Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 246 It turns out that the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a documentary! (6k!)
Zhang Xu sneered and said, "Defending the fortress is naturally no problem, but can he defend it?
Nearly two hundred fortresses were destroyed, and tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians were killed or injured. How could they not be able to defend it?

Even big strongholds like Mizhi Village and Funing City have been exposed to the Xixia army. If these strongholds are conquered, it may cost tens of thousands of lives and injuries if we want to take them back!
He Su Yun does not do his job, but eats and lives with the soldiers. Haha, what's going on? Is he trying to win people's hearts?"

Zhang Dun was so angry that his face turned red, but faced with such questioning, he really had nothing to say.

No matter how one tries to cover it up, nearly 200 fortresses were destroyed. This is a fact and there is no point in making excuses.

As the de facto leader of Fuyan Road, Su Yun naturally had to take responsibility.

However, eating and living with the soldiers is indeed inappropriate. The general can train the soldiers, but what is the purpose of eating and living with the soldiers?
This is not any other dynasty, this is the Song Dynasty!

The Song Dynasty had always been very sensitive about the military. In fact, it was not only the military generals that were on guard against, but also the civil servants. The separation of the power to dispatch troops and the power to lead troops in battle not only made it impossible for the military generals to control the army, but also made it impossible for the civil servants to control the army.

Zhao Xu was annoyed when he saw Zhang Xu, Wang Gui and others either mocking or gloating over their misfortune. Such important military and national affairs were used as an excuse for factional struggles and mutual attacks, but no one took the harm itself seriously. How could he not be angry?

However, Zhao Xu could not get angry. As he said, if he won, of course there would be great debates, but it was also a fact that he was at a disadvantage now. Even as the emperor, he could not give Su Yun too much excuses and could only say this.

"Ju Zheng often reported to me about his military training, saying that the defeated soldiers of the two battalions had frightened the Xixia cavalry, and that an unusual method was needed to rekindle their fighting spirit.

So, there is nothing to blame. Okay, everyone, please have your meal quickly. We will continue to discuss how to solve the flood problem in the Jinghu area."

Zhao Xu tried to smooth things over, hoping to get over the matter quickly. Unexpectedly, the Imperial Censor Li Ding suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I heard that the governor of Fuyan Road, Su Yun, bypassed the military supply officer and took the power of military supply distribution to himself, showing favor to the soldiers. If this continues, the soldiers will not know the court or the emperor, but only know Su Yun, the governor of Fuyan Road. If this continues, he will definitely become a military governor of the Tang Dynasty. I suggest that Su Yun be investigated strictly!"

When these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked.

Zhang Dun looked at Li Ding with sharp eyes. Li Ding wanted to punish Ju Zheng to death. These words showed that they were going to completely break off relations!

Zhao Xu's face also darkened and he looked at Li Ding angrily.

Li Ding, however, looked at his nose and his heart, and did not respond to Zhao Xu's gaze.

Zhao Xu felt angry and at a loss all of a sudden. Li Ding was the Chief Censor, and his impeachment was fatal. Let alone Su Yun, a small governor of Fuyan Road, even if the prime minister was impeached by a Chief Censor, he would have to step down in disgrace.

But why has it come to this?
Zhao Xu didn't know that Su Yun's rapid promotion since entering the officialdom had made Li Ding and others who had once framed Su Shi extremely uneasy.

In particular, when Zhao Xu was promoting Su Yun, Su Zhe's official position was also rising. Now Su Zhe has become a attendant to the emperor.

Recently there have been rumors that Su Che would be promoted to the position of Zhongshu Sheren, which made many people feel a sense of crisis. Li Ding was the one who felt the crisis the most.

There were even rumors that came from nowhere, saying that the emperor intended to summon Su Shi back. This directly stirred up trouble. Li Ding naturally had to look for an opportunity to get rid of Su Yun, the culprit, even if it meant offending Zhang Dun and Zhao Xu!

Therefore, at this time, Li Ding was willing to take action himself and give Su Yun a fatal blow!
The attack from the Chief Censor was fatal, and even Zhang Dun was a little panicked for a moment.

Zhao Xu wanted to protect Su Yun, but under such circumstances, even he found it difficult to do so.

After all, such accusations are really hard to defend!
Just as Zhao Xu was thinking anxiously, he heard hurried footsteps. Zhao Xu looked up and saw Sun Sigong coming hurriedly.

Zhao Xu thought that he had come at the right time. It was a good opportunity to divert his attention and put the matter on the back burner and think of a solution later.

Zhao Xu hurriedly asked, "Sun Daban, why are you so hurried? Is there something urgent?"

Sun Sigong looked at Zhao Xu, then at the ministers, and shouted, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! Great news! Good news came from Fuyan Road. General Su led his troops out of the fort and personally led the team to kill more than a hundred Dangxiang cavalrymen, captured dozens of war horses, and saved thousands of civilians in the village!"

Zhao Xu was overjoyed when he heard this. He had beheaded more than a hundred Tangut cavalrymen. This was another great victory!

Zhao Xu suddenly felt mischievous and asked, "Do you have any evidence?"

Sun Sigong nodded quickly and said, "The head will also be delivered along with the battle report!"

Zhao Xu immediately said, "Send it here quickly."

Sun Sigong was a little surprised and asked, "Send it here?"

This is the canteen under the corridor of the palace. The food was served here but the gentlemen are still eating. After seeing those heads, how can they still eat?
Zhao Xu said decisively: "It's here, go quickly!"

Sun Sigong suddenly realized that it seemed that the emperor was angry today. He didn't know what had happened, but it didn't matter. The emperor's order was the most important. Sun Sigong responded quickly and left in a hurry.

Wang Gui wanted to speak, but seeing Zhao Xu's serious expression, he didn't say anything.

Zhang Xu and Li Ding looked at each other and saw the coldness in each other's eyes.

These people are naturally good at guessing the emperor's intentions, and naturally know what Zhao Xu means. He wants to use Su Yun's great victory to warn them!
But the more this happened, the more determined they became: Su Yun must not be allowed to stay!

The government is so protective of him. If this continues, in just a few years, this kid will probably be able to compete with them!

With this kid's ability, if he becomes an opponent, he will be a more difficult opponent than Zhang Dun!
Zhang Dun breathed a sigh of relief at this time. With the record of beheading over a hundred people, he had room to maneuver in the impeachment of Li Ding. Although the threat still existed, there was room for maneuver.

As I said, winning and losing are two different outcomes.

Sun Daban came back soon, bringing with him a dozen eunuchs. Each eunuch carried a load on his shoulder. As soon as they entered the canteen under the corridor, everyone smelled a strong stench of corpse.

It is summer now, and the heads sent back from the Suide Army cannot be concealed by the stench of corpses even though they are pickled in lime.

Suddenly everyone frowned, and some even covered their mouths, looking like they wanted to vomit, or perhaps they had already vomited, but they did not want to lose manners in front of the king, so they held the food in their mouths.

However, Zhao Xu was quite experienced. While the eunuchs were taking out the heads one by one and placing them out, he had already tied their mouths and noses with a piece of silk cloth, and then went forward to check them one by one without being bothered by the dirt or any taboos.

Since the government was like this, the rest of the people naturally couldn't stay away and followed suit.

The closer they got, the stronger the stench of the corpse became. This time, even Li Ding couldn't bear it anymore and vomited with a sound. Suddenly, the stench of the corpse was mixed with a sour smell.

All the ministers moved away from Li Ding.

Zhao Xu raised his eyes to look at Li Ding and saw that his face was a little pale. He didn't know whether it was because he was frightened or because Su Yun's military achievements made him feel threatened?
Zhao Xu chuckled in his heart, turned around and took the battle report from Sun Sigong to look at it, then handed it to other ministers.

After passing it around, Zhao Xu asked, "What do you think?"

Cai Que didn't say much before, and he didn't say anything when Zhang Xu, Li Ding and others attacked Su Yun, but now he smiled and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty, you have gained a civil official who knows the military.

Previously, Zhang Canzheng and Li Zhongcheng said that Su Yun was afraid of fighting and had other intentions. Now it seems that some of them are probably untrue.

Su Yun was waiting for the opportunity to let Xixia exhaust their strength first, and then wait for them to reveal a flaw before counterattacking.

Look, more than a hundred Western Xia cavalry were wiped out in one go. Haha, as far as I know, this is the second time, right?
Awesome, awesome! This is Su Yun who led the team himself. Look at those heads, with arrows piercing through their skulls. Only Su Yun can do such a shocking thing, right?"

When everyone looked, they saw that many heads were shot in the face by arrows, and the arrows went through the front and back. Some people couldn't help but feel a numbness in their foreheads.

Li Ding was unconvinced and said, "Since the invasion of Xixia, we have destroyed 200 forts and over 100,000 soldiers and civilians. Are you going to be complacent now that you have killed 100 enemies?"

The commander-in-chief of a route did not want to stay in command, but took the soldiers out to take risks. If he died, wouldn't Fuyan Road be in a situation without an important official in charge, wouldn't it be even more dangerous at that time?

This is not bravery, but recklessness and greed. Your Majesty, I think Su Yun is not suitable for commanding the army. Please send him to the prefectures and counties for training. When he understands what it means to do his job, then let him come back!"

At this moment, Zhang Dun directly said: "Li Ding! What do you know about military affairs! How dare you bark here?
The fortress strategy is a national policy. Xixia came prepared this time, intending to remove the fortresses to force the front-line soldiers to attack, and then use this to encircle and attack the reinforcements.

Su Yun previously defended the fortress, which was the correct strategy, and the ministers in the court also adhered to this principle when discussing it. Therefore, even if the fortress strategy failed, what did it have to do with Su Yun?
However, defending a fortress does not mean being a coward. The meaning of the fortress strategy is that you can use the fortress to seize the right opportunity to conduct guerrilla warfare, or ambush, or intercept the enemy's food supply route. This is all implied in the question!
As for what you said about Su Yun being in command, haha, when did the term 'civil servants are not afraid of death and always lead by example' become a derogatory term?
How dare you, Li Ding, a man who would vomit at the sight of a head, slander a young talent who was fighting against the Dangxiang people on the front line?
Your Majesty, I impeach Li Ding. He is a treacherous minister. When he saw that there was a loyal and good person who could fight against the Tanguts in the court, he wanted to frame him. This is digging up the foundation of the court!"

When these words were spoken, Li Ding's face turned pale with horror.

He slandered Su Yun for having ulterior motives, which completely broke off his relationship with Zhang Dun. Naturally, Zhang Dun would not tolerate him at this moment, and directly put the hat of being a traitor and framing loyal officials on him.

Rumors that treacherous officials framed loyal officials are very damaging. Once this rumor spreads, Li Ding will be infamous in the eyes of the people!
Li Ding said angrily: "Zhang Dun! You are slandering me! I am the censor, and it is my duty to report what I hear. I heard that the minister committed a crime, so I wanted to impeach him. What does this have to do with framing loyal officials?
Moreover, the war in the northwest has continued to this day, and our Song Dynasty’s military and civilians have suffered more than 100,000 casualties, but Su Yun has only collected more than a hundred heads. How can this be considered a great achievement?
In my opinion, this is just a cover-up. He is afraid that the court will hold him accountable, so he quickly gathers together and says that he annihilated them in one battle and sent them back to the court. He not only wants to cover up his incompetence, but also wants to take the opportunity to ask for credit. Can such an opportunistic person who falsely reports military exploits be considered loyal?"

Since he was accused of framing a loyal and honest person, he might as well take off the hat of being a loyal and honest person, then it would not be framing a loyal and honest person. Zhang Dun sneered, Li Ding was making random accusations at this time, and he already showed that he was strong on the outside but weak on the inside.

Without investigating anything, he directly attacked that the head was taken by Su Yun to claim credit. Such words were said without any basis. Then, were the things he said before also not heard of, but fabricated by him?

Haha, think about it further, was the incident of Su Shi’s Wudai Poems Case fabricated by Li Ding and others?

Sure enough, when Zhao Xu heard Li Chang say this, his expression became more and more serious.

Li Chang was still unsure and stopped talking. He said to Zhao Xu, "Your Majesty, I want to impeach Zhang Canzheng. Zhang Canzheng instructed his father, Zhang Yu, the guest of the crown prince, and his brother, Zhang Kai, the chief clerk of Shenqiu County, to occupy the people's land!"

Zhang Dun's expression changed drastically when he heard this. He immediately took off his official hat, bowed to Zhao Xu and asked for his resignation, saying, "I have been impeached by the Chief Censor. According to the rules, I should resign immediately. I hope the emperor will allow it."

If the Chief Censor impeached the Prime Minister, it would be a life-and-death fight. Either the Prime Minister would be deposed, or the Chief Censor would be forced to leave the country. But in any case, the Prime Minister had to stay indoors to show his attitude.

Zhao Xu became more and more angry. Be it Li Ding, Zhang Xu, as well as Wang Gui, Cai Que, and Zhang Dun, these ministers were all promoted by him and were the backbone of the New Law faction.

Instead of assisting me in my reform, they are fighting for power and profit here!
Especially Zhang Yu and Li Ding, who couldn't bear to see that he was promoting Su Yun, so he resorted to such unscrupulous means, not only to slander Su Yun, but now even wanted to drag Zhang Dun down!

What a shame!
Zhao Xu's anger had reached its peak.

The defeat in Yongle City and the recent loss in Fuyan Road were already enough to make him upset, and the ministers' hesitation to move forward made him even more disappointed. Now that Su Yun had achieved some results, he was being attacked like this. How could he not be angry?
At this time, Wang Gui suddenly said: "I have also heard what Li Zhongcheng said. Maybe it is true. Please investigate it carefully!"

This was a fatal blow to Zhang Dun!

Zhao Xu was about to lose his temper, but upon hearing this, his brows slightly frowned.

Something's not quite right.

After all, Zhao Xu was sitting on the stage and watching the people below. He could naturally see clearly what was happening below the stage. Sometimes he was unwilling to speak just because it was in his interest.

He only thought about it for a moment and found the crux of the problem.

Today's events seemed to be directed at Su Yun, but in fact the target was Zhang Dun. Although they seemed to be directed at Zhang Dun, they ultimately came down to the dispute over who would be the prime minister or the second prime minister!
Haha, Wang Gui is the prime minister in name, but he is controlled by the second prime minister Cai Que. To move Cai Que, he must first cut off Cai Que's assistant Zhang Dun. To take down Zhang Dun, he must first use Su Yun as an entry point.

Oh, they are all waiting here.

Zhao Xu could see it, and smart people like Cai Que and Zhang Dun could naturally see it as well.

Cai Chengli immediately said solemnly: "I also ask you to thoroughly investigate this matter and clear Zhang's name!"

Zhao Xu looked at Cai Que in surprise, but Cai Que responded with a solemn expression. Zhao Xu turned to look at Zhang Dun, but saw that Zhang Dun showed no fear. Instead, he said, "I ask the emperor to investigate in detail!"

Zhao Xu immediately understood that Zhang Dun would be able to withstand the investigation.

Zhao Xu was thinking about how to deal with the current situation. While he was thinking, he suddenly heard hurried footsteps.

Sun Sigong quickly confessed his crime to Zhao Xu and hurried out. The ministers also looked outside. After a moment, Sun Sigong ran in and shouted, "Your Majesty, this is the battle report written by the general manager of Fuyan Road!"

Sun Sigong ran to Zhao Xu's side and presented the battle report. Zhao Xu took a quick look, then his face was filled with joy. He then said to Sun Sigong, "Send it in as well!"

Sun Sigong ran away quickly.

The ministers looked at Zhao Xu with some confusion.

Zhao Xu smiled but said nothing. After a while, dozens of eunuchs came in carrying loads on their shoulders, and an even stronger smell of corpses wafted in.

The ministers frowned again.

Some people thought that the canteen in the corridor would have to be moved to another location in the future as this place could no longer be used.

The eunuchs took out heads one by one from their carrying poles and placed them together with the hundred or so heads before. After a while, the canteen was full of heads, and the smell became more horrifying, even making people feel dizzy.

At this moment, even Zhao Xu could not stand still. He hurriedly checked and called on all the ministers to return to Chongzheng Hall. However, the stench of the corpse on their clothes lingered for a long time, and even the smell of Chongzheng Hall became worse.

However, Zhao Xu was extremely excited and asked Sun Sigong to read out the battle report written by Su Yun himself.

Su Yun's battle report was written in great detail, and because he had excellent writing skills and had written novels such as Romance of the Three Kingdoms, although it was a true description, what he wrote was naturally fascinating and exciting. Of course, it was also because Su Yun's strategy was exciting enough.

The first part of the war report describes the hardships encountered in the Northwest War. Well, this is foreshadowing;

Then it describes what Su Yun did and thought during the military training. Well, this is also a foreshadowing.
He then wrote about the tragic situation in the fortress ahead and described his original intention of sending troops. After that, he persuaded the generals to personally lead a battalion of soldiers to conduct guerrilla warfare.

In the first battle, he rescued Mr. Xu and killed a hundred cavalrymen of the Fang Dang clan.

This is normal, but the subsequent killing of three hundred cavalrymen of the Ye Ci clan is even more exciting than the novel.

In Sun Sigong's rhythmic reading, the image of a young civil official who was both resourceful and brave and adept at fighting was portrayed.

Then came the memorial in which Su Yun requested merit for his subordinates, and Sun Sigong read them out one by one.

After reading it, Zhao Xu thought about it for a while before saying, "This is a plan to force the Yeci Mountain Ghost to split into three groups and annihilate them separately. This is the first time I have seen such a strategy in real life. It turns out that Romance of the Three Kingdoms is not a novel, but a documentary!
Wonderful! It's really wonderful!

The key point is, who would have thought that the Qiying Camp, which had made such great contributions, was a group of frightened and defeated soldiers just a few months ago.

Su Qing, regardless of his status, ate and slept with them, and worked hard with them, just to boost their spirits. In fact, it was proved that Su Qing's approach was effective. In a few months, the five hundred defeated soldiers had become an elite force that could rival the Tangut Iron Harriers! "

Zhao Xu admired for a moment, then sighed, "I feel both excited and sad. Su Qin, a 20-year-old young scholar, took only a few months to transform 500 defeated soldiers into Iron Harrier Cavalrymen who could kill a similar number of people. So I want to know what the generals in the northwest have been doing all these years!"

As soon as Zhao Xu said this, the expressions of Wang Gui, Cai Que and Li Ding all changed drastically, while the expressions of Cai Que, Zhang Dun and others became excited.

Zhao Xu's words seemed to be full of emotion, but in fact they had set the tone for the previous struggle between Wang Gui's faction and Cai Que's faction.

Zhang Xu and Li Ding criticized Su Yun for "not understanding the overall situation, losing the battle, and having ambitions by eating and sleeping together with the soldiers". However, Zhao Xu was impressed that Su Yun knew the crux of the problem, and he risked his status to boost the morale of the soldiers and praised his strategy. This means that Su Yun not only performed the duties of the general manager of Fuyan Road, but also made great contributions!

This sets the tone.

Since Su Yun had no faults and had made great contributions, it means that Li Ding's criticism of Su Yun was just as Zhang Dun said, that it was a treacherous minister framing a loyal and good person. And for a treacherous minister, the accusation against Zhang Dun could only be a frame-up!

Li Ding's face was as pale as paper.

He knew in his heart that he was in trouble today!

Li Ding couldn't help but feel annoyed. He had indeed been too reckless today.

If it was just to impeach Su Yun, that would be fine. Even if Su Yun proved that he had no ambitions, as the Chief Censor, he would probably not suffer any harm. After all, Su Yun was just a low-level official.

But impeaching the prime minister is different. The Chief Censor is indeed the sharpest knife that can kill the prime minister, but once the knife is unsheathed, it cannot be sheathed without shedding blood. Either the prime minister will be killed, or the Chief Censor will be retaliated against. In any case, someone has to go fishing somewhere.

Now that the situation has been reversed, Zhang Dun thinks he doesn't need to go anywhere, so he will be the one to go somewhere!

Li Ding was filled with hatred, thinking that Su Yun was his nemesis. Ever since he heard his name, he had not been able to sleep well at any night. Now he had to resign because of him!

I don’t know when I will be able to come back from this place.

I, the old man, am so angry. If I had known this would happen, I would have decisively killed that guy when he was in Huangzhou!

ps: Hehe, I got up at 7 o'clock to write, 6,000 words, isn't it awesome.

Also, thank you all for your concern. Actually, my wife and mother’s illnesses are minor problems. I just want to make it clear to everyone. Don’t worry about me. It’s just that I’m a little bit hard during this period. It’s not a big problem. Middle-aged people can withstand a lot!
(End of this chapter)