Gao Cunfu instinctively didn't want to go out. He felt that once he went out, he would not get any good results.
But as the emperor's favorite, all his glory and wealth came from the emperor's favor, and he really didn't have the confidence to do anything to protect himself.
After much hesitation, Gao Cunfu accepted. He followed out of Liaoyang City dejectedly and met with Heshi Lieliangbi at the garrison camp outside Liaoyang City.
When he saw Nabin's very familiar sword placed on the shelf next to Heshi Lieliangbi, he stood stunned on the spot as if he had been struck by lightning.
It's over.
That sword is the Emperor's Sword, Wan Yanliang's sword.
It has no lethality and no practical effect, but it exists as a symbol of the emperor's imperial power. Anyone holding this emperor's sword represents the emperor's complete beauty.
Not to mention that Heshi Lieliangbi's own official position and power were higher than Gao Cunfu.
He Shi Lieliangbi saw Gao Cunfu's dull look as if he had been struck by lightning. He shook his head slightly, basically confirming the authenticity of this matter.
"Gao Cunfu, you should know why I'm here, right?"
"…………"
After being silent for a while, Gao Cunfu replied with a trembling voice: "I know."
"well……"
Heshi Lieliangbi shook his head and sighed: "How much your Majesty trusts you, why do you deceive His Majesty? What His Majesty hates most in his life is deception and betrayal. As an official promoted by His Majesty, you should know this."
Heshi Lieliangbi's persuasion instantly broke through Gao Cunfu's psychological defense. Gao Cunfu didn't have any more excuses. He knelt on the ground and cried loudly, and soon his tears flowed down his face.
Then, without the need for more questions from He Shi Lieliangbi, Gao Cunfu directly told everything he knew as clearly as if he were pouring beans through a bamboo tube, from when he was deceived by Xiao Tula to being dragged into the pirate ship and complicit in the crime. Very transparent.
It's true...
Heshi Lieliangbi clenched his fists and said angrily: "Soldiers are important matters of the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival. We must observe them! Don't you know how important military affairs are to the Kingdom of Jin? You are His Majesty’s confidant! He actually did such a thing!”
As a privy envoy, no one knows better than He Shi Lieliangbi how serious the consequences of the Khitan rebellion will be if it cannot be put down in time under the current situation.
The Han rebels in the south have occupied Hebei and Shandong, and are in line with the Southern Song Dynasty. There is the possibility of an alliance between the two sides at any time.
Once the Han rebels lead the Song army northward, the Central Plains will overturn in just a matter of seconds.
Not to mention that the Han rebels already had the strength to defeat the Jin Army's cavalry head-on, and moved troops north to attack Xiongzhou and Bazhou, with the potential to break through the defense lines of the six states and seize the central capital.
The Han rebels were very dangerous and had reached the point where the Jin Kingdom could not win without general mobilization.
Originally, Heshi Lieliangbi expected that the mobilization could be completed within half a year, and the food and fodder could be prepared in another one or two months, and then the army could set off. This happened to be the emperor's highest tolerance limit.
However, at this time, the Khitan rebellion was in full swing, and the entire Northeast was unsettled. I originally thought that the rebellion would be put down within a few months, and then went south to attack the rebels in Shandong and Hebei without any distractions. However, I never expected that the Khitan's counter-insurgency war would reach this point. situation.
Can you believe that the Khitan rebels are getting stronger and more numerous as they fight?
The strategic posture of both sides is almost unchanged from when the war started a few months ago.
The Khitan rebels fought more and more, but the number of Jin soldiers killed in the battle exceeded 2,000.
The situation is really bad.
Heshi Lieliangbi could no longer bear it and immediately ordered his men to capture Gao Cunfu.
Gao Cunfu was stunned.
"Are you going to arrest me?"
"Yes, according to His Majesty's order, if the situation on the front line is really corrupt, Gao Cunfu and Xiao Tula will be dismissed from their posts and taken to Zhongdu for questioning!"
Heshi Lieliangbi looked fierce.
Gao Cunfu cried desperately, his tears falling drop by drop, and he fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.
Gao Cunfu, the actual leader of the Tokyo Left-Behind Department, was taken down. Heshi Lieliangbi immediately summoned his deputy, Li Yanlong, the promoter of the Tokyo Left-Behind Department, to convey Wan Yanliang's appointment and asked Li Yanlong to temporarily act as the Tokyo Stay-at-Home Department until a suitable candidate was selected. Deputy Si stayed behind and did what Gao Cunfu had done.
Li Yanlong was completely unprepared when he was suddenly told that he would be the deputy left behind in Tokyo and take on the responsibilities left by Gao Cunfu. He suddenly felt that the situation was very serious.
The relationship between the first-in-command and the second-in-command sometimes seems to be very good. It is based on the absolute strength of one party and the weakness and obedience of the other party. Gao Cunfu is the strong person, and Li Yanlong is the obedient person.
Basically, Gao Cunfu has the final say on everything, and Li Yanlong is responsible for cooperation and execution. He doesn't have much ambition. He feels that Gao Cunfu is shouldering everything, so he can feel relaxed.
But suddenly Gao Cunfu fell. He had no joy at holding power, only confusion and a little fear.
He didn't know if he could handle the matter well, but since the central government had already decided, he could only bite the bullet.
Then, Heshi Lieliangbi didn't care at all about Wan Yanyong, the nominal and true supreme ruler in Tokyo, and directly led his troops to the front line of the war to find trouble for Xiao Tula.
Wan Yanyong in Tokyo has been paying close attention to this matter.
After learning that Gao Cunfu had been captured, Wanyanyong was happy in his room for a long time, even a little ecstatic.
And when he further learned that Gao Cunfu's successor was Li Yanlong, he was even more happy.
Compared with Gao Cunfu, Li Yanlong is simply not on the same level. Without Gao Cunfu's suppression and supervision, Wanyanyong can start to expand his scope of action and power.
So Wanyanyong called his uncle Li Shi and began to discuss this issue, planning to use this time to pull out the nails used by Gao Cunfu to monitor him one by one.
On the other side, Heshi Lieliangbi rushed to the front line of the war and successfully captured Xiao Tula, who had a guilty conscience. He did not show mercy at all even when he was crying bitterly. He announced his dismissal on the spot and appointed Xiao Huaizhong, who was left behind in Xijing, as the commander-in-chief of the army. .
"I think you should be clear about the reason why His Majesty forgives your sins and appoints you as general."
Xiao Huaizhong lowered his head in the face of He Shi Lieliangbi's gaze.
"It will eventually become clear."
"It's not that you are not guilty, but His Majesty feels that your sins can be offset by merit, so making meritorious deeds is the only way for you, and it is also your last chance. You must not let down the last chance His Majesty gives you."
Heshi Lieliangbi's tone was very serious: "Let me tell you the bottom line. Xiao Tula and Gao Cunfu will be in danger if they go back this time. They will basically die. Whether their families can be saved is a problem, let alone themselves, so you should clear."
Xiao Huaizhong looked sad.
"Yes, I understand."
"Also, His Majesty's request for you is to deal with the Khitan rebels within a month."
