Once Li Wenquan died, there was no threat to the soldiers and guards in the Beidu Palace. After a night of torment, those who surrendered were already in prison, and those who refused to surrender were either dead or hiding. However, no matter what, they were sealed for more than a month. Yingzhou City has finally reopened.
In the afternoon of the next day, Tang Ji, Su Qing and Shen Chonglin walked side by side on the streets in the north of the city.
"General Shen, don't you really need to take a good rest?" Tang Ji looked at the limping Shen Chonglin with a worried expression.
Shen Chonglin shook his head: "I have been lying in bed for more than half a month. If I don't move any more, my old bones will fall apart. But having said that, I didn't expect that it was the Holy Alliance who saved my life. Those disasters, but seeing what happened last night, they seem to have something to do with you?"
Tang Ji raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a slight smile: "I don't even know where to provoke them!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he took out the two tiger talismans from his sleeves and handed them to Shen Chonglin in front of him: "General Shen, you are the commander of Yingzhou, and these two tiger talismans should be handed over to you for safekeeping."
Shen Chonglin stopped walking, lowered his eyebrows and stared at the tiger charm in his hand, and then shook his head: "You can take it. Previously, I failed to see through Li Wenquan's trick in time and fell into his trap, which harmed the people of the entire northwest. Because of my suffering, I am no longer worthy of being the commander-in-chief of this Yingzhou. After I recover from my injury, I will set off to Kyoto to apologize to His Majesty. You two have courage, courage, and brains. I will leave this Tiger Talisman to your custody for the time being. Don’t worry too.”
"This..." Tang Ji made no move and looked up at him. Seeing that his eyes were extremely firm, he didn't insist much and turned to Su Qing: "This is your general's business and has nothing to do with me, a civil servant. .”
Holding the tiger talisman is equivalent to having military power. Now the Yingzhou army is scattered everywhere. It needs to be called back first. There are still a lot of messy things to arrange in the future. It is more appropriate to leave it to Su Qing to handle the tiring work. , besides, he will leave for Shuozhou later and doesn’t have much time.
Seeing that he was about to abandon his stall again, Su Qing was about to speak, but after thinking about it carefully, Tang Ji should be the first to take back Yingzhou this time. Considering how hard he had worked so hard before, in the end he just pursed his lips and gave the two pieces The tiger charm is tucked into his sleeve.
Shen Chonglin stroked his beard, looked at Tang Ji and sighed: "If the generals in the city had a head like yours, even ten Li Wenquan would not dare to rebel!"
"General Shen, I just helped you retake Yingzhou, you can't try to hit me in the head." Tang Ji casually said a joke and was about to move forward. Unexpectedly, a group of common people suddenly rushed out of the intersection in front of him, with a look on his face. Running towards them excitedly.
"Master Tang, thank you, thank you for saving Yingzhou and saving us!"
"Yes, Mr. Tang, you are the savior of Yingzhou!"
"I was wondering how could Li Wenquan suddenly become kind-hearted, distribute food, and open a porridge shed? It turns out that Master Tang was behind all of this. Bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, it's all Master Tang's hard work. Thank you, Master Tang! "
"Master Tang, we searched a long way before we found you here. My legs are almost broken. This is an egg my chicken has only laid in the past few days. You must accept it!"
"But I still have a question. Mr. Tang, is your name Tang Ji or Tang Ran?"
"..."
After taking control of Yingzhou's army and Beidu Palace last night, Tang Ji had someone write an announcement, which mainly elaborated on Li Wenquan's culpability and the current and future status of Yingzhou. Of course, to avoid causing misunderstanding, he also infiltrated into Yingzhou.
After briefly explaining the matter, I thought that the people in the city would talk about it, but unexpectedly they all praised them, which shows how unpopular Li Wenquan is.
He retracted his thoughts, did not think any more, smiled and replied to the enthusiastic people in front of him: "I used the name 'Tang Ran' before to get closer to Li Wenquan. My real name is Tang Ji, and I came from Kyoto in the name of His Majesty."
Rescue Yingzhou and its people."
Hearing this, the people started talking again.
"I already said it was Tang Ji. If you don't believe me, you have to ask again. Can the announcement be false?"
"The dog official wrote ten false announcements a day, but no one believed it. I wonder what's going on? Isn't it because he is afraid of getting his benefactor's name wrong?"
"Stop arguing, I remembered Tang Ji. Tang Ji is the 'Ning Guo's most talented man' and the youngest and most promising official in the court!"
"Yes, yes, those good-looking novels are also from the Jiran Bookstore he opened. I didn't expect that it would be Mr. Tang who came to deal with us. It seems that I will really buy more novels in the future!"
"..."
Tang Ji felt a little uncomfortable because of the noise, and quickly raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said: "We can successfully capture Yingzhou this time, apart from the rebellion, there is also the support and help of the people, so you don't need to thank me anymore.
As for the grain, fruits and vegetables you are holding in your hands, I have no shortage of them. Food in the city is still a little tight now, so please keep it for yourself."
After saying that, when he saw that the scene became noisy again, he frowned slightly and left quickly with Su Qing and Shen Chonglin.
"I originally thought that the people would be angry with the court because of Li Wenquan's matter. Now it seems that I was overly worried. However, there is a shortage of officials in the city, or rather in the northwest, and I have to write a letter to the old man... cough cough
, Give it to Your Majesty, and ask him to send more officials over as soon as possible." Tang Ji muttered in a low voice as he walked.
After listening to his words, Su Qing seemed to have thought of something. He stopped suddenly, stretched out his hand and took out a piece of yellow cloth from the secret pocket of his right sleeve. After looking around, he shouted loudly: "Your Majesty has a decree. Mr. Tang of the Ministry of Finance is here."
Ji quickly kneel down and pick it up!"
Tang Ji, who was mumbling to himself in front, turned around in confusion. It wasn't until Shen Chonglin tugged on his sleeve that he realized what he was doing and quickly fell to his knees.
The old emperor actually secretly gave this guy an imperial edict!
The people behind him who wanted to catch up also fell to their knees one after another.
Su Qing slowly unfolded the yellow cloth, cleared his throat, and read: "Zhao said: From Beiting to the west of Yuanhe is the northwest of Ning Kingdom. There have been constant disputes for many years. Officials are greedy for pleasure and people live in misery. I am deeply saddened. Therefore,
I have decided to establish the Tingbei Protectorate in the 6th year of Shun'an from Xuanzhou to the west of the Tinghe Corridor, to Qiling Mountain in the north, to Yuzhou in the south, including fifteen prefectures in the northwest, in order to strengthen management and supervision of officials. Tang Ji, the Minister of Household Affairs,
, to share my worries, I took the initiative to ask for orders to go to the northwest, eliminate the rebellion, and solve the people's misery. From now on, I will be appointed as the acting envoy of the Tingbei Protectorate, and the governor of the Star Division. I appreciate this!"
On behalf of Jiedushi?
Governor of the Star Division?
Tang Ji's eyes widened. If he remembered correctly, Jiedushi seemed to be an official of the second rank. He was originally a minor official of the fifth rank. He jumped so many ranks at once. If the officials in the court knew,
It was estimated that he could be impeached from the beginning of the month to the end of the month, but when he thought about it carefully, Xingchen Si Dutong seemed to be a third-grade official, which made him a little confused. He slightly raised his eyes to look at Su Qing, but saw that the other party was winking at him. In desperation,
I had no choice but to kowtow and reply: "Your Majesty, Tang Ji, has accepted the order and thanks you for your kindness!"
Immediately, he took the yellow cloth with dense black characters from Su Qing's hand, stood up slowly, and said in a low voice: "You are unjust, you have kept it from me for so long, and you still read it out in such a high-profile manner!"
Su Qing smiled calmly: "Now that the war in the northwest has not ended, it will take time for your majesty to select officials, but the northwest cannot be left alone. It happens that you are deeply loved by the people of Yingzhou. From now on, what you have done will be spread throughout the northwest. I believe that the people in the northwest will
The people will believe you. Your Majesty prepared this edict to meet unexpected needs, but I didn't expect it to be used."
Tang Ji was too lazy to argue with him about this matter anymore. He blinked and asked, "Hey, what rank am I now?"
Upon hearing this, Su Qing immediately handed over his hands and replied: "Your Majesty, according to His Majesty's wishes, you are now a third-grade official!"
"Come on!" Tang Ji waved his hand to signal him not to speak like this, but the corners of his mouth slightly raised. In just one and a half years since he came to this world, he has grown from a down-and-out scholar to a third-rank official. If he works harder, he might be able to
He will be granted the title of Marquis and Prime Minister within two and a half years!
Afterwards, the people not far behind him also stood up one after another.
"What kind of official is this Jiedu Envoy?"
"Didn't you hear what the imperial edict said? In charge of the fifteen northwest states, this is even more powerful than Li Wenquan. He must be a high official!"
"That's great. With Mr. Tang here, we will have a good life in the future!"
"Yeah, no, I have to get this egg to him quickly!"