In the late spring of the fifth year of Jianyan's reign, the situation in the city of Yanjing in the Kingdom of Jin suddenly changed.

When the incident reached the Central Plains, it was already early summer. At that time, Zhao Guan's family was reviewing the troops at Yuetai in the west of Tokyo. Specifically, they were reviewing the newly formed imperial cavalry troops.

But to be honest, the review process gave the Zhao family a not very good impression.

"What's going on over there?" After the review, Zhao Jiu returned to the general platform... which is also in front of the high platform of Yuetai itself where Yuetai camp and Yuetai town are named. After dismounting and taking the stage, he did not rush to order the troops to disband.

After entering the camp, he didn't rush to find Qu Duan and others to ask questions. Instead, he pointed to a bustling place not far from the military camp and asked with an expressionless face.

"Reporting to the officials, I am a citizen of Tokyo. I heard that the officials were inspecting the king's division, so I went out of the city to have a look..." Hu Shijiang, the accompanying minister of the Ministry of War, immediately bowed his head to see the emperor.

But just in the middle of the sentence, Zhao Jiu responded coldly: "Watching is just watching, how come you are watching between the military camp and the troops? Can the vendors also be placed in front of the military camp? Is this watching or watching the fish and turtle show?!"

The fish and turtle show is a popular form of entertainment in Tokyo. The artist guides the fish and turtles to line up and dance according to the command. It can be regarded as the prototype of an aquatic circus... But Zhao Guan's family used this metaphor, which shows that they are angry.

But the official Zhao family was furious, but not to mention General Hu Shi, who had won the jackpot. He was accompanied by four ministers, several commanders and deputy commanders of the imperial camp, and the cavalry officers such as Qu Duan who had just arrived with the army.

Although each of them became awe-inspiring, they were still a little baffled.

It’s not that they are inexplicable as to why Zhao Guan’s family is angry. In fact, these people had known that Guan’s family would not be in a good mood today, but they still couldn’t understand why the other party was dissatisfied with this matter?

For a while, some people even thought that the official was angry and causing trouble for no reason.

Of course, as Zhao Jiu continued to scold, these people finally realized something: "Other countries wish they could join the army when they watch their military parade, but the Song Dynasty only sees its military parade as a joke! How many years has it been since the Jingkang Incident?

Once you have settled down, do you still look down on the army?! How many times do you have to suffer that kind of loss before you can remember it? Haven't you seen the consequences of Gao Qiu turning the imperial army into a sideshow that day?"

After a series of questions, the meaning was very clear, but the words were a bit serious, so everyone turned their attention to the four ministers. Before the four ministers could come out and talk, Kaifeng Governor Yan Xiaozhong took the initiative to admit his mistake: "This matter

It was the minister who neglected his duty and failed to deal with it properly..."

"Of course you have failed in your duty!" When Zhao Jiu saw Yan Xiaozhong coming out to stand alongside Hu Shijiang, he was still angry with his riding whip. "In peacetime, it is necessary to use civility to control military force, but now we are still in war. I have repeatedly emphasized the separation of civil and military forces.

We are of the same rank and rank, why did you civil servants bully the military commanders again in the blink of an eye?! The military orders of the governor of Jiedu, the governor of the capital, were ignored by a prefect! The governor entered Chongwenyuan (where the provincial privy council is located)

), when you see an editor, you must salute and say hello! The prince of the county led the Jiedushi of the three towns to recruit a Jinshi who was idle at home to join the court.

What's going on?! As for me, you people deserve to be taken captive to Five Kingdoms City and live in a cellar!"

The last sentence is completely out of control.

However, after being humiliated, many of the central officials accompanying him on the general stage remained silent, and even the admonishing officials did not intend to come forward to take the lead... The reason is very simple. This official is not an emperor who often gets angry, and has made several gaffes before.

When he gets angry, he is in the army and kills people.

Of course, this time, it seems that he can barely be considered in the military.

And besides that, except for the last sentence, which was considered a vent, all the words spoken by Zhao Guanjia were intentional.

The commander saw the editor and bowed without mentioning it. This is something that often happens in Chongwen Academy recently. The military order of the Jiedushi was ignored by Zhizhou. This refers to an incident that happened to Yue Fei's troops who arrived at the front line and started to suppress the rebellion.

...Yue Fei arrived at the front line of Jizhou and set up a frontline camp. He immediately sent Zhang Xian, the commander of the Wei army, to carry documents to nearby Fuzhou to ask for food and grass. As a result, the governor of Fuzhou refused to provide food and ordered all the towns and villages not to allow anyone to grant permission.

Zhang Xian's troops entered and did not allocate food until the documents from Jiangxi Economic and Strategic Envoy Liu Hongdao arrived.

Even Yue Fei couldn't bear this matter, so he directly took the lawsuit to the imperial court, which has been going on for several days.

As for the recruitment of the county king, needless to say, it was naturally a matter of Po Hanwu. He recruited a Jinshi who had abandoned his official position and returned home during the chaos to join the shogunate. As a result, the Jinshi directly replied, "I don't want to be a cute boy"...

...That's fine, Han Shizhong even deserved it, but the key point is that this person later became famous because of it, so much so that after a vacancy in a certain place a few days ago, a doctor from the Ministry of official affairs actually promoted this person to fill the vacancy, on the grounds that he had "character"

.

These two scandals involved the two most trusted generals of the current official family. In addition, there was another huge scandal today. It is no wonder that the official family became increasingly angry and took the opportunity to explode.

In fact, don't tell me, looking at it at this time, there are really a few blisters on the corners of Zhao Jiu's mouth, which is definitely a sign of anger.

Without further ado, the anger in the official family has gone too far. In the absence of the aloof prime minister Lu Gong, the other four prime ministers seem a little embarrassed... Because Han Yue's two incidents are closely related to the province, the so-called controlling officer gives the editing officer

Naturally, the salute also refers to the Privy Council, so the four princes who were supposed to come out to persuade the officials were not able to respond for a while.

What's more, the last sentence is indeed too much. Not to mention the husband-in-law, even the civil servants don't want to be humiliated like this... As for Yan Xiaozhong and Hu Shijiang, who were scolded for nothing, Yan Xiaozhong has experienced extraordinary things.

There was no need to react at all, and Hu Shijiang's face had already turned pale.

Come to think of it, if Zhao Guan's family hadn't repeatedly emphasized in the official newspaper that it would be a disservice to the country for an important minister to resign out of anger, I am afraid that General Hu Shi would have left without his title.

"Officials." At this embarrassing moment, Wang Yuan, the commander of the imperial camp, took the initiative to step forward. "Several matters can be discussed on a case-by-case basis. Why should the officials be angry? I will let the troops drive away the vendors in front of the camp and rectify the camp..."

"In such a situation, you generals are looking down on yourself!" Zhao Jiu became even more furious when he saw that Wang Yuan was coming to smooth things over. "Why can't you understand the basic principles? Do you think I don't know that you are trying to please some of your husbands and ministers?

?You only know how to please civil servants, why can't you just say, 'If it weren't for the old thieves holding armies, where would the ministers be talking to each other?'

Wang Yuan was scolded so harshly that he had no choice but to retreat. After hearing the last two sentences, Zhao Ding and others finally couldn't ignore it and were ready to step forward to intervene.

"There is no need to discuss those two matters!" Zhao Jiu took a few breaths when he saw the prime minister coming out. After all, he suppressed his anger first, and then made a decision before Zhao Ding could intervene. "Fuzhou Zhizhou, get out of here.

Go to Qiongzhou! The doctor in the Ministry of Personnel is dismissed immediately! There is also the matter of saluting civil and military officials. Let me know that you are saluting low-ranking officials in public houses. Both parties should go to the Kingdom of Jin together, where there is no respect for rituals.

Where the savages are!"

Seeing that the officials' attitude was a little more relaxed, and although they were a little harsher, they had finally got rid of a few troublesome matters, the princes each breathed a sigh of relief and responded. Zhang Jun was even more surprised by Li who was a little at a loss. Qiong made a signal and signaled the latter to clean up the order around the military camp... But at this moment, there was a person who could not bear it for a long time, but he stubbornly came up and went straight out of the queue.

"Guan family, I think this handling is inappropriate." Li Guang, the censor Zhongcheng, looked at him solemnly.

"Which matter was handled inappropriately?" Zhao Jiu, who was about to turn around, looked at him coldly. "Still, none of them were handled appropriately?"

"I know that it is not appropriate to assign Qiongzhou to the Fuzhou incident."

"What exactly is wrong?"

"Fuzhou is next to Qianzhou. Qianzhou is the core of the Wuling Rebellion. Before Jingkang, the Qianzhou thieves were famous. After Jingkang, military thieves, bandits, and remnants of the rebels from all over the southeast, Jingxiang, and Jingkang flowed into Qianzhou. In the surrounding areas, Fuzhou suffered greatly from its side, and it continued for several years without peace... The former army of the imperial camp was known for its military discipline, so how could Fuzhou believe it? In this case, the governor of Fuzhou ordered the state to It is understandable that we should be prepared internally!" Li Guang frowned at everyone's slightly worried eyes. "Officials cannot be wishful thinking just because they favor Yue Fei. It is so unfair."

"That's good." Unexpectedly, Zhao Jiu seemed to have regained his senses at this time, perhaps because he had vented his anger by scolding him. "It's just that he blatantly violated the law and delayed the military. What can I say? It can't be done. Civil servants who violate laws are doing so for the sake of the country and the people, and are excusable. However, if a military general does anything wrong, he has evil intentions, so he would rather kill him by mistake? Isn't this also unfair? "

"The official's words today are too harsh..." Li Guang became increasingly unable to bear it.

"It's really mean." Zhao Jiu nodded with his hands behind his back, looking thoughtful. "As the emperor, looking down on hundreds of officials, where are the civil servants and the military ministers? The emphasis only makes the two different... Since that Fuzhou Knowing that there are extenuating circumstances in Zhizhou, let him join the army, change him to a military attache, join the army as an envoy to the imperial camp, and accompany the former army of the imperial camp to suppress the rebellion. Is this a lenient treatment? Of course, if he doesn't want to go, then he can go It’s not too late in Qiongzhou, how about that?”

As soon as these words came out, Li Guang was immediately speechless and speechless...and a sentence came out of his heart almost instantly, that is, 'This man is smart enough to refuse remonstrance'.

Of course, this sentence only came out for a moment and then disappeared immediately, because the censor Zhongcheng knew that this official was a little too angry today, but he was still very reasonable on weekdays. And he was smart enough to refuse Jian' was King Zhou of Shang who lost his country, but this official was equivalent to Emperor Guangwu who re-established the country. I followed this official all the way from Nanyang. The experience and reality are there and cannot be faked.

In addition, Li Taifa (Li Guangzi), as the "Half Prime Minister", if he doesn't wake up at this time, this matter is basically because this official's ambition of the Northern Expedition is gradually hindered by reality, and he can't help but beat the only one first. Just a bureaucrat with the power to directly hinder the Northern Expedition.

Of course, knowing what he knew, Li Guang still said it seriously again: "An official means turning into a military attache. Isn't it wrong to join the Imperial Army? He has a grudge against the Imperial Army..."

"If he is retaliated and bullied there, I will definitely give him an explanation." Zhao Jiu said disapprovingly. "For example, if he really died in the army, I will definitely kill Yue Fei regardless of whether he knew it or not." Demoted to a civil servant, come to the capital and become a minister... treat everyone equally, be fair and just!"

Li Guang was completely speechless. Several ministers and important ministers around him also looked at each other and winked at each other. The meaning was very clear. Whether we discuss the matter later or write a letter to directly warn Yue Fei, there is always a way. But today the officials

In this mood, don't expect him to talk properly, and everyone should stop talking.

While he was still talking, Li Qiong had already arranged the order around the Yuetai camp, and Zhao Jiu also sat on the reserved throne on the Yuetai, but then summoned Qu Duan, Li Shifu, Zhang Zhongfu, Zhang Zhongyan and other imperial camp riders.

The military general then faced each other slowly and expressionlessly:

"I feel sorry for you all. I only gave you half a year and a few millions of money, but you were able to recruit more than 8,000 riders for me... It's really amazing."

Qu Duan opened his mouth below and could only quickly bow his head to apologize... But the other imperial cavalry generals felt that the official's speech was as pleasant as Qu Dutong's speech. Only Qu Duan's speech was pleasant, but now it was

They didn't dare to imprison colleagues or even superior officials easily, but Zhao Guanjia's words sounded nice, but they would lose their heads if they couldn't explain it, and then they bowed their heads, not daring to raise their heads to face each other.

Yes, what really aroused the anger of Zhao Guanjia today, or what caused Zhao Jiu's biggest anger today, was also the reason why the ministers were willing to be a little tolerant to Zhao Guanjia. At the same time, it was also the reason why Quduan did not show any strange anger in the civil-military battle just now.

The reason is that right here...the imperial cavalry army with a quota of 15,000 was established for more than half a year, but only 8,000 were recorded. There was no large-scale war horse cavalry. How could the Northern Expedition be carried out?

Use a donkey?!

"In the official family, it is not because I am incompetent. I have already plundered all the cavalry in Guanxi that I could." In any case, when asked about their heads, the others could 'stop talking' and 'lower their heads', but Qu Da hid.

He couldn't get through, so he opened his mouth for a long time, and finally had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Your Majesty..."

"After all the searches, there are only more than 8,000? I remember that the quota of 15,000 for the imperial cavalry was promised in your handwriting in the letter you submitted that day, right? And it was still too little at the time?" Zhao Jiu interrupted the other party and responded coldly.

"Qu Dutong, give me eight thousand against the quota of fifteen thousand... Do you know that even when Zhang Boying was at his most ridiculous, he didn't dare to give me such a quota?"

In addition, the Yuetai platform has been around since the Wei Dynasty during the Warring States Period. After the Song Dynasty established its capital in Bianliang, this place became the place where Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty inspected troops, raised cavalry, and practiced riding and archery. It can be regarded as the first royal general platform in theory.

There is no need to say much about its regulations. However, since Zhao Guan's family returned to this stage, the atmosphere has not been good. As Zhao Guan's words became more and more harsh, there was more silence at this time, which is the moral model Wan Qi.

No one dared to rush to save this ally at this time.

"What do you want me to ask you?" After a while, Zhao Jiu sighed helplessly. "Did you brag without permission that day, or are you incompetent today?"

Qu Duan raised his head and said helplessly: "So that the officials know that they neither dare to deceive the emperor nor are incompetent, but it was indeed a bit exaggerated before, and it is indeed difficult now..."

"I don't understand your literate and military words, please say something understandable." Zhao Jiu was leaning on the seat and couldn't urge him in time.

"What I was thinking that day was that if we could plunder all of Kansai, we would still have 20,000 riders..." Qu Duan replied carefully.

"Twenty thousand riders?" Zhao Jiu laughed directly.

"But the official has decreed that the cavalry of the imperial camp should not move, and it is not easy for the ministers to rob it."

"That was your original idea...what else?"

"Then there is the Fan cavalry." Qu Duan finally said the key point. "I thought about it at that time. Lou Shi had twice raided Guanzhong before, and the Western cavalry was completely wiped out. All the horses in Guanxi were also taken away. The war horses

They have to be temporarily purchased from Qingtang, and Qingtang is also limited. Only ten thousand horses a year will end, and some must be distributed to the other camps of the imperial camp. How can we get fifteen thousand horses?

?In addition, the officials promised Li Shifu to lead the Fan cavalry into the imperial camp. Therefore, I had the intention to go to Hengshan, Douling, and Roulang Mountain to recruit Party Xiang Fan cavalry. Those places could definitely recruit ten thousand people.

The quota of five thousand riders is full..."
To be continued...