Chapter 272 Yuetai

In late spring of the fifth year of Jianyan, the situation in the Jin Kingdom's Yanjing City suddenly changed.

By the time the news reached the Central Plains, it was already early summer, and Emperor Zhao was reviewing the troops at Yuetai, west of Tokyo. Specifically, he was reviewing the newly formed Imperial Cavalry.

But to be honest, the review process did not give Emperor Zhao a very good impression.

"What's going on over there?" After the inspection, Zhao Jiu returned to the general's platform...that is, the high platform of Yuetai Camp and Yuetai Town. After dismounting and stepping onto the stage, he did not rush to order the troops to disperse and return to the camp, nor did he rush to find Qu Duan and others to ask questions. Instead, he pointed to a bustling place not far from the military camp and asked with an expressionless face.

"Reporting to your Majesty, we are the people of Tokyo. We heard that your Majesty is reviewing the royal army, so we went out of the city to watch..." The accompanying Minister of War, General Hu Shijiang, immediately bowed his head in response.

But Zhao Jiu responded coldly when he was halfway through his words: "You can come here to have a look, but why do you want to have a look between the military camp and the troops? Can vendors set up stalls in front of the military camp? Are you here to have a look or to watch the fish and turtle show?!"

Fish and turtle drama was a popular form of entertainment in Tokyo. Artists directed fish and turtles to line up and move together according to their commands. It was a prototype of aquatic circus... And the fact that Emperor Zhao used this metaphor showed that he was angry.

Although Emperor Zhao was furious, not to mention General Hu who had won the first prize, even the four accompanying ministers, several commanders and deputy commanders-in-chief in the imperial camp, and cavalry officers such as Qu Duan who had just arrived with the army, although they were all in awe, they were still a little puzzled.

They were not puzzled as to why Emperor Zhao was angry. In fact, these people knew that the emperor would definitely not be in a good mood today, but they still could not understand why the other party was dissatisfied with this matter... What's wrong with the common people taking a look?

For a time, some people even thought that the official was angry and causing trouble for no reason.

Of course, as Zhao Jiu continued to scold them, these people finally understood: "Other countries wish they could join the army when watching their own military parades, but the Song Dynasty treats its own military parade as a joke! It's only been a few years since the Jingkang Incident? Once things have stabilized, they still look down on the military?! How many times do they have to suffer that kind of loss before they learn their lesson? When Gao Qiu turned the imperial guards of the capital into a circus, what was the result? Haven't you seen it?"

The meaning of the series of questions was very clear, but the words were a bit harsh, so everyone turned their eyes to the four ministers. Before the four ministers could come out to smooth things over, the prefect of Kaifeng, Yan Xiaozhong, took the initiative to admit his fault: "This matter is my fault. I did not handle it properly..."

"Of course you have failed in your duty!" Zhao Jiu saw Yan Xiaozhong come out and stand side by side with General Hu Shi, but he was still furious while holding the whip. "In peaceful times, it is right to control the military with the civil officials, but now we are still at war. I have repeatedly emphasized the separation of civil and military officials, and they are of the same rank and level. Why do you civil officials bully the military officials in the blink of an eye?! The military order of the military governor leading the general was actually ignored by a prefect! When the general entered the Chongwen Academy (where the Privy Council of the capital province is located), he had to greet an editor when he saw him! The prince led the military governor of the three towns to recruit a Jinshi who was idle at home to join the staff. If he didn't want to go, it would be fine. But why did the scholars flatter him and give him an official position?! In my opinion, you people deserve to be taken to Wuguo City and live in the cellar!"

The last sentence was completely out of control.

However, after such humiliation, many of the accompanying key officials on the stage remained silent, and even the censors had no intention of taking the lead... The reason was simple. This emperor was not an emperor who got angry often, and the previous times he lost his temper and got angry were in the army, and he killed people.

Of course, this time, it seems that I can barely be considered as being in the military.

Besides this, except for the last sentence which was just an outburst, all the other words spoken by Emperor Zhao had specific meanings.

The commander-in-chief saluted the editor-in-chief, which was a common occurrence in Chongwenyuan recently. The fact that the governor ignored the military order of the Jiedushi referred to an incident that happened to Yue Fei's troops when they arrived at the front line to quell the rebellion... Yue Fei arrived at the Jizhou front line and set up a front-line camp. He then sent his Beiwei Army commander Zhang Xian to the nearby Fuzhou with documents to ask for food and grass. As a result, the Fuzhou governor refused to give food and ordered all cities, towns and villages not to allow anyone to allow Zhang Xian's troops to enter. It was not until the document from Liu Hongdao, the governor of Jiangxi, arrived that food was allocated.

Even Yue Fei could not tolerate this matter, so he brought the case directly to the emperor, and it had been going on for several days.

As for the matter of recruiting the prince, needless to say, it was naturally Han Wu's fault. He recruited a Jinshi who had resigned from his official position and returned home during the chaos into the shogunate, but the Jinshi directly replied "I don't want to be a cute boy"... This is fine, and Han Shizhong even deserved it, but the key point is that this person became famous because of this, so much so that when a vacancy occurred in a certain place a few days ago, a doctor from the Ministry of Personnel actually recommended this person to fill the vacancy, on the grounds that he "has integrity".

These two troubles involved the two most trusted and beloved generals of the current emperor. In addition, another major trouble happened today. It is no wonder that the emperor is getting more and more angry and took the opportunity to vent his anger.

In fact, you know what, at this moment, there were really a few blisters at the corners of Zhao Jiu's mouth, which showed that he was suffering from inflammation.

Let's cut to the chase. The emperor was too angry, and without the presence of the distinguished Prime Minister Lu, the other four ministers seemed a little embarrassed... because the two incidents involving Han Yue were closely related to the province, and the so-called commanding officer paying respects to the editing officer naturally referred to the Privy Council, so the four ministers who should have come out to persuade the emperor were unable to respond for a moment.

What's more, the last sentence was indeed too much. Not to mention the gentlemen, even a civil servant would not want to suffer such humiliation... As for Yan Xiaozhong and Hu Shijiang who were scolded for no reason, Yan Xiaozhong was a man who had experienced extraordinary things and did not have any unnecessary reaction, while Hu Shijiang had already turned pale.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!