Chapter 982: The emperor wants to go on a personal expedition, and Qiu Ze arrives alone in the river
Bang!
Li Kun smashed the memorial in his hand on the ground and stood up. It seemed that only in this way could he calm the anger in his heart.=
"Okay! OK! OK! What a good thing Hu Bin, I gave up my 100,000 troops, and I went to follow the thief. I am so loyal. He is so brave and righteous. I... I... I..."
Li Kun was angry, but as he spoke, a blood suddenly burst out from his haggard and pale face, and then his feet became unstable and he collapsed on the dragon throne!
"His Majesty!"
"emperor!"
This time, the ministers at Your Highness were shocked and they shouted quickly, "If it is not limited by the polite system, they will probably rush up to support you."
"It's okay, it's okay..." Li Kun was stunned on the dragon throne for two or three breaths, and only felt his eyes turned black and his limbs were weak, and he felt even more palpitations. He knew that he could not continue for the time being, so he just waved his hand.
Along the side, Eunuch Wei was anxious and turned his eyes and urged him to go to court. The ministers also knew how to advance and retreat. Although the state affairs were critical, the emperor was inconvenient and could not hold on. Moreover, there was a Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council could make decisions, so he retreated with the flow.
However, after the court came, the matter of discussion in the court and the emperor's performance spread immediately, and even undercurrents appeared in the city, thinking that half of the country would probably fall into storm.
However, because the way the news was still under control, the people were not affected much. Instead, there were officials and clerks in the yamen in the capital, which were large and small.
"I finally calmed down the disaster in the north and was about to enter a prosperous era, but the south suddenly turned against him. No wonder the emperor was angry."
"Isn't that true? But what do you think of the officials in Lingnan? They are actually mixed with demon sects like the White Lotus Sect. This sect is mysterious, but not the right way. What can be done with it? Isn't this self-destruction of the future?"
"If so many officials had not surrendered, how could they have affected half of the country with the means of the White Lotus Sect?"
"At this moment, the two southern regions were all destroyed, and the camp along the river was destroyed. Even nobles like Hu Bin rebelled from the thief. It is estimated that the Northern Army will be transferred to the south and will be in front of you. Once the elite army that has pacified the grassland arrives, the White Lotus Cult is about to be defeated back to its original form."
"But it may not be. This matter is too strange. I have heard someone say that it was the demonic act of the White Lotus Sect that made the court officials surrender. Otherwise, it would be too strange. Even people like Hu Bin would betray the court. His whole family was in the capital. The whole family was only in the emperor's mind. There must be a reason. Moreover, although the camp along the river was not as good as the elite of the Northern Army. However, when they were defeated to Chengdu, even the commander's tent was raided. It can be seen that there were also people in the White Lotus Sect who knew the soldiers."
"Not bad. And you are not on the front line, so I don't know some trivial matters. I heard from my brother a while ago that it is the Northern Army. Now there are many arrogant soldiers, and several major military governors compete for each other for great achievements, even..."
"Don't talk about this first. Let's not talk about these things, because the people above will not tell the emperor."
" Speaking of the emperor, today I will hear that the emperor's old illness recurs and fainted in court. I don't know whether it is true or false. Brother Zhang, you also went to court today. Can you tell us?"
"I'm talking about the official family behind the scenes. This is a crime. If I tell you, you must keep it a secret. In fact, this is a rumor. Although the official family was in poor health at the time, they could tell at a glance, they did not faint."
"Oh, it's not easy for the official family. It's better to calm down the troubles of the north. The momentum of the swampers has suppressed it, expanding its territory and promoting our country's power. It's like a prosperous era of coming from all directions. As a result, such a thing happened, leaving its name..."
"Can you take out these words and say them casually?"
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Such dialogues appear everywhere in the imperial court in the capital, accompanied by changes in people's hearts.
However, even though the momentum of the White Lotus Sect seemed to be unparalleled and the southern dynasties were affected, few people thought that this sect could succeed. In the eyes of the officials and citizens of this capital, this was just a slightly more powerful rebellion. Even if it would last for a long time, it would eventually be destroyed by the court.
But, after all, someone will have to worry.
After the dynasty, not long after, several prime ministers were invited to the imperial study room in the palace to discuss countermeasures with the emperor.
"I know that you should be angry with each other, and there should be a countermeasure. Tell me and let me listen." Li Kun sat on the chair, his face still pale, and there was half-drinking medicine soup on the table. He looked at the several priests in front of him and said softly, looking weak.
"Your Majesty, please take care of the dragon body."
When several important officials saw this scene, they quickly persuaded them.
"It's not that at this time, if such a thing happens, I will not be able to maintain my health even if I don't care," Li Kun shook his head and his eyes fell on Xu Ying's face. "However, since the matter has come to this point, there can be no more tolerance. Don't use any excuses to make excuses. If you want to say, just talk about how to quell the rebellion and quell the rebellion."
Chaos are the rebellion of the White Lotus Sect, and rebellion refers to the rebellion of Lingnan and many officials and generals.
Judging from this sentence, the emperor had to divide the matter into two sides, but he had to wait until it was really calmed down before he could start. What he had to do now was to deal with the crisis.
"yes."
Several ministers exchanged glances, and then Wang Jing came forward. As the Privy Councilor, he described it as he had already shown the attitude of the primates.
"I all think that the two most elite troops in the north should be mobilized to fight against the chaos..."
After that, Wang Jing briefly described the countermeasures they discussed. One of the key points was to characterize the rebellion. The purpose of this characterization was actually to show his merits.
The army of this era had almost no belief, and they all served as soldiers and ate food. This is also the reason why the rebellion in the south could absorb all the soldiers from several major military towns.
If the Northern Army wants to exert their combat power and make the generals and soldiers take their hearts, they must give them benefits. For soldiers, this benefit is military merit.
However, in terms of merit, this rebellion cannot be compared with the expansion of territory. The army transferred must be unwilling to accept it. It must improve the status of things through the court's characterization and make the merit greater, so that the mobilized army can balance the hearts of the mobilized army-
This does not mean that the army that is mobilized casually will not do its best. It is natural to put it into practice. But now that the fruits of the national war have not been picked, who would be willing to put down the risk-free credit at hand and do things that are at risk?
If it is relatively peaceful, people will snatch the turmoil. After a little bit of credit, after layer by layer, it will become a great achievement, and it will even be a record of martial arts as the emperor's achievements.
But in the eyes of an emperor like Li Kun who expanded his territory, quelling the rebellion was not only not just a merit, but also a slander for him. Of course, he was unwilling to make a big fuss, let alone improve his status.
Therefore, the proposals of several priests fell into his eyes, but the emperor was very unhappy: "What a great thing is the rebellion of the demon man, which will make the generals not attentive enough? However, if you can say this, it proves that the White Lotus Sect is not good. If you don't take it seriously, you will probably have to repeat it. You must be careful with the elite, so..."
When Li Kun said this, he suddenly made a decision.
"I decided to lead the army in person!"
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On the other hand, the White Lotus Sect's army has expanded.
The original 50,000 yuan had gathered nearly 100,000 yuan in the imperial army, and the number of people increased sharply.
However, the army that was temporarily absorbed is not considered a direct line. Generally speaking, it is not ideal in terms of loyalty. Even if the White Lotus Sect has a method that can be used to restrain the surrendered army, it will not be able to form combat power in a short period of time.
However, this team was of some help in maintaining the public order in the areas occupied by the White Lotus Sect. The general of the White Lotus Sect, Zhao Hong, has begun to divide the surrendered troops into several cities, disrupt them and rearrange them, and while maintaining public order, weakening the original establishment and belongings.
After finishing all this, Zhao Hong remembered something and asked: "What's wrong with Hu Bin?"
Then a cold voice replied: "I am still indoctrinating. The person's will is quite firm. He has used ten confusion talismans, but he still has not completely confused him. He can still distinguish between illusion and reality. He has not completely reversed his ability to judge and analyze, and he can still recognize people. It is estimated that it will take several more photos to distort his senses."
Zhao Hong nodded and said, "Of course. Hu Bin is a very capable person. If we hadn't taken a risk this time, we might not have been able to catch him. It would be normal to spend a few heart-wrenching talismans for him. Don't think it's a pity, let the people below let go."
"yes."
At this time, Zhao Hong looked at a list in front of him and smiled and said, "When we can gain a foothold here, we can plan to continue northwards. However, no matter what, most of the south is our treasure. Once Hu Bin goes, Jiangnan Road and Lingnan Road, there is no military force that can be compared with our White Lotus Sect!"
After the words came, he raised his hand and made an action of grabbing the thing in his hand.
"The south is already the thing in our hands!"
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"Bachelor, if you cross the mountain in front, you will be at the riverside."
At the same time, a team that looked inconspicuous was slowly approaching the river.
This team has a large number of people and division of labor. When placed anywhere, it can be considered to be large and powerful. The reason why it is still described as "small" is compared to another army along the river. Compared with the "Northern Expedition" army of the White Lotus Sect, this army with only 5,000 people is really unreasonable.
However, no one could have expected what kind of contribution this 5,000 troops, which were not officially organized in the Da Rui army, would leave in history. (To be continued...)
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Chapter completed!