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    Zhao Ji's good mood did not last for two days before he was completely destroyed by Zheng Juzhong, the powerful leader of the Privy Council, who entered the palace overnight.  That night, Zhao Ji couldn't sleep. Before the fifth watch, Zhao Ji got up and took the eunuchs who were waiting for him to the front hall.

    The main hall where the emperor of the Song Dynasty listened to politics on weekdays was the Chui Gong Hall, also called the Chang Chao Hall.

    The Purple Chen Hall is where the court meeting at the end of each month, the congratulations of hundreds of officials after the suburban temple ceremony, and the reception of foreign envoys are held.

    But before going to court, the emperor would first go to Wende Hall and rest here for a period of time. After all the civil and military officials had arrived, the emperor would drive from Wende Hall to Chuigong Hall.

    But today, Zhao Ji no longer abided by these red tapes and went directly to Chui Gong Hall.

    Some of the civil and military officials who arrived early looked at each other when they saw Zhao Ji's face sinking like water and looking haggard. Thinking of how they were going to kill everyone that day, they suddenly stood there in a state of fearlessness.

    The Chuigong Hall is not as majestic as the Zichen Hall. In addition, most emperors of the Song Dynasty treated their courtiers very favorably. Therefore, civil and military officials could directly enter the Chui Gong Hall to wait for court, instead of waiting outside for everyone to come in together.  Let them suffer from the cold and heat.

    The officials who came in from behind saw Zhao Ji already sitting on the dragon chair, and the atmosphere in the hall was terrifyingly depressing, so they hurriedly stood up in their seats.

    Zhao Ji waited for a while, and when he saw that most of the ministers had arrived, he couldn't help but signal to the head official on the side.

    The head official of the palace understood and shouted: "If there is anything going on, let me know."

    Zheng Juzhong came out and reported: "Yesterday, the Privy Council received a document. The Guangji Army was stolen by the Liangshan bandits. The 100,000-strong army commanded by Cai You was almost destroyed. After the bandits stole the Guangji Army, they divided their forces to attack Shanzhou, Shanzhou, and Shanzhou.  Puzhou and the two states are in emergency, please send troops to rescue."

    Only then did all the officials know the reason why Zhao Ji was so haggard, and they couldn't help but whisper to each other.

    Zhao Ji looked at the noise below and couldn't help but said angrily: "Quiet, those who have countermeasures speak out, and those who don't shut up. Anyone who talks in private will be kicked out of the hall."

    Zhang Bangchang went out to report: "The bandits are rampant in Liangshan. The previous two hundred thousand troops went to suppress them, but they were all defeated. This shows that the bandits are brave. I am afraid that the only people in the court who can destroy them are Lord Tong and the Western Army. The Guangji Army is no longer far away from Tokyo.  More than three hundred miles away, if the bandits invade, I'm afraid Tokyo will be in danger. I also ask the emperor to send Tong Guan's army back to the court to wipe out the Liangshan bandits."

    Li Gang, who had just been recalled to the court, came out and said: "Tong Guan's army has just defeated the Fangla rebels and recaptured Hangzhou, and is taking advantage of the victory to pursue them. Now the situation is excellent. I believe that it will not take long to wipe out the Fangla rebels. When the minister returns to the court,  , just passing through the south of the Yangtze River, everywhere the Manichae cultists were making trouble, pretending to be ordinary people, they were able to go north and return to the court. Manichaeism spread widely, and there were countless believers. If Tong Guan's army came back at this time,  I'm afraid that the Fang La bandits will soon expand again, and if they try to annihilate them then, they will lose their troops again. "

    Li Gang was also a famous general who later fought against the Jin Dynasty. He was a Jinshi and was initially appointed as a supervisory censor. However, he was soon dismissed from his post as an admonisher because of his mistakes in discussing government affairs.

    However, Li Gang was upright by nature. Although he was dismissed from his post as an admonisher, he still went to the Shu in the first year of Xuanhe to ask the emperor to pay attention to internal and external troubles. At that time, Zhao Ji thought that the world and Cai Jing were touting the general "prosperity and prosperity of Henan" when he saw Li Gang  After hearing the memorial, he felt that Li Gang was alarmist and demoted him to Nanjianzhou.

    During these days, Zhao Ji was reorganizing the imperial court. Su Yuanjing and other Qingliu took the opportunity to ask Zhao Ji to recall Li Gang.  Zhao Ji remembered Li Gang's benefits, so he also recruited Li Gang back and made him Taichang Shaoqing.

    Zhang Bangchang heard what Li Gang said, but retorted: "Now the Liangshan bandits have threatened the capital. If they come to attack the capital, they may endanger the emperor's safety. Even if Fangla's rebels sweep across the southeast, it is just a temporary trouble. Which is more serious,  Do you know?"

    When Zhao Ji heard this, his heart tightened.

    Li Gang smiled and said: "The Liangshan bandits divided their forces to attack Shanzhou and Puzhou, obviously wanting to steal the entire Jingdong. If the Liangshan bandits did not completely capture the state capital behind, and then came to attack Tokyo, they would undoubtedly go deep alone, and they would be attacked by various places.  King Qin's soldiers and horses besieged him. The Liangshan bandits may not have the courage to attack Tokyo. The city defenses of Tokyo can withstand the Liao soldiers' attack, but the Liangshan bandits may not even be able to attack the outer city. "

    Zhang Bangchang was afraid of losing his life. He rolled his eyes and cupped his hands towards Li Gang: "I also admire Mr. Li's uprightness. Let me ask you, how is the combat strength of the Tokyo Forbidden Army?"

    When Gao Qiu was alive, Zhang Bangchang naturally did not dare to mention the Imperial Army, but now that Gao Qiu has passed away, he naturally has no scruples.

    Although Li Gang knew Zhang Bangchang's intentions, he still told the truth: "When Gao Qiu was in charge of the Forbidden Army, military discipline was corrupted and he recruited many craftsmen from the Forbidden Army for his private service. Those who paid for the Forbidden Army were exempted from training, so many Forbidden Army soldiers went  Do other things to earn money for Gao Qiu??There are indeed not many people in the Forbidden Army who can fight.  "

    ??Every official knew what Li Gang said, and even Zhao Ji knew a little bit about it, but he just thought that the world was peaceful and the Forbidden Army could increase taxes by doing business, so he let it go.  At this time, Li Gang said that Gao Qiu was useless, and he also felt that it had nothing to do with his face. After all, Gao Qiu was his favorite.

    Zhang Bangchang asked seriously: "Can such a forbidden army guard Tokyo?"

    Li Gang frowned, thought for a while, and said: "Even if the Forbidden Army's combat effectiveness is not high, with Tokyo's strong city wall and only a few strong men guarding the city, it will be extremely difficult for the Liangshan bandits to break through."

    Hearing this, Zhang Bangchang sneered: "Only using young men to defend the city? Master Li, are you treating military and state affairs as child's play? Do you want to ignore the emperor's safety?"

    Li Gang hurriedly turned to Zhao Ji and said: "Wei Chen just thinks that the current situation in Jiangnan is rare and we should not give up halfway. Although the Liangshan bandits are closer to the capital, they are indeed not a big threat. Your Majesty knows this for sure."

    When Zhao Ji heard this, he couldn't help but hesitate.  When Tong Guan's army first arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, it was indeed inextricable from Fang La's rebels. Zhao Ji had to stop the northwest troops to encourage the Western Army, and also stopped Hua Shi Gang and other affairs to reduce the number of people in the south of the Yangtze River who were rebels. Only then did Tong Guan's army  prevailed.  But the situation in Tokyo also makes me uneasy. If the Liangshan bandits really attack, once they cannot resist it, then the capital city that has been in business for more than a hundred years will fall into the hands of the thieves. Even if they can take it back, many of the many buildings he carefully built will  The palace gardens may also be destroyed by bandits.

    Thinking of this, Zhao Ji, who was very literate, immediately made up his mind. He could not tolerate the palace gardens that he had put so much effort into designing to be destroyed. Even if some of them were destroyed, for him, the artistic beauty would be completely lost.

    "Pass an edict to summon Tong Guan's army back to annihilate the Liangshan bandits." (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
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