Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

After seeing the strength of Ximen Qing's army, as soon as Emperor Zhang Bangchang returned to the palace, he announced that Ximen Qing would be granted the post of Privy Envoy, letting him take charge of the Privy Council.

This is to hand over the military power of Chu State to Ximen Qing.

Could it be that Zhang Bangchang is really so stupid that he doesn't have any precautions against Ximen Qing?

How could it be possible, although Zhang Bangchang was timid and afraid of getting into trouble, he was also a figure who got involved with Dazai in the previous dynasty, so he would not be so naive politically.

However, the situation is stronger than the people. Today's Chu State does not have a million-strong army, and the only armed force is Ximen Qing's army.

Fan Qiong's military strength is not worth mentioning, and besides, he has already thrown himself into the arms of Ximen Qingjun.

The real power has long been in the hands of Ximen Qing, and Zhang Bangchang is just doing a favor at this time.

Chapter 972 Prestige spreads to the world

Zhang Bangchang understood that he was originally the puppet emperor established by the Jin Kingdom, he had no military power in his hands, and he lacked local support.

Whether it is the Zhao Family Restoration Party outside the city, or Ximen Qing in the city, it is easy to overthrow their own rule.

If Zhao's Restoration Party were allowed to break into the city, he would be arrested as a traitor and die without a place to bury him.

Although Ximenqing has real power, he respects him very much and has no intention of murdering him.

The lesser of two evils, not to mention that Ximen Qing has not yet revealed his harmful side.

Under such circumstances, of course, Zhang Bangchang could only rely on Ximen Qing to deal with the Zhao Restoration Party, to protect himself and the people.

Today, Ximenqing annihilated 20 restoration troops in one fell swoop and made great contributions to consolidating the Chu regime. The emperor Zhang Bangchang could not reward Ximenqing and his generals regardless of their meritorious deeds.

Now the political resources in Zhang Bangchang's hands are only the name of Chu State and the empty official hat.

"Government grows out of the barrel of a gun", Ximenqing will never let the military power go by.Ximenqing accepted the post of Privy Council Envoy of the Privy Council of Chu sent by Zhang Bangchang without hesitation.

There is no rule in the state of Chu that the military should be controlled by the civil, and the literati must serve as privy envoys to suppress and guard against the generals.

Ximenqing was in charge of the Privy Council and personally led the army, and no one in the Chu court could criticize him.

At this time, the leaders of the Restoration Party who were captured alive by the Ximen Qing Army have been taken outside the Xuande Gate, waiting for the imperial court to deal with them.

Zhao Shuxiang, Zhao Zisong, Zhao Ye, Wang Boyan, Wang Xiang, and Zhang Shen were tied up and kneeled in a row.

Beside them, the corpses of generals Liu Guangshi, Wang Yuan, Fu Liang, Wang Yi, Yu Huan and others of the Restoration Army were neatly placed.

Liu Guangshi and other generals didn't know how powerful Ximen Qing's army was, so they led the soldiers to the front, and before they entered the range of the bows and arrows, they were shot one after another in the first three rounds of shooting by the Musketeers, and fell off their horses and died.

Fortunately, they rushed to the forefront, died under the fire of muskets, and kept their complete bodies, so that Ximen Qing's army could find them quickly.

If they were mixed in with the Chinese army, they would have been blown out of shape by the artillery.

Seeing the corpses of Liu Guangshi, Wang Yuan and other generals beside them, Zhao Shuxiang and Zhao Zisong trembled all over, with infinite regret welling up in their hearts.

It turns out that this country is not so easy to fight for!

The arrogant soldier who was alive yesterday turned into a cold corpse in a pool of blood today.

Yesterday he was sitting on tens of thousands of troops, but today he is a prisoner.

This throne is really not something that ordinary people can get their hands on!

Both Zhao Shuxiang and Zhao Zisong are pampered and pampered children of the clan. Now they are knocked down from the sky and finally shrouded in fear.

Seeing Zhao Shuxiang's appearance, Wang Xiang and Zhang Shen felt very regretful.

I am really blind, how could I support such a mediocre person?

Zhao Bushi stayed in Xiangzhou, so he escaped today's catastrophe and did not show his shame here.This made Zhao Ye and Wang Boyan, who supported him, look a little better.

But Zhao Ye and Wang Boyan also understood that the strength of Zhao Bushi's army was greatly damaged, and the remaining Zong Ze, Huang Qianshan, Geng Nanzhong and others would not be the opponents of Chu Ximenqing, and failure was only a matter of time.

This army of Chu Ximenqing is even more terrifying than the Jin army!

This world is about to usher in great changes!

While the leaders of the Restoration Army outside the Xuande Gate were anxiously waiting for the verdict of fate, in the Palace of Wende, the privy envoy Ximen Qing expressed his plan for dealing with the rebellious party.

Ximenqing said that the Chu State legally inherited the land and people of the Song State. Therefore, the people who perished in the Song Dynasty are the subjects of the Chu State, and the army that died in the Song Dynasty is also the army of the Chu State.

Although the state of Chu was newly established and the hearts of the people in the world were uncertain, some traitors took the opportunity to stir up trouble and set off a trend for the restoration of the Zhao family, but most of the 10,000+ restoration army soldiers outside the city were deceived.

Therefore, Ximen Qing decided to be lenient to the soldiers in the captive camp and pardon their treason.

For these 10,000+ people, Ximen Qing will re-select the elite for reorganization, and turn them into the forbidden army of Chu State.

The old and weak who are eliminated will be sent back to their original places for resettlement.

Regarding the culprit outside the Xuande Gate, Ximenqing also advocated that only the remnants of the Zhao family be killed, and the rest of the civil servants and military generals be demoted to use, so that they can atone for their crimes.

As for the people in the court who created momentum for the restoration of the Zhao family, Ximenqing took a look at Lu Haowen and others, and suggested that the emperor Zhang Bangchang said that the person was innocent, let the past go, and punished him with a salary of one month.

However, Ximen Qing also hoped that Lu Haowen and the others could see the situation clearly and not make an exception.

After hearing the words of Privy Envoy Ximen Qing, Lu Haowen and others almost cried in court.

Privy Envoy Ximen, I will accept your favor by surviving a catastrophe today.But, don't play tricks on me anymore!

Seeing your majesty killing all directions from the tower today, how can we not see the situation clearly?

This world is not owned by the Zhao family!

No matter how stupid I am, I can see that from now on, you Ximen Privy Envoy will be the man who dominates the world!

Although Ximenqing did not name his name, Lu Haowen and others spoke well of the Zhao family, and all the ministers who advised Zhang Bangchang to abdicate and return to power all came out on their own, and gave Ximenqing a big gift, thanking him for his generosity and not killing him. kindness.

At the same time, these ministers also apologized to Emperor Zhang Bangchang, and vowed to be loyal to Chu State from then on, and would never have anything to do with the Zhao family of the dead Song Dynasty.

For a moment, the palace of Wende presented a scene where the monarch and his subjects were united, moving the heavens and the earth.

Ximenqing's order and the palace's edict quickly spread outside the Xuande Gate. This time, the Zhao family's restoration army rebelled and rebelled.

Zhao Shuxiang and Zhao Zisong, who had already been arrested, were immediately executed, and Zhao Bushi, who had not yet been arrested, was wanted nationwide.

As for Zhao Ye, Wang Boyan, Wang Xiang, Zhang Shen and others who were bewitched by the Zhao family and participated in the siege of the capital, they were just confused for a while.

The imperial court thought it was sympathetic, granted amnesty to Zhao Ye and others, punished them by cutting off their original posts, and demoted them to hire after the imperial court's assessment.

The rest of the people who followed the restoration of the Zhao family will be pardoned for their crimes.

After reading the decree, Zhou Yiwen, governor of Kaifeng, personally supervised the beheading, and beheaded Zhao Shuxiang and Zhao Zisong after verifying their integrity.