Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

"Qin Xianggong?" Li Gang was startled.

"Qin Hui."

"Why did he come to Cangzhou?" Li Gang was quite surprised.

"I said I have something urgent to see you."

Li Gang put away his fishing rod, stood up, and went back to Zhifu. He originally planned to change his clothes, but unexpectedly Qin Hui walked over.

"Meet Li Xianggong!" Qin Hui was very enthusiastic, with a smile on his face.

He is in power, and Li Gang is the deputy privy envoy, with the same rank, but Qin Hui behaves like a junior, without the slightest airs.

"Qin Xianggong is polite." Li Gang was a little embarrassed, so he simply didn't change his clothes, handed the fishing rod to the people below, and walked in with Qin Hui.

"Why did Mr. Qin come to Cangzhou suddenly? A certain one didn't receive the notice, so he couldn't meet him far away."

"Li Xianggong is polite. In front of Li Xianggong, I am a junior." Qin Hui picked up a bag of tea leaves on the table and put it gently in front of Li Gang. Yes, it’s not a valuable item, thinking about Li Xianggong’s hardships in Cangzhou, it’s not respectable.”

"You're too polite, thank you Mr. Qin." Li Gang smiled.

It is indeed not a valuable item, if it is a valuable item, Li Gang would not dare to accept it.

How can I say that Qin Hui has a good relationship?

He did a lot of research on Li Gang before he finally chose this kind of tea.

People like Li Gang pay attention to the fact that the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, and that they are true gentlemen, and giving gifts is really giving gifts, not taking the opportunity to bribe.

"What is Qin Xianggong doing here?"

"Korea killed the court envoy, and even attacked the Liaodong army. Do you know about this?"

"I heard."

"That's why someone came here, His Majesty sent someone here."

"Oh?"

"Your Majesty has asked Han Shizhong to gather troops to attack Goryeo, but he is worried that Han Shizhong's troops will be insufficient and the Jin people will take advantage of him, so he wants Li Xianggong to borrow troops to go there."

"It's simple, how much does it cost?"

"Say less than [-]."

"Twenty thousand forbidden troops?"

"Yes."

"There are [-] forbidden troops in Cangzhou, and [-] were taken away, which is quite a lot!" Li Gang took a deep breath.

"Don't worry Li Xianggong, His Majesty has also made arrangements for Fucheng, and Cangzhou will be fine."

Li Gang immediately understood, and said: "That's it, let's transfer over, anyway, the old man is very free in Cangzhou."

"If it weren't for Li Xianggong guarding Cangzhou, the overall situation would have been in danger. It seems to be leisurely, but in fact it is the magic needle of Dinghai on the eastern front!"

What Qin Hui said made even Li Gang feel elated.

"Qin Xianggong hasn't eaten yet, let's go and eat together."

When Han Shizhong sent someone to borrow troops, Qin Hui had already done it for him.

After eating with Li Gang, Qin Hui said, "I'm going to Liaodong this time, and I even want to go to Korea."

"Oh?" Li Gang was quite surprised, "You are in power, and you still need to go there in person?"

"To tell you the truth, Li Xianggong, this time His Majesty is preparing to..." Qin Hui made a click gesture, "There will be no Goryeo in the future, only the Anton Governor's Mansion."

On June [-], the first batch of Song troops left Duli City by boat and headed for the Datong River.

The flames of war in Liaodong began to burn.

Chapter 595 Kaijing Landing! (first update)

A white-glazed porcelain tea mortar was smashed and scattered all over the floor.

This kind of white-glazed porcelain tea mortar was produced in the Song Dynasty. It has a simple and exquisite shape, and is deeply loved by the princes and nobles of Korea.

But at this time, Jin Fushi didn't care about his beloved white-glazed porcelain tea mortar.

Jin Fushi's old face seemed to have been soaked in bitter water for three days and three nights. It was bitterer than bitter gourd.

"You mean, the Battle of Capital City was a complete lie!"

Jin Fushi stared coldly at Zheng Keyong, Minister of the Ministry of War, in front of him.

"Yes, Privy Councilor Jin, it is true that Duli City was not taken down, and our people suffered heavy losses. The result was confirmed by the officials who sent people back and forth many times. Moreover, the Xiaguan also found a few people who escaped from Duli City. people, they all said they were defeated.”

"What happened before that?" Jin Fushi's face darkened, "Obviously defeated, why did you spread the word that you won?"

Zheng Yongke faltered and said: "This...isn't...no one confirmed it at the time, and the Jin Envoy was still there at the time. If we won, it would naturally be a good explanation to the Jin Envoy, and you, Mr. Jin, I just came forward to preside over the overall situation and killed the treacherous officials in the court. If you lose the battle in the capital city, I am afraid it will affect you, so..."

War is an extension of politics.

From the perspective of those who wage war, if the war does not achieve personal political goals, then the war is a failure.

This also explains why the weird phenomenon of Da Mao and Er Mao announcing each other's defeat to the world many times at the same time.

Because fighting is one aspect, the political situation triggered after the war is what those who started the war are most involved in and want to change.

Korea is no exception.

More than a month ago, the Battle of Duli City, where the Koryo Army was secretly ordered to attack the Song Army in Duli City, was nominally a war between the Goryeo and Song Army.

But in fact, it was Jin Fushi's personal political achievement consolidation after the internal purge and his surrender to the Jin Kingdom.

Therefore, after the first good news appeared, the truth was secondary, and it was important to hit the Song army hard and win.

Jin Fushi was silent for a moment before sighing, and he also acquiesced to Zheng Yongke's statement.

If the news of the defeat came at that time, Jin Fushi's political prestige would have been dealt a huge blow, and those hidden political enemies would definitely use this to make trouble.

Therefore, it is not that the Koreans are stupid, but that political games have rules of political games.

As an individual, in a political game, no matter how high your status is, you must obey the rules, otherwise you will be easily backlashed.

Jin Fushi said: "It is said to the outside world that the reinforcements of the Song army arrived and took back the capital city, but the Song army also suffered certain trauma."

"Yes."

"Don't let His Majesty know about this, understand?"

"What about those folk rumors?"

"Since ancient times, folks have loved rumors, how could Your Majesty believe them at will?"

"Understood." Zheng Yongke said, "Da Song should have known about our big move this time. What should we do if we come to crusade against us?"

"Fuzhou is restrained by the Jin army, how dare the Song army come to attack at will?" Jin Fushi said, "Besides, the Song army is coming from the east, it is an expeditionary force, and the Jin envoy has promised us that as long as the Song army comes to attack, Dajin will send troops!"

"What if the Kingdom of Jin doesn't send troops?"

"The Kingdom of Jin has entered the stage of restructuring and is vigorously enlisting scholars to establish Jin Ting's prestige. If he breaks his promise, who in the world would dare to serve him?"

Zheng Yongke thought for a while, and then said: "There may be contingencies in everything. What if the Jin people don't send troops, what if the Song army invades, and what if we are defeated?"

"Flee to the Kingdom of Jin with the money."

At this time, the voice of Jin Dunzhong, Jin Fushi's son, came from outside: "Father, there is an urgent report from Xijing."

"Come in!"

After Jin Dunzhong came in, he said excitedly: "Father, Zhao Kuang sent someone to send a secret letter, Miaoqing is going to proclaim himself emperor and raise troops!"

Jin Fushi and Zheng Yongke were stunned for a moment, and Jin Fushi laughed loudly: "The old man just can't find a good reason to attack him, but he dares to call himself emperor and raise his troops, he is beyond his control!"

Zheng Yongke said: "Do you want to send troops immediately?"

Jin Fushi looked at his son and said, "You immediately go to the palace and report to His Majesty, saying that Miaoqing conspired against him, and the imperial court gathered an army of [-] to go north to attack Miaoqing and other treacherous ministers!"

"Yes! I'll go right now!"

Zheng Yongke said: "What about Duli City? We promised the Jin people to capture Duli City, but now that we haven't captured it, I'm afraid it's hard to explain..."

"When the Jin people come to urge us again, let's do it again. Don't worry, the Song army will not dare to attack us anyway."

As soon as Jin Fushi finished speaking, Jin Dunzhong returned.

"Father! Something is wrong!"

"What's the panic?"

"An urgent military report came from the West Coast Military Defense, and the Song Army is here!"

On the tenth day of July in the seventh year of Jingkang, fifty warships of the Song Army were displayed on the west coast of Kaijing, the capital of King Koryo, and each ship was equipped with five terrifying eight-ox crossbows.

Easily smashed the weak line of defense of the Koreans at the seaside, and then realized the Kaijing landing here.

Interestingly, Incheon is dozens of miles south of Kaijing.

When Jin Fushi heard the news, the elite Song army was ready to start advancing towards Kaijing.

A large amount of luggage was consigned to disembark, including thirty eight-ox crossbows.

How else could it be said that Zhao Guan's family has copied their wealth with arrogance?

In the past era, because of the high cost of this kind of eight-ox crossbow, the configuration in the army was limited.

But now, the Liaodong Army alone has deployed 250 crossbows. Han Shizhong also spent a lot of money in attacking Goryeo this time, and directly dispatched [-] eight-ox crossbows.

If these are combined together for bursts, the power is unimaginable.

I saw that one strong soldier united and lifted the eight-ox crossbow off the warship.

Then put it on the cart.

The large forces ahead are gathering.

The supply troops behind also quickly followed up.

After receiving the order, a group of vanguard battalions began to search nearby on a small scale.

All the caravans at the port were also detained, and some escaped, but the Song army did not deliberately chase them.

Zhao Chen stood on the boat, looked ahead, and said, "Korea is such a tiny country, why did they dare to challenge me, Da Song?"

Geng Zhuo said: "There is a golden man behind him."

"Will the Jinren send troops this time?"

"The Kingdom of Jin and our Great Song Dynasty have negotiated a peace agreement first, and will not send troops unless it is absolutely necessary."

"Is there still a possibility of sending troops?"

Geng thought for a while, and said: "Once the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty go to war, the newly established discussion fields in various places may be shut down, and the Jin Kingdom will suffer the most. The peacemakers in the Jin Kingdom will definitely seize this opportunity to attack the main war faction. So Song and Jin will not easily go to war in a short period of time, unless our defenses in Fuzhou are empty and the opportunity is in front of us."

Zhao Chen seemed to understand a little bit, and he also walked off the boat.

"Is Your Highness going to the front too?"

Zhao Chen looked back at Geng Zhuo, nodded and said, "I found that going to the battlefield can make me understand more."

On July [-]th, the main force of the Song Army approached the capital, causing shock in the capital.

The hardliners headed by Jin Fushi began to deploy defenses at the top of the city, and immediately sent people north to deliver a letter to the Kingdom of Jin.

Chapter 596

Geng said: "Han Shuai, King Qi is on the front line."

Han Shizhong said: "King Qi has his own troops, so it is reasonable to go to the front line."

"But King Qi may die in battle, and the existence of King Qi can increase Han Shuai's influence a lot."

Han Shizhong glanced at Geng Zhuo and said, "What do you mean by that?"

"Although King Qi was deposed as the crown prince due to his fault, he may not be able to take it back if he has made great military achievements, and King Qi's military achievements are all made by you, Han Shuai."

Han Shizhong understood Geng Zhuo's meaning.

"Han Shuai, all the brothers respect King Qi very much."

yes!In the future, if everyone wants to continue to rise, they must lift King Qi up, and everyone will be prosperous and rich together.

This phenomenon of attaching to the prince and becoming an influential political group was very common in ancient times.

Han Shizhong hesitated for a moment, and said, "Arrange the most elite troops near King Qi's troops to ensure his safety."