"I pay my respects to Your Highness"
In the Daming Mansion, in a palace temporarily established as the Grand Marshal's Mansion, Song Jiang led the civil and military personnel who had returned from the Northern Expedition and looked at Zhao Chang who came to greet him and said respectfully.
When Zhao Chang saw it, he hurriedly helped him, with an expression of awe and gratitude, saying: "Your Highness, King Qi, there is no need to be polite."
"Thank you, Your Highness"
"Today the King of Qi returns from the Northern Expedition with a hundred thousand troops. He will definitely be able to defeat the Jin Kingdom and regain the imperial capital in one fell swoop!!"
"I will definitely do my best"
"Okay, the banquet is ready in the palace. Your Highness, King Qi, please!!" Zhao Chang said with a happy face.
"Thank you, Your Highness!!"
Next to them, Lu Yihao, Zhao Ding and other old officials of the imperial capital saw this scene and sighed in their hearts. This Duke An Guo, who they had almost forgotten, is now His Highness the King of Qin. Since he received the support of Qi State, he has treated these old officials like them. Extremely indifferent, everything is handled by the civil and military forces of Qi State, and they are just doing their job now.
But think about the past, what can they say? ? Not to mention them, not even the royal family members made Zhao Chang feel any warmth.
After a banquet, Zhao Chang looked at Song Jiang in the study and said with gratitude: "The opportunity for me to ascend the throne is all thanks to His Highness King Qi. As long as King Qi feels it is appropriate in the future, I can immediately resign." Bit!!"
When Song Jiang heard this, he smiled and said: "Your Highness is serious."
"No, I have no intention of occupying the throne at all, and I have no affiliation with the so-called Song Dynasty. However, I still hope that His Highness, King Qi, can agree to my two requests!!" Zhao Chang said seriously.
"Your Highness, please speak"
"First of all, all major affairs of the imperial court are decided by His Highness the King of Qi. I will never interfere in the slightest. I will not see those old ministers. But I hope that I will deal with the descendants of the Zhao family. His Highness the King of Qi. Don't worry about it!!" A hint of ferocity flashed in Zhao Chang's eyes.
Song Jiang's face changed. He naturally knew what happened to Zhao Chang. After a slight hesitation, he nodded and said: "This is His Highness's family matter. I am naturally not qualified to take care of it."
"Thank you so much, King Qi. The second reason is that I have suffered for so long and want to have a good time. I hope His Highness King Qi can ensure that I am rich and honorable when I am the emperor."
"Your Highness, please feel at ease. The emperor is rich all over the world. As long as it is not too much, I will be satisfied. Even when he is the emperor, even if he is not, he will not be stingy with glory and wealth." Song Jiang said with a smile.
"Thank you so much, Your Majesty." After hearing this, Zhao Chang bowed respectfully.
Song Jiang took a look and showed a hint of satisfaction on his face. Jia Yi was indeed the right candidate.
Soon, Zhao Chang, in the name of the Grand Marshal of the Jin Dynasty and the future Emperor of the Song Dynasty, appointed Song Jiang as Grand Master and Privy Envoy, taking charge of all military and political appointments in the Song Dynasty.
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"Your Majesty, our army's plan to attack Jin this time is divided into two parts. The first part is for the Western Army, Hejian Army, and Zhenghong Banner to attack from the east and west. They will attack Weisheng Prefecture, Jin Prefecture, Fen Prefecture, and Taiyuan in one fell swoop, and capture Jin Prefecture. The capital of the country; the second part sent troops from Daming and Yingtian to trap all Tian Hu's 150,000 troops in Bianjing City!!" After Zhu Wu said seriously, Song Jiang smiled and said: "This time the Western Army If you are willing to send troops, it seems that your heart is still with me!!"
"What the king said is true. Even we did not expect that the veteran general in the army would be so active. However, although the Western Army is led by the veteran general, they are still independent of each other," Chen Dongdao said.
"This can be done slowly in the future." Song Jiang said after that, "We have the right time, location, and people. We must completely annihilate the Jin Kingdom in one month before the cold winter comes completely!!"
"yes!!"
"I am really tired from this Northern Expedition, so the three of you will be responsible for it. However, it is best to add some court officials as well, so as not to make them feel that they are completely left out. Let's add Zhao Ding and Li Guang first. As for the I will go and talk to Prime Minister Lu personally," Song Jiang said with a smile.
"yes!!"
Two days later, in a huge mansion, looking at the approaching Song Jiang, Lu Yihao said excitedly: "Huazhou has been captured??"
"Yes! People all over the world hate the Jin State. Almost as soon as the Qing Siping Army issued an edict, aristocratic families from all over the country actively responded to help," Song Jiang said with a smile.
"Okay, great." Lu Yihao said happily, looking at Song Jiang who arrived in person, his eyes were a little complicated and said: "The King of Qi not only regained Nanjing and made unparalleled achievements, but also protected the emperor and saved all the people. sky!!"
"Thank you, Prime Minister Lu. When I came this time, I wanted to tell Prime Minister Lu that with the support of the Western Army, the battle against Jin will be won without a doubt. Bianjing may be delayed for some time, so the most important thing now is It is to discuss future decisions. I intend to reform the system of the Song Dynasty. Prime Minister Lu also knows that the official positions in the Song Dynasty are too complicated and the efficiency is very slow. Therefore, after His Highness the King of Qin ascends the throne, or before that, he should Be really prepared!!”
"Divide officials into grades one to nine, divide all functions into six ministries, select ministers and ministers, eliminate Zhongshu, Menxia and Shangshu, set up a cabinet, establish the position of chief minister of the cabinet, two secondary ministers, several cabinet members, directly In charge of the world's government affairs, I am temporarily serving as the chief assistant of the cabinet and the privy envoy, so I hope that Lu Xiang can serve as the minister of the Ministry of Industry, the second assistant of the cabinet, and become the Duke of the Song Dynasty." Song Jiang said with a smile.
Lu Yihao's expression changed, and after a slight silence, he said seriously: "His Royal Highness, King Qi, thinks highly of it, and I am particularly grateful. However, I wonder if King Qi can tell you something?"
"Does Prime Minister Lu want to ask me when will the Song Dynasty become independent?"
"Yes, at this time, if His Highness Prince Qi doesn't have this heart, everyone in the world will be fools!!"
Song Jiang smiled and said seriously: "Prime Minister Lu, if the world can be unified, I will never be polite, but if I fail to achieve this step in the end, I would like to be King Wen of Zhou. Is this enough?"
Lu Yihao's eyes narrowed, "Where is that day??"
"As long as I am here, the emperor will always enjoy honor," Song Jiang said solemnly.
Lu Yihao thought for a while, stood up and clasped his fists, saying, "I am willing to do my best!!"
"Okay, haha" Song Jiang laughed loudly and said: "Tomorrow, some people from our Qi State Center will come over, and Prime Minister Lu will discuss with them the strategies to appease various places and the appointment of officials!!"
"yes!!"
"Oh! Especially for officials, in troubled times, meritocracy is the key. But now what we need is to stabilize the great cause and create a prosperous era. So in addition to talent, magistrates from all over the country need to have good conduct and extraordinary background. Only in this way can the people Feeling the new momentum, I also understand that His Highness King Qin’s Song Dynasty is supported by thousands of aristocratic families," Song Jiang reminded.
When Lu Yihao heard this, he said with a hint of admiration: "Your Highness is wise, please rest assured, we will select carefully!!"
"good!!"
"Father, mother asked my daughter to bring some fruit snacks to His Highness Prince Qi for a taste." At this time, I saw a woman wearing red clothes, with a slender figure, skin like snow, and a beautiful melon-seed face exuding a hint of charm. When she came in, especially because she was plump and voluptuous compared to her age, it attracted people's attention.
"This is my little girl Lu Huiqing," Lu Yihao introduced helplessly after taking a look.
Lu Huiqing looked at the smiling Song Jiang and immediately lowered her head pretending to be shy.
"Miss Lu shows off her beauty and intelligence, have you accepted anyone?" Song Jiang said with a smile.
"not yet"
"Oh!!" Song Jiang nodded lightly and said nothing. Lu Yihao's eyelids jumped. Usually when talking about this, the host would introduce one or two talents. If he didn't say anything, then he might be interested in it. .
Thinking of this, Lu Yihao wanted to say something, but in the end he had no choice but to pretend that he had not noticed that Song Jiang's current power and influence were too great.
