Chapter 141: I will deal with the traitors who will betray Song Toujin in the future
Chapter 141: I will deal with the traitors who will betray Song Toujin in the future
"Liu Aiqing, I remember that when you were serving as the imperial censor in Beijing, when I asked you about your family affairs, you once said that your beloved son Liu Lin was very smart. Now, Liu Lin should have grown up long ago. Let me
Can I meet your Liu family’s Qilin?!"
In this temporary hall, the officials heard that Zhao Guanji actually compared Liu Yu's son Liu Liulin to the auspicious beast Qilin and wanted to summon him. This made the officials envious and secretly thought: 'The Liu family and his son are about to become famous.
...'
However, when Liu Yuxin went to Zhao Guan's house to see her only son Liu Lin, she became suspicious.
He tried hard to recall in his mind that when he was an official in Beijing, he never mentioned his son Liu Lin in front of Zhao Guan's family! How could Zhao Guan's family know that Liu Lin was so smart and still want to summon him?
Even the wily Liu Yu was confused and confused at this moment...
However, since it was Emperor Zhao Guan of the Song Dynasty who wanted to see Liu Lin, how could he, the father, dare to stop him?
What's more, even the scheming Liu Yu, judging from the friendly attitude of Zhao Guan's family just now, like "meeting an old friend in a foreign land", he felt that he might really be on the verge of success.
Liu Yu felt that he had waited too long for this opportunity to rise to prominence! Originally, when he was serving as a royal censor in the capital, why did he have to remonstrate with the officials about the rudeness of the bureaucracy?
Will the Zhao Guan family notice me and promote me?
However, this move made Long Yan of Zhao Guan's family furious, and he demoted me to this southeastern place...
Liu Yu glanced at Zhang Bangchang, the minister Zuocheng, who was younger than him and was later to become a Jinshi.
Liu Yu saw that Zhang Bangchang, who was only 39 years old, was now in a high position, which made him envious.
If I hadn't been demoted to this southeastern place and had been an envoy to Zhejiang and Zhejiang for eight years with no hope of promotion, I'm afraid I would have been able to reach Zhang Bangchang's current position at last, right?
Liu Yu hurriedly knelt down and said, "The officials miss Liu Yu's dog Liu Lin. I will order the servants waiting outside to go back and call the dog Liu Lin to come and see the saint."
Zhao Ji smiled maliciously and said with concern: "The southeast is in chaos now, and the city of Hangzhou may not be peaceful either. I will send General Yang Zhi to lead a few cavalrymen to protect Liu Lin when he comes to see me."
Liu Yu kowtowed and said gratefully: "I, Liu Yu, kowtow to thank the officials..."
This made other officials present envious.
Zhao Ji said to Liang Shicheng, the eunuch who was accompanying him: "Liang Liang left the palace and ordered Yang Zhi to lead a hundred cavalry. They must protect the Liu family's 'Linlin'; escort Liu Lin and bring him to me safely."
"Old slave, I obey." Liang Shicheng agreed with a smile, but he was very confused in his heart.
Nowadays, Zhao Guan's family has changed his mind a lot, and his confidant, who has been accompanying the emperor for many years, is really becoming more and more incomprehensible to him.
After all, in the view of Liang Shicheng, who is known as the "hidden prime minister", when Liu Yu was an official in Beijing, wasn't he just a small imperial censor?
He was demoted from Beijing and went to this southeastern place, where he became a small visiting envoy to Zhejiang and Zhejiang.
This Liu Yu also had a bad reputation because of stealing when he was young. After he became a Jinshi and became an official, he was just a regular person and did not make much achievements.
In terms of articles and poetry, Liu Yu did not have any masterpieces that shocked the world.
Liu Yu, who was so mediocre and without any distinction, was not only valued so much by Zhao Guan's family, but his son Liu Lin was also on the lips of Zhao Guan's family. Not only did they have to summon him, but they also asked Yang Zhi to lead the cavalry to protect Liu Lin.
Holy, what a great courtesy...
In fact, what Liang Shicheng didn't know was that the reason why the current time traveler, Zhao Guanjia, asked Yang Zhi to lead the troops and invited Liu Yu's son Liu Lin to come in the name of protection was because he was afraid that if Liu Lin discovered something unusual and escaped again,
What to do?
After all, Zhao Ji combined the official historical records he knew and knew:
According to historical development, whether the future pseudo-Qi emperor Liu Yu or Liu Lin, who had regarded a thief as his father's "official" for many years, the lifespan of this traitorous father and son, whose son rebelled against the Song Dynasty and betrayed the country, was quite long, and both of them got benefits.
He died a good death. Do you think it is irritating or not?
This made Zhao Ji very unhappy.
Therefore, the time traveler Zhao Ji must make a good plan. Even if it is my plan, if Liu Yu sees it, he will ask his servants to go back and inform his son Liu Lin to escape quickly and save his life. In addition, Liu Lin's longevity is not in sight.
After all, if Liu Lin is really allowed to escape, there will be endless troubles.
Of course, Zhao Ji would feel very unhappy regardless of whether there would be any future troubles or not.
He doesn't like to see bad people live well.
Of course, Zhao Ji also knew that what he did seemed to be unnecessary, but in fact it was not the case. It was only right to make all preparations to nip problems in the bud.
Liang Shicheng was suspicious, trotted out of the temporary hall, found Yang Zhi, and conveyed the order of Zhao Guan's family...
Yang Zhi ordered more than a hundred cavalry, found Liu Yu's servant waiting outside, and let the servant lead the way to Liu Yu's home...
In the temporary meeting hall that was converted into a government office in Hangzhou, Zhao Guan's family was waiting for Liu Jiaqilin, who was missing and gnashing his teeth with secret hatred, to arrive. At this time, he asked the local magistrate of Hangzhou to report what he had done for the past few days.
The situation of Fangla's rebellion causing trouble in the southeast...
When the local officials heard that Zhao Guan's family asked about the chaos in Fang La, cold sweat broke out on their foreheads...
Local officials in Hangzhou reported what they knew to Zhao Guan's family:
Zhao Ting, the magistrate of Hangzhou, knelt down and said: "As far as I know, Fang La, also known as Fang Shisan, is from Qingxi County, Muzhou, and has a lacquer garden in his home.
In his normal life, he pretends to be generous, associates with troubled people, and plots evil intentions.
Due to the famine in the southeast, the people of Qingxi were bewitched by Fang La and believed it without doubt.
On the ninth day of this month, Fang La led the rebels under the guise of a ‘detian talisman’ and killed Fang Youchang’s family. Using Bangyuandong as a stronghold, he gathered poor rebels and raised a flag to rebel..."
Zhao Ji nodded. This situation was consistent with what he knew about the approximate time of the Fang La Uprising in history. Moreover, the time of the Fang La Uprising was not different by a single day.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! However, when the local officials in the southeast said that the Fang La uprising was coming from a different perspective, of course they slightly modified the true situation of the officials forcing the people to rebel.
It was covered up by the ground. It can be regarded as an excuse to exonerate their own people and the local officials in the southeast.
Zhao Ji did not take this issue too seriously. He dealt with issues such as the negligence of officials in the southeast and put down the Fangla Uprising.
What he is most concerned about is how the Fangla Uprising is developing now, and how much of a threat does it pose to my country?
Zhao Ji asked: "How many people have gathered in the Fang La bandit tribe now?"
Zhao Ting, the governor of Hangzhou, trembled and replied:
"According to the reports from the expedition horses sent by the minister, in just over ten days, a crowd of 20,000 to 30,000 people gathered in Fang La.
Fang La, the rebel thief, claimed to be the Holy Gong, Jianyuan Yongle, appointed officials and generals, and wore red and other colored headscarves to distinguish their ranks."
With a "pop" sound, Zhao Ji slapped the table angrily.
The officials on the scene were so frightened that they knelt on the ground again.
Zhao Ji said angrily: "The anti-thief Fang La, in just ten days, actually gathered a crowd like this, and even built Yuan and Yongle. They wanted to seize our country in the Song Dynasty. Why don't you and other southeastern local officials report it and dispatch troops to suppress it?"
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The governor of Hangzhou was so frightened by the Holy Wrath that he kowtowed repeatedly and said:
"At the beginning of the Fang La bandit army's rebellion, five thousand permanent officers and soldiers were sent to Liangzhe Road, led by Yan Tan, the supervisor of the military and horse department, to fight against them.
However, Yan Tan's army entered Qingxi County and was ambushed by the Fang La bandit army. The five thousand official army was almost wiped out, and only a hundred people escaped.
According to the officers and soldiers who escaped, Yan Tan was monitored by soldiers and horses on the two Zhejiang roads and died in the battle at the place where Qingxi County rested.
According to reports, the Fang La bandit army then took advantage of the victory and captured Qingxi County, opened warehouses and distributed grain to win over the hungry people, and even recruited strong men in the county to join their gang.
Fang La brutally killed all the officials and government servants in Qingxi County. The bandits raped the female family members of the officials in the county and set fire to the government offices...
Wengkai, the county lieutenant of Qingxi County, was captured by Fangla bandits.
Fang La ordered his eyes to be dug out, his nose to be cut off, his belly to be disemboweled, his heart to be dug out, and then hung on the city gate to show the public..."
Zhao Ji said angrily: "The rebel thief Fang La tortured and killed my official of the Song Dynasty. I will never let this thief go!"
Zhao Ji is really angry!
Of course, this is where you sit and determines your stance.
Even if Zhao Ji traveled through time and became a commoner, he might feel a bit of pleasure from being killed as a 'dog official'. However, Fang La's men had cruel killing methods, raped women, burned, killed, robbed and kidnapped all kinds of evil, which made Zhao Ji
The time traveler felt very disgusted and hated.
Therefore, Zhao Ji knew that doing this was no different from bandits and that Fang La's troops would never accomplish anything big.
Look at Liu Bang at the end of the Qin Dynasty. After leading his army to capture Xianyang, the capital of Qin, he sealed the palace of Qin and refused to enter. He did not do any harm to the people. He made a three-law agreement with the people and finally achieved great things. He was the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty.
Damn it, look at the Fang La Uprising, it was really just a rebellion by the bandits, nothing more!
It was just a moment of fun...
Zhao Ji asked Zhao Ting again: "Do you know which states and counties Fang La's bandit army has conquered?"
Hangzhou Zhizhou Zhao Ting continued to answer with a trembling voice:
"Going back to the official house, this... these things, I, Zhao Ting, don't know all about.
Chen Jian, deputy envoy of the Liangzhe Road System, is informed of detailed military reports."
Zhao Ji glared at Zhao Ting, the magistrate of Hangzhou who was good at "Tai Chi Push Hands".
According to the history that Zhao Ji knows, when Fang Layi's army captured the city of Hangzhou, the capital of the Liangzhe Road, in December of the second year of Xuanhe, Zhao Ting, the prefect who had just returned to me for questioning, abandoned the city and fled.
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And what Zhao Ting just recommended to answer me is Chen Jian, deputy envoy of the Liangzhe Road System.
In the Song Dynasty, envoys were not always appointed, but their duties were to "take charge of military matters..."
Historically, after the city of Hangzhou was captured, Chen Jian was killed by Fang La.
Of course, it is recorded in the history books that among the important officials in Hangzhou City who were killed by Fang La, there was also the honest envoy Zhao Yue...
At this time, Chen Jian, deputy envoy of the Liangzhe Road System, was pushed out by Zhao Ting, the governor, and used as a shield to answer Zhao Guan's questions. Naturally, he was very worried.
After Chen Jian kowtowed to Zhao Guan's family, he said: "According to Chen Jiande's military report, the Fangla bandit army occupied most of Muzhou, and also occupied Shouchang, Fenshui, Tonglu, and Sui'an counties.
Now the Fang La bandits are marching east again and are attacking Fuyang City. If Fuyang is defeated by the bandits, and the Fang La bandits capture the new city, they will have a plan to attack Hangzhou!"
As soon as Chen Jian said this, everyone in the audience was shocked.
This is not to say that all the officials in Hangzhou City are aware of this military situation. The key is that Zhao Guan's family visited the southeast to Hangzhou, and all the officials in Hangzhou City had a tacit understanding of reporting good news to Zhao Guan's family but not reporting good ones.
Now, Chen Jian, the deputy envoy of the Liangzhe Road System, frankly stated the military situation to Zhao Guan's family, and also said in an alarmist way that if Fangla's troops captured Fuyang and Xincheng, they would attack the city of Hangzhou, which is high in the city and deep in the pond. This is a bit alarmist.
Already.
Zhao Ji asked: "Which officers and troops are stationed in the new city now?"
Chen Jian replied: "Guo Shizhong led 10,000 officers and soldiers to guard Fuyang City to resist the attack of Fangla bandits..."
Zhao Ji recalled the records in the history books. If he remembered correctly, Guo Shizhong led the official army to fight the Fangla bandit army head-on. The official army would be defeated and Guo Shizhong would also die in the battle...
Zhao Ji immediately ordered Liang Shicheng, who was standing next to him:
"I have drawn up an order for me to order the officers and soldiers of Guo Division to guard Fuxin City and wait for reinforcements. They are not allowed to go out of the city to engage in direct combat with the Fang La bandits. Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed immediately..."
Liang Shicheng wrote the imperial edict, showed it to Zhao Guan's family, covered it with a jade seal, and sent a courier to send it out overnight...
Zhao Ji saw the shocked expressions of all the officials present, but he said calmly:
"Fang La, a small rebel, gains power for a while, how can it last long?
I have already arrived in Hangzhou in person to supervise the battle. The "three hundred thousand" Northwest Army that I have transferred to counter the rebellion is coming soon. Why worry that the rebel Fang La cannot be wiped out?!"
After Zhao Ji came to the southeast, he always claimed that he had brought an army of 300,000 people. Not only did he make the officials and people in the southeast feel at ease, but he also falsely reported that the 300,000 troops had brought an army of 300,000 to frighten Fangla's bandit army, causing them to lose their morale due to fear.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The officials seemed to have taken reassurance and shouted in unison: "Official sage, long live my emperor..."
However, Zhao Ji said that the Fang La bandit army was not something to be afraid of, but he still ordered the newly appointed eunuch Tan Zhen, the envoy of the Liangzhe Road System, to personally visit more than 10,000 forbidden troops to guard the city of Hangzhou...
Later, Zhao Ji discussed with other officials how to quickly pacify the Fangla bandit army...
Finally, under the clever guidance of Zhao Guanjia, the ministers agreed on the grand strategy to counter the rebellion as follows:
Recruitment first, if the recruitment fails, then go to war...
All the officials believed that Zhao Guan's family was in a commanding position and extremely wise.
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At this time, the eunuch who sent the order came to report that Liu Lin was protected by the cavalry led by Yang Zhi, and was already waiting for orders outside the government office in Hangzhou, waiting to meet the emperor.
Zhao Ji hurriedly said: "Xuan Liulin, come in."
After the eunuch obeyed the order, he walked out of the temporarily converted meeting hall and announced the order: "The official family declares Liu Lin a holy face..."
Liu Lin was so nervous that his body trembled slightly. He lowered his head and walked into the temporary meeting hall that was converted from the Hangzhou government office lobby.
At this time, young Liu Lin had never experienced such a big scene. He was completely confused...
Liu Lin wondered in his heart: What virtues and abilities did he have? He was staying at home well, so why was he suddenly summoned to see the saint?
Liu Lin first glanced at his father Liu Yu.
Liu Yu quickly winked at Liu Lin and asked him to pay homage to Zhao Guan's house as soon as possible.
Liu Lin was trembling and knelt down to worship...
Zhao Ji stared at Liu Lin, who was kneeling below and was wearing a green official robe, and saw that he should be in his twenties, with a white face, thick eyebrows, and fairly square facial features.
Zhao Ji asked: "Liu Lin, what is your current official position?"
Liu Lin hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty Liu Lin, in the first year of Xuanhe last year, was appointed as a supplementary officer because of his father's meritorious service."
Zhao Ji knew that generals were civil servants. They were first established in the Sui Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, they were the twenty-ninth rank among civil servants, that is, the lowest rank, starting from the ninth rank. The Song Dynasty also followed the Tang system and set up generals.
Shilang is an official.
In the second year of Chongning, the original ruler Huizong of the Song Dynasty, Shilang was changed to the thirty-seventh rank. From the ninth rank, he was still the lowest official.
Zhao Ji smiled and said: "I have always heard that Liu Lin is the Qilin of the Liu family. He is very talented and has many strategies."
Liu Lin, who was in his twenties, was extremely confused by the sudden praise from Zhao Guan's family...
He thought in his mind, why did I, Liu Lin, receive such high praise from the Zhao Guan family?