Chapter 1502 Open up the territory, the world's military marshal (3)
Since the ministers headed by Yu Wenxuzhong who came for negotiation also agreed to accept Xiao Tang's conditions, Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan, who were frightened and frightened, promised to write down the imperial edict immediately and immediately send it to the Ministry of Rites when they returned to the capital.
The post roads were distributed to various places, and local officials received the edict, announced it, and conveyed that the two emperors in the world had recognized the identity of Xiao Tang and the rebels under his command.
Although according to the Song Dynasty, the emperor's edicts, no matter how big or small, could not be implemented by anyone other than those under the Jingzhongshu sect or the Privy Council, and the edicts were drafted by the Zhongshu sect and were drafted by academicians, and Yu Wenxuzhong himself is now
Even the academicians of the Zizhengdian Palace, and the court officials who were captured by the Jin army included Zhongshu's disciples and important ministers of the Privy Council. As for the official seal of the Song Dynasty, which was originally robbed by the Jin army and disappeared since then, it has now been captured.
To hand it over, there is no obstacle to issuing an edict on the spot.
However, Xiao Tang did keep an eye on it. After watching the second emperor and his ministers leave the commander's tent, he said in a deep voice: "Brother Shi Qian."
A thin figure suddenly appeared in front of Xiao Tang. Shi Qian raised his hands and said, "What can I do for you, brother?"
"Tonight, go to the camp where the kings and ministers of the Song Dynasty rest and have a look. Although the two officials agreed so happily to protect themselves, let's see how the other courtiers react."
When Shi Qian saw this, he chuckled and said, "That's my order! My little brother has the ability to fly over eaves and walls and evade his presence at night. In the past, he could enter the mansions of very large and high-ranking officials as easily as he entered his own backyard. But now, although it is not the imperial city of Da Nei, it is as easy as entering it.
It would be quite interesting to look at the expressions of the old emperor and the high-ranking official when they carried their brother behind their backs."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shi Qian's figure floated and he had already walked out of the commander's tent. Before he had gone far, he seemed to have used his ability to hide and hide in the company camp where soldiers were cruising.
I can no longer see his figure...
What Xiao Tang expected was true. Although the two faint emperors Zhao Ji and Zhao Heng were cowardly, and the ministers personally selected by them all recognized the conditions proposed by Xiao Tang, many other Song court officials were also captured by the Jin army.
Among the courtiers, when they learned that the second emperor had decided to succumb to the rebel leader who had betrayed the imperial court, some people immediately expressed strong opposition.
According to Shi Qian's report, one of them, Li Ruoshui, a minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, strongly remonstrated that the matter was inappropriate because he had lost the royal majesty and undermined the old system of military control and vassal reduction in the Song Dynasty. However, although he insisted on his attitude, he also admitted that Xiao
The Green Forest troops led by the Tang Dynasty, who were originally regarded as bandits by the imperial court, had made great contributions to the king and the country. They could be pardoned and given generous rewards, but they could not escape the control of the imperial court. They had to bargain with Xiao Tang to keep the minimum.
It is not surprising that this staunch official who denounced the enemy chief during the Jingkang disaster and refused to give in was killed. It was not surprising that he would jump out against Xiao Tang at this time. On the contrary, Xiao Tang knew that Li Ruoshui would face Wanyan Nianhan according to his original trajectory.
He kept cursing at himself through coercion and inducement, and even had his tongue cut out, his eyes gouged out and his hands cut off, until he died of injuries. However, the loyal minister who resisted the most fiercely, guessing his temper, must have seen the officials being coerced by him.
They would come to look for these "rebel bandits" regardless of life and death, stretch out their arms and curse them to death. However, according to Shi Qian's report, it seemed that Li Ruoshui was not as repulsive to the green forest soldiers and horses under his command as he imagined.
Later, Qian mentioned that the censor Zhongcheng named Qin Hui also expressed strong opposition to the second emperor's easy acceptance of all conditions. Xiao Tang smiled coldly, thinking that since this guy has shown his face now, there will be a lot of time in the future.
Be slow to deal with this guy. When you are sure that Qin Hui's character is really what you expected, you may be able to take advantage of it, and it will be of great use in planning against the Song Dynasty...
However, the opposition was the strongest and fiercest among them. The one who was still very hostile to Xiao Tang's troops who had defeated the Jin army and rescued the officials, clan, and even the officials of the Song court, including him, was still very hostile.
Originally, in the official history, although he was ordered to face danger when the Jin army first attacked Bianjing, he united the army and the people to fight to protect the capital, and was then expelled from the court and relegated to Kuizhou, he was not captured by the Jin during the Jingkang Incident.
Li Gang, a famous anti-Jin minister captured by the army.
Because Bianjing fell earlier than the original trajectory, Li Gang personally led the Jianyi army to fight against foreign enemies when the Jin army invaded Bianjing. However, because Zhao Huan panicked and issued an edict, Bianjing was unable to fight within the city and was defeated and captured.
Due to his injuries, he was in and out of consciousness during the journey to the north, so Xiao Tang did not see this staunch and upright loyal minister of the Song Dynasty at first.
However, after recuperating, when Li Gang woke up, he was shocked to hear that the Jin army's bandits had been intercepted and defeated by the rebel bandits in Liangshan, Shuibo. Now, Xiao Tang, a traitor and traitor who betrayed the imperial court, was holding the emperor hostage, with the intention of taking the opportunity to force the officials.
After submitting, he immediately expressed his opposition as fiercely as if he had taken a shot of blood.
After Shi Qian paraphrased Li Gang's words, I heard what he said: "The thieves are rampant, subverting the general order, and oppressing the emperor."
First he rebelled against the imperial court, and now he forced the officials to allow him to open a palace and set up a hub, but he was not subject to imperial control. If this thief succeeds, the Jurchen gold thieves will not be eliminated, and the disasters of the feudal towns in the late Tang and Five Dynasties will arise again. If he obeys, it will be tantamount to
Drink the dove to quench your thirst, and hope that the officials will learn from it!"... In the handsome tent, except for Xiao Jiasui, Xu Guanzhong and others were silent for a moment and did not make a statement. Many other leaders could not help but look embarrassed. Among them, Li Zhu, the pair
There was a fierce flash in the move, and he immediately looked at Xiao Tang, as if he was asking the lord how he planned to deal with this guy.
Xiao Tang smiled faintly, just waved his hand, and said that the Song Dynasty is now weak, and no matter how Li Gang makes trouble, it will not affect the overall situation. He has no plans to meet people like Li Gang, but he thinks in his heart: Li Gang should be
That kind of typical civil servant who is too upright and extremely unkind...
Li Gang, who is now estimated to be only in his early forties, seems indeed to be an upright and upright staunch official based on his personality and deeds. However, it is precisely because of him that he is too staunch and has too clear a distinction between right and wrong.
, there is no room for a grain of sand in his eyes, and once his stubbornness arises, he will only stick to what he is determined to do.
Not only that, but what is even more serious is that Li Gang often imposes opinions that he firmly believes in on others. If his insistence is correct, he is adhering to the right path, but if his opinions are biased... like Master Zhong
In the official history, such military proposals as the timing of the counterattack in the first Bianjing Defense Battle, as well as the temporary defensive stance in the Hedong War, were strongly rejected by Li Gang, as evidenced by events later.
..It is true that no one is perfect. Li Gang was able to organize the people of Bianjing to unite and resist the Jin army's first southern invasion and siege of the capital. However, he did make a big mistake that caused the army to collapse due to the interference of civil servants in military affairs.
In addition, in the official history, when the Jin army retreated from Bianjing for the first time, Li Gang strongly advocated sending troops to pursue the Jin Dynasty, detaining the Jin Dynasty envoys, and even sent a letter to contact Yelu Yujian and other ministers of the Liao Dynasty who surrendered gold to contact him before rebelling against the Jin Dynasty.
This gave the Jin Kingdom an excuse to raise troops to the south for the second time... He did adhere to the Confucian idea of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, and he was a staunch minister with a sense of justice, but it was because Li Gang believed too much that what he did was a just act.
, this kind of people are often the most stubborn, overconfident, unwilling to try to accept, and completely unable to listen to other people's ideas and opinions.
This is the current situation. Since he has rebelled against the imperial court, Xiao Tang knows that in Li Gang's eyes, he is a national traitor who harbors evil intentions. Previously, Liu Fa, Guan Sheng, Sun Ding... and many other civil and military officials who were loyal to the Song Dynasty were
Although officials can understand people with reason and move them with emotion, and when the opportunity comes, they can persuade them to be willing to use them for their own use. But for people like Li Gang, Xiao and Tang certainly respected him because they emerged during the overlap between the two Song Dynasties.
He was a famous official who was fighting against the Jin Dynasty, but it was generally expected that if he came to see him because of his reputation, he would most likely be pointed at his nose and scolded by Li Gang.
Killing him in anger? Not appropriate. Xiao Tang was unwilling to use the butcher's knife on those loyal ministers who had left their names in history unless it was absolutely necessary. To argue with him in a reasonable manner? He would probably treat those stubborn and proud ministers
It may not be of any use. Considering that Li Gangyi rebuked him righteously and couldn't explain his reasons to him, it was better not to bother him.
What's more, now Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan have made up their minds to accept all the conditions they have given, and will not plan to teach Li Gang to jump out and cause trouble again. Xiao Tang knew that even if Li Gang took power in the Song Dynasty one day, he would be too fond of interfering with the generals' use of troops.
Habits may be a good thing for oneself. Therefore, Xiao Tang also ordered all the leaders in the account: Just let Li Gang toss around among the emperors and ministers of the Song Dynasty. There is no need to see him, let alone touch him.
Early the next morning, just as Xiao Tang had expected, Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan sent people to pay their respects early. They reported that the officials had copied the imperial edict and granted generous titles to Xiao Tang and even all the rebel heroes, waiting for the announcement.