"Don't worry, brother, I will definitely recruit more troops, build a strong army, accumulate strength, and never disappoint my brother's trust."
Hua Rong stood up and replied after hearing this.
"Brother, don't worry.
The younger brothers will help Hua Rong to guard Mengzhou."
After Hua Rong finished speaking, Shan Shiqi and others also stood up and replied in unison.
"Okay, with all the brothers in charge in Mengzhou, you can sit back and relax."
Lin Chong nodded in appreciation to several people.
"The remaining brothers will lead my army back to Jeju tomorrow," Lin Chong said at last after all arrangements were made.
"Yes" everyone stood up and accepted the order.
The army was prepared the next day.
Following Lin Chong's order, three groups of troops headed towards Gaotang Prefecture, Cangzhou and Jeju respectively.
Compared with Lin Chong who was in high spirits as he stepped up his defense efforts, Song Huizong was no longer happy at this time.
On this day, Huizong was looking at rocks in the garden.
Huizong liked exotic flowers and stones, which is why the famous Flower and Stone Guide in the Northern Song Dynasty was born.
In order to satisfy Huizong's love for strange stones, the people in Jiangnan were exploited.
This is why Fang La was able to take the opportunity to expand in the south.
"Nature is truly miraculous.
If it weren't for divine power, how could it have produced so many strange flowers and rocks?"
Huizong was in a good mood today and said to Xiao Huangmen who was accompanying him.
"No matter how good these strange flowers and stones are, they must be appreciated by a wise man like Your Majesty.
Otherwise, no matter how good these strange stones are, they will only be covered in dust."
A little Huangmen took the opportunity to flatter him.
"Hahaha, slick."
Although Huizong knew that he was flattering himself, who doesn't like to hear good words?
Just as Huizong was laughing heartily, Cai Jing came over in a hurry.
"Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Mengzhou."
"Oh, Mengzhou is reporting urgently, but Yuntianbiao and his men destroyed Lin Chong's group of bandits."
Huizong was admiring a purple orchid, so he did not look back at Cai Jing's face.
Cai Jing also saw that Huizong was in a good mood at this time.
Although he didn't want to tell the truth, the matter was too important to hide, so he had to bite the bullet and tell the truth.
"Back to Your Majesty, I have just received intelligence from the front.
Yan Yuntianbiao was defeated and captured in Cai County, and the entire army of 100,000 people was wiped out.
In addition, according to the latest news, Mengzhou and Dezhou were both captured by the Liangshan bandits.
Now the bandits have connected Jeju, Dezhou, Mengzhou, Cangzhou, and Gaotangzhou into one, and have begun a comprehensive defense."
There was a soft "pop" sound, and the purple orchid in Huizong's hand broke.
"Oh, what a pity" Huizong said lightly, not sure whether he meant this purple orchid was a pity or something else.
Song Huizong just left these words in an understatement and walked away.
There was no emotion on his face, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry.
However, Cai Jing knew that Song Huizong must be on the verge of breaking out at this time.
Cai Jing did not dare to say anything more and followed Huizong obediently.
In the Hall of Wende, Huizong stood with his hands behind his back and still did not speak.
At this moment, Huizong felt really melancholy, as if it was useless to deal with Liangshan no matter how many reinforcements the court sent.
It may be the general's problem once or twice, but if it happens every time, you have to think carefully about the root cause of the problem.
Huizong didn't speak, and Cai Jing stood bent down without daring to get up, even though his waist was already in unbearable pain.
After a while, Huizong sighed and said, "Grandmaster Cai, do you think our Song army is really so unbearable?
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Why are they defeated repeatedly?"
It doesn’t matter if you can’t defeat Liao Kingdom Xixia, but why can’t you defeat even thieves like Lin Chong and Tian Hu?
The imperial court sent large armies to conquer Liangshan several times but all ended in failure.
Instead of losing troops and generals, Lin Chong continued to grow.
As for Tian Hu, the imperial court has sent an army to conquer for a long time, but no progress has been made.
Seeing that the cold winter is approaching, it will be more difficult for the army to move, and the day of peace is still far away.
Alas, sometimes I often wonder whether the bandits are too powerful or my generals are too incompetent.
Grand Master, please answer this question for me."
Cai Jing on the side heard Huizong's words and broke out in cold sweat from behind.
Cai Jing felt that Song Huizong had changed and became able to think.
This was not a good sign.
It is much easier to control an emperor who does not know how to think and only knows how to have fun than to control an emperor who knows how to think and has his own ideas.
"Back to Your Majesty, thieves are thieves after all.
Although they can win a few battles by luck, they are only short-lived and will not last long.
On the other hand, although the imperial court occasionally failed, it did not suffer any damage.
As long as good generals are sent to lead the crusade, they can definitely be wiped out.
Lin Chong and Tian Hu are nothing more than ringworm and scabies.
Although they are powerful for a while, they will not last long."
Cai Jing did not directly answer Huizong's question because he could not answer it.
He could only say something ambiguous and please Huizong.
"A dike of a thousand miles collapsed in an ant's nest.
If a person has no long-term worries, he will have immediate worries.
Alas, forget it.
I'm tired.
Let's discuss Lin Chong's matter in the morning.
Anyway, things are already like this, so it won't take half a day."
Song Huizong was in no mood at this time and just wanted to be alone and quiet.
In the morning court the next day, Huizong was sitting in the Zihuan Hall, his face calm and showing no emotion or anger.
After the official of the palace finished singing, Cai Jing originally wanted to raise the matter of Lin Chong directly, but he saw that the martial arts edict Luo Jian came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, we received an urgent report this morning that Wang Qing of Huaixi is causing rebellion, and the officers and soldiers cannot resist the enemy."
They have become a traitor and have now occupied eight military prefectures in Huaixi, totaling eighty-six prefectures and counties.
If they are not eliminated early, they will definitely become a big trouble."
What does it mean when the house leaks and it rains all night?
This is it.
In the past, Lin Chong and Tian Hu were not at peace, and now Wang Qing has appeared.
It is true that misfortunes never come singly.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the words here finished, another Taiwei surnamed Liu came out and said: "Your Majesty, according to urgent reports, the Jiangnan bandit Fangla led his troops to rebel.
In a short period of time, he occupied 25 counties in eight states.
Now he is claiming to be a country."
Want to attack Yangzhou.
Neighboring states and counties were unable to resist, and urgent calls for help came in one after another.”
After Liu Taiwei finished speaking, the officials in the audience began to discuss in low voices.
Now that the four major bandits from the southeast, northwest and northwest are all involved, how can they not shock everyone?
"It's all rebellion.
Who can tell me what's going on in this world?"
Originally, Song Huizong finally spent one night to adjust to his angry mood.
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Who knew that at the beginning of the morning court, two more rebels were reported, and they also invaded the state and plundered the county, which was unstoppable.
Song Huizong could no longer control his emotions, stood up suddenly and shouted loudly.
"I am guilty."
Seeing Huizong's anger, all the ministers fell to their knees.
"Of course you are guilty.
You are all in high positions.
It can be said that you are very powerful.
But what have you done?
Thieves and bandits emerge in endlessly, and every time one appears they are unstoppable.
Did they all appear overnight?
Why not eradicate them as soon as possible before they become big?
Is the local government deliberately condoning it, or are you hiding it and refusing to retaliate?
Say, why?”
Huizong was really angry.
Outside, there were Liao Kingdom, Jin Kingdom, and Xixia were not in peace.
At home, Lin Chong, Tian Hu, Wang Qing, and Fang La rebelled.
If the land occupied by the four people is added up, they would account for almost half of the Song Dynasty: