Chapter 1250 To appease the thieves in Liangshan, the minister is willing to protect Zhang Shuye
After listening to Hou Meng's words and Chao Gai's and Song Jiang's gang who were gathering in Liangshan, Gao Qiu, who was thinking secretly in his heart, suddenly changed his expression. He thought that a few days ago, Chen Xizhen wanted to fight for fame, but he went to Jingdong Road to persuade the powerful and powerful people from all over the country to suppress the bandits. Wasn't it Shuibo Liangshan Chao Gai and Song Jiang's group who were defeated miserably and started to cause rebellion together with Xiao Tang, who went by the pseudonym Quan Yu, and invaded the state capital with a force no less powerful than that of Qingzhou and Qingzhou?
Now it can be regarded as a shift in the target of hatred. Gao Qiu hates that Xiao Tang cannot be crushed to ashes. Song Jiang's group of thieves cannot be said to be extremely hostile to the Liangshan Chao Gai who is gathering in the roaring crowd. But after all, they are also green forest thieves who are against the imperial court and can suppress them. In addition to wiping them out earlier, Gao Qiu thought that if Hou Meng mentioned the Liangshan bandits to the officials at this time, what good plan could he come up with?
Zhao Ji just listened to Hou Meng's advice, and his face darkened, and he said: "There are also Chao Gai on Jingdong Road, and Song Jiang's group is disturbing the country. I know that the Liangshan bandits have conquered the Dongping Prefecture, and I have fought with the Qingzhou two mountain bandits. The bandits are also rampant in resisting the government troops. When giant bandits such as Fang La and Xiao Tang are wiped out, they must also clear the Liang Mountains and rivers. Why do the Hou Qing family mention those thieves?"
Hou Meng heard that the official's tone was unkind, but he was not panicked. He still said in a calm tone: "I heard that there are two mountains in Qingzhou on Jingdong Road, and Liangshan is surrounded by water. They gathered people to march across the state capital. No one in the state's government or army dared to resist. , although they are rampant bandits, there must be some with extraordinary talents. When I visited Hebei and Shandong, I also found out that the leader of the bandits in Liangshan, Song Jiang, was born in Yuncheng, a small official in Yuncheng. He was popular among the green forest thieves, but he was different from others. Xiao Tang, a rebellious minister and thief, used the name of Quan Yu to confront the imperial court. Although he plundered prefectures and counties, he also said that he had committed a serious crime by mistake. Therefore, he had the right to take refuge in a lake in the Liangshan River. He only waited for the imperial court to pardon his crime and bring him peace, but he did not commit any crimes against the country. No different intentions.
I heard that the bandits in Liangshan are also like the bandits in Qingzhou and Qingzhou, who use their skills to win over the people. Nowadays, Fang La, Xiao Tang, Chao Gai, and Song Jiang are all bandits. The Xia Kingdom in the west, although temporarily surrendered, still harbors evil intentions. Heart, the north involves the disputes between Liao and Jin... The armies and horses everywhere have been unable to mobilize themselves, and they cannot mobilize all their troops for conquest. With my foolish intention, I am like the desperadoes gathered in the mountains of Shuibo such as Liangshan, etc. Being punished by an official, there is no way to escape, so he gathers in the mountains and forests, doing whatever he wants. Instead of pardoning the river, if a edict is issued, the Guanglu Temple will grant the royal wine delicacies, and send envoys to Liangshan Po to give good advice. Zhao An came to surrender, and if he did so, he would beg Xiaotang to redeem himself, and use poison to fight poison against the bandits. When Prime Minister Tong Shu suppressed the Pingliangshan bandits, he could clear out the bandits in Shandong. This would serve both public and private purposes. I beg for your majesty's holy advice."
"What Hou Zhongshu said is wrong! The bandits in Liangshan also openly invaded the prefectures, plundered and looted the warehouses and warehouses, recruited bandits who had committed heinous crimes, and destroyed the imperial court. Compare Xiao Tang, Song Jiang and other grass bandits. , why use the method of using thieves to control thieves and lose the dignity of the country? The damage to the south of the Yangtze River is even worse, and there is no need for Tong Shuxiang to raise the elite of the Western Army in the border court. Then clean up the water stronghold and kill the madmen to repay His Majesty's favor!"
Among the civil and military officials of the previous dynasty, the one who jumped out to oppose Hou Meng's recruitment of Xiao and Tang Dynasties the most fiercely was none other than Sanya Taiwei Gao Qiu. Although he was originally a rogue in Bianjing, he also despised the idle people in the market after taking power. Han, green forest and grassland and other people with mud-legged backgrounds. Although most of the Shijiedu who served the court since the time of the late emperor were people who were born in the green forest and bush, but were later recruited, this was after all, before Gao Qiu became famous. As for Gao Qiu, who came from a humble background, there are still gangs of bandits and thieves who can obtain official positions in the name of recruitment, which will undoubtedly arouse his sensitive mind.
Of course, Gao Qiu also knew that he had no ability to lead troops in war, but as long as he was equipped with a relatively brave and capable imperial army in addition to the Bianting Western Army, Gao Qiu believed that he should be able to eliminate his lack of commanding ability. Liangshan
Song Jiang and his group were also bandits who wanted to be eliminated. So what could he do if he was willing to be recruited? Gao Qiu thought that if he took this opportunity to make a great contribution, he could finally eliminate Xiao Tang, a thorn in his side. Wouldn't he also be making a statement to the officials?
: If we talk about people who are loyal to His Majesty from the beginning to the end, it depends on the veteran...
When Hou Meng saw Gao Qiu immediately jumping out to oppose his strategy of using thieves to control thieves, he couldn't help but have a flash of contempt in his eyes. Who is he, a veteran official in the court? Back then, he dared to comment on Cai Jing directly in front of officials.
It is said that "it is necessary for Cai Jing to straighten his mind, even though the ancient sages can do it." In fact, it is to turn around and scold Cai Jing for his evil mind and teach the leader of the government to gnash his teeth with hatred.
However, Hou Meng would also ask Zhao Ji to be implicated for his crime. Even the eighteen generals including Liu Zhongwu, who was close to Gao Qiu among the border troops, did not want Bian Ting to lose his generals in vain.
Out of consideration for the country.
Now that Xiao Tang has openly betrayed the imperial court, in Hou Meng's view, he has completely turned against the country. Not to mention that the official family will not tolerate him now.
A high-ranking member of the court actually gathered a crowd to rebel. If the court wanted to offer him a bargaining chip to persuade him to surrender, I am afraid that only the officials would give him the emperor's seat.
But Hou Meng knew very well that the situation in Liangshan and Songjiang was completely different. Since he could use his strength to reduce the country's consumption of troops and military resources as much as possible, why not do it?
Zhao Ji, who was sitting on the Dragon Throne, saw Gao Qiu and Hou Meng disagreeing with each other, and he fell into deep thought for a while. What Zhao Ji deeply hated was Xiao Tang who betrayed his holy favor, and he wanted to immediately eliminate the current situation.
Fang La, who controls half of the country in the southeast, and the gang of bandits in Shuibo Liangshan... Compared with Xiao Tang and Fang La, they are indeed not his personal troubles. After all, the gang of bandits in Liangshan are now making a big fuss.
If Chao Gai, Song Jiang and other strong bandit leaders are really willing to accept the invitation and submit to the imperial court... Now it is necessary to wipe out the Manichae congregation gathered in La in the south of the Yangtze River as soon as possible. On the Jingdong Road side, the Liangshan bandits can also be used to curb the rebellion.
What is the development momentum of the thieves under Xiao Tang's command?
With all his thoughts in mind, Zhao Ji stopped Gao Qiu who was arguing. Hou and Meng then asked Hou Meng: "If I pardon the Liangshan bandits for their serious crimes, I can teach those strong bandits to accept recruitment."
It is not impossible to teach them to go to the palace and order them to be good ministers to prevent the harm of banditry... But Chao Gai and Song Jiang's group, after all, once ignored the law and plundered one side, which is why I intend to recruit Song Jiang from Liangshan.
If a group of people is capricious or stubborn, what can be done?"
After hearing the official's questioning, Hou Meng already had an idea in mind, and Zhao Ji reported: "I think that if the Liangshan bandits are to be used by the country, they must send envoys who are capable and have a good reputation to first recruit and find out the strength of the strong bandits.
To pacify the Liangshan bandits with both kindness and power, we will not waste our efforts and ruin the big thing. As for who can be assigned to take on this important task, there is Huiyou Pavilion to be appointed. Zhang Shuye, the prefect of Haizhou, once guarded the border and made meritorious deeds and is well-known for military affairs. Zeng Zhishu
He also sent envoys to the Liao Dynasty to report the mountains, rivers, city walls, etiquette and other details of the northern areas. He also showed his kindness and power to his subordinates and taught the villagers to respect his name.
The name of recruiting can be used to find out the details of the Liangshan bandits. If Song Jiang and other bandit leaders still have the desire to surrender to the country and are willing to be recruited by the imperial court, they can be cared for. Therefore, I think Zhang Daizhi is qualified for the job, and I am willing to protect this person to your Majesty.
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Zhao Ji heard that Hou Meng recommended Zhang Daizhi to appease the Liangshan strong bandits. He also knew that Zhang Shuye, the prefect of Haizhou, had made military exploits in the Bianting in his early years. Later, he was promoted to Shaoyin of Kaifeng Prefecture. He was also awarded the title of Jinshi and moved to the right.
He also held the important position of diplomatic envoy when he was a foreign minister. Not only was he capable of both civil and military duties, but he was also unambiguous in handling diplomatic and diplomatic affairs. However, Zhang Shuye's younger brother Zhang Kegong also impeached Cai Jing.
They became enemies with each other, and Zhang Shuye's subsequent official assignments also had ups and downs, until he was sent from Huiyou Pavilion in Chaozhong to Huainan East Road Haizhou as a magistrate.
In such a situation, Zhao Ji has no intention of worrying about the intrigues among the officials in the court. If Zhang Shuye is really a useful person, Song Jiang in Liangshan is really just waiting for the court to pardon his crimes and appease those Shuibo grass bandits.
Instead, he turned around and became enemies with the rebels from Qingzhou and other mountains who followed Xiao Tang... From the perspective of the imperial court, it was naturally beneficial and harmless.
There was silence in the court hall. All the civil and military officials, including Gao Qiu, Tong Guan, and Hou Meng, looked at Zhao Ji who had a gloomy expression and closed his eyes in deep thought. They did not dare to interrupt the official's thoughts for a while, and waited until Zhao Ji slowly said