Chapter 511 Return to Beijing
The Minister of Justice is Zhao Xing's man, and the Chief Censor Luo Hui is also a righteous and upright person. Even if Dali Temple is involved, the Supreme Emperor is not worried about any tricks.
"You retreat."
When Yin Hanzhang saw that the Supreme Emperor was firm in his attitude, he did not dare to say more, and he stepped back after hearing his words and deeds.
The Supreme Emperor ordered people to summon Yan Kuan, Minister of Justice, Luo Hui, Chief Censor Luo, and the Minister of Dali Temple, to tell the story to the three of them.
"The three beloved ministers jointly investigate this matter. No matter who they involve, there is no need to worry about it. I want to see how many people in the court are related to the rebels!" The Supreme Emperor said coldly. "Yes!" the three of them responded.
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"I have met Mr. Li!" Yu Wei bowed. "Yu Shaoqing is so polite." Prince Li called Yu Wei to sit down and smiled and said, "Yu Shaoqing comes to see me, don't you know what's wrong?"
Yu Wei looked at the servant standing in the hall and smiled and said, "The student hasn't come to visit the mermaid for some days. This time I pass by, I'll come to ask for a cup of tea."
Mr. Li was in the Hanlin Academy that year. When he was in office, he presided over an imperial examination.
Yu Wei won that exam. He was able to be promoted all the way and become the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and Xianggong Li also made a lot of efforts.
So he always called Mr. Li a kind person and called himself a student.
Guy Li met and sent the servant down.
After the servant stepped down, before Prince Li asked, Yu Wei said seriously, "My kindness, something big happened. Mr. Tang was arrested, the specific reason is unknown, but the Emperor ordered the Three Departments to be tried, and it was a secret trial. It was also from Qin Siqing that I learned the news. "
"What?"
Golden Li was shocked when he heard this and said anxiously: "He didn't say anything he shouldn't say, right? ? "
"I don't know this student. Qin Siqing revealed it unintentionally, and the students dare not ask more questions."
Yu Wei said anxiously: "My kindness, can it be the Supreme Emperor?" Do you know what you know? ”
"What's the panic?"
Mr. Li took a deep breath, tried to calm himself down, pondered for a while and said, "Qin Siqing should not have revealed it unintentionally, but told you on purpose. Since he Without saying it, Tang Fangming should not have any help. "
"Good, even if Mr. Tang has not confessed now, who knows how long he can last? Once he confesses, we will be done!" Yu Wei said anxiously . "No!"
King Li shook his head and said, "As long as Tang Fangming is not stupid, he should know that even if he confesses, it is a death sentence. So he will definitely bite him to death and refuse to admit it, even if he does not. There is sufficient evidence and we will not give up."
"He confesses that we will die. Although collusion with the rebels is a death penalty, the Supreme Emperor is polite and kind, and should spare his family's life. If he does not confess, we can still pay his family."< br>
Yu Wei was not so optimistic when he heard this. What Li Wei said did make some sense, but the Supreme Emperor had abdicated and was now in charge of the country.
With the official nature, once you learn this news, how could you let Tang Fangming's family go?
If Tang Fangming was really not stupid, he would probably use this as a bargaining chip to protect his family when there was sufficient evidence and could not be denied.
As for whether Mr. Li and others will take care of his family, let alone Tang Fangming, even Yu Wei doesn't believe it.
Anyway, he won't.
After all, Tang Fangming colluded with a rebel and helped his family. How could the government not doubt it?
Grandpa Li saw that Yu Wei did not calm down because of his comfort, and said lightly: "It's impossible to solve the problem when you are anxious. Don't Tang Fangming has no tricks, but you are showing your strength." "Thank you for your reminder." Yu Wei took a deep breath and said, "But now that the Central Plains is rebelling, the official family may be back soon. If there is no result before the official family returns , the one who handles this matter by then will be the official family. The official family will not be ruthless, and the family of Tang Shilang is afraid that it will be difficult for him to survive. If Tang Shilang knows, he may not hide it."
"You are right."
Golden Li nodded and whispered, "Only dead people can keep secrets."
Yu Wei was shocked when he heard this, although he felt that Golden Li was doing this a little bit He is cruel, but this will also be beneficial to him, so he will naturally not object. "Forbear, Mr. Tang is locked in the prison of the Ministry of Justice. It is very difficult to do it." "You don't have to worry about this matter, I have a solution." said Mr. Li.
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Zhao Xing arranged the defense in the north and brought more than 200,000 troops back to the court.
He wanted to stay in the infringer and walk slowly like when he came, and take the cavalry first.
But Zeng Gongliang and others disagreed. There was a rebellion in the Central Plains. Once the rebels learned the news, Zhao Xing was in danger.
Zeng Gongliang and others were concerned about his safety, and Zhao Xing was not willing to listen, so he could only follow the army and slowly walked away.
After a few days of marching, good news came.
Cao An led 20,000 imperial troops back to suppress the rebellion, but did not go to Bianjing, but hid his traces along the way and launched a sneak attack when the rebels attacked the city.
This sneak attack wiped out tens of thousands of rebels.
Unfortunately, the wizard sect's people escaped in the chaos, and no important figures of the wizard sect were caught.
Then Cao An led his troops around to clean up the rebels.
Although the rebels robbed the arsenals of several state cities, they only had ordinary weapons and armor, and not even many bows and crossbows.
In addition, they are all mobs and cannot deal with elite cavalry at all.
Although Cao An only has 20,000 people, these 20,000 people are the imperial guards in front of the palace.
The imperial guards in front of the palace were themselves the most elite soldiers of the Song Dynasty.
After Zhao Xing ascended the throne, he also required strict training.
These 20,000 people were still cavalrymen. When dealing with these rebels, it was like a pack of wolves entering a flock of sheep.
No matter how many sheep there are, they can only flee in panic when facing a pack of wolves. How could they be their opponent?
The Wizard Cult noticed that something was wrong and had disappeared.
At this time, the rebellion had basically subsided, but the rebels fled everywhere and would cause trouble for the side, which was a big trouble.
Zhao Xing was not surprised by this. He retreated not because he was worried that the rebellion could not be quelled quickly.
Rebellion is not the biggest trouble, the biggest trouble is the damage caused during rebellion.
Zhong was originally a heavy grain-producing land, but it is not yet time for autumn harvest. Due to the rebellion, most of the Central Plains were devastated and many crops in the fields were destroyed.
Then the resettlement of the people and restore local order and people's livelihood are all required.
Zhao Xing withdrew his troops to save food and help the people.
When Bianjing was still a few days away, Zhao Xing received a collusion with the Wizards' Sect from Tang Fangming, the Minister of War, to provide information for the Wizards' Sect. The Three Divisions committed suicide in prison during the trial.
Regarding the news that Tang Fangming colluded with the Wizard Sect, Zhao Xing had already received a report from Yin Hanzhang before.
It’s just that others are in another place, so he can’t change his father’s decision.
Yin Hanzhang said in his memorial that there were still some people in the court who participated, but unfortunately, Tang Fangming came forward to contact him, and the others were hiding too deeply.
As soon as Tang Fangming died, the clues were cut off.
However, Tang Fangming's death also shows that there must be someone in the court, and his identity is higher than Tang Fangming. No matter what Tang Fangming's death was to cover up or was killed by someone, it can be explained.
Zhao Xing was very angry. At this time, he understood Lao Zhu a little.
Although he did not kill many officials after he ascended the throne, there were more emperors in the Song Dynasty.
But these people always challenged their patience without knowing their lives.
It was because he personally led the army to fight dozens of cities in a row, worried that he would recover the sixteen states of Yanyun and his power would increase greatly.
Or is it because he did not keep the original tradition this time, using civil servants to control military generals, but instead used the British Duke as the head coach?
Zhao Xing was unwilling to think deeply. No matter what the reason, he would investigate the matter strictly and would not let anyone involved go.
Since I have killed so many times before, it is not enough to shock me, so let's continue to kill.
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"This time, Your Majesty personally led the army to regain dozens of cities, and even Youzhou City was recaptured. This is the greatest victory after Emperor Taizong."
Ten miles north of Bianjing City, the Grand Prime Minister Han Zhang led all civil and military officials to welcome Zhao Xing.
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The Supreme Emperor naturally could not come to greet him in person, and this matter fell on Han Zhang.
In theory, Emperor Taizong also won consecutive victories and regained several of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun. But in the end, he failed outside Youzhou City. Under the counterattack of the Liao Kingdom, not only did he lose all the territory he captured, but he also lost a lot of his original territory.
Zhao Xing regained the lost territory that year and also regained several of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, including Youzhou City that Emperor Taizong failed to conquer.
In terms of merit alone, it is much more important than Taizong's Northern Expedition.
However, Taizong is the ancestor of their lineage after all, and his achievements are not inferior to those of his ancestors, which is also a tradition.
Li Shimin made great contributions, but no matter how great his contributions are, he can only be called the clan and dare not be called the ancestor.
This is not just because Lazy Li Yuan is the founding king.
Although Taizong failed in the Northern Expedition, Taizong destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty during his reign and made great contributions to destroying the country.
"Although it is a pleasure to regain dozens of cities, it is not a good thing to fail to capture Xijing, and it is impossible to build a defense line with Xijing and Youzhou City. It is impossible to defend for a long time. Instead, it requires a large number of troops to defend, which is not a good thing."
Previously The general was speaking, and a civil servant immediately refuted it.
Because Zhao Xing was in person, he was the head coach in name, so this civil servant dared not say anything that should not be expeditioned in the north.
He is strategically speaking.
This is not wrong. Among the cities seized by the Song Dynasty, there is only the hard city Youzhou City, and the other cities are not considered hard cities.
And there is no dangerous pass to defend, there is only the strong city of Youzhou City. When the Liao Kingdom counterattacked, it could completely leave Youzhou City alone and attack other cities.
If Xijing is captured, Xijing and Youzhou City can become a horn. Before attacking one of the two cities, the Liao Kingdom will not dare to easily cross these two cities to attack other cities. .
It can be seen from this that this person still knows some military affairs.
There are many such debates in the crowd, but Han Zhang and others ahead did not participate in these.
"Great husband."
Mr. Li whispered: "Without asking for instructions, Gu Tingye sent troops to raid the capital of Xixia and captured the Empress of Xixia. There is an alliance between the two countries. This move not only destroyed the alliance, but Xixia is afraid that it will not give up."
"Your Majesty's Northern Expedition consumes countless money and food. Although the Central Plains Rebellion has been pacified, countless people are waiting for the court to provide relief. It is really not appropriate to be abusing Xixia."
"I heard that Xixia has been condemned, and the purpose should be to Empress Xixia. Your Majesty may not agree to the transfer, and then the grandpa will have to persuade Your Majesty. "
Gu Tingye brought Empress Liang back to the Song Dynasty. Because he was worried that Xixia would invade the border, Gu Tingye did not dare to leave the northwest border.
I could only send someone to send Empress Liang back to Bianjing.
When Gu Tingye raided the capital of Xixia and robbed the Empress of Xixia to Bianjing.
The civil and military officials in the court were in an uproar.
Although Gu Tingye said in his report that this was done for the purpose of confusing Xixia.
But most of the ministers in the court who were civil and military in the court thought Gu Tingye's move was inappropriate.
No matter how much the fight is within Xixia, Empress Liang is the Empress of Xixia. The empress was kidnapped by the Song Dynasty, so how can the Xixia face be?
Xixia could not tolerate this matter, even if it was just for the sake of face, Xixia would send troops.
Although the Supreme Emperor also thought it was inappropriate, he did not deal with the matter, but said that he would wait for Zhao Xing to come back and let Zhao Xing deal with it.
Han Zhang looked at Gu Gong Li and said, "The commander Gu said in the report that he asked His Majesty for instructions before sending troops."
"What is this matter? The great master is in his heart. Clearly. But this is not important. How should the Queen of Xixia deal with it is the top priority. If a bad northwest is concerned, war may occur again. The Grand Prince personally arranged the northwest defense and knew better about military aspects than me."
"The Liao Kingdom and Xixia had their own ulterior motives before, but now they are different. The Liao Kingdom suffered a great loss and Xixia lost the queen. The two countries are likely to be truly united, and it is difficult to resist the explanation of the Song Dynasty." Li Xianggong Yi He said with a worried face.
Han Zhang was about to say something when he heard this, a sound of horse hooves came from a distance. A team of cavalrymen were galloping towards him, shouting that His Majesty was already several miles away. "Your Majesty is here. What do you mean by Gun Li? Let's talk about it when you see Your Majesty."
After learning that the imperial guards had arrived several miles away, the civil and military officials who were originally somewhat chaotic quickly returned. , tidy up the appearance.
When there were dozens of miles away from Bianjing, Zhao Xing separated from the army.
If the army is returning to the camp, it will naturally not enter Bianjing with him.
Zhao Xing, under the escort of ten thousand imperial guards, headed towards Bianjing City.
"I welcome you, and I wish you a great victory! Your Majesty will return for thousands of years! Your Majesty will be ten thousand years! The Song Dynasty will be ten thousand years!"
When Zhao Xing's imperial guard came to the welcome queue of hundreds of officials and stopped dozens of steps away. , all officials shouted.
Sanshui lifted the curtain of the car, Zhao Xing leaned out and said, "Still calmly! I personally commanded the army, thanks to my dear ministers for the affairs in the court."
A few greetings, Zhao Xing returned to the carriage, and all civil and military officials got on the carriage one after another and followed Zhao Xing's carriage.
After entering the city, the scene of people greeting each other in the street did not appear.
The emperor's car drove around the imperial road. The doors and windows of the houses that were not allowed to live on both sides of the imperial road cannot be opened in the direction facing the imperial road.
There are roads on both sides of the Imperial Road for the people to pass through, but when the emperor passes through, the people are forbidden.
Doing this shows the emperor's majesty on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is also guarding against assassination.
When we arrived at the palace gate, Zhao Xing got off the carriage, and all civil and military officials also got off the carriage and followed Zhao Xing into the palace.
After entering the palace, he did not go to the main hall, but went directly to the Taimiao.
The emperor personally led the army and won the victory. When he came back, he naturally wanted to worship his ancestors and tell them.
Zhao Xing arrived outside the Taimiao, and the Supreme Emperor was already waiting at the entrance of the Taimiao. "My son is paying homage to my father!" Zhao Xing bowed and said. "The emperor's son personally led the army to conquer dozens of cities. Thank you for your hard work." The Supreme Emperor said with a look of relief.
Although he is generous, he is not unwilling to fight.
Otherwise, the army would not have been sent when Xixia was independent.
(This chapter ends)