Song Mingyue

Chapter 249 Do your part
Above the hall, all eyes were on Zhao Hao.

At this moment, even Zhao Hao, who has always remained calm before Mount Tai collapsed, became calm.

This is obviously the pit that Cai Jing dug for himself. If it was just a small pit for him to take command to put down the Liangshan Rebellion, then the Battle of Liao was a huge pit.

If he wins the battle against Liao, his prestige in the army will inevitably increase greatly, and once he leaves the capital for a long time, Cai Jing and others will provoke Zhao Ji in front of him.Zhao Ji has always been suspicious of the so-called three people becoming a tiger. According to the tradition of the Song Dynasty's extremely strict precautions against the clan, it is inevitable that he will be left out and left idle.

If the Liao Dynasty is defeated, then Tong Guan's party and Cai Jing's party will put the blame on themselves. Zhao Ji's grand dream of regaining the sixteen prefectures of Youyun, once it fails, what good will happen to him.

And the most important thing is that one of the main reasons for the failure of the battle against Liao is that Zhao Ji's combat policy was wrong. If you continue to implement Zhao Ji's wrong policy, you will be defeated. If you don't implement it, I am afraid that half of the battle will be lost .

This poisonous trick is really fucking poisonous!

Zhao Hao's thoughts turned sharply in his mind, thinking about the countermeasures, and after careful consideration, he discovered a more terrifying thing.

Maybe Cai Jing didn't even think that Zhao Hao couldn't accept the position of governor if he wanted to, not only had to accept it, but he had to find ways to accept it.

If he didn't participate in this Northern Expedition, Tong Guan, Zhong Shidao and others continued to follow the original route, and the Liao Expedition would inevitably fail like it did in history.The consequence is that tens of thousands of soldiers died, and the most elite division of the Song army, the Western Army, lost most of its main force. In the end, the Jin people saw the incompetence of the Song people, and then the Jin people took the opportunity to go south. In the end, the shame of Jingkang will be the same as in history. occur.

At that time, what can I do when I face the Jurchens who are like wolves and tigers?Just relying on thousands of Jinyiwei to resist, how long can they resist?I am afraid that all my dreams will come to nothing.

If he took up this heavy responsibility, Zhao Ji would definitely be left idle and neglected after he succeeded in defeating Liao, but at least he won the hearts of the army and the people, and he could further show himself to the people of the world.

In this way, even if the Jurchens still came to the city in the end, in that critical situation, relying on their reputation among the officials, the army and the people of the world, even if they added a yellow robe, there would not be much opposition.

For more than a year, he has already accumulated a high prestige in the eyes of officials, scholars and common people in the eyes of all the officials, scholars and Liming people through beheading Gaoqiu, fighting Caijing, passing through Liaodi, maidservant, disaster relief in the west of Beijing, and killing corrupt officials. It has the meaning of "the son does not come out, he is like the common people", but his prestige in the army is not high.

He was just a small follower in the battle of pacifying the south of the Yangtze River; the legend of traveling thousands of miles to envoy gold to the Liao land was witnessed by only three hundred white battalion soldiers; .

If you want to gain prestige in the army, this Northern Expedition is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity!

Just listen to Cai Jingdao: "If the Duke of Longde County is in charge of the capital, he will have six victories: First, the Duke of Longde County has traveled thousands of miles across the Liao land, fought against the Liao people several times, and helped the Jurchens defeat the [-] Liao army. , Familiar with the Liao people's terrain and combat formations, after all, is better than those who don't know anything; As a clan, on behalf of the clan, visiting the front line in person can greatly stimulate the morale of the soldiers; Fourth, the son once took command to put down the rebellion of bandits in Liangshan, and his power is like a broken bamboo. Sixth, according to Ma Zhi, the son of Nanlai, the Han people in Yandi thought about going south day and night, and treated the king's master hard. Lord general, going to appease is enough to prove the sincerity of the Great Song Dynasty. When the Duke of Longde County leads the king's division, the Han people in Yandi will eat pots of milk to welcome them, and Youyun Sixteen Prefectures will be at your fingertips!"

Of the six points analyzed by Cai Jing, the first five points were all nonsense, and only the sixth point hit Zhao Ji's heart directly.

Who is Ma Zhi, the instigator who united Jin to destroy Liao.

As a native of the Liao Kingdom, Ma Zhi did not have much patriotic enthusiasm for the Liao Kingdom, and he did not get along well in the Liao Kingdom, so Ma Zhi had a whim and actively promoted the joint attack of the Song and Jin Dynasties on Liao, as " "Certificate of Honor" was given to the Song Dynasty, in order to win a fish-dragon dance.

In the first year of Zhenghe, Ma Zhi took advantage of the opportunity of Tong Guan, an envoy of the Song Dynasty, to visit the Liao Kingdom. He secretly met with Tong Guan and proposed a plan to recover the sixteen prefectures of Youyun. Longzhong is right in the world.

And the most important thing is that Ma Zhi forced to represent the Han people in the land of Youyan, and preached in front of Zhao Ji that the Han people in Yandi had been thinking about returning to the south for a long time, and they were looking forward to Master Wang day and night. In order to welcome them, the Han soldiers in the Liao army would also defect and abandon the dark for the bright.

It was Ma Zhi's extravagant advocacy that happened to meet Zhao Ji, who was determined to become an emperor through the ages. The two hit it off, and with the help of Tong Guan, Wang Wei and others, the Northern Expedition came about.

In fact, the Han people in the north have been ruled by the Liao people for more than 100 years, and most of them have no idea of ​​returning to Han.At the beginning of the sale of Youyun Sixteen Prefectures, the Han people in Yandi did not want to be ruled by foreign races, and most of them hoped to return to the Song Dynasty.But Song Ting didn't want to accept them, and only thought that they could cause trouble in Yandi, so that the Liao people could not live in peace.In this way, the Song court refused to accept it, and the Liao people suppressed it. The poor Han people in Yandi have been crawling under the Liao people for more than 100 years. How can they return to the Han?
However, Zhao Ji, an artist and emperor who likes romance and loves to dream, is really like the king of the Song Dynasty. When the master of the Song Dynasty arrives, the Han people in Yandi will eat pots of milk to welcome them, and the Han soldiers of the Liao army will turn against each other. The dream of Liao people fleeing.

As soon as Cai Jing's words fell, Cai Jing's party immediately echoed and expressed their approval. You must know that Cai Jing's party accounted for two-thirds of the hundred officials, and the momentum was unparalleled.

The members of the Qingliu Party were caught off guard, they just looked at Zhao Hao, not daring to express their opinions easily.

Only Wang Fu and others reacted, and immediately objected: "No, this is a war that will destroy the country. How can the Duke of Longde take up this role when he is young?"

Zhao Ji also hesitated in his heart. It is reasonable to say that the clan is not allowed to lead troops or even join the army. This is an unwritten rule since Emperor Taizong Zhao Guangyi.Zhao's family was not upright, so he took strict precautions against military generals and even stricter precautions against the clan.

It's just that Zhao Hao is different from other clans, he is Zhao Ji's most trusted minister at the moment, not one of them.Every time Zhao Ji asked Zhao Hao to do things, Zhao Hao never disappointed him, but always brought him surprises.Coupled with Wang Wenqing's theory of Dharma Protector God and Zhao Hao's life healing technique, even though he was drunk and lying in the flowers every night, he still kept his body healthy and full of energy, which made him trust Zhao Hao even more.

Zhao Ji looked at Cai Jing, then at Tong Guan, and finally at Zhao Hao. After thinking twice, he asked Zhao Hao, "What do you think, my nephew?"

Everyone looked at Zhao Hao silently, waiting for his answer.

If Zhao Hao disagreed, no matter how many reasons Cai Jing gave, it might just be in vain, who called Zhao Hao the number one favorite minister today.

Jin Chonglue, Zhong Shidao, Zhong Shizhong, Xu Churen and the others looked closely at Zhao Hao, with a straightforward hope in their eyes that Zhao Hao would refuse. In their eyes, a person as smart as Young Master can see through Cai Jing's tricks at a glance. Trap, naturally they don't need to remind them aloud.

Zhao Hao glanced at Jin Chonglue and the others, sighed slightly from the bottom of his heart, cleared his throat and said, "I only obey His Majesty's orders, but I have to be dispatched by officials, even if there is a sea of ​​swords and flames ahead, I will die!"

In an instant, everyone was stunned. They stared blankly at Zhao Hao with an expression of disbelief on their faces. How could the Duke of Longde, who had always seemed shrewd and clever, be so stupid all of a sudden?

Cai Jing on the side smiled. Although there was only a smile on the corner of his mouth, he was laughing wantonly in his heart: Shuzi has always been competitive, and he would not let such things as crossing thousands of miles, let alone just lead troops out?

He thought he had pinpointed Zhao Hao's character.In his eyes, Zhao Hao is a stunned young character who is not afraid of death, the kind who admits death and rushes forward, so he expects that Zhao Hao will definitely agree.

However, what he didn't know was that what Zhao Hao thought was far more than what he thought.

Zhao Ji nodded approvingly. In his mind, this is like his most trusted confidant. He has no scheming, otherwise he will definitely refuse.

He turned to Tong Guan again and asked, "Dofu, what do you think?"

Poor Tong Guan was pinched by Zhao Hao for three inches... probably four or five inches, how dare he offend Zhao Hao?Moreover, the meaning of the officials has basically been finalized, even if they object to it, it will be invalid.What's more, he is still the coach. If he wins, the credit will be indispensable. If he fails, he will have an absolute heavyweight backer. This business is not a loss.

Tong Guan took a deep breath and said, "But at His Majesty's disposal!"

Without any hesitation, Zhao Ji immediately slapped the dragon chair and said, "Okay, I will follow my husband's wishes!"

Cai Jing let out a sigh of relief, with a look of relief on his face, he looked at Zhao Hao, and a gleam of murderous intent flashed away in his eyes.

Next, he became the deputy envoy of the Xuanfu Envoy, which caused endless disputes among all parties.

The deputy envoy of the Xuanfu envoy is actually the supervising army, monitoring the Xuanfu envoy and the capital commander, and reporting the battle situation and army movements along the way to the officials at any time, so as to prevent the Xuanfu envoy and the capital commander from deceiving the saints.

In the end, Cai Jing's party, Tong Guan, and Wang Fu's party reached an agreement to appoint two deputy envoys, one was Cai You, who had defected to Wang Fu, and the other was Cai Mao, a capable general of Cai Jing's party, and Cai paralleled to supervise the army.

There is not much controversy about the candidate for the deputy commander. Both the Taoist Taoist and the breeder are the deputy commander.

A noisy court meeting finally came to an end, several families were happy and others were sad, and all officials withdrew one by one.

Zhao Hao was the last to leave the Chui Gong Hall with a thoughtful look on his face.

He followed Baiguan from a distance, and suddenly heard a delicate and crisp "Brother Hao", he couldn't help but look back.

Goddess of Light Butterfly!
Zhao Fu, with his blond hair in a bun with tassels and a royal blue pleated skirt, ran towards Zhao Hao in the autumn wind, his clothes fluttering like a butterfly.

Running to the front, the posture seemed to be about to rush into Zhao Hao's arms, as if thinking of something again, he stopped abruptly, and his expression also became shy. The two delicate hands seemed to not know where to put them, so they could only hold each other, and said in a low voice: "Brother Hao, thank you!"

Zhao Hao knew what she wanted to thank, so he didn't say anything, he just reached out and stroked her head lightly, sighed slightly, turned and left.

He thought of the tragic experience of this butterfly-like goddess of light in history, and he felt a surge of energy rushing to his heart, and then to his limbs and bones.

I have worked hard!

No regrets……

(End of this chapter)