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Chapter 144 - Reward

In fact, at the same time, the Hanzhong City who had just experienced a great calamity had regained her former prosperity!

During these few days, the city had calmed down, the soldiers of the Jingyuan Army had already withdrawn from the city, even half of the soldiers of the Managed had withdrawn from the city! In the beginning, there were a few brave commoners who had snuck onto the streets. When they realized that there was nothing wrong, they told their families, and their families spread it to other places. As a result, until today, there was not much difference between Hanzhong City and before the wedding!

It was just that two or three commoners could often be seen gathered together to discuss amongst themselves!

They weren't too clear about what had happened on the day of the wedding, so they only knew a little bit about it!

"Rumor has it that Zhe Keqiu was going to be killed by His Majesty on the spot that day! I have a nephew who is a servant in the Managed. That nephew of mine said that His Majesty cultivates martial arts everyday, and that his martial arts is already the highest in the world! Zhe Keqiu originally thought that he would be able to kill His Majesty, but who knew that His Majesty would only use one move to break Zhe Keqiu's ribs, and he died on the spot while spitting blood! " An old farmer selling peaches said.

"His Majesty is a carpenter every day. How can he train in martial arts every day? What nonsense are you spouting! " The person beside him obviously did not believe it!

"His Majesty is the Emperor. How can he be a carpenter every day? Those were just rumors in the past! " The old farmer said.

"That is possible!" The person next to him was startled.

As the two of them were speaking, they saw a young man walk over. This young man was in his twenties. He was quite cultured and elegant, like an Elementary Scholar! He went in front of the stall and bought a pound of peach before leaving, leaving with a faint smile on his face.

"These commoners are truly laughable! His Majesty was indeed a carpenter in the past, but it was all to numb Zhe Keqiu! However, His Majesty doesn't allow us to talk about it, so we don't need to spread the news either! " The young man shook his head as he muttered.

He was actually heading in the direction of the Imperial Palace!

Silence reigned at the entrance of the imperial palace. No commoners dared to trespass, there were only dozens of Royal soldiers standing there!

One of the soldiers stopped the young man as he came in!

The young man smiled and showed a gold medal. Then, he was led into the palace!

"Master Wang Shu, His Majesty has been waiting for you in the Dry Clear Palace for a long time!" The guard said.

The young man nodded, he gave the peach he bought to the guard for safekeeping, then increased his pace and headed towards Dry Clear Palace!

After about half a quarter of an hour, he arrived at Dry Clear Palace!

When he saw Zhao Chen, Li Gang, Kang An, Lin Bao and the rest, he immediately knelt down and said: "This humble subject greets Your Majesty!"

Zhao Chen nodded, and said: "Quickly get up!"

Wang Shu stood up respectfully and followed behind the crowd!

Zhao Chen seemed to be writing something, but he was a distance away and could not see it clearly! He was just curious!

After a while, Zhao Chen raised his head and looked at Wang Shu first. He smiled: "Mr. Wang, General Zhao Zhe went to Dazhang Pass, and General Liu Qi went to the southern part of Middle Han Area. Why didn't you leave with the two of them and instead stayed in the Hanzhong City? "

Wang Shu anxiously stepped forward, and said: "Your Majesty, although this humble subject has been in the army for many years, this humble subject does not know how to lead soldiers to war. If I follow Zhao Zhe, Liu Qi, I won't be able to help too much, so I choose to stay in the Hanzhong City! "If Your Majesty needs me, I will come right away!"

Zhao Chen nodded, and said: "I understand your thoughts! I heard that the reason why Zhao Zhe and Liu Qi chose us is because you convinced them. Is that true? "

Wang Shu nodded, and said: "That's right!"

Zhao Chen said: "In that case, you are the biggest contributor to being able to kill Zhe Keqiu this time! Without you, I don't have fifty thousand Jingyuan Army s. Without fifty thousand Jingyuan Army s, I won't be able to start a fight! "

Wang Shu immediately replied: This humble subject does not dare! This humble subject is only loyal to His Majesty, that's why I convinced Zhao Zhe, Liu Qi and the others! "

Zhao Chen laughed, and said: "No matter what motive you have in persuading them, you have rendered a great merit! Here, I will reward you for your meritorious deeds, and I will punish you for those deeds you have done! I was just discussing with Li Gang about the promotion of an official. Li Gang was previously the Prime Minister, but later on he was forced by Zhe Keqiu to become the Chen Cang County Magistrate. As for you, I've decided to give you the position of Deputy Minister! "

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Wang Shu was shocked, he stood there in a daze and said: "It's actually a Deputy?"

He could not believe it! Although he had accomplished a great deed this time, he did not have much experience, he had only been a strategist of the Curved End in the past! In terms of qualifications, he could not even compare to Zhao Zhe and Liu Qi. He originally thought that it was enough for him to be able to become an assistant minister of the Sixth Division. This was a high official in the imperial court who was only second to the Prime Minister and the Privy Envoys! Other than the Prime Minister and the Privy Envoys, he had the most authority! At this moment, he felt as if his body was floating, as if he was in a dream!

Wang Shu regained his senses and anxiously said: "Your Majesty, how can this humble subject be dissatisfied? This humble subject only feels that this position is too high, afraid that I will not be qualified! "

Zhao Chen said: "I believe that you are qualified to be the Deputy Minister! You can learn from Li Gang. He has been an official for many years, so he naturally has some experience. He has already promised me to tell you everything! "

Wang Shu nodded, he looked at Li Gang and said: Thank you, Master Li!

Li Gang said: "You're welcome! From now on, we are His Majesty's subjects and work for him! As long as you are loyal and dedicated to the king, I can help you with any difficulties! "

Wang Shu's eyes revealed gratitude, he gently nodded and did not say anymore!

Zhao Chen said from above: The majority of the officials in the imperial court, including Han Ping, Wei Ming, and Xue Rui, have all been killed! The lack of officials in the imperial court right now is one of the reasons why I have appointed you as Deputy Minister! Wang Shu, I believe that the reason you have chosen us, is because you have high expectations of us! "I hope that we, the monarchs, can work hard together to create a golden age in which the Chinese have never appeared. What do you think?"

Wang Shu felt his heart boil, and immediately said: "This humble subject will do my best to assist Your Majesty, and help Song Dynasty Zhong Xing!"

Zhao Chen said: "Alright! Just now, Master Li Gang and I had discussed with Kang An, Liu Qi, Yue Fei, Kang An and the other generals about the bounty.

Wang Shu hastily replied: "Yes!"

Zhao Chen said: We have decided to appoint Zhao Zhe as the ruler of the Jingyuan Army, Liu Qi as the ruler of the Tsinghua Army, Yue Fei as the ruler of the forbidden forces, Wu Jie as the ruler, Kang An as the ruler of the Yangtze River water army! If there are no other problems, I will issue the royal decree! "

The official position of 'ruler' was not a common position in the Northern Song Dynasty. Usually, only during wartime would the Emperor select a person to command the generals. It was called 'ruler'! But right now, Zhao Chen was obviously using the system as a permanent position. The few most important generals under his command had now become the "system"! Among them, Yue Fei had been the ruler of the Imperial Guards for more than ten days, and now, it was Zhao Chen's turn to issue the order! And Zhao Zhe, Liu Qi, Wu Jie, Kang An, and the others were officially appointed as well!

With this "rule", all the previous envoys and envoys would be under the rule of the rule!

As for the Jingyuan Army s, Tsinghua Army s and so on, these were the commonly used divisions of the Northwest Army of the Northern Song Dynasty! Of course, Zhao Zhe and Liu Qi were currently in the Middle Han Area, so even though Zhao Chen had given them these two places, they were unable to go over there for the time being!

Wang Shu thought for a moment, then said: "Your Majesty, Lord Curved End was originally an emissary of the Jing Road, now that Zhao Zhe is in charge of the Jing Road, what about Lord Curved End?"

Zhao Chen sneered: "We have decided to appoint Curved End as our leader and will command the entire nation's military!"

He wanted to call the Curved End over to the Middle Han Area! When Curved End came to the Middle Han Area, he did not have a single soldier under him, so even if he held the position of Privy Envoys, he wouldn't pose any threat to Zhao Chen!

This was a strategy of rising from the top and falling from the bottom!

Hearing that, Wang Shu was startled, he softly sighed, and said: "Privy Envoys is not bad too!"

Zhao Chen said: "Wang Shu, do you think that Curved End will come to Middle Han Area to accept this position?"

Wang Shu thought for a moment, then said: "He should! I have followed the Lord Qu for many years, so I am extremely familiar with the Lord Qu! Although the Lord Qu was an expert in martial arts, he was not ambitious. He had always been one to follow the flow! To put it harshly, his character was indecisive! Now that so many things had happened, he must have been extremely anxious. However, he did not dare to take any action! On one hand, His Majesty appointed him to be the Privy Envoys, and on the other hand, he wanted to cut off the supply for the Jingyuan Army. I think that before long, he will take the initiative to come to the Middle Han Area to accept this position! "

Zhao Chen nodded, and said: "Only Curved End can have it! He was the number one person in the Western Army, a person with outstanding military merits! If he comes to the Middle Han Area, I do not want him to only hold a humble post. If the country is at war, I might really use him! "

Wang Shu nodded: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Chen laughed, and said: "Since you all have no other opinions, then we will issue an imperial decree! From today onwards, the armies of the Song Dynasty will be split into Jingyuan Army, Tsinghua Army, Imperial Guards, Yangtze River water army and Managed! I hope that the generals can work together to eliminate the true female disciples and the Emperor Kang s! "

Previously, was the only big brother in Middle Han Area, he alone led more than a hundred thousand Home Breaker, but now he was split into five parts, Zhao Chen did not have to worry about any more chaos in Zhe Keqiu! He was also relieved!

At night, after eating dinner, Zhao Chen went to Kunning Palace once again!

It was quiet here, other than Zheyue Ru and her servant, there was actually no one else serving in the palace!

The clanging of the zither came from the palace, causing Zhao Chen's heart to become tranquil!

After a while, Zheyue Ru and the servant girls finally noticed Zhao Chen's arrival, and the two of them rushed over to greet him.

"Get up!" Zhao Chen said indifferently.

Zheyue Ru and the servant stood up. Zhao Chen carefully looked at Zheyue Ru and he realized that in just ten days, Zheyue Ru had become even thinner! The sadness in her eyes did not diminish at all! The only thing that didn't change was her impeccable appearance!

"Are you still sad?" Zhao Chen said.

"If His Majesty experienced the death of his father and brother, wouldn't he feel sad?" Zheyue Ru said somewhat stubbornly.

Zhao Chen lightly nodded his head, the servant had already moved the chair over, and Zhao Chen sat down, then he gestured for Zheyue Ru to sit as well.

Tonight was abnormally sunny, and under the moonlight, the entire Kunning Palace was bright.

"I came here last April and May, and it's been almost a year! When did you come to the Middle Han Area as well? " Zhao Chen said.

"En!" Zheyue Ru nodded slightly.

Recalling the joy and curiosity when he first came to Middle Han Area, and then thinking about the current scene, Zheyue Ru's eyes reddened once again.

"Don't cry! I can understand your feelings! Ever since we came to the Middle Han Area, our hearts have often been lonely. Especially after Yue Fei, Li Gang and the others were chased away by your father, our hearts have been lonely! Aside from loneliness and fear, I don't know what my fate will be in the future. I don't know if I will forever be a puppet, and I don't know if I will be able to see Yue Fei, Li Gang and the rest again! There might be some similarities between my mood back then and yours! " Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, my father was loyal to you. How could he betray you? He must have been framed by a vile official! " Zheyue Ru lightly gritted her teeth, and said after a moment.

"Is the scoundrel framed? Maybe only you would think so! " Zhao Chen's face revealed a ridiculing smile.

"Your Majesty, Father is truly loyal, there is no need to doubt his loyalty!" Zheyue Ru said.

She was naturally pure and had been living in the Zhexiu Palace since she was young. Her father also didn't discuss political matters with her! In her heart, her father had always been a great hero. Perhaps the father in the heart of any young lady was such an image. She found it hard to accept that her father was a traitor!

"Alright, let's not talk about your father anymore. In the future, you will naturally know what kind of person he is! From now on, I will often accompany you, talk to you, listen to you play the zither, time will gradually forget the pain! If you want to go out, I can accompany you for a walk! "What tune did you play just now? Why don't you play it for me again?" Zhao Chen shook his head and said.