Liaozhai Great Sage

Chapter 444
The fighting outside Jinling City has subsided for several days.

However, at this moment in the capital, the news that the King of Nine Mountains rebelled and the soldiers besieged Jinling City had just reached the court.

But this speed is not surprising in ancient times.

Therefore, the matter is very involved, a grand meeting was held in the palace today, all civil and military officials came to participate, and no one was absent.

Zhao Guanjia sat on the dragon chair, his pale face was somewhat annoyed.

As an emperor, no matter how stupid the emperor is, it is impossible for him to hear someone rebelling and remain indifferent. Moreover, the rebels are hereditary descendants of princes. The reason behind this incident is by no means as simple as a simple rebellion by refugees. Maybe the Jiangnan area Many of the officials were implicated in it.

Once it is not done well, it is not impossible to change the dynasty.

"Li Liangjin rebelled, proclaimed himself King of Nine Mountains, and besieged Jinling City with soldiers. What do you loves think about this?" Zhao Guan's face was stern, and there was a bit of indifference in his tone.

None of the civil and military officials above the court dared to speak.

After all, Lihou's Mansion is also a well-known official family in the south, and many people are more or less unable to get along with the Li family. Now that Li Liangjin's rebellion is such a thing, how dare they talk too much because they are guilty of treachery.

"Why, are you all planning to avoid talking about such a major event? Yang Aiqing, tell me." Zhao Guanjia suddenly named her.

A grey-haired old man stood up at this moment, he cupped his hands and said: "Report to the official family, Li Liangjin's rebellion is a fact, there is no excuse, according to the law, the nine clans should be punished, and the veteran thought that the Li family should be arrested immediately, etc. The officials should be dismissed from their posts, sent to heaven, and handed over to Dali Temple. In addition, they should also order the commanders of nearby states to send troops to support Jinling City and repel Li Liangjin."

"What Master Yang said is very true. The lower officials seconded."

"The lower officials also agree with Lord Yang's words. The top priority right now is to send troops to quell the chaos. The traitor Li Liangjin cannot be allowed to run around, otherwise the coercion of refugees will only make the momentum even bigger."

Many officials immediately echoed Master Yang's words.

Zhao Guanjia also nodded: "Yang Aiqing's words are very true, let's draw up a charter later to draw up the purpose."

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I don't even know that the traitor Li Liangjin was so bold and dared to rebel. I really don't know. Please forgive me."

"Your Majesty, I am willing to make meritorious deeds and atone for my crimes. I will go to Jinling City to persuade Li Liangjin to surrender. I beg Your Majesty to show mercy."

Immediately, many officials were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and kowtowed for mercy.

They are all relatives related to Li Liangjin, and now Li Liangjin's rebellion has involved them. You must know that they didn't know that Li Liangjin really rebelled before. Although the minister of the Ministry of War mentioned it before, he just thought This is the nonsense of the minister of the Ministry of war, which is not credible.

Now that the urgent military newspapers from all over the country have been delivered, I realize that the situation has become so serious that it cannot be undone.

"Remove them from their official positions and hand them over to Dali Temple." Official Zhao waved his hands listlessly, obviously indifferent to these people's pleadings.

How can rebellious things be forgiven? Although he is not a wise king, he is not so stupid.

"Your Majesty~!"

The officials of the Li family cried all day long and kowtowed repeatedly to beg for mercy, but the forbidden army outside the Golden Palace immediately put these adults down.

If nothing else happens, not only will they lose their positions, but they will also be executed.

"Li Liangjin, you bastard, you have caused me such misery." In the end, the officials of the Li family could only cry out in grief and indignation.

"Officials, since Li Liangjin's rebellion is a fact, then Mr. Li's framing of Mr. Lang Fu is based on nothing. Please recall Mr. Fu to make Mr. Fu innocent." Mr. Yang said again.

He was worried that his son would go to Jinling City to escort Fu Tianchou back to Beijing and he would not return. He was afraid that he had encountered rebels, so he should think of a way to get his son now.

Zhao Guanjia nodded and said: "I have indeed failed Fu Aiqing's loyalty, let's go back and draw up an order."

"Hey~!"

Suddenly, the national teacher next to the Golden Palace gave a light snort, and then laughed: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, it's a pity, Your Majesty."

"The state-owned rebels, why do you like them?" Zhao Guanjia asked.

The national teacher said with a smile: "The rebels have been defeated, and Jinling City has no worries. Isn't this a happy event? Just now I had a whim and counted my fingers, only to find that the Li Liangjin rebels who had besieged Jinling City had been captured by a guerrilla general. The army has been repulsed, and the good news has already reached the capital, but His Majesty has not received it yet."

"Oh, is this serious?" Zhao Guanjia was surprised.

"There is absolutely no mistake. The one who repelled the rebels was a man named Li Xiuyuan. Your Majesty only needs to check to find out." The national teacher said with a smile.

Zhao Guanjia was a little surprised and said: "Hurry up, go and check today's memorial, and report urgently."

Immediately, some officials rushed to Zhongshu Province to check today's memorial.

After a while, an official rushed back with a memorial in surprise: "Your Majesty, good news, good news, good news for Jinling City."

"Bring it here for me to see." Zhao Guanjia took the memorial and flipped through it.

Sure enough, the rebel Li Liangjin was repelled, and it was a guerrilla general named Li Xiuyuan who repelled the rebels.

"Alright, there are still such loyal officials in Jinling City, I will definitely reward them well."

Zhao Guanjia clapped his hands and smiled, only to see the memorial read: Guerrilla General Li Xiuyuan led less than [-] cavalry to attack the enemy's formation, the rebel army was defeated in one blow, and the danger of Jinling City was immediately resolved.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, what a pity, Your Majesty."

For a while, civil and military officials were all flattered, and even showed surprise on their faces. Some officials even wept with joy and celebrated with each other.

Contrary to the face of the dead parents before, the acting skills are superb.

"Let's take a look, dear friends, what is this General Li's job as a reward?" Zhao Guanjia was overjoyed but asked again.

"After the turmoil in Yangzhou, this General Li can be the deputy commander-in-chief and lead the troops to continue to put down the chaos." A civil official said immediately.

Deputy Chief?

Some officials sneered in their hearts, it is indeed a good position, in name only, and under the control of the chief soldier, no matter how great the credit is, they will not be able to jump up.

"The minister seconded the proposal, the guerrilla general has been promoted to the second rank in a row, if this General Li can completely wipe out Li Liangjin in the future, it will not be too late to add rewards and be promoted to the general."

"The minister agrees."

Many civil servants said one after another.

But at that point, the commander-in-chief doesn't have this Li Xiuyuan's share, he will arrange the faction to go there, and reap the benefits of the fisherman. If this Li Xiuyuan is obedient, it's okay, if he is not obedient, he will make up a crime and dismiss him directly.

A mere guerrilla general who came out of nowhere, still wants to be the commander-in-chief of Yangzhou?

"National teacher, what do you think of this reward?" Suddenly, Zhao Guanjia glanced at the national teacher next to him.

The national teacher squinted his eyes and smiled: "General Li is a scholar who abandoned his pen and joined the army. He repelled [-] rebels. He is capable of writing and martial arts. He has made great contributions. I think he can be the governor of Yangzhou."

Governor of Yangzhou?

Some civil servants almost bit their tongues when they heard the words.

With such a reward, doesn't the national teacher know how much power the governor of a state has?That is the civil affairs and military equipment that manages a state, and it is the existence that holds real power.

The officials are not confused, so they will definitely not agree. No matter how favored the national teacher is, it is impossible for a governor to go out directly.

Immediately, these officials looked at Zhao Guan's family expectantly.

Zhao Guan's family didn't seem to have any reaction, they just said, "Then the governor of Yangzhou."

"Pfft~!" The civil and military officials in the Golden Palace almost vomited blood immediately.

You stupid gentleman really agreed?

"Officials, absolutely not." Immediately, Master Yang's face changed drastically and he hurried out, wanting to persuade him.

But at the moment the national teacher next to him, Cihang Pudu, squinted his eyes and looked at Master Yang coldly.

Master Yang felt his whole body tremble from the cold gaze, and fear welled up in his heart.

"What did Yang Aiqing want to say?" Zhao Guanjia asked.

Lord Yang immediately said righteously: "The old minister thinks that the position of governor is not enough to reward this General Li. He should also be rewarded with gold, no, ten thousand taels of silver, ten pairs of armor, and twenty horses of BMW." Looking into the eyes of the national teacher.

Seeing that his eyes were still cold, he gritted his teeth again and said: "Yangzhou Chief Soldier and Deputy Chief Soldier are incompetent in suppressing the rebellion. They should be dismissed from their positions. The personnel should be recommended by Inspector Li. Inspector Li knows military affairs. There must be loyal and brave people under his command. Veteran minister I think these loyal and brave people should not be buried."

The coldness in Cihang Pudu's eyes had reduced a lot, but he still stared at him.

"The vacant county magistrates in Yangzhou, the magistrates of the prefecture, can also be put on the list by Mr. Li, and the imperial court can hire them at their discretion," Mr. Yang said again.

Only then did Cihang Pudu nodded with a smile on his face.

Lord Yang touched the sweat on his forehead and said, "I don't know what your majesty thinks?"

Master Yang, are you crazy?If you don't go to persuade him, please ask for a reward for Li Xiuyuan, he is your own son, you want to send the whole Yangzhou out?
The civil servants were shocked.

Yangzhou is the most prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River. The source of the imperial court's taxation has always been a must for officials above the court. Even if it is a magistrate, they are not willing to give up the post of county magistrate. How can they be willing to give it all to this man? I don't know where the guerrilla generals came out.

Lord Yang is crazy, His Majesty will definitely not agree to this ridiculous reward.

Zhao Guan's family didn't seem to feel anything, just oh: "Let's rely on Aiqing, and come back to draw up an order."

"Pfft~!"

The civil and military officials in the imperial court wanted to vomit blood again, but the foolish emperor agreed again.

A court meeting was supposed to discuss how to quell the chaos, but because of the national teacher, it turned into a reward.

Li Xiuyuan's name was immediately remembered by all the civil and military officials in the court.

How did a mere guerrilla general climb up to the backing of the national division, and he was named the governor of Yangzhou with such a little credit.

There is also the right to recommend civil and military officials.

This is no longer a smooth rise, but a soaring sky.

Faint rulers, treacherous officials, national teachers, and chaos in the court.

For a while, civil and military officials had all kinds of curses in their hearts.

But scolding is scolding, the reward for Li Xiuyuan has already been decided.

(End of this chapter)