Fenghou

Because Han Qi first entered the court to participate in the reform of the official system after being recommended by Talan, everyone naturally regarded him as a Talan.

Heavy footsteps came from outside, Han Qi first turned his head and saw Wanyan Wushu coming in, he quickly put down the teacup, got up and saluted, "See the Fourth Prince for humble duties!"

"Han Youcheng has worked hard all the way, please sit down!"

Wan Yanwu's terminology was relatively cold, he sat down, and said directly: "I don't like to go around the bush, what's the point of being lazy? Han Youcheng might as well just say it."

Han Qi first tilted his head to look at Wanyan Wushu, and said with a faint smile: "Why would the Fourth Prince think that I was sent by Tanlan?"

Wanyan Wushu was stunned for a moment, Han Qixian actually called Tarlan by his name, he was a little confused, and asked for a while, "Isn't Han Youcheng sent by Tarlan?"

"Of course not, I came to see the fourth prince according to the secret decree of the emperor."

"Wait a minute!"

Wanyan Wushu clasped his fists and said, "Perhaps I misunderstood, but before Han Youcheng negotiated with the envoys of the Song Dynasty, wasn't it laziness..."

Han Qi shook his head first, "It seems that the Fourth Prince misunderstood deeply. It was actually the emperor's intention to negotiate a truce with the Song Dynasty. otherwise."

Wanyan Wushu's heart sank, if this was the case, then he and Nianhan would definitely fail in impeachment and tart.

There was a big problem with Nianhan's information, he didn't even know that Song Jin Yihe was ordered by the emperor.

Han Qixian continued: "Although I was recommended by Talan to participate in the reform, it does not mean that I am a person of Talan. I am highly valued by the emperor. Naturally, I am a loyal minister of the emperor. How can I work for a minister of power?"

Wanyan Wushu understood that this Han Qixian was a lazy person before, but he has been won over by the emperor and has become the emperor's confidant.

Wanyan Wushu had a realization in his heart, and it is estimated that this Han Qi is the emperor's future literary strategy, which will be used as a substitute for tart laziness.

Wanyan Wushu hurriedly clasped his fists again and said, "Wushu misunderstood Han Youcheng, I was rude just now."

Han Qixian then took out a secret decree from his bosom and handed it to Wanyan Wushu.

Wanyan Wushu quickly put the secret decree on the table, knelt down and respectfully kowtowed three times, and then took the secret decree for a closer look.

Sure enough, as I expected, the emperor wanted to deprive Nianhan of his military power, and hoped that he could help him. At the end of the secret decree, the emperor mentioned that in return, he would control the real power of the Central Plains by himself, that is, to abolish the state of Qi, establish Shangshu Xingtai, and let himself be the leader. Henan Xingtai Shangshu.

Wanyan Wushu didn't express his position for the time being, but asked again: "Where is Nianhan now?"

"He has returned to Hebei and is actively preparing for war. The emperor has agreed with him to support Hedong and wipe out Chen Qing, the Sichuan-Shanxi warlord."

"I don't understand. Since the emperor wanted to deprive Nianhan of his military power, why did he let him go back to Hebei and let him continue to lead the army to attack Chen Qing? Once a war broke out, it would be unrealistic to seize his military power."

"The emperor also knows this reason, because the military power is in the hands of Wanyan Xiebao, the emperor was afraid of stirring up a mutiny, so he did not detain him in Beijing, but let him go back to Hebei, but the emperor has already made an appointment with him, and fifty thousand troops will join the fierce An army You are not allowed to take it to Hedong, you must stay in Hebei to sit in town."

Wanyan Wushu immediately understood, "Is the emperor asking me to take over the [-] Hezhameng'an army?"

Han Qi nodded first, "After the fourth prince took over the [-] Hezha Meng'an Army, he returned it to the emperor. The emperor said that in the future, Dajin's society will depend on the fourth prince."

Wanyan Wushu's lips moved, he wanted to ask Nianhan what to do?But he didn't ask. Obviously, the emperor asked Nianhan and Chen Qinghuo to join forces. It would be best if Nianhan could kill Chen Qing. Jin Guo took back Sichuan and Shanxi, but if Nianhan was killed by Chen Qing, the emperor would be happy to see him. to make.

But what about Hedong?Didn't the emperor take Hedong to heart?

Wanyan Wushu pondered for a moment and said: "I need to think about this matter a little bit."

Han Qi smiled slightly, "I completely understand the fourth prince's mood, and I have to go to Lin'an."

"Is it related to the Song-Jin armistice?"

Han Qixian sneered and said: "The Song Dynasty was really stupid. Talan signed the armistice agreement, but the emperor didn't sign and stamp it! They thought it was the same as before, as long as Talan agreed, the armistice agreement would take effect?

That was the power given to Talan by the first emperor. The emperor had already passed away, and the emperor did not continue to grant this power to Talan, so the Song Dynasty sent back both Drink Lisa and Wanyan Qi, but the emperor disagreed with the above demarcation clause and asked I went south to Lin'an to continue negotiating with the Song Dynasty. The boundary cannot be bounded by the Huai River, but the Yangtze River. "

Wanyan Wushu smiled triumphantly: "Han Youcheng goes to negotiate with Song Dynasty, I will help Han Youcheng!"

Han Qi laughed first, but he did not forget his real mission. He said again: "I hope that when I come back from the Song Dynasty, the fourth prince has already written a reply to the emperor."

Chapter 736 Defense

Although the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin had decided to abolish the puppet state of Qi, Liu Yu did not realize this. He still actively assembled an army of 30, ordered the prince Liu Lin to be the Marshal of the South, and appointed Li Cheng and Liu Ni as the left and right lieutenants. Cooperate with the Jin soldiers to crusade against the Song Dynasty, and at the same time increase taxes by [-]% on the people of the Puppet Qi State to raise military expenses.

Just ten days after Han Qixian went south, Wanyan Wushu's 30 Jurchen army and Liu Lin's [-] army began to march southward to crusade against the Jianghuai Song army.

At this time, fierce disputes also occurred within the Song Dynasty. Han Qi arrived in Lin'an first, and clearly requested that the armistice agreement be bounded by the Yangtze River, otherwise the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin would not recognize the armistice agreement.

Han Qixian's request immediately caused an uproar in the court of the Song Dynasty. The gold was sent over and the important prisoners of war were returned. In the end, the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin refused to recognize the armistice agreement, and the court realized that he had been played by the Kingdom of Jin.

The emperor Zhao Gou was so angry that he slapped the table and cursed: "Are all the people I raise are wine bags and rice bags? This kind of thing will be fooled by the other party. What's the use of this Zhang Shao? What kind of etiquette minister? If I were him, I would have cleaned it up long ago." Things are gone, what are you still doing in the court?"

Qin Hui quickly persuaded: "Your Majesty calm down, the matter is not that simple."

"Then what do you say, give me an explanation?"

"Your Majesty, before Wan Yanchang signed the armistice agreement, the two sides immediately implemented it. There was no problem, so why not this time? Weichen estimates that this has something to do with the power struggle within the Kingdom of Jin. After finding trouble with Yan Chang and forcing Yan Chang to give up his position as prime minister, the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin decided not to sign the armistice agreement in order to reconcile the struggle between the two factions, and used the truce boundary to find trouble."

Zhao Gou walked a few steps with his hands behind his back and said, "I don't care about their internal struggles. I just care about the present. What should I do now? Whether to sign the armistice agreement or not, I don't want to withdraw from Jianghuai?"

Zhang Jun next to him said: "Your Majesty, it is impossible to negotiate any results. Neither side can make concessions. The only way to see the outcome is on the battlefield. Your Majesty, the third line of defense is only weak in the middle line, which will become the enemy's breakthrough point. My minister suggested, With Zhang Jun as the Marshal of the Central Route, command Wu Jie, Wang De, and Li Qiong to control the three routes, and build a defense line in the central part of the Huaihe River."

Zhao Gou asked Qin Hui again, "What does Mr. Qin think?"

Qin Hui knew that Zhang Jun was giving Yue Fei some eye drops. The court had already compromised and let Yue Fei continue to control Wu Jie in the middle army. Now that Zhang Jun was put in command of the middle, it would be tantamount to abolishing part of Yue Fei's military power. .

The Son of Heaven obviously didn't realize this, Qin Hui was also happy to see the result, he nodded, "I agree with Mr. Zhang's plan!"

"What about the supervisor?"

Zhang Jun continued: "My minister recommends Lu Zhi, the minister of the Ministry of War, as the supervisor of the army."

"I'm ready."

Zhao Gou said anxiously, "What do Zhang Xiangguo think the chances of winning this time are?"

"Your Majesty, this time the Kingdom of Jin and the Puppet Qi joined hands to go south. I think it is not a big problem to deal with the Puppet Qi. It is rare to face a [-] Jurchen army. But fortunately, we only defend and not attack. As long as we stick to the Huaihe River, we will win. Now, it doesn’t matter if you stop and fight.”

The three monarchs and ministers discussed for a while, Qin Hui resigned, and Zhao Gou left Zhang Jun behind.

Zhao Gou pondered for a moment and asked, "How's the situation on Jingnan South Road?"

The South Jing South Road was also a headache for Zhao Gou. Chen Qing actually sent troops to suppress the bandits without the approval of the imperial court, which made Zhao Gou annoyed and helpless. ?

Zhang Jun hurriedly said: "The humble official is also about to report to His Majesty. Orihiko has sent news from Jiangling that the largest group of rebellious bandits has been wiped out, and the sporadic bandits are almost gone. Chen Qing's army is training the local militia. Let the people suppress the bandits spontaneously. Now Chen Qing's army has retreated partly, and the rest of the army is helping the people to plow in the spring. They brought a large amount of rice seeds and cattle, and also brought 20 shi of grain to the victims, so that they can persist until summer harvest."

"This is Orihiko who is speaking well for Chen Qing's army!" Zhao Gou said dissatisfied.

"Your Majesty, in fact, the magistrates of the prefectures on South Jingnan Road also said the same thing. I feel that Chen Qing may have encountered certain internal pressure before sending troops, but if it is said that he wants to occupy Jingnan South Road, I think it is unlikely. .”

"What internal pressure?"

"Your Majesty, he has stayed in Jingzhou, and part of his army is from Jingnan Road. These soldiers and generals from Jingnan Road must have put pressure on him and asked him to send troops. In addition, this is also a good opportunity for him to gain fame."

Zhao Gou only cared about whether Chen Qing would be occupying Jingnan South Road. As long as Chen Qing withdrew his troops in the end, then Chen Qing would gain some fame and so on, and he could tolerate it.

"You have to let Orihiko figure out what Chen Qing's real intentions are? Should we withdraw the troops in the end? If he refuses to withdraw, what should we do? We must first prepare the countermeasures."

"Wei Chen understands!"

Zhao Gou walked a few steps with his hands behind his back and said, "We are fighting against Jin soldiers during this time, we must keep Chen Qing steady, and we cannot let him take advantage of the fire to rob and occupy Jingnan South Road. What is his loose official?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, his literary official is Doctor Jin Ziguanglu, and there is no military official for the time being, and the rank official has reached Taiwei."

"Didn't he write a memorial saying that he didn't want to accept the Taiwei, and asked me to make him a military official? I will make him a general of the town and ask him to withdraw as much as possible from Jinghu South Road!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

……

That night, Emperor Zhao Gou issued a decree to change Zhang Jun to be the envoy of Huaixi Xuanfu, and to serve as the Marshal of the Central Route Army. Yue Fei on the west front, Han Shizhong on the east front, and Liu Kai from the rear army formed a square horn, and jointly defended against the Jin soldiers and the puppet Qi army's massive southward attack.

At the same time, Zhao Gou appointed Lu Zhi, Minister of the Ministry of War, as the supervisor of the army, and Zhang Jun, the prime minister, as the governor of the Ma Da of the various routes.

The boats on the Yangtze River were like fish, and tens of thousands of small boats transported food, copper coins, and military supplies and soldiers to the north. Because the money and food were escorted to Lin'an on Guangnan Road and Fujian Road, the financial pressure on the imperial court was greatly relieved, and the imperial court had the financial resources to fight against this area. A Jianghuai defense battle.

On the Yangtze River, a large ship of [-] shi was moving slowly. The wind on the river was very strong, and the flag on the ship was flapping. There was a huge Chinese character Zhang written on the flag.

This big ship was exactly Zhang Jun's. He had been ordered and was on his way from Lin'an to Shouzhou. His Marshal's Mansion of the Central Route Army was located in Xiacai County, Shouzhou, and the main force was also stationed there.

Zhang Jun stood on the bow of the boat with his hands behind his back, looking very gloomy. Frankly speaking, he was very dissatisfied with the appointment arrangement of the emperor this time. The Western Army has always been excluded, and Zhang Jun doesn't treat him very well. He was only used because of the joint recommendation of Yue Fei and Han Shizhong. He has [-] troops under his command.

As for Wang De and Li Qiong, they were originally Liu Guangshi's generals, but because they surrendered to Zhang Jun, they were reused by the governor Zhang Jun. Zhang Jun recognized Wang De as being down-to-earth and steady. Zhang Jun only gave him [-] troops. There are no complaints either. Leaders like this kind of hard-working old scalper subordinates, and Zhang Jun is no exception.

But Zhang Jun really didn't like Li Qiong. Like a debt collector, he surrounded himself all day long, asked himself for money, and was picky about where his troops were stationed. For a while, he thought Lu'an County was a mountainous area, and for a while, Dingyuan County was not prosperous enough. It is said that the conditions are too low, and you should not surrender yourself.

In order to appease him, Zhang Jun gave him [-] troops, which was more than Wang De's. He was still dissatisfied, because Wang De was the governor of the capital, and he was only the deputy commander of the capital, so he was full of resentment towards everyone.

Among the three, Zhang Jun is only satisfied with Wang De, he doesn't like the other two, he wants to replace them with his confidants.

"Brother, it's windy outside, let's sit in the cabin!" Brother Zhang Bao shouted from the cabin.

Zhang Jun also felt a little cold, he nodded and turned back to the cabin.

Going back to the cabin and sitting down, Zhang Bao pointed to Yang Chui'an next to him and said, "Mr. Yang has an idea, I think it's good, brother might as well listen to it."

Yang Chui'an was originally Liu Guangshi's counselor. After Liu Guangshi was dispatched to Lingnan, Yang Chui'an turned to Zhang Jun. Yang Chui'an was good at intrigue, which Zhang Jun liked more. trust.

Zhang Jun nodded, "What good idea does Mr. Yang have?"

Chapter 737

Yang Chuian said in a low voice: "I remember very clearly that Wu Jie was controlled by Yue Fei, and now he has become the commander's subordinate, but the defense structure issued by Yue Fei still has Wu Jie's name. Are you doubly ruled?"

Zhang Jun nodded, "Mr. is right, this is indeed an oversight by the court."

Yang Chui'an sneered, "It's not necessarily negligence. Last time when Yue Fei abandoned his official position and kept his filial piety, the officials asked Zhang Jun to make amends and appease him. Zhang Jun is a civil servant. He has always been narrow-minded. How can he not bear hatred for Yue Fei? This time it is obviously Zhang Jun is giving Yue Fei eye drops!"

"And then?" Zhang Jun asked again.

"The commander-in-chief might as well give Wu Jie to Yue Fei, and Wu Jie's vacated seat will be filled by his own people, so that the commander-in-chief won't feel uncomfortable watching him all day long."

Zhang Jun was silent for a moment and said, "I'm afraid Mr. Zhang will be dissatisfied."

"The method is also simple. Transfer him to Guangzhou, and then the general ignores him, and Yue Fei will definitely use him."

Gwangju happens to be the intersection of the middle defense and the west defense. Zhang Jun's defense line and Yue Fei's defense line overlap in this section of Gwangju. Let Wu Jie guard Gwangju, and he can obey both sides. If Zhang Jun doesn't care about him, then Yue Fei will naturally call he.

Zhang Jun pondered for a long time, and finally nodded, "You can give it a try!"

Zhang Jun wants to use his confidant general Zhang Zongyan as the commander of the capital, so that his own people can be used with ease.

……

In the eyes of others, Li Qiong's annoying behavior, complaining like a resentful woman all day long, actually has a reason for its existence.

For example, a soldier didn't pay his salary for a few months, and the family really had no rice to cook, forcing the soldier's wife to sell herself to support the family. As the coach, did Li Qiong have to ask her superiors for military salary every day?

For another example, his army was followed by 10,000+ family members and was placed in Jianghuai. Zhang Jun gave him a mountainous county, and a little bit of land in the county belonged to others. How to feed his 10,000+ family members, of course he would not do it. , must be a plain county with land, so he quarrels with his boss every day, asking for a resettlement county.

For another example, his status in Liu Guangshi's army is higher than that of Wang De, and he has more troops than Wang De. He was the first to surrender to the court and made great contributions to cutting off Liu Guangshi's food and grass. Even when he surrendered, Wang De still hesitated. He refused to surrender.

But in the end, the imperial court appointed Wang Dedu as the governor and himself as the deputy governor, which stunned Li Qiong. No one could accept it. Of course, his mentality would lose balance, and he would certainly feel that the court was unfair to him.But he couldn't respond to his superiors, so it was normal to complain that the court treated him unfairly.

Li Qiong's army is currently in charge of defending Haozhou. His army's 10,000+ family members are in Dingyuan County, Haozhou, and the army is stationed in Zhongli County.

At noon that day, Li Qiong was sitting alone in the big tent drinking wine. He was in a bad mood. Without food, he had to dig wild vegetables in the fields, and the only son of a Dutou died because of this.

If the military salary is not paid at all, that's fine, but as far as he knows, Han Shizhong's army in Sizhou next door has been paid three months of military salary more than ten days ago, and he has never even owed the military salary. A military salary of two pennies!

In fact, Li Qiong has also heard that some high-ranking generals use their military salaries to make a lot of money for a few months. Now he doesn't know whether it is because the court discriminated against them, or whether the military salaries were taken away by some people for profit. The reason is that the court itself has no money.

Now there are rumors below that he, Li Qiong, has embezzled his military salary to make money. Such rumors are worse than killing him.

At this time, the soldiers reported at the tent gate, "General, there is a fellow villager looking for you outside the gate of the camp, saying that he is your old friend."

"What's your name?" Li Qiong asked.

"He said it was Liang Sen."

Li Qiong was stunned for a moment, and immediately responded, isn't Liang Sen his neighbor Liang Erlang?His best friend since he was a child was very righteous. When his father passed away, it was Liang Sen who took care of his funeral.

"Bring him in!"

Not long after, a 37-year-old man was brought in by the soldiers. It was Li Qiong's friend Liang Sen. Li Qiong was really excited, and she stepped forward to hold his hand and was very happy.

The two walked into the big tent, Li Qiong asked Liang Sen to sit down, and asked the soldiers to bring some side dishes and a pot of wine. He filled Liang Sen with a glass of wine and asked with a smile, "I haven't heard from my virtuous brother for three years. , have been doing well recently!"

"It's not a peaceful and prosperous age. There is nothing to do well. It's all for making a living. If you can support your family, you will be satisfied."

Liang Sen's words aroused Li Qiong's thoughts, and he nodded, "It's really not easy to support a family now!"

"Brother is saying that the soldiers under him have not been paid for three months!"

Li Qiong was taken aback, "How does my brother know?"

"To tell you the truth, brother, I am currently working in the Qi State Intelligence Institute, and I know the situation in the Song Dynasty very well."