One Piece of Song Dynasty

Zhe Yanzhi suddenly realized: "So that's it. Qu Shuai sent people to look for the prince." Qu Zang said, "Yes, a few days ago, General Li Shifu led the cavalry to help a certain person fight in a battle. Later, because of Taiyuan City, For some reason, he asked him to take the cavalry to Hebei to seek the prince's orders." Zhe Yan said: "Okay, then Qu Shuai will arrange the siege of the city." Qu Tong immediately ordered: "General Zhe, lead an army of people. To the east of Taiyuan City, Wang Yan will lead an army of to the west of Taiyuan City. Hu Yantong will lead an army of to the north of Taiyuan City. I will lead the remaining army to the south of Taiyuan City. After all departments are in place, they will rush to manufacture siege equipment. Officially on September st There must be no mistake in launching an attack on Taiyuan City." Everyone clasped their fists and said, "Yes, Commander." The movement of the Song army outside the city naturally attracted the attention of the Jin army in the city. After Jin Wushu got the news, he led the generals on Looking at the city wall, watching the Song army outside the city begin to siege the city, Jin Wushu said worriedly: "It seems that Qu Gan's reinforcements have arrived, otherwise he would not dare to siege the city." Sa Lihe frowned and said: "Yes, Qu Duan must be next The siege will begin soon." Jin Wushu sighed: "I don't know if the imperial court has received our letter to the imperial court or if it has made corresponding arrangements." Sa Lihe thought for a while and said, "The imperial court has We should have made a decision, and I think there will definitely be news within half a month, but we don't need to be afraid when the crisis comes. There are cavalry in the city, which is enough for us to rush out." Jin Wushu nodded and said: "Yes. , and in the past few days, we have sent away all the gold and silver treasures and unnecessary people, so that when it comes time to withdraw our troops, we can go into battle lightly without any worries." On August , the drums were in full swing at Quduan When deploying to attack the city, Li Shifu led five thousand cavalry and finally found Li Xin in Shenze. After meeting Li Xin, Li Shifu told Li Xin everything about Qu Bet. After hearing this, Li Xin looked around Zhao Ding and others Rang: "Everyone, what do you think about this?" Zhao Ding said, "General Zhe's troops should have arrived in Taiyuan." Li Xin did some mental calculations and said, "Counting the days, they should have arrived." Wang Shu rubbed his hands. Hu Hu said: "Since Zhe Yanzhi's army may have arrived, Taiyuan at least does not have to be so anxious." Zhang Jun reminded: "Even so, it cannot be ruled out that the Jin army will continue to increase its troops in Taiyuan, so it is still early It's better to make some preparations." Li Shifu was a little confused after listening to Ji Rao's words. Li Xin said to him: "General Li, when I left Tokyo to go north, I had already sent Zhe Yanzhi to lead an army of to go north. Reinforcements have arrived in Quduan to attack Taiyuan. I think they have already arrived. It’s just that I haven’t encountered you since they came back. So you should follow me first. After I regain the whole territory of Hebei, I will also increase the troops in Hedong. I, the king in Hedong, must Take them all." Li Shifu clasped his fists and said, "Yes, Your Majesty." At the same time, Jin Xizong, who returned to Beijing, also received an urgent message from Wanyan Xiyin. After reading the letter, Jin Xizong felt a little panicked. He did not expect that The situation was so serious that he hurriedly summoned several ministers including Han Qixian, Xiao Zhonggong, Wanyan Zongqian, Yu Wenxuzhong. After everyone gathered together, Jin Xizong asked the eunuch to hand the letter to several ministers and said: "Everyone, this is a letter sent from the front line. You all should read it, and then we will see it after reading it." All the ministers were shocked after reading it. Jin Xizong looked at the ministers holding their foreheads and said: "You all have an opinion." Han Qi first said: "Your Majesty, troops have been mobilized for this southern invasion, and the losses have been huge. If another are recruited, it will be . Army, I am afraid that the Ministry of Revenue will not be able to provide so much money and food, and our government has now lost the main tax revenue areas of Yanjing, Hebei, Shandong, and the Central Plains. It will be even more difficult for the Ministry of Revenue. I sincerely request the emperor to start peace talks with the Song Dynasty as soon as possible. ." Wanyan Zongqian frowned and said: "Master Han is good, but we cannot lose the battle in Hedong, and we cannot afford to lose. Only in Hedong can we have the bargaining chip to negotiate peace with the Song Dynasty, otherwise we will not be able to take advantage of the peace talks. , I ask the emperor to agree to Xi Yin's request in the letter." Han Qi first argued: "If we recruit another troops, the country may be unstable, and the Mongolian tribes in the northwest of our country are also threatening our border at all times, so we need to Send troops to take precautions." Wanyan Zongqian said: "Then at least troops will be recruited first, will be deployed in Xijing to deal with Xi Yin and Wu Shu, and will be deployed at various passes in the north of Yanjing to prevent the Song army from leaving the pass and invading us northward. Dajin." Jin Xizong asked: "Teacher, what do you think?" Yu Wenxuzhong replied: "Your Majesty, isn't Wang Lun, the envoy of the Song Dynasty, still detained in Shangjing? The emperor can send someone to accompany Wang Lun to the Dajin Dynasty to test it out first. Li Xin's thoughts on the peace talks are of course right, and the armaments cannot be relaxed. Two hundred thousand troops are a bit too much, but it is still necessary to prepare a hundred thousand troops first." Yu Wenxuzhong obviously meant that neither side could offend. Of course, As a person who cares about the Song Dynasty in the Jin camp, he no longer needs to worry about the Song Dynasty. Li Xin has shown him the strength of the new Song Dynasty. His primary goal now is to preserve himself. Only by preserving himself can he Better complete the subsequent tasks. Jin Xizong nodded when he heard the words, and then turned his attention to Xiao Zhonggong. Xiao Zhonggong was also entangled in his heart at this time. As a descendant of the Khitan Xiao family, it is impossible not to have nostalgia for Daliao, although he is also an important minister in Dai Jin now. , but after all, it is still different from the Liao Kingdom. After all, the Wanyan family is the royal family in Dajin, and the former Liao aristocrats have to behave with their tail between their legs in Dajin. Now that there is an opportunity to resurrect the Liao Dynasty, how can the old Khitan nobles not be tempted? Once the Jin Kingdom is defeated in Hedong, the country will inevitably fall into turmoil. Without Yan Yun, the strength of the Jin Dynasty will inevitably be greatly damaged. This will give The Khitan people have a chance, but it is not easy to resurrect Daliao. They need to slowly accumulate strength and wait for the opportunity, so the Khitan nobles still need to be patient. Thinking of this, Xiao Zhonggong said: "Your Majesty, I agree with Yuwen Da Rao's method." Jin Xizong nodded and said: "Okay, let's do it as the teacher has to do. Then you can see who is suitable for the peace talks." Han Qixian suggested: "Your Majesty , let Zhang Tonggu go, the last time Zhang Tonggu went to the Song Dynasty as an envoy." Jin Xizong said, "Okay, then let Zhang Tonggu accompany Wang Lun to the Song Dynasty again. "After Jin Xizong issued the decree, Yu Wenxuzhong went to see Wang Lun who was under house arrest. At this time, four months had passed since Wang Lun went to Dajin in April to welcome back the coffin of Emperor Huiqin.