Fenghou

Chapter 73 Summoned
In the imperial study room, Zhao Gou waved his hands with a smile and said: "General Chen is free from courtesy, and I will give you a seat!"

A eunuch brought an embroidered pier and put it beside Chen Qing. Chen Qing saluted, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

He sat down, and Zhao Gou asked with a curious smile, "General Chen is very young! What year was he born?"

Of course, Chen Qing couldn't say that he was born in 1996. He had already prepared, and quickly said: "The humble job was born in the first year of Daguan."

"Which month?" Zhao Gou continued to ask with a smile.

"Humble job born in June."

Zhao Gou chuckled, "Aiqing is only one month younger than me."

Chen Qing also laughed dryly, but the eunuchs next to him were very surprised. It seemed that the official mentioned his birth time in front of the ministers for the first time.

Zhao Gou turned the topic back again, and said with a faint smile: "Actually, Fan Xianggong still doesn't understand military affairs. After the sneak attack at night failed, he basically retreated immediately, and the wounded soldiers became lambs to be slaughtered. Very few counterattacks are special. The situation is almost negligible. In fact, you can bring the injured bandits back to the city for treatment, but you execute them all. I don't mean to blame General Chen, but I want to know what you think, you Might as well tell the truth."

Chen Qing pondered for a while and said: "The humble official tells His Majesty one thing, and His Majesty may be able to understand."

"You say, I listen."

"In Dawang Village, Chun'an County, there are two people of the same clan, one named Jia Shude and the other named Jia Lv'er. When Fang La rebelled, Jia Shude participated in the rebellion and became a leader, but Jia Lv'er's father refused to do so. He rebelled and was killed by Fang La, and two of his three sons were also killed. Only a teenage Jia Luer was left to hide in the mountains and escaped unharmed.

Later, Fang La's rebellion was quelled, and Jia Shude was also released back to his hometown. It didn't take long for him to prosper. He bought hundreds of acres of land and became a local gentry. Jia Luer's family was ruined and he became a tenant farmer for Jia Shude. "

"Isn't Jia Shude's money coming from a legitimate source?" Zhao Gou interjected and asked.

Chen Qing nodded, "Because he donated [-] shi of grain to Zhang Kui, he was arrested by the humble official. He was interrogated by the humble official. He admitted that he made his fortune by participating in Fang La's looting of Hangzhou. He snatched a lot of gold and silver and hid a fish. Tangnei, after the war, he brought back the gold and silver, and then made a fortune."

"go on!"

"Your Majesty, here is the problem. After Zhang Kui went to Muzhou again, Jia Lv'er enthusiastically signed up to join the bandit. He was very active and became a leader of Zhang Kui's subordinates. Later, he interrogated Jia Lv'er why he joined the bandit. Tell me, because Jia Shude became a bandit and made a fortune, and then he had nothing to do. He refused to be a bandit but was poor. He felt dissatisfied. Your Majesty, this is why the humble official wants to kill these bandits, and the humble official wants to deter those who are lucky. To those who are involved, tell them that being a bandit will definitely end badly.”

Zhao Gou nodded slowly, "I understand what you mean."

"Your Majesty, I originally wanted to tell Fan Xianggong that to suppress banditry, we must use kindness and force together, and we must use gentleness to appease, but we must also use thunderbolt methods. The bandit must pay the price, even if he has no life in his hands for the time being, but as long as he If he has been a bandit for a day, then he must be punished for this choice. This time, more than a thousand bandits were released from humble positions, but they all have to serve the government for three years without pay, and this is the price they pay for being a bandit."

Zhao Gou smiled happily: "I will tell Mr. Fan for you!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for understanding!"

"I support your ideas very much. You must use both kindness and power to fight the bandits, so that the thunderbolt method can show the heart of a bodhisattva. However, I appreciate your achievements in the Northwest. From now on, I will make an exception and promote you to be the commander of the Western Army and control Qinzhou. For the military, he will be appointed as the minister, and he will be rewarded with three thousand taels of silver!"

Chen Qing suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said: "I captured the Dingyuan Bow from Wanyan Lou Shi, and I only found out later that it belonged to the Supreme Emperor. Please make amends, Your Majesty!"

Xu Ning told Chen Qing that the Dingyuan Bow was not in the collection of the Supreme Emperor Zhao Ji, but the bow used by himself. Although he could not pull the Dingyuan Bow, every time he went hunting, there would be guards who would carry it for him. .

This is a hidden danger, Chen Qing must take this opportunity to eliminate the hidden danger.

Zhao Gou hesitated for a moment. Logically, the emperor's weapons should not be given to the courtiers, but thinking that the emperor's Zhanlu sword had been returned to him, a bow is not a big problem.

Zhao Gou smiled and said, "The Dingyuan Bow is officially given to you on behalf of my father, as a reward for beheading Wanyan Loushi. I hope you will use it to defend the Great Song Dynasty!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I will live up to your Majesty's instructions!"

It was already afternoon when Chen Qing returned to the barracks after completing various promotion procedures in the Ministry of Officials and the Privy Council.

Chen Qing was staring at a piece of calligraphy on the table in a daze. This was a piece of calligraphy bestowed on him by the emperor Zhao Gou. '

There was a wry smile on the corner of Chen Qing's mouth. I'm afraid the word "loyalty" is what Zhao Gou really wanted to express!

Camp gate 'bang! With a bang, Hu Yantong and Zheng Ping rushed in like a gust of wind.

"Old Chen, you are so unkind, you are the one who killed Wanyan Loushi, and you still keep it from me!"

Although he complained, the admiration in Huyantong's eyes made Chen Qing almost unable to hold back.

"Old Chen, I heard that you have been promoted?"

Zheng Ping also said excitedly: "Hu Yan said that you have been promoted to commander, is it true?"

"What's so exciting about this!"

Chen Qing smiled slightly and said, "I was the commander of the general before, and I made great achievements in the Jiandao Pass. The emperor broke the rules and promoted me to be the commander. Isn't it what I deserve? Besides, you also want to be promoted!"

"That's right, it's what you deserve. Does that mean you're going back, so you don't have to study this wasteful martial art anymore?"

Chen Qing shook his head, "Of course you have to study martial arts. I can't be promoted every time! I don't have enough qualifications, but I have a reputation in martial arts, so it's only natural to be promoted in the future."

"Then you are going to Qinzhou?"

Chen Qing laughed, "Qinzhou is still in Jin Bing's hands. The emperor just drew a cake. If you want to eat this cake, you have to make it yourself. Let's go! I invite you to drink and call Liu Qiong and Xiao B."

Naturally, Chen Qing still treated guests at the Hukou Restaurant. He received a three-month salary by the way today, and he has a lot of money in his hands. Soon, the reward from the Privy Council will come down, and he will get another reward for military merit. The silver reward given to him.

Today is indeed a day of great joy, not only defeated Fan Zongyin's impeachment in the court, but also won the favor of the emperor and was promoted to commander. Everyone was happy for Chen Qing.

Zhao Xiaoyi rushed to fill everyone's wine, Chen Qing stood up and toasted with a smile: "Thank you for your great help, for our victory, this cup is made!"

"cheers!"

Everyone raised their glasses and drank it all. Now it was Liu Qiong who grabbed the jug and poured wine for everyone.

"Old Chen, is there any news from the Privy Council?" Zheng Ping asked with a smile.

This is also something that everyone is concerned about, and all four pairs of eyes are looking at Chen Qing.

Chen Qing said with a smile: "After today's court meeting, I went to the Privy Council again. Governor Li said that the reward for our suppression of bandits will come down in two days. I have no chance of promotion, but each of you will be promoted. There is quite a lot of rewards, all the soldiers have a share, and the soldiers who died in battle can get double the pension, the Privy Council is also generous this time."

Everyone cheered together, Zhao Xiaoyi asked urgently: "Then what kind of official will I be?"

"I have seen the list of rewards from Xuanfu envoys before, in Nanzheng. Before Lao Zheng, he was appointed as a general, and his rank was from the eighth rank Bingjielang. You are one level lower than him. You are appointed as the head of the capital, and the rank is the ninth rank. Lang, this time the bandit suppression has been upgraded to another level, Lao Zheng is Cong Yilang, and you are Bingjielang."

Zhao Xiaoyi drank the wine in the glass and said excitedly: "I never thought I would become an official!"

At this time, Hu Yantong said bitterly: "That Wang Bo, do you want to deal with him?"

Chen Qing said indifferently: "A villain like him doesn't need to deliberately deal with him. As long as the opportunity comes, I will definitely teach him a lesson that he will never forget. As for now, if we don't bother us, Wang Huan will deal with him severely for us."

"Has Wang Huan been dismissed?"

Chen Qing nodded, "The officials acted very quickly and dismissed him this afternoon.

"Then Wang Bo has to suffer!" Hu Yantong couldn't help laughing.

Chen Qing asked Huyan Tongdao again: "What is the title of the minister, and what is the official who controls Qinzhou's military?"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone laughed at the door: "I'll answer this question for you!"

Everyone turned around, only to see a middle-aged man walking in from the door, about forty years old, tall and fat, with a pair of eyes that were particularly flexible, and looked very shrewd.

Hu Yantong was stunned, and quickly got up and said, "Third Uncle, why are you here?"

"What are you talking about? Shouldn't your fat third uncle be here?"

Hu Yantong quickly introduced to Chen Qing and the others: "This is my third uncle, Huyan Zhengyan. Our family's business is managed by him."

Chen Qing and the others greeted quickly, and Hu Yantong introduced Chen Qing and others to the third uncle. Hu Yan Zhengyan smiled and said: "General Chen, I know, the news of the morning court has spread in Lin'an City. After being beaten in such a disgraceful manner, General Chen is a frightening young man!"

"Third Uncle Huyan, please take a seat!"

Huyan Zhengyan is the third son of the Huyan family, and he has a vain job as a Jianzhou regiment trainer. He is actually a businessman and has flourished in the mall. Although he is not in the officialdom, he knows everything about the officialdom.

Huyan Zhengyan sat down, smiled and said to Chen Qing: "The minister is the highest level of Lang Guan, and above it is the seventh-rank doctor Wuyi. In fact, if General Chen is a commander, then he should be a doctor. Maybe it's because you are still studying martial arts, so you haven't made a breakthrough.

In addition, Zhizhi Qinzhou military is also called Qinzhou Zhizhishi, which is actually managing Qinzhou. The military and political power of Qinzhou is in your hands. Of course, Qinzhou is currently in the hands of Jinren, so this Zhizhi Qinzhou The military is still short-sighted. In the future, when Qinzhou is recaptured, you can take up the post. "

Just as he was talking, a tall and thin man came in from the door, "Master Huyan, please think again!"

Masahiko Huyan refused straight away, "I told you, it's impossible, you go find someone else to cooperate!"

(End of this chapter)