As an emperor, if you don't understand the actions of the civil and military officials under you.
I'm afraid he won't last long as emperor.
Therefore, in all dynasties, as long as the emperor is not an outcast, there will be secret agent organizations similar to Dongchang and Jinyiwei.
The Song Dynasty also had them, but they were not as arrogant and high-profile as the Ming Dynasty.
Liang Shicheng was the steward in charge of the spy organization for Song Huizong.
Liang Shicheng knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, I have received a secret message from my spies.
Prime Minister Tong led his troops to conquer Liangshan, but was defeated by the gang of thieves.
Thirty-four out of ten were killed.
The victory report was that five or six hundred people were beheaded. , he was replaced by Tong Guan, the little thief who killed Kushushan.
He returned to Beijing this time just to mobilize more troops to continue attacking Liangshan, so as to cover up the fact of his defeat."
"How dare Tong Guan deceive me?
How dare he?"
When Song Huizong heard Liang Shicheng's report, he slapped the bookcase angrily.
The pens, inks, paper and inkstones on the desk jumped up and scattered on the table.
Song Huizong was very angry and wanted to remove Tong Guan from his post.
But thinking that he was in charge of the Western Army, Song Huizong calmed down again.
Many people think that Song Huizong is a foolish emperor, but they don't know that this guy is definitely a smart man, a guy who knows the art of the emperor very well.
Otherwise, he would not have been able to firmly control the government for so many years.
Even Cai Jing, who has all the power in the government and the public, is not demoted when asked to be demoted, and transferred to other countries when asked to do so.
Since Wang Anshi's reform, the Western Army has gained a certain degree of autonomy and its combat effectiveness has also increased.
Although the combat effectiveness has increased, the Western Army is gradually losing control of the imperial court and the emperor.
How could Song Huizong endure this?
It was under such circumstances that Song Huizong asked Tong Guan, an eunuch, to be the supervisor of the Western Army, and he was appointed as the inspector to control the Western Army and divide the generals in the Western Army.
Tong Guan did a good job, otherwise Song Huizong would not think so highly of him.
Although I was very annoyed with Tong Guan for deceiving the results of the battle.
But after all, it was just a defeat.
The Song Dynasty had been defeated so many times, and this time was no different.
At any rate, Tong Guan knew how to cover it up, and even used other bandits to take his place.
Besides, if Tong Guan was that powerful, he would be invincible in all battles and invincible in all attacks.
Even if he was an eunuch, Song Huizong would have to be wary of using him.
The famous generals and commanders from past dynasties who were good at fighting were missing, or they were jealous of the emperor and ended up with their heads missing.
Otherwise, he should retire as soon as possible and make people at home, so that he can be at peace.
Thinking of relying on Tong Guan to control the Western Army, Song Huizong regained his rationality and thought about how to deal with the Liangshan bandits.
Liangshan was too close to the capital, and Song Huizong would never allow such a powerful bandit to exist.
Although he was defeated, Tong Guan is still good at fighting.
How about pretending not to know and let him continue to encircle Liangshan?
It’s time to change to a new commander If the commander-in-chief were to be replaced, who would be better?
When Song Huizong was angry, Liang Shicheng lowered his head and sneered.
Tong Guan, you guy Don't think that just because you have won a few battles, you can be arrogant and domineering and ignore me.
As long as your image of knowing soldiers in the eyes of officials is destroyed, I don’t see how you can be favored and how you can control the Western Army.
As long as Tong Guan loses his power, who can still compete with him in the inner courtyard of the palace?
Of course Liang Shicheng knew that it would be difficult to shake Tong Guan's status with just one victory or defeat.
But Liang Shicheng still wanted to do this.
He wanted Song Huizong to see the results of Liang Shicheng's efforts.
He wants Song Huizong to understand that the secret agent organization controlled by Liang Shicheng is still helping the emperor to closely monitor the movements inside and outside the court.
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In this way, Liang Shicheng could gain the trust of Song Huizong and continue to control the secret agents.
Liang Shicheng secretly raised his head and saw that Song Huizong was still hesitating.
He hurriedly raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, in addition to Tong Guan's defeat, I have learned one thing.
I don't dare to make arbitrary decisions, so I came here to report it."
When Song Huizong was thinking about how to deal with the encirclement and suppression of Liangshan, he was interrupted by Liang Shicheng.
He shouted impatiently: "If you have anything, please report it quickly."
Liang Shicheng said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, a few days ago Chai Jin, the eldest son of the Chai family, went to Liangshan in person to visit the bandit leader Shi Jin with a heavy gift."
When Song Huizong heard that the Chai family went up to the mountain in person to visit the gang of bandits in Liangshan, his eyes became cold.
"Tell me more about this" Liang Shicheng explained in detail what he was about to do, and Song Huizong made up his mind after hearing it.
"Comer" Although Liang Shicheng did not find out what exactly Chai Jin and Shi Jin discussed during their meeting, this was not important to Song Huizong.
It is a crime for the Chai family to dare to befriend this powerful bandit.
Hearing Song Huizong's shout, an eunuch who had never had a sense of presence stood up from one side.
Seeing this eunuch, Song Huizong shouted: "Xuan Gaoqiu enters the palace" Hearing that Song Huizong wanted to see Gao Qiu, Liang Shicheng immediately sneered.
Although Gao Qiu was not from Liang Shicheng's side, it didn't matter.
He knew that Gao Qiu was not from Tong Guan's side.
This coaching change itself was a manifestation of Song Huizong's dissatisfaction with Tong Guan.
Gao Qiu had no talent or fame, so his ability to become the palace commander depended entirely on the emperor's trust.
He, Gao Qiu, was in charge of the imperial army, which was related to the safety of the capital and the life of the emperor.
If he is close to people like Cai Jing, he will definitely be jealous of the officials, and he won't even know how to write the word "death" by then.
Therefore, Gao Qiu's relationship with Tong Guan, Liang Shicheng, and senior officials in the court had always been cold, and he was only busy seizing power.
Relying on this loyalty, even though Song Huizong knew that Gao Qiu was incompetent and greedy, he was still able to maintain his position as the palace commander.
It was because in the eyes of Song Huizong, Gao Qiu was a loyal minister and a confidant.
Of course I have to send my henchmen to handle some things.
Hearing the announcement, Gao Qiu hurried into the palace.
Seeing Gao Qiu coming, Song Huizong shouted: "The bandits in Liangshan have become a habit.
They are a serious problem and must be eliminated.
You can share my worries for me."
As the palace commander, Gao Qiu naturally has his channels.
He also found out that Tong Guan was killed by the gang of thieves in Liangshan, and now the officials want to go out to attack Liangshan themselves.
Isn't this costing his own life?"
Gao Qiu knew how capable he was.
He couldn't defeat Tong Guan, so how could he win?
But looking at Song Huizong sitting on the stage, Gao Qiu knew that he had no choice.
He hurriedly bowed and shouted: "I am a humble minister but I am willing to do my best to lead an army to conquer this bandit and obtain the imperial edict."
Song Huizong saw that Gao Qiu happily agreed, and he thought that he was indeed his confidant, who could share his worries.
Song Huizong nodded and said: "Since Aiqing is willing to share your worries with me, let Aiqing choose the army and horses."
When Gao Qiu heard this, he immediately reported: "I heard that Liangshan Park has a radius of more than 800 miles and cannot be entered without boats.
I asked the imperial edict to cut down trees near Liangshan Park, supervise craftsmen to build ships, or use official money to buy civilian ships.
Used by warships."
Gao Qiu is not as arrogant as Tong Guan.
He thinks that he can wipe out Liangshan in one battle, so it is better to be fully prepared.
Song Huizong heard this and said: "What Aiqing said is reasonable, so we will handle it according to what Aiqing said."
Gao Qiu said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
As if by accident, Song Huizong said: "During this period, Chai Jin's family is a little uneasy about the current situation.
I'm afraid that some people are young and ignorant, and do stupid things.
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When Ai Qing went to destroy Liangshan, he also went to beat up the Chai family in Cangzhou.
If they If the Chai family really has evil intentions, I allow you to do it easily."
Even now, the Chai family still has a good reputation among the people.
If the Chai family rebels, it will be a big trouble.
All dangers must be nipped in the bud However, Song Huizong just wanted Gao Qiu to give the Chai family a beating, and he didn't want to make things too extreme.
In addition to the iron certificate of alchemy given by Emperor Taizu, Chai Jin only visited Liangshan with a heavy gift, and his rebellion had not yet been revealed.
If the Chai family were eradicated like this, those who didn't know what was going on would still think that the cunning rabbit died and the good dog was cooked.
The Zhao family has no conscience and goes back on their word.
Although Song Huizong only mentioned it briefly, Gao Qiu understood it immediately.
Liangshan's matter is not the first priority, the most important thing is the Chai family Gao Qiu hurriedly shouted: "Wei Chen understands and will not let the Holy One worry about this."
Seeing that Gao Qiu understood what he meant, Song Huizong nodded and said: "Go ahead, I will wait for the news of Aiqing's victory."
After Gao Qiu left, Song Huizong called Tong Guan over.
As soon as he saw Tong Guan, Song Huizong was furious.
He slapped the desk hard and shouted: "Tong Guan, you are so brave, you dare to deceive me":