Chapter 841 The unfamiliar white-eyed wolf [1 more]
Zhu Wu couldn't help but glance at Chu Yi. He actually didn't have much hope for his request. After all, others didn't know his identity, so he himself didn't know it either.
As a rebel, especially one whose life and death are in the control of others, surviving is a luxury, let alone negotiating terms with others.
However, out of Zhu Wu's expectation, Chu Yi actually agreed to his conditions. It was precisely because Zhu Wu knew better than other Liangshan leaders the significance of Liangshan's uprising against the imperial court and what the leader Chao Gai's head meant to the emperor.
importance, so Zhu Wu could understand what kind of pressure Chu Yi had to bear when he agreed to his conditions.
Although he was still somewhat alienated from Chu Yi in his heart, Chu Yi's arrogance won Zhu Wu's favor. As for Chao Gai's death in Chu Yi's hands, to be honest, Zhu Wu did not feel hatred for it.
Chu Yi.
The two sides have different positions. From Chu Yi's point of view, Chu Yi is an official and they are thieves. Since ancient times, it is a matter of course for officers and soldiers to catch thieves.
Zhu Wu also believed that even Chao Gai would not hate Chu Yi at the moment of his death. Of course, it would not be that easy for Zhu Wu to return his heart so easily.
At least Chu Yi's actions now have won Zhu Wu's favor.
With the death of Chao Gai, all the leaders of Liangshan were either dead or captured alive. Liangshan, which was originally prosperous, was suddenly blown away like rain and strong wind. In less than a day, all the bandits in Liangshan were taken away from Liangshan.
The Liangshan Rebellion was successfully put down. Although some thieves such as Song Jiang escaped during this period, compared to the very few Liangshan remnants such as Song Jiang who escaped, it was Chao Gai, the leader of Liangshan, who was really valued by the court.
Since Chao Gai is dead, it means that the Liangshan Rebellion has been completely put down.
A few days later, Hu Yanzhuo left some troops in Liangshan to prevent this strategic location from being occupied by other thieves. After discussing with Chu Yi, he prepared to return to the court.
Capital
It has been more than a month since Chu Yi left Beijing with his army. In just over a month, few people would think that the Liangshan Rebellion, which caused such a big commotion, would be put down.
This point can be seen by looking at Wang Qing of Huaixi and Tian Hu of Hebei. The turmoil between these two bandits has been going on for about a year, and now they have only just restricted each other's external expansion.
In the eyes of the ministers in the court, Chu Yi, Hu Yanzhuo and the others went to Liangshan this time. It would be good if they could temporarily stabilize the Liangshan rebellion in such a short time. At least they would not allow Chao Gai, Song Jiang and their group to attack the state again.
city.
However, a piece of good news came from Shandong and went straight to the capital.
In the imperial garden, Zhao Ji looked at the good news in his hand. Even Zhao Ji couldn't help showing a bit of surprise on his face when he looked at the good news.
Taking a deep breath, Zhao Ji handed the good news in his hand to Cai Jing and said: "Prime Minister Cai, please take a look."
Cai Jing took the good news, glanced over it, shrank his eyes, and the hand holding the good news couldn't help but tremble slightly. He saw Cai Jing slowly raised his head and said to Zhao Ji, "Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty, this time I will call General Yanzhuo."
Putting down the turmoil in Liangshan is really a blessing to the country!"
Although in that victory report, Hu Yanzhuo did not falsely report the military situation, but bluntly said that the reason why the Liangshan Rebellion was able to be put down so quickly was that Chu Yi and his subordinates Lu Junyi, Guan Sheng, Lu Da and others played a huge role.
function.
Normally, Chu Yi, who was the supervisor of the army, should take most of the credit, but according to Cai Jing, it seems that the credit for pacifying Liangshan was entirely placed on Hu Yanzhuo, who was the commander of the army.
Zhao Ji was just stunned after hearing Cai Jing's words. As the emperor, Zhao Ji was not stupid at all. As soon as Cai Jing said these words, Zhao Ji understood Cai Jing's intention.
Historically, the credit of overseeing the army has been entirely determined by the emperor. If the emperor is willing, even if all the credit is placed on Chu Yi, no one can say anything.
This is just like Tong Guan. Tong Guan also started as a supervisor in the beginning. It is because every victory was attributed to Tong Guan, so Tong Guan has the high position he has today.
But this time, Cai Jing's intention was very obvious, which was to directly ignore Chu Yi and put all the credit on Hu Yanzhuo to suppress Chu Yi.
After just pondering for a moment, Zhao Ji nodded towards Cai Jing and said: "Prime Minister Cai has won my heart. Since this is the case, Prime Minister Cai will formulate an imperial edict in accordance with this to reward the soldiers of the three armies who went on this expedition."
Cai Jing bowed and accepted the order.
At this time, Taiwei Gao Qiu ran in rolling and crawling, shouting from a distance: "Your Majesty, something serious has gone wrong, something terrible has gone wrong. Urgent report from Jiangnan, Hangzhou Mansion has been lost, Suzhou Mansion is in danger."
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Zhao Ji, who had just received a cup of tea from Xiao Huangmen beside him, couldn't help shaking his hand, and with a bang, the tea cup fell to the ground and shattered immediately.
With his eyes wide open, Zhao Ji stared at Gao Qiu who ran over and lay in front of him, and said with a trembling voice: "Gao Qiu, what is going on, please tell me quickly."
Although the Song Dynasty today is not as settled in the south of the Yangtze River after the Jingkang Incident, even now, the Song Dynasty's reliance on the south of the Yangtze River has been highlighted.
The reason why the Song Dynasty was able to persist under the siege of countries such as Daliao and Xixia relied on the material and financial resources of Jiangnan. It can be said that once Jiangnan is in turmoil, it may shake the foundation of the country.
The land south of the Yangtze River was the source of the imperial court's finances and related to the lifeline of the country. This was actually reflected in the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty.
The La rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River swept directly across the land of Jiangnan. It can be said that half of the south of the Yangtze River was hit hard, and it dealt a fatal blow to the Song Dynasty. So within a few years, the Dajin Dynasty directly invaded and kidnapped the two emperors Qinzong and Huizong.
Leading to the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Although this is only one aspect of the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty, it is undeniable that the turmoil in the south of the Yangtze River definitely caused great harm to the Song Dynasty.
Even if Zhao Ji is addicted to pleasure, he still knows what national affairs are. Wang Qing of Huaixi, Tian Hu of Hebei, and even the Liangshan rebellion that directly threatened the capital did not shock Zhao Ji so much. It is precisely because of Jiangnan
The importance of the place to the imperial court.
Gao Qiu, who was lying on the ground, had followed Su Shi for a few years, and he still had some knowledge. After sitting in the position of Taiwei for so long, he could at least understand the priorities of things. It was precisely because he knew the land of Jiangnan.
importance, that's why I was so panicked when I learned that turmoil broke out in the south of the Yangtze River and even the city of Hangzhou was captured by thieves.
Listening to Gao Qiu's explanation of the causes of the unrest in the south of the Yangtze River, Zhao Ji had calmed down a little, but his face was still full of anger, and he shouted: "The Manichaeans are rebels, how dare you rebel, you really should be the imperial court."
Is the blade bad?"
While speaking, Zhao Ji flicked his sleeves and said: "To pass on my decree, I urgently summon all the ministers to discuss matters in the imperial study."
Jiangnan land
The high-ranking Manichaean sect who had just conquered the city of Hangzhou were gathering at the Yamen of the Hangzhou Prefecture. As for the Hangzhou Prefecture's prefect, the prefect had already been executed by the rebellious people.
Fang La, who was wearing a rare military uniform and surrounded by a group of senior Manichaean leaders, looked extremely excited and his eyes fell on several figures.
If any Liangshan leader saw these people, his eyes would probably fall off, because these were none other than Song Jiang, Wu Yong, Shi Xiu, Yang Xiong and others who had escaped from Liangshan not long ago.
Song Jiang and others were obviously wanted by the imperial court. When Liangshan was destroyed, they could not survive in the north and went straight to the south of the Yangtze River.
The news of Wang Yinsheng's death naturally brought a huge impact to the Manichaean high-level officials. Fang La and others, who had been planning a rebellion, finally made up their minds under the encouragement of Song Jiang and Wu Yong.
It can be said that Manichaeism has been rooted in the south of the Yangtze River for many years, with followers spread all over the country. Wu Yong offered his advice. The strong man of Manichaeism personally went out to kidnap the family members of the Hangzhou military commander and threatened their family members' lives. It was easy.
Then they broke through the city gate of Hangzhou Prefecture.
The Manichaeans who raised the banner of rebellion immediately swept across the Jiangnan area, a county town was captured, and even an important place like Suzhou Prefecture was surrounded.
I'm afraid even Chu Yi couldn't have imagined that he intended to let Song Jiang and the others go, but in the end, Song Jiang, Wu Yong and the others were able to make such a big fuss.
Originally, according to Manichaeism itself, although Manichaeism would still make a huge noise, it would definitely not be that easy to conquer Hangzhou Prefecture.
As a result, the joining of Song Jiang, Wu Yong and others not only advanced the time for Manichaeism's rebellion, but also allowed Manichaeism to take over the city of Hangzhou, an important place in the south of the Yangtze River, at the minimum cost.
Looking at Song Jiang, Wu Yong, and Fang La nodded and said: "My dear brother Gong Ming, and Military Advisor Wu, these two are indispensable for us to be able to capture the city of Hangzhou so smoothly this time."
Stroking his beard, Wu Yong said to Fang La with a smile on his face: "The leader is just joking. Wu said before, this is the sincerity of my brother Gongming and I. I hope the leader can keep his promise and help him in the future."
We will return to the north and retake Liangshan."
Fang La patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, everyone. Fang always keeps his word. As long as Fang stands firm in the south of the Yangtze River, he will definitely help you fight back to the north and recapture Liangshan."
Watching Song Jiang, Wu Yong and others left, they saw Fang Qifu standing next to Fang La, frowning and saying to Fang La: "Leader, these remnants of Liangshan are not willing to join our Manichaeism at all, why not send these people...
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Fang La waved his hand. It was not that Fang La couldn't see the murderous intent in Fang Qifo's eyes, but he interrupted Fang Qifo's words and prevented Fang Qifo from continuing.
[The first update is here, keep coding, there will be a second update soon.]
