The next day.
All the officials of the Bingzhou Provincial Governor's Office gathered together.
Many people were terrified, worried that Liu Qing would blame them for not taking back Bing Province or for not putting in enough effort to defend against the outsiders.
Only Ding Yuan's expression was a little gloomy.
Last night, he had received a letter from He Jin. The letter detailed all of Liu Qing's actions in Luoyang and asked him to slow down Liu Qing's recovery of Bingzhou's mountains and rivers. Within a year, the Yuan family and He Jie would help him obtain the position of governor of Bingzhou.
"Ding Yuan, this lord is the descendant of King Qiancheng, so he can be considered the younger brother of the emperor. You have to assist him well in the future!”Zhang Yi narrowed his eyes and said to Ding Yuan.
" Of course!" Ding Yuan's eyes turned cold." I hope that the new provincial governor can take back Bing Province!"”
"Humph!"
Zhang Yi laughed coldly. He felt wronged being the governor of Bingzhou. In name, he was a governor, but in reality, he was inferior to a prefect.
The three county mayors directly made him a figurehead. Ding Yuan joined forces with Qiang Qu to suppress Wang Qiu. Ye Wang could only watch anxiously. Without military power in his hands, any official was fake.
"Swoosh!"
Suddenly, Liu Qing, dressed in a black dragon robe, entered the hall with a long sword hanging from his waist.
On the right, Xun Yu held the emperor's edict.
On the left, Liu Qi held a fake festival axe.
Behind him, Xun You, Liu Ye, Zhang Fei, Dian Wei, Guan Yu, and Huang Zhong followed. However, their bodies were stained with blood, making them look extremely vicious.
In an instant, the atmosphere in the entire hall dropped to the freezing point. The people who were talking gave up on chatting, and their hearts were clenched.
"Greetings, Provincial Governor!" Zhang Yi brought the officials of Bingzhou and said respectfully.
Liu Qing nodded slightly. He sat on the seat and said indifferently,"Wen Ruo, summon!"
"Yes!"
Xun Yu responded, opened the imperial edict, and shouted,""Liu Ziyu, the descendant of King Qiancheng, was involved in the rebellion of King Qinghe. Now that I heard that he has achieved great achievements in both literature and martial arts, I hereby issue an edict to lift the party ban and take over the position of governor of Bingzhou. I will also be granted the title of general of the North. I will grant him the right to open a government and build an army.”
"Opening a mansion and building an army? A false festival?" Zhang Yi, Ding Yuan, and the others felt their hearts tremble as they spoke.
"Da, da, da!"
Liu Qing knocked on the table and said," Zhang Yi handed the commander's seal to Zhang Fei. He ordered him to form the Eastern Army of the Northern Garrison. Then, he went down to Wen Ruo to take over the administrative affairs of Bingzhou!"”
"Yes!" Zhang Yi took out half a Tiger Tally and placed it on the table.
"Zhang Fei, lead the Tiger Tally to Zhang Yi's camp to gather the soldiers. Leave ten people to escort Zhang Yi to Luoyang!”Liu Qing said in a deep voice.
Zhang Fei picked up the Tiger Tally and respectfully said,"As the Lord commands!"”
"Da, da, da!"
The sound of fingers tapping on the table seemed to trample on the hearts of the officials.
Liu Qing was silent for a moment before waving his hand and saying,""Wen Ruo, you will temporarily take on the position of fake provincial governor. Go down and hand over the administrative affairs of Bing Province to Zhang Yi!”
"Yes!"
Xun Yu bowed slightly and then brought Zhang Yi to the side room to hand over the administrative affairs.
Liu Qing looked at Ding Yuan and said in a deep voice,""His Majesty has ordered me to form the Northern Army, but the military power in Bingzhou is currently in disarray. All the county governors will temporarily hand over the military talismans to Xun You to form the city protection army!”
"Lord Liu, Bing Province has been invaded by foreign races all year round. If we hand over the military power, won't we be wasting the lives of the people?”A county magistrate stood up and questioned.
"Ignorant?"
Liu Qing's eyes turned cold as he said," I am the governor of Bingzhou, and I am responsible for governing the people. In the future, the civil officials of Bingzhou will not be allowed to participate in the military. Wherever the edict goes, the officials will feel as if they are looking at a sovereign. Do you want to disobey the emperor's edict?”
"I dare not!" The county magistrate's face was red as he took out his commander's seal and placed it on the table.
"Withdraw the military power?"
Ding Yuan's eyes darkened. Liu Qing was too ruthless. He was too trusted by the emperor. He had established a government, built an army, and forged a festival. He had given almost all the glory he could to Liu Qing.
"Prefect Ding, pass the commander's seal to Dian Wei and order him to form the northern army!”Liu Qing said in a deep voice.
Ding Yuan's eyes hardened." The Commander's Seal was given to Zhang Yang by General He Jin to destroy Shan Yue. I am only in charge of it temporarily. It is not under the jurisdiction of Bing Province!"”
"You want to disobey orders?"
Liu Qing questioned coldly. He had thought that Ding Yuan would not hand over his military power, and everything was within his expectations.
"Sir, you and I are both subjects under the people. Why make things difficult for me?”Ding Yuan said in a deep voice.
"Guan Yu, where's Zhang Yang?" Liu Qing sneered.”
"Pa!"
Guan Yu took out a gunny sack from behind his waist and threw it on Ding Yuan's table. Blood splattered everywhere, and a foul smell spread around Ding Yuan.
"You dare to kill a Great General of the Imperial Court?" Ding Yuan said in horror.
"Liu Ye, explain to him the power of the false festival axe!" Liu Qing said indifferently.”
"Yes!"
" Yes." Liu Ye replied and said loudly," Fake festival axes represent the emperor's travel. Any envoy holding a festival represents the emperor's personal visit. It symbolizes the emperor and the imperial court. They can exercise the corresponding power. A general with a fake battle axe would not need to ask for instructions during wartime and could directly kill the general who violated the military order!”
"My lord is the governor of Bing Province and has the authority to establish a government and build an army. The officials and generals of Bing Province are all under strict punishment!”
Liu Qing looked at Ding Yuan arrogantly and said in a deep voice,"At dawn, I asked Zhang Yang to lead 5,000 troops to help Ye Wang guard the border. This person disobeyed my orders and even shouted that I have someone above me.”
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