After walking out of the room, Song Qinzong walked towards the camp gate, but Tang Feng quickly stopped him: "Your Majesty, wait a minute, you cannot face the rebels directly. If you have any shortcomings, I will not be able to explain to the Supreme Emperor, the Queen Mother and the Queen. Please follow me. Come." Under the leadership of Tang Feng, the emperor climbed to a watchtower in the military camp, where he could see the rebels and talk to them without being attacked by the rebels.
Song Qinzong personally held an iron trumpet and shouted to the rebels: "Soldiers, I am here. If you have anything to say, please tell me quickly." When Ye Jun saw the emperor appearing on the watchtower, he put down his weapon and saluted with fists in his hands: "Your Majesty Ye The army has come to see your majesty, please forgive me for not being able to kneel down while wearing armor." Song Qinzong replied: "I forgive you for not being guilty." Ye Jun continued: "Due to the tight war a while ago, the brothers did not receive military pay for three months. The other troops had received additional military pay the day before yesterday, but I have not received it yet. I suspected that the military pay had been deducted by Tong Guan, so I asked the Qing Dynasty to kill Tong Guan and replenish the military pay. Please give your Majesty the Holy Judgment." The emperor replied: "This is I need to investigate the matter." Ye Jun said: "Your Majesty, please consider carefully. I will take good care of the royal family members staying in the palace." Song Qinzong did not answer and walked down the observation tower.
Returning to his temporary residence, the Supreme Emperor asked: "Son, what conditions did the rebels put forward?" Song Qinzong replied: "Father, Tong Guan has owed the rebels three months of military pay. The rebels asked Qing to sideline the emperor and kill Tong Guan to make up for the military pay. , they also detained the royal members who stayed in the palace and used them to blackmail me." Wang Yuan suggested: "Your Majesty, you should find Master Tong immediately to investigate the matter." Tang Feng suggested: "Your Majesty, you should secretly order General Han Shizhong Bring troops to rescue him." Song Qinzong adopted their suggestions and sent people to find Tong Guan. At the same time, he wrote a secret edict in person and sent it out by carrier pigeon, ordering Han Shizhong to quickly lead troops to rescue him.
At this time, Tong Guan came to see the emperor. The emperor asked angrily: "What's going on with the military pay?" Tong Guan hesitated and couldn't answer. After a while, he stammered: "Your Majesty, I haven't." The emperor said angrily: "If we didn't pay, where did the money go?" Tong Guan didn't answer. The emperor understood it at a glance and ordered: "Take Tong Guan down and send it to Dali Temple (equivalent to the Supreme Court) ) Investigate and deal with it." At the same time, he issued an order and sent people to the Ministry of Household Affairs to collect money and distribute it to the rebels.
After doing this, Song Qinzong went up to the watchtower again and told the rebels: "After careful consideration, I agree to your request and order Tong Guan to be sent to Dali Temple for investigation, and your military pay will be reissued in full." After hearing this, the rebels Cheers and cheers.
If you want to know what happens next, let’s look at the breakdown in the next chapter.
