It is said that Zhao Dong began to preside over disaster relief matters after arriving in Hanoi County to take office, and it did not go smoothly at first, because he was too young, and he was only a county commander before, and the county was promoted to Taishou within a few days, which made the officials of Hanoi County very uncomfortable, and there was not much awe of working under such a young and unqualified official.

Zhao Dong knew that although Hanoi County had just experienced a large number of officials being investigated and imprisoned, he did not have any qualifications and prestige, and it would take a long time to get these officials to obey him by conventional means, and the only way to make these officials obey orders in a short period of time was to make them obey orders by thunderous means.

So the person who was used to open the knife to sacrifice the flag appeared, the former Hanoi county lord Bo, the current county lord Liu Xianzhi, because of an inappropriate remark, Zhao Dong took out an infinite amplification, and the platform was launched. In a state of emergency, Taishou had the authority to appoint and dismiss the officials of the whole county, and dismissed Liu Xianzhi from his post and sent him to prison for questioning.

That night, Liu Xianzhi died in prison because he could not bear the torture.

After the news spread, the officials in Hanoi were in a state of disarray, and the officials were afraid of Zhao Dong when they saw him, and no one dared to disobey the orders he issued, and the efficiency of the officials was much higher all of a sudden.

On the surface, the officials in Hanoi did their best to do the orders and explanations given by Zhao Dong, but secretly some people wrote to the court to complain, and at the same time, some people knew that the imperial drive was in Xingyang and would soon arrive in Hanoi, so some officials secretly connected with each other, preparing to sue the emperor together when the imperial driver arrived in Huai County, and they did not believe that Zhao Dong could not be sued.

When Zhao Junsheng's royal car arrived in Huai County, Zhao Dong was not in Huai County, but organized officials, soldiers and civilians in Shanyang County to help the victims build houses and rush to cultivate and plant.

The reception was received by the new county lieutenant Wang Tian, the lord Bo Jia Airen, and the guerrilla general Shi Danian of the Zhenjia Army.

Riding a horse and walking at the front of the team was Bai Jinguang, the general of the Shenwu Army, Li Bao took a thousand dragon martial forces to escort Zhao Junsheng in the middle of the team, Wang Tian, Jia Airen, Shi Danian and others walked up and down from the gate of the city to greet and bow: "Hanoi County Taishou Mansion Lord Bo, Jia Airen, County Lieutenant Wang Tian, and Zhen Garrison Guerrilla General Shi Danian welcome His Majesty to inspect Hanoi County!" ”

Zhao Junsheng raised his hand: "All the Qing families are flat!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The officials climbed up.

Zhao Junsheng asked, "What about Zhao An?" ”

Jia Airen replied: "Back to Your Majesty, Taishou went to Shanyang County to check on the officials, soldiers and civilians to help the victims build houses and rush to cultivate and plant!" ”

Zhao Junsheng asked again: "Since Taishou is out on business, where is Juncheng?" ”

The officials of Hanoi looked at each other, and none of them dared to say a word.

Zhao Junsheng was surprised: "What? You don't know where the county is? ”

Wang Tian, the new county lieutenant, stepped forward and bowed down with his fists and said: "Back to Your Majesty, Liu Xianzhi of the county was originally the lord of Bo, because the original Taishou and the county were all guilty, he was temporarily promoted to be the county commander to preside over the affairs of the county, Zhao Taishou ordered Liu Xian to be put in prison for questioning within a few days after taking office, and died in prison that night!" The ministers thought that Zhao Taishou had already reported this matter to His Majesty and the court, but they never thought that His Majesty had not received the performance! ”

These words concealed murderous intentions, and the officials of Hanoi County raised their hearts to their throats one by one, they were worried that the emperor would investigate the truth of the matter, and they were also worried that the emperor would protect Zhao An.

Zhao Junsheng was stunned at first, and then his face became calm, and after Wang Tian finished speaking, he just said indifferently: "Order, the Shenwu Army stays outside the city and camps, and the Dragon Guard Army escorts into the city!" Li Bao, you take the first step and personally choose a place for me to stay as a palace! ”

"Obey the order!" Li Bao clenched his fists and agreed, and lit up the dragon guards one by one to enter the city.

The officials of Hanoi County did not expect that Zhao Junsheng did not care about Zhao Dong's death of Liu Xian at all, and heard that Zhao Junsheng asked Li Bao to take people into the city first to find a place to stay as a palace, obviously not believing in the loyalty of these officials of Hanoi County, which is not a good signal.

One by one, the officials of Hanoi County lowered their heads and turned their heads to exchange glances with each other, and everyone's faces showed a look of concern.

"Lord Bo Jia Airen, county lieutenant Wang Tian, and the guerrilla general Shi Danian of the Zhenshu Army!"

The three named bigwigs immediately hit a few spirits each, and immediately bowed down and agreed: "The minister is here!" ”

"Lead the way, go to Taishou Mansion!"

"Your Majesty obeys the order, Your Majesty, please!"

So a group of officials and horses followed around the royal car and went into the city to the Taishou Mansion.

After walking for about two moments, the imperial car arrived at the Taishou Mansion, and the dragon guards of a building had already quickly occupied various key positions in the Taishou Mansion under the leadership and command of the generals, arranging sentry posts and patrol posts, responsible for the emperor's middle defense circle, the outer defense circle was responsible for the original town army, and the innermost defense circle was responsible for the imperial guards.

Zhao Junsheng rode on horseback and looked at the plaque of Taishou Mansion on the lintel of Taishou Mansion, there were still blood stains on this plaque, and there were holes left by arrows.

"Taishou Mansion was once captured by rebels?"

In the face of Zhao Junsheng's inquiry, the officials of Hanoi County had to answer, and Jia Airen replied: "Yes, Your Majesty! ”

Zhao Junsheng jumped off his horse and walked into the Taishou Mansion, and the generals and officials followed him one after another.

Someone led the way in front, and Zhao Junsheng and the others quickly walked to the lobby of the Taishou Mansion, where he sat on the main seat, and the officials and generals stood on both sides.

Zhao Junsheng's gaze swept over the faces of the officials and generals of Hanoi County, and finally his gaze fell on the face of Shi Danian, the guerrilla general of the Zhenshu Army: "General Shi! ”

Shi Danian immediately stood up and bowed down and hugged his fists and said: "The end will be!" ”

"When Dou Kui rebelled against Murong Ju's line, where were you and your soldiers and horses?"

As soon as Zhao Junsheng asked this, Shi Danian had a bad premonition in his heart, why did the emperor ask about this matter? In an instant, his mind turned countless times, and he hesitated and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the last general and his generals are rescuing the disaster thirty miles east of the field!" ”

This matter can't be hidden at all, just find someone to ask, so Shi Danian didn't dare to lie at all.

Zhao Junsheng said: "I heard that Murong Ju and his entourage held out for most of the day, and Dou Kui led the troops to rebel and conquer the entire county after breaking through the Qin Cha Xingyuan, and you didn't bring the troops to the rescue until the next morning, when Dou Kui had already run away with the rebels, do you need to take a day and a night to walk the distance of thirty miles?" ”

Shi Danian's face changed drastically, he didn't expect the emperor to even know such details, it was not a good thing to be remembered by the emperor, let alone because of this kind of ineffective rescue.

Shi Danian hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is angry, when the last general received the news, the soldiers were giving disaster relief, and they were very tired, and the last general thought at that time that if he took the tired army to crusade against the rebels, he was afraid that not only could not win, but would be used by the rebels, so the last general boldly made the decision to let the soldiers rest for a day!" ”

Zhao Junsheng slapped the desk with a cold face, so frightened that Shi Danian and the generals and officials knelt down together, and they all trembled.

"Dou Kui only has a few hundred county soldiers in his hands, not to mention the dilapidated equipment, the drill is lax, and the morale is low, even if he gathers a group of scoundrels and death row prisoners, these are all rabble! And your garrison army is diligent, morale-high, well-equipped, and has a lot of horses and carriages, can you make your elite garrison lie down after a thirty-mile journey? Can it make them not have the courage to face a rabble?

Shi Danian, if you try to fool me, I will let you know how stupid you really are! I'll give you one last chance to tell the truth, or I'll never give you a chance to speak!" ”

Cold sweat flowed down Shi Danian's forehead, and his mind was blank.

Zhao Ping looked at him and said loudly: "Shi Danian, you can't hold back this matter, my father knows everything, there is nothing my father doesn't know, if you continue to carry it, the consequences will be unimaginable!" ”

Shi Danian knelt on the ground, clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the last general is indeed deliberately delaying time, the purpose is to teach Murong Ju a lesson!" ”

Zhao Junsheng asked, "Why did you do this?" Murong Ju is the minister of the Qin Mission, directly representing me, has he found out on your head? Or are you in collusion with Dou Kui and others? ”

"No, the last general's younger brother Shi Dazhuang followed His Majesty's northern expedition to Rouran, and died heroically in the battle with the Rouran people, the last general heard that it was because of this Murong Ju who dissuaded the princes of the imperial court from holding a triumphal ceremony, which made the younger brother of the last general and the loyal souls of tens of thousands of soldiers who died in the northern Xinjiang unable to return to their homeland with glorious souls, and the last general was angry, so he deliberately delayed time! Due to personal grudges, tens of thousands of people in the county were victimized by the rebels, and the last general knew that he would die, but the last general was not afraid of death, and the last general just wanted to ask for an explanation for the heroic spirits who died on the battlefield! ”

The lobby of the Taishou Mansion became silent because Shi Danian's words fell.

Zhao Junsheng's face did not change at all, but he was struggling fiercely in his heart.

Zhao Ping sighed and lamented: "Shi Danian, Shi Danian, you are sincere and kind-hearted, but you are kind enough to do bad things, the court has not denied the exploits of those soldiers who died in battle, nor has it always refused to give them the opportunity to add glory, but now the timing is not right, the court can completely correct the name of those loyal souls who died in battle after solving the disaster, why are you so reckless and reckless?" Because of your deliberate delay in the warplane, the rebels caused heavy losses to Hanoi County, and caused hundreds of civilians to die tragically under the rebels' knives, you are a crime! ”

Shi Danian wept bitterly, knelt on the ground and said: "The last general deserves to die the most, please Your Majesty behead the last general to set an example!" ”

Zhao Junsheng closed his eyes, he was in a dilemma, not killing Shi Danian was obviously a blasphemy against military law, Shi Danian's approach was obviously a personal vendetta, but killing Shi Danian, it was not easy to explain to those meritorious soldiers and martyrs of the Northern Expedition.

How, exactly? Zhao Junsheng felt a headache, he took a deep breath, and decided to leave this matter to the military: "Come on, temporarily take Shi Danian into prison and detain, remove him from his military position, and retain his military status and rank until he is convicted!" ”