Zhao Xingde led his troops to the north, and carried a pigeon cage with the army, and every day a military letter was sent back to the Prime Minister's Mansion to inform where the forward was advancing. In order to boost the morale of the army and the people, after reading it, Chen Dong immediately ordered it to be published in the Di Bao, so that the soldiers and people of the entire southeast prefecture and county would know the progress of the Northern Expedition. On the third day of Zhao Xingde's troops, Cao Di also sent troops to cross the river, and then, Han Shizhong's troops also took the Northern Expedition as the number, marched along the Han River and land, and went to join Wu Jie, Yue Fei with great fanfare. For a time, the people's hearts in the southeast were greatly invigorated, and they were all discussing the Northern Expedition from the prefecture and county township schools to the teahouses and restaurants. The state and county collected Ding Zhuang, plus chasing money and grain, etc., and accordingly it was easier to handle. In order to support the money and food of the armies from all walks of life, as well as to train and fill the fire battalions in the rear, the Ezhou Prime Minister's Mansion and the ya'men of various prefectures and counties were busy with 'chaos'.

Wu Zilong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, came to visit, and Chen Dong hurriedly stood up to greet him. In the past few days, the Ministry of Rites and the county school and the state school have vigorously agitated, and the local wealthy families have donated food and salary, which has supplemented the financial resources of the Prime Minister's Mansion a lot. Wu Zilong frowned and came in, only bowed his hand to greet Chen Dong, and then sat opposite the wide gall 'flower' stone case, his eyes swept over the mountains of various documents on the case, sighed, but did not speak.

Seeing this, Chen Dong said curiously: "Brother Wu, why do you stop talking about 'wanting'?" ”

Wu Zilong sighed, shook his head and said: "Yuan Zhi somehow killed hundreds of monks, if this matter was not forcibly suppressed by the Ministry of Rites, the nearby state and county schools would have already made trouble." However, Yuan Zhi Dasuo Futu, kidnapped hundreds of monks, and killed all of them in front of the Liao army without being interrogated by the three divisions, and the corpses were abandoned in the wilderness to feed the dogs, which was too much. The prefectures and counties in this area have worshiped Buddha since the Southern Dynasties, and there are many children of the big clans, and the temple monks and the local gentry are in the same branch. He hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I should have avoided suspicion in this matter, but to be impartial, Yuan Zhi will not give a 'handover' generation, but I am afraid that the prestige of the court will be greatly damaged." ”

"Oh?" Chen Dong's expression moved slightly, "Why does Brother Wu want to avoid suspicion?" ”

"I have a distant cousin, the name of the law is clear," Wu Zilong's eyes darkened slightly, with a trace of sadness on his face, "I was taken out of the temple by the Baoyi Army the day before yesterday, and I never went back." His family is also known as the 'door' family in Wuzhong, and has worshiped Buddha for generations, if it weren't for the fact that there were two brothers above, and there was a phase teacher who said that his life was thin when he was a child, the old lady would not be willing to let him enter the Buddha's 'door' since he was a child. ”

In his opinion, the cruelty of torturing and killing hundreds of monks is outrageous, almost comparable to the "White Horse Change" in the late Tang Dynasty and the destruction of Buddha by Yelu Dashi in Liao. The southeast camp did not discuss with the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment at all, so arbitrarily acting alone can be called domineering, if the imperial court does not punish it, sooner or later it will raise tigers for trouble. Zhao Xingde, as the capital deployment, is also to blame.

Wu Zilong sighed a few times, and said, "Anyway, the Baoyi Army took away hundreds of monks, pretending to crack the name of the Liao people's demon arts, tortured and killed them, and humiliated their bones, treating the court system as nothing, he can't help but give a 'handover' generation?" "When the Baoyi Army extorted the locality, there was a lot of criticism in the state and county, and Wu Zilong vigorously defended it, and now he can't help but regret it. I don't know if Zhao Xingde is arbitrary, or if he is also 'blinded'.

"I see," Chen Dong sighed, "but there is a reason for Yuan Zhi to act resolutely. This is to stabilize the morale of the army," he 'groaned' for a long time, and said in a 'color', "In any case, the Northern Expedition is a big matter, and at this juncture, no matter whether it is the imperial court or the state and county, there must be no 'chaos'." Before Zhao Xingde sent his troops, he wrote a letter to Chen Dong, roughly stating the reasons for disposing of these monks. However, the Baoyi army actually slaughtered all the monks and sent the corpses to feed the dogs, which still shocked Chen Dong.

"Oh, what's the reason?" Wu Zilong's eyes were dark, and his face was suspicious.

"It's a matter of military morale, and it can't be made public before the end of the Northern Expedition." Chen Dongzheng said, "I am on Zhao Yuanzhi's side in this matter, and when the situation is stabilized, the truth will naturally be revealed and justice will be given." He looked at Wu Zilong with a very firm look, "Brother Wu, we all have to focus on the overall situation." ”

Wu Zilong was stunned, although he didn't know why Chen Dong was so firmly on Zhao Xingde's side, but the indignation in his heart was shaken a little because of this, and he said secretly: "Zhao Xingde usually acts, isn't he so perverse?" In the end, what ulterior reason did he have, he had to kill the 'sexual' lives of hundreds of monks. He sighed and said to Chen Dong: "The Ministry of Rites will do its best." ”

In the city of Ezhou, in the Xishan Palace, Zhao Qi was like an ant on a hot pot, pacing back and forth, suddenly stopped, and complained in a low voice: "Why is Zhao Yuanzhi so confused? Although I am a northerner, I also know that the southeast scholars worship Buddha, and the high monks in the temple are not inferior to the Qingliu celebrities. Do you know how many people are involved in these hundreds of monks, relatives and friends? All of a sudden, overnight, he offended almost all the gentry in nearby states and counties, how will he gain a foothold in the DPRK in the future? ”

"Brother Huang, Mr. Zhao is not a cruel person," Zhao Huan argued in a low voice, "There must be a reason why he did this." ”

When she spoke, Zhao Qi and Deng Su looked at it at the same time, Zhao Huan couldn't help but feel a little flustered, lowered his head, and only looked at the pen that was 'inserted' like a forest in the sea of pens. Zhao Qi is between Cao Di and Chen Dong, and it can be said that he has no authority at all, but as an emperor, he has a lot of people to flatter him. Zhao Qi is quite good at calligraphy, the southeast style of writing is prosperous, everyone collects more, settled in Ezhou for a short period of time, all parties have made contributions, and the imperial case has been full of famous laws.

Deng Su sighed and turned his face away, Her Royal Highness the Sixteenth Princess spoke for Yuan Zhi like this, which was beyond his expectations. When he learned that Zhao Xingde had slaughtered hundreds of monks, he almost angrily denounced it as a rumor. Later, the more the clinker crossed the truth, the families and friends of the monks swore and named their names, and the students of the state school and county school were also full of righteous indignation. Puzzled by the reason, Deng Su chose to be cautious. He knew that His Majesty had inexplicably high hopes for Zhao Xingde, but His Majesty's strength was inevitably ,......, Deng Su glanced at Her Royal Highness the cowardly Sixteenth Princess.

"Is there any reason why you can't bear it?" Zhao Qi roared, "Why can't he be patient?" It seemed to touch his heart, and his voice was even a little sad with emotion, "Even if these hundred and ten monks offend him, if he endures a little, the situation will not be as bad as it is now." Zhao Qixin grabbed a Ruyao teacup and lifted it up violently, suddenly realized something, the blue tendons on his forehead burst out, and slowly put it back on the 'flower' stone case, leaned back on the circle chair, closed his eyes and raised his head and exhaled deeply.

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In Dunhuang, in the prime minister's mansion, Liu Yi, Zhang Shanfu, and Wu Ting sat opposite each other, and there was a thin file on the wide 'flower' rock case.

Zhao Xingde, as a junior general who was highly valued by both of them, openly violated the military order and led the Song army to the north to pursue Yelu Dashi alone. On the same day, Sima Shi Jingkui reported to the marching department with a fast pigeon, and the details of the military intelligence department were also reported to the general Wu Ting at the same time. The Xia Dynasty was founded for a hundred years, with a territory of thousands of miles, and there were only a handful of generals who disobeyed orders, no matter what the specific reasons were, and there was no one who did not deal with them strictly.

"The Military Intelligence Department has sent a messenger to order Zhao Xingde to garrison troops and not to continue to disobey."

"But will he obey?" Zhang Shanfu smashed the file with some annoyance, "What a 'bastard' account!" He thought that just a Baoyi army, those men and horses in the southeast camp, would be able to hold the building and collapse? I still want to bury myself in it. He glanced at Liu Yi and waited for his opinion. The generals of the army disobeyed the military order, and the 'nature' of the incident was extremely serious. The northern expedition of the Song army, instigated by Zhao Xingde, was extremely unfavorable to the Xia State regardless of victory or defeat. If the Protector Mansion and the Pillar Mansion take advantage of the topic, they won't even be able to hold back the marching division itself. As one of Zhao Xingde's cultivators, Liu Yi always has to take some responsibility together.

"It's a 'bastard' thing." Liu Yi sighed, 'rubbed' and 'rubbed' the temples, looking a little tired.

In the face of the crusade of the Xia army, the Roma Turks used partial divisions to defend a few fortified cities, but the main cavalry avoided the battle, and the supply lines of the Anxi army became longer and longer, but the war did not have a chance to end in a short time. At this time, on the eastern front, it is very important for the two trapped beasts of Liao and Song to continue to bite each other. According to the strategy of the marching division, consolidating the line from Luoyang to Xiangyang and Ezhou, and leaving Bianliang and Henan to the Song and Liao armies to be slowly consumed, although it will lead to a protracted war, it is in line with the interests of the Xia State, and Liu Yi himself agreed. Zhao Xingde's disobedience to the order to send troops affected the whole body, and the consequences were extremely serious. The other generals of the Song State, Cao Di, Yue Fei, and Han Shizhong, each sent troops on the three routes, with a total of nearly 200,000 Song troops marching north, and if it goes well, it is possible to recover Henan in one fell swoop, and if it fails, the Liao army can take advantage of the situation to sweep the Song realm, and then threaten the places controlled by the Xia State.

"However, this 'bastard' thing still knows the severity of the matter, and he didn't coerce the Fire Gun Army to go north together," Liu Yi's face was solemn, and he said slowly, "Otherwise, the Protector Mansion may propose to abolish all the Fire Gun Battalions in the name of loyalty." Zhang Shanfu said in a deep voice: "The centurion of the fire battalion and above are all sergeants, if they are not 'blinded' by others, they are not easy to be coerced. Wu Ting shook his head: "If he dares to use that brain, it will be a crime of rebellion." ”

"Zhao Xingde left his post without permission, and 'handed over' the soldiers and horses to Shi Jingkui to take with Wu Jie, and he left the team alone, insisting on leading the Song army to pursue Yelu Dashi." Liu Yi sighed, "Now it seems that the Song army's northern expedition is ready to be sent and has to be sent." The marching division should be prepared to deal with the situation. As for Zhao Xingde? Liu Yi asked rhetorically, "What does the marching division plan to do?" Hearing him ask, Zhang Shanfu and Wu Ting's faces changed slightly at the same time.

"If Zhao De doesn't defect from our dynasty because of this," Zhang Shanfu's face sank like water, "If he is willing to accept military law, after the military justice department punishes him, he will be allowed to go to Annan to be guilty." ”

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