After Zhang Jiankui showed his loyalty, he was pondering whether he should retire when he saw two civil officials in red robes coming over, one putting a seal on the imperial case, and the other putting a roll of yellow silk on it and unfolding it.

Guo Shao lifted the red pen and dipped it twice, and then quickly wrote a few words on the yellow silk. Then he stood up with two things, bypassed the imperial case and walked in front of Zhang Jiankui.

Zhang Jiankui's heart tightened, and he hurriedly bent down and stood there. Guo Shao handed over the things with his own hands, Zhang Jiankui knelt on one knee when he saw this, went to pick it up with both hands, and when he looked up to take the things, he saw the emperor's bright eyes looking at him: "Founding Marquis, for the glory and interests of the empire, you will be the same as me." ”

"The last general commands!" Zhang Jiankui said with a straight face, and he felt hot all over his body for a while! Guo Shao's gaze, words and deeds can affect people very much, Zhang Jiankui seemed to be watched by a god at this time, and his whole body was bathed in brilliance, and he was indescribably excited; Perhaps, because the emperor himself has such emotions, he can make the people around him feel it.

When he had taken his things, he bowed and withdrew from his study. When he left the door, he subconsciously looked back and saw that Guo Shao was still standing there looking at him eagerly.

The quaint palace, with its wooden window lattices and ink-incense cases, made Zhang Jiankui feel that everything was different at this time, as if they were "enlightened".

"Sword." Outside the Jinxiang Palace, a shrill voice reminded. Zhang Jiankui suddenly took the saber and hung it on himself again.

He descended the stone steps and walked from the wide square of the main hall to the city gate due south. When I came all the way to the Xuande Gate, I suddenly saw a blue-robed civil official standing there looking up and down.

The civilian official stepped forward and said, "Your Excellency is General Zhang, the commander of the First Army of the Liaoxi Army?" ”

"Exactly." Zhang Jiankui was holding the king's order and the seal of war in his hand, and he was indeed a little confused, because he had never experienced it.

The civil official said: "The next official is Zheng Xianchun, a member of the Privy Council, and is now sent by the head of the former battalion of the Liaoxi Army, and I ask General Zhang for more advice." ”

Zhang Jiankui understood after hearing this, and knew what this official was doing, Zhang Yin, the civil official who was in Ishimi Castle at the beginning, also did this errand, and the staff, heralds, and clerks should all be managed by this person, and he was also the supervisor of the army, because all decisions and military orders had to be handled by the military government.

However, Zhang Yin, the civil official at the beginning, now transported the jar of ashes back to his hometown, and the tablet is in the Xuanren Merit Pavilion.

Zhang Jiankui looked up and down at the civil official in front of him, it was estimated that he was less than thirty years old, and he looked very fair, and he was so girly when he took a name!

This guy looked at Zhang Jiankui, as if he had guessed something, and immediately stood up straight and said: "When the Southern Tang Dynasty was conquered, Xia Guan was with the army, and the battle of Youzhou and Pingxia were all served in the Qianying Military Government. ”

People can't look good, Zhang Jiankui looked abrupt, and he didn't want to offend this civilian official, because he had experience, and he had to get along with the people of the military government for a long time after going out on the expedition. At the moment, he said politely: "Zheng Changshi reminds me a lot." ”

Zheng Xianchun said: "It's a matter of duty." ”

The two of them walked out of the imperial city from the side gate of Xuande Gate, and Zheng Xianchun said: "There is a school field outside Wangchun Gate, does General Zhang know?" The day after tomorrow, we will meet there, and the king's order talisman in the general's hand must be recognized by everyone, and this man can be gathered. ”

When Zhang Jiankui heard this, he really couldn't do without this civil official.

Zheng Xianchun said as he walked: "The people of the four yamen are indispensable. General Zhang belongs to the capital, and the army will not be able to do it without a commander; Xia Guan is a member of the Privy Council, who takes care of trivial matters for General Zhang, and also handles military orders; There are also people in the military department, if there is no them, no one will take care of the settling-in allowance and military rations for our expedition; In addition, the ordnance superintendent will also send people, and they will have to ask for armor, firearms, long weapons, etc. ”

Zhang Jiankui listened carefully, nodded and said, "Sure enough, the affairs of the army are much more troublesome than being a commander." ”

"Of course, thousands of people and hundreds of people do completely different things." Zheng Xianchun said, "There are about 3,000 soldiers in total, including two commanders of the forbidden army and two commanders of the Central Plains Upper Guard Army gathered in the Tokyo military camp; There are also two commanders in Hebei waiting for us in Beizhou. Let's first take the boat of the Tiger Ben Army to the north along the Yongji Canal, carry the 1,000 people, and continue to take the boat to Jinzhou, Hebei (the newly built city after the recovery of Youzhou, about the vicinity of Tianjin); Then go to the seaside port to change the ship of the Jiaolong Army and go to Liaoxi Fort. ”

Zhang Jiankui saw that the servant was leading the horse over, so he hugged his fists and said: "The general will go back to pack up and see you outside the spring gate another day." ”

Zheng Xianchun hurriedly took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, "The day after tomorrow in the military mansion, General Zhang said according to what was written above." ”

"Very good." Zhang Jiankui smiled, "It's just a show." ”

Unexpectedly, Zheng Xianchun said: "It's not just that, the lower officials come from Shilin, officialdom, and the army, and there are some ways to speak in every place, let's just follow along, this is decent." ”

Zhang Jiankui hugged his fists and smiled: "Zheng Changshi is reasonable, and he will leave." ”

He rode home with an attendant who was leading a horse, and suddenly saw Yu Liang standing there at the door of his house. The guy was holding a live rooster in one hand and a wine jar in the other, and when he saw Zhang Jiankui, his face was happy, and he was very happy to open it.

Zhang Jiankui spoke first: "Come on, come on, what are you doing wringing things?" ”

Yu Liang said: "A little heart is not a respect, the last general thanks General Zhang for his cultivation!" ”

"What do you mean?" Zhang Jiankui asked.

Yu Liang said: "The last general was promoted to the head of the guard, not General Zhang?" ”

Zhang Jiankui blurted out: "Guan Laozi's, I just knew it after hearing you say it!" ”

Yu Liang: "......"

Zhang Jiankui smiled: "Lao Tzu didn't help, do you want to bring this thing back?" ”

Yu Liang looked at him when he heard this, and the two laughed.

Zhang Jiankui threw the reins of the horse to his entourage and led Yu Liang into the courtyard gate. Then he gave the chicken to the servant, and commanded that it should be killed for supper. Yu Liang brought a jar of wine and took it straight to the hall to drink it first, and fried a plate of fried crucian carp to drink.

Zhang Jiankui talked about the matter of Liaoxi Fort, and now that the military branch has not yet been formed, it may be that Yu Liang's command will also receive an order in a few days.

"Du Tou is the deputy commander and commander upwards, as long as Yu Dutou finds another opportunity to make military achievements, he will be an official in the future, whether in the army or in the addition of civilian officials, he has always eaten imperial food." Zhang Jiankui said kindly.

Yu Liang kept nodding: "In the past, I studied hard in the cold window, and I thought about being an official, but I failed many times. Unexpectedly, he took this path to realize his ambitions, but he didn't think about it at the beginning. ”

Zhang Jiankui laughed.

Two people with completely different experiences, but they talked happily when they drank, and they had the experience of sharing joys and sorrows in Iwami Castle, so there were too many things to talk about.

They first talked about the little lady Miko, Yu Liang said: "A while ago, King Yuben sent a courtesan to Tokyo, and it happened that I saw her, not to mention that we people are quite fateful, and we can see each other thousands of miles away." ”

Zhang Jiankui was also a little surprised, and said at the moment: "That little lady doesn't really want to come to Daxu, but now she gets what she wants." He added, "When we were on the East Island, there was a minister of the imperial court in the Tubao, the squire of the Ministry of Works, Zan Jurun, and General Yu Shi...... Do you remember? ”

Yu Liang hurriedly nodded and said, "It's not easy to see the big guys, and the brothers of the whole commander know about Zan Shilang." ”

Zhang Jiankui said: "I heard that Zan Shilang went to the northwest and was with the founding prince Li Dashuai. The northwest side is bigger than ours, at least tens of thousands of people have gone, and many barracks of the Tokyo Forbidden Army were mobilized a while ago. ”

Yu Liang nodded suddenly.

"Those acquaintances of Iwami Castle go to different places, but they are all for their achievements! Dry! Zhang Jiankui said hesitantly, holding up his wine glass.

Yu Liang also raised his glass and pretended to be bold and said: "The last general respects Zhang Du's command, and he is done!" ”

Two days later, Zhang Jiankui dressed neatly and went to Wangchun Gate as scheduled.

Zhu Wenwu also arrived at the government office one after another, and an unpainted wooden board was written in black with a brush: The First Army Military Division of the former camp of the Liaoxi Army. The things are really a bit simple, but it is lively inside, and sure enough, the people from the Yamen sect have arrived one after another.

Zhang Jiankui first greeted Zheng Xianchun, who was the chief historian, and Zheng Xianchun said: "General Zhang is extraordinary and will be able to command the whole army." ”

"Huh?" Zhang Jiankui felt that this was not right, and seemed to be disgusted with his own background and status, so he sneered, "Zheng Changshi, don't worry, you have been to the Southern Tang Dynasty with you, but this will be in the Shudao ravine back then, but you played as a striker; Not long ago on the East Island, the fifty-fold army besieged Lao Tzu, and now he is not standing here and talking? ”

Zheng Xianchun was busy worshipping.

Walking into the lobby, someone introduced me or came up to sign up for the number, and it was noisy. Zhang Jiankui hugged his fists and saluted, while slowly walking to the north. took out the things from his arms, and immediately an official stepped forward to pick them up, took them down and showed them to the dozens of people who were making a fuss.

Zhang Jiankui stretched out his hand and scratched the back of his head a few times, and finally remembered the words written on the piece of paper, so he immediately cleared his throat twice. The civil and military forces below gradually subsided a little.

"According to the edict of Emperor Daxu, Zhang Jiankui, the commander, was appointed as the commander of the First Army of the Liaoxi Army, and from now on, he has the following commands, transfers, deployments, and executions: the first and second commanders of the Fifth Army of the Tiger Army, the Kaifeng Commander of the Guards, the Chenzhou Commander, the Jizhou Commander, and the Shenzhou Commander. God bless my emperor, long life without borders! ”

Dozens of people chimed in and shouted.

In front of everyone's eyes, Zhang Jiankui was watched by many eyes, and his solemn words really made him suddenly feel like a commander-in-chief, and felt that his power was bright and bright.

Zhang Jiankui's five big and three thick bodies stood there, thought about it temporarily, raised his hand and said seriously: "For the glory and interests of the empire, and for the loyalty of my emperor, I will be with you!" ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and Zheng Xianchun, the chief historian, looked at Zhang Jiankui calmly and nodded slightly.

Many people come together to do the same thing, either for a meritorious service, or for a reward, or for glory and wealth. A new journey is ahead, as if there is a thousand rays of light illuminating people's future.