Chapter 1354 Thousands of mountains and mountains are like fire

After going down the court, Zhang Dun rode his horse back from the Privy Council, and his purple robe sounded in the cold wind.

Just now in the capital, he and Sima Guang parted in disagreement.

Faced with Sima Guang's pedantic and stubbornness, Zhang Dun wanted to take a knife out on the spot and split Sima Guang's head in half to see if it was cast from granite.

The obvious thing was told to him eight hundred times, but Sima Guang was stubborn and refused to shake it at all.

When Wang Jinggong promoted the reform, he was not as good as Sima Guang. Sima Guang's stubbornness was even more serious than Wang Anshi in the past.

Now the imperial guards cannot be rewarded. The East and West Army and the Second Army of the Third Army were demoted because Cai Que was demoted, and people were in panic.

This will inevitably lead to a wave of the morale of the army.

He had received several letters from generals from the East and West Second Auxiliary Army. These were all Tai students who joined the army. With a passion for serving the country, he vowed to fight to the death with the Liao cavalry going south on the shore of the Yellow River.

Unexpectedly, Sima Guang advocated peace with the Khitan party, increased annual monies, and abolished the new law. At the same time, he also had to abolish the three auxiliary troops and deduct the rewards of the imperial guards.

A general even wrote a bloody advice, and would rather lead all commanders to die in the Northern Expedition than let the court let them get rid of their troops and return to the field.

Whenever Zhang Dun thought about this, he felt that all five were burned.

"How do I explain to these generals? How can I be worthy of the grace of the late emperor?" Zhang Dun's hand holding the reins rose up.

Thinking of this, Zhang Dun became even more angry.

He remembered that Zhang Shi, the Sanfu Army's suggestion, gave him, and of course he knew it was actually Zhang Yue's idea. However, Zhang Dun felt that Zhang Yue's proposal was good. After the Song Dynasty captured Liangzhou, it had the momentum to sweep Dangxiang and take Xingqing Prefecture directly.

However, the Liao Kingdom intervened and obstructed the Song Dynasty and asked the invading place of Dangxiang. Han Zhongyan was ordered to go on a mission to Liao Kingdom, but he was scolded by the Liao Lord and broke up on the spot.

The imperial court established the Three Auxiliary Army, selected elite troops from the Western Army, the Imperial Army, and all walks of life in the world to form these 60,000 troops and 120 commanders. Each commander had a Tai student as the Yuhou, and this strategy was originally wonderful.

After several years of establishment of the army, the rewards of the Third Auxiliary Army were similar to those of the Imperial Army, but the training was several times higher, which was entirely based on the officers and soldiers below who were willing to serve the country.

Sima Guang said that the elite soldiers built over the years would be cut.

As a result, Zhang Yue remained motionless and hid in Dingli Temple without leaving. He had the intention of standing by and watching the fire from the other side of the river.

The streets and alleys of Bianjing are shrouded in the slaughter of winter.

Zhang Dun was walking in a purple robe and riding a horse while thinking, he suddenly saw the street entrance ahead suddenly covered with people.

Zhang Dun quickly pulled the reins of the horse, and his left and right followed him intimidated: "It was the imperial guards of the three yamen who blocked the road to seek rewards!"

Before he finished speaking, there were already noise coming from the front.

"The emperor has been ascending the throne for half a year, and he has not put down his winter clothes!"

"Please make the decision for us!"

The voices were heard one after another, with long-depressed resentment. As a dignified Privy Councilor, Zhang Dun had a feather cavalry guard when he went on a trip, he could not resist the many imperial guards.

...

On the streets of Bianjing, the imperial guards and the auxiliary soldiers were tensely confronting each other.

The military reserve warehouse was locked, and the imperial guards had no weapons, they were just pretending. As for the military patrol in Kaifeng Prefecture, although there were swords and guns in hand, how could they dare to stop the auxiliary soldiers?

Fortunately, the military discipline of the auxiliary army still exists, and the shops and houses along the way are not disturbed.

But a team of people rushed to Sima Guang's mansion, and the soldiers led by the leader swung their scabbard and smashed the red door, shouting sternly: "Sima Shier, who is harming the country and the people, get out quickly and die!

This dynasty was so in power that he had no personal soldiers, nor had high walls and deep courtyards. In contrast, although the gate of the mansion, Lu Gong, who was not far away, saw his servants holding weapons on the wall, were on high alert.

But even though Sima Guang was in power, he was just like this.

How could a few old servants stop these officers and soldiers?

Sima Guang himself was furious, and an imperial guard soldier actually gave a message: "The person wearing the robe is Sima Junshi!"

The auxiliary troops surrounded Sima Guang's mansion and kept pounding the door and saying that they wanted to grab Sima Guang's streets.

Just as the door of the mansion was knocked open, the auxiliary army rushed into Sima Guang's mansion.

Several old servants were knocked down by several auxiliary soldiers, who directly greeted them with scabbards.

Facing these vicious auxiliary troops, Guo Lin, Fan Zuyu and others stood in front of Sima Guang.

Guo Lin shouted angrily: "You are now threatening the magistrate with weapons today!"

Fan Zuyu then blocked Sima Guang and said, "Sima Gong has been practicing benevolent policies for thirty years, but you believe in slander and want to do the things of Jie and Zhou!"

Seeing the two of them, the auxiliary soldiers said one after another: "Don't die if Cuoda!"

"Sima Guang bewitched the Empress Dowager, wanting to abolish the new law and cut off our food and salary! Today we have to seek justice!"

Sima Guang said: "The life is already like this, what else can I say?"

But Sima Guang said, "Now the Eastern Supplementary Army mutiny due to the reward and reduction, and the Western Supplementary Army threatened the court with military advice - this is not the fault of the soldiers, but is actually the fault of my husband!"

Speaking of this, Sima Guang said to Guo Lin and Fan Zuyu.

"You two reported to the court and said that killing me and these soldiers is not guilty! Don't pursue one person."

The auxiliary soldiers looked at each other when they heard this.

Guo Lin and Fan Zuyu all cried and said, "Teacher."

Sima Guang took off his hairpin, and the night wind blew away his gray hair.

Sima Guang raised his hands to the sky and shouted: "When the late emperor was there, the new law was harsh in collecting people's wealth to serve military pay, baojia, and exemption from military service to separate the people's flesh and blood. How much has the national treasury increased? But these arrogant soldiers and generals were raised!"

"The old minister wrote a memorial to abolish the new law, in order to eliminate the root causes of such bad policies. Unexpectedly, the two ministers were disobedient... Today's soldiers advised Bianliang, and tomorrow the war fires will start at the border!"

"My thousands of people are really suffering! How little is God treating the people!"

The auxiliary troops looked at each other and retreated.

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In the imperial city.

Empress Dowager Gao had already woken up from the night.

"Qi reported to the Empress Dowager, Chen Qiaoyi caught fire."

Empress Dowager Gao said on the couch: "Didn't it be agreed that just a few auxiliary troops are making money?"

Zhang Maoze said: "Not only the two assistants in the East and West, but also the three yamen participated."

Empress Dowager Gao was shocked and put on her clothes, and then calmed down and said, "Tell the three yamen that the court's court's favor will be paid for a lot of money."

"If the capital did not pay the money, it would be released from the warehouse."

Empress Dowager Gao made a surprising decision. After hearing that some of the imperial guards also participated, she knew that it had a great relationship and immediately made a decision.

Zhang Maoze said: "For the current strategy, you can ask the Empress Dowager to move."

Empress Dowager Gao said seriously: "I am in this palace and I don't go anywhere."

"If you want to die, you will die in this palace. If you die, you will be the Empress Dowager of the Song Dynasty!"

After a pause, Empress Dowager Gao said to Zhang Maoze: "If you want to move, you might as well think more about the strategy of repelling the thief!"

"Why would the Empress Dowager be better from Daming Prefecture and Xiangzhou to transfer troops to Beijing?" Liang Weijian asked.

Zhang Maoze immediately said: "Then he was facing the Liao Kingdom. The 700,000 Liao army was approaching. Once it retreated, what should the Liao army take advantage of the opportunity to enter?"

"This Zhang Heng, who guards Daming Prefecture, is also a Zhang Party."

Empress Dowager Gao said: "I don't care about this when I get angry."

"Zhang Heng is also a minister of the court. I will ask the Guanyuan to order tomorrow!"

"Where is the Sanfu?"

Empress Dowager Gao said: "Those who dare to rebel will be punished without forgiveness!"

Zhang Maoze said: "The Empress Dowager, at the time of Ren Temple, there were also imperial guards in the palace who participated in the rebellion, while the Minister of Wen insisted on calming the affairs and not prosecution."

"It's better to temporarily use lenient pardon to help the army to avoid these people from taking risks."

Empress Dowager Gao thought for a while and said, "Well, I will give you a pardon for a while, and I will talk about the rest in the future."

A moment later, someone reported: "Qi reported to the Empress Dowager, Privy Councilor Zhang Dun was assassinated in the street! I don't know how to live or die now."

Even the Privy Councilor Zhang Dun was assassinated, and this matter was really not small.

Empress Dowager Gao immediately said: "Hold the edict and immediately inform the auxiliary soldiers who return to the camp before dawn will not blame him."

"As long as the Privy Council is ordered after dawn, the rebellion can be quelled."

After a pause, the eunuch entered the inner world and reported, "There are already rebels who are heading straight to the Xihuamen Palace."

"The person holding the keys to the palace is unknown."

"They are the first to meet the Lord!"

Everyone was shocked and walked straight into Xihua Gate without any obstacles.

Empress Dowager Gao said to Liang Weijian: "You go and ask and keep these people steady."

Immediately, Empress Dowager Gao said to the eunuchs: "Follow me to find Your Majesty!"
To be continued...