Zhang Tao rested for a night, and when he went to find Feng Zhou the next day, he couldn't even get through the gate.
A group of them were stopped by the guard at the gate of the Marshal's Mansion with a gun: 'The Marshal has an order, and no one is allowed to enter without the Marshal's permission!'
"My master is a special envoy from the imperial court. He is here to meet with Captain Feng. How dare you block the way? Why don't you get out of the way and let us in?"
Outside the gate of the Marshal's Mansion, two servants scolded the guard.
The expressions of several guards remained unchanged, and they still held guns to intercept. One of them said: "This is the Marshal's Mansion, an important place for military aircraft. No one is allowed to enter without the Marshal's personal order."
Zhang Tao's servant was a servant of a civil servant, and his attitude towards military commanders was similar to that of his master. He always looked down on military men, let alone the guards who were inferior to them.
It sounds like a stone gate guard, but to be honest, it's not a big-headed soldier?
Seeing that the attitude of these doormen was quite modest, the attitude of these servants immediately became arrogant.
"Bold! My master has come here with an order. He has military affairs. It is an important area of the palace. You have to go in at critical times. If you wait for the thieves to join the army, why don't you get out of the way quickly? You must know that good dogs don't block the way...ah!"
The guards at the Marshal's Mansion were all new soldiers who were taught by Feng Zhou himself. How could they endure the insults of several servants? Several guards immediately stepped forward and kicked down the shouting servants with their guns.
Turn it upside down and stab it hard.
The tail end of the gun barrel was round, so of course it couldn't kill anyone, but after being hit so hard, the servant screamed in agony, and soon his head was bleeding, his body was covered with scars, and he lay motionless on the ground.
Several other guards quickly raised their spears and faced Zhang Tao and several of his other servants.
This moment directly shocked the servants. They all turned pale and hurriedly hid behind Zhang Tao, not daring to speak anymore.
Zhang Tao was furious.
A few thieves guarding the gate dared to beat up his servants in front of him, a high official of the imperial court. How arrogant!
This is obviously not taking him seriously!
I am a special envoy of the imperial court, conveying imperial military orders to Lieutenant Feng, how dare you not let me in?" Zhang Tao scolded the guard.
After all, he was an official of the imperial court. Faced with such a slap in the face, he couldn't help but feel courageous and stepped forward.
"What are you calling for? I am the guard of the Northern Expeditionary Army Commander-in-Chief's Mansion. If you dare to go in without the Commander-in-Chief's order, believe it or not, I will shoot you to death!"
Unexpectedly, the guard became even more arrogant, pointing directly at Zhang Tao's nose and scolding him.
Zhang Tao's expression froze, and he understood completely in his heart.
Without Feng Zhou's instructions, of course a mere guard would not dare to be so arrogant to him.
So, Feng Zhou refuses to return to the army and will continue the Northern Expedition?
How is this possible!
This will affect the court's plans!
In particular, the Northern Expedition's army of hundreds of thousands, conquering the land south of the Yellow River is beyond the psychological endurance of everyone. Once he crosses the Yellow River and recovers Yanyun, how much more achievements will it take for the army of hundreds of thousands or even more than 200,000 to establish achievements?
Do meritorious men enter the court?
If you put it this way, Feng Zhou and the officers and soldiers of the Northern Expedition still had a certain degree of awe for the imperial court.
I must break in, analyze the situation with Feng Zhou, and persuade him to return to the court with his troops.
"I am an imperial envoy, and I want to go in! You don't dare to stop me!"
Zhang Tao shouted loudly, raised the imperial envoy's seal in his hand, and strode forward to rush in!
"Stop, if you go forward, I won't be polite!"
Two guards stopped him with guns drawn.
Zhang Tao was not willing to listen. He stretched out his hand to block the two guards and shouted loudly: "Feng Zhou, you dare to disobey the imperial decree. You are obviously a sinner of the Song Dynasty...ah..."
Before he finished speaking, his voice suddenly stopped.
A guard came with a spear and stabbed him through.
Zhang Tao died immediately.
"master……"
The expressions of several servants suddenly changed, and they couldn't help but scream.
But no one dared to move forward.
After the guard stabbed Zhang Tao to death, the foreman immediately shouted: "You dare to insult the commander-in-chief and you will not be punished! This is an advantage for him!"
"Commander, what should I do with this body?"
"Since it is Hubei that wants the commander-in-chief to return to the court, he must be a traitor who surrendered and was taken away to feed the dogs!"
"yes!"
When the servants heard this conversation, their expressions changed immediately, and several of them fainted from fright.
Although the Song Dynasty court in Lin'an had not received the news of Zhang Tao's death, it did not prevent them from continuing to send imperial envoys.
So for several days, imperial envoys from the imperial court kept coming to seal the boat outside the Marshal's house.
"I am a special envoy from the imperial court. I hold a gold medal and am meeting with the Taiwei to convey urgent military information!"
"I am the special envoy of the imperial court. In accordance with the imperial decree, I am here to meet with the Taiwei."
"I have urgent military information and need to meet with the Lieutenant."
…
But no matter how loud they shouted in front of the handsome man's house, the guard would not let them in at all.
Of course, after they left, they had nowhere to go and were all put under house arrest in a small courtyard by relevant personnel.
A few days later, eighteen gold medals were placed in front of Feng Zhou's desk.
The so-called gold medal is a special symbol for delivering mail as quickly as possible. It is one of the various communication documents in the Song Dynasty. According to historical records, this gold medal is used for pardon letters and military matters, and is handed over directly by the emperor. The gold medal
The system began in the sixth year of Song Yuanfeng's reign. The gold medal was made of wood in a strip shape, about one foot long, covered with vermilion paint, and engraved with eight golden "warning" characters on it: "Imperial writing, no entry into the shop". The "
"Imperial writing" refers to official documents and letters sent from the emperor's side; "not allowed to enter the shop" means that when delivering mail, post officials are not allowed to hand it over in the post station, but can only deliver it on horseback. In this way, not only does it greatly
It shortened the delivery speed of mails and increased the work efficiency of post officials. According to the "History of Song Dynasty", the "gold medal" was so dazzling that it flew as fast as lightning when delivered, and everyone who looked at it avoided its shadow. It traveled 500 miles a day.
, ringing bells and flying deliveries day and night.
When Yue Fei came to Bianliang, he was about to regain the old capital. Unexpectedly, Zhao Gou and Qin Hui issued twelve gold medals in a row, and each one was harsher than the last. Yue Fei had no choice but to bow to the east and said sadly: "Ten years later
Success will be destroyed in one fell swoop!”
At this time, Feng Zhou had already established his own Jin Yiwei, and these Jin Yiwei also learned the specifications of each gold medal from the special envoy.
The meaning of the first gold medal is: "I order you to lead the army to Beijing immediately without delay! When you see the gold medal, you will do it as if you are in my presence!"
The seventh gold medal decree has been "If you don't return to the capital quickly, you will be punished for treason!", and the eighth gold medal is "I order you to get up immediately. If you delay any longer, you will be disobeying the imperial edict and will be punished without mercy."
As for the eighteenth gold medal, the words could not be more severe.
Feng Zhou laid out these gold medals and said to his generals: "I didn't accept any of the gold medals sent from Lin'an. Which one of you wants to accept them?"
All the generals shook their heads and said nothing.
Just kidding, in the past two months of the Northern Expedition, Feng Zhou has been constantly moving around. He has already firmly controlled this army of hundreds of thousands of people, placed countless confidants, and also promoted many meritorious soldiers in the army. You can
It is said that the entire army has become a community of interests, and everyone respects Fengzhou.
Although generals like Li Xianzhong are still loyal to the court, they know that they are unable to make an enemy of Feng Zhou. They are afraid that as soon as they say these words, their own captain will kill them.
What's even more frightening is that in just two months, Feng Zhou not only took control of the hundreds of thousands of Northern Expeditionary troops, but also took control of Shandong and Henan, firmly controlling the local situation.
Rather than saying that Shandong and Henan belong to the Song Dynasty, it is better to say that they belong to Fengzhou.
I don’t know where he promoted so many cronies, and where they all came from.
Of course, he didn't know that there was a "soul-moving technique" in this world, nor did he know that Feng Zhou had elevated the soul-moving technique to the realm of art.
He has planted termination in the minds of those people and has completely brainwashed them.
The two-way land and millions of people are enough to provide Fengzhou with sufficient logistical equipment.
This is also the biggest reason why Feng Zhou and his army of more than 100,000 people completely disdain the so-called gold medal.
Just when all the generals were expressing their loyalty to Feng Zhou, someone suddenly came to report: "At the gate of the pavilion, Tang Si, the leader of the peace talks between the Song and Jin Dynasties, retreated outside the gate of the Marshal's Mansion and wanted to meet the Marshal."
"Tang Sihui?" Feng Zhou chuckled: "Isn't that Qin Hui's right-hand man? Such traitors can just be killed by the guards, why should they retaliate against me?"
"Tang Si Tui has two great masters beside him. As soon as one of them waved his hand, there were swarms of tigers and leopards. The soldiers were no match at all."
"Oh?" Feng Zhou frowned and then said, "Then let them in. I want to see what kind of master the old traitor has in his hands!"