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There are two flowers, one on each branch.

However, it was said that after repeated arguments between Emperor Deqing and the elders, he finally determined the specific reward of Zhao Junchen, and awarded Zhao Junchen the titles of young master of the dynasty and scholar of the East Pavilion, so that Zhao Junchen had the qualification to enter the cabinet and auxiliary government, and also gave him the title of Xincheng Earl.

And the errand of this minister fell on Zuo Lanshan.

Zuo Lanshan is the second person of the "Zhao Party", and Emperor Deqing asked Zuo Lanshan to be responsible for transmitting the decree, which is naturally a plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, and wants to take advantage of the opportunity of Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan to leave Beijing to weaken the influence of the "Zhao Party".

At the same time, in order to prevent Zuo Lanshan from deliberately conniving and unable to urge Zhao Junchen to return to Beijing as soon as possible, Emperor Deqing also arranged for Bao Wenjie, a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, to act together with Zuo Lanshan.

However, as Zhao Junchen's friend, Zuo Lanshan's every move is naturally to take into account Zhao Junchen's interests.

Zuo Lanshan knows very well that the imperial court is now determined to send troops to recover the Hetao, and a national war is just around the corner, once this war is won, it will inevitably usher in a feast of merit, and all the court officials involved in this matter will be stained with a lot.

At the same time, the imperial court sent troops to recover the Hetao, all because of Zhao Junchen's proposal and promotion, and it was also Zhao Junchen who created a good situation, so when the imperial court was rewarded for meritorious deeds after the war, Zhao Junchen's role could not be avoided no matter what, and Zhao Junchen would also reap a military merit at that time.

However, whether this military merit is more or less, whether it is big or small, is also very particular.

The focus is on the specific time when Zhao Junchen left Huamachi Camp and returned to the capital.

If when Zhao Junchen left the Huamachi camp, the imperial army had not yet begun to act, which meant that Zhao Junchen only had the credit of strategizing in this matter, and did not participate in the specific process.

However, if Zhao Junchen left the Huamachi camp and the imperial army had already invaded the grassland, it meant that Zhao Junchen not only had the ability to strategize, but also directly participated in the war, and his military achievements could be increased a lot.

In short, under the current situation, the longer Zhao Junchen stays in Huamachi Camp, the more merits and rewards he can receive when he is rewarded for his meritorious deeds in the future.

In fact, it was precisely because of this consideration that Emperor Deqing asked Zhao Junchen to return to the capital as soon as possible, because he did not want Zhao Junchen to gain more military achievements

After Zuo Lanshan figured this out, he naturally dragged on and delayed in every way along the way, lest he go too fast.

Of course, when delaying the trip, Zuo Lanshan will not be too obvious, and he must find a good reason.

It's easy to find a reason, and that's to be sick!

I, Zuo Lanshan, am also a dignified old man, and after I am seriously ill, I can't be forced to drag my sick body to continue to hurry, right? If something goes wrong, who can take responsibility?

So, after Zuo Lanshan left the capital, he suddenly became frail and sickly.

Less than a hundred miles after the herald team left the capital, and before they got out of the range of Beizhili, Zuo Lanshan suddenly said that he occasionally felt a cold, was weak, and could not withstand the bumps on the road, so he immediately stayed in place and rested for two days.

After the herald team finally left Beizhili and entered the Shanxi range, Zuolanshan said that the environment of Shanxi and the capital was too different, and he was not accustomed to the water and soil, vomiting and diarrhea, and immediately rested in place for two days.

Finally waited until Zuo Lanshan adjusted his body and adapted to the water and soil of Shanxi, and the herald team only traveled more than 200 miles, Zuo Lanshan said that he had a splitting headache and insomnia all night, which should be because he had overdrawn too much vitality all the way, and he strongly asked to rest in place.

In this way, Zuolanshan can be described as a major illness in three days and a minor illness in two days, but it is a distance of more than 1,000 miles, and all the common diseases in this world have appeared on Zuolanshan's body.

However, no matter how frequent Zuo Lanshan's illness is, and how slow the speed of the proclamation procession is, this road will eventually be completed one day.

On this day, the herald team finally entered the territory of Shaanxi and came to the east of Xi'an Mansion, which was getting closer and closer to Huamachi Camp.

At this time, Zuo Lanshan was sitting in a sedan chair with his eyes closed, and he was secretly thinking about the next step in his heart.

"Yesterday, I received news that all factions in the imperial court took advantage of the fact that Lord Zhao and I were not in the capital, and they were attacking the officials of the 'Zhao Party' one after another. Zhao Dang's was also heavily damaged......

Huo Zhengyuan had already lost his position as the Yin of the Shuntian Mansion, and only retained the false title of university scholar, and was ordered by His Majesty to think about it behind closed doors and not to participate in court politics...... This is also a matter of course, this location was originally a crater, it is easy to be caught, some seemingly insignificant little things, maybe it will involve the important ministers and nobles of the court, how difficult is it to want to be left and right? It is not easy for Huo Zhengyuan to hold on for so long!

Zhan Shanchang was impeached by the imperial historians for inaction, and also lost the position of the household servant, and the new waiter was Hong Zhengshuo of the 'Imperial Party'...... At the same time, a number of middle-level officials in the household department were also purged...... This should be a precursor to Your Majesty's meddling in the household department!

In addition, since I left the capital, I have been impeached by the imperial history for many days, and all kinds of crimes can be said to be heavier than the other! In this way, I am afraid that I will not be able to sit for long as I am a minister! …… This is also something that has been expected for a long time, and His Majesty will not agree to the appearance of two members of the 'Zhao Party' in the cabinet under any circumstances! ”

When he closed his eyes and recuperated, Zuo Lanshan recalled the various losses of the "Zhao Party" during this period of time, but there was no worry or worry in his expression.

Zuo Lanshan knows very well that the foundation of the "Zhao Party" lies in Zhao Junchen, and the losses of the "Zhao Party" during this period of time are only because Zhao Junchen is not in the capital.

After Zhao Junchen returned to the capital, with the great exploits of the total annihilation of the Mongolian coalition army, the noble status of the old court and the new uncle, there must be a way to turn things around and set things right, and now these losses will naturally have a way to make up for them.

Therefore, after receiving the news of the heavy losses of the "Zhao Party", Zuo Lanshan still sat firmly in Diaoyutai, thinking only about how to make Zhao Junchen gain more military achievements.

"Now that I have come to the boundary of Xi'an Mansion, no matter how much I delay, in four or five days at most, I will arrive at the Huamachi camp, I just hope that the imperial army has already invaded the grassland at that time, otherwise all my hard work during this time will be in vain!"

While thinking secretly, Zuo Lanshan suddenly found that the sedan chair he was riding in stopped advancing.

Zuo Lanshan lifted the sedan curtain and asked, "What's the matter?" Why don't you go? ”

Then, without waiting for the answer, Zuo Lanshan already understood the reason why the sedan chair stopped moving.

I saw that on this official road in front of Zuolan Mountain, there were people with the image of disaster victims everywhere in sight, and there were tens of thousands of people in sight, and they formed a boundless team, slowly advancing in the direction of the east.

The sedan chair in Zuolan Mountain stopped, apparently because this huge contingent of ordinary people blocked the road!

After seeing this scene, Zuo Lanshan's expression suddenly changed, and he exclaimed, "What's the matter?" Why are these people crowded on the roads? Could it be the people fleeing the famine in the northwestern provinces? ”

It's no wonder that Zuo Lanshan is a little flustered, after all, these victims seem to be as many as forty or fifty thousand people, and they are going all the way to the east, Zuo Lanshan subconsciously thinks that they are the victims who went to the capital to escape the famine, but if these disaster victims are crowded into the capital, it will definitely be a major event that alarms the government and the opposition, but I am afraid that the entire center of the court will be completely chaotic.

What's more, Zhao Junchen is responsible for the task of helping the victims, if these victims are allowed to pour into the capital, it will be Zhao Junchen's responsibility for doing things unfavorably, and at that time, even if Zhao Junchen has the great exploits of annihilating the Mongolian coalition army, I am afraid that it will not be worth the blame.

Thinking of this, Zuo Lanshan hurriedly ordered: "Come on!" Spread the order of this pavilion, so that the nearby government immediately sent people and horses to rush here to intercept these victims with all their might, and no matter what, these victims cannot be allowed to enter the range of Beizhili! ”

However, after Zuo Lanshan gave the order, the staff member beside him was a little hesitant to receive the order.

After hesitating for a moment, the staff member said: "Elder Zuo, according to the students' opinion, these people should not be victims fleeing the famine!" The students have also seen the appearance of the disaster victims fleeing the famine, and they are by no means as well-organized as they are, and you can see the old Zuo Ge...... Many of the people in this army rode back and forth, apparently directing the actions of the people, and there was no despair among the people fleeing the famine...... All in all, the students think that there should be another reason why this team of people is here! It's best to find out why first, and then it's not too late to make a decision. ”

Hearing what this staff member said, Zuo Lanshan was slightly stunned, but he also felt reasonable, so he changed his order and sent someone to summon the leader of this people's team.

The leader of this people's team is naturally Zhang Cheng.

After learning that a cabinet elder had summoned him, Zhang Cheng naturally did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly rushed to meet him.

After the two met, they both reported their identities, and after Zuo Lanshan learned that Zhang Cheng was the leader of Zhao Junchen's personal soldiers, and learned that this team of people was not a disaster escape, but a deliberate arrangement by Zhao Junchen, he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Then, Zuo Lanshan learned in detail about the current situation of the Huamachi camp from Zhang Cheng, and learned that the Huamachi camp would send troops to the grassland in seven days!

So, Zuo Lanshan pinched his fingers and found that he had to delay for at least two more days, otherwise the herald team would arrive at the Huamachi camp ahead of schedule, and Zhao Junchen would have to leave the Huamachi camp and return to the capital before the war began.

As a result, Zuo Lanshan immediately showed an attitude of cherishing the people, and ordered the herald team to take the initiative to make way for the people.

At the same time, Zuo Lanshan said that he was infected again, and this time the condition was that he had a bad stomach and had stomach cramps, so after the herald team entered Xi'an City, they would rest for three days again.

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PS: I have a stiff neck, my neck can't rotate at all, and my brain has insufficient blood supply, so the number of words is less today, so forgive me.

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