The Jinhebo Alliance Meeting on the sixth day of June in the sixth year of Jianyan appeared extremely hasty and haphazard.

The altar is a stone altar built in one day, and the sacrificial inscriptions are copied from historical books. There are no seals for canonizing emperors and kings, they can only be crowned, but even the golden crowns for coronation are second-hand goods picked up from the Xixia battlefield.

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As for the territorial demarcation and mutual market terms, they were only stated roughly orally. I don’t know how many lawsuits will be involved.

However, no one can deny the effectiveness of this alliance, because there are hundreds of thousands of troops and leaders of various military and political entities present. These troops and these people are enough to give anything casual or even absurd a serious or even sacred character.

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Therefore, after the alliance, as a semi-passive participant, although the international friend Zheng Zhichang almost suffered from heatstroke and was a little panicked by some words in the memorial text, he still wrote quickly as soon as he returned to the camp, recounting the experience of that day.

Jotting down hastily... He planned to sort out his legendary experiences accompanying the Emperor of Zhao and Song Dynasties and compile them into notes as soon as he returned home.

Of course, it is inevitable to polish yourself up.

In addition, it is said that several intellectuals such as Lu Benzhong, including Yue Fei, Qu Duan, and Liu Yan, also recorded the alliance in detail in the form of notes.

Of course, Zhao Guan's family would definitely disdain such low-end expressions. He is much more high-end. He doesn't record things... He just roughly recorded his life feelings in his notebook that night, lamenting the misery of the Khitan people who left their hometown.

, expressed his simple national feelings.

Finally, at the end, I briefly pointed out the significance of my small work of unifying Chinese consciousness and the concept of the Chinese nation through this alliance, and cleverly bypassing the military to cause a huge blow to the Jurchens.

Without further ado, the alliance is established, but the next few days are unlikely to cause any domestic shocks, but rather boring and cautious disbanding of the army during the confrontation.

The Song army first made large-scale corresponding actions. The troops began to gradually disperse in numbers of two thousand to three thousand people under the leadership of various commanders. However, they did not retreat in one piece. Instead, some crossed the river and went outside the river, and some

Those who rushed forward to the prefecture of Dongsheng Prefecture, and those who walked back did not retreat directly, but established a withdrawal channel behind them.

However, it may be that the previous alliance seriously irritated the Jurchens, so despite the huge logistical pressure, the Jurchens still took this opportunity to launch several small-scale exploratory attacks, but they were defeated by Yue Fei, the head coach of the Song Army who had been well prepared.

Deal with it appropriately.

In this way, until late June, the Jurchens finally couldn't hold on any longer and began to organize themselves to go south to eat and settle down. Most of the coalition forces also officially conducted a large-scale retreat along the Hetao-Xingling Road.

After many years of war, the reward and punishment system of the imperial camp system has become very credible. According to past practice, it is true that there are not enough material preparations around the Hetao, so large-scale military merit statistics and rewards should at least wait until we return to Chang'an.

But there was an emergency? As deputy commander-in-chief, he attacked Xingqing Mansion this time, and his contribution was second only to Yue Fei. Hu Hongxiu's Qu Duan still got the order on the spot? He became the successor to Han Shizhong, Yue Fei, Li Yanxian, Zhang Jun, Zhang Rong, and Wu Jie.

, after Wang Yan, another festival-building general.

Considering that Wang Yan was transferred to a civilian position early, and Qu Duan was a serious military commander in the imperial camp system, it can be said that after several ups and downs, Qu Duan officially became the seventh commander-in-chief of the Song Dynasty.

minister.

As for Wang De, he is also participating in the war as a deputy commander this time. Coupled with his resume and status as deputy commander of the Imperial Army, it is very likely that he will eventually establish a alliance and become the eighth commander... But that may take a long time. After the Holy Emperor returns to the capital, he will go to the Privy Council and discuss it with the prime ministers, and then come back to explain.

After all, it was a step too late.

Of course, Yue Fei must also imitate Han Shizhong and become the governor of the three towns? But it is hard to say whether he will be granted the title of county king, because Yue Pengju is too young after all? He himself may not want to ask for this? There are some opinions between monarchs and ministers. .

Li Shifu, on the other hand, has made a great contribution this time, and he has become the deputy commander of the Imperial Cavalry Army early. However, he is too young, and he is a party member, and he is still claiming to be a hereditary tribe. How he will be rewarded this time is really surprising. consider.

Of course, these are all posthumous affairs. There is a reason why Qu Duan directly established the festival. He will lead a considerable number of Jiaqi and Yelu Yujian to stay around Hetao.

On the one hand, it was to assist in the defense and establish border defenses, and on the other hand, it was to supervise the Khitan people's transfer of the city of Ketun to the Western Mongolian King Huerza Husi... In addition, there was also the intention to unite with Han Shizhong and Wu Jie's subordinates to search for Li Qianshun and his son. There is also the task of selling grain here to use as war horses, and recruiting Mongolian and Party soldiers who are good at riding and shooting to join the imperial cavalry.

At the same time, Wu Jie, who has taken over the defense area outside Hewai, will cross the river directly from Jinhebo, but he wants to lead his headquarters and Han Shizhong in the south to advance north and south to take over and control the six states outside Hewai. Fastest update on mobile phone: :

The six states outside the river are also very troublesome. Three of them are the homeland of the Khitan, and they are also border areas. There are many remnants of the Liao Kingdom. Together with the Khitan and Xi tribes gathered over the Hengshan Mountains, according to the covenant, they must also be given Yelu Dashi. , and it is impossible for Zhao Jiu to let Yelu Dashi's army stay in his country for a long time... At the same time, in the other three states, there is a Zhe family who is extremely sensitive within the Song Dynasty and involves many basic political attitudes of the court. Existence must be controlled first and then judged.

What's more, we still have to worry about the Jurchens across the river, and we have to consider the autumn harvest in just over a month.

All in all, the entire northwest was in a mess after the war. It can't be done slowly or quickly, and it can't be rushed or delayed.

Under this situation, the Zhao Guan family neither paid attention to Zhe Keqiu's plea nor cared about Li Qianshun's life or death. They just returned with Yelu Dashi and the two Mongolian kings, and together they led the army along the old road of Hetao. To withdraw is to prepare to return to Guanzhong from the place of Xingling.

Arriving at Wulahai City in Hetao, the two Mongolian kings were the first to say goodbye. Zhao Jiu could not help but hold hands to see each other off. His attitude was much better than that of Wu Qimai... And Quduan and Yelu Yujian also led some troops to stay. .

At the end of June, in the late summer and early autumn, Zhao Jiu and Yelu Dashi turned southward hand in hand.

By the beginning of July, after the army moved into Keyi Gate, the party items had been properly divided. Zhao Guan's family promised a temporary imperial camp establishment of 10,000 people. Those who had meritorious service and the best among them were absorbed into the imperial camp system by Yue Fei, Wang De, and Li Shifu. , the rest were gradually released according to age, region, and tribe, and a small number of older party members who were Xiwen were awarded positions such as general judge and county magistrate.

However, more of those who hold the so-called "Quan Zhi County" position, and are even directly designated as Quan Zhijun or Quan Zhizhou by the imperial edict, are those who have sufficient qualifications and military merits in the army...According to the The public political commitments announced by Zhao Guan's family at Keyi Gate. These were originally only the fifth-class scholars in the palace examination, and it was impossible for them to transition into serious official careers for half their lives. As long as they can ensure the stability of the Xinna area and basic affairs such as autumn harvest and taxation, Therefore, even if the province later adjusted and merged small prefectures and counties like Xixia, they would not be downgraded, but would be promoted to other places as officials.

In other words, a considerable number of Jinshi who followed the army accumulated military merit and qualifications through joining the army, and actually officially entered the official career.

Not only that, as soon as he passed through Keyi Gate, Zhao Jiu once again officially conveyed the decree, removing Hu Hongxiu from the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, replacing him with the official position of Ningxia Road Manager, and redeemed the previous political commitment at the Wende Hall on the spot.

, and named this civil servant who was born as a royal student the Marquis of Dingyuan.

Hu Canjun, whose hair was still short, went from an almost marginalized Privy Council editor to the highest-ranking local official in the empire in just over half a year. He even directly surpassed him because of his title.

Liu Ziyu, his old boss, Lin Jingmo, who was once the number one civil servant among close ministers, Wang Yan, who once touched the threshold of a handsome minister... This kind of almost crazy thing, but no one objected.

Because who would have known that the meritorious service accomplished by Xiao Hu when he joined the army was enough to make him famous in history and transcend the shackles of a regular official position.

In future history books, this almost legendary experience will probably consume more words than the lives of some prime ministers.

In mid-July, the Song and Liao allied forces arrived at Xingqing Mansion.

Let's say that after hearing that Zhao Guan's family entered Keyi Gate, Guanzhong would accumulate a lot of documents, memorials, and notes. When they arrived at Xingqing Mansion, a dense number of memorials just happened to arrive.

Yelu Dashi knew what was going on, so he went into the city and sat down. He invited himself to stay outside the city without saying anything, and he directly said goodbye and returned to the west.

Of course, Zhao Jiu knew that this should be the case, and had already prepared for it. He asked Wang De to stay and protect him, while Yue Fei led all the other troops to 'escort' the Khitan people from Lanzhou... and also took over the entire territory of Lanzhou and raided the area.

The meaning of the stable Xishou Baotai Military Division.

Of course, no matter what, as said that day, we say goodbye today and don’t know when we will see each other again. In addition, he is an emperor after all, so of course Zhao Guan’s family will personally go out of the city thirty miles to see him off.

But just the night before, someone dared to wake up the Zhao Guan family from their sleep, who had to work hard the next day.

"Official!" Yang Yizhong, who came overnight, ignored the dust and the dust, and bowed down in the old palace of Xixia.

"Just say it!" Zhao Jiu sat up from the couch. Hearing the sound, he couldn't hurry under the candlelight that had just been lit.

"I am incompetent!" Yang Yizhong bowed his head in front of the bed and faced him. "I am extremely ashamed. I really didn't find anything, not even any information. A few people who reported their names were all fake after careful inspection. They only found

As for the remnants of some distant relatives of Zhang Yongzhen's clan, they couldn't tell clearly...Hou Dan, on the other hand, has a serious cousin whose family is still alive. He is good at making decisions and has already found an adoptee for him from among his cousin's children.

Rewards and favors were all given directly according to the official’s instructions.”

"That's good... Actually, in the past six or seven years, Yan'an has been visited twice by Lou Shi, and it's normal to not find him. But my cousin Hou Dan is lucky." Zhao Jiu was startled for a moment, and then laughed dryly.

"Yes." Yang Yizhong responded quickly.

"Those women and children who pretended to be Zhang Yongzhen's wife and children to find you, didn't they make things difficult for them?" Zhao Jiu suddenly remembered something.

"No, I just scolded them once and sent them back. A few of them were obviously members of the clan and their husbands made the decision to deceive them. I made my own decisions and dealt with the men."

"That's good, you've worked hard, go and have a rest!" Zhao Jiu couldn't urge him enough, so he didn't ask in detail, and he didn't dare to ask in detail. "This matter can be investigated slowly and carefully by the local officials of Yan'an and Longxi in the future."

"yes……"

"Is there anything else?" Zhao Jiu woke up slightly.

"Just before I left, the prince of Yan'an County returned from the Jinning Army. He held a banquet in the city for several days and confiscated the seizures and inventory of Yan'an Mansion as a reward for old friends."

"I know." Zhao Jiu nodded when he heard this, his expression unchanged. "Is there anything else?"

“Yan’an’s registered permanent residence is 23% out of 10, and the actual population is estimated to be 20% or 30% less.”

"Any more?"

"Yang Zheng..."

"Let Wu Jie explain this to me."

"You can ask for it..."

"We can discuss this later when we return to Beijing."

"yes."

"Is there more?" Zhao Jiu asked.

"There are always things." Yang Yizhong bowed his head and responded. "But most of the rest can be attributed to Hu Caosi (Hu Yin), but they are not enough to disturb the official's sleep."

"Then go down and have a rest early." Zhao Jiu said seriously under the candlelight. "Thank you for your hard work, Zhengfu."

Yang Yizhong bowed his head and resigned, while Zhao Jiu blew out the candle and lay back on the couch. Although he did not toss and turn, he kept his eyes open for half the night, staring at the dark roof, dazed for half the night.

The next day.

Zhao Guanjia stood up as usual, and because today was the day when the Emperor of the Song Dynasty and the Emperor of Khitan parted ways, Lu Benzhong, Ren Baozhong, Zheng Zhichang, and even Hu Hongxiu, Yue Fei, Wang De and others naturally prepared early, and the generals arranged their arrangements outside the city

Not to mention, several close ministers and civil servants came to see the official, but they bumped into Yang Yizhong and Liu Yan appearing together, and they were also shocked.

Especially Ren Baozhong, who has been with Liu Yan for a long time. He knew that Liu Yan was in charge of the imperial cardinal. He was a man with real power, but he was serious and down-to-earth. Then he heard that there was Yang Tongzhi who was more useful than Liu Yan, but also had a clever mind.

Several times... This time I suddenly saw it, so I naturally became more careful.

Although Yang Yizhong looked majestic, his words were kind and gentle, making people feel like a spring breeze... But the more he was like this, the more cautious Ren Baozhong became.

Of course, it was impossible for the Zhao Guan family to pay attention to the small actions of their close ministers. There was a Khitan emperor waiting for him outside the city.

It was the end of early July, and it was a crisp autumn day. Zhao Jiu had breakfast, and was not wearing any armor. He was just wearing a cloth coat with sleeves and a gold belt, and he led Yang Yizhong and his ministers out of the Xixia Old Palace. Immediately, everyone

They got on their horses together and first met Hu Hongxiu who was waiting not far outside the palace, and then met Wang De inside the city gate. Then they came out of the west gate of Xingqing Mansion with a crowd in front and behind them. After passing the Tang Canal, which was restored to smooth flow in the west of the city,

Before arriving at the coalition camp, Yue Fei led most of the Song army's officers and soldiers, and Yelu Dashi led all the Khitan officers and soldiers who were ready.
To be continued...