Chapter 38: The Rite of Prostration

Zhao Dongting looked at it, only to see Ying'er's willow eyebrows slightly raised, full of unwillingness. In front of her, there was a hand in the shape of a claw, which could stop at three inches of her neck.

This is just a competition, and it is this guard who shows mercy. If it is a life-and-death fight, it is conceivable that Ying'er's neck will be twisted by this guard in an instant.

"Bang Bang!"

Zhao Dongting applauded and said with a smile: "It seems that there are still heroes in our Great Song Dynasty's army. ”

Although it is said that heroes are not judged by force, Zhao Dongting just wants to create the concept of martial arts in the hearts of these guards and pro-soldiers. The sergeant is not a hero in the green forest, all he has to do is to go into battle to kill the enemy, and not to judge the hero by force?

"Emperor Xie!"

The guards who had won over Ying'er arched their hands at Zhao Dongting, then picked up the armor and weapons on the ground, and wanted to walk towards the team.

He had a calm expression on his face, as if he didn't think there was anything great about Ying'er.

Ying'er walked back to Zhao Dongting's side, her face a little apologetic. She felt that she had embarrassed the emperor.

"Slow!"

Zhao Dongting called out to the guards and said, "I said that whoever wins Ying'er will be promoted to his official son." What's your name?"

"Yue Peng!"

The guard replied.

Zhao Dongting walked in front of him, "Good name, deserve this heroism." I have appointed you as the deputy in charge of the guards and infantry, do you dare to be it?"

Before Yue Peng could speak, Su Liuyi, Yang Yidong, and the nearest commanders of the guards and infantry were already stunned.

Yue Peng was just a small soldier, and he was directly appointed as the deputy in charge of the guards and infantry?

Su Liu Yi said: "Your Majesty, do you ask the Queen Mother to make a decision on this matter?"

Zhao Dongting was slightly unhappy when he heard this, thinking that you, as a courtier, actually opened your mouth and closed your mouth to use the queen to suppress Lao Tzu. Immediately, he snorted softly: "Lord Su, don't you think that I don't even have this right? In Lord Su's heart, do you still regard me as the Son of Heaven?"

This is not light, if it is deducted, then Su Liuyi is the lightest crime of contempt for the king.

"Don't dare!"

Su Liu Yitong knelt on the ground, but still said: "It's just that this guard has no position or title, and he is directly promoted to be the deputy official in charge of the guard infantry, which is extremely rare since the beginning of the Song Dynasty." The minister implored the emperor to take back his order for the time being, to reward him, and to make a commander is already the extreme grace of the emperor, which can show the emperor's grace. According to the usual practice, the deputy in charge of the infantry should be selected from among the commanders and envoys of the capital or the chief and deputy commanders of the classes. ”

The commanders of the guards knelt down more than a dozen times, "Please take back the emperor's order!"

They were all high-ranking generals in the infantry of the Guards. Yang Yidong also knelt on the ground.

Zhao Dongting just smiled lightly, "In extraordinary times, I use extraordinary means, and my Great Song Dynasty is stormy, so naturally I should promote capable people regardless of the ancient law." If you think it's inappropriate for me to do this, you can come up and fight with Yue Peng, who is the most powerful, who will I give this position in charge of the deputy affairs of the guard infantry, how about it?"

By the end of his words, there was an undisguised chill in his voice.

The generals' hearts suddenly burst slightly, knowing that this little emperor was afraid that he was angry. At the moment, no one dares to speak out.

As for fighting with Yue Peng, who would dare?

These generals have been in the army all year round, so they naturally know which people are hard to chew. Although Yue Peng has no title, his ability is known to everyone in the guard army. None of them were confident that they would be able to beat Yue Peng in terms of punches and feet.

Everyone can see that the little emperor is insisting on promoting Yue Peng, and if he doesn't go up, at least he won't get into trouble and burn himself. If you go up but are defeated by Yue Peng, then you will lose a lot of majesty in front of your subordinates, and you will have to be disliked by the emperor, which is more than worth the loss.

You can't gamble, you can't gamble.

All the generals thought so in their hearts, because no one said that they wanted to come up and fight Yue Peng.

"Humph!"

Zhao Dongting snorted heavily: "If you don't have the ability, then stay in your current position honestly." ”

The generals' heads were buried even lower.

Su Liuyi raised his eyes to look at Zhao Dongting, and suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart. The previous emperors of the Great Song Dynasty all valued literature over martial arts, but now this little emperor directly promoted Yue Peng to be the deputy official in charge of the guards and infantry because of his outstanding skills, and I don't know if this is a hint of some kind of signal.

Could it be that Wu Xun will rise again in the hands of this little emperor?

Su Liu Yi is a very popular minister, but he has to consider this possibility.

Zhao Dongting reprimanded the generals, and then looked at Yue Peng, his expression suddenly softened, and said, "Yue Peng, you haven't answered my words yet!"

Yue Peng knelt on the ground and replied in a deep voice: "I dare!"

It can be seen that he is also inexplicably excited, although his voice is dull, but there is irrepressible excitement.

"Good!"

Zhao Dongting stepped forward to personally help Yue Peng up, and then said: "From now on, Yue Peng will be the deputy official in charge of the guards and infantry troops. ”

The generals looked at Yue Peng, who was hit by shit luck, and their hearts were full of mixed tastes. One of them even had a very resentful glint in his eyes.

"In the meantime, I have one more thing to announce. ”

Zhao Dongting saw that everyone was silent, and then said: "From now on, the guards and pro-army will be personally commanded by me!"

This moment finally came, and Yang Yidong's face turned pale. The last luck in my heart was also shattered.

He originally thought that the little emperor might just be joking, and he would not really take over the guards and pro-army in person, and promoting Yue Peng was just a rash move. Unexpectedly, Zhao Dongting finally said this in front of the whole army. In this way, how can he, the dignified person in charge of the guards, handle the official affairs of the infantry army?

If the guards are commanded by the emperor, can the guards still have the right to speak in their affairs?

But this matter was settled last night, and even the Queen Mother failed to stop the little emperor. Now, Yang Yidong didn't dare to say anything more.

He only hoped that the little emperor would be able to leave him some real power. If you don't have real power, no matter how high your position is, you won't have much face in the court.

At this time, Zhao Dongting was already stretching out his hand and pointing at the sergeants in the army, "You, you, you, you ......."

It wasn't until there were two hundred people that Zhao Dongting stopped and said, "Wait for all of them to come out!"

The guards he had ordered all walked out of the formation and stood beside them.

If you have a heart, you will definitely find that most of these people are veterans.

In his previous life, Zhao Dongting didn't have too outstanding skills, but he didn't forget this, and he thought that few people could have it. The guards he had just ordered were all veterans he had specially observed and screened before. These veterans are free and loose, and there is not much blood in their hearts, so it is better to throw them to Yang Yidong than to let them continue to be a scourge in the army.

Walking in front of the two hundred veteran oils, Zhao Dongting said: "In the future, you will follow Lord Yang to guard the forbidden palace, and there is no need to practice." ”

Hearing this, the vast majority of the two hundred veteran oilers showed joy.

Seeing this, Zhao Dongting was even more hopeless about them. They followed this, and although they were loyal, they were not fit to go back to war.

Over there, Yang Yidong obviously has a number in his heart. Look at these guards, and know what they are, and suddenly their faces are dead.

What is the use of such goods, let alone 200 people, even if there are 2,000 people?

It's a misfortune to be lazy all day long, and it's a scourge to take them with you.

Yang Yidong thought, "It's better to rely on the Queen Mother and honestly protect the Queen Mother's Forbidden Palace!"

But thinking so in his heart, if he really wants him to let go of all the military power in his hands, he is still reluctant. So, I could only pinch my nose and swallow this bitter fruit.

Zhao Dongting walked back to the front of the team and said, "As for you, in the future, you will go to the school on time (6 o'clock) to practice, and there must be no mistakes!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers in front of them said yes.

Yue Peng was directly promoted from a small soldier to the deputy official in charge of the guards and infantry troops, which made them also see hope.

Zhao Dongting nodded, knowing their thoughts, and said loudly: "As long as you practice your true skills, then I will give you all the opportunity to pay homage to the prime minister!"

The guards were all excited when they heard this. Although it is unlikely that the marquis will pay homage to the prime minister, it is also a matter of honoring the ancestors to be a junior general.

Zhao Dongting was very satisfied with the performance of the guards, turned his head to look at Yue Peng, and said, "General Yue, can you have the confidence to train them well?"

Yue Peng was excited, knelt on one knee and shouted loudly: "The last general must do his best to live up to the emperor's trust!"

He thought that he would never be able to stand out in the army, and he spent his life in obscurity, never thinking that he would be able to become the deputy of the guard infantry army. Moreover, listening to the words of the little emperor, he also had to put the real power of the guards in his own hands.

At this moment, Yue Peng's gratitude to Zhao Dongting in his heart was so deep that even Zhao Dongting couldn't imagine it.

"The military may be exempted from bowing. ”

Zhao Dongting saw a strong look of firmness in Yue Peng's eyes, and was satisfied, and personally helped Yue Peng up, and said slowly: "Then I am waiting for you to train all of them into strong generals with one hundred heroes." ”

Yue Peng nodded heavily.

Later, Zhao Dongting asked Yue Peng to train his soldiers here, and he asked Su Liuyi and others to take him to the Ma Military Academy.

The generals of the guards looked at the back of Zhao Dongting leaving, and their expressions were different.

As soon as he left, Yang Yidong also led his two hundred veteran oils to leave the school field in a hurry.