Seed Master Dao walked out of the main hall and saw Gao Shen waiting for him in front, Seed Master Dao walked up quickly, "Is Governor Gao waiting for me?" ”

Gao Shen nodded, "I want to apologize to the old general!" ”

"Why?"

"In fact, I have found detailed evidence of Li Yanqing's military exploits, Yao Zhongping dismantled Li Yanqing's military exploits and placed them on his nephew and several henchmen, and Li Yanqing's military exploits are gone."

The seed master Dao was furious, "His nephew Yao Jun didn't go to Western Xia at all, he stayed in Taiyuan all the time, how could he be so shameless?" ”

"But in all the military documents, his nephew joined the army with the army to attack Western Xia and served as the director of the Intelligence Department, but Li Yanqing joined the army as the chief in charge of military horses, and there is no record of his merits."

Seed Master Dao was so angry that his eyes turned black, he had worked with Yao Zhongping for eight years, but he never knew that he was such a despicable villain, even if he had a gap with Li Yanqing, he didn't want to give him credit, and he shouldn't put his nephew on the credit.

Gao Shen said in a low voice: "The reason why I didn't expose it in the court is because this matter is very involved, and I am afraid of causing infighting in the court, so I ask the old general to understand." ”

Seed Master Dao snorted secretly, what was he afraid of causing infighting in the court, he was obviously afraid of offending Gao Yu and Tong Guan, and he was afraid of losing his official hat, so he didn't dare to expose the truth and wanted to be a peacemaker.

Gao Shen saw the dissatisfaction of the seed master, and hurriedly said: "Although there are some things that cannot be said clearly, I promise to truthfully report Li Yanqing's merits, and there will be no discount, please rest assured that the old general." ”

The seed master knew that this was the biggest concession that Gao Shen could do, so he said: "Since this is the case, then there is Governor Lao Gao." ”

"You're welcome, it's my job."

The planter remembered something again, so he said, "There is another matter that I want to ask Governor Gao for help." ”

"Old general, please speak!"

"That's the case, Li Yanqing only has 2,000 troops and horses in Hebei, I'm afraid it will be difficult to completely annihilate the enemy in Hebei, can you ask the Privy Council to give an order, so that Li Yanqing has the right to temporarily transfer the Daimyo's Mansion and the township soldiers in Xiangzhou."

Gao Shen was a little embarrassed, and said for a while: "It is best to get the approval of the official family for the transfer of troops, or please ask the old general to apply to the official family first, once the official family approves it, I will immediately order the transfer of troops." ”

"I'm afraid time is in a hurry!"

"I can't help this."

At this time, a eunuch ran over and saluted the planter and said, "Old general, the Son of Heaven is invited!" ”

Seed Master Dao hurriedly saluted Gao Shen and hurriedly followed the eunuch.

Not long after, the seed master Dao came to the Yiqing Hall where the Son of Heaven usually lived, and a eunuch went in to report for him, and came out after a moment and said: "The Son of Heaven invites the old general in!" ”

The seed master walked into the inner hall quickly, and saw that Zhao Ji, the son of heaven, was sitting behind the table and pondering something, and he hurriedly stepped forward to give a salute: The old minister sees His Royal Highness! ”

"The old general is flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Seed Master Dao stood aside, Zhao Ji pondered for a moment and said, "Li Yanqing's matter makes me very embarrassed!" ”

Seed Master Dao's heart sank, he knew that things were not easy to do, Zhao Ji threw a book on the table, "This is Yao Zhongping just sent a song, he carefully explained why he didn't ask Li Yanqing for credit, Li Yanqing was last year's jinshi, the first seal from the eighth grade of Chengfeng Lang, a year later he was promoted from the seventh grade of the Chaosanlang, a year to promote two levels in a row, this is already very rare in the imperial court, if you count the merit, he will at least go to the seventh grade or from the sixth grade, of course, because of military merits, but he is a civil official, and civil officials have civil official rules, If you are promoted to the third or fourth level in a year, I am afraid that it will break the rules of officialdom. ”

"But so is Wechen"

"You're different from him!"

Zhao Ji interrupted him, "The old general has fifty years of seniority, and no matter how much he is promoted, it is normal, but he only has one year, and his seniority is almost too far away, and there is no comparison." ”

"But please forgive the old minister for being rude, if an army is not rewarded for its merits, it will chill the hearts of the soldiers!"

"That's why I want to discuss with you and see what other ways to make up for it, he does have merit to the society, and I can't say nothing."

The seed master Dao was helpless in his heart, and the words had already been said to this point, what else could he do?

After a moment of silence, the Seed Master Dao had no choice but to reply: "Only Your Majesty has the heart, no matter what kind of reward it is, I believe he can understand it." ”

Zhao Ji nodded, and walked a few steps with his hands in his hands, and then said slowly: "It is my bottom line to be promoted to three levels in a year, and I will promote him to the rank of Zhengqipin Dynasty Lang, and add the title of serving the imperial history, with a bounty of three thousand taels, which is considered a reward for his merits in Western Xia, as for the merits of Pingkou, after the suppression of bandits, I will consider the specific reward for the promotion of officials." ”

Although the final result was not ideal, the seed master also knew in his heart that Li Yanqing's promotion from the eighth rank to the seventh rank within a year was already good, and many things in the officialdom could not be absolutely fair, even the Son of Heaven could not reward him as he wanted, he had to weigh it again and again, this was the biggest concession that the Son of Heaven could make.

"The old minister thanked His Majesty for Li Yanqing's reward!"

Zhao Ji was relieved to see that the seed master had accepted it, and said with a smile: "You tell Li Yanqing for me, I have already recorded his merits, and after a few years he has qualifications, I will give him a knighthood." ”

"The old minister must tell me, and the old minister still has something to ask His Majesty forbidden!"

"What do you say?"

"Your Majesty, Li Yanqing independently exterminated the Liangshan bandits in Hebei, he only has 2,000 troops in his hands, I'm afraid that the strength is slightly insufficient, can you ask Your Majesty for permission to hand over the township soldiers of the Daimyo Mansion and Xiangzhou to him as commanders, so that he can calmly transfer the army, and it will not be difficult for a woman to cook without rice."

In terms of army mobilization, Zhao Ji was not ambiguous at all, he thought about it for a long time, and finally nodded and said: "You can give him the right to fight, but it is limited to the township soldiers of the Daimyo Mansion and Xiangzhou, and the rest of the army cannot be transferred at will." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Li Yanqing withdrew his troops from Bozhou and returned to the Daimyo's Mansion, he did not enter the Daimyo, but camped in the old town about 40 li away from Shen County, which was only 30 li away from the Yellow River wharf, and their supplies had already arrived at the Yellow River wharf, which was a little closer to the Yellow River, which was also convenient for their material transportation.

After an ambush, the Yellow River wharf in Shen County was in ruins, several warehouses were burned to a white ground, and there were piles of charred black grain on the ground, and a flock of birds circled and pecked at the charred grain.

At this time, ten large ships were moored on the wharf, and thousands of people drove carts to assist the soldiers in carrying grain, grass and various military supplies, and the grain, grass and military supplies were piled up on the wharf like a hill.

Li Yanqing was standing in front of a pile of firearms looking through the various firearms sent to him by the seed master, he suddenly found more than a dozen iron lumps the size of winter melons, and his heart was suddenly happy, and he hurriedly asked the soldiers to get the material inventory, he turned to the page of firearms, carefully searched from top to bottom, and sure enough, he saw what he wanted in the last column, 'Fifteen heaven-shaking thunders!' ’

This is the newly created sky-shaking thunder of the Gunpowder Bureau, although it is a little different from the earth-shaking thunder he made in the Western Xia in the past, he made it in the shape of a pumpkin, which is round, and this one is a winter melon-shaped, oval-shaped, but Li Yanqing is not worried that it cannot be used, and the Gunpowder Bureau will inevitably go through a lot of tests before it will set a standard and then manufacture the earth-shaking thunder in batches.

With this thing, he can directly blow up the county seat of Shen County, he patted the smooth iron shell, and said to several soldiers: "Transport these fifteen black guys back to the barracks first, be careful!" ”

Several soldiers brought an ox cart over and began to carefully carry the earth-shaking thunder.

At this time, a soldier ran over and whispered to Li Yanqing: "Commander Qiqi, there is a ship boss who said that there is important information. ”

"Where are the people? Bring it on. ”

After a while, the soldier brought up a boatman, who clasped his fists and saluted: "General Qiyu, we have just come from the other side of the river, and we have discovered something a little unusual, and we feel the need to report it to the general. ”

"Say, what did you find?"

"The villain found an army gathering on the other side, right on the pier."

Li Yanqing was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "Is there a boat on the dock?" ”

"There are a few ships, but they are all small and can't hold that many people."

Li Yanqing has been considering the possibility of the Liangshan army increasing troops in Hebei, if Song Jiang decides not to give up Hebei, it will definitely increase troops to Hebei, and from the time inference, it should be in these few days, although there are no ships for the time being, it is very likely that the army will be assembled first, and then the ships will be transferred from elsewhere.

Although he took advantage of the weakness of the Liangshan army to disperse everywhere and concentrated his forces to catch the other party by surprise, but now the Liangshan army has obviously learned a lesson and concentrated his forces in one place, and will not be easily dispersed again, although he has 2,000 elite soldiers, but once the opponent's troops are gathered to 10,000, he may not be able to beat the other party.

This information is very important and timely, Li Yanqing really had no choice for a while, he pondered for a long time, took the material inventory again, read it carefully, and the inventory really had what he wanted, he just felt strange, how could he do it if he didn't send firearms when he sent firearms?

"Go to town and get me some carpenters!"