The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 695 Disposal
How much of the content of Lu Liqing's memorial is true and how much is false?

Zhao Weilong asked the ministers this question, which proved that he had lost trust in the general of the Western Front.

In this regard, all the ministers were silent.

After a few breaths, Huang Zhicheng, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, said: "Your Majesty, we still need to send someone to verify the truth of what Lu Liqing said..."

Only this true emperor teacher would say this at this time without worrying about the emperor's anger.

"Verification?"

Zhao Weilong sneered, and then said: "I ask you, the imperial court exhausted the wealth of the five counties in the south of the Yangtze River, how many soldiers capable of fighting did they support?"

Seeing no answer from the crowd, Zhao Weilong said directly: "Counting the newly built Seven Guards' Imperial Army, there are only 10 people..."

"King Yong is in the northwest, even if he occupies all three counties in the northwest, can he afford a hundred thousand troops?"

Not to mention, after hearing Zhao Weilong's last words, everyone at the scene looked thoughtful.

As Zhao Weilong said, the three counties in the northwest have poor land and a small population. Even if they occupy all of them, they cannot afford [-] soldiers.

Reckless about the consequences, the three counties in the northwest can pull out [-] soldiers, which is already very good.

The warriors here are not talking about ordinary guard troops, but troops capable of fighting tough battles.

After experiencing the zombie chaos, the productivity of the three northwest counties will be greatly affected, and it is impossible to support an army of [-].

Thinking of this, all the important officials present felt ashamed, they all forgot about this incident.

To put it bluntly, it was because they believed in Lu Liqing too much, and the military emergency made them not think too much.

In fact, except for Wang Cunzhang, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, who had read the military newspaper in its entirety, everyone else had only briefly scanned it.

Time is tight and the military situation is urgent. This is also impossible.

"I'll ask you again, is it easier to defend the city or fight head-on?"

This question refers to the decision of Lu Liqing and others to abandon Hanbei City.

Generally speaking, it must be much easier to defend the city, especially in a county like Hanbei, which has quite complete fortifications.

Seeing that everyone still did not answer, Zhao Weilong said coldly: "The way to use troops is to encircle them if they are ten, to attack if they are five, to divide them if they are twice as many, to fight them if they are few, to escape them if they are few, and to avoid them if they are weak... ..."

"Even if the enemy army has a hundred thousand troops, is it ten times their strength? Does it force them to abandon the city?"

At this moment, the people in the hall still did not answer.

Zhao Weilong's words seem reasonable on the surface, but any situation must be analyzed in detail, not just talking about it on paper as it is now.

In any case, Lu Liqing and others had personally experienced the front line, so they knew the situation better than those in the court center.

"Your Majesty, I agree with Huang Zhicheng's opinion, this matter must be strictly investigated!"

Looking around, Wang Tinghe went on to say: "The imperial court can order the editor-in-chief of the military department of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to send commissioners to the front line to understand the situation of the war!"

Let the military department of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the editorial supervisor send people together to ensure the fairness of the investigation to the greatest extent.

Of course, the purpose of Wang Tinghe's proposal of this method was to let Zhao Weilong have a step down and to end this matter.

However, contrary to expectations, Zhao Weilong's anger was greater than Wang Tinghe's thought.

Without waiting for others to express their opinions, Zhao Weilong said: "It is necessary to investigate, but Lu Liqing and the others should be punished for lying to the court!"

At this time, Wang Cunzhang, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, said: "Your Majesty, after the matter is clarified, punishment will not hinder you, and it will convince the government and the public!"

As the core figure of the main combat faction, Wang Cunzhang naturally understood Wang Tinghe's intentions, so he stood up to persuade him.

Immediately afterwards, Huang Zhicheng, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, also bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the two lords have spoken politely. After investigating the situation, it is not a bad idea to punish him!"

Huang Zhicheng didn't speak for anyone, but stood up because of the overall situation.

In any case, the western front has encountered a foreign enemy, and it is very likely to be a strong enemy. At this time, we must act safely.

"Find it out? Losing the city and losing the land is a matter. It is clearly written in the military newspaper, and it needs to be strictly investigated?"

Thinking of this, Zhao Weilong felt so angry that he wanted to chop off Lu Liqing's head.

Seeing that Zhao Weilong insisted on this point, everyone present didn't know how to persuade him.

In their view, Lu Liqing's decision to abandon Hanbei City was irrevocable, and holding on to the city could completely hold back the bandit army.

"deliver an imperial order……"

Hearing these two words, all the ministers present knelt down.

"Let the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ministry of War, and the Supervisory Committee send commissioners to the front line to check the situation on the front line!"

"Remove Lu Liqing from the title of commander-in-chief on the western front, and let him return to Beijing immediately, and his position will be temporarily acted by Zhang An, Marquis of Wuqing!"

In order to prevent everyone from talking about the harm of changing generals before the battle, Zhao Weilong went on to say: "Marquis Zhang An of Wuqing, he is in the prime of his life, he has been practicing military affairs for a long time, and has been on the front line for a long time... I think he can take on such a heavy responsibility!"

When everyone thought about it, it was the same thing.

The imperial army has already retreated to the east of the Han River. With superior strength, relying on the natural danger of the Han River, it is not difficult to hold the line of defense.

In other words, even if the main general is replaced, it will not affect the overall situation.

From this point of view, it might be a good thing to replace Lu Liqing, the main general on the western front.

This person has led the army for 24 years in Tai'an, and it has been nearly three years now, and he has developed a bit of arrogance.

In order to maintain the imperial court's control over the army, it is indeed a very appropriate opportunity to take this opportunity to remove Lu Liqing.

The hall was quiet for a few seconds, only to hear Wang Tinghe say: "The emperor's lesson!"

Several other people present kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty's lesson!"

No matter what factional conflicts there were, it was ultimately a matter within the imperial court. Facing the arrogant frontier generals, they all had a position to maintain the court's prestige.

At the scene, only Huang Zhicheng was worried,

If the front line is really as critical as Lu Liqing said, it would be very dangerous to replace the general.

But the next moment, Huang Zhicheng shook his head.

How could the rebels have more than [-] troops...

With Lu Liqing removed, the anger in Zhao Weilong's heart subsided a lot.

Looking at everyone, Zhao Weilong said in a deep voice, "Everyone loves you!"

When everyone got up, Zhao Weilong went on to say: "King Yong rebelled, and anyone who has anything to do with him should be punished as rebels!"

"It must have been these people who committed the murder in the city the night before!"

"Follow Dali Temple, City Patrol Secretary, and Shangluo Government Office, and strictly investigate these culprits!"

Regarding this point, everyone present had no objection.

Concubine Duan was taken away, and just before King Yong called, they all guessed that it was someone from Zhao Yanxun's group.

Being able to easily kill dozens of officers and soldiers in Wudingfang, and at the same time steal people away without making a sound, this ability made the ministers present feel shivers down their backs.

If these rebels hiding in the dark point their knives at important ministers like them, it will be a fatal matter.

Fortunately, after the Wudingfang incident, the left and right prison guards stepped up their vigilance and personally participated in curfew patrols at night.

"The emperor is wise!" All the ministers said.

At this moment, Wang Cunzhang, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, said: "Your Majesty, King Yong deceived people's hearts and made the army and the people commit great treason. I think... the imperial court should issue an edict to punish thieves, pointing out the fact of their rebellion!"

"The emperor has the power of heaven, has a strong army, and has great righteousness. He will surely make the bandits feel fearful!"

"At that time, the emperor can bestow benevolence and virtue on the bandit army, only punish the leader and pardon the accomplices, or make the bandit army collapse without a fight!"

Zhao Weilong nodded, with a smile on his face, and said: "This plan is a strategy to attack the heart, it's very good!"

Standing up, Zhao Weilong walked towards the court case, and said: "Back then, King Yong and Concubine Duan, with the hearts of snakes and scorpions, tried in vain to seize the throne..."

The heart of a snake and a scorpion... Hearing this word, everyone felt a little complicated.

You know, Zhao Weilong did not hesitate to defend Concubine Duan in the face of the empress dowager's pressure.

After all, Concubine Duan made a great effort for Zhao Weilong to succeed to the throne.

Turning one's face and denying others, this is the qualified status... Looking at the young monarch in front of him, Huang Zhicheng was filled with emotion.

But at this time, Zhao Weilong continued: "The emperor Chazhi severely reprimanded his mother and son, who would have thought that this person's evil intentions are not dead, and now he is plotting against him!"

"It's really heinous, and the crime deserves death!"

Zhao Weilong's last sentence was full of murderous intent, which meant that after he succeeded in suppressing the rebellion, he must kill Zhao Yanxun.

Any relationship between uncle and nephew, in Zhao Weilong's view, is bullshit.

Even if he bears the reputation of killing his uncle in time, he will also vent his anger.

(End of this chapter)