"Where has Cao Xi been?" Zhao Ke asked tiredly, his eyes covered with blood.

"The reinforcements in Xijing encountered a large group of Liao cavalry, and General Cao had to station in Hulao Pass." Tong Guan said carefully. Zhao Ke said hatefully, "It's so funny." He sighed, grabbed the armrest of the dragon chaise, and asked again, "Where is Liu Yanqing?"

"General Liu has sent troops, but Xiangyang is far away from the capital, and the army is still on the way."

A look of disappointment flashed across Zhao Ke's face, and then turned into gloom. He remembered the past when he visited Hebei, and the Khitans were invaded, but was framed by Cai Jing and Liu Yanqing, and almost lost the position of crown prince. "I treat you kindly, and you repay you with your heart." Zhao Ke couldn't help but clench his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Where is Wang Yan? Has he returned to help?"

"General Wang sent someone to report that the Liao army could not last long in Bianliang. Now he should use static to control the troops in Hebei camps and Daming Mansion, which can cut off the food route and attack his laziness," Tong Guan's words were not finished. "Bastard!" Zhao Ke could no longer suppress his anger and shouted, "Gominable!" Because the fear of the Liao army coming to Bianliang instantly turned into resentment towards the generals of the vassal states! The blue veins on his forehead stormed up, and he stood up angrily, paced back and forth like a trapped beast in a cage. The Liao army crossed the river effortlessly, and the defensive imperial guards were almost defeated at once. Even though Bianliang had been operating for several generations, even if there were more than 100,000 imperial guards in the city, Zhao Ke was shuddered.

The official walked around a few times, suppressed his anger, and whispered: "Taiwei Tong, although the Liao army is at the city, the imperial guards in the capital are formed by the ancestors gathering elite troops from the world. Can they still fight with the Liao army?"

"Oh——" Tong Guan sighed and said with a difficult face, "Your Majesty, Bianliang has been peaceful for a long time. The troops in the capital have not been in war for a hundred years. In the eyes of my ministers, if the soldiers in the capital are fighting against Hu cavalry, it is like driving sheep to fight against tigers and wolves." He hesitated for a moment, as if he had made up a great determination, and plucked up the courage: "I forgave my old slaves to fight for courage. If there is no reinforcement in each camp, Bianliang will be in danger. Your Majesty is in charge of the safety of the world, and should not sit under the dangerous walls. For the ancestors and the country, he should temporarily avoid the front of the Liao army and patrol the southeast."

"Seeking the southeast?" Zhao Ke's pupils suddenly shrank, and a hint of sharpness flashed. He stared at Tong Guan. After a long time, he sighed, "The Liao army invaded Hebei, and I abandoned the capital. Even though I survived in the world, I had no face to see my ancestors underground." Seeing this, Tong Guan hurriedly knelt down on the ground and kowtowed, "I am rash, please give me death penalty!" The Supreme Master in front of his palace was over fifty years old, and his head was like pounding garlic. Zhao Keyuan was a little annoyed, and couldn't bear it. He sighed, "The Supreme Master is loyal, why is it so guilty? Please get up quickly." Tong Guan stood up, his forehead was red and swollen, looking in a mess.

"Your Majesty, I have a plan. I have a plan. Qin Zhongcheng has arrived at Daming Mansion. Wang Yan is arrogant and does not accept the sage's order. He can be appointed as Qin Zhongcheng's Hebei Military Commander, and all the troops in Hebei camps will be deployed. He will be controlled by the Hebei Military Commander. Another decree will be given to Qin Zhongcheng, so that he can quickly lead the Hebei military troops back to Bianliang. Qin Zhongcheng is a famous minister in the world and will definitely live up to your majesty's heavy trust." Tong Guan carefully concealed his eyes, looking completely for the safety of His Majesty.

When Zhao Ke heard this, he remembered the past when Deng Su went to Luoyang to seize Cao Di's military power and returned in vain. He hesitated: "However, the generals of the vassal states have always been respectful and rebellious. Qin Zhongcheng is a civil servant. Can Wang Yan be willing to hand over the military power to him?"

Seeing that the official family was already moved, Tong Guan hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that Wang Yan and Liu Yanqing exchanged vassal states in the second year of Jingkang, and it has only been more than a year now. Both of them brought only a few personal soldiers to the post. The generals of the Hebei camp were originally used by Liu Yanqing. For more than a year, the censors of the Taiwan Censors have been staring at the southeast of Hebei. Even if Wang Yan and Liu Yanqing were interested in forming cliques for personal gain, they would not dare to do too much. I think that most of the generals of the Hebei camp were not his confidants. Just declare the order in public and grant the military power to Qin Zhongcheng. In front of the great righteousness, even if Wang Yan had a rebellion, he would not dare to make trouble on the spot."

When Tong Guan reminded him, Zhao Ke remembered this section and nodded, "The Grand Marshal said. I will issue an order now."

Tong Guan bowed and said yes, a trace of color flashed in his eyes. He immediately prepared a pen, ink, paper and ink.

"This is exactly the intention of ancestors to control martial arts with literature," Zhao Ke sighed: "In the Anshi Rebellion of the Tang Dynasty, there were rebellious generals in Hebei but not in the prefectures. The scholars and officials read the books of sages and wise and talked about loyalty, filial piety, integrity and righteousness, which is not comparable to those of the military men of the vassal states. Qin Zhongcheng took charge of the Hebei army and would definitely not let me down." Thinking that after Qin Hui took control of the Hebei army, 100,000 soldiers came to support Bianliang, and the defense of the capital was even more consolidated, Zhao Ke felt much more at ease. While waiting for the Hanlin scholar on duty to come to the imperial study room to draft the edict, he continued to read the memorial.

"Huh? The eight thousand Henghaixiang Army has actually passed Hengzhou?" Zhao Ke's face was full of surprise, and instantly turned to comfort, and praised repeatedly, "Good Yue Fei, such a flying general. Yue Pengju, my flying general!" The pale face of the official family appeared with a rosy look. He stood up and looked at Tong Guan, happily: "Among a group of people who have no courage, there is finally a loyal and righteous general." He walked two steps, "Henghaixiang Army was promoted to the imperial guards in front of the hall, and given a name," Zhao Ke thought for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Give the name of Zhenguo Army, Yue Fei is the commander of Zhenguo Army, and add the capital of Yuhou of the infantry in front of the hall. My intention is decided, Liu Yanqing is cowardly and incompetent, so let Yue Fei join forces with him first, and I will issue an order to let Yue Fei replace him and take charge of the 70,000 troops in the southeast camp."

"Your Majesty is wise." Tong Guan said respectfully, secretly stunning. Yue Fei won three consecutive victories just because of the marching. The speed of promotion is as shocking as the speed of the marching army in Zhenguo. He laughed in his heart: "It's a pity that this fate has come to this point. The official family cannot protect itself. Liu Yanqing is not a fuel-saving lamp. I'm afraid you won't have the military power of the Southeast Camp."

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The emperor had issued five golden-shaped tablets in a row, and Qin Hui came to urge him every day to ask the Hebei camp to return to Bianliang from Daming Prefecture to help Bianliang. Wang Yan insisted on not allowing it, but the pressure was also great. The sixth golden-shaped tablets arrived, and the government's patience had reached its peak. He directly appointed Qin Hui as the Hebei governor and ordered him to command the Hebei army to serve the king. He also named it specially. The Hebei camps deployed Wang Yan to be under the jurisdiction of the Hebei governor. If there were any generals in Hebei who did not obey the jurisdiction, they would be rebellious. The military commanders could be executed immediately. Although it was not common for civil officials to command the army, there were many precedents. In the third year of Yuanfu, Han Qi, the remaining subordinates of Xijing, controlled the generals, and even the Xijing camps deployed Di Qing to be under his jurisdiction.

The official's order revealed dissatisfaction with Wang Yan. The generals in Hebei looked strange. Shang Qiong and Jin Yaochen looked at each other and saw gloating in each other's eyes. Qin Hui knelt on the ground to receive the imperial edict and stood up. His face was a little embarrassed. He thought that civil and military affairs were different and never thought of leading troops. Wang Yan seemed to have no dissatisfaction. Qin Hui became more and more polite and whispered: "Wang Jiedu is loyal to the country, and I know it very well. Your Majesty's decree is also a high hope for the Hebei camp. There may be some misunderstandings during this period. After reaching Bianliang, I will definitely tell Your Majesty. The country is difficult, and Qin is willing to work with Wang Jiedu."

Wang Yan did not say anything, but nodded. Seeing this, Qin Hui turned to the generals in the camp and said, "The capital is now in danger and cannot be delayed for a moment. This official decided that the army in the camp will go to Bianliang to serve the king tomorrow morning. Please ask Wang Jiedu to make detailed arrangements on how to dispatch the troops." He turned sideways and placed Wang Yan in the middle. The generals of the Hebei camp looked at the eyes of the generals, and the hall of the Grand Marshal was quiet, and only the north wind was blowing outside.

Wang Yan finally sighed, and his tiger's eyes slowly looked around the generals in the hall, and said in a deep voice: "Send troops at the hour of Mao."

Qin Hui nodded, his face slowed down. He was indeed not familiar with military affairs, so he simply showed his generosity and allowed Wang Yan to arrange the troops. As long as the Hebei camp quickly set off, it would be fine to arrive in Bianliang as soon as possible. There were 200,000 soldiers and horses in the Hebei camp, and most of them were trapped in the northern prefectures and counties. The Liao army only captured a few cities on the road that must be passed, and most of the cities in Hebei were still defending. There were about 90,000 soldiers and horses in the city. 20,000 people stayed in Daming Mansion, and 70,000 troops were busy with the king.

At the time of Yin, he set out from Daming Mansion, with a man holding a horse and a horse wrapped his hooves, and headed straight for Liyangjin. The floating bridge of Liyangjin was still in the hands of Zhang Shuye. Under the lack of ferries and the threat of a large group of Liao cavalry, the army crossed the river from the floating bridge was the only choice. Wang Yan arranged the marching queues of the various troops in detail, saying that if the Liao cavalry raided, the troops were not allowed to act without authorization. They must obey Lin's military orders, form a dignified formation, and beat drums before they could have the chance to reach Liyangjin.

When Wang Yan gave the order, Qin Hui did not say a word, but listened carefully. Until Wang Yan finished his instructions, Qin Hui stood up and asked the Shangfang sword given by the emperor, bowed a lot, and said in a deep voice: "Justice Wang is the order of this Scripture. If you come to the army tomorrow, if you dare not accept the military order, those who dare to avoid the war will be beheaded immediately and will never let go!"

All the generals looked stern and answered yes in unison.

That night, the entire Daming City was filled with a tense atmosphere. Although it was seven or eight days from Daming Mansion to Bianliang, it was very dangerous, and dry food and water must be prepared enough. In addition to preparing carriages, horses, food and grass, the troops also had to hand over the city's defense. In the hearts of soldiers with family, this was more important than serving the king. When the troops went on a camp, their families could only stay in Daming City. It is unknown whether they could meet after they parted in this night. That night, countless tears soaked their clothes.

The moonlight was like water, sprinkling the room. Li Ruoxu tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. So he got up and wiped the sword he had with him and the fire gun given by Li Ruobing. He put his soft armor in his white cotton robe and covered it with a standard leather armor on the outside, which was light. After this sleepless night, he was about to embark on a journey full of unknown dangers.
Chapter completed!