Facing the angry Zhao Ji, even Cai Jing was under pressure at this moment, he didn't even dare to avoid the inkstone that Zhao Ji smashed, and could only let the inkstone hit him.

With a bang, Cai Jing's forehead was smashed and blood beads suddenly oozed out. The angry Zhao Ji just looked at Cai Jing coldly, let out anger and shook his sleeves and shouted, "Where is Uncle Zhang?"

At this moment, Cai Jing hurriedly said to Zhao Ji: "Report to Your Majesty, Zhang Shuye and his son have already come to Beijing yesterday and are waiting for His Majesty's summoning."

Zhao Ji nodded slightly and shouted at a small yellow gate beside him: "Immediately pass on my order and summon Zhang Shuye and his son to meet him."

With Zhao Ji's nature, national affairs have always been delayed if possible. Anyway, they can't delay his enjoyment. However, Zhu Xie's death this time deeply stimulated Zhao Ji. At this moment, Zhao Ji, who was angry, remembered the father and son Zhang Shuye who had been waiting for him to summon him.

If something happened without Zhu Xie, according to Zhao Ji's temperament, Zhang Shuye and his son would probably not have the Zhao Ji's name in three or five days.

Even because of the discord between Cai Jing and Zhang Shuye and his son, he would only isolate the news that Zhang Shuye and his son came to Beijing as much as possible, so he could only hope that Zhao Ji would think of Zhang Shuye and his son.

However, the two brothers Zhang Bofen and Zhang Zhongxiong had the courage to be unworthy of thousands of men. This time, the father and son went to Beijing. Zhang Bofen and Zhang Zhongxiong were naturally extremely excited.

If nothing unexpected happens, his father will definitely be valued by the emperor. This is naturally a great joy for their Zhang family.

In a villa where the Zhang family father and son temporarily lived, a figure in green was looking at the distance with his hands behind his back. If an official in the court saw this person, he would definitely be able to recognize that this person was Zhang Shuye, the prefect of Qingzhou.

Zhang Shuye's expression seemed a little wrong at this moment. The emperor rushed to Beijing. What is the purpose? To be honest, Zhang Shuye is really confused.

After all, only a few people knew about Zhao Ji's attempt to lead his army to the south of the Yangtze River to suppress the Manichae rebellion. Obviously, it was impossible for Cai Jing and others to leak the news to Zhang Shuye.

A rapid knock on the door came, and the tragic Zhang Shuye came back to his senses. At this moment, a burly figure strode at the door, opened the door, staring at the several eunuchs who were eunuchs at the door.

When he saw the eunuchs who were edicted, Zhang Bofen was stunned and subconsciously said: "You...you..."

The eunuch in charge of the order coughed lightly, glanced at Zhang Bofen, looked at the yard, and saw Zhang Shuye standing there at a glance.

When he saw Zhang Shuye, the eunuch who was sent to the imperial edict immediately said, "Prince of Qingzhou, Zhang Shuye receives the imperial edict!"

Zhang Shuye immediately stepped forward and bowed to the ground and said, "My minister Zhang Shuye, accept the order."

As the eunuch passed the eunuch read out Zhao Ji's oral order, his eyes fell on Zhang Shuye, and a kind smile appeared on his face and said, "Prince Zhang cleaned up, please come to the palace with our family."

Zhang Bofen and Zhang Zhongxiong, who were standing aside, showed an unconcealed look of excitement on their faces. Compared to the excitement of the two brothers, Zhang Shuye seemed very calm and bowed to the eunuch who was sent to the order and said, "I'm working on the custody."

Soon, Zhang Shuye cleaned up a little and ordered the two of Zhang Zhongxiong to stay in the yard and not to walk around. He followed the eunuch to enter the palace.

In the palace

Zhao Ji, who had vented his feelings, had calmed down at this moment. Although he was annoyed that Zhu Xie's death did not affect Zhao Ji's enjoyment at all.

At this moment, Zhao Ji was admiring the singing and dancing of the palace maids, as if he wanted to use this method to numb himself and make himself forget his worries.

When Zhang Shuye arrived, Zhao Ji had no intention of avoiding him and summoned Zhang Shuye directly.

Before entering the hall, a faint sound came over, which made Zhang Shuye, who had a solemn face, frowned slightly, walked into the hall, and his eyes couldn't help but condense.

Zhang Shuye was upright and at this moment, he saw Zhao Ji like a foolish monarch, and his face became cold. He looked like a fool. He looked like a fool. He looked cold. He looked forward with a tiger face and bowed to Zhao Ji. He said in a deep voice: "My minister Zhang Shuye, pay homage to Your Majesty."

Cai Jing, who was standing beside him, saw Zhang Shuye's expression reaction in his eyes, and couldn't help but curl up slightly revealing a look of disdain.

Although there are some rifts between him and Zhang Shuye, to be honest, Cai Jing never regarded Zhang Shuye as a great enemy. Not to mention anything else, Zhang Shuye's temperament alone was destined to be a capable minister, not a favorite minister who could win the trust of the emperor.

If the imperial court was clear and the emperor was a wise monarch, then the one who was most trusted by the emperor would naturally be a capable minister. It’s a pity that the current official family is not a wise monarch.

Sure enough, Zhao Ji, who was immersed in singing and dancing, was suddenly shocked by Zhang Shuye's throat, and his good mood was destroyed by Zhang Shuye at once.

"you……"

Zhao Ji looked up at Zhang Shuye with anger and happened to see Zhang Shuye's upright face. When he spoke, he stopped and stared at Zhang Shuye with a tight look. Thinking that he still needed Zhang Shuye to go to Jiangnan to quell the rebellion, Zhao Ji gritted his teeth and suppressed his displeasure towards Zhang Shuye in his heart.

Even though he noticed Zhao Ji's dislike, Zhang Shuye still looked at Zhao Ji with a solemn expression.

Zhao Ji, who was feeling bad, was not in the mood to enjoy the singing and dancing anymore. He waved his hand to signal the palace maids to retreat.

When the palace maid retreated, Zhao Ji looked at Zhang Shuye and smiled hard on his face and said, "I have asked for something big to come here."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shuye hurriedly said, "Your Majesty is right, I will definitely die for Your Majesty."

It seemed that he thought of Zhu Xie and Liang Shicheng's death. Zhao Ji's face showed a gloomy look. He suddenly stood up and looked at Zhang Shuye and said: In the south of the Yangtze River, the Manichaeism rebelled and rebelled against our Song Dynasty. This is a major concern of the court. I want to order Ji Zhong to lead a large army to pacify. I wonder if Ji Zhong is willing to take on this important task?"

Zhang Shuye was slightly stunned. Although he was the prefect of Qingzhou, it did not mean that Zhang Shuye didn't know the world.

The fact that Chu Yi defeated Manichaeism in a battle has spread all over the world. It is naturally impossible for Zhang Shuye, who has always been concerned about national affairs, could not help but show a little surprised when he heard this.

Almost subconsciously, Zhang Shuye said: "The Prince of Guangyang can command troops even by ministers. There are Prince of Guangyang in Jiangnan. It is only a matter of time before the Manichaeism is pacified. Your Majesty..."

Seeing Zhao Ji's face becoming more and more gloomy, Zhang Shuye realized that Zhao Ji's expression was wrong and stopped.

Zhang Shuye has heard of the rumors of a disagreement between Zhao Ji and Chu Yi, but Zhang Shuye has never believed it.

But now it seems that the rumor is not false.

Zhao Ji just looked at Zhang Shuye and said, "I only ask you, are you sure to pacify the Jiangnan area."

When Zhang Shuye heard this, he did not reply immediately. Instead, he pondered for a while. After looking up at Zhao Ji, he said, "I can pacify the land in Jiangnan, but it depends on the support that Your Majesty gives me approved."

Zhao Ji was slightly stunned and immediately said, "Ji Zhong only wants something, I will respond to it."

When Zhang Shuye heard this, he immediately said, "I am willing to issue a military order to Your Majesty to prevent the rebellion in Jiangnan and come to see you."

Hearing Zhang Shuye’s words, Zhao Ji immediately smiled happily and said, “I feel at ease if Ji Zhong says this!”

Cai Jing, who was standing by, looked at Zhang Shuye with a slight and sunshine, and said, "Zhang Jizhong, the court is not rich now. You know, the rebellion of King Qing in Huaixi and Tianhu in Hebei is fine. The border towns, whether it is Xixia or the Great Liao, are the enemies of our Great Song Dynasty. It has restrained too much of the Song Dynasty's energy, and the court can give you very limited support."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shuye just glanced at Cai Jing indifferently, and then said to Zhao Ji with an embarrassed look: "Your Majesty, I only ask Your Majesty to allocate 50,000 elite troops to me. I am sure that I can quell the rebellion in Jiangnan within one year."

Zhao Ji immediately slapped his high-high and said, "I agree."

Watching Zhang Shuye leave, Cai Jing said to Zhao Ji: "Your Majesty, although Zhang Jizhong is not weak, he wants to quell the Jiangnan Rebellion with only 50,000 elite troops, but he is afraid he is not able to do anything."

Zhao Ji looked at Cai Jing in surprise. With his understanding of Cai Jing, Cai Jing and Zhang Shuye were incompatible, and he was afraid that Zhang Shuye would be in trouble, but now he was worried about Zhang Shuye's trip.

As if he noticed Zhao Ji's surprised gaze, Cai Jing immediately said to Zhao Ji with a grievance: "The conflict between me and Zhang Jizhong is just a personal grudge. How can it be compared with the safety of the country? If Zhang Jizhong's departure is useless, it will be the situation of my Song Dynasty. No matter how good or wrong I don't know, I will know which one is more important."

Hearing Cai Jing say this, Zhao Ji can't help but patted Cai Jing with a touching look on his face and said, "If everyone in the world is as loyal as Cai Qing, what's the worries I have?"

As he said that, Zhao Ji looked confident and said, "I will personally issue an order to send two royal celestial beings to help Zhang Shuye. In addition, the strong people in the army, I don't believe it, and the rebellion in Jiangnan cannot be quelled."

Cai Jing's eyes lit up, and he immediately praised Zhao Ji: "Your Majesty's actions are very wonderful. Before the country's righteousness, the two royal gods would have to obey the orders. Otherwise, if Your Majesty's orders go on, he can beat him into a traitor. If these two gods can sacrifice their lives for the country, it would be even better."

Zhao Ji said with a righteous expression: "I hope that this time I will pacify Jiangnan, my Song Dynasty soldiers will not harm anyone, otherwise I will be heartbroken."
Chapter completed!