At noon mealtime, Zhao Yu and Liu Chenweng finalized the details while eating, but Chen Fenglin on the side was like sitting on pins and needles, and eating a meal was like chewing wax. He had already seen that the emperor was very dissatisfied with the performance of the second division in this battle, and he must be guilty of being the head of the first army. But after eating a meal, the emperor didn't look at himself squarely, I'm afraid that just one scolding will not be able to pass the test.

"Your Majesty, do you want to rest for a while?" Seeing that His Majesty had eaten the rice in the bowl and put down the chopsticks, Chen Fenglin hurriedly put down the bowl and chopsticks and asked.

"Have all the generals arrived?" Zhao Yu waved his hand to indicate that he didn't need it, and turned his face and asked.

"Your Majesty, the officials above the command level of all ministries have been on standby in the village early in the morning, ready to listen to Your Majesty's lecture!" Chen Fenglin replied.

"Your Majesty has been tired all the way, and you haven't slept all night, so let's take a little rest, don't get tired of the dragon body!" Liu Chenweng saw that the little emperor's eyes were blue, and the whites of his eyes were bloodshot, and he persuaded with a pain in his heart.

"No need, the Beijing Central University Examination has already begun, and I still have to preside over the palace examination, so there is not much time to delay!" Zhao Yu shook his head and said.

"Your Majesty, you still have to take care of the dragon body!" Liu Chenweng naturally knew that the imperial examination was a major event for the country, and the palace examination needed to be checked by the emperor, so it could not be delayed, so he could only sigh lightly.

"Notice, in two quarters of an hour, the general hall will be in discussion!" Zhao Yu turned to Chen Fenglin and said.

The emperor came to Jiankang to supervise the battle, and it had already spread in the army, but the commanders of the various ministries did not announce the summons, so they did not dare to meet rashly, and it was not until early in the morning that the heralds sent by the pacification envoy notified the generals above the command to come to Shuizhai to discuss matters. Although there was no mention of the emperor's summons, the generals also understood in their hearts that they would leave immediately after receiving the order and come on time, but after waiting for a long time, they did not see the summons, and only said that His Majesty was still discussing with the prefect.

Most of the generals were raised by the emperor, and they knew that the little emperor was very punctual, but the time summoned today was postponed again and again, and he felt that something was not good. In particular, they have also heard that His Majesty is very dissatisfied with the results of this battle, and it is rumored that he will be held accountable and severely punished those who fail to fight. And his delay in showing up made the generals even more uneasy, not knowing who would hit the emperor's muzzle this time.

It wasn't until the afternoon that the generals received the order to summon them, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but some people found that the two commanders of the second division were heavy in steps, their faces were pale, and their faces were stiff when they greeted people, and they barely squeezed out a smile, which was even more ugly than crying, and when they stepped into the lobby, they found that Li Hongbin's body was actually a little trembling.

"Salute!" As soon as everyone took their seats, they saw the little emperor enter the hall, many of whom had not seen him for more than a year, and saw that he was still wearing an old military uniform, with a faint smile on his face as before, but he felt that the majesty was heavier, and everyone stood up and saluted without waiting for the password.

"Sit!" After Zhao Yu returned the salute, he suppressed his hand and said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The generals saluted again before sitting down, their eyes still on the little emperor.

"I came here this time, and everyone must have heard about it. However, I didn't want to bother at first, but under the First World War, I still felt the need to see below, but instead of reminiscing, I cursed and killed! Zhao Yu took off his hat, fell on the case with a 'snap', and said sharply.

As soon as "......" met, the little emperor was furious, especially this kind of opening remarks, which made all the generals startled, and their bodies couldn't help but straighten up, and they didn't even dare to breathe.

Zhao Yu did convene this military meeting today with the intention of murder. He knows that governing the army and the country are the same, both need to be rewarded and punished, and the role of reward and punishment has its own emphasis, reward is the incentive mechanism for employing people, and punishment is a correction mechanism. And the human psychology is actually very simple: I do a good job for you, and you give me the reward I deserve.

In fact, the problem of reward and punishment is also the problem of giving and receiving, if the reward and punishment are not clear, then they will doubt the meaning of their own giving, and their motivation will decline or even lose. Therefore, rewards and punishments are the means of leadership and are also the two "sharp weapons" for administering the army, and only when rewards and punishments are clearly defined and orders must be carried out can we arouse the enthusiasm of others to the greatest extent.

"Li Dutong, Yan Yuhou, is this your summary of this battle? It's good that there is no fault in it! Zhao Yu's first two commanders of the Second Division successively introduced the battle process, and made a summary and draft of the reward and punishment personnel, and he sneered after hearing it.

"Your Majesty, this battle has been a humble duty!" Li Hongbin got up and replied.

"I haven't heard a word of it!" Zhao Hao asked.

"Humble ......" Li Hongbin muttered a few words but did not answer.

"Okay, I'm here to ask you!" Zhao Yu was annoyed when he saw this, but he still suppressed his anger and said, "I ask you, your cross-river assault detachment is trapped in Jiangnan, and I can order you to try to rescue it?" ”

"Your Majesty has issued orders many times, ordered the lowly to be rescued, and said that you must see people in life and corpses in death!" Li Hongbin looked up and replied.

"I ask you again, have you ever organized a rescue?"

"Your Majesty, I have sent troops across the river many times to look for him, but he has returned in vain. After the enemy increased his troops in Guabu Mountain, the rescue became more and more difficult, so that it has been delayed until now! ”

"Why, after discovering the traces, and knowing that the enemy has increased troops, why did you only send a small detachment forward, instead of decisively using a large army to rescue you?" Zhao Hao asked in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, humble duty...... He thought that the cross-river detachment had been besieged by heavy troops for many days and it was difficult to survive, so he felt that it was no longer necessary! Under the little emperor's repeated questions, he saw sweat on his face, but he didn't dare to raise his hand to wipe it away.

"What is my will?" Zhao Yu asked in a raised voice.

"If you want to see people alive and die to see corpses, you must bring them back to Jiangnan. If you disobey the Holy Command, please punish you! Li Hongbin said.

"I don't think you're taking my commands to heart?" Zhao Yu slapped the table and said.

"Your Majesty, don't you dare!"

"Why don't you dare? I have personally come to supervise the battle, but you have repeatedly concealed the truth, and the gunfire in Jiangbei can be heard clearly at night, but you claim that it is impossible to survive. Four soldiers were killed in Guabu Town, and their bodies were exposed on the street, and they did not report it, so that they only learned the truth after the battle began! Zhao Yu stood up and pointed at his words.

"It's not that you don't know about it, but you don't know it!"

"Can you get rid of it without knowing a word? The bodies of the four dead soldiers were exposed on the street, Jiangbei is well known, which shows that you sent troops to rescue you are also perfunctory, and you will withdraw to Jiangbei when you encounter a slight obstruction, and you are not dedicated at all, but you are still quibbling here. Zhao Yu grabbed the teacup on the table and threw it at it, and the tea spilled all over his body, but Li Hongbin didn't dare to move. The generals present had never seen the little emperor so angry, they were all silent, and they didn't dare to breathe.

"Guilty of contemplation!" Li Hongbin said in a trembling voice.

"Even if you don't know the truth, why did you insist on withdrawing your troops according to the plan after crossing the river after learning about the situation?"

"Since the battle plan is approved by His Majesty, I dare not act without permission!" Li Hongbin said.

"Hehe, it's still my fault!" Zhao Yu laughed angrily, "You are the commander of a division, and you are the commander of the front, and I have also granted you the right to opportunisty, so you should adjust the battle plan as soon as the battle situation changes." And not only do you not adjust your deployment, but you want to leave the guard battalion that left Guabu Town, retreat alone, and put your allies in danger, and dare to argue with this! ”

"Your Majesty, ...... lowly position" Li Hongbin stammered, not knowing how to defend himself.

"Li Hongbin, commander of the 102nd Division of the First Army of the Forbidden Army, was not resolute in carrying out orders, was at a loss in command when facing the enemy, and lacked the decisiveness and responsibility of a general. His position was temporarily replaced by Sima Li Lei of the Second Division, acting as the commander of the Second Division! Zhao Yu calmed down slightly, glanced at the generals present, and said.

"Humble ...... Humble Commandment Thanksgiving! Although Li Hongbin was mentally prepared, he did not expect that the emperor would punish him so harshly, and removed him from his position as the commander of the capital on the spot, which greatly exceeded his expectations, which was equivalent to ruining his military career.

"I hope that Your Majesty will remember Li Hongbin's many years of meritorious service for the country, and please take back his life and let him make meritorious contributions. And this battle is unfavorable, and there are also subordinates' faults, and they are willing to suffer their crimes! At this time, Chen Fenglin got up and saluted.

"Thou art the head of an army, and thou hast led the ranks like this, thinking that thou canst stay out of it? Retire! Zhao Yu glanced at him and shouted in a low voice.

"Subordinates obey!" Chen Fenglin didn't dare to say anything more, and returned to his seat. And the other generals on the field were also shocked, His Majesty's dismissal of Li Hongbin from the post of capital commander can be said to have set a precedent for the first time in the forbidden army to remove a senior general due to unfavorable command, and it also made them feel the crisis.

"The second division is Yu Hou Yan Yue, as the main military and political official, but you have repeatedly interfered in military affairs without authority, interfered with the exercise of authority by the military commander, suppressed the military generals, removed them from their posts, and returned to Beijing to be punished!" Zhao Yu looked at Yan Yue again.

"Your Majesty, you are unjust!" Yan Yue, who had just been fine, was shocked when he heard that he had also been dismissed.

"What have you wronged?" Zhao Hao said sharply. He knew that this person was a civilian official who was transferred from the military department at the beginning of the military reform, and he used to be considered peaceful, but after returning to Jiangnan, he frequently wanted to get involved in military command on the occasion of the expansion of the army, which he certainly could not tolerate.

"Your Majesty, the battle plan formulated for this river crossing operation is all approved by Your Majesty, and it is also the responsibility of your humble duty to urge all departments to act according to the plan, how can it be said that your humble duty is arbitrary; Moreover, the lowly position is only the management and selection of officials according to the regulations, so how can it be suppressed; In addition, he has always adhered to his duty, and he has never interfered with all actions, let alone frequent words. Please also ask Your Majesty to make a clear judgment and not to believe the villain's slander. Yan Yue bowed and defended himself.

"Hmph, do you think that I don't know anything about what I'm doing when I'm thousands of miles away from Beijing?" Zhao Hao snorted coldly and said, "I have repeatedly ordered the rescue of the soldiers who have fallen to Jiangbei, but you have said that I am just trying to win people's hearts, but you have to waste troops and financial resources to go to a few soldiers." persuaded Li Hongbin to be perfunctory, not to take it seriously, lest he suffer more damage in the future, but he was reprimanded, which made it difficult for him to make up his mind and mobilize the army to rescue. ”

"As a civil official, you covet military power, use the power of the inspector to win over your subordinate officers, secretly suppress those who oppose or refuse to comply, and even make up charges to punish them, or force them to retire early, or transfer them to other departments. Sima Li Lei just reprimanded you for interfering with the officer's exercise of command, and you hinted at the means to elevate it so that it could not participate in military affairs! ”

"In addition, you have made a lot of nonsense in many places, saying that it is the ancestral family law to promote literature and suppress martial arts. The establishment of the post of Marquis Yu is to replace military with literature, and often claims to be a grandson alive, interfering in military affairs and interfering in command. Even if these are all framed by others, then this time Li Hongbin commanded in front of the battle, and you stayed in the rear but took over the command, if it wasn't for Chen Dushuai who immediately took the opportunity to seize your power, I don't know what kind of trouble would have happened! ”

"Your Majesty, even if there is an act of overstepping one's authority, it is for the sake of state affairs, and there is absolutely no selfishness in it. These are all because of the humble and impartial law enforcement, and angered the despicable villain, so they were framed by him, and please make a clear judgment to Your Majesty! Seeing that all his actions were exposed by His Majesty, he couldn't think of the eyeliner that was planted by the emperor in the army, and thought that someone was not angry and sued him, so he continued to argue strongly.

"You also dare to claim that you enforce the law impartially, and this time the assault detachment crossed the river to destroy the enemy's post station, intercepted and killed two messengers, and killed more than 100 enemies. After being trapped, he still resisted according to the danger and swore not to surrender, demonstrating the courage and loyalty of our army. This battle merit is a special merit wherever it is placed, but you only consider it a small merit, and you have to track down whether the four soldiers who died in Guabu Town have been delivered, and they will not be rewarded. Zhao Yu grabbed an official document in his hand and threw it at Yan Yue, waved his hand and said, "A mediocre person like you is also worthy of talking about justice, and you are not afraid of arousing public anger and being shot." ”

"Your Majesty, please excuse yourself......" At this time, Tan Fei led two guards forward and dragged Yan Yue, who wanted to say more, out.

In the blink of an eye, the two division-level commanders were deposed due to unfavorable operations, which made the scene suddenly tense, and the little emperor still seemed to be angry, making everyone even more uncertain, not knowing who would be next. And whoever the emperor's gaze swept to, he felt the cold air rising, and one by one he held his breath, sat straight, and did not dare to move.

"The second division's unfavorable battle this time is due to the mistakes of the main general, not the fault of the army, and I think it should be rewarded as usual." Zhao Yu felt that it was almost over, so he said with a relaxed face.

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Seeing this, the generals breathed a sigh of relief, got up and saluted.

"The team is full of 23 people who have made special contributions, and I think that the living are all promoted to the third level of appointment, and the dead are posthumously awarded, and there is one shadow disciple. At the same time, the reward is 500 yuan, and the dead are doubled, so as to motivate the officers and soldiers of our army. At the same time, all the captures in this battle were used to reward meritorious service and compensate for casualties, and they should be issued as soon as possible, without delay! Zhao Yu pointed at Li Lei again, "You should rearrange the list of meritorious personnel as soon as possible and re-report!" ”

"Obedience!" Li Lei immediately got up and replied.

"Although there were some mistakes in this battle, there are still commendable points, especially when Pang Fu and others were able to hold on to hundreds of places with more than ten people, this is no accident, you must collect and sort out as soon as possible, and learn from it. In addition, the second and third regiments made full use of the equipment and terrain in their hands to fight a beautiful blocking battle, and they should also summarize and promote it as soon as possible! Zhao Yu thought about it and said......