Pirate Song

Speaking of this Shuhu Gaoqi, he can be regarded as an important minister of the Dajin Kingdom. He has been in Da'an for three years? The Mongolian army entered the pass, the commander entered the Wei Zhongdu, and was promoted to Marshal Youdu Supervisor.In the first year of Zhenyou? Because of the defeat in Lien Zhan, he was afraid of being killed by the powerful minister Heshi Liezhi, so he brazenly staged a coup and killed Heshi Liezhizhong.Then Jin Xuanzong was punished for the crime. Jin Xuanzong considered that he had just ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and the domestic political situation was unstable, so he didn't dare to touch him. In the end, he pardoned him, and in order to stabilize him and serve him, he was promoted to the left deputy. The marshal, who worshiped Pingzhang as political affairs, was appointed to the state affairs, and this year he was promoted to the right prime minister of Shangshu.

And Jin Xuanzong's kindness to Shuhu Gaoqi made Shuhu Gaoqi deeply grateful. Since Jin Xuanzong came to power, he has done his best. This time, the Mongolian army almost hit the city of Bianjing. I was so startled, I must have been worried about this matter, so I used my brain to think about this matter.

After hearing that Shuhu Gao Qi asked to see him, although Jin Xuanzong was in a bad mood, he still summoned him.

"Aiqing came to see me today, but is there anything important?" Jin Xuanzong sat on the dragon seat and looked down at the Shuhu Gaoqi standing below. For this guy, Jin Xuanzong is quite satisfied at the moment, at least This guy is very respectful to him, so he should be the emperor of Dajin, otherwise, he would not be allowed to be the prime minister of Shangshu Youcheng, the country of Jin.

Shuhu Gaoqi respectfully replied to Jin Xuanzong, who is high above him: "I am grateful for the exhaustion of the Holy Majesty for many days. These days, I have been thinking about the future of the Dajin Kingdom. I think the Holy Majesty must be doing it for the Mongolian army. I am very worried about the matter! I dare to offer a plan to the Holy Majesty, so that the country of Dajin will not be trapped by the Mongolian army in a short time!"

He was really dozing off and someone gave him a pillow. Jin Xuanzong was upset about this matter. Hearing that Shuhu Gaoqi had a way to solve his troubles, he immediately regained his energy, leaned out from behind the dragon case, and hurriedly confronted Shu Hu Gaoqi asked: "What clever plan does Aiqing have? Tell me sooner than I do!"

Seeing Jin Xuanzong's virtues, Shuhu Gaoqi knew that he had made the right move today. Although he has a high position like Shangshu Youcheng, he has been deprived of the military power of the Privy Council. Being an official is certainly good. But it is more practical to have military power in hand, so I came up with this method!

"His Majesty Qi Zou, please forgive me for speaking bluntly! Now the northern part of the Dajin Kingdom is hopeless, and the civil disturbances in Shandong are frequent. For the Dajin Kingdom, the current situation is very dangerous. If this continues for a long time, the future of the Dajin Kingdom will be worrying! " Shu Hu Gao Qi bowed and said to Jin Xuanzong.

This is simply nonsense. Jin Xuanzong himself does not think he is a fool. He also knows what Shuhu Gaoqi said, so he said impatiently: "Hurry up and talk about your method, I will naturally know these things! What do you have to say? Just say it straight, don't go around the corner!"

"My minister complies with the order! Then my minister dared to say it! Now if the Holy One wants to break this predicament, it is not impossible. Now the territory of our Dajin Kingdom is getting smaller and smaller. Once the Mongols go south again, so The plain area is a good battlefield for the Mongolian cavalry to wantonly, and after our Dajin Kingdom retreated from the central capital to Bianliang, there was no danger to defend the north, which led to this time the Mongolian army drove straight in and almost approached the city of Bianjing!

This is precisely because the territory of our country is getting smaller and smaller. If the Holy Majesty wants to revive the national prestige of our Dajin Kingdom, he must expand the territory and strive to win more territories, forming a situation where we can advance, attack, retreat, and defend. It can make Dajin Kingdom worry-free! " Shu Hu Gao Qi replied with a bow.

Jin Xuanzong frowned. Shuhu Gaoqi's words seemed to make sense. Now that the Great Jin Kingdom has lost many territories in the north, it has been compressed in the Central Plains. Last time he was able to move the capital from the Central Capital to Bianliang City. , but the situation is not secure. When the Dajin Kingdom wiped out the Northern Song Dynasty, even though the Northern Song Dynasty was beaten by them and fled away, losing a large area of ​​​​the territory north of the Jianghuai River, they could still run to the south of the Jianghuai River and rebuild in the south. The small court of the Southern Song Dynasty was built and continued to linger on, but if Genghis Khan's army hit Bianjing again, where could he go?

Shandong?no!There has long been disturbed by the rebels and I can't stay, Shanxi?It doesn't work, it's too close to the Xixia Kingdom, and the Mongols charge, and Shanxi can't stay there!Shaanxi?Don't even think about it, Xixia Kingdom is thinking about that place now!

Thinking about it carefully, there is really no place to run. Could it be that Genghis Khan just watched Genghis Khan wipe out Daikin?Jin Xuanzong didn't dare to think about it anymore. Anyway, this was the world that his ancestors took down with one sword and one gun. He lost almost half of what he made. Could it be that the Dajin Kingdom is really going to perish in his hands?

But to expand the territory, how can it be done with one sentence!Moreover, Jin Xuanzong didn't understand what kind of place Shuhu Gaoqi was referring to to expand the territory, could it be...?

"Go on! What direction should we go to expand the territory?" Jin Xuanzong said to Shuhu Gaoqi.

"Yes! Your Majesty! I think that if the Holy Majesty wants to have a retreat, the Southern Song Dynasty is a good choice. As long as the Holy Majesty sends troops to take down the Jianghuai area and Sichuan, he can rely on these In other places, let's go with the Mongols, and don't have to worry about the Mongols being so arrogant. You can come and go freely within the territory of our Dajin Kingdom. At that time, you can advance, attack, retreat, and defend, and you will no longer have to worry about it! What's more! Under the management of the Song people, Jiangnan is rich and wealthy, as long as Jiangnan is taken down, how can it be as it is now, the country is so empty, and there will never be a situation where it is easy to be stretched at every turn!" Shuhu Gaoqi again He bowed and answered.

Jin Xuanzong was taken aback by Shuhu Gaoqi's words, and his heart immediately became alive. Shuhu Gaoqi sketched out a very beautiful scene for him. The prosperity of the Song Dynasty is something that everyone in the world can see. Now After his Dajin Kingdom lost consecutive battles, the territory lost five, five, six, six, and it can be said that the poor are already jingling. If it is true, as Shuhu Gaoqi said, he can win Jiangnan and other places , at least you don’t have to be poor so ugly, stretching out your hands every day to think about the common people extorting money.

It's just that although this proposal by Shuhu Gaoqi is very tempting, Jin Xuanzong was not immediately confused, and he still raised his question: "Attack the Southern Song Dynasty? Do we have the strength to attack the Southern Song Dynasty now?"

Shu Hu Gao Qi shook his head and said, "Why not? Your Majesty, don't look up to the Song people in the south. Looking back at the war history of the Song and Jin countries, when did the Great Song become hostile to our Great Jin and seek a little advantage? Song We all know that people are weak and weak. Didn’t our Dajin Kingdom repeatedly beat Song people to pieces?

What's more, since the Southern Emperor obeyed Han Tuozhou's opinion last time, he brazenly launched the Kaixi Northern Expedition against our country, but was beaten by our country and fled back to the south of the Yangtze River. The Song Army lost a large number of elite soldiers. The opponent of the elite soldiers of the country!

Although our Dajin Kingdom can't beat the Mongolian army now, it should be easy to deal with the Song army, which has been broken by us, and now is the weakest time for the Song people. Song's Jiangnan was taken in one fell swoop, and it was within the territory of the Dajin Kingdom. At that time, the world will naturally still come to sit!Why don't you worry about revitalizing our Great Jin Kingdom? "

After listening to Shuhu Gao Qi's obscene discussion, Jin Xuanzong suddenly felt a lot more enlightened, and felt that Gao Qi was right. The Southern Song Dynasty was indeed weak and pitiful. The last time he launched the Kaixi Northern Expedition aggressively, Song armies from all walks of life attacked one after another, but as a result, they did not take any advantage from the Kingdom of Jin. They were all beaten to pieces and fled back to the south of Jianghuai, even Huaibei and other places were lost to the Kingdom of Jin.

And that's not counting, after the Jin army won, they didn't put much pressure on the Southern Song Dynasty, and they got into a mess. As a result, even their powerful minister Han Yuzhou was ambushed and killed by their current powerful minister Shi Miyuan. He chopped off his head and sent it to the Dajin Kingdom to apologize, and he also had to set up the Jiading Collegiate Agreement for the Song people to lose power and humiliate the country.

Since you want to pinch persimmons, you still have to pick the soft ones first, but looking around now, Genghis Khan of Mongolia must be an iron persimmon. OK!

Xixia is not considered a soft persimmon, because my own soldiers have been attacking Xixia for almost half a year, and the result is that I have lost troops and generals, and have not taken any advantage. Even if it is a persimmon, it is still a green persimmon!

So there is only Song Ningzong, the soft persimmon left for him to pinch, and the last time the Song people were defeated by the Jin Kingdom, I still remember it vividly. Jiangnan has wiped out the small court of the Southern Song Dynasty!

Thinking of this, Jin Xuanzong couldn't help shaking his body, his bastard's anger was gone, and his heart began to move around. This idea was like a balloon, which began to inflate violently after being blown by Shuhu Gaoqi so lightly.

Jin Xuanzong had such a calculation in his heart. It happened that the Mongolian army withdrew from Tongguan during this period, and the rebels in Shandong and other places happened to be beaten by the flower hat army of San Anzhen. It's not going well, but it's not a big problem, it's just that the Jin army has turned to the defensive again for the time being, and it's just time to concentrate its forces to clean up the weak and small country of the Southern Song Dynasty. The great cause that could not be completed completely wiped out the world of the Zhao family!

So Jin Xuanzong began to make up his mind secretly, and immediately summoned his courtiers to go to court, and began to discuss the matter of going south to attack the Southern Song Dynasty.

As a result, this proposal by Shuhu Gaoqi immediately aroused strong opposition from Xu Ding and other courtiers. These courtiers understood better than Shuhu Gaoqi that the current situation in the Dajin was advising Jin Xuanzong not to make such a courtship. things.

Among them, Xu Ding objected the most fiercely, and he came out of the class to object: "Qizou Shengshang, now we must not attack the Southern Dynasty again. Right now, our Dajin Kingdom is surrounded by powerful enemies, and its national strength is weakening day by day. How could it be so hasty to use troops against the Southern Dynasties?

The Southern Dynasty has been operating in the south of the Yangtze River for hundreds of years, and it has long been deeply rooted. Thinking about how powerful our Dajin Kingdom was, it could not be wiped out, let alone now?

Although the Song people are weak, they are by no means what we can swallow now, and they stick to the natural dangers of the Jianghuai River. Our soldiers have been exhausted from fighting for years. The Kingdom of Jin is in danger!

In my humble opinion, not only can we not attack the Southern Dynasty now, but we should also tie up with the Southern Dynasty and unite with the Southern Dynasty to jointly resist the barbaric Mongolian army, which is the best policy!Only in this way can the Dajin Kingdom be free from worries and deal with the Mongolian army with all its strength. I hope the Holy One will think twice before acting! "

Jin Xuanzong didn't expect that this matter would attract so many opposition from courtiers, and he was very unhappy, so he glanced at Gao Qi, who was standing on the other side below.

Shuhu Gaoqi immediately stood up to refute Xu Ding and said: "Zuo Cheng (Xu Ding has a similar status to him, Zuo Cheng, Shangshu Zuo Cheng of the Kingdom of Jin at this time) is different. The Southern Dynasties have been enemies of Dajin for generations. If soldiers attacked our Dajin Kingdom, how could they form an alliance with our Dajin Kingdom? Don’t even say that they would form an alliance with us to fight against Mongolia! It’s just nonsense to say so!

You must know that the southerners have always been weak, so they are the opponents of my Dajin Guoxiong soldiers?Now that the Southern Dynasty has been defeated not long ago, and the elites of our country were lost in the First World War, it is a good time for our Dajin Kingdom to take action. Moreover, the Southern Dynasty has no faith at all. When we saw that we were busy dealing with the Mongols in the past two years, we brazenly The yearly coins given to our country have been stopped. If we don't punish them, should we wait for them to attack us after their wings are full again?

Just as you said, after years of wars, our country is now in financial difficulties. If we lose the supply of old coins from the Southern Dynasties, it will be even more sad. Now we can only take advantage of the unpreparedness of the Southerners and teach them a lesson. , as long as we have stationed troops in the Jiangnan area, which is rich in the world, we will naturally no longer have to fear the southward invasion of the Mongolian army. Instead, we can defend the natural dangers of the Jianghuai River and the Huaihe River.

It is also true that there is a lack of food and pay in the army at the moment, but that is why we should use troops against the Southern Dynasties as soon as possible. Don't dare to disobey my Dajin Kingdom again, and will automatically make up for the old coins owed to our country for several years, and will also compensate my Dajin Kingdom for losses, which can just enrich my Dajin treasury!

Zuo Cheng is so afraid of the Southern Dynasty, could it be that he took advantage of the Southerners? "In the end, Shu Hu Gao Qi even started a personal attack, tainting Xu Ding to take advantage of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Xu Dingqi's hands and feet were cold, and his lips trembled. He pointed at Shuhu Gao Qi and didn't know what to scold him, and finally said: "Gao Qi, you are forcing my Dajin Kingdom into a desperate situation! You...you This is...you are a minister who has wronged the country!"

Hearing the quarrel between Shuhu Gaoqi and Xu Ding below, Jin Xuanzong became impatient, how long will this quarrel last!So he waved his hand and said: "Let's stop here for today, retreat to the court, and wait for me to think about it!" As soon as the voice fell, he turned around and went back to the harem with a flick of his sleeves.

But this kind of debate is still going on in the Jin Dynasty. The two sides have never stopped arguing, and the quarrel is so serious that even the people gradually learned about this matter. The common people talked a lot and didn't know what to do!

Don't talk about the turmoil in the Kingdom of Jin, just talk about Gao Huaiyuan in Daye County. It is impossible for him to know the situation in the Kingdom of Jin Dynasty. After buying some new winter clothes with the servants of the two houses, I began to think about whether to go back to Shaoxing.

Although he doesn't like the Gao family in Shaoxing at all, and he doesn't have any good feelings for the family there, he is still Gao Jian's son in name, and this time Gao Jian was very satisfied after receiving the harvest from Gao Huaiyuan. It was mentioned again that Gao Huaiyuan should return to Shaoxing to celebrate the New Year together and have a reunion.

In this way, if Gao Huaiyuan won't go, Gao Jian will be unhappy, and it won't sound good to be accused of being unfilial. Moreover, he can stay here in Daye County and develop safely, and there must be a certain amount behind him. To a certain extent, he was influenced by Gao Jian, and now he has no reason to turn against Gao Jian.

What's more, he may not want to miss home or go back to Shaoxing, but Huang Yan and Zhou Hao don't necessarily miss home. The two of them have been with him for more than a year. It stands to reason that they should also go back and visit their families Well, if he doesn't know how to go, these two guys will never bring up the matter of going back. Because of emotion and reason, he will go back to Shaoxing this Spring Festival.

After Gao Huaiyuan thought about this matter clearly, he called Huang Yan and Zhou Hao, and proposed to go back to Shaoxing for the New Year. The two of them never brought up the Shaoxing issue, and now that Gao Huaiyuan has brought it up, they will naturally not object.

Now that the idea has been decided, counting the time, it is already the twelfth lunar month, and various things at Crouching Tiger Manor are basically progressing smoothly. The expansion project of the backyard has been completed by more than half, but some craftsmen have already started Gao Huaiyuan proposed to go home for the New Year. As the owner, Gao Huaiyuan naturally couldn't ask him to stay and continue working, so part of the project had already come to a halt.

The road leading to the mountain is also gradually progressing. If he wants to open the road to the copper mine in a while, it is far from enough with his manpower alone. Therefore, Gao Huaiyuan simply stopped the logging and road construction for the time being. After the spring of the coming year, continue.

Therefore, after making some arrangements, he handed over the affairs of the old man Daye to Xue Yan and Zhou Yi, and handed over the affairs of Crouching Tiger Village to Zhou Jun, Jia Qi, and Jiang Peng. Disposal, these three people can now each be on their own, so there is nothing to worry about.