Chapter 78 Don't Forget (Part 2) Happy Birthday to A Yue's Daughter
By the way, on the third day after the Battle of Yaoshan, that is, in early June, as the rain stopped, the war situation quickly moved towards calming down across the board.
Whether it was for sure that Wanyan Wushu had fled to Hedong or for sure that the remaining soldiers on the southern front had been surrounded and annihilated, the Jin army, which had lost its leader, did not hesitate anymore and strode northward under the leadership of Wanyan Huonv and Wanyan Balisu, and then gave up one after another.
After arriving at Yincheng, we camped at the mouth of the North Luoshui River, and then looked at the entire Danzhou, saying that Yanzhou would also be abandoned...
In this regard, Wu Jie, the military commander of the Song Army, did not dare to neglect, and immediately dispatched troops to attack in multiple directions. While carefully recovering the lost ground, he also monitored and guarded against the main force of the Jin Army, which still had considerable combat power. Even he himself moved to Fang.
The state will conduct the next step.
And soon, as the troops moved north in batches, and most of the wounded were moved to the Wei River Plain behind, the baggage was dispersed, and the Yaoshan Camp was no longer a place where heavy troops were gathered.
However, because the dragon banner of Zhao Guan's family has been flying here, this place is still the focus of the world, and it is the real heart of Kansai.
For several days, Zhao Jiu, the emperor of Zhao and Song Dynasties, Yu Wenxuzhong, the envoy to Kansai, Zhang Jun, the transit envoy of Bashu Fifth Road, Hu Yin, the actual person in charge of the former Shaanbei Third Road, and Lin Jingmo, a bachelor of Hanlin, and the Privy Council all agreed to Liu Ziyu's order.
He led a group of ministers heading west and stopped here.
Among them, Zhao Guanjia did not care about other things. Within a few days, he was just offering sacrifices to the dead, copying the list of those killed in the war, performing large-scale favors on the dead, and enfeoffing. Many important military and state affairs in Guanzhong were still the three former Kansai officials plus the accompanying ministers.
Deal with it together.
And here, I have to say something special, this battle was really brutal.
In fact, before Lou Shi launched the assault, the casualties on both sides were only at a normal ratio. The battle between the armored troops was fierce and the attrition was attrition. However, if both sides wanted to completely kill each other, it would take even one armored warrior.
They spent all their efforts. However, when Lou Shi launched the assault, the troops of Jiao Wentong, Li Yongqi, Xihe Road, and Qinfeng Road suffered a real face-to-face defeat and wanton massacre, coupled with a large-scale stampede after the collapse,
The two armies and four armies suffered heavy casualties... In the end, as the victor, they collected less than 10,000 corpses, even those who were disabled or seriously injured and could no longer serve in the army were probably no less than this number.
Out of a hundred thousand people, 20,000 were lost in one battle!
In addition to the high-ranking generals who died in the battle, if they had not successfully killed Wanyan Loushi, captured Han Chang alive, and surrounded and annihilated Wanyan Wushu's troops as much as possible, the victory would have seemed reluctant.
And with such a tragic war situation, post-war cleanup was naturally prudent and arduous.
However, that was not all. As the war continued to ebb, another piece of news that many people had anticipated but was destined to shock both the government and the public soon came out.
It is said that after Wanyan Wushu crossed the Yellow River on a wooden dragon and arrived at Hezhong Mansion, he desperately did two things:
One thing is that he himself did not stop at all, and immediately set off from the small road to Huguan to catch up with the 20,000 gold army he had separated earlier... Let’s not mention this for now;
The other thing was that he urged his brother, the third prince, Nianliduo, to quickly order the withdrawal of Luoyang tribes all night before leaving. This made Li Yanxian's tentative move inevitably failed. With the withdrawal of Ali and Nulubu, the battle situation in Luoyang changed.
was completely uncovered, and some things were finally revealed to the public - Prime Minister Wang Boyan was confirmed to have burned himself in the old palace of the abandoned capital after the city of Luoyang was destroyed.
This was not the first prime minister-level figure to die after Jingkang, but he was the first prime minister to die for his country after Jingkang. Its significance is self-evident.
So far, the Song and Jin armies only have something to say about the Hebei battlefield, and the rest are gradually converging towards the pre-war front line.
And it was under this circumstance that in mid-June, Xu Jingheng, the deputy prime minister of the capital, who had already been prepared, traveled day and night and took the road on the south bank of the Yellow River to Guanzhong and Yaoshan.
Yu Wenxu and other officials from Guanxi met each other after leaving the camp for more than ten miles. The two sides kept talking. By the time they arrived at the camp, it was already noon. After entering the camp, without waiting for rest, the provincial minister came to see the official family of Zhao Song.
After the two parties had finished their greetings, they did not mention other matters. Instead, they chatted for a few words, and then Zhao Jiu asked about the situation in Tokyo.
"Good instructors know that." Under the arbor facing the mountain behind the military camp, Xu Jingheng sat next to Zhao Guan's family holding warm tea with salt. After hearing this, he also put down the tea and looked quite emotional. "Tokyo was surprised this time.
risk……"
"How to say?"
Zhao Jiu, who was sitting under the pergola, had already stopped writing documents on the desks in front of him and turned sideways to face them, showing enough respect for Xu Jingheng and Zhu Wenwu who were left behind in Tokyo behind him.
"First, Daming Prefecture lazily gathered tens of thousands of troops. There was a sudden movement, and it seemed that they wanted to cross the river from the lower reaches to join forces with the puppet Qi. However, at that time, the rear army of the imperial camp had not arrived, and the front army of the imperial camp had an extremely long battle line. There was a moment of panic in the capital..."
"We have set up a line of defense. How dare we dare to fight with that lazy person's temperament?" Zhao Jiu sneered. "Even the current leaders of Puppet Qi don't dare to move lightly, and Liu Yu is alone.
, even if he had the intention of revenge with his son, he would not dare to disobey the superiors and send troops at the same time."
"Yue Pengju said the same thing." Xu Jingheng said with a smile. "And that's when he proposed to cross the river and go north to counterattack an army..."
"Is there any obstacle to this matter in Tokyo at that time?"
"Of course there is." Xu Jingheng said sternly. "But he was suppressed by Lu Xianggong... Lu Xianggong said that things must be prioritized. Officials in Guanxi are the real foundation. Yue Peng's actions will not affect Hedong in the slightest.
The effect of the Jin Army can be achieved."
"Xiangong Lu has not failed me, and the province has not failed me either." Zhao Jiu sighed. "And Xianggong Wang has not failed me either..."
Xu Jingheng was silent for a moment.
"What?" Zhao Jiu noticed something immediately.
"There are some recent things that I want to tell the officials..." Xu Jingheng became more and more solemn. "Yang Laotaiwei, the commander of the imperial army, came to Tokyo to help Tokyo as quickly as possible. After arriving in Tokyo, he fell ill and became difficult to deal with. The Jin army withdrew from Luoyang.
He passed away that night before I left."
Zhao Jiu was also silent for a moment.
"There was also one of the Luoyang guards, the Great Zhai Zhai Xing of the Great and Small Zhai. When the Jin army evacuated, he handed over his subordinates to his younger brother, then led a small number of troops out of Sishui Pass to pursue him, and finally died on the bank of the Yellow River."
"He feels guilty and is paying for it with his life...it's unnecessary."
"yes……"
"The Zhai family's troops are all members of the clan. As a special exception, let his son Zhai Cong take over his duties... Is there any more?"
"Also, I just mentioned that Yue Pengju crossed the Hebei River and marched northward. That was what he said at the time, but now it seems that the fall of Luoyang, the death of Wang Xianggong, and the death of Old Taiwei Yang from illness may not necessarily be related to the imperial army's march northward.
The relationship, even the word "involvement", seems to be a little insufficient..." Xu Jingheng continued to respond seriously. "After all, didn't the Hedong Jin Army still have a full 20,000 people from Longmen for this battle? I heard that they almost won the duel.
The stability of the city of Tokyo was shaken, thanks to the timely arrival of the imperial army and the division of troops to block Songshan and Bishui Pass. Therefore, before I came here, the capital was excited about your majesty's victory.
, Public opinion vaguely intends to question Xianggong Wang and Yue Pengju about the matter of Taiwei Yang, and even Xianggong Lu!"
Zhao Jiu nodded, not surprised, but quickly shook his head and formally expressed his position: "In this battle, the victory of Kansai, the defense of Shaanxi and Tongzhou, the loss of Luoyang, and the stability of Tokyo and Huaidong
, the advancement of Hebei is originally one. We can finally drive the Jin people back because we work together, advance and retreat together, gain and lose together... If there is a person who is responsible for the whole thing, it is me. In fact
When Yue Peng decided to march north, I already knew about it and made a promise before leaving... How could the victory be mine and the loss belong to some princes and commanders? What's more, the battle is dangerous from start to finish, so
It was Ziyu who took charge of the defense before, and after this battle, I also feel that he was very reasonable at the time and could be said to have fulfilled his duties."
"The province also means the same thing." Xu Jingheng glanced at Liu Ziyu, who had a normal expression, and was also not surprised by Zhao Guan's response. "When it comes to a battle, how can we use the gains and losses afterwards to calculate the decision at the time? What's more, Yue Peng's move was indeed
Involving the Hedong army also made Ta Lai in Daming Mansion almost unable to do anything. As the saying goes, there are no faults but great achievements."
Zhao Jiu nodded, but as if thinking: "Do you still have words?"
"Yes." Xu Jingheng continued to speak, but he stood up and faced each other seriously. "Guan family, although this battle has been won, by now, the Central Plains is exhausted. The Jingxiang rebellion has also swept over more than ten state armies, and there are
The Wuling Rebellion that has not been dealt with for four or five years...Under this situation, Henan, as a place that has suffered frequent military disasters, cannot possibly follow the example of Bashu in Guanxi and advance taxes to the people for the coming year, right? Therefore, the provincial government will send
When I arrived here, I congratulated the officials on their great victory, welcomed them back to Luan, and wanted to ask the officials to formally issue an order. Yue Pengju immediately retreated his troops and returned to Henan... In addition, I also heard on the way that
I have something else to do and I am about to discuss it with the officials."
Zhao Jiu, who was sitting in the seat, looked at Xu Jingheng, who was waiting in full formation, and Yu Wenxuzhong, who stood up as Xu Jingheng stood up. However, he hesitated for a moment, and then sighed slightly:
"I can't promise any of the four things!"
Xu Jingheng was startled for a moment, but then he responded seriously: "Please speak frankly so that I can reply."
"First, although this battle killed Lou Shi, captured Han Chang, wiped out more than 10,000 enemies, forced the Jin army back, and saved Guanzhong, it can be called the greatest victory for the country since Jingkang. However, our army suffered heavy casualties and many martyrs.
, the number of war dead, from Xianggong Wang on down, has totaled more than 10,000... The so-called great victory is also a tragic victory, I will not be congratulated for my condolences!" Zhao Jiu faced each other solemnly in front of several cases, and with solemn words, he simply opened the door after Xu Jingheng came.
The gauze cloth covering it revealed piles of rosters and other items.
Xu Jingheng was slightly startled, then took a few steps back and saluted respectfully: "I am ashamed!"
"Second," Zhao Jiu covered the gauze again and continued to face each other sternly. "I made a promise to the sons of Kansai and the soldiers and horses of the imperial camp before the war, and I was to grant them fields with military merit... My words are as clear as white dye.
, we must not lose track of it, when will this matter be settled, and when will I return to Tokyo!"
Xu Jingheng thought carefully for a moment, turned around and looked at Yu Wenxuzhong, and then nodded heavily: "In that case, I have nothing to say."
"Thirdly, Yue Pengju, as a commander-in-chief, led tens of thousands of troops to attack Hebei. We don't know what the situation is there. He also has the power to make his own decision whether he should advance or retreat... I think
, explain the difficulties in Henan to him clearly and let him make his own decision, so there is no need to issue a special decree in my name or in the name of the Province or the Privy Council."
Xu Jingheng hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly: "If that's the case, I'm afraid he has already received Tokyo City's intention, but I want to write another letter in a private name and have it delivered quickly."
"Okay." Zhao Jiu nodded in agreement.
"There is a fourth thing..." Xu Jingheng continued. "The officials didn't even ask which thing it was, so are they going to drop it?"
"Isn't it the matter that I sealed Han Shizhong's prince with a white paper and made Li Shifu succeed his father's title?" Zhao Jiu finally showed a smile. "Or maybe I guessed wrong, and Xianggong Yuwen didn't mention this to Xianggong Xu along the way?"
"It is indeed related to these two matters. Specifically, it is the matter of Li Shifu's ascension to the title." Xu Jingheng responded seriously. "The officials and ministers are not pedantic people. It is not that I did not know about the appointment at Jinggou that day. Han Shizhong Huaishang
His merits, the merits of Yanling, and the merits of rescuing him, his merits are outstanding, his loyalty and bravery are comparable to those of famous generals in ancient times, it is enough to be granted the title of a county king, it is still better than Tong Guan! But regarding Li Shifu, I cannot respond!
"
"Because of the system?" Zhao Jiu also became serious again.
"That's right." Xu Jingheng said in a deep voice. "In the Song Dynasty, in addition to the Chai family of Chongyi, the Kong family of Yansheng, King Sipu (the original branch of Yingzong of the Song Dynasty), and the prince of Anding County (inherited by Zhao Dezhao, the second son of Taizu), there were also
There is no tradition of inheriting the title, so many unreasonable things will inevitably arise from this case. If the officials really want to reward the Li family and his son, why not posthumously reward his father, the founding father of Nanyang County, and then follow the normal military merits and military positions, and give him a real estate with Li Shifu
Founder?"
"I know these truths and allusions. Mr. Yu Wen told me about them face to face that day..."
"But the officials still did this?" Xu Jingheng, unlike Yu Wenxuzhong, interrupted Zhao Guanjia in person.
"Not bad." Zhao Jiu was honest.
"Why?" Mr. Xu, the provincial governor, kept asking.
"It's hard for me to say." Zhao Jiu laughed again, but then asked with a smile. "But, depending on Mr. Xu's intention, don't you think you have to reject this matter?"
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the pergola suddenly became a little cooler.
In other words, although Yu Wenxuzhong is a person with a weaker personality, he is a husband after all. Although Zhang Jun has always been a leader of the government, Hu Yin is not easy to care about, and there is Liu Ziyu who has to deal with Wai Lantian.
Said... But why couldn't these people effectively stop Zhao Jiu's unsystematic rewards and punishments at that time?
It's not that they didn't want to, but that they came to the battlefield and first helped Zhao Guan's family organize the post-war affairs, helped the official conduct autopsies, helped the official deal with rewards and punishments in the army, and witnessed the post-war rain scene with their own eyes.
I know how fierce and earth-shattering the battle that day was. And after experiencing the shock and baptism of that kind of battlefield, even those with seniority and status as high as Yu Wenxuzhong and strengths as Hu Yin were all temporarily caught in a certain emotion.
I dare not forcefully refute this official.
After the First World War, not only the Western Army was competing to shoot the eagle, but the entire Kansai land seemed to not dare to disobey this official.
"Official!"
Xu Jingheng suddenly laughed. "Do the officials know that after Yaoshan's great victory, the news spread to Tokyo and the whole city was almost crazy? They said that the officials defeated the Jin army with 400,000 and 200,000, and the Jin army was completely destroyed. This battle is comparable to the Guangwu Kunyang battle.
The Guan family is also the rebirth of Guangwu..."
Zhao Jiu also laughed.
"When I arrived at Sishui Pass, someone else said that the official and Wanyan Lou's family were facing each other with arrows. Lou's bow was bent first, and the official's shot came second. However, an arrow hit Lou's shoulder in front of him, forcing him to abandon it.
Bows and crossbows... As the saying goes, 'The officials can conquer Yao Mountain with one arrow, and the soldiers can restore Han Pass with long songs'."
Zhao Jiu could hardly contain his laughter.
"Later, when I entered Tongguan, people and scholars along the way spread the news that the real dragon emperor of the official family had borrowed the power of the mountain god of Yao Mountain to wait for the Lou family to advance to the foot of the mountain, and then the official family came down with the power of Yao Mountain, making the Jin army count.
All the people were destroyed in one moment..."
Zhao Jiu suddenly stopped laughing.
"I know that these things are all lies." Xu Jingheng also didn't laugh. "But I think that this great victory of the official family, although a tragic victory, has made the emperor and Song Dynasty no longer in danger, and it is no worse than the establishment of Guangwu."
; When facing the battle, he fired arrows at Lou Shi, and although he missed, his courage was enough to make the people of the world no longer afraid of the golden man and the iron horse. This is the so-called bow and arrow of the emperor; and when facing danger, he went down the mountain with the supreme body of the emperor to turn the tide, which is worthy of comparison.
Mount Tai, Mount Tai is overwhelming! So after this battle, I dare to ask the officials, within the court and within the territory of the Song Dynasty, who can really stop what you want to do? A mere reward for attacking a nobleman is still just the founding of the country.
"My lord, if you don't allow it even if you save it, then it's invalid, right?"
Zhao Jiuqian laughed.
And then, Xu Jingheng faced him seriously: "But as long as I stay in the capital for one day, I will not be allowed to do it for one day! Because this is against the system! And it will lead to endless troubles! Once this case was started, there was no such thing in the Song Dynasty for more than a hundred years.
The wrong title system must be abandoned as soon as possible."
Xu Jingheng raised his hands to signal and stood aside.
Zhao Jiu, however, lifted the gauze on several cases, solemnly opened the latest directory, and then wrote it himself, carefully filling in the names of Yang Weizhong, the commander of the imperial camp's rear army, and Zhai Xing, the commander of the central army of the imperial camp.
, but did not close it in a hurry, as if waiting for the ink to dry.
Just when Xu Jingheng thought Zhao Jiu was about to speak, the official took out two more pieces of white paper and re-wrote the two names he had just written. However, he simply stood up directly with the two pieces of white paper with still wet ink.
, and gestured to Yang Yizhong beside him.
Yang Yizhong opened the way first, followed closely by the Zhao Guan family. Behind him, Yu Wenxu and the others knew where they were going, so naturally they all followed him solemnly. Even Xu Jingheng was pushed by Yu Wenxuzhong and suddenly set off with the Guan family and his party.
And before waiting for a long time, in the afternoon, they arrived at the construction site on a mountainside platform not far from the back door of the military camp... Tens of thousands of civilians had been here before, and there was no shortage of materials. The wooden buildings had long been formed. At this time, they were just
The building is being painted and carpenters are carving.
When they arrived here, Xu Jingheng, the only one who had doubts, quickly became relieved - this was a temple, very similar to the water temple on Bagong Mountain in Huaishang. And soon, Zhao Guan's words also verified this.
"This man is called Hou Dan. He is a fellow villager, comrade, and old acquaintance of Zhang Yongzhen in Huaishang. He was the one who killed Lou's family that day and died in battle, so I made him the mountain god of Yaoshan." Stepping into the palace, Zhao
Jiu pointed at the unfinished statue in the middle and spoke slowly.
"This merit can be enjoyed here." Mr. Xu nodded immediately.
At this moment, a young military officer with a wounded face came forward and saluted him with a Lingnan accent. Zhao Jiu didn't pay attention and just handed over the two pieces of white paper he brought: "Hand in"
Master Xu, I want to have a chat alone..."
The Guangnan official with the injury on his face immediately bowed his head and left. Yu Wenxu and others looked at each other in shock and could only retreat. For a while, the palace was completely empty, with only the monarch and his ministers left.
But at this time, Zhao Jiu, who wanted to chat, did not speak directly. Instead, he turned behind the statue. It turned out that there was another deep space behind the statue. Only the patio was opened inside and there was plenty of light, so he walked to keep up.
Mr. Xu could see clearly, and precisely because he could see clearly, as soon as the Prime Minister of the Province turned around, he immediately froze in place and became speechless.
Without him, wherever you look, they are densely packed, with more than thousands of them, all of them are wooden plaques with military titles and names written on them.
"Ms. Xu should know that I have never liked sacrifices." Zhao Jiu spoke up at this moment. "But I have been here countless times these days... When we were on the Huai River, the soldiers gathered in a hurry, and many people died.
Even after he died, there was no name left; now under Yao Mountain, because the Western Army was organized according to his place of origin, and the imperial camp army had already made a register, many names were known, but it was still not enough... So, I was thinking,
If we really go straight to Huanglong one day, why not set up a big monument somewhere conspicuous?"
Xianggong Xu spent a lot of energy before he came back to his senses, and then he said in a low voice: "What the officials said makes sense, but what does it have to do with Li Shifu inheriting the founding father?"
"Of course it does matter." Zhao Jiu put his hands behind his hands and said with a smile. "Ms. Xu, I can't forget these people..."
"It's natural!"
"I often ask myself, for whom do I work so hard and risk my life to save this country? The Zhao family? But the Zhao family is all in the north, and I am the only one left. If I want to enjoy the enjoyment of one family,
It's better to run to the southeast and live out the rest of my life. Believe it or not, even if Concubine Pan is pregnant, I have done so many things, but there are still many people behind me and behind me..."
"Chen Xin."
"Listen to what I have to say... As the saying goes, from the three emperors and the five emperors, to the descendants of thousands of generations, from one's own private affairs to the common people of the world, from the blue sky to the vast loess... Whether it is public or private,
Since I have become an official, emperor and emperor, I don’t want to live forever, but I can’t be too embarrassed, right?”
"..."
"After this battle, I couldn't sleep day and night, thinking about many messy things... How to clean up the rebellion in the rear? How to appease the people who have been exploited by the government and invaded by soldiers and bandits in recent years? How to organize the government and refine the troops?
Can we build gunpowder bags that are not afraid of water? Can we lay tracks for transporting troops along the Yellow River? Can we build sea-going ships to sail across the Liaodong and Bohai Seas? Can we distribute our newspaper to the whole world? Can we make agriculture more prosperous for industry and commerce?"
Xu Xianggong hesitated to speak several times, but Zhao Jiu just kept talking proudly:
"How many years will it take for the Northern Expedition? How many years will it take for us to go straight to Huanglong?"
"After the restoration of Yanyun's homeland, should Xixia be recovered? Should Jiaozhi be recovered? Should Dali be disposed of? Aren't these places the homeland of the Han family?"
"After restoring the homeland of the Han family, will things like the Xiongnu and Xianbei appear on the northern grasslands again? Should we merge with the Western Regions and join the Mobei? I heard that Yelu Dashi mobilized more than ten tribes and claimed to restore the country, but they actually went westward.
Will we run into each other again by then? There is also Goryeo. If we are to die with the Jurchens, don’t we worry about Goryeo?”
"These tablets are here not to persuade me to stop fighting, but to persuade me not to betray them or forget them. We must destroy the enemy and prevent places like Guanzhong, Luoyang, Henan, and Huaishang from becoming like this again.
What a tragedy! I never expected that it would last forever, but we can’t expect Guanzhong to suffer such a military disaster again in just a few decades, right?”
Mr. Xu sighed slightly. He wanted to speak several times, but remained silent several times.
"Han Shizhong bypassed the duke and made him the king directly, which was the same as Li Shifu's title... I intend to seal the title in the border areas to deal with the Western Regions, Dali, and Jiaozhi." Zhao Jiu finally told the truth. "But I can't say this in this way.
Are you talking about it outside? Isn’t it ridiculous to say it? At the moment, even the rebellion behind you has not been put down. And I really don’t know whether the actual seal is effective or not, but now that I have thought about these things, I have to have some ideas, right? "
Xu Jingheng finally spoke reluctantly: "The official family has great ambitions..."
"I am not ambitious. I am only in my twenties this year. What I am talking about is only the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties. It is just that the Song Dynasty divided half of the country for more than a hundred years. I am used to being useless, and I still want to deceive myself and others... For more than a hundred years, the Yanyun Han people
They don’t even recognize the south as a kinsman! Even more so in Jiaozhi!”
Xu Jingheng's expression changed slightly, but he still tried his best to respond: "But we still have to make peace with ourselves first before fighting against the outside world."
"I know!" Zhao Jiu immediately looked back. "But I am limited to the Western Region and Jiaozhi. It is inappropriate to try to attack the nobility. But it can't be said to be an unprovoked trouble, right?"
Xu Jingheng nodded helplessly: "Although I think it is indeed a bit far away, it may not be appropriate, but if there is a reason for the matter, it may not be impossible to try to discuss it."
"But it's still the same sentence." Zhao Jiu suddenly turned around and stared at the other party. "This kind of thing cannot be said... Last time, when I and Uncle Zongzheng talked about unspeakable things, we could only hide in the Main Hall...
…But Mr. Xu, where are there so many temples and monasteries in the world that allow our monarchs and ministers to come in and say these words anytime and anywhere?"
Xu Jingheng was silent for a moment, and Zhao Jiu stopped talking. The monarch and his ministers stared at each other for a long time behind the statues filled with tablets.
Finally, Xianggong Xu said: "After this battle, the officials have packed up Kansai and returned to Tokyo. Are they going to recall all the envoys and ministers from various places?"
"Yes." Zhao Jiu stood with his hands behind his back, facing the other party, very simply.
"Are we going to integrate the Western Army into the imperial camp after suppressing the rebellion?"
"yes!"
"Is it necessary to clarify the old and new parties and reestablish academics?"
"yes!"
"Is it necessary for both the DPRK and China to be integrated into one body, to act like an arm for the officials, and to carry out the New Deal?"
"Yes!" Zhao Jiu was still straightforward.
"So, I understand." Xu Jingheng bowed his head seriously. "I would like to resign and make way for you."
"For me in Henan, I have done a good job in conferring land to the heroes of the imperial camp, and then I resigned due to illness. We, the monarchs and ministers, must start and finish." Zhao Jiu still stood with his hands behind his hands, without any hesitation. "And we, the monarchs and ministers, must follow merit and virtue.
They all deserve to have a beginning and an end.”
"I'll spare you the trouble." Xu Jingheng's face remained as usual and he cupped his hands.
Zhao Jiu nodded and took the initiative to talk again: "Do you still have questions?"
"I have a question and a discussion." Xu Jingheng thought for a moment and then took the initiative to respond.
"Tell me."
"In the official family, I am presumptuous. I wonder what Mr. Lu is doing?"
"Xianggong Lu has made outstanding contributions and should be the prime minister, responsible for the military affairs and important affairs of the country!" Zhao Jiu did not hesitate at all.
Xu Jingheng was immediately relieved and bowed again: "That's good, but there's one more thing... Lu Yihao is not available!"
Zhao Guanjia was startled for a moment, turned around and left without saying a word, while Xianggong Xu didn't say anything more and just followed him away.
But when the two of them walked out of the statue, walked in front of the hall, opened the door, and were about to go out, Xu Jingheng suddenly thought of something, and before Zhao Guan's family stepped out of the threshold, they held hands and said to each other: "Guan's family!"
"What?" Zhao Jiu stopped in surprise.
"I was not joking in the thatched hut in the camp just now, but I was speaking from the bottom of my heart." Xu Jingheng bowed his head to the ground in the surprised gazes of the ministers at the stairs in the distance. "The official family has achieved Guangwu's achievements with Zhao Lie's spirit, but
In the future, when you invite officials and family members, you must maintain the virtue of glory and military power and the righteousness of Zhao Li... Not only should you have a beginning and an end for your ministers, but you should also let yourself have an end and an end."
"I will never forget what Mr. Xu said today." Zhao Jiu was silent for a moment, but responded solemnly.
In this way, the monarch and his ministers walked out of the house and slowly returned to the camp. At this time, the sun had already set in the west and hid behind Mount Yao. However, the red rays of rays of light coming from the mountain still reflected the military camp on the mountain and the yellow plateau at the foot of the mountain.
The battlefield is all colorful and makes people look at it.
Zhao Jiuben was about to return to camp, but when he saw this scene, he stopped and pondered for a moment.
Zhang Jun saw Zhao Guanjia and Xu Xianggong looking calm. He knew that they didn't know how to end the relationship, but he couldn't help but stepped forward to join in the fun: "Guanjia has a poetic touch?"
"That's right." Zhao Jiu couldn't help but laugh. "Remembering the battle that day and seeing that the battlefield was already deserted after only ten days, I really couldn't help but want to write poetry, but I was at a loss for words..."
The people present were not only a few high-ranking officials, but also many of the ministers who accompanied the army and the Jinshi who accompanied the army. When I heard this, I wanted to take the opportunity to write two poems to suit the occasion. However, when I thought of it,
Those "Yi An's Old Works" and "The Sapphire Case", but one after another, they all stopped thinking about writing lyrics and poems, and remained silent.
I just accompanied this official and looked at the colorful battlefield thoughtfully for a while.
Following Zhao Guan's gaze to the east, all the way eastward for thousands of miles, Anli army pillars were standing on the mountain, and there was also a man sitting in a pavilion facing the mountain and looking at it, and he sighed in excitement.
But it was Yue Fei and Yue Pengju, the commander of the imperial camp's former military capital, all in full armor, and beside him, suddenly, was the commander Tang Huai.
"Brother, don't you go and have a look?" Even though Tang Huai had always been serious about his words, he couldn't help but take the initiative to speak. "Going down the mountain from this pavilion is where our Tang Yin is."
"What are you going for?" Yue Fei, who was wearing armor, glanced at the plains to the east of the mountain. There were countless soldiers and horses there, marching southward in strict order, but they were the soldiers and horses of the imperial camp's former army headquarters that had withdrawn from the west side of the old Yellow River road in Daming Prefecture. "Go.
It’s just sad, just take a look at it.”
Tang Huai frowned when he heard this: "Although the Central Plains is difficult and Jingxiang is in chaos, the prime ministers are pushing too hard. They are too lazy to huddle in Daming Mansion and dare not go south. Wu Shu's 20,000 troops are in Longde Mansion (later the Shangdang).
If you can lure him out, you won't be able to win a big victory."
"It's useless. Wanyan Wushu came here in a hurry just to keep the 20,000 troops from leaving the border to fight." Yue Fei squinted his eyes and sighed. "As for you saying that my husband pressed too hard, you are even more unjust.
...After the official victory, Xianggong Lu just told me the difficulties and asked me how to deal with them without urging me."
"Then this provincial decree is fake?"
"It's true!" Yue Pengju finally squinted his eyes and looked at his confidant. "But it was because I submitted a memorial to the provincial government and the Guanxi official family together..."
Tang Huai was puzzled: "Brother asked to withdraw from the army?"
"good."
"Why?"
"First, when fighting foreign forces, we must first pacify the interior. After the official Yaoshan victory, the Jin army can no longer easily go south. It is time to turn around and put out the Zhong Xiang and Wuling Miao rebellion, and restore the economy and people's livelihood." Yue Pengju answered calmly. "Second,
If you want to go to Hebei, you should first cut off the two wings, restore northern Shaanxi and east of Jingdong, and suppress its power. Thirdly, if you want to control Hebei and capture Yanyun, you should first take the east of Hebei, restore Taiyuan, and settle in Shanxi. Move Yanmen to Taihang, and sweep it from a high position.
North China. Fourthly, if you want to attack Huanglong directly, you should first conquer Yanyun, then restrain Mengwu, and divide Gaoli, then you can succeed in one fell swoop!"
Tang Huai nodded: "Brother, are you trying to ping Jince for the official family?"
"good."
"It does make sense." Tang Huai sighed slightly. "But my brother died over and over again when he visited his hometown. Isn't it really sad?"
"How can I not be sad?" Yue Fei laughed at himself, but then became solemn. "But there is another reason..."
"What's the point?"
"The people of Hebei are from the countryside, and the people of Henan are also from the countryside." Yue Fei looked to the north and answered slowly. "Why should the people of Henan give their blood to us and then be squandered by us in Hebei? In the current situation, Hebei is fighting
One battle, two battles, what's the point of going home once and twice? The Jin Army in Luoyang withdrew in time, and the Jin Army in Hedong could send reinforcements here at any time. When the time comes, they would be sandwiched between the two Jin armies.
Time, don’t we still have to leave?”
Tang Huai opened his mouth to speak, but finally said no more.
Just like that, when it was getting dark, Yue Fei stood up and picked up his own big gun and bow, and was about to go down the mountain and follow the army southward, but suddenly his heart moved, and then he called someone to get pen and ink, and he wrote dragons and snakes on the pink wall of the pavilion, but it was
I wrote a poem.
The word says:
Looking back at Hebei, outside the desolate smoke, there are many city walls.
I remember those days when flowers shaded the willows, and there were red towers and green pavilions.
In front of the Daming Mansion, there are gold and jade surrounds, and in the city of Zhending, music and singing are being performed.
Nowadays, the countryside is full of iron cavalry and the wind and dust are bad.
The soldiers are safe, the troops are safe. The people are safe, filling the ravines.
Sighing that the mountains and rivers remain the same, thousands of villages are scattered.
When will I ask for a tassel to carry a sharp brigade and cross the Qinghe River again with a whip?
But he came back and continued his tour of the old city, and he lived up to his expectations.
After finishing writing, Yue Fei sighed slightly, put down his pen and gun, turned around and went down the mountain without looking back.
It was getting late. In the Yaoshan camp, Xu Jingheng finished writing a letter to Yue Fei and sent his horse to deliver it. Then he turned to see Zhao Guan's house. As soon as he entered the tent, he saw that everyone there was there, but they only held a few cards.
The white paper was discussed there, but Zhao Guan's family was nowhere to be seen.
When everyone saw Xianggong Xu arriving, they all greeted him one after another. They even said bluntly that the official had been tired for the past few days and should have gone back to his bed in the back tent to study by light of the lamp. However, the official had left something on the case as usual for everyone to discuss, and Xianggong Xu should be the one to discuss.
Come and make up your mind.
Xu Jingheng did his part, and when he got there, he realized that it was Zhao Guan's family who intended to outline the post-war military arrangements, which was to enrich the imperial camp's rear army and form the imperial camp's cavalry.
Among them, enriching the imperial camp rear army probably means making Wu Jie the commander-in-chief and reintegrating the Western armies from all directions. The original imperial camp rear army will be directly subordinate to the imperial camp central army and reorganized... This is a complicated and major matter. I don't know how to do it.
How many affairs were involved, there was no discussion at all for a while.
As for the Imperial Cavalry Army, the official plan is to make Qu Duan the commander-in-chief, with Liu Qi and Li Shifu as deputy commanders... Among them, others are pretty good, except that Li Shifu is too young. Some people think that he can just be an ordinary commander, but
It caused some controversy.
Xu Jingheng was a man who could do things well. He twisted a piece of paper and made up his mind when he came up. Based on Li Shifu's great achievements, he was appointed as the deputy commander of the Imperial Cavalry Army. It was considered a unanimous decision by the emperor and his ministers.
However, after the matter was decided, when everyone was talking about the complicated matter of the Western Army moving into the imperial camp, Mr. Xu sat under the lamp and looked at the white paper in his hand, but there was something strange about it. It turned out that there were a few blank spaces on the paper.
The traces of small handwriting are obviously official handwriting, but they are heavy marks left across the paper, but when slightly illuminated by the light, they look like poetry or something like that.
When Xianggong Xu remembered what happened before, he was also curious for a moment, so he simply studied it carefully.
However, as he read over and over again, Mr. Xu always had doubts in his heart, because the situations and objects in it were incompatible with the current situation. Only the artistic conception of Xiaque was extraordinary and pointed directly at people's hearts.