Master Zhong walked out of the hall and met Gao Shen waiting for him in front. Master Zhong walked up quickly, "Is Master Gao waiting for me?"

Gao Shen nodded, "I want to apologize to the veteran general!"

“Why?”

"Actually, I have found detailed evidence that Li Yanqing was swallowed up. Yao Zhongping dismantled Li Yanqing's military achievements and placed them on his nephew and several confidant generals respectively, so Li Yanqing's military achievements were gone."

Zhong Shidao was furious, "His nephew Yao Jun did not go to Xixia at all and stayed in Taiyuan. Why is he so shameless?"

"But in all the military documents, his nephew followed the army to attack Xixia and served as the military officer of the Intelligence Department. However, Li Yanqing served as the head of the army in charge of the military, and there was no record of his contribution."

Zhun Shidao was so angry that his eyes turned dark. He worked with Yao Zhongping for eight years, but he never knew that he was such a despicable villain. Even if he had a gap with Li Yanqing and did not want to give him credit, he should not have made any contribution to his nephew.

Gao Shen whispered again: "The reason why I did not expose it in the great court is that this matter is very involved and I am afraid of causing internal strife in the court, so please forgive me."

Zhong Shidao snorted secretly, why are he afraid of causing internal strife in the court? He was obviously afraid of offending Gao Qiu and Tong Guan, and afraid of losing his official hat, so he did not dare to reveal the truth and wanted to be a peacemaker.

Gao Shen saw the dissatisfaction of Zhong Shidao and hurriedly said, "Although some things cannot be stated explicitly, I promise to report Li Yanqing's contributions truthfully, and there will be no discount at all. Please rest assured by the veteran general."

Master Zhong knew that this was the biggest concession that Gaoshen could make, so he said, "Since that's the case, then I'll have to pay a job for Gaoshen."

"You're welcome, this is my duty."

Zhong Shidao remembered another incident and said, "There is another matter that I would like to ask Gao Zhi for help."

"Please say the old general!"

"That's right. Li Yanqing only has two thousand troops in Hebei, so it may be difficult to wipe out the enemy in Hebei. Can you ask the Privy Council to order Li Yanqing to temporarily have the right to mobilize the rural soldiers of Daming Prefecture and Xiangzhou."

Gao Shen was a little embarrassed and said for a while: "It is best to get approval from the official when it comes to the transfer of troops. Please ask the old general to apply to the official first. Once the official approval is made, I will immediately order the transfer of troops."

"I'm afraid time is very urgent!"

"I can't do anything about this either."

At this time, a eunuch ran over and bowed to Zhong Shidao and said, "Old General, the emperor is welcome!"

Zhong Shidao hurriedly bowed to Gao Shen and hurriedly followed the eunuch.

Soon, Master Zhong came to the Yiqing Hall where the emperor usually lives. An eunuch went in to report to him and came out for a moment and said, "The emperor asked the old general to come in!"

Master Zhong quickly walked into the inner hall, and saw the emperor Zhao Ji sitting behind the table thinking about something. He hurried forward to salute: The old minister should meet His Highness!"

"The old general is flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Mr. Zhong stood aside, and Zhao Ji pondered for a moment and said, "Li Yanqing's affairs are very embarrassed!"

Zhong Shidao's heart sank. He knew that things were not easy to handle. Zhao Ji threw a memorial on the table. "This is the memorial that Yao Zhongping just sent. He carefully explained why he did not ask for merit for Li Yanqing. Li Yanqing was a Jinshi last year. He was first named the Eighth-rank Chengfenglang. A year later he was promoted to the Seventh-rank Chaosanlang. He was promoted to two levels in a year. This is already very rare in the court. If he is considered to be credited, he will at least reach the seventh-rank or the sixth-rank. Of course, it is because of military merits, but he is a civil servant. Civil servants have the rules of civil servants. If he is promoted to three or four levels a year, he may break the rules of the officialdom."

"But so are the Wei-Minist"

"You are different from him!"

Zhao Ji interrupted him, "The veteran general has fifty years of qualifications, and it is normal for him to be promoted no matter how much he is promoted, but he only has one year, and his qualifications are almost too far away and there is no comparison."

"But please forgive me for being rude. If an army does not reward me for its contributions, it will bring the hearts of the soldiers!"

"That's why I want to discuss with you and see what other ways to make up for it. He has indeed made contributions to the country, and I can't say anything at all."

Mr. Zhong was helpless. He had already said this. What else could he do?

After a moment of silence, Zhong Shidao had no choice but to answer: "Only Your Majesty has the intention, I believe he can understand no matter what kind of reward it is."

Zhao Ji nodded, took a few more steps with his hands behind his back, and then slowly said: "It is my bottom line for me to be promoted to the seventh rank of dynasty and be appointed as the Censor, and be awarded a reward of 3,000 taels. Even if he was awarded the achievements of the Western Xia, as for the merits of the suppression of the bandits, I will consider the specific title of official title and promotion after the end of the bandit suppression."

Although the final result was not ideal, Zhong Shidao also understood in his heart that it was good that Li Yanqing had been promoted from eighth to seventh grade within a year. Many things in the officialdom were not absolutely fair. Even the emperor could not reward him as he wanted. He had to weigh the pros and cons again and again. This was the biggest concession the emperor could make.

"The old minister thanked His Majesty for the reward for Li Yanqing!"

Seeing that Master Zhong accepted it, Zhao Ji felt relieved and smiled and said, "Tell Li Yanqing for me that I have already recorded his merits. When he has obtained qualifications in a few years, I will be promoted to another position."

"The old minister must tell you that I would like to ask Your Majesty for your kindness!"

"What did you say?"

"Your Majesty, Li Yanqing independently wiped out the Liangshan bandits in Hebei. He only has two thousand troops in his hands. I am afraid that the troops will be slightly insufficient. Can you ask Your Majesty to give the soldiers from Daming Prefecture and Xiangzhou to him to command the commander, so that he can calmly allocate the army, and there will be no way for a clever wife to cook without rice."

Zhao Ji was not vague at all when it comes to the army. He thought for a long time and finally nodded and said, "He can give him the right to fight, but it is limited to the rural soldiers in Daming Prefecture and Xiangzhou. The rest of the army cannot be transferred at will."

"I thank Your Majesty for your kindness!"

Li Yanqing withdrew his troops from Bozhou and returned to Daming Prefecture. He did not enter Daming City, but was stationed in Gucheng Town about 40 miles from Shen County. It is only thirty miles away from the Yellow River Wharf. Their supplies have arrived at the Yellow River Wharf. It is slightly closer to the Yellow River, which is also convenient for their material transportation.

After an ambush, the Yellow River Wharf in Shen County has turned into ruins, several warehouses have burned into white ground, and there are several piles of charred black grain on the ground, and a group of birds circling and pecking on the burned grain.

At this time, ten large ships were parked at the dock, and thousands of civilians drove large chariots to assist the soldiers in transporting food and grass and various military supplies. Food and grass and military supplies were piled up on the dock like a hill.

Li Yanqing was standing in front of a bunch of firearms and looking at the various firearms that Master Zhong brought to him. He suddenly found more than a dozen iron lumps the size of winter melons. He was immediately delighted and asked the soldiers to get the material list. He turned to the page of the firearms and searched carefully from top to bottom. Sure enough, he saw what he wanted in the last column, "Fifteen thunderstorms!"

This is the newly created thunder of the Gunpowder Bureau. Although it is a bit different from the thunder of the Gunpowder Bureau that he created in Xixia before. At that time, he made the pumpkin shape and round shape, but this one is in the shape of a winter melon and oval shape. However, Li Yanqing was not worried that it could not be used. The Gunpowder Bureau would have to go through a lot of tests before setting standards and then mass-producing thunder.

With this thing, he could directly blow up the county town of Shenxian. He patted the smooth iron shell and said to several soldiers: "Transport these fifteen black guys back to the military camp first, be careful!"

Several soldiers brought a ox cart over and began to carefully carry the thunder and thunder.

At this time, a soldier ran over and whispered to Li Yanqing: "Report to the commander, a ship boss said there is important information."

"Where are the people? Bring them up."

After a moment, the soldier brought a boatman up, and the boatman bowed and said, "General, we have just come from the other side and found something unusual. I feel it is necessary to report to the general."

"You said, what did you find?"

"The villain found an army gathering on the other side of the shore, and it was on the dock."

Li Yanqing was shocked and asked quickly: "Is there a boat on the pier?"

"There are several ships, but they are all small and cannot accommodate so many people."

Li Yanqing has been considering the possibility of the Liangshan army increasing its troops in Hebei. If Song Jiang decides not to give up Hebei, he will definitely increase its troops in Hebei. And from the time point of view, it should be in these few days. Although there are no ships for the time being, it is very likely that the army will gather first and then the ships will be transferred from another place.

Although he used the weaknesses of the Liangshan Army in dispersed everywhere and caught the opponent off guard, the Liangshan Army had obviously learned the lesson and concentrated its troops in one place and would not be easily dispersed. Although he had two thousand elite soldiers, once the opponent's troops were assembled to 10,000, he might not be able to beat the opponent.

This information is very important and timely. Li Yanqing really had no choice for a while. He pondered for a long time, and then took the material list and read it carefully. There was indeed something he wanted on the list. He just felt strange. How could he send a firearm but not a fire cannon?
Chapter completed!