Chapter 0517 The Northern Expedition and the Decision
Yu Jie, the envoy of the Sichuan Construction and Construction Department, heard that there were problems in the construction of Diaoyu City and was about to go to inspect it in person. At this time, a scribe came to submit an official document to Yu Jie.
Yu Jie took a look at the official document and saw that it was about the situation of the Kingdom of Jin, and not surprisingly, it mentioned the murder of Wanyan Kuochu.
Wanyan Kuochu was killed. This was an extremely rare event in the Jin Kingdom, because it was the people who killed the officials, not the bandits. As long as you pay attention to the situation in the Jin Kingdom, this matter must be mentioned.
Seeing this incident, Yu Jie's eyes suddenly flashed with brilliance. Then he didn't even pay attention to Diaoyu City. He went directly back to the duty room and started writing an official document, and then ordered people to hurry up and send it to Lin'an.
Lin'an, Political Affairs Hall, Prime Minister Qiao Xingjian on the right and Prime Minister Yuan Shao on the left looked at the four memorials in front of them, their faces were dark and their eyes were bloodshot.
These four memorials were sent by Zhao Fan, the envoy of Huainan East Road, Yu Jie, the envoy of Sichuan, Meng Gong, the new army commander, and Jiang Hai, the envoy of Lizhou Road. The four of them were thousands of miles apart.
But they all did the same thing, which was to suggest that the imperial court send troops to the Northern Expedition!
"Hey, what should I do?"
Qiao Xingjian sighed, with a sad look on his face, and said to Yuan Shao: "The official is young and at the peak of his power. If the official sees these four memorials, I'm afraid the Northern Expedition will be a sure thing."
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Yuan Shao was silent for a while, and then said: "The Northern Expedition is something we have been thinking about deeply. If there is a chance, why not?"
Qiao Xingjian said: "Why don't I want to go through the Northern Expedition and regain my homeland? However, the Northern Expedition is indeed about the country, the country, and the destiny of the dynasty. If there is any loss, we will die and we will never redeem it."
Yuan Shao forced a smile on his serious face and said: "The ambition of the official family can shake the world. The Northern Expedition is only a matter of time. Now that it is here, face it calmly. If there is any mistake, we will pledge our lives to the country."
, which is also worthy of a nine-foot body.”
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter."
Qiao Xingjian no longer hesitated, then solemnly arranged his clothes, and went to Funing Hall with Yuan Shao to present the four memorials in person.
"Your Majesty, Commander Qiao and Commander Yuan would like to see you."
Gao Shi came in to report, Zhao Yun was a little surprised, but he soon understood it, a smile appeared on his lips, and said: "Pass."
Seeing Zhao Yun, Qiao Xingjian, and Yuan Shao raised their hands in salute, and then Qiao Xingjian said: "Your Majesty, there are four memorials to local officials in the political affairs hall. Please take a look at them."
Gao Shi took the memorial and immediately handed it to Zhao Yun, who looked through it one by one.
After reading it, Zhao Yun picked up his pen and started to review it.
When Zhao Yun was about to write, Qiao Xingjian subconsciously stopped him and said: "Your Majesty, the Northern Expedition is of great importance. In my opinion, it should be discussed by hundreds of officials at the court meeting before the best decision can be made.
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Zhao Yun's tone was as usual, and he said: "It doesn't matter, small matters will be discussed in a big way, big things will be discussed in a small way, big things will be discussed by me alone."
After saying that, Zhao Yun put down his pen and wrote the word "accurate" on Zhao Fan's memorial. Yu Jie, Meng Gong, and Jiang Hai also wrote the word "accurate" on the memorials of Yu Jie, Meng Gong, and Jiang Hai.
This stroke immediately determined the outbreak of a war.
Both Qiao Xingjian and Yuan Shao didn't understand why Zhao Fan, Meng Gong, Yu Jie, and Jiang Hai would submit memorials at the same time requesting troops to send troops to the Northern Expedition. They also didn't understand why Zhao Yun was in such a big battle.
The decision was made so simply, it could even be said that it was decided so hastily.
So the two of them came to the Ministry of Finance to ask for advice from Zhen Dexiu, and at the same time, they also ventilated him, so that Zhen Dexiu, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, could prepare for the war.
Zhen Dexiu listened to the two people's questions, thought for a while, and finally stroked his beard and said: "You two envoys, there is no need to be confused. The official family and Meng Gong and others decided to go to the Northern Expedition. In fact, the reason is very simple, that is, it is indeed the Northern Expedition now.
The best time."
Qiao Xingjian asked: "Why?"
Zhen Dexiu explained: "In the Song Dynasty, we have experienced new laws, and now the treasury is full and the people are getting stronger. The new army reforms have made the soldiers and horses stronger, and their combat power has doubled. Now we can say that we have no shortage of money, food, soldiers and horse equipment."
Looking back at the current Jin Kingdom, after experiencing the great war with the Mongolian army, the Jin Kingdom was already exhausted and its people were exhausted. It should be frugal, recuperate, and do good to the people.
But they didn't expect that in such a situation, Wanyan Shouxu would actually kill Monk Wanyan Chen who was trying to turn the tide. This move was tantamount to chilling the hearts of the entire Jin Kingdom soldiers.
While the military was cold-hearted, so was the people's heart. Wanyan Shouxu, Cui Li, Zhang Xiu and other officials lived a decadent and extravagant life, with hordes of slaves coming and going, delicacies from mountains and seas, and silks and satins being trashed like grass clippings.
Compared with their extravagant spending, the common people were poor and poorly clothed. The common people felt the gap was so huge that they complained a lot. The death of Wan Yan Kao Chu not long ago was proof that the common people could no longer endure the oppression of the government.
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Listening to Zhen Dexiu's analysis, Qiao Xingjian and Yuan Shao couldn't help but nod in agreement with Zhen Dexiu's analysis.
Zhen Dexiu finally concluded, saying: "Youdao flourishes and then declines, and the moon waxes and wanes. The Kingdom of Jin has gone from prosperity to the end of the road, and we, the Song Dynasty, have gone from the south to the prosperous era. If we let it go at this time,
If the Jin Kingdom does not do this, it cannot carry out the Northern Expedition. In time, the Jin Kingdom will definitely be annexed by the Mongols. At that time, we will be at a loss to advance and retreat, and we will be in a dilemma. Under such circumstances, has the time come for the Northern Expedition?"
At this point, Qiao Xingjian and Yuan Shao seemed to have cleared up the clouds, and no longer had the worries they had before.
Qiao Xingjian said to Zhen Dexiu in shame: "Thank you very much for clarifying my doubts. It's a pity that I am still worried about the Northern Expedition, but I don't want to make you laugh because of my shallow knowledge."
Yuan Shao also said: "I am also ashamed. Meng Gong and Jiang Hai can understand it clearly, but I, the Prime Minister Zuo, cannot understand it. I am really ashamed."
"Hehehe,,,"
Zhen Dexiu laughed a few times and said: "You two envoys don't have to be like this. You are in charge of the political affairs hall, and your affairs are complicated, big and small. It is inevitable that you will be entangled in worldly affairs, which will lead to the feeling of being in the authority. If you have some leisure time, you will jump out of trouble."
In addition, you can see through the essence at a glance, and it will be clear to the observer."
"Hahaha,,,"
The three of them laughed at the same time, their inner confidence in the future of the Song Dynasty was beyond words.
On that day, one after another troop deployment orders and government orders were sent to all parts of the Song Dynasty. The fast horses delivering the news were galloping on the official roads with almost no interruptions. This made Lin'an, who was always accustomed to big scenes,
The people were also surprised.
"There are so many fast horses, what happened?"
"Yes, yes, it looks so scary. Is there going to be a war?"
"Screw you crow's mouth, now the world is peaceful, where is the war?"
"Brother, you don't understand. If the world is peaceful, it means that the world is peaceful here. There is a lot of chaos outside. The Jin Kingdom and Mongolia have been fighting for years, and they are all smoking."
"That's true. If we take advantage of their internal strife and go to the Northern Expedition at this time, we might be able to regain our homeland.",,,