Song Emperor Jiangshan

The Northern Expedition was in full swing within half a month after Wan Yanliang's death. This time, troops led by Xiao Shan and Li Xianzhong were launched with the Huaihe River as the main battlefield.

The 3 troops of Zhang Zhixiong and Xin Qiji's troops who came under the control of Xiaoshan were also under the jurisdiction of Xiaoshan, while Wang Youzhi's troops went to Xiangyang to take the Jin soldiers from the Central Plains.The wolf smoke ignited rapidly on this land again.

At the beginning of the Northern Expedition, the morale of all places rose sharply, and the whole country was full of voices to recover the old land, and the battle went smoothly. The Jianghuai battlefield took less than ten days. In Hong County, Suzhou and other places, the battle went so smoothly, even Xiao Shan was unexpected, let alone Zhao Yuan and others.

Zhao Yuan immediately instructed Xiao Shan and other generals to quickly expand the results of the battle, but Xiao Shan felt even more worried when faced with this situation. He privately told Yu Yunwen, who was supervising the army at the front: "Although there are many Song troops now, there are more He is an arrogant soldier, and if he wins, he will demand big rewards, and he hopes to enter the city to loot everywhere. Although he tries his best to restrain him, this kind of thinking is very bad, and sooner or later something will happen."

Yu Yunwen was also quite worried: "Wan Yanyong has urgently dispatched [-] troops, and ordered General Heshi Liezhi Ning to dispatch [-] troops to Suzhou. This time, the combat power of the [-] troops is completely different from that of Wan Yanliang. , The combat effectiveness is not the same. Because of successive wars, the imperial court has been paying heavy taxes, and the common people have complained. I am really worried that something will happen!"

Xiao Shan was worried about what would happen. When he sent Shao Hongyuan's troops to fight against Jin Guo's general Heshi Liezhining, Shao Hongyuan was quite unhappy and incited the underground soldiers: "A yellow-haired boy who was under my command in the past is now an adult. The general who commanded a hundred thousand soldiers and horses is an old friend, but the rewards are not many!"

Driven by his dissatisfaction, Shao Hongyuan's troops began to be in turmoil. Some soldiers even refused to accept the rewards from the court after instigation, on the grounds that the rewards were too little.

Jin Guo took the opportunity to besiege, and Shao Hongyuan's troops were almost completely defeated. Suzhou was lost in less than three days after it was captured.

When Xiao Shan heard the news, he didn't feel too much surprise in his heart, but he was very relieved that in such a situation of complete collapse, Li Huchen, who he had promoted back then, fought hard to break the back, A lot of money and food were rescued, and the rout troops were quickly mobilized to organize resistance, so that the results of the battle would not be completely lost.

In the Central Plains, the Song army fighting in Sichuan and Shaanxi also encountered similar problems to varying degrees, and there was no such thing as Zhang Jun and other optimists imagined that they would be able to recover the old land within a month.

The two sides fell into a tug-of-war and were at a stalemate. At this time, Wan Yanyong once again sent a peace negotiation form, willing to amend some unequal treaties in the original Shaoxing peace negotiation, and change the kingdom of monarchs and ministers into the relationship between uncle and nephew. However, it still requires the return of the territory of the original Jin State currently occupied by the Song Army.

What Xiao Shan is most worried about at the moment is not the situation on the front line, but Zhao Yuan's attitude. He is very worried that Zhao Yuan will lose confidence in the face of this situation, so he specially went back to Jiankang, hoping to use all methods to encourage Zhao Yuan , let him not be discouraged.

But to Xiao Shan's surprise, Zhao Yuan did not become depressed and ignorant as in the past, but instead strengthened his faith even more.

On the tower of Jiankang, Zhao Yuan took Xiao Shan's hand and said, "I have long been prepared for defeat. Defeat is not a bad thing, but it made me understand the situation more clearly, knowing the weaknesses and needs of our army Improvements will give me more direction in the future!"

At this moment, Xiao Shan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he turned his head slightly, and saw that the expression on Zhao Yuan's face was not at all depressed and decadent in defeat, on the contrary, his gaze was firmer and more confident.

When facing Jin Guo's request for peace, Zhao Yuan listened to the advice of Xiao Shan and Yu Yunwen: If Jin soldiers have the ability to take down our dynasty, they will not ask for peace at all, but will directly send troops.There is no need for His Majesty to agree to a peace negotiation. Peace and war are not determined by a document agreed by the two monarchs, but by the strength of both parties.

That day Zhao Yuan stayed on the tower with Xiao Shan for a whole day, until the sunset, he suddenly turned his head, looked at Xiao Shan, and said in a decisive tone: "As long as you are by my side, I will not be afraid of anyone Failure! There will be no wavering!"

The situation was as expected by Xiao Shan and Yu Yunwen, Wan Yanyong did not wantonly invade south because of Zhao Yuan's refusal of the peace talks, the Kingdom of Jin is now in a mess, he dared not and could not go south again, he could only garrison heavy troops at the confrontation between the two armies.And Xiao Shan also took advantage of this to step up the purge of the army. Because Shao Hongyuan's troops were disbanded, he had a reason to reshuffle the army again. It is used as an actual combat drama to enhance the quality and combat capability of the army.

When Xiao Shan was actively preparing, Zhao Yuan did not stop. He did not receive the influence of the peacemakers such as Shi Hao and Zhao Gou in the court.He didn't even return to Lin'an, but stayed in Jiankang. Taking advantage of the turmoil and damage caused by the war, he vigorously promoted some officials who performed well during this period, and demoted many officials who advocated talk without making any achievements. .

This kind of rectification will inevitably attract many problems and considerations of various interests in peacetime. Even to catch the people you want to do, you have to go through a lot of trouble and play hard to do it. But in this special period, It is much simpler.

Not only that, but Xiaoshan will regularly select and send some generals back to Jiankang for re-education, striving to improve the quality of commanding the army and their ideology in an all-round way.

When Zhao Yuan was carrying out a series of rectifications, Wan Yanyong of the Jin Kingdom was not idle. He originally planned to issue a security order after the Song and Jin peace negotiations, reducing taxes, so that the bandits who rose up from all over the Central Plains could return to the fields to engage in production. However, because of the constant provocations by the Song army at the border, he did not dare to withdraw the army. To maintain the garrison, he had to increase taxes.

At this time, the economic strength of the Song and Jin countries began to emerge.

Jiangnan and Sichuan have become the economic center of the country in the Northern Song Dynasty. The Central Plains has gone through wars and is now owned by the Kingdom of Jin.

In terms of employing personnel, Wanyanyong also encountered some difficulties. The number of Jurchens was relatively small, and there were originally many Han Chinese as ministers in the court. However, because Zhao Yuan had always assumed a political stance of reluctance to negotiate peace and that the Northern Expedition was bound to happen, these Han people were very active. Shaken, I don't know when the Song army will call, whether I should be a traitor, whether I should work hard, and whether I will be settled one day in the future if I am a traitor, is also a big problem.

Because of the general direction of the manufacture of various weapons provided by Xiaoshan, the military supervision of the Song Dynasty made new achievements almost every day. Stay at the level of making spears, bows and armor.

With the passage of time, the national strength of both sides began to slowly reverse under such circumstances.In such years of intense confrontation, a large number of mature generals and well-trained soldiers have grown rapidly.

Five years later, when Xiao Shan was 31 years old, Zhao Yuan recruited him into the temporary palace in Jiankang to discuss matters in the dormitory.

It was just a matter of discussion, Zhao Yuan decided to send all the troops of the whole country to Xiao Shan for unified dispatch, and make another large-scale Northern Expedition!

This time the Northern Expedition is no longer a simple military adventure, but a contest of strength between the two countries. Xiaoshan fought very hard at the beginning, and even once a city was occupied and then captured by the golden soldiers. This situation has been repeated five or six times. In wars, not all battles are victorious, and there are also failed battles.

But now, most of the sergeants and ministers have a clear understanding of this repetition and failure. If they are defeated, they will quickly adjust their combat deployment and come again.

In the sixth month of this large-scale Northern Expedition, Xiaoshan commanded the 50 troops of the Song Army. After three days and three nights of bloody battles, they took down the old capital of Kaifeng in one fell swoop.

The battle situation in the Central Plains quickly turned around. In less than a month, the Jin soldiers were completely defeated, and news of victories everywhere fell on Zhao Yuan's desk like snowflakes.

Among these news, the most exciting one is that Wan Yanyong of the Jin Kingdom expressed his willingness to return Zhao Huan, the last emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty who was still in Wuguo City. Ask for Year Coins.

When Zhao Yuan saw that the King of Jin had finally given up asking for the old coin, he couldn't help laughing, and said to the courtiers beside him, "I haven't given it for seven or eight years. It's because Wan Yanyong knew if he wanted to go back. can talk!"

In the past few years, Zhang Jun has died of illness because of his old age, and Shi Hao has also been consecrated as a grand master without real power because of his efforts to advocate peace. The current prime minister is Yu Yunwen, who won prestige and fame during the Northern Expedition. The deputy prime minister, Zhizhengshi, is Chen Junqing, who is known for his uprightness and staunchness.

Yu Yunwen was at Zhao Yuan's side at that time, when he heard what Zhao Yuan said, he also smiled and said, "When is Your Majesty going to move the capital?"

Zhao Yuan was taken aback for a moment, then came to his senses, he could finally return to the old capital Bianjing.During the Jingkang period, Bianjing fell, and it was regained after 32 years.

Zhao Yuan raised his eyes slightly, there was no one in the hall that he wanted to see the most, that person should be stationed at the border between Song and Jin in Hebei, but he hoped that on the day when he entered Bianjing City, that person could stand by his side closest location.

Zhao Yuan said after a while: "Write a letter and ask Zhengping to see when he has time. I want to enter the old capital with him."

Hearing Zhao Yuan's words, Yu Yunwen sighed secretly in his heart, bowed and said: "I obey the order, so I will send someone to ask Mr. Xiao."

When Xiao Shan received Yu Yunwen's letter, he was standing on the Hebei plain looking at Yanjing, which is the capital of later generations.

Not many people have been to Yanjing in this era, because since the Five Dynasties period, the Yanyun area has been under the rule of the Liao Kingdom, and after the Jin Dynasty destroyed the Liao Dynasty, it has been included in the territory of the Jin Kingdom, and it has not belonged to the Song Dynasty for hundreds of years. territory.

But when Xiao Shan stood on the Hebei Plain, although he couldn't see the city of Beijing, he felt an inexplicable emotion and impulse in his heart just facing that direction.

In his last life, he was in Beijing from joining the army, to being promoted, and later entering the National Defense University.In his mind, this is the real capital and heart.He can even recall the Tofu Nao in Beijing and the Renhe Spring in Wangfujing Street.These memories have long been silent in his deepest memory, but now they come out inexplicably.He understood that Yanjing at this time was completely different from that of later generations, but he could still clearly outline the outlines of a series of places such as the Great Wall, Badaling, and Shanhaiguan in his mind.

Xiao Shan was a little dazed, the dream of traveling to this time and space back then has been realized today, but for some reason, he became more uneasy.Maybe he thought of Genghis Khan who swept across the Eurasian continent decades later, maybe he thought of the shame of modern Chinese history, or thought of various things about the Celestial Dynasty, he didn't quite know.It's just that he likes to stand on the Zhending city tower and look far away at the very familiar place in the north that he has never been to in this world.

Wu Luan first received the letter from Yu Yunwen, and when he climbed the tower to find Xiao Shan, he saw such a scene.

The general in iron armor and gray robe, holding on to the cold city tower, looked at the north motionlessly, like a statue in the setting sun.

Wu Luan stepped forward: "Master, there is a letter from the imperial court."

Xiao Shan was very unaccustomed to this address at the beginning, but after so many years, he no longer has the entanglement with this address at the beginning, he did not turn around, but asked: "What did you write?"

Wu Luan said: "Your Majesty asks you, when you have time, go back to Jiankang. The imperial court is going to move the capital to the old capital."

Xiao Shan hummed and nodded, the corners of his cold lips gradually melted and became slightly raised, a smile appeared on his face.It has been several months since I saw Zhao Yuan, and I miss him very much.

Today, Xiao Shan and Zhao Yuan have been together for seven or eight years. When I thought of Zhao Yuan, the irresistible urge to push him under my body finally faded away, but there was more. A warmth and concern, I have never had a home these years, watching people around me get married one after another, when the children get married, Xiao Shan has a little envy in his heart, but as long as he thinks of Zhao Yuan, he feels that as long as he can be with him Being by your side and protecting him is your best destination.

Today's Zhao Yuan must have a different ending from the person in history who died of depression in the deep palace.Of course it would be different. Zhao Yuan succeeded in the Northern Expedition and captured the old capital. No matter where he went, he heard the sincere praise from the people and soldiers. Some people even believed that Zhao Yuan was the descendant of Zhao Kuangyin. Many legends and myths have been compiled.Now that Zhao Yuan said a word, it was the real imperial decree, no one dared to disobey, and no one wanted to disobey.His prestige has reached the peak among several generations of Song emperors, and he has become the real holy son of heaven in the mouth of the people.

As long as he thought of the four words "Holy Son of Heaven", Xiao Shan could not help but twitch his lips.Wherever there is him, is home.

Xiao Shan didn't stay in Zhending for too long, he brought Qianqi back to Jiankang that night, the journey was not fast, and he even had a chance to see the scenery along the way.He was not in a hurry to see Zhao Yuan, because the two of them would have a lot of time in the future.

Ten days later Xiao Shan arrived in Jiankang, and after meeting Zhao Yuan, he was left in the dormitory.

This kind of thing didn't happen once or twice. At this point now, the two of them didn't shy away from the cronies around them. Xiao Shan embraced Zhao Yuan, kissed him tenderly, and twitched slowly in the way and rhythm that the other party liked. insert.Although Xiao Shan is no longer able to shoot in seconds, nor is he tired after tossing all night, when he holds Zhao Yuan in his arms, he feels that the affection has not weakened, but has grown deeper, like old wine, although not as strong. It is as spicy and exciting as wine, but it makes people more intoxicated and can't put it down.

Three days later, Zhao Yuan's Luanjia officially set off. Because the capital was moved to the old capital, the team was mighty and mighty, and they used a large number of reliance. There were tens of thousands of people in the guard of honor holding the flag, not to mention the many officials and harem women. Zhao Gou for the Supreme Emperor.

This time, it took a whole month on the road before arriving in Bianjing.

When I arrived in Bianjing, it was the early morning of March in Yangchun. The officials in Bianjing had already received the news that the emperor had moved the capital. At that time, it was rebuilt extensively, and it was even more magnificent than the imperial palace in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Zhao Yuan entered the palace amidst the voices of the officials in the city and the people on both sides of the street. The music played in the Taiji Hall of the previous dynasty. Zhao Yuan was wearing the crown of the sun and the moon. He stood in the hall and accepted the worship of all the people. No longer the boy he was back then, the 32-year-old Zhao Yuan looked more composed, with a determined look on his face.Only when his eyes fell on Xiao Shan standing in front of the team, the tenderness and nostalgia in it were the same as before.

"Everyone is in peace!" Zhao Yuan's majestic voice resounded through the hall, "My Great Song Dynasty can take back the old capital, and the whole country will enjoy the joy of the whole country. From now on, we will have a three-day vacation, and there is no need to go to court early!"

On that day, Zhao Yuan was like other emperors in the Song Dynasty, parading in the countryside. The 20 troops under Xiao Shan's command and stationed in Beijing passed in front of Zhao Yuan one by one.

On the second day of rest and holiday, Zhao Yuan ordered Xiao Shan to enter the palace. The two walked side by side, looking at each other under the shade of willow trees and flowers in the Bianjing Imperial Palace. Space to be alone.

The two kissed in the spring sunshine, surrounded by the fragrance of flowers and the melodious sound of birds. This kiss was extraordinarily sweet and lingering.

Xiao Shan embraced Zhao Yuan, looking greedily at his face.The other party's eyes are clear, his hair is black, his neck is still beautiful, and he will not get tired of seeing it thousands of times.

Xiao Shan rubbed Zhao Yuan's nose with his nose: "Yuan Yuan, I love you!"

Zhao Yuan was still smiling, this time he didn't answer with "I know, you've said it many times" like before, but after looking at Xiao Shan for a long time, he solemnly said: "I love Xiao Shan too. you!"

The two hugged each other tightly, and the kiss seemed to never end.

Xiao Shan felt that Zhao Yuan in his arms was very beautiful today, he kissed Zhao Yuan's lips all the way, and began to pull on Zhao Yuan's belt.

But at this moment, a cough came from behind the shade of the tree, Xiao Shan and Zhao Yuan were startled, they looked to the side together, only to see an old man with gray hair coming out.

It was none other than the Supreme Emperor Zhao Gou who officially returned to the old capital with Zhao Yuan, and revisited his old place.