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Liang Ji and Lu Xuan looked at each other, knowing that Zhao Junsheng had made up his mind, so they could only agree: "Observe the order!"

Zhao Junsheng then asked the eunuch to prepare pens, ink, paper and inkstone, and asked Lu Xuan to draft and polish it, which was proofread by Liang Ji. Zhao Junsheng agreed after reading it, and then copied it again.

The reason why the secret edict was a secret edict was that it was sent directly to the recipients without going through the relevant government offices. Zhao Junsheng asked Liang Ji to send eight hundred miles to send it to Chang Kun overnight.

Four days later, the secret edict was sent to Xuzhou.

Chang Kun, who was stationed in Xuzhou, quickly made preparations after receiving the secret edict. It took only three days to gather 2 horses and [-] stones of grain and grass. The army is in Zhongli County, an important military town on the south bank of the Huaihe River.

Within a few days, Matou and Yuzhou in the west were breached one after another, and a large number of Song troops were captured.

Before the court of the Song Dynasty reacted, Chang Kun commanded the army to continue southward, and Hailing, Guangling, and Nanruyin were quickly captured by the Qian army.

It wasn't until this matter that Zhao Junsheng received the report of Chang Kun's eight hundred miles of urgent battle report, and he ordered to use the Song Dynasty to send Nanjun Princess to assassinate him as an excuse to launch a crusade, and ordered to kill Nanjun Princess to sacrifice the flag and give it to the conscripts. strong line.

When the news spread to Jiankang, the court of the Song Dynasty was in a state of panic. Last year, Yizhou and Jingxiang were lost. The army lost 6 to [-] horses, and one-third of the tax loss. Now the army has begun to attack Huainan. Is good?

There was a mess in the court of the Song Dynasty. Some people advocated a desperate fight with the Qian State, while others advocated ceding Huainan and having peace talks with the Qian State. Only in this way can the Song State get a respite. They are simply unable to resist, and the losses from last year have not been recovered. How can they still have the strength to fight against the dry army now?

But we can't ignore the attacking army. If the army is allowed to attack south, I'm afraid they will hit the long sword and face Jiankang across the river in a few days.

Sitting on the throne, Liu Jun listened to the courtiers' quarrel and was very irritable. He couldn't help being furious, and patted the imperial case and shouted: "If you fight, you can't fight, and if you don't fight, they will be beaten to the city of Jiankang. You so-called loyal The minister should think of a way!"

The general Xiao Sihua stood up and clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, I think that at this time, I should send [-] troops across the river to deal with the dry army, not to kill their strength, but to slow down their attack speed. They rushed to attack. Insufficient preparations must be due to weak successors, as long as we last for a month, the dry army will definitely withdraw if it cannot continue to attack!"

The minister Wang Sengqian stood up and objected: "Your Majesty, I think it is wrong. The cavalry is brave. If our army rushes to fight, the morale of the army will be low. You are not an opponent at all. We have not many soldiers and horses in Jiankang." If another 1 people are sent across the river to the north, there will be only 2 troops left in Jiankang. If there is any rebellion in other places, the imperial court will send troops to reinforce it, and there will be very few troops left in Jiankang City. Now, how can the safety of His Majesty and the royal family be guaranteed?"

"At this time, the army is in full swing. Sending troops across the river to fight is tantamount to dying. I think the most urgent thing is to preserve our strength. Let's shrink our troops first, and let all the troops in other places in Huainan retreat to Jiankang. With the natural dangers of the Yangtze River and naval warships blocking the Qian army's offensive, the Qian army can only stop at the north bank of the Yangtze River. As long as our army is still strong, after the negotiation with the Qian army is over, we can launch it within three years due to the wealth of Jiangnan. Counterattack!"

Liu Jun was a little moved by Wang Sengqian's suggestion, but if the Gan army were to fight to the Yangtze River, the two sides would only be separated by a river, which would be too dangerous.

At this time, the minister Zhang Chang stood up and saluted and said: "If your majesty is worried that Jiankang will only be separated by a river after the army captures Jiangbei, and the distance is too close, I suggest moving the capital!"

"Move the capital?" Liu Jun was taken aback.

The Wu ministers immediately exploded when they heard this suggestion. The matter of moving the capital involves too many people and involves the interests of many people. They were completely unprepared in advance. At this time, the families of people like them will definitely suffer heavy losses.

Many ministers immediately expressed their opposition, even if they want to move the capital, they should be given a buffer time.

Regardless of the opinions and objections of these ministers, Liu Jun immediately asked Zhang Chang: "Where does Zhang Qing think is the best place to go?"

Zhang Changdao: "Your Majesty, I think you can move the capital to Qiantang!"

"Qiantang?"

"Yes, Qiantang has a pleasant scenery and is suitable for emperors to live in. If we move the capital to Qiantang, our army will be able to confront the dry army in Jiankang. With the strength of our navy, we can completely defend Jiankang, and your majesty is not in Jiankang. The general in front You can let go of your hands and feet to command!"

Xiao Sihua immediately stood up and cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I agree with Mr. Zhang's proposal to move the capital to Qiantang. I am willing to lead the troops in Jiankang to block the dry army and wait for the opportunity!"

Liu Jun agreed after only a short consideration: "Okay, that's the decision. Pass on my will. After three days, all the ministers and officials of the court will go to Qiantang with me, and I will appoint Xiao Sihua as the general of Zhenbei to sit in Jiankang and lead the army. The three armies defend against the enemy! Appoint Wang Sengqian as an envoy to go to Qian State for peace talks!"

The emperor and ministers of the Song Dynasty set off for Qiantang from Jiankang, and the dry army reached the riverside. There is only one river away from Jiankang. The dry army has no warship sailors on the long sword. Jiang can only stop here.

May 28.

Zhao Junsheng practiced swords in the imperial garden, and the minister Pei Jin came forward to report: "Your Majesty, General Chang Kun sent someone to send a horse with a speed of [-] miles to say that our army has fully occupied the north of the Yangtze River. The Song army retreated to the south of the Yangtze River, but our army was blocked by the Yangtze River. The Song army has another navy rampant on the river, our army can only look at it and sigh, he said that the Song court sent a mission to negotiate peace with our court!"

Zhao Junsheng heard the words and said: "It can be negotiated, but the land that has been laid cannot be given up. This is the bottom line. Finally, compensation for military expenses, tribute money and food can be negotiated as much as possible. Let Honglu Temple do it!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Chapter 1111

Before the envoy Wang Sengqian and his party arrived in Chang'an, Lin Jinghui, the commander of the black guards, reported a news to Zhao Junsheng.

"Your Majesty, according to the agreement between our court and the Persian Kingdom, they should send troops to attack the Yanda people on April [-]th, but my Hughhan army has already dispatched troops on April [-]th as agreed, but they have been fighting until now. No troops have been dispatched, more than a month has passed since the agreed time, and the Persians have not moved at all!"

"What?" Zhao Junsheng's face changed, and he stood up and asked seriously, "What's going on? Did you find out why the Persians didn't send troops as agreed?"

Lin Jinghui reported: "Persia is too far away from my work, and it is inconvenient to transmit information. Based on the actions of the black guards towards the Yanda people, the types and quantities of goods shipped to Persia, and the situation around Persia, the ministers and others speculate. It is likely to be related to internal problems in Persia, and it is not ruled out that it is related to changes in the situation on the western border of Persia!"

Zhao Junsheng raised his hand and said, "Tell me about the analysis of the guard in black!"

"promise!"

After Lin Jinghui agreed, he said immediately: "According to the report of the spies we sent to Persia, since the end of last year, the Persian King Yizuqi II has suffered from physical problems. In addition, he is getting old, and many Persian ministers think that his time Not long after, ministers, generals, and enfeoffed nobles began to stand in line. The King of Persia had four sons, but the second son, Hormuz, was the most favored. As for the eldest son, Belus, who came to the After I worked hard, His Majesty also met him, last year he was named the governor of Khorasan, but he has always used excuses to stay in Taixifeng, in order to hope to compete for the right to inherit the throne!"

"According to the detailed report, the purpose of the Persian and our alliance to fight against the bad people is because the king of Persia wants his second son Hormuz to lead the army, so as to gain military exploits and military support. If this is the case, Hall Muzi has a strong influence both in the court and in the army, and it will be a matter of course for him to succeed to the throne in the future, but Belus obviously doesn't want his younger brother to easily control the army, and he will start a war with the bad guys. Khorasan Province is the territory closest to the Yanda people, where the most troops are dispatched, and the losses will definitely be the greatest in the event of a battle!"

"Two months ago, we came back from our secret work in Ctesiphon. In October last year, dozens of villages on the border of the Jordan River, which belonged to the Roman Empire and the border of Persia, were massacred. Constantinople On the one hand, this was furious. It happened that the Hun Empire in the north of the Roman Empire fell into civil strife and could no longer pose a threat to the Roman Empire. Constantinople could free up its hands to deal with Persia. This time, the massacre of the village directly touched Constantinople. Two months ago, Constantinople added [-] troops to Syria, and the pressure on Persia's western border suddenly increased. I suspect that Persia's failure to send troops as agreed may be due to this matter, and this It is possible that the Persian prince Belus secretly ordered the frontier army to do this, in order to prevent Hormuz from leading his troops to attack the Nada people!"

After listening to Lin Jinghui's analysis, Zhao Junsheng thought about it. He thought the analysis was reasonable. In order to fight for the throne, it was not surprising that Belus blocked the alliance between Persia and Dagan. Although Hormuz already had military power, he still This time the army was assembled to attack the Naida people. If they were going to fight the Roman Empire, the situation would be different.

The main reason lies in the different types of arms and combat methods. Almost all of them are cavalry, and there is no city, so the army prepared by Persia this time is all cavalry, and it is still mainly light cavalry; the army of the Roman Empire is There is a mixture of infantry and cavalry, of which infantry accounted for the vast majority, and heavy cavalry was relatively small, and there were strong cities on the Roman Empire side. If the Persians only had cavalry, they would have no way to take the city of the Roman Empire.

If you want to re-mobilize the army, raise food, grass and supplies to deal with the Roman Empire, you will not be able to start for a year or a half, and it is impossible for the Persians to fight on both sides at the same time.

After Zhao Junsheng thought about the joints, his face was very ugly. The ministers had long reminded him to prevent the Persians from letting the pigeons fly.

Fortunately, Qianguo did not invest too much this time. Huhehan's army is now self-sufficient, with more than 2 horses, 16 herdsmen, and 100 million cattle, sheep and horses, half livestock and half farming, enough to feed these people .

However, in view of the fact that Persia is currently overwhelmed and does not abide by the covenant, the country's strategy against the nasty people has to be redeployed again.

The situation changed quickly. On the third day after the negotiating mission from the Southern Dynasties arrived in Chang'an, Lin Jinghui, the commander of the black guards, reported to Zhao Junsheng: "Your Majesty, I just received the news that two months ago I was tired of civil strife. Prince Kuaihan led troops into the royal court, killed his father and made himself king, but within a few days, he was killed by his second brother Boluo. Boluo is now the king of Yanda. He has sent a mission He is on his way to Chang'an, intending to seek peace with our country, it is said that his eldest son Cangji is in the mission, and according to the itinerary, he should have already entered the area controlled by the Kuhakhan army, and he will arrive in Chang'an in two months!"

"Oh?" Zhao Junsheng was quite surprised by this news, the change of Yandaren seemed too sudden.

"Why do I feel that the annoying person is singing?"

Lin Jinghui clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, during our investigation, we discovered that the Sogdian merchants seemed to be involved in the coup d'état. I suspect that the Sogdian merchants manipulated the coup. They first supported the prince Kuaihan." Killed the first king Yanda and seized the throne, and secretly supported the second prince Boluo to raise troops to kill Kuaihan!"

Zhao Junsheng rubbed his chin, "You mean to say that the Yanda people did not intend to send a mission here this time, it was the Sogdian merchants who asked them to come. Acting as a role that can influence the situation?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, our country prohibits Sogdian merchants from entering our country to do business, and also prohibits the flow of goods into the territory of the Handa people. It is not the Handa people who suffer the most, but the Sogdian merchants! These Sogdian merchants are most concerned about profit. , Whoever makes them make money and do business, they will support whoever!"

"The series of measures taken by our country against the disgusting people have caused heavy losses to the Sogdian merchants. They cannot allow this situation to continue. They have no choice but to use money to control the disgusting people and let them Killing each other, so as to achieve the goal of controlling the power of disgusting people!"

Lin Jinghui’s words made Zhao Junsheng alert. Sogdian merchants have always been active on the Silk Road in history, traveling between the East and the West. It is much more convenient for a dignitary to act with this political identity, and they can often represent the status of envoys of many small countries on the Silk Road. As these envoys, they can receive superhuman treatment in other countries. No law can control them.

Thousands of years have passed, and the kingdoms established by the barbarians entrenched in Central Asia have disappeared one after another, but the Sogdian merchants have always lived happily.

Zhao Junsheng didn't care that they were doing business to make money. What he cared about was that these Sogdian merchants would do whatever they could to achieve their goals, and sometimes they would even subvert the rule of other countries. This was why Zhao Junsheng was afraid of these Sogdian merchants.

Negotiations between Honglu Temple and the Southern Dynasties Mission went on for half a month, and the negotiations were very difficult. Finally, an agreement was reached: first, the two sides promised to use the Yangtze River as the boundary, Jiangbei to be the territory of the Qian State, and Jiangnan to be the territory of the Song State. Governance, non-aggression.Second, the two sides must not send troops to attack each other for ten years; third, Song State pays Qian State 200 million guan in money, 30 shi of grain, [-] pieces of high-quality silk, and [-] catties of high-quality tea every year.

After the negotiation ended, the mission of the Southern Dynasty left quickly, and the news spread back to the Song State, and the people of the Song State cried out in grief. The members of the negotiating mission headed by Wang Sengqian were all scolded as traitors.

Although it is not the first time to sign such terms of ceding land, indemnity and paying tribute, it is the most humiliating and humiliating condition. Dafa made many passionate poems to inspire the whole country.