Take the system back to the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 195 That's all
After the last rain at the end of autumn, the cold officially ushered in.

In the morning two days later, the school grounds in Chizhou City gradually became lively.Starting early in the morning, more and more people are gathering.

This is because since last night, the relatively grassroots propaganda team has been announcing everywhere that Zhao Cheng will give a speech today and explain something to the people of Chizhou.

In addition to being an oath teacher, there is also a need to explain the current heated public opinion and the defeat of Lingyang Mountain.This can be regarded as a part of not being divorced from the masses, and at the same time, criticism is required, and it is the only way to save Qin Ming.

For this speech, Zhao Cheng prepared for two days and made some necessary preparations.Relying on Lao Liu's understanding of people's sentiments over the past ten years, Zhao Cheng specially locked in a group of trustees and made an appointment in advance to be a "cheerleader" at a specific time in order to bring the rhythm.

In fact, the price is not very big. This kind of navy army does not need too many. Old Liu promised them that if they do well, each person will be given five copper coins afterwards. At the same time, if they want to join the propaganda team and eat the royal food, this will be regarded as an important step. Write a resume for reference.

Khan, there is no need to say more about this kind of activities, Lao Liu Zi, it’s okay to not pay. At that time, Zhao Cheng was forced by him to work on the construction site with his own lunch box, and he was more active.

So at about the same time, a dark crowd surrounded it, and almost everyone was empty.Zhao Cheng took the earthen loudspeaker and fought on the high platform, finishing his final thoughts.

"Your majesty!"

Zhao Cheng just came to the stage, and a few people immediately started shouting.

This made Old Liu below have a dark look on his face. Damn, these guys are going too far. They only get five copper coins anyway. Boss Zhao is "mighty" before he even starts to speak?Do you want to be so fake?

"See what you've done?"

Old Liu, who had no other choice, approached Zhao Qingming in embarrassment and said in a low voice.

"But it's none of my business. This is not the group I mobilized, but the acquaintances of your Da Langping."

Zhao Qingming said that I will not take the blame.But this is a side issue, not very important. After Zhao Cheng slightly raised his hand, everyone slowly became quiet again.

"I won't say too many polite words. In fact, although I haven't gone out recently, I am also very busy. It may not be very important to call everyone here at this time."

Zhao Cheng said, "Because of the current situation, there are heated discussions on the streets and alleys about the loss of the Lingyang Mountain government and army again. But most of them belong to people who don't know the truth. I don't think we should hide it from you this time. You belong to the Song Dynasty. The people are from Chizhou. You should know some truths about the safety and survival of Chizhou. Let me tell you that not long ago, the Xiang army led by General Qin Ming unfortunately encountered the Mani cult in the Lingyang Mountain area and was defeated. The souls of two hundred soldiers were destroyed in Lingyang Mountain."

"Kill Qin Ming and deal with the person responsible!"

Someone in the crowd immediately spoke up. Even now, Zhang Ji has not continued to question these matters, but the exaggeration at the time still left a deep impression on people.

"Master Zhao is mighty! The army didn't listen to your instructions, and once again went their own way, it is Master Zhao who once again turned the tide and turned defeat into victory!"

"The dead will never come back to life. Unfortunately, my son is only 15 years old. He is also in the Xiang army that went out to Lingyang Mountain. He will never come back!"

The mood was on the rise again, Zhao Cheng hurriedly raised his hand, and his voice slowly fell again.

Zhao Cheng looked around and then continued, "This is indeed unfortunate and a tragedy. But this is a crime of war, and it is strictly different from the Dong Ping incident."

After a pause, Zhao Cheng said in surprise, "I'm pretty sure that Qin Ming's war has disadvantages. In fact, I don't want to admit it, but now it's impossible not to stand up and speak out. In fact, Qin Ming did not disobey, and he was indeed defeated, but mainly It was my command that was not good, and I made mistakes in judging the battle situation under extreme circumstances, so I issued wrong war instructions to Qin and Ming during the two-front operation."

"what……"

There was an uproar at this point, did not expect Mr. Zhao to make a wrong judgment?
The most shocking thing was that Zhang Ji and Cai Wenji, who were watching, had their mouths half open and really didn't know what to say. He actually... put this blame on himself?
Both Zhang Ji and Cai Wenji felt Zhao Cheng's dilemma at the same time.He chose not to kill Qin Ming, which was already a taboo, and he couldn't blame He Zhizhong's son, nor could he talk about the rights and wrongs of Huang Wenbing and Cai You, so on the premise of keeping Qin Ming, he had to bear it himself.

Anyway, the extreme public opinion now only needs an explanation.And the people above don't even care about the truth, as long as someone can carry it.

"My lord, you..."

How dare Zhao Qingming let the Zhao family take the blame, but when he wanted to say something, he was pointed at by Zhao Cheng, "Don't say it, the main thing today is to have an explanation and criticism. I am explaining and criticizing myself."

Zhao Qingming was still not convinced, but Zhang Ji pulled him and said in a low voice, "Have some confidence in your brother, listen to him continue. He will always find a way."

After all kinds of discussions fermented, Zhao Cheng slowly said again, "The so-called truth about Lingyang Mountain, this is the truth. No matter what we do at any time, there will be consequences, either expected, or Unexpected, but as long as the choice is made, there must be consequences."

"As the commander in front of the battle, I am not a god, but it also means that I will not always be right. In the Lingyang Mountain encounter, as the commander, I made a weighty decision at that time, which also produced a weighty decision." as a result of."

Zhao Cheng looked around and continued, "Are we going to compromise with the cult bandits who actively attacked the Guocha army? Impossible! After being attacked, there must be a counterattack decision, but in the limited time, in my imperfect In this case, there is a possibility of error.”

"Questions about me will not be evaded, and I will be responsible. So my merits and demerits will not be ignored, but this should not affect the mission of the rest of you."

"What is the mission: commanders are decisive and quick to correct mistakes, find problems, dare to take responsibility, dare to command, and dare to criticize themselves. Soldiers, dare to go out to kill the enemy, and dare to accept orders. The messengers must be fair, safeguard the interests of the people, and the people must have confidence , to support the government’s suppression of bandits, because compared with Wang Xiu, the government is definitely more gentle. These most essential missions cannot be shaken just because of me alone and a mistake of mine.”

"Being a soldier means catching thieves. This is not about benevolence, right or wrong, but about faith and responsibility. It is a natural and irreconcilable conflict of positions!"

Finally, Zhao Cheng said again, "Frankly speaking, if everything depends on me alone, I really can't bear it. If everyone loses their sense of mission due to one of my mistakes, then this is an unwinnable war. Conversely, if my acknowledgment and criticism today can regain the sense of mission of each of you, then in fact, it will no longer matter if I have me or not. If you make a mistake, there will be a price. As I said before, this is my choice , there will be consequences. If I am dismissed for self-reflection, this is not too important. As long as each of you can clearly understand your mission and work hard unswervingly, you will be able to win this war in a short time. In the future, you too can win any war."

"It's over, that's all."

Zhao Cheng thought for a while and couldn't stand it anymore. After saying this, he walked off the platform.

(End of this chapter)