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Chapter 95 - Yue Fei Leave

On the tenth day of August, Zhao Chen ascended the throne more than a month ago!

The sun had yet to rise, and the assembly had already begun! The few officials discussed about the various matters, and when the sun rose, Zhe Keqiu suddenly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, this humble official has something to start!"

Zhao Chen said: "Feel free to speak of whatever it is that you need!"

Zhe Keqiu said: "Your majesty, the Yu Hou in front of the palace, Yue Fei, Wang Gui, and Zhang Xian are experts in martial arts, thank you for your hard work! I heard that back then, it was the three of them that escorted His Majesty out of Xiangzhou City! With their martial arts skills and achievements, it would be a waste for them to hold the position of the duke of Yu in front of the palace! So this humble subject assigns Yue Fei as the envoy for Henan Province, Wang Gui and Zhang Xian as the envoy for Henan Province! "

Zhao Chen was surprised for a moment, and said: "Henan Province is recruiting? When did this happen? How come I've never heard of that name before? "

Zhe Keqiu said: "A few months ago, Conan's traitor occupied Kai Feng, Shang Qiu and other places. Kai Feng was originally our Song Dynasty's capital, and Shang Qiu was supposed to accompany him, so naturally, these places could not be occupied by Emperor Kang forever. This matter shall be reported to His Majesty today! "

After Zhe Keqiu finished speaking, Zhao Chen immediately understood what he meant! Zhe Keqiu was trying to drive Yue Fei, Wang Gui, and Zhang Xian away from his side!

Although he had long anticipated that this day would come, at that moment, Zhao Chen's emotions were still complicated! Since the day they arrived at Xiangzhou, Yue Fei and the other two had always been by his side! After escaping from the Tongguan, the three of them followed closely behind him! Then to Dazhang Pass, Middle Han Area, and the other two were still by his side! It could be said that the three of them had been his closest friends for the past six months! He spent the longest time with the three of them! If the three of them were to leave, then there would no longer be anyone close to them in the Han Palace.

"Your Majesty, this is a time of no return! Yue Fei and the other two had some skills, they had never led their troops to war before! Master Fold said that the Henan Province is for the suppression of the Conan's traitor, to reclaim Kai Feng, Shang Qiu and the others, Yue Fei and the other two are probably not qualified! Li Gang stood out and said.

Li Gang didn't have any plans to let Yue Fei and the other two leave his side. At the very least, he didn't agree to drive all three of them away from Zhao Chen's side, so he would at least have to keep one or two people by his side! From Li Gang's point of view, the Han Palace was extremely dangerous, and a trusted aide had to stay behind to protect Zhao Chen's life!

"I heard that Yue Fei and the other two often discuss military strategy with His Majesty in the palace! Since the three of them could discuss military strategy, then they could lead soldiers to war! Lord Li is overthinking it! " Zhe Keqiu said.

"When His Majesty was not yet at the throne, he was assassinated by the martial artists. Those three were the ones who were protecting him!" If after these three leave, His Majesty is assassinated again, what should we do? " Li Gang said.

"Don't worry Sir Li, I have already strengthened the guards of the palace and sent many experts to the palace! His Majesty would never encounter such a thing again! In addition, I will live right in front of the Imperial Palace. From today onwards, I will watch over the Imperial Palace day and night, and will not let the assassins succeed again! " Zhe Keqiu said.

"Master Fold, this Henan Province you established, I wonder how many soldiers and horses there are and how much rations are given each year?" Li Gang said.

"Right now, there are no soldiers or horses, nor are there any provisions!" Zhe Keqiu said.

"There are no troops or horses, no food, just the three of them. How are we going to reclaim Kai Feng, Shang Qiu, and the others?" Li Gang said angrily.

"There are rebel troops everywhere around Henan! Once the three of them arrived in Henan, they could naturally recruit new army and use them to take over Kaifeng, Shang Qiu and the others. As for the food, he could search for it on the spot! There are a lot of people living in Henan. They have been waiting for your majesty's arrival day and night. They will naturally support you in your army! " Zhe Keqiu said.

"Zhe Keqiu, you do not have any troops or food, I am afraid you do not have the ability to reclaim Kai Feng and the Shang Qiu?" Li Gang glared at Zhe Keqiu and said.

"I believe that the three people of General Yue will definitely be able to accomplish this!" Zhe Keqiu said.

"Chang An and the Tongguan region have been occupied by the Nvzhen. How are they going to get there?" Li Gang said again.

"I heard that the Nvzhen s of Chang'an and Tongguan didn't engage in business dealings with each other. The three of them can disguise as merchants and head to Henan Province!" Zhe Keqiu said.

"I will never agree to such a thing!" Li Gang said.

"The establishment of Henan Recruitment Division is a matter of my Privy Council. Yue Fei and the other two are military generals, and it is also under my Privy Council's jurisdiction! Master Li, although you are a Prime Minister, you can't be considered to be in charge of my Privy Council, right? " Zhe Keqiu sneered.

Li Gang wanted to argue, but suddenly, Zhao Chen opened his mouth and said: "Don't say anymore! As someone from the Privy Envoys, since he had already decided, he might as well do as he was told! From today onwards, Yue Fei and the other two would be Henan Conquerors! If there is nothing else, you can withdraw from the court! "

Li Gang anxiously asked, "Your Majesty, how can this be?"

Zhe Keqiu laughed and said: "Your majesty has already decided, do you still want to oppose Master Li?"

Li Gang abruptly knelt down, and said: "Your Majesty! "Absolutely not!"

Zhao Chen shook his head, and said: "Someone, help Master Li up! "Withdraw!"

Immediately, someone helped Li Gang up, and he left the Supreme Harmony Hall with the protection of a group of bodyguards! Looking at Zhao Chen's back figure, Li Gang was in a daze. He could hardly believe that Zhao Chen actually agreed to send Yue Fei and the other two out of the city!

The morning sunlight was exceptionally bright, and as the sunlight shined on Zhao Chen's body, he couldn't help but to squint his eyes! He was waiting for the arrival of Yue Fei and the other two!

As expected, not long after, a report came in from the outside!

"Come in!" Zhao Chen said indifferently.

Yue Fei, Wang Gui and Zhang Xian all walked in together. The three of them knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty!"

"Get up! "You already know what happened in the morning assembly?" Zhao Chen said.

"Yes!" Your Majesty, we heard that Zhe Keqiu wants to drive the three of us away from your side! This was not something that could be done! If we leave this place, who will protect His Majesty? If His Majesty is again stabbed by an assassin, what should we do? " The three of them stood up and said to Yue Fei.

"Don't worry, ever since the two consecutive assassinations, Zhe Keqiu has paid a lot of attention to the Han palace's defense! In these few months, I have never been assassinated again, no more assassins entered the palace! Even at night, thousands of guards were patrolling around the Han and Han palaces! Just by this Dry Clear Palace alone, there were at least three hundred highly skilled guards stationed around. Even the Peace Faction and Peace Faction were filled with buried guards and soldiers! If anything happened, they could immediately rush out! It was said that no one lived in the residences around the Han Palace. All the "commoners" were disguised as Home Breaker soldiers. Zhe Keqiu wants to seize the son of the heavens and make the dukes pay attention to the life of me, the son of the heavens, so he will definitely not make the same mistake he did before! Speaking of which, this is the first time I've heard of someone using so many troops to protect a single person! " Zhao Chen said with a mocking smile.

"But, Your Majesty, we are not willing to leave your side!" Yue Fei said.

"Besides protecting me, what other use do you have for staying in the palace?" Zhao Chen looked at Yue Fei, and said coldly.

"This... "This..." Yue Fei stood there in a daze, Wang Gui and Zhang Xian did not know how to answer!

"I told you guys before, I want you guys to leave this place and help us accumulate strength so that we can deal with Zhe Keqiu in the future! Have you forgotten what I said? Now that the chance has come, are you going to retreat? " Zhao Chen said.

"But! Your Majesty, the Middle Han Area is filled with danger, Zhe Keqiu does not submit to your Majesty! This subject and others are truly worried for the king's safety. They really don't want to leave the king at this time! " Yue Fei clenched his teeth and said.

He also knew that what Zhao Chen said was true, but to make him leave Zhao Chen at this very moment, was something that he was very reluctant to part with!

"Yue Fei! Kneel down! " Zhao Chen suddenly shouted coldly.

Yue Fei was startled, and quickly kneeled on the ground! Wang Gui and Zhang Xian looked at each other, then knelt down as well!

Zhao Chen stood up, he was only eleven years old, but he had been practicing martial arts the entire time. Adding that to the outstanding bloodline passed down in the Imperial Family for more than a hundred years, he was much taller than ordinary youths! In addition to the Dragon Robe he wore, his might was extraordinary!

Then, Zhao Chen suddenly picked up a sword from the table! The sword was pitch black in color, three feet and three inches long. It looked ancient and elegant! Even if the sword was placed there, it would still emit a chilling air that could send chills down one's spine! This sword was Zhao Chen's personal sword, the Seven Star Dragon Abyss Sword!

Zhao Chen lifted up the sword, and placed it in Yue Fei's hands!

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Seven Star Dragon's Abyss Sword! " Yue Fei was shocked! Wang Gui and Zhang Xian also revealed an expression of disbelief!

"This sword was originally Emperor Taizu's sword, then Emperor Taizong's sword! After I left Kaifeng, I didn't bring any other weapons, just this sword! Now, I am handing over this sword to you! " Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty! "Absolutely not!" Yue Fei anxiously said.

"Why not?" Zhao Chen said.

"This sword is the Emperor's sword, this humble subject absolutely does not dare to wear this sword!" Yue Fei said.

"Back in the Kaifeng Palace, when I got this sword, I swore that I would use it to take back the Song Dynasty's Thousand Li River Mountain! Right now, I'm not giving you this sword, but I'm lending it to you temporarily! For the time being, I will let you grasp this sword and help me accomplish my important task of recovering my power! " Zhao Chen said.

"You can't do that! This humble subject is an official, how can I wear the Seven Star Dragon Abyss Sword? " Yue Fei said.

Zhao Chen laughed, and said: Then I shall change my name, from today onwards, this sword shall be Shang Fang's treasured sword! I will give you Shang Fang's Treasure Sword and let you be my minister, are you willing? "

Yue Fei was startled, then said: "Since it is Shang Fang's Treasure Sword, this humble subject will obviously accept it!"

Zhao Chen nodded his head, and said: "Zhe Keqiu appointed you all to be the envoys from Henan, so you all are not necessarily going to Henan, and you guys aren't going to recruit Conan's traitor either, but are just saving my strength! When it's necessary, you guys must return to the Middle Han Area and help me kill Zhe Keqiu's traitor! I believe that before long, Wang De and Li Gang will also be expelled by Zhe Keqiu. At that time, all of you have to secretly contact Li Gang and listen to him! Li Gang is unrivaled in his schemes, he will seize the chance and tell you when he will be back! "

Yue Fei said: "Don't worry, your majesty. If Master Li Gang leaves the Middle Han Area, we will contact him immediately!"

Zhao Chen asked: How do you plan on accumulating your strength?

Yue Fei said: "We want to refine a set of elite soldiers for your majesty! Although Zhe Keqiu did not give us soldiers, money, or food, we still have the confidence to train up to our level! His Majesty has taught us many military strategies. There are also ways to recruit and train soldiers! We will do as His Majesty says! "

Zhao Chen nodded, and said: "Very good! You all can get up! "

Yue Fei and the other two finally stood up. Yue Fei looked at the Seven Star Dragon's Abyss Sword in his hand, and put it on his own waist with extreme seriousness.

Zhao Chen looked at the three of them, he thought for a moment, then suddenly kneeled down!

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Your Majesty, what are you doing? " Yue Fei and the other two were shocked, they immediately knelt down!

"Back then in the Xiangzhou, it was you who protected me from leaving the Xiangzhou. Now that I think about it, you all have saved my life! And it wasn't just a once in a lifetime favor! Later, in the Han Palace, you saved me once again! I will always remember this life saving favor in my heart! In the future, if Zhao Chen truly grasped the national politics, he would definitely not forget the kindness he had shown back then! "In the future, if I truly become the Son of Heaven, then I will make all of you eternally prosper!" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, those are the duties of an official. We should be the ones saving you!" Yue Fei said in fear.

Yue Fei had never felt that he had helped Zhao Chen before, and he had even felt that it was because he couldn't protect Zhao Chen properly that Zhao Chen was injured.

"However, I am not kneeling to you today because of the grace of saving your lives!" Zhao Chen smiled and said.

"Then why?" Yue Fei said.

"I have been with you all for so long and have been together every day, I have already treated you all as brothers! When I was in the palace, I didn't have any brothers or sisters, so I lived in extreme loneliness! After I had you three brothers, I cherished them in my heart! Today, you three big brothers are going to leave me. If I kneel and worship you three big brothers, then what does it matter? " Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty!" At that moment, Yue Fei and the other two had hot tears in their eyes! Although Zhao Chen would occasionally call them "big bro", they never expected Zhao Chen to truly treat them like big bro! Now that Zhao Chen had said such words, they were extremely excited in their hearts!

"After you three brothers leave, I will pray night and day in the Han palace for your early return! I hope it won't take too long! " Zhao Chen said.

"Don't worry Your Majesty, we will definitely return as soon as possible and exorcise the traitors!" Yue Fei clenched his teeth and said.

"Very good! Get up! After we have lunch together, I will send you all away! " Zhao Chen laughed.