"If punishment and power are not increased, people will have nothing to fear; if rewards and celebrations are unclear, people will have no admiration. We cannot neglect the two." [Collected Reports of the Yuan Dynasty] "
Wang Bin was really angry this time, very irritable and irritable, and the tolerance he had cultivated in the past was gone.
For these thieves, he wanted to tear them all into pieces. If the emperor's nephew made the slightest mistake, not to mention the entire Wang Bin family, the entire Han Dynasty would collapse.
With the kind words of Sima Fang and Xu Rong, Gaishun and others who came with him, Wang Bin finally regained some sense of normalcy. As the uncle of the country, he made some efforts to deal with the five schools of the Northern Army, as well as Yu Lin, Huben and other generals.
After giving instructions, he straightened his clothes and walked into the cake shop with Jing Zhaoyin.
Zhang Liao seemed to have just noticed the captain called "Shu Wei". This man was skilled in bow and horse, and brave in martial arts, but there was a hint of unruliness in his eyebrows.
"I am Zhang Liao, named Wenyuan, from Yanmen, Bingzhou. May I ask what this strong man is called?" Zhang Liao was curious about this person's life experience, so he reported his family name.
Yulin Supervisor Gaishun seemed to be quite familiar with the knight. Hearing Zhang Liao's question, he smiled and said: "His name is Zhang Meng, his courtesy name is Shuwei, and he is from Hongnong."
Wang Bin and others walked into the cake shop with steady steps. The first thing they saw was the owner's family shivering in the corner, and then the cubicle surrounded by a bamboo curtain.
The cubicle was quiet as usual. If you listened carefully, you could still hear the sound of cups falling on the table.
The fight outside is life-and-death, but the person inside can still calm down and drink tea?
Wang Bin and others looked at each other and saw a hint of surprise in each other's eyes. Is the emperor fearless in the face of danger or is he too arrogant?
Of course, judging from the emperor's daily behavior, the former was more likely. Wang Bin and others secretly admired the emperor's magnanimity and walked to the curtain together.
"Chen Bin of the Northern Army, Yin Chen from Beijing is here to knock on your Majesty's doorstep! Your Majesty is in danger because your rescuer arrived late. Please ask Xu Chen and others to visit the Tingwei afterwards and confess his crime." He ignored the shocked expression of the bakery owner.
Looking at each other, Wang Bin and others knelt down and bowed to the cubicle.
A bamboo curtain in front of the compartment was immediately pulled up by Mu Shun, revealing the emperor and others sitting inside drinking tea.
"Xiu Fu, you see I guessed it. The first one to arrive is undoubtedly my uncle." In order to ease the tense atmosphere, Emperor Shicai deliberately joked with Pan Xu and others to guess who the first reinforcements to arrive would be.
Who, the result is just as the emperor thought, the people who care about the emperor the most are often the ones who come the fastest.
Wang Bin's arrival was expected by the emperor, but the fact that Jingzhao Yin Sima Fang and Wang Bin were both here was beyond the emperor's expectation.
Wei Duan smiled bitterly and said, "The national temple is far-reaching, but I can't compare with it."
Yang Qi changed the topic and asked Sima Fang relying on his seniority: "Sima Jingzhao, how is the situation outside? Has the leader of the thief been captured?"
This was an issue that concerned everyone. Even the emperor stopped joking with Wei Duan and focused his attention on Wang Bin and others.
Even though they acted calmly just now, there was a group of thieves fighting with the guards a dozen steps away. It would be false to say that they were not afraid. So when Wang Bin arrived with reinforcements, everyone's lives were safe.
At the same time, I am also eager to know the specific situation outside.
"With the protection of His Majesty's heavenly grace, the officers and soldiers are using their lives. The thieves and thieves were outnumbered by the military power. They have all fled. The leading leaders have also been captured and are now tied outside the door." Sima Fang didn't want to speak at first, but he saw
Yang Qi asked questions, and the inspector had to tell the emperor roughly what happened outside.
When it was mentioned that Zhang Liao and Wang Zhong cooperated well and defeated the attacks of the thieves, Yang Qi and others showed approval. Zhang Liao was indeed a good general as the emperor said. He was not afraid of danger, brave and resourceful. After this battle, he would definitely become a great general.
The emperor's trusted general.
Wang Zhong was even more astonished. He didn't expect that a small pavilion chief could be so courageous. The whole process was full of ups and downs and situations, which made those who heard it frightened.
Especially when Wang Bin heard that the emperor could come up with a clever plan to use gold cakes to lure the enemy, he sent people to throw out all the gold cakes he brought with him, disturbing the morale of the thieves. After being amazed, they all praised the emperor for not being afraid of danger from beginning to end. Some of them
The spirit of the British Lord.
The emperor couldn't bear the praise, smiled cheerfully and said a few words of modesty, then asked how Wang Bin came here and how Jing Zhaoyin got involved.
It turned out that the few guards who had been left by the emperor to guard the carriages and horses at the inner gate had already noticed something was wrong when they saw a large group of thieves gathering and walking towards Beihuanli. They immediately divided into two groups, and one group went to the palace.
They ran in one direction and asked for reinforcements, and then ran inside to report the news to the emperor.
As a result, the group of people running inside were intercepted and killed on the way, while the guard running toward Miyagi deliberately took a detour. After getting rid of the pursuers, the guard finally ran into the nearest door to him.
Jingzhao Yinfu Yamen.
Sima Fang happened to be working there. When he heard about this incident, he immediately sent someone to inform Wang Yun, and then personally went to find Wang Bin, the Northern Army's lieutenant, who was ordered to train troops in Shanglinyuan in the west of the city.
After Sima Fang met Wang Bin, Wang Bin didn't know the specific situation, so he immediately called the Yulin Zhonglang General Xu Rong, the Yulin Superintendent Gaishun, and thousands of people from the five schools of the Northern Army to march northward.
Come in full glory.
Hearing that thousands of Northern Army soldiers, Yu Lin, and Huben had surrounded Bei Huanli, the emperor was deeply moved. His helpless mood after coming to this era finally aroused. He personally sent Wang Bin and Sima Fang to
The two of them helped him up and offered words of comfort.
At this time, Zhang Liao, Gai Shun and others who were in charge of the finishing work came in to resume their duties. Gai Shun looked regretful and said with his fists in his hands, "For the country, the streets have been cleaned. A total of sixty thieves were killed in this battle."
We captured more than a hundred thieves, and the rest, including the culprits, escaped from the inner wall. I was incompetent and failed to catch the culprits. I ask the country to forgive me."
The emperor asked: "What are the casualties of the guards?"
At the mention of guards, Zhang Liao couldn't help but feel a trace of sadness on his face; "Twenty-seven guards participated in the battle, together with more than ten pavilion soldiers under Wang Zhong, the chief of the pavilion, a total of thirty people. Today there are still more than twenty people."
, among which there are only four pavilion soldiers and nineteen soldiers and guards."
"The casualties and casualties must be compensated more heavily. They protected me with their lives. I must not be ungrateful." The emperor told Pan Xu, "When you go back, remember to draft an edict and order the young man to reward you. If anyone dares to deduct the pension,
, be put to death together, and will never be lenient."
"I sincerely promise you." Pan Xu responded.
"There are also those group of thieves. This trip is really a secret, but it is so strange that these thieves can find their whereabouts. Someone must be organizing and planning behind the scenes to escort these cunning thieves to prison after returning.
Then he issued a letter of command to reprimand Huang Wan. These thieves came from Sanfu, so not only did Jing Zhaoyin miss the inspection, but he, the Sili captain, was also responsible! From now on, Zhao Wen will be appointed as the guard to lead the search for the thieves in Chang'an.
We must find the real culprit."
In this case, Chang'an really needed to be in the hands of a trustworthy person. The emperor took advantage of this assassination and assigned Zhao Wen to the position of guard.
No one could object to this approach. Zhao Wen got his wish and was very happy.
Although the emperor no longer allowed him to participate in the interrogation of avant-garde Lieutenant Zhang Xi due to the rule of Jiuqing not to interrogate Jiuqing, and instead asked the servant servant Yang Zhong to be responsible, his purpose had been achieved and he no longer cared about Cai Yong.
Life or death.
A few people discussed for a while, and the corpses and prisoners outside were all cleaned up. At this time, generals Huangfu Song, Guang Luxun, Deng Yuan, and even the sick former general Zhao Qian came with their troops, followed by others.
Situ Wang Yun, Taiwei Ma Rixi and other three princes and nine ministers rushed to escort him one after another. At that time, nearly ten thousand people filled the alleys and crowded in Beihuanli, and there was constant noise everywhere.
The emperor could not stay here any longer. After hurriedly meeting Wang Yun and others, he got into a chariot and drove away from Beihuanli under heavy guard.
After everyone left, the noisy village finally became quiet. Wang Zhong and a few surviving brothers stood at the inner door, looking at the driving car in the distance, as if they had not yet reacted to the scene just now.
Is it over like this? I spent so much money and even had several people die here, but in the end that person just left without even seeing me?
Wang Zhong felt disappointed and angry at the same time, and there was an indescribable feeling in his heart.
Suddenly, he tore off the bamboo leather crown he was wearing, threw it to the ground, stepped on it a few times, and cursed at the trampled bamboo leather crown: "This bullshit pavilion chief, I don't care about it."
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He just lowered his head and complained, but did not see one of the knights who was escorting the emperor's chariot in the retreating team, turning around and suddenly galloping in front of Wang Zhong.
That person was Zhang Liao. He had witnessed Wang Zhong's behavior from afar. He understood in his heart, but he said jokingly: "Why, are you tired of being the pavilion chief?"