After three quiet whips were sounded, Emperor Renzong sat in the Wende Hall to set up court. He looked at the civil and military officials below who were standing one after another. After the mountain shouted long live, he ordered the curtains to be rolled up left and right. At this moment, the head official of the palace took a step forward, day after day.
Day after day, year after year, he shouted loudly to all the officials: "If you have something to do, leave early to play, but if there is nothing to do, roll up the curtain and leave the court."
At this time, a man stepped out from the squad, held a wat board in both hands and bowed, and then said loudly: "Recently, banditry has been prevalent in Huayin County, Huazhou. In the early years, the bandits gathered in Shaohua Mountain to rob, and the scale continued year after year.
As time went by, there was still an endless stream of people joining Luocao, and a lot of soldiers and civilians were injured. Not only did they annex the neighboring Shijiazhuang, but now they have captured Huayin County, massacred court officials, and burned down the county government offices.
Its flames against the weather cannot be said to be arrogant, and its calamity is so profound that it cannot be said to be majestic! However, Huazhou Supervisor Meng Sen, who led the state's 10,000 soldiers, was defeated one after another, and his passive preparation for war was fully demonstrated!"
Renzong looked up and saw that the person speaking was Wen Yanbo, who was involved in politics. Bandits are everywhere these days, but in recent days, Renzong has been hearing buzzing in his ears, talking about a place like Shaohua Mountain. Especially.
Those civil servants must have a memorial every morning, and every time they play, they will start from the beginning, one by one, they will recite Shaohua Mountain from its founding to the rebellion, like countless family treasures. Although the words and sentences are different, the version is exactly the same. And every time
Whenever the thieves are said to be growing in power, one person must be mentioned, and that is the military governor of Huazhou, Meng Sen. Among people, this person must be associated with the words passive and lazy in fighting and deliberately raising thieves.
Renzong was hesitant in his mind. At first, a memorial from Wang Yuantong, the governor of Huazhou, was handed over. The speech was quite passionate, and he tried to accuse Huazhou's military governor Meng Sen of neglecting military affairs, forming cliques for personal gain, and other crimes. After that, counselors successively wrote letters of impeachment.
Meng Sen's incompetent military governor accidentally injured the soldiers and civilians of Huayin County, resulting in the fall of Huayin. What's more, it was bluntly stated that Meng Sen secretly colluded with the Shaohua bandits to collect money wantonly. Then some political figures began to report that Meng Sen had allowed the thieves to cause trouble.
He used this threat to coerce the state officials, ignorant of the government, and ran rampant in the state. However, Meng Sen was also considered a meritorious minister. He had made outstanding achievements in guarding the border back then, and his power still exists today. Therefore, although Renzong had speculations in his heart, he also had many doubts.
At most, he could rebuke Meng Sen in the court hall and then nothing more would happen.
But today, political strategist Wen Yanbo also stood up to start his speech. Renzong was a little dubious. His two cold eyebrows furrowed and he fell into deep thought.
At this moment, Prime Minister Zhao Zhe, who was standing in the squad, glanced sideways at Renzong and saw that he had changed his mind. He felt a little happy. The repeated petitions in the past few days finally began to have some effect. So,
The opportunity cannot be missed, so strike while the iron is hot.
Zhao Zhe stepped out of the squad, bowed and said: "As far as I know, Huazhou Military Governor Meng Sen is not as accomplished as Wen Yanbo said, passively preparing for war. He has certainly accomplished something."
After saying this sentence, Renzong's eyes suddenly lit up, and he became energetic and said: "If you have any plans, please tell me quickly."
Zhao Zhe continued: "Although Huayin County is still being ravaged by the Shaohua thieves and the people are still in dire straits, Supervisor Meng has immediately taken over Huayin County after the thieves took over.
Surround them layer by layer and cut them off water and food. In a few days, they will be victorious without a fight."
Although what Zhao Zhe said sounded very pleasant, Renzong still felt uncomfortable. Thinking about it carefully, Huayin County is already a besieged city. In a few days, the thieves inside will be trapped to death, but the people inside
Well, it's not as if we were ravaged by the vicious hands of the thieves and died in front of the thieves. In the end, the city was destroyed without attack, but by then the people were almost killed or injured. If you conquer a city like this, how can you still have the power of the imperial court?
Where can I be the parents of the common people? But no matter what, it is still a reason, but in Renzong's heart, the balance has begun to twist in the unfavorable direction of Yu Mengsen. And this is the stakes of Zhao Zhe's words
Wherever there is silence, people can be trapped in an unkind and unjust place.
Before Renzong expressed his position, Wen Yanbo, who participated in the political affairs, said again: "The Prime Minister's words are wrong. The reason why Meng Sen besieged the city was not to actively suppress the bandits, but because he was passive in fighting. It is said that Shao Huashan
The thieves raised their troops to invade Huayin County, leaving Shaohua Mountain empty of troops. At this moment, his army besieged Huayin County, but he did not take this opportunity to divide his troops and destroy the lair of the Shaohua Mountain thieves. This was his biggest mistake."
After hearing this, Zhao Zhe shook his head slightly, looked at Wen Yanbo and said: "I admire you! Even a talented person like you came up with the strategy of 'besieging Huayin County and dividing his troops to strangle Shaohua'. But I think, just follow Meng Du
The prisoner's mind must have been obtained early. He deliberately did not strangle Shaohua Shanzhai. Is it true that he had a deep friendship with the thieves as everyone said? This old man dare not lie. But what I know is that although he did not strangle Shanzhai
, but it also trapped the two leaders of Shaohua Mountain in the isolated city."
Wen Yanbo sneered and said: "Then I have to ask your Excellency even more. It is reported that when the Shaohua Mountain thieves captured Huayin County, there was a damage on the top of the city. This is the lifeblood of the attack, just like Supervisor Meng and the thieves
There was no collusion in secret, so as your Excellency said, with his brave and warlike mind, didn't he know how to raise his troops and attack fiercely? However, he deliberately stayed in the stronghold and secretly allowed the thieves to repair the city wall. This is what he did with the thieves.
evidence!"
Zhao Zhechao sighed, bowed to Renzong, and said: "Your Majesty, after falling into the hands of thieves in Huayin County, Superintendent Meng has been arriving at the city for a long time. When the coalition forces ambush on all sides are set up, he will continue to send troops to attack.
Although the city has been defeated one after another, it has still managed to kill the enemy, and it is not said that it is a thief. Please take a closer look, Your Majesty."
At this moment, Secret Envoy Tong Guan, who was standing in front of the squad, couldn't help but sneered. He watched Zhao Zhe, an old fox, singing along with his own henchmen, saying that what Meng Sen said was useless, almost falling into a desperate situation, and Renzong's face gradually became gloomy.
, I’m afraid if they continue to suffer losses like this, Meng Sen’s position will be shaken. If he, Tong Guan, doesn’t step forward, then the old fox’s play will be successful and successful. Tong Guan and Zhao Zhe have always been separated.
We belong to two political parties and have complaints against each other. Now that Zhao Zhe is in the limelight, Tong Guanbian also wants to take a dip in this muddy water.