Monument Yangmen

Chapter 409 What Is The Real Great Song General...

Cao Bin entered the Chui Gong Hall with a look of grief and indignation, shouting.

"Your Majesty, the subject is guilty."

Zhao Guangyi said with a straight face, "Oh?"

Cao Bin beat his chest and said, "I just got the news that Yanmen Pass was a great victory. General Yang Yeyang, with [-] Huoshan troops, resisted [-] Liao troops outside the gate, killed [-] enemy bandits, and captured Xiao Duoli and Li Chong alive. instruct."

Zhao Guangyi smiled coldly in his heart, but his face revealed a look of surprise, "I didn't even know about this. If that's the case, Cao Aiqing, as a privy envoy, you have done a great job, so what's your crime?"

Cao Bin squeezed his tears, and shouted in a crying voice: "I am guilty. As a privy envoy, I discovered that one hundred thousand Liao troops went south and approached Yanmen Pass. Because Yanmen Pass was blocked, it was difficult for me to find out about this matter, and I dare not He overstepped his authority to dispatch troops to help. So only a memorial was made to clarify the matter.

However, the memorial played by the minister fell to nothing, but the minister failed to speak out according to the reason and almost killed Zhongliang.This is a serious crime for the minister. I have dereliction of duty, and I beg your Majesty to come down with the crime. "

Cao Bin's words are an apology on the surface, but what about in the dark?

It's more like telling Zhao Guangyi that the matter of Yanmen Pass has nothing to do with me.As a privy envoy, I have neither neglected my duties nor exceeded my authority.

The corner of Zhao Guangyi's mouth twitched, he glanced sideways at Wang Jien, and asked, "Did Cao Aiqing tell you about the Liao army going south to attack Yanmen Pass?"

Wang Jien was stunned for a moment, and said softly: "Old servant, go down and check."

Cao Bin was No. 1 in the army of the Song Dynasty, and there are detailed records of his memorials and other documents, which can be checked by the imperial court.

Wang Jien sent people out to investigate for a while, and then there was news.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, there is a memorial about Yanmen Pass. Song Xianggong instructed that there was no messenger from Yanmen Pass who asked for help to return to the capital, and there was no rumor about it. Everything is alarmist, so the memorial made by Privy Councilor Cao was dismissed."

Zhao Guangyi was silent for a while, and said to Cao Bin: "Yanmen Pass did not have a courier asking for help to return to the capital, nor did it send an urgent military message from eight hundred miles away. As a privy envoy, Aiqing has a keen sense of smell and is always worried about state affairs. Although there is an overreaching censor I have the right to hear the wind and play things, but the things in the memorial have been proven to be true. I forgive Ai Qing for her innocence.

As for Aiqing's memorial being dismissed by Song Qi, which caused me to almost lose my loyalty, it was Song Qi's dereliction of duty and had nothing to do with Aiqing. "

Zhao Guangyi said kindly: "Cao Aiqing, you are my confidant and loyal to state affairs. This time Song Qi neglected her duty and almost caused a catastrophe. Fortunately, Yang Aiqing resisted desperately and guarded the Yanmen Pass. Today I allow you to enter the palace alone to play a role Quan, in the future, if there are such important military and state affairs, I will allow you to directly enter the palace to report to me, and there is no need to go through Zhongshu Sheng."

Cao Bin pretended to wipe away his tears, and said politely: "I am afraid, thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhao Guangyi waved his hand and said, "Wang Jien, give Cao Aiqing a seat."

Cao Bin wiped himself clean all at once, and then sat down on the chair without any burden in his heart.

However, Gao Huaide was not treated so well, he still stood with his waist bowed.

Standing hunched over is uncomfortable.

Gao Huaide is also old, and after standing for a long time, his legs are numb.

Zhao Guangyi didn't bother to talk to him, just waited and waited.

Zhao Guangyi didn't speak until Gao Huaide couldn't hold on anymore, his legs began to tremble, and his temples began to sweat.

"Gao Aiqing, what's the important thing for you to enter the palace this time?"

Gao Huaide still bowed, and said tremblingly: "What the old minister wants to play is also the matter of Yanmen Pass."

Zhao Guangyi played with a jade ruyi casually, and said lightly: "Tell me..."

Gao Huaide said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty Qizuo, since Pan Renmei was put to death, the old ministers have taken over the old Pan clan. Recently, many old Pan clans have colluded secretly with the intention of rebelling. There are also generals from the old Pan clan who have defected in the army.

The veteran heard that these former Pan clans had defected to the vicinity of Yanmen Pass, so he went to the palace to ask for an order to send troops to exterminate these rebels. "

Zhao Guangyi said with a playful smile: "Pan Renmei's nine clans have been exterminated, and the Pan family has also been expelled from Bianjing City. There are still people in the army who are secretly loyal to the Pan family. It seems that our Grand Master Pan is very popular in the army."

Knowing that Zhao Guangyi was teasing him, Gao Huaide said with a serious expression: "Pan Renmei has some prestige in the army. Even if she dies, there are still people who appreciate her kindness and run for her."

Zhao Guangyi put away the smile on his face, stared at Gao Huaide and said coldly: "Pan's old department, just some bereaved dogs. Let's not mention them today, let's talk about the [-] Liao troops going south to Yanmen Pass.

Northwest soldiers and horses, your Gao family controls six of them.One hundred thousand Liao troops went south to Yanmen Pass, didn't your Gao family notice it? "

Gao Huaide looked terrified, and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister really didn't know about this matter. Perhaps the old Pan's department colluded with the Liao people to block Yanmen Pass, so the old minister's subordinates did not find out."

"Oh!"

Zhao Guangyi slapped the table, stood up suddenly, and shouted: "One hundred thousand Liao troops, that's not one hundred thousand gazelles. One hundred thousand Liao troops attacked Yanmen Pass with open fire, and you actually told me that the defenders nearby didn't know about it? Do you think I'm the one?" Fool?"

Gao Huaide lowered his head and tremblingly said: "The old minister is terrified. It is true that the old minister has not received the report from his officers and soldiers. Perhaps it is because the old Pan family has a large number of people and guarded the Yanmen Pass strictly. That's why the officers and soldiers under the old minister did not notice."

"absurd!"

Zhao Guangyi shouted angrily: "In the northwest, there are three forbidden troops of the Lower Fourth Army, and there are countless Xiang and Fan soldiers. The total strength of all the troops is as high as 60. Do you want to tell me that the 60 garrisons are all Is it Pan's old department?"

Gao Huaide said guiltily: "The old minister is guilty of negligence."

Zhao Guangyi was so angry that he roared loudly: "One hundred thousand Liao troops marched south, eight thousand volcanic army Zhongliang died at Yanmen Pass, tens of thousands of civilian husbands died at Yanmen Pass, and Yanmen Pass was lost several times. I don't know anything.

Do you want me to tell the people of the world and the princes of the Manchu Dynasty that Yanmen Pass was blocked by a group of bereaved dogs, which resulted in the death of nearly [-] loyal souls?

Do you want me to tell the people in the world that Yanmen Pass was blocked by a group of bereaved dogs, so even today, there is not even a single reinforcement?

Do you want me to tell the people all over the world that the reason why Yanmen Pass has been held is because there is a party of soldiers rushing to help?
Do you want me to tell the people all over the world that even today, Yanmen Pass is still guarded by a group of Dangxiang refugees?
Do you want me to tell the people all over the world that I have an army of 60 in the northwest, but it is not as good as an army composed of exiles from the party?

Do you want me to tell the people all over the world that in front of my army of 60, a group of bereaved dogs easily blocked the Yanmen Pass and killed [-] Zhongliang? "

Zhao Guangyi stared at Gao Huaide with red eyes, and said ruthlessly: "Tell me, which one makes sense. Which one can convince the people? Which one?"

Gao Huaide didn't dare to say a word, he could only keep his head down and remain silent.

Actually, Gao Huaide really wanted to say something.

Your Majesty, there are not so many soldiers and horses under the restraint of the veterans. You are including Zhejia, Dangxiang, and the soldiers of various tribes.

However, he dared not say this.

Zhao Guangyi didn't mean to let him go, he continued to growl: "My 60 army can't do anything to a group of bereaved dogs. Then why do I need this 60 army?

What is the use of you, a general who controls the military power of one side? "

Zhao Guangyi stared at Gao Huaide and growled, "Tell me, am I a fool?"

Gao Huaide said with a bitter face, "The old minister is guilty."

Zhao Guangyi asked himself and answered: "Yanmen Pass is connected to the Great Wall and stretches for dozens of miles. You tell me that a group of bereaved dogs can really block Yanmen Pass? If there is no one in my 60 army who has anything to do with it, I will take his head off." Use it as a chamber pot for you."

Gao Huaide hurriedly said: "The old minister is terrified."

Zhao Guangyi said in a cold voice: "I want to thoroughly investigate this matter, no matter who is found, I will punish the nine clans."

Gao Huaide said in fear and trepidation: "This matter really needs to be thoroughly investigated. It's just that although the army in the northwest is controlled by veterans, the forces of each family are intertwined and the situation is very complicated. If your majesty wants to kill them all, I'm afraid..."

Zhao Guangyi stared and said, "What are you afraid of?"

Gao Huaide took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "I implore Your Majesty to forgive the old minister's innocence, so that the old minister dares to speak."

Zhao Guangyi looked at him coldly, and said: "I forgive you for your innocence, you can say it."

Gao Huaide said solemnly: "The 60 troops in the Northwest are intertwined. There are not only the Forbidden Army of the Fourth Army of the Great Song Dynasty, but also many old ministries before the generals of each family. Moreover, there are also small tribes attached to each other. There are also Zhejia and Dangxiang etc……

Once this matter gets involved too much, there will be more people who killed the general.But there is no one to deter the party ministries.

Non-my family, its heart must be different.

At that time, these people will definitely rebel without deterrence.

Moreover, some of the old generals in the army are likely to become rebels like the old Pan's.

At that time, the Northwest was in chaos.

Right now, Wang Xiaobo's rebellion in the Sichuan government has not yet been resolved. If there is another disturbance in the northwest, it may endanger the country and the country.

Moreover, the Liao people must be unwilling to suffer this defeat.Will definitely be watching from the sidelines. "

Is this a threat?

An aboveboard threat?

No matter what Gao Huaide thought, Zhao Guangyi already regarded this as a threat.

Perhaps Gao Huaide really considered it from the perspective of the country.

But for Zhao Guangyi, who has experienced the turmoil of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, this is a threat from the generals and generals.

Zhao Guangyi clearly felt the pressure of the threat.

"Could it be that I can't rule the unfaithful?!"

Zhao Guangyi almost gritted his teeth and said this sentence.

Gao Huaide said in a deep voice: "As a general under His Majesty's knees, the old minister is willing to be a pawn and help His Majesty eradicate all disloyal people. However, now is not the time. Compared with many generals, the Yang family..."

Gao Huaide paused, then sighed, "The Eight Thousand Volcanic Army are all dead..."

Zhao Guangyi suddenly understood the meaning of Gao Huaide's words.

The Yang family was able to stand among the generals of the Great Song Dynasty, relying on the Eight Thousand Volcanic Army.

Today, the Eight Thousand Volcanic Army is completely dead and wounded.

The tiger of the Yang family has lost all flesh and skin, leaving only the majesty of the tiger.

Compared with other full-fledged wolves, tigers and leopards, the Yang family is not that important anymore.

Civil servants have been clamoring all day long that there are too many troops and that they need to be disarmed.

In the face of such a situation, among the many generals, who would be willing to selflessly cut off their own flesh and let the Yang family stand up again?

Of course, Lao Yang can also serve in the Forbidden Army by virtue of his meritorious service.

However, all the power of the Forbidden Army is in the hands of the emperor.

What is a general without military power called a general?
Zhao Kuangyin's drinking and release of military power is nice.

However, Zhao Kuangyin did not dare to take down all the military power in the general's hands.

The so-called release of military power with a glass of wine is just that all the elites in the hands of the major generals have been transferred into the Imperial Army and the Twelve Guards.

However, Jiangmen still controls a branch of Xiang army and Fan soldiers.

Drinking wine to release military power, if the military power of the generals is really taken away, then where did the 'Gao Jiajun', 'Zhe Jiajun', 'Cao Jiajun', 'Yang Jiajun' come from...

Where did those frontier soldiers who followed the Song Dynasty and were more ferocious than the Imperial Army come from?

Since Zhao Kuangyin, why did other emperors of the Song Dynasty marry women from the generals?
In the history of the Song Dynasty, the military was controlled by literature.The civil servants almost hung up the generals and beat them.But if you think about it carefully, you will find that they also bully generals from grass roots like Di Qing and Yue Fei.

Have you ever seen them hang and beat the Cao family?

People from the Gao family?

If they didn't have their own military power, who would be afraid of them?
……

Compared with the other generals with military power, the Yang family without military power is more important?

The answer is obvious.

In the battle of Yanmenguan, the Yang family had already wiped out their wealth.

If you want to stand up again, you can only save money step by step.

Maybe it will take three to five years, maybe ten years... Maybe you will never turn over in your whole life.

Many generals of the Great Song Dynasty disappeared from everyone's field of vision so quietly.

Cao Bin really wanted to stand up and say something fair for Lao Yang, a loyal in-law, but he thought of Yang Qi's explanation in the private letter.He could only swallow the words that came to his lips.

Zhao Guangyi's face was ashen, and his face was so gloomy that he could bleed.

"I don't need to be implicated, but the evil leader must be punished. Otherwise, how can I explain to the people of the world? How can I be worthy of the [-] dead souls closed in Yanmen?"

When Zhao Guangyi said this, he was already subdued.

There's nothing he can do if he refuses to accept softness, his brother's throne is unfair, and his throne is also tricky.

Therefore, I dare not really argue with Jiangmen.

Cao Bin couldn't stand it anymore.

I can't stand them bullying honest people.

He said: "All soldiers who participated in the blockade of Yanmen Pass must be killed."

After thinking about it carefully, he added another sentence, saying: "If there are too many people, you can send them all to the Western Regions. Didn't the Western Regions Tatars ask me for help? Send them to the Western Regions and give them a chance to pay off their crimes. "

What Cao Bin said was beautiful.

In fact, after soldiers who were criminals were thrown to the Western Regions, who would take care of them?

Given the chaotic situation in the Western Regions, it is estimated that these people will all die in the Western Regions.

Zhao Guangyi and Gao Huaide had no objection to Cao Bin's proposal.

Cao Bin is Yang Ye's in-law, so it is rare to keep silent today, not to complain for Yang Ye without reason, and not to clamor to kill everyone, it is really rare.

After all, with Cao Bin's status, no one would dare to ignore it once it was brought up.

Now, with such a small request, how could Zhao Guangyi and Gao Huaide not agree?
　Ahem... The writing is a bit dark, but Cao Cao carefully analyzed the generals of the Song Dynasty and found that this may be the truth... Our literati ancestors are really good at whitewashing.Then buried a lot of things called 'truth'.History really can't bear to look closely, because you will find many, many... dark places!

　　
　
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