Wang Huai was extremely trustworthy, but he did not surprise Ye Qing, he had just returned to Yangzhou with Bai Chun and others, and before he could go home, he was welcomed back to the Huainan East Road Office by Xin Qiji and others who greeted him.

Xin Qiji, Chen Cishan, Yang Huaizhi, Liu Keshi and others all looked dignified, and even the atmosphere in the entire government office was a little more tense than before.

Bai Chun consciously chose to go home by himself, Jia She, as a pro-army, escorted Bai Chun all the way home without Ye Qing's orders.

In the government office, Ye Qing moved his waist, and only after he sat down did he signal everyone to sit down.

Looking at everyone's solemn faces, Ye Qing smiled and said, "Why, the imperial capital is not granted by me?" ”

In all dynasties and generations, the Great Song Dynasty restricts military power and military generals, and it is completely under the direct command of the current saints, and all walks of life are not allowed to appease the troops.

But in the event of a war, the current saint will choose one of the generals to control and lead the troops and horses in the name of "capital control".

Similarly, in order to show the legitimacy and authority of the capital system, and also to show that the army of this road is directly under the imperial court and the saint, the word "imperial front" will be added before the capital is controlled, so the imperial capital is under control and becomes the real commander of the army all the way, so as to distinguish it from the difference with the pacification envoy all the way.

Of course, with the birth of the Imperial Commandery, the pacification made this dispatch an empty title in name only, but if the Imperial Commander and the pacification envoy appointed and sent by the Imperial Court were the same person, then naturally there would be no other conflicts.

In addition to the imperial capital system, the imperial court will also appoint and send a co-commander and deputy commander, thus forming a real three-legged tripod, so that the military power will not be arbitrarily controlled by the imperial capital, and form an effective supervisory role between each other.

If he is lucky, if the Imperial Front Commander can catch up with a like-minded and deputy commander who is like-minded with him, then for the army all the way, it is comparable to increasing the combat effectiveness of thousands of troops out of thin air.

But most of the time, no one in the Imperial Front will have such good luck to be able to find a like-minded and deputy commander who is like-minded with him, and work together to fight on the battlefield together.

Because the imperial court can always find the best candidates for the positions of the same commander and deputy commander from among the civil officials, officials who have friction, grievances, and disagreements with the imperial capital, so that the combat power of the army all the way has already fallen into internal strife before it has been on the battlefield.

Such a method of appointment and dispatch made it difficult for the generals of the Great Song Dynasty to make a difference on the battlefield, either by the civilian officials who were under the same command of the imperial court every day to impeach, or when the troops were used on the battlefield, they completely distrusted the operational strategies of the imperial capital, and pointed fingers at the battles that he was not familiar with, so that the entire army was often unable to effectively exert its due combat effectiveness.

After all, it is not a new thing for the imperial court to lead the troops to fight with the military generals and the imperial commanders to lead the troops to fight.

Therefore, under such a complicated and intricate appointment and dispatch, the army of the Great Song Dynasty was already greatly discordant within before it set out to fight.

In addition, the war itself is a factor to be smashed with money, and materials, equipment and other property will also become the object of coveting by the imperial commandery, the same system, and the deputy commander, so that the generals of the Great Song Dynasty army are not harmonious, and the horses and soldiers are weak.

The most obvious is Ye Heng at the beginning, under the internal strife, there was no one in the court, so he became the culprit responsible for the defeat.

"That's not it, the pre-imperial commander is held by an adult, but there are ...... candidates for the same commander and deputy commander." Chen Cishan, the deputy envoy, said with a heavy weight: "With the position of commander, the imperial court sent Li Zhixiao to supervise the imperial history, and the deputy commander sent Hong Zun, the young secretary of Dali Temple, to serve as the deputy commander. ”

Maybe Chen Cishan and others didn't know much about who Li Zhixiao and Hong Zun were, but Xin Qiji and Ye Qing were both onlookers in Lin'an, so they were naturally clear about the festival between Li Zhixiao, Hong Zun and Ye Qing.

And more importantly, whether it is Li Zhixiao or Hong Zun, they are all officials who have a great relationship with Shi Miyuan, especially Li Zhixiao, but he is one of the three murderers of the four trees under Shi Miyuan.

Ye Qing was stunned for a moment, and then laughed instead of anger: "Lord Zuo Xiangwang really doesn't shy away from suspicion, he really takes care of me Ye Qing, and his front foot is still amiable in Lin'an, as soon as I returned to Yangzhou, I immediately turned my face and didn't recognize people." ”

Xin Qiji smiled bitterly, shook his head helplessly, and said: "They will arrive in Yangzhou in a few days, and I ...... The biggest concern right now is ...... That is, the most urgent thing at the moment, we are a little late to attack the Fifth Route Army. If you want to reorganize the Fifth Route Army before Li Zhixiao and Hong Zun arrive in Yangzhou, the time is too urgent. ”

"Not bad." Ye Qing nodded approvingly, he thought that Wang Huai would immediately support him with actions, but he didn't expect Wang Huai to dare to blatantly play such a hand on him: "It is imperative that the two commanders of the Tianchang Army and the Lianshui Army must be replaced immediately, and Li Mu and Lin Zhong of the Huaiyang Army and the Gaoyou Army should immediately let them go to Lizhou Road to return to Yu Yunwen." ”

"But...... Will there be enough time, after all, once Li Zhixiao and Hong Zun arrive, they will inevitably hinder your appointment and dispatch as soon as possible. Yang Huaizhi said with some concern.

Liu Keshi on the side looked at Ye Qing, and then at Yang Huaizhi and Chen Cishan, the three of them were originally lonely people in Yangzhou, and among them, Liu Keshi was the most.

Even now, Liu Keshi has always been more in awe of Ye Qing than his respect for his boss, but at this moment, seeing Chen Cishan and Yang Huaizhi talking freely in front of Ye Qing without any scruples, he hesitated and said, "My lord, the lower officials think ...... Can we do both? ”

As Liu Keshi's words landed, Ye Qing, Xin Qiji and others instantly shifted their attention to him.

suddenly became the focus of everyone, and in the face of the somewhat sharp gazes of several people, Liu Keshi actually pouted, his face turned red, and he stood up directly with some nervousness and said: "My lord, what does Xia Guan mean ......." ”

"Say what you want, but it's okay to say it." Ye Qing smiled and said with relief.

"Yes, sir." Liu Keshi nodded, and then after sorting out his thoughts, he said: "Is the lower official saying that we can divide the army into two ways now, on the one hand, we will immediately and secretly change generals among the armies of all directions, and on the other hand, we will ...... Other ways to delay their time in Yangzhou are ...... After they arrived in Yangzhou, they used other things to attract their attention, so that they could not connect with the Fifth Route Army for a while. ”

Xin Qiji and the others were stunned, only Ye Qing was an old god, and looked at Liu Keshi, who was a little nervous, with a relaxed face.

"Xia Guan knows that although this method is a little not bright and fair, Xia Guan is stupid, thinking about it, but he just thinks that the current plan is now, and it seems that this is the only way to make a decision." Liu Keshi added again with some nervousness.

"So in your opinion, how are we going to hold them back?" Ye Qing's eyes were full of encouragement and asked, signaling Liu Keshi to open up and say casually.

Liu Keshi was obviously premeditated, and after hearing Ye Qing's words, his eyes immediately looked at the body of Chen Cishan, the deputy envoy of the prison, until Chen Cishan, who was watching, felt uncomfortable, and then slowly swallowed: "Now that Lord Ye Heng and Lord Bai are not in Yangzhou, the Prison Department and the Transfer Department are all in charge of Lord Chen and Lord Yang, maybe you can think of a way from this." After all, this matter cannot involve pacifying the adults, and it must be done so that the court cannot see that it is the instructions of the adults behind it. ”

Ye Qing sighed slightly, and after watching everyone's eyes on him, he slowly spoke: "Yes, what Liu Keshi said is good." Li Zhixiao and Hong Zun did not come to Yangzhou to inspect, but to come here to serve as the same commander, deputy commander, if it is light, it will not be able to play a deterrent effect on the two of them, if it is too heavy, I am afraid it will cause the imperial court to worry about the officialdom of Huainan East Road. Hong Zun once served as a waiter in the Criminal Department, and Li Zhixiao has been serving as the supervisor of the imperial history, to put it bluntly, both of them are people who are extremely familiar with the laws and regulations of my Great Song Dynasty, and I am afraid that the ordinary method will not work. ”

Liu Keshi didn't expect Ye Qing to agree with the decision, his eyes instantly became brighter, and his emotions were also excited, and he was no longer as nervous as he was just now: "In this way, it would be better for the Criminal Investigation Division to come forward, as long as the Criminal Investigation Division immediately posted a notice of a life lawsuit, so as to arrest the suspected murder and escape, wouldn't it be able to grasp the initiative?" ”

"No, no, no, you wait a minute." Chen Cishan listened in a daze, just now Master Ye and Liu Keshi were like playing dumb riddles, let him listen to a half-understood, why is this blink of an eye to create a case of murder and overseating, can this play a role in delaying Li Zhixiao and Hong Zun?

"When you enter Yangzhou, you enter our territory, yes or no?" Liu Keshi looked at Ye Qing and smiled silently, and naturally understood that Ye Qing was waiting for him to explain: "We are obviously a little powerless to delay in Lin'an, not to mention that when they set off from Lin'an to Yangzhou, they must also be vigilant against our Yangzhou, so it is obviously not advisable to do it in Lin'an." On this journey, whether they take the water route or the land route, although there is a chance, if something happens and something goes wrong, they will naturally think about Lord Ye's deliberate delay, and we will not achieve the goal of letting Lord Ye avoid suspicion. What's more, presumably when they come here, there will be no fewer people around them, and the situation is big, and it is not a good thing for us in Yangzhou. Only when they arrive in Yangzhou, they will inevitably relax their vigilance, and after all, they will be fresh faces after all, as long as the Criminal Division ...... in the name of investigating the murderers who killed people and oversold goods. ”

Hearing this, Chen Cishan finally came to his senses, interrupted Liu Keshi's words and continued: "The Criminal Investigation Division is vigorously pursuing the murderers in Yangzhou City, and they are new faces, which will naturally arouse the suspicion of the Criminal Investigation Division, so that the Criminal Investigation Division can detain them, wait until the other side is almost over, and then release them in the name ......that everything is a misunderstanding." ”

"Yes, but when the time comes, you have to grieve Lord Chen, and Lord Ye is obviously going to reprimand you, and you must apologize to them, as for the accountability of the imperial court...... Isn't Lord Ye Hengye, the envoy of punishment, and Lord Bai, the transfer envoy, in Lin'an? It was enough for them to come to the court to make a mistake. In this way, their suspicion that all this was done by Lord Ye would be greatly reduced, after all, the imperial court obviously would not think that Lord Ye would do ...... after they arrived in Yangzhou. ”

"Why didn't I choose to start in Yangzhou?" Ye Qing asked lightly.

"Because the adult has just returned from Lin'an, what happened in Lin'an, I'm afraid no one doesn't know about it now, right? With the performance of the adults in Lin'an, not to mention the fact that he has served as the commander of the Imperial City Division, wouldn't it be easy to obstruct them in Lin'an, and how could he be willing to seek the near and far, and also provoke suspicion for himself? Liu Keshi replied without thinking.

"It seems that you have made rapid progress in the past two months." Ye Qing picked up the teacup and gestured to the others again and again, like a toast, several people in the room all smiled and picked up the teacup, drinking tea deliciously.

"Just do what Liu Keshi said, as for ......." Ye Qing glanced at Chen Cishan and said: "As for Li Zhixiao and Hong Zun, they will inevitably carry with them when they come to Yangzhou, so that the documents that verify their identity and send will be lost when they arrive at Yangzhou Wharf and get off the ship, how to lose it, Chen Cishan, you must not miss, if you can't do it, you can ask the concierge of my house when the time comes, and he will tell you what to do." ”

Chen Cishan and the others said yes after Ye Qing finished speaking, and what Ye Qing said just now was equivalent to telling them that Li Zhixiao and Hong Zun would be followed along the way, and when the time came, it would be enough for him Chen Cishan to catch two gangsters on the streets of Yangzhou.

There is no more vicious person than the pickpocket's eye when it comes to stealing, after all, these people can tell at a glance where some people often put important and precious items.

As Chen Cishan and Liu Keshi walked out of the government office, Xin Qiji and the deputy envoy began to look at Ye Qing, as if they were waiting for Ye Qing's method on what to do about the Fifth Route Army.

Xin Qiji has already begun to contact the Tianchang Army, and the original joke, whether it is Ye Qing or Xin Qiji, is not regarded as a joke, but now if you want to find someone to replace Hu Jie, the commander of the Tianchang Army, this matter is natural, and only Xin Qiji can do it.

As for the Lianshui Army, it is not far from Sizhou, where the military judgment is located, so there is no need to explain this matter to Xin Qiji, but no matter what, Xin Qiji, as a general judge in Yangzhou, also has the right to directly perform the imperial court, and now the two need to sum up how to write the recital of the imperial court.

The transshipment envoy has always been based on goods and materials, and with the original Guazhou was marked by Liu Keshi on the map of Yangzhou, the entire ships passing through the Huainan East Road have begun to regard this as a transit station, and naturally, this place will also become the general camp of the five roads of the Huainan East Road in the future.