Chapter 287: Tong Guan returns
Tong Guan returned to Beijing.
It took nearly half a year for him to finally quell the Jiangnan rebellion and capture the thief leader Fang La.
In an instant, the capital cheered.
Huizong's frowning brows finally relaxed, and he personally went outside the city to greet Tong Guan who returned from victory, and invited Tong Guan in the palace, and gave Tong Guan an official rank to the rank of Tong Guan who had worked hard. The rebellion subsided, and Fang La was also killed on the street, but the stretched brows of the ministers were furrowed, and they couldn't be happy. Since then, Tong Guan has stood out in front of the emperor and has become a big man in the military circles, and a figure in the Song Dynasty. Others are like stars at dawn, so dim that their image in the eyes of the emperor will slowly collapse.
Being jealous and not yet knowing how to restrain himself, Tong Guan is still living in glory, pointing fingers at some national politics, and even bluntly criticizing, which makes the rest of the ruling staff very unhappy. As far as you know about national politics, we have been busy for half a year and you have been said to be useless, so didn't you put an end to a peasant uprising? Is it worth being so arrogant?
Tong Guan's criticism of current affairs mainly focused on two things, one was about Liangshanbo's recruitment. He angrily reprimanded the ministers, and it was embarrassing to negotiate with the thieves, and let them establish an autonomous region, isn't this a repeat of the mistakes of the late Tang Dynasty? Eat Junlu, don't worry about the king, it's just a traitor! The other was that he prevented Huizong from reinstating the Huashi Gang, which had been banned. Fang La died, and Huizong, at the instigation of Wang Hao and others, was ready to restore the Huashi Gang and restore his gorgeous and strange world, and Wang Hao was the head of the Huashi Gang. Tong Guan not only reprimanded Wang Hao, but also sighed bitterly: "The Jiangnan people's eating pots are not stable, so they want to repeat the mistakes of the past, Fang La is dead, is there no Li La and Liu La?" ”
Both things were related to Huizong, and he was embarrassed and embarrassed. He made up his mind to let Uncle Zhang negotiate with him at night, and he was indeed for the tempting taxes, but also for the peace of the world. Although Hanaishi was proposed by the minister, it was always to satisfy his happy life. Tong Guan did this, undoubtedly pointing at the monk and scolding the bald donkey, Zhao Ji was annoyed in his heart, but he couldn't send it out, so he could only keep it in his heart. Tong Guan has just made a great contribution, and at this time he was punished, and the people don't know how many jokes about unloading the mill and killing the donkey, and Huizong faintly felt that what he said made sense.
Huizong's typical ears are soft, Tong Guan once again met him privately, and stated the pros and cons after the establishment of the autonomous region, but he wavered again, and it was his current difficult choice to recruit an or encircle and suppress. As a result, Uncle Zhang was recalled to the palace, and the negotiations near the end were also put on hold.
However, it is not easy to exterminate, the scene of Gao Yu's defeat is still vivid, if you send troops to encircle and suppress again, if you return again, the court will lose the last family fund. At that time, there was no need for the Western Xia Liao State to send troops, and the iron cavalry of Liangshanbo alone would be enough to sweep Kyoto, and after the imperial court drank this pot of bitter wine, it would no longer have the ability to restrain the whole country.
But Tong Guan was not afraid at all, he seemed to be carried away by the victory, and resolutely asked the court to be tough and not bow to Liang Shanbo. Huizong was fooled by him several times and almost ordered Liang Shanbo's negotiation team to be chopped, but they were blocked by other ministers, they were afraid of Liang Shanbo's crazy revenge, and they were even more afraid that Tong Guan would hold power and be favored alone.
Zhang Shuye made every effort to advise Huizong, and now the prefectures and counties around Liangshanbo have carried out land reform, and the people have been allocated land, and the wheat will be harvested. At this time, sending troops is undoubtedly forcing many peasants to rise up, and no one can control the development of the situation at that time.
Huizong swayed left and right, undecided. The minister and Tong Guan continued to debate, and there was no progress in the negotiations, and they have been idle in peace. But this does not mean that Liang Shanbo's negotiation team is also calm, Feng Luyuan has long felt that the imperial court is playing tricks again, and he is very angry in his heart. When he continued to report the situation to the cottage, he also received instructions from the cottage to leave the capital and return to the cottage if the court was not sincere.
When Feng Luyuan heard the news that Huizong had listened to Tong Guan's words and almost ordered to kill the negotiation team, he was furious and immediately packed his bags and led the team back to the cottage. But how could the imperial court let them go back, and after the lies and deception were ineffective, they were put under house arrest. This time, Feng Luyuan was even more annoyed, and after discussing with the negotiation team, he set fire to the post house. Drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle, and daring to kill the negotiation team is to completely break with Liang Shanbo, and at that time, Liang Shanbo's army will be famous.
Commander Song, avenging the negotiating team should be a good reason to send troops to Tokyo! Feng Luyuan looked at the raging fire and thought silently in his heart.
This stabbed the hornet's nest, and the imperial court put all the Liangshanbo negotiation team into a cell and kept them under strict guard, and they didn't have the courage to kill these people.
The boat was speeding in the water, and the strong man in his forties at the bow of the boat looked into the distance, his face was as thin as a knife, and his flowing beard swayed in the wind, looking so anxious. A young and handsome man next to him said: "Brother Dao'an, the bow of the ship is at the tip of the wind, only drilling skin, and returning to the cabin to wait, driving at this speed, you will reach Guillotine Mountain in a few days!" "The egg hurts
The strong man turned his head and said: "Brother Han doesn't know, Lu Shisang has strategy and courage, and is the only remaining leader of the righteous army. Now that the rebel army has been severely damaged by the imperial court, the Holy Father has been captured, and the rest of the rebel army is divided. ”
The man surnamed Han said: "Ji people have their own natural appearance, don't worry about Brother Dao'an!" The waterway is near, we will definitely be able to save Lu Shinang! ”
"Borrow good words from brothers! I hope that Lu Shisang can hold on until we rush! ”
The strong man was worried, and his eyes were still shining directly in the distance, as if his friend was not far away.
The two people on the bow of the boat, the strong man is Yu Daoan, a Wenzhou hero who responded to the Fangla uprising, and the man surnamed Han is Han Shizhong. It turned out that after Tong Guan broke the Qingxi Gang Yuantong, he saw that Fang La, the leader of the righteous army, was captured, so he couldn't wait to escort Fang La and others to Beijing to invite merit, leaving Liu Guangshi, and the department continued to clean up. The uprising in Jiangnan was not extinguished with Fang La's capture, and the rebel armies everywhere were still active, and Yu Daoan, Lu Shinang and others led their troops to continue to confront the officers and soldiers. Due to the large strength of the officers and soldiers at this time, the rebel army was at a low ebb, and the number and morale were not superior, although they resisted vigorously, they were still outnumbered.
Later, the officers and soldiers were encircled, and Yu Daoan's troops were besieged in Yongning Mountain, and under the repeated attacks of officers and soldiers, the rebel army suffered serious casualties. Just when the ammunition was exhausted, Han Shizhong led Liangshan to attack the officers and soldiers, and used the rope unique to special forces to escape from the broken wall at the back of the mountain. Although only a few dozen escaped, the seeds of the rebels remained.
After Yu Daoan was rescued, he was not in a hurry to leave, but begged Han Shizhong to save Lu Shisang again. When the officers and soldiers vigorously cleaned up, the two of them made an appointment to meet at Guiltou Mountain in Huangyan County to preserve their strength and work together to resist the officers and soldiers. Helplessly, Yu Dao'an was bitten by the officers and soldiers and was unable to get out, so he had to decide to go to Yongning Mountain to take refuge at zero hour, but the officers and soldiers who were eager to take the lead of the righteous soldiers would not let go of any opportunity, and they surrounded Yongning Mountain...... If it weren't for the heroes of Liangshan Bo to lend a hand, they would have buried their bones in the abyss by now, and their souls would have returned to the bridge.
It is estimated that Lu Shinan has arrived at Guillotine Mountain early, and with Lu Shinang's person, he will not leave easily if he can't wait for Yu Daoan, so Yu Daoan hurriedly wants to save his best friend. Han Shizhong originally came to rescue Jiangnan Haojie, so he agreed, and the group quickly drove from the waterway to Guillotine Mountain.
Feng Luyuan misunderstood Song Jiang's intentions, and he was ready to exchange the lives of the entire negotiating team for a reason to attack the capital in a dignified manner, a reason for a division to be famous and defensible in all aspects, and the imperial court treacherously killed the negotiators. He wanted Liang Shanbo to quickly cut through the chaos and attack Bianliang to seize power.
Song Jiang understood Feng Luyuan's good intentions in his heart, but he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and now the time was not ripe, doing so would only become the target of the public and become the second Fang La. Moreover, the Great Song Dynasty was in turmoil, and it would also be the outsiders who took advantage of the situation, and the border was restless, and it was the people of the Great Song Dynasty who suffered, and Song Jiang did not want to become a sinner who indirectly harmed the people.
The attack was not just about sending troops to attack the city, but a letter that was more powerful than the attack was sent to Tokyo.
The letter said that the imperial court did not have the slightest sincerity, and always made some small moves, and broke the contract at the end of the negotiation. He also intended to burn the members of the negotiation team who knew about it to death, but fortunately, God blessed him with kindness, and the conspiracy of the imperial court did not succeed. Now the imperial court has cruelly locked the Liangshanbo personnel in a prison and let them live a dark life. The court has nothing to do, and the treacherous behavior of three sides and two swords is really incorruptible and shameful, and Liang Shanbo absolutely cannot tolerate this kind of bad trick. If after seeing the letter, the imperial court still insists on going its own way, and the imperial court will be responsible for all the consequences caused. At the same time, people once again gave gifts to Cai Jing, Wang Hao, Li Bangyan and other powerful ministers, for the life of the negotiation team, and for the smooth progress of the negotiations.
The letter caused heated discussions in the imperial court, and it was difficult for the imperial court to ride a tiger. Although he was angry at Liang Shanbo's tough attitude, he did not dare to completely break with Liang Shanbo, which would be a disaster for both sides, especially the imperial court.
Helplessly, the imperial court could only put the Liangshanbo personnel under house arrest again to resolve the contradictions, and did not let them go back to the mountain, so as not to have nowhere to ask when the court and the whole court agreed to the policy of the autonomous region. The Liangshanbo personnel were given preferential treatment, but the imperial court sent additional personnel to keep a close watch in case of another fire or other unexpected events.
Since then, the negotiating team has been stranded in Tokyo, living a good life under surveillance everywhere.