One Piece of Song Dynasty

Zhai Jin took out the document and handed it to Manager Ma and said, "Yes, this is the document. The Lord ordered me to form five thousand cavalry first."

Manager Ma looked at the document and said, "Okay, little old man, I know, this person next to me is"

Zhai Jin introduced: "Oh, this is General Ma Kuoma who was sent by the Lord to inspect Jeju."

Manager Ma clasped his fists and said, "I didn't expect that we are the same family as the old man. Hello, General Ma."

Zhai Jin was anxious to see the horse and said, "Okay, old horse, take us to see the horse quickly."

Ma Kuo and Zhai Jin followed Steward Ma into the racecourse and walked for a while but did not see the horses. Ma Kuo asked in a low voice: "General Zhai, why haven't you seen the horses yet?"

Zhai Jin replied: "Don't worry, you will see it soon."

At this time, I only heard the whistle from the horse steward. After a while, the ground began to shake, dong dong dong dong dong, the vibrations became louder and louder, and soon a black mass of war horses appeared on the horizon.

Ma Kuo also became excited. When the horses were approaching, Steward Ma whistled again, and the horses began to slow down and stopped in front of the three people.

After the horses stopped, Zhai Jin and Ma Kuo stepped forward to pet and watch the horses. Ma Kuo looked at them and said, "Good horse, good horse."

Zhai Jin asked: "Old Ma, how many horses do our horse farm have now?"

The horse steward replied: "What you see now is only a small part. There are now horses in the entire racecourse, including ordinary Mongolian war horses, high-quality Ujimqin war horses, and four draft horses." Thousands of horses.”

Zhai Jin said excitedly: "Okay, I didn't expect there to be so many war horses. It won't be a problem to form more cavalry in the future."

Ma Kuo asked: "The horses are in charge. It must be very expensive to raise so many horses."

The horse manager waved his hand and said: "No, the two types of horses chosen by the owner are easy to feed and can survive eating weeds."

Zhai Jin said: "How about the horse, Staff, let's ride on it and go for a ride."

Ma Kuolai said with interest, "Okay, that's what I meant." So Ma Kuo and Zhai Jin rode horses at the racecourse for an hour before leaving.

In the autumn of the first year of Jianyan, the Jin soldiers marched southward in large numbers, and the infant Southern Song Dynasty faced the test of life and death for the first time. The war is approaching, and the atmosphere in Nanjing Yingtianfu Yaya is extremely tense. The atmosphere of the imperial meeting was stagnant and the mood was solemn. Li Gang pointed to the map and introduced the enemy's situation: This time, the Jin soldiers moved south in three directions. The east route crossed the Yellow River from Cangzhou, Hebei to attack Jingdong. The middle route crossed the river from Heyang to attack Henan, and the west route attacked Shaanxi. Seeing Zhao Gou's serious expression, Li Gang nervously consulted the map with his ministers, and hurriedly comforted him by saying that he had ordered all the generals to stop the attack on the spot, and that the south of the Yellow River was impregnable.

Huang Qianshan, Zhu Shengfei, Zhang Jun, and Zhao Ding looked at each other silently, still sweating in their hearts. Zhao Gou saw this and smiled slowly: "Since Prime Minister Li said this, Henan must have become an iron wall."

"Having said that, we are facing a powerful enemy. For the sake of safety, I ask your Majesty to move to avoid the enemy." Huang Qianshan reminded Zhao Gou. Li Gang hurriedly stopped him: "Your Majesty is about to sit back and watch how our millions of new soldiers from the Song Dynasty defeat the enemy. How can you move to avoid the enemy?"

Zhao Gou nodded and announced: "Order someone to escort the Queen Mother Yuanyou to the southeast, and the harem and the families of the soldiers will accompany her. I will stay alone in the Central Plains and fight the decisive battle with the Jin people."

Everyone couldn't help but be moved when they heard that Zhao Gou said that he wanted to stay in the Central Plains alone. Li Gang took out the memorial: "Your Majesty, your majesty, the case of Bangchang's affair with a palace concubine has been tried and cleared, and Mrs. Li of Hua Kingdom Jinggong has confessed. Zhang Bangchang has defiled the harem, I request that Zhang Bangchang be executed immediately."

Why didn't he mention it earlier and later? Why did he propose to execute Zhang Bangchang at this time? Huang Qianshan was stunned, rolled his eyes and began to think. Zhu Shengfei, Zhao Ding, and Zhang Jun also looked at each other in surprise and confusion. Zhao Gou was even more puzzled: "Bangchang has been demoted to Tanzhou, why did the prime minister bring up the old matter again?"

"The purpose of the Jin army's march south this time is to avenge Zhang Bangchang. To kill Zhang Bangchang at this time is to severely punish the cynic, and to show the Jin army that our Song Dynasty will never surrender to the Jin army this time. Zhang Bangchang must die."

Huang Qianshan suddenly realized, and immediately shook his head and sneered: "Bangchang is so pitiful. If our army wins, Zhang Bangchang will be the sacrificial goat; if our army loses, Bangchang will be the scapegoat. As long as Bangchang dies, no matter the victory or defeat, the court will be there." Explain. Mr. Li kills two birds with one stone, it is indeed a good plan."

"Killing Zhang Bangchang at this time turns out to be a big deal," Zhu Shengfei gasped. Zhao Gou, Zhao Ding, and Zhang Jun also looked at Li Gang and thought nervously. Seeing this, Li Gang angrily rebuked Huang Qianshan: "It is nonsense to say that killing Zhang Bangchang will bring justice to the world, strengthen the courage of our army, and demoralize the Jin soldiers. It will achieve three goals with one stone. Your Majesty must not be indecisive and behave like a woman."

All the ministers looked at Zhao Gou anxiously. Zhao Gou stood up after thinking deeply: "You are not allowed to kill scholar-bureaucrats or people who write letters. The family law of your ancestors is known to the world. Prime Minister, please let me discuss it later."

Zhao Zhizai thought about it all night and couldn't make up his mind. He fell asleep just before dawn. As soon as he fell asleep, he noticed someone tickling his face. He quickly opened his eyes and saw Gillian waking him up playfully. Zhao Gou stood up suddenly and was about to speak when he saw Wu Shaofen striding through the door with an angry look on her face, pointing at Gillian and shouting: "Get out of here, you bitch!"

Seeing this, Gillian ran out in panic. Zhao Gou didn't know why: "What's wrong?"

Wu Shaofen said: "Your Majesty knows who Gillian is Zhang Bangchang's adopted daughter."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Zhao Gou was shocked. Wu Shaofen dressed for him: "Huang Qianshan just told me, probably to rescue Zhang Bangchang."

"Well, they teamed up to plot against me, and even used a beauty trap." Zhao Gou couldn't help but feel angry. Wu Shaofen said: "Who can say that the Jin army has already gone south and the party dispute between North Korea and China has reached this stage again?"

"It goes without saying that Huang Qian was good at forming cliques. Li Gang took it as his own duty to cultivate internally and externally, but he also formed cliques and fought against differences. This has penetrated into the bones of the scholars and completely poisoned the character of the imperial court." Zhao Gou was angry and attacked the case.

Wu Shaofen said: "During the siege of the city by the Jin army last year, the city was still full of party disputes, let alone now."

Zhao Gou said angrily: "Since I came to the throne, I have been faced with a formidable enemy, and everything is waiting for improvement. Not only have they not repented and restrained, but they have intensified their efforts. They are simply two groups of crazy dogs biting each other. Rather than saying that the country was killed by gold thieves, it is better to say that the country was killed by gold thieves. Died by party strife"

Wu Shaofen asked: "Your Majesty hit the nail on the head, why didn't you stop them?"

"The only way to stop party strife is to expel one party." Zhao Gou made up his mind.

Wu Shaofen asked: "Who does Your Majesty want to expel?"

Zhao Gou suddenly felt embarrassed: "Huang Qianshan was the first to persuade me to ascend the throne, and he is my imperial master; Li Gang has a clear sense of righteousness, and he is also my imperial master. Between the two emperors, who do you want me to send away?"

Wu Shaofen said: "Whoever hinders the fight against the Jin Dynasty will be kicked out, and whoever can defend the country will be kept. With the enemy in front of us, Your Majesty can't take care of much anymore."