Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 472 Crisis Management
When Tang Shun heard that Fan Ning was coming, he hurriedly came to greet him at the gate of the camp. The two exchanged greetings. Tang Shun then brought Fan Ning to the tent of the Chinese Army, where Zhao Zhongzhen had been waiting for a long time.

Seeing Fan Ning, Zhao Zhongzhen hurried forward and said excitedly, "Uncle Fan."

Fan Ning waved his hand quickly to stop him, and looked back at Tang Shun, Tang Shun hurriedly backed away.

When he turned to go out, there was an unconcealable shock on his face. He could hear clearly that King Liang Jun called Fan Ning his uncle.
He walked out of the big tent full of thoughts, and Fan Ning said with a slight smile: "Your Highness is not frightened by the riots, is it?"

Zhao Zhongzhen shook his head, "They came so suddenly that they immediately surrounded the big tent. I just came out of the big tent at that time, so I was lucky not to be surrounded."

Fan Ning said indifferently: "It's not a fluke, they just waited for His Highness to leave before starting to build the tent."

Zhao Zhongzhen was shocked and said, "You mean this incident was premeditated and organized?"

Fan Ning nodded, "Before we all underestimated the seriousness of being short of salary, I just found out yesterday that a small commander can embezzle tens of thousands of military expenses in a few years, and now they are not only facing the situation of being held accountable, but also From then on, the pain of losing a large amount of income is normal, and it is strange not to cause trouble."

Zhao Zhongzhen sighed, "I'm writing the fourth report to the emperor's grandfather, and I plan to write about the issue of empty salary, but I don't know how to start."

"It's simple, reveal the problem and then solve it."

Fan Ning took out several documents from his leather bag and handed them to Zhao Zhongzhen, "These are some facts explained by Cao officials from the military household in Yingtian Mansion, and there is also a list of vacant soldiers. I think it is very typical. Your Highness can write them as revealing questions. into the report."

Zhao Zhongzhen was overjoyed, he just lacked actual cases, and Fan Ning's sending of these materials was just a timely help.

He asked again: "Then how to solve the problem?"

"There are two directions to solve the problem. First, the other party is willing to repent and rehabilitate, promise not to commit another crime, and return the vacant salary that he has already occupied; but if the amount involved is small, as long as he promises not to commit a crime, he can just let the past go; the second is today. In this case, directly using the opportunity to clear the overage soldiers to incite soldiers who don't understand the truth to make trouble, this kind of situation must be severely punished with thunder."

"Thunder method?" Zhao Zhongzhen murmured, obviously hesitant.

Fan Ning knew that most of the emperors of the Song Dynasty were benevolent monarchs and lacked the spirit of iron and blood in their bones, but in many cases, the reforms could not be carried out without using thunderbolt methods.

He pondered for a while and said: "The emperor's gold medal for dispatching troops is in the hands of His Highness, right!"

Zhao Zhongzhen nodded, and took out the troop transfer gold medal given to him by the emperor's grandfather before he left. The emperor's grandfather also told him that if the situation is critical, this gold medal can be directly handed over to Fan Ning for use.

Fan Ning glanced at the gold medal and said: "Since the emperor gave you this gold medal, he is allowing you to use the thunderbolt method."

"But... it seems that it is not yet time to use the thunderbolt method."

Fan Ning smiled and shook his head, "Remember what I told you before, the reform is you answering the questions, everything you do is the answer, you not only have to show the emperor your wisdom and benevolence, but also your Your iron-blooded and decisive side, this is one of the answers you need to write. I was worried before that I couldn’t find such an opportunity to show your iron-bloodedness. Now that the opportunity has come, why are you hesitating? You can’t show your iron-blooded courage. How can the Son of Heaven give you peace of mind?"

Zhao Zhongzhen understood, and asked in a low voice, "Then what should I do?"

"It's very simple. You take this gold medal and order Tang Shun to send troops to surround the camp of the Xiang army, and ask hundreds of soldiers who made trouble to come out and accept the surrender. You promise that they will not be held accountable, otherwise you will kill none of them, and then you will interrogate them strictly and find out who is behind the scenes. It is the responsibility of the perpetrators to kill the chickens to scare the monkeys!"

Zhao Zhongzhen nodded, "I understand!"

Fanning laughed again: "Put on your armor and carry out this operation."

Under Fan Ning's instruction and secret guidance, Zhao Zhongzhen used the gold medal for mobilizing troops, and [-] forbidden troops were quickly mobilized. Zhao Zhongzhen, wearing armor, led [-] forbidden troops to surround the barracks of the Xiang army, and sent troops to the camp to participate in the riots. An ultimatum was issued, requiring these soldiers to ensure the safety of the envoys, and they were limited to put down their weapons and surrender within half an hour.

There were more than 40 soldiers surrounding the big camp of the reform group, all of whom were over [-] years old. They were instigated, thinking that the compensation given by the court was too low and seriously infringed on their interests, and demanded that the reform be stopped immediately, otherwise they would contact other Barracks, openly resisting tyranny.

More than [-] people did not dare to rush into the big tent to kill people. They sat on the ground and surrounded the five inspectors in the big tent, demanding that the appeasement envoy must reply to their appeal within twelve hours.

Most of the more than 400 people are veterans who have served in the army for more than ten or even twenty years. They are sitting on the ground, some are sleeping, some are bragging and chatting, some are sitting and drinking, and many even set up stalls to gather , Surrounded by a large group of people, in them, I can't see the lofty ambitions of generosity and elegy at all,
At this time, someone ran over and shouted: "It's terrible, the forbidden army has surrounded the barracks, we need to go out and surrender within half an hour, otherwise the whole family will be punished for treason!"

The news spread quickly, and more than 400 people were stunned, and soon complained to each other that they didn't want to participate in the disturbance, and they were all killed by the other party.

Soon some wise men rushed out of the barracks. Surrendering first would always be beneficial. Some people led them to surrender, but the others couldn't sit still anymore. They got up and ran out of the barracks, even though some soldiers kept shouting: "Don't be fooled, stick to it to the end, and you will succeed soon!"

But it's useless, no soldier is willing to have his whole family killed, it's not worth it to get killed for some petty profits, just for a moment, more than 400 people ran away and only a dozen people were left, and the last person saw that the situation was not good, and all Stamped and ran towards the camp.

A farce was quickly quelled. More than 400 veterans were stripped of their military uniforms. They were all barefooted and squatting on the ground in white jackets. All of them looked panic-stricken. Looking from a distance, it looked like soldiers surrounded by a large group white goose.

Zhao Zhongzhen didn't expect that it would be solved so easily, and ten thousand soldiers of the imperial army were mobilized. It was thunderous and rainy. He only now understood what Fan Ning meant by building momentum. The key to mobilizing the imperial army was In just a few days, the news that Zhao Zhongzhen led [-] imperial troops to suppress the troublesome veterans will spread throughout the capital.

"Fan Shijun, what should we do now?" Zhao Zhongzhen asked again in a low voice.

"Wait!"

Fan Ning said coldly: "Wait until the generals inside come out, arrest them all, and then interrogate them strictly, and behead the masterminds and organizers behind the scenes with the Son of Heaven sword!"

Zhao Zhongzhen couldn't bear it, but still nodded, he knew that he was too young, and these things had to be arranged by Fan Ning.

Not long after, the Xiang army commanded Yang Zhuqing to lead more than a dozen generals to come out to plead guilty. They knelt in front of Zhao Zhongzhen, and the leader Yang Zhuqing said loudly: "The lowly post is not strict in running the army, causing some unscrupulous soldiers to use reform envoys as hostages to fight against the Xiang army. Thanks to His Highness for arriving in time to calm down the incident, I humbly apologize to Your Highness!"

It's not that he doesn't care about what he said, but that the other party has hostages in their hands, and they are afraid to take care of them.

Zhao Zhongzhen snorted coldly, "You just need to be convicted, someone! Arrest them."

The imperial army swarmed up, knocked down more than a dozen generals, and tied them up. Yang Zhuqing suddenly saw Fan Ning, and he immediately understood, and shouted anxiously: "Your Highness, don't be instigated by others. I have no intention of rebelling. Your Highness, I have no intention of rebelling." I am not guilty, Your Highness, please learn from me!"

Fan Ning stepped forward and said coldly to a group of earth-colored generals: "The military camps everywhere are disobedient, just need a few chickens to make an example to others, and you send them to your door, so who is to blame?"

Fan Ning's words shattered everyone's luck, and the generals shouted, "It was all arranged by Yang Zhuqing. He embezzled military pay and blackmailed soldiers. We have evidence and are willing to expose it!"

Husband and wife are originally birds of the same forest, and when disaster strikes, they have their own things. What's more, they are not husband and wife, but a group of drinking friends who call each other brothers at the wine table.

(End of this chapter)