Let's say that on this day, the quiet whip sounded three times, and the civil and military officials arrived, and Zhao Ji sat on the Jinluan Hall with an angry face.

The head of the hall shouted: "If you have something to do with the morning play, there is nothing to roll up the curtain and retreat." ”

As soon as the words fell, Tong Guan had already come out and played: "Today, Liangshan Chaogai gathered murderers and evil parties, stole Qingzhou and Zizhou, killed countless officials and people, and wanted to learn from Jiangnan La's rebellion and claim to be the king. This is a big trouble for his henchmen, if he is not punished early, he will develop a thief day by day, and it will be difficult to subdue him. Fu begging holy break. ”

Zhao Ji is also a smart and clever person, he glanced at everyone in the audience when he heard this, and said in a deep voice: "There are 5,000 forbidden troops stationed in Qingzhou, and Chao Gai can take Qingzhou, but I am afraid that a lot of chaotic people will be gathered." How is it that I have never heard of such a thing? ”

Su Yuanjing's eyebrows moved, and he said: "The ministers heard that the Liangshan thieves had looted Dongping Mansion and Gaotang Prefecture, and the ministers had all been on the folds, and the saints had also reviewed them. ”

When Zhao Ji heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, and turned his head to look at Liang Shicheng.

Liang Shicheng hurriedly approached Zhao Ji and whispered: "The saint was busy with calligraphy and painting at that time, and the servant thought that Chao Gai was just a grass coward, so he approved the Privy Council to send troops to recruit and suppress, and the servant also reported the matter to the emperor afterwards. ”

Zhao Ji thought about it, Liang Shicheng did tell himself that Jingdong was in trouble again.

Zhao Ji has a wide range of interests and is intoxicated with pleasure, but he is impatient to approve the daily replies, so he often asks Liang Shicheng to approve on his behalf, which also gives Liang Shicheng the opportunity to control the government.

Zhao Ji nodded and said: "I remembered, but I approved the Privy Council to send troops to exterminate the Liangshan bandits, so why did the Liangshan bandits not only not be exterminated, but became more and more intense, and occupied Qingzhou and Zizhou?" ”

Tong Guan hurriedly said: "The Liangshan thieves are cunning, and after looting, they hid in the water. Liangshan Shuibo has a radius of more than 800 miles, and it cannot be destroyed unless a large number of boats and ships are built, and then encircled and suppressed by a large army. The minister repeatedly dispatched troops and killed some thieves, but each time the thieves were defeated. He fled into the water pool and hid in the water pool for 800 miles. The imperial court also had a plan to destroy Liao and recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, and the Liangshan thieves were not suffering from mustard moss, so they wanted to wait until the Liao State was destroyed before conquest of the Liangshan bandits. Unexpectedly, he let the thieves sit big and stole Qingzhou and Zizhou. If the minister is wrong, please punish His Majesty. ”

Zhao Ji is also bent on recovering the sixteen states of Yanyun and becoming the first monarch of the Great Song Dynasty, and Tong Guan is his preferred marshal of the Northern Expedition. How can he punish Tong Guan too much, and now the Manichaeism in Jiangnan is making more trouble, and there are Manichaeans in the southeast and southeast, and a few days ago he just issued an order to let Tong Guan be the envoy of Jiang, Huai, Jing, and Zhejiang, and crusade against Fang La.

After thinking about it, he said: "You can't escape responsibility for this matter, and I will punish you for a year." ”

Tong Guan saw that it was so easy to reveal the matter, and hurriedly said: "Weichen will be punished." ”

Zhao Ji frowned and said: "The Liangshan thieves stole Qingzhou and Zizhou to make trouble, which can be described as a great rebellion. Who can share the worries of the widows and lead the troops to exterminate this gangster? ”

When the officials heard this, they were immediately silent.

Although everyone didn't know the details, they knew that they had been defeated by the Liangshan bandits several times. Even Gao Yu's brother was killed, and Gao Yu couldn't take revenge.

Gao Yu may not be very clever himself, but he is the captain of the palace marshal's mansion, and he has many powerful generals under him.

Everyone didn't think they were better than all of Gao Yu's subordinates. Therefore, no one dared to answer Zhao Ji's words.

Zhao Ji waited for a while, and couldn't help but say angrily: "A little grass coward, can't you generals in the court help him?" So what do I want you to do? ”

Zhao Ji reprimanded everyone for a while. In the end, he still remembered his house slave and said: "Tong Guan, you should suspend the use of troops against Jiangnan, and first exterminate the Liangshan thieves and then go south." ”

The new prime minister, Wang Huang, hurriedly said: "The minister thinks that the matter of Tong Shu's secret conquest of Fang La cannot be delayed, and the Manichaeans are all over the south of the Yangtze River, and now they are already in chaos in several ways. If they are united, when they want to conquer again, they will be afraid of all difficulties. Moreover, the southeast is an important place for the imperial court's taxes, and if the Manichaeans are not extinguished, the taxes will not be able to operate for a day, and the ministers are afraid that the time will delay the major event of Lianjin and the destruction of Liao. ”

When Zhao Ji heard that it might delay Lianjin to destroy Liao, he immediately gave up the proposal and said, "Then who else can take on this heavy responsibility?" ”

Tong Guan said: "The minister thinks that if he lets Gao Taiwei lead the troops to conquer Liangshan, he will be able to succeed immediately." ”

When Gao Yu heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned.

He has always been at odds with Tong Guan, Liangshan has a deep hatred with him, and he doesn't want to lead his troops to exterminate the Liangshan thieves. It's just that Hu Yanzhuo and Guan Sheng have no news before, and he doesn't think that he can be better than the two, so he doesn't dare to accept the order.

Hearing Tong Guan recommend him, he couldn't help but wonder what Tong Guan wanted to stumble on him.

Gao Yu was still thinking about it, and Zhao Ji had already said: "If you don't remind me, I will forget about Captain Gao." Gao Taiwei is skilled in boxing and sticks, and he has won battles in the Western Army, so it should be easy to destroy Liangshan. Captain Gao, would you like to share your worries with me? ”

When Gao Yu heard this, he hurriedly said: "It's not that Weichen is unwilling to serve, it's just that he has been feeling a little unwell recently, and he is afraid that he will miss a major military event, so he doesn't dare to come out to grab credit." ”

When he heard Zhao Ji say this, he was also in a cold sweat, his fist stick was just to fool a royal person like the emperor, and it would be a third-rate level if he got it to the rivers and lakes, let alone go into battle to kill the enemy. The victories of the Western Army are not worth mentioning, and the people who go down to the central part of the court are just errands for any supervising army, and it is the generals of the Western Army who specifically command the battle, and they are just stealing war achievements.

Zhao Ji was very concerned about this playmate, and when he heard the words, he hurriedly said: "Qing is an important minister of the country, and you have to take care of your body more, after retiring from the court, I will let the imperial doctor go to your house for diagnosis and treatment." ”

Gao Yu hurriedly thanked the mighty emperor for his grace, but he didn't mention the matter of leading troops to the battle.

Zhao Ji also said: "Since Gao Qing can't go on the expedition, who else can worry about me?" ”

Tong Guan retreated to Gao Yu's side and said, "The Liangshan thieves have a deep hatred with Gao Taiwei, this is a good opportunity for revenge, how can you hesitate?" ”

Gao Yu didn't play dumb riddles with Tong Guan, shook his head and said: "Liangshan thieves have developed a thief situation, how can it be so easy to exterminate, the elite of the Western Army have been taken by you to exterminate Fang La, where will I go to find the elite soldiers, if I lose, I am afraid that I will be killed." This campaign has Murong Guifei staring at the palace, and it is not so easy to hide. ”

It turned out that after Liangshan seized Qingzhou and Zizhou, Liang Shicheng also hid it from Zhao Ji, but Murong Guifei didn't know how to learn of her brother's death, and cried at Zhao Ji, which provoked Zhao Ji to prepare to go to the court to question a number of officials.

It's just that Liang Shicheng already knew about the affairs in the palace and secretly notified everyone, so without waiting for Zhao Ji to get angry, Tong Guan came out to report the matter of Liangshan.

Tong Guan said with a smile: "The Liangshan thieves have left the lair without permission, and they have lost their geographical advantages. According to the reports from various places, there are no more than 20,000 soldiers and horses in Liangshan, and I will lead 200,000 soldiers and horses to exterminate Fang La, and Gao Taiwei can lead 100,000 soldiers and horses to exterminate Chao Gai. With 100,000 imperial court troops to exterminate 20,000 rabble, if Gao Taiwei is not confident, he can transfer some elite soldiers from the imperial camp, so that he will not be afraid of the Liangshan bandits. ”

Gao Yu stared at Tong Guan suspiciously: "What good is this matter with Lord Zhuxiang?" ”

Tong Guan said with a smile: "This official is only thinking about regaining the title of the sixteen states of Yanyun now, if you can exterminate the Liangshan bandits, after this official sweeps away Fang La, he can concentrate on preparing to cut Liao." ”

Gao Yu naturally knew that Tong Guan dreamed of being the first eunuch prince, and he had no doubt when he heard him say this, so he immediately went out to ask for an order to lead troops to exterminate Liangshan. (To be continued.) )

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