Chapter 420
Luo Shixin was shocked and quickly turned around and waved, "Hurry down!"
The soldiers were lying on the ground one after another, and Luo Shixin's war horse was also taken away by the soldiers. He lay on the mound and looked forward carefully, and then he realized that the light was at least two miles away from them.
Luo Shixin breathed a little relieved and secretly scolded him for being a little bit of a soldier. He whispered to Xie Zhiping a few words. Xie Zhiping nodded, and ran to Luergou with two soldiers with excellent water properties more than ten steps away, and quietly dived into the water.
Luo Shixin looked at the light again. The light was on the shore. There were eight large lanterns, clearly hanging on a wooden stake, and tents were laid around. You could vaguely see the three-meter-wide Luergou full of boats.
Luo Shixin participated in countless battles, which was more experienced than Zhang Xuan. From the number of camps, he immediately judged that the number of enemy soldiers was similar to that of him, but he didn't know what the situation was in the ships in the water? Is there any soldiers hidden inside? I have to wait for the scouts to come back to know all this.
When the time came to the fifth, several scouts finally came back. Luo Shixin complained a little, "Why have you been there for so long?"
"Report to General, there are soldiers patrolling the riverside soldiers. They are very vigilant. We finally found an opportunity before we came out."
"Okay! No, you guys, what's going on on the boat?"
"Report to General, the ship is full of food, full of food, and there is no soldier."
Luo Shixin immediately smiled and was full of energy, "It seems that I am lucky and I am going to make great contributions."
He immediately turned around and ordered, "Tell me my order and prepare to attack!"
The first battle to clear Du Fuwei took Zhang Xuan ten days to finally complete. They wiped out more than 10,000 bandit soldiers in Bolongdang, Luergou and Jishan. Du Fuwei's right army general Miao Chaochao also died under Su Dingfang's arrow.
The clearance of Miao Haichao means that the Sui army cleared the bandits in the Huai River and restored the Tongji Canal shipping. Zhang Xuan successfully completed the first task assigned to him by the court.
Military newspapers were sent to Luoyang in an expedited manner of eight hundred miles.
In the side hall of Wencheng Hall in Luoyang, the small dynasty meeting attended by important officials has been in progress for an hour. Today, the small dynasty meeting mainly listens to Pei Yun’s investigation and clearance of the Bohai Association.
The assassination in Chenliu County can basically be determined by the Bohai Association. Yang Guang, who was extremely angry, immediately ordered Pei Yun to rush to Hebei to investigate the Bohai Association strictly, and must destroy the Bohai Association's arrogance and even uproot them.
"I have reported to the emperor that I have mainly visited Ye County, Wei County, Hejian County and Zhuo County. These four counties are the most active areas of the Bohai Society. I have found out that at least fourteen county magistrates and twenty-one county magistrates colluded with the Bohai Society. I have previously presented the list to the emperor. These unfaithful ministers were arrested and imprisoned, and I am waiting for the decree of Your Majesty to severely punish them."
There was a sudden stolen sound in the side hall. Pei Yun's report was really shocking. There were so many officials who defected to the Bohai Association, and the Bohai Association was so powerful.
Yang Guang slowly spread a scroll on the imperial case, and the names were densely written on the jute paper. This is the list submitted by Pei Yun. Not only were there fourteen county magistrates and twenty-one county magistrates, but also famous families and local tyrants who secretly supported the Bohai Association. Pei Yun did not say this explicitly because he was afraid of causing too much impact. After all, the ministers present and the Hebei family have a close relationship.
Yang Guang could understand this too. He didn't want to expand the conflict. If the aristocratic family was involved, the Bohai Association would not be able to be investigated, and at least half of the officials in the entire court could not maintain their official positions.
Yang Guang has been the emperor for more than ten years and no longer has the aura he used to be. From the time he never compromised, to now he can compromise as much as possible, he feels a little angry.
However, Yang Guang still discovered a key point, why is there no list of core figures in Bohai?
"Pei Aiqing, I want to know why there is no important person from the Bohai Society on the list?"
Pei Yun's face was a little embarrassed. He knew that this problem could not be avoided, so he had to bow and say, "Report to Your Majesty, I rushed to Yecheng, and the Bohai Association has disappeared. I can only find these officials based on some reports and clues, and follow the clues, but I believe that there are more people who have not found it."
Yang Guang frowned, "I didn't understand. What does it mean to disappear?"
"Report to Your Majesty, someone left in advance and revealed the news. The core figures of the Bohai Association were transferred in advance, and Wei Chen lost everything."
Yang Guang was immediately furious. There was still news about such a major matter. Could it be that among his important officials, there were people from the Bohai Association?
He looked at the dozens of ministers present with sharp eyes. The ministers were uneasy, but they were not surprised that it was normal for someone in the court to have an affair with the Bohai Society or the Wuchuan Prefecture. The background of these two forces was too deep.
The atmosphere in the court was very serious. At this moment, the guards on duty hurried into the hall and reported loudly: "Report to Your Majesty, General Zhang, the Jianghuai recruitment envoy, sent him an emergency military report of 800 miles!"
The so-called 800-mile expedited means that the sender must run 800 miles a day and one night, which is not impossible. However, the requirements are very high. You must change horses continuously at the post stations along the way, and there is no delay for a moment. This is mainly used for important and urgent military newspapers.
The emergency military newspaper sent by Zhang Xuan was obviously very timely. It immediately eased the tense atmosphere in the hall and diverted the attention of the emperor Yang Guang. Yang Guang collected the list and said to Pei Yun: "I will discuss the matter of the Bohai Association in the future."
He ordered again: "Show the military newspaper."
A guard hurriedly ran into the side hall with a roll of yellow expedition newspaper in his hand, bowed and presented it to the eunuch next to him, and handed it over to the emperor Yang Guang. Yang Guang opened the military newspaper on the imperial case and hurriedly read it. He suddenly slapped the table with a heavy blow, which scared the ministers present. What happened again?
"good!"
The content of the report made Yang Guang feel excited. He immediately threw the displeasure caused by the Bohai meeting just now, and his face smiled.
All the important officials breathed a sigh of relief. It should be a good news. Zhang Xuan's good news came too promptly.
At this time, Wei Xuan, the Minister of War, stood up and saluted, "Can Your Majesty tell us what good news is? Let me be happy with Your Majesty!"
Yang Guang laughed and said, "General Zhang wiped out Du Fuwei's Huaihe Army in the Huaihe River for a total of 15,000 people. Miao Haichao, the general of the bandits in the Huaihe River, was killed. Now the Huaihe River bandits have been cleared, and the Tongji Canal can resume normal passage."
Everyone was overjoyed and praised Zhang Xuan for his victory and his victory. Prime Minister Su Wei stood up to report: "Your Majesty is good at employed people. I believe that at most two years, the bandits in the Jianghuai River will be completely quelled by General Zhang."
Yang Guang smiled, "I also congratulate Su Prime Minister. The military newspaper said that the general of the bandit army Miao Haichao was shot and killed by the young general Su Dingfang. Isn't this the grandson of Su Prime Minister?"
Su Dingfang was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "It is the grandson of the old minister. The old minister is very happy that he can also make contributions to His Majesty's killing of the thief."
Yang Guang nodded, "General Zhang restored the transportation of Tongji Canal and his contributions to the country. He can be appointed as the Yinqing Guanglu Dafu. The specific rewards of the army will be considered by the Ministry of War. They will be handed over to me for approval within two days and retire from the court!"
"Retreat the Court"
The censor in the hall shouted, and Yang Guang stood up and walked quickly towards the back hall surrounded by palace maids and eunuchs.
The ministers also stood up and left the side hall. At this time, an eunuch took two steps quickly and called Su Wei and Pei Ju, "Su Prime Minister and Pei Qiao, please stay!"
Su Wei and Pei Ju stopped, and the eunuch stepped forward and said, "The Master, please go to the Imperial Study to discuss matters!"
The two looked at each other and Su Wei asked, "Can Pei Xiangguo guess what the emperor is doing to us?"
Pei Ju said thoughtfully: "I guess it was the thing I said last time in Jiangdu."
Su Wei sighed, "I guess it's that thing. The emperor's rebellion is not a good sign!"
The two of them had no choice but to follow the eunuch to the Imperial Study Room.
In the imperial study room, Yang Guang stood beside the wall with his hands behind his back and stared at the map on the wall. This was the map in Jiangdu area. He looked very focused, but he didn't know what he was thinking?
Su Wei and Pei Ju walked into the imperial study room and bowed and said, "I am going to see Your Majesty!"
"Please sit down, two ministers!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The two sat down, and Yang Guang also returned to his seat and sat down slowly. He looked at Zhang Xuan's military newspaper again and said with a smile: "I didn't expect him to be so capable. He defeated Du Fuwei in just half a month and cleared the bandits in the Huaihe River. In this way, I can consider the last incident."
Chapter completed!