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Chapter 323 Edict the King of Qin Tianxia

"How come our family didn't lie to you. The Holy Majesty said that when General Yang returns from victory, he will build a military memorial archway for you. The Holy Majesty has not forgotten what happened to you in Haizhou. When you go to Jinhua this time, our family knows you It will definitely not disgrace the holy order, so I set up the archway for you in advance."

Wang Chengen winked at Yang Chao slyly and said.

It is true that Yang Chao’s case in Haizhou is worthy of a special book, but there is really nothing to write about going to Jinhua, but in order to try to match the number of words on the archway, he just managed to get a word number similar to Haizhou’s record, and the writing is ups and downs Not losing to the bloody battle in Haizhou, I don't know which talent it came from, it's really amazing!
"Yang Chao accepts the order!"

Before Yang Chao could react, Wang Chengen suddenly called out seriously.

Yang Chao immediately knelt in the middle of the archway, bowing his head to the ground.

Wang Chengen chanted loudly: "Following the heavens to carry the emperor, the imperial edict said: I only rule the world with literature, and put an end to chaos with military force. And the military commander Rong will be the pillar of the court and the backbone of the country. He can be loyal and brave to the country. If the performance is not good, it is because of favor. Yang Chao, the deputy general of the Nanjing Water Camp, is loyal. He marched alone to the north and fought with the captives in Haizhou. Yu Guo. He also went south to suppress the bandits and exterminate the rebels, which was a great achievement in deterring the southern states. He was granted the title of Zuo Dudu of the former military governor's mansion, and he was also awarded the title of General Dragon and Tiger! The family members of Yuan Rong's Jun Lie made great achievements in Huaxia, and they used Zhao Lubu's Pi Xun, temporarily Xi Wu Bian, and added Pi Ji, Qin Zai.

After Wang Chengen finished reading, Yang Chao took the order to thank him. Actually, he didn't hear much, because many of them were empty words. The most practical ones were the Zuo Dudu and General Longhu.

The Zuo Dudu means that Yang Chao will be the general of the military.

General Dragon and Tiger is a loose official title, without formal power, just a symbol of honor, but it is not so good.

General Dragon and Tiger is the official rank of the second rank. The official title of the second rank Wu Sanguan is General Hussars, and he is promoted to General Jinwu, and he is General Dragon and Tiger. He is the highest general of the second rank. With Dr. Guanglu, if Yang Chao Haizhou's military exploits are the same, he might be awarded honors and become a minister.

Yang Chao's general archway was built in the name of General Dragon and Tiger.

After Yang Chao took the order to thank him, Wang Chengen quickly helped Yang Chao up.

"It's a pity that our family can't drink General Yang's celebration wine."

Yang Chao asked suspiciously, "Why, the prince is leaving?"

Wang Chengen said with a worried look on his face: "Then Li Ni made a rebellion and assumed the title of emperor. He has already fought in Shanxi, and he is afraid that he wants to push Beijing. At this time, our family wants to stay with Wansui."

Yang Chao's heart was secretly touched. At the last moment of his life, the one who accompanied Emperor Chongzhen was not the princes and nobles he trusted, nor the relatives of the emperor, nor the civil servants who claimed to be loyal to the emperor, but this eunuch.

Suddenly Yang Chao said: "Your Majesty, at the end of the day, the general is willing to lead troops to escort Eunuch Wang to the north."

Wang Chengen was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect Yang Chao to have such a proposal, but he was still quite moved.

"General Yang is interested, but our family agrees, I'm afraid Mr. Shi may not agree."

Shi Kefa laughed and said: "It's rare that General Yang is so kind that he can be escorted to Huai'an, and Zaiyuan's official has no right to transfer."

Yang Chao continued: "At the end of the day, I will watch the Tang newspaper. The Li thief is making trouble. I am afraid that the road will not be safe. With the escort of my official, Eunuch Wang can also go on the road boldly. Return to Beijing as soon as possible."

Yang Chao's statement is a bit far-fetched. Li Zicheng is still in Shanxi, so what does he have to do with Huai'an?But Yang Chao has been looking for opportunities to go north, and he must enter Beijing before Li Zicheng. To keep Beijing is to keep the last breath of the Ming Dynasty.Although you can only go to Huai'an, you may have received Chongzhen's Qin Wangling in Huai'an, and you can enter Beijing in a legitimate way, which saves more time than waiting in Nanjing.

Wang Chengen is very concerned about returning to Beijing as soon as possible. Even if there is no Li thief on the way, there are still rogues. With Yang Chao's protection, he may really enter Beijing as soon as possible.

So he nodded: "Then General Yang will send our family to Huai'an."

After the plan was made, Yang Chao immediately turned around and came to his parents, the tears on their faces were still wet.

The people of Ming Dynasty attached too much importance to the fact that the archway was erected by the emperor. It really moved a small commoner to the ground, not to mention the common people, even the officials liked it.

"Father, mother! My son is going north. If he encounters Thief Li, he may not be able to return for a long time."

Yang Chao knew that he was going north to find trouble for Li Zicheng, but he couldn't tell his parents directly, saying that he might meet him.

Unexpectedly, the performance of his parents was completely different from the last time Yang Chao went north.

The two nodded resolutely: "My son, don't worry, the emperor brought me to the Yang family with deep kindness. It's time for a good man to kill the enemy and serve the country, so don't miss your family."

What the Yang family and his wife said touched all the civil and military officials around, and they all praised, and they praised Yun Yun, Mrs. Yipin Gaoming.

It was only then that Yang Chao discovered that his mother's official uniform had indeed changed, and became a first-rank imperial order.

It turned out that as Yang Chao became a first-rank military general, his mother's edict also became a first-rank general, and the imperial edict had been issued earlier.

Now Yang's mother is also a first-rank imperial wife of the same level as Shi Kefa's mother.

Yang Chao went to his sister again: "Yang Yue, after brother leaves, you should listen to your parents at home and don't make your mother angry, you know?"

Yang Yue nodded obediently.

Then I thanked all the civil and military people. These people also congratulated Yang Chao, and Yang Chao also apologized and said that there was no way to invite everyone to drink.

After some preparations, I first went to Wang Yihe's grocery store and took the hundreds of pigeons raised by the Wang family in Nanjing directly.

It is convenient to send news back to Nanjing at any time. After all, it is impossible for Yang Chao to bring an army to the north this time, and the army has not all returned yet, and most of them are still stranded in Zhenjiang.

At that time, it is inevitable that news will be sent back to deploy troops, so having these pigeons will save a lot of time.

In the afternoon, I left Nanjing, took a boat from Xinjiangkou, and was escorted to Guazhou by a big ship with a big mast.

Then I went north without stopping, and arrived in Yangzhou in the early morning of the second day, and then rushed to Gaoyou.

Passed the ship lock on the third day, and arrived in Huai'an in the morning of the fourth day.

This speed stunned Wang Chengen. He even said that it was no wonder Yang Chao came back from Jinhua so soon.

It's a pity that in Huai'an, Chongzhen's Qin Wangling was not received.

Yang Chao can't go north, otherwise he will cause trouble. This is the worst time to cause trouble, so Yang Chao stayed in Huai'an as an excuse to rest.

However, [-] people were forced to send a flag team northward, saying that they wanted to send Wang Chengen all the way to Beijing.

This made Wang Chengen grateful again.

What Wang Chengen didn't know was that in addition to escorting him, this group of people brought a hundred pigeons raised in Huai'an to the north.

Yang Chao's order to them was to find a way to stay there when they arrived in Beijing City, and then keep an eye on the movement of Beijing City at any time. Once there was any important news, they would immediately send pigeons to pass it back, especially if Li Zicheng attacked Beijing. It is not an exaggeration to release all the pigeons.

Moreover, they were given an impossible task. If Yang Chao didn't arrive in Beijing in time, they were asked to find a way to protect the emperor from going south. If they couldn't protect the emperor, at least protect the crown prince or a prince of Chongzhen from going south.

Yang Chao knew that it was precisely because Chongzhen's family failed to escape from Beijing that the dragons in the south of the Yangtze River had no leader, and it was difficult to convince the crowd after electing a Fu Wang, which resulted in constant party disputes.

If there is Chongzhen or one of his sons, the situation will be much better. The undisputed right of succession is the best foundation for Jiangnan to stabilize as soon as possible.

Of course, this mission made all the soldiers feel unimaginable. They really couldn't imagine how Yang Chao was sure that Li Zicheng would attack Beijing, and might break through the city of Beijing, but orders are orders, they must be carried out, and must be kept secret.

Yang Chao took the remaining 200 people to station outside Huai'an City, while Yang Chao himself was closely active in the city.

Because of his achievements in Haizhou, Yang Chao is still very popular in Huai'an, especially the salt merchants from all walks of life are very enthusiastic about Yang Chao.

Many of these salt merchants also benefited from Yang Chao's influence. After the victory in Haizhou, they quickly resumed the business of transporting salt from Haizhou, and some even used Yang Chao to make friends with the government and businessmen in Haizhou. Made bigger.

Therefore, Yang Chao stayed in Huai'an, interacted with these businessmen for several days, and had banquets every day. At the same time, he traveled frequently with the Governor's Mansion of Water Transport and the Prefect of Huai'an, and took the initiative to entertain these civil officials.

It's not that Yang Chao is greedy, but because he has to find a reason to stay in Huai'an. He came to Huai'an this time in the name of escorting Wang Chengen. Wang Chengen has already left, and it is a bit unfair for him to stay here. In general, the cities of the Ming Dynasty were deeply wary of guest troops, and military officers from other places stationed in other cities with troops for no reason would often be suspected by the court.

This time in Jinhua, Zhu Dadian's family was convicted because his son recruited troops without authorization, and it was because of defending Jinhua Mansion. The civil servants of the Ming Dynasty had no other skills, and they were famous for their defense against generals.

Fortunately, Yang Chao has a big name and a relatively good reputation, and he escorted Wang Chengen, a famous man beside the emperor, to Huai'an, so the Huai'an government also had to give some face, and tacitly agreed that Yang Chao would temporarily station soldiers in the city. In addition, most of the high-ranking officials in Huai'an thought that Yang Chao, a military general, was just greedy for drinks and bribes from merchants when he was socializing with businessmen and officials in the city, so they didn't take it too seriously at all. With their share of the money, no one will make trouble.

Yang Chao had to be careful about this kind of thing, although with his current power, even the emperor would not touch him, but Yang Chao didn't want to offend people and cause trouble for himself at this time, because he wanted to accomplish the next major event , There are too many places that need help, and the government's non-cooperation will obviously be very troublesome.

That's why they only brought 300 people and found various ways to stay in Huai'an. If they brought 3000 people, I'm afraid no matter how Yang Chao became a civil servant, the Huai'an government would have urged Yang Chao to go back.

After staying for three days in a row, on March [-]th, a few pigeons finally flew to Huai'an. The shopkeeper of the Wang family in Huai'an hurriedly found Yang Chao and handed over the superstition to Yang Chao.

Yang Chao opened it and saw that it was not Wang Qin's edict, but a letter of plea for help sent by Wang Chengen without authorization!
(End of this chapter)