Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 623 Impeachment of the Front Commander
Jinling City, the imperial palace of the Tang Dynasty.

Today's early morning, the atmosphere is still dignified. After all, the east and west defense lines are all a bit tight. Lin Renzhao is struggling to resist the attack of Cao Bin's army, while Su Chen is besieged in Runzhou and cannot send troops to rescue him. He is in danger.

At the court meeting, it revolved around the issue of how to mobilize the soldiers and horses in Hongzhou in the south, go north to serve the king, increase troops, or move the capital to Hongzhou.

Back then, Li Jing chose to move the capital because Jinling City was too close to the Yangtze River. It had no strategic depth and could not stretch the line of defense. It was too weak to rely on the natural danger of the Yangtze River for defense, and it was too close to the enemy's front line. Now it is really facing this big problem.

But for a while, there was still no consensus on the matter of moving the capital. There were supporters and there were opponents. The implications were huge, and it was difficult to convince each other in the short term.

Seeing that no solution was negotiated, Li Yu was a little helpless and wanted to announce his withdrawal from the court.

At this time, Wei Cen stood up and said loudly: "Officials, I have something to play!"

Li Yu glanced at Wei Cen and asked, "What's the matter with Wei Qing?"

Wei Cen cupped his hands and said, "I impeach Lin Renzhao, the commander of the West Route Army, and Su Chen, the commander of the East Route Army, for colluding with the enemy's country. They have the intention of treason. They should be dismissed and investigated."

He said these words, which surprised Li Yu and the civil and military ministers in the palace. This crime is not a big one.

Li Yu frowned and asked: "Wei Qing, this is a very important moment. You have to think about it before impeachment. If you impeach the commander-in-chief of the two armies without real evidence, you will be suspected of framing and will shake the morale of the army."

At this time, Li Yu was also a little displeased, because Li Yu also knew that there were three kinds of parties in the court, the Sun Party, the Song Party, and the New Party. Li Yu confessed that party struggles will exist in any dynasty. If there are no parties of various forces, they are completely selflessly obeying the emperor's orders, and it is impossible not to form cliques with each other.

If there is no faction, it is very likely that one party will dominate, which is even more dangerous.

There are many parties, and the emperor needs to balance them. The way to control this balance is the emperor's power.

Of course Li Yu understood that Wei Cen was at odds with the other two parties, and it was reasonable to oppose Lin Renzhao and Su Chen. However, at this critical moment, he stood up to make trouble, framed the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and affected the morale of the army. His heart would be punishable.

Wei Cen took out three or four letters from his sleeves and robe, and said, "Our scouts found generals of the Song Army on the two fronts and sent letters to Lin Renzhao and Su Chen. Did our army rob them? In the secret letter sent to the military camp from the north, there is a letter written by Zhao Kuangyin, an official of the Song Dynasty, to Su Chen and Lin Renzhao. He is trying to persuade him to surrender. Looking at the contents of the letter, it is not the first letter. He promises various benefits. The minister thinks that this matter is of great importance. The investigation should be launched immediately, otherwise, there will be a danger of mutiny on the two fronts."

After he finished speaking, he wanted to submit a confidential letter.

A eunuch came over, took the letter, and handed it over to Li Yu on the dragon chair.

All civil and military officials felt incredible at this moment.

Han Xizai, Xu Xuan, Xu Kai, Zhong Mo, Gao Yuan and the others glanced at each other, feeling bewildered.

After reading a few letters, Li Yu slapped the table hard.

"It's unreasonable. This is really a letter written by Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Great Song Dynasty to General Lin Renzhao to persuade him to surrender. There is also a letter to Su Chen, and a letter written by Cao Bin to Lin Renzhao. The people of Song Dynasty are already recruiting to surrender, and they want to break down my east and west defenses. Come on, pass it on, and let people from the three provinces, six ministries, and the Privy Council circulate it." Li Yu asked the eunuch to pass on the letter.

Han Xizai was the first to receive the letter, he couldn't believe it, and still felt that the letter was forged.

But after reading it himself, he found that the writing style of the content and the seal of Zhao Kuangyin were absolutely unmistakable.

Comparing with the handwritten letter sent by Zhao Kuangyin in the Song Dynasty, no matter the notes left by him or the emperor's jade seal, they can be matched, which shows that the letter is true.

The content of the letter was indeed that Zhao Kuangyin cherished his talents, and advised General Lin Renzhao to give up resistance and lead his army to defect. A lot of endless rhetoric is about the continuation of the content of the previous letter, which cannot be doubted. Lin Renzhao has written more than one correspondence with the Emperor of Song Dynasty.

The same is true for the letter addressed to Su Chen. Zhao Kuangyin exaggerated his words and praised Su Chen a lot. He hoped that he could follow the trend of history, submit to the Great Song Dynasty, and make great achievements in the future.

Han Xizai passed the letter to other people, and then stood up and said: "Although the letter is true, we can't judge whether General Lin Renzhao and Su Chen have any signs of surrendering to the Northern Song Dynasty. This is just a one-sided statement. We should handle it carefully , can’t fall into the trap.”

Wei Cen shouted: "What time is this? The east and west fronts are constantly being compressed, and there are signs of defeat at any time. It is precisely at this time that we received this kind of letter, and we know that Zhao Kuangyin in the north and the enemy's coach Cao Bin, They both communicated with General Lin Renzhao and Su Chen. This matter has to be guarded against! I feel that it is better to believe in something than nothing, and be careful in everything. After all, it is very involved. Soon the soldiers will be able to approach the city and besiege the outside of Jinling City."

Chen Jue stood up and said: "I think what Master Wei said is reasonable. After all, the letter is true. Don't be careless. Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just in case."

Li Yu's face darkened, and he was already deeply worried, as if he had been persuaded.

Xu Xuan stood up and said: "Officials, these are just two letters from Song Fang, and they are only one-sided words we intercepted. We did not find the reply letters written by Su Chen and General Lin Renzhao personally to the Song people in the north. Therefore, it is not advisable to make rash judgments on whether you have the intention of recruiting and rebelling, and accept it easily!"

Veteran Feng Yanlu said at this time: "As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, I already have this kind of letter of being wooed and persuaded to surrender. Even if they have not surrendered to the enemy now, who guarantees that they will not in the future. Could it be that the fate of our entire Tang country is left to two people? Between? It's too ridiculous.

"So, the veteran feels that even if the two generals' titles are not dismissed, and they are immediately investigated and apprehended, they should be summoned back to Beijing to report their duties in public. Only by clarifying this matter can we continue to reuse them. If they cannot prove their integrity, they will be imprisoned. Go down, torture and interrogate, don't tell the reason, never give up!"

Han Xizai retorted: "Nonsense! At this time, the frontline is tense. Both Lin Renzhao and Su Chen are in charge of the west and east defense lines, and they are the commanders-in-chief of the three armies. How can they be called back?"

Wei Cen smiled and sneered: "It's already at this time, we have already got the correspondence, don't you want to believe it until they really turn against each other?"

Chen Jue answered: "That's right, we have to recall them, and at the same time change the interim coach. If the two were wronged, the imperial court can safely send them back for reuse!"

Pan You retorted: "This matter is absolutely unacceptable, absolutely cannot do this, otherwise it will shake the morale of the army!"

Xu Xuan also said: "Officials, you should think twice before acting. It is true that you can't make a hasty decision like this. What if you fall into the Song State's plan to alienate you?"

Li Yu hesitated. After all, what Han Xizai, Pan You, Xu Xuan and other ministers said had some truth.

Chen Jue snorted coldly: "Even if the commander-in-chief is not transferred back, another supervising army should be sent. I suggest that the most trusted prince of the royal family be sent to supervise the two, so as to ensure that I, Li Tang Jiangshan, will not give birth to a rebellion!"

After listening to Li Yu, he nodded again and again, thinking that this proposal was very good.

At this time, the court is in danger, and it is already a bit unreliable to rely on the courtiers to fight for the lives of the Li family and decide the fate of the country. His brothers, Zheng Wang Li Congshan and Deng Wang Li Congyi, can all be sent to supervise the army, at least they will not Let the Tang Kingdom perish, after all, this is also their Li family's world.

"Secretary Chen's suggestion is very good. You can send Zheng Wang and Deng Wang to supervise the army and investigate this matter by the way!" Li Yu made an arrangement.

(End of this chapter)