"Congratulations to the official family, congratulations to the official family, this is all the official family is wise and martial, knowing people and being good at their duties, now Jiangning has won a great victory, the Jin army has suffered heavy losses, and the Jin Dynasty will definitely not dare to commit it again!"

Cao Zhang's eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile.

In Fuzhou these days, everyone is worried, for fear that the Jin soldiers will break through Jiangning and continue to go south, and now the news of the great victory has come and everyone is rejoicing.

Now they can finally return to Lin'an, and their glory and wealth can last for a long time.

Zhao Ji laughed with his folded hand behind his back, and after a while, he muttered: "King Duan said that this Jiangning victory all relied on the palace attendant named Lin Mu, it is said that the Ning army he trained with Western Law is very brave, this battle is the first achievement, what do you think?" ”

Cao Zhang was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but think in his heart, the battle of Jiangning was won, but there was still a Jin army rampant in Bashu, and the land of Jiangbei was lost, and someone had to be able to take it back.

The most important thing is the attitude of the Jin Dynasty towards this battle, if the two sides do not invade the river from now on, it will be a little dangerous for this Ning army to stay, this Lin Mu can defeat the 200,000 Jin army, once it becomes big, it will be very dangerous.

If the Jin Dynasty becomes angry and continues to send a large army south, it needs to support this Lin Mu against the Jin people, after all, now that the elite of the northern army has been lost, the imperial court can only rely on Lin Mu's Ning army.

"The old slave thinks that this Lin Mu should be rewarded, but he can't reward too much." Cao Zhang said carefully, seeing Zhao Ji nodding slightly, he felt that he had guessed Zhao Ji's thoughts.

"This Lin Mu is the one of the Duanwangs, not the generals of me, so it's almost the same as giving him a commander." Zhao Ji said.

"At present, Lin Mu is the training envoy of the Jiangning regiment, this is just a temporary official position, and now it is enough to promote him to the commander of the fourth grade." Cao Zhang said with a smile.

Zhao Ji still didn't feel good about giving this position, this Lin Mu made him feel complicated, because this was a person who was not under his control.

If King Duan is in cahoots with this Lin Muxin, how will he be restrained? Now that the Jin army has been defeated, this has suddenly become what he is most worried about.

"You personally go to Jiangning to meet this Lin Mu, and touch the bottom of Ning Jun by the way." Zhao Ji looked pensive.

As soon as his words fell, a eunuch came to report, and the left minister Li Wenfu asked to see him, and Zhao Ji ordered him to meet him.

After a while, Li Wenfu trotted all the way over.

Seeing Zhao Ji, Li Wenfu smiled, "The official family is ordered by the sky, and it is blessed by auspiciousness, and the great victory of Jiangning shows the prestige of the official family." ”

The post general who delivered the good news spread the news of Jiangning's victory all over the way, and Li Wenfu naturally knew that now a large number of officials outside the palace were waiting to come in to congratulate, but they were all blocked by him.

Zhao Ji has always favored Li Wenfu, and he was even happier when he heard Li Wenfu's flattery, and couldn't help laughing.

Li Wenfu laughed with him, and when Zhao Ji stopped laughing, he said seemingly unintentionally: "This battle of Jiangning is very sinister, and Jiangning Tong sentenced Qin Shiren to be seriously injured in order to repel the Jin soldiers, which shows the danger of the war. ”

"Oh? Is it the general judgment who just arrived in Jiangning to take office? Zhao Ji asked.

"This is the person, according to the folds he sent to the lower officials, the Jiangning defenders of the Jiangning Battle of Jiangning made great contributions, and at the last moment, the whole army attacked and fought a decisive battle with the Jin people, and the Jin people were defeated." Li Wenfu looked excited.

Zhao Ji and Cao Zhang looked at each other, the two of them actually had their own plans in their hearts, this Li Wenfu came here this time just to grab credit, but after measuring it, he felt that it was much better to give credit to Li Wenfu than to this Lin Mu.

So he said: "Reward, reward, you should draw up a list of rewards for me now, and let Cao Zhang take them to Jiangning." ”

Li Wenfu was very happy in his heart, and he bowed down.

……

Ten days later, Cao Zhang arrived in Jiangning and entered the city, where he first came to Duanwang's Mansion.

"Cao Gong, these are the generals who participated in this battle." Duanwangfu pointed to the officials gathered at Duanwangfu and said.

This time, Cao Zhang came to reward the soldiers, saying that he had gathered a group of officials and generals.

Cao Zhang nodded, took out the holy decree and read it, "Fengtian carries the emperor's edict and says, Jiangning is a great victory, all the soldiers fought bloodily, and their merits are outstanding, and they are hereby rewarded: King Duan sticks to Jiangning, retreats from strong enemies, turns the tide, makes great contributions, moves to Lin'an Mansion, with a bounty of 10,000 taels and 3,000 horses of silk and satin, Yin Liujiang Bai of Jiangning Mansion is dedicated to his duties, the official is reinstated, the bounty is 3,000 taels, and the silk and satin are 500 horses each, Jiangning Tong sentenced Qin Shiren to take the lead in the battle, and was injured in battle, and promoted to Jiangning Mansion Yin and Xuanfu envoy ......"

Cao Zhang read the long list for a long time, and it was not until the end that he arrived at Lin Mu, and there was nothing else except a commander.

After the holy decree was recited, Duan Wang and Liu Jiangbai's faces were very ugly, they turned to look at Lin Mu, only to see that Lin Mu's face was as usual, and he didn't seem to have any feelings for the reward.

"Gong Cao, is this holy decree wrong?" Liu Jiangbai was a little out of shape, and Lin Mu, who had the greatest credit in a large number of lists, was rewarded the least, and only got a commander who led five thousand troops.

And Qin Shiren, who was so frightened that he peed his pants on the battlefield and was injured by a stray bullet, grasped the military and political power of Jiangning, which made him calm.

Cao Zhang's eyelids didn't lift, and he said "um" dissatisfiedly, "Duke Liu, how can the official family's holy decree be wrong." ”

King Duan was young and vigorous, and he couldn't help but say angrily: "Qin Shiren has made every inch of merit, but he monopolizes the power of Jiangning, which will only make the meritorious people feel cold." ”

Cao Zhang's face changed, and he smiled and said, "Your Highness, how can Qin Tongju also be from a Jinshi, this Lin Mu ......"

Duanwang's expression changed, Cao Zhang's words were already very clear, Lin Mu had no fame, and in the Hua Dynasty, which emphasized literature and light on martial arts, he had always been very stingy with the rewards of generals, not to mention that Lin Mu was not from a general's background.

"Ridiculous!" Liu Jiangbai was furious, but helpless.

Cao Zhang continued: "But His Royal Highness and Duke Liu don't have to worry, the official family is worried that Lin Mu will be proud of his merits, if he can be loyal to the imperial court and continue to make meritorious contributions, he will be able to soar." ”

After that, he glanced at Lin Mu with his residual vision, and in his opinion, Lin Mu did not stand out.

Duan Wang and Liu Jiangbai became more and more worried when they heard this.

After reciting the holy decree, Cao Zhang entered the banquet, and this reward naturally had to be feasted.

Everyone who received the reward was elated, and the whole hall laughed and laughed.

Lin Mu sat at the end, drinking himself with a wine glass, this time he wanted to analyze the current imperial court through this reward.

Obviously, the reward was full of intrigues.

Duanwang and Liu Jiangbai were both transferred back to Lin'an, this was a pacification of the Fa Chang faction, Qin Shiren was in charge of Jiangning's military and political power, this was Zhao Ji's desire to divide the connection between him and Duanwang, and at the same time let Qin Shiren supervise the Ning army.

The dispensability of his reward is also suppressing the Ning army and preventing the Ning army from becoming bigger.

All this proves that this official Zhao Ji is indeed a real waste faint king.

Now, he gave up the last vestiges of illusion about the Chinese court and began to plan a way out in his heart.