When Yunzheng was most drunk, Zhonge sent two people, one was the Huanzhou Bingcao and the other was the Huanzhou Supervisor. The Bingcao's main job was to manage the Huanzhou Xiang army and was responsible for arresting bandits, while the Supervisor
What an official is responsible for is collecting taxes, especially taxes on tea, salt, and wine.
These two people didn't care about Yun Zheng. When they heard that they were suspected of being a traitor, they were equally angry and surprised, but they endured it. The supervisor only said one sentence to Yun Zheng: "You
If you are not a person who is proposing punishment, I have nothing to say."
After saying this, he and Bingcao sat cross-legged on the ground and closed their eyes without saying a word.
Yun Zheng, who was exuding a strong smell of alcohol, smiled and said: "The reason why the Palace Master sent you here has actually proven that you are spies and wants me to interrogate you, just to reassure me so that I can lead the team to Kongtong Mountain.
For the safety of myself and the war horses, I don’t have many choices. If I kill one or two suspicious people for the sake of three thousand war horses, even the gentlemen in the political hall will not say a word. Therefore, I want to kill someone.
It's more convenient than the government official to kill people, and there are no consequences. I'll give you one night, whoever says who will live, I will hand him over to the criminal department, at least your family can live, if you don't say anything at dawn tomorrow, I will have to kill you all
I believe that the Lord of the Palace will help me eradicate the roots. If someone comes, they will be detained separately and they will not be allowed to confess together."
Seeing Liang Ji and Peng Jiu taking one person to resettle him, Yun Zheng looked up at the stars in the sky and was very sure that by tomorrow morning, there would be a confession on his desk. The Prisoner's Dilemma had been solved
It has proven to be a very effective interrogation method, and they will be defeated by themselves.
Yunzheng needs many of the people Gaitianwang has placed in Huanzhou to be arrested. If one of them escapes, that person will not run out of Kongtong Mountain, but will only create trouble for himself along the way.
And he didn't have time to delay. By now, the Xixia people had understood that they had been deceived. They would retaliate against them like madmen. The army did not dare to move, but it was very possible to send a small group of elites to destroy these war horses.
It is not advisable to use too many soldiers in Huanzhou. Qingjian City itself is a military fortress, and the Xiang army is useless. To send out the imperial army, you need a warrant issued by the Privy Council, and the 500 people under Ma Jinhu's command are nominally Zhong'e's relatives.
Soldiers can only be used reluctantly, but Zhong'e still takes a lot of risks. The Song Dynasty and the people were very sensitive to the mobilization of the army. Many times they would rather give up fleeting fighter opportunities, but also required the generals who commanded the troops to strictly abide by
When Zhang Cheng arrived at Yunzheng, he was now in a dilemma.
Time is Yun Zheng's biggest enemy. Taking Yizhou to Jingzhao Mansion is the nearest road. However, bandits block the way. This is still in his own country. Yun Zheng is so depressed that he almost goes crazy. He was not like this in Xixia.
Sad, I thought that when I returned to the Song Dynasty, I would be immediately surrounded by a large army. If I quickly set up my war horses, I would be able to return to Shu lightly and quickly. It was just a dream for the Xixia people to reach Shu.
Nothing went smoothly in Xixia. When he arrived in the Song Dynasty, he suddenly felt as if he could not move forward, as if he was walking in a quagmire. At this moment, he suddenly understood that these were the people who were calling the shots in the political affairs hall of the Song Dynasty.
To achieve the results desired by the princes, they need to have absolute control over the army.
It was still freezing cold in Huanzhou in early spring. Yun Zheng was pacing in the cold night, trying to find the best way. Even when the rooster crowed, he still couldn't find any way. No bandit in the northwest could give up a group with such a number.
Huge war horses, if you go further to Qingyang, you will encounter the more ferocious Xixia people. Between the Xixia people and King Gaitian, Yun Zheng finally chose King Gaitian. There is no way to avoid a big battle.
Under Kai Ming's instigation, Ge Qiuyan shyly took a light fur coat and put it on Yun Zheng. Yun Zheng looked back and smiled and said: "I'm fine. I just feel uncomfortable. There are some things I can't figure out. Wait until I figure it out."
That's fine. It's still early, so go back and rest."
Pretending not to see the disappointment on Ge Qiuyan's face, Bo Xi Yunzheng walked into the military camp. The horses in the stable looked at the stranger with wide eyes and curiosity.
Yun Zheng brushed the long faces of the war horses with his hand, shook out hay from the big basket and poured it into the manger. Seeing that these war horses began to eat grass, there was a smile on his face. With these war horses that had not been castrated,
In less than ten years, the Song Dynasty could at least arm a cavalry team of 10,000 people. With this cavalry, it could at least effectively defend the Liao Kingdom's Grass-Drawing Valley and Xixia's Health-catching Army, making life easier for the border residents.
It can also be considered as a contribution that a later person has given to his ancestors.
The wars raged and dissatisfied for a long time, and the thunder and fire roared to the ninth level of the sky's fury.
Long chariots trampled through Helan Que, and hungry heads leaned against the green pine trees.
Just then, I fought with the dragon in the sky, and the East China Sea became blue and blood-red again.
The dragon scales turned into a hundred thousand snows, and the Kunpeng flapped its wings and confused the clouds.
The sword-fighting skills are full of heroic spirit, and the crown is played and the songs are rushed to the capital.
All the people in white clothes were weeping, and the flowing water was rustling. I am the hero.
Turn around and laugh into the thorn bushes, and eat your own food calmly.
For some reason, Yun Zheng recited his first self-composed poem word for word. If Mr. Peng Li heard it, Yun Zheng would inevitably get a slap in the face, and he would be unqualified in any contest. But Yun Zheng wanted to do this.
Compose poetry, follow your mood, and let the anger in your blood flow out with these words.
"The poem just now is not considered good, but it is the poem that a warrior should write. It is common sense to express one's ambitions in poetry. I just received a document from the Xixia envoy, asking me to hand over you, hand over three thousand horses, hand over
The so-called Princess Wei Ming."
Zhong E appeared behind Yun Zheng, pacing and speaking slowly.
"What should I do? Are you going to hand me over?" Yun Zheng asked sarcastically.
"My answer is that there is no such thing as Yunzheng, there is only one horse dealer, and there is no so-called Princess Wei Ming. I have bought all the war horses, and the horse dealer has left."
"Will they believe it?"
Zhong E laughed loudly for a long time. Fang Xie wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief and said to Yun Zheng, "Who cares about him!"
After waiting for a moment, he said: "I'm afraid you returned to Song Dynasty from Qingjian City on purpose, right?"
Yun Zheng nodded and said: "Yes, you are coveting my war horse, and I am also coveting your courage. If you dare to say who cares about him, I am afraid that you are the only one who has cultivated the seeds of cheating, and not from you."
Did you enter the Song Dynasty from somewhere else and then be tied up and sent to Xixia?"
"Is this why you would rather lose money than sell me the war horse?"
"No, our deal is fair. Did you know that once the racecourse is built, within ten years, the most powerful cavalry team of ten thousand people will appear in the army of the Song Dynasty in an organized manner?
In three years, there will be an army like this. What do you think?" Yun Zheng stroked the horse's head and asked Zhong'e.
Zhong E's eyes flashed, he clenched his fists and said to Yun Zheng: "Give me 50,000 cavalry, and I will conquer the Helan Mountain gap!"
"So, you have to fight hard to keep me. Only I can get you a steady stream of war horses from Qingtang, Tubo, and Xixia. Only then can your wish to conquer the Helan Mountains come true, otherwise you will die of old age.
, it is impossible to command fifty thousand cavalry to sweep across Xixia. When you look back on your life before you die, you will definitely be extremely proud of your answer to the Xixia envoy today."
Zhong E stretched out his palm again, Yun Zheng chuckled, and high-fived Zhong E again.
"Ma Jinhu can take away eight hundred people. This is my greatest ability. I have also borrowed my uncle's personal guards. Yun Zheng, let them be under your command. Treat them as your own soldiers."
That’s my pet peeve too.”
Seeing that Zhong'e was about to leave, Yun Zheng called to him and said: "At dawn, let's go and see the confessions of the two traitors. You also need to organize their arrests, so that I can boldly walk through Kongtong Mountain and enter Jingzhao Mansion."
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Zhong E smiled and said: "Those two people are both officials. It is impossible for you to interrogate anything this night. I am very happy to hear that you chose to go to Yizhou."
Yun Zheng said softly: "It will not be me who defeats them, but themselves. The one who fights is not me, but themselves. Whether the matter can succeed depends on the degree of trust between the soldiers and the supervisor. I
I don’t believe that two despicable and shameless people can have such heartfelt feelings. You are the prefect, and you need to go to the criminal department to touch your subordinates, but I don’t need to."
"Then let's take a look!" Zhong'e and Yun Zheng first came to the supervisor's room. The room was very neat. The sheets on the bed were not wrinkled at all. The pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the desk were also intact. There was a piece of paper on it.
There were no words. Yun Zheng smiled and said to Peng Jiu, who had been guarding him all night: "Drag him down, beat him to death with a hammer, and then throw him outside the city. Just say it was done by bandits."
After saying this, he ignored the frightened supervisor, and Su Shou invited Zhong E to go to another room to see the soldier. When Peng Jiu saw that the supervisor was opening his mouth to speak, he immediately stuffed his mouth with a rag and held a rag in one hand.
With a flail and one hand strangling his neck, he walked out.
The prison officer was surprisingly strong at this moment. He grabbed the door frame with both hands, spit out the rag and shouted loudly: "I'm here!" Peng Jiu didn't wait for him to say anything else, and stuffed the angry rag into his chest.
mouth, dragging it away like a dead dog.
Zhong E asked Yunzheng in confusion: "He did it, why didn't you ask?"
Yun Zheng shook his head and said: "He is just stalling for time. Even if he confesses, he is talking nonsense. Let's go see the soldiers and officers joining the army. He should have heard the voice of the supervisor just now."
Zhong E was stunned for a moment, pointed at Yun Zheng with his finger, and happily opened the door. He saw the changes in Bing Cao's black face were extremely wonderful. He was grinding his teeth for a while, frightened for a while, and desperate for a while.
The expressions changed on his face like a revolving lantern.
Yun Zheng and Zhong E didn't say anything. One sat on a chair and looked through the papers without a single word on them. The other angrily looked at Bing Cao joining the army. Liang Ji stood aside with his arms folded, like a wooden man.
When Yun Zheng put down the paper in his hand and looked at Bing Cao joining the army, the sallow-faced Bing Cao knelt down in front of Zhong E and hissed: "Your Majesty, spare your life!" (To be continued)