"We are waiting to pay homage to His Highness the King of Han and His Highness the King of Shu." All officials in Quanzhou saluted Zhao Chen and Li Ke.
"You don't have to be polite." Zhao Chen waved his hand.
Everyone stood still, their eyes falling on Zhao Chen.
When they met the legendary His Highness the King of Han for the first time, many people had different thoughts in their hearts.
Zhao Chen's reputation has been spread throughout the Tang Dynasty for a long time.
Now that they saw it with their own eyes, they were naturally a little unbelievable.
Although we know that Zhao Chen is young, he has accomplished such unparalleled feats at such a young age that even the champion who was granted the title of Wolf and Xu could not come close to him.
When everyone was sizing up Zhao Chen, Zhao Chen was also sizing up the Quanzhou officials in front of him.
Standing at the front of the crowd was Zhang Ji, the governor of Quanzhou, who was also the leader of the temporary resistance against the ronin.
Zhang Ji was dressed in Confucian clothes, with fluttering sleeves and a square scarf on his head. His face was serious and his thick eyebrows were furrowed.
He is tall and tall, has a calm manner, and has a sapphire bracelet hanging from his waist.
His eyes are deep and piercing, and he has a completely righteous and awe-inspiring face.
Standing beside him was the military general Mo Yanwen. This man was tall and round, with big eyes. He looked like he was no ordinary person.
"I came here this time because I heard that there were rogues attacking Quanzhou Port and the people suffered heavy losses."
"I hope you will work together with me to annihilate the Japanese rogues." Zhao Chen said slowly, looking at the people in front of him.
"Your Highness has your orders, and we will definitely obey them." Everyone said in unison.
Zhao Chen nodded with satisfaction, and just as he was about to issue an order, he saw someone walking out of the team.
"Your Highness, I don't know who is in charge or commanding this battle." The person who spoke was a minor official in Quanzhou Prefecture, but at this moment he was the first to attack Zhao Chen.
"Brother Huang is here, and of course he has full authority to command. What do you mean by this?" Zhao Chen didn't speak, but Li Ke couldn't help it.
Everyone knows about Zhao Chen's performance on the battlefield in the past.
Today, when dealing with a mere prodigal, someone actually asks such a question?
Is it possible that someone else is allowed to take command on this battlefield to annihilate the Japanese rogues?
"His Royal Highness the King of Shu, what I mean by this official is that although His Highness the King of Han has made great achievements in other battlefields, this is the battlefield against the Japanese prodigals."
"The Ronins are cunning, knowledgeable about water, and familiar with naval warfare. If we need to pursue them, we must go to sea to hunt them down."
"I am worried that His Highness the King of Han's military department is familiar with the methods of maritime warfare, so..." The official said this and did not continue.
No one present could understand what this official meant.
"He Heng, you are so presumptuous. Who told you, His Highness the King of Han, to speak like this?" Zhang Ji, the leader of the group, the governor of Quanzhou, immediately scolded him.
Then he quickly looked back at Zhao Chen, cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness will atone for his sins. This guy He Heng speaks nonsense and nonsense. I will drive him out immediately."
"Come here, drive He Heng and me out of the government office."
"Wait." Zhao Chen stretched out his hand to stop the government servant who was about to drive people away.
His eyes fell again on the official named He Heng in front of him.
When everyone saw that Zhao Chen did not speak immediately, they couldn't help but feel a little confused.
After a long time, everyone heard Zhao Chen say: "You are right. I have never been involved in a naval battle. Naturally, this command issue should not fall on me."
"The Governor of Quanzhou has served here for many years and is naturally very experienced. In this way, you, the Governor of Quanzhou, will have full authority to deal with the Japanese rogues this time."
"Your Highness, I am a lowly official with limited talent and limited knowledge. I'm afraid I won't be able to..."
"Hey, it doesn't matter. No matter what, he is much better than a layman like me." Zhao Chen interrupted Zhang Ji with a smile.
Li Ke, who was watching on the sidelines, was confused.
If you hand over command to others, what are they doing here?
Going to the theater?
It's better to go back to Chang'an, where you can be free and at ease.
But Li Ke couldn't directly ask about this matter here, so he could only hesitate silently on the sidelines.
"Then I will obey His Highness's arrangements and temporarily command the army to fight." Zhang Ji slightly arched his hands.
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"Brother Emperor, why exactly?" Li Ke chased after Zhao Chen.
"What on earth is why?" Zhao Chen stopped and looked at Li Ke.
At this time, everyone dispersed, and Zhao Chen was preparing to go to the backyard of the Governor's Mansion to rest, and then go to the frontline battlefield early tomorrow morning.
"I want to know, brother, why did you hand over the command of the battlefield? Others don't know, but I don't know."
"Brother, with your ability, you can definitely defeat those ronin better than them." Li Ke said sincerely.
He believed that Zhao Chen's abilities were definitely more than that.
At first no one believed that Zhao Chen could lead troops to fight.
But everyone has seen what happened next.
Everyone's guesses were wrong.
Not only can Zhao Chen do it, but he can do it better than all of them.
"Don't you see that Zhang Ji wants this command right?" Zhao Chen said with a smile.
"Zhang Ji?" Li Ke was stunned.
"Didn't that person named He Heng ask for it?" Li Ke didn't react for a moment.
"Without Zhang Ji's support, an ordinary petty official dares to challenge me, the King of Han, in public?"
"Brother Huang means that Zhang Ji has other plans."
"But I don't think he is a troublesome person. Look at his appearance, his appearance is dignified, and his face is upright..." Li Ke couldn't believe what Zhao Chen said.
In other words, his first impression of Zhang Ji was very good.
Naturally, one would think that asking for the command of the army was the idea of the small official He Heng.
"But why did he do this?" Li Ke asked.
"Maybe he just doesn't believe me, or maybe he wants to interfere with it."
"But no matter what the reason is, we will know it soon." Zhao Chen smiled slightly, then waved his hand to signal Li Ke not to follow him.
Li Ke stood there, his brows furrowed together.
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"Sir." In the courtyard of Zhangji of the Dudu Mansion, He Heng, the official just now, was standing in front of him.
"You did a good job just now and helped me win this command right." Zhang Ji sat on the stool, looked at He Heng in front of him, and slowly put down the teacup in his hand.
"Why do you want to fight for this command? It's easy to offend the King of Han." He Heng didn't quite understand why Zhang Ji asked him to help him fight for the command of the army.
But what he knew clearly was that he had offended Zhao Chen to death today.
Maybe it will cause some trouble for myself in the future.
But he had no choice but to do it, Zhang Ji was his immediate boss.
If you offend Zhao Chen, you may suffer disaster in the future; if you offend Zhang Ji, he has to finish it now.
"The King of Han does not know how to fight at sea. If he were to command our army, our army would suffer heavy losses. I also know that this would offend the King of Han, but for the sake of the people on my southeast coast and the soldiers who fight for the country, I can only do this."
"Even if I am hated by the King of Han, I will not hesitate." Zhang Ji sighed.
He Heng, who was standing by with eyes full of admiration, raised his hands to Zhang Ji and said: "Your Excellency is concerned about the country and the people, and I admire you. I am willing to work with you to fight against the prodigal people."