"Memorial from the great companion Tong?"

Song Huizong took it over immediately.

Although Jiang Chen repeatedly discredited Tong Guan, it did not hinder Song Huizong's love and trust in Tong Guan.

When He Zhizhong saw this, he immediately said in a cold voice: "Hmph! Did Fang La escape, or was Zhu Meng unable to hold on?

The officials clearly had a holy will before and sent Jiang Chen and Master Gao to quell the chaos. Are you trying to force the officials to go back on their word?"

"Why are you so wrong?"

Cai Jing shook his head and said: "The so-called obeying authority in emergencies! Now the Western Camp is in urgent need of rectification, and Gao Qiu needs to guard the capital, so he must not leave lightly; as for Jiang Chen, he now has no troops at his disposal.

If after they finish what they are doing, if Fang La becomes big again or affects the autumn grain from various places in the south of the Yangtze River entering the capital, thus delaying the expedition to Liao, who will bear the responsibility?"

"you……"

He Zhizhong was so angry that he stared.

When Zheng Juzhong, Gao Qiu and others heard this, they all choked.

They all knew that Cai Jing and Ying Andao were lying, but there was nothing they could do. Otherwise, Cai Jing would definitely put the blame for Zhu Meng's failure to quell the rebellion on them.

Therefore, everyone looked at Jiang Chen expectantly.

Song Huizong looked at Jiang Chen with a bit of embarrassment. He really couldn't bear to refuse Tong Guan, his absolute confidant's sincere request.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen secretly shook his head in disappointment and said with a smile: "If what Mr. Ying and Prime Minister Cai said is true, and the Fang La Rebellion is really put down, that would be a great good thing!

However, the rebellion in Bianjing has not yet subsided, and the traitor Han Hu has not yet been apprehended. In addition, most of the Japanese troops and Jimin troops commanded by Master Zhang Shuye are not in Bianjing. I am afraid it is not appropriate to mobilize too many troops in front of them.

To quell the chaos."

As he spoke, Jiang Chen looked at Ying An with a smile on his face and asked, "Sir Ying, just now you said that most of the rebels have surrendered to the court, and Fang La also fled in a hurry. I wonder how many troops Fang La still has now?"

"this……"

Ying An was dumbfounded by the question.

Not only was Fang La not defeated, but he still had more than 400,000 troops. But in the current situation, if he reported this number, wouldn't it be inconsistent?

Not knowing how to answer, Gao Qiu said with a joking smile:

"Based on my several years of border guarding experience in the Western Army, if the main force is wiped out, the number of people fleeing should be less than 10,000. Otherwise, it will be a false defeat!"

"No, there is no fraud!"

Ying Andao hurriedly denied it and explained: "Zhu Governor did use an unparalleled trick to show the enemy that he was weak and beat Fang La into a panic and fled!

But the soldiers in Fang La's hands were soldiers when they raised their hoes, and they became soldiers when they put down their hoes. It is really difficult to accurately count the number of people.

In addition, there are many bandits and bandits attached to them. If they want to complete the victory in one battle, Governor Zhu believes that it is best for the imperial court to send an army of 100,000 to ensure that nothing goes wrong!"

"One hundred thousand troops?"

"Are you sure Fang La was defeated?"

Song Huizong and the civil and military officials all changed their faces when they heard this.

Cai Jing hurriedly explained: "Not all of the 100,000 troops went to quell the rebellion, but mainly to escort grain and grass from all over the south of the Yangtze River back to Beijing.

Although the chaos in Jiangnan has been temporarily subsided, in order not to give the rebels a chance to breathe and prevent the rebellious people from causing trouble again, Zhu Ming divided his army to encircle and suppress it, and there are no more available troops in his hands."

"It takes a hundred thousand troops to escort grain and grass? Does Mr. Cai think that we don't know anything about military affairs?"

He Zhizhong had a sneer on his face: "When the food and fodder for the 100,000-strong army has been prepared, Jiang Chen's Jimin Army has long returned from suppressing the bandits, and the incident in the West Camp has been calmed down enough. Just shoot Jiang Chen and Gao Qiu to lead the troops.

, Why should officials go back on their word?"

"That's right! What Xiang He said is true!"

Zheng Juzhong, Li Gang and others all nodded in agreement.

"Sending more troops and horses is just to be prepared!

Don’t you all hope that the chaos in Jiangnan will be completely subsided as soon as possible? Or maybe you are selfish and are thinking about your contribution to quelling the chaos?"

Cai Jing first scolded loudly, then looked at Jiang Chen with a mocking look on his face and said, "As for food and grass, you don't have to worry!

Recently, many members of the Royal Chamber of Commerce have sent food reserves to Yuqing Villa, which is enough to feed an army of 100,000 people, so there is no need for additional preparations."

"hehe!"

You old man, you don't think about doing something practical for the country and the people all day long, but you only think about the three melons and two dates in my hand. How interesting!

Jiang Chen laughed in anger, knowing that Cai Jing wanted to anger him and make him jump into the trap.

He Zhizhong was unaware of Cai Jing's sinister intentions and retorted: "Since there is enough food and grass and enough available troops, why not just send Jiang Chen to lead the army?

In this way, it will not delay the efforts to quell the chaos, and it will not cause the officials to lose their words. Isn't it a double win?"

"Inappropriate! This is inappropriate!"

Jiang Chen's eyelids jumped in shock. He was afraid that Cai Jing would encourage Song Huizong to agree, so he hurriedly objected.

Asking him to lead Tong Guan's trusted troops to quell the rebellion, Jiang Chen felt that he would probably die before Zhu Meng, so he gave He Zhizhong a painful look and saluted Song Huizong:

"Master, since ancient times, generals don't know their soldiers, and soldiers don't know their generals. This is a taboo for military strategists! In order to put an end to the chaos in Jiangnan as soon as possible, I am willing to give this unparalleled feat to Prime Minister Cai and Lord Liu.

However, the grain reserves of the Royal Chamber of Commerce are far from being as sufficient as Prime Minister Cai expected, and are barely enough to last an army for two months. (An army is a capital, with 25,000 people)."

"It's just to escort the grain and grass and annihilate the remnants. Just recruit some civilians along the way. One army is enough!"

Gao Qiu briefly thought about it and understood Jiang Chen's worries and thoughts. While talking, he looked at Ying Andao and Cai Jingdao with meaning: "Unless Fang La has not been defeated at all!"

"Master Gao, what do you mean by this? I and countless Jiangnan officials such as Governor Zhu have seen it with their own eyes. How can it be faked?"

Ying An was anxious and looked at Cai Jing with a look of help.

Cai Jing chuckled and said: "It doesn't matter! If Yuqing Villa is short of food and grass, you can first recruit it from the Ministry of Household Affairs. It is the autumn harvest season now, so there is no need to worry about food shortage."

"Haha, Prime Minister Cai is really generous in protecting Zhu Meng."

He Zhizhong looked contemptuous and asked coldly: "Now that the autumn grains from Jiangnan and Huaihe River have not yet arrived in Beijing, you have taken all the grain reserves from the Ministry of Revenue to help Zhu Meng quell the chaos. If something happens and Bianjing is short of grain in winter, you will

Can you shoulder the responsibility? Could it be that you want to force the people of Bianjing to rebel too?"

"What does it mean to quell the chaos on behalf of Zhu Meng? Jiangnan is the Jiangnan of the officials, the Jiangnan of the Song Dynasty! What you said is really the theory that there is no king and no father!"

Cai Jing immediately quarreled with He Zhizhong.

Cai Jing's younger brothers also joined in, causing the entire birthday banquet to change suddenly.

Song Huizong frowned when he saw it, raised his hand to stop him and said: "Okay! Since I have no intention of competing for credit at this good time, I will follow Tong Guan's instructions and send Liu Yanqing and Xin Xingzhong to lead an army each to the south of the Yangtze River to assist Zhu Meng in quelling the rebellion."

After saying that, he glared at everyone and said, "Today is the queen's birthday, so don't talk about state affairs anymore!"

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