One Piece of Song Dynasty

Now that Yue Yun's cavalry has arrived, it means that Li Xin can lead his army to go to the Northern Expedition. After returning home, Li Xin called Zhao Ding. He wanted to understand the situation in the three governor's houses before doing anything. Decide.

Li Xin asked: "Mr. Zhao, how is the battle situation in the three governor's houses?"

Zhao Ding replied: "Your Majesty, at present, several cities on the front line of the East and Central Governor's Offices are still fighting fiercely with the enemy. The cities are still in our hands and are very strong. The defensive battle has caused a lot of damage to the enemy. A large number of casualties. As for the West Road Dudu Mansion, it has been confronting the enemy across the Yellow River since it started to win a big victory. Wu Jie has been sending people to patrol the entire Yellow River defense line to prevent the Jin army from sneaking across. Apart from this, there is currently no other information."

Li Xin nodded and said: "Okay, you go and inform Wang Shu and Zhang Jun. Three days later, we will lead the army to move to Jiankang. In addition, we also need to ask Zhao Xianggong to polish a petition against thieves, and declare that we will back the Kingdom of Jin." The evil deeds of flattery are exposed to the public.”

Zhao Ding bowed and said, "I obey your order."

After Zhao Ding left, Li Xin called Liang Hongyu and said to Cao Long: "Cao Long, after this king leaves, the government's security will be left to you."

Cao Long cupped his fists and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I have the order."

Li Xin said to Liang Hongyu again: "Madam, I'll leave it to you to take care of the family affairs after I leave. Some of Xueyan, Huanhuan, Xianlang, and Jinling are about to give birth, and some are just pregnant. Madam, please pay more attention to it." they."

Liang Hongyu nodded and said: "Yes, my lord, please feel free to go and leave the home to me. When you go to the front line, your lord must be careful all the way. Don't forget that there are more than a dozen ladies and dozens of children at home waiting for you to return."

Li Xin then asked: "Madam, I remember that Zhu Lian's son Yixuan should graduate from school this year. I may not be able to come back by then. Tell Zhu Lian that his son can go to whichever Taixue he wants to go to. , don’t interfere too much in his choice.”

Liang Hongyu replied: "I made a note of it, and I will follow Sister Zhu Lian when the time comes."

The next time Zhao Ding came with a written message for the Northern Expedition, Li Xin took it and saw that it read: "The Jin people are rampant and have repeatedly invaded our borders, disturbing our people's livelihood, disrupting our government and not being able to rectify it, and destroying our country. It's intact. If we are defeated, our country will not be able to rest in peace. We just negotiated peace last year, and now we have defeated the alliance. This is unbearable. Therefore, we are raising our troops to attack Jin and march north. We will not return until we win.

Respecting the ancestral system, our dynasty has always valued modesty, not advocating martial arts, not indiscriminate warfare, believing in peace and even the most precious things, and maintaining mutual peace and mutual support with neighboring border towns in order to enjoy the best virtues. However, there are people of the Wanyan clan today who do not overestimate their own capabilities, dare to touch our face with the appearance of their country, and repeatedly invade our borders. Furthermore, recalling that the humiliation of Jingkang in the past has not yet been revealed, those who kindly disturb the security of our country cannot be exempted from the blame for their crimes. , now our troops are out, firstly to recover our lost territory, secondly to protect our people, and thirdly to consolidate the security of our country, which is to strengthen our troops.

If the people are safe, the country will be safe, and if the country is prosperous, the people will be prosperous. Anyone who disturbs our people will be punished. I hope that all the armies will march forward bravely in this battle, be invincible in every battle, and be invincible in all attacks, regain the lost territory as soon as possible, level our borders, and protect the security of our country. When the success is achieved, the court will definitely celebrate your success. "

Li Xin said with satisfaction: "Okay, Mr. Zhao, immediately send this proclamation to various places, as well as the matter of my army moving to Jiankang, and let me know."

Zhao Ding said: "Yes, Your Majesty, I will send someone to send a message right now."

Just as Zhao Ding was about to leave, Li Xin stopped him and said, "Xianggong Zhao, wait a minute. The message sent to Yue Feijun needs to be revised. I, Xianggong Zhao, will write it."

After that, Li Xin spread out a piece of paper and handed the brush to Zhao Ding. Zhao Ding took the brush and said: "Your Majesty, please."

Li Xin walked and said: "Add a paragraph after the second paragraph. A good general is Yue Pengju, a native of Tangzhou, Xiangzhou. Pengju is familiar with the art of war, strategy, the use of troops, and the strategy of resisting the enemy. Saint His heart is at ease. Pengju made an oath to serve the country when he was young, and his mother wrote the four words "loyalty to serve the country" on his back. They are engraved in his heart and will never be forgotten. If you receive the holy will, you can do whatever you want. Yue Qing should trust it, let it go, and listen. If you rely on it, you can pay heavy troops to fight with it. Yue Qing received the holy will and was appointed as the general of the Northern Expedition to defeat the enemy and thieves, clean up the border chaos, pay the captives, and recover the lost territory.

The last paragraph was changed to read: The safety of the people means the safety of the country, and the prosperity of the country means the prosperity of the people. Anyone who disturbs our people will be punished. May General Yue be invincible in this battle, regain the lost territory as soon as possible, clear out our rogue parties, level our borders, and protect our national security. May you live up to the trust of the Holy Will, the hope of the Sacred Heart, and the hope of the Holy See. Return to the court early in the morning and pay the tiger talisman. This will be the time of our great victory. "

After Zhao Ding finished writing, he said: "Your Majesty has high expectations for Yue Fei. By the way, Your Majesty, I don't know where Yue Fei and Liu Qi are now. Where can I send this message?"

Li Xin said with a smile: "Then Zhao Xianggong has revised the memorandum and sent it to the king. The king will personally send people to deliver the memorandum of their two departments."

Zhao Ding smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The prince still refuses to reveal the whereabouts of these troops?"

Li Xin consoled him: "Xianggong Zhao will know about it soon, but not yet. I guarantee that Xianggong Zhao will be surprised when the time comes."

Zhao Ding nodded and said: "Okay, I know, I will wait for the surprise from the prince."

Li Xin continued: "Although the message has been sent out, the three-way governor's office still cannot take the initiative to attack the Jin Army. It must hold the Jin Army on the front line."

Zhao Ding wondered: "Why is this?"

Li Xin replied: "I can only say that this is related to the success or failure of the Northern Expedition. It is not yet time to launch a full-scale attack."

Zhao Ding bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I understand."

As the Northern Expedition's memorandum was issued, the people were shocked by it. People rushed to tell each other. When Li Qingzhao saw the memorandum, tears filled her eyes with excitement. She quickly summoned Lin Sheng, Ma Hezhi and other literati to gather in the teahouse. Li Qingzhao took the memorandum and said : "The imperial court is conducting the Northern Expedition, and the prince is personally conducting the expedition. Although we cannot go to help in the battle, we must do something and do our part for the Northern Expedition."

Lin Sheng said: "Businessman, just do whatever you want, we will all listen to you."

Ma Hezhi and others echoed: "Yes, layman, just do it."

Li Qingzhao nodded and said: "Since everyone trusts me so much, then I'll do it. Although we can't go to the battlefield, we can take the lead in encouraging the scholars and common people to donate money and materials to the imperial court and fund the imperial Northern Expedition."

Everyone nodded and applauded after hearing this. Soon, with the encouragement of Li Qingzhao and other Wen Rao people, the common people and the main soldiers took action to donate money and materials. A large number of people quickly gathered in front of the Lin'an government office. After Li Xin got the letter, he quickly asked Yang Yizhong led people to maintain order. In order not to extinguish people's spirit of dedication, Li Xin sent people to register each person's information and donated materials in front of the government office, so that they could be rewarded accordingly after the Northern Expedition was successful.