The Song Dynasty court did not receive the news until mid-July of the lunar calendar. www
The summer is hot, but in the deep palace, Song Huizong Zhao Ji feels cold all over. The Liao Kingdom is the feud of the Song Dynasty, but now the Liao Kingdom has been destroyed by Liangshan! His ancestors deeply understand the strength of the Liao Kingdom.
Starting from Song Taizu and Song Taizong, the Liao Kingdom had been with him
They were enemies, and even the death of Song Taizong was related to the conquest of Liao. After Taizu and Taizong, none of the kings could be the opponent of the Liao Kingdom. Their strength has been recorded in historical materials! However, such a powerful Liao Kingdom was
After being destroyed by Liangshan, how strong should Liangshan be?
"Impossible, absolutely impossible, I don't believe it!" Deep in the palace, Zhao Ji was shouting hysterically.
Except for that time when he was physically disabled, he has never been so hysterical. The last time it was because of the physical damage, this time it was because of the mental damage.
He is the emperor, the son of heaven, and the king of everyone in the world. He should rule the world, and his status should not be threatened in any way. But now, his status is deeply threatened by Liangshan, and he feels so powerless again.
So he felt that his spirit was deeply hurt.
"Rebels, these rebels, I must destroy them, I must destroy them!" He kept shouting in the deep palace, and his voice penetrated far away, and the maids and eunuchs who served him
They all hid far away, and no one dared to stay here any longer.
After an unknown amount of time, a young eunuch finally timidly walked into the palace.
"Your Majesty, the Grand Master and the Grand Lieutenant are outside asking for an audience," the young eunuch said.
"Let them wait outside!" Zhao Ji roared.
Outside the main hall, Cai Jing and Gao Qiu also heard the roar inside, and they both frowned.
"Your Majesty seems very angry! Now that Liangshan has conquered Yanyun, what should the court do?" Cai Jing, who is over seventy years old, but still energetic, said at this moment.
"It's just Liangshan, what's the point? As long as I bring up heavy troops, I will definitely destroy Liangshan." Gao Qiu snorted coldly.
"I'm afraid the imperial imperial army and the Western Army are no match for Liangshan." Cai Jing said.
"Our imperial army is so powerful that it is invincible in the world. Fang La has been destroyed, let alone Liangshan?" Gao Qiu said disdainfully.
After experiencing the Fang La Uprising, Gao Qiu was defeated first and then won. He felt that he had understood the key to using troops. The only way to make the army strong was to allow the soldiers to loot and abuse. As long as the soldiers were allowed to conquer a city, they would be allowed to do so.
There was wanton robbery, murder, and adultery inside, and the soldier would naturally fight hard. As for the daily training, he didn't care at all, and as for military discipline, he regarded it as indifferent.
At this moment, even though Liangshan destroyed the Liao Kingdom, everyone in the court was worried, and the only one who was not worried was him.
"Liangshan and Fang La are different." Cai Jing shook his head.
"What's the difference? They're all just rebels!" Gao Qiu snorted coldly.
"Liangshan already has its own army, which has been trained for many years and has extraordinary combat power. However, Fang La at the beginning was just a group of mobs and did not have much combat power at all." Cai Jing said.
"Humph, even if I have my own army, so what? As long as I send troops, I can wipe them out immediately." Gao Qiu said.
Hearing Gao Qiu's arrogance, Cai Jing shut his mouth and said no more to him.
The two waited outside for a full hour before Zhao Ji finally summoned them. At this moment, Zhao Ji's face was pale, his eyes were red, and the expression on his face was still so angry.
"You two must have come here for the bandits. Tell me, what methods do you have to deal with the bandits?" Zhao Ji said breathlessly.
"Your Majesty, we should send troops immediately to wipe out the bandits." Gao Qiu said immediately.
"Tong Guan, there is a letter from Master Zhong, asking us to send heavy troops to the border city to strengthen defense! Neither of them recommends sending troops," Zhao Ji said.
"These two people are greedy for life and afraid of death, and don't want to make progress. Don't listen to what they say!" Gao Qiu sneered.
"I also think so. Now we should attack with all our strength. How can we adopt a defensive posture? I have ordered Tong Guan, Zhong Shidao, and Liu Yanqing to take charge of all military affairs of the Western Army, and asked them to send troops to Hedong within a month to encircle and suppress the Liangshan bandits.
!Gao Qiu, you and Song Jiang are in charge of military affairs in Hebei and Shandong. Your two armies will unite and destroy Liangshan for me." Zhao Ji said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will definitely use all my strength to destroy Liangshan!" Gao Qiu said excitedly.
"Your Majesty, please think twice." Cai Jing said.
"What does the Grand Master have to say?" Zhao Ji said.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Tong and Mr. Zhong have been in the northwest for many years. They know military affairs, and what they said must be mature advice for seeking a country. I think it is better not to march first, but to do as Mr. Zhong said, first send people to contact the Jurchens and Xixia, and then
Restricting the movement of grain to the north and leaving the Sixteen States of Yanyun without food, they will inevitably collapse. Then we may not need to use troops! If we use troops now, what will happen to the court if it fails?" Cai Jing said.
"This..." Zhao Ji was stunned, and felt that what Cai Jing said made sense. It was mainly Cai Jing's last words that convinced him. If the military failed now, I'm afraid he would be in panic all day long. In this case, wait a little longer,
You can also wait until it is safer to use troops.
"Your Majesty, our ancestral motto of the Great Song Dynasty is to use civility to govern military affairs. Since the Battle of Fangla, military generals have become more and more powerful, gradually surpassing civil servants. In time, the disaster of the feudal towns in the late Tang Dynasty is not far away. I think we must send civilian officials to take charge of military affairs
, military generals are still subordinate to civilian officials." Cai Jing added.
"Grand Master, what do you mean?" Gao Qiu was furious when he heard this. He is a Taiwei, and like Tong Guan and others, he is the leader of the military commanders in the court. Over the years, the status of military commanders has become higher and higher. He and Tong Guan
Guan gradually has a tendency to surpass Cai Jing. He did not expect Cai Jing to say such words today.
Zhao Ji looked at Cai Jing and Gao Qiu and nodded lightly.
"Order Huang Qianshan to be the Xuanfu envoy to the northwest, Zhang Zongchang to be the Xuanfu envoy to Hebei, and Zhang Shuye to be the Xuanfu envoy to Shandong. The Western Army and the Imperial Army must obey the orders of the Xuanfu envoys," Zhao Ji said.
It turns out that Zhao Ji has also felt that the army has become more and more powerful in recent years, and many big shots in the army dare to disobey his orders. Especially when he received a letter from Tong Guan and Zhong Shidao yesterday, Zhong Shidao actually said that Hua Shigang was a disaster
The source of the country made him extremely angry. He did have the idea of reviving Huashi Gang, but now Liangshan is a serious threat, so he has already put this
He put the matter aside for the time being. However, even though he knew that Hua Shigang was wrong, he would never allow his subordinates to point out his mistakes. Zhongshidao's behavior made him feel the general's "domineering and arrogant" and "disobedient heart", and he also
It made him feel how right his ancestors were to use culture to govern military affairs. Therefore, after listening to Cai Jing's words, he immediately made such an order.
Among the three Huang Qianshan, Zhang Zongchang, and Zhang Shuye, except for Zhang Shuye who is quite talented, the other Huang Qianshan and Zhang Zongchang are famous traitorous ministers in later generations. However, they are good at charming the king, so Zhao Ji likes to reuse such ministers.
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In the Forbidden Army camp on the edge of Bianliang City, Song Jiang, Li Kui, and Shi Jin were sitting together.
After several years, Song Jiang is still the same as before, and Li Kui has not changed much, but Shi Jin is no longer as young as before and looks much more mature.
Now Song Jiang is the deputy commander of the Forbidden Army, his status is second only to Gao Qiu. He also has 100,000 direct soldiers and horses under his command. His soldiers and horses are trained every day and are stronger than the other soldiers and horses of the Forbidden Army. Li Kui and Shi Jin
He was Song Jiang's adjutant.
"Brother, a group of people from Liangshan captured the Liao Kingdom and wiped out the feud between the Han people. These are the real heroes!" Shi Jindao.
"Although they conquered the Liao Kingdom and did a great service to the Han people, they are rebels after all!" Song Jiang said.
"Brother, I don't understand. What's wrong with rebelling against thieves? Didn't we rebel against thieves before? It's really boring to be a bird official now!" Li Kui curled his lips and said.
"Heizi, I have an important thing for you to handle." Song Jiang frowned and said after a while.
"I wonder what it is?" Li Kui said.
"You take a few military masters, disguise yourself, and go to Goryeo! Then you find an opportunity to kill Wu Dong!" Song Jiang said.
"Ah!" Li Kui was shocked, and the expression on Shi Jin's face changed drastically.
"Liangshan conquered the Liao Kingdom, which is indeed a good thing for us Han people! But they are bandits and a great threat to the world! Wu Dong is the leader of Liangshan. If he kills this person, Liangshan will inevitably be in chaos, which will be beneficial to the country." Song Jiang said.
"Brother Song, Liangshan is kind to us! When we were in Shaohua Mountain, they sent troops to rescue us." Shi Jin frowned.
"Although they are kind to us, it is only a small favor after all! How can we forget the people of the world for such a small favor! If Wu Dong really dies, I will wear mourning for him, and I will set up a filial piety for him at home.
I am always grateful for the token! But this person must die!" Song Jiang said.
"Brother, can we also recruit them?" Shi Jin hesitated for a moment and said.
"Wu Dong is so ambitious that he won't accept the recruitment," Song Jiang said.
"We can give it a try first and then talk about it," Shi Jin said.
"There's no need to try. I know that person very well. Heizi, you can set off tomorrow. I've already chosen those masters for you! You are very skilled in martial arts. As soon as you see him appear, you can rush over with an ax and you will definitely be able to chop him down."
Killed his head." Song Jiang said.
"Brother, I don't want to go!" Li Kui shook his head.
He was also very dissatisfied with Song Jiang's decision. In fact, he didn't like Wu Dong either. It was Wu Dong who took Li Jun, Zhu Wu and others away in the first place, but no matter what, Wu Dong did save their lives. Yes.
For him, there is no reason to kill the savior if there is a favor to repay and a hatred to retaliate.
"If you don't go, you will no longer be my brother from now on!" Song Jiang said coldly.
Li Kui was stunned for a moment. After a long time, Li Kui scratched his head and said unwillingly: "Since the elder brother said so, I will go to Goryeo."
Even though he said this, he felt in his heart that he didn't need to work hard, he could just go to Goryeo and there was no need to kill Wu Dong.
"If I knew that you were careless, I would never let you go. When the time comes when the friendship between brothers is severed, you will be asking for it." Song Jiang added.
Li Kui was stunned again and nodded silently for a long time.
In the early morning of the next day, Li Kui led several masters from the Forbidden Army towards Goryeo.