In Puhong's camp, the forward corps had left the camp one after another and sailed to the north bank of the Yellow River at the ferry, while Puhong ordered the locksmiths in the camp to open the gilded copper boxes as much as possible.

"General, the lock is open." After opening the iron lock, the locksmith hurriedly reported.

When Pu Hong and his two sons heard this, they were all overjoyed, and hurriedly ran over, at this moment, their hearts were pounding.

"Father, I'll come." Pu Jian spoke, stepped forward and gently lifted the lid of the gold-plated copper box.

"Stone, how can it be a stone." Suddenly, what appeared in front of Pu Hong's father and son was not the heirloom jade seal they dreamed of, but an ordinary square stone.

Pu Hong stretched out his trembling hands, took out the square stone from the gold-plated copper box, showed an extremely angry expression on his face, and slammed the stone in his hand to the ground.

"Father, this kid Yao Xiang actually lied to us." Pu Jian said angrily.

Pu Hong thought carefully for a moment, shook his head, and said softly: "No, Yao Xiang didn't lie to us, this box was originally a stone, it must be a trick of the Jin army." ”

When Pu Jian and Pu Xiong heard this, they were both shocked, and hurriedly asked, "Why is my father so sure?" ”

Pu Hong thought for a moment and said softly: "First, this gold-plated copper box is indeed a box containing the jade seal of the country, which my father saw with his own eyes back then, and Yao Xiang didn't know that our army would intercept them halfway, so he didn't think of putting stones in the box in advance, which is enough to prove that when Yao Xiang got this box." There were already stones inside, and the suspicion of the Jin army, who was in charge of escorting the Wei mission, was undoubtedly the greatest. Second, the Jin army sent 20,000 reinforcements to respond, and after they learned that the box was robbed, not only did they not immediately attack Yao Xiang, but they were also very quiet, because the father originally thought that the Jin army was waiting for reinforcements, and after the soldiers and horses were enough. Find Yao Xiang again to settle accounts. But after so many days, the Jin army not only showed no signs of reinforcements arriving, but even the 20,000 troops who came to meet them. They have all set off to return to Pengcheng and Xiapi. This seems to illustrate. The Jin army had long known that the box contained a useless stone, not a jade seal. blamed his father for being careless for a while, and he actually fell for the tricks of the Jin army. ”

Pu Jian heard this. said angrily: "Hateful, Jin Jun is really despicable." ”

"Father, since this is already the case, what should we do now?" Pu Xiong asked softly.

Pu Hong thought for a moment and said softly: "Although the heirloom jade seal is not in our hands, but the box containing the heirloom jade seal is in our hands, as long as my father says that this is the heirloom jade seal, who will doubt it?" “

When Pu Jian and Pu Xiong heard this, they glanced at each other, hugged their fists and said: "Father is wise, in this way, we still have a chance to dominate the world." ”

Pu Hong nodded and said loudly: "Order the whole army to speed up the crossing of the river, first stabilize the area of the Qinghe River and the plains, and then make a good strategy." ”

"Yes, father." Pu Jian and Pu Xiong answered loudly, and immediately went to urge the army to speed up.

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In the palace hall of Jiankang City, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty gathered together, the hostage of Wei Ran Ming had already knelt on the main hall, and the jade seal of the country was also placed on the case in front of the dragon chair.

Seeing that the jade seal of the country returned to the hands of the Great Jin, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were very excited, which was an auspicious sign, indicating that the Great Jin was about to dominate the world, and the flattering people immediately began to sing praises and imagine the future of the Great Jin Dynasty to dominate the world.

After some discussion, Ran Ming was placed in a courtyard in Jiankang City, and fifty soldiers were sent to protect it, and the jade seal of the country was naturally kept by the Empress Dowager Chu Garlic.

Wei State on the table to surrender, and offer the jade seal, this is undoubtedly great news for the Jin court, in the court, all the ministers are expressed extreme joy, after the dispersal of the dynasty, some confidant ministers, deliberately stayed, they want to discuss more important things with the empress dowager Chu garlic.

Seeing that several humerus ministers stayed, the Queen Mother Chu Garlic hurriedly asked, "Do you have anything else to do with Aiqing?" ”

A minister hugged his fists and said: "Empress Dowager, it is a gratifying thing to congratulate the return of the jade seal of the country to the Great Jin Dynasty, but if there are constant disputes today, it is not a prosperous era of peace in the four seas, and my generation still needs to walk on thin ice in order to make the Great Jin Dynasty court for thousands of generations." ”

"What does Aiqing mean, you might as well say it directly." Chu Garlic asked softly.

The minister clasped his fists and said: "Empress Dowager Qiyu, there have been rumors in Jiankang City recently, saying that General Hua has repeatedly made decisions without authorization, and he has a great heart of disobedience, although Weichen believes that General Hua is innocent, but the so-called human words are terrible, and this matter must be taken very seriously!" ”

When Chu Lianzi heard this, he was a little displeased, and said softly: "The so-called general is not subject to the order of the monarch outside, General Hua, as a general of the Great Jin Dynasty, should have the right to arbitrarily decide on the spot, if you ask the court everywhere, it will inevitably delay the warplane, besides, any thing General Hua does is for my Great Jin Imperial Court, if General Hua really has a rebellious heart, he can privately swallow the jade seal of the country, why bother to send the jade seal of the country to the capital." ”

"What the Queen Mother said is very true, and Weichen also feels that General Hua is loyal to my Great Jin court, but at present, there are hundreds of thousands of troops under General Hua, and the military forces of the seven states of Duyi, Liang, Qin, Yong, Si, and Hebei are so powerful, it is really worrying! In case there are treacherous people who sow discord and make a rift between General Hua and the imperial court, wouldn't the consequences be severe? The minister clenched his fists and said.

Chu Lianzi smiled and said sarcastically: "Aiqing's remarks seem to be suspected of sowing discord, and now King Yan has a great heart of disobedience, and the imperial court needs a general like General Hua to stick to the border, how can he destroy the Great Wall." ”

When the minister heard this, his expression was a little embarrassed, he paused, and said with his fists clenched: "Weichen lost his words, General Hua is indeed the mainstay of my Great Jin Army, but the strength of General Hua's command has grown too fast, if it is not contained, it will inevitably form a trend that will not fall, which is not the blessing of the court after all." ”

When Chu Lianzi heard this, he felt that there was some truth, pondered for a moment, and said: "Since General Hua is gradually becoming a big tail, how does Aiqing think it should be contained!" ”

"Queen Mother, in the opinion of Wei Chen, General Hua has become the climate, and he must not be rashly forced too much, otherwise, it is very likely to cause consequences like Wang Dun and Su Jun, and he should gradually slow down." The minister said with his fists clenched.

"Gradually slow the map, how to slow the map?" Chu Garlic asked.

The minister thought for a while, hugged his fists and said: "Empress Dowager Qiyu, Weichen has been thinking hard for a long time about this matter, and thinks that it is necessary to start with Yizhou and Liangzhou first, and gradually weaken the strength of General Hua, so as to benefit the future generations of the Great Jin Dynasty." ”

"Yes, go on." Seeing that the minister paused, Chu Garlic asked urgingly.

Seeing that the Empress Dowager Chu Garlic seemed to be very interested in her own mentions, the minister was very happy, and then said: "The Empress Dowager, at present, the main army under the command of General Hua is all gathered in the Hebei area, which is quite far away from Liangzhou and Yizhou, General Hua's energy is limited, and the governor of such a large area of land, is it not too tiring, and at the moment, change the title of General Hua to the history of Sizhou Thorn, and supervise the military of Qin, Yong, Si, Hebei, and the five states, and Yizhou and Liangzhou will be sealed to others, so that the strength of General Hua can be greatly weakened, and at the same time, It can also allow General Hua to spend all his energy in the north and better fight against the alien army in the north, so that he can kill two birds with one stone. ”

When Chu Lianzi heard this, he nodded approvingly, he didn't distrust Hua'an, and he wasn't worried that Hua'an would support his own army, but people were terrible, now, the area of the governor of Hua'an was too vast, if he didn't cut off part of the land, it was really difficult to reassure the ministers of the court, besides, a person's energy was limited, and handing over Liangzhou and Yizhou to other generals could also reduce the burden on Hua'an's shoulders.

"Who does Aiqing think can be the governor of Liang and Yi Erzhou, and can Huan and Ma be judged?" Chu Garlic asked.

"By all means, Queen Mother, now in my Dajin Imperial Court, in addition to General Hua, the soldiers and horses under the command of Huan Juma are the strongest, and if Yizhou and Liangzhou are handed over to Huan Juma, it will not be a blessing for the imperial court." The minister hurriedly objected.

At the same time, another minister hugged his fists and said: "Queen Mother, rashly handing over Liang and Yi Erzhou to Huan Yuma will inevitably cause General Hua's disgust and misunderstanding, this matter must not be, for the sake of safety, we should vigorously promote the generals under General Hua who are stationed in Liang and Yi Erzhou, so that they can be grateful to the court and alienate General Hua, so that it is the best policy." ”

"Yes, yes, General Tie and General Lei have followed General Hua for the longest time, but they have been arranged in Liang and Yi Erzhou, where there is no war, so as to lose the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, Wei Chen believes that they must have some complaints in their hearts, besides, they and General Hua have not seen each other for many years, and their feelings are inevitably a little estranged. A minister said with his fists clenched.

Hearing this, Chu Lianzi nodded approvingly, he thought that what the courtiers said was very reasonable, although he was still willing to believe Hua'an, but after all, she was the queen mother of the Great Jin Dynasty, and she was no longer a young girl, for the sake of the Great Jin Dynasty, he had to make this kind of decision.

Subsequently, Chu Lianzi and the ministers drew up a will, canonizing Hua'an as the general of the Sizhou Assassin and the Northern Expedition, and the military governors of Qin, Yong, Si, and Hebei, and rewarded 10,000 taels of gold in recognition of Hua'an's contribution to recovering a large area of lost land. At the same time, he canonized Tie Niu as the general of Anxi, the governor of the military of Yizhou, canonized the thunderstorm as the general of Pingxi, and the military of Liangzhou, and rewarded the iron ox and the thunderstorm, each with 5,000 taels of gold, to buy his heart.

After the decree was prepared, Chu Garlic took out the jade seal of the country, stamped the seal on the decree, and immediately ordered that these decrees be sent out. (To be continued......)