Chapter 1627 Cross the river! Cross the river! Cross the river!
Shortly after the former Hebei West Road recruiting envoy who had been working hard to recruit rebels on Jingdong Road and collaborated with Zongze was dismissed from his post and sadly demoted to Guangnan. News came from Bianliang in Tokyo that he would be transferred to the Hebei recruiting department.
The arrangements made by the Hedong Economic Development Department and the imperial military officials who mainly faced the north to resist the Jin army, as well as the anti-jin officials in the imperial court headed by Li Gang, were almost completely abolished.
At least Li Gang was on the same side as Xiao Tang at this time, and he was also strongly opposed to negotiating peace with the Jin State and ending the war. However, Li Gang knew the experience of Bianjing's fall before the DPRK Central Committee and sent out, and he still had a certain attitude toward the Jin Army.
In addition to the fear, they also deliberately wanted to encourage the two sides to stand aside and confront each other to prevent Xiao Tang's troops from taking advantage of the situation to grow.
Although Li Gang, a famous anti-gold official with a strong temperament, was extremely hostile to Xiao Tang's rebel leader who betrayed the imperial court, at least now he knew that he still had to regard the gold thieves in the north as the top enemy.
The entire Song Dynasty mobilized the Hebei Procurement Department and the Hedong Economic Development Department to mobilize the vast army and civilians to fight against the Jin Dynasty. They established commander-in-chief military departments at key locations to strengthen defense in depth and at the same time began to rectify the military administration. After all, the great country was now taking advantage of the Jin thieves' power.
How could Xiao Tang not be able to control the momentum of Xiao Tang's expansion by going north to conquer the lost territory and mobilizing the soldiers and civilians' desire to serve the country?
However, the capricious and uncertain official Zhao Huan, as well as the ministers who now occupy a dominant position in the court, obviously believed that Li Gang's ideas were too radical. Immediately, Fan Zongyin, a young courtier in the court, wrote a letter to admonish: "Li Gang's reputation is too great."
In fact, he has the power to shock the Lord and cannot be Prime Minister." In addition, Wang Boyan, Huang Qianshan and other people from the Lord Peace Party remonstrated, and Zhao Huan ordered Li Gang to abdicate. However, Li Gang, who had not been in power for a long time but was dismissed as Prime Minister, was changed to Guanwen Palace.
Bachelor, promoted by Dongxiao Palace to Hangzhou to take office...
After hearing the news, Xiao Tang sighed deeply and secretly said: Zhao Huan, the eldest son of Zhao Ji who is now in power, is really crazy again. According to his official history, he changed twenty-six prime ministers in one year.
The Prime Minister's strategy of governing and saving the country cannot be implemented for a long time. It seems that he is still a rotten tree that cannot be carved...
Now the Supreme Emperor Zhao Ji only lived in seclusion in the inner garden of the harem after the great disaster. Apart from eating and drinking, he probably only practiced Taoism and did not interfere with state affairs. As for Kang Wang Zhao Gou, under the situation that his brother was in power, he had no choice but to
He was his idle prince in the palace. What's more, these three foolish kings were even more bastards in a critical period when the country was in danger of collapse. It was impossible for them to make very heroic decisions.
In fact, Xiao and Tang also wanted to maintain the confrontation between Song and Jin so that they could benefit from it. However, the imperial courts of the two great powers, Song and Jin, were by no means a mere foil who could not cope with Xiao Tang's calculations. Now they
Both sides must regard themselves as a greater threat. Originally, one side was fighting fiercely with the other side, but now the side that originally joined forces with them has begun to look at them with hostility. When the situation is so complicated,
Next, what choice should I make?
"Discuss peace, negotiate peace, it's so bad!" Xiao Tang sneered and scolded, and immediately ordered Yan Qing, Le He and other close confidants to summon the generals of the Ma Bu Army to come to discuss the matter...
At the same time, the Song Army Company under the control of Dongping Prefecture was encamping in the stronghold.
Wang Shan, the leader of the green forest bandits who originally prospered in the west of Beijing and east of the river, looked at the commander's tent where Zongze was. He pondered for a moment, and finally bowed to the commander's tent, and then said: "Mr. Zong, when you said When the country is in crisis, it is the people who hang out in the green forest who are able to resist the Tatar invasion. It is also a great opportunity to make contributions and gain a good reputation. But in this situation, even Xie has no choice but to be taken away. Military power, after all, our brothers are the ones who are thwarted in the green forest. At first, I only believed in your old man. The court then sent some treacherous officials to seize the birds. Don't say that we can even look at the eyes of those guys. The court will have to fight with the Tatars. Zi Xiubing, although I am a rough man, I also know that the rabbit will die and the dog will be cooked. How could I know that the government will not turn around and harm our brothers? I have done everything I should do, and I can’t blame myself Wang I can no longer help Xie."
Wang Shanfang was talking to himself, and Yang Jin, the hornless cow, also walked forward with his arms crossed. He squinted at the handsome tent where Zongze was, and suddenly sneered and said, "Why are you still bothering me here? I was originally I just hope to take advantage of the season to help the brothers live a safe life. I respected the old man's character at the beginning, but if he loses power, the other turban-wearing hoodlums in the court will only regard us as nothing more. Treat them as thieves who need to be exterminated, and most likely disperse our troops to avoid future troubles.
Back in Shandong, Song Jiang was considered the number one person on the road, but after being recruited, he only wanted to be a servant of the court. What happens now? You want me to be like Song Jiang's stupid idiot and become a slave who looks like fish on the chopping board? Hehe... Damn it! Not to mention those guys from Xiao Tang and Liu Yu who surrendered to Jinan... If you ask me, even if the Song and Jin Dynasties temporarily suspended their armies, the situation would only become more and more chaotic. , instead of looking down at others, you should take the opportunity to strengthen your reputation in this world. Even if you commit murder and arson, you might not be able to get a chance to make a fortune."
Yang Jin said in a ferocious voice, and then shouted again, ordering the green forest bandits who followed him to gather their own troops. It seemed that they were also planning to make preparations to retreat and disperse. Wang Shan was heading towards the commander's tent. He took one last look, and then shouted an order, instructing the leaders around him to go forward and recruit the green forest soldiers and horses under his command...
Inside the handsome tent, Zongze no longer looked as strong as when he first met Xiao Tang. He was pale and hunched over, sitting slumped on the bed. The only ones around him were his son Zong Ying and several generals from the Song Army. The officer was watching and waiting.
The imperial court thought that a truce with the Jin people would temporarily protect the people's peace, but this was ultimately not feasible...
Zongze was sad and angry but had no choice. He had written more than 20 memorials to Bianjing to remonstrate with the officials. Zhemo was also blocked by the court leaders and faction leaders, and the memorials disappeared like stones in the sea without any response. And the court Instead, he issued a series of edicts, ordering Zongze to hand over military power and immediately return to Beijing to resume his duties. However, Zongze, Zong Rulin, who had been thinking very hard since he was ordered to be in danger, was already an old man in his seventies. He was already sick with worry and anger, and his back was paralyzed by malignant sores. Lying on the bed... At this time, he thought secretly in his heart: The more help comes, the more the world will obey. Now there are countless righteous men in Hedong and Hebei who are unwilling to submit to the foreign invaders and defend the mountain stronghold, although most of them have done so. Because of the Xiao Tang...but even more so, it is of great importance to appease the troops and horses that can be used by the court. How many people in our vast country, the Song Dynasty, are loyal and willing to serve the people first?
Nowadays, the Jinlu have been defeated repeatedly, and there are also rebels in the two areas of Hebei and the northeastern region of Beijing, hoping that Wang Shi can regain his homeland... The current situation is the general trend, and if you act according to the opportunity and wait for the time, everything will be accomplished... It is a pity that the officials in the court had no foresight and strategy. They only feared that Xiao and Tang would take advantage of the situation to get bigger. However, if the peace edict was issued, they were finally willing to gather the people's volunteers who were praised for the use of the court. The green forest soldiers and horses were disorganized to fight against the gold, but who could Are you willing to serve your country loyally again? You should have taken advantage of the situation to wipe out Liu Yu's traitors, and then crossed the Yellow River for the Northern Expedition. It's a shame that the important event of resisting the Jin Dynasty was ruined in one fell swoop!
The imperial court thought that when the two tigers of Xiao Tang and Jin were fighting, one of them would be injured... Little did they know that Jin Kou Zhemo also had such thoughts? What's more, if Xiao Tang died and the Jin won, the northern Tatars would covet the wealth of the Central Plains and would surely make a comeback. , by then all the soldiers and horses of King Qin who could have been used by the court will be cold-blooded. When faced with the invasion of gold thieves again... the country will be in danger!
However, if Xiao Tang wins and the Jin Kingdom is destroyed, there will be no war between the Song and Liao Dynasties for a hundred years, but the Jin Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty have become a serious problem for the Song Dynasty. Now Xiao Tang's army has a reputation for resisting the captives and has been awarded by the imperial court. If he can finally be defeated How powerful will it be to destroy the Jurchen Jin Dynasty? In addition, Xiao and Tang repeatedly performed righteous deeds, which won the hearts of the people in the Song Dynasty. If he takes the gold and replaces it, the country... I am afraid it will also be in danger. That’s it!
The more he thought about it, the more angry he became. Zongze suddenly vomited a large mouthful of blood with a "poof!" Zong Ying and several generals of the Song Army were very anxious when they saw this. When they hurriedly went up to take a look, they heard Zong Lao lying on the bed. With the last bit of his strength, Xianggong hissed: "Cross the river! Cross the river! Cross the river!"
"Cross the river! Cross the river! Cross the river!"
Inside and outside the city walls of the Jeju Administrative Region, the assembled horse infantry soldiers followed the loud orders of their coach Xiao Tang and even shouted the same words as Zongze. However, the powerful generals of the powerful army did not have the same tone as Zong Laoxianggong. Extraordinarily sad, angry and helpless, they first listened to Xiao Tang's violent roar, and the overwhelming response that erupted was like a rainbow, which seemed to shake the towering city walls of Jeju Juye to tremble slightly!
(End of "Volume 8: Bloody Jingzhongyuan", "Volume 9: Mountains and Rivers of China", preview of the final volume "Volume 10: Our Water Margin"...)
