As soon as Yang entered the big tent, she saw more than a dozen people standing or standing inside.
Two clerks were taking away a large pile of official letters. One was serving tea, the other was grinding ink, and the third was recording something.
"See Your Highness." Yang said with a salute.
"Sit down." Shao Shude pointed to a matza opposite and said.
Yang did not sit down. He looked at the number of people in the tent and hesitated a little, as if he was hinting to Shao Shude to send away the irrelevant people.
Chen Cheng and Zhao Guangfeng, two greasy men, sat motionless, and Shao Shude said nothing.
"Your Highness, this matter is confidential," Yang muttered.
Shao Shude took a closer look at this female official of the imperial court. She was young, in her early twenties, quite pretty, and exuded a womanly aura, but also had a bit of a charming look.
"I heard that you are from the Yang family in Linzhou?" Shao Shude suddenly asked.
"Yes." Yang Kezheng replied.
She is very smart and knows what Shao Shude means.
The foreign-born woman was the wife of Xinqin County, and Xinqin County is Linzhou, so it is easy to know her hometown. If we ask the Yang family of Linzhou for confirmation, the whole story will be clear.
However, her grandfather's generation had moved out of Linzhou and had lived in Guanzhong for many years. She rarely moved around with the Yang family in Linzhou, and their relationship with them was much weaker.
"What brought you here?"
Yang looked left and right, looking uneasy.
Chen Cheng sat there with a smile, and Zhao Guangfeng held the tea bowl and sipped it carefully. Lu Siye, Du Guangyi and other civil servants were busy working non-stop, and the soldiers stood upright, watching eagerly.
"Just tell me." Shao Shude tapped his fingers on the table and said, "My confidants are all in the tent, so it doesn't matter."
Yang hesitated for a moment, and then said: "The saint wants to give His Highness the position of commander of all the camps in the capital. He wants to challenge Li Kuangwei, Shi Zan..."
"When will the edict be issued?"
"tomorrow."
"Who is the envoy who is camping in all directions, east, west, south, and north?"
"Of course it will be appointed by His Highness."
Shao Shude suddenly laughed and said: "Is there any other army that can fight in Guanzhong now? Is there anyone else who can do this? Tell me frankly, what does the saint want to do? It is definitely not this kind of meaningless trivial matter."
The private conversation was not a question in court, and Shao Shude didn't want to use any official talk, so he asked directly.
"Kang Wei wants to establish King Ji as the superintendent of the country. Such a treasonous and unethical act has made people and gods angry. I hope Your Highness will not be merciful when he kills the rebels. Your Majesty will have a generous reward."
"King Ji is virtuous and loyal, praised by officials and admired by scholars. I also respect him as a human being. If he tries to curb his ambition, or coerces King Ji to usurp the throne, and pacifies the rebellious party, as long as he makes it clear, there is no need to kill the virtuous king." Shao Shude.
As if he didn't understand, he frowned.
Chen Cheng and Zhao Guangfeng nodded repeatedly.
"I heard that all the officials wanted to establish King Ji as their king..." Chen Cheng looked at Zhao Guangfeng and said.
"What Chen Changshi said is true. King Ji is a virtuous man with a gentleman's demeanor. Shi Zai Du Rangneng had a private contact with him once. When he came back, he was so excited that he shouted, 'You have a virtuous king.'" Zhao Guangfeng seemed to be saying something. In retrospect, after finishing speaking, he sighed: "It's not like fate can manipulate people."
Yang Kezheng's face looked a little ugly.
"Your Highness..." Yang Kezhen took out a letter from his arms and was about to hand it over when he was stopped by Zheng Yong.
Zheng Yong took the letter and checked it before handing it over to Shao Shude.
Shao Shude took it apart and took a look, with a smile on his lips: "Your Majesty is really generous. Are you really willing to give it to Fengtian Jiedushi?"
In fact, what can we do if we don’t give it? Can we keep it? Nowadays, apart from the rotten Shence Army, there is only one army in Guanzhong. If Shao Shude really wants to cut off Qianzhou, who can stop him? But he doesn’t want to do it. It's just so ugly, after all, if the saint and the court officials really support him, and then he uses force to coerce people into surrendering, then everyone will know about it.
It would be great if a saint could take the initiative to bring it up.
But, the officials may not agree, right?
"That's fine." Shao Shude smiled and said, "King Ji is a virtuous man, but if he participates in the rebellion, he will be guilty of an unpardonable crime."
No wonder the saints were so nervous about the struggle for imperial power.
Historically, Emperor Xizong fled, and Zhu Mei and others established King Xiang as the new king in Chang'an. What happened next? Not only was King Xiang killed, but most of the officials who accepted King Xiang's false orders were also executed without any mercy.
Now in Guanzhong, no one else can decide the life or death of King Ji, only Shao Shude.
If he wants to protect him, the saint has nothing to do. If he wants to kill him, no one can stop him.
The saint just can't see this clearly, and there are people around him who can give him detailed information. King Ji is a big disaster, and the immortal saint can't sleep.
There are almost 300,000 people in the five counties of Qianzhou, which are generally located in the Jing and Wei river basins. Agriculture is still very developed. They were sent out as soon as they were told. Shao Shude was very satisfied.
As for Yaozhou, he will look for opportunities later and take his time. He doesn't want to overly irritate the court. Li Maozhen doesn't pay attention to these things, but Shao Shude still pays attention to other wealth. Meiji's rewards are trivial. Only land, population, and official position are extremely eye-catching. .
Well, there is indeed a reward from the beautiful concubine. The sage Zhaoyi and the wife of the Wei State Chen, "the emperor's beloved", now "reluctantly parted with her love" and gave them to Marshal Shao together with the four palace ladies.
Marshal Shao only felt ashamed and robbed his sworn brother's woman again. After all, the Chen family had rewarded Li Keyong in history.
Saints are really not particular about it. But then again, concubines in the palace, to put it bluntly, are concubines. It is not uncommon among the scholars at this time to invite friends to play with their children. There are plenty of concubines, let alone giving them away. But how can I put it, it is indeed rare for this to happen to the royal family.
Hearing that the man had come with Yang Kezheng, Marshal Shao was still very excited outside the camp. He immediately stood up and ordered his soldiers to bring the man in.
When he reached the door of the main tent, he suddenly leaned into Yang Kezheng's ear and said in a low and inaudible voice: "I heard that Mrs. Zhaoyi Li is very loyal to your majesty. She is also good at playing the pipa, has outstanding talent and appearance, and your majesty is also very good at playing the pipa." Pamper me. Can you switch to someone else?"
"Shameless!" Yang Kezheng couldn't help but cursed. He didn't care about Shao Shude's power and gritted his teeth and said: "Why would your Highness humiliate people like this? Mrs. Wei Guo has already arrived in the camp, how can she go back? Even if she goes back,
The saint could only allow him to commit suicide. Moreover, Li Zhaoyi and His Majesty were extremely affectionate. During the war, he guarded her day and night, weeping silently. Your Majesty felt deeply for his love. His Majesty also commanded many towns and had 200,000 troops. What kind of woman could not be obtained?
?Why bother to harm Li Zhaoyi?"
Being taught such a lesson by a woman, no matter how thick-skinned Shao Shude was, he was still a little embarrassed. He coughed and covered up his embarrassment and said: "If Mrs. Yang has time, she might as well meet the relatives of the Yang clan in Linzhou. We are all a family, so we should move around.
Yes, there are only advantages and no disadvantages.”
Yang Kezheng did not respond.
Shao Shude smiled. No response is not necessarily a bad thing. If you want to control the Chang'an imperial court, your Majesty must have his own people among the Bei Si Zhongguan and the inner court female officials. You must also have some of your own people among the court officials. As for the Bei Si Privy Council,
It was impossible for them to command the Shence Army anymore. When they came to Beijing this time, Shao Shude planned to uproot the old Shence Army to save the saint the biggest expense.
A carriage came in escorted by soldiers.
Shao Shude stood still in the distance and ordered: "Place Mrs. Wei and the four palace attendants first and send them to Changchun Palace in Tongzhou tomorrow."
"Yes!" Zheng Yong responded.
The door of the carriage opened, and the four maids escorted Mrs. Wei out of the carriage. It was difficult to see clearly in the night. Before leaving, Mrs. Chen saluted here, and then got out of the carriage under the escort of her own soldiers.
tent.
Chen Cheng and Zhao Guangfeng disappeared somewhere.
Shao Shude was a little embarrassed and said: "Invite Chen Changshi and Zhao Sima."
"Commander, they are still in the tent and have not left." Zheng Yong reminded.
"Huh?" Shao Shude was stunned, took a deep breath, regained his composure, and said to Yang: "Mrs. Yang, please come back. Prince Ji has rebelled and should be punished for his crimes. Since he has received your majesty's secret edict, I should obey his orders."
Yang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, bowed, and left.
After returning to the big tent, more than ten people in the tent looked at him. Shao Shude looked unmoved and ordered: "I have received a secret order from your majesty to serve as the commander of the camps on all sides of the capital."
Lu Siye silently spread out his paper and pen, and Du Guangyi also withdrew his envious eyes and began to sharpen his ink.
"Order: An Xiuxiu, the envoy of the Shunyi army, recruits envoys for the camp in the west and leads the Shunyi army with seven thousand cavalry."
The troops set off together with the Tianxiong Army, traveling lightly and quickly, and now they have arrived at the territory of Fengtian County, which is about to be established in Qianzhou.
"Order: Qian Shousu, the envoy of the Feng'an Army, recruits envoys for the camp to the east and commands the Feng'an Army's 7,500 infantry and cavalry."
The unit has already passed through Yueyang County and is not very far from Chang'an.
"Order: Wu Zangjieming, the envoy of Yi Congjun, will camp in the north to recruit envoys and unite eight thousand people from Yi Congjun."
The Yi Congjun is a little far away, after all, the mountain road is difficult to travel, and they have just arrived in Tongguan County.
"Order: Zhe Congyun, the deputy envoy of the Flying Bear Army, will march to the south to recruit envoys, and he will command tens of thousands of people in the capital of Silver Spear."
"Tomorrow, I will escort the saint and all the officials to Lantian County, and act as the county government. After I have quelled the rebellion in the capital, I will welcome the saint back."
After issuing many orders at once, everyone's expressions became serious, and they all understood that the four armies marched into Bo Chang'an to wipe out all the rebels.
Chen Cheng and Zhao Guangfeng thought further.
He is in Beijing this time and won't be leaving for a short time. The commander-in-chief should have a series of things to take care of.
This is one of the ways to use imperial orders to dispatch officials to towns in the south.
The division of counties under Jingzhao Prefecture, and the appointment of Bian, the two kings, as the governor of Fengtian should be closely related. For him, leaving Huazhou and moving out of the town of Qianzhou was regarded as a smooth transfer of the town. There shouldn't be too much dissatisfaction.
Interfering with matters in Shu is the third major event, but now we still lack a leader.
"Commander, after the saint returns, we can start the affairs of Shu. I wonder who you want to be appointed as the governor of Xichuan?" Chen Cheng asked.
"Do you have anyone to choose?" Shao Shude asked.
"It's better to declare Liu Chongwang as the commander-in-chief of Shu and leave Chengdu." Chen Cheng suggested.
Shao Shude thought of this person.
This guy is really brave!
Zhu Quanzhong requested Shi Pu to move the town, and Shi Pu agreed at first, so the imperial court appointed Liu Chongwang as the governor of the Probationary Army and left the town of Xuzhou. Liu Chongwang accepted the order, but halfway through, the situation changed and Shi Pu regretted it. So Liu Chongwang returned home again.
Historically, Wang Ke and Wang Yao competed for the position of commander-in-chief in Hezhong. The imperial court wanted to appoint Cui Yin as commander-in-chief Pu, but Li Keyong disagreed and changed it to Liu Chongwang. Li Keyong did not object, but later Li Maozhen came to Beijing and killed the prime minister, and he was dismissed again. Duty, so he walked halfway and returned.
After the death of Zishuai Gu Yanlang, Wang Jian intended to annex Dongchuan, and the imperial court appointed Liu Chongwang as the governor of Jiannan Dongchuan. Liu Chongwang packed his bags and prepared to set off again, but before he could take office, Wang Jian had already left for Dongchuan.
Xuzhou, Puzhou, and Zizhou are all in the eye of the storm. Liu Chongwang actually didn't refuse and dared to go anywhere. Are you so brave?
"After recapturing Jingque, I met with Liu Chongwang." Shao Shude said: "Now we are preparing equipment, food and grass, and are preparing to wipe out the rebellious parties."
