The generals of the Western Army bowed their heads in silence, and no one dared to interrupt, lest the city gate be on fire and the fish in the pond be affected.
Next to him, Zhongwei, the grandson of Master Zhong, saw that Master Zhongdao and his son were being controlled by Wang Lin in just a few words, and the resentment in his heart rose to the extreme.
He strode out of the class and sneered: "Your Majesty, there is no need to put on a show to humiliate my family! It is a common practice in the army to eat empty pay, and everyone is eating it. At best, my family will just live in the same world!"
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"Even if the prince's Eastern Army is not free, is it possible that the prince's position is high and powerful? Do the expenses of the two palaces in the capital and Zhending depend on the imperial salary? Let me tell you, it is only fifty steps.
It’s just a smile!”
As soon as these words came out, all the generals were shocked, but Yue Fei and others were filled with anger.
Even though the generals of the Western Army, such as Zhekeqiu and Yao Gu, were secretly cursing Zhong for not knowing life and death, they dared to offend the Generalissimo of the Army and Horses, King Yan, who controlled the military power of the Song Dynasty in the court. What are you doing if you are not seeking death?
Zhong Shidao turned around and reprimanded: "Shut up and back off!"
He pinched his neck and sneered without retreating.
Ever since the seed master died at the hands of Wang Lin, all the members of the seed family hated Wang Lin deeply and wished they could eat his flesh and blood.
Yue Fei was about to go out and reprimand him, but he saw Wang Lin waving his hands and saying: "How brave you are, you are just a military commander, how dare you roar at the commander and criticize me in public!
Okay, let me answer your question.
Gu Gu swears to the Tianmeng that there will never be any free money among the Eastern Army.
Because only 30% of the military pay for the Eastern Army is provided by the imperial court, and the remaining 70% is raised by the king himself!
Since the establishment of the Fuhu Army, all of my family assets have been transferred to the army, and all the income from the operation of the Bohai Company under my name has been used for military purposes.
Gu Gui was the King of Yan in the Song Dynasty and held a very popular position. However, as you said, apart from the two palaces in the capital and Zhending, Gu Gui had no other property.
Even these two palaces are publicly owned by the imperial court. The former was given by the officials, and the latter is Zhendingtan Garden, where Gu temporarily lives.
If you don’t believe it, you can go to the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of War, and the Privy Council to verify it one by one... If this king makes even half a lie, if he has the slightest bit of corruption, he will be struck by lightning and die that day!"
As soon as the words fell, the hall fell silent, and only the heavy breathing of Zhong Wei and others could be heard.
First of all, what Wang Lin said was the truth. With his identity, there was no need to lie and cover up.
Secondly, the ancients paid great attention to the connection between heaven and man, and took their oaths very seriously. How could the generals not believe Wang Lin's oaths so resoundingly?
"Zhongwei, I only know that your family hates me.
But as you know, on that day, Zhong Shizhong rebelled against the Crown Prince in Beijing, but failed. The officials personally issued an edict to kill him. What did he do with him?
Of course, you put this account on Gu's head, and Gu accepted it and didn't bother to say a word.
However, I have a personal enmity with you to build a family, and now the great cause of resisting the Jin Dynasty is a national matter.
I can tolerate you resenting me, but I cannot tolerate you ruining our country's affairs.
Come, take this man down and punish him with thirty sticks, as a warning to others!"
Zhong Wei was shocked and turned pale, and shouted: "King Yan, our Zhong family has been loyal and loyal for generations and has served the country with loyalty. My grandfather was once a captain of the imperial court, and I am also a military general of the imperial court. How can I allow you to avenge your personal vengeance?"
Wang Lin smiled sarcastically: "Zhongwei, don't you know that the post of Taiwei among your grandfather's Zhongshi was recommended by this king?
Even if Zhongshidao was used to guard the Western Army, it was recommended by the king to the officials that day. Who in the court didn't know?
Without Gu, what is your family? A second-rate Wu Xuner!
Now, after all these things, you dare to boast in front of me that you have a high position and power, and that your achievements are higher than those of the country.
If you dare to say something rude again, I will kill you with a stick and show it to the world!
Is it me, Wang Lin, who is seeking selfish revenge, or is it that the children of your family are arrogant, shameless, and ungrateful!!"
Wang Lin took the case and rose up with murderous intent.
The corners of his mouth were wide open, but in the end he still didn't dare to quibble anymore.
He could feel that Wang Lin had murderous intention towards him.
Zhong Wei was dragged out by Yue Fei's soldiers and scolded with sticks. Wang Lin looked around at the children of the Zhong family with cold eyes.
The children of the Zhong family all bowed their heads in shame. Wang Lin scolded them today, severely trampling on the Zhong family's century-old reputation.
But they have inherent resentment in their hearts, but they dare not show it anymore.
Zhe Keqiu and Yao Gu looked at each other, feeling cold in their hearts.
The king of Yan has a great killing blow! If these thirty sticks are used, even if Zhongwei does not die, he will be seriously injured.
Of course, these are all secondary. The problem is that the face of the Zhong family has been wiped out, and their authority has been completely wiped out.
Wang Lin looked coldly at Zhong Shidao and his son who were lying on the ground, and said calmly: "Zhong Shidao, I just thought that the Zhong family had guarded the border for the country for many years, and there was no credit but hard work, so let's forget about it.
You, father and son, will return to camp immediately, quickly count the 50,000 troops and horses in your headquarters, and give me a real number. How many actual troops there are, how many empty quotas, and how much corruption there is? You must record it clearly for me with every stroke!
From now on, if there is another case of someone pretending to receive military pay and embezzling public funds, I will definitely kill him without mercy!
In addition, there are 17 children of the Zhong family who are generals in the army. From the level of Zhongshi to below, they are all demoted and retained to see the effect. The Zhong family has embezzled military pay over the years and paid a fine of 1.5 million yuan, which was used for military purposes.
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Master Zhong gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "I will obey your orders!"
The matter ended here. Wang Lin did not mention anyone else and did not extend the war to other generals of the Western Army. Everyone was secretly relieved.
The Zhong family's army will be demoted, kept on probation, and a fine of 1.5 million yuan will be paid. For the Zhong family, it will not hurt the foundation.
Of course, the generals knew that this was Wang Lin's attempt to scare the monkeys.
Wang Lin's gloomy eyes were projected on him, and Liu Yanqing felt secretly in his heart and broke into a cold sweat.
He had already made up his mind that when he returned to Taiyuan, he would immediately rectify the situation and check the actual number of soldiers, so as not to be severely punished by Wang Lin.
Liu Yanqing thought to himself that he had long heard that there was a mysterious internal guard force under the command of King Yan, who was spying on the world and had eyes all over the Song Dynasty. It seemed to be true.
Otherwise, why would Wang Lin know all the family assets of the sons of the family?
Zhong Shidao led the generals of the Western Army to leave, and the generals of the Eastern Army gradually dispersed.
In the hall, only Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun, Liu Qi and Yan Qing remained.
Han Shizhong said with a complex expression: "Your Majesty, it is common in the Western Army to eat empty pay. Is it difficult to convince the public by punishing only one farmer?"
Wang Lin said calmly: "The survey of the whole army has shaken the morale of the army. It only affects the farmers. It only kills chickens and scares monkeys to serve as a warning to others and urge the generals of the Western Army to restrain themselves.
Do the good ministers also think that Gu is avenging his private revenge?"
Han Shizhong's face turned red, and he bowed and said, "The general will not dare!"
"The most corrupt members of the Western Army are none other than the Zhong family, the Liu family and a few other generals who have been around for generations. The reason why I want to attack the Zhong family and let others go is because the Western Army supports the imperial court. How can it be called a valuable weapon of the country?"
For a private army?
The Zhong family prides themselves on the name of the Zhong family army, and for this alone, the Zhong family deserves to be punished!"
Han Shizhong was shocked, and then he understood why Wang Lin decided to attack the Zhong family.
Its purpose is not to put the Zhong family to death, but to warn the generals that the imperial army is not the private army of any family!
Wang Lin will not build the Wang family army, let alone allow any other family army to appear.
Zhang Jun hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, I think that the Western Army has many arrogant and fierce generals, especially the children of the Zhong family, who have always been wild and rebellious. This time, the prince is using the Zhong family to enforce military discipline, and I am afraid that the Zhong family will have different aspirations...
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Wang Lin fell silent after hearing this.
After a long time, he said calmly: "What I mean is that long-term pain is not as good as short-term pain. Strong medicine should be used to treat severe malaria. This time, you may experience pain when removing the scars, but it is worse than having the family members stabbing you in the back when the Jin people invade in large numbers in the future." My knife is good."
Wang Lin turned around, glanced at Yue Fei and Yan Qing, and turned away.
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Prince's Mansion.
Wang Lin was at his desk carefully reviewing the first draft of the "Commentary on Chapters and Sentences of the Four Books of King Yan" sent to the palace. Seeing that he was the only one signed on the title page, Wang Lin smiled and added Zhang Kui, Zhou Ziyan and Cheng Yuanjing as soon as he started writing.
name.
The core results and theories of this book come from Wang Lin, but the polish and enrichment mainly rely on Zhang Kui.
These three old gentlemen must be very disappointed in their hearts if they don't let anyone name them.
Xiao Duolilai knelt beside the desk and gently kneaded Wang Lin's calf with gentle movements.
Wang Lin put down his pen and glanced at her, seeing that she seemed to have dressed up deliberately today, which was very different from the past.
He couldn't help but wonder: "Why are you dressing up like this today?"
Xiao Duolilai's face turned red: "There is a saying in the Song Dynasty that a woman wants to please her own appearance, and a slave... wants to serve the prince."
Wang Lin smiled slightly, pinched her smooth chin and said, "Actually, I prefer your look without makeup, it's real."
Xiao Duolilai's eyes were as bright as water, his little hand massaging his legs gradually moved up, and he said quietly with a blushing face: "Your Majesty, I am willing to be with Yelu Yuliyan..."
On the other side, Yelu Yuliyan, who was kneeling to serve tea, shook his hands and spilled a few drops of water.
Wang Lin's mouth twitched.
He always felt that Xiao Duolilai today was a little too "enthusiastic", so he held her little hand and said, "What's wrong with you today?"
Xiao Duolilai's hand was held by Wang Lin, and she was obviously emotionally moved. Her face turned redder, her mountain peaks trembled slightly, she lowered her head and said in a low and inaudible voice: "I want to give birth to a child for the prince."
Wang Lin: "..."
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Jin Kingdom, go to Beijing.
It's freezing cold.
The snow outside Beijing hardly melts in winter, and the mountains and plains are covered in white.
The howling north wind swept across the city through the dense forests, and the temperature became lower and lower. Even the tough soldiers hid in the camps to avoid the cold.
In the king's stronghold.
Wu Qimai looked indifferent and looked coldly at Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang who walked in one after another.
After withdrawing from the Song Dynasty, Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang were ordered to transfer the command of generals and horses to Wanyan Lou's family.
The army was stationed in Yanjing and controlled Youyan, while the two of them quickly returned to Beijing to report on their duties.
The dignitaries of the Jin Kingdom had complex expressions on their faces and stared at the two of them closely.
Wu Qimai sneered and said, "Nianhan, what do you think? Is there any gain in this expedition to the Song Dynasty?"
Of course, this was said in reverse, and the sarcasm was palpable.
Three hundred thousand Jin soldiers went out to invade the south, but lost their troops and generals, and one hundred thousand brave men died in the Song Dynasty. Such losses were not unbearable.
Wanyan Zonghan raised the corner of his mouth and bowed: "Your Majesty, I am not the one who shirked the responsibility for this defeat. The fault lies with Zongwang and Zongbi brothers!
Zongbi was defeated at Huazhou, and Zongwang was defeated north of the Yellow River one after another, which caused our army to be in a dilemma, and we had to negotiate peace with the Song people as a last resort."
Wanyan Zongwang was furious and said: "Wanyan Zonghan, you are so shameless! If you say that, someone can also say that the reason why we were defeated was because your Western Route Army delayed the advance, which caused the delay of the fighter plane.
Only then did Wang Lin take advantage of the situation and successfully attack!"