The fact that Zhao Guanjia brought hundreds of officials out of Yue Tai did not mean that Wang De had made great contributions and wanted to treat him with extra courtesy... but that Zhao and Song Dynasties had a tradition of holding military parades in the western suburbs in late spring and early summer.

Specifically, at the end of every spring, the Emperors of Zhao and Song would go out of the west gate. Taking advantage of the rising water in late spring, they would first go to Jinmingchi to review the navy, and then go to the banquet hall between Qionglin Garden and Jinmingchi for a military review.

Carry out the so-called bid competition and perform.

Of course, thanks to the management of Gao Taiwei and the personal preferences of Emperor Taishang Daojun, during the Fengheng Yu era, this matter was basically reduced to a talent show, and sergeants often had to pretend to be lions, tigers, ghosts and gods.

Those who fight need to perform routines in pairs, those who line up need to wear hairpins and dance, and those who shoot arrows need to use five plates on their heads as targets.

There is even a dramatic performance, which is a routine for a village husband and a village husband to fight. It is said that the village woman must be carried off by the village husband in the end to be considered authentic.

In addition, young palace ladies must be led by the harem nobles to wear men's armor, mount horses, wear colorful cloaks, and engage in horse battles with the imperial cavalry... No need to ask, you will know that the palace ladies will definitely win in the end.

In essence, these things are no different from the Tianzhu military parade, or even worse. They cannot have any real military temperament anyway... Of course, then again, this is the way this era is, and the people also like it.

It becomes the kind of military formation that is a chilling point, but it feels much less interesting.

As for Zhao Jiu coming out this time, he had been thinking about it for a long time.

Let's say that since he got sick last year, he has learned a lesson and no longer interferes in government affairs. Instead, he has further pushed down the general affairs to the provinces and the Privy Council, only retaining attention to personnel, the army and intelligence work, while at the same time refocusing his attention on the affairs of the government.

I turned back to my own specific strengths...that is, doing those fancy tricks and making some flashy and flashy things.

First came the hot air balloon, then the Zhao temperature system, then the monocular telescope ground out of crystal, and then after settling the court personnel issues, they chose to prepare for this military parade.

It was said to be a military parade, but in fact it was an army-wide competition that was decided to take advantage of the situation after learning about past "established practices" from a memorial in early March.

In fact, those who returned with Wang De this time also included some meritorious men from the left army and rear army of the imperial camp, as well as Li Yanxian's department of the central army, as well as some elite sergeants from the front army, right army of the imperial camp, and even the navy army.

Already arrived early.

Everything is ready, all we need is the dragon silk from Zhao Guan's family.

On this day, Zhao Guan's dragon scrolls, as well as the left and right white and black yak scrolls displayed as trophies, did not go to Qionglin Garden or Jinming Pond, but directly arrived at the second half, which had been converted into a sacrifice.

The pedestal of the temple.

There, Zhao Guan's family first met with Wang De and his troops who had returned from the battle. Then they did not rush to start the so-called 'military parade'. Instead, they started work that they had not done for a long time - the official was sitting on the mountain.

In the middle of the stage, sitting on the throne before the temple ceremony, I personally watched the officials from the Ministry of Revenue distribute the rewards to the armies for this round of battles.

Different grades of silk, bunches of brand-new copper coins, white silver, and the least but always the most eye-catching gold ingots were dumped out of the box, shining together under the early summer sun, and everyone was shouted

When they came forward, officers and officials would weigh them carefully together, and distribute them to the sergeants according to the measurement in the documents.

This is the so-called 'decision at the moment'... very old-fashioned, but very practical.

The rewards were distributed one after another, which was very time-consuming, and Zhao Guan's family was sitting there solemnly. Although there were many ministers and ministers sitting down, they would not be tired, but even so, the atmosphere was a bit dull.

Especially for some unknown reason, as Zhao Guanjia looked at the dwindling financial resources, his face became more and more serious, and his brows furrowed more and more... At first glance, I might have thought that he was distressed about these rewards!

"I take the liberty of asking if the officials feel sorry for these rewards?"

Suddenly, not far from Zhao Guan's house, a purple-robed official suddenly stood up and made a sound, which seemed extremely harsh among the shouts of rewards in the distance.

Everyone looked up and found out that it was Gou Long Ruyuan, the new left minister of the Ministry of Industry, and they couldn't help but be surprised for a moment.

Frankly speaking, even Zhao Jiu was a little stunned in his heart, because he didn't have a deep impression of this person, and some of his impressions seemed very contradictory... First of all, this person was able to stand his ground in the Quanzhou Fansi case, and he seemed to be an upright person.

Minister, but it may also be speculation; secondly, this person's original surname was Gou, but he changed his surname to Goulong after Jianyan. Although it is natural to avoid taboos these days, he took the initiative to avoid taboos to the extent of changing his surname, but he could not help but appear loyal.

I was a little flattering again.

In addition, this person was probably from a clean background, and had been floating around in the prefectures and counties for more than ten years. His seniority was so high that once he was introduced to the court by Zhang Jun, who was also from Sichuan, no one could object.

At this thought, Zhao Jiu also had a hint of temptation, but his expression did not change at all, his body did not move at all, and he frowned in response:

"Of course! What can I do?"

"So, please congratulate me, Xu Chen!" After saying that, without any hesitation, Goulong Ruyuan stood up and left his seat, and danced in front of all the ministers. "The emperor loves the people so much. If the Northern Expedition is successful and the two rivers are recovered, there is real hope.

Already."

The ministers became more and more stunned.

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Even Zhao Jiu couldn't help but ask seriously after a moment of silence: "Gou Longqing, what's the point of this?"

"There is no reason to report back to the officials. It's just to refer to yourself and others!" Goulong Ruyuan then raised his head from the ground and responded solemnly. "When I was in Quanzhou, every time I levied taxes and saw the people spending all their money, I was worried every time.

The blood and sweat of the Jiangnan people will be wasted here, and it is also very serious... But seeing the official family being so solemn today, I know that the Jiangnan people's hard work has not been in vain."

Zhao Jiu was startled again and remained silent for a while, but many important civil and military officials around him became more solemn... at least they looked serious on the surface.

"Guan Jia, you are such a flattering villain!" But just when Zhao Guan Jia was thinking a little, a person behind him couldn't help blurting out. Everyone followed the words and found out that they had just taken advantage of the Hanlin Academy's expansion opportunity.

Lü Benzhong, who became a regular Hanlin scholar, also had different expressions.

"How can you call your colleagues a sycophant without permission?" Zhao Jiu heard the voice and his heart moved slightly, but his expression remained unchanged.

"Guan Jia!" Lu Benzhong said what he said, and seemed to regret it a little. But Guan Jia had already spoken but could only bite the bullet and step out, and stood beside Gou Long Ruyuan with his hands facing each other. "This person avoids changing his surname and does not want to change his surname.

Mention, when he later worked in Quanzhou, he was obviously the magistrate of Quanzhou and knew the official's previous attitude towards the merchants, intending to speculate... His behavior today is even more direct and flattering, and he is taking advantage of the situation. Otherwise, why would he ask the official in the first place?

If the official says no, why should I say anything? I think that if the official says no, he must have something else to say!"

Zhao Jiu's expression did not change, he just looked at Goulong Ruyuan who was silently looking at Lu Benzhong.

"Report to Your Majesty." Gou Long Ruyuan withdrew his eyes from Lu Benzhong and just raised his hands in response. "Xueshi Lu is clearly making heart-breaking remarks and has no solid evidence. However, what I just said is indeed from the sincerity and I have no intention of flattery.

As for why I must ask Your Majesty before speaking, there is a reason... As far as I know, His Majesty was the only one who frowned solemnly when distributing military pay and rewards.

Du, both of them are like this, and they are well known, but I don't think that they are so solemn about this, but they have the same general thoughts."

Zhao Jiu finally laughed... and even felt a little proud in his heart.

Many of the other ministers also seemed to suddenly laugh.

Moreover, as Yue Fei and Zhang Jun are the most handsome ministers in the world, they can also be regarded as influential figures. They have been in office for such a long time, and their temperaments have long been known to the public.

Yue Pengju himself and most of his troops were exiles from Hebei. From the beginning, they were often targeted by southern scholars and people. It was said that the imperial court used the wealth and support of the southern people to support the rogue Han people in Hebei... In response, he once went south to quell the chaos and saw with his own eyes the burden of the people in the south of the Yangtze River.

Yue Fei did not complain. Instead, he acknowledged this point and often warned his subordinates that military pay was wasting a lot of money because of the people in the south.

Therefore, almost every time when military pay was issued, Yue Fei would sit there with a sullen face. His original intention was probably what Gou Long Ruyuan had just used to flatter Zhao Guan's family.

As for Zhang Jun...it's hard for everyone to ridicule openly, but they all know in their hearts that this guy is really reluctant to let go.

At this time, Zhao Jiu was very proud, but it was actually a little different from what everyone thought... First, Gou Long Ruyuan was able to bring himself and Yue Fei together, and praised him in various ways. He couldn't say it in words, but he still felt it in his heart.

He was very happy; secondly, others didn't know it, but he knew that in the past, Zhang Jun would never be present in person to pay military pay. He and his subordinates had always intercepted it. Now he was present in person to distribute it because the money was not available at all.

It passed through his hands, so he just pretended to be selfless, but his heart felt like a knife every time, and he couldn't help but take a look... Knowing this in his heart, how could he not be happy?

Of course, at the same time, Zhao Jiu also believed that Gou Long Ruyuan was a flatterer.

Not just because of today's performance, but because he had some ideas from the beginning, not to mention Lu Benzhong's words... You must know that Lu Benzhong is good at writing poems, playing chess, and helping others, but he is not so thorough in politics.

.And this time is different from the last time we faced Cai Mao. Cai Mao was the prime minister's son who had been hanging out in the capital for decades in his early years. He and Lu Benzhong were probably acquaintances for decades. Of course Lu Yanei knew the details, but this

But it is unlikely that Gou Long Ruyuan has any intersection with him, Lu Benzhong.

Lü Dayanei said that most of the time, he accidentally heard Lü Haowen's words at home and remembered them in his heart.

In other words, today it is not Lu Benzhong who thinks that Gou Long Ruyuan is a sycophantic villain, but Lu Haowen who thinks that this person is such a person.

Of course, if Lu Haowen were here, he would never say it. In fact, it is very likely that some of the important ministers here have already looked at Gou Long Ruyuan like this, but they did not say it... because they knew it well.

Ming, flattery or not is not a particularly serious matter to the Zhao Guan family at all. As long as this guy doesn't mess up his job because of flattery, it doesn't matter. And if this person can still be a workman, it will be even better if he is flattering.

In a sense, Zhang Deyuan can be regarded as a flatterer, and his poems are poor, his writing is crooked, and his cultural level is not as good as his predecessor... He doesn't care about the ZTE cause, but he goes fishing on the river... This kind of poem Zhang Jun It is absolutely impossible to write.

But regardless of whether it is Zhang Shuxiang or Qu Jiedu, isn't it now the Shuxiang and Jiedu? And they are on this yuetai.

To put it bluntly, Gou Long Ruyuan's actions are not worth mentioning in the eyes of the Zhao Guan family compared with his performance in the Quanzhou Fansi case and the overall situation of the central government's current recruitment of people.

Sure enough, with Zhao Guanjia casually smiling and waving his hands slightly, a small storm passed easily.

Only, Lu Benzhong got bored, but Goulong Ruyuan didn't get any benefits either... Without him, after all, it's not just the Zhao Guan family, it's not just Lu Haowen who is not here today, Man Zai is in charge of important ministers, from the inner court to the outer court, which one is easy to get along with? I have already labeled this person in my heart. After this incident, there is no need to say anything.

Even Zhang Jun, the fellow countryman who introduced him to the court, regretted it slightly... His reputation in the court was not good, and if he brought in such a person again, wouldn't it make him look more like a gentleman? Is this villain lucky enough to join a party?

Of course, in public, no one showed off...especially since Lu Benzhong had just been unhappy.

On the other side, as the rewards continued to be awarded, the expected situation also occurred - after the rewards were awarded, only less than a third of the gold, silver and copper wires on the stage were gone, and many soldiers in the audience couldn't help but commotion.

At this time, of course, there was no need for Zhao Guanjia to speak. Prime Minister Zhang Jun and Zhang Deyuan stood up to explain the situation, and then took advantage of the situation to announce the start of a 'military parade'.

However, for some reason today, something unexpected happens.

Before Zhang Deyuan could go down to speak, the commotion in the audience suddenly expanded, and then there was an uproar somewhere on the side of the platform. It was as if someone couldn't bear it anymore and started making noise.

All the civil servants on the stage looked at each other, and then turned pale. This was the most taboo thing for them.

Even Zhao Jiu had a calm expression on his face and was a little frightened and angry in his heart.

Fortunately, the noise went away as quickly as it came. Before Liu Yan led the Imperial Guard down the mountain, Wang De brought the troublemaker directly up to apologize. After asking, he found out that this was actually the case. Wang Shun, the second son of Wang De, who made the first contribution in Hezhong Mansion.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this that Wang Shun couldn't help but make a noise.

But no matter what happened, this kind of thing could never be tolerated. Zhao Guanjia thought about it for a moment and immediately dealt with it. He was deprived of military merit, withdrew rewards, and drove out the army... Although he was extremely angry, he could not really do it in front of the king. He who kills in the face of virtue.

What's more, if this kind of thing happens, it doesn't matter if Wang Shun personally suffers from Yanei disease. I'm afraid it's just a problem for the entire army. There has been no real war for a year or two, and instead of getting rid of all the old problems in the army, they have returned. There was a certain arrogance at the grassroots level.
To be continued...