Chapter 254: Monarch and Subject Disheartened

In an instant, almost everyone's gaze

Those people clearly had not expected that Zhao Yun would actually ask for their opinions this time.

However, after feeling the warning gazes from Jia Sidao, Ding Daquan, and the others, they still made their choices bitterly.

The few of them looked at each other and said bitterly:

"Your Majesty, we second the motion!"

Being in a weak position, they dared not go against the many powerful officials who held sway over the imperial court.

At this time, seeing that none of the civil officials objected, Zhao Yun said to Jia Sizhu:

"Jia Sizhu, listen to your appointment!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Sizhu knelt down in excitement.

"This general is here!"

"Since that is the case, I appoint Jia Sizhu as the General Who Sweeps Away the Bandits, to lead the Lin'an City and Imperial City garrison troops, a total of two hundred thousand soldiers, to meet the rebel army of the Han Kingdom!"

Zhao Yun looked at the incredibly excited Jia Sizhu and said in a majestic voice.

"This general accepts the edict and kowtows to thank Your Majesty for your great grace!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Sizhu was indescribably excited and kowtowed again.

Meanwhile, the Left Prime Minister Jia Sidao was also somewhat happy after hearing Zhao Yun's appointment.

He immediately bowed to Zhao Yun in thanks:

"Your humble servant thanks Your Majesty for your trust on behalf of my nephew. I guarantee that Jia Sizhu will certainly not disappoint Your Majesty and will wipe out the Han Kingdom's rebel bandits in one fell swoop!"

At this moment, Jia Sidao was truly secretly delighted.

In the current Southern Song imperial court, the civil officials had long been under his control.

Now, his own nephew had even gained control of the military power of the imperial city.

This kind of influence could be said to be truly dominating the imperial court.

"General Jia will surely be able to wipe out the Han Kingdom's rebel bandits, protect our Great Song's mountains and rivers, and perform meritorious deeds for the Great Song!"

At this time, the civil and military officials who had secretly defected to Jia Sidao all chanted in unison.

"Alas!"

"The monarch is muddled, treacherous officials hold power, nepotism is rampant, and loyal and virtuous people are suppressed. This is Heaven wanting to destroy our Great Song!"

At this moment, seeing this scene, Wen Tianxiang could not help but shout in his heart.

In this instant, his young body also became somewhat hunched.

"Muddled monarch!"

"You are ruining the mountains and rivers of the Great Song!"

"Zhao Yun, when the time comes, what face will you have to meet the ancestors of the Great Song!"

At this time, a middle-aged military general behind Wen Tianxiang suddenly pointed at Zhao Yun and cursed loudly.

"Lu Xiufu, hold your tongue!"

"You are merely a small sixth-rank military general, yet you dare to insult His Majesty like this and curse our Great Song!"

"Your Majesty, I request that Your Majesty arrest Lu Xiufu and exterminate his entire clan as a warning to others!"

Before Zhao Yun could speak, Jia Sidao looked at the general who had spoken, immediately jumped out, and pointed an angry accusation at him.

And at this moment, Zhao Yun was also looking at Lu Xiufu with a face full of anger.

This was already the second military general today who dared to curse him and the Great Song like this.

"Guards, seize Lu Xiufu."

"Lock him and Zhang Shijie together for me."

"After we repel the Han Kingdom's rebel bandits, I will have these two treacherous subjects sliced into a thousand pieces for treason!"

Zhao Yun roared loudly at the soldiers outside the hall.

Due to his anger, the expression on his face also appeared somewhat ferocious at this moment.

"Zhao Yun, you employ treacherous prime ministers and suppress the loyal and virtuous. The mountains and rivers of the Great Song are about to be destroyed in your hands!"

At this moment, Lu Xiufu, who was being carried away by the soldiers, pointed at Zhao Yun and shouted excitedly.

As Lu Xiufu was taken away, the group of military generals suddenly felt disheartened.

"Your Majesty, we generals are feeling unwell, we take our leave!"

Immediately, all the military generals said to Zhao Yun in unison.

"Good! Good! Very good!"

"All of you get out of my sight. Without you, I can still repel the Han Kingdom's rebel bandits!"

Seeing this scene, Zhao Yun was even more furious and roared at the group of military generals.

However, the military generals at this moment were clearly heartbroken.

After cupping their hands to him, they all exited the grand hall.

"We generals take our leave!"

After the military generals retreated, Zhao Yun said to Jia Sidao again:

"Prime Minister Jia, I leave the Han Kingdom's rebel bandits entirely to you two, uncle and nephew."

"I only want one result, and that is to wipe out the Han Kingdom's rebel bandits."

"If there is nothing else, let the court be dismissed!"

After Zhao Yun finished speaking to Jia Sidao, he left with the eunuchs.

Meanwhile, Jia Sizhu was still immersed in the joy of controlling two hundred thousand troops.

Two hundred thousand troops!

This was all the military strength the Great Song could mobilize at present.

"Sizhu!"

"This battle depends on you!"

"You must repel the Han Kingdom's rebel bandits. Whether our Jia family can control the world depends on this battle of yours!"

Upon returning to the manor, Jia Sidao gave earnest instructions to Jia Sizhu.

"Uncle, you can rest assured."

"You know my strength, Uncle. I have two hundred thousand troops, while the Han Kingdom has only a mere one hundred thousand troops coming this time."

"Watch how your nephew crushes the Han Kingdom's rebel bandits!"

After hearing Jia Sidao's words, Jia Sizhu said full of confidence.

"That is excellent!"

Seeing this, Jia Sidao nodded with satisfaction.

At the same time, the military generals who had retreated from the court all gathered together.

"General Wen, what do you think we should do about the current situation!"

"His Majesty now only believes the words of that treacherous prime minister and simply will not listen to our words."

"What kind of person that Jia Sizhu is, who in the army does not know."

"His Majesty actually asked him to serve as the Grand General. How is this any different from sending him to his death?"

"Among those cities that were lost, which general's ability was not higher than his? Yet they were still easily conquered by the Han army."

"With just him, Jia Sizhu, what ability does he have to resist the Han army, which is currently at the height of its power!"

At this moment, the group of military generals all complained to Wen Tianxiang.

To tell the truth, in the imperial court today, Zhao Yun could be said to have broken the hearts of all the military generals.

"General Wen, there is no longer any place for us military generals in this Great Song."

"Judging from His Majesty's attitude today, even if we are employed in the future, it is inevitable that we will end up with the same fate as Yue Wumu."

"If you ask me, we might as well defect to the Han Kingdom together."

"The Han Kingdom is the same as us; they are all Han people."

"Moreover, with the strength of the Han Kingdom, perhaps they can lead us to recover the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures."

"Furthermore, I heard that the Han Kingdom does not commit the slightest offense against the common people in the cities they have conquered."

"They have even distributed all the land of the aristocratic families to the common people."

"The current Han Kingdom has a very high reputation among the common people."

"Most of us are from commoner backgrounds. Isn't a country that treats the people so well exactly what we hope for!"

As this person finished speaking, the group of military generals were all somewhat shocked.

Even Wen Tianxiang raised his head at this moment, looked at him, and asked solemnly:

"Are you sure that the Han Kingdom really distributes land to the common people?"

Previously, when he heard this person inciting everyone to defect to the Han Kingdom, he was still very angry.

However, after hearing that the Han Kingdom had actually reclaimed all the land of the aristocratic families and distributed it to the common people, his thoughts changed.

Just as this person said, isn't such a country exactly what they hope for!