Chapter 820: The King of Guangyang County, please come out!
Liang Shicheng, with a smile on his face, responded to Zhao Ji. While Zhao Ji was changing clothes, he opened the emergency report and glanced at the letter in his hand. The smile on his face suddenly froze, and he even pinched it.
The hand holding the letter could not help but tremble slightly.
Zhao Ji, who had just put on his coat under the service of the palace maid, was now opening his arms and letting the palace maid arrange his clothes. His eyes fell on Liang Shicheng, and he saw Liang Shicheng standing there blankly, with a look on his face.
It's like seeing a ghost.
"Liang Qing's family, what are you..."
Apparently seeing something wrong with Liang Shicheng's expression, Zhao Ji felt something bad in his heart. After all, he was just seeking pleasure, but he was not a fool. He could have such high attainments in calligraphy and painting, but Zhao Ji's own talent was not bad at all.
It's just that I didn't use it in the right place.
The change in Liang Shicheng's expression at this moment was obviously due to the military report in Liang Shicheng's hand. If it was a good news, based on his understanding of Liang Shicheng, the good news must have been reported to him by now.
Liang Shicheng was awakened by Zhao Ji's words. He shivered subconsciously. He looked up at Zhao Ji and almost cried, "Your Majesty... you have lost..."
Zhao Ji frowned and said, "What on earth is going on?"
While speaking, Zhao Ji stepped forward and reached out to take the letter from Liang Shicheng's hand. When he unfolded it, Zhao Ji's face suddenly became extremely gloomy. When he saw that the 30,000-strong army was completely wiped out at the end, Zhao Ji fiercely took the letter.
He tore into pieces and said angrily: "Trash, they are all trash. How on earth did Gao Qiu choose the person to lead the army? He went to deal with more than 10,000 thieves with an army of 30,000 people, but he ended up with the entire army annihilated!"
There was a pop, and several Xiaohuangmen and palace maids nearby, including Liang Shicheng, saw Zhao Ji getting angry and couldn't help but kneel to the ground.
Zhao Ji grabbed a tea cup and smashed it on the ground. After venting his anger, Zhao Ji calmed down a little. After all, Wang Qing of Huaixi and Tian Hu of Hebei had the precedent. Zhao Ji had already prepared for these bad news.
The reason for their resistance was that there were only less than ten thousand bandits in Liangshan, and the imperial court dispatched tens of thousands of troops, and yet they ended up being annihilated.
Zhao Ji, who had walked a few steps, turned around and said in a deep voice: "Send Gao Qiu, Cai Jing and others to come into the palace quickly to see me!"
Taiwei Mansion
Gao Qiu has been living quite leisurely these days. Not long ago, he carefully selected elite soldiers and generals to go to Shandong to quell the rebellion in Shuibo Liangshan. It can be said that he was waiting for good news from Shandong to stabilize his current position.
What is the status in the eyes of the emperor?
We must know that the two great bandits Wang Qing of Huaixi and Tian Hu of Hebei rebelled previously. He, the Taiwei, was in a hurry and made many mistakes. Instead of wiping out these two great bandits, he allowed them to become bigger and even occupy the state.
The government loomed as a great threat to the imperial court. Fortunately, the imperial court responded in time and dispatched elite soldiers and generals, which finally suppressed the expansion trend of Wang Qing and Tian Hu.
It is conceivable that the rebellion between Wang Qing and Tian Hu significantly reduced his status in the eyes of the emperor. This is why Gao Qiu was so concerned about wiping out the Liangshan bandits.
Wang Qing, Tian Hu is entrenched in the place and claims to have hundreds of thousands of troops. He has no ability to suppress them in a short time. Does it mean that he can't deal with the Liangshan bandits who only have a few thousand troops?
Seeing his subordinates busy there, Gao Qiu counted the time and said to an official: "Wang Pu, do you have any military information about Shandong?"
You must know that Gao Qiu rarely paid attention to military news in the Taiwei Mansion, but the official's reaction to Gao Qiu was not surprising. He even said to Gao Qiu: "Reporting to the Taiwei, there is no such thing as Shandong
Military news is coming!"
While he was talking, he saw an official coming in a hurry, holding an official document in his hand and said to Gao Qiu: "Lieutenant, urgent report from Shandong!"
Gao Qiu, who was sitting there, suddenly stood up when he heard this, strode forward, grabbed the official document, unfolded it, and read it.
With a glance, Gao Qiu's whole person felt as if he had been struck by lightning. His face suddenly became extremely gloomy, and an aura of "don't let strangers in" spread out from Gao Qiu's body.
Looking at Gao Qiu's appearance, even a fool could guess that the official document was probably not good news. Otherwise, Gao Qiu would never have reacted like this.
"Xuanzan, Qin Ming mistook me!"
Gao Qiu let out a long sigh, with a bit of anger on his face. Obviously, this official document was about praising the military situation of Qin and Ming Dynasty who were defeated at the hands of Liangshan.
Looking at the official document, Gao Qiu couldn't help but look towards the direction of the imperial city. Since he, the lieutenant, had received such an official document, then the man in the palace had also received it by now. Gao Qiu didn't have to think about it.
I know what kind of reaction the officials will have after seeing this official document.
"I'm afraid His Majesty will be even more disappointed with me this time!"
While muttering, footsteps sounded outside, and a familiar voice was heard from a distance: "Taiwei, Taiwei..."
Looking up, Gao Qiu's face changed slightly, and then he put on a smile, took a few steps forward and said to the visitor: "Mr. Meng is not serving His Majesty. Come to my Taiwei Mansion. Could it be that His Majesty has some orders?"
Meng Guang laughed sharply and said: "Lieutenant, please come with me to the palace. Your Majesty is summoning you urgently!"
In fact, when Gao Qiu saw Meng Guang, he had already guessed the purpose of his visit, so after hearing Meng Guang's words, he nodded to Meng Guang and said: "Since it is your Majesty's urgent call, Gao will go in together with the chief eunuch."
palace."
On the way, Gao Qiu quietly thrust a banknote into Meng Guang's hand, and said with a smile on his face: "Superintendent Meng, I wonder if your majesty has summoned Gao to the palace this time. Can you explain the reason for this?"
Gao Qiu usually has a pretty good relationship with the attendants around Gao Qiu. Even if he spends money on them, he can still create some friendship, right?
When Meng Guang took the banknote, he glanced at it and saw the amount of five thousand taels of silver on it. Not to mention how excited he was. You must know that it is not that easy to take the silver from Gao Qiu's hands.
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There was nothing to keep secret, so Meng Guang told Gao Qiu that Zhao Ji got angry after reading an urgent military report. At the same time, he glanced at Gao Qiu and said, "If you heard me right, that military report
The report should come from Yuncheng, Shandong..."
Taking a long breath, Gao Qiu felt like a bright mirror in his heart. He bowed his hands to Meng Guang and said, "Gao Qiu, thank you, Chief Superintendent, for your advice."
In the imperial city.
When Gao Qiu entered the palace, he bumped into Cai Jing. When he saw Cai Jing, Gao Qiu quickly saluted Cai Jing and said, "I have seen Prime Minister Cai, please save me!"
Cai Jing glanced at Gao Qiu. After all, Gao Qiu was from his line. Now that Gao Qiu had made a mistake, the emperor was so angry that he might really deal with Gao Qiu.
If Gao Qiu steps down from the position of Taiwei, it will naturally not be a good thing for Cai Jing. After all, through Gao Qiu, Cai Jing can control the Taiwei's Mansion. Without Gao Qiu, what if the Taiwei's Mansion falls into the trap?
Wouldn't it be very bad if it fell into the hands of one's enemy?
Seeing Gao Qiu's panic, Cai Jing coughed lightly and looked at Gao Qiu and said: "Gao Qiu, your Majesty is nostalgic the most. When you see your Majesty, just plead guilty. No matter how your Majesty reprimands you, you will just cry bitterly."
If you plead guilty, I will speak kindly to you from the side. If nothing else happens, this time it will be a near miss..."
Hearing what Cai Jing said, Gao Qiu's eyes lit up, and he immediately saluted Cai Jing and said: "Gao Qiu, thank you, Prime Minister Cai, thank you, Prime Minister Cai."
Soon Cai Jing and Gao Qiu came to the imperial study.
Entering the imperial study, the two of them saw the emperor sitting there with a gloomy look on his face. It was obvious that he was in a very bad mood at the moment.
Just after the two of them saluted, Zhao Ji glanced at Gao Qiu and suddenly said: "Well, Gao Qiu, do you know your guilt?"
With a pop, Gao Qiu immediately knelt on the ground and said to Zhao Ji: "I am guilty, I am guilty, please punish me."
I thought that Gao Qiu would defend himself, but he never expected that Gao Qiu would react like this. Zhao Ji was stunned for a moment, and looked at Gao Qiu who was kneeling on the ground and shouting that he was guilty.
Looking at Gao Qiu, Zhao Ji smiled angrily and said, "Tell me...what's your crime?"
Gao Qiu raised his head with a confused expression and said to Zhao Ji: "I don't know, but since your Majesty said that I am guilty, then I must be guilty..."
Cai Jing on the side couldn't help but look at Gao Qiu in surprise, and he couldn't help but look up at Gao Qiu in his heart. He had to say that Gao Qiu's ability to step up from a book boy to a high position was very comparable to ordinary people.
After being treated like this by Gao Qiu, Zhao Ji, who was originally angry, suddenly dissipated a lot of his anger. Looking at Gao Qiu again, there was a bit of softness in his eyes.
Although Gao Qiu said that his ability was not very good, he was loyal to himself. It was for this reason that he handed over the Taiwei Mansion to Gao Qiu. As for his ability and outstanding ability, Zhao Ji first thought of it.
It was Chu Yi, but Chu Yi's attitude towards him, the emperor, made Zhao Ji very uncomfortable.
Seeing the change in Zhao Ji's expression, Cai Jing coughed slightly and said to Zhao Ji: "Your Majesty, I wonder what mistake Gao Taiwei made that made His Majesty thunderous and angry!"
Zhao Ji pointed at Gao Qiu and snorted: "How did he become a lieutenant? He was just a bandit in Liangshan. Thirty thousand troops went to suppress the rebellion, but the whole army was wiped out. I don't know who promised me this promise in the first place."
, once the army comes out, the Liangshan bandits will disappear like chickens and dogs."
Gao Qiu kowtowed with his head and said: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I am guilty. It is all because I have no knowledge of people and chose incompetent people like Xuan Zan, Qin Ming and Suo Chao. Your Majesty is furious!"
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Seeing Gao Qiu kowtow non-stop, his forehead was all red. Seeing that if he kept kowtowing, his forehead would be broken. Zhao Ji, who had already lost all the anger in his heart, waved his hand with some impatience and said:
"Okay, get up and give me a reply."
Gao Qiu got up and bowed, looking extremely honest.
His eyes swept across Gao Qiu and Cai Jing, and finally looked at Cai Jing, only to hear Zhao Ji say: "Xiang Cai, the court's defeat can be said to be a disgrace, but the Liangshan bandits have to be eliminated. I wonder if Xiang Cai has any candidates?"
Cai Jing stroked his beard and said with a confident look: "Your Majesty, our Song Dynasty has many good soldiers and generals, but these good generals all have important positions. For example, the Zhong family army is stationed in the northwest to defend Xixia, and Wang Qing of Huaixi,
The Tian Hu Rebellion involved a large number of generals. It was really difficult to recruit a general for a while. However, I recommend one person. If this person takes action, Liangshan will not be able to overturn anything.
storm."
Zhao Ji saw Cai Jing's confident look, and the names of several generals flashed in his mind, and asked curiously: "I wonder who Prime Minister Cai is referring to?"
Cai Jing smiled slightly and said: "The prince of Guangyang County, Chu Yi is also the king!"
Zhao Ji, who was taking a sip of tea from Xiao Huangmen next to him, spurted out a sip of tea when he heard this, and slapped Gao Qiu in the face: "What did you say? Chu Yi?"
Even Gao Qiu looked at Cai Jing with a puzzled expression, but he quickly reacted, with a faint look of excitement in his eyes.
Zhao Ji looked at Gao Qiu, then at Cai Jing, his mind was spinning, and a smile gradually appeared on his face. He nodded slightly and said: "Xiang Cai is indeed a good judge of people. I will pass the order and order Chu Yi to be the supervisor of the army."
, Hu Yanzhuo was appointed commander, commanded 30,000 imperial troops, and went to Shuibo Liangshan to exterminate the Liangshan bandits."
Seeing Zhao Ji's arrangement, Cai Jing and Gao Qiu couldn't help but sigh that Zhao Ji was indeed jealous of Chu Yi.
This can be seen just from the head coach assigned to Chu Yi. If Zhao Ji has great trust in Chu Yi, then he will not be loyal to the court. Hu Yanzhuo, who was born in the Huyan family of a general family, is the head coach.
Become Chu Yi's partner.
Obviously, Zhao Ji specially arranged for Hu Yanzhuo to prevent Chu Yi from reaching out to the army. After all, Hu Yanzhuo was loyal to the court. With Hu Yanzhuo looking at Chu Yi, at least he didn't have to worry about Chu Yi doing anything in the army.
Zhao Ji's move can be seen as both practical and defensive. If you think about it more sinisterly, it may not be Zhao Ji's way of getting rid of Chu Yi with the help of the Liangshan bandits.
After all, Zhao Ji also knows that Xuan Zan, Qin Ming, and Suo Chao are not weak. Even if they all fall into the hands of everyone in Liangshan, then Liangshan's strength is definitely not weak. If Chu Yi really goes to Liangshan this time, the result will be
It's really hard to say how.
If Chu Yi quelled the Liangshan rebellion, that would not be bad. If he did not, whether he died at the hands of the Liangshan bandits or was defeated and fled back to the capital, he would be able to take advantage of Chu Yi at that time.
Dongchang
With Dongchang's tentacles, even Gao Qiu received the news, so it was impossible for Chu Yi not to receive the news. At this moment, Chu Yi was sitting there with Lu Zhishen, Lu Junyi, and Lin Chong.
Looking at the secret report, Lu Zhishen couldn't help but said: "I couldn't believe that this group of thieves was so strong, and that the 30,000 imperial army was wiped out in this way!"
Lu Junyi said: "If I really want to say it, whether it is Qin Ming, Suo Chao, or Xuan Zan, they are not stupid and incompetent people, but in this case they were all defeated by Liangshan. I can only say that Liangshan's strength is not bad.
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At this moment, Lin Chong curled his lips and said, "If you ask me, if Wu Song hadn't taken action, I'm afraid the imperial army wouldn't have been completely defeated so quickly."
As he spoke, Lin Chong sighed and said: "At first, the admiral sent someone to Yanggu County to recruit Wu Song, who was still the head of the capital, but he was rejected by him. He never thought that a few years later, this person would quietly become a god.
The power to kill people."
On the other hand, Yang Zhi smiled slightly and said to Lin Chong: "Colonel Lin, according to the intelligence from our Dongchang, Wu Song, you and Captain Lu have a very close relationship."
Hearing the implication of overstepping in Yang Zhi's words, Lin Chong couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Who would have thought that Wu Song was also the teacher's disciple? Now it seems that among the teacher's disciples, Senior Brother Lu and Junior Brother Wu Song are both heavenly beings."
In this situation, Lin is the only one who is trapped in a bottleneck and cannot make any progress. He really fails the teacher's expectations."
Chu Yi, who tapped the table gently, glanced at Lin Chong who had a bitter look on his face, smiled slightly and said: "Colonel Lin, you don't have to be like this. Everyone has their own opportunities. Could it be that Captain Lin thinks he is not as qualified as Wu Song?"
?Or maybe you doubt Grandmaster Zhou Tong’s choice?”
