When Zhao Shuao and his party returned to Jingzhao, the Chinese New Year was in ten days.
At this time in Beijing, there is a Chinese New Year atmosphere everywhere.
The streets were decorated with lights, more vendors were coming and going, and the faces of the people entering and leaving the city gate had a smile on their face.
Jingzhao is the capital of the country, at the feet of the emperor, and it is the most prosperous place of the country.
This prosperity and prosperity will reach its peak in the years.
Zhou Yucheng, the deputy master of the Wuge, led the remaining soldiers and went out to welcome Zhao Shuao and others back.
Although Shannan told many shocking things, even General Shannanwei had been escorted to Jingzhao before.
However, Wuge made great achievements in Shannan Road this time.
His Highness Chang Ding led the soldiers of Chang Ding and the Wuge soldiers to wipe out all the bandits on Shannan Road. This was a great achievement.
In addition, the teams of Mr. Guo and Mr. Liu also performed well, capturing the bandits in Liyun Village and seizing privately made arrowheads.
It can be said that Wuge returned with a great reputation during the suppression of bandits on Shannan Road.
How could this not be exciting?
As early as two or three days ago, the people in Wuge were preparing for the event.
Zhou Yucheng was responsible for escorting Ling Hanxiao back to Jingzhao ahead of schedule. Perhaps because he was escorted by soldiers led by Chang Ding, and perhaps because the Shannan guards did not dare to make any changes, his return journey went extremely smoothly.
Ling Hanxiao has been successfully handed over to the Third Division, and the rest has nothing to do with Wuge. .
The biggest thing for Wuge right now is to welcome the return of the Pavilion Master.
As mentioned before, this time Wuge's actual combat against bandits attracted the attention of both the government and the public.
Especially, after Shannan told the story about the armory and Ling Hanxiao, the officials paid more attention to Wuge than ever before.
How the imperial court will deal with Ling Hanxiao and what happened to the Liyunzhai armory - these major matters related to the imperial court's situation will have no results for a while.
But there is one thing that will come to fruition very quickly, and that is... the leader of the martial arts field!
Everyone remembers that the Battle of the Leaders was an actual battle to suppress bandits on Shannan Road.
Now that Wuge has returned from Shannan Road, has the actual battle against bandits come to fruition?
In other words, has the leader of the martial arts field in Yongning five years been decided?
As soon as Zhao Shuao returned to Jingzhao, he immediately went to the palace to pay homage to Emperor Yongning after only taking a short rest.
As he expected, the emperor was also waiting for him to enter the palace.
After all, Emperor Yongning wanted to know the details of the turmoil on Shannan Road.
No one knows this better than Zhao Shuao.
It should be said that Emperor Yongning trusted and relied on Zhao Shuao very much, otherwise he would not have let him take charge of the martial arts pavilion.
However, the emperor's heart was unpredictable, and Zhao Shuao was not sure of the emperor's thoughts on many things. ——For example, the leader of the martial arts field this time.
Although he has decided that Princess Changding will be the leader, what does the emperor think? Is this leader the Emperor's choice?
Zhao Shuao was unsure.
However, Princess Changding's performance in suppressing bandits on Shannan Road was so outstanding that if she were not the leader, it would be difficult to convince the public.
Therefore, after reporting the specific situation on Shannan Road, he pondered for a while and said: "Your Majesty, the Shannan Guard's suppression of bandits has achieved results. His Highness Changding's team is far better than the other two teams. Therefore, I think that this year's martial arts field The leader should be His Highness Changding."...
Long before Zhao Shuao returned to Beijing, Emperor Yongning knew the results of the actual battle against bandits from various channels.
The leader turned out to be Chang Ding!
After learning this result, Emperor Yongning felt extremely complicated.
Originally, he wanted to insert a member of the royal family into Wuge who happened to be successful in rescuing him, so he agreed.
When Chang Ding proposed to participate in the martial arts competition before, he thought she was just playing for fun.
I didn't expect that she could go so far.
Not only has he entered the top three martial arts fields, he is also qualified to compete for the leader and can go to Shannan Road to suppress bandits.
He never expected that Chang Ding would perform such an amazing performance when he was suppressing bandits on Shannan Road.
The other two teams were eclipsed in front of Changding, such as Fireflies' Light and Fierce Hao Sun.
Anyone who knew about her actions on Shannan Road would have to sigh for her.
His purpose was to allow Zhao Shuao and Chang Ding to appease the Shannan guards to avoid causing unrest.
Chang Ding acted in accordance with his will and summoned Shannan Dao soldiers. He not only appeased them, but also used them to annihilate more than thirty bandits in the prefecture.
Isn’t this imperial edict used correctly by Chang Ding?
It’s not wrong, it’s just the right way to use it!
An imperial edict played a huge role in her hands.
The turmoil in Shannan Road has been calmed down, the hidden dangers of Shannan Guard have been exposed, and the people of Shannan Road have been blessed... This is all the result of Changding!
As a father, of course he is proud that his daughter has achieved such results.
As an emperor, this is not the case.
If Chang Ding were a prince, he would never allow him to use this imperial edict like this. This is a favor to the Shannan guards in the city!
But Chang Ding is a princess, and Jiang can’t get pregnant again. What use can she be in the army of Shi En?
He couldn't understand.
Occasionally, a thought would flash through his mind: Which imperial edict was he issuing to order the 100,000 Shannan guards? Or... what about Changding?
Now, Zhao Shuao came to report that the leader of the martial arts field should be Chang Ding and asked him to make a decision.
Chang Ding is the leader of the martial arts field. Is this appropriate?
Before Zhao Shuao came back, he had asked himself countless times, but in the end he had no definite answer.
Finally, Emperor Yongning said: "I understand. Please step back and rest first. It's been a hard journey."
He didn't say yes, and he didn't say no.
"Your Majesty, Chief..." Zhao Shuao wanted to say something, but when the emperor waved his hand, he swallowed his words.
The emperor obviously didn't think clearly at the moment, and he was afraid that if he continued to say anything, it would be counterproductive.
His Highness Changding has won the first place in the martial arts field. Doesn’t the Emperor like it?
Lu Guang, the leader of the East Palace Zuo, also asked this question sharply in the Zichen Hall during the audience.
"Why would Aiqing ask this?" Emperor Yongning was curious.
Although Lu Guang was the leader of the East Palace, he paid little attention to the affairs of the court. How could he ask about Chang Ding?
"Your Majesty, to be honest, I have been paying close attention to the suppression of bandits on Shannan Road. His Highness Changding is really admirable! I believe that the leader of the martial arts field must be His Highness! But now the leader has not been decided, so I have the courage to do this. ask."
Lu Guang looked calm and did not hide his attitude towards this matter at all.
He has the merit of following the dragon, has prestige in the army, and occasionally speaks frankly in front of the emperor.
Emperor Yongning's heart moved slightly, and he stroked his beard and asked, "Does Ai Qing think it's appropriate to have a princess and become the leader of the martial arts field?"
"I don't know if it's appropriate or not." Lu Guang shook his head and said, "But I feel that His Highness Chang Ding became the leader because of the Emperor's merit."
"My merit?"
Lu Guang nodded, with a straightforward look: "If Your Highness is the leader, you are telling the world: Whether it is a princess or a soldier, anyone who is capable can be chased. There will be one leader every year, and over the years, all the heroes in the army will be included. Your Majesty is right. So..."
"What people in the world remember is not the leader? Instead, they remember the emperor's actions of caring for the virtuous and loving the talented."
After Lu Guang supported Emperor Yongning to ascend the throne, he quickly retreated. This shows that this man had a sharp vision and knew what the emperor wanted.
Of course, these words were all addressed to the emperor.
There is only one real reason why he speaks for His Highness Changding, and that is: Those who eliminate the harm in the world will benefit from the world, and those who enjoy the happiness of the world will enjoy the blessings of the world.
His Highness Chang Ding has made such great contributions in Shannan Road, why can't she be given the title of leader of the martial arts field?
"First update! He who eliminates the harm in the world will benefit from the world, and he who enjoys the happiness in the world will enjoy the blessings of the world.——
"Zi Zhi Tong Jian"
