Chapter 481 Court Meeting
In Bianjing City, Gao Qiu received three memorials in succession. Gao Qiu was very upset when he saw them. Now that Tong Guan is conquering Tian Hu in Hebei Province, most of the elite forbidden troops have been taken away by him. How dare Gao Qiu send the forbidden troops out of Beijing again.
Gao Qiu said to the two serving officials, Wei Jing and Wang Yao, "Go and ask for Counselor Sun."
This Staff Officer Sun, whose only name is the Chinese character Jing, is extremely resourceful and full of plans. He is also well versed in the art of war and knows the events of the battle camp. It's just that I have a close relationship with Gao Qiu. He has often given advice to Gao Qiu. He is also reliable in doing things and never makes mistakes. He is deeply trusted by Gao Qiu. Relying on Gao Qiu's power, no one dared to provoke him, so they all called him "Sun Hedgehog".
After a while, Sun Jing entered the house and met Gao Qiu. Gao Qiu showed the three memorials to Sun Jing and asked, "Counsel Sun, what do you think?"
Sun Jing did not dare to neglect, and said: "Captain, Gaozhi Prefecture has lost its geographical advantage. As long as the Commander dispatches a navy to go there, it will naturally solve the dilemma of Gaozhi Prefecture."
"As for the envoys placed by Zhao in Liangshan and the commander Hu Yan, from a villain's point of view, although there is a small loss, it is generally fine. They are just taking advantage of the opportunity to gain some benefits."
Gao Qiu nodded repeatedly after hearing this.
At five o'clock the next day, Gao Qiu was in the courtyard waiting for the Jingyang bell to ring. When Emperor Daojun ascended to the palace, his whip was sounded three times, the civil and military squads were in full swing, and the emperor sat down. The head official of the palace shouted: "If there is something to do, go out and start playing, if there is nothing to do, roll up the curtain and withdraw from the court."
Gao Qiu came out of the squad and said: "Your Majesty, the former commissioned the governor of Gaotang Prefecture to conquer the Qingzhou bandits from Zizhou. Now Gaotang Prefecture is sending a memorial stating that the Qingzhou bandits occupy the Zihe River and the army cannot cross the river and there is no way to conquer it. I pray that your majesty will allocate water. Army, conquer the Qingzhou thieves."
The emperor heard the memorial and asked: "Who can go here? Are there any good generals in the three yamen?"
Gao Qiu said: "If I protect one person, I can go and conquer."
The emperor said: "If you use me, you will make no mistake. I will set off immediately, report your merits with rapid speed, be promoted to an official position and rewarded, and be promoted to a high position."
Gao Qiu reported: "There is a naval force in Jiankang Prefecture in Jinling, and the leader is called Liu Menglong. When that man was born, his mother dreamed of a black dragon flying into her belly, and he was born. When he grew up, he was good at knowing. water-based. He had made great achievements in fighting against thieves in Xichuan River and was promoted to the commander of the army. He commanded 15,000 naval troops and 500 boats to guard the south of the Yangtze River. "
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"No." Chen Zongshan, the captain in front of the palace, came out to announce.
"Your Majesty, there are a lot of troubles caused by La in the south of the Yangtze River. The navy in Jiankang Prefecture is in danger and cannot be left lightly."
Gao Qiu heard this and said: "Right now, Privy Council Tong is leading the elite imperial army in the capital to conquer Tian Hu in Hebei Province. Although there is a divine guard navy in the capital, there are two tiger-wing naval forces in the front division and the infantry division, and one in Chenghai. The military crossbowmen and four naval armies have to Guard Jinmingchi. Do not move lightly. The crossbowmen of Dengzhou Chenghai Army and Pinghai Army must guard against the pirates to prevent them from colluding with Qingzhou bandits. If they do not recruit troops from Jinling, where will they be recruited?"
After listening to the report, Chen Zongshan said: "Even so, it will take a long time for the Jinling navy to get here. Wouldn't it be a waste of time?"
Gao Qiu said: "What Chen Taiwei said is reasonable. I recommend one more person to ask Niu Bangxi, the infantry commander, to seize ships up and down the river and in the river channels, and deliver them to Zizhou for delivery and deployment for emergency purposes." The commander-in-chief of Kangfu only needs to bring 5,000 sergeants and 150 large and small ships to listen to him. ”
Cai Jing came forward and said: "Your Majesty, there are gangs of thieves gathered in Songjiang, Qingzhou, to rob the city and rob the warehouses. This is a serious threat to the people. If we don't punish them early, they will develop into thieves in the future and be more difficult to control. Fuqi Shengjuan .”
After hearing the report, the emperor immediately issued an imperial edict and asked Taiwei Gao to select people and recruit Liu Menglong to go and arrest him.
Gao Qiu then reported: "Your Majesty, Hu Yanzhuo and Zhao Ze also reported that Zeng Tu, the halberd commander of Xinfeng Huaihua in Zengtou City, led the horse army and sneaked into Qingzhou. He was ambushed by Songjiang and died on the spot. I pray that your majesty will reward you and dispatch soldiers to help. "The emperor said: "We have defeated the Qingzhou bandits in three places, but we have not succeeded in any of them."
After hearing this, Gao Qiu quickly said the memorial to Zhao Zhen that he had suppressed earlier, "Your Majesty, the envoy Zhao Fang from Liangshan Prefecture also sent troops to surround Laiwu prison, and sent troops to sneak into Qingzhou, rescued thousands of people and moved to Yizhou. Secretly. Among the five counties in the prefecture, Ju County has been recaptured from the Qingzhou thieves.”
"The envoy from Zhao sent a letter saying that the sergeants' equipment had been damaged a lot and they had to be stationed in Yizhou to prevent the Qingzhou thieves from counterattacking, so they were unable to send troops. I pray that your majesty will allocate weapons and horses to assist in the battle."
When the emperor heard the report, Long Yan was delighted and said: "Zhao Ze of Liangshan Prefecture has defeated the Qingzhou thieves several times. He should be rewarded with royal wine, gold and silver and forged horses. Needless to say, he will also open the armored warehouse, select weapons and horses from the pasture and send them to the front of the battle."
At the end of the day, Cai Jing invited Gao Qiu to go back to his residence. Cai Jing said: "Captain, I sent someone to find out. Zhao Ze in Liangshan Prefecture is not like before. There are many sergeants in the prefecture, but they are unwilling to send them to the front. Contain the Qingzhou thieves and refuse to attack with all their strength City. Now the officials have issued a decree to reward, but they have to select a suitable person and send them to Liangshan Prefecture. .”
"The adopted daughter of the Privy Councilor's family..."
"Don't mention this matter again. Privy Tong went to Hebei and has no intention of taking care of it. My family and his family have also terminated their engagement. If Privy Tong is interested, he will make his own arrangements. We don't need to worry about it." Cai Ning said calmly. .
Gao Qiu couldn't say much after hearing this. Said: "Grand Master, everything else is easy to say, but there is only one thing, but it is a bit difficult. Most of the horses in the pasture have been sent to Tong Privy Army, how can there be any extra horses to send to Liangshan?"
Cai Jing frowned after hearing this, and was indeed a little dissatisfied with Captain Gao. No matter how few horses there are in the racecourse, there are always thousands of war horses. At the beginning of this spring, Gao Qiu personally selected 2,000 war horses and sent them to Gaolian Prefecture.
Cai Jing said: "To conquer the bandits in Qingzhou, we have to rely on Liangshan Prefecture. If the reward is not generous, I'm afraid Zhao Ze will not be willing to contribute. You and I both hate Song Jiang. Who is willing to work hard if we don't give up some benefits? The imperial horse farm belongs to the government. What are you reluctant to give up? Nowadays, officials are always talking about Zhao Ze's benefits, why should you and I do it? Tong Guan wanted to win over this guy, and he was willing to send his adopted daughter to be a concubine. If he didn't want to go on an expedition, he hesitated, so no matter whether it was successful or not, this Zhao Ze would always be with us. Party members, besides getting rid of Song Jiang is the top priority.”
Gao Qiu said: "Grand Master, you are really young. Why don't I ask the officials to reward you with a royal horse, and then give you more gold, silver, tea, and certificates, and allow it to be bought among the people."
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Not to mention how Gao Qiu entered the palace to discuss the matter, it is only said that Zeng Sheng led more than a hundred people back to Zengtou City and told his father about the defeat on the battlefield. Zeng had merged with his two brothers.
Zeng Kui was furious after hearing this: "Father, I am willing to lead the army and go to take revenge."
Zeng Nong shouted and retreated, and said to his three sons: "I came to the Song Dynasty to settle down. I was ordered by the prince of the Jin Dynasty to come here to spy on the news. In order to get an official position, I lost my husband." < br>
Zeng Suo said: "Father, the matter has come to this, what else can we do except revenge."
Seeing that each of his three sons looked unwilling to give up, Zeng Nong could only say: "Now there are still three thousand Xiangyong at home, and we have to protect the village. At most, one thousand people can go. You and other brothers can't all go. ”
Zeng Kui said: "Third brother stays behind while fifth brother and I go."
Zeng Suo wanted to speak, but Zeng said: "That's fine. Don't be brave when you go here. Doesn't Mr. Zhao want horses? Just use this as a guide and let him contribute. These horses are sent from home." There is a first-class yellow sand horse in the middle. You can take it with you too.”
(End of chapter)