On March 12, the Privy Council followed the order of the Holy Order to mobilize the 101st Division of Jiangyin, the 101st Division of the Artillery Brigade, the 1st Division of the Navy Liu Wenjun's Division and the 1st Brigade of the Land War, and other units. A total of 10,000 troops gathered in Changzhou. Zhao Mengjin, the commander of the East Yangtze River, was unified in command. He secretly crossed the Yangtze River that night. In the early morning of the next day, he launched a surprise artillery attack on the enemy camp outside the city. Zhao Mengjin immediately commanded the 101st Division to launch a raid on the enemy camp. He fought fiercely until dawn, except for some of the enemy troops fled inside and outside the city, annihilated more than 4,000 enemies and captured 3,000 enemies.
Then the army surrounded Taixing County and launched an attack on the city with a little preparation. The Taixing city wall was strong and there was a moat. Under Zhao Mengjin's strict organization, they suppressed the enemy defenders with artillery fire, and forced the land brigade to cross the moat, successfully carried out blasting and broke into the city. In just half a day, Taixing was recovered, more than 3,000 enemy defenders were killed and captured, and the remaining enemies opened the north gate to escape to Taizhou City.
When the enemy mobilized Taizhou and Jiangdu troops came to aid, Taixing had become an empty city. The Song army had transferred all the population and property in the city to Jiangnan. Seeing the Song army warships still cruising on the river, the enemy reinforcements did not dare to stay for a long time. After packing up the remains, they hurriedly retreated. The scale of this battle was not large, but it was shocked to the enemy in Jiangbei, which made them know that the Song army still had the ability to fight across the river and could invade them anytime and anywhere, and it was best not to provoke.
However, the most worried thing is that Brother Sang and Liu Mengyan, who came to negotiate, would not agree to the conditions for the negotiations in Song Ting so strongly? He would even detain them in Jiangnan, so he stayed in Jiang and did not dare to move forward again. And this matter was done by them themselves. He sent troops forward, Taixing originally wanted to intimidate Song Ting in order to commit blackmail, and in addition to cooperating with Chen Yizhong's actions, but he did not expect that they would answer them with practical actions, don't be foolish.
Sangge was a disciple of the National Master Danba and could speak various languages. Later, he was appreciated by the Mongol Yuan master Basiba, so he was able to attend Kublai Khan. Later, there was a riot against the imperial rank and the imperial court, and Basiba was murdered. The Master of Heaven sent Sangge to lead a large army to attack. At this time, he had been reappointed as the General Office and promoted to the Academy. The following year, he led his army to Wusizang, and successively captured the city of Langzhuo Kangma and the city of Karokangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangkangk
After returning to the court, Sang Ge was favored and valued by Kublai Khan, and his power was prominent, so lucky people competed to join him to seek bribes for officials. During this period, Lu Shirong was appointed as the right chief of the Secretariat to take charge of government affairs with Sang Ge's recommendation. He discussed hiring and buying things in front of Kublai Khan. When talking about this matter, he felt that he had the ability to manage finances, so he intended to use him and give him greater power to participate in central government affairs.
Later, Kublai Khan ordered Sang Ge to refer to the names of officials such as the Secretariat and the Minister of the Secretariat to determine the candidates. The court made some arrangements and talents to advance and retreat. As the general in charge of Buddhism and Tushan affairs, he was ordered to propose the candidates for government ministers. Later, he was ordered to establish the Secretariat and appointed the Secretariat and the Secretariat respectively. Sang Ge was appointed as the Secretariat and the Secretariat, and he also appointed Sang Ge as the Secretariat and the Secretariat, and his power was overwhelming in the court.
However, as soon as Kublai Khan died, Sang Ge panicked. He was incompatible with the prince Zhenjin, and the two of them fell out because of Lu Shirong's affairs. Once he succeeded to the throne, he realized that he would be eliminated. In order to protect himself, he surrendered to the conservative forces of Empress Nanbi to prevent Zhenjin from taking office, and tried his best to promote Empress Nanbi to supervise the state and preside over the government. However, after the Song army launched the battle to attack Jiangnan, he could not stop Jiangnan's loss. Now he came up with a peace talk to try to save the defeat, trying to continue to compete with Zhenjin, but now he was in a deadlock just now.
Brother Sang knew that he had instructed Yang Lianzhenjia to steal the imperial tomb of the Song Dynasty torch, and had offended the young emperor of the Southern Dynasty to death, so he would never cross the river to negotiate easily. Therefore, he wrote a letter to Queen Nanbi to explain the matter to reduce his responsibilities; on the other hand, he asked Liu Mengyan to cross the river to contact the Song court, and tried to deal with it to reach a peace agreement as soon as possible...
Liu Mengyan was also unwilling to go back to Jiangnan. At that time, as the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, he was a powerful person, but now he has become an envoy to the enemy country. He said he was not ashamed and could not say that he was not ashamed, but he was more worried. As a veteran of the officialdom and a politician who had experienced great changes, he knew very well that his situation was very dangerous. His home country regarded himself as a rebellion and wanted to kill him quickly; and the enemy country who was loyal to him now used himself as a tool, and once he lost his value, he would be abandoned mercilessly.
Now Brother Sang asked him to come to Jiangnan to fight the front station. Liu Mengyan knew that he clearly used it as a way to explore the stone. The fact that the matter was his is his master's credit, and if it was not a bad cause, it was his own. He also knew that he had no way out and had to try to promote peace talks. However, Wen Tianxiang, who was in charge of the government, had hated him to the core. If he couldn't find a reason, he would kill him. If he returned to Nan for nothing, he would not let him go, and the real gold would not spare him.
However, things seemed to be smoother than expected. Liu Mengyan took a boat along the canal. After staying in Jiankang for three days, he was approved by the Song court, allowing him to go to Lin'an, and sent a head of the Honglu Temple to accompany him. In his opinion, the official of the Honglu Temple seemed to be more like he came to monitor himself. He asked questions and answered all the questions and did not allow them to get off the boat. All the fees were sent by boat, and warships were accompanied by surveillance. After arriving in Lin'an, Liu Mengyan and his group were placed in the inn. After they handed the documents over, they lost their news. Fortunately, no one monitored them after entering the city and could enter and exit freely.
For several days, although people were sent to ask questions every day, the reply they received had been sent to the Secretariat for discussion. Liu Mengyan was still very cautious and did not dare to leave the inn. One was worried that he would be recognized and beat him half to death; the other was worried that he would be involved in an accident by the little emperor and did it; the other was waiting for Chen Yizhong to contact him, and if he was not here, he would miss it.
After six or seven days of living in the inn, Liu Mengyan finally waited for the contact person and carried him out of the city with a sedan chair. Although the curtains were closed and he turned left and right, he knew that he had left the west gate, and everything seemed to have been done. He encountered patrols many times along the way but were not checked. He even asked at the city gate without asking them.
"If you stay with me, please don't blame me if you miss the opportunity to welcome me!"
"I dare not, I dare not, I didn't expect the two ministers to be here too!" Liu Mengyan got off the sedan chair and saw Wei Tianzhong and Yao Liangchen waiting here. Although he was higher than their official positions in the past, he did not dare to be arrogant at the moment, and quickly returned the courtesy with a smile.
"Your husband Liu came here thousands of miles away, so we should do this!" Yao Liangchen laughed and led him to the backyard.
"Is this a villa of Jia Xianggong back then?" Liu Mengyan looked at him while walking, and said in a little puzzled manner.
"It's really good to keep your husband. This is the Shuizhu courtyard where Mr. Jia was back then. Now it's Mr. Chen's private life!" Wei Tianzhong said with a smile.
"Han Fu, I haven't seen him for many years, and his style remains the same!" As he was speaking, Chen Yizhong came out and said.
"It's the same as before!" Liu Mengyan actually felt unhappy in his heart. He was his senior at least, but he was so negligent that he didn't show up until he entered the backyard. And they should have a mutually beneficial relationship, but they didn't want each other, but they were not willing to turn against each other, but they just couldn't turn against each other, so they just waited to say.
"Hanfu, today I will prepare for a banquet to welcome you to welcome you!" Chen Yizhong actually just wanted to suppress him so that he could gain an advantage in the negotiations, and asked him to enter the back hall while talking.
The four of them sat down, after three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, after a sigh, several people felt a little embarrassed. On that day, everyone was the same palace as ministers, shattering each other, fighting for power and profit, and fighting happily. However, luck made people mess with people, and meeting each other again not only belonged to us, but each was his master, but they had to sit together to cooperate and continue to demolish the old boss's platform.
"Yi Quan, what kind of wind can you hear in this peace talk?" Liu Mengyan sniffed his mouth and said with a breaking embarrassment.
"Hanfu, please read first!" Chen Yizhong smiled and handed over a newspaper and gave a guide.
"In the past century of success or failure, I smile and see that the Keshan Tour has not ended. The golden horse is better than the old rain. The copper camel is left with regret. Hei Touer boasts of Mr. Jiang, and the cold-toothed man can say that Mr. Chu. The dragon head and yellow door are truly dreaming. Where can I meet Jiangdong when I dream of returning to the dream?" Liu Mengyan took it and chanted in a low voice.
"This title of "Wei Renren Fu" was done by Wen Lushan after Han Fu joined the Yuan Dynasty, and the current government affairs in the court were all under his jurisdiction. When the Duke went to Lin'an to discuss peace, he was publicly published in the "Imperial Daily". The meaning of it must be self-evident!" Chen Yizhong chuckled.
"It's unreasonable. What's this "Imperial Daily"?" Liu Mengyan's face became extremely unnatural after hearing this. He threw the newspaper and said angrily. He secretly scolded Chen Yizhong for being too unkind and actually humiliated himself, but at least he suppressed his anger and did not erupt.
"Don't be upset. When the Empire Daily was in Qiongzhou, the young emperor changed the residence newspaper to this newspaper and published it publicly on the market. The contents of it were mostly about national affairs, laws and major current events that have occurred recently. Current comments can be regarded as the court's attitude towards this matter, or the meaning of the young emperor!" Yao Liangchen took over and explained.
"The young emperor mobilized heavy troops to attack Taixing before. After my husband went to Beijing, Wen Lushan made this work public again, which was actually to express his intention to refuse the peace talks. My husband probably would have been in vain this time." Wei Tianzhong sighed lightly, obviously thinking that the hope for this peace talks is slim.
"It's useless to say that I can leave this here. I can go back to Dadu tomorrow to pay my job. Then I will borrow flowers to offer Buddha and say goodbye to you!" Liu Mengyan smiled after hearing this, and did not feel regretful. He picked up the wine glass and said.
"This... I don't have to hurry up. Maybe things will turn around!" Yao Liangchen was a little surprised when he heard this, and hesitated.
"You all should know that the little emperor hates me to the core. This time he came here is extremely risky. Staying for one more day will make you more dangerous. Since things are not done, it is better to leave earlier!" Liu Mengyan waved his hand. He had actually seen that these guys were not only embarrassed by themselves, but also scaring themselves to highlight their value. Fortunately, they had the advantage in the negotiations. Therefore, he took retreat as he advanced, and made a gesture of not talking about it to reverse the passive situation and make them do the same.
"Are you not afraid of going back and unable to explain?" Wei Tianzhong said anxiously.
"What are you going to explain? Now we are on the order of Empress Dowager Nanbi to go on a mission to the Southern Dynasties, and Zhen Jin has inherited the Khan throne and is on his way back to Beijing. The two of them are as powerful as water and fire. It can be foreseeable that Empress Dowager Nanbi is bound to lose power. Zhen Jin has always practiced Confucianism and law, and valued Han ministers. I also have a private relationship with him. When we return, they have returned to Beijing, what can Nanbi do to me?" Liu Mengyan drank a glass and said with a smile.
"Oh, it turns out that Mr. Liu has already thought of a way out, so why don't you fight for it?" Yao Liangchen softened his tone and poured wine for him.
"You have known the truth that you are unpredictable, and Empress Dowager Nanbi is eager to discuss peace, but Zhen Jin may not want to discuss peace?" Liu Mengyan leaned over and said.
"Haha, I respect Hanfu for a cup, please forgive me for being negligent!" Chen Yizhong was also an old man. After thinking about it, he realized that he had made a mistake. He saw the flaw and raised his glass with a smile.
"Haha, why are you polite with Quan? What's wrong with us? "Liu Mengyan also smiled and raised his glass and drank it together.
"Okay, it's useless to fight between us. It's better to work together to make this happen." Chen Yizhong said, "The situation is not as powerful as that of the time. Now the Song army is in great power. If we want Song to call him a vassal, it may be difficult to do it, but it is impossible to pay tribute, but it also needs to work well."
"It is very different from Quan's words and the letters written in the letter at the beginning, but Song must call Fan the bottom line, otherwise peace talks will not be possible." Liu Mengyan said.
"What does a woman in Nanbi know? With the young emperor's always strong character, how could he agree? Besides, most of the ministers in the court were warlike people, and they would definitely bewitch him from regaining the Central Plains. If he did not make any compromise, then the two countries would have to fight again." Chen Yizhong analyzed.
"Then can you find out the bottom line with Quan?" Liu Mengyan did not say anything again, but asked back.
"As far as I know, the condition offered by the young emperor was that the Mongolian army would withdraw from the south of the Yangtze River and give up Sichuan and Sichuan and Yunnan. The two countries should use the Yangtze River as the boundary as the bottom line of peace talks." Yao Liangchen replied on behalf of the party.
"This is absolutely impossible. If the Yuan court lost half of the taxes to give up the entire Jiangnan, he would never agree." Liu Mengyan waved his hand and said.
"That's right, but no one in the court dares to disobey the words of the little emperor. Even when he is seriously ill, the ministers in the court will obey orders. Such peace will inevitably break down!" Yao Liangchen said.
"This peace talks not only concern the two countries, but also the future of ours. Is there a way to remedy?" Liu Mengyan thought that the conditions of the two sides were too different, and it was impossible to reach an agreement at all, but he understood that since Chen Yizhong invited him to come, there must be a way to recover.
"If you want to reach a peace agreement, you must first depose the young emperor, depose Wen Tianxiang, and establish another emperor!" Chen Yi said in an upright manner.
Chapter completed!