Lin thought about it and shook his head.
Jiang Shucheng was obviously relieved. He gave Lin instructions.
"From now on, any gifts or visiting cards sent by the Zhang family should be shown to me first!"
Lin didn't understand, but nodded anyway.
Afterwards, Hua Changjue and his family had lunch at Jiang Mansion before returning to Duke Anguo's Mansion.
…
Then there are two days of rest.
Hua Changjue and his family stayed at home. It was not until the third day that Hua Changjue went out to attend court.
The court was in an uproar.
"Master Zhang sacrificed his life for his country! He should be rewarded!"
"And Madam Zhang!"
Zhang Weiwu stood aside, his eyes red. From time to time, ministers came to comfort him. He was always grateful.
The old emperor frowned. He had never expected that the Southern King would suddenly attack Linjiang City. Zhang Meng died in the line of duty, and all the members of the Zhang family were killed.
Now, from the entire Zhang family, the only two people left in Bianjing City are Zhang Weiwu and Zhang Shuqin.
Although he originally asked Hua Changjue and Yu Jinzhi to kill him! But now he still wants to keep his Zhang family!
He couldn't help but look at Hua Changjue. He found that he kept his head down and said nothing. Yu Jinzhi was the same.
"The most urgent task now is not General Zhang's matter! But King Nan's occupation of Linjiang City!" said Old Master Fang.
"Shouldn't we first consider who to send back?"
"That's right! Are we just going to let the King of the South occupy our Great Sheng Dynasty's territory and do nothing about it?"
"We didn't say we don't care! But the Zhang family lost their lives to protect Linjiang City! Are we just going to ignore it?"
"Wouldn't this make the soldiers guarding the border feel chilled?"
The two parties who disagreed had a huge argument.
The old emperor frowned, but finally waved his hand.
Eunuch Lian stepped forward quickly and said with a whisk, "Silence, silence!"
Everyone immediately shut up. The entire hall fell silent.
The old emperor looked at Grand Tutor Fang.
"Who do you think should be sent to attack the Southern King?"
Old Master Fang bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, I think that Prince Gong's fiefdom is the closest to Linjiang City! He also has an army of 200,000! I think Prince Gong can go!"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately jumped out to object!
"Your Majesty, you must not do this! Prince Gong's troops are used to defend Annan! They must not leave easily!"
"Annan is on good terms with our country! What's more, their princes and princesses are still in our Great Sheng Dynasty! The Kingdom of Annan will definitely not act rashly!" said Old Master Fang unhappily.
"That won't work either. Who knows if Annan will take advantage of the fact that our border is empty and attack us!"
"What if the Annan Kingdom and the Southern King join forces? Then, we will not only lose Linjiang City!"
The old emperor nodded. It made sense. Why did the Southern King suddenly send troops? Could it be that he was colluding with some country? No one knew. It was best to be careful.
Hua Changjue stood aside, looking at this and that! The corners of his mouth curled up. Without saying a word, he just watched the show.
King Yan looked back at him, then looked away.
The ministers mentioned several candidates! Either they were stationed in a certain place and could not be transferred at will. Or they were too old and could no longer lead troops to fight.
Zhang Weiwu was comforted for a while, but he still felt very heavy. He didn't expect that he had only been away for ten days.
He has lost all his family members, and his heart is bleeding at this moment.
He turned his head and saw Hua Changjue standing next to him, silent and calm.
There was a sudden surge of emotions in his eyes.
It was Hua Changjue. If Hua Changjue hadn't been the one sowing discord, how could the King of the South suddenly send out troops! How could his family members die tragically!
Zhang Weiwu's eyes were filled with hatred. He wanted to eat Hua Changjue.
He suddenly bowed to the old emperor and said in a deep voice.
"Duke Anguo is a disciple of the old Duke Anguo. He also led troops to fight in the early years. Why not let Duke Anguo go?"
"We will definitely kill the Southern King and his men!"
Everyone was stunned.
Someone reacted quickly and nodded in agreement.
"Indeed, the Duke of Anguo is young and promising, and there should be no problem for him to lead the troops to fight!"
Hua Changjue frowned, thinking about countermeasures, wondering whether he should go. Suddenly he thought of General Hou's meaning. He sighed helplessly in his heart.
The old emperor looked at him, "Hua Changjue, what do you think?"
Hua Changjue quickly bowed his hands and said, "If Your Majesty trusts me, I will definitely fulfill my mission! But I don't have a single soldier, I'm afraid..."
Zhang Weiwu gritted his teeth and said with a fake smile, "General Hou of Changde Prefecture has 200,000 troops under his command! General Hou is also a general under the old Duke Anguo! Duke Anguo will definitely find it easy to use him!"
Hua Changjue glanced at him and said lightly.
"How come Master Zhang knows everything? You seem to be very busy lately! You must have been eavesdropping!"
This is a satire on him, as he has been asking around for things lately.
Zhang Weiwu choked and snorted coldly, saying nothing more.
The old emperor narrowed his eyes, thought about it, and finally made a decision.
"Okay, let's do it!"
"Hua Changjue, listen to my order! You are now appointed as the General of the Southern Expedition! Hou Zhenhong will be the vanguard!"
"You two will lead the 200,000-strong army of Changde Prefecture to attack the Southern King immediately!"
The old emperor said coldly, "This time I will make sure he never returns!"
Hua Changjue bowed.
"Yes, I obey your command!"
"Okay, go get ready and set off early tomorrow morning!"
Hua Changjue bowed and retreated!
After this, the court began to discuss the issue of rewards for the Zhang family.
Finally, the old emperor issued an order to confer the title of Duke of Zhang on Zhang Meng, and confer the title of First-Rank Imperial Edict on Huang Shi. Zhang Weijiang was conferred the title of Marquis of Zhang. Even Zhang Weiwu was granted the title of Marquis of Ding.
He was also an old emperor, and this was the honor bestowed upon their family.
After the court session, Zhang Weiwu looked a little better. He was now a marquis. He walked out with several ministers. Suddenly, he spoke casually.
"General Hou has an only daughter, I think her name is Hou Yingying! I heard she's a beauty!"
"And she's just as brave as a man! She's good at martial arts! She even wants to be a female general! I wonder who's lucky enough to marry her!"
“Oh, really!”
"That means if one family has a daughter, hundreds of families will want her!"
This news soon reached the old emperor's ears.
The old emperor put down the memorial and raised his eyebrows.
"General Hou's only daughter? Hou Yingying?"
Eunuch Lian nodded in agreement.
The old emperor tapped his fingers on the table. "It's time to decide on Cheng'er's principal wife!"
"Go and draw a portrait of Hou Yingying!"
Eunuch Lian was stunned and hurried down to give orders.
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