Lu Hao asked Mr. Lu, who was in the small village on the top of the mountain, with his hands clasped in front of him, looking far away at a gentle slope on the south side of Bagong Mountain, with a hint of sadness in his serious look...
There, in a place where Lu Haowen's field of vision could not see completely, in front of a row of wooden poles on which people's heads had just been mounted, the Zhao Song official was sitting still in his armor. Behind the official, between the wooden poles and the heads, there was an astonishing sight.
There were sixty or seventy officers of the Western Army who had received military sticks and were standing still with rewards in their hands, flanked by two hundred imperial guardsmen in full armor. And with such a lineup, Zhao Guan's family sat there silently, supervising
Distribution of rewards throughout the army.
"I just thought that the official would stop after killing Liu Guangshi yesterday, but I didn't expect that he would be so rough today!" After looking at it for a long time, Xianggong Lu, who had nothing to gain but felt that the place was orderly, still didn't want to turn around, but continued.
Feeling sorry for oneself.
The Censor Zhongcheng standing behind Xianggong Lu was Zhang Jun and Zhang Deyuan. Hearing this, he wanted to remain silent, but I don’t know why. Maybe the events that happened in the past few days also seriously stimulated him, so what happened to the Censor Zhongcheng?
I couldn't help it:
"Why should Prime Minister Lu deceive himself? The behavior of the officials has been foreshadowed for a long time. When we were at the curtain in front of the official residence at noon today, not only you and me, but also Prime Minister Wang and the others had already guessed...but you and I were powerless.
That’s all!”
This time it was Lu Haowen's turn to be silent.
And since Zhang Jun broke the dignity and concealment that an elite scholar-bureaucrat should have with one word, he took advantage of no one around to be completely unscrupulous: "Now there are four important ministers, Wang Xianggong and Wang Taiwei.
Mingdao Palace suffered a huge setback. Although it had been able to breathe a sigh of relief in the past few days with Li Xiang (Li Gang) falling ill, after last night it was completely incompetent. Even if it was submissive to the officials, I had to be careful! And I
Success at a young age depends entirely on the promotion of the official family. Without the full support of the official family, I am afraid that even this Zhongcheng will not be able to sit firmly, and he will be taken care of by a random minister! Only you, Mr. Lu..."
"What about me?" Lu Haowen turned around helplessly, as if dejected. "I was also a person who was taken care of by Xianggong Li back then. I almost left the industry that day and had nothing to do with the central government. If it weren't for the official's fall into the trap, my character would change drastically.
, I am looking for a mature husband..."
"Not to mention the time when you fell into the well, I just want to say that, Prime Minister Lu, you are not only the only Prime Minister of Dongfu here, but also a Taoist scholar from a family of prime ministers and well-known in the world. If this person can really hinder the officials,
The only one left is you, Prime Minister Lu." Zhang Jun spoke sincerely, actually trying to persuade Lu Hao to come forward.
"Why should I cherish the status of a father-in-law?" Lu Haowen was forced to have no choice but to finally express his position. "If the country was safe and everyone was fighting for power, I would have given up this position long ago and become a magistrate of the state. Then I would resign with dignity and rest at home.
Management of academics. But isn’t the country in danger now? The Jin people are on the other side, and the situation is precarious. If the official family and the industry cannot live in peace for a day, I cannot abandon the center for a day!"
Zhang Jun was also speechless for a moment...but how could he not know that this was the official strategy? It was to bully others. Lu Xianggong was a moral gentleman who was easy to bully. If not, he would go to Huaidong and Xu Da, who was behind to take care of things.
It would be too unfair to participate in Zhang Shuxiang!
"The official's original intention is to make a small game in Shouzhou, so that the main force of the small Jin army can be here, and they can defend the enemy face to face. They don't want to annihilate the enemy, nor do they want to win a big victory or a small victory. As long as the Jin army is weak and retreats, the people of the world can be conquered.
Knowing that the Jin army is not invincible and that our army is not incapable of fighting can boost morale a little and make people feel at ease!" After a long pause, Zhang Jun spoke, but then took the initiative to defend Zhao Jiu. "The intention was not to kill Liu last night.
Guangshi, He today personally committed suicide as a deserter!"
"Is there any difference?" Lu Haowen became more and more frustrated. "Can the country's decline be restored overnight? Not to mention that Shouzhou can no longer be defended. Even without Liu Guangshi, Shouzhou could have been defended.
, so what? If we defend it, the morale of the people will certainly be improved, but if the Jin army turns around and prepares a large army, and a hundred thousand people come back, can they still defend it? The current turmoil in the country is basically due to the instability of the line, so what is the point of fighting here?
In one breath, how can you establish yourself in Nanyang or Yangzhou as early as possible! Once you establish yourself, people's morale will naturally rise!"
"But we can't say that the officials are doing things that are useless to the country, right?" Zhang Jun asked, pointing to the situation on the mountainside.
"It's not useless." Lu Haowen turned around and came to Zhang Jun, held his hand and said. "It makes us useless... Now that the country has collapsed, thieves are everywhere, and the officers and soldiers are incompetent, what can the officials do at this time make the situation worse?
Is it bad? But the key point is that these actions of the officials are choosing personal will between the overall situation and personal will; they are choosing military men between relying on civil servants and military men; they are choosing selfishness between selfishness and publicity..."
"How can it be said that it is selfish?" Zhang Jun was puzzled for a moment and couldn't help but interrupt the other party. "Since the official's exile, he has not even used a sip of ginger. The food and clothing are simple and unimaginable. At this time, he is even facing a desperate situation.
Personally luring the enemy into organizing troops, he is simply not of the same blood as the Second Saint..."
"But now he is the only one who has the blood of Zhao Song!" Lu Haowen took a long breath, and then suddenly interrupted him. "Without him, Zhao Song will really die!"
Zhang Jun was immediately speechless.
"In the eyes of this official now, he is the only one who can collect troops and horses, be a general, and win people's hearts. Everything is his, but if he is overthrown, the whole world will be buried with him!" Lu Haowen burst into tears as he spoke.
They all came down. "Ignoring a proper path, abandoning the ancestral system and family law, and insisting on going my own way, isn't it because the path there is successful, and it is all the credit of my husband, and it has little to do with him.
?Before he fell into the well, he was so selfish, but it was selfishness for shrinking. After he fell into the well, I thought he had changed. Unexpectedly, it only took a few months, but it was still a solid state. It was just another kind of selfishness, the so-called selfishness for rash advancement!
"
Zhang Jun couldn't argue, so he could only hold the opponent's hand and comfort him in a low voice: "Prime Minister Lu, after all, the official family is young, and it is normal for the official family to encounter great changes, and it is difficult to calm down for a while... Just like you and me, after the changes in Jingkang,
After escaping from Tokyo, wouldn’t it also change your past temperament?”
"It's different." Lu Haowen let out a sigh of relief again. "I am old and decadent, incompetent, and I am an Enmeng official. I have no great ambitions. After this big change, I can only use
Qualifications and popularity are just a barrier to the officialdom; but you are only in your thirties. In the past, it was a blessing to be a seventh-grade imperial official. Everything is possible in the future... So Deyuan must listen to me and know how to understand.
You need to be able to employ people, have experience, and get subordinates. All these can be done slowly, but you must have your own opinion, firm opinions, and determination. Otherwise, in the future, you will become the husband-in-law of the East and West, and you will have no choice but to follow.
I’ll end up like this!”
Zhang Jun was very grateful, but he forgot that he originally wanted to persuade the Prince of Dongfu to come forward, but now he was infected by him.
When Lu Xianggong said this, he became more and more rude, but continued to hold the opponent's hands and said: "Deyuan, the matter has come to this, it is useless for you and me to talk more, but now the military situation is dangerous, and the officials insist on going their own way.
I can't persuade him to retreat, but if the Jin army really crosses the river and causes trouble, I'm old and frail, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape from Bagong Mountain. By then, nothing else will matter, only walking
I carry some manuscripts with me, which I have worked hard on for many years. Starting tonight, I will leave them to you for safekeeping. I don’t ask for promotion. I just hope that you can sort them out for me in the future..."
Zhang Jun almost cried when he heard this.
Let's talk about the two ministers who were a hundred times smarter than Zhao Jiu holding hands and crying in the small village on the top of the mountain. It was rare to be candid. In the middle, they talked about the broken mountains and rivers, the fate of the country, their personal future, and entrusted the future. It seemed that they were about to forget the years from a temporary political alliance.
However, before the two of them could say much, they settled on this amazing feudal scholar-official friendship. Suddenly, there was a commotion on the mountainside, as if something had happened. They were so shocked that they quickly let go and sent Ban Zhi to ask questions.
, only to realize that a golden man took the opportunity to cross the river!!
Even though the two of them had become the pillars of the Song Dynasty, they couldn't help but panic at this time... It's not their fault. In fact, even Zhao Jiu, who had been "heroic" on the mountainside recently, was panicked, otherwise it wouldn't have caused a commotion.
However, when the two of them desperately set off and rushed to the mountainside, they found that Zhao Guan's family had personally taken Wang Shuxiang, Wang Taiwei, as well as a group of generals and core elites to the foot of the mountain. They were horrified to death by this.
But they didn't find it strange that the two of them hurriedly caught up again, but only halfway there they heard a cheering sound like a mountain roar and a tsunami coming from the wild land east of the ferry at the foot of the mountain.
Two important people in the industry went to inquire again, only to find out the details.
It turned out that the Jin people did not have an organized ferry at all, and they could not be fully prepared to cross the river. However, the commander of the Jin army, the fourth prince Jin Wushu, came in person, noticed the strange movement in Henan, and then personally stood on the north bank of the river embankment and issued a military order
Crossing the river to conduct reconnaissance, the Jin army sentry cavalry, relying on their arrogance over the past few years and wanting to show off their power in front of the commander, crossed the river with two small boats they didn't know where to get to see him!
There are only twenty or thirty people!
As for Zhao Jiu, after knowing the specific information, he naturally regained his composure, and then went down the mountain in person. At the same time, he called Wang De to discuss the situation, pointed out the ship, and promised the position of commander of the imperial camp in person. It depends on Wang Yaksha's ability!
And who is Wang De? At that time, there were hundreds of thousands of Jin troops. He dared to break camp and arrest people. How could a mere twenty or thirty people be afraid today? He immediately mounted his horse, without using a large army or a bow and crossbow, just in front of everyone's attention.
They led dozens of troops from the headquarters out of the stronghold, and on the banks of the frozen river embankment, they beat to death a dozen Jin soldiers who dared to come ashore with hand-to-hand combat. They were so shocked that the other boat behind them turned back from the river.
!
And it was rare for the Song army to gather together and cheer wildly.
Lu Haowen and Zhang Jun were soaked with shock and looked at each other without saying anything... On the other side, on the other side of the river, the person who saw this scene from a distance and was waiting to report back was also stunned and lost his composure.
"The people on the boat who escaped said that Wang Yaksha was on the other side. I had nothing to say about the people in the boat who died. Only they said they saw the emperor's guard of honor on the other side of the river. The new official family of Zhao Song did not escape at all. Wang Yaksha
I was ordered to go into battle..." Jin Wushu sat on his horse and stood by the river for a while, but couldn't help but turn around and ask the person next to him from the Song Dynasty. "Is it true or false?"
"It should be true that he didn't run away." The person next to him was the former Jingdong East Road judge. He was in use at this time, and because he was not afraid of hard work along the way, he gave directions to the roads, cities, and warehouses, and he had already joined the army. Hearing this
Naturally, he hurriedly explained. "Firstly, I, Dajin, are marching so fast. In such a hurry, it is difficult for the Song army to cover up completely; secondly, the fourth prince, please look over there... is there a flag standing high on the northern slope of Bagong Mountain opposite?"
"What about the flag?" Wu Shu was puzzled for a moment.
"The Fourth Prince knows that anyone with a little common sense should recognize it. It is the Jinwu 纛, which is used exclusively by the emperor. The presence of the dragon 纛 here means that the official family of Zhao and Song Dynasties must also be here!" The man quickly explained.
"Looking after each other in pairs can prove that the Zhao Song family has not escaped...Rong Chen is here to congratulate the fourth prince!"
Wu Shu was stunned for a moment, but then he suddenly waved his hand behind him and said, "Slit this guy's throat!"
The man was stunned for a moment, but before he could react, the Jin army came forward, grabbed the man on his horse, and easily cut his throat with a knife. The man struggled for a moment and fell off the horse immediately.
Wu Shu did not look at the body that was still moving under the horse, but shook his head repeatedly: "These people from the Song Dynasty know how to suck... and anyone with a little common sense should recognize it, but I don't recognize it, so what? Luo Luo
It’s really ridiculous to go to a place where the country has been subjugated and people are surrendered, and you still have to put on a show!”
After saying this, the man turned around and returned to camp, leaving only a frozen corpse lying on the river bank that had no idea why he died.
ps: Happy New Year everyone! I got up at 16:45, where are you?