At the end of autumn in September, the cold wind was howling on this day, but Zhao Jiu had a dream in the back hall of Mingdao Palace. He dreamed that he could travel back and forth between this era and nine hundred years later through that well, so he began to
He changed his career to become a second-level businessman and an official. In the modern era, he enjoyed technological life and unlimited historical data, while in the Song Dynasty, he enjoyed the desire for power and the fame of the Holy Emperor.
However, one day suddenly, Jin Wushu led 100,000 cavalry southward. Because the road was smooth, he approached Bozhou in just a few days. However, because he, the official Zhao family, could not do without this well, he did not want to go south under the slogan of the Central Plains to resist the Jin Dynasty.
, as a result, more than 10,000 people in the imperial camp here were surrounded by 100,000 Jin Army cavalry regiments on the Great Plains.
Next, the civil and military officials of the Song Dynasty surrendered one after another and handed over the materials that he, the official Zhao family, had brought so hard to Jin Wushu. He was forced to have no choice but to jump into the well and escape. But when he returned to modern times and opened the history books,
But they only saw that the Song Dynasty died at the hands of Zhao Jiu, so he had great ambition and talent, and finally jumped into a well and died. He was given the title of Emperor Well by the Jin people, which made him laugh for thousands of years.
Zhao Jiu woke up in the morning, sweating profusely, but he just raised his head and sighed softly, and then carefully lifted up the quilt and stood up, so as not to wake up Pan Xianfei beside him.
However, several servants came forward, and under Zhao Jiu's instructions, they dressed the officials as if they were familiar and tied up leather belts that were convenient for archery and horseback riding. When Zhao Guan's family came out, they saw Liu Yan on duty outside.
He didn't say much, just pursed his lips slightly, and the latter understood.
Immediately, dozens of Liaodong cavalrymen escorted Zhao Guan's family as they were traveling. They joined the Yang Yizhong cavalry who had caught up and headed north under the dim light from the east.
In other words, during this period, with Yang Yizhong's betrayal and Zhang Jun's rise to power, Huang Qianshan and Kang Lu, a small group that had no foundation, or was basically his Zhao Guan family, collapsed:
Kang Lu was executed on the spot because of his resentful words in the palace;
Huang Qianshan was dismissed as Prime Minister, went to the Bachelor's Hall, was promoted to Dongxiao Palace in Hangzhou, and moved to Lizhou to live.
However, apart from the two core members, Privy Councilor Wang Boyan was lifted up high and gently put down. He was changed from knowing the Privy Council to Tongzhi Privy Council. This was because he was worried that once he became both East and West, people's hearts would be shaken;
In addition, Wang Yuan, the commander of the imperial camp, also specifically sought out Zhao Jiu to cry out and was pardoned.
To put it bluntly, Zhao Jiu did not dare to empty the court.
After this, the current situation in the court is that before Li Gang had time to rush back, Lv Haowen, the minister Youcheng (deputy prime minister), actually took charge of the responsibilities of the prime minister of the East Prefecture;
Wang Boyan still controls the Privy Council of Xifu;
The imperial camp capital is still controlled by Wang Yuan;
Zhang Jun was promoted to the position of Yushi Zhongcheng, taking charge of Taiwan's admonishment;
Lan Lu, another chief of the Internal Affairs Bureau, hurriedly returned from Bozhou City, but half of the responsibilities of the Internal Affairs Ministry were almost absurdly handed over to Yang Yizhong by Zhao Jiu.
the duty of guard;
In addition, Zhao Jiu also promoted a group of close servants such as Hanlin, Zhongshusheren, and Hemenzonghou on a large scale with the recommendation of Lu Haowen, Zhang Jun, and Yang Yizhong, and issued a summons
A group of veteran ministers who were idle at home were summoned to the industry in the name of official posts to provide consulting services for the government... This complex group was actually the so-called traditional secretarial team of the official family of Zhao and Song Dynasties.
All of this, plus the six ministries with some real power after Yuanfeng's restructuring, constitute the actual core power department that is in operation today.
However, these alone are not enough, otherwise Zhao Jiu would not have fallen into the current dilemma of being unable to advance or retreat, let alone worry in his dreams at night, and have to ride horses and relax every morning.
There are three problems, and these three problems are already very clear just by looking at the personnel and affairs above.
The first is finance.
Moreover, although Yuanfeng restructured and returned financial power to the Ministry of Revenue, which was then directly subordinate to the governor, in the current situation, the Ministry of Revenue is basically a clever woman who cannot make a meal without rice, and the real source of wealth still depends on the deportations from the Yangtze River Basin.
Specifically, it is necessary to compile the Jiying Hall, Huiyou Pavilion to be built, Yangzhou Zhizhou, Jianghuai and other roads to set up shipping envoys, and Liang Yangzu, who is in charge of the tea and salt affairs in the southeast, will send the wealth from the southeast.
This important official who took in Zhang Jun, Yang Yizhong, Miao Fu, Tian Shizhong and the remnants of the Western Army that day was almost equivalent to saving the life of the Zhao Guan family. In fact, he was the God of Wealth of the entire small court in exile. But at this time, I am afraid that he had just
Arriving in Jiangnan...
In a word, there is still no big money to really do anything here!
Beyond that, there is the army.
After having full contact with the government, Zhao Jiu was basically certain that with the Western Army's road cut off, he now had an imperial camp plus a soldier and horse left behind at Zongze in Tokyo, and each of the imperial camps was under their control. At this time, it was basically
They are all suppressing bandits along Jingdong Road (Shandong area) and Huainan Road (Two Huaihe areas). Even at this time, less than half of them have been suppressed. I am afraid that a wave of rotations will be needed to clean up the bandits in various places.
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In other words, there is currently no large-scale army that can actually fight here!
In fact, this is the fundamental reason why Zhao Jiu did not deal with Wang Yuan and Wang Boyan. In the current situation, they cannot control the military power at all. The soldiers and horses are in the hands of various military leaders, and Zhao Jiu can directly direct these military leaders, large and small, on his own.
comminicate.
Apart from having no soldiers and money, what made Zhao Jiu feel crushed the most, or what really made Zhao Jiu extremely worried these days, was none other than Grandpa Zong Zezong, whom he had been looking forward to the most!
Without him, Grandpa Zong really didn't take him seriously, and he really treated him like a naughty kid.
First of all, when Zhao Jiu sent an order to Tokyo to find Zong Zelai as Privy Councilor, Grandpa Zong took over the post of Privy Councilor, but he was not willing to come to Bozhou to see Zhao Jiu. The reason was naturally that the war in Tokyo was critical, because there was already money.
The soldiers appeared at Sishui Pass, and the fighting was very tense.
Then, Zhao Jiu continued to send envoys to tell Zongze that Huang Qianshan had been dismissed as prime minister and that he had re-activated Li Gang. So Zongye immediately responded to the letter, explaining the difficulties of the situation around Tokyo, and frankly said that there was a famine in Tokyo, and then asked for soldiers, money and food.
... Of course, Zhao Jiu can understand this, but of course he doesn't have soldiers, but he still has a little money and food in stock, so he almost tightened his belt and tried his best to support Grandpa Zong, even Dao Zujin's
The gold powder is just scraped off and then melted and sent over!
Then, less than seven or eight days later, Li Gang had just returned to the Huaixi area, but he encountered a rebel thief Ding Jin who had just emerged from Huaixi, blocking the road, so Li Xianggong sent a message from a distance, stating first
Regarding my political program, I probably had to prepare everything here, and then go to Nanyang Yunyun with him when he arrived... Unexpectedly, because this document was delivered through a detour, it attracted the attention of Grandpa Zong, who
He also hurriedly sent a message to Xingzai, saying that the price of food in Tokyo had calmed down a lot, and he now had a million troops in his hands, which was enough to defend against the enemy, so he asked the officials not to go to Nanyang and just go back to the old capital!
This is simply ridiculous. Not to mention that there is a famine in Tokyo, but the food prices in Tokyo have calmed down. The key is the millions of troops... there must be millions of refugees in Tokyo.
But an army of one million would be too childish!
At this time, Zhao Jiu really felt the helplessness of being looked down upon, and this helplessness was probably even more serious than what Zhao Gou had felt before. After all, if he was just like the previous Zhao Gou, he only wanted to escape south.
, just ignore these words and run to Yangzhou. The key is that Zhao Jiu vaguely understands Zongze’s thoughts!
The reason why Zongze lied to Zhao Jiu with open eyes and lied to Zhao Jiu in this way was essentially because he was afraid that Zhao Jiu would run away again! And once Zhao Jiu starts running away again this time, as long as he runs to Yangzhou on the bank of the Yangtze River,
, even if we can't cross the river, the words of Grandpa Zong's memorial will become reality - the land of the Central Plains, where the hearts of Hebei are, once you give up, it will take more than ten years and hundreds of thousands of people to get it back.
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It was precisely because he understood Zongze's painstaking efforts that Zhao Jiufang could not ignore the other party's intentions. But the problem was that if he really followed Zongze's wishes and went to Tokyo, it would definitely be a dead end, right?
Although Zhao Jiu did not understand the historical details, in history, Jin Wushu chased Zhao Gou all the way to search the mountains and seas, and he only exhausted his efforts when he invaded the south of the Yangtze River. On the way back to the army, he defeated Han Shizhong's main force and successfully returned north. This shows that the next wave of Jin army's attack
The main direction is where Zhao Jiu's career lies, and Jin Wushu's main force is basically staring at him, Zhao Guanjia himself!
Under such circumstances, even if Grandpa Zong has been a mainstay in history and defended Tokyo for several years, it is a miracle. But once he passes and attracts Jin Wushu's main force of 100,000 to Tokyo, he will really be able to resist it with his million-strong army.
Are you afraid that you will be picked up from the same pot?
However, what is even more devastating is that when Zhao Jiu told Zong Ze about his worries about the main force of the Jin Army moving south for the third time, Grandpa Zong did not believe it at all. According to Grandpa Zong, the Grand Marshal of the Jin Kingdom and the Second Prince Wanyan
Not all Oli is dead. Nianhan, Ta Lai, and Wushu in the Jin army will inevitably fight for power. In the short term, no one can be the commander-in-chief and the lords will move south. Please rest assured... By the way, Grandpa Zong has also updated
Data, there are two million troops in Tokyo now!
This is the most helpless thing about Zhao Guan's family - it's okay to have no power for the time being, but after driving away the treacherous minister, the loyal minister actually doesn't believe him!
In particular, Li Gang has been proven to be a prime minister but not a commander. Although Zongze is not good at leading troops into battle, he is one of the most outstanding commanders in this era, and he was the biggest supporter he had ever thought of!
As the sun rose in the east, Zhao Jiu stood on the bank of the whirlpool and looked northwest. If it weren't for a place like Tokyo, it would be difficult to leave once he entered. He really wanted to gallop to Tokyo and show his heart to Zongze...
By the way, he wanted to see if Yue Pengju, who haunted him in his dreams, was there.
Of course, with Grandpa Zong's attitude, Zhao Jiu became increasingly unsure of what the twenty-four-year-old Yue Pengju could do.
"It's daybreak, officials, let's go back as soon as possible, otherwise people will feel uneasy when we go there." Seeing Zhao Jiu looking at his hometown from afar again, Liu Yan was moved but he did not forget his responsibilities, so he took the initiative to persuade him.
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"Let's go." Zhao Jiu glanced to the northwest again, finally sighed quietly, and then turned around and went down the embankment.
He knew that Zongze's paperwork would probably stop in the next few days, because Li Gang was about to take a detour from Huaixi to Bozhou, and then Li Xianggong would preside over the transfer to Nanyang, and might even go further.
The matter of entering Guanzhong from Nanyang... Under such a general environment, Zongze could not compete with Li Gang, the banner of the main war faction, otherwise he would not have repeatedly submitted letters before Li Gang came back.
However, just as a group of knights got off the embankment and mounted their horses, they unexpectedly saw a goshawk passing by from the sky and sliding to the northwest. Zhao Jiu turned around in shock, feeling surprised and confused, but in the end he was at a loss.