Chapter 296 Chen Shou arrives "In the Battle of Mobei, Li Jing commanded it well. All the soldiers fought bravely to kill the enemy, broke the royal court, captured Jie's force, and collected the grassland tribesmen. His contribution was extremely great!"
"When you return, I will welcome you outside Chang'an City. Those who have meritorious service will be generously rewarded."
"Kin this!"
Chen Shou put away the imperial edict, his serious face instantly became humble and polite, and said with a smile: "Everyone, please stand up!"
"We thank my emperor, and may my emperor live forever!"
Li Jing straightened up and stepped forward to receive the imperial edict, while Ji Song and other generals also relaxed.
The imperial edict didn't say much, it just praised the officers and soldiers, and even praised Li Jing highly.
Just looking at Li Jing's trembling face, Ji Song knew that he didn't know how to curse! There is no right person in history, there is no right commander, there is Han Xin's style, in any case, all the words of praise that can be used are used.
There was no mention of the fact that he almost missed the deadline and the army was almost annihilated. He just urged him to return to Beijing as soon as possible so that he could be ready to accept the emperor's heavy reward.
After receiving the imperial edict, Li Jing put away his thoughts and said to Chen Shou, "I wonder when we will set off?"
"No rush, no rush, just return to Chang'an in mid-April. His Majesty gave special instructions, saying that the soldiers are working very hard, so they don't have to worry. Someone will replace the general later."
"After receiving the imperial edict, the general will pack lightly and travel quickly back to the capital. Someone will take over the rest of the tedious matters."
"Your Majesty also knows that the general has devoted all his energy to this battle and cannot bear to have the general suffer any more. Your Majesty's sincerity in fighting can be said to the heavens!"
Li Jing endured the discomfort and forced a smile. After dealing with Chen Shou, he went out first on the grounds of military affairs.
I still have some sympathy for Li Jing and Ji Song. Compared with Li Jing's colorful praises, others are much simpler, and Ji Song's name is mentioned in one stroke.
The more polite the emperor speaks to you at this time, the more clarified the problem is. Chen Shou said nicely that he will arrive in Chang'an in mid-April.
It's already the end of March, and it will take at least half a month to get to Chang'an. This means that Li Jing can quickly hand over the general affairs and return to Chang'an to stay! The underlying meaning is that your role has been completed. I remember your hard work and achievements, but you now control an army of more than [-] people, and I feel uneasy!
Therefore, it is better for you to return to Chang'an and stay under my nose.
When everyone left and only Ji Song was left, Chen Shou hurriedly said: "Master Marquis, is that person still there?"
Seeing Chen Shou's anxious look, Ji Song didn't waste any words, nodded and said: "Everything is fine, are you going now, or?"
"Quickly, take the Zajia family quickly. I don't see anything, and I feel like a cat has scratched me." Chen Shou urged.
Ji Song is not surprised at all when Chen Shou urges him. Not only is he anxious now, but Ji Song is also anxious. As long as this thing is in his hands, he will not be safe.
If you get rid of that thing as soon as possible, you will feel better.
"Come with me!"
After Ji Song finished speaking, he took Chen Shou out of the tent and walked towards the rear army camp.
The rear army camp is at the very rear, where there are a large number of wounded soldiers and captured the officers and soldiers of the rear army did nothing else all day long except to take the herdsmen out to herd cattle and sheep. Many of them were not in the main camp.
After all, there were too many cattle and sheep to stay in one place all the time. Ji Song divided them into hundreds of teams and dispersed them all.
But even so, the camp was crowded at this time. When Chen Shou saw the pens of cattle and sheep and the mountains of various materials, his eyes there are rats running around in the imperial treasury, but the supplies here are all over the mountains and valleys, and I am immediately jealous.
"Don't even think about these things. If you want to transport these things back to the west, you will have to consume a lot of money on the way. Not to mention things like cattle and sheep. It would be good if only half of them can survive to Chang'an."
Ji Song knew what Chen Shou was thinking when he saw the look in his eyes, and immediately blocked his thoughts.
"Don't worry about these things. I have already contacted the merchants in Chang'an. I will give these things to them. You just have to wait to collect the money in Chang'an."
"Really?" Chen Shou looked at Ji Song helplessly.
It's not that he has any ideas, but that the emperor is now crazy about the rewards for the soldiers. Although there has been a lot of tax revenue in recent years, there are too many places to spend the money! Now that we see so many things here in Ji Song, how can we let them go? But he also knew that Ji Song was right. It was unrealistic to transport all these things to Chang'an, and it was not feasible to just send them to the soldiers and leave them alone.
Hearing Ji Song say that he has a way to deal with these things, he just needs to wait to collect the such good things? Ji Song glanced at him and said nothing, but Chen Shou didn't care at all. He knew Ji Song's ability and had never disappointed anyone. Since he said he could do it, he would just wait to collect the money.
Princess Pingyang has sent all the family's money to the palace, but he knows that these are just a drop in the bucket and cannot cover anything big.
The ministers in the court also had their hair turn gray due to worry. After Prime Minister Du resigned to recuperate at home, His Majesty was in a bad mood and often lost his temper.
Now that he knows Ji Song has a solution, how can he be unhappy?As for starting grassland trade without authorization?Is that even a thing?
With this kid's status in His Majesty's heart, as long as he doesn't rebel, you can do whatever you want, as long as he can get money.
I will write a letter to His Majesty later, and it will also make His Majesty happy!
Ji Song ignored him, found Wang Fang, and asked, "Is there anything unusual about that person?"
Of course Wang Fang knew who the Marquis was talking about, and he quickly said: "Everything is normal, apart from not talking much during this period, there was no other behavior.
The brothers guarded her day and night and treated her with great courtesy. As long as the request was not too excessive, we all followed the Marquis's instructions and tried our best to satisfy her. "
Ji Song nodded and said with satisfaction: "You have worked hard during this period. Go and tell her that someone from Chang'an has come to pick her up. Let her pack up and follow the envoy to Beijing!"
Wang Fang also breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Ji Song's words. During this period, they had been watching day and night, worried that something would go wrong.
Now that someone has taken over, he is of course happy. Although he doesn't know what this person deserves to be valued about, the way he looks at the Marquis, it must be no small matter.
"Subordinate, go now!" He cupped his fist and saluted Ji Song, turned around and left.
"They." Chen Shou gestured to something with his hand and said solemnly to Ji Song.
Ji Song said angrily: "They know nothing, how can they talk about this everywhere? I still want to live for a few more years!"
Of course Ji Song knew what Chen Shou was referring to, the Imperial Seal. It was too late to hide it. How could he dare to go around and yell about it? Was he too comfortable, or something? Chen Shou smiled sheepishly and then said, "Isn't this a very important matter? We can never be too careful."
"That's wrong. I'll explain it to you later. This matter has nothing to do with me. If you lose it then, don't look for me. Damn, you must have been scared for so long and finally got rid of this thing. out."
He patted Chen Shou on the shoulder and said happily: "I'll have to work hard for you next. When I get to Chang'an, I'll treat you to a drink. Don't be polite then!"
When Chen Shou saw Ji Song's happy look, he suddenly became unhappy and followed Ji Song to the tent dejectedly.
(End of this chapter)