"Hmph!" Zhao Ji was furious and really wanted to kill the chief and deputy chief of Moutuogang Pastoral Station...
However, it would be unbecoming and dishonorable to kill these two people by myself.
Zhao Ji pointed at the two people, Yu Hechang, the chief envoy of Moutuogang Mu Institute, and Gong Hongbo, the deputy chief envoy, and said angrily:
"Look at the cavalry you two, the chief and deputy commanders, have brought out. They can't even ride a horse, and they're not even one-tenth as good as my riding and archery skills!
Look at the war horses in your Moutuogang Shepherding Station, how thin they have become after you have raised them?
Tell me, how much military pay and horse food did you two chief officials embezzle at Moutuogang Pastoral Station?"
"Plop!"
"Plop!"
After Yu Hechang and Gong Hongbo were scolded by the extremely majestic and stern-eyed Zhao Guanjia, they were so frightened that they fell to their knees on the ground, kowtowed like garlic, and shouted:
"I will die for my crime, and I beg the officials for mercy."
Zhao Ji flicked his sleeves and said, "Come here, tie them up!"
After receiving the imperial edict, the four subordinate officials beside Zhao Ji immediately rushed forward and knocked Yu Hechang and deputy chief minister Gong Hongbo to the ground, who were begging for mercy.
"Officials, I know I'm wrong!"
"I beg the officials to spare my life!"
Yu Hechang and Gong Hongbo cried out in grief, begging for mercy again and again...
Zhao Ji was still angry and shouted coldly: "Stop making any noise!
The crimes you two committed are, to put it mildly, dereliction of duty and neglect of government, corruption and perversion of the law!
Go to the big authorities and pursue the case, you two are deceiving the emperor and harming the country!!!
If you two plead guilty truthfully, maybe your families will not be implicated."
The chief envoy of Moutuogang Mufu Office, Yu Hechang, and the deputy chief envoy Gong Hongbo were both frightened. Everything Zhao Guanjia said was right!
They knew that if the crime they committed was classified as "deceiving the emperor and harming the country", it would be a trivial matter for them to lose their lives. It would also mainly involve their parents, wife, children and children...
However, they were not stupid enough to confess immediately.
They also hope that their big backer, the famous man around the emperor, Gao Taiwei, will be able to speak kindly to them and make big things trivial and trivial things nothing...
Due to the lack of information, the two of them at Moutuogang Pastoral Center in the northwest suburbs of the capital had no idea that the Zhao Guan family in front of them had already arrested and imprisoned their great backer Gao Qiu at this hour and sent him to Dali.
The temple conducted a strict review.
The chief envoy of the Moutuogang Mufu Office, Yu Hechang, and the deputy chief envoy Gong Hongbo kept silent and did not dare to cry out for mercy, nor did they immediately confess the crimes they had committed.
Zhao Jidao said: "I will personally serve as an official and escort the two guilty ministers Yu Hechang and Gong Hongbo. I will personally inspect the military palaces."
"Obey!"
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When Zhao Ji asked his relatives to serve as officials and escorted Yu Hechang and Gong Hongbo, who were tied up with five flowers, and paraded through various departments in the military camp,
On weekdays, the soldiers of the Forbidden Army who were oppressed by Mou Tuogang Mu's envoy Yu Hechang and deputy envoy Gong Hongbo and deprived of their military pay could not stop shouting...
"O official sage!"
"Long live the official family!"
"These two corrupt officials drank the blood of our soldiers!
I beg the officials to give us the military pay they deducted from us."
"Ask the officials to kill Yu Hechang and Gong Hongbo!"
Zhao Ji promised the soldiers: "I personally came to Moutuogang Pastoral Station to make decisions for the soldiers.
Moutuogang Pastoral Envoy Yu Hechang and deputy envoy Gong Hongbo will be sent to Dali Temple for trial regarding their specific crimes.
I promise to all the soldiers that I will never wrongly accuse a good official, and I will never let any corrupt official who harms the country harm the people!
If He Chang and Gong Hongbo are indeed involved in depriving you of military pay, I will not forgive you lightly!
I will also ask you to return your military pay in full!"
After hearing the promise made by Zhao Guan's family, the soldiers of Moutuogang Pastoral Station were all excited and cheered one after another:
"The official family is sage, long live the official family!"
"The official family is sage, long live the official family!"
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Zhao Ji raised his hand and made a downward motion to signal for silence, and the officers and soldiers at Moutuogang Pastoral Station immediately fell silent.
Zhao Ji said loudly: "Just now, I inspected the military horses raised by various ministries, and it turns out that one horse is not as good as the other!
Except for the 200 excellent horses and the 200 well-trained cavalry that are often inspected, the rest of the soldiers and horses in the Moutuogang Pastoral Center are not as good as one batch! p>
How can such a weak army and horses protect the home and country?
How can we fight against a powerful enemy?"
Zhao Ji's question caused the officers and soldiers present to fall into deep reflection. No one dared to answer the question. The scene was extremely silent, with only the rustle of the autumn wind...
Zhao Ji added: "Such a weak army and horse, I am afraid that if they go to the battlefield and encounter the strong cavalry soldiers of the northern Yi tribe, they will all die!
You are eating the emperor's salary and being supported by the country. Don't you want to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country?
Even if you don't know this great meaning, if our many armies in the Song Dynasty are as laxly armed as you, if we go to war with the strong cavalry troops of the Yi tribe in the north,
Not only will you die quickly on the battlefield, but when the country is destroyed, your family members, parents, wives, brothers and sisters will also become captive slaves of the northern Yi tribe and will suffer humiliation!"
Zhao Ji's words, like a big bell from Hong Lu, shook the hearts of the officers and soldiers present.
The officers and soldiers present not only blushed and bowed their heads because of the training, but also felt guilty...
Zhao Ji changed the topic and said loudly:
"All officers and soldiers, start practicing immediately from now on! Your military pay will be paid according to the truth, and your treatment will only get better and better.
Horse-raising soldiers must raise our precious war horses of the Song Dynasty to make them fat and strong;
Cavalry officers and soldiers must train hard, practice riding and shooting well, and practice the ability to kill enemies on the battlefield. If you fight in the future, you will win.
Who can dare to say that Wei Qing and Huo Qubing of the Song Dynasty will not appear among you?"
Zhao Ji drew a big cake for all the officers and soldiers at Moutuogang Pastoral Station...
The officers and soldiers of Moutuogangmu who were feeling depressed just now, feeling extremely guilty, and falling into reflection and self-blame,
At this time, after hearing Zhao Guanjia's inspiring words, his mood immediately became high and he was full of confidence to work hard. He was determined to practice his riding and shooting skills so that if he fought in the future, he would win.
Who can dare to say: We are not Wei Qing or Huo Qubing of the Song Dynasty?
Who can dare to say: We can't be as powerful as the powerful army commanded by Hou Huo Qubing, the champion of the Western Han Dynasty?
All officers and soldiers are excited.
However, these soldiers are not very educated. They think so in their hearts, but they cannot and dare not express it in front of Zhao Guan's family.
Suddenly, a burly officer walked out from the front line of officers and soldiers. This person was Yang Zhi, the horse army envoy (Dutou) of the Moutuogang Musuo Battalion.
Yang Zhi knelt down in front of Zhao Guan's house and loudly read the report:
"We, the officers and soldiers, must obey the official orders:
I will definitely train hard, practice riding and shooting well, and practice the ability to kill enemies on the battlefield.
We are determined to work for the Song Dynasty, regain the sixteen states of Yanyun, flatten the Liao Kingdom, defeat the Jin Army, imitate the champions of the Western Han Dynasty, defeat the Northern Yi, and seal the wolf as Xu!"
The officers and soldiers present saw that Yang Zhi, the Majun envoy whose status was second only to the chief and deputy envoy of Moutuogang Mu, was attending the funeral, and then listened to his passionate expressions.
All the officers and soldiers immediately imitated Yang Zhi's words and shouted in unison:
"We, the officers and soldiers, must obey the official orders:
I will definitely train hard, practice riding and shooting well, and practice the ability to kill enemies on the battlefield.
Defeat the Northern Yi and seal the wolf as Xu!"
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The extraordinary appearance of Yang Zhi aroused Zhao Ji's curiosity, and he asked Yang Zhi:
"Whose surname is Aiqing? What is your position at Moutuogang Pastoral Center?"
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