So Tong Guan went out to report to Emperor Ming and said: "As far as I know, this is not entirely the case, but there is another reason." After saying that, he raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Zhe with a slightly contemptuous smile.
He glanced at it and continued: "What Mr. Zhao said is true. Supervisor Meng is not in league with the bandits, nor is he passively supervising the war. It's just that the soldiers at the front risked their lives to fight under the command of Meng Sen, but they are all for the common people.
In order to provide food and clothing for parents, Wang Yuantong, the prefect of Huazhou, dismantled the backstage of the officers and soldiers. Not only was the army unable to supply food and grass, but even the officers and soldiers were not fully paid. Such a big accident occurred in military logistics, let alone the corruption and embezzlement.
Just talking about the damaged morale and the lost military morale, it is not easy for Inspector Meng to fully control and deploy this alliance that is ambushed on all sides!"
After saying that, Tong Guan turned to the civil servants and said: "You only think that Governor Mengsen is unfavorable every day, but you don't know that all the charges you impeached were caused by insufficient food and pay. In the past dynasties, the influence of food and pay in the military
It is extremely important. The army is short of rations. How can our soldiers have the power to kill the enemy! And withholding military pay is more likely to cause a mutiny! Now it seems that Meng Sen not only does not deserve to be punished, but also deserves to be rewarded! If the officials are really good to the people,
If he must be punished severely, the prefect of Huazhou should also be held accountable."
As soon as Zhao Zhe saw Tong Guan standing up, he knew in his heart that this was going to be bad. But now it seems that it is true that a dog cannot spit out ivory from its mouth. With this powerful mouth, it was stunned that the world was shifted. Not only
His previous hard work was almost in vain, and the emperor's expression changed again. No wonder Tong Guan had been silent for the past few days. It turned out that he had been watching these anti-Taiwan gangsters fight for his finale.
His performance paved the way for the future. However, Zhao Zhe was unwilling to admit defeat because he still had something up his sleeve.
At this moment, he lowered his head and quietly glanced at Li Muran, the prefect in front of the palace, who was also looking up at him. The moment their eyes met, Li Muran accepted Zhao Zhe's signal.
, then he stepped out and said with a salute: "Your Majesty, we still need to see clearly which one is right or which one is wrong, but when I observed the sky last night, I saw that Sirius was shining brightly in the southwest, and it was the same as the general star that was close to it.
There are also signs of displacement, which is an ominous sign."
When Tong Guan heard this, he screamed in his heart. He never expected that Zhao Zhe was so careful and thoughtful that he would leave such a good move. Although Renzong was also quite smart, he had never thought about the heaven since he wandered to the heaven in his dream.
Xiangshensha was very concerned about it, almost obsessed with it.
Now Zhao Zhe's henchman Li Muran actually came up with such a mysterious and mysterious statement. Wouldn't it play into the emperor's weakness?
Sure enough, Renzong was very interested and hurriedly said to him: "What's ominous? My dear, please tell me quickly!"
Li Muran paid his respects and said: "Sirius is the evil star, and I see that its light is dazzling. This is a sign of war and rebellion, and its location is in the southwest, which coincides with the location of Huazhou. It can be seen that thieves have become a phenomenon now.
Next to Sirius, there used to be a general star. Normally, the general star would shine brighter than Sirius, but now the general star's brightness has gradually become bleak, which is quite unhelpful. This is a sign of the decline of the army. What makes me even more surprised is that
Yes, although this general star is dim, its light is slightly red, and its star position has also changed slightly, moving towards the direction of Sirius. This is a sign of betrayal by the late loyalists! Such a celestial phenomenon cannot be ignored by the emperor.
"
After hearing this, Renzong nodded, with a rather hesitant look on his face. He paused and then said slowly: "In this case, what should we do?"
How should he deal with this? Zhao Zhe did not teach him how to answer this. At this time, Li Muran did not dare to belittle himself and answer privately, so he had to secretly glance at Zhao Zhe.
When Zhao Zhe saw that Li Muran had led Renzong to his own path, he bowed again and said, "I think that to measure these grass bandits, there is no need to raise a large army. The emperor does not need to worry about this. He only needs to arrange for imperial envoys to go and investigate."
The whole story of this matter will be revealed soon, and the rewards and punishments will be determined."
After hearing this, Renzong thought this was a good compromise, so he nodded and said, "Who do you think, Ai Qing, can take on the important task of this trip?"
Zhao Zhe was now proud. He glanced at Tong Guan and said loudly: "I think that Zhao Ding, the admonishing doctor, is upright and perceptive, and is worthy of this post!"
Renzong nodded and hurriedly ordered the Hanlin scholars to draft an imperial edict. The emperor wrote it personally, and the imperial envoys at home and abroad gave some advice. Zhao Ding, the minister, was an angel and set a time to go to Huayin County immediately to investigate the matter.
After listening to the emperor's edict, Tong Guan couldn't help but snorted coldly in his heart. He was an upright and observant person. He was clearly a close confidant of Zhao Zhe. This person said he was going to investigate the matter, rather than going to help the prefect of Huazhou.
Wang Yuantong. Now, Meng Sen's situation is not easy to bear. We need to send someone to give some advice. If we get a little military merit, the right to speak will fall into our hands again.
When the emperor announced his resignation, Tong Guan returned to the Privy Council and immediately recruited a capable officer, Zhu Ning. Tong Guan whispered several words to him, and saw Zhu Ning nodding his head. Finally, after Tong Guan finished speaking, Zhu Ning
He smiled and said, "My lord, you have an unparalleled plan. Let me do it now!" After saying that, he hurried towards Huayin County like a spark of fire.
[Huayin County·Xicheng Gate]
Shi Jin lit three incense sticks, clasped his hands together, bowed respectfully three times, and inserted them deeply into the incense burner. In the curl of smoke, he looked at the memorial tablets of Wu Sangou and others on the altar table, arranged in the shape of a wild goose.
As he watched, Shi Jin couldn't help but think of the way they walked towards the enemy's lines.
Under the sentiment, Shi Jin's eyes turned red again. Shi Jin took a deep breath, stabilized his mood, blinked hard, and then turned around after clearing his expression.
Looking at the young leaders of Shaohua Mountain who were observing silence behind him, Shi Jin picked up a bowl of wine from the long table and said loudly: "Drink this bowl of wine and let our brothers have a safe journey!" After that, he said:
Everyone in Shaohua Mountain tilted their wine bowls together, and the white wine followed the movement of everyone's wine bowls and scattered on the ground.
Shi Jin stared at the wine on the ground, seeping into the ground bit by bit, and then he raised his eyes again. Shi Qian picked up the wine jar and filled it with wine for Shi Jin and everyone else.
This time, Shi Jin picked up the wine bowl, faced the memorial tablets of Wu Sangou and others, and said in a low voice: "Brother...I...well, you can go with ease, and leave the rest to me...this bowl,
I respect you!" After saying that, Shi Jin raised his head and drained the bowl of wine.
The spicy wine passed through his throat, leaving a mellow taste that filled his intestines. It was also wine for officers and soldiers, but Shi Jin didn't know whether Wu Sangou could drink it more refreshingly before the enemy's lines at that time.
At this time, Shi Qian filled up the third bowl of wine for everyone. Shi Jin turned back to face everyone, raised the bowl of wine over his head, and said confidently: "Brothers, although the officers and soldiers have retreated, the siege has not been resolved."