Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

After expressing his loyalty, Zhang Jiankui was thinking about whether he should resign, when he saw two civil servants in red robes approaching, one put a seal on the imperial case, and the other put a roll of yellow silk on it and unfolded it.

Guo Shao picked up the ink brush and dipped it twice, then quickly wrote a few words on the yellow silk. Then he stood up with two things, walked around the case and walked in front of Zhang Jiankui.

Zhang Jiankui's heart tightened, and he hurriedly stood there with his back bowed. Guo Shao handed the things over with his own hands. Zhang Jiankui knelt down on one knee and took the things with both hands. When he looked up to pick up the things, he saw the emperor's bright eyes looking at him: "The founding prince, for the glory and interests of the empire, you are the same as me."

"The last general takes orders!" Zhang Jiankui said seriously, feeling hot all over for a moment! Guo Shao's gaze, words and deeds can affect people very much. Zhang Jiankui seemed to be watched by a god at this time, his whole body was bathed in the brilliance, and he was indescribably excited; perhaps, it was because the emperor himself had such emotions that people around him could feel it.

After taking the things, he excused himself and exited the study. When he left at the door, he subconsciously looked back and saw Guo Shao still standing there looking at him eagerly.

The quaint palace, the wooden window lattices, and the ink-scented letters made Zhang Jiankui feel that everything was different at this time, as if they had been "consecrated".

"Sword." Outside Jinxiang Hall, a sharp voice reminded. Suddenly, Zhang Jiankui quickly took the saber and hung it on himself again.

He came down from the stone steps and walked from the wide main hall square to the city gate directly south. All the way to the Xuande Gate, suddenly saw a green-robed civil servant standing there looking up and down at him.

The civil servant stepped forward and said, "Your Excellency is the commander-in-chief of the First Army of the Liaoxi Army, General Zhang?"

"Exactly." Zhang Jiankui held the king's order and the military seal in his hand, and he was indeed a little confused because he had never experienced it before.

The civil official said: "The next official is Zheng Xianchun, a member of the Privy Council. He is now dispatched by Shi, the director of the Qianying Military Mansion Branch of the Liaoxi Army. Please give me some advice from General Zhang."

After hearing this, Zhang Jiankui understood, and knew what this official was doing. Zhang Yin, the civilian official in Shijianbao, also did this job. Staff, messengers, and civil servants should all be in charge of this person.

However, Zhang Yin, the civil servant at the time, has now transported the ashes back to his hometown, and the tablet is in the Xuanren Gongde Pavilion.

Zhang Jiankui looked the civil servant in front of him up and down. He was estimated to be less than 30 years old, and he was very fair. Even the name Chun was so girly!

The fellow looked at Zhang Jiankui, as if he had guessed something, he straightened his body and said, "When the Southern Tang Dynasty was conquered, the subordinate officer was with the army. He served in the Qianying Army Mansion during the attack on Youzhou and the Pingxia Campaign. General Zhang, just don't worry. The subordinate officials are very familiar with how the four yamen communicate with each other and everything in the army."

People should not be judged by their appearance, Zhang Jiankui looked stunned, and he didn't want to offend this civil servant, because he had experience and had to get along with the people in the military government for a long time after he went out to war. Immediately, he said politely: "Zheng Changshi reminds you more."

Zheng Xianchun said: "It's a matter of duty."

The two of them left the imperial city through the side door of Xuande Gate, Zheng Xianchun said: "There is a school yard outside Wangchun Gate, General Zhang knows? Let's meet there the day after tomorrow, and everyone must approve the King's Order Soldiers Talisman in the general's hand, so that this group of people can gather together."

When Zhang Jiankui heard this, he really couldn't do without this civil servant.

Zheng Xianchun said as he walked: "The four yamen are indispensable. General Zhang belongs to the capital, and the army cannot succeed without a commander; the subordinate officials are members of the Privy Council, who handle trivial matters for General Zhang, and also handle military orders; there are also people from the Ministry of War. Without them, no one will take care of our settling expenses, military supplies and supplies for our expedition. In addition, the military supervisor will also send people to ask them for armor, firearms, and long weapons."

Zhang Jiankui listened carefully, nodded and said, "Sure enough, military affairs are much more troublesome than being a commander."

"Of course, what thousands of people do is completely different from hundreds of people." Zheng Xianchun said, "There are about 3,000 soldiers in total. Among them, two commanders of the Forbidden Army and two commanders of the Central Plains Shangwei Army gathered in the Tokyo barracks; and two Hebei commanders of the Guards waited for us in Beizhou. Let's go north along the Yongji Canal on the boat of the Huben Army, take the 1,000 people on board, and continue to take the boat to Jinzhou, Hebei (the newly built city after the recovery of Youzhou, around Tianjin); the boat to Liaoxi Fort."

When Zhang Jiankui saw his servants coming with their horses, he clasped his fists and said, "I will go back and tidy up, and we will meet outside Wangchun Gate sometime."

Zheng Xianchun hurriedly took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, "At the military residence the day after tomorrow, General Zhang will follow what is written on it."

"Very good." Zhang Jiankui said with a smile, "It's just a show."

Unexpectedly, Zheng Xianchun said: "It's more than that. The officials come from Shilin, the officialdom, and the army. Every place has its own way of speaking. Let's just follow along. That's how it looks."

Zhang Jiankui clasped his fists and said with a smile, "Zheng Changshi is right, let's leave."

He rode home with an attendant leading a horse, and suddenly saw Yu Liang standing there at the door of his house. The guy was holding a live rooster in one hand and twisting a wine jar in the other. When he saw Zhang Jiankui, his face lit up, and he was very happy to open it.

Zhang Jiankui opened the mouth first: "Come here, what are you doing?"

Yu Liangdao: "A little heart doesn't make a respect, thank you General Zhang for cultivating me at the end!"

"What do you mean?" Zhang Jiankui asked.

Yu Liangdao: "The last general was promoted to the head of the guard army, wasn't General Zhang promoted?"

Zhang Jiankui blurted out: "It's none of my business, I just found out after hearing you say it!"

Yu Liang: "..."

Zhang Jiankui smiled and said, "I didn't help, do you want to take this thing back?"

After hearing this, Yu Liang looked at him in blank dismay, and they both laughed.

Zhang Jiankui threw the reins to his followers and led Yu Liang into the gate of the courtyard. He gave the chicken to the servant and ordered it to be killed for supper. The can of wine brought by Yu Liangti was taken directly to the main room to drink first, and the wine was served with a plate of fried crucian carp.

Zhang Jiankui talked about the matter of Liaoxi Fort. Now that the branch of the military government has not yet been established, it is possible that Yu Liang's command will also receive a transfer order in a few days.

"As long as Yu Dutou finds an opportunity to make military achievements, he will be an official in the future. Whether he is in the army or supplementing civil servants, he will always eat the royal rations." Zhang Jiankui said nicely.

Yu Liang kept nodding his head: "In the past, General Han Chuang studied hard and devoted himself to becoming an official, but failed repeatedly. Unexpectedly, he took this path to realize his ambition. I never thought about it at the beginning."

Zhang Jiankui laughed.

Two people with completely different experiences have a good chat while drinking wine. They have had the experience of sharing joys and sorrows in Iwami Fort, so there are too many things to talk about.

They first chatted about the little Japanese lady, Yu Liangdao: "A while ago, the king of Japan sent a singing girl to Tokyo, and I happened to see her. Don't say that we are destined for each other, we will meet again thousands of miles away."

Zhang Jiankui was also a little surprised, and immediately said: "That girl didn't really want to come to Daxu, but this time she got what she wanted." He continued, "When we were on the East Island, there was a court minister in the earth castle, Zan Jurun, Minister of Industry, Shijiang Yu... Do you remember?"

Yu Liang quickly nodded and said: "It's not easy for senior officials to see, all the brothers in command know Minister Zan."

Zhang Jiankui said: "I heard that Minister Zan went to the northwest, and he was with the founding father, Marshal Li. The army in the northwest was bigger than ours, at least tens of thousands of people went there. Many barracks of the Tokyo Imperial Army were mobilized a while ago."

Yu Liang suddenly nodded.

"Those acquaintances in Shijianbao went to different places, but they all made contributions! Do it!" Zhang Jiankui said confidently, holding up his wine glass.

Yu Liang also raised his glass pretending to be bold and said: "The last general respects Zhang Du's command, it's done!"

Two days later, Zhang Jiankui dressed neatly and went outside Wangchun Gate as scheduled.

Zhu Wenwu also arrived at the government office one after another. On an unpainted wooden board, there was written in black with a brush: the First Army Division of the Front Battalion of the Liaoxi Army. The things are really a bit crude, but the inside is lively, as expected, people from all the yamen sects have arrived one after another.

Zhang Jiankui first met Zheng Xianchun, the chief clerk, and Zheng Xianchun bowed to each other and said: "General Zhang has an extraordinary spirit, and he will definitely be able to lead the entire army."

"Huh?" Zhang Jiankui felt that this remark was not quite right, as if he disliked his own background and status, so he sneered, "Don't worry about Zheng Changshi, you have been to the Southern Tang Dynasty with me, but I was in the valley of the Shu Road, but I was a striker; not long ago, I was besieged by 50 times the Japanese army on the East Island, and now I am standing here talking?"

Zheng Xianchun hurriedly paid homage to him.

When you walk into the lobby, someone introduces you, or you come up to register yourself, and there is a lot of noise inside. Zhang Jiankui clasped his fists as a salute, and walked to the north side slowly. He took it out from his bosom, and immediately an official stepped forward to pick it up, took it down and showed it to dozens of noisy people.

Zhang Jiankui stretched out his hand and scratched the back of his head a few times, finally remembered what was written on that piece of paper, and immediately "coughed" cleared his throat twice. All the civil and military people below gradually stopped.

"According to Emperor Daxu's decree, my commander, Zhang Jiankui, will be the commander-in-chief of the First Army of the Liaoxi Army. From now on, he will have the right to command, mobilize, deploy, and execute in battle as follows: the first and second commanders of the Fifth Army of the Huben Army, the commanders of Kaifeng, Chenzhou, Jizhou, and Shenzhou of the Wei Army. God bless my emperor, longevity is boundless!"

Dozens of people shouted in agreement.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhang Jiankui was watched by many eyes, and his solemn words really made him suddenly feel like a commander in chief, feeling that his power was upright.

Zhang Jiankui's tall and thick body stood there, thought for a while, raised his hand and said solemnly: "For the glory and interests of the empire, and to be loyal to my emperor, I will be the same as you all!"

Everyone was solemn after hearing this, and Chang Shi Zheng Xianchun looked at Zhang Jiankui calmly and nodded slightly.

Many people gather together, either to make meritorious deeds, or to get rich for rewards, or for glory and wealth, and everyone is doing the same cause. A new journey is ahead, as if there is a great light illuminating people's future.