Water Margin people

Chapter 707
Tokyo.

The three-year scientific examination was finally over, and the emperor personally selected the top three.

Immediately afterwards, the imperial history book stated that the four bandits were in troubled times, and people everywhere were dying. The emperor was furious, and angrily reprimanded the officials for not being diligent in government affairs, so that bandits and bandits broke out everywhere.

"Thieves and bandits are making chaos, you are waiting for the king's salary, and worrying about the king's worries, why don't you put down the chaos!"

Zhao Ji was very angry. His dragon flag was stolen by Sun Lei in Liangshanbo. As a big player, he values ​​face very much.

"Your Majesty, the thieves are instigating the refugees to rebel, and there are limited soldiers and horses in various places. Please send troops to suppress the rebellion, Your Majesty!"

An official came out of duty and saluted and said.

"How many soldiers and horses do you need?"

Zhao Ji waved his hand irritably and asked, sending troops is for money, and what he lacks most is money.

What Zhao Ji looked at was Tong Guan, the privy envoy of the Great Song Dynasty. Zhao Ji always listened to Tong Guan in matters of marching and fighting.

"At least 30 soldiers and horses!"

Tong Guan clasped his fists at Zhao Ji and said with a serious face.

"30 million!"

Zhao Ji's face changed drastically. 30 soldiers and horses are not a small amount for a man who eats horses. Such a large number of soldiers and horses are enough to fight against Xixia or Liao.

Above the court, Cai Jing and the others looked at Tong Guan with squinted eyes. Why would it take 30 troops to wipe out some bandits? Everyone present knew Tong Guan. This time, the uprising of bandits is so powerful that it is impossible to put it down within a year or two. This empty salary is not a small amount of money.

"It takes so many troops to wipe out the bandits?"

Zhao Ji said with some displeasure.

"Your Majesty, Sun Lei has been entrenched in the Liangshan Po for a long time. His roots are deep, and there are natural dangers in the water. It is not easy to destroy it. How can it be destroyed without a large army? The previous few times the army was defeated is a lesson from the past."

"And the other three gangs of thieves are also not good. Hebei Tianhu gathered together to flee, fabricated evil rumors, and incited the foolish people. Now they have captured Weisheng Prefecture and Biyang Mansion. It is said that they already have 20 soldiers and horses!"

"Wang Qing of Huaixi has now captured Fangzhou, Jingnan and other places, and the thieves in Huaixi have responded one after another. Now that Huaixi is shaking, Wang Qing has more than ten thousand soldiers!"

"Among the four bandits, Fang La in the south of the Yangtze River is the most vicious. Fang La spreads heresy in the south of the Yangtze River all the year round. Not long ago, he raised troops, and those foolish people who were bewitched made troubles. The thieves hated the officials. Lungs and intestines, or boiled into ointment, shot through the body with random arrows, and tortured them in various ways, it is heinous!"

Tong Guan still reported to Zhao Ji with a serious face.

"what?"

Zhao Ji and all the officials were shocked, they only knew that the four thieves were in chaos, they never thought that the thieves would cause such a big disturbance, the most frightening thing for everyone was Fang La, who dared to torture and massacre the court officials.

"There are such villains in the world!"

Zhao Ji angrily patted the armrest of the dragon chair, even if the thieves made trouble, they dared to kill the court officials, it was a heinous crime.

"Your Majesty, the villain Sun Lei killed my son, and I am willing to lead troops to destroy Sun Lei!"

Seeing the emperor's anger, Gao Qiu immediately bowed down to the emperor with a sad face and begged for a fight.

"Are you willing to take troops there?"

Zhao Ji looked at Gao Qiu with some hesitation. Gao Qiu was just a companion he took when he was a prince. Because serving him made him happy, he promoted him to be a titular captain, but he knew Gao Qiu's ability very well. problem, but leading troops in combat is not his forte.

"Your Majesty, the hatred of killing a son is irreconcilable! I beseech Your Majesty to grant it!"

Gao Qiu directly kowtowed three times.

Tong Guan squinted his eyes and looked at Gao Qiu. He didn't say anything, but he felt a little displeased. This time, he planned to take over the bandit suppression. With the help of the bandit suppression, he could save a lot of troops and wealth. can play a big role.

"Tong Xiang, the thieves are scattered. I think it's better to send troops on the spot. After all, Tokyo is the capital of the country, and it needs the guard of the imperial army."

Li Gang, the living man at the end of the court class, suddenly spoke.

After Li Gang became a Jinshi in the second year of Zhenghe, he managed to supervise the censor and serve the censor in the palace of power all the way. However, he was dismissed from his position as an admonisher because of discussing the faults of the government. daily life words and deeds.

"That's a good statement. It's better not to mobilize too many imperial troops. Aren't there still soldiers in the local area? It shouldn't be a problem to wipe out the thieves."

Zhao Ji smiled and said, although he doesn't like Li Gang, a guy who advises all day long, but today's words are very popular with him. He doesn't need to spend too much money to wipe out the thieves in the local area.

"If the local soldiers and horses can wipe out the thieves, why are they in this situation?"

Tong Guan stared at Li Gang coldly.

"If that's the case, then it's better for the imperial army and the local troops to fight against the enemy, so as not to damage the defense of the capital."

Li Gang said with a smile, of course he knew that the culprits were going to be wiped out, but he couldn't let Tong Guan take away 30 forbidden soldiers at once. What he said just now was just to pave the way for the game in the future. clear.

"His Majesty……"

Tong Guan looked at Zhao Ji, but at this time Zhao Ji was full of thought. Tong Guan didn't say what Tong Guan wanted to say in the end. He had followed Zhao Ji for many years, and he knew how to figure out Zhao Ji's thoughts. Many forbidden troops.

"Your Majesty, the strength of the local soldiers is limited, and it may be difficult for them to take on important tasks. They will follow in the footsteps of Liangshanbo."

Seeing Tong Guan's complexion, Cai Jing said in a timely manner, Tong Guan is very powerful now, and he still needs to make friends and sell Tong Guan a favor.

"Why are mere thieves so powerful? My Great Song Xiang soldiers can't kill them!"

Zhao Ji said a little annoyed.

"Your Majesty, the thieves are nothing more than rogues and grassroots thieves. Although they gather together to rebel, they are only minor troubles. It is better to send people to proclaim peace. They will be given brocade robes, silver belts, clothes, and money. General!"

Su Taiwei said when he left the shift, and he proposed the idea of ​​recruiting security again.

"Recruitment?"

Zhao Ji frowned and thought about it. He used to be just Sun Lei from Shandong, but now there are Fangla from Jiangnan, Tianhu from Hebei, and Wang Qing from Huaixi. All of a sudden, there are rebels all over the place. It would be too troublesome to wipe them out, so recruiting security has become the best choice .

"The thieves massacred the officials of the court, and their rebellion is clearly revealed. If you recruit such bloody thieves, how do you let us stand on top of this court? How to face those colleagues who were killed by the thieves?"

After Gao Qiu's death, an official came out of the shift and said, Gao Qiu had a bloody feud with Sun Lei, and both Gao Yanei and Gao Lian died at the hands of Sun Lei. What face is there to stand on top of the class.

As soon as this remark came out, the quiet morning shift suddenly became chattering, and the officials whispered to each other, all talking about the matter of recruiting security in a low voice.

If the thieves just attacked the city and killed some civilians, it would be fine, and it would be fine if they were recruited, but Sun Lei and Fang La slaughtered the court officials, which made them unacceptable. Once this opening was made, how would the safety of the officials be guaranteed in the future?

(End of this chapter)