Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

"Isn't that a beautiful story too?"

Zhao Ji laughed.

"I know you are exceptionally talented,"

"Given his family's scholarly background, it's possible he truly possesses the talent of a prime minister."

"However, you are still relatively inexperienced,"

"That's why I ordered them to wipe out the Liangshan bandits,"

"When you return victorious, I will promote you to a higher rank."

"Wang Fu's performance after becoming prime minister,"

"It's really quite unacceptable; if you were to accomplish something,"

"Who knows, perhaps your Cai family could really produce two prime ministers."

Cai You actually looked down on Wang Fu.

The Cai family could be described as a family of officials.

Wang Fu, however, came from a humble background.

His father actually gave him the name Wang Fu, which was used by a eunuch during the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Later, he received a favor from the emperor.

They then changed it to 黼.

Chapter 1619 Is the Emperor Not a Ruler?

Wang Fu's name is often the subject of amusement among scholars.

His rise to power was nothing more than currying favor with the eunuch Liang Shicheng.

He was promoted eight ranks in just one year.

He became prime minister.

Cai You felt that if he were made prime minister...

They will definitely be able to defeat Wang Fu.

Therefore, he immediately said excitedly,

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."

Zhao Ji hurriedly said, "Please wait a moment to thank me,"

"I'm just giving you a chance,"

"You still need to achieve results,"

"Only then can I make you prime minister."

Cai You smiled and said, "His Majesty has already said that I can choose any soldiers I want."

"Then achieving that result is definitely possible."

"I will then select 100,000 Western troops,"

"We will definitely wipe out the Liangshan bandits in one fell swoop."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ji immediately replied,

"The Western Army is no good. You can choose any other force besides the Western Army."

Upon hearing this, Cai You hurriedly said,

"His Majesty just said I can choose any soldiers I want,"

"Why can't the Western Army do it?"

Zhao Ji said helplessly, "Tong Guan has already led 200,000 Western troops to annihilate Fang La."

"The remaining Western Army must guard against the Western Xia invasion and cannot be redeployed."

"You should choose other troops,"

"You may choose some of my four highest armies."

"If the Western Army fails, then only the Imperial Guards remain,"

"But even with 100,000 imperial guards, Gao Kan was no match for them,"

"I'm afraid the other Imperial Guards won't be able to do it either."

"What other troops are there?"

Cai You thought for a while,

"I've got it! Didn't the imperial court offer amnesty to ten military governors a few years ago?"

"They all came from bandit backgrounds, just like these Liangshan bandits,"

"The imperial court could not suppress them, so they offered them amnesty."

"If we take them to wipe out the Liangshan bandits,"

"Success is inevitable."

"I will select these ten military governors."

When Zhao Ji heard Cai You's words,

I also think it's feasible.

"Then go and prepare. I await your good news."

...

Emperor Huizong (Zhao Ji) held Cai You in high regard.

He then offered Cai You further encouragement.

Then he was given an imperial edict.

Let him allocate troops.

Cai You came out of the palace.

He was no longer in a sorry state.

He arrived at the Privy Council full of high spirits.

The Privy Council issued ten documents.

He ordered the ten military governors to lead 10,000 elite troops under their command.

They will gather in Tokyo and await further instructions.

These ten military governors were:

Wang Huan, the military governor of Henan and Hebei,

Xu Jing, the military governor of Shangdang and Taiyuan,

Wang Wende, the military governor of Hongnong in northern Beijing,

Mei Zhan, the military governor of Yingzhou and Runan.

Zhang Kai, the military governor of Anping in Zhongshan,

Yang Wen, the military governor of Lingling in Jiangxia,

Han Cun, the military governor of Yanmen Pass in Yunzhong

Li Congji, the military governor of Hanyang in Longxi

Xiang Yuan, the military governor of Langya and Pengcheng.

Jing Zhong, the military governor of Tianshui Town, Qinghe County.

These ten men were all from outlaw backgrounds.

The imperial court could not suppress them.

The imperial edict had just been issued to grant them amnesty.

He later made many contributions to the Song Dynasty.

Or wipe out other bandits,

Or attack Western Xia,

They were all elite and brave men.

It can be said that, apart from the Western Army of the Song Dynasty,

That's the strongest army in terms of combat power.

Cai You also learned from the Privy Council that

Gao Kan once wanted to transfer Qiu Yue and Zhou Ang, the two instructors of the 800,000 Imperial Guards.

However, the two had not yet left the capital.

Gao Kan was defeated.

Therefore, Cai You transferred the two men.

Five hundred elite soldiers were selected from each of the four armies: Dragon Might, Tiger Wing, Sun-Holding, and Loyal Righteousness.

A total of two thousand,

He was to be a personal guard to protect him.

Liu Menglong's navy, however, went north after...

Because there are still some remnants of ice in the river.

Therefore, the time for the main army to assemble was delayed.

Later, I heard that Gao Kan had been defeated.

He had no choice but to lead his troops back to Tokyo to apologize.

Cai You heard that there was also this naval force.

He was then pardoned.

Liu Menglong's navy was also incorporated into the main army.

Furthermore, after Zhao Yuan publicly executed Gao Kan in Jeju,

It took another two days.

They then reorganized 40,000 troops.

That night raid

Zhao Yuan personally led his troops to break through the main camp.

Guan Sheng led his troops to intercept Zhang Shuye's ambush.

The Song army heard that fighting was taking place both inside and outside the camp.

In the darkness, it was impossible to see the situation clearly.

Many imperial guards feared that if they tried to escape, they would run into the Liang army and lose their lives.

They then laid down their weapons and surrendered in the camp.

Besides killing and injuring several thousand people,

There were more than 30,000 prisoners.

Including the more than 20,000 prisoners captured in the previous battle,

The number of prisoners alone was nearly 60,000.

The amount of food consumed every day is not small.

Fortunately, Jeju Island was captured.