Although deceiving the emperor is a taboo thing, that bureaucrat has never done anything to deceive superiors and subordinates?

Zhang Jun quickly found a reasonable explanation for himself and allowed himself to cross this psychological barrier line with peace of mind.

So a decision was made on this matter.

After this obstacle has crossed, things on the front line cannot be ignored.

In Zhang Jun's view, Shao Hongyuan was at least willing to launch an attack. He was willing to organize an attack, complete his mission, and accept the orders of the Privy Council so that he could complete his tasks.

Qi Fang's attitude was ambiguous and did not advance, but just blocked the mountain roads, hoping to trap the peasant army...

Is this possible?

Even if Zhang Jun is very good at it, he still has basic military qualities. He feels that the peasant army may not be trapped to death, and the Song army's logistics is very likely to collapse before them.

This bastard Qi Fang is very likely to have the idea of ​​making money from the country as Shao Hongyuan said.

Zhang Jun knew some of these dirty things in the army. He had led soldiers, and had heard of some shameless bastards doing business with the enemy in private.

Therefore, no matter what, Qi Fang can no longer influence Shao Hongyuan who is willing to fight.

However, the sudden acquisition of Qi Fang, who had a strong qualification, may cause unstable morale on the front line, and it is likely to cause major disasters at that time. Therefore, Zhang Jun thought about it and decided to send a civil minister to represent the Privy Council to the front line army to supervise the army to suppress Qi Fang and support Shao Hongyuan.

Through the suppression of the power of civil officials, they can intimidate the army and prevent them from having unnecessary ideas.

Thinking of the incident in the Huaixi Army that year, Zhang Jun was worried. In order not to make mistakes, Zhang Jun also learned his lessons and decided not to follow his own likes and dislikes, but instead appointed people with real military talents to supervise the army, and had enough qualifications to avoid being careless.

After choosing, Zhang Jun chose Feng Shixing, who had an old friend with him.

Feng Shixing has always insisted on the stance of fighting, so he was rejected by Qin Hui's party for 17 years. He was even removed from the list of top scholars in the Song Dynasty and was not recognized as the top scholar.

Fortunately, he finally managed to see the bright moon. In the 31st year of Shaoxing, it was re-activated with the chaotic period of the Ming Dynasty's Battle to Destroy Jin. Later, it fell silent again with Zhang Jun's frustration, and then it was re-activated with Zhang Jun's use of it.

He likes to read military books, has a lot of opinions on military planning, has strategic vision, has a deep experience, and is old. Neither Qi Fang nor Shao Hongyuan underestimates him.

After selecting the candidate, Zhang Jun called Feng Shixing and told him the appointment and asked him to make some preparations.

However, Feng Shixing was sick at this time. When he came to receive the order, his nose was blocked and he had runny nose symptoms. Zhang Jun comforted him and asked him if he could travel and if he didn't work, he would change to someone else.

"How dare the country not follow the fate? How can a mere minor illness compare with the mission of the country?"

Feng Shixing firmly accepted the order.

"Okay! I am worthy of being a pillar of the country!"

Zhang Jun praised Feng Shixing, and then instructed Feng Shixing to do something, telling him that he was traveling secretly in the Jiangnan West Route Army, carrying an important mission, and being responsible for finding out whether Qi Fang had colluded with the bandit army.

If so, we must try every means to take down Qi Fang, deprive him of military power, and punish him.

In addition, we must cooperate with Shao Hongyuan to attack Luoxiao Mountain and wipe out the traitors from Luoxiao Mountain to end the war.

Feng Shixing felt that he had a heavy responsibility, so he ignored the doctor's advice that the doctor asked him to rest more and quickly packed up and set off.

A few days after Feng Shixing left, Lin'an received information from the abnormal mobilization of the Ming army in Jiangbei area. He learned that the Ming army in Jiangbei area suddenly dispatched to blockade all major traffic roads, and the intensity of the investigation was several times stronger than in the past.

What big move is this?

The Lin'an court became nervous in an instant.

Zhao Xing was so nervous that he couldn't sleep at night and couldn't eat during the day.

Zhang Jun was so nervous that he couldn't even care about the bandit suppression on Jiangnan West Road.

Zhao Gou was nervous and quickly packed his luggage and prepared to run away again.

Perhaps the last time the Ming army brought them too profoundly, so that they almost suffered from PTSD. When they heard the news of the Ming army's dispatch, they immediately thought of the Ming army crossing the river, the Ming army broke through the Song army's numerous defense lines and finally surrounded Lin'an City.

The imagination of the monarch and ministers of the Song Dynasty was particularly prominent at this level.

Because of the extreme attention, Zhao Gou and Zhao Xing asked for information to be changed every day, and the latest information should be sent to Lin'an every day. No mistakes must be made. If there is any mistake, they will be punished immediately.

Because this requirement is rather outrageous, it is tantamount to the funeral for the spies who were finally placed in the Ming Dynasty in the Southern Song Dynasty. However, they could not fail to abide by the orders and could only bite the bullet and send information once a day.

So Lin'an City kept learning that the Ming army blocked the major traffic roads and the review of the checkpoints was several times strict, and even many people were directly arrested by the Ming army when passing the checkpoints.

As these news were sent, the spies of the Southern Song Dynasty were targeted by the Tianwang Army in the Lianghuai area. In the following days, the Tianwang Army successively eliminated more than a dozen Southern Song spies, destroyed three Southern Song spy stations, and destroyed the spy stations that the Southern Song Dynasty had finally established in the Lianghuai area.

Those who survived were scared and dared not transmit the information rashly again, so the source of information in Lin'an City was interrupted for some time.

This made Zhao Gou and Zhao Xing extremely uneasy. They urged news several times a day, causing officials of the relevant departments of the Privy Council who were specifically responsible for intelligence reconnaissance to get angry and frustrated.

However, the emperor's request must be met. If it is not satisfied, they can only send people to sneak into the Ming Dynasty and use quite risky methods to go deep into the Ming Dynasty to find out the Ming army's movements so that Zhao Gou can decide whether he should run away again.

In early May, Lin'an received the exact news, which was a news exchanged for the lives of three spies.

It turned out that the Ming Dynasty was not carrying out any military operations. The reason for the military was that Emperor Su Yonglin of Ming Dynasty also carried out anti-corruption in Shandong, arresting a large number of corrupt officials and landlords and gentry who assisted them in corruption, arresting a large number of people and killing people throughout Shandong.

Shandong officials, landlords, and wealthy businessmen were shocked every night, unable to sleep well, unable to eat well, and even fled in large numbers, so Su Yonglin sent troops to arrest him.

The Ming army blocked major traffic roads, strictly reviewed checkpoints, etc. were all measures of Su Yonglin's anti-corruption actions, and were not military operations against the Southern Song Dynasty.

The news was sent to Lin'an, and the emperors and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Sheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Jun breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Gou was relieved, and then gave up his preparations to run away. He quickly asked Mr. Wu Bao's team to come to the palace to perform for him, spend some money, and convene a banquet for the powerful and noble relatives, which was shocked.

As long as the Ming Dynasty did not send troops to fight, that would be fine. As for what was happening inside, they didn't care much, and they couldn't change anything even if they cared about it.

However, after they felt relieved, they had the rest of their time to point fingers at Ming Dynasty's policies and make a good deal of their qualities.

What is the cruel and unkind emperor of the Ming Dynasty, what is the cruel and unkind emperor of the Ming Dynasty, what is the extremely stupid emperor of the Ming Dynasty, what is the feeling of Zhao Xing to hear is also a little comfortable.

Zhang Jun couldn't help expressing his opinion again.

"The Ming Emperor relied on his military power to abuse the people, was tyrannical and unkind, slaughtered officials and the people, causing chaos. Although his army was stronger than a moment, it would eventually decline. The ancients said that the situation of offensive and defensive attacks and defenses was different. From this, it can be seen that the Ming Dynasty would not have a long life."

Good guy, this time everyone seemed to have forgotten Zhang Jun’s prophecy several times before, and they applauded and thought that Zhang Jun was right.

Su Yonglin was so cruel and incorruptible that he strictly carried out anti-corruption in the Ming Dynasty was destroying his foundation, and would only make the people in the north confused and care about his old masters.

This will be of great benefit to the Song Dynasty's northern expedition to the Central Plains in the future.

Zhang Jun also submitted a secret report to Zhao Sheng for this, and mentioned that Su Yonglin's actions have reached the extreme, which will inevitably cause changes in the minds of the people in the Ming Dynasty. The literati and officials will definitely be disloyal from him for this. The local landlords, powerful and gentry will also be in harmony with the Ming regime, which will be of great benefit to the future Northern Expedition of the Southern Song Dynasty.

In the future, the Song army will head north, and the powerful gentry along the way will definitely welcome the royal army of the Song Dynasty. At that time, the entire Central Plains will be surging, and the Ming Dynasty's regime will be overturned every now and then, and it will be destroyed by a blink of an eye.
Chapter completed!