Zhao Jiu said that he was going to Tokyo to celebrate the Lantern Festival, not to test whether Taozu was observing him, but to state a fact, because at this moment, the road from Changshe to Tokyo was open, and he could go directly.
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How did people like Yue Fei get here from Tokyo? He just walked on the same road. As long as he traveled lightly, he could easily reach Tokyo on the Lantern Festival.
Of course, the prerequisite for arriving in Tokyo safely is that Han Shizhong and his 60,000 to 70,000 people cannot be killed by Yelu Mawu and Talan, or that Yue Fei and his 20,000 people are directly stabbed by Wanyan Wushu within two or three days.
Breaking the defense line... As for wanting to settle down there, successfully force the Jin Army across the Yellow River, and end the Jin Army's grand strategy, it seems to be just a basic premise.
Therefore, this matter is said to be simple, extremely simple; said to be difficult, it also feels a bit like taking advantage of Mount Tai to surpass the North Sea.
But no matter what, after seeing Hu Yin suddenly lose control and burst into tears, Zhao Jiu became more determined in this idea, because he had a reason to go.
In other words, after this victory, I dare not say whether the whole game of chess in Henan battlefield has been revitalized, but at least it has passed the stage of having to fight hard. At this time, Zhao Jiu must make plans for the future, and there are
Han Shizhong and Yue Fei were in charge of the situation. There was no need for him to interfere too much in the military, or to personally intervene in the military. Instead, he should do more valuable things from the perspective of the emperor.
This thing is to calm people's hearts.
After all, from the specific situation, Zhao Jiu almost abandoned Nanyang and let go of Xiangyang during this trip. It is a fact that the hearts of Nanyang and Xiangyang are unstable and their morale is low. Moreover, he also made a move to kill high-ranking civil servants.
The minister's drastic actions. Therefore, no matter how the war progresses, he must seek a political high point as soon as possible so that he can use it to restrain and win over the exiled courts in Nanyang and Xiangyang when the war repeats, or to regain control over them after the war.
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This political high point was the return of the emperor to the old capital.
In addition, when the Jin army went south this time, they changed their past policy of plundering and killing without restraint, and began to vigorously implement the strategy of those who obey me to prosper and those who go against us to perish. They also vigorously supported the use of demoted generals and demoted officials. The entire Henan and Beijing areas
Large-scale surrenders have occurred. After this battle, Zhao Jiu learned exactly from some specific prisoners the specific plans of the Jin Kingdom's top leaders to support the puppet state...
Therefore, Zhao Jiu must make a gesture to appease the people on the front line of the Yellow River.
Of course, the most important thing is that in the long run, after more than a year of wandering around, Zhao Guan's family has clearly realized that as an emperor, his biggest and even only trump card is his identity as emperor... So in the Jin Army,
It is impossible to give you a chance to settle down. If you want to make full use of this identity to 'realize', you should win the hearts and minds of everyone to the maximum extent. It cannot be limited to when he first came.
The business bureaucracy that the world has inherited as a matter of course.
He has to get out.
In short, if we go back to the present and look at Hu Yin, we will know how much shock and spiritual comfort the new emperor returned to the old capital will be to the scholar-bureaucrats and anyone who still has a trace of idealistic pursuit.
What about the people of Henan who have suffered repeated military disasters?
What's more, what about the soldiers and people who have been looking forward to the fall of Lianghe?
Not to mention, Zongze is terminally ill, Du Chong is dead, and Quan Bangyan is trapped in Huazhou... Just for the stability of the Tokyo Left-behind Department, he must go to Tokyo to see with his own eyes and give Zong a gift.
Stay behind.
Therefore, after Zhao Guanjia finished speaking, he had no other words to say.
The next morning, Zhao Jiu summoned all the commanders of the army to gather together and announced his decision. Just as he imagined, these commanders were shocked and split into two. Those who understand what is going on will naturally understand.
Then he was speechless, and those who didn't understand were also speechless... However, after yesterday's battle, the Zhao Guan family had enough confidence and prestige in front of these people, but everyone just listened to the order in silence.
In fact, the military situation and matters were very urgent, and Zhao Guan's family did not delay anything. In addition to the people brought out by Nanyang, he also named Wang Shan, the commander of the left-behind department in Tokyo, and an injured Li Kui. The two units were combined into one, and there were four to five thousand people.
However, after breakfast, they set off almost at the same time as Han Shizhong's pursuit troops.
That morning, Zhao Jiu arrived at Yanling.
After gathering together Lan Gui, the chief imperial officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who stayed here, and a group of officials who stayed behind in Tokyo, they took a short rest, and then left the city, crossed the Jishui River, and headed northeast, arriving at Weishi in the evening.
And that night, Han Shizhong sent an envoy to report. It turned out that Wanyan Talan had gone north the night before and retreated directly to Xinzheng in Zhengzhou. Then he heard that the Song army was chasing him with a large army, but he kept going north again. At this time, he was no longer there.
We don’t know where they reached Zhengzhou. But as Han Shizhong’s forward troops pursued Xinzheng, one thing that is certain is that after the Yanling-Changshe battle, Yelu Mawu, who should have been the first to respond, heard the news
As expected, he did not dare to neglect, but he abandoned Zhongmou and went west to meet his own marshal.
To be fair, this is not good news, because the two armies have merged, which makes Han Shizhong's combat mission quite difficult; but at the same time, there is no doubt that after losing the threat of Zhongmu, the Zhao Guan family can
Feel free to hit the road.
As a result, Zhao Jiu sent Li Kui and a thousand troops to occupy Zhongmou overnight, but early the next morning, he continued to head northwest with Wang Shan's troops lightly armed.
In the afternoon, we had passed Akakura Town and arrived at Qingcheng, a small town in the south of Tokyo.
This day is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Let us also say that when Du Chong sent troops before, Yue Fei originally left strong generals, or his three most trusted generals, to garrison Tokyo City, Tang Huai, Zhang Xian, and another Xu Qing who died in battle by the Gishui River.
They were all his Xiangzhou brothers, and they were all left to garrison in Tokyo.
But around the Chinese New Year, Zongze's body rarely recovered for two days, and he got up to inquire about the situation in person. However, he sent the three generals to Yue Fei in Yanling for transfer, and replaced them with garrison generals from the Tokyo Left Behind Department... In his words, he
If there is a defeat there, Tokyo will definitely not be protected; if there is a victory there, Yelv Mawu will definitely not dare to attack.
I shouldn’t mention old things too much, but no matter what, there are about 10,000 troops stationed in Tokyo to guard against Yelu Mawu. There are troops in the main city of Tokyo, Qingcheng in the south of the city, and Yuetai in the west of the city.
Therefore, when Zhao Jiu came here, soldiers and horses had already come to explore. Although they saw that it was his own flag, they still stopped from a distance and asked the troops to stop two hundred steps south of the city and wait for the Qingcheng defenders to come to verify.
Zhao Guanjia had nothing to say and simply reined in his horse and stopped under his own dragon hat.
Immediately afterwards, a team of no more than a hundred people appeared in the field of vision. They did not even have leather armor. Only the leader of the team wore iron armor, but they still came on foot. When they walked to the center of the army, they saw Long Yuben.
He was startled when Guo Zhongxun and Wang Shan came out on horseback. This man immediately saluted and said no greetings, but always looked in the direction of the dragon.
After a brief conversation, he leaned directly on the ground and asked his subordinates to kneel down and salute.
After a while, Guo Zhongxun and Wang Shan came back together to report that they could continue to march. However, unexpectedly, at this moment, most of the people under the Chinese army, at least those from Nanyang, were
Some turned a deaf ear and just remained silent.
"Do you want the official to comfort me?"
After hesitating for a moment, Guo Zhongxun inquired tentatively. "This team general is a member of the Imperial Army who was transferred to Tokyo before Jingkang. He is considered an old man in Tokyo. He may have even met an official..."
As soon as these words came out, Lan Gui, who had been silent before, immediately burst into tears. Hu Yin, Liu Yan, Wan Qixi and others also lamented.
Let's say that when Zhao Guan's family came to Tokyo this time, the dragon flag was always erected. Starting from Yanling, they put on the red robe, futou and gold belt according to Lan Gui's suggestion.
However, along the way, the route may have happened to be the area where the armies of the Song and Jin Dynasties faced off and marched. Therefore, the scenery along the way was desolate, with dilapidated towns and barren fields. Some traces of habitation could be seen in many places, but at this time, there were no traces.
Most of the people were obviously fleeing... In fact, even in the few towns where there were still large crowds of people, their first reaction when they saw the army approaching was to be strict and unwilling to accept them.
In a word, the scene that many people fantasized about about winning food and shadow, bringing tears to their eyes, did not happen at all, because no one showed up at all.
It is no wonder that Zhao Guan's family and several accompanying ministers who returned to their hometown were in such a heavy mood. It is also no wonder that Guo Zhongxun, who was a stay-at-home promotion officer in Tokyo, felt uneasy and made this gesture to let a team perform a family performance of the king and the people.
Zhao Jiu came back to his senses and realized that he had been misunderstood. Why did he care about this?
You must know that today, under the command of the Chinese Army, everyone has the right to feel sad, but he, who came to Tokyo for the first time, has absolutely no feelings... The reason why he remained silent was because he saw these things
The sergeants were still in order, so they knew that they would most likely face Zongze after entering the city.
In other words, other people are timid when they are close to their hometown, but Zhao Jiu is intimidated when they are close to others.
He didn't know how Zongze would treat him, and what posture and method he should use to face Zongze.
"Everyone, would you like me to comfort the officials?" Seeing that the Zhao officials were silent for a long time, Lan Gui, the chief minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, became more proactive as he got closer to the old capital.
"Let me go and have a look." Zhao Jiu came back to his senses, smiled at her, then turned over and dismounted, heading forward.
The others did not dare to neglect and hurriedly followed him.
"Your Majesty, at the head of the Third Command of the Sixth Army in Chang Ning's left wing, Wuweijun Beiyan came to see the official." When the visitor saw Zhao Jiu dismounting and coming here, he raised his voice and announced his official name from a distance...
Dutou is the official name of the centurion general in the past, Chang Ning is his military number, and Wuweijun is his hometown. It is obvious that this general who came to investigate and verify is a man of sharp tongue.
"Get up." Zhao Jiu came to him and immediately excused himself.
"The official family is returning to Tokyo. I am so happy..." The captain surnamed Bei got up and flattered him according to the routine.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Jiu laughed when he heard the sound: "Are you really happy?"
"As expected." Bei Yan was shocked at first, and then surprised again. "How could I not be happy when the officials come back to Luan? What's more, when the officials come here, it must be a great victory for the king's army in the south."
"Of course Master Wang has won, but the Jin army has not yet left. If I come here, Tokyo will become the main force of the Jin army in the future. You will most likely die for it. Can you be happy?" Zhao Jiu continued to smile.
Inquiry.
"Your Majesty..." Bei Yan was startled for a moment, then quickly kowtowed again. "I am willing to die for the officialdom!"
However, Bei Yan was a smart man, but the soldiers kneeling behind him did not have such a good mind. Instead, they were stunned. They just saw the general kneeling down again, and then knelt down in panic.
Obviously, these people were only in a hurry and panic about the arrival of the officials, and they were even more nervous and fearful about the possible arrival of the Jin army.
"However, it is also beneficial for me to come here." Zhao Jiu smiled again. "At least the money and silk from the southeast, Bashu, and Jingxiang can bring some. If we drive away the Jin army this time, the military salary can be
Sent back... Thank you for your hard work in staying in Tokyo these past few years!"
Hearing this, the soldiers of this unit felt a little excited, and Bei Yan was also suddenly overjoyed. It wasn't until he saw the official looking at him with a smile that he quickly bowed his head and said: "It's not hard for me to wait..."
But as soon as he said the words, with this person's intelligence, he also had a somewhat difficult attitude.
Zhao Jiu nodded and said no more, but turned around and returned to the team to mount his horse, urging the whole army to move forward.
In the evening, when the moon appeared slightly, Zhao Guan's dragon finally entered Tokyo through the Nanxun Gate.
At this time, everyone in the city had already learned that Zhao Guan's family had returned to Tokyo, and the expected scene of the soldiers and the people welcoming each other with tears had somewhat begun...
However, after the Jingkang Incident, the city of Tokyo suffered a huge loss of population. The huge city (perhaps up to 50 square kilometers) now only has a population of one or two million people. The number of Tokyo elders who came after hearing the news was only over a thousand.
Well, such a small number of people were extremely sparsely distributed on both sides of the extremely wide imperial street. They were not as large as the number of city defense troops who came to respond after hearing the news.
Under such circumstances, coupled with the fact that it was getting dark, Zhao Guan's family did not delay. He rejected the suggestion of the Tokyo Stay Bureau to welcome the officials and go to Ouchi. Instead, after entering the Suzaku Gate and entering the inner city, he went directly to Zongze's residence.
The Bian River flows away from the Prime Minister's Mansion.
When he arrived at the gate of the mansion, Zong Ze's son Zong Ying had already knelt down to greet him. It was obvious that Zong Ze had known about the arrival of Zhao Guan's family and had been prepared for it.
Seeing this, Zhao Guan's family had nothing to say. They just comforted Zong Ying with a few words, and followed him into the mansion. When they reached the main hall, they saw a lean old man in coarse cloth, supported by his attendants.
, standing inside the door, staring intently at the door.
Zhao Jiu did not dare to hesitate and immediately stepped forward, preparing to help the other party by herself.
However, when he came up to him, he had not yet touched him, and under the twilight, which was not yet completely dark, and in the moonlight, the old man looked at him with a stern smile, not like a terminally ill person:
"Are the officials seeing that the minister is about to die, and are they rushing to seize the power of the remaining commanders in Tokyo to prevent their position from being unstable? Or are they losing people's hearts in Nanyang and trying to use the city of Tokyo to fool the people of the world?"
There was an obvious uproar behind him.
Zhao Jiu was slightly startled, but he still stepped forward to help the other person from the attendant's hands, and then responded in a serious voice in a low voice: "Have both, which makes Mr. Zong laugh."
This time, when it came to Zongze, he was slightly startled and then became speechless.
One of them stood inside the door, the other stood outside the door, arms crossed. After waiting for a long time, the person inside the door sighed: "On the Lantern Festival, the officials return to their hometown, and the ministers serve as guardians.
We are short of supplies, so we have to invite the officials in for a drink..."
Hearing this, the officials in Nanyang and Tokyo were obviously relieved after hearing this, but Zhao Jiu was awe-inspiring, and then became more and more serious.
However, after thinking for a long time, he could only say sincerely and seriously: "Thank you, Mr. Xun Zong!"
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