Chapter 982: The Emperor wants to drive the expedition in person, and Qiu Ze arrives at the river alone

Syllable!

Li Kun smashed the fold in his hand on the ground and stood up, as if only in this way could he calm the anger in his chest.

"Okay, good, good, good Hu Bin, not to mention sending my 100,000 army, he himself has gone to be a thief, he is really loyal, he is a brave and righteous man, he deserves it so well, I ...... I...... I ......"

Li Kun was furious, but as he spoke, a touch of blood suddenly surged up on his haggard pale face, followed by an unstable foot, and he collapsed on the dragon chair all of a sudden!

"Majesty!"

"Your Majesty!"

At this moment, the ministers under His Majesty's steps were very frightened, and they hurriedly shouted one by one, if it were not for the restrictions of etiquette, I am afraid that they would rush up to help.

"It's okay, it's okay......" Li Kun was stunned on the dragon chair for two or three breaths, only to feel that his eyes were black, his limbs were weak, and he felt more palpitations, knowing that he couldn't continue for the time being, so he just waved his hand.

On the side, Gonggong Wei was anxious, and as soon as his eyes turned, he urged the next court, and the ministers also knew how to advance and retreat, although the state affairs were critical, but the emperor was inconvenient, and he still couldn't support it, not to mention that there were political affairs halls and privy councils that could make decisions, and he would retreat with the trend.

However, after the next dynasty, the things discussed in the court, as well as the emperor's expression, immediately spread, and even there was an undercurrent in the city, thinking that half of the country was afraid that it would fall into the wind and rain.

However, because the way of news circulation is still under control, the people have not been affected too much, but among the large and small yamen in the capital, there are officials and officials who have discussed in private.

"Finally, the disaster in the north has been quelled, and it seems that he is about to enter a peaceful and prosperous era, but the south suddenly reverses, no wonder the emperor is angry. ”

"But what do you say is the matter with the officials in Lingnan? It is actually mixed with a demon sect like the White Lotus Sect, this sect is secretive, but it is not the right way, and it is in harmony with it. What can it do? Isn't this self-destructive?"

"If it weren't for the surrender of so many officials, how could it affect half of the country with such a means as the White Lotus Sect?"

"At this time, the two southern provinces and several regions are all eroded, and the camp along the river is destroyed in one fell swoop, even after Hu Bin is such a noble, he has rebelled from thieves, and it is estimated that the northern army will be transferred to the south, and it is close at hand, waiting for the elite army that pacified the grassland. The White Lotus Sect is a clown who jumps off the beam, and it is estimated that he will be beaten back to his original form. ”

"But it's not necessarily, this thing is too weird, I've heard someone say that it was the demon practice of the White Lotus Sect that made the court officials surrender, otherwise it would be too weird, even people like Hu Bin would betray the court, and his family was in the capital. The full door is only between the emperor's thoughts, there must be a reason, and the big camp along the river, although it is not as elite as the northern army. But it was defeated to such a large number of Chengdu, and even the commander's tent was raided, which shows that in the White Lotus Sect, there are also people who know soldiers. ”

"Not bad. And you are not on the front line, I don't know some trivialities, I heard my brother talk about it a while ago. It is said that it is the Northern Army, and now, there are many arrogant soldiers, and several major festivals make each other compete for merit, and even ......"

"Don't talk about this yet, let's not talk about these things, because those people above will not sue the emperor. ”

"Speaking of the emperor, today's court will hear that the emperor's old illness has recurred, and he fainted in court, I don't know if it's true or not, Brother Zhang, you are also in the court today, can you tell us?"

"Behind the back, the official family is talking about it, this is a crime, I said it, you all have to keep it secret, in fact, this is a false rumor, although the official family was not in good health at the time, it can be seen at a glance, but he did not faint. ”

"Alas, it's not easy for the official family, this calms the northern trouble, and even if the momentum of the people and the swamp people is pressed, they will expand their territory and raise the prestige of our country, and it will be a prosperous era for the dynasty from all directions, and it will make such a mess and leave a ...... name."

"Silence, can you take out these words and say them casually?"

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Dialogues like this have appeared everywhere in the imperial court in the capital, accompanied by changes in people's hearts.

However, even if the momentum of the White Lotus Sect seems to be unparalleled for a while, and the rivers and mountains in the south are affected, not many people think that this sect can succeed, and in the eyes of the officials and people in the capital, this is just a slightly larger rebellion, even if it will continue for a long time, but it will eventually be extinguished by the imperial court.

It's just that someone will still be troubled after all.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, not long after, several governors were invited to the imperial study in the palace to discuss countermeasures with the emperor.

"I know that you should be angry with each other, and you should have a countermeasure, say it, let me hear it. Li Kun sat on the chair, his face was still a little pale, there was a half-drunk medicinal soup on the table, looking at the few rulers in front of him, and whispered, looking weak.

"Your Majesty, please take care of the dragon's body. ”

When several important ministers saw this scene, they hurriedly persuaded them.

"It's not like this time, if this kind of thing happens, if I don't care about it, even if I raise my body, I won't be able to be stable," Li Kun shook his head, his eyes fell on Xu Yingyi's face, "However, when things come to this point, there can be no more appeasement, and you don't have to prevaricate with any excuses, if you want to say, just talk about how to quell chaos and rebellion." ”

Rebellion is the rebellion of the White Lotus Sect, while rebellion refers to the rebellion between Lingnan and many officials and generals.

Judging from this sentence, the emperor wants to divide the matter into two sides, but he must wait until it really calms down before he can start, and what he needs to do now is to deal with the crisis.

"Yes. ”

Several ministers exchanged glances, and then Wang Jing came forward, as a privy envoy, he narrated by him, and he had already expressed the attitude of the deacons.

"The ministers all feel that the two most elite armies in the north should be mobilized to fight against the rebel army......"

After that, Wang Jing briefly described the countermeasures they discussed, and one of the key points was to characterize the rebellion, and the purpose of this characterization was actually to show merit.

The army of this era has almost no faith to speak of, and it is all soldiers who eat food, which is also the reason why the rebellion in the south can absorb the soldiers of several major military towns.

Let the northern army come over, if you want to give full play to their combat power, let the generals and soldiers work hard, you must give them benefits, and for the soldiers, this benefit is military merit.

However, in terms of merit, this rebellion cannot be compared with the expansion of territory, and the troops who have been transferred must be unwilling, so they must be characterized by the court, so as to improve the character of the matter and make the merit greater, so that the transferred army can be balanced in their hearts.

This is not to say that the army that is casually mobilized will not do its best, and it will naturally be okay in peacetime, but now that the fruits of the national war have not been picked, who will be willing to put down the risk-free credit at hand and do risky things?

If it is relatively peaceful, the matter of quelling the chaos will also be robbed, and a little merit, after layers of radiation, will be reported to the imperial court, it will become a great achievement, and even as the emperor's merit, leave a record of martial arts.

But in the eyes of an emperor like Li Kun, who opened up his territory, quelling the rebellion was not only not a merit, but a smear for him, of course, he didn't want to make a big splash, let alone improve his status.

Therefore, the mention of several rulers fell in his eyes, but it made the emperor very unhappy: "The demon rebellion, what kind of big deal is it, will make the generals not attentive enough? However, you can say this, and you can see that this White Lotus Sect is not good, if you don't take it seriously, I'm afraid that there will be repetition, and you really have to let the elite work hard, so ......"

When Li Kun said this, he suddenly made a decision.

"I've decided to go on a personal expedition!"

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On the other side, the White Lotus Sect's army had swelled.

The original 50,000 increased dramatically after gathering nearly 100,000 imperial court troops.

However, the army that was temporarily absorbed was not considered a lineage, and generally speaking, it was not ideal in terms of loyalty, even if the White Lotus Sect had a method that could be used to restrain the surrendered army, but it could not form combat power in a short period of time.

However, this team has a certain help in maintaining law and order in the area occupied by the White Lotus Sect, and the general of the White Lotus Sect, Zhao Hong, has begun to divide, intending to disperse the surrendered army into several cities, and rearrange them after disrupting them, so as to maintain law and order while weakening the original structure and affiliation.

After doing this, Zhao Hong remembered one thing and asked, "How is Hu Bin's side?"

A cold voice replied: "Still indoctrinated, his will is quite firm, he has used ten puzzle talismans, and he still hasn't been completely confused, he can still distinguish between illusion and reality, and his ability to judge and analyze has not been completely reversed, and he can still recognize people, and it is estimated that it will cost a few more to distort his senses." ”

Zhao Hong nodded and said: "Of course, Hu Bin's ability is not small, if it weren't for this risky fight, we might not be able to catch him, for him, it is normal to spend a few bewildering talismans, don't feel sorry, let the people below do it." ”

"Yes. ”

At this time, Zhao Hong looked at a roster in front of him and said with a smile: "When we get a firm foothold here, we can plan to continue north, but, no matter what, most of the south is in our pocket, once Hu Bin goes, there is no military strength in Jiangnan Province and Lingnan Road that can be compared with our White Lotus Sect!"

As the words fell, he raised his hand to make a gesture of grasping something in his hand.

"The south side is already in the palm of our hands!"

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"Bachelor, after crossing the mountain in front of you, you will reach the river. ”

At the same time, an inconspicuous-looking team was slowly approaching the river.

The number of people in this team is quite large, and there is a division of labor, and wherever it is placed, it can be regarded as a large number of people, and the reason why it is still described as "small" is that compared with another army along the river, compared with the "Northern Expedition" army of the White Lotus Sect, this army of only 5,000 people is really lackluster.

However, no one could have predicted what kind of mark this 5,000 soldiers and horses, which were not officially established in the Great Swiss Army, would leave a mark in history. (To be continued......)

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