But Emperor Zhao, who was standing on the riverbank, felt relieved after hearing what he had said. He did not wait for the people present to react and continued to issue orders:
"Imperial edict to the Left Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Camp Central Army, Wang De, the Right Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Li Qiong, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Camp Cavalry, Qu Duan. Once the order arrives, immediately send all 80,000 troops of this headquarters to march westward in order. Qu Duan will march first, followed by Wang De, and Li Qiong will follow. They will march to Shanluo... Tell them that speed is of the essence. I will follow the army and catch up immediately."
"The emperor ordered Han Shizhong, commander of the left army of the imperial camp, Li Yanxian, commander of the central army of the imperial camp, and Wu Jie, commander of the rear army of the imperial camp, to unite the three armies of 130,000 men to form the Hedong Front Army, with Han Shizhong, the Prince of Yan'an, as the Grand Tutor and Marshal of Hedong, and to march to Hedong in unison."
"Order Li Yanxian, the commander of the Imperial Camp Central Army, to leave Zhongtiao Mountain. Once the order arrives, immediately encircle Hezhong Prefecture and contact the Taihang Volunteer Army to join forces with Ma Kuo."
"Order the commander of the left army of the imperial camp, Han Shizhong, to immediately send all 40,000 troops across the river and march to Hedong. Be sure to take Hezhong first."
"Order the rear army commander Wu Jie to temporarily station troops in northern Shaanxi, divide them into groups to attack Luliang and press outside the Yellow River, contact the Khitan and Mongolian tribes, and gather strength for the battle in Hedong."
"Order the governors of Shaanxi, Hu Shijiang, Ningxia, Hu Hongxiu, and Qinfeng to supply military supplies to Guanxi and recruit civilians to ensure smooth military operations at the front. Order the three to send 50,000 Tangut auxiliary troops according to the previous plan, and send the Qinghai tribes to gather at the front and submit to Wu Jie's unified command."
"The emperor ordered the minister Lü Haowen, the governor of the capital, Zhao Ding, the vice minister, Liu Ji, the privy councilor, Zhang Jun, and the vice privy councilor, Chen Gui, to follow the same system and unite the secret cabinet and the public cabinet to take charge of the government affairs."
"Order Privy Councilor Zhang Jun to take charge of the area south of Tokyo and dispatch and transport military supplies across the country."
"Deputy Privy Councilor Chen Gui is the ambassador for the defense of the four walls of Tokyo, focusing on the defense of the capital."
"The emperor ordered the Minister of Works Hu Yin and the Vice Minister of War Liu Hongdao to be in charge of the dispatch, distribution, and transportation of military supplies to the front lines, as well as the recruitment of civilian laborers from various places."
After speaking all this in one breath, Zhao Jiu, looking down from above, calmly asked the crowded courtiers below: "Is there anything missing?"
"Wanqi Xie..." Wang Yan reminded immediately. "According to the record, Jingdong West Road is the main logistics transportation for the East Road, and Wanqi Xiantai must be in charge of the logistics transportation of the two routes of Jingdong."
"I have ordered Wanqi Xie, the governor of the east and west routes of Beijing, to coordinate the logistics of the two routes in Jingdong and ensure the logistics of the march in the east route... Is there anyone else?"
"Your Majesty..." Lu Yihao took a step forward.
"Prince Lu will accompany me to Luoyang, as will Commander Wang, and all the imperial guards will follow me." Zhao Jiu interrupted calmly. "Anything else?"
"Korea, Eastern Mongolia..." Liu Yan bowed his head and made a rare suggestion. "We should send a special envoy as soon as possible."
"Eastern Mongolia is the most important. Let Ningxia Governor Hu Hongxiu and Shaanxi Governor Hu Shijiang make overall arrangements. As for Goryeo, send a decree to severely reprimand Kim Bu-sik. Tell him that starting from today, September 20th, the ninth year of Jianyan, if he sends troops one day later, Goryeo will have to pay a huge military fund!" Zhao Jiu looked at him solemnly. "Anything else?"
Everyone looked at each other in silence.
"Since you all have nothing to say, I still have something to say."
Under the setting sun, Zhao Jiu responded slowly, but he reached out to hold Yue Fei, who was already quite close to him, and then tried to pull him to the river bank.
Of course Yue Fei would not be dragged by Emperor Zhao like this, but how could he not stand still in this situation? He hurriedly went up to the river bank, bowed and waited for orders.
"Pengju, I will travel west to Luoyang, and the whole Hebei province east of Luoyang will be handed over to you." After the other party stood in front of him, Zhao Jiu still held the other party's arm with one hand, and spoke calmly, his expression unchanged.
"I am grateful for the trust and grace from the emperor. I will go through fire and water and even die for you." Yue Fei bowed his head and replied.
The people below did not react extra, because this explanation was extremely common and natural.
"It's not this sentence." Zhao Jiu still spoke calmly. "It's another sentence... I will go west, and you will cross the river. Even if you have a thousand words, it's better to keep silent... But by then we will be thousands of miles apart. Although there are military plans, the changes in the war situation cannot be predicted by human power. As the saying goes, a general is not subject to the orders of the king when he is away from home. What's more, your military strategy is ten times better than mine. So, as long as you make a decision, you don't need to report everything. You can do it yourself."
"I understand!" Yue Fei was excited for a moment.
The civil and military officials under the river bank also looked a little stern.
"You don't understand..." Zhao Jiu paused, then continued to hold the man's arm and spoke slowly. "What I mean is that after crossing the river, you can still decide for yourself whether to advance or retreat, and you can ignore the imperial edict even if there is one... If there is any highest level of explanation, there is only one... Since you have sent out the army, you should avenge the Jingkang humiliation for me and the Song Dynasty."
After saying this, Emperor Zhao put down his hand without waiting for the other party to say anything, and walked down the river bank. The ministers under the river bank, led by Lü Yihao and Wang Yan, Fan Zongyin, Yang Yizhong, Liu Yan, Ren Baozhong, Yu Yunwen, and countless other ministers were caught off guard and hurriedly followed. However, they actually followed the emperor to mount his horse, and then, regardless of the fact that it was getting dark, they surrounded the dragon flag and headed west.
After walking about ten miles, when the moon was above the treetops, Emperor Zhao had completely forgotten about the battlefield on the eastern front and no longer paid any attention to it.
PS: Thanks to the new leader Pingzong Xiayin
I would like to formally wish you all a happy new year. I hope everyone will get rich in the new year... to put it a little cheesy,
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