Yue Fei quickly stood up and responded, while Mrs. Guo was overjoyed and kowtowed repeatedly.
A moment later, Mrs. Guo left the lobby of the military camp, and this little matter was over. However, the lobby seemed a little dull, and almost everyone was guessing what Emperor Zhao was thinking.
But soon there was no need to guess. Zhao Jiu just sat in the slightly dull lobby for a while, then stood up with a smile and ordered:
"Pengju, don't go back to Jinan, and don't follow me to Qingzhou. Just wait here. Do you understand?"
Yue Fei was slightly startled, then quickly nodded in agreement.
Afterwards, the official did not check the local army in Gaoyuan anymore, but got up and left the military camp directly. The ceremonial entourage that had just rested for a while was shocked and hurriedly got up and continued to follow the official to the southeast... It seemed that the official only had a meeting in Gaoyuan and then went directly to Qingzhou.
The civil and military officials accompanying him were all silent.
It was not until the evening of that day, when they were about to cross the Shishui River, that Wang Yan, the most senior official among them, could no longer hold back... Of course, it could also be because of the recommendation of the accompanying ministers... He stepped forward to persuade them: "Your Majesty, why not wait until tomorrow morning to cross the river!"
"What's the difference between crossing now and crossing tomorrow morning?" Zhao Jiu, who was riding on a horse, smiled.
"Why not send an envoy forward to inform General Zhang?" The accompanying Hanlin scholar Fan Zongyin also stepped forward and pleaded.
"We are not going to any enemy territory!" Zhao Jiu still smiled. "I am walking on my own land. Do I need to report it?"
"Your Majesty, we are short of soldiers." Even the usually quiet Liu Yan could not help but step forward. "Why not ask Yue Jiedu behind us to lead the Gaoyuan troops to escort Your Majesty..."
"This is even more ridiculous. In our country, the imperial army is densely stationed. Do I need to guard against anyone else?" Zhao Jiu still had a smile on his face.
At this time, even Ren Baozhong, who was in an awkward position, and Lu Benzhong, who was a little confused, could not wait any longer and stepped forward to persuade them.
But Zhao Jiu had obviously made up his mind. He waved his hand and directly pointed out the window paper: "You think too much... The relationship between me and General Zhang is not as serious as you think. After he held on in such a difficult situation on Huaishang that day, I regarded him as my confidant. Now that I go to see him, we have our own conversations from the bottom of our hearts. How can you interrupt?"
No one dared to persuade him.
Zhao Jiu did not hesitate and took the lead, climbed the bridge and crossed the river, and stayed on the other side of the river that night.
The next day, Emperor Zhao abandoned his infantry and most of his civil officials, gathered 700 cavalrymen, and galloped southeast. After arriving in Linzi in the morning, he rested for a while. After causing chaos in Linzi City, he left Wang Yan, Ren Baozhong and some of the imperial guards to linger in the military camp, and then left with Liu Yan, whom he trusted most, and led 500 cavalrymen.
At dusk, they finally arrived at Yidu, the capital of Qingzhou. This was where Zhang Jun and his Imperial Camp Right Army headquarters were stationed. It was only then that Zhao Jiu ordered the ceremonial guard to be launched, releasing the previously stored dragon banner and the black and white bull banners.
Moreover, the soldiers stationed in Qingzhou were of course the old veterans of Zhang Jun's Right Army of the Imperial Camp, the so-called old soldiers of the Imperial Camp. They were not unfamiliar with Emperor Zhao, and were even more familiar with the dragon flag. The matter of the black and white flags was also published in the official newspaper and became widely known.
Therefore, as soon as the ceremonial procession came out, Tian Shizhong's troops stationed outside Qingzhou city were panicked and on the one hand ordered all soldiers not to leave the camp without permission, and on the other hand gathered several commanders and hurriedly chased after the big banner.
When Tian Shizhong approached, he saw that it was indeed the Imperial Guard and Emperor Zhao. He was terrified, but he could only kowtow and greet them on the side of the road.
"Where is Boying?"
At this time, Zhao Jiu still looked relaxed. "Tian Qing, lead the way, and don't disturb the people."
Tian Shizhong was getting more and more confused, but he didn't dare to say anything at this time. He just followed the order and led the way to Zhang Jun's mansion. As a result, he first met Zhang Zigai, the former commander of the Imperial Camp, who was on holiday to visit his uncle and had been a guard in front of the emperor, and then met Zhang Jun himself who hurried out to greet him. But when the emperor and his subjects met, they just exchanged a casual greeting on the side of the road, and then Emperor Zhao said the same thing, just let them lead the way to Zhang's mansion.
The Zhang Mansion covers a huge area and is obviously the former residence of local dignitaries. It was taken over by Zhang Jun during the chaos of war... There is nothing to say about this kind of thing... And Zhao Jiu walked in grandly and sat down in the hall. Led by Zhang Boying, Tian Shizhong, Zhang Zigai and other military officials, they all knelt down naturally and greeted each other again in the hall.
This time, Emperor Zhao was not in a hurry to get these people up. He just smiled in the hall and said, "How is it, Boying? Did I scare you this time? Are you as surprised as the last time in Caicheng?"
Zhang Jun raised his head from the ground and smiled bitterly: "The emperor came at night and went straight into my bedroom. It is different after all."
"Really?" Zhao Jiu smiled.
"But I am still frightened." Zhang Jun immediately lowered his head again. "Your Majesty... But did I make you angry about Zhang Zongyan's matter?"
"I'm not angry." Zhao Jiu thought about it and answered seriously. "I'm really not angry, or I'm not angry enough... Boying, think about it, if I was really angry, I would have asked your son-in-law and nephew to hold your left hand and your right hand on the side of the road. Why would I walk all the way into your house and tell you about the old Cai story with a smile?"
The hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
"Let's have a banquet!" Zhao Jiu thought about it and suddenly said, "I didn't have the chance to have a banquet at your house last time. Today is the twelfth lunar month. I have traveled over a hundred miles and I am really hungry. I want to try the fresh New Year dishes from Qi and Lu... Don't invite anyone else, even the local officials. Just the four or five of us can have a banquet in the hall and have a good chat."
"I will obey your order!" Zhang Jun felt relieved.
It was said to be a banquet, but everyone knew that it was nonsense to hastily put out the kind of buffet that Zhang Jun had organized in the capital. What's more, it was still the twelfth month of winter, and even green vegetables were rare.
However, since it was Zhang Jun's residence, there were always some braised meats with ginger and fermented black beans, stored green vegetables, fresh seafood, and local beef, mutton, pork, chicken, duck, and goose, so it was quite abundant.
Not to mention that the accompanying cavalry had a rare feast outside, there was only one table for five people in the main hall. Zhang Jun carefully arranged it and personally toasted several times. Seeing that the official accepted all the guests, he finally tentatively opened the topic again:
"The official didn't bring any entourage?"
Zhao Jiu swallowed a meatball hastily and raised his hand to indicate, "I brought a few, but I am meeting Zhang Qing here, so it is useless to bring them with me, so I will leave them behind."
Zhang Jun smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty is considerate of me, I am grateful."
"Tell me the truth about Zhang Zongyan's matter. Did you know about it before?" Zhao Jiu suddenly turned his head and asked.
PS: Thanks to Maybe Future for the eighth cuteness, and thanks to Nanami-san for the upper cuteness. This is the 151st cuteness in this book!
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