In the following half month, some of the cadres and soldiers of various armies, towns and garrisons in various localities, and soldiers of counties and counties were executed one after another for committing crimes, and among them, there were even six leading generals at the army level, and as many as 116 generals were executed from the rank of general to the rank of army.

In addition, as many as 125 generals and military officers were dismissed from their posts and investigated and sentenced to imprisonment, and as many as 166 were dismissed from the army, ranked, or reduced to civilian service.

Such a large-scale and large-scale purge shocked the whole army and cleared up the atmosphere in the army, and the generals and colonels of the central army, the town and garrison armies, the soldiers and colonels of all counties and counties, and the officers and men of the whole army jointly signed a letter to resolutely support the emperor and the imperial court in punishing these people who violated military discipline and corrupted the morals.

Even the officers and men of the various armies who were about to go out on the expedition were thunderous with joy after seeing the moths and rat droppings in the army being taken down one after another, and their morale was greatly boosted.

The day of leading the troops is coming, and Zhao Junsheng is also extremely busy, and the candidates for the ministers who stay in the imperial court, the generals who stay in Chang'an, etc., need to be arranged.

"Your Majesty, General Xue Andu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, has arrived!" The eunuch came in to report.

Zhao Junsheng put down his pen, "Xuan!" ”

"Xue Andu, the secretary of the Xuanbing Department, has come to see you!"

Xue Andu walked in wearing an official robe, and in the past few years of being a secretary of the military department, he has also been a little blessed.

"Minister Xue Andu pays a visit to Your Majesty!"

"Flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Junsheng took out a book of recitals, "This is the recital you wrote, there are large-scale problems in the army, you are indeed to blame for the secretary of the military department, but the problem in the army is that it is freezing three feet and not a day's cold, you have been a secretary of the military department for three years, in fact, these problems appeared as early as three years ago, but this matter always needs someone to take responsibility, and I also need to give an explanation to the officers and men of the whole army and the government and the opposition!" In this way, you will not do it first, and deprive you of the two-level title, this time I have decided to personally conquer Rouran, you can go out with the car! ”

Xue An knew that Zhao Junsheng had already done this, and letting him go on the expedition with him was tantamount to giving him the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, after all, this is a serious problem of leadership responsibility, if he does it according to the rules, not only will he be removed from his official position and title, but he will also be demoted to a civilian.

"Thank you, Lord Ron!"

The secretary of the military department is actually a civil official, Gao Xiu, Gao Xu, and Xue An have all sat in this position, but they are all martial artists, in fact, Zhao Junsheng also knows that they are unqualified to be the secretary of the military department, but there is really no yamen in the court who can accommodate these founding fathers, and these people have suffered the loss of no knowledge.

However, what makes Zhao Junsheng happy is that the new generation of military generals have all read, which is also due to the great Qian's imperial court to vigorously open schools, these 20 years have cultivated many students, some students have entered all walks of life, some are officials, some are military generals, some are businessmen, and there are also engaged in the study of things, scholars, teachers and so on.

When that group of old guys who have no knowledge and don't recognize a big character die, the new generation will gradually become the masters of this dynasty, and the situation will be completely different at that time, just say that in the officialdom and the army, there are many people in the new generation who can be civil and martial, and they can be generals when they get off the horse, and they can govern the people for the officials.

Zhao Junsheng stood at the door of the main hall and watched Xue An leave, and sighed slightly in his heart, Xue An has the talent of a general, and letting him be the secretary of the military department cannot give full play to his talents at all, people like him can only let him lead troops to fight, but the battle is not fought every day.

"Your Majesty, Commander Lin asks to see you!" The eunuch came over to report it.

Zhao Junsheng turned his head to look behind the eunuch, Lin Jinghui was standing in the distance, he Lin Jinghui still knew very well, this person was born in the Offering Pavilion, he was an orphan he picked up from the side of the road in his early years, a few years older than his righteous son Wei Jing, this person is silent, loyal, and never compromises the execution of his orders, and he can stand out from the Offering Pavilion and be arranged to serve in the black guard, which shows that his ability is extraordinary.

Zhao Junsheng beckoned to Lin Jinghui, and Lin Jinghui stepped forward to clasp his fists and bowed: "I've seen Your Majesty!" The Western Regions Branch sent news with flying pigeons that on April 18, 20,000 troops were sent to invade our Tianyun Pass! ”

The location of Tianyun Pass is in the country of Bohe, it is a natural and dangerous mountain pass at the junction of Daqian and Ouda, and the cadres used a lot of manpower and material resources to build a Xiongguan here, garrisoned 300 people, and prepared sufficient defensive ordnance.

Today is April 25th, and the branch of the Western Regions of the Black Guards is located in the end of the city, which means that it took only five days from the time the Black Guards received the news to the time the news was sent to Chang'an, this speed is quite terrifying, and it seems that since Lin Jinghui took over the Black Guards, the changes to the Black Guards are still very great.

Zhao Junsheng looked serious, turned around and walked to the main hall, "Xuan Zhongchen enters the palace to discuss matters!" ”

Soon, the ministers rushed to the main hall, and the various yamen institutions of the imperial court were basically in the imperial city, and it was not too far from the Qinzheng Palace, and in less than half an hour, these people arrived one by one.

Zhao Junsheng's face was grim, "Zhuqing, I just received the news, on April 18, the country of Bada sent 20,000 troops to invade my Tianyun Pass!" ”

"What?"

"It's too much of a bully!"

"I've long said that it's a wolf ambition!"

For a time, the ministers were furious, scolding, and filled with righteous indignation.

The two eunuchs walked over with a huge map and hung it up, and the ministers of civil and military affairs could see it, Gao Xu immediately walked over and picked up a small beacon flag and pasted it at the location of Tianyun Pass.

Zhao Junsheng raised his hand, and the noise of the ministers gradually stopped.

The ministers looked at the map, only to see Li Yuande stand up and say, "Your Majesty, is this news accurate?" Today is April 23rd, and the news has only been received in the past five days, is this too fast? ”

Zhao Junsheng waved his hand: "The news is true, there is no doubt about it!" The purpose of summoning Zhuqing is to let Zhuqing discuss a countermeasure together, how to deal with it, and whether Rouran's dispatch of troops is going to be carried out normally, you can all talk about it! ”

"Your Majesty!" Li Yuande hugged his fists and said, "For the sake of safety, the minister thought that he should postpone the dispatch of troops to Rouran, and first repelled the attack of the Rou Da people and then make a plan!" If our army sends troops to Mobei at this time, once the people enter the Western Regions, and our dynasty does not have enough troops to rush to help, I am afraid that the situation in the Western Regions will be eroded! ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

One after another, ministers continued to stand up to support Li Yuande's ideas.

Xu Yan stood up and arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the dispatch of troops to Mobei Rouran can be carried out as usual!" First of all, the edict to send troops to Mobei has been issued, and if it is changed, it may cause instability in the morale of the army and cause a decline in morale; Secondly, there is no need to worry about the people, our dynasty has 12,000 troops in the Western Regions, are these soldiers and horses all decorations? As the saying goes, raising troops for a thousand days is a while, and now is the time to let them serve, and the countries in the Western Regions have some troops, if they are recruited, they can make up 20,000 Western Regions coalition troops, so our strength in the Western Regions is not weak, if the logistical pressure of the two-front battle is too great, the minister suggested that Gao Jinzhi should be ordered to recruit soldiers and horses from all countries in the Western Regions to form a coalition army to wait for work, defend first, and send troops to reinforce Tianyun Pass, as long as we keep reinforcing Tianyun Pass, the people can only withdraw the army or find another place to attack again, We have enough troops and time to deal with him! When Your Majesty has cleaned up the Rouran people, it's not too late to clean up the people again! ”

Dongfang Chen stood up and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Duke Xu's words are reasonable, and since the edict to send troops to Rouran has been issued, it cannot be easily changed, and the situation in the Western Regions has not yet reached the point of no return, even if the Western Regions are lost, what if the Western Regions are lost?" Can the people still kill Chang'an in one go? When you defeat the Rouran people, give them a little more color! ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

Zhao Junsheng set his eyes on the generals, "What is the opinion of the military?" ”

Gao Xu stood up and hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that he should fight Rouran first, the threat of the Bada people is not to worry, since the Bada people have decided to turn their faces, there is already a problem on the Silk Road, it doesn't matter if the Western Regions loses it or not, kill Rouran first and then turn back to deal with the Bada people, and then see if he can jump up!" ”

"The minister only listens to His Majesty's orders, and His Majesty said that if you hit Rouran first, you will fight Rouran, and if you beat Rou Ran first, you will beat Rou Ran!" Chang Kun stood up and hugged his fists.

The other generals stood up one by one and clasped their fists and said in unison: "Please give an order from Your Majesty!" ”

Zhao Junsheng pondered for a while, and said in a resolute tone: "The decision to go out to Rouran remains unchanged, and it will start on April 28!" Ordered Gao Jinzhi, ordered him to recruit soldiers and horses from various countries in the Western Regions to assemble in Shule, send troops to reinforce Tianyun Pass, and transport supplies and baggage, I gave him the right to act cheaply, I hope he will use it carefully! ”

Gao Xu promised: "Obey!" ”

The ministers and generals who will accompany the army have already been decided, and these people have also received orders, and they still have four days to prepare and reunite with their families.

After the ministers dispersed, Zhao Junsheng summoned Wang Tanzhi, the chief of the waiting lawsuit.

"What's going on over there?"

Wang Tanzhi hugged his fists and replied: "So far, Feng Yu has seen all the people he should see, and he has also seen those who should not be seen, we have already obtained the roster of officials and generals who have joined the gang, according to their plan, they are currently accumulating strength, just wait for the two countries to fight, and Feng Yu will start to launch here!" ”

"In addition, there is another thing, the minister is not sure, according to Dugu Jin, during a secret gathering, Feng Yu once inadvertently revealed a sentence, saying that once Rouran's side sends troops, the Southern Dynasty will also respond. The minister was doubting that the envoy sent to Jiankang by the Rouran people had already negotiated with the Southern Dynasty, and the last time the Southern Dynasty Emperor Liu Jun drove away the Rouran envoy, he was just playing tricks on our spies and confusing us! ”

Zhao Junsheng frowned, he remembered that Lin Jinghui had said that the secret agents of the black-clothed Wei Jiankang branch reported that the Rouran envoys had always been there, and they were suddenly in the embassy after being driven out of the palace by Liu Jun, and the black-clothed guards had been tracking them out of the city for several days without finding their traces.

In this way, it is very likely that Liu Jun and the Rouran Envoy teamed up to use this trick to confuse the black-clothed guard's secret agents, why did they do this? Naturally, it was to let the great cadres rest assured that they would send troops to Rouran, and when the great cadres and the army entered Mobei, the southern side of the DPRK would send troops to attack the southern frontier of the great cadres.

Zhao Junsheng pondered for a moment, and immediately said to Wang Tanzhi: "Are the files of those people who joined the gang ready?" ”

"It's all on the record!"

Zhao Junsheng said: "Before going on the expedition, I must solve this scourge, you quickly go and bring these people's files, the matter of arresting and killing people is too sensitive, you should not come forward in the lawsuit, the name is not right, or leave it to the Imperial City Division to handle!" ”

"Obey the order!"