Chapter 355: Wealth is attractive; Emperor Xia is struggling
The original Xiping Mansion of the Xia Kingdom is now Lingzhou of the Song Dynasty. On the bank of the Yellow River in the western suburbs, tens of thousands of Song Dynasty soldiers heard that the Zhao Guan family wanted to personally attack Xingqing Mansion, the capital of the Xia Kingdom. Their military morale and morale were immediately boosted...
Zhao Ji immediately stood on the shore of the Yellow River ferry. He held the reins with his left hand, stretched out his right hand, and waved goodbye to the soldiers who had boarded the ship...
The soldiers who boarded the ship clasped their fists and said goodbye to Zhao Guan's family...
They also saw that the Zhao Guan family asked Liu Guangshi to lead his troops to escort the prison car carrying Brother Richard, King of the Jin Dynasty of Xixia, and parked it at the most conspicuous place beside the ferry.
Brother Richard, covered with bruises and bruises, was sitting listlessly in the prison car.
On the upper left side of the prison car hangs a blood-stained iron kite army flag captured by the Song Army; on the right side hangs a pair of broken fine iron armor ripped off Brother Richard's body.
The officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty who boarded the ship witnessed with their own eyes how the Western Xia war god Richard Brother, who had defeated the Song army many times, was now in such a mess. They were full of confidence in winning this battle to exterminate Xia.
Of course, while the soldiers were looking up at Zhao Guan's family, they also saw a luxury car with a Western Xia style in the Imperial City Guards behind the official family.
Most people in the Song army did not know who was sitting in the sedan behind Zhao Guan's family.
They were curious and wondered: Could the person in the sedan be the concubine of Zhao Guan's family?
However, they have never heard that the Zhao Guan family brought any concubine out of Bianjing!
Among the generals, Zongze, Yue Fei and others knew that in order to beg the Zhao Guan family of the Song Dynasty to withdraw their troops and negotiate a peace, Xia Emperor Li Qianshun secretly dedicated his imperial concubine Cao to the Zhao Guan family...
However, do they dare to spread this "scandal" about the Emperor of the Song Dynasty?
The few generals who knew about it not only did not dare to publicize it to the outside world, but they also strictly ordered the few soldiers under their command who knew about it to keep it secret, otherwise they would be punished by military law.
Therefore, there are very few people in the Song Dynasty army who know about this matter.
In order to further boost the morale of the military and boost morale, Zhao Ji smiled and made a decision.
He held the reins of the war horse with his left hand, turned around, pointed at the luxury car with the whip held in his right hand, and said loudly:
"Today, I want to tell all the soldiers a secret!"
Although Zhao Ji's voice was not too loud, after five hundred imperial city ministers and officials shouted in unison, the voice became louder and spread far.
"Today, Zhao Guanjia told all the soldiers a secret!"
The various departments of the Song Dynasty army at the crossing of the Yellow River had already arranged soldiers at different locations to relay the sacred edicts.
"Today, Zhao Guanjia told all the soldiers a secret!"
Whether it was the soldiers of the Song Army who had boarded the ship or the soldiers who were waiting to board the ship at the ferry shore, there was an immediate silence, wanting to hear what secrets Zhao Guan's family had to say.
Zhao Ji asked loudly: "Soldiers, do you know who is sitting in the carriage behind me?"
After being conveyed by five hundred imperial city officials and soldiers from various departments of the Song Army who relayed the imperial edict, the question of the Zhao Guan family reached the ears of every soldier.
Most of the soldiers shook their heads and said they didn't know.
Like Zongze, Yue Fei and the few Song soldiers who were responsible for escorting the Xixia delegation into the city. Although they guessed something, they did not dare to say anything and remained silent.
Zhao Ji smiled slightly and said loudly: "There is a beauty sitting in this sedan!"
"..."
"I ask all the soldiers, do you know who presented the beauty in the sedan to me?"
"..."
The words of Zhao Guanjia reached the ears of every soldier through the five hundred imperial city officials and the soldiers of the Song Army who relayed the oracles.
"ah?!"
"Who presented the beauty to Zhao Guan's family?"
"I don't know!"
All the soldiers and generals made sounds of shock and showed envious expressions.
"I tell all the officers and men in public that the beauty in the sedan chair is the Emperor of Western Xia, Li Qianshun, who secretly sent his favorite young and beautiful imperial concubine Cao to me in order to beg me for peace!!"
"..." The voice that relayed the sacred words of the officials was earth-shattering.
"ah?!"
"Ah?! Ah..."
"The beauty in the sedan chair is actually Princess Cao of Xia Kingdom?"
The soldiers will be extremely shocked...
"However, I take military and national affairs as my top priority, and I am not deceived by the beauty of the Princess of Xia Kingdom! I also disdain to be lucky enough to meet her!"
At this time, the Princess Cao of the Xia Kingdom in the sedan was so ashamed that her pretty face turned red with embarrassment and her heart was pounding...
"I still want to conquer Xia! I want Xia Emperor Li Qianshun to waste all his efforts! Hahaha..."
"..." The voice that relayed the sacred words of Zhao Guanjia spread throughout the three armies.
All the soldiers admired Zhao Guanjia immensely.
"The official sage!"
"The official takes state affairs as the top priority, he is really a wise king!"
"Long live my emperor..."
Zhao Ji added: "This time I personally led the expedition with the Xia Kingdom's imperial concubine Cao, in order to shake the Xia people's military morale and demoralize the enemy's morale in front of the two armies!"
"I swear by the Yellow River Alliance! I personally lead all the soldiers. Before Xixia is destroyed, I will never summon the Linxing Cao family!"
Ms. Cao, who was behind the sedan curtain, listened to the holy words, her delicate body trembled slightly, and an inexplicable sense of loss came to her heart...
Hiding in the sedan, the Cao family sincerely admired the Emperor Zhao Guanjia of the Song Dynasty. In terms of boosting morale, he was really a thousand times better than the Emperor Li Qianshun of the Xia Dynasty!
However, Cao's pretty face still showed a bit of worry.
She was very afraid of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty outside the sedan chair. In front of the high-spirited Song Army soldiers, she forced Xia Emperor Li Qianshun to sacrifice her life to Zhao Guan's family. At the same time, she also wanted to take the opportunity to poison Zhao Guan's family and tell them in public...
In that case, tens of thousands of soldiers of the Song Army would be outraged, and they would also request Zhao Guan's family to immediately execute her, a "beautiful woman"...
In fact, Cao's worries are unnecessary!
In Zhao Ji's plan, he would never tell the story that Cao was coerced by Xia Emperor Li Qianshun and hid the Nine Poison Powder in order to murder him.
Zhao Ji's main purpose was to boost the morale of the Song army and let everyone in the Song army know that Xia Emperor Li Qianshun had no choice but to offer the imperial concubine's plan; and it must not be known to all the soldiers. , Li Qianshun, who is known as the wise king and the heroic leader, is still resisting...
The sacred words of Zhao Guanjia were conveyed by the Imperial City's personal subordinates and translators in various ministries, and were clearly heard by all the soldiers in the army.
"The Zhao Guan family has brought the Xia Emperor's concubine Cao with them on this expedition, in order to shake the Xia people's military morale and demoralize the enemy's morale in front of the two armies!"
"Zhao Guanjia swears by the Yellow River Alliance! Zhao Guanjia will lead all the soldiers. Before Xixia is destroyed, Guanjia will never summon the Linxing Cao family!"
In the hearts of all the officers and soldiers, they all lamented that the official family was truly a wise and powerful leader...
Many soldiers, while sincerely admiring Zhao Guanjia, also began to boldly joke, saying:
"In order for the Zhao Guan family to embrace the beauty as soon as possible, we must fight tooth and nail to kill the enemy!"
"Yes! We must fight tooth and nail to kill the enemy! Destroy Xia as soon as possible to achieve the official's wish..."
"Hahaha..." Zhao Ji laughed loudly.
In order to further boost the morale of the three armies, he raised his riding whip, pointed to the northwest of the roaring Yellow River, that is, the direction of Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Xia Kingdom, and said loudly:
"I have conveyed the decree. After we capture the capital of Xia Kingdom, we will still make a three-part agreement with the Xia people in the city!"
"However, I swear by the river that all the gold and silver treasures in the Xia Kingdom's palace will be collected according to the size of your military achievements!"
"In the harem of Xia Kingdom, there are hundreds of concubines and talented people, those who voluntarily remarry, and tens of thousands of palace maids who are willing to marry. I will send people to mediate for you! They will be the wives and concubines of your soldiers!!"
"It's just that the conditions for this matchmaking are that according to the size of your military achievements and the number of enemy heads you have killed, you will be given the matchmaking in order!"
The promise of Zhao Guan's family was spread throughout the army through the messenger...
All the soldiers seemed to see: themselves were carving up a large part of the mountains of gold and silver treasures in the Xia Kingdom's palace; the beauties in the Xia Kingdom's harem were being held up by themselves, who laughed loudly and held up their slim waists~ Buttocks, Hou anxiously carried her into the bridal chamber...
The morale of the Song army is at an all-time high...
"The official sage..."
"We must fight bravely to kill the enemy and achieve more military exploits..."
"Long live my emperor..."
The one who is incompatible with the joyful soldiers is Yue Fei!
He frowned and pondered without saying a word. With his upright character, he did not agree with the Zhao Guan family's practice of granting concubines and maids from the harem of Yixia Kingdom to meritorious soldiers.
However, when Yue Fei heard the deafening cheers from all the soldiers in the army, he had to admire Zhao Guanjia in his heart. They were really clever at mobilizing morale!
Making him feel ashamed...
All the soldiers heard that if they performed meritorious service, not only would they have the gold and silver treasures of the enemy's palace, which could be divided up, but also the beauties in the enemy's harem, which could be obtained through such a legitimate method. Among them, the one who enjoyed the most was the more lustful Wu Jie. Zhang Jun and several others...
Although Han Shizhong did not lose his composure with joy, he also secretly longed for it: It seems that after the victory in the attack on Xingqing Mansion in Xia Jing, someone in our country will have to take a concubine!
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Within half an hour, Zhao Ji bid farewell to the four groups of Zhongshi Dao Department, Zhongshi Central Department, Han Shizhong Department, and Yue Fei Department in turn...
He also watched with his own eyes as these four troops boarded the ship in an orderly manner, set sail one after another, and headed north along the river...
Zhao Ji listened to the roar of the Yellow River and watched the large ships of the Song Army disappearing from sight. He was full of pride and ambition...
Now, Wang Zhen, Yao Gubu, Guo Chengbu, and Liu Guangshibu are queuing up in an orderly manner on the shore. Under the orderly supervision and dispatch of Privy Councilor Zongze, they are waiting to board the ship with high morale...
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At this time, in the Xingfu Mansion in the Xia Kingdom's capital city and in the main hall of the palace, Li Qianshun's face sank like water. He heard the report: The bodies of many Xia army officers and soldiers were floating in the Yellow River outside the city...
Li Qianshun and all the civil and military officials were shocked.
He urgently ordered to salvage the corpses floating in the Yellow River and thoroughly investigate the source. At the same time, he secretly ordered to block the news to prevent public sentiment in the capital from changing. Violators would be severely punished...
While Li Qianshun was anxious, he received another urgent military report.
He frowned, fearful of hearing the news of his defeat again, and ordered the messenger to speak quickly. The atmosphere in the palace was extremely depressing, and all the officials were panic-stricken...
"Your Majesty, the two armies of the Song Dynasty Prefecture have invaded the north along both banks of the Yellow River and have now reached the Yellow River Ferry outside Jingzhou City."
"Ah?! So fast?!" Li Qianshun whispered in horror.
"Your Majesty, our army stationed at the Yellow River Ferry in Jingzhou has been completely wiped out!"
"All crossings of the Yellow River along the Jingzhou line have been captured!"
"ah?!"
Li Qianshun was sitting on the dragon chair, trembling with anger. He couldn't believe it.
The civil and military officials of the Xia Kingdom in the main hall were extremely shocked.
Many civil and military officials were so frightened that they were like chaff...
However, all the Xia monarchs and ministers present knew that the military report of the 800-mile rush would never be falsified.
Many smart people among them also guessed that the report just now said that many corpses of Xia Army soldiers were floating on the Yellow River on the outskirts of Xingqing Mansion;
Then, comparing it with the emergency military report, it is very likely that it is the body of the Xia Army soldiers guarding the Yellow River Ferry in Jingzhou.
Li Qianshun's voice trembled and he asked urgently: "Is Jingzhou City still there?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Jingzhou City is still there!"
"Now, the soldiers from Song Dynasty's enemy prefecture are taking turns to attack our Jingzhou City..."
"The soldiers and horses of the Song Army in Fuzhou were resisted heroically by our Jingzhou defenders!"
"The soldiers and civilians of Jingzhou defended the city to the death and repelled several rounds of strong attacks by the Song army!!"
"Okay!" Li Qianshun took a long breath after hearing this and sighed:
"Jingzhou is the southern gateway to the capital of our Great Xia Kingdom. It is my will to commend the soldiers who defend Jingzhou City. Don't let the Song army break the city!"
"According to the decree..."
Although the civil and military officials in the main hall heard that Jingzhou City was not lost, they all heard that the Yellow River Ferry outside Jingzhou City was lost. What does this mean?
The crossings on both sides of the Yellow River in Jingzhou are no longer defended by the Xia army. Therefore, whether the Song army comes from Jingzhou or from the upper reaches of the Yellow River in Xiping Prefecture, which is a little further away, they can quickly reach Xingqing Prefecture in the capital by going down the river. Outside the city!
All the civil and military officials in the main hall were as anxious as ants on a hot pot...
"well!"
Li Qianshun asked the ministers:
"Now it seems that the enemy of Song Dynasty is going to attack Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Daxia Kingdom. What can we do?"
"My beloved sir, do you have any good plan to defeat the enemy?"
All the civil and military officials looked at each other...
There was a dead silence in the main hall, as if even the air was frozen at this moment; only the sound of the bleak autumn wind occasionally coming from the window was particularly harsh.
At this time, what puzzled Li Qianshun was that he had secretly donated his beloved concubine Cao to the Song Emperor in accordance with the holy will of the Zhao Guan family. Why was there no news that the Song Emperor died in the army and the Song army was in chaos? Where is the news about the retreat?
Moreover, not one of the hundred Forbidden Army cavalry who escorted the Xia envoys and Emperor Cao's concubine last time have returned to Beijing to die!
Princess Cao and her party secretly went on a secret mission to the Song camp. Did something unexpected happen on the way?
Or were they all detained by the Dog Emperor of the Song Dynasty?
Even if they were detained in the Song camp by the Song Emperor, then, as far as I know, the lecherous dog emperor Zhao Ji of the Song Dynasty should also favor my beloved concubine Cao!
However, why hasn't the good news spread that my beloved concubine, Cao Shi, successfully poisoned Emperor Song?
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Li Qianshun's eyes swept over the faces of the ministers one by one.
His once sharp and bright eyes now looked dull, full of unwillingness and helplessness.
"I love you, do you have a good plan to defeat the enemy?" Li Qianshun spoke again and asked angrily.
General Li Liangfu thought for a long time. He gritted his teeth and gritted his teeth. He was the first to stand out, bowed and clasped his fists, and said:
"I am a good assistant to you, Your Majesty. I have a plan to fend off the enemies of the Song Dynasty..."