Outside the reinforcement town, Zhao Junchen once again saw Wu Yingxiong, Xu He and other generals from a distance, and immediately reined in his horse and stopped where he was.
Since he has a higher official status, Wu Yingxiong and others should take the initiative to visit and greet him.
But Zhao Junchen never expected that before the generals could take the initiative to pay their respects to him, more than ten people who were crying and looking sad would appear behind Wu Yingxiong and others.
These people rushed to Zhao Junchen first, knelt down in front of Zhao Junchen, and then started wailing at the top of their lungs.
"All the old man's children are dead, and his wife is also dead. They were all killed by the Tatars, and the old man is no longer alive..."
"My lord, the town of Jiubing was plundered by the Tatars, and the people suffered heavy casualties. You must avenge us!"
"Master Qingtian, our people in Jiubing Town have lost their savings and have no way to survive. You have to save us!"
"Sir, I heard that our Ming Dynasty has ceased war with the Jurchens in Jianzhou, but the casualties and losses of our people in Liaodong, do we just forget about it like this? Doesn't the imperial court intend to avenge us?"
The people at the bottom are not ignorant, and they also have a unique set of wisdom in dealing with the world.
That is to cry out, complain about grievances, question justice, ignore the law and repeatedly emphasize one's weak status.
And the devil is difficult to deal with, but the king of hell is easy to see.
As long as this set of practices arouses public attention, and if you are lucky enough to meet a big shot who cares about image and dignity and is unwilling to invite criticism, you will definitely get it right.
As for this time, the people in Jiubing Town are undoubtedly justified. They were robbed of food and grass by the Jianzhou Jurchens, so they should receive the attention and relief of the imperial court. Their families were harmed by the Jianzhou Jurchens, so the imperial court should
Avenge them, otherwise why would they pay taxes and grain to the court?
And Zhao Junchen not only fueled the flames by hiding in secret and indirectly contributed to the war. Upon closer inspection, he was one of the main culprits for the suffering of the people in the war. Zhao Junchen also reached an armistice agreement with the Jianzhou Jurchens without authorization, which directly ruined the war.
Destroying the people's hope for revenge... it seems to be unreasonable.
Therefore, as long as Zhao Junchen still cares about his dignity, he must be unable to cope with the embarrassing situation in front of him.
With this idea in mind, Wu Yingxiong and all the generals watched with cold eyes, not intending to control the situation at all, and allowed these surviving people to stand in front of Zhao Junchen, just waiting to see Zhao Junchen make a joke.
Among them, Wu Yingxiong watched with cold eyes, while secretly deducing Zhao Junchen's reaction in his heart.
According to Wu Yingxiong's thoughts, Zhao Junchen's subsequent reactions were nothing more than three.
Perhaps, Zhao Junchen will act coquettishly and show concern for the people. Not only will he patiently appease the people, but he will even cry with them - if Zhao Junchen chooses this approach, Wu Yingxiong will add fuel to the flames.
Exposing Zhao Junchen’s hypocritical nature in public.
Perhaps, Zhao Junchen will realize that he is in the wrong, will be at a loss, and will be completely out of control, and will not be able to appease the people's emotions in time - if this is the case, Wu Yingxiong will continue to watch with cold eyes, allowing Zhao Junchen to continue to be embarrassed, and wait until Zhao Junchen can bear it
Don’t stop asking yourself for help.
Perhaps, Zhao Junchen will show his ruthless side and send people to drive away the people on the spot, completely ignoring his own reputation and image - if this is the case, Wu Yingxiong will publicize Zhao Junchen's ruthless performance everywhere, so that Zhao Junchen's reputation in both the government and the public will be criticized.
worsened again.
All in all, under Wu Yingxiong's advance guidance, the various demands and questions raised by the surviving people in Jiubing Town were extremely sensitive. No matter how Zhao Junchen chose to respond, Wu Yingxiong would take the opportunity to find fault and make a big deal out of it.
The article forced Zhao Junchen to make concessions.
However, Wu Yingxiong also never expected that Zhao Junchen would find a fourth option on the spot when faced with such an embarrassing situation without warning!
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Zhao Junchen looked at the surviving people who were crying in front of him, then raised his head and glanced at Wu Yingxiong and others who were standing by, and immediately understood his current situation and the wishful thinking of Wu Yingxiong and others.
Obviously, no matter what kind of reaction he makes now, as long as he directly responds to the sensitive demands of the people and jumps into the situation, all his words and deeds will be deliberately misinterpreted by Wu Yingxiong and others, and Wu Yingxiong will definitely be disappointed.
When someone finds something to say, they take the opportunity to spread public opinion, and then they are criticized by the government and the public and get into trouble.
If Wu Yingxiong's methods were more sinister, he would even secretly catalyze people's emotions and deliberately trigger a civil unrest, and then put all the blame on Zhao Junchen, making Zhao Junchen even more overwhelmed.
If he didn't want to get into trouble, Zhao Junchen could only give in to Wu Yingxiong, because Wu Yingxiong seemed to have deceived the trust of these people, and it was easier to appease the people's emotions, and he could also help Zhao Junchen control the situation and block the news.
But Zhao Junchen was not willing to give in.
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"Where is Ximen Sheng, the general at the North Road of Liaodong Town?"
Amidst the cries of the people, Zhao Junchen suddenly shouted angrily.
Following Zhao Junchen's angry shout, both the common people in front of Zhao Junchen and the generals watching on the wall not far away were all startled.
Zhao Junchen has always shown his emotions and anger, and he always shows a gentle mask on weekdays. It is rare to see him shouting in anger.
The next moment, all the generals' eyes turned to Ximen Sheng behind them.
Since Ximen Sheng was put under house arrest and seized power, all the generals have ignored him intentionally or unintentionally, so Ximen Sheng has become more and more disheartened. During this period, he ignored everything he encountered and never ignored him.
He never participates in anything and never expresses any opinions, completely treating himself as an outsider.
Ximen Sheng was a little confused when he heard Zhao Junchen suddenly shouted angrily and looked for him, but he still rode his horse and showed up, bowing his hands to Zhao Junchen and saluting: "The humble post is here, but I don't know why Zhao Gechen is looking for a humble post?"
Zhao Junchen pointed at Ximen Sheng's nose and asked loudly: "Are the people's complaints true or false? Is Jiubing Town really attacked by Jianzhou Jurchens? Did the people really suffer heavy casualties and lose all their money and food?"
Ximen Sheng nodded and said: "Jianzhou Jurchens indeed broke into Jianzhou Jurchen Town, causing heavy losses and many casualties. I have seen the tragedy in the town with my own eyes in my humble position. It is shocking and heartbreaking!"
After Zhao Junchen heard this, he became even more furious, and immediately scolded him with a stern face: "You still have the nerve to be heartbroken? I remember that the rescue town is the defense area under the jurisdiction of the North Road General, right? And
As the general of the North Road, why can't you properly protect the people of Jiubing Town? All the disasters suffered by the people of Jiubing Town are all because of your dereliction of duty and incompetence! It is simply a shame for the border army! If you can't give me a
If you give a reasonable explanation, I will not spare you!"
This is Zhao Junchen’s strategy!
Since he knew clearly that as long as he directly responded to the sensitive demands of the people, Wu Yingxiong would definitely be caught in the conversation, Zhao Junchen simply changed the subject and completely distanced himself from the relationship!
Since he knew that as long as he jumped into the game, he would definitely be in trouble, Zhao Junchen chose to stay out of it, choose an unlucky guy to push him into this pit, and bear the pressure on his behalf!
In short, it’s just taking credit and passing the blame!
After all, Zhao Junchen is a big shot, and "taking credit and passing the blame" is one of Zhao Junchen's privileges as a big shot.
All successes are due to one's own good leadership. Without one's wise command, nothing can be done. All failures are all due to the poor performance of subordinates. If it were not for the negligence of subordinates,
, if you are negligent and careless, there will never be any mistakes in your plans and arrangements.
Emperor Deqing often used this method to deal with Zhao Junchen, which made Zhao Junchen always criticize him. However, Zhao Junchen himself would not hesitate to use the same method when he was in trouble.
Therefore, Ximen Sheng was unfortunately selected by Zhao Junchen and became the unlucky guy who took on the pressure on Zhao Junchen's behalf.
After hearing Zhao Junchen's angry rebuke, all the senior generals present were stunned.
They had all imagined Zhao Junchen's reaction, but they still seriously underestimated the extent of Zhao Junchen's shamelessness. Unexpectedly, Zhao Junchen actually pushed all the responsibilities to Ximen Sheng, who had nothing to do with this matter from beginning to end.
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Ximen Sheng's blood surged even more, and he could no longer remain indifferent. He retorted angrily: "A reasonable explanation? Zhao Gechen, please don't bully me too much. Why can't you lead the army to fight against the enemy and protect the safety of the people in the defense area? Others don't know the reason.
That’s all, don’t you, Zhao Gechen, know the truth?”
Zhao Junchen was very thick-skinned. He still asked questions knowingly and scolded him again: "What truth? What reason? Why can't you say it clearly? Do you still want to shirk responsibility? If you can't explain the specific reasons for your inability to protect the people, this cabinet will
Now I will seize power and punish you severely!"
Having said this, Zhao Junchen turned his head again and finally looked at the people in front of him.
At this time, because Zhao Junchen angrily scolded Ximen Sheng, the people were all calmed down, and for a while they forgot to continue crying.
After Zhao Junchen cleared all his responsibilities, he also put on a face that was close to the people, and said in a calm voice: "I feel the tragic situation of all the people, and I feel deeply for it, and I will never sit back and ignore it.
Don’t worry, everyone, I will certainly uphold justice for you today!”
On the other side, seeing that Ximen Sheng was already furious, he couldn't help but refute Zhao Junchen again.
Under such circumstances, it was Wu Yingxiong who was the first to become unable to sit still and no longer dared to watch indifferently.
Next, after Ximen Sheng couldn't bear the humiliation, he would definitely disclose that he was under house arrest by Wu Yingxiong and seized power, and was unable to lead the army in person.
After the series of things that happened here today are publicized, the world's focus will fall on Wu Yingxiong's unreasonable house arrest of the border army general. Zhao Junchen will not receive any attention, but Wu Yingxiong will receive a lot of criticism.
Therefore, before Ximen Sheng could speak, Wu Yingxiong also rode forward and interjected: "I hope Zhao Gechen will learn from it. The Jurchens in Jianzhou have strong military strength. Every time they raise troops to invade the south, there will always be many civilians in the North Road Defense Area who are attacked."
Looting and killing, the defenders on the North Road had limited strength and could not take care of everything. General Ximen should not be criticized harshly for this kind of thing. He also had more than enough intentions but not enough power...
Moreover, I believe that what these people really mean is that they don’t understand why the Jurchens of Jianzhou, who had paid tribute to our dynasty not long ago, suddenly invaded again, causing them to suffer heavy losses without any precautions! They are even more
I don’t understand why the Jianzhou Jurchens invaded our country’s territory for no reason. Why can’t the frontline soldiers continue to kill the enemy on the battlefield to avenge them?
, after you have harmed the people of my country, don’t you have to pay any price?”
While speaking, Wu Yingxiong once again pointed the finger at Zhao Junchen, implying that this war was caused by Zhao Junchen. It was also because Zhao Junchen reached an armistice agreement with the Jianzhou Jurchens without authorization, so the frontline soldiers could not continue to fight bravely against the enemy.
To avenge the common people.
After hearing Wu Yingxiong's implicit accusation, Zhao Junchen kept sneering: "Why did the Jianzhou Jurchens invade our territory for no reason? Do you need to ask for a reason for this kind of thing? It's because our Ming Dynasty's territory is rich, and the Jianzhou Jurchens' territory
Barren! It’s because the Jurchens of Jianzhou were greedy and coveted the money and food savings of the Ming people!
In addition to this, is there any other reason? Or is it that in order to avoid the Jurchen plunder and invasion of Jianzhou, the people cannot do farm work diligently and save their family wealth? Or, Governor Wu, you have discovered
A deeper reason, and the culprit hidden behind the scenes?"