Volume 2 Chapter 2: Summoning (Part 2)
Ding Jin was not summoned, and when he came, he brought a large army with him, and he stayed in the town without leaving. His suspicious mentality was particularly obvious. This was because he was born a bandit, and it was also a sequela of the government killing Liu Guangshi personally that day. It was also the first hurdle on the way west to Nanyang...
However, Emperor Zhao seemed to be unaware of these things and did not stop at all. He continued westward for another seven or eight miles before stopping to settle down. At this time, he was only thirty miles away from Zhugao Town where Ding Jin was stationed, which was already dangerous enough.
But that was not all. The next morning, the expedition continued by land and sea, heading west as usual. It even sent out the usual messengers to summon Ding Jin, as if it had not noticed Ding Jin's previous mistake.
Seeing this situation, the newly arrived civil and military officials below were naturally panicked, but the emperor and the senior officials and important figures above ignored them and could only tremble in fear and helplessness and continue to move westward with the emperor. In contrast, Ding Jin in Zhugao Town just ahead was also forced into a corner!
You have to know that people like Ding Jin exist in every dynasty. Some of them were born into military ruffians, and some were born into local wealthy families. When they saw the chaos in the world, or were tempted by the power vacuum in the local area, or read some messy historical novels, they developed some speculative ambitions. It really cannot be said that there is a problem with them... Especially during the Jingkang Rebellion, when the two emperors were hunted north and the entire Zhao Song royal family was almost wiped out. It was like the routine of "the building is about to collapse, and dust is coming from all directions."
At that time, let alone people like Ding Jin, even many of the volunteers who originally came to support the king turned into bandits, not to mention those who were already thieves and found it difficult to get off the ship?
However, it was bad luck for these "heroes" who caused trouble during the Jingkang and Jianyan years. They were faced with a Song Dynasty that had died suddenly but survived through cardiac resuscitation, and a Jin Dynasty that was in a period of prosperity and expansion. This made it difficult for the so-called heroes to realize their "ambitions"... In this situation, it was Li Cheng who seemed more capable, and he knew how to waver in the tug-of-war between the Song and Jin dynasties.
Of course, that was what Li Cheng and the rebels and bandits in the eastern part of Jingdong Road realized after they were severely beaten by tens of thousands of regular troops led by Wanyan Wushu and Wanyan Talan in Linyi, resulting in countless deaths.
Back to the present, Ding Jin's current state is that he is neither a soldier nor a bandit. He has failed once before in his attempt to do something big, so he has no courage. He wants to give up his ambition, but he is reluctant to do so because he has tasted the power. He has tens of thousands of hastily recruited defeated soldiers and civilians, and looted two or three large prefectures. He has the ability to fight, but if he doesn't, he is just a pile of loose sand.
What can he do?
To be fair, his life is much more difficult than Emperor Zhao's!
After all, Emperor Zhao is a man with the surname Zhao. Now that he is coming forward openly, this Huaixi bandit should either go to see Emperor Zhao obediently, or simply lead his troops and leave, or simply make up his mind and sacrifice his life for daring to dethrone the emperor!
Of course, the probability of the last choice is too low, otherwise Ding Jin wouldn't have been so hesitant until now.
"Listen carefully!"
On the south bank of the Huai River, the 800 Beiwei troops and the 1,200 Cuipian troops who secretly crossed the river and hid in the imperial camp last night were marching at the front of the queue under the banner of Commander Fu Qing, while Han Shizhong also wore his jade belt and rode his horse arrogantly under the big banner of Fu, looking around and giving orders one after another. "I have seen many thieves like Ding Jin. With the emperor's momentum and the current situation, when that 'Zi Yue' arrives in Zhugao Town, he will definitely be able to coax this Huaixi thief to the imperial court... By then, we don't need to remind Wang De. Old Jie, you lead the Cuipian troops here to fool him, and I will lead the Beiwei troops to Zhugao Town. Once we change the flags, we will go in and announce the decree to take over the entire army, kill the troublemakers, and capture those who are willing to surrender. This matter will be considered a success! There will be no chaos!"
"Then all the money, food and weapons that Ding Jin has saved will belong to us?"
“It’s natural.”
"If so, how much of Ding Jin's 30,000 troops can we get? If we take all the money and food, will the government give us less troops?"
"What are you thinking?" Han Shizhong raised his head even higher, his disdain evident in his words. "Among the 30,000 miscellaneous soldiers, are there 10,000 who are truly strong and useful? Just pick them out first, and if Wang Yasha and the others want the rest, I will be happy to give them to them."
The two people who asked the questions were Cheng Min and Jie Yuan. The latter was already the commander of the Chu Pian Army because of his contribution that day, and the former was a close lieutenant of Han Shizhong in the Beiwei Army, so he did have a few things to say.
To be specific, it is said that Cheng Min has some relationship with the newly appointed pacification envoy Yue Fei, and Liu Ziyu, who was listed in the promotion list of Zhang Jun and Zhang Xiantai yesterday... This man was born in a brave warrior family in Hebei, and like Yue Fei, he was an old subordinate of Liu Ziyu's father Liu Qian, who died in the Jing Kang War. The three of them can barely be considered comrades.
It's just that at that time Liu Ziyu was not only a yamen official, but also, because of his military merit in defending Zhending, he was given an exceptional promotion to the rank of a fifth-rank civil official, so he was in a high position, while the other two were just privates.
As for the two soldiers Cheng Min and Yue Fei, their life experiences were not very different. They were both brave warriors from Hebei. Their families were broken up during the Jingkang Rebellion. They both became grassroots officers during the Jianyan Rebellion. In the chaos, they were surrounded by a group of about 100 or 180 cavalrymen. However, Yue Fei entered the Grand Marshal's Office right after he came up, and immediately wrote a thousand-word letter to impeach Li Gang as soon as he arrived in Nanjing (Shangqiu), thus starting his legendary fate. Cheng Min was a step late. It was not until the second half of last year that he made up his mind to go south to join the imperial court, but he became a subordinate of Han Shizhong.
Just because of his outstanding martial arts and good temper, Han Shizhong looked up to him and he was soon promoted... Of course, he was just promoted, and compared with his old comrade-in-arms, or even his former younger brother Yue Fei, it was nothing more than that.
A person's destiny also depends on the current situation.
Just like that, Han Shizhong, who claimed to be "the best in the world" after seeing the generals in Nanjing (Shangqiu) that day, became even more arrogant after the battle of Shouzhou. He only brought 800 cavalry and wanted to forcibly annex Ding Jin's 30,000 troops. He was really arrogant.
However, Han Shizhong's character as a military scoundrel and his arrogance did not mean that he did not have careful people under him.
Early in the morning, Han Shizhong had just shown off his power in front of his own sons. In the morning, the 'Zi Yue' sent by the court came over from the official who had already landed behind him, carrying an angel's guard of honor and wearing a brand new red official robe. He was about to leave first... When Jie Yuan saw this scene, he suddenly remembered something.
"Fifth brother!" Jie Yuan pointed at the man. "I remember that this 'Zi Yue' was highly regarded by the emperor and was considered a close friend of the emperor. It seems that he was also a close friend of Zhang Xiantai... What if you follow your strategy and kill him?"
"How could he be killed?" Han Shizhong, who was riding a tall horse and was particularly tall and strong, said perfunctorily. "He went to invite Ding Jin himself, what does it have to do with us?"
"People like Ding Jin may not dare to come, but once he comes, he will definitely take that person as a hostage." Jie Yuan was speechless. "If you rush in slower, Fifth Brother, there will be Ding Jin's confidants watching him inside, and he will be dead, right?"
"Then just charge faster." Han Shizhong became more perfunctory. "He asked for permission in public."
Jie Yuan was finally stunned: "Doesn't that mean everyone knows that it was you, Fifth Brother, who killed him?"
"Why so much nonsense?" Han Shizhong was furious.
However, the next moment, when Jie Yuan was about to persuade his brother again, the two of them shut up again, and even looked at each other, feeling guilty.
Because while they were talking, 'Zi Yue', who had changed into a red robe, actually came over on his own initiative.
"General Han." Hu Yin reined in his horse to the side of the road and bowed.
"Zi...Hu Sheren!" Han Shizhong hurriedly returned the greeting, at least he didn't shout out "Zi said".
"I am no longer a servant." Hu Yin responded sternly. "This morning, I was granted the emperor's grace to promote me to the rank of the seventh-rank Imperial Censor. With this status, Ding Jin has no choice but to come."
As the saying goes, once bitten by a snake, one fears ropes for ten years. Han Shizhong's head was a circle bigger when he heard the word "censor". Moreover, the Palace Censor was three points more noble than other censors, so he was also three points more cautious: "Then congratulations to Censor Hu. At this age, you can become a seventh-rank censor. You have a bright future. Of course, it is also what you deserve... Does Censor Hu come to me to explain something?"
"Of course there are some explanations." Hu Yin's expression was calm, and he continued to speak with his hands clasped. "But before that, let me ask one more question. If my guess is correct, General Han wants to wait for me to lure Ding Jin here, and then ride lightly to Zhugao and capture Ding Jin's key point in the middle of the army, right?"
"Yes...I have this idea."
Han Shizhong clearly understood that although the man in front of him was said to be a bit stubborn, he was no weaker than Ambassador Zhao Ding, who had become Han Taiwei's mortal enemy, so he didn't dare to fool him anymore. "But how did Censor Hu know?"
"What's there to say?" Hu Yin frowned slightly. "This is not a war. Ding Jin has only been in power for half a year. He seems powerful, but he is only three-tenths strong, and a few backbones are two-tenths strong. The rest depends on the situation. Now the situation is different. I'm afraid that even the backbones under his command have become a pile of loose sand... Whether it is General Han or us civil officials who do this, it's nothing more than beheading and digging out the heart. Do we still want to fight a war?"
Han Shizhong was speechless for a moment. He paused for a moment, probably knowing that he could not escape this, so he simply asked back: "What exactly does Censor Hu want to talk to me about?"
"That's right." Hu Yin continued to speak seriously. "Ding Jin will most likely come to see you as ordered, but he will also most likely trap me in Zhugao as a hostage. If that happens, please, General Han, do not take my life for granted, and quickly and strictly suppress the remaining troops of Ding Jin to accomplish great things... You must know that the national affairs are in Nanyang, so this matter should be handled quickly rather than slowly, strictly rather than leniently, and must not delay the overall situation of the government!"
Hearing this, Cheng Min, who was standing beside Han Shizhong, coughed dryly and immediately rode his horse to hide behind.
Han Shizhong opened his mouth to speak, but felt awkward instead. He could only cough dryly, then retracted his gaze from Cheng Min who was hiding behind him, and whispered to him: "How about I assign a few brave men to Hu Xiansi? In my Beiwei army, there are quite a few people who are as powerful as Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun..."
"How can a man be so fussy when he is entrusted with a task in a time of crisis?" Hu Yin answered immediately. "If General Han is willing, he should just rush into the town faster!"
After saying this, Censor Hu did not say another word. He turned around and returned to his team, leading the guard of honor to quickly set out and use his body to lure the Huaixi bandits in.
Han Shizhong was stunned and could only stare at the dust raised by the other party's ceremonial procession in silence for half a day while riding on his tall horse. When he finally came to his senses, he turned around and found that his brother Jie Yuan, who had been with him for more than 20 years, was looking at him with contempt. He was so ashamed that his face blushed and he no longer had the arrogance he had before.
No matter how ashamed Han Shizhong was, it was useless to think too much. At noon, Ding Jin received the official order from Hu Yin in the hall. He hesitated again and again, and discussed privately with several trusted military officers. He was really helpless, so he finally led a hundred trusted cavalrymen to the east to meet the emperor.
However, this man set off directly before leaving, without notifying Hu Yin who was stationed somewhere in the town. It was just as Jie Yuan, Hu Yin and others guessed, this guy wanted to take the angel as a hostage.
At this time, the two sides were only twenty miles apart. Ding Jin came on horseback and arrived in a moment. He carefully watched along the way and saw that there were only the big flags of Wang, Fu, Xin, Zhang, Qiao, Huyan and others on the south bank of the Huai River, but the big flag with the word "Han" was still on the other side of the river. He felt relieved.
When he entered the Forbidden City, he first met a minister. The two of them greeted each other and chatted for a while. They did not mention the matter of the Imperial Censor in the Palace, and he relaxed even more.
After a while, another eunuch came with an imperial decree, saying that Emperor Zhao had personally set up a curtain beside the road to summon him. Ding Jin had nothing to say, and immediately left the hundred-plus riders, taking only three or five officers with him. They took off their weapons, entered the curtain and kowtowed.
But at this moment, Ding Jin finally heard a sentence that made his heart sink, but seemed to have been expected: "General Ding, where is my Palace Censor? Why didn't he come back with you?"
Ding Jin leaned forward, stole a glance at the unbelievably young Emperor Zhao, and said the excuse he had prepared earlier in a panic: "Your Majesty, I heard that I was going to see the Emperor, and I was so happy that I came here directly, but I forgot to call Censor Hu to come along."
"That's fine." The official Zhao, who was only wearing a cowhide belt today, smiled as he sat there. "Mr. Ding, please send someone to call him back. You can enjoy the banquet here. When he comes, we can drink and discuss things together."
Ding Jin had no choice but to kowtow and agree, but he also signaled to a confidant beside him as they had discussed before, asking this person to go back and act according to the plan, that is, to go back and mobilize troops, set fire to Zhugao Town, and force the emperor to release him.
Turning around, since this person had left, the wine and food were served, and Ding Jin also sat down to enjoy the feast. However, Emperor Zhao suddenly stood up and immediately left the tent. Ding Jin and the only two remaining confidants did not dare to question him no matter what, but could only eat slowly under the watchful eyes of a group of imperial guards in full armor.
Let's not talk about how Ding Jin finished his meal. Over there, Zhao Jiu, escorted by Yang Yizhong, walked out of the tent. After walking less than a hundred steps, he came to the outskirts of the woods where the tent was located. Seeing the civil and military officials waiting there, he suddenly became furious: "I originally wanted to listen to Mr. Xu's words and give him a way out, so that he could set an example for others in the future. But I didn't expect this person to actually dare to hold Hu Mingzhong hostage. This can only serve as a warning to others!"
The people in front looked at each other in confusion, and no one tried to persuade Emperor Zhao to show leniency.
"Let's not talk about this matter anymore. Apart from this, are there any other omissions?" After all the discussions, Emperor Zhao tried his best to ask again with his hands behind his back.
"Reporting to the emperor, there should be no omissions." Wang Yuan, the commander of the imperial camp, stepped forward. "According to the previous arrangement, the man has been intercepted, and the more than one hundred cavalry have been properly surrounded. It can be seen that the emperor's plan this time is brilliant..."
Before he finished speaking, a horse galloped over from a distance. Everyone looked and saw that it was Wang De who had set out long ago to quell the rebellion. They were all shocked.
Wang Yacha rode up to them and immediately bowed his head, angrily saying, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty must make the decision for me! Han Shizhong relied on his eight hundred Beiwei cavalrymen and just as Ding Jin came in, he rushed over directly. I was kind enough to ask him to join us, but Jie Yuan fooled me and said that it would be safer to go after Ding Jin had taken over... Fortunately, Commander Xin saw Han Wu's troops and came to tell me!"
Zhao Jiu suddenly laughed, but he didn't know whether he was laughing at Han Shizhong or Wang De. "If that's the case, you should quickly lead your troops to surround Zhu Gao and prevent the enemy troops from fleeing. Why are you here to complain to me? Go now!"
Wang De was stunned for a moment, then immediately bowed and accepted the order, then hurriedly got on his horse again. As the saying goes, he came quickly and left quickly.
As for the civil and military officials around, except Xu Jingheng, how could they not know that this official usually had a expressionless face and was not easily angry or laughed. But today he was angry first, then laughed, and then remained silent again, which immediately made all the smart people cautious.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty." After a long pause, seeing that no one dared to speak, Wang Yuan, the theoretical chief executor of this plan, had no choice but to bite the bullet and deal with it carefully. "Since Ding Jin is here, the matter has been settled. Han Shizhong has always been impatient, but I know he is a capable person. Eight hundred cavalrymen are enough for him to do what he wants."
"I know Han Liangchen's abilities better than you do." Zhao Jiu said with his hands behind his back, but he finally returned to his usual self. "But thinking about what I said yesterday, I can see that there is still a long way to go!"
The ministers all had their own thoughts, and they seemed to understand what the emperor was referring to yesterday.
As the sun was setting, Wang De led 8,000 soldiers to Zhugao Town and hurriedly ordered a siege. But at this time, the town was just as everyone thought, Han Shizhong had already quelled the chaos!
There was no way. We really couldn't look down upon these bandits who had only been in power for half a year and had never fought any serious battles. Everything happened just as Han Shizhong had imagined. He led 800 cavalrymen to the outside of the town, then changed his flags and ceremonial guards, and suddenly rushed in. There was no reaction from the town. They even asked about the location of the command center by whipping them on the way.
Then Han Shizhong easily captured all the generals of the central army under Ding Jin without killing anyone. Then, perhaps because he was not satisfied without killing adults, he began to kill people systematically on the streets.
They started killing Ding Jin's younger brother and clansmen first, and after killing all the relatives, they started to kill the generals according to the list of the central army... Anyway, Emperor Zhao had said that Liu Guangshi must not be allowed to suffer an unjustifiable crime, and by the time Wang De reached the outskirts, more than half of the people in the town had been cleansed!
"Brother Hu!"
When the killing was in full swing, Han Shizhong suddenly saw a man coming with Cheng Min, who temporarily stopped the execution and immediately stood up, bowing his hands in a rare formal salute. "Brother Hu, I hope you are well, otherwise I will not be at peace for the rest of my life!"
Hu Yin looked at the row of heads on the street and a group of trembling Ding Jin's bandit leaders, and just frowned slightly, then bowed and stepped forward:
"General Han, if you want to punish me for retreating without authorization last time, you can only kill the officers, but not implicate others without authorization... and you are not allowed to massacre the people in the town!"
"Brother, you are joking. The emperor is right behind us. How can we easily massacre the whole town?" Han Shizhong agreed quickly. From what he said, it seemed that if Emperor Zhao had not been not far behind him, he would have really massacred everyone.
But after getting the promise, Hu Yin said no more, but accepted Han Shizhong's invitation and sat side by side with him on the chair prepared in the middle of the street.
After both parties sat down, Han Taiwei was still enthusiastic: "Brother, yesterday I heard the emperor say that civil officials do not love money and military officials do not fear death. I was shocked and thought that if this were the case, the world would be peaceful. Unexpectedly, today I actually saw a civil official who does not fear death. I really respect him."
Let's not talk about how awkward it was for Hu Yin, the founder of the Hunan School of Thought, to be called brother or younger by a 20-year veteran of the Western Army. When he heard these words, he couldn't help but feel ridiculous, and frowned for a moment: "Taiwei, do you think that the emperor means that civil officials don't love money and military officials don't fear death, so civil officials can fear death and military officials can love money?"
Han Shizhong was slightly startled: "Isn't that so?"
"If Han Taiwei thinks so, I'm afraid you can only stay with this jade belt and military governor in this life, and forget about being crowned as a prince like Guo Ziyi." Hu Yin replied coldly. "Generals die in a hundred battles, and warriors return after ten years. Are all the generals dead? This is called intertextuality!"
Han Shizhong was stunned and a little flustered, but he held his belt tightly and asked seriously, "What is intertextuality?"
"That is to say, the government believes that civil officials should at least not love money, but if they are not afraid of death, that is also very good. For military officials, not fearing death is the minimum requirement, but if you want to surpass those who love money and become a prince, it is best not to love money." Hu Yin answered calmly. "Please don't make a mistake, General Han."
"Is that what you mean?" Han Shizhong became more and more flustered.
"Yes." Hu Yin continued to speak seriously. "General Han, there are some things that I cannot say much because I was a close official in the imperial court. But now that I am the Imperial Censor in the Palace and have seen with my own eyes that you are indeed a great general, I cannot help but say it... Have you been a little proud and frivolous these days because of your hard work in the Shouzhou victory and because the emperor has given you a special esteem?"
Han Shizhong opened his mouth to speak, but didn't know what to say.
"Also, in fact, with today's spoils, I know that with the emperor's kindness to you, most of them will belong to you. But since the emperor has decided in Shouzhou that day that the spoils should be returned to the public and then a precedent of unified distribution, if you dare to embezzle half of the spoils in front of me, Hu Mingzhong, and do anything to bribe me, I will definitely impeach you formally when I see the emperor!" Hu Yin spoke more and more harshly, and in the end, he was simply giving a warning.
Seeing the other party like this, Han Shizhong, who had become more and more unscrupulous in recent days, felt a little scared for some reason.
"There is one more thing... You came here so lightly, why did Wang De, the deputy commander of the imperial army, just come out?" Hu Yin continued to sit there and asked coldly. "Could it be that someone else is deliberately delaying the news in order to compete for credit? Do you think that without Brother Yuan Zhen here, no one would dare to speak to the emperor about such a thing?"
"I was wrong." Hearing this, Han Shizhong could no longer sit still, and he stood up and held the other person's hands. However, his strength was too great, and he actually lifted the young censor Hu out of his chair. "If it weren't for the protection of Hu Xianshi today, I would have almost made a big mistake! Please teach me how to make up for my mistake, Hu Xianshi?"
"What's the harm?" Hu Yin said quickly, his face flushed. "General Han is the pillar of the country. As long as he takes the initiative to apologize to the emperor, these things will not be a problem..."
Han Shizhong then breathed a sigh of relief and let go of Hu Xiansi's hand.
At this moment, seeing that the interrupted execution was about to continue, an officer under Ding Jin, who had waited for half a day but still hadn't died and had heard a bunch of nonsense, could no longer bear it and shouted in public: "Captain Han, Commander Hu! You two must spare my life. If I can survive today, I won't say I don't love money in the future, but I won't be afraid of death in battle!"
Han Shizhong's mood had changed, but he did not get annoyed when he heard this. Instead, he said seriously, "Who are you? How dare you say such a big thing? You must know that since you are begging for mercy, it seems that you want to die again!"
"My name is Wang Quan!" The man kowtowed to the ground, tears streaming down his face. "General, please allow me to report. It's not that I cannot die, but I don't want to die without making a sound! I have been practicing martial arts since I was young, hoping to make achievements on the battlefield. However, I was dragged down by a mere waste like Ding Jin, and now I have to die in such a cowardly way on the street. How can I bear it?"
Han Shizhong paused for a moment and stole a glance at Hu Yin. Seeing that the other party did not react, he suddenly laughed: "Well, let's see whether you will cherish your life or not in the future!"
After saying this, General Han's face became completely solemn, and he held the golden medal and changed the military order, which was to pardon the remaining people, seal the treasury, and appease the rest of the soldiers. He waited for Wang De to lead the army into the town, but he took the initiative to hand over the golden medal and gave good instructions. Then, in front of Wang Yasha's almost unbelievable gaze, he invited Hu Yin to ride eastward together, almost alone to meet Emperor Zhao.
When he arrived at the imperial court, he saw the officials and civil and military officials waiting on the roadside, and it was not yet sunset.
Han Shizhong also followed Hu Yin's advice and took the initiative to bow his hands and apologize, then told Emperor Zhao all his actions and thoughts of the day, as well as Hu Yin's advice.
Emperor Zhao was of course very delighted about this... Firstly, Han Shizhong's words made it clear that he had indeed successfully pacified the main force of the Huaixi bandits in Zhugao Town; secondly, as the saying goes, no one is ever satisfied. Before, there was no one in the entire imperial camp who could fight, so he naturally relied on Han Shizhong who could fight. Now, if he could listen to advice, enforce military discipline a little, and change those messy and annoying habits, then of course he would have nothing to say.
Emperor Zhao was delighted. In addition to assigning Ding Jin's troops to Han Shizhong as originally planned, he also ordered that all the gold items seized be given to him, and all the books be given to Hu Yin, who was also a pleasant surprise today. Silver was given to the civil and military officials to make up their salaries, etc...
In short, up to this point, although Ding Jin's rebellion had some twists and turns, it was finally put down in one day. In addition, Han Shizhong, who had become increasingly domineering and arrogant in recent years, took the initiative to review himself. Naturally, everyone from Emperor Zhao down to the emperor felt relieved.
"In that case, do you have anything else to say?" On the bank of the Huai River under the setting sun, Zhao Jiu looked around and felt calm.
"I, the Imperial Censor Hu Yin, have another impeachment letter! But today, I am in a hurry and have not been able to write it. Please allow me to dictate it!" At this moment, Hu Yin, who seemed to be the protagonist today, caused trouble again. "I have been thinking about this for a long time, but I was not allowed to speak out as a close official in front of the emperor before. Today, as the Imperial Censor, I have to speak out!"
"Mr. Hu, please speak." Zhao Jiu naturally had no reason to refuse, because as the other party said, he was already an imperial censor.
"I impeach the Imperial Censor Zhang Jun for two major mistakes recently!" Hu Yin opened his mouth and stunned everyone in the imperial court. "First, because he knew that the emperor favored General Han, Zhang Xiantai, who was responsible for enforcing military discipline on both sides of the strait, repeatedly protected General Han's Imperial Camp Left Army and treated the Imperial Camp Central Army harshly, causing the people in Huaibei to be deeply disturbed and the soldiers in Huainan to be resentful!"
Zhao Jiu looked at Zhang Jun, who seemed to be panicking in front of him for the first time, and inexplicably felt a little panicked as well.
"Secondly, Zhang Jun relies on the emperor's favor and claims to be a confidant. He has been doing absurd things recently because he has no permission to recommend people. He carries a white book and charcoal in his bag. When he meets someone he likes, he easily writes his name and background on the book, and then he will definitely call you "good job". As for the people in the court, everyone calls it "promotion book"!" Hu Yin said this , and his anger was completely revealed. "Your Majesty, I am not impeaching Zhang Jun for using the name of recommendation to collude with a party, making people only know the Xiantai but not Your Majesty. Because I have always known that he is frivolous and reckless, and he has such behavior. It's just that after the great victory, the court was impetuous everywhere. This person is just like that when he is outside. But the key point is, how can a country be so frivolous when selecting talents? Holding a book all day, writing down the pros and cons of others everywhere, and then using it to decide their future, is this what a decent person does?!"
There was a moment of silence in front of the emperor on the roadside. Zhang Jun, who was impeached by his trusted brothers and subordinates, wanted to take off his hat and apologize, but after hearing the final words, he did not dare to step forward to confess.
Emperor Zhao was probably under the direct sunlight, so his forehead was covered with sweat and his face was flushed... After a long while, he shyly asked Yang Yizhong beside him: "Is Ding Jin still eating?"
Yang Yizhong did not hesitate, stepped out immediately, and answered solemnly with his hands clasped in a bow: "I just want the government to deal with it."
