The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 1204

Zhao Dongting said: "You led the army to quell the Yueli army and Dali have made great contributions. Now I will make you a second-rank mighty general and command the Tianji army, and then I will make you a god-eyed prince. I hope you will continue to make immortal military achievements for the Great Song Dynasty!"

Zhang Hongwei kowtowed to the ground, "The last general Zhang Hongwei thanked the emperor for his kindness!"

Zhao Dongting smiled and helped him up, "I personally promoted you when you were in Naozhou, and you saved my life. If it is a personal relationship, I should reward you more generously, but I am the emperor. You can’t treat one more favorably than another. Any award must be judged by military merit. With your qualifications, it is not impossible to be the Marshal of the Dali Military Region. I only hope that you can understand my painstaking efforts.”

"The emperor's words are serious."

Zhang Hongwei said repeatedly after hearing the words: "The last general has never read a book, and he knows that the strategy of war is far from that of Marshal Liu. Now that he can win the trust of the emperor as the commander of the Tianji Army, and he has to be a god, the last general is already in his heart." I am grateful to Dade, and never dare to be dissatisfied with the emperor."

Zhao Dongting nodded, "So, I can rest assured."

As he spoke, he patted Zhang Hongwei on the shoulder, "Actually, I should have pardoned you a long time ago, but you were still in Dali at that time, and I had never set up the Dali Military Region, so I directly announced that you would be transferred to the Xingguo Military Region." That's too appropriate. That's why we dragged this matter until now."

In fact, Zhao Dongting didn't need to say these words.

With his character, he may not want to say these words.

It's just that Song Dynasty is gradually becoming stronger and stronger, but Zhao Dongting, the emperor, has to care about it like a woman.

Because he knew very well that a slight negligence might make the civil servants and generals below dissatisfied.

And once this kind of dissatisfaction arises, it may become a ticking time bomb in the future.

It is said that seizing the country is easy, but defending the country is difficult.

With the current national strength of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Dongting is not worried about any other country that can pose too much threat to the Song Dynasty.

No matter how powerful a country is, it cannot withstand internal disintegration.

Therefore, he must now show more care and concern for these civil servants and generals than before.

After Zhang Hongwei retreated, Zhao Dongting announced several generals in the Tianji Army in turn.

Each of these people received a reward, and they were all beaming with joy when they got off the chariot.

And after Zhao Dongting finally stopped announcing people to come in, Le Chan couldn't help but said: "The emperor seems to be extraordinarily kind and polite to these generals today."

Although Zhao Dongting was good to courtiers and generals in the past, it would never be like what it is today.

"Ugh……"

Zhao Dongting sighed softly when he heard the words, "Chan'er, have you ever thought about why civil strife often occurred after the founding of the previous dynasties?"

Le Chan and the girls were slightly moved.

Zhao Dongting went on to say: "The meritorious deeds of the past dynasties have followed the founding king to conquer the vast land. In terms of friendship, in fact, their friendship with the monarch is probably not inferior to that of me, Yue Peng, Zhang Hongwei and others. But in the end they turned against each other, mostly because Uneven distribution. The country is like a cake. They shed blood and sweat for the country, but in the end they did not get the status they deserved, or they were suspected by the king. Announcing the official restoration of the Song Dynasty to the whole world, this is no different from the founding of the country. So the more at this juncture, the more we need to show our care and trust for these civil servants and generals, so as not to let them down. Even a powerful country cannot withstand the consumption of civil strife."

Le Chan hesitated a little, "Just like this...will it lose your majesty as the emperor?"

"Will not."

Zhao Dongting shook his head and smiled lightly: "I am the emperor after all, no matter how polite I am to them, no matter how unassuming I am, I will still be the emperor. In their hearts, they should only be grateful."

Hearing what he said, Le Chan didn't say anything, just smiled.

The army continued to march towards Lin'an Mansion.

In this way, nearly ten days passed.

Before Zhao Dongting and his group arrived at Lin'an Mansion, Zhongsun Guge's reply was sent back to Zhongxing Mansion in Xixia in an expedited [-] miles.

He had a lot of talk in his mind, most of which were criticizing Zhao Dongting for his ambition and arrogance.

Even at the risk of offending Li Xiushu, he euphemistically stated that the alliance between Xixia and Song Dynasty was a mistake, and it was seeking skin with a tiger.

After Li Xiushu read Zhongsun Guge's letter in the imperial study room, she "went into a rage".

She even threw out the jade cup on the desk angrily, and shouted to the old eunuch beside her: "Go and announce the old grand master, the ministers of the second rank and above, and generals! No matter what they are doing at this time What, as long as you are in the Zhongxing Mansion, you must rush to the main hall to see me within half an hour!"

Rao is the old eunuch who has won the trust of Li Xiushu, seeing Li Xiushu suddenly so annoyed, he can't help but tremble in his heart.

He can probably think of what is going on, and he can also imagine how angry the emperor is now.

He didn't know, but Li Xiushu was secretly laughing in her heart.

Zhao Dongting actually pissed off the good-tempered Zhongsun Guge into such a state. She was really curious about how Zhao Dongting behaved in front of Zhongsun Guge.

After the old eunuch left the imperial study, Li Xiushu followed suit, rushing angrily to the main hall in the palace.

Not long after, all the civil and military officials of the Xixia Dynasty rushed to the main hall.

Just when she was about to kneel down, Li Xiushu, who was on the throne, said angrily: "Don't kneel! Where are He Liancheng and Qu Rujian!"

He Liancheng and Qu Rujian rushed out, "The last general is here!"

Li Xiushu said again: "How about the thing I asked you to train soldiers?"

He Liancheng replied: "Back to the emperor, General Doom and General Qu are already stepping up their military training these days!"

Li Xiushu snorted heavily, "When can the army go out?"

He Liancheng said with some bitterness on his face: "I have divided the army into various places, and I am still deploying it. If I want to go out, I am afraid it will take two months."

"Two months!"

Li Xiushu said angrily: "Da Song has bullied us, you want me to wait another two months?"

He Liancheng hesitated to speak, "Your Majesty, forgive me. It is really not an easy task for soldiers from all over the world to prepare properly."

Li Xiushu narrowed her eyes slightly, and said quietly: "Could it be that the soldiers of all places are unwilling to obey your deployment?"

She has already been temporarily named the Generalissimo of the National Army and Horses in Helian City.

Of course, Li Xiushu knew in her heart that even though Helian City was the general of soldiers and horses, he only had some control over their Helian family's army and the Xixia Forbidden Army.The private armies of the other major families may not listen to his deployment so easily.After all, although the main figures of each family are in the Zhongxing Mansion, their armies are still in their respective territories.

She said this on purpose, and she meant to force many families to express their views.

Zhao Dongting said that he would not mind taking this opportunity to help her eliminate certain forces in Xixia territory.

Therefore, Li Xiushu must let those families send troops to attack Song Dynasty.

When she said this, several patriarchs in the hall changed their colors slightly.

Of course they understood the meaning of what Li Xiushu said, it was saying that they were obedient and obedient.

It's just that if you send a large army to attack the Song Dynasty, let alone whether you can win the Song army.What they were more worried about was that Li Xiushu used their private soldiers as cannon fodder.

As a matter of fact, their strength has been compromised because of this, and then there is really no room for them to compete with Li Xiushu, and they can only be eroded by Li Xiushu step by step.

But when they were hesitating, Li Xiushu spoke again, and said, "He Liancheng, which army commander is unwilling to obey your deployment?"

In an instant, the eyes of those Patriarchs all fell on He Liancheng.

If Helian City bites someone out, that family must bear the emperor's wrath.

But now that He Liancheng is clearly the empress's person, they certainly have such worries in their hearts.

He Liancheng looked back and scanned the hall, feeling a little embarrassed.

Their Helian family's defection to the Empress has already made the big families who were allied with them extremely dissatisfied with them and regarded them as traitors.If any other family is brought out at this time for the empress to operate, the Helian family will only become more at odds with those families.

In the end, his eyes fell on He Liandong.

Now is the time for the Helian family to make a thorough decision.

If you open your mouth, you will completely fall to the empress.

If you don't open your mouth, you can only be regarded as both sides.It may reduce the hatred of the big families a little, but it must also offend the empress.

"cough!"

Feeling his son's gaze, He Liandong coughed lightly, and said, "Cheng'er, the emperor asked you something! Just tell the truth."

This is tantamount to making a statement.

In the future, the Helian family will completely become members of Li Xiushu's lineage.

(End of this chapter)