Chapter 668 Willing to Do Logistics
Li Chuan nodded and said that he felt the same way. When it comes to marching and fighting, Brother Huo is better. He is willing to stay in Suiye City to prepare food and fodder for backup. How about Brother Huo lead the troops to attack?
Huo Yi asked him in surprise: Are you serious?
General Li is willing to let me take away all the soldiers?
Li Chuan said with a smile: Our soldiers are all from the Third Young Master of the Shenwei Army and the New Song Kingdom. Why would we be reluctant to give them up ?
It all depends on General Huo.
Li Chuan had been doing logistics since he followed Li Yunqing into Tubo. He had gone to Shannan to collect food and grass and build a food production base for the Western Expedition Army. He knew that his strengths were not in leading troops in battle, but in governing the local area and ensuring logistics. He took the initiative to stay and provide military supplies for the army, and Huo Yi was of course happy.
He tactfully reminded Huo Yi that the army had traveled more than a thousand miles from Alimali to here, so General Huo must be careful when moving forward.
After some conspiracy, the two brothers decided that Li Chuan would guard Suiye City and Huo Yi would sweep the surrounding tribes, and Geng immediately took action.
In Chengdu, in the reception room of the Privy Council, Zhao Feiyan was presiding over the ceremony of conferring the title of Grand Marshal.
Miao Gui came back and went to Zhao Yulin, saying that the Privy Council had urgent military affairs to discuss, and took him away. Miao Gui was mysterious, and he was confused. He was busy all the time, so where did the urgent military affairs come from?
When Zhao Yulin entered the meeting hall of the Privy Council, he found it decorated in a festive atmosphere. Cao Youwen and Meng Gong were sitting inside talking and laughing. Only then did he realize that the two had arrived a long time ago.
Lao Cao said cheerfully: The King of Feiyan is very thoughtful. He wants to award us the rank of Grand Marshal.
While they were talking, Zhao Feiyan came out with an exquisite brocade box in her hands and walked towards Cao Youwen with a smile In the brocade box was a brand new marshal's uniform. After Cao Youwen took it, she gracefully made a "please" gesture and asked Cao Youwen to try on the clothes.
Lao Cao thanked him with a smile and went to the locker room.
Later, Hua Yue and Shun Zhidi presented Meng Gong and his formal suit.
Zhao Yulin was totally unprepared and said hesitantly that he should just give up, saying that Lord Cao and Lord Meng were the ones who deserved it.
Lao Cao had already put on his formal attire and walked out in high spirits. Seeing that he was still refusing, he said: It is necessary. The Shenwei Army was founded by Commander Zhao, and Commander Zhao did not accept it. How can the two of them accept it?
Meng Gong laughed and said: They had already agreed on the conditions with the King of Feiyan State. Since Commander Zhao refused to accept them, they dared not accept them.
Zhao Feiyan smiled and made a gesture of invitation, and Zhao Yulin obediently went to the locker room.
Lao Cao and Meng Gong were laughing heartily in the back.
Cao Youwen said happily: Our king still has the solution. It is called one thing conquers another. No brother Yulin dares to disobey.
Everyone in the hall laughed.
The three men stood in a row in their formal attire, and the military band, which had already stood in an orderly manner, immediately played the military song of the Shenwei Army. The three men solemnly took the gilded documents and seals presented by Zhao Feiyan, and saluted Feiyan in a standard military salute.
Zhao Feiyan said: Although it is just a title, as Brother Yulin said, we cannot forget everyone who has contributed to the New Song Empire.
The subsequent awarding of titles will be undertaken by the three great marshals and Brother Miao.
Lao Cao and Meng Gong told her not to worry, they would personally check it and everything would be fine.
After returning, Zhao Feiyan gently leaned on his shoulder and said: I know that you don't like these empty things, but if you don't accept them, even if Lord Cao and Lord Meng don't agree, you will be doing me a great favor.
One day, I will give birth to a big fat boy to thank my husband.
Zhao Yulin stroked her slightly bulging belly and said: It's hard for our king. In later generations, he would have asked for leave to take care of the pregnancy, but he is still working hard for state affairs.
Feiyan asked him in surprise: Brother, how do you know about future events?
What will the future be like?
She remembered Sister Phoenix saying that in her brother's afterlife there were airplanes, where he could use cell phones to make calls and see his relatives who were far away from him. Was that true?
Only then did Zhao Yulin realize that he had started talking nonsense again once he relaxed.
Zhao Yulin clapped his lips and pretended to laugh at himself, saying that it was just a dream and random guessing. There is no such thing as an afterlife or hereafter. Don't fantasize about it. The important thing is to live a good life in this life.
Zhao Feiyan refused to do it and asked him to speak.
Zhao Yulin occasionally talked about his afterlife, and the number of times he talked about it added up to quite a few. When the sisters chatted with each other, it was inevitable to talk about his afterlife. Zhao Feiyan became more and more curious and believed that he really had an afterlife. The little woman's two claws tortured him, specifically looking for weak links to tickle him and force him to speak out.
He still forced himself not to say anything, not wanting Feiyan to worry about the past.
Half a month later, the Central Council of the New Song Dynasty held a grand ceremony to award titles to the soldiers of the Shenwei Army: Lu Youpeng, Miao Gui, Yang Xingyun, Hao Xiaoming, Gao Jin, Zhou Ping, Lai Chuanfang, Huo Fenghuang and Feng Guiqi were awarded the rank of marshal; Wu Yuqi, Du Baiyue, Wang Hanchen, Zhang Zhi, Li Shichang, Wu Jie, Wanyan Chengmin and other 18 people were awarded the rank of general; a large number of generals were awarded the ranks of general, lieutenant general and major general; the banquet hall of the Central Council was full of generals with golden beans on their shoulders.
From then on, the Shenwei Army embarked on the path of regular construction.
When Lao Cao saw the generals' stars twinkling in the hall, he said excitedly that he finally saw a powerful army. This was the result of the brothers and sisters' perseverance and joint efforts. We must unite and protect the new Song Dynasty towards glory.
The generals in the hall shouted loudly, vowing to serve the country with loyalty and revive the Han and Tang dynasties.
Zhao Feiyan said with a smile that she was going to take another leave to rest. Along the way, she was shocked and very happy to see our Shenwei Army overcoming difficulties step by step, growing stronger, expanding territory and establishing a brand new Song Kingdom.
Thank you, generals.
The generals applauded her loudly and shouted: The king is well.
Feiyan said happily: Now the country is peaceful and the people are prosperous, Commander Zhao no longer needs to go to the front line to command the battle against the enemy. She proposed that the commander take over the position of director of the Central Council. What do you think?
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then immediately started clapping, and thunderous applause broke out in the hall.
Zhao Yulin was still in a daze, and Zhao Feiyan continued: Although the new Song Dynasty is not rigid in employing people, it is still necessary to avoid suspicion in the court. In recent years, her Zhao family has occupied too many positions in the Central Court. She decided to set an example for her brothers and sisters and no longer manage government affairs from now on. She hoped that every general present would abide by the law and be selfless and dedicated to the public.
When Zhao Yulin heard Feiyan say this at the meeting, he had already made up his mind and took the lead in applauding her. The ministers and generals once again gave Feiyan applause.
The next day, Zhao Feiyan boarded an official ship heading south and went to her hometown in Yibin to recuperate.
Chengdu was bustling with activity. Newspapers of all sizes in the New Song Dynasty were all publishing articles about the Central Government awarding titles, and people in the streets and alleys were talking about marshals and generals.
Some people also felt sorry for Zhao Feiyan when they saw her resigning from the throne.
The old emperor in Huaxi Village was very shocked.
After Shi's son learned that Zhao Feiyan had publicly resigned from the throne and made an irreversible promise, he went to talk to the emperor early the next morning.
Originally, because Zhao Feiyan was the head of the family, he had the habit of thinking that women were always easy to talk to, so he thought that if there was anything, he had to find Feiyan to solve it, and she would always agree. For example, the last time he pardoned his eldest son's sin, it was unexpectedly done.
Now we have the ruthless Zhao Yulin and the new first deputy king Hua Yue who hates evil. If there is a mistake and we need to beg for mercy, it would be harder than climbing to the sky.
The old emperor sipped the finest Qingcheng tea and grumbled: Why don't you do it? Why don't you inform him in advance to help him make a decision?
He wanted to find Feiyan to have a good chat.
Shi's son told him that the King of Feiyan had boarded a ship and headed south to Yibin early in the morning.
He heard from the officials in Taijian Hall that the King of Feiyan announced it directly at the awarding ceremony of the Central Council. Commander Zhao was stunned at the time. It was obvious that Feiyan did not even inform Commander Zhao in advance.
The emperor was silent.
Drinking tea while staring at the blue sea and sky.
The queen said slowly beside him: Feiyan did a good job, setting an example for the court officials. Our Zhao family does not cling to power, and Yulin will do his job according to the law in the future, and no one will say anything.
In Taijian Hall, Lao Cao was drinking tea with the gentlemen. Fan Zhong looked at the bright red pomegranate flowers in front of the hall and murmured: The court has done a lot of big things this year, the military was awarded ranks, the King of Feiyan was resigned, which highlights that we are all getting old.
Du Fan said with a smile: In the past, people from all levels of the Lin'an court were scheming for promotion. Now in the New Song court, the King of Feiyan took the lead in resigning. I am ashamed and feel so tacky.
Cao Youwen asked the officials not to bring this up. Feiyan was no longer the ruler of the country, which was a role model for officials all over the world. We are the mirrors of the court to serve as a mirror for the officials who are still doing their jobs. Only by doing our job well can the officialdom of the new Song Dynasty be clear and bright. This is also a role model for officials all over the world.
I think I haven’t done enough.
He then told the elders about the idea of dividing the group into groups and going out of Beijing to conduct research and collect clues. The elders found the starting point and Geng started a discussion.
The next day, Zhao Yulin convened the officials of the Central Council to discuss matters and proposed that Shun Zhidi and Wu Qian be swapped, with Zhidi once again serving as the director of the Central Council's Public Affairs Office and Wu Qian as the Minister of Personnel.
Wu Qian went to the Ministry of Personnel to become an official minister of the court, so of course he was happy about it.
The gentlemen had no objection, so it was decided.
Therefore, the new director of the Central Academy is Zhao Yulin, and the deputy directors are Hua Yue, Yu Jie, Shun Zhidi and Miao Gui.
He suggested to Hua Yue that he swap his official duties with You Shi. Both of them have been engaged in legal affairs for a long time, and it is inevitable that there will be some problems that are not well understood. Other departments should also negotiate and adjust according to the rules of official administration, which will help solve the problems existing in the department's official duties.
Hua Yue was stunned at first, then he discussed with You Shi and adjusted the division of labor on the spot.
Zhao Yulin was very satisfied with Hua Yue's attitude. He smiled and said that he still abided by the previous system. When he asked for leave and left Beijing, Lord Hua would be the regent. The gentlemen had to help Lord Hua with his errands.
Hua Yue was still refusing, but the others had already nodded their heads to express their support, as if they were supporting a commander-in-chief.
He said to Miao Gui: From now on, Lord Hua will also discuss military affairs with us.
Miao Gui and Yang Xingyun both nodded in agreement.
Zhao Yulin said that this was the way it was for now. Our system was not perfect enough, the enemy and puppet forces around us had not been completely eliminated, and the scope of discussion of military secrets should not be relaxed.
