Chapter 10 The rift between civil and military forces

Author: Dongchen Yuanxiu

Chapter 10 The rift between civil and military forces

I was also horrified when I saw the ministers. They were so noisy and bored before, but now they really seem to be incomparably beautiful?

Zhou Shihong actually felt a sense of comfort in his heart, allowing them to continue arguing. They had been suppressed for too long.

Dawu Empire,

Luoyueguan,

late at night,

This is the only easternmost passage into and out of the pass.

Prince Zhou and his generals, who were in a miserable state outside the Pass, slept in the open for three days and three nights, and finally arrived at the Pass.

"who?"

Chai Yanping, the guard at the gate, immediately asked in alarm,

"With your blind eyes, can't you see that it's Prince Zhongshun, Prince Zhou, and the young princes of various princes' mansions?"

The guard on one side scolded directly.

"Come in and let me take a look!"

Guard general Chai Yanping insisted,

"It's all over. I'm exhausted. Don't make extra trouble."

Everyone walked to the pass and under the lighting of torches, they recognized Prince Zhou and others.

Chai Yanping immediately complained;

"Don't be offended, Your Majesty. It's your duty. I will open the city gate immediately."

"Hurry up, we're almost starving, prepare something for us."

Si Qianhu of the imperial city in Guannei hid aside and did not come forward.

When I saw that there were only less than 1,000 people entering the customs, and they were in such a miserable state, my heart skipped a beat. I didn’t see the 200,000 troops coming out of the customs later.

Thinking that it would be a big defeat, he immediately returned to Qianhu Station and wrote an urgent red letter and flew directly to the capital.

"quiet,"

Dai Quan's voice sounded again, and all the ministers came to their senses and realized that this was the court.

"Dear ladies! Who can tell me what to do now?"

"Your Majesty! I have something to ask!"

Gu Yichen, the Minister of Household Affairs, stood up and asked,

"It's Mr. Gu Ge! Ask me what I want!"

"Your Majesty, has this been verified? It stands to reason that the 200,000 troops plus Zhang Jinyu's 30,000 troops would not be captured at once, so I doubt it."

"Urgent report, urgent report, Luoyue Pass urgent report!"

Before Mr. Gu Ge finished speaking, the urgent call from the guards came from outside Qianqing Hall.

Dai Quan hurried over to receive the secret letter and was about to show it to the emperor.

Zhou Shihong waved his hand directly,

"Don't bring it over, just read it on the spot!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Dai Quan inspected the lacquer seal under the watchful eyes of all the ministers. After confirming that it was intact, he tore the seal open and took it out to read.

"Li Shouqiang, a member of the Thousand Households at Luoyue Pass of the Imperial City Division, reported something urgent. On the night of October 21st, at Chou hour, King Zhongshun led his generals, less than a thousand men, to the front of Luoyue Pass in embarrassment. He was anxious to enter the pass and said that there might be a possibility later.

There are Jurchens chasing troops, but no other matters were mentioned. I am afraid that something unexpected has happened to the Northern Expeditionary Army, so I dare not deceive you. I will send you an urgent letter to Your Majesty, please prepare quickly."

It was eerily quiet in the main hall. The Minister of Hube was like a rooster whose neck was strangled, his face turned red and he couldn't say a word.

"Everything is clear. Thirty years of hard work have been wiped out in one move!"

Zhou Shihong's face was livid, he stood up and walked back and forth in front of his seat.

"Oh! By the way, King Zhongshun is still fine. Why didn't he die there? He was running very fast. Pingyang is so far from Luoyue Pass. He walked the 5-day journey in 3 days. His escape speed was astonishing.

It’s said to be very fast, and of course Hachiko’s generals are not bad either.”

The more Zhou Shihong spoke, the angrier he became, and the more he spoke, the more unpleasant he became.

Zhao Jingwu, Minister of the Ministry of War, who was standing aside, couldn't stand it anymore.

The most important thing now is to solve the problem of reinforcements for Pingyang County. It is extremely urgent.

Follow the parade;

"Your Majesty, let's talk about these things later. Now we need to solve the problem of rescuing Pingyang County. It's extremely urgent, otherwise it will be too late. It's almost dawn, so the Jurchens should attack the city soon!"

Zhou Shihong obviously felt bad after hearing this. Although he wanted to take out the bait, he didn't say it was for free.

"Ai Qing, tell me, what can I do? It's too late now! It will take a month of marching from the capital to get there. Hey."

"Your Majesty, don't worry. We must first stabilize all the defenders of Pingyang County, especially the commander-in-chief Zhang Jinyu. We haven't reached the last step yet. I hope that your Majesty will make an exception and grant Zhang Jinyu a special title so that he can be loyal to Dawu!"

After Mr. Zhao Ge finished speaking, all the ministers present, especially the nobles, understood what he meant. To stabilize Zhang Jinyu through promotion and promotion, it also allowed him to be loyal to the Dawu Empire. If his retreat was cut off, he could only defend.

The four kings and eight princes also have cold necks, and the mouths of civil servants can kill people invisible!

Although he knew that his son was fine, it still made people feel embarrassed to be in such a mess.

"I understand what Mr. Ge means, but I can't bear it."

Zhou Shihong was still unable to make a decision.

"Your Majesty, it's almost dawn. I don't know what it will be like today. It will take nearly 4 hours for the carrier pigeon to get there. And if Pingyao City really falls into the hands of the Jurchens, Zhang Jinyu will have no way out even if he leads the crowd to break out.

,"

"What about Pingyun City to the west?"

Zhou Shihong suddenly thought that there was another city to the west.

"Your Majesty, two of the four cities in Luoyun Plain have been eliminated. How far to the west is it? If there is only one lonely city, then the 40,000 defenders will die!"

The voice of Zhao Jingwu, Minister of War, was also choked with sobs.

When the ministers heard this, they felt like a rabbit had died and a fox had died, and they couldn't help but feel sad in their hearts.

"Then what can Aiqing do? Or how to stabilize?"

"The old minister boldly advised me to make Zhang Jinyu a marquis, and made Zhang Jinyu the governor of Luoyun Plain. He was hereditary and appointed as a permanent border guard. He was given a large house in the capital, and commanded the three cities of Pingyun, Pingyao and Pingliao, as well as Pingyang County.

.To lead the reinforcements and the four-city garrison, a total of 250,000 people will be given. This is a congratulation to him in advance!"

After hearing about such an outrageous reward and such outrageous conditions, all the ministers could not believe that these were the words of Mr. Zhao Ge, Minister of the Ministry of War, who had always opposed Jiedushi's unification of the army.

Zhou Shihong didn't understand even more, nor did he understand what Mr. Zhao Ge meant.

Hasn't he always supported the reduction of vassal states? Is this right?

"What do you mean by loving me? I don't understand."

Mr. Zhao Ge straightened his clothes and said loudly and forcefully;

"Replying to your majesty is to let the courtiers understand that the court will not treat him badly by serving Dawu. Furthermore, now there are only two of the four cities in hand and one is besieged. The court currently does not have the troops to rescue him in the short term. Even if it does, it will

Water from afar cannot quench the thirst of the nearer, and besides, if the reinforcements are too small, they will not be effective; if there are too many, the capital will be empty."

"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhao Ge is right! Now let's stabilize Zhang Jinyu and the defenders."

Wen Yongyi, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, came out to support.

"What does that mean? Zhao Aiqing will tell you later?"

"Now we can only rely on General Zhang's own ability. Luoyun Plain has always been a burden to the Dawu Empire, but it cannot be given to those people on the grassland. It is better to give it to our own people. We can control the logistics. Furthermore, if it is really

We have conquered four cities. It takes at least 200,000 people to hold such a large place. So I want to congratulate Zhang Hou in advance!"

"What if you don't keep it?"

ranks of generals,

Feng Tang, the Shenwu general who couldn't bear to see the civil servants plotting against the generals, came out and asked,

Everyone looked at Mr. Zhao Ge again.

"The imperial court has made him a marquis, which makes him a proud ancestor and worthy of him."

The noble generals all took a breath of air. Sure enough, civilian officials kill without blood!

This directly depends on Zhang Jinyu's own luck. Now the court almost didn't directly say that no reinforcements will be sent.

"Okay, that's all. Dai Quan will do as Mr. Zhao Ge said and issue an edict. Let's use a secret message in Northeast China. Let's see if he has a chance to come back to receive the edict!"
To be continued...