Su Yuanjing's principle of being an official is destined to have no courage and courage to really go against the powerful ministers and traitors of the imperial court, and it will be of no benefit to fire at the important members of the imperial court at this time, it will only offend people.

Therefore, he only said in the urgent letter that the Hejian border army was also seriously affected by the defection of the Cangbei army. Since the minister came to Yingzhou, he devoted all his energy to the military, in front of the prefect, but he almost never sat in the yamen for a day, running around all day long and busy going to various military camps and border passes to supervise the formation and training of the new army, running around all day for a day, returning to the city at night, exhausted, but only to have time to sit down and deal with the government affairs that cannot be the master, so insistence, it was not easy to put the villains and villains from Zheng Juzhong to become soldiers, and finally trained the new army to be a bit of a soldier, and how much can be expected to take on the heavy responsibility of guarding the border. As a result, this kind of thing happened suddenly, and the minister was caught off guard.

Now the army of 100,000 is turbulent and chaotic, although there has not yet been a defection, but it is in extreme tension and danger, and the heart is tense, and the ministers are afraid that a rebellion will break out at any time.

Su Yuanjing said in his heart: These 100,000 soldiers are all special pirates, they can't defect to the pirates, they can only stay in the country, if they can't hold back, they will only become bandits and thieves and scourge the Great Song Dynasty. The court, the emperor, you have to think about it, that is 100,000 well-equipped and well-trained thugs, who can fight, don't guard the border to fight against the Liao Kou, you will be afraid of war and death, but being a thief will be a different look, everyone will become energetic, and they will fight bravely, what will be the consequences for the Great Song Dynasty.

He couldn't say that his subordinates were all looking forward to following Zhao Gonglian's rebellion and following the dragon's merits.

If the imperial court knows this, it will be even more difficult to trust and reuse Zhao Gonglian, and it will only kill Zhao Manmen faster and more resolutely. And he, the supreme military commander, has trained diligently, but what he has trained is a hundred thousand terrible bastard gangsters who are not loyal to the imperial court and only want to help others rebel, and he himself will be in vain and will have a capital crime that cannot be atoned.

The key is, even if the imperial court decisively wields its army to exterminate Zhao Jiazhuang, can it get rid of Zhao Gonglian?

Who can the imperial court count on to send troops quickly and forcefully to accomplish this task?

The Cangbei Army doesn't have to think about it.

If the imperial court dares to show and transfer them to exterminate the only recognized commander in their minds, then the tens of thousands of fierce soldiers who are still staying in the Cangbei border pass will immediately rebel, not only will they not go south to encircle and suppress Zhaojiazhuang, but they will simply force the border generals and those good officials recognized by the soldiers to follow the Cangzhao family to support Zhao Gonglian and lead them to rebel.

This is already a terrible disaster.

If you don't transfer a large number of elites from the Western Army, who can stop the tens of thousands of Cangbei troops led by Marquis Wen Cheng?

If the imperial court ridiculously expected the group of bastard soldiers under Zheng Juzhong Shi Fulian to encircle and suppress, I was afraid that there would be no return, so it made a special voluntary transportation brigade to deliver weapons, money and food.

Su Taiwei didn't believe that Zhao Gonglian was such a far-sighted political genius to do things that were not loyal to the imperial court, but he was not prepared to deal with the court's questioning.

The history of Zhao Zhuang's fortune itself proves that it is not a group that is willing to bow to danger and is willing to sacrifice itself for the sake of the interests and safety of the rulers of the Great Song Dynasty.

Zhao Zhuang people or all those who follow Cangzhao have a virtue, you are good to me, I will be good to you, you are evil to me, I will be even more evil to you. The court treats it well, and if it is used well, it is a strong help, otherwise, the Cangzhao people will aim their strength to sacrifice their lives and forget their deaths at the court, which will become a great harm.

If the officials dare to force the people to rebel, the Cangzhao people, a popular group, will dare to rebel, and there is no doubt that they will rebel.

If Zhao Gonglian dares to play with fire, he must have some forces to rely on. At the very least, there is a proper way out of the early preparation.

Even if Zhao Gonglian doesn't have anything, what if he can't deal with the Cangzhou army?

Zhaozhuang is a lonely and closed corner of the east, the terrain is limited, it is inconvenient for outsiders to attack, and it guards the river and the sea, there are ships, and it is difficult for the imperial court to besiege people without a navy.

Cangzhao's subordinates are all ruthless people who have been grinding out of the long-term war, both men and women are bold, they can fight on land, and they can also prosper when they enter the sea, they are not ordinary grass people, they only need to flee to the sea when they are in danger, even if they don't have big ships, they can't be invincible like pirates, but it is enough to have fishing boats that can sail, as long as they can survive the first wave of blows, then the disaster of the imperial court will come.

Not to mention how many people in the world will follow Cangzhao to defect or rebel when they hear the news, Su Yuanjing knows in his heart that only the 100,000 army in his hands is afraid that he will turn around and become the Cangzhao army. Zhao Gonglian got this army, and he could immediately hit the shore to take the East Hebei Road, and then? And then it goes by saying. The Great Song Dynasty will not die, and it will definitely be finished in a few days.

Zhao Gonglian really went home to farm. The Cangzhao family is really bankrupt and poor. But this has nothing to do with whether Cangzhao has the strength to rebel.

As long as Zhao Gonglian is alive, even if he is only one person, even if he is empty-handed and bare-handed, he will have the enthusiastic support of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses and millions of people as soon as he beckons.

This is the powerful charm of benevolence, credibility, and unparalleled talent, which have been recognized by the world.

The young and promising Zhao Gonglian himself is a force that can turn the world upside down.

He was a natural leader, and sitting there without moving was boundless power.

The court must not look away.

It would be too stupid and ridiculous to think that Cangzhao itself must have financial resources, soldiers and generals in order to rebel and succeed.

Su Yuanjing could only euphemistically admonish the emperor: If you want to stabilize Hebei East Road, the only way is to quickly appease Zhao Gonglian, so that his cold heart will warm up and be willing to serve the Great Song Dynasty again.

However, he couldn't say it thoroughly, and the people in the court didn't know what was really powerful.

At least Emperor Zhao Ji himself doesn't know the severity.

Knowing that the border army on the side of Hejian Mansion was also affected by turmoil and disloyalty, Zhao Ji was furious, and hated Zhao Gonglian even more for daring to resign rashly.

In his anger and loss of reason, he even thought that he would simply give up the entire Hebei East Road, let the Liao army take enough of the scourge and take revenge, and he would not feel distressed if all the soldiers and civilians there died. As long as you borrow the name of the knife and get rid of Cangzhao Manmen. Of course, loyal courtiers like Zheng Juzhong and Su Yuanjing still had to be notified in advance to escape.

But thinking about it, it is very painful to think about it, but the powerful ministers in the white period are not idiots, and they dare not let the emperor do that.

Bitterly appeased and persuaded Zhao Ji, Zhao Ji's ears were soft, he couldn't stand the grinding of the ministers, and he was afraid of the trouble of the war, so he held back his temper and added a second reward.

Zheng Juzhong was secretly annoyed and even more bitter.

The emperor asked him to pass the decree, not that his identity was more noble and convincing than the eunuch who passed the decree, but it was clearly to ask him to indirectly bow his head to Cangzhao and admit his mistakes, so that Cangzhao could laugh at him and get angry.

But the emperor had to start with.

This guy was not only afraid of death, but also to prevent Cangzhao from rioting to kill him to vent his anger and rebel, and he also brought a thousand soldiers to protect him, and he was afraid that Cangzhao people were good at fighting, and he was afraid that this thousand soldiers would not be able to stop the surprise attack and not be able to save his life, and arranged two thousand soldiers and horses to meet in the distance of Zhaozhuang.

was busy, and it felt appropriate, but he was still blocked at the West River Bridge.

Guarding the bridge, Zhuang Ding ignored the threat of thousands of troops, and without waiting for Zheng Juzhong to make a statement to show his intentions, the leader sneered and opened his mouth to tell Zheng Juzhong to get out of here.

"You, a dog official, killed me Zhao Zhuang and didn't die, and you still dare to pretend to be a saint to deceive us? Dare to come to the door in person? It's okay to bring the troops to protect you? ”

In the midst of the angry shouts, an arrow flew out,

was pulled out in time by the guard military attache beside Zheng Juzhong, but the arrow still grazed the official's hat, and Zheng Juzhong shrank his head and collapsed.

The Cangzhou generals who accompanied him were all shocked.

The military attache of the guard shouted angrily and asked, "You dare to shoot the officials of the imperial court, do you want to rebel?" ”

"Fuck you rebellion. If the government forces the people to rebel, we dare to rebel. I'm kind enough to tell you, Dute fuck out. If you can't figure it out, dare to go wild here, it's better to die. ”

The generals of Cangzhou felt that Zhao Zhuang was now short of manpower, and it was no longer as terrible as before, so they were not afraid, so they shouted and scolded in anger, and wanted to wave their troops to rush up to teach a lesson.

Who knew that only a dozen people guarding the bridge would dare to face thousands of officers and soldiers according to the bridge.

They erected the big shield in the middle of the bridge, and in an instant they set up a formation and sealed the small bridge, and said: "If you don't know whether you are dead or alive, come up quickly." ”

Seeing that the people of Zhao Zhuang were actually more powerful and arrogant than before, the generals couldn't help but be angry.

One of the generals is reckless and impulsive, he came out of the capital, and the Liao army may not dare to bravely go out to meet the enemy, but he still feels confident and courageous in dealing with these villagers.

He shouted angrily, drew his horse and danced his broadsword, and rushed up to the bridge.

"Ben wants to see how you pariahs stand in the way of your officials."

Before the majestic words fell, an arrow flew towards the door in front of him.

This guy was so frightened that he twisted his face in a hurry,

dodged, not dead, but his face was cut open by a sharp arrow, and blood flowed down. The wound was so deep that it hurt so much that the guy sizzled.

It was too late, it was too fast, and another arrow came mercilessly.

The distance was too close, and this time there was no way to dodge, and the sharp arrow pierced through the iron armor and inserted it deep into the abdomen. It hurt so much that this guy threw his big knife and fell off the horse.

The leader of the bridge guard sneered: "You can't afford to suffer with an arrow, and you are also worthy of being a general guarding the border pass?" Get home and nurse while it's early. ”

Coldly glancing at the generals of Cangzhou, he shouted loudly: "If any of you have real skills, you must be able to understand, it's not that this shameful guy has the ability to dodge arrows, just now the two arrows were released into the water, just give him a lesson." Which one is really not afraid of death. This time there will be no mercy. If you force us to rebel, we will really rebel. Don't blame us for being ruthless when you're dead. ”

When the generals heard this, they couldn't help but hesitate for a while, neither dared to rush to the bridge and then try to break the formation and provoke, let alone dare to bear the reputation of forcing Cangzhao to rebel without authorization.

They all turned their eyes to the prefect who retracted into the sedan car, and Zheng Juzhong took the idea.

If Zheng Juzhong ordered to rush and kill, then they would wave their troops to attack, and they didn't believe that a dozen or so people could block the charge of the army. Cangzhao people are also people, not gods.

After a moment's stunned, another arrow shot out, and it pierced deep into the wooden board of the sedan with a thud.

The leader of the bridge guard sneered and shouted: "Zheng Juzhong, you shrunken old dog with a mouth that coaxes a bitch, come, come, why don't you try to kill Zhao Zhuang if you can kill Zhao Zhuang." ”

Zheng Juzhong, who was cowering in the car and didn't dare to show his head, listened to the unscrupulous insults, rolled his eyes in anger and almost fainted, but in the end he only hated and shouted: "Go back to the city." ”

It's not that he doesn't want to wave his army to retaliate, he can't afford to force Cangzhao without authorization, and he wants to hurry back to the city to play the emperor to expose Cangzhao's rebellion, and he will kill again to make meritorious contributions after getting the holy order.

However, before he could return to the city, he turned off the fire on the way.

for a new herald is coming, riding at a gallop,

And this time, he can't put on a face, at least he can't be so arrogant and rude.

It's Su Yuanjing, Su Taiwei,

The supreme governor of Gaoyang Guanlu is in charge of the military of Cangzhou, and he also has the right to supervise government affairs. Although Zheng Juzhong's grade is half a level higher than Su Yuanjing's actual level, the actual official is far less than his family, and Cangzhou was abolished by him, and he was also demoted from the government to an ordinary border state, and his authority was even lower, so he could only bow his head to Su Yuanjing.

Su Yuanjing heard that Zheng Juzhong was frustrated and humiliated, and he knew it in his heart, and secretly laughed that people didn't take the opportunity to kill you, and they already had scruples about Wang Fa, they deserved to be humiliated, and you still dare to resent and want to take revenge?

After fooling around a few words to deal with the scene, he hurried to Zhao Zhuang.

While hurrying, he was also worried, I don't know if Zhao Gonglian will give him face.

Alas!

The court doesn't know what to think, the eyebrows are burned, and they are still arrogant and playing with their sleeves, are they stupid?

Could it be that the emperor is really stupid and ridiculous to such an extent, there is a sign of the king of the country?

Su Yuanjing's mind was extremely complicated.

The price of his holy decree to Zhao Gonglian has risen again: he is still the county prince of Jingguo, but the military power that he refuses to give has increased, and Zhao Gonglian is still in charge of the affairs of the four military states in the north.

This is simply funny in Su Yuanjing's opinion.

Zhao Gonglian was already in charge of the military of the four military states, and after the great contribution to the summer resistance to Liao, not only did not award the reward, but cut off the military power of the people, and at the current critical juncture, the imperial court only returned the power that the people should have to others, just this benefit, it is better to have it than not, what is the difference between this and playing jokes? How would they say yes?

Zhao Ji's political naivety and stinginess and willfulness after being disgusted by anyone, there is really no one.

How critical is the current situation?

This time, the decree of the change was that Hebei Xilu also reported to the imperial court in horror: the border troops of the prefectures and the urban and rural people also defected on a large scale when they heard the news, and the defection was even worse, and the consequences were more serious.

Many loyal and brave officers and even border generals took the lead in defecting, swept away almost all the armed equipment and money and food accumulated at the border passes, except for the bulky trebuchets that were not rare for pirates, and brazenly slaughtered the corrupt officials and bullies and gentry in the state capital and county town, robbed all the money, food and materials in the city, forcibly swept the people who did not deserve to die in the exterminated families and the recognized good officials, and protected the urban and rural people who followed the defection all the way to sweep the big families and heroes in the countryside, and went to the east in a big way.

There weren't many people left in the city, all of them were pirates who didn't want them, some were pedantic and old-fashioned old and young feudal tumors, and the others were ruffians or something.

And the people who worked in the countryside also fled, and I am afraid that not half of them will flee.

The families of the defectors naturally ran away, and many families who had no one to serve as soldiers also ran away, even abandoning the ripe crops. The rest of the people who were qualified to join the pirates did not run, and they were afraid that they did not want to defect, but they were reluctant to leave behind the crops they had worked so hard to serve.

For a time, the border area of Hebei West Road, which was not significantly affected by the summer disaster, also experienced the same storm.

At that time, the border officials who were lucky not to suffer the catastrophe were killed and robbed more cleanly.

In the summer, the inland state capital was rarely destroyed, but this time the rebels in the city even killed and looted the state capital.