Chapter 1408: Xiaobing Zhang Maocai, Xiangyang City is stable
Chapter 1408: Soldier Zhang Maocai, Xiangyang City is stabilized
"In the inner garden of the palace, where is this noise coming from?"
Suddenly, Zhao Shen slapped the table, and the Minister of Rites, who was doing his homework below, had to stop talking!
Zhao Shen didn't need to say anything, Wang Quan bowed slightly and quietly walked out of the hall.
A moment later, a louder noise came!
"Your Majesty! What is being shouted outside is the Great Victory of Xiangyang!"
Diao Hongxin, who had relatively pointed ears, suddenly spoke!
Hearing this, Zhao Shen suddenly stood up and said, "Diao Hongxin, hurry up and see what's going on!"
Diao Hongxin bowed and left. Not long after, he and Wang Quan led a forbidden soldier into the hall!
"Your Majesty, this person is Wang Xin, the commander stationed at the gate of the palace. A messenger from Xiangyang came, saying that Xiangyang is urgent for 800 miles, and Xiangyang will be victorious!"
"Great victory in Xiangyang?"
Zhao Shen's eyes widened, and the next moment, he walked out of Long'an, "Let's go, ministers, let's go directly to the main gate of Li!"
In this way, the emperor and a group of civil and military officials hurriedly left the hall and headed towards the Li Zhengmen in front.
Arriving in front of Li Zhengmen, Zhao Shen took the initiative to ask the soldiers who were prostrating in front of him, "Where is the person who sent the message?"
"The villain...the villain Huang Maocai, pays homage to Your Majesty!"
Has the messenger ever seen such a scene?
Even though he knelt down in panic! He didn't even dare to look up at all! These people in front of him, not to mention the emperor, even the lowest-ranking one among them, he was not qualified to meet, but today he met them all Complete!
"Um?
Hmm... I got up and someone reported that you were reporting a great victory in Xiangyang, but is it true?"
Zhao Shen asked.
Huang Maocai then remembered the letter in his hand and quickly took it out!
Wang Quan stepped forward to take the letter, opened it, and then handed it to Zhao Shen. After Zhao Shen looked at it for a few times, he laughed loudly!
"Good! You are worthy of being appointed by me to lead the army! The Jin soldiers retreat and Xiangyang is victorious! Good!"
"Huang Maocai?
You sent me good news, tell me what reward you want!"
As soon as these words came out, the surrounding soldiers and even the courtiers looked at this lucky soldier with envy! The emperor personally gave the reward. Who would be more respectful when seeing him in the future?
After all, among the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the country, how many of them can be remembered by the emperor?
This Huang Maocai is obviously a smart person, and the thought of being a high-ranking official, rich and wealthy is instantly dismissed!
But I saw him kowtow and say, "I don't dare to be greedy for merit, but I have my heart's desire! I have joined the army since I was young. I have always wanted to be loyal to Your Majesty and fight on the battlefield, but unfortunately I have never had the chance! I admire the commander Shen Tang, so I want to be a pawn under Commander Shen Tang!"
"Hahaha..." Zhao Shen was already happy at this moment. He felt even more comfortable when he heard these words. He felt that this soldier was much more knowledgeable than the courtiers in the court. "This is easy. I will promote you to be the commander of Shen Tang Army." Sounds good! How about it?”
"Thank you, Your Majesty, little man!"
Huang Maocai immediately kowtowed and thanked him!
Zhao Shen then led the ministers back to the main hall again. Naturally, there was no need for him to handle and explain Huang Maocai's matter personally!
Needless to say, the joy of Zhao Shen and the various thoughts of the ministers in the imperial court need not be mentioned. After Shen Tang entered Xiangyang, he dispatched various troops in front and in all directions to detect the movements of the Jin soldiers.
As expected, these Jin soldiers did not delay. Under Wanyan Hao's order, they all headed towards the border of the Northern Jin Kingdom in an orderly manner.
Although some soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty also observed the movements of these Jin soldiers, they basically avoided seeing them! Although Shen Tang was able to defeat these Jin soldiers, they also had self-awareness.
As long as these golden soldiers have no other troubles and can retreat smoothly, it will be enough for them.
Soon, nearly half a month passed, and all the Jin soldiers left Xiangyang, and all the Suizhou area returned to the Kingdom of Jin!
After Shen Tang went to the imperial court, when the Zaoyang Army and the Guanghua Army were reorganized, all the other troops who came to help returned to their original places of garrison! Moreover, for Shen Tang’s appointment of Tong Chuan and The court did not go through too many twists and turns regarding Li Jinglong.
Although Xiangyang is important, it is precisely because of this that some people dare not easily intervene in Xiangyang! The generals who are connected with them naturally know their own business, and it is okay to bully the people. They sit in Xiangyang and Jin It is indeed impossible for soldiers to confront each other head-on.
Of course, these civil servants were smart and ruthless. They liked power and wealth, but they did not want to bring the country to its knees! Although they could get some treatment in the Jin Kingdom even if the entire Song Dynasty fell, they would not be as good as those in the Jin Kingdom. Here in Song Dynasty! How could they not be able to tell which one is superior and which strategy?
Regarding the matter of Xin Feiguang, there was some dispute in the court! Especially the minister of the Ministry of War reported several times that Xin Feiguang had both merits and demerits. It was unfair to punish him like this. However, there were injuries to the Guanghua Army and Zaoyang Army presented by Shen Tang. As well as the evidence that Xin Feiguang did not send reinforcements, the matter was dropped.
Xin Feiguang was naturally valuable when he was the leader of the Lieyang Army and was stationed in Xiangyang. But now that he has been demoted, his value has naturally dropped a lot. Those who could have been his backers will not work hard.
As for the follow-up of Lieyang Army and Xin Feiguang, Shen Tang naturally does not need to worry about it.
Tong Chuan and Li Jinglong, although they can be regarded as upright people, but which one is not a veteran ruffian?
Now that they have great power, it is easy to suppress Xin Feiguang.
So, overall, things in Xiangyang went extremely smoothly!
"Commander, are you leaving tomorrow?
Can't we stay for a few more days?
Now that Xiangyang has finally settled down, the two of us haven’t treated the commander well yet!”
"The two of us will not forget the kindness of the commander-in-chief this time! If we had not been able to meet the commander-in-chief, I am afraid that the two of us would not even be able to be the commanders of an army. How could we have achieved the success we have now?"
In the General's Mansion, Shen Tang can be regarded as a dove occupying a magpie's nest. After taking over Xiangyang, he lived here directly.
In front of Shen Tang, Xin Qiji, Cheng Yuhu, Bi Zaiyu and others were all there, and Tong Chuan and Li Jinglong were also seated on both sides!
Hearing Tong Chuan's words, Shen Tang smiled and shook his head, "Now that the war is over, I will naturally leave! Moreover, with the two of you here, I feel relieved! However, before leaving, , I still have a few words to tell you, I hope you can keep them in mind!"
Tong Chuan and Tong Chuan looked at each other, then stood up and said, "Commander, please give me your orders! The general will follow his own example!"
Everything they have now is given by Shen Tang, and of course they will take Shen Tang's words seriously.