On the sixth day of the first month of August, Zhao Ta complied with the edict and rewarded all the armies, and prepared to withdraw in batches, and he also began to deal with the aftermath and arrange the matters after returning to Beijing. On the seventh day of the first month, Lingzhou, Youzhou, Xiazhou, and the armies of Lingzhou, Youzhou, and Xiazhou took the lead and embarked on the way home, but the armies in Hedong were like facing a great enemy, and sent troops to monitor and escort them out of the country. On the ninth day of the first month, archers and volunteers from all over the country returned to the army under the unified command of Zhou Dajun.

Zhao Ta put the loyal army and the Hezhou army at the back, he was worried that the forbidden army was secretly besieging the armies under secret orders, and no one dared to touch the tiger's whiskers with himself and the loyal army in Hedong. Just after the Hezhong army gradually retreated, the emperor issued an order again, this time with more fierce words, severely reprimanding Zhao Ta for disobeying the order and not returning, and at the same time ordering him to leave Hedong for Beijing on the same day...

"Lord Wang, the decree is to disband the pro-army, and only bring a hundred followers back to Beijing, but let Hedong send troops to command the escort along the way, there will be no fraud in it, right?" Zhao said worriedly, the Guards Brigade was the only guard force around the prince after the loyal army was ordered to be disbanded a year ago, but everyone also knew that as long as there was a guard brigade, even if there were thousands of enemies, they could protect the prince thoroughly, but now they were downsized again, and they couldn't help but worry.

"Yes, Lord Wang, not to mention that the Jurchens hate you to the bone now, even if there are people in the court who want to be unfavorable to you, you must not agree!" Zhao Zhi said, even those guards are not reassuring.

"Then what do you say, I'll take people to break through and kill all the way to the capital?" Zhao said with a smile.

"It's good to kill the past, it's a big deal to let the prince be the emperor, and then not be angry with those people, and make us stumbling everywhere!" Xu Biao grimaced and said.

"Nonsense, is the emperor also casual? You want to lose your head! Zhang Pu kicked him on the side.

"Cut, my head was also given by the prince. They want to ask the prince first, of course they want to be unfavorable to the prince. You also have to ask me if I agree, this time I will accompany the prince to Beijing. Whoever dares to be unfavorable to the prince, I will screw off his head! Xu Biao snorted coldly.

"Okay, you honestly listen to the prince's greetings, you have to enter the capital, I don't know how much trouble you will cause to the prince!" Zhao Yan reprimanded.

"You don't have to worry about these things, you just train and farm in the river, don't cause trouble, if anyone makes trouble, don't blame me for kicking his ass when I come back!" Zhao Ta stopped everyone's laughter and said.

Just then, someone came in to report. Zhao Ren, Zhao Li and others arrived. Because Zhao Ren dared to 'resist' the bad behavior of the prince in the process of sending aid to the Hezhong Army, he was recently appointed as the chief of the soldiers and horses in the river, and Zhao Yi, who was recommended by him, was the envoy of the Hezhong army. Zhao Lian, deputy governor of the Volcano Army, was transferred to Lin, Fu, and Feng Prefectures to supervise the armies in the river. Zhao Zhong was dismissed for failing to resist the invasion of the Jin army. The DPRK and China have once again played the trick of using their hands to control the razing and dividing the attack, intending to completely disintegrate the loyal army!

That night, the heads of the loyal and brave army came to Sanjiaokou one after another to discuss the matters after the prince left. Zhao Ta still put the preparation for war against the Jin State in the first place. Hoarding grain and grass, domesticating horses, and coaching the army must not relax. At the same time, the leadership of the Loyal Army was adjusted, after he left. is still headed by Zhao Ren, with Zhao Yan as the first deputy marshal to preside over the daily work; Zhao Yong, the commander of the Krup Army, concurrently served as the second deputy commander of the Loyal and Brave Army, so as to coordinate the battle between the two armies. At the same time, Zhao Xin was adjusted to the deputy marshal of the Krup Army; Zhao Li was the third deputy marshal in charge of the training and combat readiness of the troops, and concurrently served as the Marquis of Duyu and the brigade commander.

Zhao Yi was promoted to prison guard. Responsible for supervising the armed forces and maintaining military discipline. Jiang Fei's military intelligence department and law enforcement team were placed under his leadership, but he had a transcendent status and the right to report directly to the prince independently; Zhao Xiao is in charge of artillery operations; Zhao Zhi was still in charge of logistics, and at the same time he was promoted to the deputy head of the palace, and had the right to mobilize the financial and material resources of the four halls of the palace for military needs. The only thing that has not changed is that the Intelligence Department is still under the personal control of the prince.

The rest is the safety of the prince after returning to Beijing, which everyone is most concerned about, Zhao Ta doesn't want to go to Beiguo City to eat snow, and of course he doesn't want to go to Fengbo Pavilion to hang himself, and safety is also what he cares about. After some deliberations, it was decided that all the Guards Brigade would be 'disbanded' on the spot, except for some local enlisted Northwesterners who were transferred to the Loyal Army.

All members of the internal guard team have been transformed into miscellaneous servants in the palace, and part of the special combat team has been transformed into the prince's escort team, and part of it has become the nursing home recruited by the palace, which is still divided into two parts: light and dark. The remaining 2,000 or so people of the Guards Brigade were all 'demobilized' and went home, and Zhao Zhong, who was unofficial and light, led them back to their hometown in Xiangyi to return to the fields and 'farm'!

At the same time, Li Jun ordered the Intelligence Department to secretly set up a task force, led by Xue Hai, the head of the General Operations Bureau of the Intelligence Department, to go to Beijing, and their task was to establish a secret channel, communicate the connection between the palace and the outside world, rescue the prince from the capital in a moment of crisis, and escort him to a safe place...

"Haven't the brothers and sisters of the Fold family left yet?" It was late at night after dealing with military affairs, and Zhao Ta walked to his sleeping tent and turned his face to ask Xi.

"Second master, no, the boss wants to see you and say that there is something to discuss." Miki said.

"Well, it's good to meet and explain!" Zhao Ta stopped thinking about it and said, if he returned to Beijing by edict, his status would be embarrassing, if he returned to Beijing with himself, he would not be able to get permission from the family, not to mention that he still had filial piety. And if she stays, she will come out and run to herself without permission, how can she have the face to go back, and she will have a very unpleasant quarrel with her brother, even if she is taken in, her life will be very sad.

"See the prince, thank you for your help!" Zhao Ta walked into a small tent next to his tent, and quickly got up to salute him.

"General Zhe doesn't have to be polite!" Zhao Ta said with a little support, this is a lot older, the economic situation in the clan has been deteriorating in recent years, and the days are even more difficult, and he is defeated, his brother is missing, his father died, and the burden of the family is all on his shoulders, making him breathless, but he also asked for it!

The Zhe clan inherited the prefect of the prefecture, but the prefecture was upgraded from Fugu County, and although the status was improved, the scope of jurisdiction was still only one county. Its northern part is flat, the water and grass are abundant and suitable for animal husbandry, but the southern part is hilly and ravine, and it is inconvenient to plough and defend and inconvenient to cultivate, only the two banks of the river are suitable for farming, so the tax income is limited, and it is difficult to maintain family expenses, mainly relying on the official salary, the reward of the imperial court and the income subsidy of some righteous villages and other industries bought abroad.

But the Zhe clan was able to dominate the northwest for a hundred years, and it was not enough to rely on this income alone, the plundering in the war and the rewards of the imperial court, as well as border trade were the main ones. However, since Zhao Ta's westward expedition, he captured the Hezhong region and Fengzhou, the battle line moved north, and the military status of Fuzhou declined, and it was no longer feasible to make a fortune by war. Peace brought unlimited business opportunities, low tariffs destroyed the smuggling trade in Fuzhou, and the horse business that had been monopolized in the past was robbed by the influx of Western Xia horses, Hui horses, and Tibetan horses.

At this time, the households controlled by the Zhe clan were far less than those in the early Song Dynasty, and their economic and military strength had declined significantly. But the prince was very dissatisfied with their speculation, and rejected their suggestion to cooperate, and the Zhe clan could only struggle in the increasingly embarrassing days, and wanted to make some war exploits and get some rewards by rescuing Taiyuan, but he was defeated repeatedly, and if he continued like this, he should be withdrawn by the imperial court...

"How does General Oriji feel?" Zhao Ta turned to the side and asked.

"Thank you, Lord Wang, I'm much better, the doctor said that I will recover in a few days!" Zhe Kecun hurriedly replied, after being rescued, he ate and drank well every day, and served with good medicine and medicine, and he was not seriously injured, but his body was weak by the Jurchens, and now he is fine.

"It's okay, the day after tomorrow, the loyal warriors will return to the river, you just happen to be walking together, and there is a care on the way!" Zhao Ta nodded and said.

"Is the prince going back to Beijing too?" Zhe Kecun asked in surprise.

"Yes, I'll be gone in three days!" Zhao said.

"That sister..."Zhe Kecun asked, he knew that the reason why the prince was willing to send out the guards to rescue himself from the golden camp was mostly for his sister's sake.

"I'm just going to discuss with you about the arrangement of the folded girl." Zhao Ta sat down and said.

"I want to go back to Beijing with the prince!" Zhi Meiluan didn't wait for the two brothers to speak, and said first.

"No, the prince has a lot of opportunities, and Jingzhong is not as good as this Hedong, what are you going to do in Beijing?" Zhe Keqiu glared at his sister and said.

"Meiluan, I know that you and the prince are in love, but now that my father is newly mourned, it is not suitable to marry, so let's go home with me!" Foldable can also be persuaded.

"My father is gone, what nostalgia is there at home, don't you always think I'm an eyesore, why bother to act in front of the prince now!" Zhe Meiluan sneered, she was very angry at her eldest brother's hypocrisy.

"Girl, the words of the two brothers are reasonable, and my future back to Beijing this time is uncertain, so I should return to Fuzhou temporarily, and then pick you up when I settle down in Beijing!" Zhao said.

"Don't coax me, you have repeatedly violated the edict, and it will be risky to return to Beijing, and Meiluan can't abandon the prince at this time!" Zhe Meiluan understood what the prince meant, in fact, she also saw that the prince was depressed these days, and everyone couldn't lift their spirits, they were all worried about the safety of the prince after returning to Beijing!

"Meiluan is obedient, in the past, the brothers did not do well, and it will not be like this in the future, go back with the second brother!" Zhe Keqiu was robbed by his sister, but he didn't dare to attack in front of the prince, so he could only persuade with good words.

"Lord, can the villain ask if the prince really intends to marry his sister?" It can be seen that my sister is determined to go with the prince, but he, as an elder brother, has to fight for his sister's reputation.

"Of course, I will definitely marry Mingmei and bring Meiluan close to Fuzhong! It's just not the time. Zhao Ta said with great certainty.

"Okay, in that case, my father is not here, my brother is the elder, and I am in charge of the marriage between my sister and the prince, and we will make a marriage contract today!" Zhe Kecun said... (To be continued......)