Shen Tang, Liu Xiangling, the iron-blooded traitor in the Southern Song Dynasty Chapter 1249: The emperor bears the blame, and there are rats in the army
Chapter 1249: The emperor bears the blame, and there are rats in the army
Chapter 1249: The emperor takes the blame and there is a big rat in the army
"Commander, this Niufeng County is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If the Jin people directly block this place after taking it, wouldn't it cause us trouble?"
Hearing this, Zheng Zhongfu couldn't help but raise his head and laugh, "The terrain of Niufeng County is very dangerous, but it has to be divided into someone's hands.
To be honest, I still hope that the Jin people will directly occupy Niufeng County! They only have three thousand people in total. If they want to block our army's attack, they will probably have to put all of them into the city to defend themselves for several days. At that time, this Niu Feng County
Feng County is where they will die! To the south there are tens of thousands of imperial troops marching to Beijing, and we are blocking this place. What can they do if they occupy Niufeng County?
Are you waiting to die here?"
"It is estimated that they will leave a small number of soldiers and horses as a precaution. After all, they do not know our existence, so Niufeng County will not be a problem for us."
"Then what does the commander-in-chief think the Jin people will do next?
With their thousands of troops, it would be unreasonable to think of capturing Kaijing."
"I understand this truth, and so do the Jin people, but those trash in the court don't understand it.
Therefore, as long as the Jin soldiers and horses arrive outside the capital, the imperial court will be in panic. At that time, our goal will be achieved.
By then, I will lead an army to sweep across the Jin people. How could the imperial court know how many soldiers and horses came from the Jin Kingdom?
Not a single cent of our contribution can be left out."
"I see!"
This ginseng will suddenly realize.
"Okay, we have two days to repair here. These Jin people will not stay here for too long. When the false shot is over, they will definitely evacuate as quickly as possible! Originally, when we were waiting for them to evacuate,
It is easiest to intercept and kill halfway, but this way our goal will not be achieved.
Only by wiping out this Jin army outside the capital, under the noses of those adults and the king, will our contribution be the greatest."
"The general understands!"
The general nodded, and then followed Zheng Zhongfu into the Chinese military tent...
In Lin'an City, in the end, Zhao Shen took everything.
Looking at the old master Yu Yunwen who was kneeling on the ground to apologize to him, Zhao Shen wanted to kick out this guy who had caused him a lot of trouble.
Although the prince had already agreed to the idea of taking the blame for Yu Yunwen when he entered the palace last night and mentioned the matter, at this moment, looking at Yu Yunwen lying on the ground, he could not suppress the anger in his heart.
"Okay! Okay! The Privy Councilor appointed by me personally killed an army general without permission from the court or me. Lord Yu, tell me, do you want to rebel?"
Today you can come back with Jafar's head, but tomorrow you will dare to come back with someone else's head?
Do you still see me and the imperial court in your eyes?"
"Tell me what the crime should be and how I should punish you!"
Although Yu Yunwen was lying on the ground, his expression was calm, and there was no trace of fear or fear in his somewhat cloudy eyes.
"Your Majesty, this is an unpardonable crime. It should be punished as a crime of rebellion, and it is appropriate to punish the three clans!"
Yu Yunwen said calmly, in fact, he knew very well what crime he committed by doing this. As he said, privately killing an army general was no different from rebellion. However, in order to achieve his own goals, even if it was true,
So what if you are punished?
Some people have to pay for some things after all. This is true for him, and the same is true for Wu Lin.
If what they did was really brought out by the emperor and punished according to the law, no one would be able to escape.
Of course, his old friend had already sent him a reply, and he even knew what the emperor in front of him was really thinking. Now, he was just venting his anger.
In this case, let you vent enough?
Anyway, he has achieved his goal, and if Zhao Shen takes the blame for himself this time, it won't make people angry anymore?
There is no reason for this.
"However, although I deserve death for my crime, I did it for the sake of the imperial court and Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, this Jia Fang is the commander-in-chief of an army, but he is corrupt and perverts the law. Although I have asked people to investigate in secret, the army is his territory after all, so he has already sensed the crisis.
Moreover, I have ordered my close men to prepare to take action against the ministers and others."
"It doesn't matter if I die, but if your majesty cannot know about Jia Fang's guilt, and even cause a troop to be in chaos, it will be detrimental to the court and even threaten your majesty's safety.
Therefore, I have no choice but to take action first and behead the guilty Jia Fang in public! This will not only frighten Xiaoxiao in the army, but secondly, it can also stabilize the north of Lin'an to avoid any unexpected turmoil."
Before Zhao Shen could speak, Yu Yunwen took out an account book from his arms and said, "Your Majesty, this is evidence of Jia Fang's corruption and perversion of the law over the years. At least 70% of it has been verified by my ministers.
I have also brought back the witness of someone in the army, and your Majesty can summon him for questioning at any time."
Zhao Shen frowned, picked up the account book, and only flipped through a few pages, with a furious look on his face!
"What?
The entire Guangde Army only has a total of 20,000 troops, but the number of vacancies actually reaches 9,000?
How can this be?"
Zhao Shen looked at the numbers on the account book in stunned silence, "Moreover, even if there are only more than 10,000 people, about half of them are old, weak, sick and disabled?"
"The Guangde Army is stationed at the important place in the north of Lin'an. I remember that every year the Imperial Privy Council and the Ministry of War would send people to verify and inspect the combat capabilities of the soldiers and horses. Among them, the old and weak were directly given silver taels to return home and were recruited again. Light and strong to supplement.
This...how is this possible?"
In fact, which emperor does not know the importance of this war machine to the court?
What's more, they are the soldiers and horses guarding the gate of Lin'an, and their treatment and treatment are the best.
At this moment, Zhao Shen felt a cold sweat suddenly pouring down from his head!
If the Guangde Army is like this, what will the troops and horses in other places look like?
If everything is like this, doesn't it mean that the entire Song Dynasty is almost defenseless?
The actual combat strength of the soldiers and horses that should have been 20,000 is less than a quarter. Does your empire, and even your life and fortune, rely on such soldiers and horses to protect you?
"Your Majesty, the court's annual inquiries are just a formality.
Moreover, the military has also responded! Before verification, this Jafar will distribute silver coins to the local people and let them enter the military camp to serve as soldiers..."
At this point, Yu Yunwen paused for a moment, but continued, "In addition, the imperial court's inspection may not be detailed, so it was concealed for so long."