Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 242 I don’t want to go against the court. I’ll help you!
In the second year of Jingkang, at the end of November.

The imperial troops from the east, west and north of Beijing have already moved to the front line, with Jizhou as the boundary, and are faintly confronting the soldiers and horses from Hebei. The Hebei Forbidden Army had been severely weakened since Tong Guan's Northern Expedition, and then Zhang Xiaochun took charge of Lianghe, which slowly restored the Hebei Forbidden Army.

Now the Hebei Forbidden Army is confronting the Central Forbidden Army, making people feel like they are dreaming back to the Tang Dynasty.

But Zhang Xiaochun soon felt that he was beyond his capabilities and could not control the group of Qiuba below. The thoughts in their minds were impossible to figure out because they had no logic and thinking ability from beginning to end.

A bunch of damn Qiu Ba!
Zhang Xiaochun felt like he was being roasted on the fire. He definitely didn't want to cause civil strife with the imperial court. Zhang Xiaochun wanted to organize the soldiers and horses of the two rivers for the imperial court at the beginning to resist the threat from northern Xinjiang. Zhao Mingcheng had previously led a group of officials After fanning the flames in his ears, Zhang Xiaochun reluctantly agreed to sit in this position.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhao would like to see you."

Zhang Xiaochun rubbed his frown and said in a hoarse voice, "See you."

Zhao Mingcheng is wearing a purple round-collared official robe. Because he is getting older and has been in a high position for the past two years, he has also washed away his past glitz and gradually developed an aura of calmness and self-respect.

"Your Majesty Zhao Mingcheng, I have met Xuanfu." Zhao Mingcheng bowed and saluted. Zhang Xiaochun waved his hand slightly, indicating that he should take a seat, and then stared at him closely.

"Brother Zhao, Hebei is currently in turmoil and the imperial court is quite dissatisfied with Hebei. Do you have any clues?"

Zhao Mingcheng looked at him blankly and shook his head: "Xiaguan has been in charge of Hebei's financial affairs and appeasing the refugees. He knows nothing about military affairs, but he has heard and seen a little."

Zhang Xiaochun stared at him blankly, his lips trembling uncontrollably, and finally slumped down on the chair without saying a word.

The military leaders below all have bad intentions and allow the soldiers to cause trouble. If they continue to cause trouble, it will be a mutiny! It's a rebellion! "

Zhao Mingcheng took a step back, looked at Zhang Xiaochun who stood up, and said softly: "In the eyes of the imperial court, Brother Zhang, you are the one who took the lead in making trouble in Hebei. Even myself, as well as officials and soldiers from various states in the two rivers, , we have become a chaotic party in the court!
Brother Zhang, from beginning to end, the two rivers and thirteen mansions of the Song Dynasty have been carried on your shoulders!

If you take action against the Hebei Forbidden Army at this time, Hebei will immediately rebel. Our whole family will be dead by then. The Hebei soldiers will not let us go, and the court will not forgive us! "

"Do not."

"Is there such a thing?"

"Brother Zhang," Zhao Mingcheng smiled bitterly, stood up and walked up to Zhang Xiaochun in the eyes of Zhang Xiaochun, and said: "Brother Zhang understands the righteousness, and I understand you, but now the Hebei Forbidden Army is causing trouble. Those things are no longer simple. Lack of food and money caused trouble.

"Then it's natural to suppress it, me."

"Xiaoguan." Zhao Mingcheng seemed to be hesitating, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Xiaoguan secretly believes that some officials and generals in the army are causing trouble. These people are most likely to be bribed by others to do things for others, and deliberately attract the attention of various states. The county soldiers and horses broke with the imperial court."

He paused for a moment, showing a somewhat hesitant expression. Zhang Xiaochun noticed this and immediately asked, "Brother Zhao, if you have any advice, you might as well tell me."

Zhang Xiaochun was startled, and then a look of anger appeared on his face, and he said loudly: "These are audacious thieves. I will send people to inspect anyone who dares to disobey the imperial court."

"Brother Zhang, the person sent by the imperial court to lead the troops now is Liang Fangping. Last time the Yan thieves went south, this gelding abandoned Hejian Mansion and ran away without firing an arrow. If we fall into his hands, think about it. , when the time comes, it will be difficult for us to be punished by him even to death.
Your and my descendants will be killed and exiled, our female relatives will be put into official positions, and even you and I will be infamy for thousands of years."

"shut up!"

Zhang Xiaochun raised his head and said angrily: "What's the use of saying this? Being severely punished by the court will be infamy for thousands of years. Doesn't raising an army to rebel not be infamy for thousands of years? We are ministers of the Song Dynasty. How can you say these treasonous things?" "I'm just doing it for me." , Brother Zhang, and the family members of the officials and soldiers in Lianghe are trying to persuade you!"

Zhao Mingcheng also roared and slapped the desk in front of Zhang Xiaochun loudly, louder than the latter.

"If you want to die, that's fine. You can go out and find a place to die now. You're going to die anyway, you loser!" Zhao Mingcheng hammered the desk and shouted, "You thought you were better than Tong Guan before, and you wanted to control the two." He Junwu, what did you say to me at that time?
You said Brother Zhao Xian, our Song Dynasty is not a tired and distressed country, with abundant warehouses, why can't we always defeat those damn barbarians in the north? "

Zhao Mingcheng raised his bleeding hand and stabbed Zhang Xiaochun's chest tremblingly. The latter lost any momentum and huddled motionless on the Grand Master's chair.

"You also said that you wanted to do things for the Song Dynasty and reorganize the troops in Lianghe. You said that you can definitely do better than Tong Guan!"

"What did I say then?"

Zhao Mingcheng roared with grief and anger: "I said yes! I will help you, I will deal with the court for you, I will help you manage Hebei's money, I will help you recruit new troops, and now is the first difficulty we encountered. As a result You just hit a hard spot and you’re so fucking weak!”

"You are happy, you are beautiful, you are noble!"

Zhao Mingcheng pointed at his face and yelled, "Have you ever thought about what we people will do? Your family members can die with you, but if the two rivers are suppressed by the imperial court, tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands will die by then." Family members, don’t you feel proud that so many of us died together with your family?”

Zhao Mingcheng opened his mouth, made a whooshing sound, and then spat on Zhang Xiaochun's face.

"You beast!"

Zhang Xiaochun raised his sleeves and wiped his face. He was silent for a while and then slowly said: "How did things get to this point?"

"The imperial court, the imperial court may not be able to do that." When he said this, he was frightened by Zhao Mingcheng's stern eyes. The latter pointed at himself and said softly: "My ancestors are the so-called 'Yuanyou Party members'. If it weren't for luck, , not to mention sitting in this position today, I'm afraid it would be difficult to stay alive!

Let me ask you, how did those party members die during the Xihe and Yuanyou years? Use your brain and think about it, if today's matter is delayed again and again, will the court let us go easily? "

The answer is yes. The court's patience is inversely proportional to time. Since Zhang Xiaochun took the position of Xuanfu of Lianghe, the gap between the two parties has become wider and wider. To this day, it is irreparable.

"Good brother, good brother" Zhang Xiaochun rubbed his face with his hands, took a deep breath, and managed to cheer up.

"Then in your opinion, what should we do now?"

Zhao Mingcheng was stunned for a moment and said blankly: "I don't know anything about military matters. How to mobilize them? Of course you are here. How can I talk easily?"

Zhang Xiaochun: "."

He was so angry at these words that he almost vomited a mouthful of blood. He laughed angrily and said, "You persuade me to send troops. Why the hell are you trying to persuade me now that you don't even have a strategy?"

"I'm not forcing you." Zhao Mingcheng replied with a blank look on his face.

Zhang Xiaochun: "()"

(End of this chapter)