"As for whether the officials will blame me, that's not a problem."
"When the time comes, I can tell the officials that it was those veterans who refused to obey the rules and discipline, and insisted on shouting, beating, and killing us."
"And we were forced to take some extraordinary measures."
"Unexpectedly, during the conflict with them, I lost my grip and lost their lives."
"When the time comes, if it really doesn't work, just find another scapegoat."
"If I can handle this matter well, it will be like taking away a troublesome thing for the officials."
"When the time comes, maybe the official family will be happy, and my benefits will be small, right?"
"Oh, by the way, there is also you, Mr. Fu Yin."
"My going this time will sort out a troublesome thing for you."
"I wonder, Mr. Fu Yin, do you have any expression for me?"
This Kaifeng governor, who has been in the officialdom for more than ten years, still doesn't understand what Tong Guan means by what he said?
So, he first looked around to make sure no one was paying attention to them, and then quickly took out a wad of silver notes from his arms.
Then, in an extremely subtle way, he stuffed it into Tong Guan's hands.
"Master Tong, I have actually wanted to use these to honor you, but I never had the chance."
"I hope Master Tong will reluctantly accept this small gift for the sake of my humbleness."
Tong Guan looked at the flattering expression on Kaifeng Fuyin's face and suddenly smiled knowingly.
Half an hour later.
Tong Guan then mobilized a 10,000-strong imperial guard and slowly left the capital.
Their target this time is the temporary residence of veterans five miles away from Tokyo.
At this time, Tong Guangao was sitting on the maroon horse.
Looking at this imperial guard army composed of ten thousand people, a feeling of invincibility suddenly arose in my heart.
He swore that this time he would avenge the defeat of the bandits in Qingfeng Mountain last time.
He didn't believe it. With his well-equipped iron-blooded army, he couldn't defeat the defeated army composed of the old, weak, sick and disabled!
And just now, Liu Hu was still in the Kaifeng government office, waiting for the return of the Kaifeng government official.
It was also at this time that I realized something was wrong.
So, he led his more than ten old brothers and ran all the way back to their temporary residence.
As soon as Liu Hu and the others ran back to the camp, they saw a mighty army of horses approaching from not far away.
The military appearance is solemn, the pace is powerful, and the queue is neat.
And Liu Hu and others are also veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time.
When they saw this team, they couldn't help but praise in their hearts, what a mighty army.
I vaguely remember, twenty years ago.
Their flying tiger cavalry is no less powerful and domineering than this team.
However, time flies.
These veterans are no longer as heroic as they were back then.
All that is left is the current body that is on the verge of death.
Just when Liu Hu and others were secretly lamenting the past.
The team had slowly stopped at a place about forty meters away from their temporary camp.
Liu Hu and others thought that this was a military parade specially arranged for them by the current officials in order to commend them for their great military achievements in the past.
After the military parade, these veterans will be able to receive the disability benefits they have longed for.
So Liu Hu quickly summoned the old brothers around him.
Get ready for their most glorious moment.
At the same time, it also allowed them to feel the military power of the Song Dynasty court.
However, what Liu Hu didn't expect was that Tong Guan, who had just gathered the old brothers together and was sitting on a tall horse, would give the veterans in front of him a showdown.
Tong Guan first glanced at the simple tents set up in the wilderness.
Then he looked at the dozens of small fields not far away that were built with simple supports for growing vegetables.
He immediately curled his lips and sneered several times.
"You stinky beggars actually came here to run wild near Tokyo City. You are so audacious!"
"I'll give you a moment to burn incense. Get away from me."
"Otherwise, when the army behind me passes by, you will be shattered to pieces."
When Liu Hu heard this sentence, he was immediately stunned.
The group of veteran soldiers surrounding him also looked at each other in confusion at this moment.
In my heart, I was even more shocked.
Because they never expected that after listening to their repeated pleas, the imperial court not only failed to pay them disability pensions as agreed before, but instead mobilized so many soldiers to expel them.
Moreover, according to the high official's wishes, if Liu Hu and others did not leave immediately, he would order them all to be strangled.
This group of soldiers who had fought for the Great Song Dynasty for most of their lives even thought that they had heard wrongly.
It wasn't until they saw the bright swords in the hands of those soldiers that they realized it.
Everything in front of me is real.
At this time, Liu Hu looked at Tong Guan sitting on the maroon horse with red eyes, his heart was extremely desolate.
"My compatriot brother Liu Long sacrificed his life for the country to protect us when he led his brothers to conquer the world."
"And I myself also injured my right leg in several battles, and became permanently disabled."
"And among the old brothers behind me, which one has not been injured and shed blood for the Song Dynasty court?"
"Even five or six sons in a family gave their lives for the expansion of the Song Dynasty."
"But we didn't get even a single copper subsidy from the Song Dynasty!"
"We people never want to cause trouble, because what we people used to do was to protect the country and the people."
"So I naturally know in my heart that no matter what the circumstances, our nation should be unanimous in dealing with the outside world. The last thing we should do is to have internal strife."
"But we people can no longer survive now."
"Otherwise, we wouldn't have come all the way here."
"We are here just to get back what once belonged to us."
"After all, the late emperor already promised us when he was still alive."
"But we never expected that something that was originally very easy for us would now develop into this."
"Not only can I not figure it out, but these old brothers behind me can't figure it out either."
"We have all been bleeding and sweating for the Song Dynasty all our lives, but we didn't expect that in the end, we would end up fighting each other!"
At this time, Liu Hu felt more and more aggrieved the more he spoke.
Gradually, tears blurred his eyes.
"We want to meet with the current officials and ask them for an explanation!"
"We don't need those fifty taels of silver, but we must ask for this statement!"
"Why does the imperial court treat us old brothers like this?
Why!"
"What did we do wrong?"
"If the official orders to kill all our meritorious officials, then we have nothing to say!"