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Chapter 1269 Intimidation
Huang Gongshao received the congratulatory gift from Jia Sidao. On his return journey, he still went down the Three Gorges, arrived in Jiangling, went north to Xiangyang, crossed the Han River, and then went straight to Kaifeng.

Most of the journey was through the Song Dynasty. He was very scared at first, worried that he would be in danger, but in the end he never encountered any difficulties.Every time they pass through a city, the accompanying soldiers only need to take out the pass order talisman given by Lu Wenhuan and Jia Sidao, and they can be greeted.

This made him suddenly understand the feeling of arrogance when the envoys of the Kingdom of Jin entered the Song Dynasty.

Hurrying quickly, on the second day of August, he finally rushed back to Kaifeng City.

"Shut up!"

The carriage slowed down slowly, Huang Gongshao lifted the curtain and poked his head out.

It was also the first time in his life that he came to Kaifeng, and he couldn't help muttering: "I'm back in Beijing."

It is said to be returning to Beijing, because the nominal capital of the Song Dynasty is still here, and Lin'an is still just walking.But in fact it is not returning to Beijing, because he is no longer Song Chen.

When encountering Ruos in life, how can we teach people not to be emotional?
When we got closer to the closed city, we saw a steady stream of carriages on the official road, soldiers and civilians going back and forth, even entering the city had to line up.

After crossing the Huangbian River and entering the Nanxun Gate, there is an urn in front of it. The top of the top of the top of the top of the top of the top of the top of the top of the top of the top of the top of the top of the top of the top of the top of the top of the top of the top of the top of the top of the top is just in front of it.

"Reassemble! Only after the cannons are mounted can you live in this city with peace of mind..."

After passing the Wengcheng, the Imperial Street is in front of you, and the accompanying soldiers have already asked the direction of the palace, so just go straight ahead.

Imperial Street, Baogong Lake, Xiangguo Temple... These are all places that Huang Gongshao is familiar with, but it is the first time he sees them.

When he arrived in front of the palace and got out of the carriage, he was already sobbing.

But he saw a familiar figure coming out of an official office not far away.

"Brother Weng?"

Weng Yinglong was hurrying along with two brochures, turned his head to look, hurried forward, called Huang Gongshao's name and said: "Zhi Weng, have you seen Pingzhanggong?"

"seen."

"How is he?"

It could be seen that Weng Yinglong missed Jia Sidao very much, his face was full of emotion when he asked this question.

"I am incompetent and failed to persuade him to surrender." Huang Gongshao was full of regret.

Weng Yinglong was not surprised at all, and whispered to himself: "That's natural, it's hard to go from extravagant to frugal."

Huang Gongshao was taken aback for a moment, he didn't understand what he was saying, so he thought he had heard wrong.

Take a closer look at Weng Yinglong, I haven't seen him for a month, only to see that he has lost weight and darkened a lot, his beard and hair are no longer as neat as before, but messy, and his body still smells of rotten soil taste.

"Brother Weng, you..."

"I'm leaving first, I'm still busy."

Weng Yinglong didn't say much, turned around and left, the faster he walked, he quickly turned into another official office.

Huang Gongshao didn't know why, so he went to the palace.

The Song Palace has been destroyed, and even the Xichun Pavilion was moved to Kaiping City by Kublai Khan to build the Da'an Pavilion. On the original site, there is only a simple rebuilt palace when Yuanmeng ruled Kaifeng.

It looked dilapidated and simple, but when Huang Gongshao was summoned and walked into the hall and saw Li Xia sitting there, he felt that he was even more majestic.

After explaining the process of meeting with Jia Sidao in detail, Li Xia first asked, "What did you find out?"

"The city of Kuizhou has not yet fallen, but the Song army believes that the food and grass in the city have been exhausted again. Jia Sidao wants to take Kuizhou before the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"anything else?"

"Yong'an City seems to be still there, I only found this."

Huang Gongshao took out the map that Jia Sidao had given him with some anxiety after he finished speaking, and presented it.

"This is Jia Sidao's congratulatory gift?"

"Your Majesty, rest your anger."

"It's okay, you've done a good job." Li Xia said: "Go to the Ministry of Officials to get an official position. Now that the Central Plains is full of waste, you are a talented person, so you should contribute more."

"I thank Your Majesty Long En."

Huang Gongshao retreated in a daze, thinking that it took him a long way to get back, and he would be able to get an official position immediately. His Majesty really treated him very kindly.

However, when he walked out of the palace, he inexplicably thought of Weng Yinglong's thin and dark face and the bitterness in his eyes.

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Li Xia sat alone, staring at the map given by Jia Sidao, his eyes looked quite cautious.

What Jia Sidao said is right. With his national power, it is of course impossible to go to war with Song and Yuan at the same time. He has always won by cleverness.

Preemptively strike, subdue Shihou, take Henan and Hebei as quickly as possible, catch Kublai Khan by surprise, and then turn around and eat the Yuan army in the south.Then it is to destroy the Song and Yuan alliance and concentrate forces to defeat Kublai Khan.

It is such a simple strategic idea, and it is very simple for Jia Sidao to crack it, as long as he does not retreat or change the direction of attack.

"I see through you."

It seems to be able to hear Jia Sidao talking through this map.

Stubbornly and conceitedly, he showed Li Xia that he was worthy of being a strong opponent.

"Scare me?"

After a long time, Li Xia picked up the drafts on the table and looked at them.

This is the original text of the decree that he has issued recently.

Among them, Zhang Jue was ordered to go north quickly, go to Jinan and Cangzhou, and control the eastern front, so as to prevent the Yuan army from turning around and suppress the Yuan army's range of activities;
Some tentatively designated Kaifeng as the accompanying capital, summoned many officials from Chang'an to Kaifeng to facilitate the administration of the Central Plains, and immediately provided supplies for the Northern Expedition army;

There are also other small things in various aspects, such as counting population, dividing fields, repairing cities, controlling floods, etc...

The army has already gone north, but it still takes time to do this. One prerequisite is to ensure that the Song army will not take advantage of the situation, otherwise it will be very dangerous.

Although Li Xia is relatively sure, but the relationship is too big, it is inevitable to feel a little uneasy.

At night, Zhang Wenjing asked, "Is Your Majesty worried?"

"See it?" Li Xia smiled wryly, and said, "It seems that Jia Sidao was frightened."

"How come? Even if Jia Sidao really wants to send troops, how can Song Ting support him with money and food?"

"So what if it's a small group of soldiers?" Li Xia rubbed his forehead and said, "Lu Wende has done such a thing. He attacked Kaifeng with 3000 people and caught the Mongolian army by surprise. If I were Jia Sidao, I would In this way, select the elite, bet big with small bets, and go straight to Sanjing."

Zhang Wenjing put her arms around Li Xia and thought for a while, then said: "Then it will take another Li Xia in the Song army. But I think it would be hard to find even Lu Wende in the Song army. It's not enough for one person to be courageous. It takes 3000 people. Have guts."

"Aren't there any heroes in the Song Army?"

"It also depends on who you are fighting against. During the Duanping period, the Song army was passionate about fighting against Mongolia. Now, which general dares to let his soldiers fight to the death to attack the Tang army? In my opinion, the Song court wants to fight this battle again. I can't fight either."

Li Xia smiled and said, "Then I will lend you a good word."

"Your Majesty clearly thought the same way, so he ordered the army to go north early. Why are you worried again?"

"I've become less courageous." Li Xia turned around, lay face to face with Zhang Wenjing, and asked, "Do you remember being in Luyi back then?"

"How could the concubine forget?"

"In those years, every difficulty was a gamble of life, and later I gambled the lives of many people, often just betting on a slim hope. Now, I am afraid of even the surest things, and my courage has become smaller. .”

"That's a heavy burden on His Majesty."

"Don't think about it anymore. The more you are afraid, the more indecisive you will be, and sooner or later you will become like Song Ting."

……

Jia Sidao's intimidation was nothing more than that to Li Xia.

After expressing some emotion, Li Xia did not change any strategic arrangements.

And five days later, Wang Luo's messenger arrived.

"Chen Yizhong has killed Han Zhen."

Hearing this sentence, Li Xia's whole heart settled down.

Once Han Zhen died, it meant that Jia Sidao had completely lost control of the Lin'an court, and he had no choice but to return to his teacher.

It can be said that the situation in the south is basically stable.

"Tell me carefully."

"Chen Yizhong originally wanted to ask Zhao Yu to make an order first, and then kill Han Zhen for treason, but the Song court was procrastinating. Wang Xianggong was worried that they would react after a long delay, and they would suspend the peace talks. It would be better to act first. Han After Zhen died, his subordinate Li Daming accused Chen Yizhong of rebellion and wanted to lead the Imperial Army to control Miyagi. Chen Yizhong had orders from the Privy Council and Zhao Yu to mobilize troops and horses, and the two sides fought chaotically in Lin'an City. Li Daming was defeated and led hundreds of people He fled to Jiankang Mansion with his family, he must be waiting for Jia Sidao to return to his teacher..."

Hearing the news, even Li Xia was taken aback for a moment.

This progress was even smoother than he had imagined.

To reap the benefits of being a fisherman, of course Chen Yizhong couldn't dismiss Jia Sidao smoothly.Forced by Wang Luo, Song Ting's internal strife could not be resolved in a short time.

Since Li Daming passed the news to Jia Sidao, Chen Yizhong couldn't suppress it even if he wanted to.

So, can Zhao Xuan's will recall Jia Sidao?
Li Xia couldn't imagine, he didn't even know what kind of mood Jia Sidao should face when he received the news.

He then threw the map sent by Jia Sidao into a box among other documents to be discarded.

Next, he will discuss with his ministers how much compensation he has to ask Song Ting for.

Before that, Li Xia summoned Jiang Fan.

When Jiang Fan left the palace, he immediately dispatched the fastest messenger.

"Send it to the Chongqing government as quickly as possible, and it must be handed over to the coach Jiang Cai."

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In the next few days, more trustworthy horses rushed to various parts of the Central Plains, delivering similar orders.

Afterwards, more and more military camps sounded the horn of assembly.

"Send the order! Go north immediately!"

"..."

More and more neat footsteps sounded on the land of the Central Plains.

And a group of newly recovered teams from Zhengzhou still marched along the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain.

"Quick, we must arrive in Weizhou before tonight!"

While running, Fan Xueyi turned his head while shouting orders, only to see Hao Gou'er slowing down.

"Hao Xingbang, follow!"

"Commander, look!"

Fan Xueyi looked in the direction Hao Gouer pointed, but at the foot of the mountain in the distance, he saw patches of golden fields.

That is a wheat field.

As the wind blows, you can faintly see the waves of wheat rolling and the fragrance of wheat blowing.

Before I knew it, it was autumn again...

(End of this chapter)