The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 30 Famous General Li Tingzhi

Li Tingzhi drank the wine silently, listening to Jia Sidao confide in his heart.

"Gradually, I found that my pursuit of power is getting bigger and bigger. It's like smoking five stone powder. I can't stop. I also know that I have made too many enemies in the court. Once I lose power, I will die without a burial. And when my power expands to a certain extent, it will touch the imperial power. Now people are saying that I am the imperial power, the prime minister power, and the latter power. This will undoubtedly push me to the top of the wave again. As long as If you don't pay attention, you may fall into a catastrophe. I spend my days drinking and indulging in sensuality, and sometimes I feel that I am not myself anymore, and I can only muddle through. Brother Xiangfu, drink, you are an upright person, and there are some things you I don’t understand, even I don’t understand, how I got to where I am today.”

Li Tingzhi drank another gulp, thought for a while and said, "Brother Xian, now that the new emperor is enthroned, maybe there will be a chance to appear."

"The new emperor Zhao Yu? Haha, my brother, I have seen this Zhao Yu grow up since he was a child. If you say something outrageous, he is not as good as the first emperor."

"Brother Xian, I heard that although Emperor Du Zong has just ascended the throne, he is extremely diligent, studying and studying in the study every night."

"Brother, didn't the emperor in history know how to look when he first came to the throne?"

Li Tingzhi fell into silence again, Jia Sidao's words were true.

"Xiangfu, if you have wine today, you will be drunk today, don't stop drinking and chopsticks, and eat wine and vegetables."

Li Tingzhi drank another glass of wine, his heart became more and more heavy, and he said: "Then according to what Brother Xian said, there is no hope of revival in my court?"

Jia Sidao smiled and asked back: "Brother, what do you think, is there still hope?"

Seeing that Li Tingzhi was speechless, Jia Sidao continued, "I see it very clearly. In my opinion, the new emperor will relapse within a few months. How can a licentious person do anything. As long as this Zhao Xuan continues Give me the power, and I will go on like this, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what?"

"Haha, drink, drink."

Jia Sidao was already lying on the table, he didn't know whether he was really drunk or pretended to be drunk, but he was still whispering: "Drink, drink, if you are not drunk, you will not return."

Li Tingzhi felt lost for a while, his expression was gloomy, he looked at the leftovers on the table in front of him, and was silently stunned. Is Jia Sidao in front of him loyal or traitor?I am becoming more and more incomprehensible.

Could it be that the Great Song Dynasty has exhausted its vitality?Li Tingzhi held up the wine glass and remained motionless.

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In the main hall, the ministers stationed abroad reported their duties to me one by one in order of rank.

This kind of debriefing is just going through the motions. The minister handed me a memorial, that is, today's debriefing report, and Xiao Qi accepted it one by one. These debriefing reports were eventually forwarded to the corresponding departments of the DPRK and China for reference.

"My minister Li Tingzhi, the envoy of Yangzhou, has an audience with the emperor. Long live my emperor."

This was the first time I saw this famous general in the last years of the Southern Song Dynasty. Although Li Tingzhi was tall, he looked haggard.

"Ai Qing, I am free from courtesy."

"Your Majesty, in addition to the report on duty, I have another memorial."

"Aiqing, please speak."

"Your Majesty, the source of soldiers in Yangzhou City is exhausted. I have recruited [-] refugees from the south of the Bian River to supplement the army to defend Yangzhou City. The matter is urgent. I have not reported it to the Privy Council before. I sincerely ask Your Majesty for permission."

This was originally my idea last time, so there is nothing wrong with it.

"Zunzuo, I will name this army "War Tax Army" again, and the Privy Council will issue an edict afterwards. The teachers and ministers have no objections, right? Li Aiqing guarded Yangzhou and made outstanding achievements repeatedly. I am very pleased. I hope Aiqing will continue to work hard. Make new achievements for me."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Tingzhi replied respectfully, but her expression was in a trance.

"I have no objection." Jia Sidao said lightly.

"Chen Jinghu appeasement envoy Lu Wende sees the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

"Ai Qing is free from courtesy."

The two brothers Lu Wende and Lu Wenhuan were also considered to be famous generals at the end of the Song Dynasty. They were able to defend Xiangyang for several years in isolation and helplessness, delaying the demise of the Southern Song Dynasty. In the end, Lu Wende was killed and Lu Wenhuan surrendered to the enemy.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Lv Aiqing has worked hard, Xiangyang is an important place, and she is very protective."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The early morning passed by in such a hurry, but I couldn't remember most of these people.

Not long after I returned to Ninggan Palace, Xiaoqi came to report and Lu Xiufu asked to see him.

As soon as Lu Xiufu entered the room, he said: "Your Majesty, just after he came to court, Master Li found the minister and said that he would leave Beijing tomorrow, and asked the minister to arrange to meet the god-man who offered advice as soon as possible."

"I'm leaving Beijing tomorrow. Could it be that the border has changed? Impossible. The north is covered with snow and the roads are blocked. It's not the time to use troops." I thought for a while and said, "Jun Shi, see you at Shifeng Tea House in the afternoon. Alright, by the way, call Song Rui together."

Li Tingzhi has been restless since he had a deep talk with Jia Sidao last night. When he saw me in the teahouse, he was shocked and hurriedly looked at Lu Xiufu next to him.

I laughed and said, "General Li, I didn't expect us to meet again so soon."

Li Tingzhi immediately knelt down in a hurry: "My minister Li, Li Tingzhi..."

I helped Li Tingzhi up, and interrupted: "Xiangfu got up, this is not in the palace, so there is no need to be polite."

Lu Xiufu next to him said in a low voice: "My lord, Your Majesty calls himself Young Master Yan outside. Your Excellency can just call you that way. Young Master is the god who offers advice."

"Ah?" Li Tingzhi asked in surprise.

"Sit down and talk slowly. Xiao Qi, serve tea, good tea."

I pointed to Wen Tianxiang and said, "This is Wen Tianxiang, the weapon supervisor."

"Could it be Song Rui, the number one scholar in Baoyou's reign?"

"Exactly."

"This is my martial arts professor Yuan Ji."

"I met Mr. Wen, Mr. Yuan."

Yuan Ji, Wen Tianxiang and the two also hastily returned the greeting: "I have seen Mr. Li."

I saw that Li Tingzhi looked very restrained, so I poured him a cup of tea myself, and said, "Xiangfu, drink tea, we meet today, just feel free."

Seeing this, Lu Xiufu quickly said: "My lord, when I was telling you about the defense of Yangzhou City, you said, this city defense is perfect, the only blind spot is that it comes from the air, and the matter of recruiting troops there is also the way of you." .”

After drinking the tea, Li Tingzhi calmed down and said with admiration: "Li Tingzhi thanked His Majesty on behalf of the soldiers and people of Yangzhou. Mr. Huyan, your plan is very clever, so that my Yangzhou city will be as solid as gold."

"Xiangfu, it's good to be as strong as gold, but blindly defending is not a long-term solution after all."

Li Tingzhi was stunned and said, "Young Master, what do you mean?"

"Of course it's Beiding Central Plains."

Li Tingzhi was overjoyed, but shook his head in an instant and said: "My lord, forgive me for speaking bluntly, do you want to imitate the late emperor Duanping and enter Luo?"

Duanping’s entry into Luo was a war launched during Lizong’s period. After Song and Meng joined forces to destroy the gold, leaving a vacuum in Henan, Song Lizong intended to regain his homeland and establish a world-class feat. In the end, when he was not fully prepared, he rashly sent troops to the Central Plains. Although he recovered Kaifeng, however, was attacked by Mongolia before Luoyang and was defeated.

The failure of "Duanping into Luo" caused heavy losses to the Southern Song Dynasty. Tens of thousands of elite soldiers died in the flames of war.More importantly, "Duanping entered Luo" gave Mongolia an excuse to attack the Southern Song Dynasty, and Mongolia began the war to attack the Song Dynasty.

I knew what Li Tingzhi was thinking, and said with a smile, "Yes, and no."

Li Tingzhi thought for a while and said: "I am stupid, please tell me clearly."