"I am ashamed! How can I be ranked alongside Han and Li?" Yue Fei rarely showed excitement.
"Mr. Tian?" Zhao Jiu was not in a hurry to communicate with Yue Fei, but looked directly at Tian Shizhong.
"I think so too." Tian Shizhong, who had just impeached Yue Fei in person, seemed to be prepared at this time and blurted out without hesitation.
Zhao Jiu nodded and became a little more serious: "I have something to tell you."
"yes."
"Now that Jingdong has been pacified, the Right Army of the Imperial Camp should abandon Xuzhou and other garrisons and move north to Qingzhou. You and Zhang Qing must have anticipated this... The Privy Council must have already issued some notice."
"I have indeed heard of it, and I had expected it."
"Once the Right Army of the Imperial Camp moves north, it will fight more jointly with the Left Army of the Imperial Camp and the Navy of the Imperial Camp against the Jin Army in Hebei. This is inevitable, and I think you should have expected it long ago."
"I, General Zhang, and other members of the Imperial Camp Right Army have indeed already guessed it."
"As for the Dengzhou sea vessels, I have already told Zhang Boying that sea vessels and river vessels are completely different. I will form a separate Imperial Navy in the Denglai area... It will not be a large organization, and may not have a dedicated commander, but it will also act independently, and will be ranked alongside the Navy, Right Army, and Front Army."
"Yes, the governor has already made it clear to me."
"That's good." Zhao Jiu paused for a moment, and then became more serious. "I have already written a private letter to Zhang Qing. Go back and tell him in person... Of course, he is still the commander of the Right Army of the Imperial Camp, and a governor of one side, but in the future, when the Front Army of the Imperial Camp and the Right Army meet and fight together, tell him not to compete with Yue Qing for priority, and always follow Yue Qing!"
Zhao Jiu paused for a moment before continuing, "I consider his seniority and do not want to lose face by issuing a special document, but I want to make it clear to him in this letter. You must convey it clearly... This is my intention... If he is dissatisfied, he must come and talk to me in person. Is that clear?"
"I understand!" Tian Shizhong had guessed that there would be such words, so when the time came, he actually felt somewhat relieved.
Zhao Jiufu looked at Yue Fei again and said, "Pengju, I know your intentions and ambitions. Adding a few military governors to the garrisons doesn't mean much to you. Let the Privy Council take care of it... The reason why I must call you here today to talk face to face is that I want to have another conversation with you."
"Yes!" Even though Yue Fei had a deep temperament, he was extremely serious at this moment, yet he couldn't help showing some excitement.
"Li Yanxian is in the center and cannot be shaken. To the west of Li Yanxian's jurisdiction, Han Shizhong will naturally be in charge of the overall situation. To the east of Li Yanxian, from today onwards, if there is no clear will or document from the central government, you will be in charge of the decision-making on the spot..." Zhao Jiu said slowly. "I will have clear instructions with Zhang Rong, Zhang Jun, Wang De, and Li Qiong, and let them take you as the leader when they encounter war. I have also chosen your old subordinate Li Bao as the first commander of the Imperial Camp Navy... From today on, my eastern side will be entrusted to you, Yue Pengju!"
This was to formally hand over the temporary command power of the lower reaches of the Yellow River to Yue Fei. In other words, except for Han Shizhong and Li Yanxian, Yue Fei actually had the right to temporarily command all other generals in the absence of a clear imperial edict or order from the Privy Council.
"I will never refuse even if I die!" Yue Fei bowed his head.
Zhao Jiu nodded and smiled again, then turned to look at Yang Yi Zhong. Yang Yi Zhong understood and looked at Ban Zhi behind him. A man immediately came out from Ban Zhi, holding a folded flag.
"This is for Han Liangchen. I was so confused that I just remembered it. It's a pity that I didn't give it to him in person." Zhao Jiu smiled. "But it doesn't hurt to show it to Yue Qing."
Following the official's words, the flags were opened on the spot by several squad leaders. It turned out to be a large banner embroidered with 'Unparalleled in the World', in the same shape as Li Yanxian's 'Mainstay'... Yue Fei, who was originally a little curious, was speechless for a moment. Even though he had never cared about these things, he couldn't help but feel a little envious today as he had won such a big prize.
Soon, the flag was taken away, placed in a wooden box, and sealed with the imperial seal... It was obvious that this was meant to be sent to Han Shizhong.
But soon, as if he had seen through Yue Fei's thoughts, Emperor Zhao waved again: "There are two more things for Yue Qing."
Yue Fei hurried to see, and saw a man coming up first.
"This is Zhang Zigai, Zhang Boying's most promising nephew. He has been in prison for a year. Today I will send you to the army as a general." Zhao Jiu quickly revealed the answer, as if he wanted to give Yue Fei an advantage over Zhang Jun, who had the most experience.
Yue Fei came to his senses instantly, and Zhang Zigai, under the complicated gaze of Tian Shizhong, bowed to the new commander, and then stood behind him and stood side by side with Yang Zaixing and Guo Jin, who had been watching the show for half a day.
"The second thing..."
Seeing another flag being brought over by Ban Zhi and delivered to Zhang Zigai, Yue Tian Zhang and the others were all curious and as expected, but Emperor Zhao suddenly laughed and prepared to keep the secret. "I wanted to let Yue Qing open it after he returned, but as the saying goes, a good boy rolls out the names outside Donghua Gate, some things are taken out to be seen by others. I like this kid Yue Yun very much, so don't wait, and go back from the main gate of Xuande Tower today with this big flag... This is the only time, don't refuse, Zhengfu (Yang Yizhong's name) will do it, and make sure Yue Qing indulges himself once."
After saying this, without waiting for Yue Fei to say anything else, Zhao Jiu simply waved his hand and chased the man away.
Just like that, let's not talk about how Yue Fei was urged by Yang Yizhong to mount his horse and arrange the ceremonial guards outside the Yiyou Gate, and then stared blankly at the opened big banner behind him... A quarter of an hour later, inside the palace, the whole hall of Chongwenyuan was in an uproar, and officials from the six ministries, nine temples, five prisons and one agency went out to see.
Even Zhao Ding, Zhang Jun, Liu Ji, Chen Gui and others could not sit still for a moment, and they also went out of the gate of Chongwenyuan to see, and then they were all stunned.
It turned out that Yue Peng was riding a horse in the middle wearing a brocade robe, with more than a hundred guards on his left and right, displaying the ceremonial guard of a prince, and walking through the palace in a show of force... That was fine... The most eye-catching thing was the large banner standing behind the commander-in-chief of the imperial camp's front army. The shape of the banner was similar to that of Li Yanxian, but the key point was that there were four large imperial characters written on the banner from top to bottom, which were 'Serve the country with loyalty'!
Such a magnificent procession and eye-catching flags passed straight in front of the main gate of Chongwenyuan, then turned left in front and came out of the rarely opened main gate of Xuande Building, and then music and gongs began to play.
Then, he continued to ride his horse through the gates and chant the names of people on the Imperial Street amid the stunned gaze of more Tokyo citizens, scholars, and officials.
Like everyone else in the capital, Prime Minister Zhao Ding watched for a long while, until the gong sound completely disappeared, then he twirled his beard and sighed: "From today on, there will also be good men riding horses in front of Xuande Tower! The means by which the emperor has gathered these generals is truly unprecedented!"
Prime Minister Zhang Jun shook his head and said, "In this case, there is no need to worry about the rumors about Jingdong. It is always a good thing!"
Deputy Prime Minister Liu Ji wanted to agree, but then he remembered that he had only shaken hands and chatted on Fangcheng Mountain, and he couldn't help feeling a little sad, so he simply turned back to the capital to work first.
PS: Thanks to Mr. Qinglin, the 119th!
By the way, I will continue to offer a new book "Han Mo Zong Heng Tian Xia", which is about Lü Bushe's son...
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