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In a corner of the tea shop beside the willow dike, Li Yian was anxiously sitting alone and drinking tea, waiting for the results.

After a long while, she saw Yue Pengju and his wife walking over, she immediately stood up and asked: "What's the matter?"

Hua Rong smiled and nodded, then explained Yue Pengju's method. Hearing that, Li Yian started to size up the man in front of him who had a broad brow and a stern personality, and realised that he was different from the others. From him welcoming his late return wife at the side of the road to handling this troublesome matter with Wang Jixian in such a roundabout way, his chivalry was also very astute. Amongst the generals, there was actually such a person. Especially his magnificent calligraphy piece, "Return My River Mountain".

The smile on her face was very kind, but she looked towards Hua Rong. This woman was smart and kind, definitely a person with good fortune.

She bowed deeply and said, "I am truly unable to repay your kindness."

Hua Rong immediately supported her: "I wouldn't dare. It was a simple task. "I've always admired you since I was young …" As she spoke, her eyes revealed the look of a little girl, and held Li Yian's hand, saying affectionately, "I have an idea, we have a temporary manor that was given to us by the Emperor, and now there's another one in the capital. But not long after that, Peng Ao will be going to the Huzhou, and I will be leaving with him. If you don't want to give up, then you might as well move to a different house so that you can look after me … "

Ever since Li Yian divorced his, there had indeed been nowhere else to go. Tian Ya was restrained, and with Wang Jixian's people forcing them from time to time, they agreed to help after a slight hesitation.

Seeing that she had agreed, Hua Rong was overjoyed, and immediately sent people to pack up with her, after that, Li Yian ended her career as a bandit, and temporarily found a place to settle down.

Hua Rong also sent a few female envoys to take care of him. She stayed in the capital and did not have many matters to take care of, so every day he and Li Yian would interact. The two of them were on good terms with each other and became good friends.

On this day, The Four Great Generals was summoned to the palace for a feast.

In The Four Great Generals, Liu Guang loved to pretend to be refined and dressed in the robes of a Confucian Scholar, while Zhang Jun, Han Zhongliang and the others all wore the robes of a martial general, whereas Yue Pengju was always frugal and still wore his own linen robes.

Before the banquet, everyone sat and chatted and laughed. Han Zhongliang and Zhang Jun were both old subordinates of Wang Yuan. They were familiar with each other, and were both close relatives of a few girls. In other words, Han Zhongliang's son had married Zhang Jun's daughter, and Zhang Jun's son had married Han Zhongliang's daughter. As such, the two of them had an exceptionally close relationship. The moment they sat down, they would start chatting and laughing.

In comparison, Yue Pengju and Liu Guang could only sit on the ground. Liu Guang did not have any relationship with Han Zhongliang, so he took the initiative to talk to him. The two of them chatted for a while.

In next to no time, he reported to the Emperor.

The Four Great Generals kneeled on the ground and said, "I wish you all the best."

Zhao Deji gave the order to rise and then, the banquet began.

This was the first time Zhao Deji had gathered at the The Four Great Generals. Only after the transformation of Miao Liu and the soldiers did he feel as if he was treading on thin ice.

First, when it came to rewards, all four of them were given the title of Abstinence. This was the highest honor to a military general of the current dynasty. Among them, Han Zhongliang's army had gathered at Chuzhou, Liu Guang's army had stationed at Taiping Prefecture, while Zhang Jun's army had stationed at Taiping Prefecture to protect their health. As for Yue Pengju, he was an emissary of the roads of the Southern, Northern and Xiangyang palaces. He was the commander of the Divine Martial Army and the imperial court had sent aides into their own armies, while Yue Pengju's aides were the scribe, Xue Bi.

After the The Four Great Generals finished bowing, Zhao Deji gave a lecture first, saying in a voice filled with emotion, "The achievements of the various Wing Wang s, are all within this country. During the nation's eventful autumn, the four great officials and the Chuan Shan Wu Jie are all loyal to the nation. From today onwards, I can only rely on you all to welcome the Second Sage and the Zhongxing Da Song. Right now, there is Liu Yu who is pretending to be a part of the chaotic army and other people who are looking at us like tigers stalking their prey.

Especially this time, Miao Liu Military Transformation, which was taken over by the pseudoQi army in a few prefectures due to insufficient preparation. Even though Yue Pengju had ordered the army of the Huzhou to go south in order to save his wife, he had only taken back two prefectures and the rest were still in the fake hands. And because of that, he could not even answer Zhao Deji's question, and only said that he was still considering it.

Then Zhang Jun. Because Zhang Jun had participated in the Wing Wang's war, he had always been one to flee from the wind. However, at this time, he was boasting passionately, and said loudly: "The path of generals, is primarily based on loyalty and patriotism. This official only knows that I have to obey His Majesty's orders. As long as it is a battle order, this official will dare to not overthink things and leave it for the future? "

Zhang Jun's words did not have any expression on them. However, they revealed an important piece of information. Regardless of whether the war was peaceful or not, he would listen to the emperor and would not act on his own initiative.

The other generals didn't understand the meaning behind his words, but Zhao Deji was very satisfied and nodded in praise.

When it came to Han Zhongliang's turn, he was one of the important and fierce generals of the Song Jun. This time, when Yue Pengju went to the army to kill Wu Zhan, he did not stay idle and led his men to chase after the Miao Liu rebel.

Then, Zhao Deji asked Yue Pengju.

This was the first time the four of them had met since the battle at Wing Wang. Yue Pengju was younger than everyone by a dozen years, but because of his outstanding achievements, he was already on par with the three Great Generals. He knew that he had risen up too quickly, and he was afraid of arousing the jealousy of others. Thus, he was even more careful, modest, and prudent. However, he was neither humble nor arrogant.

Zhao Deji said: "Now, in addition to the fake Qi and the captives, there is also the disaster of the cave Water Cock. What is Peng Ju's view? "

Yue Pengju said: "The country's situation is difficult, how could I dare to quit? I have personally visited Huxiang to see the topography. From lower official's point of view, all of the water squid s relied on the Great River Deep Lake for manoeuvres and battles on land. Due to the deep obstruction of the Dongting Lake, the army usually sent out troops to take advantage of the fall and winter season when the water squid was in the water to collect food. At this time of the year, when the water squid was in the water to collect food, the army would sneak into the lake during the land attack. If it was used in summer, water squid s were not allowed to plow the land, and if they were to lose access to the grain, they could obtain victory. "

After Zhao Deji heard his detailed analysis, he secretly praised Yue Pengju.

Zhang Jun and the rest looked disapproving, as Han Zhongliang asked: "What is the date of the fifth stage of the water squid Yue Yang, and what month is it to be in?"

Yue Pengju said: "lower official is not talented, although it is not an imperfect plan, but I do not dare to delay the military situation, and am willing to wait for this autumn and winter."

After Han Zhongliang heard this, he poured himself a cup of wine and said, "I'll drink a cup for you today. If you cannot break through water squid in Autumn, I will have to punish you with a cup. "

Zhang Jun had long since been jealous of this young officer. He could not help but say with a sour tone: "Han Wu, if Autumn Dong is not able to destroy water squid, I will also punish you with a cup."

Yue Pengju lowered his head and did not say a word. Zhang Jun, who was seated at the table, had once annihilated the water squid s, but to no avail. The reason why he proposed a one-year deadline was because he did not want to spend too much of his energy on internal affairs. He wanted to have the opportunity to fight the people in the north and fight to regain the two rivers.

Zhao Deji was naturally very satisfied with Yue Pengju's answer, and said: "Since that's the case, I'll give you a time limit of autumn to winter. We will wait quietly for your good news. "

Only after the banquet was over did Zhao Deji begin to bestow him with rewards.

"Everyone is the capital of a nation, and I rely on them. I hereby bestow upon Han, Liu, and Zhang Sanqing the title of "The Man", five titles each in a ceremonial gown. Madam Yue Qing has been kind enough to protect Mrs. Guo. "

Initially, the title of "youth", "Mrs. Guo" and other names bestowed by the Emperor were aimed at the principal wife of the civil officials and military generals. But Han, Liu, and Zhang were all a group of wives. It was said that Han Zhongliang had found a woman with the surname of Xia, who was extremely beautiful, and spent five thousand cultivation coins on her. Thus, other than his wife, the rest of his beloved concubines would often pester their husband to give them rewards.

All three of them requested for a title to be given to their concubine, and as soon as the imperial edict was brought up, it was met with unanimous opposition from the Minister of Rites. They said that the nation was famous and could not be given undue rewards. However, Zhao Deji relied heavily on his generals, and naturally did not put these small matters in his eyes, so he followed the flow and agreed to their request.

For a moment, the entire The Four Great Generals thanked him, and the other three revealed joyous expressions. Only Yue Pengju said: "This subject came from a humble family, and met with His Majesty. This subject's wife, Hua Shi, had long been bestowed by the empress dowager. Even if the emperor wanted to grant her the title, this subject would still feel uneasy. I hope that Your Majesty can quickly give them back so that we can respect the name of the imperial government. "

Yue Pengju's dismissal increased Zhao Deji's good impression, thinking, Yue Pengju's greed was not deep, and could not be compared to the other three great marshals.

But these words, to the other three, made them extremely angry, as they thought that Yue Pengju was deliberately doing it to embarrass them. However, in front of the Emperor, they didn't dare to say anything.

Especially Zhang Jun, he felt even more jealous and resentful. He thought to himself, the rumor of the martial arts world's Yue Pengju is Mu, but now it seems that he is the best at acting, and wants to be good at acting.

Zhao Deji said: "This time, although Hua Rong is a woman, she will still benefit greatly. How can I take back my bounty? Penga, you don't have to decline. "

After retreating from the imperial court, the four of them walked out of the palace. As Yue Pengju's house was relatively far from the three of them, he bid them farewell and said: "lower official and the three Masters shall take their leave, I wish the three Masters a pleasant journey."

Zhang Jun and Liu Guang returned the gesture with their hands cupped politely, but only Han Zhongliang, who was a straightforward person, could not resist and said angrily: "Yue Wu, just now you asked for the title of Mrs. Guo, didn't you say that you were ridiculing us for giving out the title of concubines?"

Yue Pengju had long seen that the three of them were not in a good mood, but he had actually discussed this matter with his wife before. The more rewards there were, the more they would be tied to the imperial government. Hua Rong had experienced a life and death battle with Jin Wushu, so she already understood Zhao Deji's attitude towards their future. The only thing she wanted to do was to fight for a few more years and succeed in the north, then return to seclusion. Especially after meeting the Rutty's jurisdiction, this desire was even more intense. The two of them were not willing to accept Zhao Deji's gift, and even more so, did not want to easily enter the palace because of the gift. She didn't expect that her rejection would attract the suspicion of the three of them. However, he naturally could not say the reason.

Hearing his question, Yue Pengju only said indifferently: "lower official's wife is weak and weak. He does not want to be bound by a title, and will not request for any more rewards in the future. If you think that the lower official is putting on an act, everyone can supervise him. "

Liu Guang had met Hua Rong once before, but because he treated "Wei Qing and Huo Quou" as a person called "Wei Qinghuo, Hua Rong secretly laughed. He had a deep impression of Hua Rong, but after hearing Yue Pengju say that, he nodded and said with relief:" Madame Yue is naturally not like ordinary women. "