Chapter 360 A Ray of Light (2)
Thinking of Zhao Ning's cold back before the expedition, Di Khan Zhi only felt that there was a fire burning in his heart.
Xihe City was broken, Yunzhou was in danger, and the overall situation of the national war was in danger, in order to make up for the mistakes of the Yunzhou officials, Zhao Ning, who had just arrived today, set out with the Yunzhou horse army, and there were only 40,000 available soldiers.
With 40,000 miscellaneous soldiers against 40,000 Beihu elites, even if they are not familiar with military affairs, they can know how difficult it is to think about it with their toes, but Zhao Ning did not hesitate when he went to war, which in Di Cambodia's view, is to know that he can't do it, and it is the greatest courage of a military general!
For the sake of the overall situation of Yunzhou, Zhao Ning led the crowd to fight to the death, but what are these officials in Yunzhou who are dressed in fine clothes and have great power doing?
The commander and the soldiers are fighting to the death on the battlefield, and they are greedy behind the army!
Thinking that the soldiers fought bloodily, they might not be able to stop the Beihu army, at most to buy some time for Yunzhou to prepare for war, Di Cambodia felt like walking on thin ice.
He must gather the people and material resources of Yunzhou and use every copper plate in the war, only in this way can Yunzhou have such a glimmer of possibility to defend.
But these Yunzhou officials in front of them have completely forgotten Taizu's admonition of "Erlu and Erlu, the people's fat and the people's anointment", and they are even greedy for so many donations from the people, so one can imagine how much money and grain they have withheld from the imperial court! Now they are ignoring the overall situation of the national war and the lives of the people!
If possible, Di Cambodia would like to divide them all into five horses!
However, the reality is that he is constrained by this group of corrupt officials, he can't even do the errand assigned by Zhao Ning, and the next battle will be greatly hindered because of his dereliction of duty, and he will become a sinner for the country!
What kind of face does this give him to meet the emperor and the people of the world?
"Okay, good! Yunzhou officials are Qingming, and this official can be regarded as knowledge!"
Di Cambodia's heart was dripping blood, "Gathering all the forces of Yunzhou to participate in the national war is a military order handed down by General Zhao, if this official can't complete it, he has failed His Majesty and the people, and he should be dealt with by military law, and it is a big deal to apologize for his crimes, but how can you stay out of the matter?"
"General Zhao disposed of the former Yunzhou assassin history and killed the former Cangcao chief, as long as this official reports this situation to General Zhao, you are not afraid of General Zhao's military law, and you are not afraid that General Zhao will want your life?!"
He Huanzhi seemed to have expected that Di Cambodia would move out of Zhao Ning to scare them, but now he didn't have the slightest jealousy, but sneered:
"General Zhao's majesty, we naturally don't dare to offend, but General Zhao can't take all the officials of the Yunzhou Assassin Mansion and put them in prison, right?
"If there is no us, who will do the affairs of the Yunzhou Mansion? The Beihu army has already crossed the river, and the battle of Yunzhou City is just around the corner. ”
He Huanzhi was so fearless, and Di Khan was so sad and indignant, "General Zhao can't dispose of the entire Assassin's Mansion, can't he also behead all the officials above and below your Cangcao?
He Huanzhi's eyes changed, obviously lacking confidence, but he quickly thought of something, and he slanted at Di Khan Zhi, and said in a strange manner:
"Master Di, don't forget, General Zhao only brought 40,000 horses with him to fight against the 40,000 Beihu army this time! What is the combat strength of the Beihu barbarian thieves, I know very well, after this battle, General Zhao is only afraid that he will not be able to take care of himself, and it is difficult to say whether he can deal with His Majesty's criticism, and where can he dispose of all the officials above and below Cangcao?"
"What do you mean by that?!"
Di Cambodia couldn't hold back any longer, grabbed He Huanzhi's collar, and sprayed the other party's face: "The soldiers are fighting bloody battles on the battlefield, and you dare to say behind your back that General Zhao will fight unfavorably?!"
He Huanzhi didn't struggle, but just looked at Di Cambodia with contempt: "Xia Guan didn't say that." "What Xia Guan means is that if General Zhao comes back and deal with us again, it will only make people feel that he is venting his anger and finding a scapegoat, which will not work at all. ”
He said that he didn't dare, but his unruly expression showed that his meaning couldn't be more obvious, and Di Khan Zhi also understood: If Zhao Ning wins, maybe he can use the power of great victory and extraordinary merit to deal with them with thunderous means, and the people who assassinate Shifu will not dare to disobey, and the emperor will not be guilty;
But if Zhao Ning is defeated and humiliated by his teacher, he will have great responsibility, and his majesty will be lost, where can he risk the disapproval of Shifu and kill all the officials above and below Cangcao?
Even if Di Cambodia had ten thousand hearts that wanted to kill He Huanzhi, he could only let go of the other party at this moment.
His body shook, he took two steps back uncontrollably, and most of his energy was exhausted, and he couldn't help but feel sad.
Combined with all the experiences of being an official before, he now finally understands why Daqi, who is obviously at the peak of the prosperous era, will be vulnerable under the attack of the Beihu army, and lose Hebei in ten months!
The officials of the Great Qi are corrupt and pervert the law, the corpses are vegetarian so far, the officials of the Great Qi are so dark, and the officials are so corrupt, how can they not be defeated in the face of a powerful army?
The so-called prosperity, the so-called gold and silver everywhere, and the so-called wealth are just a dream.
As an official supported by the dynasty, he has no family and no people, and only thinks about his own power and money, this seemingly tall and majestic dynasty has long been rotten!
If there is no invasion of powerful foreign enemies, the appearance of Daqi may be able to last for a hundred years, once it encounters such a powerful Beihu army in front of him, it is inevitable that it will collapse!
It's a pity that there are still so many people in Daqi who are moral, distinguish between right and wrong, and are willing to cut down on food and clothing for the sake of the national war, and donate not much family wealth;
It's a pity that there are still so many chivalrous, heroic and heroic people in the rivers and lakes of Daqi, who are willing to give up their families and careers for the national war, and put on armor and go to the battlefield to bathe in blood!
"The people of Great Qi are undoubtedly the best people in the world, but the officials of Great Qi are the worst officials in the world!
Thinking of this, Di Cambodia looked up at the sky, but what he saw was the dark beams and roof, which were firmly blocked in front of him, like a dome covering the sky, making people have nowhere to hide, and people could not see the sun outside at all.
The sun was shining outside the house, but Di Cambodia felt that he was clearly in the long dark night, and in the oppressive and chaotic world, he could not see any hope of saving the times and helping the world.
He was overwhelmed with grief and indignation, and couldn't help but ask himself: As a great Qi scholar, what is the purpose of reading so many sage books?
He didn't get an answer.
Because he found that he couldn't do anything at the moment.
Since you can't do anything, no matter how much you read books, no matter how reasonable you are, it doesn't make any sense at all.
"Master Di, can we get up now?" He Huanzhi's joking voice sounded.
Di Cambodia turned his head and looked at these unscrupulous officials who knelt on the ground, but treated him as a monkey, and only felt like a fish in his throat, like an arrow in his chest, and the pain was unbearable.
"Master Di!"
At this moment, a Yuan Shen Realm cultivator rushed into the warehouse, bowed down in front of Di Khan's body, his voice trembled, and shouted with infinite joy: "Master Di, great victory!"
"What a victory?"
Di Khan's heart was shocked, and he couldn't help but take two steps forward, looking at the person in disbelief.
General Zhao led the crowd to defeat the Beihu army, recaptured Xihe City, beheaded nearly 40,000, and Borshu, the king of Beihu Zuoxian, only led thousands of remnants to retreat to the north bank of the Yellow River!"
The cultivator's voice was like a morning bell and a dusk drum, striking the hearts of Di Khan Zhi and He Huanzhi and others.
Di Cambodia was stunned there.
He Huanzhi and others were also stunned on the spot.
Both sides couldn't help but widen their eyes.
There was a moment of pin drop in the warehouse.
"Hahahaha!" Suddenly, Di Cambodia broke out into a landslide-like laughter, heroic and abnormal, like a golden song, shaking the dirt and dust on the beams of the house.
Looking up at Di Cambodia, who was laughing non-stop, as if he had taken the title of his wife and the title of the gold list, the faces of He Huanzhi and the others became extremely ugly, and panic crawled all over their facial features.
"Someone!" Di Cambodia's big sleeves waved, and his face was as pale as iron in an instant, "Arrest all the officials above and below Cangcao and take them to prison immediately! He Huanzhi, the head of Cangcao, immediately overwhelmed the gate of the mansion and beheaded him on the street!"
"Yes!"
A group of cultivators immediately rushed in, and without saying anything, they kicked He Huanzhi and the others to the ground and escorted them one by one.
He Huanzhi and the others are also good at cultivating, but this team of cultivators was left by Zhao Ning to Di Khan before leaving, they are all good at Yipinlou, and how can they compete with Cangcao, who is only in charge of a state capital?
"Master Di, spare your life, spare your life, Lord Di! Xia Guan knows that he is wrong!" He Huanzhi was pressed to the ground, still struggling to stretch out his hand to Di Cambodia, his face was full of panic and his voice was terrible.
"Master Di, the lower officials know that they are wrong, Lord Di is gracious!" The rest of the Cangcao officials also shouted for mercy, and some even burst into tears.
"Take it out immediately, kill those who deserve to be killed, and go to jail if they deserve to be imprisoned!"
Di Cambodia ignored He Huanzhi and the others, put his hands behind his back, and looked up at the beam again.
Because of the change in the position in which he stood, this time his eyes were facing a bright tile, and the bright sunlight outside the house shone on his face, illuminating his eyes with some discomfort.
There were tears in his eyes.
Tears welled up in his eyes.
He didn't know how Zhao Ning won, but he knew it was bound to be a pyrrhic victory.
He thought of Zhao Ning's lonely back when he was leaving, thought of Zhao Ning's risk of facing the siege of many kings in the extreme realm, thought of Zhao Ning's bloody perseverance on the battlefield, and thought of the torches in the dark night, the firelight, and the figures of the fallen soldiers one by one, but his throat was as hard as a rock, and his limbs were extremely hot:
"General Zhao......"
Knowing that he couldn't do it, he still defeated the Beihu Qiang army in the case of impossibility.
Di Cambodia searched his intestines and scraped his stomach, and he couldn't think of anyone else in Daqi who could do this except for Zhao and Zhao Ning.
Di Cambodia opened his eyes and stared directly at the light falling from the boundless darkness under the dome-like roof, even if his eyes were stinging and tears were pouring out, he still held on and was unwilling to blink his eyes.
He was afraid that if one was not careful, this ray of light would not exist.
The national war of Daqi is already so difficult, and the rule of Daqi is already so dark, but there are still people who are willing to give up their families for the country and leave their flesh and blood on the battlefield.
At this moment, Di Cambodia couldn't have felt more clearly that as long as these people are there, the world of Daqi is there; as long as these people are still fighting bloodily, the country of Daqi will never be occupied by Hulu!
Di Cambodia thinks that he is not a perfect saint, but he is also willing to give everything he has to keep this line of light for Daqi!
He muttered to himself: "General Zhao, you deserve to be the backbone of the country...... It is a blessing for the family and the country to have General Zhao in Daqi, and a blessing for all the people in the world!"