"Where is the deputy general? Where are the commanders of the army?"

Liu Shi frowned and asked, "So quickly find them all." He was suspicious and looked around him vigilantly. The soldiers looked at the faces of panic and puzzled. Obviously, they didn't know what had happened, nor did they seem to be mutiny or rebelling. Seeing this, the guards also took steps and protected Liu Shi. However, at this time, they were in the southeast camp. If they really wanted to take action, these four people would not be enough for them to get stuck.

"The general is sick and will not dig the Mao today. All the generals are not in the camp."

Liu Shi then remembered that long before the Northern Expedition, the officers in the Southeast camp did not have to live in the camp, but lived with their wives and children. After the rules were established, the officers applauded, but when they were employed today, even a general in command could not be found!

"Hateful!" Liu Shi looked at the officer in front of him and said sternly: "Then you come and take the order and lead the army into the city to quell the rebellion!"

"Ah? Sir, I can't afford to take responsibility." The officer was frightened and actually knelt down with his legs in a mess, and said in a crying voice: "Sir, I am just an envoy. The army is just an envoy. If there is any chaos, I can't afford to take responsibility."

Not only did he dare not accept the order and refuse, the soldiers next to him were also shocked and looked at Liu Shi and others in disbelief. In the military system of the Song Dynasty, command was the most basic unit, officers were military envoys, and their subordinates were at most 500 soldiers. Outside Wuchang Gate, there were more than 50,000 troops in the southeast camp, which was more than 100 commanders. In addition, the internal and external mobilizations were often carried out, and the relationship between command and command was also complicated. Some were very strange, and some were hostile to each other. An army envoy suddenly led the army out of the camp, and he didn't know what kind of chaos would cause.

Seeing this, Liu Shi woke up. Although he was the Minister of War, he had never led troops. He was mainly in charge of military registration, baggage, and transporting these things. He was anxious and didn't think so much for a while. Now he was afraid that the Song Dynasty had always said that good men were not in the army. Although many scholars had joined the army and the Ministry of War recruited the people to enrich the imperial guards, the military camp was still full of assassins, murderers, bandits, landless farmers, and scoundrels. If there were no generals to suppress them, 50,000 people and horses entered Ezhou like wolves and tigers. If they lost control, it would be a disaster that would be greater than the students who were accused of the vassal.

Liu Shi hesitated for a moment, but gave up his idea of ​​leading troops into the city. He called two guards and ordered: "I am here to stay. You can report the situation back here and ask the Prime Minister to decide." He then got up and ordered, "I am hereby the Prime Minister's order. You can send soldiers to invite General Wang, as well as the commanders and commanders of the army. Hundreds of thousands of times, let them come to the camp to meet the officer. In addition, what other officers do you know in the camp and let them meet the officer immediately. In addition, the camp is closed and no one is allowed to enter or leave without the permission of the officer."

After the assignment was completed, Liu Shi took a deep breath and suppressed his mind. The officers in the battalion went to the central tent to wait for the officers.

The two guards hurriedly left and returned along the original road, and found that more and more people gathered on Zhuque Street. Hundreds of imperial guards were unsheathed, forming a cross-form to protect the gate of the prime minister's mansion. However, compared with the crowds of chaotic people, these people seemed to be alone. A bunch of rotten vegetables and leaves, and stones flew out of the crowd and hit the imperial guards, and they did not dare to fight back. Once the imperial guards were pulled out by the crowd, they might be beaten to death by sticks.

"Roar in! Expel Chen Dong!" "The thief of the country!"

"Chen Dong came out and made it clear!" "Why did the Ministry of Rites intend to delay the public consultation on impeachment?"

"Chen Dong comes out!" "Chen Dong comes out!" "Chen Dong comes out!"

"If Chen Dong doesn't come out again, we will drag him out!"

A sound higher than a wave came into the signing room. Chen Dong's face looked extremely ugly. He didn't expect that he would be so slandered. He picked up the teacup, took a sip, and slapped heavily on the table when he put it down. At this time, footsteps sounded outside the door, but the guard who reported the message returned, panting and said: "Prime Minister, the king's capital is not allowed to take matters when he is sick. The generals of the Southeast Camp are not in the camp. In order to prevent someone from engaging in rebellion, Liu Shilang stayed in the camp and stayed in the camp and came back to report to Mr. Chen."

"What?" Deng Su's face changed suddenly, and his eyes looked at the guard like a needle, "No general is here?"

"Yes, the last general dare not deceive. Lord Liu has sent someone to ask the royal capital to deploy, command the commander of each army."

"What should I do?" Ezhou magistrate Chai Gu suddenly panicked. He thought that as soon as the army arrived, the chaos outside was immediately over. Unexpectedly, at this time, Wang Gui was actually sick, and all the generals in the camp were all wise to protect themselves. How could he deal with it now? There were hundreds of yamen runners in Ezhou Prefecture. Some old officials secretly took off their soap clothes and slipped home to hide from the trouble. Why were the officers of the imperial guards so slipped? Ezhou is known to have a million household registration, and the chaos outside is like a pot of porridge. Without the general commanding the imperial guards to suppress the imperial guards, it would not end.

Chen Dong frowned tightly and pondered silently. Wang Gui said he was sick, and he immediately thought of the consequences. The most taboo thing about the army was that the generals did not know about the rebellion in the capital. If one accidentally intercepted the military power, it was the result of Tai A's rebellion. Without effective generals, tens of thousands of riot soldiers rushed forward in Ezhou, causing trouble for the fierce generals than Confucian scholars. Wang Gui planned to protect himself, but for a while, he had always had prestige outside. Where could anyone take over the command of the troops to quell the rebellion?

"Oh! What should I do?" Chai Gu was like an ant in a hot pan and said without a word, "What should I do if there are soldiers but no generals?"

"It's not necessarily true that there are soldiers but no generals," Deng Su hesitated a little and said, "There's one available."

"Is there anyone available?" Chen Dong's eyes were slightly bright, and he looked at Deng Su. The two exchanged their eyes. Chen Dong said first: "You mean, Zhao Yuanzhi?" It seemed as if a stone had broken the calm water surface. When he mentioned the somewhat taboo name "Zhao Yuanzhi", Chai Gu, Wen Xunzhi, and Lin Zhengan raised his head at the same time. Deng Su nodded slightly and said: "Zhao Yuanzhi is called a good general and has also taken charge of the Southeast Camp. He has accumulated power. If he wants him to lead troops to quell the chaos, he will surely shock the little girl."

"But..." Wen Xunzhi hesitated, "Zhao Yuanzhi and Xia Guo..."

"He has an old relationship with Xia State," Deng Su shook his head, "but it is impossible to conspire with Wu Zilong? If you have a long and close attack, you should make a choice."

"People's hearts are unpredictable," Wen Xun hesitated: "I am afraid that he will be resentful. If he takes revenge on military power, the country will be overthrown."

The signing room became quiet, and the shouts outside became louder and louder, and everyone looked at Chen Dong.

After a moment of silence, Chen Dong's face showed a trace of determination and nodded, "Shouyi, please come here for a while. "

"Shaoyang..." Wen Xunzhi was still waiting to persuade him again, but was interrupted by Chen Dong shook his head: "I have decided!" Wen Xunzhi opened his mouth wide and looked at the other people in the house. Deng Su and Lin Zhengan didn't say anything, and the guards didn't dare to look up. "Oh!" He only sighed and stopped persuading, but his expression changed. The riots outside the Prime Minister's Mansion were getting bigger and bigger. The imperial guards reported that the students drove away the livestock, and even tied firewood to the ox tail and lit them, trying to disperse the imperial guards' square formation at the door.

The Marquis of Wuchang is near the Prime Minister's Mansion, not far from the palace. In the in full swing of Ezhou, this is a quiet little world.

Zhao Xingde sat by the wall of the backyard as usual, while flipping through the books and listening carefully to the movements outside.

Zhao Huan's face was filled with worry. The imperial guards in the Marquis' Mansion had originally more than 300 people, but most of them were transferred an hour ago. Zhao Huan asked and found out that tens of thousands of rioters were besieging the Prime Minister's Mansion. The Ministry of War had to concentrate all the imperial guards in Huanghu Mountain Zicheng as much as possible, and even half of the guards in the palace were taken away. The situation was so critical that it was so critical? Zhao Huan glanced at Zhao Xingde worriedly.

A servant from the mansion took Deng Su through the garden path. Since Zhao Huan moved into the Marquis' Mansion, the court ordered officials to report before they could come in. Unlike before, Deng Su, as the Minister of Rites, would not be so rude if he had no urgent matters. Thinking of this, Zhao Huan frowned slightly and moved his lotus steps to stand behind Zhao Xingde.

"The eldest princess of Wu State forgives the crime of Weichen's trespassing the mansion," Deng Su came to the front and said hurriedly: "The city is in chaos. The Prime Minister's Mansion transfers the southeast camp to suppress the rioters, but Wang Gui said he is sick and there is no general in charge. Mr. Chen has decided to let Yuan Zhi lead the troops and restore peace in the city." He reported to Zhao Huan, but his eyes were staring at Zhao Xingde. Seeing that he seemed unmoved, he seemed to be still considering, he hurriedly reached out to pull him up and said: "The situation is as dangerous as it is, and it cannot be delayed for a moment. Yuan Zhi will follow me quickly."

"Don't go." Zhao Huan stood up and grabbed his arm. She didn't know what the situation outside was. The party struggles in the court had reached the point where they could be exhausted. Maybe this mistake would be a fate that would be a tragedy.

"It won't be a problem." Zhao Xingde patted the back of her hand and said softly, "I'll go back." Just between the few breaths just now, he seemed to have made some determination. Zhao Huan let go of his hand sadly. Zhao Xingde said to Deng Su: "Since the situation cannot be delayed, let's go." He smiled at Zhao Huan and followed Deng Su without looking back. Zhao Huan only felt that all his strength had been drained in an instant. His body shook, holding a sycamore tree, watching his back disappear deep in the streets and alleys, murmured: "Namo Guanyin Bodhisattva bless your husband's safety."

Deng Su took Zhao Xingde through the streets and alleys, bypassing the crowded places, and still entered the prime minister's mansion through a small gate. Not long after walking far, he saw the rolling smoke rising from several places in the city, and the streets were full of traces of robbery. The rogues seemed to have increased ten times more overnight. In addition to watching the excitement, the timid people hid at home and did not dare to go out. The crowds in Zhuque Street were noisy, and they didn't know what happened, and the cheers were rising and falling. Zhao Xingde couldn't help but frowned.

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