"It's Yao Shuai! I'm so sorry for not greeting you sooner!"
"Li Yanchang, enough with the formalities. I am here on the Emperor's orders to take your head."
Li Yanchang was slightly taken aback.
As the sun sank below the horizon, the sky turned a deep blue-green.
In Qinzhou, Fengxiang Prefecture, at the residence of the military commissioner, Wu Yong hosted a banquet to entertain Wang Kuian, the emperor's special envoy.
This time, Wang Kuian also brought another person with him, a military commander of the Huaide Army, who was none other than the historically famous Wu Jie.
After meeting Yao Pingzhong, Wang Kuian rushed over to see Wu Jie, exhausting three horses in the process, traveling day and night.
With Wu Jie and his hundred elite troops, they immediately went to Qin Prefecture.
He came to see Wu Yong as a special envoy of the emperor.
They also brought an imperial edict from the emperor, bestowing upon Wu Yong a higher official rank and a title of nobility.
They also brought a strategic plan for the emperor to attack the Dangxiang.
At the dinner table, Wang Kuian said, "General Wu is a pillar of the Song Dynasty. The Emperor praised General Wu for having the talent of Fan Zhongyan. I would like to toast General Wu again!"
Wu Yong couldn't hide his smile. After a few drinks, he became a little lightheaded.
He looked down on the current emperor. He did not participate in the emperor's northern expedition. In his opinion, the reason why the emperor was able to defeat the Jurchens was because the Jurchens were not as powerful as the legends suggested.
Now he is the Military Commissioner of Qinfeng Road in the Northwest. The Emperor is going to set up a war zone in the Northwest, and the position of Military Governor of this war zone is none other than Wu Yong.
What upset him was that Sun Bangyuan had gone to Tokyo to meet the emperor some time ago, but the emperor had not summoned him.
This suggests that the position of Governor-General of the Northwest War Zone was very likely held by Sun Bangyuan.
At that time, the situation in the Northwest may return to what it was before, with the Jingzhao Prefecture controlling the entire Northwest War Zone.
This is a situation he absolutely does not want to see.
Fortunately, he had already been in secret contact with the Li family of Longxi.
The emperor clearly can't do without him now, which is why he's promoted him again!
The Li family harbored ambitions to restore the former Tang dynasty. Although they and Li Yuan both came from Longxi, they had no connection whatsoever with Li Yuan, yet they still wanted to use the banner of the Li Tang dynasty to restore the country.
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