Two days later, the court issued the first batch of reward orders, with Li Yanqing, Dong Ping and Yao Pingzhong, who were the best in defending the capital, and he also appointed Li Yanqing as the young prince, and was appointed as the minister of the Privy Council, and was awarded the title of Duke of Chu; Dong Ping sealed the commander of the front chief of the hall, the general of the left guard, and the title of Duke of Liang; Yao Pingzhong sealed the deputy commander of the hall, the general of the Jinwu Guard, and the title of Duke of Fu.

The news came out, which caused an uproar among the civil and military officials in the court. On the one hand, although the rewards were of amazing strength, the three of them were actually granted the Duke, and they were all from the second-rank official rank, and they were only one step away from being the king. However, it was indeed necessary to think that the emperor had just ascended the throne and needed to grant a heavy title to win over the heroes.

On the other hand, many important officials in the court also discovered a strange thing in the reward, that is, although Li Yanqing's name is high, his official rank and title are exactly the same as the other two. This is not so much an extraordinary promotion of Dong Ping and Yao Pingzhong, but rather a secret suppression of Li Yanqing.

When the news came out, the Jingzhao army was so angry that Wang Gui and Niu Gao led a group of generals to the military office, making a noise. Li Yanqing heard the movement outside and walked out quickly.

From a distance, I heard Wang Gui roaring loudly outside the gate, "We fought to kill the enemy, and the most casualties were the most severe. The Jin soldiers attacked the city more than 40 times, and more than 90% of them were withstood. Dong Ping only defended once, and Yao Pingzhong didn't even see the shadow of the Jin soldiers. Why should he be named a high-ranking official Duke?"

"Wang Gui, have you said enough?" Li Yanqing shouted loudly and walked out of the gate.

When the generals saw the commander coming out, they surrounded him and talked angrily. Li Yanqing waved his hand to calm everyone down. He glared at Wang Gui, "Everyone is the same palace as the minister. Is there anyone who gives names like you?"

Wang Gui said with a hard neck: "I can't say what they do?"

Li Yanqing glared at him fiercely, and then said to the generals: "This time defeating the Jin soldiers and defending the capital is not the credit of me, Li Yanqing, but the achievements of thousands of soldiers and everyone. I won't care what official position I have granted myself, but I want to ensure that the interests of the generals will not be damaged."

"I'm afraid that even the commander can't go up, and we can't go up either!" Niu Gao didn't say much, but he came to the point.

Li Yanqing also knew that Niu Gao was right, so he said slowly: "The interests are fought for. I will do my best to fight for the benefits you deserve. Let's go back first and wait patiently, and don't talk to the court anymore."

When the coach spoke, the generals had to go back to the camp. Li Yanqing glared at Wang Gui again, "You must especially control your mouth. If you dare to talk nonsense, don't stay in the capital."

Wang Gui's face turned pale and obviously dissatisfied. He turned around and left. Soon, the generals dispersed. At this time, Liu Qi asked in a low voice: "What are the governors going to do?"

Li Yanqing thought for a while, "First go to the Privy Council to meet the Privy Council, then go to the palace to thank you, and then mention the matters of the generals."

Liu Qi hesitated and said, "Actually, I think Wang Gui is saying it well. In this matter, we cannot be too weak, otherwise Zhizhengtang will continue to take charge of us. Although everyone is doing it to resist the Jin Dynasty and serve the country, they also hope to be promoted and made a fortune. If the court does too much, it may be a shame for the soldiers."

Li Yanqing nodded, "I know, I will strive for it for my brothers."

Li Yanqing actually didn't care what official title he was awarded this time. He knew that the reward now was far from the final result, but the struggle had just begun.

Li Yanqing immediately came to the Privy Council and found Gao Shen, the two giants of the Privy Council. Tong Guan was executed and Gao Qiu was dismissed. Gao Shen was promoted to the position of the Privy Council. Zhao Huan's confidant Geng Nanzhong was appointed as the Privy Council. The position of the same-privy Council was vacant. Li Yanqing was named the same-privy Council, which was also considered to be the last vacant.

"The Privy Council does not have any real power now!"

Gao Shen personally poured a cup of hot tea for Li Yanqing and smiled and said, "Do you really want to move the table to the Privy Council?"

"If the court has sacked the defensive envoys, I have to come if I don't come."

"You can't say anything. Zhizhengtang made a fierce debate on this matter for a whole morning. Bai, Wu, and Li Sanjin all agreed to abolish the defensive envoys, but He Zhantou and Sun Fu firmly opposed it. Zhizhengtang failed to reach an agreement."

He Zhantou was the Grand Secretary He Li. He replaced Li Gang as the minister and entered the Zhizheng Hall as the prime minister. He was also a famous anti-Jin faction in history and was famous for his stubborn temper.

According to the rules of procedure of Zhizhengtang, the major military-national decision to abolish the Tokyo Defense Envoy must be passed unanimously before it can be implemented, at least there is no objection. Since He Li and Sun Fu oppose it, the abolition plan cannot be passed. Unless the emperor rejects Zhizhengtang's resolution and uses imperial power to forcibly issue an order to abolish it, this possibility is not without. However, the emperors of the Song Dynasty did not dare to use this fierce means easily, otherwise they would stand opposite to the civil servant group, and the political cost was too high, let alone the new emperor who had just ascended the throne.

Therefore, Li Yanqing was not worried about the defensive military yamen being laid off. This matter was extremely important to Li Yanqing. Once the defensive military yamen being laid off, according to the Song Dynasty's rules, his 30,000 Jingzhao Army would return to the imperial guards and his military power would be deprived.

This is really not He Li, Sun Fu is helping him, but the Jin soldiers are eyeing him in Hebei. No one with a little intelligence will break his own hands. Bai Shizhong, Wu Min and Li Bangyan want to flatter the emperor, and take this abolition opportunity to deprive Li Yanqing of military power, and then re-appoint the defensive envoy according to the changes in the situation, and the impact is not great.

Li Yanqing took a sip of hot tea and pondered for a moment, "Is there any news from Zhang Xiangguo?"

Zhang's prime minister was Zhang Bangchang. He was ordered to go on a mission to Daming Prefecture and the Jin Kingdom three days ago to negotiate with the Jin Kingdom about the withdrawal of Jin troops from Hebei and Hedong. Zhang Bangchang was the chief envoy, Geng Nanzhong and Ma Zheng. This was also what the Jin Kingdom promised before. After the Jin Kingdom retreated north, the second round of negotiations will be launched as soon as possible.

Gao Shen shook his head, "There is no news for the time being, but I heard that Wanyan Xie is not in Daming Mansion, but the negotiations are chaired by Wanyan Zongwang. I guess it won't end so soon."

Li Yanqing thought secretly that Wanyan Xie must have gone back to Yanshan Prefecture to meet the wolf lord of the Jin Kingdom. The attack on Song failed. Yu and public and private Wanyan Xie also wanted to give the wolf lord of the Jin Kingdom an explanation. But once Wanyan Xie returned from Yanshan Prefecture, it was the beginning of the second Song offensive of the Jin Kingdom. Li Yanqing was very surprised to see the fire in the strategic trend of the Jin Kingdom.

Li Yanqing nodded, he asked casually. He came to the Privy Council today to have a serious matter. He clenched his fists, placed them on the table, leaned forward slightly and asked, "Is there a conclusion on the defense plan on the south bank of the Yellow River?"

This is Li Yanqing's most concerned thing at the moment. Seeing that the Yellow River is about to thaw, if strong defense can be deployed on the south bank of the Yellow River in time, the Jin soldiers will basically not be able to cross the Yellow River.

Gao Shen's face showed a hint of embarrassment. Li Yanqing immediately saw it and asked quickly: "Is there any resistance?"

Gao Shen nodded, "The resistance is very large, mainly because the financial resources are consumed too much. It will cost at least 30 to 40 million taels of silver to complete this deployment. It will take a long time to build trench machines, artillery and thunder. There are also fortifications and the civil servants' requisitions, which involve too many people. Zhizhengtang and the court oppose it very much, and the officials do not agree with it. Only Zhizhengtang reached a consensus on recruiting new recruits."

Li Yanqing did not expect the court to approve his plan immediately. He just hoped that Zhao Huan and the court would realize the seriousness of the situation. Even if they did not take the initiative to attack the Jin soldiers, they should still have necessary defenses.

Historically, it was because of this incident that Zhao Huan and the court were lucky enough to waste financial resources on the defense on the south bank of the Yellow River. Li Gang insisted so hard that he eventually angered Zhao Huan and the civil servant group. Unexpectedly, the court was still so short-sighted, and Li Yanqing showed an expression of extreme disappointment on his face.

Gao Shen patted his shoulder gently, "Planning is up to people, and success is up to heaven. You have done your best. However, the negotiations for the Jin soldiers to evacuate the capital were too smooth. The officials and Zhizhengtang also had great hope for the Jin soldiers to retreat north. It would be a bit out of place for you to propose coastal defense now."

Li Yanqing had no choice but to sigh, "What about recruiting the army? How did you decide?"

This is the only plan adopted by Zhao Huan. Although it is far from Li Yanqing's plan, it is finally better than nothing. Now the Song army only has 130,000 troops in the capital. Even if he does not propose a recruitment plan, Zhao Huan will take the initiative to recruit troops.

"The plan has been decided, and the Ministry of War is fully responsible. A total of 200,000 new troops were recruited from Kaifeng Prefecture, Yingtian Prefecture, Yingchang Prefecture, Zhengzhou, Caizhou, Chenzhou, Yingzhou, Ruzhou and other three prefectures. Dong Ping and Yao Pingzhong served as commanders of the left and right new troops, each responsible for training 100,000 troops."

"That's nothing about me?" Li Yanqing sneered.
Chapter completed!