Chapter 22

"Officials, do you remember how Zhang Taiwei came to you back then?"

Now it was time to listen to the story, Liu Bang also asked Fo Hai to get up, the two sat at each end, and poured him a bowl of water himself.

"I lost my mind a few days ago, and I can't remember many things clearly. You only talk about yourself, don't ask me."

Ugh.

People in the world often say that Zhao Guan's family is as gentle and moist as jade, but only now does he know about it.

It's not that the more people say it, the more it is the truth.

"In the first year of Jingkang, the Jin people jointly attacked Yuci, Zhang Taiwei led more than a hundred people to break out of the siege, and his reputation shocked the world... The big guys only remember such heroic deeds, but many people have forgotten it. That year, our Da Song..."

When he said this, he actually shed tears.

The monk was crying so hard that his whole body was heaving with the sound of sobbing. After a while, he calmed down, wiped away his tears and said:
"The officials laughed."

"It's okay, you speak slowly, and I will listen slowly."

Fohai bowed towards him, and then said:

"I think the officials are not willing to listen to those things. Since you are talking about Taiwei Zhang, then the little monk will tell you everything you know. Whether it is right or wrong, you should make your own decision."

Seeing the emperor nodded, Fohai said:

"In the first year of Jingkang, Wanyan Zongwang led an army to approach Tokyo, and the three families in the northwest were ordered to be kings. The family army is responsible for relieving the dangers of Hejian and Zhongshan towns."

"After Duke Duanru crossed the river, he found out that Wan Yan Zongwang and his lieutenant had divided their troops, so he went up to the court and left the Shangdang to attack Wan Yan Zonghan. If this encirclement of Wei and rescue of Zhao is successful, the Jin soldiers of the three towns will definitely disperse."

Although he didn't know the comparison of military strength at that time, Liu Bang simply went through the map in his mind and knew that this was a feasible method.

"Is that done?"

Fo Hai gave him a strange look: "The imperial court rejected Duke Duanru's proposal on the grounds that the Jin people are invincible."

This……

"Then the last three cities were fought so hard?"

Fo Hai smiled wryly and said: "After Wan Yan Zongwang led his troops back to the north, Mr. Zhong was forced to withdraw his army. Although Yao's army regained Longde and Weisheng, Taiyuan City is still in the hands of the Jinren."

"In May of the first year of Jingkang, Yao's army and Zhong's army marched into Taiyuan again, together with Zhang Hao, the son of Zhang Xiaochun, the Xuanfu envoy of Hexi, the three armies became horns of each other, and together they solved the siege of Taiyuan."

"At that time, Xu Han, the governor of the Privy Council, received the news that Yan Zonghan was going to withdraw all the troops... At that time, the old man in the planting division had already recovered Shouyang, but the other two armies had not been able to keep up. The family army is stationed in Zhending."

"People from the Privy Council..." Fo Hai shook his head, and continued, "Mr. Zhongding urged Mr. Zhong to march many times but failed, and finally accused him of cowardly not fighting and delaying the opportunity."

This Duke Zhong Ding was Li Gang, then Minister of the Ministry of War and later Prime Minister. As a rare leader of the war faction, if he hadn't died last year, Fohai would not have revealed his name, fearing that the emperor would hold grudges.

"The old man was nearly eighty at the time, and the Zhong family army was a loyal one. How had he ever suffered such humiliation?"

"Just let it go: 'It is a serious crime to be afraid of the enemy and not to advance. Someone has been in the army since he was a child and has fought for many years. Does he have to be charged with such a crime at this age? After Zhang and Zhang left letters, they led their troops to march forward lightly."

This old man is actually a good man, but it's a pity that he doesn't have enough brains, and he's about to go to bed after a few words, isn't this just a fit of anger!
Probably already guessed his tragedy... Liu Bang may not understand Zhong Shizhong, and he may not understand it for the rest of his life, just as Shizhong Zhong cannot understand people like Liu Bang.

"The old general went all the way, won five battles and three victories, and finally arrived at Yuci, which is only a hundred miles away from Taiyuan, but the other two armies failed to arrive as promised in the letter. In addition to the continuous raids, the army was short of food and horses. ...Under the onslaught of the Jin army, the old general Zhong did not retreat, and in the end he was seriously injured and died."

Liu Bang was holding the tea bowl with one hand, but he didn't stop thinking about it.

In this battle, it is said that the old man led the army to advance aggressively, but there are still a few doubts.

The three troops agreed, but until the death of the seed division, they did not see the other two. How could the members of the Privy Council be so determined that Jin Junbian was about to retreat?
Logically speaking, even if it is a reminder, it should not only remind him of the Zhongjia family. Have the other two troops received the news?

If so, why not march in?If not... this is a big problem.

Recalling that Fohai first said this, it was because of Zhang Jun...

"At that time, Zhang Jun was by the side of the planting teacher?"

He knew in his heart that he was the emperor, but hearing him call a meritorious official who had passed away like this, Fo Hai still felt that the Zhao family was really cold and cold.

However, if Liu Bang knew what he was thinking, how would he point his nose and scold him...

The Taizu emperor of the Ni family is dozens of times younger than Lao Tzu. In terms of this, Lao Tzu is the ancestor of you all!
"Yes, Taiwei Zhang's battle for fame is to leave the old general Zhong behind and break out alone... His achievements are all the blood of the old man Zhong and the family army."

The monk's words were unavoidably yin and yang, but Liu Bang felt that Zhang Jun's actions were not inappropriate.

The old man made it clear that he made a mistake, and he still doesn't want to run away. Why stay by his side?Waiting to die?

"Then according to your opinion, the person who assassinated Zhang Jun..."

Fohai sighed: "Amitabha, after the old general Zhong left, Mr. Xiaozhong's strategist saw that the court was still arguing about whether to fight or not. He was full of grief and indignation. Suggestions for front-line fortification... Xiaozhong's manager also left in October of the first year of Jingkang... You should remember what happened one month later, Luoyang in Xijing and Bianliang in Tokyo are gone."

"The poor family of Zhong didn't get what they wanted until they died. However, they never saw the day when the Great Song Dynasty, which has been guarded for generations, completely changed. It's not the worst. .”

If it had been before, he would have lost his mind when he said this, but when he got excited, he forgot the nature of this majesty for a while.

"Although the Zhong family's army is gone, the descendants of the Zhong family are still there. In the Huaibei area, the descendants of the Zhong family have recruited a large number of bravery from the countryside, and they specialize in fighting against gold. Although they are small, I believe that there will be a day , they will succeed."

"The thing I'm talking about is that when I was in Qiantang, a descendant of the Zhong family came to raise money for the army. Layman Yi'an found out about it. The layman sold a ship's calligraphy and paintings, and all the money he got was donated to this man. This person told the monk and the others during the banquet."

Is it for revenge?To avenge Zhang Jun for abandoning his teacher?
It shouldn't be... Liu Bang is not a person who has never fought. In that case, Zhang Jun is definitely not the only one who ran away. If that kind of family wanted revenge, so many people would not be able to kill them at all!

Knowing that the emperor was impatient, the monk didn't let the emperor wait too long. Before being scolded, he continued:
"The Zhong family said that the reason why Yao Jiajun and Zhang Hao arrived late, and the reason why the Privy Council received the news that the Jin people were about to retreat, was all because of Zhang Taiwei."

"So, this little monk is just guessing. If he is capable and has the guts to assassinate Taiwei Zhang here in Lin'an, it might be this one."

Liu Bang asked: "What did Zhang Jun do to let the three armies be played by him alone?"

"That one never said it, so I don't know about it."

It can be regarded as knowing the origin of the person who wanted to kill Zhang Jun. Although it is only possible, it can be regarded as a direction.

Liu Bang is not in a hurry, he has plenty of time for these things.

If it doesn't work, just ask Zhang Jun yourself, this old boy is the person involved.

"As for that Liu Li..."

Hearing this name, Liu Bang cheered up.

To him, this person is also very strange, and it is very likely that he is one of the non-government anti-gold organizations mentioned by Fohai.

"My little monk has never heard of this name before, at Lay Yi'an's side..."

He shook his head, really can't remember such a person.

"However, there are too many righteous men in the Song Dynasty who want to fight against the Jin Dynasty. It is not certain that this one has only recently started to fight against the Jin Dynasty. It is not impossible."

Liu Bang pestered him for a while and talked about the Jingkang crisis, the more he listened, the more uncomfortable he felt.

At the beginning, I still disdain, disdain for the Song Kingdom from top to bottom.

Later, it began to become anger, the anger after the city was broken.

Then, there was humiliation. It was strange that the emperor of the Song Dynasty was captured and made a slave. He asked himself that he was not a weak person, but he still felt humiliated.

In the end, there was a burst of silence.

Originally thought that the Hui and Qin emperors were outrageous enough, but the most unexpected one was the ninth son of the Zhao family.

Hey, there is a long way to go!
(End of this chapter)

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