After Li Qin finished writing the imperial edict, he had it taken to the court and went through the proper procedures before sending it to Li Hongji in Luoyang.
Li Qin then went on to handle other government affairs.
After all, he didn't have much hope for Li Hongji, who came from a background of refugee.
Although this imperial decree meant nothing to Li Qin.
However, Li Hongji in Luoyang was overjoyed upon receiving this imperial decree.
He held the imperial edict in his hand and examined it repeatedly.
He then waved the imperial edict in his hand to the many brothers in front of him and said:
"Everyone, look, the General of Henan, a high-ranking official of the second rank."
I never imagined that my family, Li Hongji, who have been farmers for generations, would become a high-ranking official of the second rank.
That Li Qin is really generous; he's so kind.
At this moment, the brothers under Li Hongji saw the imperial edict in Li Hongji's hand.
Everyone had a happy expression on their face.
Most of them were farmers who used to work in the fields.
If it weren't for the Yellow River bursting its banks, turning them into disaster victims, and then, with a determined heart, leading their people to rise up in rebellion...
They estimated they would spend their entire lives working on those few acres of land until they died.
They dreamed of becoming a seventh-rank county official, even in their wildest dreams.
After all, the furthest many people had ever been was the county town.
Who would have thought that Li Qin would simply wave his hand and directly give their elder brother the rank of second-grade general?
Just as everyone was happy, Qi Anyao below frowned.
After glancing at the imperial edict from Li Qin to Li Hongji, he immediately said to Li Hongji:
"Your Majesty, Li Qin's imperial edict is fraudulent."
"Is this a trap?"
Li Hongji looked at the imperial edict in his hand, and the smile on his face suddenly froze.
But Qi Anyao pointed to the contents of the imperial edict and said:
"Your Majesty, Li Qin will appoint you as the General of Henan and grant you all the land south of the Yellow River in Henan."
However, the area south of the Yellow River is now filled with disaster victims, and Li Qin did not want to take over this mess.
He only controlled the three prefectures north of the Yellow River in Henan, and never extended his influence south of the Yellow River.
Moreover, he instructed us to collect our military pay and other necessities from the governor's office.
But then he appointed you as the Governor of Henan. Isn't that just making us ask ourselves for money?
After Qi Anyao finished speaking, Li Hongji, who had been blinded by the high-ranking official of the second rank, was relieved.
He immediately realized what was happening and carefully examined the imperial edict in his hand.
After understanding the discussion inside.
Li Hongji immediately turned the imperial edict over, held it in one hand, pointed at it with the other, and said with a smile:
"Well, I thought that Li Qin was very generous."
He immediately appointed a second-rank official.
In the end, all they gave us was a title; they gave us nothing else.
I just praised him for nothing.
With a smile, Li Hongji placed the imperial edict in his hand on the table next to him.
Then he addressed the brothers in front of him:
"Alright, although Li Qin didn't give us money, he did recruit us and gave us official positions."
From then on, we were no longer bandits, but officials of the imperial court.
From then on, like Hong Chengchou of Shaanxi, I was part of an army under the command of Duke Li Qin.
Moreover, since we are in Luoyang, with Li Qin in Hebei behind us, he wouldn't dare to attack us easily.
Our goal has been achieved.
They gained a foothold in Luoyang.
After he finished speaking, everyone present smiled.
Qi Anyao immediately stepped forward and said:
"Your Majesty, we have now submitted to Li Qin, although Li Qin is very short of food and military supplies."
However, if I were to ask Li Qin for some military equipment, he would probably give it to me.
These battles fought by Li Qin, the entire armory of the capital, and the spoils along the way.
He must have a lot of weapons at his disposal right now.
We asked him for some weapons, even the defective ones that they wouldn't want, which was already a great help to many of our brothers who were still using wooden sticks.
Li Qin and his army didn't care for those defective weapons; they didn't know how to use them. They figured they were just sitting in the armory anyway, so they might as well give them to us.
We can write to Li Qin and ask him to give us those weapons.
Even if we don't give it to them, we won't lose anything.
After listening to Qi Anyao's words, Li Hongji nodded repeatedly and said:
"Alright, you're right. I'll write to Li Qin later and ask him for some weapons."
After Li Hongji finished speaking, he said a few other things to the many brothers in front of him, and then he ended the meeting.
After the meeting ended, he stopped Qi Anyao and asked him:
"Sir, although we have basically stabilized Luoyang and other places, some refugees have begun to gather here."
But we brothers don't have much food left.
Qi Anyao then bowed to Li Hongji and said:
"Your Majesty, this is what we need to do next. Now that we have accepted Li Qin's investiture, we have secured our rear and gained a foothold in Luoyang."
The next step is to expand southward.
"southward?"
Li Hongji was also taken aback when he heard Qi Anyao's words.
Qi Anyao then continued:
"Your Majesty, having already accepted Li Qin's investiture, you can use Li Qin's banner to rally other rebel armies within Henan."
Then they marched south and attacked Nanyang.
"Nanyang?"
Li Hongji was taken aback after hearing Qi Anyao's words.
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