said that Tong Guan and Gao Yu got on the horse and hurriedly rushed to Taishi Cai's mansion. Tong Guan had a lot of soldiers, and he was panicked, and the two of them arrived in the Taishi Mansion, and the officials in the mansion introduced it, but they saw Cai Jing leisurely watching the fish and insects in the backyard.

The two looked at each other, Cai Jing twisted the fish and threw it in his hand, and he didn't look back, but said lightly: "I have already got your defeat report, only 30,000 of the 100,000 troops and horses have returned, and the Yellow River boat division is lost, and this matter is difficult to hide." ”

Tong Guan worshiped the Taishi, and said with tears like rain: "Please take care of the old feelings and rescue the Taishi." Gao Yu said: "The privy army rode to Jeju, and the female thief of Liangshan first took four states and counties, and the privy first lost the geographical advantage, and then raised troops to regain Shouzhang, but fell into the ambush plan of the female thief on all sides, so the defeat is not a crime of war." ”

Tong Guan told about the defeat of the army, Cai Jing said: "You folded a lot of military horses, spent a lot of money and food, and folded the Eighth Route officer, how dare you not teach the saint about this!" Tong Guan bowed again: "I hope the beggar master will cover it, and save your life!" ”

When Cai Jing heard this, he abandoned the fish food, dried his hands with a sweat towel, and picked up a military report on the small table of the tea stove beside him: "I know that you broke the military horse, and Jeju lost four states and counties, this matter is too big to cover up." Don't worry, this is the military report sent this morning, you have read it. ”

Waiting for the cadre to take the book to the front, Tong Guan took it and looked at it, Gao Yu looked at it sideways, only looked at it once, and after the two looked at each other, they were all happy and said: "With this person on this trip, all the blame can be pushed on him." ”

Cai Jing sighed and said: "I am reluctant to hear defeat and rejoice, but I am helpless." This military report said that a few days after the defeat of your army, the female thieves of Yangsan raised troops to invade Jeju, and they broke through Jeju in only two days. This trip Uncle Zhang was defeated at night, and he will return to the capital to resume his life, and the defeat you have there can be pushed on him, only saying that Uncle Zhang and Chen Xizhen are two, supporting the army and self-respect, and the female thief of Liangshan secretly communicates with the money, first loses Sizhou County, so that the army loses its geographical advantage, and then exchanges news with the female thief, so that the army is ambushed on all sides. Your army retreated to the city of Jeju, and was pursued by the Yangsan bandits, while the Jeju officials and soldiers closed their doors and watched the army defeat and loss. ”

Tong Guan said: "If you say this, the two crimes of Zhang Shuye and Chen Xizhen are great, this is the crime of raiding the family and destroying the clan." ”

Gao Yu said coldly: "The privy is not soft-hearted, non-toxic and not a husband, at this time, he will not be taught to be guilty, but will the privy be responsible?" ”

When Cai Jing heard this, he picked up fish food to feed the fish and insects in the pond, and said leisurely: "Uncle Zhang, who is in the court, is the wing of our political enemies, and he sent a Cui Jing last time, how can he say anything?" There is another Uncle Zhang night on this trip, just to attack those people, teach them to be hit hard, and the DPRK and China are the only ones, which one dares to speak? This trip is to fight political opponents, and second, to relieve you from the siege, why not? ”

Tong Guan and Gao Yu were both overjoyed, and after discussing the corresponding words at the moment, Gao Yu said: "This oral word should be memorized by the confidants of the various departments of the Privy Council, and they will testify together when they are young, and Uncle Zhang will not argue at night." Tong Guan smiled: "This matter is easy to hear, my subordinate generals, which one dares not to listen to me?" ”

Speaking of this, Cai Jing suddenly said: "Tomorrow, this matter will be presented, and you will be convicted of being punished." But if you are angry and say, "If you do not destroy this great trouble, you will be ruined." At this time, how can he answer? ”

Gao Yu said: "If it is not Gao Yu's boasting, if the Taishi is willing to ensure that Gao Yu leads the troops there to conquest, it can be leveled with one drum." ”

After Cai Jing pondered for a while, he took a small number of official documents and said: "This is a Jiangnan urgent report, only saying that Jiangnan Qingxi is there, against the vegetable eating demon sect Fang La, this thief gathered more than 100,000 people, successively captured the state and county, pretending to be the Holy Prince, building a pseudo-Yuan Yongle, setting up a pseudo-official general, distinguishing the rank with a turban, and dividing it into six grades from the red scarf upwards. Now Qingxi, Muzhou, Shezhou, Quzhou, Xincheng, Tonglu, Fuyang all the prefectures and counties have been lost, and the thieves are forcing Hangzhou, and the situation is quite urgent. ”

Gao Yu said: "I have also read this military report, and I expect that this thief is not as strong as the female thief in Liangshan, so I will go to the soldiers of the Jiangnan Zhulu Road, and it can be cleaned up." The place of Liangshan, the terrain is dangerous, and Liangshan should be conquered first. ”

Cai Jing shook his head and said, "Fang Lafei is better than that female thief." The female thief is cunning, and so far she has never established a name and pulled out an anti-flag. And that Fang La has already been named, if you know about Fang La, it will be difficult to tolerate, and you must get rid of Fang La first. At this moment, if the army is raised to recruit and suppress Liangshan, I am afraid that the officials of the DPRK and China will also have a lot of criticism. ”

Tong Guan said: "Enxiang Mingjian, I have fought with the Liangshan thief, and I know her truth." Liangshan, the female thief, had not been able to mobilize a large army to extinguish it in one go, but now she has developed her strength, and it is difficult to subdue it. If you let it go again, you will develop a problem with your henchmen, and the world will surely shake. ”

Cai Jing said with a smile: "If the Taiwei raises troops to conquer Liangshan, how many soldiers and horses does the privy think should be appropriate?" ”

Tong Guan said: "Now there are no less than 100,000 soldiers and horses under the command of the Liangshan female thief, and the 200,000 elites of the Western Army should be the mainstay, and 100,000 soldiers and horses from various military states in Jiangbei should be transferred as supplements, and then the Jianghuai Shangzhou Division should be mobilized, totaling about 350,000 sailors and horses. ”

Cai Jing smiled dumbly and said: "The army of 350,000, as well as the two boat divisions in Jianghuai, when Emperor Taizong invaded Liao, the soldiers and horses used were only this number, so the country's movable soldiers and horses went to conquer a thief, if it was lost, what could it do?" What's more, Huazhou and Jiangnan also need to be arranged with military horses. ”

Tong Guan and Gao Yu were silent when they heard this, and Cai Jing said: "I am still undecided in this matter, the country is troubled, and the soldiers and horses are stretched, so this trip should be carefully considered." Tomorrow morning, we will first complete the matter of Jeju Uncle Zhang's night and then discuss it. The two of them responded, and were about to go back to prepare for themselves.

While talking, the doorman reported: "Yumei is back." "Tong Guan is overjoyed. The Taishi Sect called in and asked why. After the fall of the battle, he talked about how he earned it back, and offered advice to Zhang Shuye and Chen Xizhen, but the two did not listen, but they were so tired that they fell into Jeju, so that he was trapped in the city and could not get out, and was captured by Liangshan for the second time. She also said that the demon girl said that the conditions of Zhao'an, she would take Shandong as the domain town, she and Liangshan and a group of military horses Yongzhen Shandong, the demon girl asked him to pass the word, so he had to see Jun Yan.

Gao Yu sneered: "This female thief is whimsical, since Taizu founded the country and abolished the feudal town at the end of the Tang Dynasty, how could he have heard of the opening of the feudal town in China?" Cai Jing groaned: "Don't pay attention to her first, since she has returned beautifully, she just happened to confirm the evidence of Uncle Zhang's crime, so I will do it first." "They went back to their homes.

At five or three o'clock the next day, they all met in the waiter's pavilion. When the drum sounds, each according to the product, the Danqi is divided, the worship dance and living have been completed, the civil and military classes, listed under the jade steps, only to see Cai Taishi out of the class and played: "The last trip sent the privy envoy Tong Guan to lead the army, and marched to Liangshan Bocaokou." However, the army is close to Jeju, and the thieves have been trapped in the four prefectures and counties of Shouzhang, Wenshang, Dongping, and Yuncheng, and the heavenly soldiers have lost their geographical advantages, and when they try to recover Shouzhang, they have been ambushed by the thieves on all sides, but there are 70,000 soldiers and horses. After repeated verification, all the generals said that the defeat was caused by Jeju Jang Shuye and Chen Xizhen. The two of them guarded Jeju for many years, but did not want to forge ahead, but developed a thief situation, and heard that there were many secret agreements with the Liangshan thieves and leaked military aircraft, and there was a big defeat. Today, there is a royal general who is beautiful, and after escaping with his life, he came to the court to say. ”

The Son of Heaven was furious when he heard this, and taught Yumei to go to court to hear it. When he was young, he came to see His Majesty in the court, and told him that he had spoken to him and that Zhang Shuye and Chen Xi really did not accept his advice, so that he lost Jeju.

The Son of Heaven was angry: "People who are like this tired of the country should be considered for serious crimes!" He ordered Zhang Shuye to take down Dali Temple to ask for guilt, Chen Xizhen fell into Liangshan, although he was not there, but he also accepted the guilt.

When dealing with it, although some people in the officials wanted to speak for Zhang Shuye and Chen Xizhen, they were suffering from the prestige of Cai Jing and his party, and there were military generals such as Yumei and other military generals, and it was irrefutable that it was very quick to deal with it.

Then Cai Jing played again: "This time, there is another Jiangnan food and vegetable demon sect thief Fang La, who is in trouble, and he has established himself under the pretext of self-reliance, captured several prefectures and counties, and begged for the holy decree. The Son of Heaven was shocked when he heard this: "Now the thieves in Liangshan, the trouble of elbows and armpits has not been eliminated, and there are thieves in Jiangnan who are making trouble, what can I do?" ”

Within a few years, he turned around the imperial historian Chen Guoting and said: "Now the two thieves need to be expropriated, but looking at Liangshan and Jiangnan, Jiangnan has already been named, and it should be conquered first." And Liangshan is close to the left of the Beijing Division, so he has to guard against it. Therefore, the minister recommended Jiangnan Zongze to lead the Jiangnan conquest and suppression, and set up the military horses of the Jiangnan Fourth Route Military Prefecture to go to the south of the Yangtze River. ”

Cai Jing was hesitant when he heard this, and went out of the class to play: "This is a faint word, and there is no one in the court?" Want to enable a local program? ”

Chen Guoting said: "Zong Ze is ten times more talented than me, special for things in the army, good at local government affairs, and a person from Wuzhong, familiar with geography and folk customs, and can be in charge." And if the imperial court mobilizes the northern army to go to the conquest, it is afraid that the water and soil will not be adapted, and many soldiers will be injured. ”

When the Son of Heaven was still hesitating, he hurriedly came to report in front of the royal gate, saying that this morning at the mouth of the imperial river in Tokyo, there were Liangshan thieves and boats breaking in, although they did not harm the army and the people, but they showed off their might and turned around, and played the banner, which read: "Qing Jun's side, punish traitorous ministers, and act for heaven" banner, the soldiers and civilians on the left and right sides of the strait saw it, and they all talked about it.

After hearing this report, Cai Jing was furious, but his face was unwavering, and the Son of Heaven said: "Fang La's name, but the female thief played this banner, what is the reason?" Are there traitors in the court? ”

The officials looked sideways, but they didn't dare to speak. Gao Yu came out of the class and said: "This is the provocative words of the female thief, intending to divide the hearts of our monarchs and ministers, and you must not pay attention to it." ”

Chen Guoting said: "Although this is reasonable, but since the female thief is so powerful, she still refuses to take the title, and she must have the country in mind. This time the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River broke out again, although the geography of Liangshan was important, but fortunately, the female thief did not have the intention of trespassing, and her military boat came to the mouth of the river, but she only retreated immediately. The minister thought that the place of Liangshan could send a messenger to go again, and he would soothe her with good words, even if he couldn't succeed in recruiting peace, he should appease her first. And Fang La, when he sent heavy troops, he quickly wiped out, and then the heavenly soldiers freed up their hands, whether to recruit Liang Shan or exterminate it, and only then did he have more than enough. (To be continued.) )