Zhao Guanjia kept his word. After Li Qiong, Wu Lin and others took the prisoners and some soldiers and horses respectively and retreated in great strides. After Li Yanxian also returned to Taiyuan, the official Zhao family started to move down the Hutuo River with the accompanying soldiers and horses.
, heading to Hejian Mansion.
Along the way, we visited Dingzhou, Qizhou, and Shenzhou, appeased local areas, inspected spring plowing, buried corpses, and appointed and removed officials.
And in the process of Zhao Guan's family's eastward advance, as the prisoners moved south one after another, a large number of troops withdrew, and at the same time Yue Fei's troops moved forward to the old Song and Liao border, and the impact of this battle finally broke out without any hindrance.
Feedback to Zhao Jiu, the most obvious symptom is that he kept receiving congratulatory messages along the way.
"Destroy the enemy in one battle and bring peace to the universe!"
These were the words spoken by Mao Shuo, the newly surrendered governor of Dingzhou, when he paid homage to the emperor. His desire for progress was most vividly demonstrated through the word "universe".
"Slaughtering millions of people like this will last forever."
This is a sentence in an essay written by a famous scholar from Qizhou. It is the original text by a scholar from Da Su who commented on the Battle of Kunyang. It not only quoted scriptures, but also secretly compared the Zhao Guan family to Guangwu and used it as a model for the ZTE. It can be said to be of excellent quality.
However, Zhao Jiu was really very inexperienced. Among the seven or eight people who were familiar with writing, he and Han Shizhong did not know that this sentence was a double allusion. As a result, they not only failed to understand the profound meaning of the sentence, but also pointed it out in a very real way.
Lu only killed 30,000 to 40,000 people in the first battle and captured 70,000 to 80,000 people. Apparently, he wanted to maintain his pragmatic character.
However, Wan Qixi probably knew the character of Zhao Guan's family, so the confession he received when he came to Hejian seemed a bit unpretentious, and Zhao Jiu particularly liked one of the lines.
As the saying goes:
"In the Battle of Huolu, my emperor shocked the world, and the cause of Zhongxing was determined from now on!"
Of course, these things, as well as the oncoming expressions of gratitude from Master Tian of Fengxiang County, cannot cover up the increasingly embarrassing and uneasy posture of Zhao Guan's family... The reason couldn't be simpler, Zhao Jiu walked all the way
Now that everything is in order in the rear, the people, especially in the big cities in the Central Plains and further south, have gradually put aside their doubts and are quite encouraging. Cities like Tokyo are gradually getting excited. However,
At the same time, the back-up plan that Zhao Guanjia had previously pretended to be clever has never been revealed. In front of Yanjing, the Jin State deployed its defenses intensively, and the garrison troops outside the Great Wall and the local conscripts gathered non-stop. The panic was panic.
There were even rebellions, but there was never that feeling of collapse that was beyond control.
With no choice, when they arrived at Hejian Fucheng, in order not to delay the military progress, the Zhao Guan family could only put aside the person who had a thousand-mile insight and directly issued the order.
"Logically speaking, I shouldn't interfere with your use of troops." Zhao Jiu pointed at Han Shizhong. "But this time is really different... This time you go over, and if the Jin army shows a flaw, you will eat these new troops of the Jin people."
It's okay to attack, but there's no need to rush into Yanjing. And if the Jin army doesn't reveal any major flaws, although you have the right to deploy the tribes north of Hejian and the two rivers, you should advance more cautiously, press on three sides, and make camp step by step...
Yanjing will attack sooner or later, but there is no rush... Do you understand what I mean?"
What can’t be understood about this?
Encircle without attacking, apply all the pressure, cooperate with the backhand of some officials to seize the outside of the wall, wait for the enemy to be in a dilemma, just collapse... The only serious problem is that after the deer is captured, the army will be arrogant.
The anger must be even worse, and there are a few high-ranking generals like Wang Sheng who missed the opportunity to fight and receive rewards. He, the first person in the army, needs to come out to strictly restrain them to avoid a wave battle and capsize in the last ditch of the province.
Of course, in addition to this, he also wanted to fulfill his previous promise and deliver the honor of capturing Yanjing to the hands of his Hedong generals headed by Han Liangchen.
Therefore, Han Shizhong had no extra words and almost handed it over.
As soon as Han Shizhong left with the generals in the army, the Zhao Guan family continued to make arrangements, but formally established the line in Hejian Mansion. Lu Yihao and Wu Jie stayed in Hejian City to take over the civil and military affairs behind the Hebei front line, and the central part of Tianshi took charge of Hejian.
To defend the surrounding areas, I actually took a few close ministers and half of the Ban Zhi, plus Hu Yin, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, to go up the Yellow River.
He arrived in Jingcheng on February 27 and met Zhang Rong, King of Lu.
The monarch and his ministers had not seen each other for a long time, and they were chatting by the river. The atmosphere was much more relaxed than before. However, even Zhang Rong was not exempt from vulgarity. He was quite uneasy and grateful for the title of king, and it took Zhao Jiu a lot of effort to calm him down.
And Zhang Rong was not idle. He stayed here to wait for Zhao Guan's family. After meeting the emperor, he set off again the next day, urging the navy to continue down the river, enter Cangzhou, and participate in the Yan invasion.
Went to Beijing Strategy.
Besides, it would be ridiculous for Zhao Jiu to survey the hydrology of the Yellow River at this time. Even if the Yellow River is to be repaired now, it would not be his turn as an amateur to survey... The essence of the trip to the river is to meet with the Hebei Front Army and then supervise the generals.
The meaning of enterprising Yanjing.
Therefore, as soon as Zhang Rong left, the official's family became completely peaceful.
However, it may be that because he had just met Zhang Rong, the official was so bored that he suddenly remembered that he seemed to have delayed it for a long time, and then he actually started to write by the river.
"I'm assuming...but why not "Water Margin"?"
On the bank of the Yellow River on the last day of February, the spring breeze stirred people's hearts. In the evening, Hu Yin, who came out from Jingcheng to pick up the driver, took the manuscript from Zhao Guan's family on the river embankment.
It’s a little strange. “Is “Journey to the West Conquering Demons Miscellaneous Notes” also good?”
"What do "Water Margin" and "Journey to the West Conquering the Demons" have to do with me?" Zhao Jiu said with certainty. "Hu Shangshu is a knowledgeable short story written casually, so why not read it?"
Hu Yin resisted some impulse and frowned to look at it seriously. However, at first glance, he didn't know where to complain. Only when he saw the end, he finally sighed and roughly understood what Zhao Guanjia meant.
It turns out that this short story is called "Jade Guanyin", which is a popular novel style recently. It is said that the upper part is based on the legends of the Tang Dynasty, and the lower part is based on the vernacular writing of "Water Margin" and "Miscellaneous Notes on Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" that a certain official refused to admit.
, the kind that in reality echoes the increasingly prosperous and complex drama performances nowadays.
Nowadays, imperial students in Tokyo like to write this kind of notebooks and exchange them with monks and Taoist priests for pocket money.
The plot is also very popular.
She is nothing more than a little girl from a family of framers. She was smart and beautiful, but because of her poverty, she was sold to a certain prince in Chang'an as a maid long ago.
This can be considered a standard popular start.
But who knew that this official would actually come up with a counter-trick, and wrote next that the prince was a vulgar and heroic man, and because the girl's family did things properly and cleanly, and there happened to be a jade craftsman in the house who was good at craftsmanship and honest, he wanted to marry him.
.Who would have thought that the little girl’s family was naturally stubborn and wanted a good marriage, just because they didn’t know what the jade craftsman’s character was at the beginning, and there was also a prince’s pro-army leader who fell in love with the little girl’s family, so he interfered and slandered the jade craftsman.
, so the little girl didn’t want to live or die, and the prince simply gave up on the matter and didn’t bother to ask anything.
However, as they got along day by day, the girl's family discovered day by day that the jade craftsman was not only really skilled, but also had a good temperament, good appearance, and an honest man. This was exactly the kind of good marriage they wanted, so they finally came back and came.
The two fell in love for a long time, and the jade craftsman also made a jade Guanyin out of jade corners as a token of love and prepared to elope.
As a result, the matter was discovered by the prince's pro-army leader, who became jealous and reported it directly to the prince.
After the prince heard that his marriage proposal was rejected, the two of them secretly made love and planned to elope. He thought he had been deprived of face, so he became furious. After taking him down on the spot, he first gave the jade craftsman to his wife, and then gave the little girl his staff.
He died because of the blame and threw himself into the Wei River. However, the little girl's parents were just a family of paper makers. When they heard that the prince was furious and their daughter died tragically, they were frightened and threw themselves into the Wei River.
Finally, after three years of separation, the leader of the soldiers followed the prince to Tokyo. On the way, he was shocked to find the young girl and the jade craftsman in a small town by the Yellow River. The two were actually married and had opened a shop in the town.
Not only that, but the little girl’s parents are also there.
This incident alarmed the prince, who personally led his troops to get it. A bucket of Yellow River water was poured over it, and the little girl revealed her true form. She was indeed a ghost, but before she died, she took the jade worker with her and they went to the underworld together and became a ghost.
couple.
To be fair, the plot of this story is pretty good, and it is considered to be the best among popular novels on the market. Especially the contrast in the personalities of the four characters is very clear... the young girl is stubborn and beautiful; the jade craftsman is honest and responsible; and the leader of the soldiers
He has a cruel mouth and a narrow heart; the prince has a fiery temperament and regards human life and marriage as nothing.
But these are not the reasons why Hu Shangshu lost his voice. To put it bluntly, Hu Shangshu has seen a lot of things. What does this mean? In order to stabilize the people in the rear, he went all out in the Northern Expedition, and he killed all the sons of Zhao Xianggong’s family.
Marriage, forced matchmaking... What really left Hu Yin speechless was that this prince was originally titled Prince of Yan'an in Chang'an, but when he went to Tokyo three years later, he was simply promoted to King of Qin based on military merit.
Considering Han Liangchen's usually strong and brutal style towards his subordinates, as well as his previous experience of being full of all kinds of evils, we can almost directly say that this prince is Han Shizhong.
"The officials have good intentions." After a long while, Hu Yin just sighed. "This is for fear that King Qin will not be able to protect him in the future..."
"Isn't this what Hu Shangshu reminded me?" Zhao Jiu said indifferently. "I have already thought about it. If I want to write it, I will write a series, one for each of the eighteen kings, and write it according to their characters... Han Shizhong is hot-tempered and strong, Zhang Jun
He is just greedy for money, Zhang Rong is an indulgent brother... Yang Yizhong has it all, but he pays too much attention to his family's reputation... Anyway, in the end, he will end up doing evil things without disgust, just a thought, an oversight, and a temperament exposed.
, causing the common people and civilians to have their families destroyed and causing tragedy in the world."
"Since ancient times, the powerful have done evil here, and the officials want to warn their subordinates, so of course there is no harm." Hu Yin looked at Yang Yizhong, who looked confused and frightened, and asked seriously. "But what did Yue Fei write?"
"Having been too harsh on family members and descendants has led to tragic disasters?" Zhao Jiu, who was sitting behind a few cases, was thoughtful. "We can't think of him as the only one who doesn't write when all the other seventeen people have done so? Isn't this just inviting trouble for him?"
"That's true." Hu Yin thought for a moment, nodded simply, but then shook his head. "Generally speaking, I agree with this point, but is it too early to write this at this time? Could it be that someone is trying to seal the deal?
Did fighting for credit during the king’s reign lead to trouble?”
"That's not the case." Zhao Jiu shook his head in reply. "I just feel that it would be ridiculous for me to endure this situation as I did for the past ten years... To properly measure the emperor and his ministers, it is better to be a bad person and use bad words early."
Speak out first."
"That's fine." Hu Yin expressed his agreement without hesitation.
At this point, Yang Yizhong, one of the eighteen kings beside Zhao Guan, became completely uneasy. Seeing that the conversation was about to end, he almost made a statement to apologize first.
Unexpectedly, after Hu Yin glanced at Yang Yizhong, he couldn't help but continue to ask: "Guan family, there is really no need to compete for merit this time? How come I seem to have heard some things mentioned by others? Let's see the final result of being crowned king.
, seems to have some confirmation?”
"Someone is fighting for the throne." Zhao Jiu was silent for a moment, and finally stood up, pinched his beard, turned to the river, and turned his back to Hu Yin to admit the matter. "But it's not that straightforward. It was all from the previous few days.
Let a few people fight for the position...it's still decent."
Hu Mingzhong's expression remained unchanged, and he understood clearly.
You must know that after the Battle of Huolu, the one whose real prestige greatly increased, or in other words, the one who gained the greatest prestige and power, was none other than the Zhao Guan family who was so poor and bored that he was hiding by the Yellow River writing novels.
The other generals are really not worth mentioning compared with this one. There is no way to say that their merits cannot be rewarded. There is only the reality that the official power is getting stronger and more powerful.
So it is completely conceivable that before the announcement of the throne, facing the Zhao official family with a distinctive personality, it is indeed difficult for that kind of low-level drama of competing for power and position to appear... No one dares to joke about their own future and results. However, it happened that
Human desires are endless, and it is impossible not to fight, so in the end, it is nothing more than fighting in another way.
For example, use the power of the collective and the top of the mountain to fight and make exchanges. If you don't fight, let your subordinates fight for you, and let your superiors and colleagues fight for you.
This method of competing for merit effectively avoids the Zhao family's ill feelings toward the person involved. It mainly highlights one person who can use the tiger's skin as a banner, form a gang, and give each other a good reputation.
"Did the officials let them fight for it?" Hu Yin came back to his senses, thought about the final result, and found it interesting again.
"Most of them didn't." Zhao Guanjia didn't look back, but laughter came over. "But there are two people who I couldn't help, and I really let them fight for it..."
"One is the King of Qin, and the other is...?" Hu Yin was very interested.
"One is Quduan, Prince of Zhenrong County, and the other is me." Zhao Jiu made a surprising statement. "It has nothing to do with Han Shizhong."
Hu Yin was rarely stunned.
"The truth is that too many people died in the imperial cavalry in this battle. According to me, their temperament has changed a lot... After the war, I looked at the casualty count and couldn't bear it. I hesitated at first.
After all, the person who gave him a prince was an upright general with good military exploits and qualifications. However, he had some bad past. The prince was unable to explain himself to him, so he took the initiative to ask him.
Do you want the prince to add a big banner?" Zhao Jiu didn't give in, just stood there with his hands behind his hands and explained calmly. "But Qu Duan took the initiative to propose that he didn't want a big banner, but hoped to change the throne for Liu Qi."
"Liu Qi's county king was asked by Qu Duan?" Hu Yin became more and more strange. He knew that Qu Duan rejected Dahu, but he really didn't know about asking Liu Qi to be the king. "These two people were in the imperial camp.
Isn't it so appropriate in the cavalry? I thought Liu Qi's title was given to him by the officials for the sake of Xianggong Zhang."
"Actually, I was also surprised at the time." Zhao Jiu nodded in response. "But after thinking about it for a while, I thought this would be a good idea...especially since Qu Duan had always been at odds with his colleagues in the past and had such an experience of being too selfish. Now He can broaden his horizons, stand taller, and understand that the cavalry should be encouraged as a whole... It is better for generals and ministers to be in harmony than to fight among themselves."
"That's true." Hu Yin thought thoughtfully. "But based on his previous crooked temperament, outsiders may still think that the officials are using Liu Qi to suppress him, but they don't want to do what he wants..."
"Fortunately." Zhao Jiu finally turned around with a smile. "I just said that the other person striving for credit is me, and I also have selfish motives... So, when Qu Duan did this, I suddenly realized it, and I took advantage of the situation to find the solution. Yuan came to block Han Shizhong, used Li Qiong to talk about the Eight Character Army's military exploits to block Wang Yan, and used Tian Shizhong to equalize Zhang Jun."
Hu Yin stood with his hands folded, looking at Zhao Guan's family who turned back to look at each other, and Yang Yizhong who looked uneasy on one side, his expression unchanged, but his heart was subtle.
Of course he knows where Zhao Guan's selfish motives lie, that is, Yang Liu... It is the selfish motives of Zhao Guan's family that these two people can be ranked as kings. No wonder this official said that only he and Qu Duan can succeed in competing for credit.
In this way, the slightly strange arrangement of the princes and queens makes sense.
Of course, the Royal Camp Cavalry is of great use, and it is a good thing that Qu Duan can make such a contrasting progress. Moreover, this person has also vaguely shouldered the dissatisfaction of the two senior generals such as Wang Yan and Wang De for the Zhao Guan family, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.
In other words, if it were not for the extra burden of dissatisfaction, I am afraid that I would not be able to replace Liu Qi with just a large banner.
At this moment, Hu Yin suddenly realized something and quickly asked: "Guan Jia, I wonder if Guan Jia called me here today to read the novel first and then talk about this matter. Do you have any other ideas? Could it be that you are worried about your relationship with me?" Like a common king, he hates Qu Duan deeply, so why should he explain it specifically?"
"No." Zhao Jiu stood sideways and looked at the other party calmly. "The matter of Qu Duan was just mentioned casually. What I really want to tell Ming Zhong is that I participated in the competition for merit..."
Hu Yin said nothing and stared at the officials without saying a word.
"People are not saints. They are proud of their merits. Just like swords and armor that have been left for a long time, they are naturally dull and rusty... Ming Zhong." Zhao Jiu responded seriously. "I want you to come here because I want you to come forward to organize people and use my good name to gain greed. With his temperament, he wrote a story about the rise of the official family of Zhao and Song Dynasty, and the prosperity and prosperity of Henan in just thirty years. As a result, like Emperor Ming of Tang Dynasty, the country collapsed and the surrounding areas collapsed... The eighteen kings have written it. In the future, Lu Haowen, Hu Yin, I am also going to write the story of Zhang Jun’s mistake for the country... But I can easily write the story of the hero who made the mistake himself. Who will write the story of the hero who made the mistake of himself? After thinking about it, it’s not just that you happen to be here, the key is Yes, there are not many people who dare to write my stories...so I still have to ask you for my stories in the future."
"I understand. Although I am not good at writing, I am willing to try my best." Hu Yin rarely smiled, and his face broke out, but he immediately became serious. "But the officials, let's not mention this matter. The officials vowed to say it before What is it that 'it's time to get the news and start taking action', and because the King of Qin was unable to suppress Yanjing before, is he counting on Goryeo and Eastern Mongolia to join forces to find a way out for the Jurchens? Eastern Mongolia should be waiting for the Goryeo people in accordance with the official wishes, but Goryeo When do people move? Do they really dare to move?"
"Uh..." Zhao Jiu was a little dazed, but he gritted his teeth after all. "I thought that based on the national conditions of Korea, we would definitely send troops, but it would only be a few days sooner or later. Hu Qing needs to know that we are not included.
The Pyongyang Yangban of Koryo Junior High School has always advocated war with the Kingdom of Jin. Although the leader of the Kaijing Yangban, Kim Bo-sik, did not lead the war, he understood the situation and had brains. Therefore, after the battle of Wulu, they definitely did not dare.
The reason for sending troops but not wanting to send troops... I am afraid that there will be a fight between the two squads in Pyongyang and the two squads in Kaijing, so I have delayed a little time... Just wait a moment."
Hu Yin did not argue... because he knew very well about this issue that he did not have the expertise from Zhao Guan's family.
Don't talk nonsense, just talk about Korea.
In fact, there is really no problem with Zhao Jiu's judgment.
Whether it is another time and space or at present, Goryeo's diplomatic stance towards the Jin Kingdom has always been very divisive. Not to mention the mainstream big deal, the fierce attitude of war against the Jurchens has always existed, and the forces holding this attitude have always existed in the Goryeo Kingdom.
Very powerful.
the reason is simple.
First of all, the two sides were neighbors, had many contacts, and knew each other well. Even earlier, that is to say, before the rise of the Jurchens, the Koreans helped the Japanese defeat and deal with the Jurchen pirates who fled to Kyushu Island from the north, and
Taking this as an opportunity, the diplomatic relations between Japan and Goryeo were greatly improved.
Therefore, whether it is from a cultural or military perspective, the Koryo people have a sense of psychological superiority towards the Jurchens.
This caused them to be defeated during the rise of the Jurchens, and then after they surrendered to the Jurchens, they developed a shameful mentality similar to the shame of Jingkang in the Great Song Dynasty.
Scholar-officials, military officers, and civilians all had the desire and emotion to go to war.
Secondly, after the rise of the Jurchens, in order to stabilize the rear, they fought a local war with Goryeo very early and seized some territory on the east side of the Yalu River and northwest Goryeo to establish their advantage.
The so-called part of the territory, of course, seemed ridiculous to the Jurchens who later swallowed up thousands of miles, but to Goryeo, especially to the two groups of scholar-officials and landlords in Xijing and Pyongyang in the northwest, it was undoubtedly a blood feud like cutting flesh... I think
Just think about it, for Pyongyang Yangban, which occupies the northern half of the country's wealth, losing one-third of its territory is equivalent to cutting off one-third of its own property. How can you not hate it?
In fact, in another time and space, because of these things and the tradition of internal strife, the two squads in Pyongyang, which was leading the war, simply used the "Fighting of Gold" as an excuse to directly cause a split and rebellion with the two squads in Kaijing.
But back to the present, this emotion was firstly shocked by the powerful force displayed by the Jin Kingdom. Secondly, the so-called lack of wealth and interests was supplemented by the entrepot trade between the Song and Jin Dynasties during the Jianyan period, so Goryeo was
It has remained neutral until now.
But now I have to say it again. No matter what happened, when the results of the Huolu War were communicated to Goryeo, coupled with the harsh diplomatic attitude of the Zhao family before the war, there was already a powerful main war faction in the country.
Moreover, Goryeo, whose ruler is the inventor of the "big deal" policy, has no reason to be neutral anymore.
So why do Koreans react so slowly?
Not to mention anything else, the first thing is that the return trip by sea was blocked.
Time goes back to the beginning of this month. The deer was captured on February 3rd. On February 5th, the Imperial Cavalry Army and the Tianshi Division jointly pursued the area around Hejian. Before the 10th day of the month, Yue Fei's troops attacked Baoding (Baoding).
, at that time, after getting the large pile of "will" from Zhao Guan's family, the so-called "merchant group" arranged by Goryeo in Cangzhou no longer had any doubts.
However, the imperial navy of the Song Kingdom and the navy of the Jin Kingdom have been fighting at sea. No one in the Bohai Bay dares to sail without authorization!
This situation lasted until five days ago. It was heard that Zhao Guanjia's army was advancing eastward, and the Song army was likely to come from the land. Li Qi, the commander-in-chief of the Jin Dynasty navy, hastily abandoned the Cangzhou navy and headed north, and the Song Dynasty imperial navy also moved the battlefield north.
After entering the Cheongju area (today's southern Jin), the sea route was finally restored.
Therefore, coupled with the wrong wind direction on the road, the Koreans did not arrive in Kaijing until Han Shizhong, a novelist and editor of Zhao Guan's family, arrived in the morning.
However, as soon as they returned to Kaijing, they were immediately summoned by Kim Bu-sik, the ruler of Goryeo who personally arranged the matter.
"Thank you for your hard work, let's go down and rest!"
Unexpectedly, in the face of such earth-shattering news, Jin Fushi, who had read the decree announcements, had no intention of questioning and verifying it. He just nodded slightly and let these people rest early. His expression was calm and his demeanor remained unchanged. It seemed that
I have long expected similar results.
And after the members of the 'merchant group' left, Jin Fushi had no intention of suddenly losing his composure... The Prime Minister of Jin just sat there and closed his eyes for a moment, then stood up suddenly, called his servants, and immediately set off to enter the palace.
Kae Kyung was a carefully built capital city after the founding of Goryeo. It has nearly 30,000 steps and 22 gates. It is about the same size as Heiankyo in Japan. And just from the regulations of the capital, we can know that Goryeo and Japan are indeed East Asian traditions.
A strong country, culture, economy, and military are all typical highlands of civilization outside of China.
But now, this civilization will undoubtedly undergo another severe test.
Speaking of which, the last test was during the Jingkang period. At that time, the king of Goryeo had just come of age. He gathered his strength in the palace and prepared to eradicate the powerful minister Li Ziqian. However, Li Ziqian forewarned him and sent his party members to surround the palace. In the end, the entire palace was burned down by Li Ziqian's relatives.
After there were only three pavilions left, the minister ran to the pavilion to find the young king who had just grown up, crying and saying that he was loyal but was doubted by the king.
And the little king with only three pavilions left could only be "shy and speechless".
"Is the news confirmed?"
In the simple palace, the short king of Goryeo was actually only two years younger than the official family of Zhao Song. His original name was even Wang Gou, but he later changed his name to Wang Kai on his own initiative. When he heard the news, he couldn't believe it for a moment.
He walked down from the seat, but he was a little shorter than Li Ziqian who lowered his head. "Sixteen thousand households, one hundred and sixty strong houses, and nothing for a while?"
"I think it is credible." Jin Fushi raised his head and responded calmly. "Your Majesty, in the next year there will be news that Taiyuan and Yuancheng are about to attack. I can probably guess that this Northern Expedition will definitely be a major attack by the Song Army.
Victory, but I never thought that the Song army would win so thoroughly and so quickly."
Wang Kai took two steps back slightly, stood on the steps, and then nodded: "No wonder Mr. Jin gathered the troops to Kaijing early at the beginning of the year, and then inspected the ordnance and food and grass reserves."
"So that the lord of the country will know that of course my behavior is not purely prepared for today." Jin Fushi smiled bitterly at the foot of the stairs. "Because the Kingdom of Jin is a neighboring country after all, and the Kingdom of Song is facing each other across the sea... Therefore, I was even more afraid at that time.
However, the victory of the Song Army cannot be determined in one fell swoop. By then, the Jin Kingdom will still have some remaining strength, and Xijing (Pyongyang) will inevitably use the victory of the Song Army to stir up trouble in an attempt to defeat the Jin... These armies gathered in Kaijing to prepare, and only
Twenty percent means that it is like today, but eighty percent means preparing to send troops to Xijing (Pyongyang) as quickly as possible if necessary to eliminate civil strife invisible."
Wang Kai sighed more and more: "My husband is actually sincere."
"It's not sincerity. If the country is not too small and it is hard to survive in front of a big country thousands of miles away, I don't want to be a vassal with those barbarians from the Jin Kingdom, let alone go to Tokyo of the Song Dynasty to be humiliated by the Zhao Song officials. Being insulted in the imperial newspaper is repeated.
You villain." Jin Fushi remained sincere. "But there is no way, who allows Goryeo to be right next to China? A small country can only try to survive... After hearing the news today, I came to see your majesty and persuaded your majesty to go to war with the Jin Kingdom.
When I heard about the Jingkang Incident in Ningbo, I came back directly to persuade your Majesty to submit to the Kingdom of Jin, which is actually the same thing."
Wang Kai was silent for a moment, obviously helpless, but after a while, he still cheered up and asked formally: "So, the current situation can only lead to an immediate war?"
"That's right." Jin Fushi also became serious. "If the war cannot be started quickly, the Song Dynasty may be bordering Goryeo after the war. At that time, the officials of the Zhao and Song Dynasties will bring 300,000 elite soldiers to pursue them. No one can bear the wrath of this thunder.
"Secondly, once the news spreads, people here in Kaijing (Pyongyang) will not want to start a war, and people in Xijing (Pyongyang) will also be unable to restrain themselves... Maybe there will be some trouble."
Wang Kai nodded: "Internal and external pressure, I...I understand."
"That's right." Jin Fushi replied in a low voice. "In the next few years, we should be more careful. After all, we have not proclaimed ourselves emperor, so we should not exceed the rules."
Wang Kai nodded again, but lowered his voice and asked seriously: "Let's not talk about this matter, even if a war starts, Xijing will not let it go, right?"
This time it was Jin Fushi's turn to be silent for a while, but after only being silent for a few breaths, he raised his head and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, I have three requirements for sending troops this time."
"My lord, please speak." Wang Kai understood and immediately sat back on the throne.
"First, send troops as soon as possible, but keep it secret." Jin Fushi explained seriously. "Because the Jin Kingdom is a big country after all. Even if the main force in the front is all elite, the troops in Liao and the rear are not
We, Goryeo, can resist...so we have to take them by surprise and try our best to paralyze the opponent. It is best for the Jin people to transfer many of their troops to Yanjing."
"I...I know this!" Wang Kai heard it properly and nodded immediately.
"Secondly, please ask the king to grant the marshal's seal and ribbon to celebrate the war, and let me lead the marshal's identity as the prime minister and governor of this war." Jin Fushi continued to speak seriously.
But Wang Kai remained silent this time.
"Third." Jin Fushi continued as if he did not see the doubts of his country's leader. "Please give me another clear edict from the king, allowing me to select people in Xijing to be sent to other countries."
At this point, seeing that Wang Kai was still silent, Jin Fushi gave a brief explanation: "Your Majesty, these last two decrees are not my intention to seize power, but my self-protection strategy to prevent Goryeo from taking advantage of this situation."
When heaven and earth turn around again, there will be chaos within..."
"Why did your husband say this?" Wang Kai finally spoke.
"At this time, why should the king pretend not to know anymore?" Jin Fushi shook his head. "Everyone in the country knows that the two groups in Kaijing and Xijing (Pyongyang) are at odds, and I and Zheng Zhichang were also enemies... In the past,
, who advocated that the matter was serious, so he forced Xueshi Zheng to declare war with Jin, forcing him to declare his illness in Xijing. Now the situation is changing, relying on Xueshi Zheng's personal relationship with the Zhao Song official family, he is afraid that he will soar to the sky.
In turn, I will suffer a terrible death..."
"It won't happen." Wang Kai quickly comforted him.
"I and Zheng Zhichang have reached the point of 'it's over'." Jin Fushi sighed slightly. "That's why I want this method... I will lead the troops to attack the Jin Dynasty, and then go to Xijing to meet with Zheng Zhichang as an envoy to the Song Dynasty.
Zhao Guan's family, he urgently needs to see Zhao Guan's family at this time, and he can only accept... In this case, firstly, I am trying my best to show my kindness and find a way to reconcile; secondly, I am leading my troops to the Kingdom of Jin, and he is out
Even if they don't meet each other in Song Dynasty, there will be less trouble."
Wang Kai nodded, but did not agree. He seemed to know that what Jin Fushi said was true, but he still had some doubts.
"Your Majesty." Jin Fushi knelt down directly in the palace. "This is not only a private matter between the minister and Zheng Zhichang, but also a nearly century-old grudge between the Kaijing Yangban and the Xijing (Pyongyang) Yangban... If one person is not good, I will die without a burial.
It doesn’t matter, it’s nothing more than a land. It’s not impossible to directly provoke a civil war from Xijing to Kaijing. And what I’m asking for today is my own commander-in-chief? It’s clearly a way for me to survive, and some peace with the king!
"
Wang Kai took a few deep breaths and finally nodded: "The king trusts Mr. Jin, so he follows Mr. Jin's words and appoints Mr. Jin as marshal. He will be the commander-in-chief of the war against Jin. He immediately sends a secret message to the border of Jin Kingdom and promises a special train of envoys in Xijing!
"
Jin Fushi kowtowed heavily, but when he raised his head, his eyes were filled with tears, and Wang Kai was also moved for a moment.
In this way, on the last day of February, the well-prepared Goryeo ruler Kim Bu-sik did not hesitate after receiving the belated report of the deer harvest.
More than 10,000 people marched west, and in six days they marched to Xijing (Pyongyang). Then they showed off the ceremonial guard of the prime minister and the marshal here, took over the city defense, and controlled more than 10,000 people in Xijing.
Immediately, after settling down for a while, on the morning of the sixth day of March, Jin Fushi sent out a large number of documents in the small town northwest of the city where he could station troops, informing the slightly vigilant Xijing (Pyongyang) two squads that the Song Dynasty officials had a great victory over the Jin army in Huolu, and the Jin army
Sixteen thousand households were almost unable to return to the north. The imperial court had decided to follow the Zhao Guan family's last year's decree to raid Liaodong and participate in the battle to conquer the Jin Dynasty. It asked the two squads of Xijing to join the army immediately and prepare to accept positions and join the Northern Expedition.
At the same time, he also specifically asked Zheng Zhichang to come and accept the order and prepare to be sent as an envoy to the Song Dynasty to express his respect and discuss the post-war affairs. He also asked Monk Miaoqing, who was especially favored by the King of Goryeo, to arrive together to report the situation to the King of Kaijing.
...It was said that the king wanted to see the latter by name.
Let us also say that Xijing was originally a big city that Goryeo worked hard to build. After the palace city was burned down, there were many discussions about moving the capital. Otherwise, there would not have been hundreds of years of factional struggle between Xijing Yangban and Kaijing Yangban.
This kind of factional struggle, from culture to foreign policy, to the struggle for power within the country, plus the regional economic foundation, is almost an all-round struggle. However, because the capital is in Kaijing, Xijing has always been at a disadvantage.
The "east wind" that could be borrowed from abroad today forced Jin Fushi, the first person to submit to the Jin Kingdom, to start a war against Jin. He was forced to come to the city to invite his old enemy Zheng Zhichang to a banquet, which was very satisfying.
As a result, the two squads in Xijing (Pyongyang) were caught off guard by Kim Fu-sik's sudden arrival with an edict, but when they saw these continuous announcements, they were overjoyed for a moment, and then they took their sedans, mules and horses, and met in groups to leave the city and go to the small town.
go.
At noon, seventy or eighty people arrived at once. Although Jin Fushi himself did not drink alcohol, he could only hold a banquet with a straight face at this time, and announced the positions of these people in the military according to their seniority and titles...
...It is said that although there is dissatisfaction in the words, the actions are always at a disadvantage.
When the news came back, Zheng Zhichang and Monk Miaoqing, two men who still wanted to pretend to be leaders, could no longer restrain themselves and finally arrived together.
"You two are here!"
Seeing the person coming, Jin Fushi stood up in the middle hall of the small town angrily. "Especially you, Zheng Zhichang, did I ask you to come here? When the country wants you to contribute, you are putting on airs?"
When Zheng Zhichang heard this, instead of being angry, he smiled and said: "Jin Lizhi (named by Jin Fushi), if you had listened to me earlier, how could the country be in such a difficult situation today? Are people like you worthy of being a marshal?"
?When I see Zhao Guan's family and Master Miaoqing goes to see the king, he will definitely persuade the officials and the king to punish you heavily!"
Jin Fushi sighed helplessly, and then nodded: "If you put it this way, I shouldn't have expected anything from the beginning."
Zheng Zhichang laughed more and more. Before his laughter stopped, he suddenly heard people shouting in surprise. Looking around, he realized that it turned out that with a wave of his hand, Jin Fushi, his trusted generals and soldiers came out and sealed the door of the central hall.
On the one hand, he protects 'Marshal Jin'.
"Old thief... what do you want to do?" Zheng Zhichang has seen big scenes after all. When all the monks and generals around him were in panic, he was the only one with a clear mind. "If I make a mistake, how will you explain it to Zhao Guan's family?
"
"Why do you still take yourself seriously even to death?!" Jin Fushi was also speechless. "Zheng Zhichang... The official intention of Zhao Song's official family to show favor to you was to influence the country of Goryeo, which is equivalent to exerting force on me, but
Applying force to me is equivalent to showing kindness to you... What do Xijing, Kaijing, Jin Fushi, and Zheng Zhichang have to do with a big shot like him? What they want is just to hold us, Goryeo, and force us when necessary.
It’s just after we sent out troops to hunt down the Jurchens! I really thought that my poetry talent was comparable to that of Bachelor Da Su, but I was attracted by the Zhao Guan family? That official family is still alive even if Da Su Bachelor is still alive. Believe it or not, I will be forced to
Are you planning to become a master of Yuan Xue?"
After saying this, without waiting for Zheng Zhichang's reply, Jin Fushi turned around and said: "Seventy-eight people, not a single one was left alive. After cutting the grass and roots, they went into the city and ransacked their homes to use them as military supplies!"
Jin Fushi has been the Prime Minister for many years and has great prestige in the military. Therefore, as soon as his words came out, the hall immediately turned around with white blades, and then the room was filled with blood. In just a moment, he chopped down the seventy-eight Xijing Yangban first to the ground, and then
One after another, they hit each other again.
However, seeing Zheng Zhichang being slashed twice, with blood all over his body, and wailing, but still raising his head to look at himself, the resentment that had accumulated for many years in Marshal Jin's heart suddenly surged, and regardless of his age, he personally raised the knife and stabbed him.
Before, prepare to end the other party.
However, Jin Fushi was already over sixty years old, so he could really cut people. When he came to him, he didn't know how to swing the knife. While he was struggling, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his crotch.
When he lowered his head and looked down, he realized that Zheng Zhichang had actually used his resentment to pounce and pinched one of Marshal Jin's balls with one hand through his official uniform.
In this situation, the surrounding soldiers didn't know whether to step forward or not.
"Old man, you haven't drank yet today, why are you so blushing?" Zheng Zhichang used his last breath to sneer ferociously.
"My face turns red when the blood shines in front of me!" Jin Fushi, whose face turned red, supported himself in reply while trying hard to hit the opponent's back with his knife.
However, Zheng Zhichang knew that he was going to die, and he just wanted to embarrass his old enemy before he died, so naturally he refused to let go.
Instead of letting go, he raised his head and gritted his teeth and taunted: "Is your back tough?"
"It's not as hard as Nai Gong's eggs." Jin Fushi gritted his teeth and endured the pain. He didn't want to lose face at the last moment of his old enemy Si Qian. Instead, he insisted on standing still while struggling to stab his opponent with a knife.
Binocular.
After dozens of cuts, Zheng Zhichang died without knowing when, but the hand was the only one that several soldiers could not tear off, so they could only cut it off with a dagger.
After the incident was over, there was no word for two consecutive days. Jin Fushi spent two days recuperating in the small city. On the other side, after hurriedly ransacking his home in the big city of Xijing, the officers finally came to ask for instructions again.
"Return to the capital to open the capital." Jin Fushi, who had raised eggs for two days, sat cross-legged and faced each other calmly. "Although I came here this time to quell the rebellion in Xijing, the attack on the Jin Dynasty is not an empty promise... Only conquering the Jin Kingdom will inevitably involve fighting with
The famous kings of the Song Dynasty are facing each other. They are just marshals and have different grades. I am afraid they will be looked down upon... I must first go back to Kaijing and ask the king to give me an ax and ax so that I can cut down the gold on behalf of the king.
.”
The generals looked at each other in confusion, but after two days of raids on homes in Xijing, the whole army was already on the same boat as Marshal Jia, so what else could they do?
So all the generals bowed down one after another and said they were listening to the order.
Jin Fushi knew what these warriors were thinking, but he didn't bother to explain. He just sighed slightly, and then tried to stand up, only to pull his crotch, and his balls started to hurt again, and then he couldn't help but sigh... In a small country, I want to do something for the country.
, why is it so difficult?
Not only can’t he save his reputation, he can’t even save his eggs.
PS: Thanks to Mr. callmenoob and Ms. Vera, as well as Mr. Shuhuanghehehe, who is not there, for being cute. This is the 218th, 219th and 220th cuteness in this book, and thanks also to An Miao for being the 11th cute!
By the way, the Shao Songka card has been postponed to 7.24. The fan activity will continue until the book is finished. The first phase of pre-heating gifts has been sent out. Please check in time and welcome to post pictures.
Then sacrifice a new book "I" and a book-promoting account "Thirty-Six Strategies of the Great Book Desolation"
Finally, Jin Boushi’s egg is not a vulgarity, but a folk allusion about the eggs of Jin Boushi and Zheng Zhichang.