Chapter 239 Dragon Returns to the Sea
The invading Tang Kuo army had just left. The army to fight the rebellion to the four Hedong prefectures had not left yet. Something happened in Yunzhou again. It was only after I ascended the throne that I had encountered so many unrest, and a burst of fatigue surged in Li Gui's heart.
"Your Majesty, the court has no soldiers to send now." Yuan Rukui's words hit him again, making him dizzy. "Last year, the imperial court lost more than 400,000 troops, and the imperial troops in the Beijing camp were all lost; and many of the royal soldiers from all over the country were unbearable to the battle, and all those with some combat power were transferred to the Nanyang Prefect Zhang Guo to go to Hedong to suppress the rebellion. The court had no troops and money and food to deal with the chaos in Yunzhou."
"There are no soldiers?" Li Gui's eyes turned black and almost fainted. He finally managed to control his emotions and woke up. He looked at the ministers in the court with a blank look. When he saw Changhua Bo Qian Sa's eyes lit up, "Yunzhou is close to the canal. Don't Changhua Bo still have soldiers guarding the canal?"
"Your Majesty, these soldiers also have to carry grain to protect the safety of both sides of the canal. Nowadays, there have been many disasters, and millions of refugees have gathered on both sides of the canal. There are many demonic ways. Monks bewitch the people. The soldiers under the empress dowager are still not arrested. They are about to ask the court for help. If they draw more troops to Yunzhou to wipe out the rioters, the canal may be out of protection." Qian Sa has now become a problem for self-protection, and there is still plenty of energy to take care of Yunzhou.
"Has Zhang Guo's army not set out yet? Since this is the case, let Zhang Guo lead his army to Yunzhou to suppress the rebellion first, and then go to the Four Hedong Prefectures?" Li Gui remembered what Yuan Rukui had said just now.
"Your Majesty, no." All the civil servants from Hedong came out to object. What a joke? When Zhang Guo came to the end of the rebellion in Yunzhou and rushed to Hedong, their family had long been pacified by the rioters. "The four Hedong prefectures are closer to the capital. If the rioters are allowed to break into the suburbs of Beijing, the consequences will be unimaginable."
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue has no money and food anymore. It is still possible to provide Zhang Guo's army with a large army to Hedong. If you want to go to Yunzhou, you will be powerless."
"From a thousand miles from the capital to Yunzhou, even if Lord Zhang travels day and night to Yunzhou, he will probably be in a state of being unable to fight again. This must not be done."
For a moment, all kinds of reasons were smashed at Li Gui, which made him dizzy and said angrily, "This is not possible, that is not possible. Can you let these rioters become bigger? Then the canal will be blocked and Yunmengze will be occupied. What should you civil and military officials and the people in the capital eat?"
"Although I am unable to go to war, if the rioters dare to attack the canal, I will keep them from coming or going." Qian Sa's words made Li Gui feel a little relieved.
The ministers discussed it again, but the troops of the Great Wei are indeed short of strength now. The troops in the capital Li Gui and Yang Jiefu were worried that no one would dare to move, and there was a threat from the Tang Kuo army in the north. Not only did the royal army from all over the country go out to spend money, it would be difficult to solve these problems with their combat effectiveness, so no one had a good idea for a while.
It felt that the time was almost done, Yuan Rukui winked and walked to the middle of the hall with a civil servant in the queue. "Your Majesty, Meng Chaoran, the doctor of the Ministry of Personnel, has a plan to quell the Yunzhou Rebellion."
"Oh? Meng Aiqing, come and listen." Li Gui's eyes lit up when he heard this. It seems that there are still talented people in the Great Wei Dynasty.
"I think that it is not appropriate to dispatch troops from the capital to Yunzhou to suppress the rebellion from the capital; and the troops of the prefectures around Yunzhou have not experienced war for a long time, resulting in the defeat of the battle with the enemy." Meng Chaoran repeated the current situation again, and expressed his opinion before Li Gui was about to lose patience. "So I think a cadre should be sent to Yunzhou to collect the defeated soldiers, temporarily blocking the rioters in Yunzhou, and then train the rioters on the spot, and use the rioters to defeat the rioters, so that they can report the safety of Yunzhou and the surrounding areas."
"This" Li Gui thought about it carefully after hearing this. Although this method cannot be suppressed immediately, it seems to be beneficial. It is just that the question of this candidate must be cautious. If you choose a mediocre person in the past, it will be a bad thing. So he said, "Do you all have the right person to choose and recommend?"
"I think this matter is not Jiazhou Bo." Meng Chaoran replied decisively, "Jiazhou is not far from Yunzhou, and Jiazhou Bo is here for many years. If Jiazhou Bo comes forward to prepare for a group training, it will be more convenient than anyone in the court. Besides, Jiazhou Bo is a famous general of our Great Wei. Since he can defeat a strong army like Tang Kuo's army, it is no problem to eliminate the chaotic people."
"I agree that Jiazhou Bo is brave and good at fighting, and he is in charge of this position."
"I also believe that Jiazhou Bo is the best candidate, and can be appointed Jiazhou Bo as the Yunjia Troupe Training Envoy and in charge of Yunjia Troupe Training."
"Jiazhou Bo is both civil and military, and will surely quell the riots and return Yunzhou to peace."
The civil servants in the court praised a nobleman in a rare manner. In their mouths, no one in the Wei Dynasty except Li You seemed to be able to take on this important task; and the few nobles in the court were nervously staring at the emperor and Li You, they knew that once Li You left Beijing, no one could compete with the civil servants again.
Li Gui's mind was spinning rapidly. Wouldn't this be a good opportunity to drive Li You out of the capital? Such a high-sounding excuse, I believe no one would think that I was hiding the entire bird, right? After a moment of silence, Li Gui asked, "What is Jiazhou Bo's idea?"
Humph, I don’t want you to sit idly by and watch the rioters attack Jiazhou without caring about it. As long as you dare to refuse, we dare to let the officers and soldiers of Yunzhou and nearby prefectures and counties drive the rioters to Jiazhou. The civil servants led by Yuan Rukui looked at Li You calmly, and they knew that Li You didn’t have many choices.
After a long period of layout, I can finally leave the capital openly. Li You concealed his joy and said reluctantly, "I was born in Jiazhou. If Yunzhou is in chaos, Jiazhou will definitely not be spared. I am willing to receive an order to go to Yunzhou to set up a group training and quell the riots. However, I am alone in my power, and I hope that Your Majesty will allow me to select some officers and soldiers from the imperial guards to bring them."
"Ready for the report." I am still worried that your confidant stayed among the imperial guards. It was just right to take it away. Li Gui agreed to Li You's request without hesitation, "In this way, I will enthrone my beloved as the Yunjia regiment training envoy. The matter of fighting thieves in the two states of Yunjia is under the jurisdiction of my beloved." Since Li You had agreed, Li Gui didn't mind doing it better on the face, and then rewarded Shangfang's sword, imperial armor and other things to finalize the matter.
As soon as the imperial edict was released, the court, from Emperor Li Gui, Yang Jiefu, Yuan Rukui and other ministers, were all overjoyed. The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue rarely agreed to provide Li You with some money, food and weapons.
They didn't know that the happiest thing was actually Li You, who broke through the iron cage and fled the tiger and leopard, and suddenly opened the golden lock to escape the dragon. His current mood was as excited as Liu Bei escaped from Cao Cao's control in the past and marched into Xuzhou. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!