This was an open and large-scale "favor". After the announcement, the military, local governments, civil officials and generals all smiled, which really diluted a lot of the serious atmosphere brought about by the previous land measurement and troop reorganization.
Of course, there were still accidents. After drinking too much, there was a gap in the prior investigation, and Wang Yan, the governor of Qinfeng Road, cried to Emperor Zhao about his grievances... He was worried that if he left the army like this, coupled with the special nature of the Eight Character Army, people would mistakenly think that he was too eager to seize military power and had done something inappropriate.
Zhao Jiu had no choice but to try his best to coax him, saying that the other party was talented in both civil and military affairs, and should be a civil official. Who knows, if he does well in the future, he could even become a prime minister... This is nonsense.
But you still have to have an attitude.
And you know what, except for Wang Yan, this banquet was much more harmonious than the last one for the generals and officers. It can be seen that these people are also weak and afraid of hardship.
Just like that, Emperor Zhao held a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, which was considered to be a start and end to the Guanzhong affairs. After that, he ignored the repeated urgings from the direction of Tokyo... It was said that the Goryeo envoys had returned there, and Nianhan Guaihan went south to Daming Prefecture, and there were arrangements for the southward rebellion. The empress dowager and the nobles of Yangzhou requested to formally return to Tokyo, and Concubine Pan's "increasingly pregnant" and "missing more and more", and so on and so forth... He was basically forced to wait here in Chang'an, and only led the army back east after the land grant was completely formally completed.
However, before leaving, the final arrangements for Guanxi were finally made, which was to let Yuwen Xuzhong continue to stay in Chang'an, Hu Yin was the transport envoy of the five routes in Guanxi, Han Shizhong's imperial camp left army moved to Chang'an to take charge of Guanxi's military affairs, Wu Jie stationed in Fangzhou to respond to northern Shaanxi and fight against Wanyan Huonu in Yan'an Prefecture...
At the same time, Zhao Jiu formally dismissed Zhang Jun from his position as the transport commissioner of the five routes of Bashu and transferred him to the position of Hanlin scholar, but he appointed Xiaolin scholar as the governor of Chengdu Prefecture and Liu Ziwu as the governor of Lizhou Road.
However, it must be mentioned that a person who had been ignored before unexpectedly received an unprecedented promotion. Zhao Kai, Zhang Jun's former financial confidant, had his powers and responsibilities expanded from the five routes of Bashu to the entire Guanxi because of his outstanding performance. This time, this financial expert is currently assigned to be the transport judge of the nine routes of Guanxi, Bashu, and Shaanxi, and the chief supervisor of tea and salt affairs of the nine routes, and the supervisor of horse purchasing and pastoral affairs along the border.
At the same time, he was given an extra purple robe and was allowed to use military horses to deliver secret letters directly to the emperor... This person was west of Tongguan and was apparently only under the command of Yuwen Xuzhong.
Some people say that this was due to Zhang Jun's recommendation, while others say that this was the government's pilot project for the country's financial reform. If Zhao Kai did well, he might be able to serve the emperor directly, rise rapidly to become the Minister of Revenue, take charge of the country's finances, and even have the opportunity to become a provincial governor.
But no matter what, it was a clear and cool autumn month in September. Not to mention Han Shizhong moving to Huaixi and Qu Duan staying in Guanxi waiting to buy horses, Emperor Zhao led the imperial army and countless other entourage, and officially returned to the capital in a mighty procession. Except for offering sacrifices to Prime Minister Wang at the ruins of the abandoned capital, they did not stay for any extra time.
In mid-September, the emperor arrived in Zhengzhou. The day before, the front-page headlines of the official newspaper were still writing nonsense like "The war is fierce, Tokyo has never wavered in its support for the emperor" and "The emperor will arrive in the capital soon". However, the next day, a very brief supplement was suddenly published.
The supplement contained only five brief messages:
First, Xu Xianggong, who had been handling the issue of converting military settlements into private land in Henan, had actually been ill for a long time. As soon as the emperor returned, he had no choice but to resign in Zhengzhou. The emperor had failed to persuade him to stay in person, and had already agreed to let Xu Xianggong return home.
Moreover, the emperor has already issued an edict, asking the Hanlin scholars to discuss the rewards and treatment of Prime Minister Xu after his retirement as a king. At the same time, they are also discussing the restoration of the treatment of Li Gang and Li Boji.
Second, the Empress Dowager and members of the royal family will continue to guard Yangzhou.
Third, Hanlin scholar Zhang Jun was promoted to Privy Councilor due to his military achievements in Guanxi, and officially became the Prime Minister of the Western Palace.
Fourthly, Yue Fei, the commander-in-chief of the front army of the Imperial Camp, had already led his troops south to quell the rebellion of Zhong Xiang long before the central army of the Imperial Camp arrived in Henan.
Fifth, according to the proposal of Lu Yihao, the Prime Minister of Southeast, the two Prime Ministers of Southeast and Jingxiang were dismissed from their full powers.
Among them, Lu Yihao, the envoy to the southeast, was transferred to be the governor of Liangzhe Road, and Liu Ji, the envoy to Jingxiang, immediately went to Beijing to serve as the deputy prime minister after Yue Fei's troops arrived.
He then summoned Zhao Ding, the transport envoy of the two routes in Huainan, to the capital and appointed him as the prime minister of the capital province to assist the prime minister Lu Haowen in managing the government.
It was Zhao Ding indeed! After all, the emperor's desire to appoint virtuous people overcame his kinship!
As he was about to enter Tokyo, the Imperial Censor Wanqi Xie flicked the paper and sighed. He was not surprised at all, because he had already thought that no matter what, there must be people in the court to do the work.
PS: Thanks to Ning Jing Zhi Ge, Ling Hu Tai Zhong (too embarrassed to complain), and Mei Luo Xiake for their tips. There are now 108 heroes.
I still have to explain a little more. I'm really not feeling well today... My stomach feels really bad, and I feel sore throat every time I sit there.
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