heavenly World, but he suddenly stopped.
He thought of something. The six ministers or the Prime Minister all had membership cards of Heavenly World.
The people all knew that giving benefits to the officials was to prevent them from interfering.
If a Prime Minister's membership card was canceled, what would the people think?
Damn, that Prime Minister must have done something he shouldn't have. There was something wrong with him.
Su Yi thought of this and was shocked. For the first time, he found that the membership card of Heavenly World had an additional function.
The Prime Minister was high and mighty. The people were not familiar with him.
The Li Family Zhuangzi was close to the people. The people understood.
Didn't that mean that the people would think that whoever Li Yi said was a bad official was not good?
Song Jing obviously understood the problem like Su Yi.
He sped up, went back to the office, wrote a note, and sent it to the Ministry of Family Affairs.
The Ministry of Family Affairs used the fastest speed to decide on Hao Lingquan's promotion. After writing it, they immediately sent someone to send it.
Hao Lingquan did not have a house in Chang 'an. He lived in an inn in Dao Zheng Square.
Dao Zheng Square and Xingqing Palace were separated by a road. Hao Lingquan lived here and waited for his promotion.
He looked forward to it every day, but it never came.
In history, he endured with such emotions until the next year. When he got the position of Lang Jiang, he collapsed.
When he was sent to the Turks, it was so dangerous. He carried out the mission well. In the end, he died of grief and indignation in Chang 'an of the Tang dynasty.
Song Jing's way of handling this matter was disgusting. He insisted on waiting for Hao Lingquan to be promoted.
He also waited for things to calm down and people no longer paid attention to it. Then, he casually gave him a small position.
Otherwise, if he directly gave it to Lang Jiang, what would people think when Mozi's head was still hanging?
In history, there were people who praised Song Jing as having legs. It meant that wherever he went, people there would feel the warmth of the spring breeze.
Hao Lingquan didn't feel it. Perhaps the spring breeze that Song Jing placed on him was the spring breeze written by Su Shi, the chilly spring breeze that blew the drunkenness away.
A group of officials from the Ministry of Family Affairs entered Dao Zheng Square Inn. They did not find him. After asking around, they said that he went to the Li Family Zhuangzi.
The officials then went out of Chunming Gate to the Li Family Zhuangzi. They finished the matter today.
Hao Lingquan was drinking. He ate two bowls of noodles. Li Yi did not eat. He gave his bowl to Hao Lingquan.
Two bowls of noodles were enough to fill the stomach. Li Yi drank with him.
The wine was inferior, and the dishes were from the messy bridgehead market.
Everything was given by the people. Each person was given a little.
Hao Lingquan's eyes were still red. There were people squatting and standing next to him, listening to him talk about the Dawu army.
Li Yi helped to spread the news, saying that Hao Lingquan had made great contributions. When the people heard about it, they gave him gifts.
Hao Lingquan looked at the various kinds of food sent by the stalls and was very moved.
"When Mozi was still alive, we had to be on guard against the Tujue. We did not fight with the Tujue tribes.
Sometimes, their people would exchange things with us. They did not have copper coins.
When we exchanged things, we could not get a bargain. Everyone knew the price. However, the price of sheep was low. Two tea cakes could be exchanged for one sheep … "
Everyone liked to listen, so Hao Lingquan told them. He suddenly realized that it was fine even if he did not get promoted.
At least the people knew about him and were willing to give him things. It was worth it.
The people each had a bowl of free hot soup. They drank as they listened.
As they were talking and listening, a group of officials from the Ministry of Family Affairs arrived.
"Greetings, Doctor Li." The officials greeted Li Yi.
Li Yi returned the greeting with cupped fists. He looked at Hao Lingquan.
"General Hao, congratulations. You can receive your appointment." The officials from the Ministry of Family Affairs turned to Hao Lingquan.
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