Chapter 114: Seizure of power

Zhao Chen and Zhang Shuye exchanged glances, and Zhang Shuye said: "Zhang Dutong, please gather all the troops, the crown prince will read the holy decree in front of the whole army."

Zhang Xian was taken aback, and hurriedly clenched his fists and said: "The lower official must obey the military order!"

After the whole army was assembled, Zhang Xian got off the high platform, knelt on one knee with all the generals' staff, and bowed to Zhao Chen on the high platform: "The loyal and righteous army of the east of the Great Song River is under the command of Zhang Xian, leading the soldiers of the loyal and righteous army, saluting the crown prince, and asking the crown prince to read the edict!"

Zhao Chen's face turned red, he stood up and said loudly: "Loyal and righteous soldiers. The official Zhao Chen, who is also the new deputy envoy of the Lianghe Xuanfu and the commander of the loyal and righteous army, came here on behalf of the official to read the imperial edict. The army fought bloodily to recover Taiyuan and restore the eastern half of the river, which made great contributions. The imperial court issued an order to reward the three armies, and everyone has a share, and this official has thanked you. ”

The generals in the audience thanked together: "Thank you, Shengshanglongen!"

Immediately after, the sergeants knelt down on one knee, the cavalry on the horse raised their long knives, and the sound of the mountain and tsunami sounded at the same time, "Thank you Shengshang Longen!"

"Good!"

Zhao Chen struck each other with both hands. A group of civil officials are also quite excited, with such a division of a hundred battles, why not be afraid of the Jurchens' iron horses.

These sergeants were all dark-faced, their eyes did not squint, and the phalanx was neat, like a knife splitting an axe, and they didn't know how Wang Song was trained.

"Let the soldiers stand down!"

Zhao Chen nodded with satisfaction. The strong pawns of Hedong are really tall and burly, fierce and brave, the forbidden army in Gyeonggi looks like goods, vulnerable to a blow, and the loyal and righteous army is a strong soldier in the world, and it is really worthy of its name.

"Zhang Dutong, generals, with 30,000 loyal and righteous troops, if you can really withstand 100,000 Jurchen iron cavalry, it won't be a big talk, right?"

Zhang Jun recovered from the shock, saw Qin Hui's cold face, rolled his eyes, and said something.

"Maybe under the fame, it's actually hard to bear, what cats and dogs can also be pulled on the table, it's not for public and private use, and their hearts are unpredictable."

Qin Hui said coldly, but his eyes did not look at Zhang Xian and the others.

The soldiers of the Loyal and Righteous Army were all furious, and someone immediately had a seizure.

"The Taiyuan City that the brothers fought so hard to conquer, and the Hedong that was recovered, you stinky mouth is here to make a lot of nonsense, aren't you afraid that Ben will cut off your dog's head!"

The Jianghu man who was fighting head-on with the Jin people, Jiao Wentong's temperament was as fierce as fire, and he immediately stood up and pointed at Qin Hui and scolded.

"You two dog officials, brothers left 10,000 corpses, and Fanzi several bloody battles, you two have not made an inch, and you dare to fart here, slandering the prince and the prince, who gave you the two of you dog guts?"

Meng De also walked out, poking his fingers and scolding angrily. The two of them fought with a knife and a gun from the sea of blood in the corpse mountain, and they were the most happy to enmity and revenge, and when they saw such a treacherous person, they were naturally furious.

Zhang Xian, Wang Yan and others hurriedly stood up and pulled the two back.

"Zhang Observation, Qin Zhongcheng, the two of you are here for no reason, slandering the minister, if you let the officers and soldiers in the army know, I'm afraid it will be cold."

Zhang Xian said coldly. For some reason, he had an inexplicable dislike for Qin Hui in his heart, and it had nothing to do with this person's bad character.

Zhang Jun is just gone, he is a military general, a fighting man on the battlefield. Qin Hui saw Jiao Wentong's eyes wide with anger, and his fierce look was vicious, he took a few steps back, his face turned pale, and the civil official surnamed Li next to him hurriedly held him up.

"You...... The two of them want to ...... What do you do...... Rebellion? ”

When the generals looked at his greedy appearance and fear of death, they couldn't help but secretly shake their heads and sigh. Such a shameless and shameless person has to occupy a high position, no wonder the Great Song Dynasty has become today's situation.

Zhang Jun was noncommittal and gently stepped aside.

Uncle Zhang was secretly frightened at night. These arrogant generals only serve Wang Song, and no one else cares about it, it seems that it is imminent to control Wang Song.

Zhao Chen nodded to Zhang Shuye, Zhang Shuye stood up and said to Zhang Xian: "Zhang Dutong, from tomorrow, the loyal and righteous army will be under the control of Zhao, and the orders in the army are all subject to the military orders of Zhao, but Your Majesty's will, do you understand?"

Zhang Xian was shocked, but he was helpless, so he could only bow and say, "Xia Guan understands."

The seal letter was confiscated, the military power was lost, and everyone in the hall looked at each other, what would happen next, everyone was in danger.

Seeing that the generals were quiet, Zhao Chen nodded with satisfaction and said, "General Zhang, the weather is getting colder, and the Jin people are about to go south. The big war is coming, you have to train well and prepare for the big war!"

Uncle Zhang also said: "What Zhao Dutong said is very true. The Jin people are cruel and tyrannical, and everywhere they go, our Han people are poisoned. Especially the Jurchen iron horse, which comes and goes like the wind, is mainly based on riding and shooting, which is really a headache!"

Seeing that Zhang Xian wanted to speak, Zhang Shuye stopped him and said in a low voice: "General Zhang must train his soldiers and horses diligently, and win a few more battles." The Holy Lord is on the cusp of the storm, if there are not a few victories, I am afraid that those ministers in the court will make a fuss!"

Zhang Xian said in a deep voice: "The crown prince and Master Zhang can rest assured, the lower officials will definitely not slack off, and delay the national affairs!"

Everyone left the barracks, all the way to the newly built mansion, the courtyard has already been erected, the inside is full of colorful hanging flowers, and there are musicians below the drum and sheng, to welcome the edict.

When he arrived at the main hall of the prefect's yamen, Zhao Chen put the official decree on it, burned incense in the incense burner, Zhang Xian led everyone to kneel in front of the hall, and Uncle Zhang read the edict at night:

System said: Since I ascended the throne, every time I think of the alliance of Jingkang, I am arrogant, tears are falling, I can't sleep at night, and I only think of waving the Northern Expedition to restore my homeland. I heard that Wang Song, Zhang Xian, Ma Kuo and others, Su Huai were loyal and righteous, galloped across the field, were not afraid of death and injury, killed more than 10,000 Hulu, revitalized the spirit of the Northern Expedition, and extinguished the prestige of the Northern Captives, and I was very relieved......"

Uncle Zhang looked at the audience and continued to read:

"Today, Zhao Chen, the crown prince of Techa, is the deputy envoy of Xuanfu in Lianghe and Shaanxi, and the loyal and righteous army is under control; Zhang Shuye, a scholar of the Senior Administration Palace, was the judge of Lianghe and Shaanxi Xuanfu, Qin Hui was the supervisor of the Hedong Loyal and Righteous Army in the imperial history, and Li Ruoshui, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, knew the affairs of Taiyuan. Crown Prince Zhao Chen, scholar Zhang Shuye, Cheng Qin Hui in the imperial history held the edict, personally went to the army, and rewarded the relevant people and other ....... When the edict arrives, don't lose your heart, restore the rivers and mountains, go straight to the Yellow Dragon, the monarchs and ministers know each other, and the eternity will be beautiful. Therefore, the edict is hereby informed, and it is advisable to know about it. Jingkang issued an edict on November 2 in the third year. ”

Everyone had different thoughts, and the mountain cried out for long live, and got up from the ground.

Ma Kuang served as the senator of the Lianghe Xuanfu Division and the deputy envoy of the Hedong Road Economic Strategy; Lin Feng is the senator of the Lianghe Xuanfu Division, and the deputy envoy of Hebei Road Jingluo; Yang Jin was the former commander of the Hedong Road Loyal and Righteous Army; Wang Yan was the commander of the Left Army of the Loyal and Righteous Army on Hedong Road; Meng De and Jiao Wentong also perform their own duties.

As for Chen Dong and Ouyang Che, they served under Li Ruoshui, serving as the general judge and the canonical history respectively.

Zhang Xian, Wang Yan and the others glanced at each other and separated. With so many official positions added at once, it seems that everyone is happy, but in fact, the number of people who are hindered has increased dramatically. The imperial court is already worried about Wang Song's power.

In particular, with the supervision of the army and the judge of Xuanfu in the army, Wang Song's power to command the army was greatly weakened.

Coupled with a Li Ruoshui taking over the power of finance and grain, the future life of the loyal and righteous army will not be easy.

Uncle Zhang smiled and said, "Colleagues, congratulations. Please also work together to help my Great Song Sheji!"

Zhang Xian hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, thank you to the crown prince and Zhang Xianggong." Now that Wang Xianggong is not here, I will ask the crown prince and Zhang Xianggong to be around the Son of Heaven, and strive to promote, and the lower officials can have today, unforgettable, and dare not forget! ”

Everyone said hello to each other, and their hearts were satisfied. Meng De, Jiao Wentong, and Lin Feng finally fulfilled their wishes, rose to prominence, and became high-ranking officials in the army.

Many people have a look of embarrassment on their faces. Everyone was rewarded, and Wang Song, the envoy of the two rivers, made great contributions, but he was empty-handed, just a word of encouragement, and passed by in the holy decree.

The imperial court inserted the crown prince Zhao Chen and Zhang Shuye, the purpose of which was obviously to restrain him, so as not to seize the military power in the army.

Wang Song's old subordinates were even more indignant, and everyone had a look of uncertainty on their faces.

Uncle Zhang looked at the face of General Chu in the hall, coughed and said: "Wang Songxiang has worked hard and made great achievements, and when he comes back, there is a secret decree in the saint, and the crown prince will give it to him alone."

Zhang Jun, the newly appointed observer of Hedong Road and the governor of Taiyuan Mansion, said with a straight face: "You must know that even if you are promoted to important positions and have military achievements, you should remember to share worries for the court and Your Majesty. The promoted generals should be clean and self-conscious, and don't think that with Wang Song, they can do whatever they want. ”

Lin Feng's face changed greatly, and his face turned red.

"Envoy Zhang, Wang Xianggong said that there is no one in my loyal army, only Han people. We waited for several bloody battles, and we thought that we had a clear conscience and were worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth. What do you mean by saying that here?"

Uncle Zhang turned around and shouted: "Observation envoy Zhang, don't talk nonsense, quickly retreat!"

Another civil official ignored it, walked out and continued: "What Envoy Zhang said is true. Fanman is scheming, cunning and scheming, and his sex is towards Qin and Dusk, and the two ends of the first rat. The reason why the Jin people continued to attack the Song Dynasty was caused by the rebellious conspiracy of the Fan people and the Central Plains. Wen such as Shi Liai, Liu Yanzong, Han Fang, etc., and the military generals are headed by Guo Yaoshi, Geng Shouzhong, and Dong Cai. ”

In the first year of Jingkang, the Jin people went south twice, the east and west flanked, the east road Changsheng army Guo Yaoshi defected to the gold, the west road Geng Shouzhong, Dong Cai opened the city to surrender, the east and west roads, like a broken bamboo, surrounded Bianliang City, if it was not for Wang Song's divine soldiers to descend from the sky, the Great Song Dynasty may have fallen into the country.

Lin Feng's face turned red, and he said angrily: "This sage, as you said, the Jurchen Iron Cavalry went south and the soldiers came to the city of Tokyo, it was all the fault of my northern Han'er?"

The civil official said proudly: "Exactly. Fanzi is ferocious and easy to kill, and the people of the north are fighting for the tiger, and they are willing to drive away, which makes my China have such a catastrophe, is this official wrong?"

Uncle Zhang changed color at night and said loudly: "Senator Li, is it in vain that the Holy Lord sent you to Hedong?" There is more nonsense, and military law is serving!"

The official surnamed Li retreated stupidly, Lin Feng, Meng De and the others turned pale, and the atmosphere in the hall was extremely tense.

Zhao Chen opened his mouth and said: "Everyone, everyone is a colleague in the army, and some quarrels are common, please don't take it to heart, and the overall situation is important."

Zhang Xian also hurriedly haha: "The crown prince, Judge Zhang, the brothers are all rough men in the army, and it is normal to use their fists, let alone quarrel a few words." They are all straightforward men, so don't worry about it. ”

Zhang Xian glanced at Lin Feng, and Lin Feng stepped forward and bowed: "The crown prince is in charge of the loyal and righteous army, and controls all military affairs.

Zhang Jun and other accompanying officials also bowed solemnly and said: "Obey the military order of the crown prince!"

Zhao Chen was young after all, and when he saw that no one objected, he said happily: "Zhang Dutong, the loyal and righteous army broke the gold people and recovered Taiyuan City, and these imperial wines, silks, gold medals, gold and silver utensils next to them are all holy rewards." Zhang Dutong, this is the list of rewards, please take a look. ”

Zhang Xian took the roster, handed it to Lin Feng on the side, and gently tugged at his sleeve, Lin Feng reluctantly took it.

Zhang Xian said: "Thank you for the holy reward. The crown prince, the mansion has been cleaned up, and the crown prince and others are invited to rest first, and the officials will arrange meals. ”