Chapter 146: The General's Reputation in a Hundred Battles
"Inform the Longlinwei secret agents on the Qingzhou side, let them find the broken soldiers who were scattered, and investigate them clearly, especially the missing or captured officers."
Liu Zhi was determined to get to the bottom of this matter, he believed that his instincts were correct, and more and more evidence had pointed to the truth.
"Well, but the source of rumors in Kyoto has been cut off, and they are all ruffians who have received people's money to spread rumors everywhere.
But the person who gave them the money was drunk and drowned for no reason, and this person was also a scoundrel, and could not find out who instructed him. ”
This kind of murderous trick is already obvious, Shan Chao's torture methods are cruel enough, if you still can't find the driving force behind the scenes, it can only show that the opponent is strong enough.
Liu Zhi's hand unconsciously tapped on the table, a habit he had after falling into deep thought.
Someone is targeting him, the emperor, dissatisfied with his rule, and wants to pull him off the horse, that's for sure.
But they did not follow the path of the most common palace coup, which shows that they did not have enough control over the palace, that is, the eunuch group did not participate.
Looking at the style of action, it seems to be the means of those scholars, who want to disturb the situation in the world, and then use both sides of public opinion.
made the people of the world think that he was a faint king, and also made the courtiers disappointed in him.
Well, let's assume that he is the mastermind behind the scenes, and he pays so much attention to fame, then after he overthrows himself, he will never usurp the throne and stand on his own, and he will definitely support a clan to come up.
And the puppet who is determined must be righteous, have an orthodox background, and have a virtuous reputation......
In an instant, Liu Zhi had a flash of inspiration in his mind, King Qinghe, Liu Garlic.
There is no better person than him.
Since the last time Liu Xuan rebelled in his name, the then Taiwei Du Qiao and the Empress Dowager Liang, under the pressure of Liang Ji, decided to demote him to the Marquis of Wei and exiled to Guiyang.
According to the trend of history, he should be disheartened and kill himself.
The reason why he remembers Liu Garlic's ending so clearly is because of a series he watched in his previous life, the eight-year-old Dragon Master made trouble in Kyoto.
At that time, I felt deeply sorry and felt that Liu Garlic was wronged and should not have died in obscurity.
So he wrote him a handwritten letter, saying that the Queen Mother and herself believed in his innocence and asked him not to feel sorry for himself.
Stay in Guiyang with peace of mind, and one day the clouds will open and the snow will be redressed.
Obviously, Liu Garlic listened to it, endured humiliation and lived in shame, changing his established fate.
Later, after the fall of Liang Ji, when Liu Zhi redressed Li Gu and Du Qiao, he easily settled his case.
Liu Garlic also restored the title of King of Qinghe and returned to the fiefdom.
Due to the fact that Long Linwei was not long established and had limited manpower, he mainly only monitored the Kyoto family, and did not pay much attention to those princes and kings, and only focused on a few particularly bad reputations.
King Qinghe is known as a virtuous person, and he can be regarded as kind to him, Liu Zhi didn't think much about it at all.
"You have people check on the River King, and see if he has come into contact with any special people since he returned to the fiefdom."
Shan Chao immediately received the order, turned around and hurriedly assigned the task.
The sky was already faintly bright, Liu Zhi was completely sleepy, looking at the lone star in the sky, which was bright and extinguished in the gray-blue sky, desolate and lonely.
Taking a deep breath, it's the day of the court discussion again, and the person behind the scenes is likely to hide in the court, watching him coldly for state affairs.
He had to face it with 120,000 spirits.
I thought that if I overthrew the powerful Liang Ji and fought the queen mother who listened to the government, I would be safe.
But the road of the emperor without roots, every step is on the ice floe, and everywhere is full of unpredictable crises.
The sky gradually brightened, and a round of red sun jumped out of the sky, sprinkling ten thousand golden rays on the earth, and the vermilion palace wall shone brightly.
Liu Zhi was dressed in a wide and majestic court dress and calmly walked into the Chongde Palace.
Last night's emergency report had already been copied, so naturally they knew it, and the atmosphere in the hall was a little heavy.
Over the years, although riots have occurred frequently in the Han Dynasty, the combat effectiveness of officers and men is unquestionable, and this fiasco can be said to be unique.
Liu Zhi asked Zuo Yi to read it in court, and those officials who had not yet received the news were all shocked, and there was a lot of discussion in the palace.
"Your Majesty, Zhang Tan is anxious for quick success and quick profit, and he has brought about his own destruction, and he has suffered heavy losses from five battalions of soldiers and horses, so he should be punished for a serious crime."
"Yes, since the founding of the Han Dynasty, there has never been such a shame, it is simply a loss of face for the five battalions of soldiers and horses."
"Your Majesty, Zhang Tan deserves to die for his crimes, and he should raze the three clans to set an example."
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The ministers were noisy and shouting, and they actually demanded that Zhang Tan be held accountable in unison, pitiful for him sacrificing his life for the country, but now he has ended up with a wall and everyone pushing him.
Sure enough, it is the general's reputation in a hundred battles, and when the generals are desperate and desperate, even if they win a hundred battles, as long as they fail once, they will die and lose their reputation.
Liu Zhi suddenly felt a little sad in his heart, it was not worth it to be for Zhang Tan, these civil officials, as soon as they touched their mouths, they wanted to decide the life and death of other people's people, which was really chilling.
"Smack!"
Liu Zhi, who couldn't bear it, slapped the royal case, "Now that the situation is critical, you are here to pursue right and wrong, and no one has thought of a way to remedy it." ”
The hall suddenly fell silent, looking at the young emperor who had always been gentle and elegant, his face was misty and dark clouds were thick, and he understood that he had moved his true anger.
Everyone is very silent, and no one wants to touch the mold.
"What? Don't have anything to say? Hehe~"
Liu Zhi sneered mockingly, stretched out his finger and directly began to roll call.
"What do you think?"
Huang Qiong straightened her spine and replied in a deep voice, "The minister thinks that Qingzhou is chaotic and the matter is in a hurry, and General Zhang is temporary, and it is inevitable that there will be mistakes. ”
It can be regarded as a fair word, but the old fox began to be silent, and now that he obviously knows Liu Zhi's tendencies, he is basically an afterthought, and it doesn't make much sense.
"Now there are bandits in Qingzhou, Yanzhou and Xuzhou, and it is said that there are forty or fifty thousand people, and the non-army cannot compete."
Speaking of this, Huang Qiong raised her voice, "The minister requests that a large army be transferred from the border immediately to suppress it, and it may cause a big disaster later." ”
These words were seconded by most of the courtiers, a great riot of forty or fifty thousand people, not to mention that it is close to the capital division, who is not afraid?
"Your Majesty can let the army of Bingzhou and Liangzhou gallop to the aid with all their might, and the Beijing division will immediately recruit soldiers and horses from various states and counties to strictly defend it."
"Yes, yes, Jingshi is adjacent to Qingzhou and Xuzhou, in case the thieves take advantage of the situation to move west, how can it be good?"
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Liu Zhi was speechless for a while, eight hundred miles away from Qian'er, climbing mountains and wading through rivers, and the army was stopping, these soft bones were worried about their lives, it was really ridiculous.
It is almost impossible to get them to make useful suggestions, quarrel, quarrel, the anger in Liu Zhi's heart was miraculously extinguished.
As long as there is no hope, there is no disappointment.
Quietly looking around, the courtiers were agitated or contemplative or indifferent...... And so on.
In the end, who is the one behind it?