During the lunch time, Zhao Bing and Liu Chenweng were eating and finalizing the details, while Chen Fenglin next to him was feeling uncomfortable and chewed with a meal. He had already seen that the emperor was very dissatisfied with the performance of the Second Division in this battle. As the leader of the first army, he must have been blamed. But after a meal, the emperor did not look at him directly, and he might not be able to pass the slander.

"Your Majesty, do you want to rest for a while?" Seeing that Your Majesty had eaten the rice in the bowl and put down the chopsticks, Chen Fenglin quickly put down the chopsticks and asked.

"Have all the generals arrived?" Zhao Bing waved his hand and signaled that there was no need, and asked with a look.

"Your Majesty, all the officials above the commanders of all departments were on standby in the village early in the morning and were ready to listen to Your Majesty's advice!" Chen Fenglin replied.

"Your Majesty has been working hard all the way and has not been asleep for another night. It's better to take a break and don't get tired of the dragon body!" Liu Chenweng tried to persuade the little emperor's eyes when he saw the blue circles and bloodshot eyes were covered with bloodshot, and he felt ache in his heart.

"No need, the Beijing High School Examination has begun. I still have to preside over the palace examination. There is not much time to delay!" Zhao Bing shook his head and said.

"Your Majesty, you should take care of your dragon body!" Liu Chenweng naturally knew that the imperial examination was a major event to gain talents for the country, and the palace examination required the emperor to check, and it could not be delayed, so he could only sigh and said.

"I'll inform you, and the generals will discuss matters in two quarters of an hour!" Zhao Bing turned to Chen Fenglin and said.

The emperor was in Jiankang to supervise the battle, and it had already spread in the army, but the chief officials of each department did not summon him, and naturally they did not dare to meet him rashly. It was not until the early morning that the consecrated soldiers sent by the sanctuary notified the generals above the command to come to the Water Village to discuss matters. Although he did not mention the summons of the emperor, the generals also knew in their hearts that they set off immediately and came on time after being ordered. However, after waiting for a long time, they did not call each other, and only said that His Majesty was still discussing matters with the prefect.

Most of the generals were promoted by the emperor. They knew that the young emperor was very punctual, but when the summoned time was pushed back and forth, they felt something was wrong. Especially they had heard of it. Your Majesty was very dissatisfied with the result of this battle. It was rumored that he would hold those who were ineffective in fighting seriously. His delay in showing up made the generals even more uneasy, and he didn't know who would hit the emperor's gun this time.

It was not until the afternoon when the generals received the order to summon him. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. But some people found that the two chief officials of the Second Division had heavy steps, their faces were ashen, and their faces were stiff when they greeted others. They barely squeezed out their smiles, which was ugly than crying. When they stepped into the lobby, they found that Li Hongbin's body was trembling.

"Salute!" As soon as everyone sat down, they saw the little emperor stepping into the hall. Many of them had not seen him for more than a year. Seeing that he was still wearing old military uniforms, his face was as faint as before, he felt that his majesty was even more serious. Everyone stood up and saluted without waiting for the order.

"Sit!" Zhao Bing returned the salute and said with a pressing hand.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The generals sat down after saluting again, their eyes still on the little emperor.

"I've come this time, and everyone must have heard of it. However, I didn't want to disturb you at first, but after a battle, I felt it was necessary to see you below, but not to reminisce about the past, but to curse and kill people!" Zhao Bing took off his hat, threw it on the table with a "snake", and said sternly.

"..." As soon as we met, the little emperor was furious, especially this opening remark, which shocked the generals, and his body couldn't help but stand straighter, and he didn't even dare to breathe.

Zhao Bing held this military conference today with the intention of murder. He knew that governing the military and governing the country were the same, and both needed rewards and punishments. The role of rewards and punishments had their own emphasis. Rewards were the incentive mechanism for employing people, and punishments were the correction mechanism. And the psychology of a person was actually very simple: I did it well for you and you gave me the rewards I deserved.

In fact, the issue of reward and punishment is the issue of giving and getting. If the reward and punishment are not clear, then they will doubt the meaning of their efforts, and their enthusiasm will decrease or even lose. Therefore, reward and punishment are the means of leadership and the two "weapons" for governing the army. Only when reward and punishment are clearly distinguished and ordered must be done can one of the best ways to maximize the enthusiasm of others.

"Tong Li Du, Yan Yuhou, is this your summary of this battle? There is no mistake in the sutra, it's really good!" Zhao Bing first asked the two chief officials of the Second Division to introduce the battle process one after another, and made a summary and drafted the situation of rewards and punishments. He sneered after hearing this.

"Your Majesty, you have had this humble position!" Li Hongbin stood up and replied.

"I haven't heard a word where I'm going!" Zhao Bing asked.

"Hait..." Li Hongbin grunted for a few words but did not answer.

"Okay, I'll ask you!" Zhao Bing was angry when he saw this, but he still suppressed his anger, "I'll ask you, your cross-river assault team is trapped in Jiangnan. Can I issue an order to help you find a way to rescue me?"

"Your Majesty has issued many orders to rescue me, and said that I would see people alive and corpses when I die!" Li Hongbin raised his head and replied.

"I'll ask you again, have you organized a rescue?"

"Report to Your Majesty, I have sent troops across the river to search for it many times, but returned in vain. Later, the enemy increased their troops in Guabu Mountain, and the rescue became more and more difficult, which has been delayed until now!"

"Why did you know that the enemy had increased troops after discovering the traces, why did you send a small team to go instead of using the army to rescue them?" Zhao Bing asked in a deep voice.

"Report to Your Majesty, Hu Zi... Hu Zi thought that the crossing river team had been besieged by heavy troops for many days and was unable to survive, so he felt it was unnecessary!" After the little emperor asked questions, he saw sweat on his face, but he did not dare to raise his hand to wipe it away.

"What is my will?" Zhao Bing asked in a raised voice.

"If you want to see someone dead or die, you will see the corpse. You will definitely bring them back to Jiangnan. You have to violate the sacred orders and be punished!" Li Hongbin said.

"I don't think you have taken my orders to heart?" Zhao Bing slapped the table.

"Your Majesty, I dare not do anything humble!"

"Why don't you dare? I have personally come to supervise the battle, but you have repeatedly concealed the truth. The gunshots in Jiangbei are clearly heard at night, but you claim that it is impossible to survive. Four soldiers who had cut off their rear were killed in Guabu Town. They were exposed to the corpse on the street, but they did not report it, so that they only learned the truth after the battle began!" Zhao Bing stood up and pointed at him.

"I don't know the truth but don't report it, but I don't know it!"

"Can you shun it if you don't know? The four dead soldiers exposed their bodies on the streets, and Jiangbei is well known. It can be seen that you are perfunctory in sending troops to rescue them. When you encounter obstacles, you will retreat to Jiangbei. You have not done your best at all, but you are still here to argue." Zhao Bing grabbed the teacup on the table and threw it at him. The tea spread all over him, but Li Hongbin didn't dare to move. The generals present had never seen the little emperor so angry. They were all silent and did not dare to breathe.

"I am guilty of being humble!" Li Hongbin said with a trembling voice.

"Even if you don't know the truth, why did you insist on withdrawing troops as planned after crossing the river after learning about the situation?"

"Since the combat plan is approved by Your Majesty, I dare not act without authorization!" Li Hongbin said.

"Haha, it's my fault!" Zhao Bing laughed in anger, "You are the commander of the first division and are also responsible for the current command. I also grant you the right to make a sound. If the situation changes, you should adjust the combat plan accordingly. Not only will you not adjust the deployment, you will have to leave the guard camp that came out of Guabu Town, retreat alone, and control friendly troops in dangerous places, and dare to make a strong argument!"

"Your Majesty, humble duty..." Li Hongbin was speechless and didn't know how to defend himself.

"Li Hongbin, the commander of the 102nd Division of the First Imperial Army of the Imperial Army, was not determined to execute the orders, was in a hurry to command the enemy, and lacked the decisiveness and responsibility of being a general. He is now removed from his post, confiscated the seal, and waited for the Ministry of War to discuss his crimes. His post will be temporarily replaced by Sima Li Lei of the Second Division, and he will be the commander of the Second Division!" Zhao Bing calmed down and glanced at the generals present and said.

"I'm... I'm grateful for my duties!" Although Li Hongbin was mentally prepared, he did not expect that the emperor would punish him so severely. He removed his position as the governor on the spot. This was much beyond his expectations. This was equivalent to ruining his military career. However, when the emperor's golden words were made, he had no room for maneuver and said as if he was ashes.

"I hope that your Majesty will remember the achievements of Li Hongbin for many years in fighting for the country. Please take back the life and make him commit crimes and make meritorious. This battle is not good, and there are also the faults of his subordinates. I am willing to bear the crime on his behalf!" At this time, Chen Fenglin stood up and politely said.

"As the leader of the army, you led the team like this. Do you think you can stay out of the matter? Retreat!" Zhao Bing glanced at him and shouted in a low voice.

"I am following the order!" Chen Fenglin did not dare to say anything and returned to his seat awkwardly. The other generals on the field were also shocked. His Majesty removed Li Hongbin from his post as the chief magistrate, which was the first precedent in the imperial guards to remove senior generals due to unfavorable command, which also made them feel a crisis.

"Yan Yue, the capital of the Second Division, is the chief military and political official, but he is abusing his power and repeatedly interferes in military affairs, interfering with the exercise of power by the military chief, suppressing military generals, removing him from his post, and returning to Beijing to wait for punishment!" Zhao Bing looked at Yan Yue again and said.

"Your Majesty, you are unfair to your position!" Yan Yue, who was just as if nothing had happened, said in shock when he heard that he was also dismissed.

"What are you wrong?" Zhao Bing said sternly. He knew that this person was a civil servant transferred from the Ministry of War at the beginning of the military reform, but in the past he was quite peaceful. However, after returning to Jiangnan, he frequently wanted to get involved in military command during the expansion of the army, which of course he could not tolerate.

"Your Majesty, the combat plans formulated in this crossing the river battle are all approved by Your Majesty. It is also a matter of urging all ministries to act according to the plan. How can one say that urinary duties are abusing power? Furthermore, urinary duties are just managed according to regulations and select officials, so how can one suppress them? In addition, urinary duties have always adhered to their duties and have never interfered with the actions of the governor, and there is no frequent statement. Please make clear decisions and do not believe the slander of villains." Yan Yue bowed and defended himself.

"Hmph, do you think I know nothing about what I do when I am thousands of miles away from the capital?" Zhao Bing snorted coldly, "I have repeatedly ordered the rescue of the soldiers who had lost Jiangbei, but you said that I was just to win people's hearts, but I have to waste my troops and only have financial resources to go to a few soldiers. I persuade Li Hongbin to do it perfunctorily and not take it seriously, so as not to cause more damage to the future and be scolded, which made it difficult for him to make up his mind and mobilize the army to rescue."

"As a civilian official, you are greedy for military power and use the power of supervision to win over your subordinate officers. You secretly suppress those who oppose or refuse to submit, and even fabricate crimes to punish them, or force them to retire early, or transfer them to other departments. Sima Li Lei just scolds you for interfering in the exercise of command power by officers, and you will suggest means to undermine them so that they cannot participate in military affairs!"

"In addition, you have made unremarkable remarks in many places, saying that you are priestly promoting literature and suppressing martial arts is the family law of the ancestors. The position of Yuhou is to replace martial arts with literature, and often claim to be a grandson in his life, interfering in military affairs and interfering in command. Even if these are falsely accused by others, then Li Hongbin's command in front of the formation this time, you stayed behind and took over the command. If Chen Dushuai had not made a quick decision to seize your power, I wonder what other disaster would have caused!"

"Your Majesty, even if you have acts of overstepping power, it is for the sake of state affairs, and you have no selfishness in it. These are all because of the impolite law enforcement, which angered the despicable villain, and they were framed by him. Please make a clear decision!" Seeing that all his actions were exposed by Your Majesty, he could not have imagined that the emperor had placed the spies in the army, and thought that someone had sued him without anger, so he continued to argue.

"You dare to claim that you are impartial in law. This assault team crossed the river and destroyed the enemy station, intercepted and killed more than a hundred enemies. After being trapped, they still resisted on the vicinity and refused to surrender, demonstrating the courage and loyalty of our army. Wherever this military achievements are, it is a special merit, but you only consider it a minor merit. You must also investigate whether the four soldiers who died in Guabu Town have made a submission move without rewarding." Zhao Bing grabbed a document in his hand and threw it at Yan Yue, waved his hand, "You are a mediocre person who is worthy of being fair in your conversation, and you are not afraid of arousing public anger and being shot by a black gun."

"Your Majesty, please defend yourself..." At this time, Tan Fei led two guards forward and raised Yan Yue who wanted to speak again.

In a blink of an eye, the two master-level officials were both dismissed for unfavorable combat, which made the scene suddenly nervous. The little emperor seemed to have not yet disappeared, making everyone feel more confident, not knowing who will be the next turn. And the emperor's eyes swept toward whom, and he felt a chill rising, holding his breath one by one, sitting straight, and not daring to move.

"The unfavorable battle of the Second Division this time is all due to the failure of the general, not the fault of the army. I think it should be rewarded according to the rules." Zhao Bing felt that it was almost done, so he said slowly.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Seeing this, the generals breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and saluted.

"The twenty-three people below Pang Fu made great contributions. I think that all living people are promoted to the third level of appointment, and those who are dead are posthumously awarded one child. At the same time, the reward of 500 stags will be doubled to encourage our soldiers. At the same time, all the seizures of this battle are used to reward meritorious people and pay for casualties. The following will be issued as soon as possible, and there must be no delay!" Zhao Bing pointed at Li Lei and said, "You should reorganize the list of meritorious people as soon as possible and report again!"

"Abide by the orders of humble duties!" Li Lei immediately stood up and reported.
Chapter completed!