Yu Jue, Cao Youwen and others came in, and they seemed to find that the atmosphere was wrong, and their eyes were paired, and they were all in good spirits.

What made the Emperor so angry?

"You look at these first. Cao Youwan, you look at it last. ”

Zhao Hong said with a dark face, his eyes signaled.

Dong Songchen took the fold and handed it to the ignorant Yu Jue.

After reading it, Yu Jue was silent and handed it to Cao Youwen. After Cao Youwen finished reading, he glanced at Cao Youwan, and his face immediately darkened.

Needless to say, the younger brother is in trouble again, and it seems that the culpability is not light.

Cao Youwan took the fold and watched, his fingers trembled slightly, he hadn't finished reading it yet, Cao Youwen stepped forward and kicked him in the crook of his leg.

"Why don't you hurry up and kneel down and ask Your Majesty for your guilt!"

Cao Youwan's face turned pale, knelt on the ground with a fold, and kowtowed.

"Your Majesty, the minister knows that he is wrong! The minister knows that he is wrong! ”

He didn't look down on Wang Kui originally, but this person respected him very much, and after a few meals of wine and food, he became a wine and meat brother.

He didn't expect that this guy would commit such a big sin.

Just stealing and selling ordnance is enough to kill the head.

"You idiot, I told you a long time ago, you are now the commander of the first army, an important minister of the court, not a righteous brother in the green forest. What do you think they like about you, what they want is your power! ”

Cao Youwen peeked at Zhao Hong, knelt down on one knee with a black face and said:

"Your Majesty, the country has its own laws, and the family has its own rules. Please Your Majesty remove Cao Youwan from the post of commander of Lizhou East Road and punish him according to the law! The minister is not strict, after this battle, please deal with it strictly! ”

Cao Youwen clasped his fists and saluted, and bowed.

Just because he was promoted in violation of regulations and his majesty was not strict, his younger brother would not be able to get out of it.

He suddenly remembered that when he graduated from the martial arts hall, the emperor seemed to have told his younger brother in person, asking him not to sacrifice his righteousness and take care of his small righteousness. Now it seems that, as expected, the younger brother still capsized in this matter.

"Your Majesty, Wang Kui, did he really commit such an earth-shattering deed?"

Cao Youwan still didn't believe the facts in front of him.

"How could Your Majesty have wronged Wang Kui? If there is no conclusive evidence, why should Your Majesty do this? You idiot! ”

Cao You's face was red when he heard this, and he kicked him again, and Yu Jue next to him hurriedly pulled him down.

"Is there conclusive evidence of the crime, and you don't count it yourself? Colleagues in the Anti-Corruption Division, do they have nothing to do when they are full? ”

Zhao Hong whispered softly, raised his head, and stared at Cao Youwan coldly.

"Cao Youwan, don't tell me that Wang Kui was removed from his post two years ago for greedy ink, and you don't know about it?"

Cao Youwan's face was flushed and he couldn't speak.

Zhao Hong snorted coldly and turned his gaze to Lu Wende.

"Lu Wende, how should this matter be handled?"

"Your Majesty, Yang Dayuan, Xu Zihui, and Wang Kui should be immediately arrested and severely punished in accordance with the law. These three people are extremely corrupt, I am afraid that they have rotten, and they have long lost the ambition to go into battle to kill the enemy. ”

Lu Wende hesitated for a moment and spoke.

"Lu Wende, you are a big man, and you must also clean yourself. I heard that you will take some small east and west. Is there such a thing? ”

"Your Majesty, this is indeed the case! When the minister went back, he immediately returned these things! ”

Lu Wende was frightened and hurriedly defended himself.

"Don't return things, it's also a piece of the people's heart, just compensate with money. I have said that you are indispensable for your achievements on the battlefield, glory and wealth. But if anyone is greedy for ink, don't blame the ruthlessness of national law! ”

Zhao Hong's face was gloomy, and all the generals listened to the order together.

Zhao Hong nodded and looked at Wang Jian.

"Wang Jian, I heard that you married two concubines, can you still go into battle to kill the enemy?"

"Your Majesty, the minister will never delay state affairs! When the minister returned, he immediately divorced them! ”

Wang Jian's face turned red, and he hurriedly clenched his fists and said.

"Nonsense! Do you think people are things that you can throw away when you want? ”

Zhao Hong straightened his face and scolded Wang Jian sharply.

"Treat your family well! Now that wars are frequent, the matter of marrying a wife and having children is put aside. You are still young, and you will still be majestic in another ten or twenty years, and you will still be able to have babies. When the country is employing people, let's be busy with state affairs first, and then take care of family affairs. ”

"Your Majesty's teachings!"

Again, the standard answer in unison.

"Not arrogant on top, high but not dangerous, modest, full but not overflowing. I tell you for your own good. You must pay attention to yourself, don't be confused, make a big mistake, and regret it too late! ”

Zhao Hong's eyes were scorching, and he was bitter.

"If any of you don't want to do it, speak now, and I will give you enough gold and silver to go back and spend the rest of your life in peace. If you are willing to do it, you should do it well, for the country and the people, and build a thousand years of achievements. Did you hear it all? ”

"Your Majesty is reassured. The ministers will live up to Your Majesty's hard work! ”

Cao Youwen spoke first, his face full of solemnity.

"The ministers will live up to Your Majesty's hard work!"

All the generals and ministers were solemn and saluted Zhao Hong together.

Zhao Hong nodded, and his gaze swept towards Wang Jian.

"Wang Jian, Yang Dayuan is under your command, how do you think about his affairs?"

"Your Majesty, Yang Dayuan is under the command of the minister, and the minister is willing to personally arrest Yang Dayuan. His Majesty is not strict, and if such a scandal happens, please punish Your Majesty! ”

Wang Jian hurriedly took the initiative to plead guilty.

"Just send someone to go, one Yang Dayuan can't turn the sky over!"

After Zhao Hongzheng finished speaking, he looked at Yu Jue.

"Yu Jue and Cao Youwen, Brother Yang Daquan is your subordinate and old friend. Yang Dayuan is inescapable, and if he is dealt with, Yang Daquan will not make any changes, right? ”

Yang Daquan and Yang Dayuan are brothers, once Yang Dayuan is disposed of, I don't know what his eldest brother Yang Daquan will think in his heart.

"Your Majesty, Yang Daquan is there, and there are ministers to appease, Your Majesty doesn't need to worry."

"Your Majesty, Yang Daquan is loyal, brave and resolute, and loyal to the imperial court. The minister vouches for Yang Daquan, and he will never have an accident! ”

Yu Jue and Cao Youwen hugged their fists one after the other.

"With the two of you vouching, of course I can rest assured. Cao Youwen, you can appease Yang Daquan well. Soldiers who are loyal to the country, I will not treat them badly. ”

After Zhao Hong finished speaking, his eyes finally returned to Cao Youwan.

"Cao Youwan, you have made me really disappointed and sad. The Great War is imminent, and I have high hopes for you. Don't do it first, I demoted you to the commander, guarded Yangzhou, and served under Wang Jian, do you have anything to say? ”

"Your Majesty, the guilty minister has disappointed Your Majesty! Your Majesty's grace, the ministers are willing to smear their hearts and brains, and make meritorious contributions to repay Your Majesty! ”

Cao Youwan knelt down, kowtowed and thanked him, with tears in his eyes.

Cao Youwen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but the official was demoted to three levels, which was already the best result.

"Cao Youwan, your eldest brother said it well, you are the commander of the first army, and you are an important minister of the imperial court, and everything must be based on state affairs, and you can't use public weapons for private purposes. You have to use your rights to benefit the people, not your friends and dogs. In the end, you will hurt yourself! ”

Zhao Hong looked at Cao Youwan and shook his head helplessly.

"You have to be glad that you didn't get greedy for ink, and you didn't sink deeper. Otherwise, this "Song King Sword" on my waist will cut off your head to thank the soldiers of the three armies! ”

"Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty! ”

Cao Youwan knelt down again, and his head slammed down.

"Your Majesty's grace, the ministers are grateful!"

Cao Youwen bowed solemnly, his face solemn.

"You are all pillars of the country, and you will go down in history in the future. Don't do those things that accept bribes, buddies, and wine. Whoever had broken the law would not have been so easy this time. If you lose your official position, go to prison, or even fall to the ground, don't regret it when the time comes, misleading the country and the people. ”

Zhao Hong said with a calm face and solemnly advised.

"You and I have a teacher-student friendship, the righteousness of a monarch and a minister, what do you lack, the house and silver, the glory and wealth, even if you tell me, I will never miss you. Don't break the law, mistake yourself, hurt the feelings of teachers and students, and the righteousness of kings and ministers. ”

"Follow Your Majesty's teachings!"

Everyone's hearts were awe-inspiring, and they were in unison, a standard answer.

"Get up! A manly man, if there is a mistake, he will change it, crying and crying, what does it look like? ”

Zhao Hong made a look, Wang Jian and Lu Wende stepped forward and helped Cao Youwan up.

Zhao Hong glanced at Cao Youwan and said to Dong Songchen:

"Guo Zhengsun, Chen Longzhi, Cui He, Jiang Wanzai, are they all here?"

"Your Majesty, they are all waiting outside."

"Tell them to come in, and discuss state affairs together."

"Your Majesty, the minister retires."

Cao Youwan wiped a handful of tears, clasped his fists and saluted, and gently retreated.

When the ministers came in, Zhao Hong said to Jiang Wanzai:

"Dong Songchen, you pass on my will to arrest Yang Dayuan, Wang Kui and Xu Zihui to Xingyuan Mansion. If there is disobedience, the Fa will be rectified! ”

Dong Songchen left, Zhao Hong waved his hand slightly, and a huge sand table was carried in. The rivers and mountains, towns and villages above are clearly marked and clear at a glance.

Obviously, this is a topographic topographic map of Lizhou and two roads.

"You should know what is going on when I called you here today, right?"

Zhao Hong pointed to the sand table and continued:

"The Tatar army has occupied Shaanxi, but has returned in vain before Tongguan. Tatar will definitely take advantage of my Song realm, enter from the east of the Han Dynasty, and go straight behind Bianjing. Therefore, there will be a head-to-head confrontation between our army and the Tatars on the two roads of Lizhou. ”

The country is easy to change, but the nature is difficult to change. Torrey is not in danger of attacking Tongguan quickly, and he will definitely take advantage of the Song Realm, and by the way, he will repay Ding Hainian's loss of troops and the revenge of the general.

"Your Majesty, Malingbao and Wuxiu Pass are both easy to defend and difficult to attack, so you can set up heavy troops here to block the Tatar army."

Cao Youwen pointed to the two important military towns on the sand table, and said with his eyebrows.

Malingbao is a towering terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and is an important military town after the Great Dispersion Pass. Wuxiu Pass is in the Bao slope plank road, connected with the Bao slope valley, the cliffs on both sides are straight and steep, the two mountains are sandwiched with water, and the hollow line. These two places are very precarious, and they are indeed important places to fight against the Mongol army.

"Although the terrain of Malingbao is dangerous, the garrison is only about two or three thousand people, and it is impossible to expand the results of the battle. Wuxiu Pass is impregnable, and it is difficult for the Tatar army to gnaw. It is likely that the Tatar army will bypass the Wuxiu Pass and go straight to Xingyuan Mansion behind the Wuxiu Pass. ”

Guo Zhengsun stroked his beard, pointed to the sand table, and frowned.

"If the Tatar army goes south, send a division to attack Wuxiu Pass to contain our Song defenders; The main force went straight to Wuxiu Guandong, and then divided the troops into two routes: one way from Huayang Pass to attack Yangzhou; The other way goes around from Jiaoya Mountain to the southeast of Wuxiu Pass, and goes straight to Xingyuan Mansion, which can be ......"

Everyone was shocked, and then they understood why Zhao Hong concentrated his troops in the Hanzhong area.

"It is necessary to clear the wilderness in advance and garrison three passes and five states. Xingyuan Mansion should be the key place of this war. ”

Yu Jue pointed to the front line of Hanzhong, his eyes shining.

"Your Majesty, since the Tatar army wants to go south to borrow the road, the elite of the 50,000 border troops in the northwest of our country can advance eastward to Qinzhou in batches, and when the Tatar army enters Hanzhong, our army will copy its rear road and fight to the death with the Tatar army north of Hanshui."

Cao Youwen's words made Zhao Hong nod slightly.

"Good! Cao Youwen, Yu Jue, and Lu Wende, west, north, and east, intercepted the Mongolian army on the west road north of Hanshui. Cao Youwen and Yu Yu saw the opportunity to act, and if they took the opportunity to conquer Fengxiang Mansion, they would cut off the retreat of the Tatar army. ”

"Wang Jian and Jiang Wanzai, together with Lu Wende and Yu Yu's reinforcements, attacked the Tatar army on the front line of Guanzhong from east to west. I sat in Xingyuan Mansion and commanded the army. This time, I want to kill and wound the Tatar army in order to change the offensive and defensive posture of the two countries! ”

Lizhou has hoarded 150,000 or 60,000 troops on both roads, and this time, it is necessary to wantonly kill and injure the Mongolian army and change the situation of the entire war.

"Your Majesty, let the ministers sit in Xingyuan Mansion and share your Majesty's worries!"

Meng Hui, who had been speechless, couldn't wait to ask for an order.

"Your Majesty, since Xingyuan Mansion is the focus of this decisive battle, let the ministers sit in Xingyuan Mansion, and the 50,000 troops in Qinzhou will be led by General Cao Youwen!"

Yu Jue hurriedly stood up and hurriedly said.

The generals rushed to make meritorious contributions, and Zhao Hong was also excited.

Soldiers are not afraid of war and dare to fight, which is the luck of the country and the luck of the people.

"Your Majesty, since the Tatar army wants to borrow the way, it is completely possible to let the debut, let them fight with the Jin people, and I, the Great Song Dynasty, will take advantage of the fishermen and take the opportunity to recover the Central Plains."

Cui He suddenly interjected.

"The Tatar army is going south in three ways, and the middle army of Wokotai alone will probably not be able to resist the Jin people, not to mention that there is a Torre."

Zhao Hong shook his head, his brows furrowed slightly.

"What's more, do you think that if my Great Song is willing to take advantage of the Dao, the Tatar army will not take the opportunity to burn and loot?"

The Song army fought fiercely with the Torre Department in Hanzhong, and there was a high probability that there would be no Battle of Sanfeng Mountain. And the tragic old things of history that Torre used to take place must not happen.

"Your Majesty, if the Tatar army borrows the road by force, Hanzhong, I'm afraid it will be a catastrophe."

Cui and his beard were full of sorrow.

"Your Majesty, then destroy him, so that the Tatar army will never dare to go south again!"

"Your Majesty, if the Tatar army dares to come to Hanzhong, he will not be able to return. See how he will go south in the future? ”

Lu Wende and Wang Jian spoke one after another.

"Your Majesty, will the Tatar army really borrow Hanzhong by force?"

Zhao Hong's heart was moved, and Jiang Wanzai asked suspiciously.

"Jiang Wanzai, all the Qing family, our monarchs and ministers, let's wait and see."

Zhao Hong was noncommittal, and looked at Guo Zhengsun, Chen Longzhi and others.

"All things are foreseen, and those who are not prepared are wasted. The two roads in Lizhou are clear, and it is time to move. ”

The Mongolian iron cavalry comes and goes like the wind, and once it enters the Song realm and clears the wilderness, I am afraid it will be too late.