Chapter 976 Envoys From the Imperial Court

"Jun Yi, Gong Ming, and Er Zhan, I will leave Chenzhou to you. I hope that the three of you will cooperate sincerely to maintain the stable and harmonious development trend of Chenzhou!"

At the port of Pyongyang City, one hundred thousand elite black-armored black cavalry troops were boarding the ship one after another. Zhang He, Xu Huang, Chen Ang and other important left-behind officials all came to see Shang Ji off. Looking at everyone, Shang Jie gave the last instruction.

"We will keep your lord's orders in mind and never dare to live up to your lord's trust!"

Zhang He, Xu Huang, and Chen Ang said in unison.

"Well, I feel relieved to have the three of you in charge of Chenzhou." Shang Jian smiled and nodded, then took a step forward to look at Xu Huang.

Xu Huang quickly raised his chest and raised his head, looking at Shang Jie intently.

"Gongming, you are based in Huai'en City. Huai'en is relatively close to our Dragon Throat City. The four counties under your jurisdiction are mostly in the hinterland. The possibility of encountering war is not high. Your main task is to train troops quickly. Secondly, To further eradicate banditry, especially the banditry from outsiders, we must eradicate them together, and there must be no mercy.

My brother and I have discussed before that our army now has two prefectures under its jurisdiction, Pingchen, and the current scale of the war army is slightly insufficient. The scale of the war army must be further expanded. I hope Gongming can provide more qualified war soldiers.

In addition, now that you are also a high-ranking member of one side, I will grant you permission to form a 70,000-strong exclusive special force army to help you better guard North Korea. I hope you will not disappoint me! "

Xu Huang was stunned when he heard this, and then he was overjoyed. He really didn't expect that Shang Jian would give such a big gift before leaving. He quickly cupped his fists and said, "Thank you for your appreciation, my lord. I will not hesitate to break my body to pieces for my lord!"

Shang Jie didn't answer, just smiled and nodded.

Then he looked at Zhang He: "Jun Yi, you are stationed in Yongzhong City (Seoul), and the defense area is concentrated in the south of Chenzhou. In theory, there should be no fighting. However, I heard that Japan is doing its best to open the sea route from Japan to Chenzhou, Although there is no effect yet, it is necessary to prevent it.

Junyi needs to pay more attention to the southern border areas and always beware of Japanese invasion. In addition, Degao and Xingba petitioned to establish a naval homeport in Chenzhou and build a second naval fleet. The general has initially considered that he has already agreed. When the time comes, he will need Junyi's help to jointly build Chenzhou's defense line! "

"General, I understand that I will live up to my lord's trust!" Zhang He cupped his fists and said in a deep voice.

Shang Jie looked at Chen Ang again and said with a smile: "Erzhan, I have already reported to the court to recommend you as the governor of Chenzhou. I think it won't be long before the court appoints you. You are our Pingzhou system As the first governor in the country, you must perform well and handle the government affairs of Chenzhou well, and don’t let me down!"

"My lord Hong En, my subordinates will never forget you!"

Chen Ang was also a little excited. Although the governor of Chenzhou was not in charge of military affairs, he had jurisdiction over eight counties and 700 million people. He was definitely a high-ranking official. Within the Pingzhou government affairs system, he surpassed Xun Yu in one fell swoop and became the number two figure after Deng Yan.

Even theoretically, his salary as the governor of Chenzhou is higher than that of Deng Yan!

Because Shang Jie was the shepherd of Pingzhou, in order not to affect his authority, Pingzhou did not establish a governor. Deng Yan took charge of Pingzhou's political affairs as the Pingzhou biejia and the commander of the Northern Army.

However, in the imperial court, the governor was a serious senior official with the same level as Jiuqing, while the Pingzhou Biejia and Zhengbei General's office chiefs were just subordinates who existed attached to the two official positions of Pingzhou Mu and Zhengbei General. Official, several levels lower than the governor of Chenzhou.

It was just that Shang Jie, who was the general of the expedition to the north, was so strong that the power of Deng Yan, the commander of Pingzhou and the general of the expedition to the north, also increased.

Of course, Chen Ang has not been dazzled by this good news and knows where he should be.

He comforted the people who were seeing him off again, boarded the navy ship under the respectful eyes of several people, and officially evacuated Chenzhou!

The naval warships rode the waves. In just one day, the navy arrived at Dajin carrying 100,000 troops. Deng Yan and a group of people had already arrived in Dajin in advance to greet them. Lazy people listen to books

"Congratulations to my lord on your triumph!"

Shang Ji had just disembarked from the ship.

And all the people stood up and cheered.

"Hahaha, please forgive me now!"

Shang Jie let out a burst of hearty laughter and said to the people who came to greet him.

"It has been more than half a year since Ji led his troops on the expedition. It is all thanks to your support from the rear that he was able to defeat Pu Ni and expand the country's territory. Half of the credit goes to the soldiers on the front line, and the other half belongs to the tens of thousands of Pingzhou people and you!"

"My lord is so complimentary, we are ashamed!"

After some polite exchanges, Shang Jie disembarked smoothly.

"Thank you for your hard work, Hongzhu!"

After the others dispersed, Shang Jie looked at Deng Yan and sighed again.

"It's not hard work. Compared with the soldiers on the front line, what is this hard work?" Deng Yan said modestly with a smile.

"Without Hongzhong sitting in the rear and dispatching supplies, I really don't know what this battle would have been like!" Shang Jie sighed, recalling the arduous process of the Pyongyang siege.

The hardships of the Battle of Pyongyang far exceeded Shang Jie's expectations, and the consumption of various war supplies was several times higher than expected. If Deng Yan had not been desperately raising supplies from the rear, it would certainly not have been possible to pacify North Korea so quickly.

It can be said that Deng Yan took the greatest credit for the victory in the Korean War!

Deng Yan was as humble as ever. He waved his hands repeatedly in the face of Shang Jie's praise and said, "How can I dare to praise you so much as a master for my humble achievements?"

After finishing speaking, Deng Yan added: "By the way, my lord, Cai Gong has brought the imperial court's decree and wants to commend the lord for his contribution to the expansion of the territory on behalf of the emperor."

As he spoke, he pointed at Cai Yong, who looked embarrassed next to him.

In fact, Cai Yong arrived in Pingzhou two months ago. The court controlled by Dong Zhuo fully agreed with Shang Ji's handling of Chenzhou. Both the division of counties and the appointment of officials were all in accordance with Shang Ji's wishes. No discounts were given.

In addition, the Shang Dynasty had the merit of destroying the country and opening up the frontier. This kind of merit was second only to the merit of founding the country, and its gold content was quite high. Naturally, the court had to express it.

According to the rules, Shang Ji should go to Luoyang to present his prisoners to the emperor in person. The emperor would lead the princes and ministers out of the city to welcome him, and then give him various awards and commendations.

However, under the current situation, Shang Ji would definitely not go to Luoyang alone, and he would definitely not agree to lead an army to Luoyang to offer prisoners to Dong Zhuo. In the end, he compromised and sent Cai Yong with a team of envoys to Pingzhou to announce the decree.

However, Shang Jie has not returned to Pingzhou for a long time, and Deng Yan and others refused to allow them to enter Chenzhou on the grounds that Chenzhou was newly established and the angels should not be in danger. Cai Yong forcefully spent more than two years in Pingzhou. moon.

Shang Jie saw Cai Yong as soon as he got off the ship. However, according to Qian Huan's report, Dong Zhuo secretly made many stumbling blocks during the Korean War. Although it basically had no effect, this hostility was real.

As Cai Yong's representative, Shang Jie naturally couldn't give him a good look, lest the outside world think that Shang Jie was afraid of Dong Zhuo.

Cai Yong also knew this. Although he was not angry with Shang Ji's arrogance, as a well-known kind person, he felt more ashamed and angry. At the same time, he also had some complaints against Dong Zhuo, who arranged this task.