Emperor Zhenzong once stationed here during his personal expedition. After the Chanyuan Alliance, Lu Yijian, then prime minister, petitioned to upgrade Daming Mansion to Beijing of the Song Dynasty. This place was determined to be the heart of the entire Hebei Road and the entire defense line against the Liao Dynasty.
The central position of , its importance can be imagined.
The governor of the Daming Prefecture is the first person in the military and government of Hebei. He is not a public minister, but also a commander-in-chief. There is no exception. The previous one was Jia Changchao who left the town with Pingzhang government affairs. This time, Li Zhaoliang, the prefect of the Daming Prefecture, was a military general, but he was born in a foreign country.
Unparalleled in prominence.
He is the nephew of Empress Taizong Mingde and the son of the famous general Li Jilong. He became an enshrinement official in Dongtou at the age of four. After three dynasties, he became a holy family member and held the titles of Pingzhang Zhengshi, Jingling Palace Envoy, and Zhaode Army Jiedu Envoy.
Guard the north.
This extremely popular commander-in-chief has now given up his yamen and used it as a residence for others.
In the Great Song Dynasty, there was only one person who could allow him to do this, and that was Zhao Zongshi, a fake official... When an official came to Beijing and had a palace to live in, he would naturally not live in a government office. Of course, Zhao Zongshi didn't want to rob him, but he had to give up his people.
Before arriving in Beijing, I will move out with my family first, so that you can live there even if you don't want to.
In fact, Zhao Zongshi received guidance from his father and understood that he came out this time to show off his abilities. He did the job beautifully and impressed the world... It turned out that the Thirteen Wise Kings not only had the heart of a Bodhisattva, but also had a Vajra roar.
Those who say he is weak and incompetent should shut up.
So he wanted to establish his authority! The old marshal knew what was going on and it was best to let him go. After declining, he still led a group of people to live in.
After settling down, he went into action. First, he ordered people to copy all the account books and files of the transfer envoys and military commanders. Then he ordered all the ministries to assemble on standby and not leave the camp without reason. The commanders of each army immediately reported to Daming Mansion.
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Seeing how decisive and capable Zhao Zongxing was in Hebei's civil and military affairs, some were impressed, some were afraid, some were surprised, and no one dared to disobey. Within three days, seventeen commanders from Hebei East Road all rushed to the name.
When I arrived at the Prefecture, I saw that martial law was in place in the city, and there were posts every three steps and one sentry every five steps inside and outside the magistrate's Yamen. It was a serious and strict order.
After all the generals were seated in the second hall, they heard a loud shout: "The imperial envoy has arrived!"
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense. All the generals stood up and saw Zhao Zongshi wearing a purple official robe with a jade belt around his waist and a small goldfish hanging on it walking in the middle. Sixteen guards with swords and thirty-two small yellow men followed behind him.
, the end is majestic and full of pomp.
When the guards and Huangmen were lined up in the hall, Zhao Zongshi announced the order. After receiving the order, the generals bowed to the officials and then bowed to Zhao Zong.
Zhao Zongshi then changed his smile and said: "Everyone, get up!" After saying that, he sat down in the middle and said calmly: "This time I was ordered to check the number of soldiers on Hebei East Road, so everyone came here in a hurry. I am really sorry!"
If anyone saw the scene of Zhao Zhen lecturing the generals of the Forbidden Army in the Imperial Palace, they would be surprised... How could the behavior, expression, and tone of these uncle and nephew be so similar?
Nonsense, you have been imitating professionally for 20 years, and you also look like it.
But after all, it is harder to draw bones than to draw cats and tigers. Zhao Zhen has such a Bodhisattva heart. You cannot learn it by just studying.
Zhao Zongshi glanced at the generals and said in a calm tone: "The country spends more than half of the money to recruit and maintain the army. The original intention is to provide support for the unemployed people's livelihood, so that the powerful neighbors from all walks of life will have nothing to do with their violence. In fact, it is to protect the country, protect the people, and appease the people.
This is the original purpose." After a pause, he said: "However, over the years, there have been vacancies in the various forbidden armies, which have not been filled or repaid, and they have hidden themselves from each other. The phenomenon of eating empty pay and drinking the blood of soldiers has become more and more serious, and it is a serious problem for the country and dynasty.
shame!"
As he spoke, he said in a more serious tone: "Everyone receives a salary from the court, is entrusted by the officials, and leads troops out of the town. Ask yourself, do you deserve the trust of the court? Do you deserve the benevolence of the officials?!"
There was a burst of gunfire and cannons, and the whole hall was filled with smoke.
But that's all. Seeing how the imperial army generals in the capital dealt with Zhao Zongji, you know that they have been practicing hard and dark for a long time. What's more, they have received news from the capital a long time ago and are fully prepared... with those in the capital.
Likewise, they also spent high prices to hire local people and established Xiang troops to fill up the military camp.
Youdao has food at home and is not panicking. The men listened to Zhao Zongshi's instructions with a blank look on their faces, but they made plans in their hearts. After finally coming back to Beijing, they would have to go to Cuixiang Tower to have a good time...
Seeing that he had stopped talking, and the generals were still talking like chickens and ducks, Zhao Zongshi couldn't help but get angry, and slapped the case: "It doesn't matter if you don't talk, I have already obtained the rosters and pay records of each army, I will check it myself
That's right!" He paused and said, "But before I find out, you don't have to go back. You can rest in this mansion for the time being. Don't worry, I am very generous and will not mistreat you. Just live in peace!"
After finishing speaking, he walked away, ignoring the generals in the hall who were looking at each other in disbelief.
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Zhao Zongshi kept his word. From that day on, he really put everyone on Hebei Road under house arrest. No one could intercede. And the officials under house arrest would not see each other again unless they took the initiative to explain their vacancies.
His side.
At the same time, Zhao Zongshi asked Han Qi to send his capable ministers to investigate each state's army and make sure to dig out all the troubles. It is said that the first thing the officials sent to do errands did when they arrived at the military camp was to give everyone
The soldiers took a shower, and those whose tattoos fell off as soon as they were washed were given thirty military sticks and driven out of the camp.
Mao Zi once said that things in the world should be feared by the word "more truthful". Under Zhao Zongshi's strict supervision, gratifying results came one after another.
In Daming Prefecture, the Yunqi Army found a shortage of 1,700; the Xiongwu Army found a shortage of 2,100; the Second Wuwei Army found a shortage of 1,300...
In Zhending Mansion, the First Military Guard Army found a shortage of 1,900 people; the Martial Cavalry Army found a shortage of 1,800 people...
Hejian Prefecture, Feiwu Army, found a shortage of 1,700; Feiwu Second Army, found a shortage of 2,000...
The inventory was only halfway through, and Zhao Zongshi's summary book had already accumulated a shortfall of more than 20,000.
"Based on this, the final number of 40,000 should not be a problem..." Zhao Zongfu, who came with him to help, optimistically estimated: "In this way, even if we spend 10,000 to ease the relationship with the Hebei general, we still have 30,000
The number, plus the 20,000 from Lao Jiu's side, is 50,000. I heard that the generals of Bianjing only planned to give up 20,000, and it was divided between Zhao Zongji and Zhao Conggu. They must be outmatched.
No hair."
"Haha..." Zhao Zongshi showed a rare smile and said: "Who made them dare not let go, this time they are convinced that they lost!" In fact, he was also miserable. He had been cautious for many years and did not dare to do anything. This
I finally got permission to let go and have a big fight. It felt like I had been holding in my bowels for several days and finally came out. Although there was unavoidable pain in the anus, it felt so good!
The two brothers were talking when they saw Xue San, the leader of the guards in the house, walking in quickly.
"Why are you here?" Zhao Zongfu asked with a frown.
"I'm here to deliver a message to you two gentlemen." Xue San saluted, and regardless of the dust, he took out a wax pill from his arms and offered it with both hands.
Zhao Zongfu took it, pinched open the wax pill, unfolded the note inside, took a quick look, and was shocked and said: "There has been a big change in the capital."
"What?" Zhao Zongshi stood up and said in a tight voice, "What happened?"
"Zhao Zongji and Zhao Conggu broke through the cover-up of the imperial guards in the capital and brought the matter to the officials. In the end, the officials personally took action and forced out 50,000 yuan!" Zhao Zongfu said solemnly.
"Ah..." Zhao Zongshi immediately knocked over the five-flavor bottle: "How dare they? It's so, so shameless..."
"Also..." Zhao Zongfu gulped and said, "Because of this incident, Mr. Han was transferred from the West Mansion and was appointed as the Prime Minister of the East Mansion..."
"..." Zhao Zongshi sat down on the chair, the joy in his heart vanished, leaving only incomparable heartache.
Although the Prime Minister Jixian and the Privy Councilor are considered to be of the same rank, the Privy Councilor can lead the Western Palace alone and compete with the East Palace. And the Prime Minister Jixian is the deputy of the Prime Minister Zhaowen... It can be imagined based on Han Qi's disrespect for Fu Bi in the past.
, if you fall into Fu Bi's hands, what good fruits will you reap?
Of course, Zhao Zongshi didn't care about Han Qi's death. He was just worried that Han Qi would no longer be able to provide him with strong protection after his power shrunk.
"The officialdom is taking money from the bottom of the cauldron!" For a patient with persecution paranoia, he will regard all unfavorable factors as persecution against himself. Zhao Zongshi said with a dejected face: "Seeing that we have done the job well
, so he intervened in the partial gang, and even used Xianggong Han to beat me... I made it clear that he didn't want me to be in power!"
"Alas..." Zhao Zongfu sighed, but secretly said in his heart, who do you think you are? Will the officials go to war because of you? On his face, he said calmly: "Don't get excited yet, there are still father's instructions..."
Zhao Zongji narrowed his eyelids and said he was listening.
"Father said, let us not be affected, just finish the errands, everything in Beijing will be done by him." Zhao Zongfu said softly: "Don't you hate the official family? His retribution is coming."
"Well..." Zhao Zongji nodded and said happily: "It's a pity that I'm not in the capital and can't see this good show."
"It was originally to allow us to avoid suspicion, so we chose to launch it at this time." Zhao Zongfu said: "Let's just wait and take care of the situation in front of us first."
"Yes, we can't sit still and wait for death!" Zhao Zongshi jumped up from his chair and gritted his teeth: "Tell those bastards that they won't be allowed to eat until they fully explain!"
