Eight hundred and sixtieth chapters a word shocked the world
It has to be said that Fang La's actions really stunned everyone present, especially those from the Manichae sect. They looked at Fang La's prostrate appearance on the ground, their eyes full of disbelief.
Even though they surrendered to Chu Yi, they still had their own pride in their hearts. They were just forced by Chu Yi's force, and they were not so convinced in their hearts.
But now their leader, Fang La, took the initiative to kneel on the ground, looking like he was willing to be Chu Yi's slave. How could they not be shocked by this?
As Fang La's confidants, Lu Shinang, Shi Bao and others couldn't help being shocked. They stood up almost instinctively, and heard Lu Shinang say to Fang La: "Leader, you..."
Fang La glanced at Lu Shinang and the others calmly, and said nothing. He just said to Chu Yi, "I hope the master of the family will take him in."
Chu Yi was also stunned by Fang La's actions, but after reacting, he just glanced at Fang La gently, stretched out his hand and said: "In this case, Chu will accept you."
Fang La followed the force of Chu Yi's brush and stood up, bowing slightly, and really stood beside Chu Yi like a slave.
Lu Shinang, Shi Bao and others glanced at Fang La, confirming that Fang La was not forced by Chu Yi. They looked at each other, but suppressed their inner doubts, and did not ask why Fang La acted like this.
From Suzhou to the capital, even if you work hard, it will take at least ten days. The changes in Suzhou City are so fast. By the time the surrounding government forces received the news, it was already several days later. These officials were shocked, and then they sent troops non-stop.
People go to the capital.
On this day, several groups of envoys entered the capital almost in one day, but officials from the state government in the south of the Yangtze River, which was still under the rule of the imperial court, sent people to the capital to deliver news.
Inside the palace.
Ever since Zhang Shuye led his army to Jiangnan to quell the rebellion, Zhao Ji felt much more at ease. Zhao Ji still trusted Zhang Shuye's ability. Otherwise, he would not have pacified Jiangnan or even suppressed Chu.
Leave Yi's matters to Zhang Shuye.
Zhao Ji thought that even though the rebels in Jiangnan were strong, under Zhang Shuye's suppression, it would not take long for good news to come.
Today, although Wang Qing in Huaixi and Tian Hu in Hebei are rebels, compared to the beginning, the momentum of these two rebels, Wang Qing and Tian Hu, has already been suppressed by the court.
It won't take long for Wang Qing and Tian Hu to be pacified.
When Zhang Shuye suppressed the Manichaean rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River, peace would be restored in the world, and the Song Dynasty might not be able to prosper in his own hands.
Thinking of this, Zhao Ji couldn't help but smile, even though he was enjoying the beauty's singing and dancing, looking quite contented.
It can be said that the attention of the officials has always been on Zhao Ji. As for the charming dancer, Zhao Ji is really not worthy of their attention.
The smile on Zhao Ji's face at this moment made several officials feel a little confused. What happened to the official family? Could it be that they thought of something bad?
At this moment, I saw a young man from the Huangmen bowing slightly, holding a tray with both hands flat, with several sealed letters placed on it, and walked quickly into the hall.
Xiao Huangmen knelt down in front of Zhao Ji's desk. Important officials such as Cai Jing and Cai You all looked at the tray in Xiao Huangmen's hand.
Zhao Ji glanced at it, and a chamberlain serving on the side stepped forward to take the tray, then placed it flat in front of Zhao Ji, and stepped aside.
Zhao Ji's eyes lit up after taking a look at the secret letters on the tray. Seeing that those secret letters came from Jiangnan, the first thing Zhao Ji thought of was that there was news from Jiangnan.
As for the content of the secret letter, needless to say, it must be the victory of Zhang Shuye's victory over the rebels.
Zhao Ji's face was full of smiles, and he took one of the secret letters with a look of joy, then opened it, smiled at Cai Jing and others: "This is a good news from Jiangnan, I want to see it, Zhang Shuye
What kind of results did this first stop achieve?"
Cai Jing first saluted Zhao Ji and said: "I congratulate your Majesty, congratulations to your Majesty. Your Majesty has a keen eye for knowing people and sent Zhang Shuye to achieve this victory. The rebels will be put down soon!"
Not only Cai Jing, but also everyone else congratulated Zhao Ji in general, as if he would be resented by Zhao Ji if he was one step behind.
Zhao Ji was naturally extremely happy to receive praise from everyone. You must know that he personally selected the candidates for the pacification of Jiangnan. In other words, if Zhang Shuye achieved the victory, then everything would be his credit.
Thinking that I have a keen eye for people and selected a talented person like Zhang Shuye to quell the chaos in Jiangnan, I will definitely leave a mark in the history books in the future.
Zhang Shuye's merit is his own merit. It depends on whether some ministers dare to secretly slander him as an inhuman master.
With a quick glance, Zhao Ji waved his hand to Xiao Huangmen and said: "These secret letters are all from Jiangnan. If my prediction is correct, what they reported must be the same thing. You may wish to watch it with me.
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While talking, Xiao Huangmen distributed the secret letters according to Zhao Ji's instructions. Cai Jing opened the secret letters with a happy face and said with a smile: "Come and take a look, how many casualties have been caused by the rebels in Jiangnan this time...
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While speaking, Zhao Ji had already opened the letter and was looking down at the contents of the letter. Originally, Zhao Ji's face was full of smiles, but soon the smile on Zhao Ji's face seemed to be stagnant, and even gradually became
Extremely gloomy.
Not only Zhao Ji, but also several important ministers who had received the letter had a look of astonishment on their faces. They looked at the secret letter and subconsciously glanced at Zhao Ji who was sitting there.
Seeing Zhao Ji's gloomy face, I didn't know that Zhao Ji was angry.
It was inevitable that Zhao Ji would use them as a punching bag. These important ministers lowered their heads and did not give Zhao Ji a chance to vent his anger on them.
Cai Jing's bowed waist suddenly became more rickety. Originally, Cai Jing's position in the main hall was the most eye-catching, but when Cai Jing took a step back and bowed down, the originally eye-catching position suddenly became dull.
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With a bang, Zhao Ji slapped his hand on the table and shouted angrily: "Trash, it's all trash. Is this how Zhang Shuye does things for me?"
What was stated in the secret letter was how many times Suzhou City had changed hands. When Zhao Ji saw that Suzhou City had finally fallen into Chu Yi's hands, Zhao Ji couldn't take a breath and almost fainted from anger.
Although Manichaeism is a serious problem in Jiangnan, Chu Yi is not bad at all. Otherwise, Zhao Ji would not have told Zhang Shuye to suppress Chu Yi after putting down the rebellion in Jiangnan.
The result was not good. Zhang Shuye was defeated in the first battle and suffered a big loss at the hands of the Manichaeans. In the end, he was forced to join forces with Chu Yi and finally regained the city of Suzhou.
Even though Suzhou City was back in the hands of the government, Zhao Ji was not happy at all. He would rather that Suzhou City fell into the hands of the Manichaeans than to see Suzhou City fall into the hands of Chu Yi.
Chu Yi's entrenched presence in Jiaxing City had already become a serious problem, and now that Suzhou City had been taken back from the Manichaeans, Zhao Ji realized that Chu Yi's forces had become even more powerful.
Cai Jing coughed lightly, attracting Zhao Ji's attention to himself. Who is Cai Jing? Others are afraid of making Zhao Ji angry at this time, but this is not an opportunity to win Zhao Ji's trust.
Looking at Cai Jing, Zhao Ji suppressed the anger in his heart and said, "Cai Qing, what do you mean by Chu Yi?"
Cai Jing stroked his beard and said: "Your Majesty, if what is stated in this secret letter is not false, then I will not be able to figure out what Chu Yi means."
As Cai Jing said, if Chu Yi wanted to rebel, he could have united with Manichaeism to create trouble in Jiangnan, but Chu Yi did not do that.
However, if Chu Yi was committed to the imperial court, at least Cai Jing and Zhao Ji did not believe it.
His eyes fell on Gao Qiu who was standing aside. Zhao Ji stared at Gao Qiu and said, "Gao Qiu, what do you think?"
Gao Qiu trembled and saluted Zhao Ji: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, Chu Yi must be afraid of your Majesty's majesty and wake up, so he raised his troops to help Governor Zhang break the Suzhou City..."
"It's all nonsense. If Chu Yi had this intention, Jiangnan would have been pacified long ago. Why wait until today!"
Then an important minister stepped forward, pointed at Gao Qiu and started to curse.
This man looked upright and stared at Gao Qiu with an angry look on his face. He actually scolded Gao Qiu in this hall. Among the civil and military officials in the court, there was really no one with such courage except Li Gang.
A few people came out.
How could a man like Gao Qiu stand such anger? He immediately pointed at Li Gang and cursed: "Li Gang, in front of your majesty, you are so rude, how can you be a minister..."
Zhao Ji, who was already holding back his anger, saw that Li Gang and Gao Qi were actually blaming each other in public. He couldn't help but slapped his hand on the table and shouted in a deep voice: "That's enough, you are our great Song Dynasty."
The important minister, you are so rude, but you still have my presence in your eyes."
Gao Qiu flinched his neck, glared at Li Gang angrily, and closed his mouth. Li Gang flicked his sleeves and glanced at Gao Qiu disdainfully, almost making Gao Qiu jump up and yell at Li Gang.
But now Zhao Ji looked at Li Gang and said: "Since the Qing family disagrees with Gao Qiu's opinion, I think they have their own opinions on this. In this case, the Qing family will tell you what Chu Yi wants to do with this move."
Li Gang stroked his beard and frowned: "Although I can't guess what Chu Yi wants to do, Chu Yi's move is clearly to use Manichaeism to weaken the power of the imperial court, and even to forcibly annex Zhang Shuye's troops. This
It’s definitely not a good thing.”
Gao Qiu said disdainfully: "He is an eunuch, does he still want to rebel?"
To be honest, few people really think that Chu Yi wants to rebel. After all, Chu Yi's identity means that Chu Yi is unlikely to rebel, so when everyone thinks about it, Chu Yi's actions are nothing more than a means of self-protection.
Forget it, Zhao Ji has been secretly trying to find Chu Yi for the past few years.
Now that he had finally led the troops outside, Chu Yi desperately held on to the military power. It looked like a means of self-protection, although this method was a bit too extreme.
At this time, Cai Jing said to Zhao Ji: "Your Majesty, we can't figure out Chu Yi's intention even if we are here to guess. In that case, why not sit back and watch Chu Yi's next move while dispatching manpower to guard against Chu Yi?
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With his eyes bright, Zhao Ji nodded towards Cai Jing and said: "The Qing family is still old and seeking for the country. In the Qing family's opinion, how should I guard against Chu Yi?"
Cai Jing pondered for a while and said: "We, the Song Dynasty, have hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in the northwest. Now that Xixia is defeated by the Song Dynasty, we have submitted a letter of submission. The border has become much smoother. Why don't you order troops to be mobilized from the northwest?
, even if Chu Yi has any evil intentions, he is definitely no match for the elite soldiers of the northwest."
The Great Song Dynasty did have an elite army in the northwest that had experienced hundreds of battles. The elite troops in the northwest were honed through years of fighting with Xixia. Their strength was by no means comparable to those of the Forbidden Army raised in the Central Plains.
Most of the good generals of the Song Dynasty were concentrated in the border towns, such as the Zhong family, the Zhe family, the Huyan family and other general families, and their influence was all in the border towns.
If it were normal, if Cai Jing proposed to recruit elite soldiers from border towns to Beijing, there would definitely be officials who would jump out to oppose it. After all, strong soldiers from border towns entering Beijing would often cause many negative consequences, so if possible, few officials would
They will lead soldiers from the border areas to Beijing.
But now no one has raised objections. On the one hand, it is because many officials do not think that there will be any harm in recruiting troops from border towns to the capital. On the other hand, it is also because the officials know that the imperial guards in Beijing are no longer available and want to
To guard against Chu Yi, troops and horses must be recruited from the local area.
Zhao Ji was moved in his heart and said: "Cai Qing, how about I immediately send someone to convey the order and recruit Tong Guan to lead the army to Beijing?"
As soon as Zhao Ji finished speaking, Cai Jing heard loudly: "Your Majesty, you can't!"
Seeing Cai Jing's reaction, Zhao Ji couldn't help but stayed for a moment and looked at Cai Jing in surprise. He only heard Cai Jing explain: "How come your Majesty has forgotten the good relationship between Cai Jing and Chu Yi? What if Cai Jing and Chu Yi have any collusion?"
If..."
Zhao Ji frowned, and there was a trace of fear in his eyes, but he said: "Tong Guan is loyal to me, I don't believe that he will be confused by Chu Yi..."
Cai Jing looked distressed and said: "Your Majesty, you are not afraid of ten thousand, just in case!"
Li Gang swung his sleeves and stepped forward: "Your Majesty, eunuchs cannot be trusted. I recommend a group of men and horses to protect our Song Dynasty."
Zhao Ji glanced at Li Gang in surprise and said, "Qing family, please tell me, who is it?"
Li Gang stroked his beard and looked at someone in the palace and said: "Mr. Zhong, the Zhong family army has always been famous in the northwest and powerful throughout the world, but this time we are going to invite the Zhong family army to Beijing."
An old man with white eyebrows and beard just sat there, looking very ordinary. But after Li Gang finished speaking, the old man's slightly closed eyes suddenly opened, like a tiger suddenly waking up.
An evil spirit passed away in a flash, who else could he be but the world-famous Zhongshi Dao?
As the leader of the Zhong family, Zhong Shidao no longer leads the army, but the Zhong family army is still in the hands of the generals of the Zhong family. If you want to recruit the Zhong family army to Beijing, it must be done by Zhong Shidao, the leader of the Zhong family.
The emperor can only nod his head, otherwise, even if the emperor mobilizes the Zhong Family Army by decree, he may not be able to direct it at will.
Zhao Ji always treated Zhongshi Dao with great courtesy, because Zhao Ji knew very well that if he wanted to secure the throne, he must have the support of the generals in the army.
Although the Song Dynasty has always emphasized culture and restrained military generals, no matter how hard it suppressed military generals, the environment in which the Song Dynasty was located was destined to have a shortage of military generals. As the emperor, without the support of military generals, it would be difficult to secure the throne.
Zhongshi Dao is the representative of the generals of the Song Dynasty. It can be said that as long as they have the support of Zhongshi Dao, there will be no trouble for the generals of the Song Dynasty.
Zhao Ji looked at Mr. Zhong and said: "Mr. Zhong, it seems that we are indeed going to ask Mr. Zhong to take action this time. It is because of my incompetence that I want my old Mr. Zhong to go into battle again at his age!"
Zhong Shidao quickly stood up and saluted Zhao Ji: "Your Majesty has really offended my old minister. I will repay your Majesty's kindness by knowing what happened to me, and I will swear to death in return!"
As he spoke, Master Zhong suddenly stood up, and his rickety body suddenly became upright. A terrifying heavenly aura filled the air, and Master Zhong could be heard saying in a deep voice: "I want to take a look.
With me here, what can Chu Yi do?"
Zhongshi Dao is indeed an iron-like existence in the Song Dynasty. As Zhongshi Dao spoke, everyone present felt an inexplicable peace of mind. It seemed that with Zhongshi Dao, all big problems were no longer a problem.
It can only be said that the reputation of the Zhong family is too great, especially Zhongshi Dao, who has led the army for decades and is regarded as a famous general. At this moment, no one can compare to a famous general like Zhongshi Dao who can make people feel at ease.
Just when the imperial court was making various arrangements for the changes in Jiangnan, a message from the Qing Dynasty, centered on Jiangnan, was spreading across the country at an extremely fast speed, and the whole world was stunned for a while.
You must know that the memorandum directly named dozens of traitorous officials in the court, including Cai Jing, the left prime minister of the court, and it was like a thunder.
You must know that the memorandum directly named dozens of traitorous officials in the court, including Cai Jing, the left prime minister of the court, and it was like a thunder.
