After the imperial edict was read, Wen Tianxiang stepped forward and handed over the decree and retreated aside. Zhao Bing coldly glanced at the ministers in the lobby. Everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to look directly at him. Then he stopped at the criminals kneeling in the corner of the hall. Qin Linfeng was no longer as proud as before, and his whole body was trembling like a sieve. On the contrary, Xie Ao was stronger than him, but his face was pale and confused. Looking at the others, some were already limp, and they were dragged by the soldiers behind him, so they did not lie on the ground, and some were dejected and looked like they accepted their fate. More people were stunned and at a loss.

"Han Zhen obeys the order!" Zhao Bing said loudly after seeing it.

"I obey the order!" Han Zhen stood up and stepped out of the line and said politely.

"You immediately lead the 1st regiment of the Sixth Division to Xiakou, take over the garrison of the Weisheng Army, arrest the suspects, and those who resist will rectify the Dharma on the spot!" Zhao Bing ordered, and then a small yellow gate handed over the imperial edict.

"The Lord of the Underworld!" Han Zhen immediately went out after receiving the order.

"Dong Yicheng obeys the order!" Zhao Bing said again.

"I obey the order!" Dong Yicheng stood up and came out of the line and bowed.

"You immediately lead a land war regiment to Hankou, take over the Weisheng Army, arrest the suspects, and those who resist will rectify the Dharma on the spot!" Zhao Bing then issued the second imperial edict.

"I am the Lord!" Dong Yicheng received the order and bowed to the door and went out to dispatch troops.

"Xie Fangde, Jiang Bi obeyed the order!" Zhao Bing said.

"I will obey the order!" Xie Fangde and Jiang Jin came out and bowed in unison.

"You two lead the first regiment of the Second Brigade of the Guards, and go to the Weisheng Army tent in the city, take over the camp to check the military tent, and arrest the suspect!" Zhao Bing ordered.

"I will obey the order!" The two of them took the order and immediately went to the Weisheng Army tent in the east of the city.

"Secretly guard the criminals and wait for trial." Zhao Bing pointed at the people who were controlled on the spot and said.

Chen Dun led his troops forward to take the prisoners down the lobby, guarding them in the private guards' garrison in the side courtyard of the palace, and separating them from all contact with the outside world. No one was allowed to visit or meet without an imperial edict. There were more than fifty people missing in the lobby, which seemed a little empty, and an eunuch came forward to reorganize and arrange them. But after this, both the chief officials of Fujian and Guangxi were detained, and the senior generals in the Weisheng Army were almost caught in one go. I don’t know who would involve who, which made everyone panic, and the joyful atmosphere of the New Year was wiped out.

"My colleagues, Qin Linfeng, the commander of the Weisheng Army, was betrayed the emperor. After investigation, it was found that during the military affairs of Fujian and Guang, he was corrupt and abused the law, reselled military funds, and fed his private pockets, lived a luxurious life, and eliminated dissidents to harm his colleagues, resulting in disorder in the entire army and disarray of military discipline. During the Northern Expedition, in order to prevent the matter from being exposed, refugees and bandits were added to the army, resulting in low combat effectiveness and repeated defeats. When His Majesty came in person, he still refused to repent, and still lied about military information and allowed his subordinates to keep the spoils privately. There was also suspicion of colluding with the enemy to investigate." Wen Tianxiang stood up and said to the ministers.

"After breaking through Ezhou, Your Majesty received the report, and there was nothing wrong with it after investigation. The current war is urgent, and Ezhou is in a major defense area in the river. In order to prevent problems before they happen, it should not be dealt with continuously. Today's affairs have nothing to do with others, so please feel free!"

"Your Majesty is wise, I respect you!" Mrs. Xu stood up and led a group of people from Fujian and Jiangxi to stand up and salute, and she was also extremely shocked.

Qin Linfeng also heard about Mrs. Xu. How arrogant and domineering he was. Although Xie Ao was the chief military and political official, he had to surrender. He became the only local emperor in Fujian and Guangxi. However, Qin Linfeng, a commander with tens of thousands of heavy troops, had no power to fight back in front of the little emperor. In an instant, he was wiped out and was taken down from top to bottom. Especially with such a big move, he did not get any news in advance. It can be seen that the little emperor was meticulous in his work, and this is also the most terrifying thing. He could kill people while chatting and laughing.

"Please get up!" Zhao Bing raised his hand to let everyone avoid the tribute, pondered for a moment and said sadly, "I am so forced and very sad. Qin Linfeng entered the General's Mansion in Jiazi Town, followed me through life and death, and made great achievements in military achievements. However, when he was in a high position, he forgot that he still had the laws and military disciplines of the country, used his power to do whatever he wanted, and tried the law for money, which also made me lose a general who could stand alone. You should take this as a warning. There is no personal relationship in front of the laws and military disciplines of the country, and everyone will take it all!"

"Abide by Your Majesty's teachings!" The ministers replied again.

"I feel tired, so let Prime Minister Wen accompany me!" Zhao Bing stood up, said with a tired face, and walked towards the back hall with heavy steps.

"I respectfully send you my Majesty, take care of the dragon body!" Wen Tianxiang led all the ministers to send the young emperor away. Everyone looked at his sad and heartbroken look and felt sympathy. They thought about a child working for the country, but his generals betrayed the king and forced him to deal with it with pain. How sad this is. Instead, they did not think about the dissidents and the killing of the meritorious officials...

Zhao Bing returned to the back hall and washed his face. He knew that this was the case. The New Year's Day banquet was disturbed by him, but this was also the safest plan. This way, Qin Linfeng and his men could not be brought in with his subordinates. After all, this place was the emperor's palace, and even a nail knife could not be brought in. The personal soldiers could only wait outside the palace gate. After further a step, they would wait for the corpse of the messed-up! In this way, the main confidants who accompanied Qin Linfeng to the banquet could be caught in one place. You should know that not everyone can have a glass of wine in the New Year's Day banquet. Such a great honor, who is good at buying people's hearts, would not bring their confidants with him.

In his previous life, Zhao Bing heard that a certain official was controlled on the spot and arrested and taken away when holding an important meeting. This kind of scene was extremely shocking to the officials present. Those who had something to do were upset and those who had nothing to do would take it as a warning. Today he also had this intention. One way to make them understand that if they had committed a crime, whether they were high-ranking officials or ordinary soldiers would be punished; the other way also made the ministers understand that they should not be lucky. Even if you hold heavy troops in front of you, you can take you down at any time; the third way is that the Victory Army lost its chief general, and there was no leader and no one to command it, so it was easy to be shocked and avoid armed conflicts.

When the emperor was not here, everyone had no intention of staying, so the banquet ended in a hurry. After an hour, Jiang Jin and Xie Fangde came first to report that the Weisheng army in the Dongcheng camp had been controlled, and all the people on the arrest list were arrested. At the same time, Qin Linfeng's large tent was searched, and a large amount of gold, silver, jewelry and related account books were collected. The detailed number was counted, and then reported. Later, Han Zhen and Dong Yicheng also came to submit the order. They had controlled the Weisheng army troops in Hankou and Xiakou respectively, and took over Jiang Fang. The arrested prisoners were also escorted to Ezhou City to wait for disposal.

Zhao Bing also breathed a sigh of relief when the arrest was completed successfully. Listening to the sound of firecrackers outside, it was obvious that the people in the city did not know that the palace had just experienced a bloodless battle. But he was no longer happy. He should identify, interrogate, collect evidence as soon as possible, and prepare for conviction. At the same time, he should draw personnel from local officials of various ministries and prefectures to participate in the interrogation. All civil and military officials stationed in Ezhou must be heard. This will not only reflect openness and justice, so as not to be said to be "false". In addition, this will also be used as a warning to allow them to receive education on the spot.

After resolving the threat of the Weisheng Army, Zhao Bing immediately ordered the Xingchao in Qiongzhou to send personnel to Zhangzhou, Jian'an and other Fujian-Guangzhou areas to reorganize the prefectures and counties, clear out Qin Linfeng's remnants, further search and collect evidence of his crime. The reason why he did not dispatch officials from Ezhou and Lin'an was that the news of Qin Linfeng's control had not spread yet, and he had not yet responded and announced the order to enter strongly; the other was that Qiongzhou was closest to Fujian-Guangzhou, so he could arrive in time to control the situation.

At the same time, the military number of the Weisheng Army was cancelled, but the troops in their troops were properly handled. Zhao Bing meant that after identification, the old and weak soldiers were sent to the hometown to send severance payments to the old and weak soldiers, and after training, the young and strong soldiers were dispersed and added to the imperial guards. However, Jiang Jin raised different opinions. He thought that it would be better to change them into independent divisions stationed in the area than to scatter the Weisheng Army, which could guard the area and reduce the pressure on the imperial guards.

Zhao Bing thought deeply that the imperial guards were the main force of the war, but now they still had to take on the task of garrisoning the local area, which was equivalent to dispersing and weakening the combat effectiveness of the imperial guards. On the other hand, for a long time, wars were still frequent. Not only did they resist the counterattack of the Mongolian Yuan, but they also had to continue the battle to restore the country. This made it impossible for the imperial guards to stay in a place for a long time and should accept dispatch and prepare for the expedition at any time. So he ordered Jiang Jin to organize the troops in Huguang and Jiangxi and report them to the Ministry of War, and then decide after the gathering.

In addition, Ezhou and Jiangling captured nearly 40,000 enemies and part of the Longxing Navy. All the Mongols and Semi people in the surrendered army were executed. Except for some of the new affiliated troops and the elderly and weak, most of the northerners were left in the army. Zhao Bing had agreed to Chen Yi's request to allow him to return home, and rewarded him with 20 hectares of land and 50,000 jin of money. At the same time, he was transferred from Dong Yicheng's troops to reorganize them into the Jinghu Navy based on the surrendered troops of the Longxing Navy. He served as the commander. After the year, he moved to Dongting Lake in Yuezhou for reorganization and renovated the captured warships.

In addition, there are more than 20,000 surrendered troops. Zhao Bing suggested that they be organized into two independent divisions. One is that these people must have served as soldiers, are familiar with the army, and have combat experience, which can adapt to military life faster than those newly recruited new recruits. The disadvantage is that they have to re-adapt to the rules and combat methods of the Song army, especially since the Song Dynasty has lost the Central Plains for more than a hundred years, the northerners have always regarded the Song Dynasty as an enemy country, and it is not easy to change their thoughts from their hearts.

However, Zhao Bing thought that he would face all this. When the battlefield was transferred to Jiangbei, the supply of materials and soldiers needed to be solved on the spot, and he could find a set of ways and experience to transform them. He could further understand the training and combat methods of the Mongolian and Yuan army, the requisition of soldiers and the operation methods of material allocation, and summarize a set of tactics suitable for his future combat in the Central Plains.

Without long-term considerations, there will be immediate worries. Everyone thinks that the little emperor's considerations are true. After all, after the capture of Jiangnan, the situation and combat methods will undergo great changes, so our own strategies and tactics must be changed. Previously, in Qiongzhou, the decisive battle was mainly at sea and land defense as the auxiliary combat policy. However, at that time, the little emperor began to conduct landing operations against the terrain of Jiangnan, mountain and water areas and field combat, and accumulated experience through small-scale practical combat, which led to a series of victories today.

However, when it comes to Jiangbei and even the Central Plains, the Song army, dominated by infantry, will face huge challenges, which is not as crisscrossing the waterways in the south of the Yangtze River. They can rely on their water advantages to quickly reach the battlefield with warships as motor tools to provide reinforcements and supplies. The climate in Jiangbei is very different from that in Jiangnan. The hydrological conditions in the rainy and dry seasons change greatly, and the rivers will freeze in winter, so their combat methods relying on powerful naval forces will be difficult to apply.

In addition, the inland terrain is flat and vast. Infantry fighting on plains without cities, mountains and rivers, they will be raided by enemy cavalry at all times, and traffic is cut off, making it difficult to transport materials. Without supply troops, they will eventually collapse without fighting. However, the Mongolians can march thousands of miles without logistics supply, which is also a reference for this. The enemy's weaknesses can also be found from it. After all, no one can live for ten days without food or drink. These enemy Han troops, which have been cooperated with the Mongolian army for a long time, are the best living textbooks.

In terms of administrative divisions and war zone settings in Jiangnan, Zhao Bing planned to temporarily adopt the provincial system of the Yuan court, but it can only be reflected in the military. Whether it can be used in administrative divisions must be held after returning to Beijing. He believed that the provincial system of the Yuan Dynasty was a product of the continuous adjustment and improvement of the central and local power structure during the development and growth of an ancient multi-ethnic unified country, and was not simply centralized or local decentralized.

The historical value of the Yuan Provincial System is that it created a new system with provinces as the hub, centralization as the main, supplemented by partial local decentralization. This system has duality and has long represented the central government to control various places, mainly for the central government to collect power and retain part of the power, and the power held is large but not exclusive. Moreover, the provincial system of the Yuan Dynasty caused major changes in the power structure between the central and local governments. In terms of China's historical environment and specific conditions, centralization is obviously more reasonable and progressive than local decentralization, and has a profound influence in the current society, later generations, and even modern times.
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