But again, the Zhao family has been in power for ten years, has a tight control over the imperial troops, and is facing a serious war. Not everyone has the courage to stand up and discuss the matter.

This is not the time for Huaishang, nor is it the time for Yaoshan. Wu Jie can formulate such serious provisions, and Lu Yihao can make such a naked threat, which is confident.

And sure enough, under the spotlight, Qu Duan's face also turned pale, but he just clenched his fists and remained silent.

"In the official family, I have something to say!"

Just when everyone's attention was focused on Qu Duan, suddenly a tall general in the front row turned around and came out of the queue. He knelt down directly in front of the emperor. Everyone was shocked... because the person who came out actually

It is Wang De Wang Yaksha.

"Wang Qing, please speak." Zhao Jiu's expression remained unchanged and he responded calmly.

"Guan!" Wang De said while breathing heavily on the ground. "I'm not talking about military discipline on the battlefield, but I'm a little dissatisfied with the war arrangements... When we decided on the military strategy the day before yesterday, we only decided that it would be sunny today, and asked me to go out in the third formation from the bottom.

It’s just a knockdown... As a result, it rained today, so the battle will inevitably be slow, or if the third to last formation comes out, wouldn’t it mean that we are going to fight a bad battle?"

"Then what does Wang Qing want?" Zhao Jiu asked back. "Hundreds of thousands of troops are fighting, and you, Wang De, are leading tens of thousands of people. You can't change the order temporarily, right?"

"A good instructor knows that I have no intention of ruining the overall situation. Hundreds of thousands of people are fighting, and it is impossible to rush to the battlefield. What I mean is that Li Qiong is a man who knows how to coordinate. Since I have allowed him to take charge of all the ministries in Tokyo, he will still follow the instructions.

It was originally planned to send troops." Wang De said as he pointed to Li Qiong who was stunned for a moment. "Only I and my headquarters, please be the vanguard! I am willing to go out of the small stone bridge first, to lead the way for Li Jiedu, and to respond to the king of Hanjun.

!”

"How can there be any reason for the commander-in-chief of a town to be the vanguard?" Zhao Jiu was also stunned, but then shook his head.

However, upon hearing this, Wang De simply punched the ground with his fist, then stared at Zhao Guan's house with eyes split open, and his words became fierce:

"In the official family, I am a brave man. If I hadn't met the official family, how could I have a body of integrity? Even everyone in the imperial camp said that I could only have the status I have today because I was a servant of the dragon on the Huaihe River.

I got it early and relied on my seniority to get along. In this Northern Expedition, I have long thought of being a pioneer for the official family, hunting down thieves to repay the kindness of knowing the encounter, and also to clear my name! But before in Taiyuan, I asked for pardon for my second son Wang Shun and returned to the army after his meritorious service.

There are also people who ridicule, saying that I am of low status and that I am tied to a child. In fact, I am asking for a rebellious son to return to the army. What I want is that both father and son can do their best for the king and live and die together! It is necessary to be an official and a householder.

Xu Chen and his son are the first to fight for this!"

After saying this, Wang De simply ignored his status and kowtowed repeatedly... The generals around him were all solemn, and Liu Qi was even more confused, not knowing what he was thinking of.

Zhao Jiu thought for a moment and no longer hesitated: "Wang Qing is so heroic. If I don't allow it, I will be stingy. I will give you permission to go out and attack first, to be the first of the whole army!"

Wang De was overjoyed for a moment and quickly stood up to return to the queue. He even glanced at Han Shizhong who was standing with his hands on his waist.

Han Shizhong just shook his head and laughed.

"Wang Jiedu is commendable for his bravery, but it is inevitable for large armies to fight and fight for key points across the river. They must attack one after another. This kind of thing must be done at once, otherwise it will inevitably disrupt the march. The rest of the army must not follow suit and seek battle."

Zhao Jiu waited until the other party returned to his seat before speaking seriously. "Other than that, does anyone else have anything to say?"

Everyone looked at each other in confusion. Hu Yantong, who had once taken a step forward, also silently retracted his feet, not daring to say any more words.

Seeing everyone speechless in front of the hall, with their vision getting brighter and brighter, Zhao Guanjia couldn't help but exclaimed: "You guys have nothing to say, I have one more thing to say. Just now Lu Xianggong made a fool of himself to emphasize military discipline and law, now I have to say something to promise rewards.

, Otherwise, why would anyone risk their lives? Only after I have been in power for ten years, the words I say and the promises I make are still worth something... Just listen."

Everyone was in high spirits.

"Hu'er Zha Husi?" Unexpectedly, but also reasonable, Zhao Jiu first called the person in front of him.

"Xiao Wang is here." Zahu Si suddenly trembled, and hurriedly held his hands out under the push of his son. His tone was strange, but his posture was extremely humble.

"I have two words for you." Zhao Jiu responded calmly. "First of all, your troops account for about one-tenth of the entire army in this battle. The spoils of war, whether it is armor ordnance collected on the battlefield, or real

The inventory of the Jin army after the capture of Dingfu is as many as your Ximen Gu's eleven. Secondly, as long as your Ximen Gu does not lag behind others in this battle, I assure you that as long as the Song Dynasty still has the strength to spare, we will ensure that King Ximen Gu

Generation after generation comes from the Kele tribe, and after the father dies, the son succeeds, and the elder brother succeeds the younger brother. You don’t have to worry about your descendants not being able to maintain their careers."

Suddenly, Zahusi didn't know if he had thought through the pros and cons, and he didn't have time to weigh it properly. But at this time, what could he say, so he naturally handed over his hand and thanked him.

On the other hand, Tuoli, the eldest son behind him, heard this and knew how heavy the political commitment announced by the emperor was in public. Moreover, the previous private promises between the emperor and his ministers reflected each other, but he couldn't help it. He came out to express gratitude on the spot.

Make a statement.

Zhao Jiu looked past the father and son and looked at Yelu Yujian: "General Yelu!"

"The foreign minister is here." Yelu Yujian's expression became much calmer.

"I won't say any more... After this battle, your troops will be treated the same as the Imperial Army... As for General Yelu himself, if you return to Western Liao, I will personally recommend you to be the King of Beiyuan and take charge of Hexi; if you don't want to

If you return to Western Liao, you will still have the position of county king. After annihilating the Jurchens, you can return to your hometown if you want, and you will definitely not have any regrets."

Yelu Yujian slightly cupped his hands and thanked him calmly, as if he had already been thinking about it.

"After the two reinforcements, I won't explain the rest one by one." Zhao Guanjia turned his head and stared at the remaining officers of the imperial camp in the courtyard, still calm. "It has two meanings. After you go back, you will cross the river today.

You can tell it to the whole army before..."

In the drizzle, the courtyard was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

"The lower level is also the most basic level. If the Northern Expedition is successful, in addition to the basic military merit measurement, I will unify the military merit awards at Hedong Road, Hebei West Road, Hebei East Road, Yanshan Road, and Datong Road. Where will the fields come from?

Come? In all five places, the land will be unified and the population will be measured uniformly. Regardless of the poor or the rich, the land will be granted equally! And the soldiers in the imperial camp will naturally be granted double portions of the land... they can continue to receive wages as soldiers and rent out the land at the same time.

... Four shares for the disabled, six for those killed in battle, military merit is taken into account, and officers also have class bonuses. Even civilians who want to stay in Hebei can receive an extra half share. In other words, the plum blossom Han family's consort returns to Hebei Province.

In Xiangzhou, when Mr. Zhao returned to Wenxi, he did not have as many fields as the civilians in the army."

Everyone from Lu Yihao on down said nothing... People who know how to do this kind of thing don't dare to say anything, but people who don't know how to do it just treat it as a reward, and there is no need to say anything.

"The upper level is for officers... After the Northern Expedition, all commanders and above can be promoted to the first level of nobility; those with commanders and above who have retired can be promoted to the imperial court; those who actually command the army and are deputy commanders, but have military merits, can be considered for promotion.

"The governor and those who have upheld the law can all be awarded the title of county king based on their military merits!" At this point, Zhao Jiu glanced at Qu Duan in the commotion, but then turned to stop at Han Shizhong. "Of course, Li You

Those with special honors can be promoted to prince... Others don't know, but Han Shizhong is the king of Qin, Yue Fei is the king of Wei, Li Yanxian is the king of Jin, Wu Jie is the king of Zhao, Zhang Jun is the king of Qi, Zhang Rong is the king of Lu, and Ma Kuo is the representative

King, I have already decided on these seven princes, so there is no harm in telling them directly now."

Han Shizhong and the other three were panicked for a moment and wanted to express their gratitude in a hurry, but Han and Li were just fine, and Wu Jie was almost in a trance.

Zhao Jiu ignored the three people's bows and just turned around to signal. After receiving the signal, Shao Chengzhang, the escort supervisor, immediately led the two squadrons forward to Wu Jie, who was increasingly unprepared. Then the two squadrons pulled away.

The thing in his hand is indeed a large scroll with similar regulations to the other five people.

The four characters "Commander Ruoding" were written in the letter.

"This is for Jin Qing, take it." Zhao Jiu said calmly. "I prepared it for you before the Northern Expedition... I delayed giving it to you until now, which makes me feel aggrieved."

"I feel this all the time..." Wu Jie almost cried.

"Don't be like this, otherwise I will be embarrassed to say anything further." Zhao Jiu looked at the few people and sighed for a moment. "I will give you rewards and promises before the battle. First, the merits of you are here, and they are indispensable anyway; second, I will give you a reward before the battle.

Then, I also want to remind you that there are already many princes in the Song Dynasty who have surrendered, so there should be no more... If we encounter an emergency, please set an example and wrap your body in horse leather."

The generals became awe-inspiring again.

Moreover, although there was drizzle at this time, the sky became obviously brighter. Wu Shuqing, who was already wet, knew that he could not delay any longer, so he directly called the Taishi Nu to come directly to kill the prisoners and sacrifice the flag. The latter did not dare to neglect and hurriedly took Bei

Yan personally pushed it up.

But Wu Shu saw that there was only one person, and he was bound and gagged. He knew something was wrong, but he could no longer say anything, and he just kept urging.

The Grand Master's slave also wanted to deal with it earlier, so he had four soldiers hold Bei Yan down, and then he personally picked up a big ax and chopped off the opponent's head with just one axe, and blood spattered three feet.

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Since Bei Yan was dead, he should have sent troops, but for some unknown reason, Wu Shu, who was standing in a pool of blood, still had some words left in his stomach and would not spit them out.

"The last sentence!"

As Ba Lisu took a tentative look, Wanyan Wushu closed his eyes slightly, then suddenly opened his eyes and roared loudly. "I know that some of you are still cowardly and confused in your heart. You always feel that this big gold

The country is prosperous and there are many ways to retreat. Why do we have to fight here? Why do we have to fight?!"

"Can't you avoid, hide, and waste? Can't you go to Hejian or Yanjing?"

"Actually, what sense can there be? It's nothing more than the bloody feud since Jingkang. The Song people will not let us go! After Zhending is Hejian, after Hejian is Yanjing, after Yanjing is Liaoyang, Liaoyang

After that is the Huanglong Mansion. Do you think it is a lie to go straight to Huanglong? When did the Zhao Song official family opposite say such lies?! They will definitely chase them all the way to the White Mountains and Black Waters!"

"So, although the Kingdom of Jin is large, it has no way out! But today, once we retreat and avoid fighting, we will no longer be able to deal with it!"

By the end of his words, Wu Shu almost looked up to the sky and roared, and the generals of the Jin army were completely silent.

"Return to camp quickly and prepare to send out troops and form formations!" Za Lisu lost no time and ordered through gritted teeth.

"At this time, I shouldn't be talking nonsense, but I know it well. There are some truths that everyone should know well. But in fact, if you don't say it out, some people will still be confused or pretend not to know.

Clearly." In front of the lobby of Huolu County, in the drizzle, Zhao Jiu actually recalled the past. "My lords, when I met Zhang Jun and Zhang Boying in Yingkou, Huaishang, I told him that if I hadn't had him, I would have been Jin.

Soldier bait, if he didn't have me, he would be nothing more than a defeated dog on the roadside. I and he would both prosper and suffer... Today, ten years apart, there is actually no essential difference. It's just that the imperial camp is bigger and there are more soldiers.

It will only be wider, but we are still both prosperous and disadvantaged... I have no ministers, even if I have all kinds of ambitions, I am just a pile of fish and meat, and if you have no ministers, I am no more than a wolverine in the field, even if you are born a hero... I hope

If we, the monarchs and ministers, can truly accomplish a great cause together, we will not give in to ten years of hard work!"

At this point, in the silence of the whole courtyard, with the wave of Zhao Guanjia, whose sleeves were wet, Shao Chengzhang, the chamberlain's provincial guard, actually brought a chopping board from the back hall with a pot of "Blue Bridge Wind and Moon".

But there was only an empty cup.

"This wine is not for you."

Zhao Jiu took the pot and cup from Shao Chengzhang, poured a cup for himself in the seat, and drank it all in one gulp before speaking. "It's for my own use, because from now on, I am already an idler...

The success of the years is no longer with me, but with the ministers! I will hold this wine today to watch the ministers determine the rise and fall of the country! Send troops!"
To be continued...