Wang Qi's heart was already cold, so he could only bite the bullet and wait where he was.
At the same time, Zhao Huanzheng walked out of the Bianjing city gate with his hands behind his back.
In order to prevent the old thief Tong Guan from secretly killing him, Zhao Huan was surrounded by fifty Tiger Wing soldiers.
As far as Zhao Huan knew, the imperial city garrison of the Song Dynasty was extremely large and bloated.
The front office of the palace and the guards and troops are collectively called the two divisions, and there are three yamen under their jurisdiction.
The two divisions and three yamen were the highest command organization of the imperial army of the Song Dynasty.
In addition to the two divisions and three yamen, there are also relatively independent "banzhi" and so on...
All the troops stationed in Bianjing are collectively called the Forbidden Army. To put it bluntly, they are all regular troops.
The Tiger Wing Army is one of them, with a total of 2,500 people, subordinate to the Dianqian Division.
The Dianqian Division is not monolithic. Even Tong Guan can only control part of the Dian Qian Division's power.
Zhao Huan's voice is not as loud as a butt in the Tiger Wing Army.
The reason why we were able to draw manpower from the Tiger Wing Army was all thanks to Zhao Shiyan.
As Zhao Shiyan, the governor of Kaifeng, the more stable his position is, the greater the power in his hands will naturally be.
By the time Zhao Huan arrived at Wang Qi's station, all five hundred Yizhou soldiers had disarmed.
"Are you Wang Qi?"
Faced with Zhao Huan's inquiry, Wang Qi didn't dare to hesitate at all and quickly knelt down on the ground.
"I see you, Your Majesty!"
"We were ordered to wait here and prepare to transport the general's salary back to Yizhou. I don't know why we are treated like this?"
Looking at Wang Qi's innocent look, Zhao Huan couldn't help but sneer.
"The king has deployed, now that the matter has come to an end, don't make any detours with me."
"It's convenient for others, and it's convenient for yourself."
"If you explain it honestly and clearly, I will let you go back to Yizhou, otherwise..."
Zhao Huan did not say any more, but his attitude was extremely obvious. The lives of these five hundred Yizhou soldiers depended on his thoughts.
Wang Qi had heard about Zhao Huan's evil reputation for a long time, and now he finally saw him. As expected, he was as violent as he had been rumored to be.
Is this...the eldest son of the emperor?!
Wang Qi was trembling in his heart, but he still took a chance.
"Gao Qiu was corrupt and perverted the law, causing harm and his crime cannot be punished!"
"But we are only following orders, please be careful."
Check? What should be checked can naturally be found out!
It shouldn't be investigated. Even if you dig through the files, you won't be able to find anything.
Even if this group of top soldiers received benefits, they were just rewards and were not worthy of being recorded at all.
Zhao Huan was too lazy to talk to him and glanced at Zhao Shiyan directly.
"Sir Zhao, what crime should these five hundred Yizhou soldiers commit if they attempt to flee in defiance of the order?"
Zhao Shiyan didn't hesitate at all and blurted out: "Fa-rectification!"
Wang Qi, who had been speaking eloquently just now, staggered when he heard the word "rectification".
His face turned pale, and he knelt down quickly: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I have been serving as a soldier for half my life, and I have no merit but hard work."
"Even for the sake of our bloody battle with the Jin people and guarding the peace on the border!"
Guarding the border?
Zhao Huan became very angry when he mentioned it.
Zhao Huan raised his hand, and the Tiger Wing soldier next to him had a sharp eye and pulled out the war hammer from his waist and handed it to Zhao Huan.
This war hammer, commonly known as the "little golden melon", weighs only two kilograms, has a six-edged hammer head and is as big as an apricot.
It can both break armor and crush skulls, making it extremely handy.
"I will ask you one last time, are you willing to tell the truth?"
As a frontier soldier, Wang Qi was very aware of the power of the "little golden melon", which could rupture his brain with just one blow.
His back felt cold and his head was spinning rapidly.
Even Gao Qiu is finished. He continues to keep the secret and lies dead in the wilderness. What are you trying to do?
As long as you tell the truth, even if the sky falls, there will naturally be someone tall to hold you up.
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
"I'm waiting here to escort the donations."
Zhao Huan raised his eyebrows and said in a cold voice: "Charity?"
Wang Qi quickly changed his words: "Sui...Sui coins!"
Zhao Huan's face suddenly turned cold. The wool came out of the sheep's body. Although the 920,000 yuan was the help of the righteous people from all over the world, it was the hard-earned money of the people of the Song Dynasty.
Nowadays, the foolish king and the sycophant are trying to please the golden man by borrowing flowers to offer to the Buddha.
Tragic! Hateful! Even more shameful!
"Who gave the order to escort the coins? Do you have proof?"
Wang Qi's eyes were dazed: "Gao Qiu's order..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Huan had already picked up the pumpkin and smashed it down.
The golden melon hit Wang Qi on the shoulder. Just one blow broke the tendon and fracture. Wang Qi covered his shoulder in pain and rolled on the ground.
The surrounding Yizhou soldiers did not dare to show their anger.
Even the eyes of the soldiers of the Tiger Wing Army changed slightly. The princes they had seen were either brave or cunning, but this was the first one as ruthless and decisive as Zhao Huan.
Zhao Huan ignored Wang Qi's screams and his eyes were as cold as a sword.
"Gao Qiu has long been taken to the Yushitai. You sent people into the city three times today. Are you going to the Yushitai to ask for orders?"
"You dare to cover up your master's shame when you are about to die."
"What will be broken next time will be your Tian Ling Gai."
"Who gave the order?"
Wang Qi was frightened to death and kept wailing: "Tong Guan! It's Tong Guan!"
Hearing this answer, Zhao Huan was not surprised at all. Zhao Ji would not personally end such a scandal.
As a favored prime minister, Tong Guan should help Zhao Ji solve his problems, which is what he should do.
"Do you have proof?"
Wang Qi winced in pain: "No...it's all oral."
Although Zhao Huan had some expectations, unfortunately, reality poured cold water on him.
How could an old fox like Tong Guan keep such fatal evidence?
"Your Majesty, I have already told you, please give me a chance to survive."
There was no change in Zhao Huan's eyes. He casually threw the pumpkin to the Tiger Wing Soldiers and coldly ordered: "Kill them all!"
What?!
The sudden order, not to mention Wang Qi, even Zhao Shiyan was shocked.
"Your Majesty, these are a total of five hundred Yizhou soldiers, and His Majesty and Tong Guan's eyes must have been staring at this place."
"Kill them all? It will definitely anger His Majesty."
Zhao Huan snorted lightly, not wanting to explain, and he couldn't explain.
It is reasonable for such a large amount of money, nine hundred and twenty thousand Guansui coins, to be kept in the capital and allocated in batches to supplement military expenditures.
If the energy is transported out with a drum, how can we justify it?
Only by putting it into the hands of the Yizhou soldiers, under the pretense of escorting the Yizhou ingot, secretly infiltrating the warehouse, and delivering it to the Jinren, can there be no risk.
Without these Yizhou soldiers, the foolish king and his ministers would not be able to transport the money out in the short term.
Jin people don't have that much time to waste with them.
Zhao Huan just wants to force the ignorant king and sycophant ministers to spend this money on armaments!
According to time estimates, Wanyan Zonghan, the famous general of the Jin Dynasty clan, is about to send troops.
There is not much time left for the Song Dynasty!
Seeing Zhao Huan's resolute attitude, Zhao Shiyan could only follow Zhao Huan all the way to the dark side.
"kill!"
The tiger-winged troops lying in ambush around him swarmed forward.
The five hundred Yizhou soldiers had no time to put on their armor. Facing the neatly dressed soldiers of the Tiger Wing Army, they were slaughtered like melons and vegetables.