One Piece of Song Dynasty

Song Zhao nodded and said: "Okay, I understand. What about wartime?"

Li Xin said: "During the war, you must obey the command of the defender on the island to ensure the food supply of the army and the stability of the island city, but you also have the right to make suggestions to the defender, but you cannot interfere with the defender's decision, and You have to keep records of the entire war and report it to the Army after the war. Of course, if the defender shows dangerous tendencies such as defecting to the enemy, the Army will give you the power to temporarily take over the command of the army on the island. Remember, it is only temporary."

Song Zhao replied: "Okay, I understand everything."

Li Xin continued: "Jeju Island now has three cities: Jeju City in the north of the island, Ilbeng City in the east of the island, and Nanxian City in the south of the island. In the future, Jeju Island will have a population of in addition to soldiers. These people are what you want. No matter what, Jeju Island is bordered by Korea to the north and Japan to the east. Although a certain country has signed a peace treaty with Korea, it does not mean that Korea will abandon Jeju Island. Korea will still be Jeju Island’s primary enemy. You should pay more attention to this information. "

Song Zhao asked: "Well, how many people besides the army are there on the island now?"

Li Xin thought for a while and said: "There are about seven or eight thousand people on the island now. In the past few days, you have arranged your family on Xinghan Island, and then looked around on Xinghan Island to learn more about our ruling policies. This way, when I go to Jeju Island, I can take over the civil affairs work of Jeju Island immediately."

Song Zhao nodded and said: "Okay, I understand."

Song Zhao accepted Li Xin's appointment so quickly, mainly because it was impossible for his family to leave since they were all kidnapped. Furthermore, seeing the situation on Xinghan Island, he also had feelings for Li Xin, a rebel. He was very interested and wanted to see how far Li Xin could go.

On this day, Liang Shicheng came to Xiongzhou. Tong Guan was shocked when he heard that he was coming, and hurriedly went out with Cai You to greet him. Liang Shicheng had a gloomy face, walked to Tong Guan and whispered: "Tong Xuanfu, you are in big trouble this time."

Tong Guan was stunned and didn't know how to answer. Liang Shicheng took out Song Huizong's letters and said, "Tong Xuanfu will accept the order."

Tong Guan took the letter and looked at it, and there was a sentence written on it: "From now on, I will no longer trust you."

These words were like a bolt from the blue, making Tong Guan's scalp numb. Tong Guan has followed the emperor for more than years, and this is the first time he has received a note written by the emperor in such a stern tone.

Looking at this familiar handwriting, Tong Guan could understand the sadness, emotion and disappointment that the emperor felt when he wrote this note without having to think carefully. If a minister or eunuch is no longer trusted by the emperor, and is clearly told what this will mean, Tong Guan is greatly frightened, and a layer of cold sweat breaks out on his forehead unconsciously.

Cai You stood aside. He didn't see the contents of the note, but he had already guessed it from Tong Guan's stern face. The emperor must have known about the army's retreat, so he became furious, and Cai You couldn't help but feel nervous.

Tong Guan subconsciously touched his neck and said to Liang Shicheng: "Taifu Liang, you have to help me. You know His Majesty's thoughts best. What do you think His Majesty means..."

Liang Shicheng waved to Tong Guan, and Tong Guan quickly came to Liang Shicheng and listened. Liang Shicheng whispered: "There is only one way to save you now."

Tong Guan's eyes lit up and he said, "Please tell me which way to go, Master."

Liang Shicheng whispered to Tong Guan: "Tong Xuanfu, you must find a way to regain Yanjing now. This is the only way to save you. This is what your Majesty is thinking about now. If you can't regain Yanjing, I'm afraid ..."

Tong Guan quickly replied: "Please return to the court and report to Your Majesty, Taifu Liang. I will go through fire and water to regain Yanjing, so as to live up to the holy hope."

Liang Shicheng smiled slightly and said: "That's right. In fact, when your Majesty wrote this note to you, he was also using the method of provoking generals."

Tong Guan's face turned pale and he smiled bitterly.

After Liang Shicheng left, Tong Guan handed the emperor's letter to Cai You and said: "Look, the officials are very angry when they write. We must find a way to regain Yanjing, otherwise, we will all be impeached. I am old, I can Apply for retirement, what will you do in the future?”

Cai You was not afraid. He knew the emperor very well. He believed that the emperor would not do anything to him. He smiled and said: "It is right for the officials to be angry. This is all caused by Liu Yanqing's incompetent command. In my opinion, it is necessary to If you want to regain Yanjing, you should wait until Zhao Liangsi comes back from Fengsheng Prefecture."

Tong Guan also felt that there was no other way. After waiting for several days, there was still no news about Zhao Liangsi. Tong Guan felt heavy and upset. On this day, Wang Huan, a staff member of the Xuanfu Department, said to Tong Guan: "Master Tong, this withdrawal was caused by Liu Yanqing's incompetent command, which led to the defeat. You cannot be blamed for this. You have served the emperor for many years and have made many military exploits. Your Majesty Nothing will happen to you."

Tong Guan sighed and said, "You are still young, you don't understand."

Wang Huan is in his thirties this year. He is the son of Wang Shizhong, the magistrate of Dengzhou. He once followed Zhao Liangsi across the sea to the Northeast as a deputy envoy to sign a maritime alliance with the Jurchens. Later, Wang Huan followed Tong Guan to Xuanfu Division in Hebei Province as an aide.

Wang Huan suggested to Tong Guan: "Master Tong, I think we can send people directly to Feng Sheng Prefecture to ask the Emperor of Jin to abide by the covenant and send troops into the pass to attack Yanjing from the north and south with us. In this way, we may be able to recover it in one fell swoop. Yanjing.”

When Cai You heard this, he immediately expressed his position: "I think this method can be used. Now that Zhao Liangsi has not returned, we don't know what the outcome of the negotiation will be. We can't just wait passively like this."

Tong Guan pondered for a while and then said: "Okay, Wang Huan, you have been to the Kingdom of Jin and met the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin. You should work harder and go to Fengsheng Prefecture. On behalf of me, please ask Jin The emperor set a date to send troops eastward and attack Yanjing together with our Song Dynasty official army."

The next day, Wang Huan left Xiongzhou via Yizhou and Feihu, traveling day and night to Fengshengzhou.

At this time, the Jin army had controlled most of the southwest and northwest regions of the Liao Kingdom, but they had not yet launched an attack in the direction of Yanjing, because according to the agreement of the Song and Jin Maritime Alliance, the Jin army was not allowed to pass between Songting Pass, Gubeikou and Yuguan. South.

Jin Taizu was still stationed in Fengsheng Prefecture, and he paid close attention to the Song army's attack on Yanjing. At first, he was surprised to learn that Guo Yaoshi had successfully attacked Yanjing. Later, he heard that Medicine Master Guo was defeated and left the city, and he felt very sorry. Later, he heard that Liu Yanqing led the army to flee, which made him feel very ridiculous. From then on, he began to have doubts and even contempt for the military strength of the Song Dynasty.

Wang Huan came to the military tent to meet Jin Taizu and said: "Our army has been crossing the river and marching north for many days. However, considering that our two countries have agreed to attack Yanjing from both sides, although our army is close to Yanjing, we dare not attack Yanjing. Come in. Today, on the orders of Privy Council Tong, the envoy of Xuanfu, I have come to ask the Emperor of the Kingdom of Jin to issue an order to raise troops and attack Yanjing together with our own troops."