Chapter 118: A Blessing in Disguise

"The wind and clouds above the court have changed, and people's hearts are like iron and rock. The king is angry and bloody, and his loyalty has been contrary to his ears since ancient times. ”

The dragon drums, the dragon face is angry. Gao Shide himself is difficult to protect, but he is still pleading for others. In contrast, the people who were officials in the same dynasty were indifferent and fell into the ground. If it weren't for the dispute between the two emperors, it is estimated that Gao Shide would definitely be the first example to be used as an example of killing chickens and monkeys.

Fortunately, the current Emperor Song Weizong used Gao Shide, a meritorious minister, to attack the now reigning Song Qinzong for forgotten things. So that he can't blatantly attack Gao Shide, if he usually kills it, he will kill it, but now it's different, on the one hand, the emperor Song Weizong is also ready to use the topic to play to make trouble, so Gao Shide can't die for the time being. Once the crime is committed, it will not only chill the hearts of the righteous people in the world, but also become a topic of political capital for Song Weizong to return to power.

After much thought, Song Qinzong pardoned Wang Yi's capital crime. However, capital crimes can be avoided, but living crimes cannot be escaped, and they will be reduced to commoners and wait for effect. Originally, this matter came to a paragraph, but Song Weizong finally had a little reason to stir up trouble, how could it be so easy to forget it.

"Wait, the emperor will be rewarded for his merits, and he will be punished if he has done so. Clear rewards and punishments are the only way to make the world surrender. "Song Weizong opened his mouth when Song Qinzong was about to end his retreat from the dynasty.

Listening to these words full of lessons, Song Qinzong had to endure his anger and look at his father, who wished he would make a fool of himself. Very reluctantly, he said: "Gao Shide has made meritorious contributions to resisting Jin, and has been promoted to the commander of the Infantry Division of Kaifeng Prefecture, and has been crowned General Zhuwei and stationed in Kaifeng. ”

This result was also unexpected by Gao Shide, who originally thought that this time he would be unable to escape death. But the result was that he was not only reinstated, but also became the commander of the infantry division of Kaifeng Mansion in one step. If the previous deputy commander was only a deputy division commander, now he is a military commander. Not only is the name different, but the real power and status are also very different. However, Gao Shide was not happy at all at this time, and in a few months, the Jin soldiers would attack for the second time, and he became the first cannon fodder. Gao Shide was originally disheartened by the royal family of the Great Song Dynasty, and his original plan was to take his subordinates south after saving Wang Yi. Dead friends don't die in the poor way, find a place to recuperate and then try to do something else.

But this is good, it is directly pushed to the stove and roasted. However, in addition to him, there is still someone who is unhappy, and that is the Emperor Song Weizong. It stands to reason that Gao Shide came to sue the emperor like this. can let him catch Song Qinzong's handle, he originally wanted to use the topic to play and make Song Qinzong make a fool of himself, and then he could force the palace to step down on the grounds of Song Weizong's immorality.

But I didn't expect that Song Qinzong was not stupid, as a son, he didn't know where he was in his heart about Lao Tzu's plan. Even if you don't want to, you can only endure it. There was no danger for Gao Shide to escape.

"Congratulations to Lord Gao, congratulations to Lord Gao for his ascension." This retreat from the dynasty was immediately surrounded by military attachés who patted horses. Many of these are the old subordinates of Gao Yu in the past, Gao Yu lost power before, Gao Shide was dismissed, and these people watched coldly one by one. Now he stood up when Gao Shide was full of spirits, and there was a bit of friendship in it.

People go to tea and cool, ancient and modern, in this cruel officialdom, it is even more vividly and exquisitely. However, since people love him, Gao Shide doesn't want to offend so many military attachés in one go. After all, many people are not to blame, no matter how unhappy they are, they still have to be kind and wealthy.

Only then did he go to the court, but Gao Shide was not so eager to prepare for taking office, but instead appeased Wang Yi, who was demoted to a commoner.

"Taoist, the red dust is rolling, the glory and wealth are empty in a blink of an eye, and you have escaped death, I don't know what you feel?" Gao Shide did not forget to ridicule along the way.

"What joy is in life, and what is the sorrow in death? Glory and wealth, but in the end, it is not as safe as the safety of the family. Don't make fun of me, you kid, let's go back to the Taoist temple! Buddha Amitayus! This Wang Yi has experienced this tempering, the whole person has washed away the glitz, seen through the red dust, and returned to the Taoist temple with the family to be a layman. In fact, this is not to blame him, although Song Qinzong spared him from death, but he did not promise to return it. He could only take his family to crowd in the Taoist temple, and Gao Shide did not persuade him to leave Kyoto, but he shook his head and refused.

Three days later, Gao Shide stood on the wall of the north gate of Kaifeng Mansion wearing armor and holding a long sword in his hand. Looking at the 30,000 forbidden troops gathered under the city tower, this is the entire strength of Kaifeng Mansion now. The Infantry Division, as the name suggests, is, of course, all infantry. And they are all veterans who are guarding the gate of the city, although there are not many old, weak, sick and disabled. But with this standing and queuing type of soldiers who are all crooked, in the face of the golden soldiers who are galloping south, Gao Shide does not want to kill himself.

This is the original Kaifeng defenders, but the last big war. They were transferred by Li Gang to leave and defend Tokyo City, and they could be regarded as escaping. The people are still the same group of people as before, and they originally ate a lot of empty salaries. As soon as Gao Shide took office, he didn't say a word and asked for someone from the military department, you think. The person who dares to sue the emperor and beat the dragon drum will definitely not be afraid of death, in case he has any wrong tendons, the military department will suffer heavy losses. After all, it is not uncommon to eat empty salaries, but once it is made public. There was absolutely no good fruit for them to eat, and in the end, it was very simple to replenish part of the forbidden army that was originally collected in Tokyo City to the Kaifeng garrison. Only then did the 30,000 people fill up, and the Ministry of Industry did not make much trouble. Ordnance, grain and grass are all supplied according to normal standards, which can be regarded as a concession to Gao Shide to save a little face.

As a commander, Gao Shide now has the power to adjust the positions of the officers and soldiers under his command. Such a great opportunity, Gao Shide is not willing to let it go in vain. After all, these brothers follow their birth and death, and they cannot turn a blind eye to them.

In the construction team, 300 soldiers who were willing to re-enlist were selected and placed in the 30,000 garrisons as military attachés at the grassroots level. For example, the brigade commander of the centurion, the captain of the three hundred people, and so on. Completely mastered these 30,000 horses from the physical aspect, but now it is less than five months before Jin Bing goes south again. Retraining these 30,000 horses in five months, Gao Shide asked himself in his heart, he couldn't do it.

There was no way, Gao Shide could only find his subordinates to come up with ideas together. Didn't you say that three stinkers topped one Zhuge Liang? Maybe you have some bad ideas, but you can't wait for death in vain. Thinking that at the beginning of the 8,000 soldiers, Gao Shide dared to fight hard with the Jin soldiers, and now the 30,000 horses are still afraid. I found a reason to convince myself, if I didn't have confidence, then the Northern Song Dynasty would be completely hopeless.