"It's not exhaustion," Zhao Jiu sighed. "It's still Li Yanxian. If Li Yanxian hadn't recovered Shanzhou at this time, how could Wanyan Loushi retreat to Hedong in one breath? In terms of military merits, Li Yanxian's own strength is almost as strong as the 100,000 soldiers of Zongliu, and not weaker than the four generals Han Zhang of Huaishang and Yue Zhang of Jizhou... No wonder he got angry... When he was appointed as the governor of Shanzhou, he was awarded an additional level of military merit."
"Yes." Yu Wenxuzhong bowed in response, but continued to introduce himself.
Emperor Zhao had also heard almost everything… It turned out that after Wanyan Loushi swept through the Guanzhong Plain and withdrew, the area was in a mess, just like the situation in Jingxi before. It was impossible to distinguish between the rebels and bandits, and they almost occupied the entire Guanzhong Plain. The good news was that due to the rapid retreat, most of the remaining Western Army troops were saved in the mountainous areas of Guanxi. Among them, high-level officials and generals such as Wang Shu, the governor of Fuyan Road and the governor of Yan'an Prefecture, Xi Gong, the governor of Huanqing Road, and Wang Xie, the governor of Wenzhou, survived.
As for the generals at the command level, there are seven or eight who are confirmed to be alive and have troops, including Qu Duan, Xin Qizon (the second son of the Xin family), Liu Xi, Zhao Zhe, and Liu Xiliang... However, they are scattered everywhere, and there are only reports of their activities.
"Forgive me for speaking frankly," Yuwen Xuzhong said sternly. "The Guanzhong Plain is still out of control, and we are out of reach. Unless the various tribes recapture Fengxiang and Chang'an, there is no way to gather them together. But once Chang'an is recaptured, we should immediately send an official to Shaanxi to appease the people."
Zhao Jiuqing knew that there was really nothing he could do about this matter, so he could only encourage Yuwen Xuzhong and then move on from the matter.
Next is the issue of the Yuanyou Party, which Xu Jingheng is responsible for... There are too many people involved in this matter, and it goes without saying that there are some "unsatisfactory" aspects. It is nothing more than a conflict between the government's political stance and the general political cognition of the bureaucrats.
However, just when Prime Minister Xu was about to strongly advise Emperor Zhao, Emperor Zhao suddenly skipped the matter and only had a talk with Xu Jingheng about the local decision. Then he discussed with everyone about summoning those talents to the palace for the examination in a few days. Before he knew it, the sun was already setting... Then Emperor Zhao no longer hesitated, and directly used the excuse of time issue to let the prime ministers disperse, and then called for Scholar Xiaolin to follow him, and then he went into the harem himself.
It was a common practice for Hanlin scholars to be on duty in the palace, so although this move made several new scholars a little jealous, they had nothing to say, especially since this extremely shrewd scholar Lin had just made a great contribution.
However, just as the officials were leading the crowd to see the official off, greeting each other and inviting each other, and just as they were preparing to return home after a long period of time, suddenly, Scholar Kobayashi returned accompanied by Yang Yizhong and Liu Yan.
"Four gentlemen, please stay." Scholar Kobayashi called out to several of them from afar.
When Lu Haowen and the others heard this, they were already nervous, and when they turned around, their scalps tingled... It turned out that this scholar Xiaolin actually held four pieces of paper with wet ink in his hand. At the same time, the people around, from Zhang Jun on down, were stunned after seeing the situation clearly, but instead quickened their pace and left the hall one after another.
I can only say that this official's method of forcing people to do things is really terrifying... Of course, there must be people who are eager to enjoy this kind of treatment of a note.
But no matter what, the four of them had already gone back helplessly, and Mr. Lu even had the nerve to peel off the notes from Lin Jingmo's hands.
Scholar Xiao Lin smiled slightly, but spoke first: "The emperor has said before that these are small matters, and they are not for you gentlemen to do. After you discuss it, you can hand it over to others to deal with it quickly."
This just meant that the four people were asked to give legitimacy to these four notes. Lu Haowen's mind moved, and he naturally became calm.
When the first piece of paper was opened, the words "gunpowder shop" were clearly written on it.
Without waiting for the doubtful Lu Xianggong to ask, Lin Jingmo simply explained: "The government has said that a gunpowder workshop should be set up in Nanyang. It is just a gunpowder workshop, independent of the Military Equipment Bureau. There is no need to discuss it. It will be set up near Nanyang and it must be done quickly."
Lu Haowen nodded slightly, and felt that this matter was indeed simple, so simple that he wanted to hold the note and do it himself, because the Song Dynasty had a special gunpowder workshop many years ago... But under the watchful eyes of the public, and with the official's oral order, he could not force himself to do such a simple thing to show his ability. Instead, he could only turn around and ask Wang Boyan who was related to this matter... This is also the boredom and helplessness of the prime minister's life:
"Who does Mr. Wang think should be given to it?"
Wang Boyan thought for a moment, and when he saw the man following Xiaolin, he simply responded, "This is a matter of military affairs. How about letting the Imperial Guard handle it, Commander Yang?"
Yang Yi Zhong looked calm and stepped forward to greet him. Lu Haowen felt confused and immediately handed the note to Yang Yi Zhong, who was at ease, and then he peeled off the second one.
When the second note was opened, it was exactly the three characters "Hu Hong Xiu".
Prime Minister Lu had no idea who Hu Hongxiu was, but Lin Jingmo immediately spoke up: "The emperor said that this is the person who recently made military proposals. He is probably among the two Xin commanders. Please find this person. It would be best if we could go to the palace together in a few days and take the palace examination together."
Lu Haowen suddenly realized and felt that the matter was not worth mentioning. He even wanted to hand it over to Liu Yan directly. But since this matter involved the military, it was not easy for Yuwen Xuzhong to pass it on. Yuwen Xuzhong was straightforward. He just took it casually and handed it to Liu Yan without any delay.
Perhaps because the first two things were too simple, Mr. Lu had already unfolded the third note.
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