Chapter 4 There are many storms in the rivers and lakes (continued)
At the turn of spring and summer, bad things happened constantly in Song and Jin countries.
Here, the emperor's heir died, and there, the emperor's younger brother was seriously ill; here, the prime minister passed away, and there were three factions fighting for the throne; not to mention, the northern part of Shaanxi was lost here, and Guanzhong was in such a mess that it almost looked like a mess.
Without any hope of sorting things out, the Eastern Route Army returned without success and lost troops and generals, causing internal resentment.
And in early summer, both sides experienced major external events.
The people here in Zhao and Song Dynasty were naturally in anger and panic because of Jinan Liu Yu's sudden proclaimed emperor... This kind of thing had a great impact on the Han people, especially since Liu Yu was originally a serious minister of Zhao and Song Dynasty.
For scholar-bureaucrats who have been selected as Jinshi, the impact of this shock cannot be eliminated by drinking a few glasses of wine and cursing like other generals.
As for the Jin people, it was the Mongol people who officially rebelled!
In other words, the Mongol people became Khitan's border troubles as early as the Khitan period. The Jin people inherited the Khitan's border structure. After their family changed from a border trouble to a landlord, they inevitably inherited other Khitan border troubles. Among them, the most obvious one is
Mongol people.
In fact, as early as the rise of Wanyan Aguda, due to the weakness of Khitan, the Mongol people on the prairie also quickly got rid of their oppression and entered into the rhythm of expansion and annexation. Among them, the most powerful tribe was
The Qiyan tribe has the longest history among the Mongol tribes, and the leader of the Qiyan tribe is Hebule of the Borjijin clan.
In the second year of Jingkang, when all the main forces of the Jin army were moving south, Hebule was jointly elected as the Minister of Mongolia by all the tribes of the Alliance... In fact, he was the king of Khan in a certain sense, and Hebule was the king from then on.
It can be called Hebul Khan.
However, the Khan of Hebule was elected. He had not gone through tribal wars and annexations, and his control was not very great. The meaning of his existence was to serve as a representative of the Mongol people, in order to win a certain degree for everyone from the Jin people.
of autonomy.
Therefore, when the Jin successfully created the Jingkang Incident and the main force of hundreds of thousands of troops returned, Hebule wisely chose to engage in diplomatic mediation with the Jin. The final result of the discussion was that he formally accepted the Jin's imperial edict.
, became a so-called "Mengwu King", and in the following year, when Zhao Guan's family was living in Nanyang, he chose to go to Huining Mansion, the capital of the Jin Kingdom, to pay homage to Wanyan Wu, the leader of the Jin Kingdom, to beg for money.
At this point, it seems that both parties are about to settle down and return to the stable situation of the Khitan era.
But for some reason, at this time, the two parties did something incredible at the banquet... Hebule drank too much, and he didn't know whether he was really drunk or fake. He actually went up to stroke the beard that the Jin Dynasty Emperor Wu had bought.
, Wu Qimai, on the other hand, immediately fell into a state of "fury" because of the other party's impoliteness. He captured him on the spot, and pressed His Highness down as if he were a minister and severely scolded him.
He couldn't believe it, so he took the opportunity to hit Hebu Le Gugua several times to vent his anger at being beaten by Nianhan.
It was said that Hebule was drunk at the time and did not mention it, but he must have held a grudge after waking up. He pretended that nothing was wrong. After playing in Huining Mansion for a while, the emperor's brother suddenly fell seriously ill and the battle ahead was not going on.
When Wen Wen, Wu Qimai and other dignitaries went south to Yanjing to meet the army, they took the opportunity to say goodbye and then slipped back to the Mengwu Grassland.
Then he rebelled.
In fact, given the strategic posture of the Mongols and the Jin Kingdom, it is natural for the two sides to break out into war... The Liao collapsed suddenly. Of course the Mongols wanted to take the opportunity to gain independence, and did not want the Jurchens who were equals in the past to bully them, and the Jurchens certainly wanted to
Learn from the Khitans and make the Mongolians surrender, and then act like dogs.
There is an essential conflict between the two parties, and the farce involving Hebule and Wanyan Wu's begging seems to be a suspicion of testing each other.
But in any case, the Borzhijin clan and the Wanyan clan actually started their first all-out war because of their beard problems, which is really dramatic.
It is a pity that Zhao Guan's family was not informed of this matter at this time, otherwise he would have recorded it solemnly in his notebook. Because relatively speaking, these days, life can't help but feel a bit boring, and even for some people who originally
There is also a lack of interest in national events that should be taken extremely seriously.
"Are there any fingers in it this time?"
At the turn of spring and summer, the south wind was blowing. Zhao Guanjia, who was working to single-handedly eliminate all wild mammals larger than mice in the Genyue ruins, turned around and saw Yang Yizhong coming with a familiar box, and he couldn't help but look wary.
.
"I dare not open the seal privately." Yang Yizhong was startled for a moment, then bowed to face him. "This is a secret letter sent by Commander Zhai of the left army of the imperial camp..."
Zhao Jiu glanced at Zhai Biao, who was standing by the side, and pouted, signaling the son to open the box of his biological father's papers, but he didn't know what he was guarding against. Zhai Biao, on the other hand, had no scruples and stepped forward directly.
After taking the box and opening it, it turned out that there were no little fingers, just a piece of ordinary silk.
Only then did Zhao Guanjia feel relieved. He put away his bow and arrow and stepped forward to take it to read. However, after reading only one word, he felt his blood pressure rise again. It turned out that the handwriting on the document was actually red. He knew what Zhai Chong was doing without even thinking about it.
Yao Mozi.
So Zhao Jiufu raised his hand again and handed the document to Zhai Biao: "Read it!"
"Good instructors know that I haven't known a few words since I was a child..." After Zhai Biao took the document, he pretended to look at it twice, but bowed his head respectfully and handed it back with both hands.
How many times do you read if you don’t know the words?
Zhao Jiu almost laughed angrily, but instead handed it to Lin Jingmo on the other side and asked casually: "Is your father literate?"
"Good instructors know that my father doesn't know as many words as I do." Zhai Biao felt confident.
Zhao Jiu was too lazy to say anything this time.
Academician Xiao Lin took it and was silent for a moment before reading it out:
"Kowtow to the official family and say hello. I only found out about the Liu thief in Jinan Prefecture in Xiping at the beginning of the month. I was really angry. It was just because I followed the official order to recuperate in Huaixi with Taiwei Han, so I should have ignored it. But although I didn't
I know the truth, but I often hear people say that there are no two masters in the sky and the people. If this Liu thief ignores it, wouldn't it make people think that the officialdom has no loyal and reliable people? I thought about it, and the more I thought about it, the more angry I became.
, I bit off my finger, dripped the blood, let the document be stained with my blood, and wrote a note to the officials. I just wanted to let the officials know that if they want to attack Jinan, I must go ahead and imitate Han Taiwei in capturing them alive.
Fang La generally captured Liu Thief alive, and then cut him into pieces to vent his anger on the officials..."
After hearing this, Zhao Jiu remained silent for a long time.
Academician Xiao Lin was helpless. After waiting for a while, he could only remind him: "That's all for the official family."
"Answer a letter...Answer a letter to all the commanders of the royal camp. Just one thing. You are not allowed to write a letter or use such bloody things in the future!" Zhao Jiu shook his head and then directly touched the bow and arrow again. "
Also, I would like to add a separate sentence to Liu Wenshun who cut off his finger. I know that he is from Jinan, and I also know that he hates Liu Yu very much, but no matter what, he should show his feelings and express his feelings, but he should cherish himself...
…”
"Is that just that?" Bachelor Xiaolin took a step forward and looked at him seriously.
Zhao Jiu was slightly startled, then put down his bow and arrow again: "What did Lin Qing say?"
Academician Xiao Lin was a little hesitant, but he still spoke frankly: "The official family, I think that although Liu Ni is a clown, he is the first to do so... If it is not destroyed quickly, it is true that Jinan will become a trend, but we must be careful
My family’s heart is shaken.”
"What Lin Qing said is right." Zhao Jiu nodded and looked serious. "But Lin Qing, suppressing the rebellion in the southeast, relocating the people in Henan and reorganizing their households, renovating the city of Tokyo, reorganizing the army, and mediating the disputes in Guanzhong, which one is not important?
?As for Liu Yu proclaiming himself emperor, it is indeed a bit beyond my expectation, because I thought that since he had driven away the Jin army, he would not have the confidence to proclaim himself emperor again with only one Jingdong Qizhou; but from the bottom of my heart, in the long run
, I have expected the appearance of such a person from the beginning... In other words, I have been prepared for someone to become emperor, but I just didn't want it to be now... And you let me mess up my family just because he suddenly became emperor.
I always feel that the gains outweigh the losses."
Academician Xiao Lin put up his hands and chose to continue listening... This was a special way of communication between him and Zhao Guanjia. Many times, when he didn't understand or even objected, he would not object verbally, but chose to use this method.
To continue to maintain communication, it seems that the Zhao Guan family also needs such a person who is profound and good at listening.
In fact, as the internal control of Zhao Jiu who actually presides over the work, coupled with his profound character, this makes Bachelor Xiaolin probably the person who listens to the most political opinions of Zhao Guan's family.
On the other hand, when there are only confidants like Lin Jingmo and Yang Yizhong beside him, Zhao Jiu usually does not do anything to cover up:
"And when this thing happens now, there is a big question, that is, if we start to put down the rebellion immediately, can we win quickly? If we can win quickly, that's fine, but if we can't win quickly... I won't say that we are defeated.
Just saying that we can't win quickly... Then the whole situation will be disrupted by a mere battle against the rebellion in Jinan. Finally, when the Jin people come back this year, we will be unprepared for anything. We are too weak now!"
Lin Jingmo finally nodded slowly.
He did not agree with Zhao Guanjia's remarks about priorities. At least he did not think that the defense of Southeast, Guanzhong, and Tokyo, and military rest and reorganization were more important and prioritized in this matter, but he recognized Zhao Guanjia's final concerns.
You must know that after the previous battle, the Song Dynasty emptied its reserves, lost a large number of elite troops, lost northern Shaanxi, completely left Henan vacant, and cut off the supply from the southeast. It only relied on the courage brought by the Changshe battle and the Zhao Guan family
It also relies on the political prestige of the old capital to maintain a superficial 'winner' posture.
But what about actually?
In fact, Han Shizhong's rush to recruit troops after returning to Huaixi once caused local turmoil, forcing Zhao Guan's family to write to him, asking him to maintain military discipline;
In fact, due to the reorganization of households in Henan and the relief for returning refugees, warehousing has become very dangerous;
In fact, although Chen Gui said that the city of Tokyo could be defended, his plans were repeatedly limited to the number of civilians and the allocation of money and food;
In fact, when Southeast Asia cut off supplies, it also took over the huge Tokyo left-behind army. In order to save money, all officials were on half-salary. When Zhao Guan's family came to Tokyo, Mrs. Wu led some people to even do things like weeding the harem.
The little chamberlain was doing this, and even Zhao Guan's family went hunting all day long instead of shooting target arrows in the past. At first, it was because of the proliferation of foxes, cats, and rabbits in the palace, which frightened the few palace residents...
It was so pitiful that even though a huge palace was placed there, the two princesses had to live under someone else's roof when they came back.
At this time, it seems reasonable for Zhao Guanjia to stick to the original strategy and temporarily ignore Jinan, hoping to survive this most difficult moment and then strike again.
After all, as Zhao Guanjia said, once troops are sent out, there will be no quick victory. What will be done then?
Will everything collapse?
have no idea.
But it will definitely seriously affect the new round of war after this autumn.
Returning to the front, since Academician Xiao Lin understood what the official meant, he nodded slightly and stopped asking about it. Instead, he directly asked to leave, and Zhao Jiu also directly agreed... This is what the question should mean, Xiao Lin
In addition to writing letters to the governors to appease them, the bachelor also had to convey the general meaning of the officials to some people. In some words, the officials could not communicate directly and openly, so they could only convey the meaning in this way.
go out.
Scholar Xiaolin told the imperial censor Zhongcheng Hu Yin and several Hanlin scholars. Everyone had a firm mind and might be able to have less resistance during public discussions.
However, after Academician Xiao Lin left, Yang Yizhong was still here. Zhao Jiu paid no attention to him and headed directly towards the huge Genyue ruins with his bow on his back. Yang Yizhong and several Ban Zhi followed immediately.
"Are there any rumors in Tokyo recently?" Zhao Jiufang asked after killing a hare that was showing off its prostitution with an arrow.
"Liu Ni's proclaimed emperor shocked both the government and the public, and every move attracted attention... From the ritual system of proclaiming the emperor, to offering sacrifices to Confucius, to the speeches he issued criticizing officials for losing their destiny and improperly holding the position, everything was discussed." Yang
Yizhong is careful.
"What about locally?"
"In terms of locality, it's okay to talk about Henan, but after Nanyang, Shouchun line, and further south in the prosperous land, they are also hiding in discussing the establishment of the puppet Qi Dynasty."
"It seems that this matter has greatly shocked people's hearts. The Jin people have made a good move." After several Banzhi picked up the prey, Zhao Jiu continued to go into the ruins. "Other than this matter, there is still something else.
Other discussions..."
"Please let the officials make it clear."
"What do the government and the public think of me doing nothing these days, hunting all day long, but entrusting most political affairs to the governors?"
"Good instructors know that putting aside the issue of hypocrisy and just talking about the performance of the officials, there is actually no malicious opinion between the superiors and subordinates... First, when government affairs are handed over to the prime ministers and turned to the provinces, the Privy Council is justified. Some even say that this
It’s all about curing with an arch…”
"I forgot about this... This is a human skull... I'm not telling you, what next?"
"Then... secondly, everyone also knows the difficulties faced by the officials and the palace. After spring, the palace is overgrown with weeds. The officials shoot rabbits and Mrs. Wu pulls the weeds. Everyone knows."
"Yes, why am I willing to shoot rabbits here? If I were in Nanyang, it would be more comfortable to go out of the city to go boating and fishing on the Baihe River. Even if Qu Duan wrote a poem to ridicule every day, I would still do it..." Zhao Jiu continued
Looking for prey, he smiled bitterly. "Of course, they don't know that I really don't understand those government affairs. Between government and military affairs, I have already spent a lot of time just coordinating personnel, appeasing ministers, and making decisions. How can I learn
Zhuge Liang must do everything himself?"
"..."
"What did you mean when you said 'put aside pseudo-Qi'?"
"There are still some people talking about Puppet Qi's appeals..." Yang Yizhong said carefully.
"I know." Zhao Jiu didn't take it seriously, but continued to look for prey deep in Genyue.
And Yang Yizhong stopped talking and just walked along.
In this way, the two sides walked side by side, but maybe because of the strong wind, after the officials shot several prey in succession, they suddenly woke up, and then stopped and turned back:
"Anything else?"
"Yes..." Yang Yizhong said carefully. "Captain Yue's army has crossed the river, and Yangzhou itself is stable. It is said that Madam Pan is begging the Queen Mother to issue a decree to allow her to come to Tokyo to meet the officials... just because
In less than two days, Mrs. Pan’s memorial to her requesting her return to Tokyo will arrive, so I don’t know whether to talk about this matter or not.”
Zhao Jiu was silent for a while, but he raised his bow and pointed it at a silver-white wild cat on the rockery in the distance that was not afraid of people and was showing its teeth and claws at something. Then he suddenly shot out an arrow, and the arrow crossed a path in the wind.
An extremely weird arc, but at the end of the trajectory with obvious traces of whereabouts, the wild cat was killed in one blow.
"Come and come!" At this point, Zhao Jiufang sighed amidst the weird noise. "Such a big palace can always accommodate a few more people."