"I have already told the Military Order that this trip will be made by the Deputy State Commander, and you will be the chief envoy to accept the surrender of Emperor Yuan on my behalf."

After a little silence, Zhao Dongting spoke again, "If nothing unexpected happens, Emperor Yuan will hand over the imperial seal to you in the main hall of the palace, and then lead all civil and military officials to formally praise our great Song Dynasty.

After the State Council has ordered you to receive the imperial seal, you can read my imperial edict.

In fact, I didn’t have to come to Bianyang in person. I also wanted to discuss with you what official position to grant Yuan Huang a title.

You are better at this than I do.”

"I'm afraid."

Chen Wenlong hurriedly said, and then said, "Your Majesty, have you never discussed this matter with Emperor Yuan?"

He knew that Zhao Dongting had secretly discussed with Zhen Jin in Dazhai, Jiankang Military Region.

"hehe."

Zhao Dongting chuckled, "This time our Song Dynasty is completely taking the initiative, so how could I discuss such a thing with him?

It was purely because I had asked him for the conditions.”

Chen Wenlong couldn't help but smile when he heard this, and a proud look appeared on his face.

Then there was silence.

He was obviously thinking about what kind of advice he would give to Zhao Dongting.

After all, Emperor Yuan was the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty and the most noble figure in the Central Plains.

After surrender, you can't give him a low official position, as it will be criticized.

But it cannot be given too high, because it is very likely that the so-called "Yuan Party" will be formed in the court.

When Chen Wenlong was silent, Zhao Dongting whispered to the side slowly and slowly talked about his conditions for real gold.

First of all, the Yuan Dynasty surrendered unconditionally and it was certain that it was handed over the imperial seal.

In addition, all the officials in the court surrendered. As for whether to continue to be appointed, the decision was in the hands of the Song Dynasty.

This means that even if those officials of the Yuan Dynasty surrendered, they still have to go through the review of the Song Dynasty Supervision Department and other departments.

There are also items in various parts of the Yuan Dynasty, especially those managed by officials, that are not allowed to be transferred out of the country at all.

"I think..." After Zhao Dongting finished speaking, a light flashed in Chen Wenlong's eyes, saying, "You might as well give him a position as deputy state commander."

"oh?"

Zhao Dongting's eyes showed some strange colors. He really never thought that Chen Wenlong would make such a suggestion, "Tell me more carefully."

The position of Deputy State Order was of course the top priority in the Song Dynasty, second only to the heads of the four provinces.

He is a first-class official.

After counting all over the Song Dynasty, there were only a dozen officials from the first rank.

The Deputy State Order is definitely the highest-ranking one among them.

Chen Wenlong smiled and explained: "In fact, with the status of Emperor Yuan, it is okay to surrender to our Song Dynasty and give him a first-rank official position. There are only four members of our Song Dynasty, including the State Order, Military Order, Supervision Order and Criminal Order, and we are in charge of the four provinces, but we cannot add another province.

But it would be harmless if a deputy state order was added to the Ministry of State to be in charge of a certain task.

The position of Deputy State Order is not low for Emperor Yuan.

Ru Naiyan, Ahema, Wang Yun and others below the Yuan Dynasty all had great talents. If the emperor intends to continue using them, he can also grant them any official positions below the first rank.

This is also enough.”

"Well..." Zhao Dongting nodded slightly, "Then what job should he be in charge?"

Chen Wenlong suddenly smiled bitterly, "It depends on what you mean by your emperor. In fact, the two deputy state commanders in our State Council are in charge of too many things."

The current deputy state order of the Song Dynasty is Chen Wenlong and Xin Jingfu.

Chen Wenlong was often transferred by Zhao Dongting to other departments for specific work, such as before, such as when he was on a mission to Xixia and other places, or this time he returned to the forefront construction base.

To put it bluntly, he and Xin Jingfu are both the one who is in charge of the inner and the other who is in charge of the outer and the other.

The work in the State Council is quite heavy.

Chen Wenlong's temples were gray, and Xin Jingfu grew older quickly after being elected as the deputy state order.

"Ah..." Zhao Dongting sighed softly, "Actually, I know that your dear friends have a heavy workload. In just a few years, there is really no one who can handle it.

If the people below are raised too quickly, it will inevitably leave hidden dangers to encourage the growth of seedlings.

After the Yuan Dynasty completely surrenders, it is time for me to consider adding officials and also give you some relief to the Deputy State Council.”

He remembered Xiang Dongyang in the past, and Xiang Dongyang, a talented man in the folk when he was in Leizhou.

Xiang Dongyang is an expert in governing the country, and even Zhao Dongting has seen the most powerful person in governing the country, even Lu Xiufu is not as good as Lu Xiufu.

At the beginning, the Song Dynasty was a mess, and had to do its best to fight against Yuan, Dali and other countries.

Zhao Dongting is just a person who makes an outline.

What was really implemented was Lu Xiufu, Xiang Dongyang and others below.

Xiang Dongyang has made great contributions in it.

He is the best housekeeper in the Song Dynasty.

It was him who allowed Da Song to survive that most difficult time.

But he died suddenly because of his overwork.

Even though he was posthumously named as the Grand Tutor by Zhao Dongting and was buried with the ceremony of state funeral, what's the use?

The Song Dynasty never looked towards Dongyang again.

Xin Jingfu, who took over the unknown of Xiang Dongyang, is worse than Xiang Dongyang in terms of ability. The Song Dynasty can still develop so rapidly because it has already been on the right track.

Chen Wenlong nodded and said nothing.

Then there was a long silence in the hall.

Finally, Zhao Dongting said: "It's better to let him be responsible for agriculture, forestry, water conservancy, earthquake relief, flood prevention and drought relief, poverty alleviation and other specific tasks!"

Chen Wenlong's eyes lit up and he bowed and said, "I think this is very appropriate."

These items are not as related to the foundation of the Song Dynasty as education, commerce, finance, technology, etc., but someone has to implement them in detail.

If the real gold is in such a position, it will have its own status.

With just this position, it makes it difficult for him to have the opportunity to pull the mountain.

Zhao Dongting clapped his hands, "That's it.

I will draft an order to you later and give him the title of Deputy State Order.

As for those members of the Yuan Dynasty..."                                                           

They were all auxiliary ministers of the Yuan Dynasty, so of course they had the ability.

Since you accept the entire Yuan Dynasty, you will inevitably look petty if you don’t accept them.

Zhao Dongting didn't care about using surrendered ministers, he just needed these people to be truly capable and could contribute to the bright future of the Song Dynasty.

This is much more cumbersome than agreeing on a real-money official position.

It took a long time before Zhao Dongting and Chen Wenlong opened the door of the hall.

How to arrange Naiyan and others already have preliminary plans. Zhao Dongting said that after returning to Changsha, he would discuss with Lu Xiufu and others, and then he would make a resolution.

This matter is not so anxious.

When accepting surrender, you only need to express your true gold position and stabilize the hearts of the officials of the Yuan Dynasty.

The next day, Zhao Dongting led the masters and the Feilong Army to leave Biyang and continue toward Xiangyang.

Before leaving, only Chen Wenlong was left with an imperial edict to surrender the Yuan Dynasty.

At this time, the news of the surrender of the frontier Yuan army had certainly spread to the territory of the Song Dynasty.

The northern border of the Song Dynasty, the places near Tangzhou and Caizhou were all trapped in joy and spreading to the surrounding area at a very fast speed.

If this speed continues, it will not take long for the Yuan Dynasty to surrender to the whole country.

At this point, the Song Dynasty was truly invincible in the Central Plains.

Dali has become the Dali Road, and Tubo has also become the Tubo Road.

Xixia has already surrendered.

As for the Yue Li Dynasty bordering the south, it had a lower status than Dali in the hearts of the people of the Song Dynasty.

Because their kings are now just marquis of the Song Dynasty.

The Li Dynasty of Yue was beaten so hard that it could not raise its head. It was impossible for him to have the courage to commit rash again.

As for the overseas areas in the east, let alone those who are in charge of the surrender.

Those who did not surrender had completely become the land of the Song Dynasty.

At this time, in Shangcai, the Song garrisons in Suiping and other places also began to retreat slowly.

For a moment, many soldiers came from the Yuan Dynasty toward the border of the Song Dynasty.

There are army that spread far and wide across the official roads.

Now the soldiers of the Song Dynasty do not wear those heavy armors, but they still look energetic, even more so before.

The soldiers all had high expressions of happiness and pride.

These garrison soldiers from all over the country also made great contributions in this battle of the Yuan Dynasty.

Although they were not regarded as the main force, they often confronted the Yuan army head-on, they made an indelible contribution in stabilizing the base.

There are also logistics affairs such as grain transportation. If it weren't for the help of the garrison soldiers, this battle would not have been so easy.

Of course, they still fought a lot of tough battles.
Chapter completed!