Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 258: Hand Blade, Severe Injury, Surrender
The early dynasty of the Song Dynasty was actually full of unique features. For example, since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the prime ministers who were traditionally allowed to sit down during the morning dynasty in the Tang Dynasty now had to stand and speak like other ministers.

There are actually many hidden meanings behind this. The simplest and crudest interpretation is that Zhao officials have been focusing on trimming the power of all parties. No matter the army or the court, highly centralized institutions or people are not allowed to exist.

In the morning, other matters must be put aside, and the first thing to talk about is the matter in front of you.

"In July, Gengzi Day, Liang Fangping abandoned the city and left. Three days later, the rebel general Yue Fei's troops occupied Yuanzhou City in Daming Prefecture. By now, all of Hebei had fallen into the hands of thieves."

The person who spoke was the Minister of War. After him, Grand Tutor Wang Fu stood up and said directly without waiting for Zhao Guanjia to speak: "The crime of treason against the party deserves death. The thief Zhang Xiaochun, as well as the party member Yue Fei, etc., are all treason and desperadoes. In addition, they are in custody." Zongze and Zhang Shuye, who were in prison in the capital, must have secretly attached themselves to him.

All ministers request to kill him, and in the hope of defeating the rebels, we will send troops from the northwest and south to sweep away the evil atmosphere! "

The Song Dynasty actually had a lot of troops on its books. After all, it had always been called a million-strong army. What Wang Fu said was reasonable. The Zhao Guan family had no time to think about more. He hesitated for a moment and asked: "During the Xuanhe period, he invaded the Liao Dynasty several times. In the attack on Yan, I heard that all the elites in the world were lost as a result. Tong Guan's campaign against Yan was defeated, and he lost 300,000 troops. Now Hebei is not a minister, and the Han people are attacking Hedong. How many troops can we, the Song Dynasty, gather in a hurry? "

"The total number of the three Western armies is 100,000, and the four Shaanxi armies are 60,000. There are troops and horses stationed in Kaifeng and other places. As long as the king of Qin is summoned and gathered to respond, there will be more than 200,000. In this way, there will be another 300,000 or 400,000 troops!"

"The great master is so arrogant!"

When Wang Fu was talking, an old voice immediately sounded next to him. Cai Jing stepped forward and shouted tremblingly at Zhao Guan's family: "My lord, beg Wang Fu to be killed!"

Zhao Guan's family was upset when he heard this. The servant next to him understood and shouted sharply to the ministers: "Quiet!"

At this moment, Zhao Guanjia was about to answer, but at this time he deliberately stopped and waited for Cai Jing or Wang Fu's next words.

In the eyes of Zhao Guanjia, the Taiwanese admonishers were just a bunch of troublemakers. Seeing that the scene was about to calm down, these admonishers jumped out and ignited the situation again.

The ministers slowly became quiet, and then a younger admonishing officer stood up and bowed:

"This" because of the official's warning just now, Liang Shicheng did not dare to think too much at this time. He thought silently for a moment and said in a low voice: "I just heard from time to time that since Tong Guan's death, the Northern Expedition was defeated four times. , even if the casualties cannot be as many as listed on the book, there are still at least hundreds of thousands of people.

The courtiers are fighting against each other, which is also a scene that the officials are very happy to see.

Liu Ling nodded and said: "If the envoy only talks about these things, then there is no need to talk about other things."

"Why do officials have to argue with those people in noble attire? They are just a bunch of scholars who talk all day long."

Xu Kangzong, the envoy of the Song Dynasty, stood in front of him and blushed immediately when he heard these words. The Han generals beside him burst into laughter in cooperation.

Liu Ling knocked on the desk and interrupted Xu Kangzong: "Conditions."

After a while, Zhao Guanjia raised his foot and kicked him, saying: "Stop pretending, get up and tell me, in your opinion, what should we do now?"

Liang Shicheng knelt down quickly when he heard this, not daring to say anything more.

Liu Ling looked at the two rows of generals and civil servants standing in front of him and said with a smile: "The more cities we capture, the higher the price offered by the Song people will be. But I just want to know, where are their troops and horses?"

Furthermore, Yongxing Military Road and Qinfeng Road are the foundations of the Western Army. In order to resist the Xia people over the years, there are still many local defenders, cities, and forts. The Han king cannot attack them in a short time. "

"You don't want to talk about it."

In fact, he did not mean to humiliate the envoy of the Song Dynasty. Sure enough, Xu Kangzong said angrily the next moment: "Our soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty are already in Hedong, and can block your army's retreat at any time. The imperial court is also trying to appease Hebei now." Officers, all three armies will arrive by then, and it will be too late for the king to regret it!"

"Stop talking nonsense. I will pardon you and tell you quickly."

This is to force yourself to find a step down.

Zhao Guanjia leaned on the imperial couch and sneered: "Look at what you recommended to me. Tong Guan is dead and Liang Fangping fled when the battle happened. What they lost was the military expenses I saved! What they lost was my soldiers." horse!"

". I would like to donate all the land in Hedong Prefecture and Linzhou, three hundred miles north of Yanmen Pass, and north of Zhangshui in Hebei Province as the food town of Emperor Ji."

Of the three places, the first two have been captured by the Han army. North of the Zhang River, except for the seven Hebei states that have been ceded to Liu Ling, the rest of the Hebei area is now officially under the control of Zhang Xiaochun.

Those who died were all elite members of the powerful army. Once they were all lost, it would be equivalent to losing hundreds of thousands of troops. "

"Song people are raising prices again."

The two of them exchanged a few words with each other, and then their "cronies" came out to speak for themselves. Then the admonishers were not willing to act as foils, and they slandered all the people on both sides. In such a big court, it really happened. A messy vegetable market.

Wang Fu said loudly: "I have never had any grievances with Xianggong Cai. Why are you trying to get at me like this? Officials know this, but I really don't know what he is talking about."

Liu Ling turned his eyes back and continued to look at Xu Kangzong.

"I don't dare to lie."

Wang Fu also looked at him angrily, but Cai Jing was not afraid at all. His old face was full of anger, as if he was deeply distressed by Wang Fu's speech: "The chaos in the two rivers and the invasion of the northwest are not due to war. Taifu Wang Fu and others are good at wielding power. Forming a clique, I heard that the Grand Tutor secretly asked Huiyou Pavilion to marry Deng Zhigang's concubine many years ago. The latter refused, so the Grand Tutor made false accusations and exiled Deng Zhigang to Lingnan!

What Liang Shicheng said was not wrong. Zhao Guanjia thought about it and nodded in approval: "Yes, now the two rivers are turning against each other, and the Han people are moving south to Shaanxi, so I am worried that there will be no troops available."

A few years ago, the imperial censor Chen went to court to ask for the abolition of redundant officials, which angered the Taifu and was further punished and exiled.
In addition, there is Zhang Rulin, the transshipment envoy to the west of Beijing."

Hearing that the King of Han seemed to be willing to talk, Xu Kangzong was stunned for a moment, immediately adjusted his breathing, recovered from the humiliation just now, and said in a deep voice: "If your Majesty is willing to retreat, I, the Song Dynasty, will forget the past, and I, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, will I wish to canonize the king as emperor, and we will become brothers to each other from now on.

"Dismiss the court, let's discuss it again!" The ministers quarreled endlessly, and Zhao Guan's family was furious and walked away.

"I second the proposal!"

"shut up!"

In the court, everyone behaves well on weekdays, but sometimes it is similar to the vegetable market. What is bought and sold in the vegetable market is vegetables and meat, while what is bought and sold in the court is property and life; although in the Song Dynasty, there was a saying that "the punishment is not good for the scholar-bureaucrats" "The ancestral teachings, but there is a saying that is true, it is enemies who work in the same industry.

"Lianghe will definitely not be willing to follow Zhang Xiaochun wholeheartedly and rebel. Moreover, even if he rebels, you, the official, cannot accuse him of rebelling in public.

"In my humble opinion, I have to recruit him."

The king is a Han, and I, the Song Dynasty, are Zhengshuo who succeeded the Han and Tang Dynasties. From now on, we should help each other, there is no need."

"That depends on you."

"Master Chen Shen is domineering!"

When he returned to the back hall, he was still angry. Liang Shicheng, the chamberlain, knelt beside him to serve him, which slowly persuaded the officials to be submissive.

The Song Dynasty court is now pretending to be generous and wants to cede all these places to Liu Ling, but as expected, the resistance in these places will be unprecedentedly strong.

Liu Ling's eyes turned cold and he winked at a civil servant next to him. The latter understood and immediately said: "I think that the Song Dynasty is a country in the Central Plains after all. It should not be underestimated. Since the people of the Song Dynasty are already so sincere, , Your Majesty, you may wish to think about it carefully.”

Xu Kangzong's heart moved slightly. He took one look at the man and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yes, your Majesty, please think carefully."

Liu Ling leaned back in his chair, looked at Xu Kangzong, and said, "Does the envoy of the Song Dynasty know what was the first thing Gu did after he founded the country?"

"This foreign minister doesn't know."

Liu Ling leaned forward and stared at him: "There have been many widows in Yanyun and Yun these years."

Xu Kangzong looked confused, thinking in his mind, wondering what he could do to the widow?

"I heard that in your Song Dynasty, once a man from a certain family dies, leaving only his wife and children, the people in his clan can justly divide their property. You Song people call it eating. Exhausted?"

Xu Kangzong: "."

"A big man like Gu wouldn't be like this." Liu Ling said slowly: "The first thing I did after the founding of the country was not to reward nobles or create wives, concubines and heirs, but to have people give money and food to those widows. Because Yanyun's family If there are only women in the family, it means that all the men in the family have died on the battlefield.

For this kind of family, I will use money and food from the inner treasury to support them. If this kind of family gets married in the future, I will also send someone to send an extra gift. Others have men supporting their families, but standing behind these widows are orphans. "

"Well, your Majesty is kind."

Xu Kangzong reluctantly praised him and cursed in his heart: Isn't it just to win people's hearts?
It is estimated that most of the money and food used by the King of Han to win people's hearts came from the Song Dynasty!

Straight bitch!
He calmed down and said quickly: "In war, many people will die. Since the king has good intentions, it is time for the two families to call off their troops and make a truce, cultivate their health, and let the people live in peace."

Liu Ling smiled and replied: "During the Xuanhe period, the Song Dynasty made three Northern Expeditions. Each time, they betrayed their alliance. We, the Yan people, suffered numerous casualties. When the Liao Kingdom was here, you, the Song Kingdom, even discussed with the Jin people to carve up Yan." Earth, at that time, why didn’t you talk about recuperating?”

Xu Kangzong pursed his lips and didn't know how to refute.

If he wins the battle, he can still be stronger. The problem is that he has been beaten down by others for many years. No matter what he says, he seems to be teasing the King of Han.

A tiger showing its teeth can scare people and run away. An ant's mouth will only make people feel cute.

"This is war!"

Liu Ling stretched out his hand and pressed it on the desk, saying ferociously:
"Envoy Song should understand in his heart that now the offense and defense have changed. It does not mean that you, the Song State, can fight if you want to fight, and you can make peace if you want to!

now,

The human heart is alone, the soldiers and horses are alone, and the destiny is alone!

Guhui will do his best to care for the Han people who died in the war, and for those who are alive, Guhui will continue to lead them to regain everything that the Han people deserve. Instead of being like you from the Song Dynasty, men all over the country only know how to bully orphans and widowed mothers! "

"Let's discuss it further. Someone, come and send Ambassador Song down to rest."

"Here!"

Xu Kangzong was carried away, and the commander's tent finally became quiet. After a while, Kang Gongbi walked out of the column and bowed to report: "The former army commanders Liang Zhe and Yelu Dashi have arrived at Yanzhou on the Yongxing Army Road of the Song Dynasty within the time limit. To the north, we use fast horses to convey orders, and it takes about five days to go back and forth."

In other words, when Liu Ling gave an order, it would take Liang Zhe and the others five days to receive it at the earliest. It seemed slow, but compared to the administrative efficiency of the Song Dynasty, it was countless times higher.

The march route that had been rehearsed countless times flashed through Liu Ling's mind. After a moment of silence, he said:

"Send the order, fight."

"Here!"

Several generals received the tiger talisman given by Liu Ling and then sent their troops away.

As the nominal head coach, Liu Ling had to worry more about logistics and military affairs, as well as appeasing the army and adjusting the personnel arrangements for the captured prefectures and cities.

The Han army has been complex since its establishment, gathering the elites of the five forces from the Song, Liao, Jin, and Xia grasslands. Liu Ling used battles to slowly blend these proud soldiers together. There are still differences between the parties, but as long as Liu Ling By staying alive, you can ensure that you can suppress such differences.

The middle and lower-level officers of the Han army are almost all experienced veterans, and the high-level generals have also been considered in the war. Their ability to lead troops is more than sufficient, so Liu Ling no longer has to worry too much about military chores.

It is a pleasure to fight with such an army.

But Xu Kangzong was right about one thing. He threatened Liu Ling that the Hedong reinforcements could cut off the Han army's retreat at any time.

You know, Liu Ling actually accumulated such an army slowly. If Xu Kangzong's rehearsal was followed, the Song army would cut off the Han army's retreat, and then move forward step by step to block the elite Han army on the Yongxing Army Road. Then the foundation built by Liu Ling in Yanyun would be destroyed in an instant. disaster.

After all, Liu Ling doesn't have many such elite troops.

In war, money and food are fought, and manpower is secondary. But on the Han army's side, it is the other way around. It relies on elite soldiers and strong generals to push forward and fight to support the war.

Xu Kangzong used his own army to rehearse in his mind. The Song people of this era, due to some reasons, almost never fought directly with the Jin people, so even if they knew the past achievements of the Han army, they only used the Han army to fight against them. The army is regarded as the Liao army.

The Liao people are not that powerful either.

The turbulence of the two rivers, the fierce fighting in Shaanxi, everything has nothing to do with Liu Guangshi who is holed up in Texas.

He was trapped and died in Texas.

"God damn Yue Fei."

He cursed fiercely. When Liu Guangshi first knew about Yue Fei, he had done some "research" on the latter and recognized his ability, so he was ready to block Yue Fei to death in Texas. Who knew that Yue Fei would bypass him directly? Texas.

hateful!

The Hebei side disliked Dezhou City for being smelly and hard, so even if Liu Guangshi's troops did not surrender, they would not bother to attack for a while.

The imperial court didn't know whether it was because they thought he was embarrassed, or they didn't know that there was such a "lone army" in Hebei to guard the festival for the imperial court. Even when the envoy came to Hebei for peace talks, Liu Guangshi was not mentioned.

"Am I really going to be trapped and die here?"

He sat slumped in his chair, rubbing his brow.

At this time, two people walked in from outside. Liu Guangshi raised his eyes listlessly and glanced at the two of them. His previous enthusiasm was gone.

Wang Zhen and Yang Weizhong looked at each other, knowing why Liu Guangshi was so decadent.

"General, I have met Du Tong."

"Get up, you two, there's no need to greet you." Liu Guangshi smiled bitterly and said, "Let me tell you clearly, the court seems to not care about us anymore, but Dezhou City will run out of food in three days;
At this time, you two captured me and presented me to Zhang Xiaochun, maybe you could still survive. "

"Du Tong, I'm exaggerating, actually."

"No need to say anything more, I understand. I think Zhang Xiaochun has already sent someone to recruit him, right?"

"No, Governor, actually we have a way to survive, and we will find a way in the end," Yang Weizhong said: "In my opinion, Zhang Xiaochun may not really want to rebel. The imperial court will probably try to recruit people next time. If we can hold on until then, The governor may even be promoted to a higher rank."

During the Hebei rebellion, Liang Fangping, who was responsible for suppressing the past, was completely wiped out. At this time, only Liu Guangshi's troops were trapped in the isolated city. After the war, they would definitely be pulled out to set an example and be praised.

"However, Hebei cannot let us just stand here. They will attack sooner or later."

"The Xiang army, the refugees, and even the surrounding bandits and bandits can all be recruited into the army and promised conditions. The general will know that these people still have some food in their hands. As long as they make good use of it, they can barely survive."

"With these people defending the city?" Liu Guangshi thought it was ridiculous.

"It is not because these people are fighting with the Hebei rebels." Yang Weizhong explained: "When the time comes, Zhang Xiaochun and others will definitely try to send people to recruit them. Once you have more troops, no matter what the ingredients are, you can use this to make conditions. , but just try to get more money and food from Zhang Xiaochun.

Just buy time and wait until the court invites peace to discuss peace. "

".Is this a bit too much?"

Liu Guangshi still felt it was too ridiculous, but he was already thinking about the feasibility in his mind.

Yang Weizhong sighed, pointed to the ground and said, "If Du Tong saw a puddle of dog feces on the ground, would you step on it?"

Liu Guangshi thought for a moment and replied: "Of course not."

"Then what we are going to do now is a piece of shit that Hebei people won't want to touch, understand?" Yang Weizhong explained patiently.

"understood."

(End of this chapter)