Han Songshi was silent for a moment and said, "Jian'er, when Your Majesty left Jiangdu, it was also to avoid any disputes with you. You let me and your Sanniang agree to your conditions, and you must also promise us, after Your Majesty returns to the court, if you don't embarrass you, you must not have any trespassing! ”

Han Jian thought to himself, this is too one-sided. What exactly is a "trespasser"? Is it considered arrogant to go to the empress when the time comes?

"What Erniang says is what it is." Although Han Jian had some doubts in his heart, he still nodded.

All he wants now is for Han Song and the others to stand on his side on big issues, not on the empress's side.

"Then you quickly inform Your Majesty of Xià's whereabouts, and you Sanniang and I will look for ......"

Han Jian told Han Song and Han Cui about the location of the empress, and the news was obtained from Mrs. Luo and passed from Daxi Liu, as for the authenticity of the news, Han Jian couldn't be too sure, but he also felt that it was true.

After leaving the barracks, the empress did not walk the world, but only walked around some famous places around Jiangdu, as if she was relaxing, and it seemed to be completing many things that she wanted to do when she was a girl.

Because the empress's disappearance trip was not directional, neither the people sent by the Dongwang Mansion nor the secret agents of the Imperial Court Punishment Department had ever heard the exact news. It took half a year for the time to have definite news about the empress.

Han Song and Han Cui didn't talk nonsense, got up and arranged for their subordinates to pack up their things, and then they secretly left Jiangdu.

This time, Han Song and Han Cui went out of the city to find the empress, and there were not many people with them. In addition to the two carriages, there were only a few dozen retinues. And the entourage also went out of the city in batches, just to hide people's eyes.

As soon as Han Song and Han Cui left, the Dongwang Mansion was suddenly a little deserted.

Although Han Jian has many aunts, the people in charge of the affairs are also Han Song and Han Cui, and as soon as they leave, he also needs to take care of the affairs of the East Palace.

Two days after Han Song and Han Cui left, Han Jian didn't get any news.

At this time, it was more than half a year before the empress disappeared, and there were only seven days left before the ten-day deadline.

Originally, Han Jian said that he would go down to inspect it, but in the end he did not make the trip. Gu Weipan and Lin Ke were already suspicious. But Han Jian didn't leave, it was a "good thing" for them, and they didn't even ask why Han Jian changed his mind and stayed in Jiangdu.

The Great War ended. The most important business. It is a reward for meritorious deeds. The Eastern Prince's Mansion and the Imperial Court had already sent people from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites to the front line to draw up the issue of rewards for those who had made military contributions. The Eastern Palace's Mansion also allocated a lot of expenses for this purpose to cope with the rewards for military achievements.

Several meetings were held, and the officials of the Eastern Prince's Mansion and the imperial court basically reached a consensus. This time, in terms of military merits, Han Jian's credit is the greatest. followed by Zhang Xing and Lin Zhan. As the "supreme commander" of Jiangdu's grain and grass dispatch, Lin Xiaoshu has done what a man has not done in the past few months, and he has dispatched the grain and grass materials of the Dongwang Mansion in an orderly manner.

Needless to say, Han Jian's credit is that he is the king of the east, and he is the "prison country" ordered by the empress, and he is also the lord of Jiangdu. The victory in the battle of Jiangdu, although he made great contributions, but at most he was rewarded by Juelu, Lin Ke also had the intention that Han Jian would go further and be a prince, but obviously Han Jian did not want to "transgress", so in the credit book of the empress in the court, Han Jian was only listed as the first meritorious minister, but the reward was directly handed over to the empress to reward, and the people below did not even dare to draw up the credit, let alone reward.

As for Zhang Xing and Lin Zhan, the credit is easier to remember, the two were originally just the rank of a general, which is equivalent to an officer from the second rank. Originally, the generals of the imperial court, only two veterans in Jiangdu had this qualification, but now in order to stabilize Jiangdu, Zhang Xing and Lin Zhan were promoted to generals at one time, and Jiangdu's soldiers and horses were divided into two guards and twelve roads, and each of them was responsible for one guard.

As for the other meritorious generals, they have also been promoted and become the regular generals of the twelve routes.

After such subdivision, the Jiangdu soldier and horse system also tended to be perfected, and the original local military and political complexity and chaos were also eradicated at one time.

Originally, someone in the imperial court proposed yì to give the marquis to the generals with relatively large military merits, but Han Jian did otherwise. Han Jian believes that the most important thing at the moment is to recuperate in order to prepare for the recovery of Luoyang, and as for the matter of sealing the marquis and paying homage to the generals, it is better to wait for the recovery of Luoyang, and the empress will reward it at her discretion.

After the war, after all, it is easy to distinguish people with military merits, and there are already precedents to follow in the wars of all dynasties and dynasties. Only Lin Xiaoshu is one of the alternatives.

Lin Xiaoshu was responsible for dispatching grain and grass, and his achievements in this war were not small, and the world can be regarded as obvious to all. But the problem is that she is a woman.

If she is a man, it is easy to remember her merits, she is not a military general, but she can directly enter the court, and she can even serve as an official in the household department or even the three provinces. But she is a woman, and there is no precedent for a woman to serve as a court official in the court, so even if everyone understands her merits, there is no way to draw them up.

For Lin Xiaoshu's merits, the imperial court even held a meeting to study it. But nothing came of it.

The ministers of the imperial court all abide by etiquette and religion, and think that no matter how great the merit of a woman is, she cannot enter the court.

Originally, Han Jian was not ready to let Lin Xiaoshu go to the court to intrigue with some old and treacherous ministers, but soon, Han Jian himself drew up a "reward" for Lin Xiaoshu.

According to Han Jian's statement to the people of the imperial court, Lin Xiaoshu is a person from the East Palace, and what credit she has will be rewarded by the East Palace. In addition to affirming her merits, Han Jian also confirmed her identity as the chief steward of the Eastern Palace, and the rewards given to Lin Xiaoshu were all material rewards, including fields and silver.

These seem to be a little ignorant to the court officials, but Han Jian knows that Lin Xiaoshu has no intention of being a court official at all, but is only interested in silver and land.

After Lin Xiaoshu's military exploits were formulated, there was a consensus on the reward for his merits after the war, and the rest was to implement the reward.

In order for Jiangdu to enter the recuperation and recovery as soon as possible, some garrisons on the front line were also transferred south one after another, and then disbanded and returned to their hometowns after receiving a reward. In this battle, the garrison made great achievements, after all, the Eastern Wangfu mainly used the main force to contain the soldiers and horses of the Northern Wangfu, and handed over the heavy responsibility of the operation to these garrisons.

After victory. The officers and men of the garrison can be regarded as having experience on the battlefield, and they can take charge of the battle in the future.

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Han Jian finished preparing his military skills, but he was still thinking about the empress. These days, what worries him the most is the whereabouts of the Empress.

He knew very well that after the ten-day deadline, the empress still did not show up, and those officials in the imperial court would definitely make trouble, and if he did not suppress it, it might cause chaos in the political situation in Jiangdu, and if he suppressed it. The possible consequences are even stricter.

And the Empress returned. It wasn't necessarily a good thing for him, it would mean that he and the Empress would have a power struggle. And the empress left in a bad mood at that time, and when she came back this time, it was inevitable that she would be held accountable for such a disrespectful matter of his marriage proposal.

Han Jian couldn't help but feel irritable in his heart. It doesn't matter if the empress comes back or not. Whether he pressed by force. In the end, it will create a situation that is not good for him. It's better to be a traitor, even if you are scolded by the world, so what? His life will not be affected in any way by this.

Just when he felt like he didn't know what to do. Fa Yi and Han Zhao hurriedly returned from outside.

They also rushed back to Jiangdu City from the Jiangshui generation after receiving the letter from Han Song's family and learning that the empress had not entered Shu.

"Jian'er, your second mother and third mother have been gone for a few days, why is there no news?"

In the main hall of the East Palace, Han Jian came out to greet the two "elders". However, in terms of psychological age, these two "elders" are just two little sisters.

"I probably haven't found my majesty yet." Han Jian said casually.

Han Zhaoshi frowned and said, "Jian'er, why did your master and I use so many people to find out, but there is no news at all, but you can find out the whereabouts of His Majesty?" Still is...... You sent someone out too? ”

"What does Jiu Niang want to say?" Han Jian frowned and asked.

"Jian'er, you are now grown up and started a family, there are some things you shouldn't hide. We're here for you, too. Han Zhao sighed.

Han Jian smiled bitterly and shook his head, since he began to "grow up", these aunts of his have already felt that Han Jian seems to be young, but he has many "secrets" and many unknown "means".

"Jiuniang is too careful. Jiu Niang and the master have just come back, so they will rest first...... In about the next two days, Erniang and Sanniang will have news back. Han Jian said.

Han Zhao shook his head and said, "No need." Your master and I are about to leave, and you can tell us the news you have received, so that we can go and find your majesty, and it will be easier for you to find it when there are more people. ”

Han Jian got up and said, "Jiu Niang is in such a hurry to leave?" You've just come back, so why not take a day or two off? If you leave, if there is any news, you need to send someone to find it, I am afraid that it will be inconvenient, or ...... The master stays first, so that he can schedule at any time? ”

Han Zhao glanced at Fa Yi, she understood what Han Jian meant, now the matter of the empress's disappearance is a secret after all, Han Jian wants to send someone to find it, he can only send someone who knows the situation, and it is not appropriate to send officials or generals to go. If she and Fa Yi went again, if the empress had a different whereabouts coming back, Han Jian would not be able to mobilize manpower. It should be beneficial to leave an informed helper at this time.

"That's good. Tired of the younger sister to stay. Han Zhao also said to the law.

Fa Yi nodded slightly, and glanced at Han Jian again, she could feel that Han Jian's purpose in leaving her was not simple. Obviously, Han Zhao didn't think much about it now.

Han Jian immediately informed Han Zhao of the whereabouts of the empress he knew, and Han Zhao immediately left.

Han Jian personally sent Han Zhao out of the house, sent Han Zhao away, and looked at Fa Yi again, Han Jian couldn't help but feel a little emotional in his heart.

Fa Ye has been like a day for ten years, and he is still a person who comes out of the dust and does not eat the fireworks of the world, but this is also the person he was concerned about at the beginning, and in the years when Fa Ye left, he was always worried in his heart. But he also knew that Fa Yi's heart was not to stay with him after all, but just to treat him as a child.

"Master......"

"Go inside and talk." Fa Yi's voice sank slightly, and he turned around and walked towards the East Palace.

Han Jian followed behind, and when he returned to the main hall, there was a maid who was cleaning up the tea set. Han Jian waved his hand and retreated from the maid, and sat down with Fa Ye.

"The master has worked hard in the past few months, you might as well go to the inner courtyard to rest and rest, the athlete has been married twice, and it is too late to toast the master." Han Jian said.

"I don't drink." Fa Yi replied coldly.

Han Jian said: "Then a cup of tea should also be given, thank the master for so many years of teaching......

Fa Yi looked at Han Jian, his eyes were a little cold, and said, "On the day His Majesty left, what did you talk about with His Majesty?" ”

Han Jian was stunned, he didn't expect Fa Yi to still be struggling with this problem. Now that the empress has not shown up, only he and the empress know about his marriage proposal that day, and he doesn't say it, and no one knows about it for the time being.

"Why did the master ask that? I didn't talk to His Majesty in depth......"

Fa Yi sighed and said, "What you did in His Majesty's dormitory a few days ago, don't think I don't know. ”

Han Jian smiled bitterly, good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles. Originally, he was also depressed and impulsive that day, but now that he thinks about it, he just regarded that woman as a stand-in for the empress.

"Master...... How did you find out? Han Jian asked.

"I came back with your Jiuniang and went to the Majesty's Bedroom Palace first...... Jian'er, now that you have a family, many things should be very clear. Although you are the king of the east, you can't act arbitrarily, the name and festival are related to the fate of a woman's life, you are so messy, but you don't even care about the basic truth of being a person? ”

Han Jian was taught a lesson by Fa Yi and did not speak.

After all, Fa Yi was his master, although in terms of learning, he was not inherited from Fa Yi, but in swordsmanship and martial arts, Fa Ye was his teacher. As a master, he can accept a few words of teaching, the key is that he has always "coveted" the Fa, and this kind of thing also comes to teach him, and he always feels awkward in his heart.

Han Jian suddenly said, "That master...... But have you ever thought about marrying me? ”

"What did you say?" Fa Yi's face was ugly.

Han Jian let out a long sigh and said, "Master, do you still remember what you said when you left Jiangdu?" At that time, the master must have thought that the apprentice was just young and ignorant, and that what he said would soon be forgotten. But the master can know that you have been away for all these years, and the apprentice has been concerned all the time. In my heart, I have long hoped to stay with my master, but unfortunately...... After all, the master didn't have a master-apprentice relationship with me......"

"You ......," Fa Yi said angrily, "Do you know what you're talking about?" You have such a delusion in your heart, do you know how perverse it is? ”

Han Jian got up, stepped forward, and stood less than three feet in front of Fa Yi.

"If a man is not married to a woman, what is wrong with thinking so? Could it be that the ancestor of the Shangqing Dynasty told future generations that he would violate the natural laws of heaven and earth, and even ignore the feelings of men and women? The master just scolds. No matter how much the master scolds, he can't change what I think. The master can prevent me from having feelings for men and women in my heart, but he can't stop me from thinking about the master......"

Fa Yi was furious, and suddenly hit Han Jian in the chest with his sword scabbard. Although it seemed to be very light, it was mixed with internal force, and Han Jianden felt that his chest was hit by a boulder.

However, Fa Yi still showed mercy to his subordinates after all, and left the main hall with an angry face and went to the side room.

Han Jian looked at the direction of the door, sighed, and couldn't help but smile bitterly. When he said these words to the master he had admired for a long time, even if he was so angry when he saw the Fa, he felt that he had no regrets in his heart. (To be continued......)