The participants of this banquet were all generals in the Daxia army, as well as the civil servants who followed Wang Jing.
As for the ministers of Zhao and Song, they have not expressed their intention to defect to Daxia, so they are still prisoners.
Not even surrendering troops or generals.
Their positions could only be placed in the lower half. Only brothers Zhao Dezhao, Zhong Shizhong, and Yu Yunwen and Meng Gong, whom Wang Jing valued more, were placed in the upper half.
"Your Majesty has arrived!"
Accompanied by the shouts of the attendants, Wang Jing, dressed in imperial uniform, walked in from one side of the hall.
Everyone present stood up, even Zhao Ding, who had a relatively upright personality, stood up together with Li Guang and other Zhao Song Wenchen.
"Greetings to Your Majesty!"
Along with the sound of saluting, Wang Jing sat on the throne, his eyes sweeping over everyone. When passing by the Zhao clan members, these people seemed to sense something, their faces turned pale, and they hurriedly lowered their heads.
"Everyone, get up!"
With a smile on his face, Wang Jing said to everyone: "These two are the princes of Emperor Taizu of Zhao and Song Dynasties. From now on, they will be members of Daxia. In addition to celebrating the achievements of the generals, today is also a celebration for the two of them!"
"Don't dare, your majesty's reputation is spread far and wide. Even in the Central Plains, your majesty's reputation can be heard. It is a blessing for our brothers to serve your majesty now. Daxia can be as prosperous as it is today, with a mighty army that shines in all directions. Every brother in the army has sacrificed his life and blood to earn it. Today we brothers have the honor to participate in the celebration banquet of all the soldiers. It is our honor!"
After Zhao Dezhao was called, he quickly stood up, first bowed his hands to Wang Jing, then lowered his posture and spoke humbly.
while they were talking.
The expressions of Wen Yang, Gan Ning and other generals also softened a lot, and their eyes no longer looked cold when looking at brother Zhao Dezhao.
For the Great Xia Dynasty, recruiting all parties to surrender in the name of the Zhao Dezhao brothers was the fastest way to pacify the southeast, but in this case, the army officers would have fewer opportunities to make meritorious deeds.
Especially this kind of advantageous opportunity to make meritorious deeds is related to the promotion and rewards of many people.
After all, an ordinary soldier will be rewarded if he achieves success, and rewards will be given if he has merit. This has always been the rule of the Daxia army.
Nowadays, there are fewer opportunities to make meritorious deeds, so the generals in the army will naturally be a little emotional.
Of course, they also knew that this was a decision made by Wang Jing and the central court. They did not dare to have the slightest emotion in front of Wang Jing, but no one could say anything about the cold attitude towards brother Zhao Dezhao.
Gao Xi and Liu Bowen looked at this scene with faint smiles on their faces.
This celebration banquet was a banquet to celebrate the Daxia Dynasty's victory over the Southern Song Dynasty. The emperor Zhao Min who committed suicide in the Southern Song Dynasty was a descendant of Zhao Defang.
In the end, Wang Jing didn't care about the emotions and thoughts of the Zhao Dezhao brothers, so he brought them here and organized a celebration banquet and a cleansing ceremony.
This attitude seems to be more enthusiastic towards the Zhao Dezhao brothers, but in fact they just treat them as tools and ignore them after using them.
Any smart person can detect Wang Jing's thoughts, but with Wang Jing's style, he will not kill the Zhao Dezhao brothers after taking advantage of them. At most, he will give them a title, which is worthy of their contribution.
"Okay, okay! Everyone, take your seats!"
Wang Jing smiled and immediately asked the female official to pass on the banquet. It is summer now. The female officials in the palace are wearing thin clothes and have fair skin. As the golden bell rings, the banquet begins.
The food and wine had been prepared in advance, and some maids were holding trays and serving the food quickly.
Various dishes, delicious and delicious.
The cooks who cook are all veterans brought from Jinling. Zhao Dezhao and Zhao Defang sat in their seats, quietly wiping away cold sweat and carefully observing Daxia's civil and military affairs.
I also focused on observing the representatives of the Zhao clan.
Although the brothers were a little depressed when Wang Jing asked them to attend the celebration banquet for conquering Zhao and Song Dynasties, they were not angry. This is what happens to people who have subjugated their country. There are many places where they need to be angry.
Anle Gong Liu Chan was ridiculed by Sima Zhao, wasn't it the same?
And, Zhao
Although Dezhao and Zhao Defang were depressed about the demise of the Southern Song Dynasty, they were not too sad. Zhao Hao was their direct descendant, but to them, Zhao Hao was just a name. They had never even seen him, so they could not have any feelings for him.
Now that the current situation is like this, we can only endure it and accept it.
After the banquet begins.
After Wang Jing and the ministers drank a few drinks with each other, they stood up and left. After he left, the voices of everyone in the palace immediately rose to a higher level. Even Gao Xi and Liu Bowen relaxed a lot.
The emperor's aura was so strong that it made people feel a little trembling and even they couldn't drink well.
Wang Jing also knew this, so he simply left.
After the atmosphere in the hall relaxed, the Zhao clan members who were arranged below carefully walked out from behind and walked to brother Zhao Dezhao to talk.
The main purpose was to introduce to them the identities of everyone in the palace, as well as the identities of Zhao Ding, Yu Yunwen and others.
Zhao Dezhao followed the voice and glanced at these people, looked at each other with Yu Yunwen and Zhao Ding, and nodded to each other.
"By the way, where is Zhao Gou? With his status, he should be the representative of our Zhao family. Why don't you see him?"
Zhao Dezhao asked through a message.
After all, Zhao Gou was the first emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty. In addition to being their junior, he was also the Emperor Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty. His status within the Zhao family was higher than that of Zhao Dezhao, the ancestor of the family.
Since they were going to have a banquet with the remaining ministers of Zhao and Song Dynasty, why would they ignore Zhao Gou?
After hearing Zhao Gou's name.
The face of the representative of the tribe immediately turned a little pale. He glanced left and right and immediately explained through a voice message: "Emperor Gaozong was taken away by Xie Hui, and his whereabouts are unknown now..."
"Xie Hui? That Xie Hui of Liu Song?"
Zhao Dezhao was shocked and immediately asked. After receiving a definite answer, a feeling of fear suddenly welled up deep in his heart.
Xie Hui was the man who deposed the emperor and even killed the deposed emperor!
After taking the person away, is there any need to say what will happen to Zhao Gou?
"How could it be, how could this be? Didn't Wang Jing have a broad mind and be kind to others? He didn't even kill Sun Quan and Xiao Daocheng, so how could he attack Zhao Gou?"
His voice was slightly trembling, but his face remained calm, preventing those who were observing him secretly from noticing his fear.
"I don't know, junior... But since Ningbo was conquered, our Zhao clan, apart from those affected by the war, Daxia has not killed us!"
The other party replied carefully.
Zhao Dezhao's mind was spinning. After seeing Yu Yunwen, Zhao Ding, Li Guang and Meng Gong, the officials of Zhao and Song Dynasty, the sudden fear slowly calmed down.
Daxia should not kill them. Their brothers came to surrender on their own initiative. If they were dealt with, Daxia's reputation would be greatly affected.
Also, Yu Yunwen, Zhao Ding and other Zhao and Song Dynasty officials would not sit idly by.
"Perhaps, is there a possibility that Daxia wanted to win over generals like Yang Zaixing and Niu Gao because Zhao Gou's reputation was so bad, so he took action?"
Zhao Dezhao thought for a moment and suddenly said.
"This... is possible!"
The other party looked stunned.
Zhao Gou did not appear. Yu Yunwen, Zhao Ding and other Zhao and Song veterans must have seen it, but they did not say anything, and they obviously had some speculation about Zhao Gou's fate.
As for helping Zhao Gou come forward,
Even Zhao Ding, a veteran who had been following him for so many years, didn't say anything, and Yu Yunwen and Meng Gong naturally wouldn't say anything.
After dropping the topic of Zhao Gou, this clan member whispered about what they had discussed not long ago, and wanted to present an imperial concubine to Wang Jing's harem to marry the Emperor of Daxia.
Use this method to put a talisman on yourself.
Originally, this matter needed to be decided by Zhao Gou, but Zhao Gou disappeared and Zhao Dezhao brothers appeared, so let their brothers make the decision.
"Marriage...this is a good idea!"
Zhao Dezhao's eyes moved slightly,
He immediately thought of the two princesses who had followed him from the Central Plains.
In Zhao and Song Dynasties, princess and emperor Ji were just called differently. As for the female dependents who followed Brother Zhao Dezhao, in addition to their children, wives and concubines, they were also female dependents of Zhao Kuangyi's lineage.
As for the men of Zhao Kuangyi's lineage, most of them were scattered in Cao Wei. and many ministers of the Northern Song Dynasty were put under guard.
"This matter must be done immediately!"
Zhao Dezhao made a decision quickly, but he was a little embarrassed about who to find to do this, so he immediately asked the people around him.
"This... let's find Xie Hui!"
The person next to him thought for a while and actually nodded Xie Hui's name.
Zhao Dezhao was a little speechless. Xie Hui's bad reputation was an advantage at this time, but anyone who wanted to be charming would want to follow Xie Hui's path.
Think about it.
Zhao Dezhao put a smile on his face and took the initiative to walk in the direction of Xie Hui.
Their brothers were the focus of the hall, and any movement would immediately attract the attention of others. Under the attention of everyone consciously or unconsciously, Zhao Dezhao came to Xie Hui, first saluted and greeted him, and then said a few words softly.
Gao Xi, Liu Bowen, Yu Yunwen and others are all people with extremely strong mental power and sharp eyes and ears. They can hear subtle sounds even in a messy environment.
"Tell me, what does Zhao Dezhao want to say to Xie Hui? Do you still want to take a step to talk?"
Gao Xi asked via voice transmission, his tone a little casual, obviously not paying attention to this matter, just looking for something to talk about.
Liu Bowen shook his head slightly. He never guessed these things, but his mind was moving too fast. As soon as Gao Xi finished speaking, several answers automatically appeared in his mind.
Thinking of Xie Hui's reputation, he just wanted to use Xie Hui to present treasures to His Majesty in order to settle down in Daxia.
Seeing that he didn't speak.
Gao Xi didn't take it seriously, he just smiled and drank the glass in one gulp, "Yes, this Jiangnan wine has a really unique flavor!"
…
Three days later.
Ningbo City has returned to normal. Many people in the city were completely relieved after hearing that the two brothers Zhao Dezhao and Zhao Defang had defected to Daxia and received courtesy from the Emperor of Daxia.
In the hearts of the people of Zhao and Song Dynasties, as well as the people of other eras, the name of the Eight Wise Kings of Zhao Song is still very loud.
The Eight Wise Kings, also known as Zhao Defang, became widely circulated because of the story of the Yang family generals and spread among the people. When the people knew that the Eight Wise Kings had defected to the Emperor of Daxia, they also recognized Daxia more.
After knowing this.
Wang Jing also specially appointed Zhao Defang as the governor of the town, with Wei Rui as the chief, and Meng Gong, Lu Wende, and Yu Yunwen as deputy, and began to recruit cities and counties in the southeast to surrender.
The Zhao Dezhao brothers defected to Daxia, and those Zhao and Song officials who were stubborn and refused to bow their heads naturally followed their brothers and defected to Daxia.
After being filtered by these two brothers, their status as surrendered ministers has become much weaker. After all, scholars have extremely strong self-esteem. Except for those weaklings, no one wants to carry the reputation of being a traitor to the second minister.
Stay in the palace.
Wang Jing handed over the matter of recruiting and surrendering various places to his ministers, asked Wei Rui and others to take over the city, and asked Gao Xi to mobilize Lin'an's troops to garrison.
Good news comes one after another like snowflakes.
evening.
Wang Jing finished processing the memorials sent from various places today, leaned back, and relaxed his neck.
"It will take about a month to finish the work in all parts of the southeast! But these matters can be left to Gao Xi and Zhang Juzheng to handle, and I don't need to worry about them!"
"After the matter here is resolved, the next thing to be resolved is Jiujiang!"
Wang Jing thought to himself.
Jiujiang Chen Youliang, his subordinate Zhang Dingbian is a die-hard loyalist, and Lan Yu is the one who suddenly jumps out and disgusts people. If it weren't for Lan Yu, Jiujiang alone, Zhang Dingbian alone, would not be the opponent of He Ruobi, Lu Meng, Zhang Hao and others. .
Lan Yu's ability is very good, and he is also a top general in history. He can compete with Fu You
Virtue goes hand in hand. In the ranking of famous players throughout history, he can be ranked in the top fifty. Among the more famous generals from the Three Kingdoms period, few could surpass him.
But his character is so bad!
Arrogance, domineering, and arrogance are like a sharp blade that can hurt your hands if you don't use it properly. Even Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang felt that he was a little out of control. Before he dies, he must solve a blue jade case and help his descendants pull out the sharp thorns on the thorns.
Wang Jing would not want to use such a general no matter how much he cherished his talent.
Lu Bu's strength is the best in the world. With Cao Cao's love for talents, didn't he resolve it ruthlessly?
not to mention.
Lan Yu helped Chen Youliang defend the city to avenge his brother-in-law Chang Yuchun, and it was impossible for him to join Daxia.
"What a pity for a top general! However, the enemy's hero is my enemy. It's better to deal with such an enemy as soon as possible!"
Wang Jing sighed secretly.
In his heart, he already regarded Lan Yu as a dead person. This kind of strong man who wants revenge must be killed. Well, in two or three days, there will be no major events in the southeast.
Let Yang Zaixing and Gan Ning lead an elite force to Jiujiang and destroy the city first.
With the addition of the invincible general Yang Zaixing, plus Yuwen Chengdu, Gan Ning, Zhang Hao and others, if Lan Yu and Zhang Dingbian can no longer be dealt with, it will be He Ruobi's incompetence.
At this time.
The attendant appeared in front of the door. He walked over and whispered a few words of report.
Wang Jing's face suddenly showed a hint of silence.
"Bring this person over!"
Wang Jing ordered casually.
He cleared his mind of the complicated thoughts just now and walked out of the room. The sky was exuding soft sunset glow. The palace environment was very good, especially outside the room where Wang Jing processed the memorial, there were rockeries, flowing water, and winding paths.
