The general didn't know anything, and his own department was not involved, so Liu Chang had to let him leave. This kind of thing happened, and there was no wine feast at night, so Liu Chang asked the store to prepare some wine and food and eat with his subordinates.

Sitting in the room, the more Liu Chang thought about it, the more angry he felt. Originally, all the way to the east, the party heard the wind and fell, what a good thing. After these wanton killings and pokes happened, wouldn't the party members behind them resist desperately? Even if the place is occupied, it will inevitably not be peaceful.

After thinking about it for a long time, I suddenly remembered that before leaving, when I was in the Privy Council, Du Zhongxiao emphasized that no matter what I saw, I could only watch and listen more, and I couldn't interfere. And especially mentioned, soldiers are rough people with knives, don't reason with them, just don't interfere. Thinking of today's events, I can't help but be shocked. It seems that the officials of the Privy Council may have thought about the situation at the front, so they sent themselves to work the army. The most important thing is to understand the situation at the front line. What is really going on here, you can't just look at the recitals of the front-line generals.

With a sigh, Liu Chang stood up and walked around the room. According to his usual temper, it is impossible to let this matter go. But how to manage it? The generals below don't listen to themselves at all, and if they ask the reason, they will push it all away. It's all someone else's business, and it has nothing to do with you. It really forced them to be anxious, maybe it was really like Du Zhongxiao said, and the steel knife in his hand didn't recognize who he was.

Returning to the table and sitting down, Liu Chang ordered the soldiers to take a pen and paper and write down everything he saw and heard today. There is no way now, when I return to the imperial court, I can still report it. Military discipline is not strict, and the imperial court must find a way.

On the second day, heading east along the Wuding River, Di Qing had already left Xiazhou and led a large army to occupy Shizhou. It is pacifying the surrounding cities and preparing to encircle Yinzhou with the Cheyenne period. At this time, there were only two cities left in the party, Yinzhou and Mida Cave, and they held on to it. Yinzhou is the place where the party made its fortune, and Mida Cave is the station of the Dangxiang Left Wing Shen Yong Military Division, and it is the two important military towns in the Hengshan area.

Liu Chang rewarded the Xiazhou guards and traveled east with his entourage. On the way, it passes through Xiazhou Iron Metallurgy, which is a rare place for the party to smelt iron, which was originally very prosperous, but at this time, it is like a three-way crossing, and it is also a wolf. With the previous lesson, Liu Chang called the guards over to ask, and sure enough, there were still rebels who were in rebellion, and they were quickly extinguished by the surrounding garrisons, and there was not even any evidence left.

Except to shake his head and smile bitterly, what else can Liu Chang do? I still want to give them the reward of the royal wine I brought, and continue to travel eastward.

On the afternoon of the second day, he finally arrived in Shizhou and caught up with Di Qing's army.

Di Qing took the generals in the army and greeted Liu Chang and his party for several miles. Liu Chang's official position is not high, but he is an imperial envoy, and etiquette is indispensable.

After entering Shizhou, Liu Chang saw that the city was in order, and there were many people on the street, so he camped on the side of the road. He said to Di Qing: "It's not easy to see the people in Shizhou City happy and the shops are all open. ”

Di Qing said: "Shizhou is a small city, and the guards did not defend it, and there were not many kills and injuries when the city was broken, so it was so." ”

Liu Chang nodded: "I see." By the way, why are so many people resting by the road? He has no place to live, and he is not like the people of his own city. ”

Di Qing was silent for a while before he said, "These are all outsiders. In recent days, the army has advanced too rapidly, and there have been rebellions in many places. These people fled and came to the city of Shizhou, where they should have taken them in. ”

Hearing this, Liu Chang said: "I came from Hongzhou and traveled along the Wuding River all the way. Before arriving in Youzhou, the road was safe, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. After Youzhou, there were towns that were killed because of the rebellion. After Xiazhou, the original party Xiang smelting iron affairs were also killed in ruins because of the rebellion. When I saw Shizhou, it was really like a world away. ”

Di Qing said in a deep voice: "The iron smelting business is because the generals of this army look at the prosperity there, greedy for money, and have chaotic soldiers under the pretense of pretending to be arrogant and looting. The generals and soldiers who made the rebellion have been taken, and more than a dozen people were publicly beheaded in the city the day before yesterday. ”

Seeing that Di Qing's face was not good, Liu Chang nodded and didn't say anything. Looking at Di Qing's appearance, he is still strict with the chaos of the army. The iron smelting business was close to Shizhou, and after the army rebelled, it was immediately taken. But far away, I'm afraid that Di Qing is also powerless, and he really can't control it.

When they arrived at the official office, they each sat down. Liu Chang read out the holy decree and handed over the reward materials to Di Qing for him to distribute in the army. He pointed to the imperial wine he brought and said, "Part of this wine is sent to the army for the soldiers to enjoy." Another part was given to the lieutenant to reward the sergeant. This is the Holy Lord's own command, and I am specially instructed not to let down the soldiers fighting on the front line. ”

Di Qing thanked him and said, "The envoy has been in the army for a few days, and I will take a look at the army." The Xia'an period led the soldiers and horses of the Yanyan Road, and had already swept the Dangxiang fortress north of the Suide Army, and made an appointment with me to join the army in Yinzhou. In the past few days, I sent a large army to attack the Mida Cave, and destroyed the party and the Shenyong Military Division, leaving only Yinzhou. Only after breaking Yinzhou can the party be destroyed and the northwest land is pacified. ”

Liu Chang arched his hand: "That's fine." This time to destroy the party, the imperial court sent more than 300,000 soldiers and horses, spent countless money, lasted more than five months, and finally reached the time of final victory. The Holy Lords and the ministers of the court and the central government were all waiting for the good news with their eyes open. ”

Di Qing said: "Since the destruction of Lingzhou, the party has been struggling to breathe, and it is only about to kick it at the end." If it weren't for the fragmentation of the Yokoyama region, this battle would have ended long ago. Now it's just some party departments, hoping for luck and not surrendering. As long as they make up their minds and the army comes forward, how long can they support it? Conquer Yinzhou, these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains will be owned by the imperial court from now on! ”

Liu Chang listened to Di Qing's arrogance and hurriedly congratulated him.

Listening to Di Qing talk about the situation on the front line, and gossiping again, Liu Chang went back to his residence to rest. In the evening, Di Qing put down a wine feast and washed the dust for Liu Chang. The generals in the army in Shizhou all came to the banquet and tasted the imperial wine brought by Liu Chang.

After three rounds of drinking, Liu Chang said to Di Qing: "Tai Wei, the party is about to be destroyed, I don't know what the difficult thing is next?" ”

Di Qing was silent for a while, and then said: "The party is extremely widely distributed, has a large population, and is rebellious by nature, so it is not easy to tame. Since I sent out the troops, there have been many incidents since the Qinggangxia Party surrendered its troops and rebelled, and since the attack on Hengshan. When Yinzhou is destroyed and the army is withdrawn, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not continue to rebel. It is not a simple matter for the imperial court to want to county and land. It is still necessary to garrison the army, and to pacify and suppress. ”

Liu Chang said: "A few years ago, the two emperors of the Khitan stood side by side, and the imperial court acted in the middle and benefited a lot. If it weren't for the endless Khitan civil war, how could they dare to dispatch hundreds of thousands of troops to destroy the party? This year, Yelu Hongji has won consecutive battles and has approached Datong Mansion, and the Khitan is about to return to unity. As soon as the Khitan was unified, the imperial court was not as calm as before, and it was inevitable to arrange a large army for the Khitan. If the party is not appeased, and a large army needs to be stationed, it is a little difficult for the imperial court to do. ”

Di Qing said: "After the breakthrough of Yinzhou, there is no large force of soldiers and horses in the party, where do you need hundreds of thousands of troops?" When 100,000 people are stationed, they can't make waves. Yinzhou is the place where the party intersects with Shaanxi Road and Hedong Road, and after it is broken, the army of our department can be transferred eastward. ”

Liu Chang nodded: "The officials of the DPRK and China also think so. However, the Privy Council thought that the time was not ripe for a full-scale war with the Khitan, and it would not fight with the Khitan. The general's troops and horses do not know how to arrange it yet. ”

Di Qing said: "Now the Khitan is still separated, in fact, it is the time when the imperial court attacks the Khitan. After destroying the party, the 200,000 army could withdraw and march east to seize Xijing Road. The Privy Council is still more cautious now. ”

Liu Chang did not speak. In the past, the two privy councillors of the Privy Council have always been one and the same. Di Qing was Wang Yiyong before, Di Qing was with Han Qi when he was with him, and Wang Deyong after leaving. Wang De used Zhishi, Tian Guo took over, and the privy envoys became civil officials. Di Qing obviously disapproved of this, and it was inevitable that it would be shown in his words.

With Du Zhongxiao's qualifications and military merits, serving as the deputy privy envoy, Di Qing will not have any objections. But it was Tian Guo who replaced Wang De, which made Di Qing feel inappropriate and felt that the generals were suppressed. Especially in the case of the extermination of the party and the establishment of meritorious service in the army.