Chapter 34: Announcement of Condolences to the Laboring Army
"The iron fan gate is ahead!" Someone pointed to the majestic checkpoint in front and shouted. Uncle Song Yu lifted the curtain from the carriage and looked into the distance. Hearing this, he saw the winding mountains, and among the majestic mountains, a majestic pass stood proudly.
This is the Iron Fan Pass, one of the most important levels of Daguan. I don’t know how many enemy attacks have been blocked for Daguan. I just don’t know what will this Iron Fan Pass this time? Will it continue to become a strong barrier for Daguan, or will it become the source of chaos Daguan?
The one who escorted Uncle Song Yu was an imperial guard of a 100-man team. His armor was distinctive and although there were not many people, he was elite. However, this was just the heart of Uncle An An. Compared with the hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers of the border army, no matter how many guards were, they were useless.
In addition to this team of imperial guards, there were dozens of large cars. The court sent minister Xuan to comfort the army, but it would not be so shabby that it would leave empty-handed, and would always carry a lot of materials for the army.
Before the large group of people approached the Iron Fan Pass, they were discovered by the border troops guarding the city. With a shout, dozens of cavalry rushed over, raised the boss's dust and stopped in front of the convoy. The arrogant soldiers and soldiers of the Imperial Guard were cursing. After all, their status was too low. They only knew that they were escorting the Censor and the Censor, but they did not know the dangers. After all, the border troops did not formally raise the banner to rebel.
"Are you delivering food? Damn," the cavalry officer who led the team spat a thick phlegm and cursed: "Damn it, so many geniuses have brought food, and I want to starve us to death. Hey, why are there so few things sent this time? Are you the first batch of people?"
"Bold!" Xiaoqi of the Imperial Guard cursed: "Mr. Song, the Censor of the current dynasty, is here, so why don't you pay a visit to him quickly! You are looking for death!"
Uncle Song Yu was shocked and secretly annoyed how this little flag could be so reckless. However, he saw the officers on the other side shocked and quickly rolled off the horse and half-kneeled on the ground: "The little scout leader Song Bao, please see the Lord!"
The other cavalry should have been scouts, and they were shocked when they heard this. They got off the horse and bowed to him. The scout leader and even many serious military positions in the court were just military positions. They were not reasonable when they were the first-rank three officials.
Uncle Song Yu breathed a little relieved this time. Although he was stubborn in principles, he was not the kind of desperate person who was not afraid of death, but cherished beautiful life very much. It was just that when life and his principles conflicted and contradicted each other, he was more inclined to principles. At this moment, he also breathed a little relieved. The soldiers of the border soldiers were so respectful to him, which means that the majesty of the court was still in their hearts.
Then Tiezhushi has not yet conquered the people from Tiefan Pass, and these soldiers are still loyal to Daguang. At least the lower-level soldiers are still. Thinking of this, Uncle Song Yu's face eased and said warmly: "No need to be polite. I am the one who is representing the imperial court and the emperor to work hard!"
Song Bao was a rough man. He only knew that the Censor was a high-ranking official, but he didn't know how big the official position he was. Seeing that Uncle Song Yu was gentle, he couldn't help but complain: "The court doesn't know what happened. It's almost a month since he sent food and supplies. The brothers are all going hungry!"
Uncle Song Yu smiled slightly. He knew about this. But there was no way. The biggest way for the imperial court to control the army was food, money and material. In the world before Fu Shuo, before the Song Dynasty, generals not only had to manage their own troops, but also had to raise food, money and weapons themselves, and even had local management authority. This was the momentum that they could not be lost. Once the authority of the central court declined, the local government would easily be divided and formed a situation of warlords in the vassal states. This reached its peak after the emergence of the Jiedushi after the Middle Tang Dynasty.
However, after the Song Dynasty, this situation ended. There were various systems to limit the power of generals. This was what Fu said when he created the way of reincarnation in the underworld. Many social systems could not have been imagined before they came out. But after they came out, they all felt that it was so simple.
Although the system of the Song Dynasty was not perfect, it effectively restricted the situation where the generals abusive power. In the time and space after the Song Dynasty, there was no longer a military man who served as a country or a separatist vassal state. Although the result was that the power of the generals was bound to the greatest extent, resulting in military weakness.
However, in later generations, during the Ming and Qing dynasties, they learned the experience of the Song Dynasty. Although they still suppressed military generals, their methods were much more intelligent than those of the Song Dynasty. At least they had greater autonomy on the battlefield. The most important method was to use logistics to restrain the army and prevent the army from having too much food and salary. This one would tie the army's neck tightly. No matter how powerful the army was, they had to eat. Once the army rebelled, the food they had for more than ten days was not enough to eat. Even if they were to plunder civilians, it would be useless. The material consumed by a large army of 100,000 people was simply beyond everyone's imagination. At most, they could only replenish a small part of it by plundering, and at most the entire army would collapse in one month.
Holding the logistics supply, this is the only support of the court now! Even this time Uncle Song Yu took the army to work hard, and he would not bring too much. Moreover, it was all wine and meat, which were considered "luxury goods" rather than "daily goods". Otherwise, if the border army had rebelled, Uncle Song Yu would bring a large amount of material to the tiger's mouth.
The military conveyed the news very quickly. Before the entire convoy reached Iron Fan Pass, the guards of Guanzhong brought their subordinates to greet them, and even put on the red carpet of incense tables and swept flowers. They lay down from afar: "The last general, the guards of Iron Fan Pass, Mao, generously greeted the imperial envoy, the imperial envoy, the chief of the Iron Fan Pass, and the chief of the State, and the emperor's commander, Lord Song!"
This general in the country was from the second-rank general, but Uncle Song Yu was a first-rank senior official. What's more, the status of the general was not as good as that of the civil and military officials. Mao was naturally very respectful when he saw Uncle Song Yu.
Seeing this situation, Uncle Song Yu was completely relieved. It seemed that he would not have to die in this job this time. Uncle Song Yu was different from others. If someone else worked hard under such circumstances, he would have to comfort him. He must be careful to win over Mao Dafang.
But Uncle Song Yu couldn't play with this trick, just said, "General Mao knows why the food and wages of the court have not been transported for so long?" Without waiting for Mao Dafang to reply with an embarrassing reply, he continued, "That's because the court is suspicious of you!"
As soon as these words were said, the generals behind Mao Dafang were coaxed. Mao Dafang immediately sweated coldly, thinking to himself, why didn't this censor understand the rules at all, and how could he speak like this? But thinking that this person was Uncle Song Yu, he felt a little clear.
The name of Uncle Song Yu spread to the world is not a recent incident. Even when Fu said that, he persuaded Emperor Qing'an with a memorial and directly scolded Emperor Qing'an. At that time, this incident had already spread all over the world.
In anger, Emperor Qing'an arrested Uncle Song Yu to the Heavenly Prison, and tried to embarrass him several times and killed the guy who had scolded him. However, since Uncle Song Yu was admitted to the prison, every day, there were student scholars who buried the palace and wrote letters, asking the emperor to spare Uncle Song Yu.
The more Emperor Qing'an was like this, the more angry he was, but the less he could not kill Uncle Song Yu. At least he knew that he was the fault of his fault and really killed Uncle Song Yu, his reputation, and his history books in later generations... So after being detained for more than a year, Uncle Song Yu was finally released and rushed back to his hometown.
After Fu Shuo came to power, he invited Uncle Song Yu back and became the chief censor. When the Taoist Palace showed his might and killed the young censor in the palace, he stood up righteously and stood directly under the blade of the Taoist Palace Deacon.
"There are no words in the court, but the little imperial envoy dares to make a sound!" This sentence came out of Fu Shuo's mouth and immediately spread to the world. The little imperial envoy not only talked about the imperial envoy, but also the uncle Song Yu in front of him. Even folk stories, they all made up this matter into stories to sing. Uncle Song Yu's unrighteous name, even the people at the bottom of the bottom know.
The scouts and cavalry just now saw Uncle Song Yu rolling off the horse, so respectful. Not only for his official position, but also because Uncle Song Yu is now a commoner standing here. Those fighting men would also sincerely bow to each other.
The lower-level generals were extremely angry and screamed. However, the upper-level generals were all sweating profusely. No one maintained order for a while. Even those fighting men were not all covered in wood, and their brains were full of muscles. There was no way for those who could get into a position of one or two, and they could be completely reckless. They screamed for a while, and seeing that their Shangguan not only did not stop drinking, but also sweated profusely, they understood a little in their hearts.
For a moment, the whole scene calmed down. All the lower-level generals glanced at the superiors in surprise.
Da Guang ruled the world for three hundred years. The reputation of Da Yi was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Moreover, this was the most elite border army in the court, and the food and money were treated very well, even better than the Beijing soldiers. Moreover, the control of these border troops was extremely strict, not only with military generals, but also with imperial envoys. In the past, the emperor would even send eunuchs to supervise the army. The food and money were controlled by the Ministry of Revenue. He would rather trouble, and once he organized civilians to send food and grass for ten days and half a month.
These lower-level generals have never had the idea of rebelling. They are already thinking that if their superiors really lose their minds and want to rebel, they must not interfere. They must draw a line early, and they must not correct the situation. They cut off Shangguan's head and present it to the court to prove their innocence and loyalty. They must not let these traitors be implicated. Rebellion is a matter of raiding and extermination of family members. Not only do they want the head to the ground, but even the wife, children, and even the clans must be in trouble. They must not be ambiguous at all!
Chapter completed!