In the face of the angry Zhao Ji, even Cai Jing was under pressure at this time, but in the face of Zhao Ji's smashed inkstone, he didn't even dare to avoid it, so he could only let the inkstone smash on himself.

With a bang, Cai Jing's forehead was smashed with skin, and blood beads suddenly oozed out, and the angry Zhao Ji just glanced at Cai Jing coldly, spit out a breath of anger and shook his sleeves and shouted: "Where is Uncle Zhang's night?" ”

At this time, Cai Jing hurriedly said to Zhao Ji: "Back to Your Majesty, Uncle Zhang's father and son have come to Beijing yesterday and are waiting for Your Majesty's summons. ”

Zhao Ji nodded slightly, and scolded a little yellow door beside him: "Immediately pass on my will and summon Uncle Zhang's father and son to meet him." ”

With Zhao Ji's temperament, national affairs have always been delayed, anyway, he can't delay his enjoyment, but this time Zhu Mian's death deeply stimulated Zhao Ji, and Zhao Ji, who was angry at this time, remembered Zhang Shuye's father and son who had been waiting for him to summon.

If there is no Zhu Mian's incident, according to Zhao Ji's temperament, Zhang Shuye's father and son are afraid that Zhao Ji will not want to get Zhao Ji within three or five days.

Even because of the discord between Cai Jing and Zhang Shuye's father and son, they will only isolate the news of Zhang Shuye's father and son in Beijing as much as possible, so they can only hope that Zhao Ji will think of Zhang Shuye and his son.

Zhang Bofen and Zhang Zhongxiong brothers have the courage of ten thousand people, and this time the father and son went to Beijing, Zhang Bofen and Zhang Zhongxiong brothers were naturally extremely excited in their hearts.

His father was summoned by the Son of Heaven, and if there was no accident, he would definitely be reused by the Son of Heaven, which was naturally a great joy for their Zhang family.

In a separate courtyard where the Zhang family's father and son temporarily lived, a figure in green clothes was looking at the distance with his hands behind his back, if an official from the DPRK and China saw this person, he would definitely be able to recognize this person as Zhang Shuye of the Qingzhou prefect.

Uncle Zhang's expression at the moment seems to be a little wrong, this time the Son of Heaven was urgently summoned to Beijing, what is the purpose, to be honest, Uncle Zhang is really a little confused.

After all, only a few people knew that Zhao Ji wanted to lead a large army to the south of the Yangtze River to suppress the Manichaean rebellion, and it was obvious that it was impossible for Cai Jing and these people to leak the news to Zhang Shuye.

There was a hurried knock on the door, and Uncle Zhang, who was distracted, came back to his senses at night, and at this moment, a burly figure strode at the door, opened the door, and stared at several eunuchs at the door.

When he saw those eunuchs, Zhang Bo couldn't help but be stunned, and subconsciously said, "You guys...... You ......"

One of the eunuchs who was the leader coughed lightly, glanced at Zhang Bofen, looked towards the courtyard, and saw Zhang Shuye standing there at a glance.

When he saw Uncle Zhang, the eunuch who sent the decree immediately said: "Qingzhou Prefect, Uncle Zhang accepts the decree at night!" ”

Uncle Zhang immediately stepped forward, bowed to the ground and said, "Minister Uncle Zhang, take the order." ”

As the eunuch read out Zhao Ji's message, his eyes fell on Zhang Shuye's body, and he said with a somewhat kind smile on his face: "Governor Zhang's mansion clean up, please enter the palace with our family." ”

Zhang Bofen and Zhang Zhongxiong on the side showed an unconcealable excitement on their faces, compared to the excitement of the two brothers, Zhang Shuye seemed very calm, and arched his hand at the eunuch who sent the decree and said, "There is a eunuch." ”

Soon Uncle Zhang cleaned up a little, and ordered the two brothers to stay in the courtyard and not to move around, and he followed the eunuch into the palace.

In the palace

Zhao Ji, who had vented his mouth, had calmed down at this time, although he was annoyed by Zhu Mian's death, it did not affect Zhao Ji's mood of pleasure at all.

At this time, Zhao Ji was enjoying Gong'e's singing and dancing, as if he wanted to numb himself and forget his troubles through this method.

When Uncle Zhang arrived, Zhao Ji didn't have the slightest intention of evading it, and directly summoned Uncle Zhang.

Before entering the main hall, a glamorous sound came, which made Uncle Zhang, who had a solemn face, frown slightly, and walked into the main hall, his eyes couldn't help but stare at it.

Uncle Zhang's temperament is upright, and at this moment, seeing Zhao Ji like a faint gentleman, indulging in singing and dancing, he couldn't help but have a cold face, and with a tiger face, he stepped forward to salute Zhao Ji is salute, and said in a deep voice: "Uncle Zhang, please see Your Majesty." ”

Cai Jing on the side saw Zhang Shuye's expression in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly, revealing a little disdain.

Although there is some disagreement with Uncle Zhang, to be honest, Cai Jing has never regarded Uncle Zhang as a big enemy, not to mention anything else, Zhang Shuye's temperament alone is destined for him to be a capable minister, not a favored minister who can be trusted by the Son of Heaven.

If the court is clear and the Son of Heaven is a virtuous monarch, then the most relied on by the Son of Heaven is naturally a capable minister, but it is a pity that today's officials are not virtuous monarchs.

Sure enough, Zhao Ji, who was immersed in singing and dancing, was suddenly startled by Uncle Zhang's voice, and that good mood was suddenly destroyed by Uncle Zhang.

"You ......"

Zhao Ji looked up at Zhang Shuye with an angry face, just saw Zhang Shuye's upright face, but stopped when the words came to his mouth, stared at Zhang Shuye deadly, thinking that he still needed Zhang Shuye to go to the land south of the Yangtze River for him to quell the rebellion, Zhao Ji gritted his teeth and suppressed the dislike for Zhang Shuye in his heart.

Even if he noticed Zhao Ji's displeasure, Zhang Shuye still looked at Zhao Ji with a solemn expression.

Zhao Ji, who was in a bad mood, was not in the mood to enjoy the song and dance anymore at this time, and waved his big hand to signal those palace ladies to retreat.

When Gong'e retreated, Zhao Ji looked at Zhang Shuye, and said with a smile on his face: "I summoned Ji Zhong to come this time, but I have a big deal to do. ”

When Uncle Zhang heard this, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is right, and the minister will die for Your Majesty." ”

It seemed that he thought of the death of Zhu Mian and Liang Shicheng, Zhao Ji showed a bit of gloom on his face, suddenly got up, looked at Uncle Zhang and said: In the land south of the Yangtze River, the Manichaean rebellion and the Great Song Dynasty are chaotic, this is a big trouble for the imperial court. ”

Zhang Shuye was slightly stunned, although he is the prefect of Qingzhou, it does not mean that Zhang Shuye does not know the world.

The news of Chu Yi's defeat of Manichaeism in the first battle has spread all over the world, and it is naturally impossible for Zhang Shuye, who has always been concerned about national affairs, not to know about it, and at this time, he couldn't help but show a little surprise.

Almost subconsciously, Uncle Zhang said at night: "The ability of the king of Guangyang County to command the army is admired even by the ministers, there is the king of Guangyang County in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is only a matter of time before Manichaeism is pacified, Your Majesty ......"

Seeing Zhao Ji's face becoming more and more gloomy, Uncle Zhang realized that Zhao Ji's expression was wrong and stopped.

Regarding the rumors of discord between Zhao Ji and Chu Yi, Zhang Shuye had heard of it, but Zhang Shuye had never believed it.

But now it seems that the rumor is not false.

Zhao Ji just looked at Uncle Zhang and said, "I only ask you, but you can be sure that the land south of the Yangtze River will be pacified." ”

When Uncle Zhang heard this, he didn't reply immediately, but instead groaned, and only looked up at Zhao Ji after a while: "The minister can pacify the land south of the Yangtze River, but it depends on the support that His Majesty gives to the minister." ”

Zhao Ji was slightly stunned, and immediately said: "Ji Zhong has something to ask, and I will do everything." ”

When Uncle Zhang heard this, he immediately said: "So the minister is willing to make a military order to His Majesty, and if you don't have the rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River, you will come to see you." ”

Hearing Uncle Zhang's words, Zhao Ji suddenly laughed with joy and said: "Ji Zhong has said this, I am at ease!" ”

Cai Jing on the side glanced at Zhang Shuye and said: "Zhang Jizhong, the imperial court is not rich now, you also know that the rebellion of Wang Qing in Huaixi and Tianhu in Hebei is not enough, and the border towns, whether it is Western Xia or Daliao, are the great enemies of my Great Song Dynasty, and they have restrained too much energy of the Great Song Dynasty, and the support that the imperial court can give you is very limited." ”

When Uncle Zhang heard this, he just glanced at Cai Jing lightly, and then said to Zhao Ji who looked embarrassed: "Your Majesty, the minister only asks Your Majesty to allocate 50,000 elite soldiers to the minister, and the minister is sure that he can quell the Jiangnan rebellion within a year." ”

Zhao Ji immediately clapped his hands and said, "I agreed." ”

Seeing Zhang Shuye's figure leaving, Cai Jing said to Zhao Ji: "Your Majesty, although Zhang Jizhong said that his ability is not weak, but to say that he only wants to pacify the Jiangnan Rebellion with only 50,000 elite soldiers, I am afraid that he will not be able to do it." ”

Zhao Ji glanced at Cai Jing in surprise, with his understanding of Cai Jing, Cai Jing and Uncle Zhang were not in harmony at night, I was afraid that Uncle Zhang would be unlucky, but at this time, he was worried about Uncle Zhang's trip.

As if noticing Zhao Ji's surprised gaze, Cai Jingdang said to Zhao Ji with a look of grievance: "The contradiction between the minister and Zhang Jizhong is just a personal grievance, how can it be compared with the safety of the country, if Zhang Jizhong goes to no avail, it will be the situation of my Great Song Dynasty, even if the minister does not distinguish between right and wrong, he also knows which is more important." ”

Hearing Cai Jing say this, Zhao Ji couldn't help but pat Cai Jing with a touched face and said: "If everyone in the world is as loyal as Cai Qing, why do I have any worries." ”

Saying that, Zhao Ji said with a confident look: "I will personally issue an order and send two royal celestials to help Uncle Zhang. Coupled with the strong people in the army, I don't believe it, and the Jiangnan Rebellion can't be pacified. ”

Cai Jing's eyes lit up, and he even complimented Zhao Ji: "Your Majesty's move is very good, before the country's righteousness, those two royal celestials can only obey their orders, otherwise, Your Majesty can beat them as chaotic ministers and thieves with a will, if these two celestials can sacrifice their lives for the country, it will be even better." ”

Zhao Ji said with a straight expression: "I hope that this time I will pacify Jiangnan, and my Great Song soldiers will not lose a single person, otherwise I will hurt anyone and I will be heartbroken." ”