Take the system back to the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 240 The Last Knight
If the two armies were really fighting against each other, in fact, although Da Song was timid, there were really teams that could fight, and there were also some generals who could be regarded as titans.

But the root cause of the problem lies in the Song Dynasty system, which involves too complicated political issues, which leads to every war, no matter how big or small, is full of variables.Zhang Shuye had experienced such bottlenecks and variables when he was young. Now, after Huang Wenbing was sent to Chizhou, he also experienced the disaster brought about by a political moth.

As a result, Chizhou was in a hurry, and now it is not even known whether Huang Wenbing is alive or not.

Lao Zhang is just being stubborn, saying that eight hundred urban management can destroy Wang Xiu, but in fact the situation in Chizhou is very bad, and breaking the city is probably inevitable. Matters in the Southeast.

In fact, if you had money, you would have started the deployment of the army long ago. Money, money, money is all to blame.

If Cai Jing and Zhang Kangguo initiated a large-scale civil war bill with a document, there would be no surprises at that time. Zhongtang's decision would be sent to the Ministry of Accounts, which would allow Zhang Shuye to raise money.

How to raise money? Could it be possible to turn the already impoverished people upside down and shake their feet to see how much money they can have?

In fact, Zhang Shuye would not dare to issue such a document even if he died, because Lao Zhang knew in his heart what the world's bureaucrats are like. Once the Ministry of Household Affairs has the guidance on raising money needed for the national war, although the bureaucrats from all over the country can raise some money and food to send, But the price is a piece of chicken feathers on the ground. The poor people in the place really have to be turned upside down and shaken by their feet to take away the last grain.

Other than that, there is no other way, it is necessary to call a meeting of the rich and powerful in the capital to let them take the money.

If you dare to die, of course you can get it. The problem is like digging the Zhang family's ancestral grave.

Neither left nor right, Zhang Shuye was quite upset, he didn't want to stay here anymore, got up and left to go for a walk in the snow.

"Okay, old Zhang, the truth has been tricked by you this time!"

It was Zhang Shuye who went out and was caught by Zhang Kangguo who came from the Privy Council.

Zhang Shuye blushed a little, but he also held his hands together, "What did I do to you? This is a national disaster. It's like I'm not in the pit."

Zhang Kangguo dragged Zhang Shuye into the hall, pointed at his nose and said, "I regret that I was fooled by you. You swore to tell the truth how great Chizhou's interests were and how sure it was. In the end, I believed you and thought We must win, and Wuwei's army entered Chizhou without the knowledge of the government. As a result, not only were there no benefits, the trouble became bigger and bigger, and there was no way to solve the mess. Now Chizhou is in a hurry. How can we explain it in the end?"

Zhang Shuye waved his hand in annoyance and shook off his pull, "I will not bear the blame. It seems that you, Mr. Zhang, have no thoughts. Southeast is the fault of old guy Cai Jing. You also want to take advantage of the opportunity to speculate politically and make meritorious deeds yourself." At the same time, the lawlessness of Tsai’s party was revealed.”

Zhang Kangguo couldn't help being a little embarrassed. He didn't understand military affairs at all, and he didn't care how many dirty Maoshan bandits there were in Chizhou and even in the southeast.

To put it bluntly, the reason why people are fooled is that they have the desire to take advantage of speculation, without exception.The reason why Zhang Shuye fell into the pit this time was that after Zhang Kangguo first gained power by relying on Cai Jing, he felt that Lao Cai was too grasping power and indulged his disciples, lest something would happen in the future. Although he did not announce his formal defection to the Cai Party, But this is a posture of drawing a clear line.

And based on Lao Cai's urinating nature of revenge, Zhang Kangguo was not stable all day long.

Later when he fell asleep and met the pillow, it was the time when Uncle Zhang wanted to punish Lao Cai, and it seemed that he had a good chance of winning with an ally, so he made a decisive bet, against Lao Cai's will, and wanted to expose the problem of the southeast.

Unexpectedly, Huang Wenbing, the thug ordered by Zhang Shuye, was coerced, and he was made dumplings as soon as he went, and the fire in Chizhou was getting bigger and bigger.

The fire is so big that it can't really be suppressed.

Zhang Kangguo stomped with sweat on his forehead, "What is the best thing to do now, even if the emperor doesn't like to hear these things, he must take the initiative to report against the thunder now, otherwise if Chizhou really falls, it will involve the level of army collection. Then it’s no longer a ‘government to catch thieves’, but a real rebellion and civil war, and it’s impossible not to pass through the emperor, so it’s only when the incident comes out, do you think no one will be dealt with?”

Uncle Zhang thinks this is none of my business, I'm just an accountant in charge of the accounts, the basket that the Wuwei army entered Chizhou broke was signed by your master Zhang Kangguo, do you really think there is no responsibility for the signature?

Of course I wanted to think so, but Lao Zhang was too embarrassed to say it out loud and make Zhang Kangguo angry to death.So he thought about it and asked, "What are the officials doing now?"

"What else can I do? At this hour of the day, Gao Qiu doesn't do anything at all. He just plays football with the officials. The wind and rain are constant." Zhang Kangguo said.

"Since this is the case, how can I disturb the official's elegance, anyway...reporting will not change the course and nature of the incident." Zhang Shuye said, "I feel in my heart that there is still a last hope in Chizhou."

Facing Zhang Shuye's unrepentant arrogance, Zhang Kangguo smiled wryly, "Then we have to ask the truth. When there was an army, the situation in Chizhou could not be reversed. Now that there is no army, there are only a bunch of heads waiting to be chopped off. And the city that cannot be defended, where is the hope?"

Zhang Shuye said, "When the Chizhou army report was sent out, the city was basically besieged and there was no news for three days. Judging from my experience, in such a situation where the army was defeated like a mountain, it only took one day for Wang Xiujun to break through the city of Chizhou. Suppose I It was he who must have deployed capable dead men in Chizhou City before planning the battle of Shiliting. After the victory of Shiliting, the morale will be reduced, and based on the state of Chizhou's "empty city", the confidence will collapse, and they will trample on each other, and the city will be destroyed in a day."

Zhang Kangguo was taken aback.

Zhang Shuye continued, "However, this did not happen, which means that the county captain Zhao Cheng, who performed so well in the Battle of Xishan, has made an urgent and effective response. This is our only hope. He can resist Wang Xiujun and is determined to win." In the first three days when the momentum is like a rainbow, you can persist longer. As long as the path is right, the longer you persist, the more power Chizhou can use, and it depends on whether they will use it."

Zhang Kangguo was red-faced and unable to advance or retreat. There was really no good way to deal with the matter. This was no longer a matter that the respected court minister could write an order to settle. Everything had to be resigned to fate.

According to Zhang Shuye, Zhao Cheng, who has never met before, is the last fig leaf for everyone in the court, the last knight in Chizhou, and everything depends on him...

(End of this chapter)