Look at what you have and what the other party wants. If you know the cause and effect, you will also understand the purpose. Speaking of which, he really suffered a loss and fell into a trap. There's nothing he can do about it, he's used to being aloof, and although he's very empathetic, he can't help but be negligent.
And Song Jiang and Wu Yong's plan was time. He was still thinking about talking nonsense with Song Jiang. Anyway, he had nothing to do, and it was only this time that he was accidentally included.
"Wang has always been kind to others and never quarreled with others. Do you really think that Wang has no temper?"
Now that he understood it, there was no need to continue talking nonsense. Wang Yan directly interrupted the chattering Song Xianfeng.
Hearing this, Song Jiang suddenly stopped talking, his face changed for a moment, and in the blink of an eye he smiled again, and opened his mouth to deny: "The general is joking, how dare Song Jiang plan to take advantage of the general."
"Brother..."
Wu Yong stopped Song Jiang who wanted to continue talking. When he saw Wang Yan looking at him expressionlessly, he knew that he had been discovered. After all, they are running a huge industry and have countless capable people under their money. At first, I didn't think about it, but after chatting for a long time to no avail, I still couldn't get to the point. Combined with their current situation, I could understand their purpose by just using my brain.
He stopped waving his fan and pretending to be cool, and immediately stood up in fear and handed over his hands to plead guilty: "General, don't blame me, this was all Xiao Ke's idea."
Seeing him like this, Song Jiang stopped pretending to be stupid and hurriedly stood up and handed over his hands: "General, it's not Song Jiang's intention to deceive. It's actually that our Liangshan brothers are in a difficult situation and their future is worrying. That Gao Qiu repeatedly deducted food, wages and supplies, and allowed his subordinates to insult my Liangshan brothers. . Each of our Liangshan brothers is a hero who understands the righteousness, but now he is recruited just to serve the country. How can he be treated like this?
The general and Song Jiang came out of Shandong together, and Yanggu County is only a hundred and twenty miles away from Yuncheng. In the past, I, Liang Shanqiu, had never done anything wrong with the general's business. My brothers acted for God and only robbed the rich and gave to the poor. In these years, we... …. Now you know that I, Liangshan, are loyal and righteous, and the Holy Grace has issued an edict to recruit you, so that Song Jiang has the honor to serve as an official in the same court as the general. If it wasn't for the high demands that bullied me, Song Jiang really had no choice but to take this step, find the general, use the general's reputation to protect him, and seek peace of mind. I hope the general will be considerate..."
Wang Yan shook his head and smiled. Song Jiang was famous for being shameless and was used to beautifying himself. He said that he had never robbed his goods, that he was doing justice to God by robbing the rich and giving to the poor, and that he was related to the township party. All kinds of righteousness and nostalgia weighed on him. It was as if they were decent people and he thought Wang was the villain. But he didn't expose it. After all, he was always going to die, and it would be pointless to expose it.
"Sit down." He took a sip of tea from the cup and looked at the two people who had thanked him and sat down again: "You have stayed with me for such a long time, and you still say so much and do so much. I have no influence in the court. , I relied on the Holy Scroll to stand up today. I am afraid that my people are there, but they are not as powerful as you think. You Liangshan robbed Cai Jing’s birthday card, and even tied Gao Qiu to the mountain. How could they let it go? There may be some use in raising a big grudge and pulling my flag, but it is not as big as you think. Although I am not on good terms with Cai Jing, Gao Qiu and others, I have always kept a distance from them, and I will not ask for trouble by speaking for you. You are wrong..."
Song Jiang and Wu Yong looked at each other, exchanged glances, turned back and cupped their hands and said, "General, what advice do you have?"
The high-ranking official put down the tea cup in his hand: "Gao Qiu deducted grain and grass supplies and distributed insufficient amounts, so the ones that were not distributed must have been stolen and sold. Who do you think will buy grain, grass and weapons? Not Tian Hu, Wang Qing, or Fang La's big thieves , or some other grass bandits who dominate the mountains. They may even be sold to Tubo, Dali, Xixia and even Liao Kingdom.
If you were waiting in the court hall and told that you had captured Gao Qiu and were jealous of him, and then mentioned it even slightly in your words, what would your Majesty and the ministers in the court think now? Cai Jing and his ilk are indeed powerful, but they cannot cover the sky with one hand. As long as you make a start, they will take care of the rest for others who cannot deal with Cai Jing and others.
What's more, you are personally supervising the recruitment and are going to Hebei to suppress the bandits, but now you are bullying that guy for Gao Qiu and affecting the morale of the army. What's this? This is Cai Jing's great disrespect for today. You may have heard of Lu Zhishen in Liaodong. As far as I know, Lu Zhishen had some connections with Lin Chong.
A few years ago, when Lu Zhishen started an uprising and seized the Su and Fu states of Liao overnight, I learned the inside story from me. Now I knew at that time that Lu Zhishen and Lin Chong were victims of high demands and had long been dissatisfied. I just remembered that they followed them when they were still in the dormitory, and they just fined them some salary and scolded them. However, the Holy Scroll sometimes ends, causing trouble once or twice, and using power to bully others. Now I have my own discretion in my heart.
So as long as you wait to report tomorrow, your situation in Liangshan will be greatly improved in the future. A few days ago, I heard that your people from Liangshan killed the Marquis of Yu under Gao Qiu's account. That was a good opportunity. But it's not too late now. If by the time you're waiting to go on an expedition, Gao Qiu is behind it, then it's useless to say anything. It should be noted that only children who cry can be fed milk..."
Song Jiang had always wanted to be an official. In addition, he was only a small official in the past and had insufficient vision. He was afraid of the imperial power and considered the imperial power too sacred, so he thought too highly of Zhao Ji. They were just recruiting people now, so they didn't dare to ask for anything, and they were afraid that Zhao Ji would think they were too incompetent.
But the crux of the problem is that they have moved from outside the rules to within the rules. They have no power to resist the power of high demands. They can only let others squeeze them and make them round, unable to resist. Then what are you doing here? Going to the big boss to file a complaint is the only way out. Otherwise, he would just be a doormat now.
And they are not useless. Zhao Ji is the referee, and if he is biased, he will not be too demanding at this time, but he will definitely not do anything to Liangshan.
As for the future, of course he still deserves to die, Zhao Ji is not big-hearted. He remembers the commotion during the Lantern Festival.
After listening to Wang Yan's words, Song Jiang exchanged glances with Wu Yong again, pondered for a moment, and said: "Thank you for the advice, general, but if I said this in front of you, what should I do if Gao Qiu countersues us for false accusations?" OK?"
"Whether there is evidence or not is not important. What is important is what the officials think and what other courtiers think. Moreover, you are going to Hebei to fight against Tian Hu. You have been ordered to prepare the army to leave. It is a false accusation, and What can we do? We have to fight this battle before we talk about it. If we haven’t fought Tian Hu, it will be just one more crime for you. If we win, what other crime will there be? There is Wang Qing in Huaixi, and Fang La in Jiangnan. You will always have a use. As long as you are useful, it will be okay."
If it doesn’t work, then you will die. This was quite clear. To be honest, he hoped that Song Jiang could give him some surprises and make his life without any disturbances a little fun.
Song Jiang pondered again for a moment, then nodded, stood up and said goodbye: "Thank you so much, General. I, Song Jiang, have been so kind and kind to you, and I, my Liangshan brothers, will never forget it. The matter is urgent, and I will go back and discuss it with all the brothers." If you bother the general again, I’ll take my leave now.”
The original goal was achieved, and a new method was found. Wang Yan's attitude was also very clear. Song Jiang was not ignorant, and he didn't know why he should get out.
"That's easy to say, that's easy to say. Let's go slowly." Wang Yan stood up with a smile and returned the courtesy: "Come, let's see you off."
Watching Song and Jiang leave, he turned around and went back to his house to change into a set of clothes, then walked out of the city and walked along the road.
He doesn't need to keep an eye on the training matters of the Northern Army all day long. Zhao Ji also knew that he was busy, so he never asked him to work at midnight. Anyway, it just depends on the result. So he basically goes to Beijing once every two months and stays for half a month.
Before that, he had already trained Lu Junyi and Dong Pingping, a group of high-ranking generals, and they were all well behaved and knew what to practice and how to practice. Then these people went to teach the middle and low-level officers and the big soldiers.
Moreover, it has been a year and I already know how to practice. He only checks the results from time to time to see if there is any progress, and by the way promotes some people and kicks out some people, so he is really free now.
It is now the turn of spring and summer, and the scenery outside Bianjing City is still good. He took his two long followers and wandered by the Bianhe River, enjoying life...
Song Jiang did not disappoint Wang Yan and followed his advice. I didn't do it originally because without him, there was really nothing I could do. Now that he has made it so clear, there is nothing to worry about.
Therefore, Song Jiang and Wu Yong only studied for one day when they went back. On the third day, they rushed to the morning court to ask for a meeting. In this way, they did not report to Zhao Ji privately, but in front of all the officials in the court.
Facing Zhao Ji's inquiry as to why he did not leave his camp and go north, Song Jiang directly stated that Taiwei Gaoqiu had been captured by Liangshan and held a grudge. He ordered to withhold food, wages, materials and weapons, and speculated that the materials and weapons embezzled were sold to other bandits and surrounding enemy countries.
Zhao Ji did not expect such a thing, and Gao Qiu did not expect that Song Jiang would dare to target him in the court. Facing Zhao Ji's inquiry, Gao Qiu could only evade and say that he did not know the inside story, and went back to investigate the matter thoroughly, and at the same time make up for the shortage of supplies. Zhao Ji thought about it and sent Dali Temple to follow up for inspection. At the same time, he encouraged Song Jiang to get enough supplies and go north to suppress the bandits as soon as possible.
This time there was indeed no problem. After the court dispersed that day, piles of supplies were brought to Chenqiao and distributed to the Liangshan troops. Song Jiang also simply received the supplies without leaving anything behind, and hurriedly left early the next morning. Although Wang Yan was sure, he didn't feel at ease. It was better to stay away quickly...
Not surprisingly, the next day, many impeachment memorials were sent to Zhao Ji, including crimes committed based on power, land grabbing, harming people, embezzlement of public funds, etc. During the duel, Zhao Ji asked Cai Jing what he meant. How could the old fox keep his promise, but he did not add insult to injury. At the same time, he also pointed out that Song Jiang had visited Wang Yan the day before yesterday.
So it was no surprise that Wang Yan was summoned to the palace that afternoon.
Looking at the expressionless Zhao Ji, the official sorted out the grievances between Cai Jing, Zhao Ji and Liang Shan, as well as the recruitment process in the past two years, and also explained why Song Jiang went to find him.
"Actually, I noticed it too late. Otherwise, I would never have asked for trouble. It's just that Song Jiang has gone to find me this time and stayed there for such a long time. If someone uses this matter to attack me in the future, what will happen to me? Can you tell me clearly? Gao Qiu went too far, and Song Jiang forced him to use my name to do things. Gao Qiu was incompetent and was captured by Liangshan grass bandits. It is understandable that he is unwilling to take revenge.
But how could he do such a thing at this time? Officials, if you want a horse to run, how can you stop it from eating grass? Liangshan troops were stationed at Chenqiao, numbering more than 100,000 people. Chen Qiao is only fifty miles away from our capital. What if we overwhelm the Liangshan troops and directly raise troops to surround the capital? Of course, there are tens of thousands of forbidden troops in Bianjing city, more than 20,000 troops stationed outside the city, and there are also the Fubei Army fifty miles away. The Liangshan grass bandits are not a problem and they can definitely be suppressed. But if this happens, the official family will definitely be affected. At that time, what crime will Gao Qiu deserve?
That's why I encouraged Song Jiang to come to court to expose Gao Qiu's evil deeds, but those words were definitely not what I taught him. Song Jiang and other Liangshan grass bandits deserved their death, but the official's intention was to use thieves to fight thieves. Now that Song Jiang and others had just set out, they were too eager to ask for too much. Moreover, I think that officials have to pay attention to Gao Qiu's guilt. As far as I know, Gao Qiu is indeed corrupt and perverting the law, which has caused many harms to the people. Although Song Jiang made malicious assumptions, he must be on guard against collaborating with the enemy. "
Although the Song Dynasty now also sells ordnance to other countries, and then exchanges money to make new ordnance, it is at the national level, and there are specialized officials responsible for contacting them. But selling by the state and selling by individuals are obviously two different things. There is no doubt that Gao Qiu sold it, but he definitely didn't sell it directly. If he didn't have any brains, he shouldn't mess around. Instead, a few more people have experienced it, which greatly increases the difficulty of tracing. It is even possible that Gao Qiu himself does not know where the ordnance went. After all, it is the people below who do the work.
Maybe Zhao Ji didn't know these things before, but he knows now. In addition, during the Shangyuan Festival when Liangshan was having trouble in Bianjing, he had his people run away, and when he was fighting in Liangshan, he was captured. Now, he still doesn't care about his safety and is forcing the people of Liangshan. With all this, Zhao Ji was already very dissatisfied, and sending someone to check was a sign that he was out of favor.
And this is something that the officials who are good at figuring out the superior's intentions know best, otherwise they would not have a tacit understanding to impeach Gao Qiu. So in this case, even if Gao Qiu had nothing to do, he would have to find something to do for him. So to sum up, Gao Qiu will be disabled this time, and is basically useless. This is the benefit of centralization. When the emperor is unhappy, he can control a senior official with just one sentence.
Looking at his loyal and good son-in-law, Zhao Ji sighed: "You are right, Gao Qiu has gone above and beyond..."
"The official family does not need to worry. As far as I know, Gao Taiwei's family property should be several hundred thousand yuan. It just so happened that the Ministry of Household Affairs recently had difficulty in allocating money and food for the Northern Army. Finally, there is income. The official family, just now Cai Chen is Either Chao Gai, the former leader of Liangshan Mountain, went up to the mountain, or it was because he robbed Taishi Cai’s birthday card. As far as I know, the birthday card is worth one hundred thousand gold. Is this Taishi Cai..."
Wang Yan did not continue talking, and that was enough. An emperor who did not love money was not a good emperor, and an emperor who did not love the money in the hands of his ministers was even worse than a good emperor. He first tried to seduce one or two, to see if making a high request first could open a small window for Zhao Ji to get rich in a short period of time. Yes, of course everyone is happy. Now that Zhao Ji is rich, he will have less worries, and the people's lives will become better. If you can't, it doesn't matter. You can save Zhao Ji from wasting money. It's good to keep him here.
Zhao Ji stared at Wang Yan in silence. Wang Yan lowered his head slightly and did not look at him.
After a long time, Zhao Ji waved his hand helplessly: "Go and train the Northern Army well. If it is no longer useful, you have the most money..."
Wang Yan smiled and cupped his hands: "I excuse myself."
It's more casual. After all, he is a favorite, a capable minister, and half a son. He is considered a member of the clan. He is very close to Zhao Ji and gets along well with him.
When he got home, he didn't stay long, put on his armor, rode his horse and led people out of the city to Fubei Military Camp. Because he could see that Zhao Ji was tempted. As an emperor, he was still like Zhao Ji. If his heart was moved, he would naturally follow his heart.
It is conceivable that something will happen in Bianjing next, so it would be better for him to stay away. After all, Gao Qiunai was the imperial commander, and he had a lot of people under him. Since he wanted to take action, there was no way he could only get one, so he had to pull out a bunch of them.
After taking stock, Zhao Ji may become a vanguard in the fight against corruption. After all, his garden is still under construction, and he even plans to expand the imperial city. If you want to expand the imperial city, the first thing you need to do is to demolish it, and of course you need to compensate for the demolition. Besides, there are no simple people who can live under the imperial city. If they are forced to demolish without compensation, the emperor will not be much.
Bianjing is a super city with a population of one million. The population density can be imagined. Of course, the housing prices here are very high, so the big houses under the imperial city are naturally even more expensive. This is a big sum of money.
The previous emperors either did not want to expand the imperial city, or they could not afford to build it, or it was not cost-effective to spend so much money. But Zhao Ji obviously doesn't care. As long as he has money, he will do anything...
The scene in the military camp is very spectacular. Some people are neatly arrayed, wearing armor all over their bodies, holding long spears under their arms, riding tall and fat war horses, charging forward at extremely high speeds, running towards the same height as the war horses in the distance. A special human-shaped prop on a wooden stake passed by. Some people held their guns at fixed points, with stones tied to the tips of the guns, and they held on shivering. There were also people performing martial arts, some running obstacles around the school grounds, and some riding horseback, wielding longer sabers, and slashing at the wooden stakes in front of them one after another.
Of course, there are still people who are being beaten, whip after whip. After all, there are people who make mistakes everywhere, and they have to pay some price. Now it's a pain in the flesh, but on the battlefield it's lifeless.
Therefore, their training is to repeat it again and again to form muscle memory. In this way, when you are confronting the enemy, looking at the boundless enemy, and feeling fearful in your heart, you can stab him with your gun as you have trained for several years. If the gun is lost, you quickly draw your sword and head on without hesitation. Just cut it.
There is no need for the flexibility they think they are geniuses, that is a privilege only those who survive...
