Returned to the Song Dynasty and became a faint king

Then Fan Zhongyan and I chatted for a long time. Finally, I introduced Bao Zheng to Fan Zhongyan. Fan Zhongyan had discovered Bao Zheng a long time ago, but he didn't expect that this black-faced boy was actually the emperor's eldest disciple.

If the emperor has no heirs, then the emperor's disciples have the right to inherit the throne. Therefore, Fan Zhongyan did not despise Bao Zheng. Bao Zheng had long been conquered by Fan Zhongyan's erudition and what Fan Zhongyan once said: Worry before the world's worries, and be happy after the world's happiness!

Bao Zheng knelt down and kowtowed to Fan Zhongyan and said: "I have seen Mr. Fan before." Fan Zhongyan quickly helped Bao Zheng up and said: What a...(oh so dark)...what a young man!

Wait until the two of them get to know each other. I said to Fan Zhongyan: Don't underestimate this little kid with a black face. He has a black face but not a black heart. People's greatest wish is to redress injustices in the world. At a young age, he had already read the Four Books and Five Classics thoroughly.

After hearing this, Fan Zhongyan immediately praised him: What a young talent! The old minister is not as good as him.

This sentence made Bao Zheng blush with embarrassment. After hearing this, I said to Fan Zhongyan: I'll leave this boy to Master Fan. You can take him with you and use him as a servant, and teach him whatever you want.

Fan Zhongyan immediately understood what I was thinking. So he immediately said: That minister is disrespectful, and the emperor must not blame him for not teaching well. I laughed twice.

Then Fan Zhongyan tested Bao Zheng's knowledge again. He didn't know if he didn't take the test. Once he took the test, he wanted to accept a disciple! He regretted why he didn't meet this young man earlier. A casual test revealed Bao Zheng's talent and his upright character.

Fan Zhongyan immediately felt happy for this young man. Fortunately, he recognized His Majesty as his master. With His Majesty supporting him, his upright character is no longer a flaw! After thinking about this, Fan Zhongyan no longer regrets not meeting Bao Zheng earlier!

He felt lucky for Bao Zheng, and he also felt really lucky for me to have Bao Zheng as my apprentice. Bao Zheng can definitely bring a hundred years of integrity to the Song Dynasty. An upright official is the country's anchor.

Fan Zhongyan and I chatted for a long time. Bao Zheng had adapted to his job as a boy and became busy serving tea and water. Finally, I asked the eunuchs to bring two wooden beds, and the three of us slept in the Chengde Hall.

At dawn, Shao Chengzhang came to the Chengde Hall and shouted softly: Your Majesty, it's getting late. The army will be sent out for battle this morning.

After I was woken up by Shao Chengzhang, Fan Zhongyan and Bao Zheng were already dressed! Fan Zhongyan has already put on the official robe of the Privy Councilor! Bao Zheng also wore a set of splendid clothes and looked very heroic, but his face was still dark.

I put on the golden armor, and then, with Fan Zhongyan and Bao Zheng, the three of us, led by Shao Chengzhang, went to the south gate of the imperial city to gather with all the officials. Then I led all the officials to the general sealing platform outside the city to seal the generals, and then saw off the army as they set off for the expedition.

When I and the officials came to the place outside the city to send off the army, a hundred thousand troops were already lined up and waiting! I tidied up my armor and quickly walked up to the conferring platform.

I climbed up to the general sealing platform and looked around, and saw three people wearing armor in front of me. They were Xin Qiji, Lin Chong, and Liu Guangshi. Behind the three of them was a dense army of thousands of troops. Even if I stand on the high platform, I can't see the side. (Liu Guangshi is the leader of the [-] soldiers loyal to me outside the imperial city. Liu Guangshi and Lin Chong were both Xin Qiji's lieutenants during this expedition against Fang La.)

After several times of double cultivation, I also have a lot of true energy in my Dantian. So I lucked out from my Dantian and shouted loudly to the thousands of troops in the audience: Whose soldiers are you? Liu Guangshi and the [-] soldiers in front shouted loudly: The general marshal's soldiers. (This is what I told Liu Guangshi a long time ago, I want to conquer the soldiers' hearts)

Then I asked loudly twice more. When the soldiers below shouted for the third time, the voice had already broken through the sky! The ministers were all stunned. This move by His Majesty the Emperor really sucked the fuel out of the cauldron! When every soldier only recognizes the emperor, who the hell dares to wear a yellow robe?

Listening to the third shout, I knew that most of the [-] soldiers had shouted! So I said loudly: My officers and men, from now on, each soldier will have a salary of one tael of silver a month. The salary of killing ten enemy soldiers will be doubled. After serving as a soldier for five years, his salary will be two taels of silver. If anyone dares to embezzle your salary, tell me. I will kill his whole family.

Because this is my first time to make a declaration in front of the army, I want to drive these words deeply into the soul of every soldier. He also told the generals what would be the consequences if they dared to embezzle soldiers' salaries.

The soldiers below immediately became excited after hearing this. Their previous salary was only [-] copper coins, and they were often deducted by the superior officials. Now that he has the support of the Emperor's General Marshal, he is no longer afraid of those superior officials.

The soldiers below shouted excitedly: Long live the General Marshal, long live the General Marshal, long live the General Marshal. I finally won the hearts of soldiers all over the world. From now on, every soldier is proud to have a marshal like me. In the long run, all soldiers in the world will be loyal to me.

I was very satisfied after hearing this. I shouted again: Where are Xin Qiji, Liu Guangshi, and Lin Chong?

Xin Qiji, Liu Guangshi, and Lin Chong immediately took a step forward and shouted: I am here.

I looked at the three of them and said loudly: Make Xin Qiji the General of the Southern Conquest and lead one hundred thousand troops to conquer Fang La. Xin Qiji immediately said: "Yes."

Then I said loudly: Confer Liu Guangshi the title of General Xuanzheng, and confer Linchong the title of General Luzheng. Assist General Xin in conquering Fang La. Liu Guangshi and Lin Chong immediately said: I accept your order.

Then I said loudly: Beat the drum and go to war. Then the drums beat loudly, and Xin Qiji, Liu Guangshi, and Lin Chong gathered themselves together and set off!

Lin Chong and Lu Zhishen led [-] soldiers as the front army, so they set off first. Liu Guangshi led [-] soldiers in the center. Xin Qiji led [-] soldiers, and Wang Anshi and Shen Kuo led [-] craftsmen and [-] refugees in the rear.

They went to conquer Fang La in a mighty way. Seeing the refugees rushing south with the team, I had mixed feelings in my heart. I must uproot the Jin and Yuan countries, destroy their ancestral temples, and eliminate their descendants.

Although Xin Qiji and the others took away [-] refugees, there are still millions of refugees in Bianjing City! The landowners and gentry in the south are preventing refugees from going south, but they are secretly buying a large number of younger refugees. The refugees they buy will become their slaves and farm the land for them. They also buy a large number of beautiful little girls to become their maids and concubines.

So if Fang La is asked to kill those landlords and gentry, I don't feel sorry for them at all! Kill them all and find a way out for the farmers and refugees in the south.

Wait until Xin Qiji leads the army to leave! I also took the ministers back! There are only three major events in the court now. The first thing is to resist the Kingdom of Jin and the Kingdom of Yuan. The second thing is to conquer Fang La. The third thing is to review a group of officials and re-elect some officials.

These three things cannot be done without me, but they do not require me to do them myself. So after I took the ministers back to Bianjing City, I let them go about their business! I also asked Bao Zheng to leave with Fan Zhongyan so that he could learn from Fan Zhongyan.

It was already noon when I returned to Chengde Hall! Shao Chengzhang immediately arranged for the eunuchs and maids to prepare royal meals for me! He knows that I haven't eaten anything since this morning, and my appetite has increased recently. So he asked the eunuchs to prepare a lot of meals, and they were very rich.