"Alarmist!" Chen Yaosuo was in a hurry for a while, and he couldn't take care of it anymore, so he immediately opened his mouth to reprimand: "Your Majesty, this is just the words of Zhao Liang, the Marquis of Lin'an. His words are empty and untrustworthy. ”

Zhao Liang and Xiao Wang Ye seemed to have expected Chen Yaosuo to say this, they only smiled slightly, and did not immediately refute it, as if someone would speak for them.

Sure enough, Song Zhenzong couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and then said: "Eh, Chen Aiqing, just Zhao Liang just said that he had seen such a thing, but he didn't clearly indicate who was the spy, or who leaked important information, why are you so anxious?" Furthermore, even if there is no real evidence for such a thing, shouldn't we seriously examine and verify it internally with the idea that 'it is better to believe it than not to believe it'? ”

"Your Majesty said yes," Kou Zhun continued on the side: "The ancients said, if there is a change, there is no encouragement. After a careful investigation, it is best to find out the problem, but wouldn't everyone be happy if there were no spies? At the moment, no one blames this responsibility on your Lord Chen's head, what are you anxious about? ”

Chen Yaosuo was slapped twice by the emperor and the prime minister, and suddenly couldn't help but stand on the spot, and then he reacted: Damn, it's early!

The little prince almost couldn't help laughing out loud and said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this matter must not be negligent. All military food matters should be investigated in detail, even if it is found that Lin'an Hou made a mistake in the end, it will be beneficial and harmless to my Great Song Dynasty. ”

Song Zhenzong pondered for a while, and then said, "Well, what the imperial nephew said makes sense. The army did not move, and the grain and grass went first. This military affairs is related to the situation of the big war, and it really cannot be treated hastily. Since Zhao Liang found clues on the enemy camp, whether there is such a thing or not, he should investigate it thoroughly. Speaking of which, I have also neglected the matter of grain and grass before, so this time I just sorted it out. ”

Seeing the emperor's statement, he hurriedly turned the sails and took advantage of the wind: "Your Majesty, please forgive the minister for being confused just now and failing to understand the sin of the Holy Will." Your words are like an initiation, which makes Wei Chen's mouth open. Sun Tzu's Art of War has a cloud: those who make good use of soldiers will no longer be registered in service, and their food will not last for three years; It is used for the country, because the food is for the enemy, so the military food can be sufficient. It can be seen that since ancient times, generals have attached great importance to the dispatch of military grain and grass. Since the Marquis of Lin'an noticed that the Liao army was eyeing our grain and grass, as the Privy Council where his position was located, he had the unshirkable responsibility to immediately summon capable men to investigate all affairs related to military rations and deal with them strictly. ”

Song Zhenzong nodded with satisfaction: "Well, very good, very good, Chen Aiqing is the words of Lao Chengmouguo." I believe that as long as you are loyal and diligent, my Great Song Dynasty will definitely not be afraid of foreign enemies. Hahaha, okay, this errand, it's ......"

He was about to say, "I'll leave it to your Privy Council." Zhao Liang suddenly rushed to say: "Your Majesty, the minister has an idea, I don't know whether to talk about it or not." ”

The emperor was in a good mood, and he was not angry when Zhao Liang stopped him, and asked with a smile: "If the emperor's nephew has anything to say, just say it boldly." ”

Zhao Liang used his mind reading to find out the emperor's thoughts, and said: "Your Majesty, there is a popular saying among the people, called 'black under the lamp', which means that the brightest fire often can't shine on the place under your feet. The Privy Council is in charge of the military affairs of the world, including the supply of all military rations and military supplies, and has always been handled in coordination with the Ministry of War. So in the strict sense of the word, they are also parties. If it is examined by the Privy Council, it is tantamount to checking itself. The minister thought that even if Lord Chen was loyal and conscientious, it was difficult to guarantee that his subordinates would not be lazy and take advantage of loopholes. In the end, those intertwined relationships can only make the matter of checking military rations go away. ”

"Well, what you said is also very reasonable," Song Zhenzong agreed: "I have forgotten this stubble. Chen Aiqing, what Lin'an Hou said is right, when there is no war, the grain and grass reserves are running, and the military department is busy; But in the event of a war, according to the regulations, the purchase of grain and the transfer of grain will be under your control. Therefore, it is indeed difficult for your Privy Council to thoroughly investigate the leakage of military ration intelligence. ”

As soon as Chen Yaosuo heard this, his anxious head was sweating, and he hurriedly said, "Please think twice, Your Majesty." It's not that the minister has to take this errand, and it's not that he wants to favor his subordinates, but there is really an unavoidable problem that can't be ignored. ”

"Oh? What is it that is so important? Song Zhenzong was quite curious.

"The question of war! That is, the big battle that is about to start with the Liao army! Chen Yaosu said solemnly: "The 200,000 troops of the Liao State are eyeing the border, and they may move south at any time. At present, all the Song troops that can be mobilized are uniformly deployed by the Privy Council and are going to the front one after another. At the same time, the food and grass needed by the army were also transferred to the battlefield through the Privy Council. Every day, the oxen and horse convoys would jam the roads to the north, and there were hundreds of thousands of people carrying grain alone. And this huge and trivial work is all handled by the officials of the Privy Council. Now, if you let someone who is not familiar with the situation get involved, who will not be checked? Who to check first, then whom? Which batch of military rations will be checked before leaving? Which batch of military rations cannot be delayed at all? Can a layman figure it out? If, because of the investigation of the leakage of information that has not yet been substantiated, it affects the fighting situation on the front line, is it not putting the cart before the horse and fulfilling the enemy's wishes? ”

These words were reasonable, and Song Zhenzong suddenly made it difficult: what Lao Chen said was also quite reasonable. The military rations are dead, but the soldiers on the front line are alive. Even if it is delayed for one day, more than 100,000 troops will have to go hungry, and when the time comes, let alone fight the Khitans, it is possible to mutiny in the military camp.

He frowned, pondering to himself, and for a moment lost his mind. Zhao Liang saw all this in his eyes, and hurriedly nodded at the little prince next to him, meaning: It's time for you to make a killer move.

Seeing this, the eight-thousand-year-old little prince knew that the time had come, so he shook his head and snorted coldly, and said faintly: "What Master Chen said is also right." As soon as the two Song and Liao families started a battle, the four main forces of the border pass, plus the reinforcements from all walks of life in the pass, as well as the regimental training of the local state capital, more than 100,000 soldiers and horses had to obey your deployment and transfer. In order to keep the army safe and secure, I think everything can only be done according to Lord Chen's words. ”

As soon as this sentence of heart-damning words was spoken, it was not necessary for Zhao Liang to make mind reading, and all the ministers present could see it with the naked eye, and Song Zhenzong's face sank with a click.

Almost everyone invariably flashed four words in their hearts: support the army and respect yourself!

What's wrong? Want to talk about war? Talking about the army? Use the victory or defeat on the battlefield to negotiate terms with the emperor? Chen Yaosuo, I'm afraid you're not tired of being crooked, right?!

Looking at Song Zhenzong, who had a bad face, Chen Yaosuo also realized that he was in a bad situation at this time. But if you say it, you can spill the water, and now you can't take it back.

He had no choice but to point the finger at Eight Thousand Years Old: "Your Highness, what do you mean by this?" Xia Guan has never thought about it like this. How to arrange it depends on His Majesty's judgment, and we only need to be loyal and meticulous. ”

Song Zhenzong, who has always been good-tempered, was still frosty at this time, completely ignoring Chen Yaosuo's rescue allegiance statement, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Chen, you say, who is more secure to thoroughly investigate the military food affairs?" ”

"Wechen is terrified!" Chen Yaosuo was so frightened that he fell to his knees with a thud: "This matter involves important military and political affairs, and the minister is not qualified to decide, of course everything is subject to Your Majesty's will." ”

Song Zhenzong saw that he was convinced, his heart was a little more comfortable, and his tone softened a lot: "Okay, hurry up." Since you, the head of the army, have no opinion, then it is up to me to decide. King Chu, haven't you been idle all the time? It's time to share my worries. I'll let you preside over this errand. ”

As soon as the little prince heard that the emperor said to let him take over, he hurriedly gave a salute: "The minister obeys the order." Please rest assured, Your Majesty, Weichen will do his errands carefully, check all the affairs of the military needs, grain and grass, and plug the loopholes of leakage. ”

"In addition, Lin'an Hou was the first to find out about this," Song Zhenzong continued: "He is new to the court, and he has no friendship with all of you, so he also followed the king of Chu on errands." The two brothers of our old Zhao family work together, and I think we can hold on to the situation and not let the army mess up, right? "The meaning of the emperor's arrangement is very obvious, that is, to give all the people with foreign surnames who are in charge of military power a dismount, so that you can figure out that this world belongs to the Zhao family!

Zhao Liang was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly surrendered his hand, and then said: "Your Majesty, since you want to reorganize all the affairs related to military rations, are the various military ration cases that have been reviewed before also included in this list?" Can we leave it aside for the time being and make a decision after we have sorted them out one by one? ”

Song Zhenzong nodded: "That's nature." All cases related to military rations, regardless of whether they have been convicted or not, must be turned over and carefully verified again to find out whether anyone has leaked secrets to the Liao army. ”

Zhao Liang was secretly happy in his heart, and couldn't help but look at Chen Yaosuo, who was disgraced, and Wang Lun, the secretary of the Criminal Department, who had always watched the situation.

The two of them had their own concerns at this time, and of course they didn't dare to mention to the emperor what happened in the prison of the Criminal Department last night at this moment.

"Oh, Brother Zhao, it was so enjoyable just now!" After the dispersal of the dynasty, as soon as the little prince walked out of the main hall, he couldn't help but say excitedly: "Since my father died, I drove ducks to the shelves and was forced to go to the court, I have never had such a happy feeling!" Chen Yaosuo can be regarded as an old fox in the court, except for Kou Xiang, who can suppress him on weekdays, I really haven't seen anyone like Fang Cai, who can play this cunning guy around and speechless, hahaha. ”

Zhao Liang said with a smile while greeting the ministers who walked by and nodded to him: "Don't be too happy too early at eight thousand years old, at the moment, we are just winning first, and the battle with the Privy Council is the real test." ”

"Well, you're right," the little prince nodded: "Next, we really have to discuss what to do about the military rations case." ”

While they were talking, Kou Zhun walked over from a distance and asked what was going on just now? The little prince looked around at no one, and hurriedly told Kou Zhun everything that happened last night in a concise manner.

After listening to the introduction of the little prince, Kou Zhun couldn't help but sneer, and exclaimed: "Lin'anhou's trick is really clever. With a positive battle, a strange victory, and a sound attack on the west, he did not mention half a word about the Yingtian army grain case at all, and it is estimated that Chen Yaosuo's various rhetoric and countermeasures prepared in advance did not come in handy. ”

Zhao Liang smiled embarrassedly: "By the way, I also deceived a marquis, it was really unexpected." ”

"It's small, it's small." The little prince shook his head: "I thought that Your Majesty could at least give you a prince to sit on for the sake of my father, but I didn't expect it to be a marquis." However, with Brother Zhao's own ability, it will definitely not be difficult to pay homage to the prime minister in the future. ”

Zhao Liang heard that he was blowing himself to the brim, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, don't say that, it's not very glorious for me to be this marquis, let alone worship the marquis." ”

Kou Zhun smiled: "Lin'an Hou doesn't have to think like this. Whether it is a marquis or a minister, some people use it to enjoy glory and wealth, while others use it to serve the country and protect the people. Now that you are a marquis, isn't it more convenient for you to do righteous things? ”

The three of them chatted while walking, and went out of the palace gate in a blink of an eye, but before they could find their official cars and horses, they saw Yao Neng, Li Erbai, as well as Yang Ru and Apple hurriedly greeted them.

The little prince was curious: "Huh? What's wrong with you guys, you look so panicked? ”

Yang Ru hurriedly said: "Oh no, my eldest brother has been arrested!" ”

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