Chapter 1576 Killing important officials of the court without permission is also in the calculation
Although Anyang, the Xiangzhou Government Office, is still under the rule of the Song Dynasty, the rebel army and the Song army are now facing each other at the city gate with their weapons and horses, and the atmosphere is tense. However, the rebel officers and soldiers under Xiao Tang's command, who have the upper hand, have already done this.
They were well prepared and ready to go. They took the initiative from the beginning. On the other hand, most of the Song soldiers who hurriedly drew their weapons looked shocked and angry. They didn't understand why the rebels who came specially to greet them suddenly
They launched an attack, and as soon as the two sides met, they immediately took action and captured Shangguan officials who were also appointed by the Song court to take charge of the anti-Jin war.
As for Du Chong, who was a Privy Councilor and a bachelor and was now residing in Daming Mansion in Beijing, he was even more shocked and angry. He was originally extremely hostile to Xiao Tang and the leaders of his ministries, but he also knew very well that these people were needed now.
The anti-Jin rebels defended themselves against the Jin army. Regardless of whether it was a matter of urgency or not, Xiao Tang was the marshal of the world's military with real power granted by the government. No matter how much Du Chong rejected him, he had to come in person to discuss it.
Moreover, he had long been reluctant to be at the front line where the Jin army might gather heavy troops to attack at any time. He would now be in charge of the front-line military operations in Hebei and Shandong to resist the Jin army. This was a hot potato, so he had to leave it to those who still had the power as soon as possible.
Thieves who take advantage of value.
However, the smiling Du Chong personally went out of the city to meet Xiao Tang's rebel army who rushed to the Xiangzhou Government Office. However, he never expected that the other party would immediately turn against him after hearing his name.
Xiao Tang, who did not hide the murderous intent on his face, only pointed his hand, and immediately rushed out several powerful and powerful leaders and immediately knocked down the Song Army knights who were caught off guard. Before Du Chong could recover, he was killed by a fat man.
The big monk was pulled straight off his horse, his neck was tightly strangled, and his head was quickly beaten to the ground, and he was knocked unconscious immediately!
The sudden change caused the Song court officials present, such as Zhao Bushi, the prefect of Xiangzhou, and Liu Hao, the Wuyi doctor who stayed in the state, to stand stunned for a while. Some officials among them immediately thought that it was Xiao Tang who changed his mind.
Repeatedly, he suddenly wanted to harm the imperial court. However, a discerning person could quickly see that Xiao Tang's sudden attack was only aimed at Du Chong. Although the rebels drew their swords and guns, it seemed that they were just signaling to the rest of the Song army not to act rashly.
Du Chong was hit so hard that his nose and mouth were crooked, and his mouth was covered with dust. Although he struggled and fluttered as hard as he could, Lu Zhishen stepped on his back, leaned over and strangled the back of his neck, causing Du Chong to
Like a tortoise who had been trampled on the soles of his feet, Chonghun had no choice but to raise his head with great effort, and shouted in a high-pitched voice: "Xiao Tang! Even if you are granted a royal seal by the Holy Emperor, how dare you be so disrespectful to the imperial official? Zhemo
Or are you going to rebel?"
Soon, Du Chong, who had stars in his eyes, suddenly felt his eyes darken again. Xiao Tang stepped forward, leaned down, and whispered in a tone that Du Chong could hear clearly: "Back then, the Manchu Dynasty
There are many treacherous and sycophantic ministers like you in the civil and military circles. If we don't rebel, how can we kill all the people who should be killed? Since we have rebelled, and now we want to get rid of you, do you think I will be afraid of the court's suspicion?"
Even a traitor like Qin Hui, who has been notorious for thousands of years, at least has little impact on the overall situation under the current situation, and retaining him may be of great use against the Song Dynasty in the future. But after learning that he will be in Xiangzhou and
After meeting Du Chong, a treacherous official who had risen in officialdom after Zhao Ji ascended the throne, Xiao Tang had already made plans to kill him directly.
According to the official history, after the Song Dynasty experienced such great humiliations as the Jingkang Disgrace, in fact, after Zhang Bangchang directly abdicated and returned power to Zhao Gou of the Southern Song Dynasty, it still controlled a large area of the Central Plains. However, within a few years, the Hebei and Shandong defense lines were easily defeated by the Jin army.
Although the Song army was defeated, the Song army was still invincible, until all the land north of the Yangtze River fell. According to Xiao Tang, the main culprits included Du Chong, who was currently lying at his feet.
If Xiao Tang had not previously planned to recruit the anti-golden rebels from various parts of the north, mainly Taihang Mountain Chain Village, Zhongyi Baoshe, etc., he would also be very aware that in the official history, anti-golden uprisings continued in various places in Hebei, but Du Chong took the initiative to abandon them.
, also caused most of the anti-Jin rebels in Heshuo, Jingdong, Hebei and Jin areas to be suppressed by the Jin army. He was extremely repulsive to the civilian anti-Jin armed forces, completely disrupting the Northern Expedition deployment planned by Zongze, Zhang Suo and other famous anti-Jin officials. Yue Fei originally belonged to
The original main attack direction of the troops and horses of the Shuaisi Mansion was to go north to guard Damingfu and other important places in Hebei Province and rush to the anti-golden front line. The plan was completely abandoned by Du Chong after Zongze died of illness. And only based on the current war situation, Du Chong's previous actions
The chief officials in charge of the anti-Jin war in Hebei allowed the Jin State East Road Army commanded by Wanyan Orulu Bu to move freely. The only resistance strategy was to order the Yellow River embankment to be breached. However, the act of breaking the river did not stop the Jin State East Road Army for a moment.
, instead drowned more than 200,000 Song people, and a large number of people were displaced and became refugees.
After all, no matter how serious the crimes of Cai Jing, Tong Guan and other powerful officials were in treason and harming the country and the people, they never expected that the Jin Congress would be so harmful to the Song Dynasty that it would lead to the country's demise. However, Du Chong, who was in charge of the anti-Jin war in the east of Song Ting
The top official seemed to have helped the Jin army to harm the mountains and rivers of the Central Plains during the most severe period of the national crisis. It is said that the death penalty for such sycophants who harmed the country was light, but they were still reused by the court, and they were praised for their ability to abandon their country and forget their family.
, gained the courage of a great warrior; anticipated the enemy when the opportunity came, and had the style of ancient famous generals. He defended the two capitals, prepared for hundreds of battles, Yixia became famous and exhausted, and the soldiers and the people were single-minded in their pursuit of death...
After the humiliation of Jingkang, the Song Dynasty still employed traitors who had harmed the country. Xiao Tang believed that half of the country would still fall into the hands of foreign invaders in a few years. It was not surprising.
When Du Chong heard what Xiao Tang said solemnly, he raised his head with great effort and still wanted to yell. However, when he suddenly looked at Xiao Tang's expression full of hatred and murderous intent, his whole body couldn't help but trembled again. At this time, Du Chong also didn't
Xing Ming didn't seem to have any old grudges with Xiao Tang, but why did he insist on killing him quickly? However, Xiao Tang knew very well that although Zhao Huan was still the emperor of the Song Dynasty, as the emperor of the Song Dynasty, Du Chong might not be able to win the favor because of his ability.
After Zhao Gou lost his favor, he would still be promoted to an important position such as Shangshu Youpu She Tongping Zhangshi and the right minister of the Song Dynasty. However, if he was allowed to intervene in the anti-Jin war, sooner or later he would definitely be a disaster.
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Then Xiao Tang's voice was fierce, and he said loudly in front of all the officials, leaders, soldiers and horses who were looking around at the scene: "At the beginning of the Jin people's southern invasion, you were originally an official in Cangzhou, but you just fled from Yan to the Liao Dynasty under the rule because of suspicion.
The Han people were the internal collaborators of the Jin people, so they killed all of them regardless of whether they were men, women, old or young. This also caused many Han people in the Liao area to deeply hate the Song court, and instead were willing to submit to the Jin army's southern invasion to be used by foreign invaders...
When the Jin army marched south from Hebei Province to Bianjing, you opened the Yellow River embankment and did not harm the Jin army at all, but killed hundreds of thousands of Song people...
The Jin army once again invaded the south and captured Daming Prefecture. Guo Yong and other ministers died heroically in the prison of Hebei East Road. Large areas of military states in Hebei and Hebei Province fell. You are a man who stayed in Beijing in vain, but you retreated from the war and fled to Xiangzhou to protect your country.
Gou'an... Just a single crime is enough to deserve death. I have been appointed as the general marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, and I have been in charge of the military and political affairs of the Northern Anti-Jin expedition. I have encountered traitors who have harmed the country, and I have overthrown the army and killed the generals.
You committed such a sin that humiliated the country and lost its master and harmed the people of Song Dynasty. Do you think that because you are afraid of hiding your crime and can speak cleverly, no one can touch you!?"
At this time, he realized that Xiao Tang really dared to kill him for his crime. Du Chong was even more frightened, his face was as pale as earth, and he was shaking like chaff. Knowing that death was imminent, he could only hold on to the last hope and wailed: "Xiao Shuai, I
Even if there is a serious crime, it should be issued by the official. The court can punish me for the death penalty, but you can never do it! Not only is it a violation of the rules, not to mention that you are a rebellious minister who has betrayed the court and is jealous of the emperor and the officials. If
If you are good at killing important officials of the imperial court, even if it is important to resist the Jinlu now, the imperial court will never tolerate you in the long run!"
Hearing this, Xiao Tang had a playful smile on his face, leaned down, and lowered his voice and said: "Even if you kill the official without permission, what you are punishing is that you, a traitor to the country, may arouse the suspicion of the court, but you can teach the world better."
The people clapped their hands and applauded... The imperial court and I have always been inseparable in appearance because we fought against foreign humiliation together, but now the time is not far away when we will eventually separate and confront each other."