Chapter 297

In a corner teahouse beside LiuDi, Li Yi'an was sitting alone anxiously drinking tea, waiting for the result

For a long time, she saw Yue Pengju and his wife striding forward. She immediately stood up and asked, "how is things?"

Hua Rong nodded with a smile and said Yue Pengju's method Hearing this, Li Yi'an looked carefully at the man in front of him with broad eyebrows and calm temperament, and found that he was different From meeting his late returning wife on the roadside to handling this thorny matter with Wang Jixian so smoothly, chivalry is also very smart Among the generals, there are such figures, especially his magnificent calligraphy masterpiece "return my rivers and mountains"

The smile on her face is very kind, but she looks at Hua Rong. This woman is smart and kind, and she should be a blessed person

She saluted deeply, "you two are so kind that you can't repay me."

Hua Rong hurried to hold her. "I don't dare. It's just a matter of lifting a hand. I have admired you since I was a child..." she said, with the light of the little girl in her eyes, holding Li Yi'an's hand, and said affectionately, "I have an idea that we have a temporary courtyard in the suburbs rewarded by the emperor, and now there is another one in the capital. But soon Peng Ju will go to Ezhou, and I will leave together. If you don't give up, you might as well move to another courtyard, or have a care..."

After Li Yi'an divorced Zhang Ruzhou, he really had no place to go. The end of the earth was in exile. Coupled with the constant coercion of coveters like Wang Jixian, seeing Hua Rong's sincere attitude, he hesitated a little and agreed

Hua Rong was overjoyed when she saw her promise, and immediately sent someone back with her to pack up. Since then, Li Yi'an ended his detention career and temporarily had a place to settle down

Hua Rong sent several female envoys to take care of her. When she stayed in the capital, she didn't have much to do, so she went to and fro with Li Yi'an every day. They fell in love with each other very much. They formed a good friend and talked about poetry and painting. They didn't realize that life passed quickly

On this day, the four generals were summoned to the palace for a banquet

Among the four generals, Liu Guangai pretends to be polite and wears Confucian clothes, while Zhang Jun, Han Zhongliang and others all wear the boa constrictor robes of military generals, while Yue Pengju has always been frugal and still wears his own linen robes

Before the banquet, everyone sat talking and laughing Han Zhongliang and Zhang Jun are both old subordinates of Wang Yuan. They are familiar with each other, and they are double in laws. That is to say, Han Zhongliang's son married Zhang Jun's daughter; One of Zhang Jun's sons married another daughter Han Zhongliang Therefore, the relationship between the two is extremely close. As soon as they sit down, they talk and laugh

In contrast, Yue Pengju and Liu Guang can only sit still Liu Guang had no friendship with Han Zhongliang and others, so he took the initiative to talk to Yue Pengju The two of them also chatted a few words

Soon the emperor arrived

The four generals knelt on the ground together and said, "congratulations to the holy bow."

Zhao Deji gave an order to flatten himself, and then went to a banquet

This is the first time that Zhao Deji has gathered four generals He fled across the sea to the Xinggong Lin'an. After the change of Miao and Liu soldiers, he really had a feeling that the incumbent was walking on thin ice

First of all, the four were awarded as Jiedu envoys This is the highest honor of our military general Among them, Han Zhongliang's army stationed in Chuzhou, Liu Guang's army stationed in Taiping Prefecture, and Zhang Jun's army stationed in health escort Yue Pengju was the governor of Jinghu, Beifu and Xiangyang roads, and was under the control of the Shenwu rear army. The imperial court sent staff into their respective armies, while Yue Pengju's staff under his account was the scribe Xue Bi

After the four generals finished saluting, Zhao Deji lectured first, and his voice was filled with emotion: "all of you have worked hard for the king, and the credit lies in the country. In the autumn of national trouble, the four Aiqing and Wu Yu of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Shaanxi are the pawns of the country. In the future, I can only rely on you to welcome back the two saints and revitalize the great song dynasty. Now, there are Liu Yu and the puppet Qi troops inside, and there are prisoners eyeing covetously outside. What countermeasures do you have?"

Liu Guang has always been lazy, embracing the enemy and playing with the bandits. Especially this time, the Miao and Liu soldiers changed. Because of insufficient preparation, they were occupied by the puppet Qi army and abandoned their armor. Even though Yue Pengju mobilized Ezhou army southward against orders to save his wife, he only recovered two prefectures, and the rest were still in the hands of the puppet Qi Therefore, he couldn't answer Zhao Deji's question at all, only saying that he was still considering it

Then Zhang Jun Because Zhang Jun participated in the battle of King Qin, he was always the Lord who fled at the sight of the wind, but at this time, he said loudly, "the way of a great general is to be loyal to the king and patriotic. I only know to obey your Majesty's orders. As long as it is your Majesty's order to fight, I dare not to work hard and die?"

Zhang Jun's words, in fact, showed nothing, but revealed a crucial message, that is, whether it was war or peace, he listened to the emperor alone and would never make his own decisions

Other generals didn't recognize the deep meaning of this, but Zhao Deji was very satisfied and nodded admiringly to him

It's hanzhongliang's turn. He is another important general in the song army This time, when Yue Peng went to the army to kill Wu Zhan, he was not idle, leading people to chase the Miao and Liu rebels. Before the rebels arrived in Fujian, they were completely annihilated by him, making great contributions

Then, Zhao Deji asked Yue Pengju again

After the first World War of Ziqin Wang, this was the first time the four met Yue Pengju is ten years younger than others in age, but because of his outstanding contributions, he has been tied with the three generals He knew that he was promoted too fast and was afraid of being envied by others. Therefore, he was more cautious, modest and cautious, but he was also neither humble nor overbearing

Zhao Deji said, "nowadays, in addition to the puppet Qi and the prisoners, there is also the scourge of Dongting water invaders. In Peng's view, what is it?"

Yue Pengju said: "The national situation is difficult, how dare you resign? I once went to Hunan to check the terrain. In the view of the lower officials, the Dongting water thieves all rely on the river and deep lake, operate boats, land farming and water warfare. Due to the deep resistance of the Dongting Lake, the officers and soldiers often take advantage of the fall of the water in autumn and winter, when it is the time for the water thieves to collect food, land attacks will sneak into the lake; water attacks will land, skillfully deal with the officers and soldiers, with their advantages in water warfare, attacking the officers and soldiers is short, so the officers and soldiers are always difficult to win. If you change to use troops in summer, teach them Water thieves can't plough on land, and cut off the grain road, or they can win. "

After hearing his detailed analysis, Zhao Deji also secretly praised Yue Peng. He would compare right and wrong

Zhang Jun and others showed disapproval. Han Zhongliang asked, "how long will Yue Wu break the water thief?"

Yue Pengju said, "although I'm not ready to serve, I don't dare to delay the military situation. I'm willing to serve this autumn and winter."

Hearing this, Han Zhongliang poured himself a glass of wine and said, "I'll drink for you today. If you can't break the water thief in autumn and winter, I'll punish you."

Zhang Jun was already a little jealous of the young general. He couldn't help but be sour and said, "Han Wu, if autumn and winter fail to wipe out the water thieves, I will also punish you."

Yue Peng raised his head and said nothing For the Dongting water thieves, Zhang Jun, who was present, once led the army to exterminate them, but failed The reason why he proposed a one-year deadline was that he did not want to spend too much energy on dealing with internal affairs. He hoped to get the opportunity to fight the northern expedition, really fight with the prisoners and recover the two rivers. This was his ideal

Zhao Deji was naturally very satisfied with Yue Pengju's answer, and said, "so, I'll give you a deadline for autumn and winter. I'm waiting for good news."

After the banquet, Zhao Deji began to seal the reward

"All the princes are the backbone of the country, and I rely on them. I grant Han, Liu, and Zhang Sanqing the titles of 'Ru Ren', with five crowns each. Mrs. Yue Qing is a special patron of the country."

Originally, the names of "Ru Ren" and "Guo Madame" bestowed by the emperor were all aimed at the wife of the literary minister and military general But Han, Liu and Zhang are all wives and concubines When the three men arrived in Lin'an, they went around looking for a beautiful prostitute in Lin'an to be their wife. It is said that Han Zhongliang found a beautiful singer surnamed Mao here, which cost 5000 yuan. Therefore, in addition to his wife, the beloved concubines often pestered their husband to give famous utensils

All three of them played a song and asked for a title for my concubine. As soon as the song came up, it was unanimously opposed by the Minister of rites, saying that national famous instruments should not be rewarded indiscriminately However, Zhao Deji now relies on military generals. Naturally, he doesn't pay attention to these trivial matters, so he pushes the boat with the tide and agrees to their request

For a moment, the four generals fell to the ground to thank them for their kindness, and the other three showed their happy faces. Only Yue Pengju said, "my minister was born in a lonely and cold place, and I won't be honored to be an envoy until I met your majesty. How dare I exceed the score? My wife Hua has long been rewarded by the empress dowager, and if your majesty wants to seal it again, my minister will eventually be uneasy. I hope your majesty can give it back quickly to respect the imperial court's position."

Yue Pengju's resignation increased Zhao Deji's favor, thinking that Yue Pengju was not greedy and could not be compared with the other three marshals

But to the other three people, this was a public anger, and they believed that Yue Pengju was deliberately being good and making a fool of them But in front of the emperor, they dare not say anything

Zhang Jun, in particular, was even more jealous, thinking that Yue Peng Ju mu, who was rumored in the Jianghu, was now the best at acting, flattering and selling

Zhao Deji said, "although Hua Rong is a woman, she has also made great contributions to the change of Miao and Liu soldiers. How can I take back my reward? Peng Ju doesn't have to refuse."

After retreating, the four walked out of the palace together Because the house where Yue Peng lived was far away from the three people, he said goodbye to the three people and said, "I'm going to retire with the three prime ministers. I wish the three prime ministers a good journey."

Zhang Jun and Liu Guangli bowed back in a festive manner. Only Han Zhongliang was upright and not good at hypocrisy. He couldn't help but say angrily, "Yue Wu, you just asked for the title of Madam Guo in the temple, didn't you ridicule your family for asking for the title of concubine?"

Yue Pengju had seen the three people look wrong earlier, but his resignation was originally discussed with his wife Because the more awards, the more involved with the court Hua Rong's experience and Jin Wushu's life and death battle have already understood Zhao Deji's mentality. He did not dare to breed too optimistic views on the future path of the two people. He just wanted to fight for a few more years and secluded after the northern expedition was successful Especially after meeting lutiha, this desire is even stronger The two of them didn't want to receive more gifts from Zhao Deji, and they didn't want to enter the palace again easily because of the reward Unexpectedly, this excuse was suspected by three people However, naturally, he could not tell the reason

Yue Pengju listened to his questioning, and only said faintly, "the wife of the lower official is weak and has a weak temper. She doesn't want to be bound by famous tools, and she won't ask for any reward in the future. If you think the lower official is pretending to pose, you can supervise."

Liu Guang once met Hua Rong. Because he regarded "Wei Qing, Huo Qubing" as a person named "Wei Qinghuo", Hua Rong laughed to himself. He was deeply impressed by Hua Rong, but when he saw Yue Pengju say so, he nodded and said with relief, "Mrs. Yue is an extraordinary woman."