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

"Whether there was embezzlement or not will be known after the investigation,"

"Let him stay in jail for a few days first."

With a command from the king,

Five hundred heavily armored soldiers began their operation.

Faced with these human-shaped tin cans, Fan Qiong and his personal guards dared not resist.

They arrested him without lifting a finger.

Only then did Fan Qiong feel fear.

It turns out that embezzling money and goods really does have consequences.

It turns out that Zhao didn't care at all that he commanded 30,000 troops.

Why is this happening?

It shouldn’t be!

Zhao Yuan could not understand Fan Qiong's foolish behavior.

Fan Qiong also couldn't understand Zhao Yuan's way of thinking.

On the way to prison,

Fan Qiong saw another group of soldiers.

They stormed into Zhao Ye's residence like wolves and tigers.

“It’s over, it’s all over…” Fan Qiong muttered to herself.

Even Vice Chancellor Zhao Ye was to be severely punished.

Not to mention himself, a military general.

Zhao Ye rose to power by currying favor with Cai Jing and Wang Fu.

When he was with Cai Jing,

He was not in a high enough position to commit any serious crimes.

But under Wang Fu,

Zhao Ye, however, was promoted rapidly.

He handled many of the dirty work.

It was already notorious in Tokyo.

Moreover, it offended many officials who were waiting for vacancies!

At that time, Wang Fu was the prime minister.

Anyone who wants to obtain a real position

They had to give gifts to Wang Fu's cronies.

Zhao Ye, on the other hand, controlled the Ministry of Personnel.

Yesterday afternoon, after Zhao Yuan sent troops to arrest Wang Anzhong,

This demonstrates the attitude towards former officials of the previous dynasty.

Dozens of officials immediately came to report Zhao Ye.

Not only did they report him for extorting money from officials,

It also unearthed a whole mess of other problems.

The outcome was the same as for Wang Anzhong.

I will execute him immediately.

His relatives were exiled to southern Sichuan after their property was confiscated.

Southern Sichuan is full of barbarians.

There is a lack of Han Chinese population.

In Dali Temple prison,

Zhao Ye was imprisoned with Wang Anzhong.

They all remained silent, not in the mood to speak.

Wang Anzhong was detained for an extra night after all.

To better adapt to one's own situation

After a long silence, he finally spoke.

"Take a guess, who else will come in?"

Zhao Ye thought for a moment and said, "Bai Shizhong, I guess."

"He used the offering of auspicious omens"

"They've made a fortune over the years, and they've even extorted money from local officials."

"The reason the Zhao family is dealing with us is most likely because they're running out of military funds,"

"I know both of our families are wealthy,"

"Not only can confiscating property be used to subsidize expenses,"

"They can also kill us to vent public anger."

"Pai Shih-chung is indeed rich,"

“There aren’t many people in Tokyo who are richer than him,” Wang Anzhong nodded.

Zhao Ye retorted sarcastically, "Your Excellency is no less impressive."

"I heard that he made 400,000 strings of cash in one go in Yanshan Prefecture."

"If it were me, I definitely wouldn't have been that bold."

"The Jurchens are eyeing us covetously from the outside,"

"With Pharmacist Guo surrounding him,"

"They actually dared to embezzle all the money meant to save someone's life!"

"It's amazing you even made it back to Tokyo alive!"

Wang Anzhong sighed, "Youzhou is in ruins and unable to collect taxes."

"They can only get it from the government's remittances."

"We have no choice; we can't just give up on life, can we?"

Chapter 1628 Wutai Mountain

"If you hadn't ruined the situation in Youzhou, the Jurchens probably wouldn't have been able to advance south so smoothly,"

Zhao Ye gritted his teeth and said,

"The Song Dynasty's rulers and ministers have fallen to this state entirely because of you!"

"What does it have to do with me?"

Wang Anzhong defended himself by saying...

"Given Guo Yaoshi's arrogance, he will betray the court sooner or later."

Just then, a jailer brought in food.

"Wang Anzhong, here's an extra meal for you."

When Wang Anzhong saw the meat in his rice, he was immediately horrified.

"Wasn't he supposed to be executed in three days? Why are we eating our last meal today?"

The jailer said, "How should I know? Perhaps the higher-ups can't wait any longer."

"I won't eat this food, I won't eat this food..."

Wang Anzhong was so frightened that he retreated repeatedly, and then shouted again.

"I want to report these people for meritorious service. I know a lot of their dirty deeds!"

The jailer had actually prepared in advance and immediately took out a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone.

"Write it down quickly."

Zhao Ye laughed from the side, "No matter how many people you report, you can't escape death. Why bother?"

There's always a glimmer of hope.

Wang Anzhong lay trembling in his cell as he ground ink.

When these two were discussing the case,

Wang Bing has already begun to dismiss the soldiers in Tokyo.

Thirty thousand soldiers from Tokyo

They were stationed in several different barracks.

First, he ordered all departments to hold martial arts competitions.

Hundreds of the most capable and brave warriors were selected and sent.

Then each person was given a peck of rice and sent away.

Anyone who dares to cause trouble will not get a single bushel of rice!

The real problem is dealing with those loyalist soldiers from other regions.

Because soldiers from Tokyo could go home on the same day.

Zhang Shuye has received a new job.

He summoned all the generals and commanders.

Besides bandits like Song Jiang and Sun Lie

There were also local militia leaders such as Wei Gong and Li Zhiping.

"Zhao ordered me to lead troops back to Shandong to assist Zhang Tang in suppressing bandits there,"

Zhang Shuye addressed the generals.

"Zhao was dissatisfied with the poor discipline of the Shandong soldiers, and during the chaos in the city, countless Shandong soldiers took advantage of the situation to loot."

Zhao said that he would not pursue the matter in the past, but if anyone violated military discipline again in the future, he would be executed without mercy.

Wei Gong and Li Zhiping had relatively good military discipline.

I've long disliked Song Jiang and Sun Lie.

The two of them took the opportunity to smear each other.

Li Zhiping said, "I will definitely restrain my soldiers and ensure that they do not harm the people in the slightest in the future."

"If anyone harasses the people, I will execute that scoundrel without Zhang Shuai even lifting a finger."

Wei Gong looked at Song Jiang,

"I just don't know if some people can do it?"

Song Jiang quickly declared, "I will definitely discipline the army strictly."

Zhang Shuye continued, "Each of you four is only allowed to leave behind three thousand soldiers."

"I can only leave three thousand personal guards,"

"The total number of soldiers in Shandong is 15,000."

"All other elderly and infirm individuals must be laid off."

"Those who are willing to stay in the Gyeonggi region,"

“The land can be allocated and resettled locally.”