Outside the nameless pavilion in the harem, the afternoon sun was particularly harsh. Li Qiong had been kneeling on the stone steps not far away for almost half an hour. Although he could still hold on after ten years of service, how could he say that sentence?
It's not very harmful, but it's very insulting.
Finally, Yang Yizhong got the order, came over to help him up, and said: "It is said that the Prince of Anyang County has come in to answer." Seeing that Li Qiong's face was not unconvinced, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
You must know that Li Qiong was originally a student in the state, and he joined the army during the Jingkang Rebellion. In the Song Dynasty, where the nobility and martial arts were extremely low-class, he could be said to have sacrificed his life for the country. Because of this, he also had the qualities of a scholar.
Arrogance and a bit of arrogance, when put together, means excessive self-esteem. Zhao Guan's family called for people to come and scolded him, but he still couldn't get angry, so he sent people out to punish him by kneeling down. This was the first time Jianyan had ever experienced this. This is the current situation. Change it.
Before reaching Yaoshan, they had to guard against Li Qiong's defection.
Who knew that Li Qiong was quite honest? As soon as he stretched his muscles and entered the Wuming Pavilion, Zhao Guanjia asked: "Are you dissatisfied with what happened this time?"
After saying this, Li Qiong lowered his head and said: "Guan family, I deserve to die. I know that selling Jurchens and Xiliao in exchange for war horses and cavalry is the national policy of the country in recent years, but I can't restrain my subordinates, causing our Jurchens to take five thousand prisoners."
Actually, 2,300 people died, and the officials dealt with it through military law, and the ministers had nothing to say, so how dare they refuse to accept it?"
Yes, according to the statistics of Liu Yan and Li Xiuzhi, Li Qiong ranked first in the death rate of Jurchen prisoners. This does not mean that Li Qiong himself was blinded by hatred and killed people to vent his anger - although he did not regard these prisoners as much.
That's just people, but his subordinates are almost all the Eight-Character Army and Hebei refugees brought by Wang Yan from Hebei. Almost all of them, from the commander to the generals, have a blood feud with the Jurchen Dogs. Now this group of people are assigned to serve as soldiers in his own military camp.
Hard labor, it's all yours to cook, feed the horses and chop firewood. You have to farm when the farm is busy. Anyway, you are working as an animal. If you are not satisfied, you will be beaten up first. Do you think that with this management method, not many people will die?
Unfortunately, Li Qiong was not Yue Fei. His subordinates were strict and he could not overcome his hatred of the Jurchens, which led to this consequence.
No matter how busy Li Qiong was with his book business, he knew he was in trouble after getting this data.
After hearing these words, Zhao Guanjia sighed: "I know that I am also responsible for what happened this time. If I hadn't held back for a while in the spring and directly executed those prisoners, I wouldn't have set a bad example for you. So. So.
I shouldn’t punish you like this.”
In the final analysis, he is still reasonable at the bottom of his heart and on the surface. He knows that some blood feuds between Song and Jin are unavoidable, but after all, it is himself who leads the bad way. It can only be said that without strong external enemies, the Zhao Guan family is less powerful after all.
Xiangren is a country's restraint, otherwise he would not have made a commander of Li Qiong's level kneel down just now.
However, he will just admit his mistakes.
Li Qiong was stunned for a moment, then quickly looked around to make sure there were no extra people, and said sincerely: "Guan, please don't be too harsh on yourself. I was there that day, and I could see it clearly and say a word of death.
I am also a father. When Princess Shouchun... changed my ministers, I couldn't bear to say that I wouldn't do it even if the prince of the county did not do it."
Zhao Jiu sighed: "You have been away for half your life, but you are still a scholar when you come back. You can stop being the king of the county, but I have to stop being the official. The Northern Expedition is complete, but I still need ten years to consolidate it."
I have slacked off on this cornerstone during this period. However, for the sake of God’s blessing, I cannot issue an edict to punish myself, so I can only admit my mistake in private, but you will be punished.”
"I deserve it for my crime." Li Qiong hurriedly cupped his hands and said.
"Prince of Anyang County and Qingyuan Army Commander Li Qiong were fined for failing to restrain their subordinates. They were fined one year and Enyin was reduced by half. King Zhang Rong of Lu and King Yue Fei of Wei were fined half a year."
Yes, these three Jurchen prisoners died the most under their rule. This was what annoyed Zhao Guan's family the most. Zhang Rong wouldn't say it. He didn't expect that Yue Fei would make such a mistake, although he managed it better than Li Qiong.
, the officers below would not be so exaggerated, but the death rate of Jurchen prisoners was almost 30%, which was actually higher than that of the left army of the imperial camp, which made it difficult for Zhao Guan's family to accept it.
After all, that is Yue Fei. The more you value him, the less you can accept him letting you down.
But he ignored that Yue Fei was not a god after all. Although there was no war last year, the imperial army had been frightening Goryeo and the Qing Dynasty, doing military construction and other coolies. Did Yue Fei leave the Jurchen prisoners unused and use his soldiers as cannon fodder? That's it.
It was the result of his efforts to exercise restraint.
And as Zhao Guanjia himself said, he made a bad start. To put it bluntly, the upper beam was not straight and the lower beam was crooked.
But now it is useless to say this. First, he asked Wang Lun, the minister of Honglu Temple, to make an agreement with the Western Liao envoy to send 15,000 captives to Western Liao in mid-October (all the Jurchen prisoners under the above three commanders)
(including those near Tokyo), the rest require Xiliao to provide enough war horses, cavalry and treasures before they can be handed over. Let's do business. You think I'm being taken advantage of!
This is what the diplomatic rhetoric says. Xiliao is the western barrier of the country in Zhao Jiu's mind. Even if it cannot be harvested, it is worthy of unconditional support and funding. And the special national conditions of Xiliao, with tens of thousands of people marching thousands of miles away,
Yelu Dashi's foresight also led to their urgent need for similar populations.
However, if the thief does not escape, the Zhao Guan family can control it, but they still have to control it. It is better to control the Hexi Corridor in their own hands.
The envoy from Xiliao also knew that Zhao Guan's family was not easy to get along with, and it was impossible not to bleed. He did not dare to turn his face when asking for help, so he could only agree to go back and report to the king. At the same time, Li Qiong sent out two thousand soldiers and horses to escort them.
These people traveled far to the Western Regions.
As for the remaining gap, Zhao Jiu was also very rogue, saying that the vassal was experiencing serious internal strife, and the Chinese emperor's thunderous wrath had allowed the Qing Dynasty and Goryeo to have a population of 5,000 each, and the Hebule tribe in Eastern Mongolia to have a population of 2,000.
There is no shortage of people these days. Do you think they are willing? But the more than 40,000 country-destroying troops operating in the Yanyun area are enough to make them willing.
He was escorted away in despair, with only a few remaining teeth almost broken, but in the end he could only sigh deeply.
The willfulness of a big country and the sorrow of a small country are nothing more than this.
But if Zhao Jiu knew about it, he would most likely laugh at his hypocrisy. Why are you pretending to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic? The people sent here are either the criminal slaves from your place or the family members of political enemies. Maybe they will live a better life in Western Liao. At least Yelu Dashi can make them good citizens.
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Of course, Zhao Guan's family admits that they are gangsters, and countless people have died along the way. Those who play politics are all dirty, so don't dislike anyone.
It will take at least next year for this matter to be settled, but Zhao Guan's family obviously can't wait too long. After he discussed with Shenyou to postpone her wedding ceremony and promised to make it more grand, he held another court meeting and announced that he would lead the Imperial Guard directly from
Starting from Huaxian County, going all the way north, we began to regulate the Yellow River.
The governors did not dare to have any opinions, for fear of being thrown home to reflect again, so they only emphasized the safety of the official family. After all, this was something that had been agreed upon a long time ago. Not long ago, the Zhao Guan family also publicly solicited a water control plan.
He could present the memorial at court, so he brought someone with him this time: Jiaxing County Magistrate Zhao Zicheng.
Yes, this person is also a clan member, the sixth generation grandson of Song Taizu.
He, Zhao Boyao, and Zhao Boju, who was deeply loved by Chen Chu for his Beijing-painted city defense pictures, Zhao Jiu couldn't help but murmur in his heart, the success rate of Zhao's descendants who defeated the 400 Army Prefecture with a dragon stick is really better than the Gaoliang River Chariot God
His family is much taller. As for him personally, I'm sorry, but we don't know him well.
So, in the summer of October, Zhao Guan's family and a group of close officials left Tokyo and headed straight for the Yellow River.