"The golden thief comes a hundred miles a day, and his troops will come to the north bank of the Yellow River in a few days, and the Yellow River has long been frozen into flat ground, and it will not be able to stop the enemy at all. So Kaifeng will be trapped around the middle of next month...... Whether it can be held in the end depends on whether the court is firm; Second, we will see if we succeed in cutting off the enemy's rear route in Hebei. Therefore, we should hurry up and set off as soon as possible, and strive to cross the river as soon as possible, so as to gather the strong men of Hebei as soon as possible! ”

On the evening of the fifth day after the "Donghuamen Incident", Zhao Kai was in his palace, talking about his thoughts in front of several subordinates.

This time, the efficiency of the Song Dynasty court was surprisingly high, and on the third day of the "Donghuamen Change", the edict of Zhao Kai, the king of Baiyun, was appointed as the marshal of Hebei soldiers and horses, and the imperial envoys of Hebei were controlled, and the envoys of Hebei were pacified by the east and west roads of Hebei, and the envoys of Hebei were sent to the world with the right to act cheaply.

At the same time, two other edicts were issued.

The first is to set up a camp for the Son of Heaven in Kaifeng Prefecture, Tokyo, and appoint Li Gang as the envoy of Shangshu Youcheng and the envoy of the camp, and Tong Guan, Gao Yu, and Liu Yanqing as the deputy envoys.

The second is to call on the heroes of the world and the state capitals to send troops to the king's edict. It seems that the official Zhao Ji wants to put on a posture of defending Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo and defending the Great Song Dynasty with the strength of the world.

In addition to these three Ming issued edicts, Zhao Kai also got a secret edict that could not be made public, and the content of the secret edict was about seeking peace. After Zhao Ji ordered Zhao Kai to cross the river, he tried to contact the commander of the Jin people to seek the possibility of peace talks, and promised a maximum of 3 million yuan and the conditions of ceding Yanshan to the government. Moreover, Zhao Kai was allowed to pay a total of 3 million silver, money, and silk silk in advance for a year's year...... Although the conditions for peace talks were generous, Zhao Kai never thought about negotiating peace at all.

The next day, the entire 3.3 million silver, money, and silk silk were transported to Zhao Kai's palace one by one...... It was 300,000 yuan more than the amount he asked Zhao Ji that day, and this 300,000 yuan was Zhao Ji's reward for his son Zhao Kai. According to Liang Shicheng, who escorted the silver, money, and silk silk, the extra money was used to open up the road to peace, that is, to the commander of the Jin army, and it was really thoughtful!

The amount of this treasure was so great that the accounts of the royal palace and the newly established Changshi Division were busy until this afternoon, when they were counted and loaded into the carts one by one.

Zhao Kai couldn't help but laugh when he thought of these goods, and then glanced at a few of his subordinates in the lobby of the palace. The old general He Guan and his two sons, the dog-headed military advisor Chen Ji, the henchman Huang Wuji, the secret agent Wang Xiaode, the traitor Qin Hui, the cavalry general Xiang Ke who came from the Shengjie army, and Liu Qi, who vaguely remembered that he was a famous anti-gold general (maybe he remembered wrongly, maybe he had the same name and surname), all gathered together.

These nine people are now enough to become Zhao Kai's most core team...... It's just that most of these nine people were forced to follow Zhao Kai helplessly.

He Guan's father and son were coerced by Zhao Kai to lead troops into the palace, and they labeled themselves as King Yun's sworn friends! So they had to follow, not only did they have to follow, but even their families moved into the Yunwang Mansion, waiting to set off with Zhao Kai.

Chen Ji and Wang Xiaode are dead friends, but now they are a little sad - both of them think that Zhao Kai should take advantage of the chaos to win the throne in the palace change the day before yesterday, instead of choosing to go out of Hebei.

Although the official Zhao Ji now relies on Zhao Kai very much, he does not have the courage to destroy the unity atmosphere of "father and son, monarch and minister, one heart to resist gold" in Tokyo. But what about after the Jin soldiers retreated? It's the most ruthless emperor's family! Which emperor can tolerate a son who will lead troops to force the palace?

Huang Wuji and Xiang Ke, the two second generals, are also Zhao Kai's hardcores, but the two of them are happy, and they don't seem to be worried about Zhao Kai falling out of favor after Jin Bing retreats...... Because both of them have really fought, especially with a thousand victorious cavalry back to Zhao Kai, Xiang Ke, known as "Xiang Yidao", opened south and followed Tong Guan to see the bravery of the Jin soldiers. So the two of them didn't believe that the Song Dynasty could quickly get a "Lanyuan Alliance", and the Song-Jin War was easy to fight.

As long as King Yun firmly grasps the army, is there still a vassal king who divides one side? And they already know the cowardice of the official family and the prince...... What else is there to worry about?

And Qin Hui and Liu Qi were a little unwilling to get on the thief ship...... Qin Hui was forced by Zhao Ji's pressure to become the long history of the Yun Palace. And Liu Qi was benefactor Gao Yu who spoke, asking him to "watch" Zhao Kai, so he had to go to Zhao Kai's side.

As Zhao Kai spoke, he glanced at Xiang Ke.

Xiang Ke, like Huang Wuji, is a Longxi man. The difference is only that Huang Wuji is a corner of the Western Army family, his mother is the daughter of the Yang family in Linzhou, and his father is a local tyrant. And Xiang Ke is a tiger general who really came out of his own army, with a yellow face and a beard, a long and powerful body, brave and unparalleled, and especially good at using a long knife, so he wants to be a knife. This time, he came to Zhao Kai's side with the cavalry of the 1,000 Shengjie Army under his command.

"Great King ......" Xiang Ke understood what Zhao Kai meant, and said, "Shengjiejun is an elite soldier fed with a lot of money, and he has always recognized money but not people. They were accustomed to getting double portions of money and food and clothing from Tong Guan, and the king only needed to continue to give them double portions and another sum of goods. ”

The so-called example is the meaning of the settlement fee, the soldiers of the Northern Song Dynasty army are hired, take money to fight, see the money and open their eyes, when they recruit (recruit soldiers), they have to give the example of the assassination, they have to give the example when they are pulled, and of course they have to give the example when they go into battle.

Generally speaking, the opening example is an average of ten times per person, and the Shengjie army is an elite soldier, of course, more to give.

"Shengjie, his personal servants, his relatives, the guards and the infantry soldiers, and the horses of Mu Huogang are all issued with double money, food and clothing according to the forbidden army," Zhao Kai said, "Twenty times for the opening of the case!" ”

"King, give too much." Shi Qinhui, the head of the palace, interjected, "Now the gold, silver, money, cloth and other property in the palace add up to only about 330,000 yuan. If you want to give 20 guan to each of the 3,000 soldiers, you will spend 60,000 kan at a time. The double money, food, and clothing of the forbidden army must support at least 60 guan per year, and 3,000 people are 180,000 guan...... In addition, there are 7,000 horses to feed (in addition to the 5,000 horses allocated to Zhao Kai by the Tiansi Supervisor, Xiang Ke's cavalry also brought more than 1,000 horses, and Zhao Kai's personal warriors and his palace also have horses), and it will cost a lot of money in a year. I'm afraid the king's family background won't last for a year! ”

Although this Qin Hui is a traitor, and he is very reluctant to become an official in the palace, this guy is quite efficient, and he has just taken office, and he has already figured out Zhao Kai's family background - it turns out that Zhao Kai is also a corrupt official! In the family, there are more than 400,000 gold, silver, money, and cloth and silk alone (excluding Zhu Fengying's dowry and private house)! If you count antiques, calligraphy and paintings, land and real estate, I'm afraid there will be more than a million!

With Zhao Kai's money and public money, even if you don't eat or use, it is impossible to save so much money over the years!

It can be seen that Zhao Kai has made a lot of money in promoting the Imperial City Division......

However, even if Zhao Kai can make money, it is difficult to support the expenses of an army.

"Isn't there still 3.3 million goods allocated by the official family from the inner treasury?" Zhao Kai smiled, "And the Hebei transfer envoy is also under the control of this king, how can there be millions of savings in the treasury of the transfer envoy, right?" ”

"This ......" Qin Hui looked like he wanted to speak and stopped.

"Let's say," Zhao Kaipi smiled and said, "Changshi is a lonely Wenchen, what can't you say?" ”

When Qin Hui heard this, he thought: Why does this king value me so much? Is it because my writing is well done and the words are beautifully written? Alas, I don't know if this value is a blessing or a curse in the end.

Thinking of this, Qin Hui gritted his teeth and told Zhao Kai what he was worried about, "King, the minister will speak bluntly." After all, the envoy of Hebei is a minister of the imperial court, not a retainer of the king. And once the king leaves Tokyo, he will be a vassal king! And this dynasty has always been afraid of the ...... of the feudal town"

Zhao Kai said with a smile: "Changshi rest assured, as long as the Lone King can coax the Jin soldiers away, my father will definitely make me the prince." Moreover, Cai Mao, the Hebei transit envoy, is a smart person and has always supported the lonely king. With him, he can get twice the result with half the effort. ”

Zhao Kai is not alone, he has coveted the storage position for so many years, and he has the support of Zhao Ji, of course, he has his own group of people. Chen Ji, Huang Wuji, Xiang Ke, Wang Xiaode and others are just the core henchmen. There was also a large group of supporters around them, including Cai You, the Privy Council Leader of the Great Minister of Xifu, Tong Guan, who had held military power for 20 years, and the former Dazai Wang Huang, who was dismissed by Zhao Ji because of the white mushrooms (Yuzhi, said to be auspicious) on the pillars of his family, all of whom were supporters of Zhao Kai. And Cai Mao, the Hebei transit envoy and sentenced the affairs of the famous government, although he is not Zhao Kai's confidant, he is also a person who has placed bets on Zhao Kai's side.

Qin Hui nodded lightly, his brows furrowed even tighter, "If the king can really retreat the golden thief, the official family will naturally rely on the king, but what if the golden soldier refuses to retreat?" ”

Oh, yes!

Jin Bing refused to retreat, and finally arrested Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan, but what should I do? Zhao Kai sighed and stopped talking......

Thinking of this, Zhao Kai sighed and said, "Let's talk about it then...... Let's discuss the matter of leaving for the north. Master Tong sent someone to tell him that he had selected 5,000 good horses for King Gu in Mu Huogang, including more than 100 stallions and more than 2,000 strong mares, and many of them were pregnant with foals, which would be sent tomorrow. There were also hundreds of horsemen who were good at raising horses and a hundred carts of horse feed. With these, we can go the day after tomorrow! ”

"Leaving the day after tomorrow?" Qin Hui was stunned for a moment, "The day after tomorrow is the thirtieth day of the lunar month!" ”