Chapter 507: The Divine Soldiers Fall in the Sky

The city of Bianjing was a little more depressed when it was autumn. Good news came one by one, and people's hearts gradually became stable. Especially the strings of captives were escorted across the market, which made people feel much more at ease.

A messenger rode a tall horse and entered the city. He quickly rode his horse towards Zhengdemen. He ran over many things along the way, which attracted a lot of scolding. However, people who were interested saw it quickly and hurriedly grabbed the scolding person, pointed to the far away back, and said, "What are you scolding? That's eight hundred miles of urgent news. Most of the news came from Gyeonggi North Road. Wait for the report from the court!"

In Wenjing Pavilion, a little eunuch hurriedly walked towards Wenjing Pavilion. The old eunuch at the door stopped him: "Liu Zhen, what are you doing?"

The little eunuch named Liu Zhen looked into Wenjing Pavilion and said with a smile: "The news is urgently reported by Jingji North Road. Your Majesty said it, you don't need to report it directly."

The old eunuch immediately changed his arrogant attitude and said seriously: "Your Majesty has just gone to see the Queen Mother, you go to the harem with the scattered family."

There was another scene in Jingtai Palace. The hazy incense emitted a faint fragrance. After the curtains, Empress Dowager Qinci was sitting cross-legged on the couch and ate the litchi paper sent by Lingnan. Several palace ladies sat close to each other, while those who were alienated stood on the side, with smiles on their faces, and their eyes looked at Zhao Ji, who was sitting on the brocade puntain outside the account.

Today, Zhao Ji was in a good mood and said a lot with the empress dowager. The empress dowager said one by one, which seemed a little absent-minded. She suddenly said, "Your Majesty, the legitimate son of the British Duke came to the palace to see the Ai family a few days ago. The Ai family looked good, and he had a good personality. He was very warm."

Zhao Ji smiled faintly and said, "Is it the one who works in the Infantry Department? He once took the imperial examinations before, but he was only a little short of his reputation. Among the nobles, his knowledge was calculated."

Empress Dowager Qinci smiled and said, "It's him. I think he's good. It's time to find him a marriage."

Zhao Ji knew that Empress Dowager Qinci had the intention of marrying the princess outside, so he couldn't help but say, "Actually, An Ning is not young anymore."

Qin Ci put down the dried fruit in her hand and said in a daze: "Don't An Ning favor Shen Ao? Why, do you want to marry An Ning to the British man's house?" She shook her head and said: "No...No, Shen Ao is not all a good man. She has too many wives at home, so it is a joke for the Tian family to marry. But he is holding a soldier outside. It is inappropriate for His Majesty to marry a daughter. Besides, didn't the one from Jingyi Palace say that Shen Ao is a minister of the country with a little temper, and he still needs to do many things. If the official family lets him lose his life, you know his character and must cause any trouble. It is said in the capital that he is a fool and can do anything. The Ai family is afraid of him now."

She spoke very fast and did not give Zhao Ji a chance to speak. She continued, "There is also An Ning's side. An Ning is waiting to marry into the Shen Mansion now. If the official family breaks his promise, it will be difficult to comfort Shen Ao, even An Ning's side is not easy to explain. For a moment, just pretend that the Ai family has not mentioned this. In fact, the son of the British Duke is not very good. He has not passed the imperial examination yet. The official in the front office of the hall is probably not much better. Perhaps it is the same in front of the Ai family, but the same outside. The Ai family has heard of it. Now these children with names are really dissatisfied, and there are not many good ones. On the contrary, although Shen Ao loves to make trouble, he has the ability.

Not to mention anything else, if Your Majesty deals with the Khitans, should you use him? Your Majesty runs a school, should you use him? He also thoroughly investigated Hua Shigang, and there was also the matter of the one sect that day. No one could feel at ease with the affairs of the three provinces of the capital. Only he has this loyalty and can delegate power. In fact, the Ai family went to hear some things in Jingyi Palace in recent days, and they thought it made sense. The monarch and ministers are unreliable. The rebellion was the minister, and the deceiving the monarch was also the minister, and the one who deviled the emperor was the minister, right? Shen Ao was different. He had this relationship with Your Majesty, and this was the foundation for maintaining loyalty. Now it would be better to marry An Ning. After marrying him, there was another layer of kinship, which was convenient to use."

The one in Jingyi Palace was talking about the Empress Dowager. Somehow, the Empress Dowager suddenly became calm. He waved his fists but couldn't find a point of force. Although there were still swords and swords in the harem, the relationship finally warmed up a little, and there was no longer the tension in the past.

Empress Dowager Qinci said so much in one breath. Zhao Ji became more and more confused as he heard it. He smiled bitterly: "My mother is not thinking about it. My son-in-law means that my mother mentioned marriage. My son-in-law also thought that An Ning was older and it was time to prepare for her. When Chen Ao returned to the court, he would immediately handle their marriage, rather than marrying An Ning to the British man. I only have such a close daughter. How could the British man have such a blessing?"

When Empress Dowager Qinci heard this, she burst into laughter and said, "I have said so much, but I thought you had changed your mind."

Zhao Ji said righteously: "What my mother said just now is indeed very reasonable. I am a lazy person. I would rather travel around the South Mountain than touch those headaches. Chen Ao is a talented person, and he is rarely loyal to me. Does the mother know that the last time I issued an order to him, he was disrespectful to the order. Do you know why?"

Empress Dowager Qinci frowned and said, "Anti-order is also called loyalty?"

Zhao Ji smiled and said the whole story, and said seriously: "This is a true loyal minister. He is thinking about the country and country of the Song Dynasty. The crime of resisting the order is not fun. He would rather bear this relationship than hand over the power of the military to Wang Wenbing."

Empress Dowager Qinci nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, this is called Dazhong. An Ning's business should be tight. If you don't marry, there will be an old girl in the palace. In the harem, the Ai family will arrange it and work hard when Chen Ao's class teacher comes back."

Zhao Ji responded, and Qin Ci asked Chen Ao about when he would come back. Zhao Ji thought for a while and said, "In the past, it was impossible to kill thieves in a year or two, I'm afraid I'll have to wait for a while before I can come back."

Empress Dowager Qinci frowned: "So long?"

Zhao Ji patiently explained: "It took two years to suppress Fang La. Now, although Shen Ao's attack was successful, for Huazhou, Huazhou was also a big city. From the memorials that there was sufficient food and supplies in Huazhou, and more than 10,000 thieves were fighting stubbornly, even if the heavenly soldiers and generals came to earth, they could not be wiped out in one fell swoop."

Qin Cihe nodded: "The Ai family understands it. So, Chen Ao has to slowly suppress the thieves in the northern Gyeonggi road. It turns out that war takes so much time."

After sighing for a few words, someone said outside: "Your Majesty, I have an urgent report, I came from Gyeonggi North Road."

Zhao Ji got up and wanted to go out to see him. Empress Dowager Qin Ci smiled and said, "What's the point of avoiding suspicion? Just call him in and see him."

The little eunuch Liu Zhen asked him to step in carefully and handed a red lacquer memorial to Zhao Ji. After seeing the bright red color on the memorial, Zhao Ji couldn't help laughing happily: "It must be a good news. I don't know how many sect bandits have been wiped out this time."

Empress Dowager Qinci covered her mouth and smiled: "The official family will see it first."

Zhao Ji nodded, opened the memorial and looked at it with a deep eye, with a little disbelief on his face, and then murmured: "So quickly, the last time I gave the memorial, I only had a few days left in Huazhou."

After saying that, Zhao Ji sat absent-mindedly on the Jindun and read it again, only then did he believe that what was written in the memorial was true.

Seeing Zhao Ji's expression, Empress Dowager Qinci asked, "Officials, what's wrong?"

Zhao Ji said: "Huazhou has been broken, and the Tianyi Sect has been flattened."

Empress Dowager Qinci didn't come back to her senses for a while. Zhao Ji just said that the heavenly soldiers and generals did not come at this speed even if they came down to earth. Why did the memorial come?

Zhao Ji put down the memorial, called three good words, and then said: "This battle was fought well, which brought out the prestige of our Song Dynasty. With the lessons of the Tianyi Sect, those who are ill-hearted will see if they dare to rebel!"

Empress Dowager Qinci said: "So, Chen Ao can return to the court within ten days and half a month?"

Zhao Ji shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's not so fast. I have to take it over there and comfort it, but it's too soon, and there will be news soon." Zhao Ji smiled. Perhaps it's not so happy for a long time, and even his face turned red. From the beginning of the Tianyi Sect's upset, to the furious anger of Gao Qiu killing Liang, to the coldness of Chen Aoqi guarding Bocheng, now that he received this great news, his mood suddenly felt like he was shaking the clouds and seeing the sun, and even walking was brisk.

With his hands in hand, he paced back and forth in Jingtai Palace. Zhao Ji said slowly: "If you have merits, you have to reward me. Chen Ao will first be named a duke. Add the tutor. Don't he love gold and silver? I can't give you 500 kilograms of gold. I can't give you anything else. He is still young and can't reward them all at once. By the way, his ladies will also be granted a title. As for the soldiers who follow the army, the Ministry of War will write a charter according to the merits. I can't treat them with slightest."

Zhao Ji suddenly stood still, as if he remembered something, and said, "Chen Ao said that what kind of medal system should be implemented. I didn't care before. I will take this opportunity to implement it this time. When will he return to the court, I will go out of the city to greet him personally to show his strengths, so that the soldiers will be willing to use their lives."

Seeing Zhao Ji's appearance, Empress Dowager Qinci smiled and said angrily: "Your Majesty only wants to reward people, why didn't you think about An Ning for a moment? Marrying the Emperor's Princess is a reward, right?"

"Yes, yes, yes..." Zhao Ji said happily: "My son is abrupt. By the way, this memorial will be spread out immediately. Di News and Suiya Weekly will report the news tomorrow morning to appease the people's hearts."

Zhao Ji rubbed his hands, sat down calmly, and said to Empress Dowager Qinci with a smile: "My mother, my son was really sleepy for the affairs of the Tianyi Sect. Although the country of our Zhao family will not be shaken, if the attack fails, I still don't know how much money and how many soldiers will be killed or injured..."

Empress Dowager Qinci happily said, "Okay, this matter is going to spread, and the ministers must submit congratulations. How do you meet all officials now? Go and take care of them first. At that time, summon all officials to meet. There must be many things. You must continue to give instructions."
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