Chapter 76 Cutting military power is nothing new

Zhegao won the battle first and then lost, and the soldiers and horses from all walks of life regrouped and returned depressed. Most of the generals who participated in this battle had worked under Zhang Jun's early days, especially Yang Yizhong, who was called Zhang Jun's confidant ("Jun and Yizhong are his confidantes"). Zhang Jun announced that he would declare his military exploits to the emperor after returning. All have rewards.As soon as this remark came out, everyone cheered up and cheered in unison, and quickly came out of the frustration of failure. Only Liu Kai, Zhang Jun was extremely repelled in his heart.Many people, especially Zhang Jun, are extremely jealous because Liu Qi has made great achievements in Shunchang, so they deliberately alienate him.Many people deliberately alienated Liu Kai under Zhang Jun's leadership because they were jealous of Liu Kai's unique achievements in Shunchang ("Qi's success in Shunchang was very expensive, and all the generals were jealous of him").

And Liu Kai also guessed Zhang Jun's thoughts, slowed down, led his own army, and walked alone. On the way, Zhang Jun, Wang De, Yang Yizhong and other ministries joined forces, and it was very lively.In contrast, Liu Kai's first army seemed extremely lonely and desolate. This alone is not enough, Zhang Jun slapped his head, and his stomach full of bad water began to come alive again.Zhang Jun is a villain and an upstart, all his behavior patterns are based on this identity, and upstarts like him have a common characteristic - strong jealousy, can't see how others live better than yourself.This time, he actually ordered the sergeant to set fire to rob Liu Kai's military supplies.As the commander-in-chief of one party, he is so narrow-minded!

"Play him to death, just play him to death, and see if he dares to show off in the future!" Zhang Jun thought evilly. This is considered to be a tiger's beard. Liu Kai couldn't bear it anymore, so he went out in person, "captured sixteen people, and took the heads of the owls." Relying on his official position, Zhang Jun thought that no matter how bullied he was, the other party would have to swallow his anger. Unexpectedly, the damned Liu Qi dared to make a real move, and couldn't help screaming in anger. He found Liu Kai furiously, and cursed: "I am the official residence Xuanfu, and you are only a judge. How dare you kill my subordinates?" He was very angry.

Liu Kai said calmly, "I don't know if it's Xuanfu's sergeant, but I beheaded a thief who robbed property." Zhang Jun said angrily: "The soldiers you chased and killed fled back and said that they had never robbed property." After finishing speaking, he called out a soldier to confront Liu Kai. Liu Kai didn't bother to argue: "Liu Kai is the general of the country, he is guilty, and Xuanfu is in the imperial court, how can I confront the soldiers?" Chang Yi got on his horse and left. Hey, hey... Damn!Looking at Liu Kai's back going away, Zhang Jun was so angry that he trembled all over, speechless.

From then on, in addition to being jealous of Yue Fei, Zhang Jun added another Liu Kai. When he returned to the imperial court, he and Yang Yizhong formed a rap group, saying to everyone: "If Yue Fei doesn't come to help, he will be weak in battle." After hearing the slanderous words of Zhang Jun and others, Zhao Gou immediately attacked Liu Qi, dismissed him from the post of Xuanfu judge, and relegated him to the prefect of Jingnan.Yue Fei cherished Liu Kai's general talent, regardless of his own danger, he wrote a letter to Zhao Gou, trying his best to "play Liu Qi in charge of the army".

Not only did Zhao Gou not approve, but he sent Liu Kai from the prefect of Jingnan to Jiangzhou Taiping Temple. In doing so, Zhao Gou seems to have obtained some kind of promise and guarantee. Since his journey to the south, Zhao Goudong has been hiding in Tibet and lived a life of ups and downs. He was able to survive to this day, relying on a group of military generals who sacrificed their lives to support him. On the other hand, he has always been polite and respectful. This time, killing Liu Qi painfully is contrary to his usual style, which is surprising. However, crazier things are yet to come.

On April 12th, the eleventh year of Shaoxing (1141), Zhao Gou issued an imperial edict ordering Zhang Jun, Han Shizhong, and Yue Fei to come to the court as soon as possible. Although the war between the Song and Jin Dynasties on the Huaixi battlefield has subsided for the time being, local wars are still going on and on, and the war on the western battlefield, led by Wu Lin, is reaching its climax. It is inextricably linked, the next round of large-scale war may break out at any time, how could Zhao Gou be so disregarding the overall situation, and recall the three commander-in-chiefs of the military region to the court at such a dangerous juncture?

Zhang Jun and Han Shizhong received the order, and they arrived soon because of the short distance. Zhao Gou received them cordially, but did not continue. He only ordered the reception officials to lead them to the West Lake and coax them with good wine and meat to make offerings. Obviously, he was waiting for Yue Fei, and when Yue Fei arrived, he would announce the big event he had planned for a long time.But Yue Fei didn't arrive for a long time. What kind of event is it that we have to wait for the commanders-in-chief of the three military regions to arrive before announcing it? For several days in a row, Zhao Gou, Qin Hui and the others were unwilling to eat, couldn't sleep at night, and murmured all day long because they couldn't see Yue Fei's figure.

Han Shizhong was a straightforward guy, he drank heavily for a few days, saw that there were no instructions from above, he couldn't help it, and proposed to go home.Qin Hui panicked and kept saying, "Please wait for Yue Shaobao to come, please wait for Yue Shaobao to come." Turning around, he ordered the cook to "enrich his swallow utensils" and made the banquet even richer. Sing and sing every day.In this way, this group of people was corrupt for another five days. These five days seemed like years to Zhao Gou, who was full of ghosts. He was suspicious and worried all day long.In front of Zhang Jun and Han Shizhong, they had to pretend to be calm again, try their best to put on smiling faces, be careful, drink and order, and pass the time.

On the sixth day, Zhao Gou even suspected that Yue Fei had seen through his tricks, and he was restless, circling like ants on a hot pot. At dusk, Zhao Gou couldn't help but lose his temper with Qin Hui, Shen Zhizheng Shi Wang Ciweng, and Fan Tong of Zhishi Academy, complaining that they came up with bad ideas and acted too hastily. After many years, Wang Ciweng proudly told his son Wang Boxiang what happened in those few days: "This incident was planned by Qin Xianggong and I for a long time. Don't sleep, you know, once this matter goes wrong, the extermination of the clan is still a trivial matter, and the country may not be guaranteed!" ("I have been with Qin for a long time, although I have expressed my leisure, but I have never had a close relationship. Get off To Fentan, the extermination of the clan is not the worry, it is just the clan.")

On the seventh day, Yue Fei, who was late, finally arrived. The stone in Zhao Gou, Qin Hui's and others' hearts finally fell. On the same day, Zhao Gou held a grand banquet to meet the three generals. When the wine was hot, he gave each of the three "Zi Ci" and announced in public: Han Shizhong and Zhang Jun were changed to be the official and privy envoys, and Yue Fei was changed to be the official and privy envoys. In the early morning of the next day, another edict was issued to them separately, announcing that the Xuanfu Division of the three generals would be abolished at the same time; The title of "Imperial Garrison" is under the direct control of the central government. In the future, all dispatches will be implemented by the Privy Council of the three provinces. The three of them suddenly realized at this time.It turns out that this is the legendary "a cup of wine releases the power of soldiers"! However, it's a bit too fake, right? ! Taizu Zhao Kuangyin set up a grand banquet in order to eliminate the threat posed by military generals to the country’s ruling foundation, and it was also a kind of protection for military generals. Through the dialogue between the emperor and his ministers, the military power of the generals was lifted very easily and happily, and it was completely over. The Wufu rebellion of the Five Dynasties. It was not surprising that Zhao Gou wanted to confiscate the military power in the hands of several generals, but the terrible thing was that he would choose to act at this time. After returning from the class teacher in Zhuxian Town, Yue Fei took the initiative to resign, and Zhao Gou also said, "Fang Zi has a long-term plan, and he has helped him with a long-term plan. There is no time to rest, but there is an invitation to retire. Although Qing's ambition, it is in the mountains and forests." ; And ministers and emperors, can they be forgotten in the royal family? "Is it appropriate or not to accept" and refused persistently. After just seven or eight months, the words were still in his ears, and he couldn't wait to take over the military power. This is a sharp contrast between before and after. One has to wonder what's tricky in it. The action of withdrawing troops was reported to the government and the public, and many insightful people expressed their opposition. Liang Rujia, the magistrate of Mingzhou, directly wrote a letter, accusing Zhao Gou of "having no way to make progress"; , especially when he heard that Yue Fei was dismissed as the envoy, he was so angry that he "stamped his feet and touched his palms" and looked up to the sky "running tears". Both Yue Fei and Han Shizhong were open-minded, and never thought of supporting their own self-respect. They had no objection to the central government's move to seize military power and actively cooperated. In fact, Yue Fei at this time, "How strong is the heart of Jin Ge's Northern Expedition, but Tie Man's ambition to return to the South has been ashamed", and he has no more nostalgia for military power. And Zhang Jun has already reached agreement with Qin Hui in his attitude towards Jin. It is said in history: "Shi Jun and Qin Hui agree." In order to take care of Zhang Jun's emotions, Qin Hui deliberately coaxed him, saying: "All the generals, I will return the military power to you", claiming that the removal of Yue Fei and Han Shizhong's military power will put the whole country's army under his control.Zhang Jun was overjoyed on the spot and "helped him in his plan". As soon as the edict was announced, he was the most active and obedient, and rushed to give Zhao Gou a memorial: "The minister has gone to the court to manage affairs, and now he is in charge of the army and horses. Fu Wang belongs to the imperial court."The first one took the initiative to lift his military power. For Zhang Jun, Zhao Gou still treats him differently.Although Zhang Jun is greedy, selfish, and even jealous, he is well-behaved, will come to trouble, and never confronts Zhao Gou.Zhao Gou once publicly praised Zhang Jun and said: "It is not easy for Zhang Jun to be superior to the subordinates, and he is concerned about the enemy. It is not easy to get." There are shortcomings such as "I can't change it", but "the big festival is not a loss". In order to "educate" Zhang Jun, Zhao Gou asked with ulterior motives: "Have you read "The Biography of Guo Ziyi?" Zhang Jun didn't know a lot of Chinese characters, and he was basically insulated from books all his life, so he could only answer honestly with a blushing face: "No." Zhao Gouyu told him earnestly: "Guo Ziyi holds a heavy army and respects the court. Whenever he receives an edict, he will arrive on the same day. The army you are in charge of now is the army of the court. If you can respect the court as much as Guo Ziyi, then not only you Enjoy wealth forever, and your descendants will prosper from generation to generation; if you own a large army and despise the court, not only will your descendants have no blessings to enjoy, but your own safety is still a problem, you have to think deeply." Zhang Jun was taken aback by what he said. stunned. Then, Zhao Gou used his usual set of hard and soft rhetoric to bribe and win over Zhang Jun, saying: "Li Guangbi and Guo Ziyi were both famous generals in the Middle Tang Dynasty, and they made great contributions to the royal family; but Li Guangbi refused to give up his military power until his death, so that Being framed and dying of fear; while Guo Ziyi was obedient and was able to be a great minister and enjoy all the wealth and honor. This is different from the same person. Therefore, when choosing whether to stay or stay, a hero must know how to distinguish right from wrong." Zhang Jun fell to the ground, kowtowed like pounding garlic, saying yes repeatedly. Han Shizhong and Yue Fei have always insisted on resisting the gold, and they are opposed to kneeling to the Jin people for peace, which is the biggest obstacle to surrender. If they want to negotiate peace, they must be completely silent.But how easy is it?Before finding a proper solution, Zhao Gou fooled the two of Han and Yue in this way: "Well, the higher-level organization considers that the power given to you all the way to appease is too small, and it is not enough to express its importance to you. After repeated research, I decided to promote you to the Privy Council. The Privy Council has a lot of power. I hope you will unite as one in your new job, regardless of each other. As long as we are united, gold thieves are not to be feared. Flow, it's not worth mentioning at all!" ("In the past, Fu Qing and others had little power to proclaim and appease all the way, but now Fu Qing and others have great power in the shufu's own soldiers. Qing and others should be of one mind and not separate each other, then With all the troops and nothing to defend them against, Gu Ruwu's art, how can we wipe them out?") Fudge, you can continue to flick.Han and Yue didn't speak, but came out with thanks. Armed forces have been unloaded, the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains is empty, it's over, everything is over. However, Yue Fei was wrong. On the contrary, in fact, everything has just begun. A real storm is coming.