Not long after, the prince Zhao Huan hurried to the imperial study room. He knelt down and paid a great ceremony to worship, "Son of mine, see my father!"

"The emperor is not willing to give me a favor!"

"Thank you, Father!"

Zhao Huan stood up, stood aside with his hands down, Zhao Ji smiled and said, "I guess the emperor already knows the news of Yelu Chun's death, right?"

"I've heard of it."

"Don't the emperor think this is a great opportunity? The Liao Kingdom is in chaos and people are in panic. At this time, we will send troops to Yanjing again, and we will definitely be able to recover our hometown, completely destroy the Liao Kingdom, and wash away the shame for a hundred years!"

Zhao Huan was shocked and quickly knelt down again, "Please think twice!"

"I have been thinking about it for two days and have thought it through carefully. I have decided to send troops, but I am considering letting the emperor take up the position of commander of the three armies. I wonder what the emperor wants?"

Zhao Huan immediately understood that his father was going to use him as a scapegoat. He felt very hatred in his heart, but he did not dare to refuse. He suddenly remembered what Li Yanqing asked Wu Min to bring to him. With Tong Guan, the Northern Expedition would undoubtedly be defeated. He pondered for a moment and said, "My son is willing to share his worries for his father, but Mr. Chen hopes to be the real commander!"

Shishen is to control the real military power. How could Zhao Ji agree? He pondered for a moment: "Prince Xu's commander, this is the custom since the founding of the Song Dynasty. Although I am willing to make you a Shishen, I dare not break the rules of the ancestors. Let's do this! I will recommend the candidate for the commander."

Zhao Huan had no choice but to say: "My son hopes to remove Tong Taiwei from his position as Xuanfu and to appoint Zong Shidao as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition."

Zhao Ji frowned, "Tong Guan has been in charge of the army for many years. If he is in charge of Hebei, he can stabilize the morale of the army. Why should he be replaced?"

"A man also read the report of Taiwei Gao. Tong Guan did bear a great responsibility for the failure of the last Northern Expedition. He accused Liu Yanqing of being greedy for his achievements, but concealed the fact that he refused to distribute food. The man man was worried that Zhong Shidao would be the commander-in-chief, and Tong Guan would once again avenge his private revenge."

Zhao Ji took a few steps behind his hands and thought for a long time: "The last failure was due to insufficient food transportation from north to go to the north. We cannot blame Tong Guan completely. This is how to use the strategy of attacking the Western Xia. Zhong Shidao is responsible for the East Road, not controlled by Tong Guan, and Tong Guan is responsible for the attack on the West Road."

Zhao Huan also knew that this was his father's biggest concession. Tong Guan could not control the seizure of the teacher, which could be regarded as meeting the conditions for the draw that Li Yanqing said, without Tong Guan's interference.

Zhao Huan had no choice but to compromise, "Then follow the arrangements of the father. In addition, my son will make three more suggestions, hoping that the father will be right!"

Seeing that the prince compromised, Zhao Ji was overjoyed and smiled and said, "You said, as long as it is reasonable, I can accept it!"

"First, we need to transfer grain into Hebei before going to the Northern Expedition"

Before Zhao Huan finished speaking, Zhao Ji said happily: "This plan is just what I want, I am right!"

"Secondly, I hope that my father will transfer 50,000 Hedong Army to Zhong Shidao, and Zhong Shidao will command the Hedong Army to the northern expedition."

Zhao Ji was still a little resentful of the Zhong family army's statement. He pondered for a moment: "Hedong needs to be prepared for Xixia to take the opportunity to go south. If the army cannot be transferred all, just transfer 30,000 Hedong troops! The insufficient part can recruit troops in Hebei."

What the father said was reasonable, so Zhao Huan agreed, "Then transfer 30,000 Hedong Army. Another third suggestion is that my son wants to transfer a group of famous generals from various places to assist Zhong Shidao, and hope that the father will be right!"

Zhao Ji immediately saw through his son's purpose, and wanted to take the opportunity to put his confidant into Zhong Shidao's army to gain military power. If he had refused it at all, he would have refused now, but now he needs to use his son as a shield...

Zhao Ji thought for a while and said, "There are too many auxiliary ministers. I think it's enough for up to five people. The emperor can draw a list for me. If there is no problem, I will approve it!"

Zhao Huan had no choice but to bow and said, "There is a list of ministers. I recommend the famous prefect Zhang Shuye, the governor of Jeju Zongze, the former supervisor and censor Li Gang, the governor of the Baoan Army, Zong Shizhong, and the governor of Jiayu County Li Yanqing, and the commander of the five people to assist Zhong Shidao."

Zhang Shuye, Zong Ze, and Li Yanqing were the original team when the crown prince Zhao Huan was in charge of the attack on Liangshan. This time he also named these three people to assist Zhong Shidao. Zhong Shidao is also a famous general in the northwest and is the younger brother of Zhong Shidao. With him as the deputy general, Zhong Shidao will have less constraints.

Li Gang was the censor who Zhao Huan admired very much. He was demoted to Sha County, Nanjianzhou for criticizing Hebei for his slack defense. Zhao Huan was impressed by him, so he wanted to use this opportunity to transfer him back to Beijing.

When Zhao Ji heard Li Yanqing's name, he couldn't help but hesitate: "No one else has any problem, but Li Yanqing is a Fan Dang group. Isn't it a bit inappropriate to transfer him?"

"Reporting to my father, Zhong Shidao is actually a fan party, and my son believes that Li Yanqing performed outstandingly in the Battle of Xixia and Liangshan bandit suppression. He is a rare talent. I beg my father to beg him for his kindness!"

Zhao Ji walked a few steps behind his back. After all, Li Yanqing was young and had little experience, and had little influence in the court. As long as he was not transferred back to Fan Zhixu, it should be acceptable, and it can be regarded as giving the Cao family a face.

Thinking of this, Zhao Ji nodded and said, "Okay! I have agreed to all three suggestions!"

Zhao Huan was overjoyed, "Thank you for your kindness!"

Zhao Ji immediately ordered: "I will draft an edict for the bachelor's reign!"

In early July of the fourth year of Xuanhe, Zhao Ji appointed the Crown Prince Zhao Huan as the Grand Marshal of the Northern Expedition Army, restored all official positions in the Zhongshifu, and appointed him as the commander of the Eastern Route Army. Xuan immediately entered Beijing and appointed Xin Xingzong as the commander of the Western Route Army. Tong Guan continued to serve as the commander of the Hedong Xuanfu Army, and only controlled the Western Route Army. At the same time, he transferred 30,000 Hedong troops from Taiyuan to urgently enter the capital to prepare for war.

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At the end of June and early July, it was time for rice to be harvested and planted in the second season. Farmers were rushing to harvest and plant, and they were particularly busy. Li Yanqing also led county officials and yamen runners to participate in the rush to harvest.

There are endless rice in the field. The mature rice ears are undulating with the wind, which is very spectacular, but the farmers are very anxious. No one appreciates this kind of scenery. They must harvest the rice before the eighth day of the July 19th and start irrigating and planting rice. Now there are only three days left.

The sun is scorching, and the rice fields are full of hard-working people. Many people from the city also go out to the city to help their relatives harvest rice. Bales of rice are piled up like mountains. This is rice that has been dry for a day. You have to pick it to the threshing farm immediately.

Li Yanqing carried more than 100 kilograms of heavy rice to the threshing ground, followed by Zhou Ping, Yang Ju and a team of yamen runners, who also carried rice.

They are not skilled in harvesting rice, and carrying rice and threshing requires manpower, so they are responsible for carrying loads and threshing.

The threshing farm is next to the village a mile away. The weather is particularly hot. Everyone wears a straw hat on their heads, but they are still sweating profusely. There is a wet cloth around their necks, and they keep wiping their sweat.

At this time, yellow dust rolled in the distance of the official road, and several fast horses rushed towards him, and the rider immediately shook the bell.

"Mr. County Lord, it seems to be a hurry to deliver the post station!"

Li Yanqing immediately said to the yamen runners: "Call them!"

"Hey here! Here!"

More than a dozen yamen runners shouted and waved their hands together. Several yamen handicaps saw them and hurriedly grabbed the yamen.

"We are looking for County Magistrate Li, can he be here?"

Li Yanqing raised his hand and said, "I'm here!"

A postman quickly turned over and got off the horse, ran up and bowed and said, "There is an emergency document from the Ministry of Personnel, which was ordered to be delivered within two days, so he used the gold letter to pass it."

The postman took off the package from his back, took out a seal and handed it to Li Yanqing. There was a golden word written on it with the words "Urgent of the Ministry of Personnel" and the seal of the Ministry of Personnel.

Li Yanqing signed for the sealed barrel and asked Zhang Hu to hand over three taels of silver to each person. The three posters left thankfully.

Li Yanqing opened the sealing tube, took out the documents and looked at it. He turned to Zhou Ping and Yang Ju and said, "The Ministry of Personnel asked me to return to Beijing immediately and prepare for another new position."

Zhou Ping and Yang Ju were both surprised, "Is the county lord going to be transferred?"

Li Yanqing nodded, "It is written very clearly, and I will go to Beijing to take over a new position."

Later, the yamen runners were so sad that they lowered their heads when they heard that the county magistrate was going to be transferred. Li Yanqing was also sad. He had been here for almost a year and a half and had a deep affection for this place. He was really reluctant to transfer him away.

At this time, Zhou Ping smiled and said, "Don't be sad, this is a good thing! The county lord was demoted to us. Now he is going to Beijing, he should be promoted. We should be happy for the county lord."

Yang Ju sighed, "I wonder what the next county magistrate will look like?"

"There may not be a new county magistrate. I think it will be promoted to the county officials. Last year, the two bandit suppression were made contributions. The county magistrate was also a Jinshi, so he should be promoted to the county magistrate. Zhou County Wei was promoted to the county magistrate."

"Li Xianjun is kidding!"

Li Yanqing patted the two of them on the shoulders, "I still have some connections in Beijing. I have been with me for a year and a half. After I enter Beijing, I will find a relationship for them. This is my little intention."

The two of them were overjoyed and bowed to thank each other. Li Yanqing looked at the rice fields again and sighed: "I wanted to leave after a lot of busyness, but it seems impossible."

Yang Ju asked quickly: "When will the county lord leave?"

"Carry it out today and set off on a boat tomorrow morning. My inner man is pregnant and the boat is quite bumpy. I have to find a large ship of Thousand Stones."

Zhou Ping thought for a while and said, "I remember that there were several thousand-stone cargo ships parked on the dock yesterday. I sent someone to see if they were still there. If they had already left, the county magistrate could go to Jiangxia to change the boat."

Yang Ju smiled and said, "How can the cargo ship be? Why not send a letter to the prefecture yamen and ask them to send two large thousand-stone passenger ships to come immediately. They will set off from Jiangxia this afternoon and will be able to arrive in Jiayu County tomorrow morning."

This is a good idea, Li Yanqing nodded, "Then I'll trouble the county magistrate to send a message to me!"
Chapter completed!