Qian Shangduan, Qiao Jien, and Zhang Xin sat there looking at each other with shock on their faces; King Jing Zhao Tuan was also speechless for a long time, his face was covered with a layer of gloom, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
Xu Huai came back and asserted that it would be difficult for Dai Viet to resist the Red Hu people's second southern invasion, which shocked them extremely.
They have not yet fully digested Xu Huai's judgment. They still thought that Xu Huai was exaggerating and alarming. They also wanted to calm down and think about it carefully, but they did not think of going to Zheng Huaizhong to communicate with him.
When Zhao Fan came over, he just had to make it clear that he would support King Jing as the new emperor in Luoyang or Guanzhong.
Is this jump too big?
If Zheng Huaizhong had not chosen to sit on the sidelines and watch when Xu Huaizhong attacked Qingquangou in Gong County, Qian Shangduan, Qiao Jien, and Zhang Xin would have suspected that Xu Huaizhong had colluded with Zheng Huaizhong to persuade King Jing to commit rebellion.
Things!
Xu Huai kept his identity and sat under Zhu Hang, calmly looking at Zhao Fan who was diagonally opposite but how calm he was after saying such shocking words. It seemed that King Dingjing had already had such an idea.
But someone helped him break through this almost treasonous window paper.
At this time, Zhao Fan even seemed a little impatient. Thinking of what he said to himself three days ago, Xu Huai thought that when His Highness led the mausoleum guarding army to cross the river and go north, Zhao Fan and Zheng Huaizhong decided that their plan was very big.
Of course, it cannot be said that they misunderstood. He persuaded King Jing to cross the river, so there was no hope of really reversing the situation in Hedong.
Thinking of this, Xu Huai said to King Jing: "Your Highness, the overthrow of the country is imminent, and there is no room for any further hesitation!"
Of course, even if this is the only choice, it is by no means an easy choice.
King Jing hesitated for a while, then looked at Zhu Hang: "Brother Zhu Hang, do you think the situation is really bad enough to take action?"
Qiao Jien, Xu Huai, Zhang Xin, and even Qian Shangduan may all have hidden personal ambitions. Zhu Hang was at least a relative of the emperor, and King Jing Zhao Tuan had known him for half his life and knew his temperament best.
He was more willing to trust Zhu Hang in this matter.
Zhu Hang had never thought that he would directly talk about the step of supporting Li. At this moment, his throat and eyes felt bitter, and he asked Zhao Fan in a bitter voice: "Mr. Zhao, the situation is so bad, it is inevitable for the Chihu people to invade the south again. What is the top priority?"
Should we write a letter to persuade the remonstrating officials to go out to the south of Beijing for a tour?"
"Once the Chihu people brazenly marched south again, it was natural for us, as ministers, to advise the officials on their southern patrol and to ask the prince to stay in Bianliang. When the Chihu people invaded the Hehuai River south for the first time, the king reported to the Prime Minister and
The ministers have also advised the officials in this way. However, if everything is done in advance, it will be done, and if not, it will be ruined. We still have to consider the situation where the officials failed to leave the capital in time, but were besieged by soldiers in Bianliang City." Zhao
Fan did not deny that as ministers, they had seen through how bad the situation would develop, and the most important thing they should do was to advise the officials to leave the capital and take refuge. However, when he mentioned Wang's report at this time, he also alluded to the officials' actions during the first invasion of the south by the Japanese soldiers.
The officials in the DPRK became more panicked and did not decisively leave the capital and go south. Now the attitude of the DPRK and the public towards the war has turned optimistic. They want the officials to leave the capital before the Japanese soldiers encircle Bianliang for the second time, which is even less likely.
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King Jing Zhao Tuan pondered for a long time and said decisively: "Our top priority is to make preparations to protect Luoyang and Guanzhong in Boban and Pinglu first; at the same time, I will also go up in arms to urge my father to leave the capital and go south, so that we can better
The organization is in the southeast, and Jinghu’s money, food, troops, and horses are used to resist the Hulu! Other matters are not allowed to be discussed again!”
"Your Highness is wise." Zhao Fan saluted.
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"Does the Marquis feel that Zhao has acted too hastily?"
After walking out of the post house, Zhao Fan returned to the prefectural government office. On the road before passing the Yiqiying camp, he held a lantern and walked side by side in the night with Xu Huai and Xu Wuqi.
The light of the lantern was very limited, illuminating only a small area in front of the feet, and Zhao Fan's face was hidden in the darkness.
Xu Huai habitually held the sword at his waist and strode away, his armor making a clanging sound.
Xu Huai thought that Zhao Fan would not bring up the topic of support again, so he said calmly: "Since we have to prepare for the worst case scenario, we don't want to have any reservations and take chances. No matter whether we get to that point or not, this
The window paper still has to be punctured..."
Regardless of whether Zhao Fan had other motives for breaking through the window paper in a seemingly "too hasty" manner, objectively speaking, it was extremely necessary at this time.
After this layer of window paper has been pierced, although everyone will try not to mention this topic verbally, but after seeing the bottom line, and then discussing countermeasures later, it is possible to consider it more fully.
After saying goodbye to Zhao Fan in front of the camp, Xu Huai and Xu Wuqi walked into the camp. Xu Xin'an, Wang Xian and others had not yet rested and asked eagerly:
"The situation is so bad, how does His Highness plan to prepare for a rainy day? What exactly is Zheng Huaizhong thinking?"
"Xu Huai's speech in front of His Highness at dusk was enough to make a surprise, but Zhao Fan just barely mentioned the matter of supporting Li Li. It's still too early to say anything about his plans today. It may take two days." Xu Huai said.
Wu Qi said.
"Support, what support?" Xu Xin'an asked in confusion.
"Make His Highness the emperor?" Wang Xian asked in shock.
"Well," Xu Huai sat down, took a teapot and poured a bowl of herbal tea, took a sip, and said, "The next big direction is to focus on controlling Puban and Pinglu cities. Only when the red cavalry goes south again, Zheng Huaizhong will
The troops and the Xuanwu Army will retreat to these two cities and guard Luoyang, the gateway to Guanzhong."
"Instead of participating in the second defensive battle of Bianliang, sit back and watch the fall of Bianliang, and then make His Highness the emperor in Luoyang or Jingzhao Mansion..." Wang Xian guessed and asked.
Xu Huai nodded, indicating that this was indeed the case.
Xu Xin'an and Wang Xian were both surprised. After all, Xu Huai had never mentioned such a sensitive issue in front of them. After a while, he asked again: "What should we do specifically?"
"The two things brought up today are already shocking enough. Your Highness and Qian Shangduan must be given some time to think about it..." Xu Huai said.
Local officials such as Liu Zhiyuan, Tian Sijing and Zhong Yingqiu were not very submissive to Zheng Huaizhong as the envoy. King Jing Zhao Tuan also avoided too frequent meetings with Zheng Huaizhong in private before everything was carefully considered. The specific countermeasures were mainly
It was Qian Shangduan, Zhu Hang and Zhao Fan who came forward and ran on both sides.
Some important deployments must be approved by the imperial court before they can proceed, and they didn't know how long it would take for the memorial to be sent to Bianliang. Therefore, they did not dare to delay in Jincheng, and it only took them two days to list the urgent things that needed to be done.
In addition to King Kai Jing's need to go to Puban in the name of supervising the transportation of grain from Guanzhong and Luoyang, Zheng Huaizhong will also formally send an envoy to Xishan to contact Xiao Linshi in the name of setting up an envoy office in Hedong, and invite the remnants of the Khitan tribe to move to Linzhou.
Cooperating with Gu to protect the northeastern gateway in the pass; General Zheng Huaizhong and King Zhao Tuan of Jing simultaneously recommended Wang Fan as the deputy transit envoy on the southwestern route of Beijing to go to Xiangyang to raise food and salary.
This is also the benefit of piercing the last layer of window paper, especially the latter two. If you don't prepare for the worst based on the bottom line, it will be difficult to make this decision.
At this time, King Lu is stationed in Weizhou, and the red cavalry invades the south again. King Lu will probably be outside Bianliang. King Lu will be the most direct competitor of King Jing by then.
It is not even ruled out that people like Yang Maoyan and Ge Boyi have now seen how bad the situation is and are plotting to support him.
At that time, whoever can win the support of Jinghu and the southeastern roads, especially the main war factions in these places, will be able to achieve final success.
It is difficult for King Jing to lead his mausoleum guarding army to cross the river and go north. It is difficult to spread the news all at once in the southeast and Jinghu roads. In terms of influence, King Lu's influence in the southeast and Jinghu roads is even greater.
It was Zhao Fan who directly revealed the bottom line, and they decided to send Wang Fan, who truly inherited Wang's reputation, to Xiangyang (Jingnan Road) first, so that at the critical moment they could persuade and recruit the generals on Jingnan Road to support King Jing.
If Bianliang falls and the Hehuai River is completely destroyed, the Jingnan Road at the core of the Nanyang Basin will also play a strategic role in connecting Guanzhong with Jinghu and the southeast - Xiangyang's status will be highlighted at this time. If Xiangyang chooses
Support King Lu, and King Jing will be confined to the northwest, and will not even be able to send envoys to the southeast and Jinghu.
In addition, if the bottom line had not been revealed directly, Zheng Huaizhong would not have had the determination to ignore the imperial court and directly invite the remnants of the Khitan tribe to retreat to Linzhou. According to normal procedures, Zheng Huaizhong should have obtained a clear order from the imperial court before he could do this.
, but if we really go step by step, who knows how long the court will argue about this matter before it can officially authorize Zheng Huaizhong?
Do they have time to delay now?
This is something that is very likely to delay the Chihu people from going south again, and the court may not be able to come to a conclusion. Zheng Huaizhong can only kill it first and then report it in the name of Hedong's envoy, making the raw rice into cooked rice first.
Xu Huai had previously planned to go to Fuzhou (Linzhou) in person, but now Zheng Huaizhong and King Jing could make this decision and take on all the responsibility, thus saving him a lot of trouble.
In early July, the central government officially issued an order to disband King Qin's troops and horses gathered in Chenzhou and Caizhou, so that the southeast and Jinghu roads could supply the grain and fodder for King Qin's troops and horses, and the grain and fodder that could be saved could be transported to Bianliang, Hedong, and Hebei, and at the same time to Bianliang, Hedong, and Hebei.
In the southeast, grain inspectors were dispatched from various roads in Jinghu, and Wang Fan was finally able to go to Xiangyang as the deputy envoy to oversee grain.
King Jing Zhao Tuan was also officially granted the title of Defense Envoy of Puzhou. He promoted Hedong, Shaanxi and North Beijing Road Huipingcang Affairs, and took charge of grain and grass northward in Shaanxi and Luoyang (Northern Road of Beijing). He also restored the Puzhou Salt Pond that had been destroyed by the Japanese soldiers.
Production.
Pinglu County on the north bank of Maojin Crossing was originally part of Shaanzhou on the North Beijing Road, but Zheng Huaizhong also sent his son Zheng Cong to lead 3,000 troops to Pinglu to take charge in the name of facilitating the transportation of grain and fodder to Luoyang to the north.
In early July, Xu Huai led his Yiqi battalion to cross the river and go south. In addition to representing Jing Wang Zhao Tuan and Hu Kai, who was staying in Caizhou at this time, to discuss the secrets that could not be executed, he also had to return to Chushan to reorganize his troops.
As for Xu Huai's intention to return to Chushan to reorganize his troops, no one has made it clear. The actual intention is for Xu Huai to lead the Chushan army to Xiangyang to meet Wang Fan when necessary to ensure that Xiangyang (South Jing Road) will eventually choose to support
King Jing.
The rivers and Huaihe Rivers are in ruins, and Xiangyang, as the core node connecting the northwest, southeast, and Jinghu Lake, is too critical. They cannot allow Xiangyang to be lost...
