"Gao Qiu..." Zhao Kai just looked at Gao Qiu and Captain Gao coldly, "I didn't ask you how many people will make trouble? I asked you how many people you plan to take away?"
"Five thousand..." Gao Qiu knew that he was labeled as a "Prince's Party", how could he dare to talk back to Zhao Kai? I quickly reported the number, not daring to report more. On the one hand, I couldn't pull him away, and on the other hand, I was afraid that Zhao Kai would become suspicious.
"Okay!" Zhao Kai nodded and said to Huang Wuji, who was still in the Chongzheng Hall, "Wuji... you immediately follow Tong Senior Officer to the Shengjie Army Camp and bring Xiang Ke and his three thousand elite soldiers Bring them all to Prince Yun’s Mansion to station them!”
"I accept the decree!" Huang Wuji replied loudly, with a look of excitement on his face!
Zhao Kai glanced at Tong Guan again, and Tong Guan quickly said to Zhao Kai: "I will go with Commander Huang to the Shengjie Army camp to deliver the troops and horses. After the delivery is completed, immediately go to Moutuogang outside the city to meet Liu Yanqing. "
"Thank you!" Zhao Kai nodded in approval, then raised his hand to indicate that the two of them could leave. At the same time, he also relaxed a little in his heart... He, the new official family of the Song Dynasty who "forced his father to resist the Jin" and was "forced to seize the throne", actually has no strength. He only has one person who can command hundreds of people. I can fight a dozen. If Huang Wuji and Xiang Ke could bring back 3,000 men, plus the troops that He Guan and his son could control, he, the official, would have about 5,000 soldiers on hand.
If Tong Guan can get another 5,000 people from Liu Yanqing, then Zhao Kai can have tens of thousands of troops.
It’s not much, but it can protect yourself.
After Tong Guan and Huang Wuji left, Zhao Kai said to Gao Qiu again: "Gao Qiu, you should also mobilize your troops! The Supreme Shang and King Ding will leave in the next few days, and the escorting troops and horses must be prepared as soon as possible."
Gao Qiu sighed softly and bowed: "I accept the decree!"
Zhao Kai also waved to him, and Gao Taiwei naturally left.
Zhao Kai then said to the remaining four palace envoys: "Cai Qing, Wu Qing, Geng Qing, and Liang Daguan, the four of you should also go to the Genyue Emperor to listen to you! Cai Qing, after you arrive in Jiangnan, I will meet you You have been appointed as the Southeast Shipping Envoy, and you will be responsible for the supply of the Emperor’s Palace.”
The four palace envoys also hurriedly saluted Zhao Kai and said they had received the imperial edict. After receiving the imperial edict, they exited the Chongzheng Hall.
Seeing the four people leaving, Zhao Kai said to the remaining ministers in the Chongzheng Hall: "We have the camp envoys and the palace envoys... What should we do next?"
What to do?
Everyone looked at Li Gang.
Li Gang did his part and said: "Officials, the news of your accession to the throne should be announced to the world, and then call on the heroes of the world to recruit troops and come to Kaifeng to serve the king!"
Zhao Kai nodded: "This plan is feasible...is there anything else?"
Yu Wenxuzhong continued: "In the official family, Zhong Shidao is a veteran general in the army. He is currently living in seclusion in Zhongnan Mountain. He can be called to the capital to serve as an envoy and to lead the Privy Council."
"Okay, let's call for Master Dao," Zhao Kai then asked, "Is there any more?"
He Guan reported: "The officials should deploy troops to defend the Yellow River now! Liang Fangping, the military governor of the Mighty Army, is leading his troops to suppress bandits in Jingdong and Hebei. He has 7,000 cavalry on hand and can immediately mobilize them to Junzhou to defend the three mountains. pontoon.
If the floating bridge can be defended, the gold thief will not be able to reach Kaifeng City in a short time. "
Zhao Kai frowned. He remembered that Liang Fangping was a eunuch who didn't understand military affairs. He was sent out to lead troops by Zhao Ji for some reason!
"Okay, then let Liang Fangping lead the troops to Junzhou first!" Zhao Kai paused and then said, "I also heard that although Bazhou Tongpan Zongze was a scholar, he was proficient in military strategy... . Also give him an edict, give him the title of camp staff officer, and transfer him to Tokyo!"
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What Gao Qiu said before in the Chongzheng Hall was too polite. Once the three yamen soldiers in Kaifeng Mansion knew that their Dao Lord Emperor was going to run away, they were not "only afraid of gathering people to make trouble", but they would definitely make trouble!
Not only the three Yamen soldiers in Kaifeng Prefecture will make a fuss, but also the common people in Kaifeng Prefecture will follow suit. There are also students from Taixue, Wushu, and Guozixue, known as the "Unofficial Yushitai", who will also participate.
This gang likes to gather together to make trouble when there is no big deal. They write letters to Fu Que, shouting that they want to kill this one and that one. Keeping them safe can make the Gong Gong men angry. Not to mention the current situation!
These are the residents of Kaifeng, the first Shanshan city in the Song Dynasty!
Aren't they just ordinary people who just kneel at the gate of Bao Heizi's yamen and beat drums to cry out for injustice? Do they need Bao Heizi to uphold justice? Bao Heizi knew so much about Kaifeng Mansion that it made their heads hurt to see them!
There are still some traces of the ancient Chinese in them, and they still take the Song Dynasty seriously.
As for the Song Dynasty court, no matter how cowardly it was in the northwest, how it messed with the Yellow River (Sanyi Huihe River) in Hebei, or how it used Huashi Gang to harm people in the south of the Yangtze River. But he has always taken great care of the millions of people at the emperor's feet.
Not only are welfare institutions such as nursing homes, Anjifang, and Luzeyuan run very well. And every time winter comes, he will be extra kind to the people of Bianliang. Not only will he send some money, but he will also allocate rice, salt and vegetables, so that the people of Bianliang can spend the winter safely. So that thousands of years later, when people talk about the Song Dynasty, a dynasty that was quite weak in military affairs, they will still sigh because of the fall of Bianliang, the "City of Light" and "Prosperous Capital" in the Middle Ages. I can't help but praise the benevolent governance of the Zhao and Song dynasties...
However, people in later generations will probably not imagine how these unruly people in Kaifeng Mansion caused headaches for those in power!
Precisely because they are unscrupulous people who cause headaches to the establishment, they have benefits that far exceed the average level of this era!
Otherwise, why would the Song Dynasty court provide benefits?
Are you biting someone because you have too much money?
The reason why the Bianliang people are so "tricky" is of course the result of the Emperor Zhao himself... On the one hand, the Emperor of the Zhao family wants to hold all the best soldiers in the world, and on the other hand, he puts the capital in Kaifeng Prefecture. This is a place where there is no danger to defend and "sudden death" is easy. This has resulted in a large proportion of the citizens who have lived in Kaifeng Prefecture for generations coming from the army!
In other words, they have been serving as soldiers for the old Zhao family for generations - the imperial army of the Song Dynasty was theoretically recruited, but the children of Yingwu were given priority to join the army.
The recruited soldiers in the Song Dynasty were not trained in military camps all year round, but were professional soldiers who "checked in to work." Therefore, after all the elites from the world in the early years of the Song Dynasty arrived in Kaifeng, they also obtained Kaifeng household registration and became Bianliangzi for generations.
Therefore, the connection between Kaifeng's Sanya Forbidden Army and the people of Kaifeng is a real military-civilian family!
If the unruly people in Kaifeng are making trouble, can they expect the Sanya soldiers to suppress it?
Moreover...this group of unscrupulous people who came from the army are relatively unsophisticated among the unscrupulous people in Kaifeng.
There is something even more powerful!
Doesn’t the ancestor of the Zhao family like to have a glass of wine and pardon the military power?
And where do those military leaders who were "pardoned" from their military power become rich men? Of course it’s Kaifeng Mansion!
Not only did the military leaders from various places in the early Northern Song Dynasty become rich men in Kaifeng after being pardoned, but even the surrender factions from various places who were captured by Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi also became Bianliangzi.
This group of descendants multiplied and multiplied from generation to generation, and even intermarried with each other. By the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, they were all big families. Naturally, some were officials, some were in the army, and some were troublemakers.
Oh, there is something even more powerful!
Even many noble civil servants like to settle in Kaifeng Prefecture... As long as they can afford a house in Kaifeng Prefecture, they will usually get a Kaifeng household registration after becoming official. If nothing else, Kaifeng Mansion is the number one “school district” in the world! The education level is high, and the imperial examination is relatively easy to pass. For the sake of future generations, they must work hard to become Kaifeng people!
Of course, the children of these officials, those who passed the exams became officials, and those who failed the exams gradually became unruly people with backgrounds.
There are even more powerful thieves... the thieves named Zhao! Needless to say, they are all descendants of Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Guangyi, and Zhao Tingmei. Although the number of people could not be compared with that of the Zhu family of the later Ming Dynasty, there were many eldest sons of the Zhao family living in Kaifeng Mansion.
There are even more unruly people than the Zhao family, and that is the three students of Taixue, Wushu, and Guozixue.
Strictly speaking, they are no longer citizens, but they are not officials either, but are somewhere between officials and people... These guys are fine if they don't make trouble. Once they make trouble, even the current prime minister may not be able to handle it. Get off the stage.
Of course, these types of unruly people in Kaifeng are well-informed people. The changes that happened in the palace had already spread throughout Kaifeng City by noon the next day. In the streets and alleys, people were talking about how King Yun Zhao Kai led his troops into the palace yesterday, and how Emperor Daojun and Prince Zhao Huan abdicated their thrones in favor of others... Of course, what the unruly people in Kaifeng Prefecture talked about the most was their abdication. The Taojun Emperor, who calls himself the Supreme Emperor, is planning to leave behind the millions of people living in Kaifeng Mansion, taking with him gold and silver treasures, concubines in the harem, a group of worthless princes, concubines, and a bunch of sycophants. Go to the Southeast to enjoy the blessings!
They all knew that Emperor Daojun could not run away with just a group of women, eunuchs, traitorous ministers and princes. Otherwise, not to mention being chased by gold thieves, it would not be good to encounter bandits who are blocking the road!
Therefore, Emperor Daojun will definitely run away with his troops... There are not many defenders in Kaifeng Mansion! Even if they all work together, they may not be able to defend it. How can it be possible to use part of it to protect the Dao Lord and Emperor's escape?
Moreover, most of the troops in Kaifeng Prefecture are accompanied by their families, especially the Sanya soldiers. Most of them have been serving in the army for generations. Everyone has a group of beloved relatives and friends in Kaifeng Prefecture! How can I take it with me?
If you don't run away with your family, do you want to leave your family in Kaifeng Mansion and wait for the city to be destroyed and massacred?
Isn't this Taojun Emperor too irresponsible?
After getting into such a big trouble, you just want to run away and leave the mess to the new official who is said to be "leading troops into the palace and adding a yellow hat"?
This thing... is strange!
Everyone knows that Emperor Daojun dotes on Prince Yun Zhao Kai and wants to pass the throne to him... Could this "yellow hat" thing be a double act between the two father and son, just to let him Can Emperor Daojun escape from his golden cicada shell?
snort! The eyes of unscrupulous people are all sharp. No matter how cunning you are, Daojun Emperor, you will never be able to deceive everyone!
