Chapter 29: A dead barbarian is a good barbarian

Who once said that happy lives are mostly similar, and hard lives are different.

The ancestors also said that every family has a scripture that is difficult to read.

For Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang, how to choose a suitable envoy to negotiate peace is a big problem that is the most difficult to solve at the moment-

The Dajin Kingdom has always had a tradition of killing envoys, sometimes not only killing the other party's envoys, but also their own own, and sometimes even their own communication soldiers are killed for the sake of secrecy.

In addition, Zhao Huan once booby-trapped Xiao Sanbaonu and others in Bianjing City, and later directly killed Wu Xiaomin, the last suitable candidate for envoys, on the bank of the Yellow River, so that now there is no one in the entire Jin Bing camp who dares to send an envoy to Taiyuan.

So the two brothers Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang had a headache.

Zhao Huan, who had just entered Taiyuan, also had a headache.

After a few circles around Wang Yu, who was standing as straight as a javelin, Zhao Huan still couldn't hold back the anger in his heart, and kicked Wang Yu and scolded: "I think you have a lot of ability, you actually dare to take people out of the city to fight against the Jin soldiers, I never thought that you would take three hundred cavalry out of the city?" ”

"Yes! The official family has to teach you a lesson! ”

Wang Yu's body shook slightly, and at this time, where was the majesty when Wang Xun tied up Zhang Xiaochun before: "The last general will make his own opinion, please punish the official!" ”

"The official family is angry!"

Seeing that Zhao Huan's face was not very good-looking, Zhang Xiaochun couldn't help but stand up and start a round: "Deputy Chief Wang is also for a surprise attack on the Jin people's camp to receive reinforcements, but I never thought that it was the official family who came in person. ”

Zhao Huan said angrily: "Anyone who is a general, should plan and then move, even if he can't anticipate the enemy before the opportunity, he shouldn't directly lead three hundred cavalry to charge into battle!"

Your Wang Yu is not Zhao Zilong, and Brother Wanyan Zonghan is not Cao Apu, if Yao Qing didn't lead 3,000 horsemen to answer this time, how many of the 300 horsemen you brought back here? How should you, the king, explain to the parents, wives and children of those soldiers? ”

After reprimanding Wang Yu, Zhao Huan continued: "However, I read that you are also for the sake of receiving reinforcements and serving the country with sincerity, so I will spare you this time, and temporarily punish you for half a year, and be dismissed and retained to see the after-effects." If you commit it again, you will not be spared! ”

Wang Yu's expression remained unchanged, he still stood like a javelin, and said loudly: "Yes!" Xie Guanjia Longen! ”

Zhao Huan snorted again, took out a jade pendant from his sleeve and threw it at Wang Yu: "I've rewarded you." Next time, remember not to be so impulsive, your life is worth more than your surname. ”

Wang Yu took the jade pendant, and his old face was already smiling as bright as a chrysanthemum in September, where did he still look dejected when he was just trained?

"You're a dog-faced."

Taking advantage of Zhao Huan's efforts to sit down, Zhang Xiaochun deliberately suppressed his voice to the extent that Wang Yu could only hear it clearly, and mocked: "It's the official family that I have encountered. ”

Wang Yu nodded quietly, and said in a low voice: "I know this, if the emperor is changed, it is estimated that my head should be moved." However, with the emperor's courage, he didn't dare to come to Taiyuan. ”

Zhang Xiaochun just wanted to nod yes, but saw that Zhao Huan was already sitting on the chair, looked at Wang Yu with a smile and said, "What is Deputy Chief Manager Wang talking about?" Why not speak up and let the big guys hear it? ”

"Deputy Chief Manager Wang said that this time it all depends on the official Longwei, and Wanyan Xiao'er has collapsed for thousands of miles, but I am afraid that I will not dare to look south to my Great Song Dynasty from now on!"

Zhang Xiaochun straightened up and said loudly: "The minister congratulates the official family!" For the Great Song Congratulations! ”

Although Zhao Huan didn't know any lip language, just looking at Wang Yu's mouth just now, he knew that he must have said a lot, not at all the short twenty or thirty words that Zhang Xiaochun said.

But Zhao Huan didn't expose Zhang Xiaochun's-

It is actually a good thing that these two people who are responsible for guarding Taiyuan can work together, and it is much better than two people beating people's brains into dog brains for the so-called civil and military disputes.

"I don't care about what you just muttered, and I don't want to ask."

Zhao Huan knocked on the table in front of him and said in a deep voice: "What I care about is, apart from the siege of the city by the Jin soldiers, what is the situation in Taiyuan now?" ”

"Qi Guan's family, the people of Taiyuan look forward to Your Majesty like babies look at their parents."

Seeing Wang Yu's wrinkles and dredging, Zhang Xiaochun hurriedly rushed in front of Wang Yu and bowed down and said: "This time the Jin soldiers are coming, Taiyuan is united, the deputy general manager of Wang is in command, the Taiyuan gentry are enthusiastic to help the war, there are donors of money, there are food donors, and there are people who send their families to help defend the city, Taiyuan City is solid, it is another ten years, twenty years, Taiyuan is still the Taiyuan of the Great Song Dynasty!" ”

"Zhang Qing's words have to be used to fool the emperor, and I don't want to use them to fool me."

Although the sycophants are very useful, Zhao Huan still smiled and said: "I ask you, how many soldiers are there in Taiyuan City now?" How much food is there? How many arrows are there in a bow? Is the rolling stone still enough? ”

Faced with Zhao Huan's questions, Zhang Xiaochun was a little dumbfounded, but Wang Yu said loudly: "Qijuan's family: There are now 3,000 soldiers in Taiyuan City, and there are gentry who donate 200,000 stones. ”

Zhao Huan's face sank at a speed that was almost visible to the naked eye: "Shangzu? If there is no gentry donating grain, how many days will the grain in Taiyuan City be enough for a few days? ”

"Half a day is not enough!"

Wang Yu unceremoniously lifted the old bottom: "Tens of thousands of victorious soldiers, Tong Xianggong only left 3,000 people for the last general; The grain stock in Taiyuan Mansion had been completely exhausted as early as two days ago, and if it weren't for the gentry in the city donating grain to help, the last general originally planned to let people grab grain. ”

Zhao Huan's face turned darker-

Wanyan Zonghan has indeed brought a lot of horses, and the 50,000 regular army that dares to fight is indeed a rare opponent in this era.

But Tong Guan had tens of thousands of troops in his hands, and there were several armies around Taiyuan at that time, and there were 200,000 Qinwang Yijun in Bianjing City alone, not counting other chaotic troops.

No matter how you calculate it, it should be a tailwind game for the flying dragon to ride Yan, but it turned out to be played by those sand sculptures into a fairy game!

After eight months of stubborn defense, there was no last grain of grain in Taiyuan City, and after almost all the things that could be eaten were eaten, there was even a tragedy of cannibalism.

But.

Taiyuan still does not fall.

On the third day of September in the first year of Jingkang, after Taiyuan was completely lost, Wang Yu still led the hungry and tired soldiers to insist on street fighting, carrying the imperial statue of Song Taizong enshrined in the Taiyuan ancestral temple to break out of the city, the Jin soldiers chased with all their might, and Wang Yu, who was shot dozens of times, committed suicide by throwing himself into the Fen River.

After Jin Bing obtained Wang Yu's body, Wanyan Zonghan scolded and ordered his soldiers to ride their horses into meat paste to vent their anger. After the city was broken, more than 30 local officials in Taiyuan were martyred, and the Jin soldiers slaughtered the city in retaliation, and the people of Taiyuan who survived the starvation were almost slaughtered.

Zhang Xiaochun was captured and taken to Yunzhong, and four years later, the puppet Qi regime supported by the Jin Dynasty was established, and Zhang Xiaochun, who was in prison, accepted the puppet position against his will and became the right prime minister of Shangshu.

Then, Zhang Xiaochun once submitted a letter to Yan Kuo, first stating that he was forced to go out of the puppet Qi, and then revealed that the puppet Qi emperor Liu Yu was preparing to send assassins to assassinate the Southern Song Dynasty monarchs.

After another eight years, because of repeated defeats in the war with the Southern Song Dynasty, the puppet Qi was deposed by the Jin Dynasty, and after Zhang Xiaochun and others were repatriated to the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhang Xiaochun was deeply ashamed of his own intemperance, and he invited himself to the office, and died of illness in Xuzhou.

It is worth mentioning that the famous family in Qufu, Shandong Province, was completely split into two sects in the north and south at this time, and there were even three Yan Shenggong standing side by side-

The Jin Kingdom has a Yan Shenggong, the Pseudo-Qi family has a Yan Shenggong, and the Southern Song Dynasty has a Yan Shenggong......

But people don't feel guilty, and they don't have any self-solicitation.

For the sake of the saint's incense, for the saint's ancestral temple, for the saint's, anyway, as long as the world still learns the Analects and the Four Books and Five Classics, no one can do anything about this family.

Therefore, Zhao Huan did not directly kill Zhang Xiaochun, and did not even suppress Zhang Xiaochun's idea.

Compared with that family, Zhang Xiaochun, who can still take the initiative to be an undercover agent after being captured, is definitely a rare loyal minister.

After shaking his head and trying to get rid of these messy thoughts in his mind, which began to habitually deviate again, Zhao Huan stared at Zhang Xiaochun and said, "In Zhang Aiqing's opinion, what should the current situation be?" ”

Zhang Xiaochun bowed down and said: "Qi Guan's family, now that the Jin soldiers are retreating, even if Yan Zonghan has the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth, I am afraid that he will lack the skills to return to the sky." The only way to do this is to put Yan Zonghan in front of him, one is to send an envoy to negotiate peace, and the other is to quickly retreat and return to Jinfu in order to fight again. ”

Zhao Huan hummed meaningfully, and then asked: "Then in Aiqing's opinion, which path will Wanyan Zonghan choose?" ”

"Choose both."

Zhang Xiaochun bowed down and said: "If the minister is Wanyan Zonghan, he will inevitably send an envoy to negotiate peace, and at the same time try to return to the back road of Xijin Mansion, no matter whether the peace is successful or not, he will make a comeback after returning to Xijin Mansion, for three reasons."

Relative to the Central Plains, Xijin Mansion was originally the hometown of Yan Zhao, and it is an excellent horse farm.

Second, if it comes back immediately, it can also catch my Great Song Dynasty off guard, even if it can't be shamed, it can also add some trouble to my Great Song Dynasty, and it can affect the agricultural time of my Great Song Dynasty, so that the people's harvest in the coming year will be damaged, and then affect the entire Great Song Dynasty.

Third, Wanyan Zongwang has been in battle for a long time, and he must know the power of the official's big chariot, if he doesn't make a comeback earlier, he is afraid that when the official's Northern Expedition arrives, everything will be regretted too late.

The minister thought that with these three points, Wanyan Zonghan would lead his troops back to Xijin Mansion regardless of whether he negotiated peace or not, and then went south again after reorganizing his troops and horses. ”

"Aiqing's words coincide with what I think."

Zhao Huan clapped his hands with a smile, looked at Zhang Xiaochun and said, "Then according to Zhang Aiqing's opinion, how can I completely leave Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang behind?"

After all, a dead barbarian is a good barbarian, and this is an unbreakable truth. ”

Zhang Xiaochun suddenly looked at Zhao Huan with a confused expression.

Zhang Xiaochun agrees with the saying that a dead barbarian is a good barbarian, but what Zhang Xiaochun can't figure out is who gave the official family the confidence and wanted to leave Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang in Taiyuan?

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