The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 437 Martial Saint

Yin Yinglei smiled and said, "Your Majesty, when Marshal Yue went to the front line of the Hebei Anti-Golden War alone, he went to Zhang Suo, who was the envoy of Hebei Road at that time. Brave champion, you know how many enemies you can have,' Yue Shuai said, 'courage is not enough to rely on, use troops to make a plan first, the planner, the chance of victory and defeat, so it is the way of the general, don't suffer from lack of courage, but suffer from it. It has no plan,' Later, Marshal Yue said to the old commander Zong Ze, 'The key to a military strategist is to be surprised, unfathomable, and then to win, and to fight after the battle. , these two sentences can sum up the whole story of Yue Shuai's lifelong success in battle,"

"Courage is not enough to rely on. Use troops to plan first, use them wisely, and focus on them," I repeated, and agreed, "Well, these words of Yue Fei are good, and they are also in line with what is said in ancient military books. On the way of military conquest, "

Yin Yinglei continued: "Your Majesty is right. Before each battle, Marshal Yue will carefully analyze the strengths and weaknesses of both the enemy and us as well as the geographical environment of the battlefield. This is what His Majesty once said. Maneuver, decisively deal with the aftermath, "

I nodded and said, "Shi Aiqing,"

"The minister is here,"

"Compile the essence of Yin Aiqing's lectures on military universities into a book, and forward it to the major military regions by the Military Affairs Academy,"

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

I said loudly: "Okay, dear friends, in order to reward Yue Fei for his contribution to our court, I decided to posthumously, Xiaoqi, declare the decree,"

Xiaoqi walked out from behind me, took out the imperial decree, and read aloud: "I am the famous general of Zhongxing Yue Fei, who is outstanding in martial arts and is astonishing in the past. I specially pursue Yue Fei as the Tianzun Wusheng Emperor of Weiyuan Town, and his temples can be matched in various places, so that he can live in the temple and enjoy fireworks and worship, so that the people of our dynasty can worship and remember. Anyone who works can come to the Ministry of Officials, and I will personally interview to determine their position and bestow it on me, "

"Ah, Martial Saint Emperor, this bestowment can be described as the ultimate," everyone sighed.

In the history of thousands of years in China, there were two martial sages. Before the Tang and Song Dynasties, the emperors of all dynasties conferred the titles of martial sages. Jiang Shang Jiang Ziya, a hero of Xingzhou for 800 years, began to confer the titles of military generals in the Three Kingdoms period since Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty. Guan Yu, in the Ming Dynasty, the Zhu family continued to confer the title of Guan Yu, and Ming Shenzong officially named him "Holy". During the Qing Dynasty, Guan Yu's status was even higher. Guan Yu became a martial sage as famous as Confucius, a literary sage, and continued to later generations.

At this moment, I bestowed Yue Fei with the name of "Martial Sage", which made all the generals envious, but convinced. His achievements far exceed those of the other three. Even in the entire history of the Song Dynasty, Yue Fei's achievements are unparalleled. It can be said that if there is no Yue Fei, there may be no Southern Song Dynasty.

Relatively speaking, judging from the true nature of history, Yue Fei is more suitable as a martial saint than Guan Yu. Guan Yu cannot be compared with Yue Fei in terms of his contribution to the nation and the country, or military exploits. He shouted: "Give me back my head," which seemed to be full of arrogance, but Yue Fei once shouted: "Give me back my rivers and mountains." Comparing the two, how bold Yue Fei said is, one is the brotherhood of Liu Guan and Zhang, and the other is brotherhood. For the love of the common people in the world, this is completely the difference between small righteousness and great righteousness, and the minds of the two can be judged immediately in this roar.

However, history is written by those in power, and Guan Yu is just suitable for the taste of the ruler's dynasties, so he was continuously conferred kings and saints by the ruling class. Far more than Yuewang Temple.

This can not but be said to be a kind of sorrow, the sorrow of the nation, the sorrow of the country, under the feudal monarchy, let the people love it, and it is far less than the emperor's pursuit.

A few days later, the major newspapers in Lin'an headed by the Song Dynasty Royal News published the whole process of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty worshiping the Yuewang Temple. Since then, the name of the martial saint Yue Fei has spread. The people also need heroes, and Yue Fei, who has a high reputation among the people in the Song Dynasty, is undoubtedly the best candidate.

Under my instructions, Lin'an Prefecture decided to build a statue for Yue Fei in the central square of Lin'an City. At the same time, major newspapers also published two articles under the order of the court. One was written by Hu Quan in the early Southern Song Dynasty. In 1135, Hu Quan, who had just been promoted to the editor of the Privy Council, learned that Qin Hui had sent Wang Lun as an envoy to the Kingdom of Jin to beg for peace in August 1138. In this article, Hu Quan said, "Ministers, staff, subordinates, justice Don't share the sky with the cypress and others. I am willing to cut off the heads of three people and put them on Gaojie, and then detain the envoys and blame them for being rude. If you go to the East China Sea and die, I would rather live in a small court and live evil."

The other one is "The First Book of Emperor Gaozong" written by Chen Dong, an imperial student during the Jingkang period. I dare not report the words of the world to Your Majesty, thinking that the ministers must say something that angers the ministers, but I know that I dare not deceive the ears of the emperor and my father, and I will use it to death."

These two articles both express a common point of view, that is, it is hoped that the imperial court will actively fight to recover the lost land and rebuild the unity of the country, instead of blindly seeking peace and seeking survival with a small imperial court, otherwise it will be a life and death.

From the release of the "Letter to the People of the Great Song Dynasty" to the pursuit of Yue Fei as the Emperor Wu Shengdi, all these have shown the imperial court's determination to fight against Mongolia and regain the old mountains and rivers. , Confidence in regaining the north also began to gradually recover.

Under the command of Suo Wuhun, members of Longya kept sending copies of the Royal Song Dynasty newspapers to the north and posted them in the downtown areas of major cities. Of course, Long Ya also paid a lot for this, and the secret contact points in several places were seized by the Mongolian government.

On September [-]th, another batch of Mongolian troops, about [-] Han and Jin mixed infantry, led by Shi Tianze, the deputy supervisor of Zhengnan Army, and Kong Yuan, the commander of the capital, arrived at the city of Xiangyang. With [-] Mongolian soldiers and the original [-] army, the Mongolian army under Xiangyang City has reached [-], which has surpassed the number of Xiangyang Military Region in terms of number. Hundreds of catapults, all of these catapults are medium-sized with double tips, and some even have large catapults with four to thirteen tips. On the third day after that, Marshal Ashu ordered that Ali Hague, Kong Yuan led [-] soldiers to surround Fancheng. Since then, the road traffic between the two cities of Xiangfan has been completely interrupted.

Judging from the August and September battle reports I received from the Sichuan, Luzhou, and Yangzhou military regions, Mongolia's eastern and western armies are also actively dispatching soldiers and making offensive appearances.

September [-]th, Lin'an Daqing Hall.

"Going to court," as Xiao Qi's voice sounded, the day's court ceremony officially began.

"Your Majesty is here to see you, long live your majesty, long live your majesty, long live your majesty,"

"Everyone who loves you, please be free from courtesy,"

"Thank you, Your Majesty,"

"Dear dear friends, the battle between Song and Mongolia has started for several months. At present, our dynasty is in the defensive stage. Perhaps this period is the most difficult, but the Mongols will not be easy either. In addition to competing for strength, the two sides also have to Fight for perseverance. When the strength is equal, perseverance is likely to become the key to the outcome. Regarding the source of this perseverance, I think there are two aspects. One is from myself. Perseverance, there is only one dead end. The second is the guidance from the court. The court has the responsibility to let the soldiers in front understand that behind them is their family, their compatriots, and their country. My family and my country are in danger, so they must hold the front line without hesitation. In order to boost the morale of the Xiangyang Army, I plan to send imperial envoys to inspect the two places in Xiangyang. I don’t know which love is willing to go, "

"Chen Wen Tianxiang is willing to go to Xiangyang,"

"The minister Lu Xiufu is willing,"

The deans of the government affairs and military affairs departments spoke at the same time.

Although Wen and Lu are not high in rank, they are only from the third rank at present, but they are the deans of the two most important departments in the Xianchun court, and they are very important.

I thought for a while and said: "Lu Aiqing, the war has started now, and the Military Affairs Academy has a lot of affairs, so you can't go out for now, Wen Aiqing,"

"The minister is here,"

"I have appointed you as an imperial envoy. I will leave for Xiangyang tomorrow to condolences to the soldiers of the armed forces and the people of Xiangfan,"

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

"Li Beiyang, Li Aiqing, Shi Yan's Shi Aiqing, I appointed you two as deputy imperial envoys, and I will go with Wen Aiqing,"

"The minister waits to obey the order,"

"Three lovers, you stay after the court meeting, I have something to explain,"

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

"Okay, dear friends, continue today's court meeting,"

Jiang Wanli first went out and said: "Your Majesty, tomorrow is the time for the palace examination of this year's imperial examination. Your Majesty will have to decide on the subject of this year's main examination and the candidates for the main and deputy examiners. We need to notify the parties tonight."

"Well, time flies, and in a blink of an eye it's time for the triennial scientific examination again, Jiang Aiqing, I will notify the Ministry of Rites before You (5:[-] p.m.) today, and the Ministry of Rites will notify the relevant personnel one by one after receiving my notification. "

Jiang Wanli said, "Yes, Your Majesty,"