In the vertical arch hall, Zhao Ji wore a vermilion court dress, sat on a wide and comfortable throne, looked at the ministers of the court proudly, and said: "Yesterday, I received a hurried delivery from the Hebei frontline army, which reported in detail the process of descending to Zhuoyi Erzhou, and submitted six volumes of account books and household books of Erzhou. This time, I took the two states, without losing a soldier or a soldier, without spending a single armor and a staff, and took the Yanjing portal, which is really God bless my Great Song Dynasty. As he spoke, Zhao Ji waved his hand and motioned to the courtiers to preach the court.

Each of the six attendants held a scroll and walked around for the ministers in the palace to see. There was a curious minister, and he asked the attendant to open it and read the contents. Knowing that the emperor was in a good mood today, these attendants also tried their best to meet the requirements of these ministers, and casually turned a few pages to satisfy the curiosity of these ministers.

Zhao Ji sat on it with a smile, drank two sips of tea comfortably, and looked at the surprise and shock on the faces of these ministers, and his heart was also very satisfied. It has been 22 years since he became the emperor, although he also has merits in the world, such as under his own governance, the Yellow River has been clear for three consecutive years; Under his own martial arts, the Western Xia Kingdom was also much more stable, and he didn't dare to make trouble. But apart from that, there doesn't seem to be anything more important. Now it's different, since the founding of the country, the ancestors have been looking forward to recovering Yandi, and it is finally about to be realized. Zhuozhou and Yizhou have all surrendered to themselves, and there is only one Yanjing City left, which can last for a few days? Don't say that it was attacked, it was surrounded, and if it didn't take three months to starve, Yanjing City would collapse without a fight.

"Everyone, Aiqing," Song Huizong said in his heart: look at the almost, "this time I can not lose a single soldier, and this feat, thanks to Xuanfu makes Tong Guan plan well and arranges effectively, Huazhou Observation makes Yang Keshi diligent, loyal and responsible, and should be rewarded; The rest of the soldiers should also be rewarded to encourage the armies to seize Yanjing and restore their homeland. I wonder what everyone thinks? ”

The court suddenly fell silent, and those close attendants also returned to Zhao Ji's side one after another and put away the household register.

After being silent for a while, Wang Huang stood up from the crowd and said, "Your Majesty, all the soldiers who contributed to the country on the front line should be rewarded; Yang Keshi went to the two states alone, and he should be rewarded; It's just that Tong Xuanfu is already a prince now, and he is already the best of the people, and Tong Xuanfu does his best for His Majesty, so he is worthy of His Majesty's kindness and support, these are Tong Xuanfu's duty to relieve his worries for the Lord, how can he be equal to others, once he has merit, he must be rewarded? Your Majesty, please think again. ”

Although Wang Huang recommended Tong Guan to lead the army to attack Daliao and recover Yanjing, it was to prevent Tong Guan from colluding with Lao Caitou, so he had no choice but to recommend Tong Guan. But this Tong Guan did too much nonsense this time, and he didn't even tell him about such a big thing. probably felt that after winning two state cities, the wings were stiff. Since you Tong Guan think that you can also be favored without me, then let's wait and see. After I go back, I will notify the people who have passed through the house, and send someone to check how this Tong Guan won Zhuoyi Erzhou.

"Exactly, it is the duty of our courtiers to share the worries of His Majesty."

"That's right, if you take Yizhou and Zhuozhou, you want to be rewarded, if you win Yanjing, how should you reward it?"

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As soon as Wang Huang, who is Dazai, spoke, there was a lot of chaos in the court, some echoed Wang Huang's meaning, and some felt that they really shouldn't be rewarded now, anyway, it was summed up in one sentence: Tong Guan is in a high position, and he can't be rewarded at will for a little merit, and the gap with us is too big.

Zhao Ji nodded and said: "Everyone, Aiqing, I am also afraid of the chills of the front-line soldiers, since I think about it too much, I will write it down for the time being, and I will reward it again next time; Yang Keshi was promoted to the general of Zhuwei and was named a military cavalry captain. The front-line soldiers were rewarded for three days. "Zhao Ji's mind is not on this matter, since the ministers are against it, then he will not be promoted to Tong Guan's official.

"Your Majesty is wise!" The ministers preached in unison.

"There is another thing, this presentation of the household register, it is really a big event, and it should be sacrificed to the Taimiao to thank the ancestors for their protection." This is what Zhao Ji will never forget. As an emperor, in addition to major events such as ascending the throne, marrying a wife, and sealing the crown prince, he can lead his ministers to sacrifice to the Taimiao, and only when he sacrifices prisoners. For the emperor, this can be regarded as an affirmation of his own merits.

"Your Majesty," it was Wang Huang again, Zhao Ji had a bad premonition in his heart, Wang Huang said: "The big war is imminent, the full merit is imminent, why can't Your Majesty bear it for a while, wait for Tong Xuanfu to take Yanjing, and sacrifice prisoners and books to comfort the ancestors and ancestors?" It seems that now only the household register of the two states is disturbing the ancestors in the Taimiao. ”

Shangshu Zuocheng Wang Anzhong also stood up and said: "Your Majesty, what Wang Dazai said, it is reasonable, and it should wait for the day of the triumph of the army, and worship the temple with prisoners and books. If you sacrifice to the temple at this time, you will inevitably be said that your majesty is at will. ”

This Wang Anzhong was born as a scholar, but he is a talented person, and he is upright, and he has been a member of the imperial history, and he is still a person personally promoted by Zhao Ji, so Zhao Ji listened to Wang Anzhong's words a little. Think about it, now the south of Yanjing is full of soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty, and it seems that Yanjing is about to be taken directly. This is not a trivial matter, just to prepare sacrifices, rehearsals, it will take half a month, maybe half a month later, maybe two months later, the big victory will fly back to wear back, it is better to wait, to the time of the scenery of the ancestral temple.

Thinking of this, Zhao Ji, the emperor who was full of artistic atmosphere and had a serious jump in thinking, immediately planned in his mind about the scene and scenery and other things at that time.

"Your Majesty, it's just that Tong Xuanfu sent a letter to immediately transport 100,000 catties of sulfur to Xiongzhou, this sulfur is a strictly controlled thing, 100,000 catties is not a decimal, and please show it to Your Majesty." The third envoy, Wang Zhijin, stood up again and said.

Zhao Ji waved his hand impatiently and said, "In the hot summer of June, the army gathered together, thinking that it was for fear of the plague, so they asked for more sulfur. Wang Aiqing," Zhao Ji asked Wang Zhijin, "where is the sulfur in the capital?" ”

Wang Zhijin replied: "The gunpowder in the prison is made to store sulfur, and there are large and small crude medicine shops everywhere, even in the palace imperial medicine prison. ”

Zhao Ji easily had the opportunity to call the shots, and said: "Wang Aiqing, ordered Kaifeng Mansion to buy sulfur from various crude medicine shops at market prices, and then ordered the gunpowder in Beijing to stop preparing gunpowder, and all the sulfur stored in the warehouse was handed over to Kaifeng Mansion, and transported to Xiongzhou for use by the army. In addition to a small amount of spare in the palace, the rest of the sulfur was also handed over to Kaifeng Mansion. Ordered all roads to transport 10,000 catties of sulfur to the capital within three days to make up for the shortage. ”

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Tong Guanzheng, who was thousands of miles away, happily read the reply letter written by the boss, Zhao Ji really praised him in the letter, and urged him to take Yanjing as soon as possible, and attached a piece of rice paper to the back of the letter, on which only three big characters were written "Yanshan Mansion".

The meaning of this could not be clearer: Yanjing City, I have changed the name, just wait for you to take Yanjing, and then put these three words on the stone as a plaque and hang it above the city gate.

He naturally understood Zhao Ji's thoughts, but he didn't know what this Zhou Nan that Yang Keshi knew was going to do.

(End of chapter)