Chapter 023: Such a Courtier (II)

Seeing the group of young men rubbing their hands and being in high spirits, Uncle Zhang couldn't help but shake his head lightly, quite sentimental.

I think that he was also fighting in the south and the north back then, and easily subdued the Liangshan bandits, and Dong Ping in this palace was once a prisoner of his subordinates.

It's just that the future is terrifying, Dong Ping is now under Wang Song's account, and has made such a great contribution, why didn't he find this fierce general at the beginning, and how did Wang Song convince him, it seems that this way of employing people is really beyond his reach.

The firearms of the loyal and righteous army are sharp, and the soldiers are not afraid of death, ask yourself, he Zhang Shuye does not have the courage to fight with the Jurchen cavalry outside the city, just this courage and courage, he is not as good as himself.

As Wang Song said, the loyal and righteous army can confront the Jurchen army in the field, and it is naturally not a problem to defend the city. Even if the Jurchens tried their best to finally conquer Bianliang City, how many people would they have left!

It seems that the most important thing is to quickly train a new army to replace the weak forbidden army, so that the city of Tokyo can be impregnable.

"Your Majesty, the minister is guilty, I don't know whether to talk about it or not?"

Wang Song pondered for a moment, but decided to take advantage of Zhao Huan's happiness to tell this matter.

"If the Qing family has anything to say, just say it!"

Sure enough, Zhao Huan was full of spring breeze and sat back on the royal chair.

"Under the command of the loyal and righteous army, there were originally 8,000 people, and the minister knew that he was weak and weak, so he ...... when the army arrived in Yexian."

Wang Song knelt down and said on the ground: "The minister went to persuade Wang Xiang, the governor of the West Road, and Luokou to punish Xu Gao, and Hebei to punish Xu Kang, let them enter the king of Jingqin together, Wang Xiang Xu Kang and others did not obey, and the minister was helpless, only by killing Wang Xiang and others, and his subordinates, could they enter the king of Jingqin." Please forgive your majesty!"

Zhai Jin was taken aback, and secretly said that Wang Song was young and reckless, and he didn't know the depth of officialdom.

He and his son glanced at each other, the father and son knelt down together, and Zhai Jin kowtowed: "Your Majesty, what General Wang said is true." The ministers and brothers urged Wang Xiang and others to go north to King Qin, but Wang Xiang did not enter and stayed to watch. General Wang persuaded Wang Xiang bitterly, but Wang Xiang and others not only categorically refused, but wanted to take General Wang to prison. General Wang had no choice but to kill him, but it was a public heart, please ask Your Majesty to make a holy judgment!"

Zhai Liang also said loudly: "Your Majesty think twice, don't hurt the loyal ministers of the country!"

His father and son are now grasshoppers on the same line as Wang Song, one is prosperous and the other is lost, and the two also bet that Wang Song has made such a great achievement, Zhao Huan will not blame Wang Song for public and private.

If Wang Song is questioned and imprisoned, ask the people of the world, who would dare to come to King Qin, and who would sacrifice their lives to serve the king?

"Nonsense!"

In the imperial history, Cheng Qin Hui's face was flushed, he walked out, and bowed solemnly: "Your Majesty, Wang Song is bold and reckless, killing the ministers of the court, please ask Your Majesty to punish him in a canonical manner, and push him out to behead the public, so as to comfort the hearts of the ministers!"

Another Wenchen also poked his fingers and shouted angrily: "Wang Song, the old man asked you, who gave you the courage to dare to kill the important ministers of the court, how different is your move from rebellion!" Your Majesty, please kill this thief immediately!"

All the ministers were aggressive, as if Wang Song was a prisoner who was waiting for his crimes, and he wanted to be punished and punished, so that he would die without a place to be buried.

He Li and Sun Fu glanced at each other, and they both lowered their heads. The two made a big mistake, Wang Song was a life-saving grace, but the two were the heads of the civil servants, so naturally they couldn't openly go against the scholars, so they could only pretend to be deaf and dumb and silent.

Dong Ping couldn't hold back any longer, stood up, and said loudly: "My loyal and righteous brothers fought all the way, suffered countless casualties, and saved Tokyo City, is it just for you to wait for these sour Confucians to frame!"

Another sentence of "sour Confucianism", the reaction of the ministers in the palace was even stronger, and some people even scolded loudly and angrily: "Dong Ping, you Liangshan thief, what kind of face do you have, chattering in this hall and attacking the courtiers, don't you know that the national law is strict?"

"Dong Ping, step aside!"

Wang Song knelt on the ground, turned around and whispered, Zhang Xian and the others hurriedly pulled the indignant Dong Ping down.

Wang Song couldn't help but feel disappointed. This is the court of the Great Song Dynasty, a plate of scattered sand, everyone is public and private, and the scholars are incorruptible and shameful, no wonder the Jurchen army can occupy so many flowers and rivers in the Great Song Dynasty so easily.

The ministers were like a river, saliva was flying, and the generals under the command of the Loyal and Righteous Army were silent, and they didn't know, they thought that it was these scholars and doctors who made meritorious contributions in the bloody battle outside the Xuanhua Gate, not these loyal and righteous soldiers who were covered with blood.

Zhao Huan coughed softly, and when he said a word, the voice in the hall immediately disappeared without a trace.

"Zhang Qing's family, Wang Xiang and Xu Kang and others, what is the situation, you tell me."

Zhao Huan asked knowingly, and asked Uncle Zhang next to him.

The ministers who criticized Wang Song just now were silent again at this moment.

"Back to Your Majesty, the Jurchen West Road finished Yan Zonghan's army went south, Wang Xiang, the governor of the West Road, abandoned Luoyang City and fled, and Xu Gao, who was stationed in Luokou, and Xu Kang, who was stationed in Luokou, abandoned Luokou and fled, so that at the entrance of the western gateway of Tokyo City, the Jurchen West Road Army Commander drove straight in, and together with the Jurchen East Road army, surrounded Tokyo City."

Uncle Zhang was helpless, so he stubbornly announced the crimes of Wang Xiang and others.

Then he patrolled in Ye County and watched from above. What a good courtier for me! ”

Zhao Huan's eyes swept over the ministers in the hall and returned to Wang Song.

"Good kill! For this kind of courtier and thief who escaped from the battle, had no king and no father, and had ill intentions, everyone was punished. Wang Song, get up, I forgive you for your innocence!"

At this time, no one in the palace came up to make a fuss, and their faces were calm, as if nothing had happened.

On the other hand, Wang Song's subordinates Dong Ping, Zhang Heng and others all stood up straight unconsciously.

Wang Song thanked him and stood up, sweat streaming down his forehead.

He secretly marveled in his heart. Unexpectedly, the water in the DPRK has become an abyss, but Zhao Huan has his own sense of proportion and controls the ministers.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Wang Song killed Wang Xiang and his others, not only is he not guilty, but he also has a great contribution to the court and a great contribution to me!"

Zhao Huan nodded, and finally said, "General Wang, don't worry about doing things!" You report the merits of your subordinates, and the provincial court and other officials should agree to make a decision, and plan to be knighted, and the generals and the court will have their own rewards!"

Wang Song removed a stone from his heart, and everyone was also overjoyed, desperately tired, waiting for this result.

A group of people hurriedly knelt down, shouted long live, and then slowly withdrew from the main hall.

Wang Song and his subordinate generals walked out of the hall, and the generals raised their heads and chests, and their hearts were extremely comfortable.

A group of scholars in black gauze and purple robes, Wen Chen, avoided Wang Song and others from a distance, and some even shouted coldly: "Rude and martial arts, unsightly!"

Dong Ping, Niu Gao and others glared angrily and wanted to step forward to argue, but were stopped by Wang Song.

Some other ministers of civil and military affairs were neither lukewarm nor hot, neither close to Wang Song and others, nor too cold, silent, and left sparsely.

"General Wang, go slowly!"

A minister in the back stopped Wang Song, Wang Song turned around and looked, but it was the prime minister He Li, the Privy Council, the secretary of the military department, Sun Fu, and the Privy Council, and Zhang Shuye, a scholar of the Privy Council and a senior minister.

Several people's faces were slightly red, and Uncle Zhang bowed solemnly at night: "General Wang, if you didn't bring the troops here today, you would have turned the tide and collapsed, and the old man would have died without redemption!" ”

Sun Fu also bowed deeply. On the top of the hall just now, there were only three people who were grateful to Wang Song, Sun Fu, He Li, and Zhang Shuye. If the city is broken, the joke of the 7777 divine soldiers made by the three of them will not only be laughed at through the ages, but everyone is also a sinner of the Great Song Dynasty.

Sun Fu bowed and said: "General Wang, the old man also knows that your army has just fought a big battle with the Jurchens, and you need to rest when you enter the city. But the Jurchen wolf ambition is in full swing, and your subordinates are all pawns of a hundred battles. I also hope that you can be considerate of the old man, arrange your subordinates, and cooperate with the soldiers in the city to defend the city. ”

He Li also pleaded: "General Wang, the Jurchens have just been defeated, and they are ashamed and angry, and they will definitely come back and take revenge." Please also ask the general to assist in defending the city and ensure the safety of the outer city of Bianliang City!"

Wang Song nodded and said: "Don't worry about the ministers, I have already ordered the soldiers to defend against four walls, four city walls in the east, west, north and south, and 4,000 troops on each wall, and the lower officials will take 6,000 soldiers to garrison the Wuyue Temple in the south of the city, and face the Jurchen army in case of emergency!"

A few people put down the stone in their hearts, bowed their hands together, and said: "General Zhongyi, I thank you a lot!"

Sun Fu and the others left, and Niu Gao said indignantly: "These turbans are so rampant, how can the emperor not punish them!" The young people openly roared at the hall, pointing to the deer as horses, what kind of officials are they doing?"

"In the hundred years of the Great Song Dynasty, scholars and kings ruled the world together, without them to stir up, how could scholars have today's status?"

Zhang Xian said lazily: "Let's just say that the Tokyo city wall is so impregnable, and it has also been made by them, the gate is open, and the Great Song Dynasty has reached such a point, isn't it self-inflicted?"

Wang Song nodded slightly, his eyes looked at the majestic Tokyo city wall, and he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

Of the 12 gates in Tokyo Castle, except for the four main gates such as the Nanfumimon Gate, the rest are three-story Urn Castle and open the door in bend. The bending of the door made the enemy who was besieging the city only curved like a turtle in an urn, and it was difficult to escape the spine of the sergeant on the wall.

There are also horse faces, war sheds and other objects on the walls of Tokyo, and the intensity of defense has been greatly increased, and the strength of the besiegers is extremely high.

In the first month of the first year of Jingkang, the Jurchen army came to the city of Tokyo, and the bloody battles were repeated, but they failed to capture half of the city, which shows that the defense system of Tokyo City is absolutely indestructible.

Historically, the Northern Song Dynasty court did not rely on the advantages of city defense facilities such as horse noodles to attack the Jurchen army, but trusted the Shenzhu Heavenly Regiment composed of Shenmu.

The gate of Xuanhua Gate was wide open, and the Song army defending the city was not allowed to watch on the wall, but it was defeated by the Jurchen army, and the outer city was quickly breached.

Even so, the Great Song Dynasty did not seriously organize its soldiers to defend the inner city and the imperial city, and after learning that the Jurchens' purpose was only to "cut land and pay compensation", they surrendered, which happened to fall for the Jurchens' tricks.

The defense system that the Northern Song Dynasty had painstakingly managed for many years did not fully play its role, causing Tokyo to fall, which directly led to the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty.

The cowardice, stupidity, and capricious national policy of the Song court, and the greed, degradement, and brutality of the Jurchens echoed each other, and the prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty came to an abrupt end in the past hundred and sixty years.