Gu Qingjue said: "According to the news I received, it is true that many dams in the Yellow River broke after August."

"Prime Minister Chen has been an official for many years. He is loyal but lacks ability. He is indeed not suitable to be a prime minister!"

On August 28, Gu Qingjue received the news that Chen Zhizhong had been dismissed as prime minister.

At the same time, news came that Wen Yanbo, Song Xiang and others were promoted to prime ministers, and Gao Ruona was promoted to counselor of political affairs.

The top leadership teams of the two governments have undergone a major change.

The imperial court is changing its leadership, and the war in the north and northwest has reached a fever pitch.

The Liao Dynasty wanted a quick victory, but the Song Dynasty was already prepared.

Fight a war of attrition with them.

They have been outside Baigou Town and have been unable to capture the city.

After Dali suffered a disastrous defeat in the battle with Nong Zhigao, it did not move its troops. In fact, it sent people to quietly communicate with Jiannan Jiedu envoy Zhao Zongyuan.

Zhao Zongyuan received Gao Yifang's letter and was undecided.

From the Yuan Day celebrations to now, news from the palace would reach him from time to time, but he felt that everything was going too smoothly.

To be honest, he looked down on Zhao Zhen a little.

He felt that if he hadn't been lucky enough to be the son of the late emperor, why would he be the emperor with his appearance?

He is also a descendant of the Zhao family, and he also wants the throne!
Dai Hongyu, who was Zhao Zongyuan's confidant, asked: "Sir, this is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Why don't you give it a try? There won't be this store after this village!"

"But if I fail, I will be locked up in a separate courtyard in Kyoto for the rest of my life, just like my cousin."

That would be better than death.

But if you really don't give it a try, it will always be a pity. Zhao Yunliang can't succeed, but it doesn't mean that he can't succeed.

"Our place has a geographical advantage. Even if we fail, we can still succeed. What's more, we still have Dali. If we win the Guangdong and Guangxi first, then nothing will be a problem!"

"Now that Gao Yifang has lost the war, he just wants to recruit me to join his gang. Who knows if he is trying to get me to support him!"

In fact, Zhao Zongyuan knew everything in his heart.

Unwilling to give in and not courageous enough, on the first day of the year, he sent Linglong into the palace to test Zhao Zhen.

After such a long time, when he came back to his senses, he really pretended to be dead for a long time.

Now Gao Yifang contacts him.

His heart, which had been suppressed and was ready to move, became active again.

What should I do!

Reverse or not?
In the end, he was still unwilling to get the upper hand, and a letter flew to Dali.

Zhao Zongyuan never imagined that his every move would be under Gu Qingjue's nose. As soon as the soldiers and horses arrived at Pingtang and were about to cross the Hongshui River, all the boats that were ready to cross the river were burned.

Zhao Zongyuan was afraid.

This is a leak!

Why don't you go home before you do anything extraordinary?

Zhao Zongyuan wanted to retreat, but Dai Hongyu wouldn't let him!
"Sir, the army has already arrived at the border between Guangdong and Guangxi. The emperor will definitely get news of such a large military mobilization. How will you explain it then?"

Dai Hongyu said: "Who is sitting in that position who is not suspicious? Even if you explain to the emperor, he may not believe it. When the war in the north is over, you will be the first to deal with it when I look back."

"It's better to take advantage of this opportunity and conquer Guangdong and Guangxi in one go."

Zhao Zongyuan is really catching up now!
If the boat burns down, then find another place to cross the river.

It is now September, and many riverbeds are not as deep as they were in the first half of the year, so it is not impossible to wade through them.No matter where I wanted to be, I was raided again while crossing the river.

This is really a failure.

Under the two attacks, the originally majestic Jiannan army, which had a total of 1 soldiers and horses, had suffered losses of more than [-].

But they finally met up with the Dali soldiers led by Gao Yifang in Tianlin.

A total of [-] troops, this finally reassured Zhao Zongyuan, and the two discussed what to do next.

"Nong Zhigao has led his troops to Lingyun. Now is the time to fight for strength. I received news that Nong Zhigao only has [-] troops in the city now. Our strength is more than twice that of the opponent. Lingyun is not an indestructible town. , we will definitely win it in one go.”

Zhao Zongyuan nodded: "Then we will make some adjustments and attack the city in three days."

Gao Yifang added: "Only Nong Zhigao came to Lingyun this time. Where is Mr. Gu, the comfort envoy?"

Zhao Zongyuan only heard about this Gu Qingjue and had no dealings with him. When he came to Beijing on the first day of the year, he did not say anything to this Gu Qingjue.

"He is just a scholar. Although he has accomplished a few things, what can he do in such a big scene?"

Gao Yifang said: "Master Zhao, please don't be careless. He did not get the title of Duke of Bohai for nothing. His handiwork was involved in the civil strife in Xixia back then. It is better to send someone to check on Gu Qingjue." , look what he is doing now."

Gao Yifang also has cultivators on his hands, and he can reach Cangwu County from Tianlin in about half an hour.

When the others arrived at Cangwu County, they found that Gu Qingjue was enjoying herself in the mansion with Princess Ruian, who was pregnant with Liujia.

After receiving the news, Gao Yifang felt relieved a little.

He had never met Gu Qingjue, but he was still afraid of him.

Shi En looked at the message, then stood up and looked at his disciple: "You really want to move the master wherever you have trouble. Why don't you ask your own father to do this?"

"My father is going to look for my mother, but you are different. You have been playing outside for more than a year, and you just happened to come back to do something!"

Seeing Su Yixin's pregnant belly, Shi En could only endure it.

"When you are born, I will settle the score with you as a teacher!"

"Hey, Master, don't be angry. When I give birth, I will prepare delicious food for you. Do you want to eat the snail noodles?"

"What powder?"

“Snail noodles are an addictive delicacy that you will never forget after eating them!”

Thinking that he had not eaten Su Yixin's cooking for a long time, he really missed it, so he hummed and went to his yard.

Yes, the spies sent by Gao Yifang just now saw Shi En.

As for Gu Qingjue himself, he had already led a group of about [-] troops, detoured through Tianlin, divided into two groups and blocked their retreat.

If you want to ask Gu Qingjue where these [-] people came from, some of them were slowly gathered after he came to Guangdong and Guangxi, and some were from the disarmament plan started by the court when he came here at the beginning of the year.

Gu Qingjue secretly summoned the dismissed soldiers a few months ago just to prevent a situation like today.

The court now has money.

If Dali can be incorporated into the territory, it will only support tens of thousands more people, and the imperial court will be very willing to provide money and weapons.

Therefore, after a month of strong attack and still unable to capture Lingyun, Zhao Zongyuan wanted to withdraw.

Although the opponent only has 5 people defending the city, they are very well prepared.

They used many methods to lure the enemy out of the city, but they refused to come out and stayed in the city.

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