The Huaiyang Army, Xiapi City, and Dajin East Road all commanded the Yamen.
In the lobby of the Yamen, the fourth prince Wushu and the fifteenth prince Wulimei of the Kingdom of Jin were looking at the two opened coffins without saying a single glance.
These were two fine thin-skinned coffins. The coffins were almost as thin as rice paper. Lying inside were two ugly-looking corpses. One of the heads was swollen, and dried blood could be seen in the eye sockets, nostrils, and corners of the mouth. It was obviously beaten like this.
The other one is a hanged man, with his tongue hanging out and his eyes bulging, as if he is determined to die.
An attaché who had narrowly escaped death reported there the cause of death of the two envoys, "Returning to the fourth prince and the fifteenth prince, the dead man with a swollen head is Councilor Cai. He was killed by a civil servant of the Song Dynasty in the court of Jiangdu. They beat them to death with that white wooden board..."
"What?" Wanyan Zongbi shouted, his face was ashen and the muscles on his face were twitching, "Were he beaten to death by a group of civil servants? Or in the court? This, this... these Why are people so cruel and barbaric? Where are the officials of the Song Dynasty? Why don't they care about them?"
"What the hell..." The attaché shook his head repeatedly, "The official from the Song Kingdom was ignored and sat in a daze, not daring to say a word. After Councilor Cai was beaten to death , those civil servants wanted to kill Commander Liu, but the official clearly refused, but a bearded civil servant forced him to have no choice but to kill Commander Liu to commit suicide. Commander Liu refused to die, so the bearded civil servant gave in. The warriors outside the palace came in to help Liu Shuai commit suicide..."
"Help yourself commit suicide? How?" Zhao Gou asked with a frown.
"That's how we help..." The attendant made a stranglehold gesture.
It turns out that Liu Yu was strangled to death!
"In the court hall?" Zhao Gou was a little unbelievable.
"He was not in the court. He helped Liu Shuai commit suicide after he was dragged out... But Counselor Cai was beaten to death in the court!"
Wanyan Zongbi smacked his lips, "Do you know who those civil servants are who beat people?"
"Replying to the fourth prince, I asked someone to inquire." The attaché was quite smart. "They are Zhao Mingcheng, the new army's army commander promoted by the Zuo Privy Envoy, Wen Xuzhong, the censor Zhongcheng Yu, and Zhang Shuye, the general manager of the Huaihe River and Jiangdu. , Coastal Administrator He Li, Vice-Capital of the Privy Council accepted the decree and promoted Xue Bi, the new military commander of Lianghuai Province, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Privy Council accepted the decree and promoted the new military commander of Liangjiang River, Lu Zhi, and Military Superintendent Li Guang..."
The attaché reported dozens of names in one breath. Except for Yu Wenxuzhong, who took the lead in the heckles, who was the censor Zhongcheng, the others were all civil servants in charge of the army.
Wanyan Zongbi asked in confusion: "How can these civil servants be so fierce?"
"Your Majesty, you don't know something." The person who answered the question was Liu Yu's son, Liu Lin, who was in tears. "The official family has become increasingly confused since they moved south to Jinling. Because most of the warriors in the north support King Yun, they don't trust warriors. The two races Taiwei, Yao Taiwei, and Liu Taiwei were all deprived of their military power, and the remaining military personnel were not allowed to use them.
After eliminating the need for military men, the officials favored a group of civil servants who boasted about resisting the Jin Dynasty, and wanted to use them to control the army and train soldiers. Later, they also opened the martial arts scholarship department and took 403 martial arts scholars in one go. They were all assigned to lead military officers... ....”
Wanyan Zongbi was still a little confused, "How can a civil servant who reads the books of sages be more domineering than a military minister?"
Although Liu Lin's father was a civil servant, he had no knowledge, but liked guns and sticks, so he was recruited by his father to be a military attache. He knew the hardships of military attaches and why civil servants became arrogant after taking charge of the army.
Liu Lin sighed: "The Song Dynasty has always used civility to control military affairs, emphasizing civility over military affairs... Military attachés are just pawns. The greater their merits and abilities, the more they will be suspected and the faster they will die. There are always a large group of civil servants around. Watching from the sidelines, the censors wanted to put people to death. Often, he would be severely punished for a small mistake. Over time, the military attachés who led the troops were all very cautious, how could they dare to be associated with the word domineering?
However, the group of civil servants who were trusted by the government and led the troops did not have this kind of caution that they had cultivated for more than a hundred years. While they were in charge of the military power, they still regarded themselves as civil servants. It was really untouchable and unspeakable!
However, the officials were idle in government affairs and focused on building the city of Jinling and guarding against King Yun... There was no restriction on the civil servants who were in charge of the army. When the officials come up with criticism, they always leave it unanswered. Therefore, the civil servants who led the troops have become increasingly authoritative, and now they are somewhat out of control. "
In fact, it’s not that it’s out of control, but it’s just that there’s really no way to deal with it!
In Zhao Huan's court, the general was completely defeated and could not get up at all. There are almost no military eunuchs, so military and civilian officials are the only and last choice!
If Zhao Huan really wanted to reduce military civilian officials to the status of military attachés before, then these civilian officials would not need to rebel. Wouldn't it be better to give up their jobs?
But if they quit, Zhao Huan's Jinling court would have no army!
Without the army, how could he survive as an official?
The enemies he faces now are not just gold thieves... but also his good brother Zhao Kai!
If the gold thief catches him, he can still drink Northeast Wind. If Zhao Kai catches him, he will be killed immediately!
Therefore, Zhao Huan must support a group of military and civilian officials. Even if they are domineering, they still have to keep his official family.
"Brother Huang is confused!"
Zhao Gou on the side already understood what was going on. He shook his head repeatedly and said: "The soldiers are all military attachés, so what does it matter about the civil and military qualifications? Moreover, the reason why our ancestors established separate paths in civil and military affairs was not to create two factions. Is it better to let the civil and military ministers control each other? Now he has directly abolished the military attachés and let the civil servants control the army. In fact, he has abolished the separate paths of civil and military affairs... He could have let the civil servants suppress the military attaches and let the shrinking military attaches lead some troops. , although they can't defeat Shangguo, they can still maintain it.
Well, now, without military attachés, there would be no separate paths for civil and military affairs, let alone the use of civil servants to control military affairs... Civil servants leading troops are still completely unrestricted, how can they not be domineering?
What he does is different from Luoyang's at first glance, but in fact it is no different. They are all the same way to become a general and become a prime minister! I really don’t know how he became the crown prince for more than 20 years?
The Song Dynasty is about to end, no, the Song Dynasty is already...over! "
I have to say that Zhao Gou still understands politics very well!
In the original history, the first people he had to watch out for were not generals like Yue Fei and Han Shizhong.
It was senior civilian officials like Li Gang, Zongze, and Zhang Suo who gained military support but were not very obedient. If this group of people really controls the army, they will be much more dangerous than Yue Fei and Han Shizhong!
Therefore, Li Gang was deposed and Zhang Suo was sent to Lingnan. There was only one Zongze who respected his troops and was arrogant and domineering. Zhao Gou had nothing to do with him.
But no matter how miserable Zhao Gou's life was, he did not dare to go to Tokyo to seek refuge with Zongze. He did not even dare to settle in Xiangyang, which is relatively close to Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo. Instead, he hid far away in Yangzhou... If Zhao Gou just Afraid of the Jin soldiers, it would be safer to go to Xiangyang than to Yangzhou.
Xiangyang itself is a world-famous fortified city, and when Zhao Gou avoided Yangzhou, the Sixth Army of Shaanxi did not fall. Zhao Gou could dispatch the Western Army from Shaanxi to Xiangyang to protect him. But he chose to go to Yangzhou where there were no available soldiers around...
In addition, after Zhao Gou transferred Fan Zhixu, who controlled the Sixth Road of Shaanxi, he did not appoint a commander to control Shaanxi for a long time. Instead, he let the Sixth Road of Shaanxi fight on their own... As a result, Zongze actually appointed a commander to control Shaanxi. The coach of Shaanxi Sixth Route (Wang Shu) actually took office!
It can be seen that once the civil servants in charge of the army lose control, they become much more arrogant than the ZTE generals!
Fortunately, Zongze is old. If he was only 40 years old, it is hard to say whether there would be a "Zhao and Zong, sharing the world" in the Song Dynasty!
But one thing is certain, the old man Zongze is "less political" than Yue Fei, and Zhao Gou has nothing to do with him.
And around Zhao Huan, there is now a large group of "Zong Ze", numbering in the hundreds! !
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"Don't worry, officials. The Huaihe River defense line is impregnable. It will be difficult for the gold thieves to reach Jiangdu City!"
"The officials just need to sit back and relax in Jiangdu, while we will deal with the gold thieves!"
"Although it's cold and rainy now, and the Huangfan area is about to freeze, there's nothing to worry about... because after the Huangfan area freezes, the Emperor's troops may march towards Songzhou. .Even if the Crown Prince does not send troops, the gold thieves still have to be careful."
"In a few more months, when the southeast wind picks up, the navy will be able to sail northward... With the advantage of exploding pots, where can't we go along the coast of Northland?"
"The official...the copper coins in Jiangdu's treasury seem to be a little short. Is it necessary to transport another 10 million coins from Jinling?"
In the Jiangdu Palace, Zhao Huan finally realized that "the big coward is gone"...because none of these "Zhao Kuangyin" seem to be very cowardly, and they are not afraid of gold thieves!
Because in their opinion, Huaidong is impregnable!
In time, the Jin soldiers were able to cross the Huaihe River from the east of Huai'an. If they wanted to go south, they still had to go back to the canal - because the water network east of the canal was densely populated and there were no roads, so they usually relied on water transportation. The gold thief's cavalry can't get through at all, so don't worry.
There were many fortresses along the canal, and the Song army could mobilize troops to support through the canal, so it was foolproof.
What we need to worry about now is the freezing of the floodplain area in winter, and the Jin soldiers crossing the Huaihe River west of the canal.
But it's not a big deal, Jiangdu is strong and not afraid of Jin soldiers attacking. And there are navy traffic on the Yangtze River, so the gold thieves cannot cross the river. The most they can do is burn and kill in the Huaixi area... But the new army is not easy to mess with!
Moreover, the imperial court could also pay Zhao Kai to send troops to contain the gold thieves.
When spring comes, the navy can still transport the land division northward!
In short, there are many ways to fight off the golden thief, so don’t worry Zhao Huan!
But Zhao Huan looked pale and sad, and seemed to be still ill... He had been having nightmares these days. When he closed his eyes, he saw a group of "Zhao Kuangyin" beating Cai Songnian with wat boards. Sometimes Cai Songnian would Become him Zhao Huan!
It's really scary... But no matter how scary it is, Zhao Huan still has to coax them! By coaxing them, he could be an official comfortably, without fear of gold thieves or Zhao Kai.
