Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 347 The Defense of Tokyo 35
Wang Xiuneng was unscrupulous towards Cai Wei, but he still had some good feelings for Li Bangyan, and said softly: "The shortage of troops is one aspect. At that time, our army broke through the three strongholds and beheaded more than a thousand levels. Before entering the fourth stronghold, it was barely enough. There are soldiers and horses in the village, and Mu Tianpo returns to help the Wanfu team. If the fight continues, the entire army may be wiped out, and the army will have to withdraw. Shaozai was also forced by the captives. At that time, our army wanted to take another step forward. I am afraid that the king and Shao Zai will be harmed by the captives, so he can only take advantage of the situation and evacuate."

Li Bangyan nodded with a smile and said no more. He was complaining to Wang Xiu, but he didn't want to be too demanding.

Geng Nanzhong looked at Wang Xiu, and said with a half-smile: "Zhige is brave, if he had been able to go all out at that time, maybe he could have saved the king and Shaozai, and he could have captured Wulibu alive, wouldn't he be unable to make it through hundreds of steps?"

"Yes, all the armies were fighting that day, but you withdrew alone. Just yesterday, the captives invaded the garrison outside the North Wall. Why didn't you withdraw your troops?" Swallowing Wang Xiu alive, he never thought that he was the one who started the war first.

Wang Xiu rolled her eyes, she didn't even bother to answer mentally handicapped questions. It's a miracle that a group of scholars who don't know how to fight can survive until now with the Song court in their hands.Geng Nanzhong's intentions were very clear, this clearly meant that he would not be able to step down in public. Thinking about it in a bad way, if Geng Nanzhong wanted to excuse him for not saving Zhao Gou, at least it would make Zhao Huan feel bad.

But Zhang Qiyuan stood up and said resolutely: "Your Majesty, how can you have both fish and bear's paws? I think what Cai Xianggong said is inappropriate. The king and the young butcher have added axes. Whoever has the ability to do both when the two armies are fighting. I am a scholar who doesn't know soldiers. But I also understand that even if 4000 people break through three strongholds in a row, even if they retreat completely, the soldiers will be exhausted to the extreme, so how can they support the north wall from the west wall? Could it be that the rest of King Qin's army is just a display, and 78 generals must rush around?"

The corner of Wang Xiu's mouth twitched, he never expected Zhang Qiyuan to speak for him, he was temporarily uncertain what Zhang Qiyuan meant, and waited and watched.

Geng Nanzhong looked at Zhang Qiyuan coldly, and really regretted dragging this guy into the East Palace. Now that his wings are hardened, he actually sang against him, and he couldn't help raising his voice: "Since sending troops, you should think about the safety of the king and the young master." .”

Wang Xiu secretly scolded Geng Nanzhong for being treacherous and vicious, but he didn't have a deep hatred, so he had to kill people.The matter has come to this point, there is no way to hide, if you don't fight back, you will fall into a passive position, he said coldly: "Master, Yao Taiwei sent troops, is it to rescue the king and the young master?"

These words are vicious. To put it bluntly, the imperial court ordered Yao Pingzhong to send troops, and he was only cooperating with the attack. If he said that he did not care about the lives of Zhao Gou and Zhang Bangchang, that was also a matter of the imperial court and had nothing to do with him.

Geng Nanzhong's complexion changed drastically, Zhang Qiyuan laughed in his belly, he typically lifted a rock to hit himself in the foot, and happily watched the jokes beside him, knowing that an old Confucian with a full stomach, how could he bicker with Wang Xiu, he just took it upon himself its shame.

"Yao Pingzhong fell in that night, where were you?" Cai Mao subconsciously joined forces with Geng Nanzhong, and asked Wang Xiu arrogantly.

"I sent troops out of Dazhai, Taiwei Yao was defeated and had to return to the camp." Wang Xiu replied honestly, he did send troops to bluff, even if he made a slight contact, he retreated. No one can deny that he sent troops.

Cai Mao had a pain in the egg, and Wang Xiu was still a hedgehog, which made people unable to say anything, and was extremely depressed.

Wang Xiude was unreasonable, and hit the iron while it was hot: "Your Majesty, the minister led four thousand officials to fight alone, but it was a pity that the success fell short, but all the officials of the 78th general had no complaints, and they were all ready to attack at any time according to the sacred order. , I also hope that His Majesty will take pity on the hard work of the officials."

He didn't want to continue the boring topic, whether it was Geng Nanzhong or Cai Mao, there was no way to refute him, and he didn't want to waste his words, which were of no value.

Zhang Qiyuan pondered for a while, and said again: "Your Majesty, the 78th general broke the camp of the captives and mobilized the situation on the Mutianpo battlefield. It is unreasonable not to reward the soldiers. I think that Xianggong Cai should personally reward the army."

It's another big-eared melon seed, Cai Mao went to reward the army, how embarrassing it is!Wang Xiu secretly laughed, Zhang Qiyuan is too vicious.

Zhao Huan was sure that Wang Xiu had indeed gone deep into the hinterland of the Jin army, and that the 78 generals had contributed a lot. He didn't say that it would be impossible, but he said in Zhang Qiyuan's words: "That's fine, the Ministry of War has planned a reward, and the Taifu allocated Wang Qing to reward the army with [-] guan. Thousands of pieces of silk, I will issue an edict today." Then he said with a smile: "Wang Qing's family is commendable for their dedication to defending the country. Once the officials are transferred, they will give a hundred taels of gold and ten pieces of multicolored satin."

Well, it is gold, not gold, and Zhao Huan is considered generous. The court was short of gold and copper, and even gave a hundred taels of gold, which is not easy!Generally, if you want to talk about how much gold is bestowed, it is definitely official silver, one hundred taels of official silver, the Zhao official family really doesn't look down on that person, and colorful tribute satin, which is the favorite of the little lady.

Li Bangyan was very dissatisfied with Geng Nanzhong and Cai Mao. In any case, people should not be punished to death. It is the principle of literati to stop when enough is enough and leave room.Since Wang Xiu has the upper hand, it is better to be a favor, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty rewards and punishes properly."

As Dazai, Li Bangyan's speech is not light. With his support, Geng Nanzhong knew that Wang Xiu would not be able to move today, not to mention that his record is real, and you are not allowed to obliterate it at will. If you don't stop messing around, you are ignorant of current affairs Even Zhao Huan would feel resentful.

'What a fucking sting! "Zhao Guan's family is very generous, but Wang Xiu doesn't care at all. He didn't expect that the rewards are not generous. He broke three strongholds in a row!But he didn't think about it at all, Zhao Guan's family is not rich now.

Geng Nanzhong glanced at Wang Xiu from time to time, showing a blunt unfriendliness. For some reason, he, like Wang Fu, had an instinctive rejection of Wang Xiu.

At just the right time, there was the sound of drums beating from the direction of Donghua Gate, mixed with bursts of noise, even from the direction of Xuande Gate. ?”

The people below also booed each other, not knowing why, the sound was definitely a big drum.

A vague scene flashed in Wang Xiu's mind. At this time, the sound of the drum, could it be?After thinking about it, I wanted to ponder it carefully, but it was cloudy.

Zhao Huan was a little annoyed by the harassment, and immediately said: "The court will be gone this morning, Zhu Gongzhi, go and see what's going on outside, Wu Qing's family and Geng Qing's family will stay here for now."

When Wang Xiu and all the ministers retreated from the Donghua Gate, before they reached the palace gate, they already knew that there were people in the capital gathering to make noise outside. When they got out of the Donghua Gate and saw the angry scene outside, all the ministers did not change their expressions. rough outline.

For the first time, Wang Xiu saw the grand public gathering scene, and her heart was also awe-inspiring. The vague thoughts just now became clear, and she couldn't help widening her eyes, and said in her heart: "Chen Dong, Ouyang Che, Yi Que The letter was written by the famous Yique, the first letter to the founding of the Song Dynasty."

It turned out that Li Gangzhong, a teacher and Taoist, were successively dismissed from their posts, which shocked the scholars inside and outside the capital. The multiple attacks of various sects have high prestige among the people, and they are almost worshiped as life-saving gods.

With the arrival of Zhong Shidao, the capital has a veteran of the Western Army sitting in the capital, which makes people feel at ease, but they never expected that the two were dismissed one after another, and the common people inevitably talked in the streets.

The imperial students had long been angered by the weakness of the imperial court, and they dismissed Li Gang and Zhong Shidao for a small defeat. Hundreds of imperial students, led by Chen Dong, Ouyang Zhe and others, wrote a letter outside the Xuande Gate.Another group of students ran outside the Dengwen Drum Academy and demanded to write a letter to the emperor, and the momentum was mighty.

Seeing this momentum, the officials of Dengwen Drum Academy didn't dare to let the Tai students in, so they closed the door tightly and hid inside to pretend to be deaf and dumb.A joke, this group of Tai students are lawless, if one is dissatisfied, the Dengwen Drum Institute may be smashed, and if there is a righteous indignation, they may beat them up. them.

When the students saw that the gate of Dengwen Drum Academy was closed, they refused to open it. They couldn't help being shocked and angry. They yelled and cursed loudly, which alarmed the nearby people.Once passed on to ten, ten to a hundred, tens of thousands of people gathered in a short while, even some guards and guards of the imperial army joined in, and asked to play Zhao officials together, and they were about to attack Guanfang.

As a last resort, the Dengwen Drum Academy made a compromise, and lifted out the Dengwen drum and stand, and you can play as you like, anyway, I won’t do anything about me.This group of Tai students were not afraid of anything, and they carried the Dengwen drum outside the Donghua Gate. Several young and strong students kept beating, hoping that the emperor could hear it, and even the drum skin was broken.

Also, a big drum has not been beaten for many years, and it has been eaten by moths for a long time. Who knows that thousands of people are looking for trouble, and it is too late to replace it.

There are more and more people on the road outside Donghua Gate, the number of people has reached more than [-], and even the streets are blocked, and people's shouts shake the world.

Li Bangyan shuddered. Seeing that the guards of Banzhi were hiding aside and ignored these troublemakers, he couldn't help being very annoyed, and said sharply: "Come on, get rid of these troublemakers quickly, don't disturb them." the Son of Heaven."

Facing the endless angry people, possibly including their own relatives, the guards booed each other, and no one dared to act rashly. Anyway, the people didn't storm the palace gate, so they couldn't afford to step into this muddy water.

When Li Bangyan saw no response from the guards, he was very frightened and angry, and was brought out before he could get mad.

"Look, that's Li Xianggong."

"Mr. Bird, Li Bangyan is still a prime minister, and all major events are in his hands."

"Rush up and scold him to death."

"Call him? Beat him."

The people saw this prodigal prime minister who usually called himself "the prodigal son" and said that he wanted to reward all the flowers, kick all the world's bows, and be all the world's officials. jealous.

(End of this chapter)