I rebelled in the Song Dynasty

And Cai You also repeatedly prevented the officials from regaining their homeland, and the same was true for Zhongshi Dao.

He was procrastinating on the road, probably waiting for Liu Sheng to conquer Yanmen so that he could return to Yanmen and defeat the official plan. "

Therefore, after Zhong Shidao returns, it is very likely that he will join forces with Liu Sheng and take advantage of the emptiness of the country to start a greater rebellion.

If Shanxi is captured, the capital will be in danger.

In the Northern Expeditionary Army, there was a grand master sitting in charge. Although the master was procrastinating, he never dared to go too far.

Therefore, Zhong Shidao's stance was unclear and could not be recalled, so I still insisted on sending an envoy to negotiate peace with Liu Sheng. "

Cai You laughed angrily. Did he collude with Liu Sheng? Raising the bandits' self-respect together with Zhongshidao?

He asked: "If Wang Fu hadn't insisted on humiliating Liu Sheng and Prime Minister Cai withheld the supplies that should have been sent to Shuozhou, how could Liu Sheng have rebelled?"

"Now that we have forced Liu Sheng to rebel, we want peace talks?"

The rebels captured our Song Dynasty Jianghe. Cai Xiang didn't want to put down the rebellion, but wanted to make peace with it? Will it be convenient for Liu Sheng to rebel again after he grows stronger? Prime Minister Cai is the one who truly respects the rebels! "

After Liu Sheng occupied Shuozhou, he took the initiative to expose and disperse the enemy troops. He wanted to do it for the officials. However, Prime Minister Cai repeatedly forced him to rebel, and if the officials wanted to order Liu An If he succeeds, then Prime Minister Cai will be dismissed to show our sincerity. "

As soon as Cai You finished speaking, the ministers shouted: "It's nonsense... He is not the son of a man."

"I impeach Cai You, I and others will impeach Cai You."

All kinds of slanders and impeachments followed one after another. What was supposed to be a discussion about what Liu Sheng should do to capture Yanmen, now directly turned into a party-to-party opposition.

Zhao Ji sat on the steps without the confidence he had before, nor did he speak. Instead, he was thinking about the possibility of Zhongshi Dao returning support.

In the end, Cai Jing's statement lingered in Zhao Ji's mind. If he really colluded with Liu Sheng, it would be a disaster.

Zhao Ji was a little undecided whether to negotiate for peace or to let Tong Guan return to the army first.

Liu Sheng was not very harmful, but extremely insulting. Leaving him to roam around for a day would be a slap in the face.

If it were Zhao'an, what other conditions could he offer? Liu Sheng is already the sworn brother of the Khitan Emperor, and is he named King Annan?

What conditions would enable Liu Sheng to retreat to Yingzhou.

Although Zhao Ji was still struggling, he began to favor Zhao'an. He wanted to stabilize Liu Sheng first, and then make plans after the Grand Master regained Yanjing.

Just as he was about to speak, another letter rushed 800 miles away and rushed straight to the palace.

Everyone was waiting in the main hall, waiting quietly without saying a word.

The messenger didn't even enter the main hall and passed out on the steps.

Ban Zhi, the commander in charge of several palaces, found the battle report from his body and carried him down.

Zhao Ji looked at the battle report in his hand, clenched his fists, and said with a twisted expression: "Yangquan fell, and Niangziguan fell into Liu Sheng's hands."

Cai Jing's face was ugly. He had originally offered a message to the officials to order Liu Sheng to be safe.

Now unless Liu Sheng breaks through Yangquan and captures Niangzi Pass, he can go eastward and threaten Kaifeng at any time.

This was just a slap in the face, and he immediately stepped forward and said, "May I ask the official if there is any news from Taiyuan?"

Zhao Ji shook his head: "There is no news from Taiyuan."

Zhao Ji couldn't help but asked curiously: "Liu Sheng only had more than 10,000 remaining troops. How could he attack Yanmen, besiege Taiyuan, and then attack Yangquan? Could it be that Deacon Cai left more than 10,000 people for Liu Sheng?"

Zhao Ji turned his attention to Cai You, hoping that Cai You could give an explanation.

Cai You smiled bitterly and said: "The official family left Liu Ji with only more than 10,000 people, most of whom were disabled. I don't know why this happened. Maybe he recruited soldiers at Ying Shuo?"

Cai Jing retorted: "You still say that cultivating a teacher does not support the self-respect of the bandits? Then Yingshuo and Shuo are extremely poor. How can Liu Sheng support his troops? Where does his logistics come from?"

Cai You thought for a while and snorted coldly: "Wouldn't Liu Sheng just eat locally? If he surrendered to the Khitan, the Khitan wouldn't allocate some food?"

Zhao Ji thought that Liu Sheng also had Yelu Yanxi, the Lord of the Liao Dynasty, and said that the Khitan would give him some money and food. Although it was a bit far-fetched, it was reasonable.

With a sad look on his face, he said: "The people in the occupied areas are expected to have empty houses and starve to death everywhere. I, the people of the Song Dynasty, are suffering..." When he said the emotional part, Zhao Ji covered his face and cried bitterly, and fainted several times due to sadness.

"The officials are worried about the people, which is a blessing to all people. I hope the officials will take care of the dragon's body and not hurt the body." The ministers agreed.

Zhao Ji was worried that in just a few months, Liu Sheng would be able to build a strong army. Now it was no longer Zhao'an's problem, but Liu Sheng could indeed threaten Kaifeng.

Zhao Ji did not allow his personal safety to be threatened. He had a bold idea in his mind. How about going south to avoid Liu Sheng's attack and wait for the grand master to return to the court?

But then he thought about it, a small rebel army forced him to stay away from the capital, so where was his face?

Zhao Ji opened his mouth and asked Cai Jing to make up his mind whether to recruit peace or to suppress the rebellion.

After previous battle reports, Zhao Ji is more inclined to the latter. The key question now is who to lead the troops.

Looking at the generals in the DPRK, I can't help but feel worried. Those who can fight will follow Tong Guan in the northern expedition.

As for the best person, Zhao Ji did not dare to use it, but he was a little uneasy without a general to lead the troops.

He couldn't help scolding Zhe Keqiu again in his heart. He was a worthless waste. If he hadn't lost Yanmen, why would the Song Dynasty be in the situation it is today?

A figure of Yang Keshi, Tong Guan's confidant, could not help but appear in his mind.

Tong Guan repeatedly expressed his merits for him. Whether he was passing through Shanxi or going south to quell the rebellion, he made outstanding achievements. His identity was innocent and there was no possibility of collusion with Liu Sheng.

After making up his mind, Zhao Jigang was about to speak when another urgent message of 800 miles was delivered to the palace.

Zhao Ji and the ministers looked as cold as frost. Where did Liu Sheng conquer again? Could it be that Taiyuan was captured? Or went east?

The entire court became quiet again, waiting for the messenger to come in.

Zhao Ji was even more annoyed. What did Liu Sheng want?

Are you so willing to be a dog for the Khitans and want to force Tong Guan to return to the army?

Hateful, annoying, damned.

...

The messenger shouted while still outside the palace, "Great victory, great victory, great victory for the grand master."

"The Grand Master conquered Gu'an and forced into Yanjing. General Guo Yaoshi of the Liao Kingdom came to surrender. General Yang Keshi and his brother Yang Zaibi led 5,000 elite troops to advance. They will soon conquer Daxing and besiege Yanjing."

The ministers were stunned. Is this a good news from the Grand Master? Have they all reached Daxing? About to capture Yanjing?

Cai Jingyou was the first to speak: "The Grand Master really gave us a surprise! Congratulations to the official family, they are about to regain their homeland and create unprecedented achievements for our country in a hundred years."

Zhao Ji was also stunned. Although military reports were delivered every day, Wang Fu mostly talked about trivial matters.

Previously, they were only besieging Gu'an, saying that the Liao army's resistance was particularly tenacious and might take more time.

It had only been a few days, but they had already captured it, summoned Pharmacist Guo and surrendered, and they were almost reaching Yanjing.