Han Shizhong was drinking with Liu Qi when he suddenly received news from the palace. He also heard that His Majesty was furious and ordered him to go to the study to meet him immediately. Han Shizhong was completely confused at that moment. He asked the eunuch who sent the message, and he also
I don’t know why. I just know that His Majesty was very angry and even seemed to go to the study with his sword.
Lift the sword? Lift the sword! Han Shizhong imagined the scene of Zhao Gou lifting the sword in his mind. The scene was too shocking and he quickly drove it out of his mind.
But Han Shizhong had to think about what happened to make His Majesty so angry and to think of the sword that had not been touched for many years. Could it be that Jin Wushu sent troops? Yue Fei's army was defeated? But even so, Your Majesty should not be like this
Angry!
Han Shizhong would never have thought that behind all this was the queen's affairs, or that without Concubine Wu's reminder, the entire Song Dynasty would have defaulted to not having the queen of the Jin Kingdom.
All this is because the queen has been kidnapped by the Jin Kingdom for almost ten years. In these ten years, the emperor has not seen any action. So today, ten years later, who can guess that the emperor will be angry because of this?
So Han Shizhong hurried to the palace, not daring to stop even a step. Along the way, he had thousands of thoughts in his mind. He even had some doubts about whether Yue Fei had rebelled, and he couldn't have defected to the Jin Kingdom!
The situation in the Northern Expedition is excellent now, but there must be no problems.
When Han Shizhong trotted all the way to the study, he felt a coldness rushing towards his face as soon as he opened the door, and he couldn't say anything he had prepared.
You had no choice but to push the door open and you saw a man wiping his sword while looking at you. You didn't dare to speak. The coldness in Liu Chan's eyes was no joke, and his eyes were red, as if he wanted to eat someone.
Han Shizhong suddenly felt a huge sense of oppression.
This was the first time that he felt the oppression of a superior from the present Majesty, and it was still an absolute oppression. When the Southern Song Dynasty was just established, when Zhao Gou personally came to the front line and launched the Northern Expedition, Han Shizhong didn't even feel it!
Han Shizhong immediately did not dare to say anything or think anything. He quickly knelt down and said, "I bow to your Majesty. Long live your Majesty. Long live your Majesty."
Liu Chan's eyes were so cold that he even felt that his blood was cold. He asked Han Shizhong word for word: "Long live, hey, I'm afraid I won't live that long as long as you are here."
Han Shizhong was immediately frightened and thought to himself: Could it be that Yue Fei has really rebelled? Peng Ju, please don't be confused. Han Shizhong couldn't figure out the situation, so he remained silent and did not dare to speak.
Liu Chan smiled again and said: "Good morning, tell me, are all the generals in my Song Dynasty pigs, or are these pig-like generals gathered around me?"
Han Shizhong still didn't dare to speak. He already thought in his mind that it was Jin Wushu who sent troops and Yue Fei defeated Shunchang.
Liu Chan then said: "You and Liu Guangshi, each of you will lead an army of 50,000 to accompany me on the Northern Expedition. I want the Kingdom of Jin to know what it means to be angry and bleed thousands of miles."
When Han Shizhong heard the news of the Northern Expedition, he already felt that his guess was accurate. It seemed that his Majesty was furious because of Yue Fei's defeat, so he had to raise two more armies to send troops. Wait, he seemed to have heard something just now. 10
Ten thousand troops, Your Majesty is going to conquer it personally! Han Shizhong’s pupils suddenly dilated, why is this!
"Your Majesty, there may be something wrong with this matter. Although our army has sufficient resources, dispatching food and fodder for a hundred thousand troops is by no means a simple matter, and I am afraid it will be difficult to support. What's more, Yue Fei just fought a battle in Shunchang, stabilized the people, and mobilized
Food and grass take time. Your Majesty must not be so rash!" Han Shizhong said anxiously. He wanted to make the Northern Expedition, but he couldn't be so hasty and should take his time.
"As for the food and grass matter, you go talk to Qin Hui and tell him, if it works, he will continue to be his right minister; if it doesn't work, he will go to take care of himself, and I will replace him with someone else. This time I will tell the Kingdom of Jin that Kou can go,
I can go. No matter how difficult it is, I will fight. If there is no food and grass, then go and rob it. As long as it does not belong to the common people, I will not pursue it. This time, I want to destroy their country and destroy their race." Liu Chan's eyes became more and more intense.
It was so cold that Han Shizhong's sweat had quietly wet his back, but he still didn't notice it and felt a little chilly.
"I obey the decree." Han Shizhong didn't say much. The emperor's words had reached this point. If he dared to dissuade him again, he would be courting death. It was better to discuss countermeasures with other people quickly.
Liu Chan waved his hand and asked Han Shizhong to go down, feeling irritable. After hearing about the queen, his original mood of having fun in the palace was gone. He cursed lowly and forced himself to read the memorial on the table.
"**, how could there be such a rubbish dynasty!"
"**, what is written in this is so messed up."
Han Shizhong returned to the place where the Ministry of War was discussing matters, and could not recover for a long time. Seeing that he was speechless, Han Shizhong asked curiously: "Sir, what happened?"
Han Shizhong came back to his senses and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty ordered me and Liu Guangshi to lead an army of 100,000 in the Northern Expedition. Unexpectedly, my long-cherished wish for many years has come true today."
The men were shocked: "A hundred thousand troops? How can we supply this food and grass? If the food and grass in the rear are cut off, the army will be in danger."
Han Shizhong smiled bitterly again: "Who says it's not the case, but I see that His Majesty's attitude is not as firm as usual. I'm afraid it is definitely a certainty that a hundred thousand troops will attack. Coupled with the troops of Liu Qi and Yue Fei, the northern troops will soon reach 200,000.
This was something I would have never dared to think about before, but I didn’t expect it to actually happen today.”
"I'm afraid the ministers in the court will not allow His Majesty to do this, and Prime Minister Zhao will definitely object." As for Qin Hui, he wears the same pants as the emperor. When did he see Qin Hui and would he object to His Majesty?
"Hey, at first His Majesty did not want to go to the Northern Expedition, and the generals and I all voted to send troops. Now that Your Majesty is sending troops to the Northern Expedition, we are worried about the lack of food and grass, and we have no choice."
What Han Shizhong said just now was accidentally spread, causing huge waves among the officials. There is no way, no one wants everyone to handle government affairs together. If you don't share the gossip with your brothers, you are still a human being.
However, the melon that the officials have eaten today is particularly big. Your Majesty actually wants to raise 100,000 troops for the Northern Expedition! Today, after a hundred years of corruption in the Song Dynasty, although the voices of the war faction occasionally occupy the top, in the end, the peace negotiation faction is more powerful. Today's peace negotiation
After Qin Hui, the leader of the faction, heard the news, he quickly went to the palace to ask for an interview, but received the news: His Majesty did not see any courtiers.
Although Qin Hui changed most of his opinions, his position has not changed. Qin Hui understood that the power of the Zhuhe faction was quite powerful. If he wanted to be the left prime minister, he must have strong support. This is also the reason why Qin Hui requested to enter the palace, but
Judging from His Majesty's attitude, future peace negotiations will definitely not yield good results. In this case, I will have to win over a group of people again.
However, it is no joke to send out an army of 100,000 troops. Even the main war faction did not expect that such a situation would occur. Standing with Qin Hui at the palace gate was Zhao Ding. But unlike Qin Hui, the person who greeted Zhao Ding was
His Majesty's wrath.
Liu Chan directly issued a verbal edict and scolded Zhao Ding. He said that Zhao Ding was the leader of hundreds of officials and dared to have such an attitude towards the Kingdom of Jin. He was really shameless and insulted his reputation.
Qin Hui once again felt that His Majesty's thoughts were difficult to guess, and he secretly wondered whether His Majesty had taken the wrong medicine or what kind of illness he had.
Reluctantly, His Majesty sealed off the palace and could not see any ministers. So the ministers of the Song Dynasty could only wait until the court meeting the next day. The ministers had already written the notes and were waiting for the court meeting tomorrow to persuade His Majesty to give up the Northern Expedition.
Han Shizhong also found Qin Hui and told Qin Hui exactly what happened today. Although Han Shizhong didn't like Qin Hui's behavior, he didn't dare to neglect the matter because it was a big deal.
Qin Hui was also confused when he received the news: "But the Ministry of Education did not receive news of Yue Fei's defeat. How could such a major event not be known at all?"
All battle reports in the north will be handed over to the Ministry of War first, then forwarded to the Zhongshu Province, and finally Zhongshu Province will submit them to His Majesty. However, neither the Ministry of War nor the Zhongshu Province have any battle reports.
After Qin Hui's reminder, Han Shizhong also reacted. Yes, that's the truth. He, the Minister of War, did not receive the news. That is not the news of the failure of the Northern Expedition, but why is His Majesty so angry?
When Han Shizhong saw Qin Hui's expression of not knowing what was going on, he secretly hesitated in his heart whether to tell Qin Hui about his Majesty's personal expedition.
After thinking for a while, he still shook his head. This news was so shocking. Once it spread, it would not be Qin Hui and Zhao Ding kneeling at the palace gate, but all the officials together. Han Shizhong didn't want to cause trouble, in case His Majesty just
I said the wrong thing, or I was joking.
the next day
When it was still slightly dark, the cars of each family going to court were ready. Wang Lun had already been waiting for Qin Hui at the door of Qin Hui. When he saw Qin Hui coming out, he quickly paid his respects and said, "Meet the Prime Minister."
Qin Hui frowned slightly. He knew the purpose of Wang Lun's coming here. It was simply to persuade the emperor to withdraw the order of the Northern Expedition, or more directly, he wanted to gain a benefit from it. Because Wang Lun was not only the foreign minister of the Song Dynasty
, and also has a certain connection with the Kingdom of Jin. If the Song Dynasty negotiates a peace, he will need to take action. If he takes action, the success rate will be higher. Of course, the benefits involved are needless to say. But once a war breaks out, he, a diplomat, will have nothing to do.
used.
Of course, Qin Hui also had connections with the Kingdom of Jin, but he was at a higher level than Wang Lun. Qin Hui looked at the excited Wang Lun and sighed in his heart: I don’t know what your Majesty’s thoughts are now, but he is so blindly optimistic. If things change in the future,
If you leave it to him, something might happen. Besides, although the Kingdom of Jin is powerful, there is no need to refute His Majesty's face because of this. After all, you and I are working for Your Majesty.
The young Wang Lun didn't know that his excited performance had already made a cross in Qin Hui's heart. He said excitedly: "Master Xiangguo, you must persuade your Majesty that it is absolutely impossible to send troops to the Northern Expedition. I am the son of the Song Dynasty.
What the people need most now is to recuperate and recuperate, so we should ask your Majesty to negotiate peace first."
Qin Hui said perfunctorily: "I understand, but it still depends on your Majesty's thoughts."
Wang Lun smiled slightly: "I think your Majesty was only temporarily angry yesterday, and I think he will calm down today."
"maybe."
The carriages from the capital to the morning dynasty were all started, but no one expected what would happen in this morning dynasty. Later generations would even record this court meeting as a turning point in the Song Dynasty's century-long humiliation.