Reborn Yue Feizhi returns my rivers and mountains

After the Jin army defeated the Zhong division in Yuci County, they took advantage of the situation and went south to attack Yao Gu's army. The two armies fought in Pantuo. After several days of fierce fighting, Yao Gu was defeated and retreated to Longde Mansion.Zhang Hao's army was also defeated in Jiaocheng. At this point, the originally massive battle to rescue Taiyuan ended hastily under the urging of Xu Han, who did not understand military affairs, and Yao Gu and Zhang Hao's fear of the enemy.

The news of the defeat and death of Zhongshi in the imperial court did not arouse the vigilance of Emperor Qinzong. Instead, he was bewitched by a group of treacherous officials. They said that Li Gang had betrayed his trust and angered the Jin people. They also said that he did not know the sufferings of the people, built an army wantonly, and wasted money. Food and wages.Emperor Qinzong enjoyed a peaceful life for a period of time and put aside the Jin army's siege, so he disliked Li Gang.

At this time, Zhongshi was defeated and the siege of Taiyuan was difficult to break. Zhongshi Dao resigned due to his brother's death and serious illness. So Geng Nanzhong, the Minister of Finance, took the opportunity to slander and said: "If we want to break the siege of Taiyuan, , it has to be Li Gang."

Emperor Qinzong believed the slander and wanted to use Li Gang as his commander-in-chief to lead his army to rescue Taiyuan. Li Gang was shocked and said: "I am a scholar and I really don't know anything about military matters. I was besieged in the city that day, so I had no choice but to take care of the military affairs for your majesty. Now that I am the commander-in-chief, I am afraid that it will interfere with state affairs." Emperor Qinzong did not allow it.So after resigning from the court, Li Gang claimed to be ill and asked to resign and return to his hometown. He submitted dozens of memorials, but they were all rejected by Emperor Qinzong.

At this time, another admonishment officer said that Li Gang should not leave the court, but Emperor Qinzong severely reprimanded him because he thought it was the minister's lobbying.At this time, someone who was close to Li Gang came to persuade him: "Do you know why I sent you to send troops to propagate Taiyuan? This is not a side matter, but just a way to go to the public. Then the people in the capital will have nothing to say." If the Duke insists on claiming that he is ill, then the slander will become more intense. When will the Holy Spirit be angry and it is unpredictable, what can you do?" Moreover, Xu Han also sent someone to write a letter. When Li Gang opened the letter, he saw the word "Du You" written on it. On paper, I was shocked.

The word "Du You" actually refers to the killing of Du You, which tells the story of the death of Wu'an Jun Bai Qi in "Historical Records". "Historical Records" records: Because Qin attacked Zhao and could not conquer it for several months, Chu and Wei took the opportunity to attack Qin, and the Qin army was defeated in several battles.When the news reached the ears of Wu'an Lord Bai Qi, he said: "Qin doesn't listen to his ministers' plans, what will happen now!" King Qin Zhaoxiang was furious when he heard this, so he ordered Bai Qi to raise his troops to go on an expedition, but Bai Qi said he could not go out.Everyone tried to persuade him, but they didn't listen at all.So King Zhaoxiang of Qin dismissed Bai Qi from his official position, demoted him to a soldier, and moved to Yinmi.Bai Qi claimed that he was ill and could not survive.After living at home for three months, the princes attacked the Qin army in a hurry. The Qin army was defeated several times and sent envoys to ask for help.King Qin Zhaoxiang then sent people to Bai Qi again, ordering him not to stay in Xianyang City.Bai Qi had no choice but to set out despite his illness. When he arrived at Duyou, King Qin Zhaoxiang discussed with his ministers: "Bai Qi's intention to move is still dissatisfied and dissatisfied, and he has more words to say." So the envoy gave him a sword and ordered him to commit suicide. .Before he died, Bai Qi sighed: "Why did I sin against Heaven to end up like this?" After a long time, he said: "I deserve to die. In the battle of Changping, Zhao surrendered 10 people, but I defrauded them all." It's enough to kill him." So he drew his sword and killed himself.

Xu Han wrote the word "Du You" to alert Li Gang. Mo Zai became the king of Wu'an in the Qin Dynasty and served the country all his life. However, he was not happy with the king because he was ill and was instigated by a traitor, so he risked his life.So Li Gang had no choice but to be ordered to lead the army to rescue Taiyuan.

In this rescue of Taiyuan, Emperor Qinzong spent almost all his wealth and raised 20 troops. The troops were divided into six groups. Li Gang led the troops of the Xuanfu Division, and there were also five troops including Jie Qian, Liu Kai, Zhe Keqiu, Zhang Sizheng, and Fan Qiong. Horses follow.

Li Gang stationed troops in Heyang, trained his soldiers, repaired his armor, and then went to pay homage to the mausoleum. Then he reported: "I led the troops through Gongxian and Luoyang and paid homage to the mausoleum. I couldn't help crying. Thinking of the 200 years since our ancestors started their business and maintained it, it has been passed down to Your Majesty. We are facing a difficult time, with strong enemies invading and the power of the Central Plains weakening. It is really your Majesty's best to serve the country and work hard to govern. I hope that Your Majesty will carefully study the laws of your ancestors and implement them one by one, make good use of gentlemen, repel villains, and stabilize the country. Fundamentally, it is to seek rejuvenation, to comfort the heroic souls of the ancestors of the Nine Dynasties, and to be the support of hundreds of millions of people. If so, the world will be very lucky!"

But how could Li Gang's good intentions be accepted by the mediocre Emperor Qinzong?So when he was marching north to Huaizhou, Emperor Qinzong was moved by his traitorous officials who said, "Only use force to gain authority, but use force to bring blessings. The ministers have exclusive power, and the invasion cannot last long." He issued an edict to stop and reduce the troops he had raised.

Li Gang responded to the edict and said: "The siege of Taiyuan has not been solved, and the situation east of the river is very dangerous. The autumn is high and the horses are fat. The enemy will surely penetrate deep. The safety of the clan is almost unknown. If the troops who guard against autumn can be used enough, they cannot guarantee that they will be invincible and ride across the river." Not long after Kuang Chen went out as an envoy, the imperial court changed all the previous edicts, and all the troops that had been united were reduced. Hebei and Hedong were in danger, and not a single person or horse could respond to their request. However, the troops that had just been gathered were again Disperse them all? And use military laws to order all the troops to raise troops, and then stop them with an inch of paper. I am afraid that no one will respond to the call from behind." But this memorial was submitted to the imperial court, but there was no response.

So Li Gang had no choice but to dispatch all the soldiers he had recruited, and only took more than [-] troops from the Xuanfu Division to Taiyuan.At this time, Jie Qian was stationed in Wei and the victorious army, Liu Kun was stationed in Liaozhou, Zhe Keqiu, Zhang Sizheng was stationed in Fenzhou, and Fan Qiong was stationed in the North and South Passes. Therefore, Li Gang and other troops marched in three directions to jointly relieve the siege of Taiyuan.

Before leaving, Li Gang wrote another letter asking six soldiers and horses to go to Taiyuan together, so that he could unite the troops into one place and then attack the Jin army. However, Qinzong was afraid of its overwhelming force, so he refused and ordered all the soldiers and horses to go to Taiyuan. The generals were all under the control of the imperial court, and they would communicate directly when there was anything they wanted. Therefore, Li Gang's apostle, who was known as Jiedu, had difficulty in commanding the generals. Many of the military orders he issued were not obeyed by the various ministries.

Due to different military orders, each army marched at different speeds. Liu Kai led his troops into Taiyuan first and was defeated by Yin Shuke in one battle. Then Yin Shuke defeated Xie Qian's troops at Nanbei Pass, Zhang Sizheng's troops at Wenshui, and Zhe Keqiu. Based in Zixia Mountain, the Song Army's 20-strong army lost tens of thousands and returned in defeat.

The news of the Song Dynasty's defeat was returned to the court. Emperor Qinzong was shocked and asked Li Gang to be held accountable. Li Gang was defeated because the generals did not obey his control. He also wrote a letter explaining the disadvantages of lack of control. The book said: "Split the road." If we advance, the enemy will use all their strength to control my isolated army. It is better to join the larger army and advance all the way." At this time, the peace faction in the court had the upper hand and advocated collegiality, so Emperor Qinzong issued an edict to stop Li Gang's advance.

Soon after, Xu Churen and Wu Min of the main war faction were dismissed as prime ministers and Tang Ke of the main peace faction was appointed as prime minister. Xu Han was dismissed from Tongzhi Privy Council and replaced by Nie Shan, Chen Guoting, Li Hui and others. Later, Wu Min He was demoted and resettled in Fuzhou.After Li Gang learned the news, he sighed: "There is nothing we can do!"

Subsequently, an imperial edict ordered Li Gang to return to Beijing. Later, Emperor Qinzong appointed Li Gang as a bachelor of Guanwen Palace and the magistrate of Yangzhou. Li Gang was already frustrated at this time, so he petitioned to resign, but was not allowed.But soon afterwards, Emperor Qinzong listened to the slander and demoted him to the Mingdao Palace in Bozhou on the grounds that he "specializes in war discussions and wastes money". He was appointed deputy envoy of Baojing Army Jiedu in Jianchang. He was resettled by the army and later demoted to Ningjiang. Li Gang had no choice but to get up and leave the capital.

After recalling Li Gang, Emperor Qinzong ordered Zhong Shidao to take over as the propaganda envoy to Lianghe. However, the siege of Taiyuan was not solved, but tens of thousands of horses were lost. Emperor Qinzong's stupidity and the rampage of treacherous ministers in the court can be seen. A spot.

Just when the Song army was defeated in a row and there were endless disputes in the court, the Jin army had rested enough. As soon as Jin Taizong's edict came out, he raised an army of 15 and went south again.