Fenghou

Chapter 506 Persuasion
Everyone retreated, Zhang Jun stayed behind, and he said to Zhao Gou, "Is Your Majesty worried about Wanyan Nianhan's [-] troops?"

Zhao Gou sighed softly, "Three thousand iron cavalry will stir up chaos in the south of the Yangtze River. If one hundred thousand iron cavalry go south, hey! It's not like I haven't experienced it before. If it happens again, Da Song Sheji really can't bear it."

"Your Majesty, it's different from Jianyan three years now. We can mobilize half a million troops and navy troops on the central and eastern fronts at the same time. Even if they killed the Yangtze River, how can they withdraw? Back then, Wanyan Wushu They almost died in Huang Tiandang, it's not like they don't know this lesson."

"Then what about the three thousand cavalry raid this time?"

Zhang Jun pondered for a while and said: "This time is a bit strange. We have deployed troops at every important dock along the Yangtze River, and Wuhu is no exception. There are [-] troops defending there, and the barracks are right next to the dock. It stands to reason that Jinbing can't board at all." Shore, can not go back.

Therefore, I suspect that there is an internal response. The Wuhu guard was probably bought by the other party in advance, so he has not reported it. Even if he reports it afterwards, the navy will immediately rush to Wuhu and block the river. How will the three thousand cavalry return? must go? "

"boom!"

Zhao Gou slammed his fist hard on the case, gritted his teeth and said, "Damn you bastard, let me investigate. Once I find out, I will destroy his nine clans!"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the Privy Council has sent people to investigate, and the results will come soon."

Zhao Gou walked a few steps with his hands behind his back and said, "Chen Qing and Wu Jie really can't move?"

Zhang Jun hesitated, he felt that the emperor's tone was a bit wrong, and it didn't seem to be because of Jin Guo's request.

Zhao Gou pondered for a while and said: "Actually, I think what Qin Xianggong said makes sense. He didn't ask us to cede the land, but just to change generals. Could it be that there is no one available in Song Dynasty except Wu Jie and Chen Qing? Zhang Xianggong, are you here?" Sichuan and Shaanxi for many years, you should be more familiar with the situation than me!"

"Your Majesty, I dare not say that there are no available people, but the Jurchens do understand better than us. If Wu Jie is transferred, I can still recommend his brother Wu Lin, or Liu Ziyu, Liu Kai to take over, but if transferred Chen Qing, then the newly recovered Xihe Road must be lost, and "

Zhang Jun's lips moved, not knowing whether to continue or not.

Zhao Gou was concentrating on listening, when Zhang Jun suddenly stopped talking, he couldn't help frowning slightly, and asked, "And what?"

Zhang Jun smiled wryly and said: "Because this is what I said while drinking and chatting with Lu Xianggong, the authenticity cannot be judged, I am afraid that I will mislead Your Majesty!"

"I love you, but it's okay to say, I will judge for myself!"

Zhang Jun had no choice but to say: "Lv Xianggong said that after Chen Qing regained Huangzhou and Xi'an Prefecture, he wrote him a letter from his family, which mentioned Xixia. Xixia."

Zhao Gou's eyes widened, as if he heard an incredible thing. The Great Song Dynasty and Xixia fought fiercely for a hundred years, and they didn't take advantage of it. Chen Qing actually said that he was confident that Xixia would be wiped out within five to ten years. Ignorance, or how arrogant?

He just wanted to put this kind of nonsense aside, when he suddenly had a change of heart, Chen Qing could open his mouth to talk nonsense, but Lu Yihao is a steady person, he usually would not say such nonsense, maybe he has something to say.

Thinking of this, Zhao Gou immediately issued an order: "Quickly announce that Lu Xianggong is here to see me!"

Lu Yihao was relatively silent today, because Jin Guo's conditions involved his grandson-in-law, so he tried his best not to express his opinion, so as not to be caught by interested people.

Of course, Lu Yihao also has political enemies, and his political enemy is Qin Hui. Lu Yihao was appointed as Prime Minister again. Qin Hui firmly opposed it, but it was useless. The qualifications are obviously not enough, and Zhang Jun is also a bit short, but Lu Yihao is the only one who has profound qualifications and can hold the plate.

This time Zhao Gou escaped to the sea again, and he appointed Lu Yihao as the guard. Although it was only a few days, Lu Yihao managed to control the situation in Lin'an. Although the people were chaotic, the order in the city remained orderly, and there were no major cases such as looting or arson. Therefore, Lu Yihao also won the respect of Zhao Gou.

Just as Lu Yihao returned to the court room, before the chair was warmed up, an attendant ran over and said, "My lord, there is a message from inside that the official has summoned you and declares that you will have an audience immediately!"

Lu Yihao guessed a thing or two in his heart. The official summoned him at this time, probably related to Chen Qing's matter.

He secretly sighed, his grandson-in-law!It can really toss people, not only to toss the Jurchens, but also toss the Song court. .

He didn't even bother to drink tea, and hurried back to the imperial study.

After a while, Lu Yihao was brought into the imperial study room, bowed and saluted: "My humble minister sees Your Majesty!"

"Mr. Lu is free of courtesy, please sit down!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Lu Yihao sat down next to Zhang Jun, Zhao Gou smiled slightly and said, "What do Mr. Lu think of Wan Yanchang's request?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, my minister's son-in-law is the person involved, and it is inconvenient for me to comment."

"It's okay, you can start from your identity as a gentleman and talk about your own opinions, I will regard it as public opinion."

Lu Yihao leaned back and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I finally stayed in Lin'an according to the order, and I feel that the withdrawal of the Jin soldiers was actually very hasty. Although they destroyed many houses outside the city, it was far from the destruction in Jianyan three years ago. If you spend more time and go to the canal to search for some ships, they can completely enter the city. After all, the city walls near the West Lake have been demolished, and it is easy to enter the city. However, these golden soldiers did not do anything. , They didn’t even want a woman, so they hurriedly withdrew the army, and I feel that they are actually very afraid of being cut off, after all, as long as the navy reaches Wuhu, they will not be able to return.”

Zhao Gou nodded happily and said, "Lu Xianggong is right, but what does it mean?"

"Decadence!"

Lu Yihao said: "I think it represents a kind of decline. Although the Jurchens are still very fierce, they are not as aggressive as before. The reason is unknown to me. Maybe they have plundered too much wealth, and they have concerns in their hearts, or maybe Their population is too small, they were wiped out too quickly by the war, and they began to cherish their lives. All in all, the Jurchens have shown a tendency to shrink. Your Majesty, in fact, this is an opportunity for us to counterattack step by step. The real peace is achieved through negotiation alone. arrive."

"Lu Xianggong is too right!"

Zhang Jun clapped his hands and praised: "As expected of the old Xiangguo, his eyes are sharp and he can see clearly. The Jurchen's momentum is indeed not as sharp as it was a few years ago. It can be seen from the attack on Dashanguan that now there is no momentum to attack Dashanguan , the Jurchen army on Shanxi Road only released [-] people, before there were hundreds of thousands, two hundred thousand, and Wanyan Wushu was stationed in Bianliang, I feel that they are more like protecting the results of the battle."

There is no real evidence for these thoughts, it can be said that they are all speculations. Zhao Gou is not very interested, but he is thinking about Xixia in his heart.

Zhao Gou smiled lightly and said, "When I was talking with Zhang Xianggong just now, he mentioned one thing. It seems that Chen Qing's letter to Lu Xianggong's family mentioned that Xixia was in danger of destroying the country. Why is that?"

Lu Yihao quickly glanced at Zhang Jun, Zhang Jun had a wry smile on his face, he didn't intend to betray Lu Yihao, he was just protecting Chen Qing.

Lu Yihao nodded, "It is true that I received a letter from Chen Qing not long ago. He explained to me why he was able to capture Xihe Road for half a year. The main reason is that a civil war broke out in Xixia. If the Xixia court wins in the end, its vitality will be greatly damaged, and the country's fortune will gradually decline, and the country will eventually be destroyed."

Zhao Gou suddenly became interested, and quickly asked, "What kind of civil war broke out in Xixia?"

Lu Yihao nodded, "It was Xiao Heda, the general who was married to the princess of the Liao Kingdom, who rebelled. With the support of the Qiang people and the rest of the grassland Khitan, he repeatedly defeated the army of the Xixia court. Now he has separated the eastern half and formed a tripartite relationship with the Xixia court. The fierce fighting is still going on, and the Emperor Xixia has ordered the mobilization of the whole country."

(End of this chapter)