Chapter 377

"Your Majesty, Gu Da used the rate to suppress the army of thieves and stood still, doesn't this explain the problem?" Song Nan said.

Zhengde said unhappily: "Even if Gu Dayong misses the fighter, it won't be said that he is a thief, which is unreasonable." ”

Song Nan said: "Your Majesty, what if the thieves break through Xin'an County to the south? ”

Zhengde said: "That is naturally a big disaster, and this is also what the imperial court tries to avoid." ”

Song Nan said: "The trouble of the emperor's court is exactly what the thieves want, and the thieves naturally hope to break through Xin'an County and drive south; Gu Da used Chen soldiers not to defeat him, maybe there was some other subtle strategy as some people defended him; But the minister wanted to say that since he knew that the trouble of the thieves was to break through to the south, why didn't Gu Dayong increase his troops in Xin'an County during the siege? But only let my 1,000 soldiers and horses guard Xin'an County? If it weren't for the thieves' first attack on Xin'an, they suffered a big loss and had lingering palpitations, and if the thieves attacked Xin'an County desperately, what would be the result? ”

Zhengde frowned and said, "Xin'an may not be guaranteed." ”

Song Nan nodded and said, "Holy Mingjian, the minister just wants to ask, what is Gu Dayong's intention?" You can't prevaricate everything with words like 'have other plans'. ”

"This ......" Zhengde was also speechless.

"The minister was forced to transfer a thousand horsemen from my Jinyi Wei Qianhu from Baoding Mansion, note that the minister only called his own subordinates, and did not move the soldiers and horses of Baoding Mansion; Baoding Mansion with the advantage of a strong city, there are 3,000 men and horses stationed, the minister thinks that self-preservation is more than enough, and it is not a threat to the safety of Baoding Mansion at all. ”

Liu Jin said: "Do you say that you can protect yourself means you can protect yourself?" ”

Song Nan reprimanded: "I can still hold a small Xin'an county town with a city wall that is only more than one zhang high and has collapsed in many places; Why can't 3,000 soldiers and horses hold the Baoding Mansion where the city wall is two zhang high, the moat is three or four zhang wide, and the enemy tower and corner tower are built? ”

Liu Jin was speechless, and Zhang Mao said loudly: "What Song Nan said is not bad, three thousand soldiers and horses are enough to hold Baoding Mansion, to put it mildly, it is a rabble of anti-thieves, even 10,000 elite soldiers are difficult to break." ”

Zhengde nodded slowly and said: "I see, you transferred a thousand Ti to Xin'an County, which was originally based on the consideration that Baoding can protect itself; However, you are doing the right thing to strengthen the defense of Xin'an County. ”

Song Nan said: "The emperor is clear, the minister is indeed helpless, Gu Dayong does not move, the city is afraid that Xin'an will be lost, and the loss of the city is a small matter, so let the thieves go south through this, it will be an uncontrollable situation." The minister has a matter that I want to ask the emperor to explain the doubts for the minister, before I mobilize a thousand brocade guards to reinforce Xin'an, Xin'an has the least number of troops besieging Ansu, only a few thousand, Gu Da uses the siege but not attack, and does not send troops to reinforce Xin'an, what is the intention? ”

Zhengde frowned and thought for a long time, shook his head and said, "I, I'm not very proficient in military affairs, I can't think of it." ”

Song Nan said: "That adult can explain for me, in this case, what will the thief soldiers think if they are trapped in Ansu?" ”

Zhengde nodded and said, "It's better to ask the British Duke to explain it to me." ”

Zhang Mao said: "The siege of the city in the art of war is to let the enemy escape according to the ideas and lines of his own side, which can break the enemy's will to fight to the death, and allow the enemy to enter the set trap; Ansu is surrounded by heavy troops, and only Xin'an has the weakest troops, is it ...... Could it be that Gu Dayong's intention is...... Forcing thieves to attack Xin'an? ”

There was a sound of gasping in the court, Zhang Mao's conclusion was reached, and everyone immediately understood why Song Nan wanted to say that he suspected Gu Dayong of collaborating with the enemy, neither giving Xin'an more troops, but also besieging but not attacking, clearly to give the thieves a way to live, and let the thieves desperately seize the southbound passage, what is this not a collaborator?

Zhengde was confused, and he understood what it meant, his body trembled involuntarily, and his pale little face was full of anger.

Liu Jin complained bitterly in his heart, and said in his heart: It's just to force the thieves to fight with Song Nan, it's best to kill Song Nan in Xin'an, but he doesn't have half of the enemy's heart. However, how did he say this, seeing that Zhengde was furious, he secretly screamed in his heart, and he had to save Gu Dayong, because if Gu Dayong was really taken down, if it fell into the hands of Song Nan to force a confession, it was difficult to guarantee that he would not be dragged into it, and Gu Dayong would not even buy it himself at a critical time.

"The emperor is angry...... Before Zhengde opened his mouth, Liu Jin shouted and hurriedly trotted to the seat and knelt down and kowtowed.

Zhengde said angrily: "Liu Jin, do you want to intercede for Gu Dayong?" ”

Liu Jin kowtowed and said: "The slave and maid guarantee with their lives, Gu Dayong will never communicate with thieves, do you think, Gu Dayong has been loyal to the emperor for so many years, as an important member of the inner court, shouldering the heavy responsibility of suppressing thieves, how can he say that he will cooperate with the enemy?" What is the motivation? It doesn't make sense, does it? ”

Zhengde shouted: "Then you explain to me, what is Gu Dayong doing in Ansu for?" ”

Liu Jin gritted his teeth and said: "The slave maid thinks that Gu Dayong must be overwhelmed, Gu Dayong has never led soldiers, and he is poor in combat strategy, and he must be too stupid to make such a mistake; Before he set out, he had told the slave maid that 'Xin'an County is garrisoned by Lord Song, and it should be safe to be broken', and the slave and maid just remembered this, thinking that he did not increase his troops in Xin'an because he trusted the ability of Lord Song; as for why he besieged and did not attack, I think he must have his own explanation; but he said that he was a thief, and the slave and maid did not believe it. ”

Zhengde frowned and was silent, and Jiao Fang, a cabinet scholar, also came out and said: "The minister doesn't believe that Gu Dayong will be a thief, it must be because of his lack of ability." ”

"I don't believe it! Because there is no motive or reason! Gu Zuo, the head of the household, came out and played.

"The old minister doesn't believe it either!" Xu Guangzuo played.

"The ministers don't believe it either." Among the hundreds of officials, more than 20 people came out one after another, including civil officials and military officials, all of whom expressed their disbelief in Gu Dayong's use of thieves.

Zhengde looked at Song Nan and said: "It seems that there is still a hidden secret, Song Nan, I actually don't believe that Gu Da uses thieves, and it seems that there needs to be evidence to support this matter." ”

Song Nan knew that he couldn't kill Gu Dayong for the crime of being a thief, but there was also no evidence to say that Gu Dayong was to harm himself.

"To tell you the truth, the minister doesn't believe it." Song Nan said.

Zhengde and the ministers were sweating, and said in their hearts: You don't believe why you still use the basin on Gu Da's head, it's unreasonable.

Song Nan said: "It's natural to be reasonable, but Gu Dayong's behavior makes me have to suspect that my Jinyi Wei Yamen has always looked at things and not people." However, since Gonggong Liu, Duke Dingguo, Lord Jiao and others are willing to guarantee with their lives that Gu Dayong will not cooperate with the enemy, I can't say anything, but Gu Dayong was tricked by thieves and broke through after he blamed me, it can be seen that he is both stupid and has bad motives, how can such a person take on the heavy responsibility of suppressing the thief governor, the minister officially impeached Gu Dayong for dereliction of duty today, and asked the emperor to make a judgment. ”

As soon as Song Nan's words fell, Yang Tinghe said: "The minister seconded the proposal, with such a heavy responsibility and such a stupid use of soldiers, how can he be competent?" Please ask the emperor to send another person to lead the troops to suppress the thieves. ”

Yang Tinghe's attitude is the attitude of everyone in the cabinet except Jiao Fang and Gu Zuo. Liu Jin also knew that it was irretrievable, just now in order to save Gu Dayong, he also said that Gu Dayong was a fool, and now it is too late to change his words.

The slave maid also thought ...... Gu Dayong was not suitable for the position of governor of the thief, in order to exterminate the thief as soon as possible, the slave also asked the emperor to choose another capable person. Liu Jin said.

At this time, Gu Dayong's dismissal was a foregone conclusion, and he was afraid that he would still need to be interrogated after returning to Beijing, and he would be punished for what he did not do well in Ansu.

Zhengde didn't say much more, and immediately issued an order to go to Gu Da to use the west road to suppress the thief governor, and immediately returned to Beijing to be interrogated, and was appointed by the governor of the thief capital, Xu Guangzuo, the prince of the country, to propose a candidate for the court meeting.

Liu Jin and Xu Guangzuo's faces were gloomy, and they retreated to the side with gloomy faces, thinking that Song Nan would be extremely proud, but when they saw that Song Nan had no smile on his face, his face was still stern.

Zhengde was a little tired, stretched out his hand and rubbed his forehead and said, "Let's get here today, I'm tired, if it's okay, I'll retreat." ”

Everyone bowed down and waited for Zhengde to leave their seats, and after standing for a long time, dozens of old ministers were a little unbearable, and their bodies were also swaying; But I heard Song Nan shouting: "Your Majesty, the minister still has something to play." ”

Everyone frowned and looked at Song Nan, what's wrong with this guy today, I haven't seen him for more than 20 days, it seems to be a different person, although he was arrogant before, but he was always a little restrained, and today he scolded Liu Jin in front of him in court, and repeatedly obstructed Zhengde's retreat, and the strong one was a little unreasonable.

Zhengde just got up by pressing the armrest, and was stunned when he heard this: "Song Nan, you still have a discussion, it's better to be like this, the early dynasty has been too long, how about you come to my study to talk?" I'm thirsty. ”

Song Nan arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, this is a big deal, I'm afraid I have to ask the emperor to be patient and thirsty for the time being." ”

According to Zhengde's temper, he can naturally ignore it, but now that the thieves are getting stronger and stronger, making a lot of noise, and it is related to the survival of the society, Zhengde does not dare to slack off, so now he has restrained a lot, always pays attention to the current situation, and also takes the initiative to summon the minister; In addition, it was Song Nan who wanted to play, Song Nan was so serious, it must be extraordinary, so he sat down and said, "Okay, I will allow you to play." ”

An old minister thought that he would be able to go down to the court, but when he heard that his already old and weak body could no longer support it, his eyes were dark, and he was planted on the ground with a bang.