One Piece of Song Dynasty

Chapter 552 Miao Liu Mutiny Ending

Han Shizhong thanked him excitedly. When Zhao Gou saw Wu Zhan, the commander of the Chinese army, standing behind the crowd as if nothing happened, he took Han Shizhong's hand and said, "Wu Zhan, the commander of the Chinese army, is helping the rebels. It's really a problem for his elbows and armpits."

Han Shizhong turned around and saw Wu Zhan moving towards the door. He hurriedly caught up with him, stretched out his hand and grabbed him: "Wu Zhongjun is here and safe."

Wu Zhan was eager to leave, but his fingers had already been broken. The pain was unbearable, so he huddled up and knelt down. Han Shizhong captured Wu Zhan, handed him to the guards, and sent him to prison. Since Zhao Gou raised troops and ascended the throne, the five armies of the Yuying Division have been under the control, and three have rebelled so far. In addition, Wang Yuan was killed, which shows how common and serious the military rebellion was at that time.

Zhao Gou was promoted to Taiwei Liu Guangshi and deputy envoy of the Imperial Camp. Liu Guangshi took the opportunity to threaten him, saying that since he was the deputy envoy, his subordinates could no longer be subordinate to the Fifth Army of the Imperial Camp. What he meant by this was actually that he wanted to form an independent army and break away from the direct control of the imperial court. Zhao Gou disliked Liu Guangshi extremely and had to use him, so he had no choice but to appoint his troops as the deputy envoys of the Imperial Camp. In fact, he was separated from the troops directly under the imperial camp.

Han Shizhong and Zhang Jun watched with itching eyes. Zhao Gou also worshiped Zhang Jun as the governor of the Zhenxi Army, and also led Miao Fu as the commander of the imperial army. Yang Yizhong was promoted to the commander of the right army in front of the imperial army. Zhao Gou thought that the relationship between the generals had been temporarily balanced. Unexpectedly, Han Shizhong quit. He smiled and said: "Liu Taiwei formed an independent army. In this way, there will be no one bigger than me, old Han and Tieshan. Who in the army can Even though neither of us is suitable, we might as well form an independent army."

Zhao Gou was angry in his heart, but he couldn't hold it in his face. After all, he had just agreed to it as soon as King Qin came to his rescue. Lu Yihao, Zhang Jun and Zhu Shengfei who were present all felt a little bit in their hearts: if the three generals went out independently, the Royal Camp Division, a force directly under the imperial court, would become an empty frame.

Zhao Gou secretly gritted his back molars, came to Lu Yihao again, took his arm and said: "Mr. Lu has returned in public expectation, and I will be promoted to minister."

"Thank you." Lu Yihao took the opportunity to propose stationing in Jiangning. "The southeast is the most fundamental. Now the Jin soldiers want to cross the south of the Yangtze River. The situation is critical. I ask your majesty to take Jiangning as your base to boost morale and manage the Central Plains."

"The southeast is the most fundamental." Zhao Gou agreed, "I will go to Jiangning. I will ask Prime Minister Lu to station in Wuchang upstream and guard Jiangning."

Zhang Jun kept looking at Zhao Gou. Zhao Gou was the last one to come to him, took off the jade belt from his waist and put it on him, and solemnly asked Zhang Jun to be the prime minister of the left: "I heard that the rebels demoted you to Chenzhou, I was eating porridge, and I was so shocked that my porridge bowl dropped. ”

"Surviving the whole body in a dangerous and unexpected situation fully demonstrated His Majesty's wisdom in handling emergencies." Zhang Jun was moved to tears and sincerely thanked him. Everyone could see Zhao Gou's preference and respect for Zhang Jun. Unexpectedly, Zhang Jun sincerely refused the position of prime minister on the grounds that he was new and lacked seniority, but he did not hide his military enthusiasm: "Jin The reason why the army dares to advance continuously is because there is no worry about the northwest. If the Jin army enters Shaanxi and seizes Shu, the southeast will not be protected. I am willing to go to the northwest in person to clear Guan Shaanxi."

Zhao Gou nodded: "My husband is keen on military affairs, so he should know about the affairs of the Privy Council."

"I am so loved by Your Majesty. I am willing to do your best." Zhang Jun held his tears for a long time before rolling down. Then he proposed the long-awaited ZTE strategy: "Hanmian is the place of situation, and the army controls the six routes in advance. , and later captured the millet from the two rivers, the wealth from Jingxiang on the left, and the horses from Qinlong on the right. Drunk asked himself to be responsible for Shaanxi and Shu, and set up the shogunate in Qinchuan, together with Lu Yihao, Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun, and Liu Guangshi. , then the world's great plans can be decided."

"Both Li Gang and Zhao Ding once said that ZTE should start from Guan Shaanxi." Zhao Gou paced and thought for a long time, finally raised his head and approved Zhang Jun's suggestion, "Privy Zhang is also the envoy of Xuanfu in Sichuan, Shaanxi, Jinghu, and plans to explore the northwest. , I promise to act cheaply. I have handed over all the northwest military affairs to my husband."

The reason why Zhao Gou hesitated was because this appointment was of great importance. It means that from now on, the Sixth Road of Shaanxi and the Fourth Road of Shuzhong will be entrusted to Zhang Jun with full responsibility, and Zhang Jun does not need to consult the imperial court for all his actions. The military strength, financial resources, and geographical area under Zhang Jun's control all exceeded the central government's direct jurisdiction in the southeast. Zhang Jun even had the power to confer high-ranking military officers with the title of Jiedushi. Any orders given by Zhang Jun in Sichuan and Shaanxi are even equivalent to the emperor's imperial edict.

Next, it depends on whether Zhang Jun is obedient and effective in his work. At this time, Zhang Jun's power had reached the first peak of his political career.

"Before I leave, I would like to warn the emperor that the Southeast must not abandon the Jianghuai River, otherwise there will be no danger of the Yangtze River." The excited Zhang Jun reminded Zhao Gou. Zhao Gou heard this sentence, but he couldn't do it. This is what he said later.

Finally, Zhao Gou said something from the bottom of his heart to Zhang Jun and all the civil and military personnel present: "I hope you will remember that I will never forget how I saved him today."

This sentence is the real iron ticket to avoid death. Han Shizhong, Liu Guangshi, Zhang Jun and other generals all understood, so they all smiled wildly and cheered.

Zhao Gou sat on it with a smile, looking at the generals sensitively, his eyes narrowed and became smaller, and he shot out the light. His smile became stiffer and stiffer, as cold as a bluestone sculpture.

In late March, just before Zhao Gou left for Jiangning, another major event happened. Fan Qiong, the shameless general who once surrendered to the Jin army and acted as an aid to the tigers, was pardoned by Zhao Gou last year. Not long ago, he left the defense area without permission and led his army to plunder in Jiangxi. Zhang Jun reported to Zhao Gou and demanded that Fan Qiong be severely punished. Zhao Gou believed that Fan Qiong's crime was not worthy of death, so he summoned him to Hangzhou to give him a good advice. Unexpectedly, Fan Qiong entered Hangzhou with his troops. When he met with him, he reported that all the rebel generals who surrendered to him only listened to him. Commanding by one person is tantamount to openly threatening the court and coercing the emperor.

Zhao Gou was frightened and furious, and ordered Zhang Jun to enforce military law. Zhang Jun designed to capture Fan Qiong and handed it over to Dali Temple. Zhao Gou personally ordered that Fan Qiongwen be beheaded. From then on, the smile on Zhao Gou's face disappeared. Wu Shaofen saw this and was secretly worried.

Li Xin soon received the news that the Miao-Liu Rebellion had been put down. Liang Hongyu sighed: "It is true as the officials said, the Miao-Liu Rebellion was put down in just one month."

Li Xin said while reading the secret letter: "Miao and Liu have great ambitions but little talent. How can they do such a big thing as a mutiny?"

Liang Hongyu asked: "What should we do now? Now that the mutiny has failed and Liu Zhengyan is being hunted, should we inform Liu Shuai about this?"

Li Xin nodded and said: "I still have to say it. This matter cannot be hidden. After all, it will be our turn to take action soon. Zhao Gou can escape once, but he cannot escape this second time."

Then Li Xin first wrote a secret letter to Zhai Jin who was far away on Jeju Island, ordering him to lead cavalry troops to return to Xinghan Island in half a year.

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