"Congratulations, Judge Wang!" Wang Jun was still confused, but Scholar Xiaolin had already spoken behind the emperor at high speed. It can only be said that he is worthy of being a Yutang scholar, and his reaction is quick. "From now on, you are also a civil official in the same category as me. We must get close to each other."
At this point, Xiao Lin, a scholar, bowed to Emperor Zhao and said, "Your Majesty, do not worry about what others say. There are precedents of talented and virtuous people changing from military officials to civil officials... Da Su, a scholar, once strongly recommended He Qufei, a member of the Right Palace Guard, to become a civil official. This was praised as a good story. Although I am humble, I also want to emulate Da Su's elegance and recommend talents for the country!"
"Well said. There was Su Shi in the past and Lin Biao in the present. Scholars have broad minds and are naturally elegant." The official nodded repeatedly.
By the time Scholar Kobayashi turned around to talk to the emperor, Wang Jun had already realized the intentions between the monarch and his subject... Out of instinct as a military leader, he naturally wanted to refute, but at this moment he was at the mercy of others, and the tragic scene of Fan Qiong was still before his eyes, so how could he dare to say a word?
Moreover, in the Song Dynasty, where civil officials were valued and military officials were despised for hundreds of years, how could it not be considered a great favor to have Xiaolin transfer him to a civil official, even though this meant that he would be deprived of his military power? !
For a moment, Wang Jun, who had always been clear in calculations, became confused.
"Wang Tongpan!" Just when Wang Jun was at a loss, Xiaolin scholar jumped off his horse with a plop, and helped Wang Jun up in the mud without paying attention to the dirt on the ground, and then said confidently, "Since you are a civil official, you should behave like a scholar-official. It is not appropriate to kneel down here even in front of the emperor! Hurry up and bow to the emperor to express your gratitude!"
Wang Jun opened his mouth wide, revealing a huge gap. He was actually caught by the powerless scholar Kobayashi. He bowed to the emperor in public to express his gratitude.
Since Wang Jun had finished his ceremony and received the reward in public, Emperor Zhao smiled and turned to go into the city, while Scholar Xiaolin quickly mounted his horse to catch up with him. The surrounding military officers did not dare to neglect this person who was specially granted the title of Tongpan by the emperor, and they all came forward to congratulate him. However, after congratulating him, when they rode their horses to catch up with Emperor Zhao to go into the city, they could not help but sigh, but it was unclear whether it was envy or ridicule.
Just like that, nothing major happened that day. Liu Yan first took 200 of the best cavalrymen from Fan Qiong's 700 cavalrymen and joined his own unit, and then selected 200 armored soldiers for Yang Yi Zhong. Then Wang De led the rest of the generals in the imperial camp and annexed the 10,000 troops of Fan Qiong's unit like dividing a cake.
The city was calm and everyone was happy, as if nothing had happened.
However, that evening, in the provincial government in Xiangyang City, Emperor Zhao sat in the corridor, looking at the letters and notes sent from Nanyang by candlelight for a long time, but suddenly he spoke to someone beside him and made trouble for no reason: "Defu..."
"I'm here." Liu Yan, who was sitting with a sword in his hand, leaned over hurriedly.
"What are you thinking about?" Emperor Zhao said with a half-smile.
"Nothing else, I was just distracted." Liu Yan shook his head quickly. "I am not as alert as Commander Yang, I am sorry to make you laugh."
"Come to think of it, do you still remember the night when you, Zhengfu and I met in Mingdao Palace?" Emperor Zhao put away the notes, leaned sideways on the chopping board, and asked, pinching his cheek.
"Of course I remember."
"Then are you wondering how the emperor who easily pardoned the rebels in the Red Heart Team back then could come up with such a cruel method today without making a sound?" Emperor Zhao asked casually. "And he was able to remain indifferent at night and stay in this room."
"I... dare not."
"That's it," Zhao Jiu couldn't help but laugh. "Compared to Zhengfu, you still can't speak."
Liu Yan became more and more flustered, but as the emperor said, he was not good at speaking and had no idea how to respond. In panic, the deputy commander of the imperial guards could only look for help from another person in the room, Xiaolin, who had been helping the emperor deal with the notes. However, Xiaolin, who was writing non-stop with his head down, ignored him.
"Don't panic." Zhao Jiu didn't pay attention to the other party's small movements, but sighed quietly. "In fact, I came here from Mingdao Palace, and occasionally asked myself late at night whether some actions were worth it, right or not... But today's matter is not one of them, Fan Qiong deserves it!"
"yes!"
"Jing Mo."
"I'm here." Scholar Kobayashi responded quickly.
"Write a letter... a private letter, not an imperial decree... to Li Xianggong in Yangzhou, clearly list Fan Qiong's deeds, and then ask him for me what he was thinking back then? In the chaotic times, he couldn't tolerate civil officials losing their integrity. Zhang Bangchang called for war and killing, but he never thought about the consequences of military officials losing their integrity? Why did he let this man go on that day with such a ridiculous reason as the difference between civil and military officials?" Zhao Jiu said slowly. "The words should be more intense, and ask him what it means to lead beasts to eat people... Use Zhao Jiu from Cangzhou as the escort."
"I obey your orders!" Scholar Kobayashi accepted the order without hesitation.
Since the order had been given, Emperor Zhao did not hesitate and went straight back to the house where there were still some traces of killing to rest. Liu Yan and Lin Jingmo were speechless.
The whole night passed in silence, and Emperor Zhao also had a sleepless night in this house where who knows how many wronged souls were locked up.
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