At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 68 Zhang Shijie returns to court

On the Wenzhou Pier, the emperor once again visited in person, and the people once again began to watch at close range.

It's late June, and the weather is the hottest. Even if it rained heavily last night, it's still hot when the sun shines.

On the river, a boat slowly approached the shore. Zhang Shijie jumped out of the boat, took three steps at a time and came closer, and said, "Your Majesty, Zhang Shijie, long live my emperor."

"Without courtesy, I am safe." Zhao Shi stepped forward to support Zhang Shijie and said, "I am very happy that you will return to the center today and that the privy envoy will return to his position."

Zhang Shijie covered his face and said: "I left at my will. Please forgive me for your Majesty's concern. It is a capital crime. It is a capital crime."

"You have made many contributions, how can you say you are guilty?" Zhao Shi pulled Zhang Shijie back and continued: "The people who solved the siege of Yangzhou and moved to the north of the Yangtze River went to Taizhou to formulate a plan to attack Shaoxing Prefecture. The restoration of Shaoxing Prefecture is just around the corner. It can be seen that you are very talented."

Zhang Shijie said: "Your Majesty has a destiny and is wise and powerful, so he is in the current situation."

"Don't be humble, go back and talk." Zhao Shi pulled Zhang Shijie to the car.

This is a serious emperor's carriage. Even though the jewels and jade have been removed, it is still covered with gold and silver, and with various colorful paintings, it looks extremely luxurious.

Zhang Shijie immediately took two steps back and said: "Your Majesty, please get in the car. I don't dare to cross. Then drive slowly."

"It doesn't matter." Zhao Shi smiled and said: "This car has been included in the list, and it will be purchased by private parties and then resold overseas. Don't worry about overstepping."

Zhang Shijie lowered his head sadly and said: "Your Majesty took a carriage to be sold overseas. It is the fault of my ministers!"

Zhao Shi waved his hand and said, "What's wrong with you, sir? If the late emperor had used gold, silver, pearls and jade in the army, why would I have to work so hard?"

If it had to be sold, the gold and silver from this car would have been removed long ago.

When they arrived in Xingzai, they were given another banquet. Of course, the emperor was so poor that he sold his car, so he definitely didn’t have much to offer.

Zhang Shijie didn't care, and talked about his experience in this trip in detail. Needless to say, Yangzhou was mainly about Taizhou.

When he returned south, he landed in Taizhou. His original intention was to inspect the defense, but after understanding the difficulties Liu Shiyong faced, he decisively proposed a plan to use sea ships to sneak attack the rear.

That is, Liu Shiyong led the army to attack head-on to attract the attention of the Yuan army, while Lu Wu led the elite to attack behind.

This move is not unusual. Anyone who has fought in the war has either used this move or suffered from it. What is strange is that this is a detour launched from the sea. It is really a blind spot of the times, so everyone fled.

"Our country is alone on the rivers, but has an advantage on the sea. I thought that I could use sea ships to harass all sides and make the Yuan captives tired of running for their lives, so as to alleviate the pressure in the south of the Yangtze River."

What Zhang Shijie didn't say was that it took a trip to the sea to realize how bad the Battle of Jiaoshan was.

After Jia Sidao and Xia Gui cooperated to send away the main force of the Song army, Song Ting assembled the last force and handed it over to Zhang Shijie to lead it from Jingkou (Zhenjiang) into the river for a final push.

Zhang Shijie made ten boats into a boat, connected them with iron ropes, and anchored them in the river. They lined up the north and south rivers of Jiaoshan Mountain. He stipulated that no anchoring could be carried out unless there was an order. He was determined to make a desperate move and fight to the death with the Yuan army.

Upon seeing this, A Shu decided to launch a fire attack and broke through the Song army's defense by attacking from two wings and advancing simultaneously on land and water. During the battle, the Yuan army took full advantage of the maneuverability and flexibility of small warships and ran rampant.

The Song army fought desperately, but the Dalian Zhou was unable to move. Under the crossfire of rockets from both wings of the Yuan army, the sails of the Song ship were burned, and the smoke covered the river. They could not avoid it, and they were ultimately defeated.

In a nutshell, Zhang Shijie fought water battles as land battles, including the later Yashan naval battle, which was also similar.

Tactically speaking, it was of course a big mistake, but strategically it was a helpless choice.

At that time, the Yuan army was in overwhelming power, and the Song army either fled or surrendered. Even the central government was wavering. Naturally, the soldiers could not be expected to have the determination to fight to the death. Therefore, Zhang Shijie had to stop the boat on the river, hoping to force the entire army to fight to the death by cutting off their retreat. What happened? ...Violating objective laws will naturally lead to no good consequences.

Jiaoshan was defeated, and the Song court no longer had the military strength to resist. The Yuan army only suffered a loss in Changzhou, and other places were surrendered.

"I believe that we should select the right person to lead the ships to attack Yuanlu's weak points, plunder their people, seize their wealth, and destroy their fields and mines." Zhang Shijie said.

"I think what the Privy Envoy said is reasonable." Jiang Dongting said: "It can be implemented after the people in the north of the Yangtze River migrate."

"The Privy Council will discuss it on its own," Zhao Shi said. "I obey the imperial edict." Zhang Shijie and others responded.

At this time, Lu Xiufu came in and said: "Your Majesty, the deputy general manager Wen Tianxiang of Jizhou has reported that the attack on Linjiang Army has been blocked."

Zhao Shi read the battle report and handed it to Zhang Shijie for circulation.

After everyone finished reading, Zhao Shi said: "Peng Zhenlong's defeat was because he didn't know how to fight. What do you think?"

"Leading troops without knowing how to fight is not brave, it is stupid!" Chen Yizhong said: "I think that those who do not know how to fight should be recalled from their troops, starting from the secretary of the Council. If they are unwilling to lead troops, they can also be local parents."

Zhang Shijie said: "I think we can follow the example of the Fourth Army and train the responders together, and then release them after checking their level."

"You can also ask Taishi Jiang. If there is a military manual to teach, it may be useful." Lu Xiufu said.

Seeing that everyone's opinions were similar to his own, Zhao arranged for the Privy Council to handle it.

Seeing that the banquet turned into a court meeting, Zhang Shuangguo rushed over again and said: "Your Majesty, the Imperial City Division has inquired and found out that there are thirty-two people below Feng Zhiwen, the Wenzhou Municipal Shipping Division, who want to abscond and defect to the Yuanlu. Please invite me. Order to arrest."

Zeng Yuan immediately stood up and bowed down, saying: "Your Majesty, the duty of the Imperial City Department is to investigate the military, political and people situation of Yuanlu, why should you investigate the privacy of imperial officials?"

Zhang Shuangguo quickly explained: "It was not the Imperial City Department's supervisory officials, but the captured Yuan captives who made detailed confessions and learned the news."

"Is there any evidence?" Zhang Jian asked.

Zhang Shuangguo replied: "I just made a detailed confession without any investigation, so I have no certificate. However, if he wants to defect, he should be arrested."

Mou Gong said: "This is the power and responsibility of the three divisions, and there is no need for the intervention of the Imperial City Division."

Zhao Shi asked: "I ordered the Third Division to review the Municipal Ship Division. Will there be any results?"

Chen Wenlong said: "The Municipal Shipping Department has a large number of case files and numerous old and bad debts, which cannot be cleared up in a short period of time."

Zhao still trusted Chen Wenlong, because this guy was not afraid of killing people, and every one of his killings was justified. If he said he couldn't find out at this time, then he definitely couldn't find out.

"I believe that the central government is short of money and food, and we cannot allow corrupt officials to leave with their money. We should immediately arrest the offenders and confiscate their families." Zhang Shuangguo paid his respects.

"This matter is beyond the control of the Imperial City Secretary. Your Majesty, please issue an edict and reprimand me." Zeng Yuan said.

Naturally, a mere promotion of the City Port Secretary, who was like a domestic servant of the emperor, would not be looked down upon by the officials. However, the Imperial City Secretary would not tolerate intervening in officials' investigations, arrests and other matters.

The bed-warming maid or the personal servant are all from the Imperial City Department, and the emperor knows every move he makes. Such a life is not fun.

Zhang Shuangguo was also a local official, so he naturally understood the concerns and said: "This is not the Imperial City Department's intention to investigate, it is actually a coincidence. If you don't believe it, you can go to the Imperial City Department to check the files."

"This is not necessary." Zhao Shi agreed: "The Yushitai is the main one, the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple are the assistants, and the Privy Council is assisting. No one can escape."

"I obey the imperial edict." Chen Wenlong and others responded.

Zhao Shi said: "I thought that the investigation of the Shipping Department should have been carried out secretly, but I didn't expect that the criminals were already preparing to abscond without the Third Department noticing. It really shouldn't have been done."

"I am guilty, please punish me." Chen Wenlong took the lead in pleading guilty.

Zhao Shidao: "The punishment will be recorded for now, and the Municipal Shipping Department will deal with it after the investigation is completed."

"Your Majesty is magnanimous, and I will definitely live up to your Majesty's grace." Chen Wenlong said.

"Report~Shangyu County urgent report." Yu Wengang came in and bowed down, saying: "Your Majesty, I have news about Gepu. Lu Wu succeeded in a sneak attack on Shangyu County, and Liu Shiyong changed his route to Shangyu County."

"Good." Zhao Longyan was very happy and said: "Send troops immediately to reinforce Lu Wu, and be sure to defend Shangyu County!"

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