‘Bang!’

"Damn it!" Zhao Bing slapped the table in front of him suddenly, and the teacup jumped high, falling to the ground and making a crisp sound. The wheel was to the side, and he cursed in discomfort.

"His Majesty, calm down!" Yan Fengming hurriedly picked up the teacup and bowed.

"This guy is so greedy, which really disappoints me to him." Zhao Bing waved his hand and said that there was nothing he had and signaled him to sit down. He tried hard to suppress the anger in his chest and sighed, and finally swallowed the words he wanted to kill him back into his stomach.

The situation Yan Fengming just reported just confirmed Zhao Bing's concerns. When the imperial guards conquered the northern army, they joined the Chen Diaoyan Rebel Army in Fujian and Guangxi to establish a base, and used it to restrain the Fujian-Jiangxi base at that time, so as to successfully complete the inclusion of Mrs. Xu's troops. This task was to shoulder the responsibility of both places, and to complete the establishment of the base area and resist the Yuan court's clearance. The task was arduous, so a capable leader was required to preside over it.

At that time, Liu Zhixue, the commander of the Second Division, recommended Qin Linfeng as the left-behind, saying that he was born in the General Army, with a flexible mind, brave combat, and skilled in the commander, and would be able to assist Xie Ao in completing the important task of establishing the Minguang base. After Zhao Bing summoned him, his countermeasures were very satisfied, so he made him the governor of the Weisheng Army. In the early days of his establishment, he indeed acquired the remaining troops of Chen Diaoyan in just over a year and completed the reorganization of the Weisheng Army.

However, there were also reactions during this period, saying that Qin Linfeng was bloodthirsty and would kill the rebel generals who did not obey his orders, and even colleagues who had objections, to establish their own authority. Xie Ao, who was in charge of the military and political affairs of Fujian and Guang, was young after all, lacked experience in fighting, and could not have any help from his behavior. He was in a marginalized position. If he had not had the hat of being a destiny on his head, he would have been driven back to Qiongzhou.

Considering that it is difficult to create a base area and a powerful person is needed to control the Fujian-Guangzhou area, it is necessary to use some extreme measures, so he accommodated Qin Linfeng's actions, and the Affairs Bureau did not find that he was disloyal to the court. Since then, the Fujian-Guangzhou area has also stabilized and the situation has developed well. Zhao Bing put the matter aside and did not ask more about it.

Until this time, I accidentally discovered that Qin Linfeng was no longer Qin Linfeng of that time. After this question, I found that the situation was serious. He not only killed dissidents in the name of rectification, but also made a lot of money. He reselled the salt allocated by the court to distribute the salary of soldiers and resold them, and also withdrew the money on the grounds of financial difficulties in the court, and used the name of military farming to intercept fertile land and rented it to local farmers for profit. In addition, he destroyed the tax system and levyed the cap tax without authorization, causing the people to flee. In addition, his life became increasingly corrupt, and the food and drink cost far exceeded the regulations, and he also raised his concubines privately...

What Zhao Bing is most unbearable is that Qin Linfeng, the boy, also knew that there must be an emperor's spy around him. He either used the bribery method to take it for himself, or used the war to secretly remove them from his own surveillance. If Zheng Huchen had not found something different in the Minguang Intelligence Station and sent Yan Fengming to rebuild the institution and conduct a secret investigation, perhaps he had heard a lot of praise for him, and his problems would still not be revealed.

"Has Xie Ao been with him?" Zhao Bing took a sip of tea and asked again.

"Your Majesty, my subordinates have not found any evidence of the two reunion." Yan Fengming replied, "Although Xie Fuzhi is weak and not decisive enough, he is upright and never accepted his gifts. However, he is unable to change the sour temper of a scholar and takes his face too seriously. He realizes that the situation is out of control and does not report it or resist it, but responds passively, which leads to the court's inattention, which leads to his more domineering."

"Well, I know." Zhao Bing nodded and said, "This Northern Expedition, the Weisheng Army is known as a 50,000 army, killing more than 10,000 enemies. However, when I watched the formation yesterday, I could not stop the weakest Longxing Army, and the enemy sneaked into the formation without any notice, which made me suspect that he was suspected of lying."

"Your Majesty is wise." Yan Fengming politely said, "The Weisheng Army is no longer the first time. The officers at all levels are trying to make money and have no intention of training the troops. Their soldiers are actually less than 30,000, and the rest are false reports. They have been avoiding the important and have never fought a tough battle at all. How could they say that they would kill more than 10,000 enemies? Instead, they suffered heavy losses and had to recruit bandits along the way and migrants were incorporated into the army to avoid being seen by Wen Xiang."

"In this way, the Weisheng Army is already rotten!" Zhao Bing frowned and said. He did not expect that the Weisheng Army was so decayed.

As things have developed to this point, Zhao Bing is a little embarrassed. If he turns a blind eye, it is not enough to correct the military law, which is not conducive to the future development of the Weisheng Army, and may even lead to the spread of corruption. If Qin Linfeng is severely punished, he will already be deeply rooted in the Weisheng Army, and he will take action rashly and may cause mutiny, which may cause panic in the army.

"Your Majesty, that's not the case." Yan Fengming shook his head and said, "According to the investigation of his subordinates, Qin Linfeng has placed his confidants everywhere, but his circle is not big. He is still afraid of the former imperial guards who stayed there. He just squeezed them out of the remote or peripheral cottages, so as to stay away from the core of power so that he can do it. In addition, some generals are intimidated by their tyranny, dare not speak out, and stubbornly disobeying him, and do not hang out with him."

"Well, you will list the list and background of these people in detail to me, so that no one can tell you, and ask our people to closely monitor Qin Linfeng's every move. If there is any abnormal movement, you will immediately inform me. Do not act without authorization, so as not to alarm the snake." Zhao Bing said, and said, as he took out a waist sign from his sleeve and handed it to Yan Fengming.

"Thank you, your Majesty, I will fulfill my mission!" Yan Fengming took the waist card with both hands and said with care. He was a little excited, and understood that he could directly meet the saint without anyone notifying him. As far as he knew, the entire Affairs Bureau, Zheng Huchen, had this privilege, which also showed that he had gained the trust of the little emperor...

The day after the regaining Ezhou, Wen Tianxiang invited His Majesty to enter the city. Zhao Bing originally wanted to enter the city quietly as before, but then he thought about what he did, and didn’t he also want to use his own expedition to improve his prestige? So under his advice, he decided to set up a ceremonial guard and hold a public entry ceremony. However, the scale still exceeded his expectations. Not only did there be a prisoner offering ceremony, but there was also a ceremony for the elderly and famous people in the city. Flags were inserted all over the city, and the city was also covered with loess roads, clean water poured on the streets, and shops along the way were decorated with lights and colorful colors, and the people knelt on their knees to welcome them.

In order to ensure the safety of Your Majesty, the guards passed by three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry along the way. The lords were guided by the guards and cavalry. The band played triumphant songs and gongs and drums. Zhao Bing took a car into the city under the escorts of his ministers and generals, and the officers and soldiers of the guards guarded each other in front and behind. The guard camp surrounded the lords, and the chariots slowly walked. The team of tens of thousands of people was completed in an hour.

Zhao Bing's palace was set up in the former Song Dynasty's general office. After she arrived in Ezhou, she was used as the Zhennan Prince's Mansion. Here is in Siemens City, and there are many pavilions, including Qingjingtang, Zhengyi Pavilion, Yingxuan, Qixuan, Kuaibi, Mei Pavilion, etc., as well as Chuguan Tower, Shengchun Tower, Qingmei Tower, Qushui Pavilion, and Qiaomu Pavilion. There is also Beijie located behind the hall and opposite the Nan Tower. The Chuwang Tower in the west of the North Pavilion can overlook the Yangtze River. In addition, Chuguan on the top of Huanghu Mountain is also built inside, which is indeed a pleasant place to enjoy the scenery.

As the prefecture of Ezhou, Jiangxia County is an important military defense center. It not only has route-level offices such as the Chief Commander, the Comfort Office, and the Transport Office, but also the Tongzhi of Jiangxia County and Ezhou are concentrated in Zicheng. Zicheng is close to Xicheng, so the defense is naturally the Second Brigade of the Guards temporarily took over, Zicheng is taken over by the personal guard regiment, and the palace is only stationed in the guard camp. Under Zhao Bing's instructions, the Weisheng Army, except for one of the Shandi Brigades stationed in Dongcheng Military Camp, the rest of the Weisheng Army was stationed in Xiakou and Hankou; the main force of the Huaien Army was stationed in the city, responsible for the defense of the north and south cities, and the rest were stationed in the counties under Ezhou.

Zhao Bing calculated the time. It was the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month. Even if he set off immediately, he could not return to Lin'an on New Year's Day. In addition, the matter of the Weisheng Army has not been dealt with. On the other hand, after the fall of Ezhou, the enemy army in Jiangling lost echo and had no intention of fighting to retreat to Jiangbei. Jiang Jin took the opportunity to lead the army to pursue and annihilate more than 20,000 enemies. He thought about the recovery of two important towns one after another, and the aftermath was not completed. After thinking about it, he decided to celebrate the New Year in Ezhou.

People can't go back, but some things must be done. He first had to submit a congratulatory letter to Empress Dowager Yang, who was still in Qiongzhou, and gave him a gift. In addition, he wrote a book to Ying Jieyan and Liu Fu, informing them of the recent situation of the court, and asked them to escort the Empress Dowager north to Lin'an after the New Year, preparing to discuss the country's affairs. Lu Xiufu, the Lin'an side, also sent a memorial with the official documents. Chengbei Palace had been repaired, and the ministers and the people were waiting for him to return. Although he did not know how much of the true meaning was, he still wrote a letter to inform him that the war was over, but he still needed to deal with some aftermath and could not return to Lin'an for the time being, so he asked him to preside over the government first.

The emperor stayed in Ezhou for the New Year, so he naturally had to plan well, which made Wen Tianxiang and others busy. After the war ended, he was far away from the court, and the empress dowager and his master were not around. It was rare that there was no one to restrain him and be idle, so he could have fun. When everyone was so busy that he was wandering around Ezhou City, watching the scenery and paying homage to his ancestors.

The most important content of sacrifice is to worship the world, mountains, rivers, and country. Ezhou built an altar of the Soyuzha, located at the foot of the East Huanghe Mountain. In the ninth year of Chunxi, the paintings of the Five Etiquettes were painted as four oaths. Whether it was the new master of Jiangnan or the revival lord who restored the old land, Zhao Bing would go to worship and inform the new master of heaven and earth. Three days after he recovered Ezhou City, he personally led the civil and military officials of the city to pay tribute, praying that heaven and earth would bless him to restore the country as soon as possible, and the weather in Jiangnan would be good and the people would be happy.

Then, it was to pay tribute to the gods, Buddhas, ghosts and gods. Zhao Bing burned incense when he built the temple, and kowtowed when he met the gods. He worshiped the iron Buddha built in Kaiyuan Temple in the Tang Dynasty, and beat the bronze bell weighing 13,000 kilograms. He also went to the legendary place where the filial son Mengzong cried his mother and cried the bamboo, and built the Meng Xiaogan Temple in Shaoxing. In addition, he visited the Toutuo Temple, which was written by Li Bai, Huang Tingjian and others, looked at the sword-milling pond on the top of the mountain, and visited the reading hall. He went to Hongshan Temple to pine trees planted by Yue Fei and watered it.

In addition to Buddhist temples and Taoist temples everywhere, there are also some temples in Ezhou City worshipping people related to the local area. For example, in the Daxian Temple in Lu, Sanli, southwest of the city, worshipping Han Lujia; in Wu'an, worshipping Guan Yu; in Zhuodaoquan, Guan Yu, also worshipping Guan Yu. It is said that Guan Yu had Zhuodao here, so he built a temple on the spring. The Zhongyi Temple was sacrificed to the county magistrate Li Yi, who was guarding the city when the Jin cavalry crossed the river during the Jianyan period of the Northern Song Dynasty. Later, he was captured by thieves and fled to the monk temple. The monk suspected and killed him. The people were sad and so sad that they built a temple.

In the southwest of Ezhou City, it is said that Huang Zu killed Ni Heng here, and there was the tomb of Miheng and Huang Zu's tomb on the continent, which later became the Parrot Temple. In addition to the common Dragon King Temple, there is the Hengjiang Lusu Temple. Because it was once the General of Hengjiang, the temple was named after it; the San Shenggong Temple, the locals welcomed the gods on the Mid-Autumn Festival, and they were very pious. One of the three gods they welcomed was General Fubo.

Zhao Bing did not believe in ghosts and gods, so he was definitely fooling ghosts when he went to worship! But there was one place with sincerity, that was the Zhonglie Temple, located ten miles east of the city, and it was built by the people in the early Southern Song Dynasty. Because Yue Fei made contributions to protecting the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the people of the prefecture asked the imperial court to build a temple for sacrifice, and the imperial edict gave it to him. He admired Yue Fei very much in his previous life. After regaining Lin'an, he thought of paying tribute to the tomb, but failed to make a trip. Unexpectedly, he met in Ezhou.

After the worship, Zhao Bing issued an order to renovate the temple of Martyrs, and add the supporting hall and the back hall. He enshrines the spiritual thrones of the soldiers who died in the battles between Ezhou and Jiangling, and put them in stone to record them, and wrote them "Loyalty and Martyrs will never be forgotten forever." In addition, he ordered the requisition of 100 acres of nearby land to be built in a cemetery, and buried the corpses of the soldiers who died in the Zhongxi Road Army of the Northern Expedition. The rituals were upgraded from the past folk sacrifices to the government's four-season memorial.

On the 27th day of the 12th lunar month, the aftermath was basically handled. Jiang Jin and Han Zhen came to Ezhou with the imperial edict. Zhao Bing invited important officials stationed in Ezhou to accompany him in the name of receiving the favor. When Wen Tianxiang arrived at the palace on time and came to Chuwang Tower, he found that only the little emperor was here. He was shocked and could not figure out what he was going to do. After the ceremony was finished, he sat down and looked at His Majesty suspiciously.

"Wen Xiang, do you know these things?" Zhao Bing said as he pushed a document to Wen Tianxiang and said.

"Oh, I don't know what Your Majesty said?" Wen Tianxiang opened the document and said, turning it through page by page, and his face went from disbelief to astonishment until he became solemn.

"Wenxiang, what do you think?" Zhao Bing saw his face change several times, took a sip of tea and asked.

"Your Majesty, there are some things in the article that are reported in the article, but most of them are unknown." Wen Tianxiang put down the text volume and his face became extremely ugly and authentic.

"Secret Wen, this matter is serious. I couldn't believe it when I first learned about it, but after secretly investigating it, everything was true!" Zhao Bing said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty of being in absent from the supervision, so please sue me." Wen Tianxiang hurriedly apologized.
Chapter completed!