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After a long while, the Zhang Banxian followed the Young Eunuch to the harem. Although she was usually bold, when she saw Empress Dowager He, Zhang Banxian didn't even dare to raise her eyes. It was just that under Zhang Qian's introduction, Zhang Banxian paid her respects to Empress Dowager He: ”micron Zhang Ling greets the empress dowager.”
”Empress Dowager, this Mister Zhang Ling holds the position of a field officer and is the trusted advisor of the Hussar General Yang Lin. He came to the Luoyang on his orders, you can ask him directly if he has any questions.” Zhang Jean pointed to the Zhang Banxian and introduced him.
”Sit down.” Empress Dowager He pointed to Zhang Jean's side and made him kneel down beside Zhang Jean. She looked at Zhang Ling and asked softly: ”Then how did send the people to contact the hussar general and how did the hussar general answer to that?”
”Reporting to the empress dowager, after hussar general received Jian Shuo's letter, he immediately sent someone to deliver it to Luoyang. He asked me to send the letter to Grand Manager, but since Grand Manager was not at home, I could only follow the Grand Manager's servants to the Imperial Palace. Zhang Banxian lowered his head and whispered.
Hearing this, Zhang Jean revealed a rare smile on his gloomy face. This Yang Lin is really loyal! [It seems that I have not been fooled after all these years. With such a powerful backup, I am not afraid of anyone in the court!]
”Does hussar general have a message?” Empress Dowager He asked anxiously, this was what she was most concerned about. There weren't many people she could trust anymore, and there were even fewer who could help her. The attitude of the hussar general was her last hope.
”The Lord General asked me to tell the Grand Manager and requested the Grand Manager to tell the empress dowager that the hussar general and the cavalry of Youzhou support the Young Emperor and admit that the Young Emperor is the only legitimate successor to our Darkhan Imperial Family.” Only then did Zhang Banxian raise his head and sneakily glanced at Empress Dowager He. However, when she saw Empress Dowager He's eyes, she was so frightened that she lowered his head.
”Good!” Good! Good! What a loyal hussar general! ” It was only then that Empress Dowager He let out a long breath, and his mood immediately improved. ”I am just about to issue an order, ordering hussar general to lead the army to cross the Yellow River, march into the Luoyang, and kill this traitor, Jian Shuo.”
”Empress Dowager, when hussar general received Jian Shuo's letter, he was sure that the imperial government would kill Jian Shuo, so he asked me to pass this message on to Grand Manager. He also asked Grand Manager to pass on to the empress dowager that there was no need to mobilize the army to kill Jian Shuo.” Zhang Banxian raised his head once again, and said solemnly: ”As long as Your Majesty passes down the order, we, the cavalry of Youzhou, will be responsible for killing Jian Shuo.”
Yang Lin did not want to enter the Luoyang, neither did he want to get involved in this mess, nor did he want to save the empire that was about to collapse. He who came from the future generations did not have any loyal monarchs thoughts, the only rule he had to follow was to be loyal to the Han nationality! Be loyal to the people! Loyalty to the world!
”Alright!” Empress Dowager He shouted in surprise. It had been a long time, no one could do anything to Jian Shuo. Grand General Ho Jin hid within the Forbidden Army's camp, not daring to come out. Regardless of the situation, there was finally someone who dared to kill Jian Shuo today. Thus, he involuntarily looked at Zhang Banxian and nodded her head in satisfaction.
”I will immediately give you the imperial edict.” The Empress Dowager He waved his hand and muttered a few words to the palace maid in charge of the imperial edict. After the palace maid left, he turned around and said to the Zhang Banxian: ”If the hussar general kills Jian Shuo, it will truly eliminate all harm to the country.
”hussar general is loyal to the burly man, and is willing to pacify all the rebels, not for the reward from the empress dowager!” Zhang Banxian lowered her head and said haltingly, ”However, micron still thanked the empress dowager on behalf of hussar general! But... ”But …”
”But what? If you have something to say, just say it! ” Empress Dowager He looked at Zhang Banxian and asked curiously.
”Reporting to the empress dowager, although the cavalry of Youzhou is strong, the military expenditures are also astonishing. As we all know, the cost of a single cavalry is equivalent to the cost of 15 foot soldiers, so the military expenditures of the cavalry of Youzhou are quite tight, and it is almost entirely dependent on the supply of our Wasteland soldier s. It was because of the high military expenditure that we exterminated the Urushion. Now that the imperial government had sent Lord Grand Commandant to serve as Youzhou's pastor, and the Lord Grand Commandant was the active ruler, it would definitely restrict the military expenditures and weaken the cavalry of Youzhou. But at the north of the Youzhou, the fresh inferior is much stronger than the Urushion. I'm afraid that in the future, the cavalry of Youzhou will not be a match for the fresh inferior.
Actually, Yang Lin didn't arrange for the Zhang Banxian to say these words, and Yang Lin also didn't expect that the Zhang Banxian would meet the empress dowager. When the Zhang Banxian heard that Liu Yu urged Tian Feng and the others to transfer the goods, she was infuriated. It wasn't easy for him to meet the empress dowager and so she took the opportunity to complain.
”It was all Yuan Zhong's idea.” Empress Dowager He didn't know why Yuan Huo was making such arrangements. Now that she had a request from Yang Lin, she could only push the responsibility to Yuan Zhong, ”Don't worry, as long as hussar general kills Jian Shuo, I will make the decision to have hussar general take care of himself.”
This morning the sun was hot as usual. Just as Jian Shuo was preparing to leave, a guard suddenly ran over: ”Reporting in … Master, there is a middle-aged scribe at the entrance, who claims to be the messenger of the hussar general, and there is an important matter that requires us to meet Sir. ”
”Send him in.” Jian Shuo waved his hand, signalling the convoy that was following him to stop. Ever since he sent someone to deliver a letter to Yang Lin, he had been waiting for news of Yang Lin. Without Yang Lin's support, he really did not dare to act rashly.
Not long later, a middle-aged scribe entered the room. The middle-aged scribe cupped his hands towards Jian Shuo, and said humbly: ”Greetings, Sir, I am a scribe under the command of the hussar general. After the hussar general received Master's letter, he specially sent a special envoy to discuss some matters with Master. When and where shall we meet, Sir?
”Oh …” Hearing that the hussar general had sent a special envoy, Jian Shuo could not help but feel a burst of joy in his heart. It seemed that Yang Lin was truly moved, who would not want to obtain the credit? He thought for a moment, then said to the middle-aged scribe: ”In two hours, I request that hussar general's special envoy come to the Moon Tower to see me.”
”This one will take his leave.” The middle aged scribe cupped his hands together and turned to leave.