Tong Guan also heard what Dong Yun meant, that is, he brought a puppet to be the emperor. As long as he took control of the military power, the emperor would have to listen to him. Tong Guan loves power, but he also knows how difficult it is for him to become emperor. If a eunuch wants to be emperor, not only the scholars will not support him, but also his soldiers will not support him. But it is much easier to control a puppet emperor.
Tong Guan seemed to have always been a loyal minister of the Song Dynasty. He nodded and said: "Sir, you have foresight and foresight to ensure the continuation of the imperial court."
Dong Yun said: "However, the Prime Minister still needs to ask the Western Army to increase its efforts to wipe out Fang La as soon as possible, otherwise I am afraid that the success will be in vain. After the northwest states learn that Tokyo has been occupied, they will definitely notify the states of their troops, and then the Western Army will probably immediately Withdraw the troops. Without the Western Army, it might not be easy for us to capture Fang La."
Hearing this, Tong Guan nodded and said, "Okay, tomorrow I will order the entire army to capture Fang La. Anyone who captures him will be promoted to three poles and will be rewarded with a reward of ten thousand taels. If a rebel is killed, he will be rewarded with ten guan. With the heavy reward, Fan La's rebels will be wiped out as soon as possible." ¡±
Dong Yun heard that Tong Guan was preparing to pay a bounty, and he couldn't help but wonder: "The more than seven million pieces of silk have not been solved before. If the prime minister promises a huge sum of money, I'm afraid it will be difficult to raise this much money."
Tong Guan smiled and said: "Jiangnan has always been rich. As long as Fang La is destroyed, we are not afraid that the rich will not pay. As long as the Western Army obeys my orders, I will naturally not lose their bounty."
Dong Yun also heard what Tong Guan meant and hurriedly said: "The Prime Minister's power is mainly in the army. No matter what happens in the future, the Prime Minister should not break his promise, otherwise the soldiers may not be willing to sacrifice their lives for the Prime Minister. Moreover, the Western Army is fighting They are quite powerful, so Chao Gai, Wang Qing, and Tian Hu will all compete to recruit the Western Army, and the Prime Minister cannot push the Western Army towards them. "
Tong Guan then nodded and said: "Sir, what you said is that this matter can be easily handled. The royal family's troubles were all caused by Zhu Meng and his like treacherous ministers. We then ransacked Zhu Meng's house, and the bounty was almost settled."
Dong Yun praised: "The Prime Minister is wise, but it is a pity that Zhu Meng fled to Tokyo. Otherwise, killing Zhu Meng in public would also win over the hearts of the people in the south of the Yangtze River."
Tong Guan touched the few beards on his chin and said with a smile: "This is easy. Zhu Meng ran away. Aren't there still his tribesmen and those minions? After Fang La was killed, they were executed and Zhu Meng was killed. The forces in the south of the Yangtze River were uprooted, and they affected the official's plans in the province. "
The next day, Tong Guan spread the new reward throughout the army.
The morale of the already tired soldiers of the Western Army was suddenly high. In just two days, they captured all the hills where Fangla's remnants were guarding and beheaded more than 70,000 people. Only Fang La and dozens of Manichaean leaders escaped, but all sides were blocked by the Western Army. It was only time to catch Fang La.
Early that morning, Tong Guan ordered the entire army to search the mountain.
Han Shizhong also led people up the mountain to search early. Han Shizhong was born in a poor family. He had extraordinary courage since he was a child. He could ride an untamed wild horse and was addicted to drinking and gambling. People called him "Poor Han Five", although the villagers all called him "Poor Han Five". Although he was a gangster, Han Shizhong thought he was a street knight.
When he was seventeen years old, Tong Guan began to use troops against Xixia. Han Shizhong was unwilling to be ordinary, so he resolutely joined the army. With his martial arts skills, he soon made a lot of achievements. Unfortunately, most of the achievements were taken away by Tong Guan's confidants. Now he is thirty When I was young, I only worked in a small school.
When Han Shizhong took the lead to climb the mountain, he saw a person in front of him running forward in a panic. He couldn't help but feel happy and shouted: "The people in front stay back, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless with bows and arrows."
When the man in front heard that Han Shizhong wanted to use a bow and arrow, he hurriedly knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged for mercy.
When Han Shizhong arrived, he was a man in his thirties, with tattered clothes and unkempt hair, looking like a savage.
The man kowtowed and said, "General, please spare my life. I haven't gone down the mountain for half a year. It has nothing to do with Fang La."
When Han Shizhong heard this man say that he hadn¡¯t gone down the mountain for half a year, his eyes lit up and he asked curiously: ¡°Why don¡¯t you go down the mountain?¡±
The man said: "The villain had some troubles with Fang La's brothers before. After hearing about their rebellion, he was afraid of their revenge, so he kept hiding in the mountains."
Han Shizhong looked at this man, who really looked like he hadn¡¯t been down the mountain for half a year. He nodded and said, ¡°Since you haven¡¯t been down the mountain for half a year, you must be very familiar with every plant and tree on the mountain?¡±
The man said hurriedly: "Familiar, familiar."
Han Shizhong smiled and said, "Then do you know where Fang La and the others are hiding?"
The man said without hesitation: "They should hide in Fangla Cave."
"Fang La Cave?"
"Fang La Cave is halfway up the mountain. It is a large stone cave. It is always dozens of feet deep and has complex terrain. In the past, Fan La Cave often gave birth there.Some believers preach the scriptures. The people nearby called it Fang La Cave, and ordinary people were not allowed to go there on weekdays. "
Han Shizhong took out a piece of silver, handed it to the man, and said with a smile: "Where you lead us, this piece of silver will be the money to lead the way."
The man took the money, thanked Han Shizhong, and led Han Shizhong and others to Fangla Cave.
Soon, Han Shizhong and his party came to a stone cave.
When the man saw the dark cave entrance, he said timidly: "General, this is the cave. If Fang La sees that the villain brought you here, Fang La will definitely kill the villain. Please let the villain go, general." "
Han Shizhong looked at the unknown depth of the cave in front of him and felt that there was a great possibility that Fang La was hiding here. He nodded and said, "Go ahead."
A fierce soldier next to him said hurriedly: "I don't know the depth of this hole, so why don't we let him take us in."
Han Shizhong glared at the soldier and said: "We are paid to fight. He is just an ordinary citizen. If he is allowed to enter this cave, it would be unfair if he loses his life in the fight."
The fierce soldier muttered: "Who knows if he is a Manichae? When we entered Muzhou, we were attacked dozens of times by Manichaes pretending to be common people. If it weren't for the soldiers and horses on other roads, all those who were close to the army were attacked. Everyone has been killed, and we don¡¯t know how many times we will be attacked.¡±
Han Shizhong looked back at the soldiers who were all a little dissatisfied, and said: "I know how dissatisfied you are with me for not letting you kill the people. Although each person has seven pieces of silk, we are paid as soldiers to protect our homeland. People, how can you point weapons at unarmed people? Fang La and the Manichaean leader are in this cave. If you catch anyone, the reward from the court will be enough for everyone to enjoy for the rest of their lives. Come with me. There¡¯s no need to rob those who can¡¯t be caught. The bounty I caught will be shared with everyone. If anyone dares to attack his colleagues, I will kill him.¡± (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster! )