"It's reversed! It's reversed! It's reversed..."

Zhao Ji's furious voice came from Chongzheng Hall, accompanied by the sound of heavy slapping on the case.

This Emperor of Song Dynasty, who had been in power for twelve years, really felt powerless now. He also understood a little why his ancestors had to gather military power and financial power to the court and take the route of defending the internal and external power.

It turns out that we really can't give the people below some military power or financial power! If we delegate power a little, there will be rioters and traitors!

Wu Haogu was a military man from the businessman, not from the imperial examination, and it was understandable that he was a powerful sect. Zhang Yuan was a literati? He has been a nobleman for generations, and he was the first Jinshi in the Ministry of Rites. He actually became a warlord in the northwest. It would be fine if you separatist in the northwest, but Hexi was not a Song territory, so do whatever he wanted. However, the Zhang family's troops were in chaos in Hedong, colluding with the Liao gangs, and submitted a memorial to oppose the cemetery of Hexi, Shuofang, Anxi, and Beiting...

Well, Zhao Ji has now received the memorials from Zhang Zhuo, the memorials from Zheng Juzhong, Qian Gai, Liu Yanqing, and Gao Shixuan's own memorials from him uploaded by Gao Shixuan.

There is a conflict in the contents of the three memorials. But one thing is certain, that is, the 5,000 Hexi cavalry recruited by the court, which cost 1.5 million yuan, launched a military rebellion in Jinzhou, Hedong, defeated the two elite soldiers of the court, and once occupied Linfen, looting the Jinzhou treasury!

However, it was quite lucky that after occupying Linfen, this group of thieves did not intend to go south further, nor did they even pursue the fleeing Zheng Juzhong and Qian Gai. Instead, they fled northwest after a fiercely worded memorial against the cemetery of Hexi, Shuofang and other places.

But even so, Zhao Ji was completely angry and heartbroken. He would never truly believe in any military officers or civil servants leading troops.

"Your Majesty," said the right prime minister He Zhizhong, who saw Zhao Ji's furious, could only grit his teeth and report, "Hexi, Shuofang still has five new generals in the court, including four generals in Shuofang and one general in Hexi. Gao Yaokang, Lingzhou, is the descendant of the loyal and martyrs, so the court has a total of six elite soldiers in the northwest, and the number of people is twice that of the Hexi army..."

With a "bang", Zhao Ji's slap once hit the imperial case, which scared He Zhizhong so much that he stopped talking.

Zhao Ji's face became even more angry and he roared, "He Zhizhong, did you transfer all my elite troops to Hexi? Do you want the Khitans to kill from Hedong to Kaifeng Prefecture?"

"Your Majesty, I dare not..." He Zhizhong was so scared that he almost lost his soul. He did nothing wrong. If he sent it to Haizhou like this, wouldn't it be too unfair?

"Your Majesty," Wu Juhou, the official in the Privy Council, reported, "It is urgent to appease the Hexi army and at the same time block the Khitan north of Jinzhou. It is better to give up the matter of cede Hexi."

Zhao Ji sighed bitterly, why is it so difficult to sell a country? He wanted to spend 5 million yuan to buy peace in the world, but Wu Haogu seized Youzhou. Now he wanted to cut Hexi and exchange for stability, but he ended up annoying a group of barbaric warlords in Hexi.

If Hexi cannot be cut off, the Liao Kingdom will not be able to withdraw its troops from Hedong. So what should we do when Hedong? As soon as the Hexi army broke out in Linfen, there were only four generals left in Jinzhou...

"What do you say about the military chaos?" Zhao Ji asked weakly, "Is there an explanation for such a chaos?"

Wu Ju said kindly: "It's better to deal with it according to Zheng Juzhong and Qian Gai's report on the grounds that the Khitan spies incite military chaos."

It seems that there is only one thing to determine this. If a Hexi army is rebelled, Hexi will become a rebel. The rebels will have to attack. Although the court is in Shuofang and Hexi still has five generals, Gao Yaokang from Lingzhou is mostly loyal ministers. However, the five generals of the court are mainly infantry, with a total of only 2,500 light cavalry, and the Hexi army has all cavalry, with 15,000 cavalry households. If extreme mobilization is carried out, 30,000 cavalry soldiers can be pulled out.

In addition, the imperial army has too many constraints on fighting. It is impossible to let go of its hands and feet. How can it be compared with the Hexi Army? A general army officer can handle everything.

So if we really want to start a war, it will not be the situation in Hexi. Maybe even Shaanxi and Shuofang will rot together, and then the Western thief will be resurrected.

Zhao Ji sighed and said, "I planned to call Liu Fa and the Shaanxi Army stationed in Hexi to aid Hedong, and appointed Liu Fa as the commander of the Hedong Xuanfu Department.

He was appointed as the special leader, and was appointed as the chief magistrate of the Hexi Jiedu, the governor of Liangzhou, and was appointed as the King of Xiliang. He was awarded 10,000 taels of silver, 10,000 pieces of silk, 20,000 pieces of money, and 20,000 jin of tea."

When the ministers in the palace heard the oral orders given by Zhao Ji, the tears were almost coming down. First, Wu Haogu, and now Zhang Yuan. In the blink of an eye, there were two vassal states! What happened to the Song Dynasty? Why did it become the Tang Dynasty? The Tang Dynasty could still attack the vassal states from time to time, but the court could not draw any troops to attack Hexi and Youzhou. What should we do?

After a while, Shi Gongbi, the chief censor, broke the silence and reported: "Your Majesty, Zheng Juzhong, Liu Yanqing lost his troops and land, did not observe the military chaos, and abandoned the city of Jinzhou, resulting in the loss of money, food and materials stored in Linfen, and his crimes were not to be forgiven. If severe punishment is not imposed, how can we strengthen discipline and excite people's hearts?"

"Then let's get rid of the official position first and get the Censorate Prison to be punished." Zhao Ji thought for a while, "There are also the spy from the Laoshi Liao people who are also taken to Kaifeng Prefecture and received the Censorate Prison. I will interrogate this person in person! If you die inexplicably, you, the Chief Censor, will pack up your own house and go to Haizhou!"

Zhao Ji said it very seriously, but if he didn't say much, Fengmingshan would probably have to drink poisonous chicken soup at the Censorate.

Shi Gongbi hurriedly walked up: "Then you will go to Hedong in person and take Zheng Juzhong, Liu Yanqing, Fengmingshan and others back to Kaifeng Prefecture."

"Okay!" Zhao Ji breathed. Just as he was about to talk about the battle in Hedong, Zhang Shuye ran in in a panic.

When Zhao Ji saw Zhang Shuye, his heart tightened.

"Zhang Qing, what happened?"

"Your Majesty, Taiyuan City is broken, Tong Guan... Tong Guan ran away."

Zhao Ji didn't understand this, and he asked, "But Tong Guan ran out when the city was broken?"

Zhao Ji still trusts Tong Guan very much. Wu Haogu and Zhang Yuan can be emperors, but Tong Guan is not qualified to be emperors. Therefore, he will not hold Tong Guan accountable and will continue to reuse it.

Because no one is available now.

"No, Tong Guan ran away first and then the city was broken."

"Run first?" Zhao Ji was stunned, "Aren't Taiyuan surrounded?"

"Saved...one for a while."

"What is a relief at one point?"

"According to the report of the Hedong Xuanfu Army Military Office, the Hexi rebels headed north along the west bank of the Fen River. Before they could approach Taiyuan City, the Liao people rescued the siege and retreated to Dongshan east of Taiyuan City to set up a formation. Tong Guan brought 200,000 taels of silver to reward him, but they never returned..."

"He was kidnapped by the Hexi Army!" Zhao Ji stamped his feet.

"Your Majesty is wise." Zhang Shuye was not stupid, and he had long understood what was going on. However, he was not convenient to excuse Tong Guan, the eunuch.

"After Tong Guan left, Taiyuan City was lost?" Zhao Ji continued to ask.

"After Tong Guan left, Taiyuan was in chaos, and the fortune envoy Cai Anji had no choice but to escape with the gold and silver in the warehouse. He met Liao soldiers again on the way, and had to abandon his wealth and flee. Now he has arrived in Jinzhou."

"I wouldn't have let Tong Guan enter Taiyuan if I had known..." Zhao Ji sighed.

If Tong Guan does not enter Taiyuan, the Hexi army will definitely not cause trouble. Even if Fengming Mountain is a real Liao spy, it is impossible for the troops to incite the troops to oppose Tong Guan. Tong Guan and Zhang Yuan have a close relationship!

And the Hexi Army didn't know what was going on, and it scared the Liao people to retreat to Dongshan... If the Hexi Army had not had a broken up with the court, the Taiyuan Siege might have been resolved like this.

He Zhizhong gritted his teeth and asked: "Your Majesty, Tong Guan was kidnapped and Zheng Juzhong was convicted again. Who should preside over the battle in Hedong?"

When the ministers in the hall heard this question, they all felt anxious.

The situation in Hedong is not bad now! If you want troops but no soldiers, no food, the Khitans have captured Taiyuan. Moreover, Shuofang cannot be cut off in Hexi, so it is really hard to save even if the gods go!

"Is Han Xiaozhou OK?"

After thinking about it, Zhao Ji only came up with a Han Xiaozhou who seemed to Zhang Yuan. Although his prime minister's army was defeated repeatedly, he could still rely on force.

"Han Xiaozhou went to Hedong, what should I do if Zhendingfu Road?" Wu Juhou said with a bitter face, "Zhendingfu Road not only blocks the Khitan's way south, but also has to guard against Youzhou..."

"Then..." Zhao Ji's eyes wandered in the hall, swept over the trembling ministers, and finally fell on Zhang Shuye.

Zhang Shuye also knew that he could not escape, so he had to bite the bullet and report: "Your Majesty, I am willing to go to Hedong to clean up the situation. But... I have three requests."

"Say." Zhao Ji breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Shuye said: "First, I don't want the new army of six generals from the sixth route in the southeast. Please keep them in Kaifeng Prefecture."

The new army drove from the sixth route in the southeast is even worse than the Kaifeng Imperial Army (not Kaifeng New Army). If they really want to go to Hedong, they can only give away heads. Moreover, before their heads are sent away, they will have to consume limited money and food, which is really not worth the loss.

“Accepted.”

"Second, please ask Your Majesty to transfer all the Baode Army, Kelan Army, Lanzhou, Xianzhou and Jinning Army to Linfu Road to lead the military affairs and transfer the matter with the general leader."

The only thing Hedong can count on is the soldiers of the Zhe family in the Linfu Palace, so the northwest of Shanxi can only entrust the Zhe family with full authority.

"This..." Zhao Ji thought for a while, "Yes."

"Third, please send your Majesty to ask for help from Tong Guan, and then order him to pacify Heshuo, station troops to command ten thousand, contact the grassland, and support Hedong."

Now that Hexi has become a vassal state, Tong Guan is the one who can suppress the situation in the northwest. Moreover, Tong Guan was established by Tong Guan, so he can only stabilize the morale of the Shuofang army.

"That's all." Zhao Ji sighed. "I've been approved by what Zhang Qing asked! Zhang Qing will deal with the matter in Hedong at a cheap price."

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