Du Gao entered the imperial study and was bumped into Zhao Hong, who was talking to the ruling ministers with a black face. Looking at Zhao Hong's expression, Du Gao knew that something big had happened.

The forbidden army brought a chair and motioned for Du Gao to sit down. Du Gao saw that several ruling ministers were "sitting and talking", and his buttocks were only half shouldered, and he sat down carefully.

Xinjun has a new atmosphere, and there is a chair to sit on. The Emperor was extraordinary.

"The Chuzhou Loyal and Righteous Army rebelled, and the Huaidong system made Xu Guo flee and hang himself, and his staff member Zhang Meng was killed first. Why did I know about such a big thing? What are local officials doing? ”

It's no wonder Zhao Hong is so annoyed. In the early morning of New Year's Day, there was a rebellion in Chuzhou, and he only received a report on New Year's Day. Is this work efficiency slowed down by Li Quan and Yang Miao's rebellion?

What made him even more faceless was that on Chinese New Year's Eve, he had just issued an order to Xu Guo, asking him to appease Li Quan and not to withhold money and food from the loyal rebels. Before the holy decree arrived, Li Quanquan was in chaos the next day after Chinese New Year's Eve.

Isn't that a slap in the face?

The Loyal Righteous Army, Li Quan, launched a rebellion on the morning of the first day of the year, and his eyes were vicious, and it was a good time to see it!

"Your Majesty, Li is in turmoil on New Year's Day, local officials are resting, and no one knows what happened in Chuzhou. In addition, Zhao Fan, the prefect of Yangzhou, has just been demoted, so it is not surprising that he has received a local report. ”

Xue Ji's words made Zhao Hong slightly stunned, and what he wanted to say was also stuck in his throat.

I'll go!

It turned out that Li was all in trouble, and he was also one of the initiators.

I just don't know, is there anything to do with the rebellion in Chuzhou and the demotion of Zhao Fan, the prefect of Yangzhou? If this is the case, it means that Zhao Fan is doing a good job in the local area, and he is still too impulsive to push Zhao Fan's brothers to the end.

However, when he thought that Zhao Kui had four white tigers at home, his heart was much more balanced.

"Your Majesty, Li Quan rashly attacked and killed the minister of the court because of his own selfishness, it is not tolerated, it is not in accordance with the law, and the crime is extremely evil, and the minister of the humerus should be sent to lead the army to the north, kill this thief, and correct the law of the country!"

Jin Deok-so continued with a dark face, impassioned.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a different opinion."

Prime Minister Xue was extremely worried, but he had a different opinion.

"Your Majesty, there are more than 100,000 loyal and righteous troops in Shandong, if all the departments follow Li Quan's example, wouldn't it be a great chaos in the world? Li Quan has already controlled Chuzhou, if he and the Jin people should cooperate with the outside, Yangzhou will be in trouble, Huaidong will be in chaos, and the world will be in chaos. Please ask Your Majesty to appease Li Quan and calm down the incident! ”

Xue Ji's words made several ruling ministers talk to each other again.

Since the Shandong Loyal and Righteous Army rebelled against the tyranny of the Jin people and was under the command of the Southern Song Dynasty, it has been co-opted and divided by the Southern Song Dynasty, but there are always ambitious people who are unwilling to be at the mercy, Li Quan is such an example. Now Li Quan's power is getting bigger and bigger, and even a court member like Xu Guo dares to kill, which shows his domineering.

This also confirms the complete failure of the Southern Song Dynasty in dealing with the issue of the Loyal and Righteous Army.

A regime that does not want to make progress is doomed to achieve nothing for the sake of a group of pampered scholars.

Zhao Hong's face was noncommittal, and his gaze swept to Du Gao, who was in the last seat.

"Du Gao, Li Quan made a rebellion, killed the court officials, and burned the government office. What do you think of the Loyal Rebels? How to deal with this? ”

The emperor inquired, and Du Gao unconsciously stood up and bowed.

"Your Majesty, although the loyal and righteous army is named after the Song Dynasty, there are not many people among them who are well aware of the righteousness of the nation, and most of them are for survival or profit, and their purpose is only to obtain property and food. If it is not handled properly, it is tantamount to raising tigers and causing trouble, and it will eventually cause a catastrophe. ”

Du Gao paused, saw Zhao Hong nodded lightly, and continued.

"Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, and there is nothing to do, so you can only appease Li Quanquan and buy peace with money and food. Cultivate good governance within and reorganize the armament for the future. At the same time, it is necessary to choose another virtuous minister and go out of Yangzhou, so as to prevent Li from going south. ”

Du Gao's words made Zhao Hong's face look better.

This Xu Guo, a useless fool! In front of the tiger and wolf, he still put on a show and played official prestige, which is really a nest of misleading the country and the people, and he is not unjust at all.

"Du Gao, sit down."

Zhao Hong waved his hand, and Du Gao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and sat down.

The border army was weak and lacked national strength. After all, there are smart people who can see the shortcomings of the current situation.

"Your Majesty, Li Quan's wolf ambition and wanton attack and kill important ministers of the court, if he is not severely punished, where is the majesty of the court? Where is the majesty of the Son of Heaven? How does Your Majesty rule the country, and how does he rule the subjects of the world? ”

Zhen Deok so was indomitable and continued to play.

Now that Shi Miyuan has been eliminated from this court, it is no longer a monopoly, but a hundred flowers are blooming, and the ruling ministers are bold and speak freely.

"Xuanqing, you are the secretary of the Ministry of War, what do you think?"

Zhao Hong's gaze turned to the governor of the political affairs Xuanxuan, and his face was gentle.

My teacher, if this battle continues, won't you worry about defeat?

The point is, he has a lot of things to do, a lot of things, and all of them are big things. Even if he could win this war with Li Quan, he didn't have the heart to start this side matter at this moment.

Everything he has to do now is to deal with the powerful Mongol iron cavalry in the north, not just one Li Quan.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Li Quan's matter will affect the whole body. His Majesty has just ascended the throne and should be properly disposed of and not hastily acted. Li Quan occupied Chuzhou and must immediately quell the riots to prevent the chaos from spreading. The minister recommended Chuzhou to sentence Xu Xiji as the envoy of Huaidong, so that he could appease Li Quan and not cause chaos again. ”

Governor Xuan Xuan frowned and said, he probably understood the emperor's thoughts.

Chuzhou sentenced Xu Xiji to guard Haizhou, and was an official in Chuzhou, and got along well with Li Quan. Letting him serve as the envoy of Huaidong seems to be the best way to deal with it at present.

"Your Majesty, Li Quan killed the important ministers of the court, the wolf was ambitious, and he was mad. If you blindly tolerate and nurture adultery, I am afraid that raising tigers will be a problem, Your Majesty will know clearly! ”

Zhen Deok so was impatient and grabbed the words.

Zhao Hong nodded lightly and said nothing.

He had just ascended the throne, and Li Quan was in turmoil, which was too bad for him.

But now that government affairs are busy and all kinds of waste are waiting to be rebuilt, he really doesn't have the courage to use troops against Li Quan.

Yang Miaozhen, who has a supermodel body, why is she messing up?

"Your Majesty, Li Quan is in turmoil, the world is shaking, and the Jin people will definitely be moved by the wind. When the time comes, Huaidong will shake and endanger Jiangnan, Your Majesty should quickly pacify and choose another minister to go out of Huaidong to take measures in order! ”

Xuan Xuan once again made a statement, insisting on the preciousness of peace.

The first emperor died, and the emperor had just ascended the throne, at this time, it was better not to start a war in vain, so as not to overwhelm the court.

"Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal to declare the prime minister. At an extraordinary time, Chuzhou can be ordered to sentence Xu Xiji to serve as the envoy of Huaidong to appease Li Quan and avoid trouble! ”

The ruling minister, Hu Yu, finally spoke, agreeing with Xuan's view.

Several ruling ministers had different opinions, Zhen Dexiu was the main battle, and Xue Ji was the three main ones to appease Li Quan. Zhao Hong's gaze looked at Du Gao.

In fact, he was really hesitant.

In other words, he has no confidence in the strength of the Song army.

"Du Gao, is it to appease Li Quan, or send troops to fight. What do you think? ”

Yuan Fang, what do you think?

"Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal to declare the prime minister, and ordered Chuzhou to sentence Xu Xiji to serve as the envoy of Huaidong to appease Li Quan. At the beginning of His Majesty's accession to the throne, it is not advisable to use swords and soldiers in vain, unless there is a certainty of victory. ”

Du Gao's soft words made several ruling ministers either silent or nodding yes.

"What Du Gao said is very true."

Zhao Hong said helplessly.

According to the rhythm of history, although Li Quan is domineering, he will not rebel yet. He could only push the boat down the river and give himself time to recuperate.

He needs time, even if it's a year, maybe that's enough.

Zhao Hong glanced at the folds on the royal table and raised his head.

Peng Yibin was dissatisfied with Li Quan, and Li Quan attacked Enzhou and was defeated by Peng Yibin. Peng Yibin sent a letter to Zhao Shanxiang, the envoy of the Yangtze River, to suppress Li Quan and send troops to recover the Central Plains. What do you think should be done? ”

Zhao Hong's words caused an uproar among the ruling people. Several people exchanged heads, and Shangshu Xuanxuan of the Ministry of War followed suit.

"Your Majesty, Peng Yibin occupies Shandong, Hebei and other places, and his subordinates have reached tens of thousands. It is still necessary to prevent the tiger from being troubled, and don't let Peng Yibin become the next Li Quan! ”

"Your Majesty, Peng Yibin and Li Quan are both big tails, this is a good opportunity to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, just to eliminate the power of these northern armies!"

Hu Yu was cautious.

"Your Majesty, don't!"

"Don't!"

Xuan Xuan and Du Gao spoke almost in unison and said it.

The two looked at each other, and Xuan Xuan spoke first.

"Your Majesty, Li Quan's harm to the important ministers of the imperial court is like complicity, even if it is an expedient measure, it cannot be rewarded! As for Peng Yibin's troops, they are all loyal and righteous people, and His Majesty should reward them to reassure the hearts of the soldiers in front of them. The rewards and punishments are clear, and they can also knock on the mountain and shock the tiger, so that Li Quanzhi will retreat. ”

Xuan Xuan said slowly, and his voice echoed in the main hall.

"Li Quan is unruly, his soldiers are strong and strong, but I have more than 100,000 border troops, are I still afraid of just one Li Quan?"

Several governors, including Du Gao, were silent for a while.

Two Huai more than 100,000 border troops, maybe not afraid of Li Quan. But dare to give it a go?

Iron striking still needs to be hard, and it has to be trained.

"Your Majesty, what Xuan Xianggong said is extremely true. I have always faced the enemy head-on, and I have never heard of blindly seeking everything to retreat from the enemy. Please Your Majesty generously grant Peng Yibin and exempt Li Quan from the reward! ”

Zhen Dexiu bowed his hand and supported Xuan's court.

The emperor wanted to implement the new policy and did not want to start a war against Li Quan immediately. In this case, exempting Li Quan's reward is also a choice.

"The minister seconded the proposal to declare the prime minister!"

Xue Ji said loudly and seconded the proposal.

"The minister seconded the proposal to declare the prime minister!"

Hu Yu also supported Xuan's advice.

"Zhengong, how many of you are in power, do you have a resolution?"

Zhao Hong said softly, as if to end today's conversation.

"Your Majesty, Peng Yibin can be appointed as the envoy of Jingdong, and a reward of 300,000 yuan will be rewarded for the soldiers under his command. But Chu Zhou sentenced Xu Xiji to be the envoy of Huaidong to appease Li Quan. Send important ministers to Yangzhou and Huaidong to pacify the deputy envoy in case of contingency. ”

Zhende Show played, Zhao Hong nodded, and quickly made a decision.

"Spread the decree and let Peng Yibin quickly withdraw to the south of Huaishui. The Tatar soldiers were in full swing, separated by Jin people in the middle, and Li Quan was restrained on the flanks, and Peng Yibin had no chance of winning. ”

Zhao Hong also wanted to make a final effort to avoid Peng Yibin from fighting alone in Hebei and finally failing.

"As for Li Quanquan, he provided money and food as usual, and Ren Chuzhou sentenced Xu Xiji to be the envoy of Huaidong to appease Li Quan."

He is not strong enough, so he can only swallow his anger, lie down and taste his courage, and exchange time for space.

Several ruling ministers obeyed the order, and Zhao Hong pointed to Du Gao, who was uncertain, and suddenly asked:

"Du Gao, the arrow wound on your face was caused by the battle with the Jin people?"

"Back to Your Majesty, exactly. In the first battle of Chuzhou that year, the military situation was urgent, and he had to fight on the battlefield and was hit by two arrows. But one day, the minister must ask the golden man to get it back. ”

"Well said! The eldest husband is happy to take revenge, from morning to night. What's more, it's national hatred! ”

Zhao Hong's eyes showed appreciation, and Zhengse said:

"Du Gao, from now on, you are the prefect of Yangzhou and the deputy envoy of Huaidong! Don't tell me you're overwhelmed, are you? ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Your Majesty knows the grace of the encounter, and the ministers are determined to live up to Your Majesty's trust, to ensure that Huaidong is fine, and Li Quanquan does not dare to go down to the south of the Yangtze River! ”

Du Gao knelt down, kowtowed solemnly, and shouted long live the mountain.

"Du Gao, you are a great talent, it is related to the safety of thousands of soldiers, the peace of the court, you can't easily get into danger, and you don't want your liver and brain to be ruined. Huaidong Li Quan is domineering, the side affairs are restless, and all kinds of waste are waiting to be revived, and you want to protect the people. Later, you and I will talk about it in detail, and you will go to your post in the future. ”

Zhao Hong said softly, relieving himself a little.

Famous generals who have been proven in history should be reassuring.