Water Margin: You dog official, you still say you don’t know martial arts?

Chapter 948 Song Jiang: Don’t look down on the poor young people! [1 more]

"So, it's settled!"

Zhao Gou finally concluded:

"After I ascended the throne, Qin Hui was reinstated and sent as an envoy to the Kingdom of Jin...

"The Grand Tutor was appointed as the Grand Secretary of the Zhaowen Academy, Hua Shaobao was promoted to the Associate Director of the Privy Council, and Zhu Shengfei was reinstated...

"Minister Liu, the position of Minister of War was given to Wu Yong by my father, and I cannot disobey my father's will.

"I will change your title to the Prince's Grand Tutor and Governor of Yingtian Prefecture.

"You went to Yingtian Prefecture to gather troops, and then came to Xijing to report.

"When Qin Qing returns from his mission, I will send troops to attack Liao together with Jin. I will need your help then."

Zhao Gou made clear arrangements for everyone present.

Both Zhang Bangchang and Hua Rong were promoted, and they, one a civil official and one a military officer, were Zhao Gou's two pillars.

Zhu Shengfei and Qin Hui were both reinstated.

However, if Qin Hui had facilitated the cooperation between Song and Jin and destroyed the King of Han, he could have risen to the position of Privy Councilor in one step.

Although Liu Gao's position as Prince Taibao was a nominal one, it was of high rank and he had real power as the governor of Yingtian Prefecture.

Yingtian Prefecture is the southernmost capital of the Four Capitals of the Song Dynasty.

The power of the governor of Yingtian Prefecture was the same as that of Liang Zhongshu, the governor of Daming Prefecture.

The governor who stays behind is the prefect and the general manager of the troops in this area. In simple terms, he is in charge of the army when on horseback and the people when on foot.

Equivalent to the head of a municipality in the 21st century!

And from what Zhao Gou said, he would join the army to attack the Liao Kingdom, and he would definitely bring it up again after he returns.

The only one who is depressed here is Feng Mei.

Everyone got promoted, but he remained the only one who remained unchanged.

It’s not that Zhao Gou didn’t give him a chance.

He was asked to check and balance Hua Rong, but he was completely suppressed by Hua Rong.

He was asked to silence the "remnants of Jin State". He led a thousand imperial guards, but was killed by five of the "remnants of Jin State".

How to promote him?

He was not dismissed from his post as the deputy commander-in-chief of the palace because of his loyalty to the emperor. How could he be promoted?
……

The next day.

Zhao Gou ascended the throne.

At the coronation ceremony, Liu Gao and Song Jiang met at the pinnacle of their relationship.

"Hey hey hey..."

Wu Yong pushed Liu Gao out of the position of Minister of War. When Song Jiang saw Liu Gao, his smile was harder than AK:
"County Magistrate Liu, oh no, Minister Liu, oh no, the current Minister of War is Minister Wu!
"I should call you Liu Zhizhou!
"Long time no see, Liu Zhizhou?"

He once knelt down to curry favor with Liu Gao, but was thrown into prison by Liu Gao and forced to become a bandit.

Fortunately, after experiencing ups and downs, bloody storms, guns and arrows, Song Jiang finally stood up!

He became the Grand Marshal of the Palace Marshal's Office!
Even his younger brother Wu Yong became the Minister of War!
Moreover, he snatched the position of Minister of War from Liu Gao. This is really the case of not bullying the poor young man!

Refreshing!

happy!

Feel proud!

Liu Gao smiled slightly and kept a low profile.

However, Song Jiang had no intention of letting Liu Gao go. After all, if one is rich and powerful, he should not show off, which is like walking in fine clothes at night.

"Liu Zhizhou, what rank is the Zhizhou?"

Song Jiang pretended not to understand and asked Liu Gao:

“Bigger than the Minister of War?

"Is it bigger than the Grand Commandant of the Palace Marshal's Office?"

Liu Gao smiled faintly and continued to keep a low profile.

Song Jiang kept asking, "Liu Gao, when we meet as old friends, who should greet whom?" Liu Gao smiled faintly and remained low-key.

Song Jiang still wanted to chase Liu Gao and act humiliatingly, but the ceremony had already begun, so Song Jiang had to go back to his post and stand in line.

Glancing at Liu Gao out of the corner of his eye, Song Jiang was already prepared to continue his humiliation after the ceremony was over.

And this is just the beginning. As long as Song Jiang holds on to Song Gaozong's thigh, he can step on Liu Gao's head at will in the future.

laugh?
There are times when you can’t laugh!
Although the ceremony was hasty, it was also very complicated, something that a veteran like Cai Jing had already mastered.

No matter how complicated the ceremony was, Cai Jing was able to stay energetic from beginning to end.

Song Jiang had never experienced this before, so he felt more and more tired and sleepy, until finally he could even no longer hold up his eyelids.

Suddenly a familiar name, like a thunderclap, confused Song Jiang who was trying hard to stay alert.

"Who?"

Song Jiang quickly asked Wu Yong beside him in a low voice:

"Who did your Majesty just say would be the Prince's Guardian?"

Wu Yong replied in a low voice: "Liu Gao, His Majesty has appointed Liu Gao as the Prince's Guardian and the Governor of Yingtian Prefecture..."

"hiss--"

Song Jiang couldn't help but take a breath:
"What rank is the Crown Prince's Guardian?
"What rank is the governor of Yingtian Prefecture?"

Wu Yong: "The governor of Yingtian Prefecture is a third-rank official..."

Song Jiang breathed a sigh of relief: Not bad!
As the Grand Marshal of the Palace Marshal's Office, he is of the second rank and can suppress Liu Gao!

Wu Yong: "The Prince's Guardian is a first-rank official..."

Song Jiang: Σ(｀д′*ノ)ノ

This is a scam!
Doesn't this mean that when I see him again I have to respectfully address him as "Liu Taibao"?
Song Jiang was depressed. He had clearly surrendered to Emperor Gaozong of Song a long time ago, so why was he still held a lower rank than Liu Gaoer?
If I don't vote for Song Gaozong, I'll be a lower-ranking official than Liu Gao'er. If I vote for Song Gaozong, I'll still be a lower-ranking official than Liu Gao'er. Wouldn't my vote have been in vain?
The ceremony was over, and all the civil and military officials left the venue in order. Outside the venue, Song Jiang met Liu Gao again.

The little black fat guy lowered his head and tried to pretend that he didn't see it. How could Liu Gao let him go at this time?

"Stepping as fast as flying" and "as light as a swallow" combined to create the effect of teleportation, and teleported in front of Song Jiang. Liu Gao asked with a smile:
"Song Yashi, oh no, King Song, oh no, Song Zhizhou, oh no, I should call you Song Taiwei now!
"Long time no see, Commander Song!
"By the way, General Song, what rank is the General of the Palace? Is it higher than the Prince's Guard?

"We are old friends meeting, who should greet whom?"

Big bird of you!

Song Jiang had no choice but to greet Liu Gao:

"Liu Taibao, long time no see..."

"Has it been a while?"

Liu Gao raised a playful smile:
"That's not right, I think we have met before?

“If I remember correctly, you asked me a few questions!
"By the way, what did you ask me just now?"

Song Jiang's big face was sometimes white, sometimes black, sometimes red, sometimes yellow, sometimes green...

Liu Gao laughed loudly and walked away.

Song Jiang was about to cry, but when he looked around he saw Zhang Bangchang, Zhu Shengfei and others all had mocking expressions on their faces.

Of course, Zhang Bangchang, Zhu Shengfei and other loyal followers of the emperor could not get along with Song Jiang, who came later.

Cai Jing and Yang Jian looked at each other and thought that they could consider bringing Song Jiang into their camp...

……

it's dark.

Zhang Bangchang changed into casual clothes, sneaked out of the house through the back door, and walked towards the brothels.

In order to keep it secret, Zhang Bangchang only brought a few personal friends with him. After all, the fewer people who knew about this kind of thing, the better.

As Liu Gao said, they went into the Lichunyuan, the most popular courtesan, where a courtesan was singing.

The lobby was packed with people, each of them looking at the courtesan with their heads tilted back and their mouths open like toads.

Zhang Bangchang looked around in the crowd but couldn't see the contact person, but was attracted by the singing of the courtesan.

Taking a moment to glance at the courtesan on the platform, Zhang Bangchang suddenly opened his eyes wide:
Wow, it’s vacuum!
At that time, Zhang Bangchang couldn't take his eyes away. He stared at it for a while, and suddenly felt something was wrong:
Where are my letters?
Zhang Bangchang quickly touched both sleeves, and the letters hidden in them were gone...

(End of this chapter)