Liu Chan calmed down, suppressed his awakened dissatisfaction, and immediately said: "Hurry up."
The person who came was none other than Zhao Ding, the Prime Minister of the Left. Zhao Ding looked happy and bowed to Liu Chan as soon as he entered the study: "I have met your Majesty."
"No need to be polite, how is the situation on the front line?" Liu Chan was very anxious. Shunchang was victorious, but what exactly was the situation?
"Your Majesty, Yue Fei led his army to conquer Huaining, Yingchang, Chenzhou, Luoyang, Yancheng, Shunchang and other six cities in Henan, killing more than 70,000 Jin soldiers, a great victory in the Northern Expedition!" Zhao Ding was excited!
He said that although he expected victory in the Northern Expedition, he never thought there would be such a great victory.
Liu Chan grabbed the battle report from Zhao Ding's hand and read it carefully. He was also delighted by the contents of the battle report. Even Luoyang, the former capital of the Han Dynasty, had been captured. It seemed that he had read Yue Fei correctly.
He is indeed a capable general.
"By decree, Yue Fei is appointed as the Propaganda Envoy of Henan Province, and he is responsible for all the important military and political affairs of Henan Province." Liu Chan said excitedly, not caring at all how much shock his reward brought to Zhao Ding.
"Your Majesty, although this is a great victory, the reward is too heavy."
Liu Chan glanced at Zhao Ding and didn't want to speak. The Song Dynasty had already retreated to a corner. If they didn't find a general who could fight, would they have to wait to die? But Liu Chan also patiently explained to Zhao Ding: "Now Henan University
Although some cities have been recovered, they are still under the threat of the Jin Kingdom. Extraordinary things should be done in extraordinary times. The most important thing now is to protect the recovered cities. If there are any problems, they will be solved later."
"Then I wonder if Yue Fei will be recalled to report on his duties?"
Hearing this, Liu Chan hesitated. He hadn't seen Yue Fei yet and didn't know what he looked like or what his temperament was. Now it seems that he has the ability, but is he loyal or not? After all, not everyone is.
It is difficult for Zhuge Kongming and Liu Chan to trust someone with all their strength.
"Recalling Yue Fei will not work." Liu Chan still shook his head and rejected Zhao Ding's proposal. "With the current turmoil in the north, it is not appropriate to recall the Northern Expedition commander. Send a message to Yue Fei and allow him to send a general to report on his duties. In addition, inform Han Shizhong
, tell him that the war can be suspended temporarily. Come back to me quickly and stop fighting. The chaos in the DPRK and China is like this, Prime Minister Zhao, I have some doubts about your ability."
Liu Chan was very dissatisfied with Zhao Ding. As the left prime minister, you can't suppress your colleagues. How can you be the head of the civil service? Zhao Ding smiled bitterly in his heart and thought: If your Majesty hadn't heard the news of the victory of the Northern Expedition,
I'm afraid this attitude will still be ambiguous. But that's fine, depending on His Majesty's attitude, as long as the Northern Expedition can be victorious, His Majesty will clearly support the Northern Expedition. This doesn't require them to guess randomly, as long as the results are guaranteed.
This seems to be an easy thing, but it is something that the entire Song Dynasty court dare not think about. According to official history, Yue Fei also won a great victory in the Northern Expedition a few years later, but Zhao Gou didn't care about it at all. He actually went on a Northern Expedition.
After the victory, he ordered Yue Fei to give up the recovered city. Zhao Gou really lowered the emperor's bottom line!
"Yue Fei wrote in the battle report that his current troops are insufficient. You should go back and discuss with others and come up with a solution tomorrow morning."
Liu Chan sat back on his chair and signaled to Zhao Ding that he could retire. Then he read the battle report carefully. As he looked at it, he found something was wrong. Yue Fei's battle report mentioned the achievements of another army, the rebel army.
It seems that he can fight a little, but his discipline is very poor and he doesn't obey the discipline very much. As soon as he entered the city, he went straight to the warehouse, thinking that Yue Fei didn't know what was going on.
Liu Chan was thoughtful, took the Book of the Later Han Dynasty from the table, and read it carefully. He gradually understood a little more about the current situation in the court, which was worse than the struggle between relatives and eunuchs for power in the Han Dynasty.
It's much more complicated.
First of all, let’s talk about the original Zhao Gou. He was extremely insecure. He was capable but never engaged in human affairs. He had experience in main battles, and he was once the general marshal of the world’s soldiers and horses. But his attitude was more about peace talks. His own
The idea can change every three days. If you start a war today, you may want to negotiate for peace tomorrow. You don't have enough domestic prestige and lack of external majesty. Moreover, you have the experience of being held hostage by your own general, which can be said to be extremely embarrassing.
Let’s talk about Qin Hui and Wang Lun’s faction, a staunch peace advocate, and their influence is deeply rooted in the court. I don’t know anyone who has friendship with them. The students all over the south and the people are deeply affected by them. Even Liu Chan clearly supported the Northern Expedition, but
You need to bear the pressure from the peace talks. This group of people is first-rate in political maneuvering, and it is okay to engage in internal affairs, but when it comes to diplomacy and war, they are simply waste among wastes. Wang Lun's diplomacy is not bad, and the official history shows that
He returned to Henan and other places, but the price was that Zhao Gou had to surrender to his sponsor. Zhao Gou actually agreed, which made him feel even more embarrassed.
As for Zhao Ding, he is not a staunch peace advocate. It is more like that after Bianliang was conquered, these scholar-bureaucrats were unconvinced, thinking that it was just a sudden death, and wanted to regain their strength and fight again.
As for generals such as Yue Fei and Han Shizhong, they are the staunch main combatants. The defeat of Bianliang made the people and the army feel the fear of national subjugation and annihilation, and this fear was easily known to these generals who led the troops. Therefore, they all understood
, no matter what, the Jin Kingdom must be driven back and the north must be recovered.
Finally, there is Liu Chan. In his opinion, the entire Song Dynasty is a joke. A country that has given up the concept of unification is not worthy of being called a country at all. Therefore, although he occasionally compromises, in terms of territory, he is better than anyone else.
We must be a determined militant.
Now, since Liu Chan supports the main battle, the peace negotiation forces lack top leaders, so he wants to welcome the Queen Mother back to compete with Liu Chan. If Liu Chan objects, it would be unfilial, which means that the throne is unstable. If the Queen Mother is welcomed back, the Queen Mother will inevitably divide
power, and the Queen Mother is a firm leader and force!
If Liu Chan continues to support the main battle, they can also join forces with the Queen Mother to put pressure on Liu Chan!
Liu Chan rubbed his forehead, what kind of thing is this? The world situation is already like this, there are still internal fights, why can't we unite. But he finally figured out one thing, his eyes turned cold, and he called his bodyguard
The eunuch whispered a few times in his ear, and the eunuch's eyes suddenly opened wide. He was obviously shocked by Liu Chan's words, and his body was shaking a little.
"For this matter, you need to find a few trustworthy people. I will summon the people from Ningcai to the lake to enjoy the flowers in a short while, so you have to be quick, understand?"
"I understand."
Liu Chan sighed, feeling a little pity in his heart. He picked up the Book of Hou Han and read it for about half an hour, trying to see if there was anything he could do to deal with the current situation.
He stretched, looked at the sky, and said, "Send people from Ningcai to come to the back garden and enjoy the flowers with me."
After receiving the news, Ning Cai came happily. She thought the emperor was happy and wanted to agree to her previous request and arrange some errands for his brother.
When she walked to the lake in the back garden, she saw Liu Chan and others standing at the pavilion in the distance. The emperor was actually waiting for her. Ning Cairen suddenly felt a sweet feeling and was about to go straight to the pavilion from another way.
Suddenly he felt someone push him from behind, and he immediately fell into the lake.
She opened her eyes wide in fear and screamed for help, but no one came. This was wrong, how could there be no one, and His Majesty? His Majesty should have seen her.
Liu Chan in the distance did see it, but he ignored it. The eunuch next to him was very enthusiastic and said quickly: "Hurry, Ning Cai has fallen into the water, hurry up and save him."
Liu Chan snorted coldly and said, "No one is allowed to go. I'm here to tell you that if someone from Ning Cai falls into the water while admiring flowers, he will be given a generous burial."
I don't know if Ning Cairen heard Liu Chan's words, or gave up hope, and finally stopped struggling and sank into the water.
When the eunuchs rushed over to rescue Ning Cai, Liu Chan shed a tear and said, "You are a beautiful lady, how could you be a thief?"