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Chapter 240: If you are not called Qingping, you can’t be happy (9)

When Lu Changqing received the letter from Bai Xingke outside the palace, she had already sent Bai Shiyuan to Guozhou to be the prefect.

This was the request she made in a letter to Zhao Zhen, because she felt that her old father had been living a comfortable life in the capital for several years without making any achievements, so she asked Zhao Zhen to send her old father out for training.

Zhao Zhen agreed to Lu Changqing's small request not for his own promotion. After all, Bai Shiyuan had not done anything substantial in recent years, and the prefect of Guozhou was of the sixth rank, half a rank higher than the judge of the Ministry of Revenue.

Bai Shiyuan had no idea that it was his good daughter's idea that he was "exiled". He thought that it was because he had not made any achievements in his job in recent years that Zhao Zhen was irritated. He wanted to find Gu Ji to use his connections to smooth things over, but in the end no one could help.

Bai Shiyuan knew that he was powerless to change the situation, so he could only comfort himself that he was fortunately in Guozhou and not some other remote place, otherwise he didn't know how long he would have to endure before he could get out of this situation.

Such a big house in the capital could not be left empty. Bai Shiyuan felt that he would come back in three years, so he let Du Hezhi stay and wanted to take Lin Wenqing, Bai Yuanhan and his new concubine to Guozhou, but Lin Wenqing refused.

"Fu Ying has made such a great contribution this time. Maybe she can persuade the emperor to let her go home and stay for a few days. I have to wait for her in the mansion."

Bai Shiyuan thought about it and decided to wait until he was settled in Guozhou before sending someone to pick Lin Wenqing up.

As for Bai Xingke, in Bai Shiyuan's eyes, she was already half a member of the Gu family, so naturally she had to stay in the capital.

After reading Bai Xingke's letter, Lu Changqing burned it directly. Bai Shiyuan was determined to sell his daughter. He knew what kind of person Gu Chong was, but he still wanted to become a relative of the Gu family.

With such eagerness, people who didn't know would think that the Gu Chong family inherited not a title but the throne.

Bai Xingke asked if there was any way to avoid getting married, and Lu Changqing only replied with five words: I am willing to sacrifice my life.

This time, Lu Changqing not only made a musket, but also made a large-scale cannon specially used for city defense fortresses, and improved the repeating crossbow.

The troops of Western Xia were increasingly active on the Song-Xia border, and Li Yuanhao even sent a letter to curse the Song court for breaking its promise and mocked the Song army for its corruption and incompetence.

The imperial court was furious and the people were outraged, with many keyboard warriors clamoring to teach Li Yuanhao a lesson.

Zhao Zhen was also angry, and since Lu Changqing had invented the musket, he thought it would be a good opportunity to try it on Li Yuanhao, so he made the same choice as recorded in history books.

When Lu Changqing heard the news, he hurried back to the palace to ask Zhao Zhen for an official position.

Zhao Zhen thought there was something wrong with his ears, and asked uncertainly: "What did you say you wanted?"

"I know that the emperor will not grant me the position of the governor of Zhenwu Army, so I ask the emperor to grant me the position of deputy governor so that I can assist you."

"Do you know what you're talking about?"

"I know."

"How can a woman go to the battlefield? It's not like our Song Dynasty is without soldiers or generals."

"Have you forgotten Princess Pingyang of the former Tang Dynasty? When Emperor Gaozu of Tang Dynasty started his army, Princess Pingyang went to the battlefield in person, leading the troops, beating drums and sounding gongs, and assisting in military affairs. She was no less capable than any man. Although I am not a princess of the Song Dynasty, I am also a citizen of the Song Dynasty.

I am willing to follow the example of Princess Pingyang and sacrifice my life for the Song Dynasty and the government! I will not refuse even if it means death! "

After Lu Changqing expressed his loyalty in a sonorous and powerful voice, he lifted his official robe and knelt upright on the ground.

Zhao Zhen walked down and helped Lu Changqing up from the ground, and said with some embarrassment: "I know you have this intention, but... the ministers of the previous dynasty will not agree. After all, there is no precedent, right?"

"Your Majesty, you are the emperor!"

She was so tough in the past when she deposed the empress and demoted all the court officials who opposed her. Now she is promoted to a higher position? Is she starting to shrink back now?

Lu Changqing continued, "And those muskets also need to be transported there, and after they are transported there, they need to be maintained by someone else. I will do all these things."

Zhao Zhen said indifferently: "Let others take care of the maintenance. You should stay in the capital."

"Your Majesty, please let me go!"

Zhao Zhen looked at Lu Changqing with deep eyes, "Why do you insist on going?"

Lu Changqing did not answer but asked: "Can I ask who your majesty has chosen?"

"Minister Fan Yongfan."

really.

"And there is Liu Ping, the commander of the Third Yamen Army, right?"

Zhao Zhen was surprised, "How did you know?"

"Yanzhou is a key point for the Dangxiang to enter and exit our dynasty. It will definitely be the first target of Li Yuanhao's attack. It is impossible for the government to send some unknown officials or generals to guard such an important city."

Lu Changqing analyzed: "As for Minister Fan, he has served in the northwest for many years, has made remarkable achievements, and is very popular with the local people, so in the eyes of the government, he would be a good choice."

"Is not it?"

Although later generations blamed Li Shibin, Liu Ping and Fan Yong for the defeat in the Battle of Sanchuankou, in Lu Changqing's opinion, the biggest problem among the three was the old man named Fan Yong.

"Your Majesty, Minister Fan is already old, and the older he gets, the more worries he has, so let me, a young man, assist him."

Zhao Zhen turned around and closed his eyes, then suddenly opened them after a while, "Okay."

Zhao Zhen waved his hand and called Zhang Maonze, who was waiting on the side, and said, "Go and call Yang Duzhi here, and pass on the imperial decree to appoint Bai Fuying as the deputy envoy of Zhenwu Army... and the governor of Yanzhou."

When saying the last three words, Zhao Zhen seemed to have made a great determination.

Lu Changqing suddenly looked up at Zhao Zhen.

changed!

Originally, Fan Yong should have been appointed as the Jiedushi of Zhenwu Army and the governor of Yanzhou, and Liu Ping as the deputy commander of Fuyan Road (the local deputy military chief). However, because of her interference, she is now the chief of Yanzhou.

Zhao Zhen said with a heavy face: "Fuying, I have entrusted such an important place as Yanzhou to you, please don't let me down."

Lu Changqing raised his hand to salute, and almost swore: "I will not fail in my mission."

As expected, there was a big quarrel in the court because Lu Changqing was appointed as the deputy envoy of the Zhenwu Army. How could a woman be allowed to guard such an important place as Yanzhou?

After the ministers in the court finished arguing, Zhao Zhen asked them, did anyone foresee that Yuan Hao would rebel?

The court was suddenly so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

"Deputy Envoy Bai has reminded us twice, but we didn't take it seriously. Now she has invented a fire gun, and we don't know how powerful it is on the battlefield. This time we asked her to go to Yanzhou to see the power of this fire gun.

"I know you look down on Deputy Envoy Bai because she's a woman, but wasn't Princess Pingyang of the former Tang Dynasty also a woman? She was able to lead the army to kill the enemy, so why can't the women of our Song Dynasty do the same?"

Lu Changqing thought about how Zhao Zhen would convince the court officials, but he ended up changing her words and making them his own.

Of course, the court officials would not buy into these two simple sentences. After the incident of deposing the empress, Zhao Zhen finally stood up and did not remove Lu Changqing from his position even if the court officials forced him.