Yi Song

Chapter 149 Civil officials use their best methods

In the Huixian Hall of Baozhuan Palace, Zhao Ji sat at the top with a green face and glanced at the ministers standing below.

Grand Master Cai Jing, Bai Shizhong, Deng Xunwu, Yu Shen, Wang Fu, and Wang Qi, who stayed in Nanjing.

"Where's Gao Qiu?" Zhao Ji asked.

"Your Majesty, Lieutenant Gao has gone to Chenliu for official duties. Governor Liu suffered a defeat in Nanjing, and Bianjing was shocked. In order to stabilize the morale of the army and the people, Lieutenant Gao personally went to Chenliu to set up defenses."

Yang Jian, who was standing on the side, said quickly.

He was good-looking, always had a smile on his face, and seemed particularly affable.

Yang Jian glanced at Liang Shicheng, who was standing on the other side of the official house.

He was bent over, his sleeves folded together, and his hands enclosed within. He didn't even twitch his eyebrows when he said what he said just now.

Yang Jian sneered twice in his heart.

"Gao Qiu is diligent in his duties and loyal to the country." Zhao Ji sighed. While praising the old ministers, he was also venting his dissatisfaction with the new ministers.

Everyone in the hall was like a glass ball with seven orifices, and they immediately set a tone in their hearts.

Cai Jing was even more overjoyed, as revenge is today.

Taking away Gao Qiu was a move he made secretly.

Gao Qiu went to the northwest battlefield and fought bloody battles with the Hexi family with real swords and guns. The military achievements may be fake, but this resume is not fake.

People who have been on the battlefield know how to fight a war, which is completely different from what civilian officials imagine. In addition, he had been having a heated fight with Liu Erlang recently, and Cai Jing was worried that it would be bad if he spoke up to defend himself.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he hinted, he immediately accepted the move and got up and went to Chenliu.

It seems that the alliance between Gao Qiu and Liu Erlang is also the love in the brothel, which is very weak.

With a few more achievements and a few more years of experience, Liu Erlang would be the most powerful competitor to the Imperial Palace Commander. Gao Qiu also understood this clearly.

"Liu Erlang handed over the battle report in Nanjing the day before yesterday. Let's discuss it." Zhao Ji said angrily.

"As soon as we entered the battle, there were thousands of casualties. Lieutenant General Zuo Qianjia Kontsev died in the rebel army. Tens of thousands of forbidden troops fought against 10,000 to 20,000 unarmed rebels. It actually led to such a disastrous defeat. It is unprecedented since the founding of the dynasty!

Your Majesty is worried, Bianjing is shocked, the capital is unstable, Liu Erlang is a sinner through the ages! "

Deng Xunwu said with great indignation.

Three hundred people were killed, 600 were injured, and 100 were missing, which equals more than 1,000 casualties. According to our practice, this number must be watered down.

The casualties were at least over 2,000.

Lieutenant General Kontsev and his personal troops were wiped out. This is proof!

Kontsefu was a military officer on the right, with troops and horses on the left. He was a senior general. He was killed in the battle. How could only so many sergeants die?

Liu Erlang must have concealed the truth!

As for the results behind the battle report, including the beheading of more than 400 bandit soldiers, the killing and wounding of more than a thousand people, and the capture of the head of a bandit chief, everyone tacitly ignored it.

It must have been fabricated to cover up the defeat!

You, Liu Erlang, still don't have enough background. You don't have a capable clerk around you.

Let me teach you a trick. In the battle report, you should write the results at the front. Directly write down the beheading of more than a thousand people, the killing of more than 3,000 people, and the capture of ten heads of thieves.

A sure victory.

Later, write down the losses lightly.

As for Kontsev, it can be written that he fought bravely and moved forward bravely, but he did not want his horse to stumble, fall to the ground, and unfortunately died of serious injuries.

If you really write it like this, we really won’t be able to do anything to you for a while.

You just handed over such a battle report. If we don’t add insult to injury, how can we wait!

"Liu Erlang lost his army and surrendered his generals, which is true for His Majesty's grace and the expectations of the imperial court. Your Majesty, while the city of Nanjing is still intact, please issue an edict immediately and bring Liu Erlang to the capital for questioning."

Yu Shen agreed.

Deng Xunwu and Yu Shen only followed Cai Jing's lead. Of course they rushed to the front and trampled Liu Guozhang to death.

Zhao Ji asked angrily: "After taking down Liu Erlang, who will take over? Who will go to Nanjing to suppress the bandits?"

Deng Xunwu and Yu Shen looked at each other, speechless.

We are only responsible for solving people, the problems are none of our business.

The two of them glanced at Cai Jing secretly. Grand Master, we have done what we should do, it is your turn to make the final decision.

Cai Jing is very troubled now.

According to his original idea, Liu Guozhang would be defeated, and then he would coax the officials to issue an edict, reprimand him, demote him to a junior high school, and stay in front of the army to continue to be effective.

When Kontsev takes over as the commander-in-chief, he will have the power of life and death to use his means to kill Liu Guozhang on the battlefield, and it will be over.

But he never expected that after the first battle, Liu Guozhang would be defeated, but the intended tool man, Kontsev, would also die.

How about letting Xie Xing make up for it?

This man's ability is average, but he is not ruthless enough, so Cai Jing chose Kontsev in the first place. Now we can only let him take over and send one or two confidants, such as A Quan, Quan Weng and others, to teach him step by step.

wrong!

Kontsev died in a mysterious way!

How could he, who was so afraid of death, rush to the front?

If his death was closely related to Liu Erlang, then Xie Xing would be in trouble.

Cai Jing already knew Liu Erlang's temperament very clearly, and once he took action, he would not let it go. He could see that Kontsev was bribed by him, how could he not see that Xie Xing was also up to something.

It is absolutely impossible to kill Kontsev and leave Xie Xing alone. It is impossible to say that Liu Erlang killed Xie Xing when he returned to Nanjing.

Yingtian Mansion Superintendent Li Zhongjie?

No, this person is not of the same mind as him.

Who should be sent to take over? It will take some time to choose one.

Cai Jing was different from Deng Xunwu and Yu Shen. As the Grand Master in charge of the three provinces, he not only had to deal with the people, but also solved the problem of Tian Wenbao causing chaos and threatening Nanjing.

When Cai Jing hesitated, as his ally, Wang Chi, who was left behind in Nanjing, took the initiative to attack.

"Your Majesty, I am reporting that Tian Wenbao's gang of thieves are causing chaos, and it was entirely Liu Erlang who forced them out!"

Wang Chi's righteous and awe-inspiring words shocked the monarchs and ministers in the palace.

"Why did Wang Liusou say this?"

"Liu Erlang took charge of the important task of dredging the Bianhe River. He did not think about practical matters and drama. He blindly sent troops to invade the local area and killed good people while taking credit. He abandoned his responsibilities and important tasks and only cared about doing wantonly and killing. Both sides of the Bianhe River were deeply affected by it. He was miserable and could not bear the humiliation, so he rose up and committed rebellion.

As a man staying in Nanjing, I must not disappoint the laws of heaven, the emperor's favor, and the expectations of the people. I wanted to impeach Liu Erlang, and he went on a rampage to show off his violence, killing good people and taking credit for their merits. This led to the great chaos in Huaibei!

I sincerely request your Majesty to issue an edict to kill Liu Erlang, and his head will be sent to Huaibei. The people's anger and grievances will be cleared up. The thieves will naturally worship the emperor's kindness and virtue, abandon their weapons and surrender, and the place will naturally be appeased and stable. "

The ministers looked at Wang Chi in amazement and admiration.

I saw a white and red light hanging down from the sky, and the awe-inspiring righteousness lingered above it. Behind his hard-winged head, a faint halo can be seen.

He is really a master of the generation who accuses deer of being a horse, framed and framed!

Zhao Ji's expression changed, and part of Wang Chi's words spoke to his heart.

Just dredge the Bianhe River and do the construction properly. Why go around suppressing bandits and killing so many mountain bandits and water bandits? I governed the Song Dynasty to a state of great prosperity and great prosperity. How could there be so many thieves?

Tens of thousands of thieves suddenly appeared in Huaibei and started to rise up. There must be a reason for this.

It must be local officials who are hiding things from their superiors and bullying their subordinates, and are harming the people. Or as Wang Chi said, Liu Erlang's cruelty and loss of nature caused this chaos.

Anyway, it’s not that I’m incapable of governing.

"How about we issue an edict to summon Liu Erlang into Nanjing, and I and all the ministers will question him face to face?" Zhao Ji said hesitantly.

Absolutely not!

Liu Erlang is such a cunning person that once he leaves Nanjing, he will never go back to top the tank again. Returning to Bianjing, he used some tricks to make the officials happy, and a catastrophic disaster disappeared.

We must find ways to deal with him outside while he is not in Bianjing.

Cai Jing quickly advised: "Your Majesty, tens of thousands of traitor troops are approaching Nanjing City. At this time, the general Liu Erlang is recalled. I am afraid that the soldiers and people in the city will be panicked and will not be able to deal with it, which will give the traitor army an opportunity to take advantage.

By then, Nanjing would fall, Jianghuai would be shocked, and the communication between Bianjing and the southeast would also be cut off. This was a very important matter and had to be guarded against. "

"Grand Master Lao Chengzhi Guo is absolutely right. What should we do?" Zhao Ji asked.

"Why don't we issue an edict and strictly order Liu Erlang to defeat the enemy within three days, otherwise he will be punished as a collaborator!"

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up.

wonderful!

The Grand Master is still cunning.

This move defeated the enemy within a time limit to prove his innocence, and forced many famous generals to death.

"Draft an edict immediately and send it to Nanjing." Zhao Ji said.

(End of this chapter)