Just do your best to give advice. If the government needs it, use it. If not, don't. If you win, that's great. If you lose, just let the government retreat to Bashu. That can be considered as your gratitude.
All in all, within one night, Wu Jie went from excitement to nervousness and finally to relief, and coupled with the fatigue from a day of traveling, he finally had a good night's sleep.
When Wu Jinqing woke up again, he was awakened by the heat. He turned over in panic and found that it was already daybreak. Not only that, there were few people in and outside the tent where he slept. There was only a basin of water for washing, a cotton face towel, and a set of finely cut and expensive cotton robes in the tent...
In those days, cotton cloth was already more precious than silk. After the Jingkang Incident, the rebellion in the Wuling area in the southern part of Huguang and the northern part of Guang had lasted for four or five years. The imperial court had no strength to suppress the rebellion, and the production of cotton cloth further declined, making this item even more precious.
Therefore, Wu Jie knew at a glance that it was a gift from the government, and then he did not hesitate to throw away his sweaty and smelly inner clothes, wiped his face and upper body in the tent, and then put on this expensive cotton robe with a specially fitted waist and sleeves, embroidered with brocade flowers, and obviously in the shape of a military uniform.
Noise could be heard from inside the tent. An officer of the imperial guard had already brought in breakfast, which was a cool melon and half a jar of cool millet porridge. Wu Jinqing was not an ignorant man. He naturally knew that this was soaked in well water and was the best way to relieve summer heat. But because he knew that something big was going to happen, he did not hesitate. He just poured out the rice porridge in the jar, drank it heartily, then wiped his mouth and walked out holding the melon.
When he came out of the tent and saw that the sun was almost setting in the south, Wu Da became completely panicked. He simply threw the melon in his hand to an armored soldier in front of the door, and then hurried to the central military tent.
However, at this moment, seeing that General Wu had finally come out of the tent, several soldiers who had been waiting between the central army tent and the side tent turned around in panic, and then ran directly to the central army tent and beat the drums vigorously.
The rumbling of drums was a sign of gathering the troops. Wu Jie knew that they were waiting for him, so he panicked and rushed into the military tent. He saw the young official from yesterday sitting in the center of the army, with Yang Yi Zhong and Liu Yan, the chief and deputy commanders of the imperial guard standing behind him. On his left were the Hanlin academicians, the provincial officials, the attendant and other ministers whom he did not know very well. On his right were the commander-in-chief of the imperial camp, Wang Yuan, whom he had met last night, and the two leaders of the Beiwei army from Guandong, standing with their hands behind their backs.
In addition, there was an empty seat next to the desk where the official was sitting, which made Wu Jie excited again.
However, when Emperor Zhao saw Wu Jie coming in, he just smiled slightly and gestured with his lips to let the latter stand next to Wang Yuan for a while, but he did not rush him to sit down.
Wu Jie quickly adjusted his mood and stood solemnly in the tent.
A moment later, with the sound of drums, countless soldiers and generals poured in. Wu Jie glanced and found that in addition to familiar faces such as Liu Xi, Liu Qi, Murong Wei, Li Yanqi, Qiao Ze, and Zhang Zhong, there were many people he didn't know at all. It was not until the sturdy Wang De, and Qiao Zhongfu and Zhang Jing, three former generals of the Western Army under Liu Guangshi, entered together, but stood only behind another general, that he realized... The emperor had gathered all the generals of the surrounding imperial camp for his own sake.
All I can say is that it was fortunate that this place was still eighty miles away from the Jin army camp, otherwise, after the scouts found out, Wanyan Loushi would have attacked at all costs.
"Please wait for me in the front camp for a long time."
As Emperor Zhao spoke, Wu Jie's face became more and more red, but he himself was always yellow-faced, so it was not obvious. No matter how rich Wu Jie's psychological activities were, the emperor did not say anything extra, but got straight to the point. "Today's meeting is not about anything else, but only about one thing... Although I have come to the front line in person, I am not familiar with military affairs after all. As the saying goes, everyone has his own specialty, and there should be a general to take charge of the overall situation when fighting. Especially now, in Guanxi, Han Liangchen and Li Yanxian both have important tasks and cannot get away easily. Among the troops that have been hastily gathered, there are six routes in Guanxi and several troops in the imperial camp, and someone must take charge of the overall situation for me..."
Having said this, many people have already directed their slightly suspicious eyes towards the yellow-faced Wu Jie... From yesterday until now, there have been rumors everywhere that Qu Da rode an iron elephant into the camp to take charge of the battle. As a result, when they entered the camp today, they did not see Qu Da's red face, but saw Wu Da's yellow face. Moreover, this person was wearing such a flashy cotton robe and uniform, and standing so close to the emperor. How could people not be suspicious?
As expected, Zhao Jiu was too lazy to keep the secret. He sat still without even moving his eyes, and directly called out, "Mr. Wu, listen to my orders!"
"I'm here!" Wu Jie immediately stepped out and bowed.
At this time, Hanlin scholar Lin Jingmo suddenly stepped out and stood between the emperor and Wu Jie, then spread out a bright yellow silk in public, shocking all the generals in the tent to step out and kneel behind Wu Jie... They were not civil officials, and kneeling was too common for them.
In response to this, Lin Jingmo paused for a moment, and then began to announce the decree in public: "Provincial Governor: A sage follows the movement of heaven and earth, and his army must have a name; a king controls the power of both China and foreign countries, and the army that responds will win. I am concerned about the strategy of the core, and I will work together to quell the danger of foreign aggression, and I will make great achievements, and I will tell you. Wu Jie, the Right Military Officer, the Governor of Zhongzhou, the General Manager of Jingyuan Road, the founding son of Baoding County, and the fief of 500 households, is loyal and righteous by nature, and his wisdom and courage are called a hero..."
After hearing this, everyone understood clearly that it was Wu Da who had taken the position.
Moreover, the emperor made such a fuss that he even took off his pants to fart and specifically cited the imperial edict. It was obvious that he wanted to warn everyone that his regard for Wu Jie was unshakable and no one was allowed to challenge the authority of this great guy Wu.
However, Lin Jingmo kept reading, and soon he read out a passage that stunned everyone in the tent:
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