Song Wensong also came to Yangzhou for the first time, but where did he have the heart to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Slender West Lake? The north is in an emergency, his hard work is left in the north, he can't watch his soldiers be ruthlessly swept away by the northwest army.

But looking at the world, what can Song Wensong do? He entered the Bauhinia Palace for a whole day, and he couldn't even see Emperor Xinde's face, and this majesty couldn't be relied on.

Now the only one who can help him can only be Lu Zheng, which is why he hurriedly went straight to Yangzhou from Jinling, the two drank tea on the cross street of Yangzhou, Song Wensong said:

"Lord Lu, I can't find it when I turn it all over the capital before I know that I have gone down to Yangzhou! Now the Dakang Dynasty is divided, falling apart, all walks of life call the king one after another, both of us are loyal ministers of Dakang, and we have to shoulder the responsibility at a critical time, it is impossible to forget the Jiangshan Sheji because of personal interests, and forget our duty as courtiers! ”

Lu Zheng smiled faintly and said: "Third child, I know the situation in the north, my brother, I have encountered difficulties, which time did I not sacrifice my life to help?" The last time I fought to the death with Cao Weiming, I asked Liu Song to go north, and finally stabilized the situation.

But this time the northwest is reversed, how can the northwest be reversed? Isn't it that the third child has taken too big a step? The capital's picks were picked, people hid in the south of the Yangtze River, and turned into a loyal minister, and the fathers, uncles, and brothers of the Western and Northern Song families all became rebellious thieves!

Who is this kind of thing on and who is not against it? Anyway, if you don't rebel, you're a traitor, it's better to simply rebel, you can still be a prince, be a general of the West Heaven, the disaster in the northwest has suddenly arisen, how strong the Northwest Army has been over the years knows better than me, think that if we die with the Northwest Army in the north now, what will be the consequences? ”

Lu Zheng's tone was calm and his attitude was gentle, Song Wensong stared at him, the two looked at each other for a long time, and after a long while, he said, "Do you mean to give up the Northland?" Abandoning the capital? If the northland is lost, Jiangnan will no longer have a buffer and barrier, can it be guaranteed that Jiangnan will be able to keep it?

Jiangnan has not been the land of Longxing since ancient times, because Jiangnan is surrounded by enemies, from the north, the west is the Northwest Army, the east is Shandong Liaodong Iron Cavalry, Huainan Road is in the east, there is Lingnan in the south, and then there is Bashu Jiannan Road next to it!

Jiangnan lives in the middle, but it is still a piece of fat, if there is no barrier at all, Jiangnan will fall sooner or later, and at that time, we will all have to be slaves of the country! ”

Song Wensong's tone suddenly became excited, and he beat his chest and said, "Lu Zheng, at this moment, do you still think like this?" The capital is gone, and Jiangnan may not be able to hold it! is also a person who knows the soldiers, can't you understand this? ”

Lu Zheng stared at Song Wensong and said word by word: "Third child, let me tell you the truth, if you get along with the two of you in a different place, what choice will you make?" Remember, be honest, and never be a fool! ”

Song Wensong said angrily: "Then do you need to talk about it?" Of course I'm going to send troops at all costs......"

"How to send troops? Where are the soldiers? ”

"I ...... I...... I first went straight to Cangzhou with the Yuzhou army to defend the capital! Song Wensong said, Yue Feng sneered, and said, "Do you think Cao Weiming is a vegetarian?" This Hejian King is now gearing up, maybe his vanguard has arrived outside Cangzhou, he is afraid that my Yuzhou army will attack him from behind, so he didn't dare to make a move, if my Yuzhou army rashly sent troops, it is very likely to advance and retreat, but Cao Weiming seized the fighter in the movement, and hit my Yuzhou army hard! ”

Song Wensong was angry for a while, it is true that he and Lu Zheng are both people who know the soldiers, and neither of them can fool anyone. The problem in the north is not the problem of Longyou, Song Boyuan and Song Naifeng have been operating the northwest for so many years, the northwest and the two rivers, the northwest and Liaodong, and even the northwest and the rivers have close exchanges.

Song Boyuan and Song Naifeng decided to oppose, they are bound to use all the resources, first of all, Cao Weiming will definitely follow, this time, Lu Zheng's more than 50,000 soldiers and horses in Yuzhou will not dare to act rashly, Liu Song occupies Yuzhou, it is a nail in Cao Weiming's eyes, Cao Weiming does not want to get rid of it all the time. When there was no rebellion in the Northwest Army, Liu Song still needed to deal with it carefully, and now that the Northwest had sent troops, he could not act rashly.

Song Wensong paused and said, "As far as I know, there are now 100,000 soldiers and horses in Jiangnan, and 50,000 soldiers and horses can go straight to the capital!" ”

Lu Zheng sneered and said: "It's the third elder of the Northwest Army, let me ask, if my Nanfu Army sends 50,000 soldiers and horses, and the two sides fight in the river, will this battle be won?" The third is a first-class brave general, I asked, can you win this battle with that little soldier plus 50,000 Nanfu troops? ”

Song Wensong said: "If you can win, you will definitely win!" We occupy the right time and place, we have the strongest equipment and city defense, the Northwest Army is far away and is not adaptable, and the logistics are also difficult, so we can't fight for a long time, how can we not win? ”

Lu Zheng snorted coldly and said unceremoniously: "Bullshit, from Bingzhou to the capital, nearly a thousand miles away, such a vast place is like walking on the ground for Song Naifeng's elite horsemen, just with the Nanfu Army, a recruit who has just ridden a horse, the two sides will be swept in one round!"

As for the so-called fortified city, tens of thousands of people in a city in Bingzhou are probably thinking about fleeing for their lives at this time, the city defense of the capital has gone through more than ten battles, large and small, is this city defense confident? What kind of character Song Naifeng is, I don't know, don't I know? ”

Lu Zheng's face was ugly, and his words were even more unceremonious, Song Naifeng is definitely one of the most capable generals in Dakang, and his generation is the same as Tan Lei's father Tan Shang.

At that time, he and Tan Shang were known as the invincible second generals of Dakang, and now Tan Lei of Liaodong has inherited Tan Shang's ability at most, and the Liaodong Army from north to south, there are few people who can compete with it.

Therefore, Lu Zheng knew very well in his heart that a ruthless person like Song Naifeng sent troops, which is definitely not the same thing as Song Wenjie and Song Wenhua, this is like a child with a toy gun and a special soldier with a submachine gun, are these two the same thing?

There is an even more terrifying point, that is, the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under Song Wensong may not be useful in this battle, because Song Naifeng is the king of the northwest, and when Song Wensong faced Song Naifeng, he was still afraid in his heart, not to mention the generals under Song Wensong?

Lu Zheng was furious, Song Wensong's face was red, and he said: "Lu Zheng, if it is really as said, once the northern land misses, Jiangnan will be even more dangerous, how can we defend the safety of Jiangnan at that time?" ”

Lu Zheng said: "At this time, at that time, there are many kings, if we are weak, other ambitious people will be red-eyed, and Song Naifeng may not be able to run rampant for long!"

The third child, now that the world is in chaos, do we need to talk about the danger in Jiangnan? In today's plan, we can only make the most rational choice, and we must not make fatal mistakes because of impulse! ”

Lu Zheng paused and continued: "I also saw the crisis in Jiangnan some time ago, the Huai River and Lingnan wanted to attack Jiangnan from the north and south, and the Shandong army Long Lingxiu tried to pick peaches from Xuzhou in the south...... I'm afraid Jiangnan has long since perished!

Therefore, the current 100,000 Nanfu troops are in danger of even guarding the south of the Yangtze River, if we act rashly, we will soon become the target of public criticism, once that happens, what else can I talk about being a loyal minister of Dakang? ”

Song Wensong frowned slightly, his mood was extremely low, he found that he had no way to reason with Lu Zheng at all, because Lu Zheng's words were impeccable, and he couldn't win by reasoning.

But if according to Lu Zheng's statement, his soldiers and generals all had to be buried in the north, which he couldn't accept no matter what, and immediately the two of them broke up unhappily, and Song Wensong left with a strong sense of dissatisfaction.

He returned to the inn, and Qi Yuanzhi said, "Third son, is it not ideal?" Song Wensong said: "Lu Zheng, this kid, is really shrewd and treacherous, I can't grind him!"

Besides, I have a request now, and the power of the army is in his hands, what can I do if he doesn't send troops? You can't kill him, don't you? ”

He stomped his foot fiercely and said, "Yuanzhi, if the northern land is lost and our soldiers are gone, will I still have a chance to turn over?" I can only follow the broken ship of Dakang to rise and fall in the wind and waves, and at that time, our fate will not be in control of ourselves! ”

When Song Wensong said this, he was so emotional that he couldn't help crying, Qi Yuanzhi laughed and said, "Third General, things are not so bad, why do you need to be so pessimistic?" ”

Song Wensong was stunned for a moment, stared at Qi Yuanzhi, and suddenly knelt down with weak legs and said: "Yuanzhi, the matter has come to this, I, Song Wensong, have exhausted my donkey skills, and there is no way to do it at all, I hope Yuanzhi can teach me!" ”

Qi Yuanzhi hurriedly helped him up and said, "Three generals, please get up quickly, don't torture me!" Three generals, I already know the result of the Yangzhou trip, but I think this result is very satisfying! Now let's go back to Jinling at once and meet the Holy One again! ”

Qi Yuanzhi paused and said, "The crisis in the capital, the crisis in the north, a person as smart as Emperor Xinde must know the serious consequences of this matter. However, the general went to the palace to see him a few days ago, and he couldn't see him after waiting for a day, and the general was disheartened, thinking that our majesty only knew how to ask for immortals, and he didn't know how to sympathize with the people and care about the country. In fact, the three generals misunderstood, the reason why His Majesty didn't see him was because he had no way to give support, he couldn't give a soldier, he couldn't give a helmet or armor, what did he do? Isn't that embarrassing yourself? ”

Song Wensong was stunned, and after a long while, he said: "Then I will go to see Your Majesty now, the situation is not the same?" I can't ask for anything! ”

Qi Yuanzhi shook his head and said, "Now that we have come to Yangzhou, you are dead set on Lu Zheng, can the situation be the same?" This time, when you meet the saint in person, you don't need to ask Your Majesty for much support, you directly tell Your Majesty that the crisis in the capital is absolutely not to be lost, you have just returned from the north, and you are guilty of it, even if you have a heart for the war in the capital, you are powerless, and you have no enthusiasm for serving the country.

You took this opportunity to recommend Lu Zheng to go to the capital to serve as the chief of the Hejian Road march, specifically responsible for the war in the north. You tell Your Majesty, just say that Lu Zheng defended the city first in the world, when he entered a small county town to block the attack of tens of thousands of Turkic iron cavalry, he is worthy of the name of the world's first guard.

Once Your Majesty gives an order to let Lu Zheng go north to Beijing, are you still worried that the Nanfu army will not move? ”

Song Wensong was stunned for a moment, gasped, and said, "Yuanzhi,...... This...... This is simply going to put Lu Zheng to death! Northland ...... Northland ...... Even if I am not sure that I will go in person, even if Lu Zheng is treacherous, I am afraid that it will be more auspicious to go! ”

Song Wensong said: "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible, how could Lu Zheng go north?" ”

Qi Zhiyuan sneered and said, "As long as there is a holy decree, does Lu Zheng dare to go north?" If he resists, he is a rebel! If he rebels, then everyone in the world can kill him, and there is no difference between him Lu Zheng and Cao Weiming and Bai Jingjing. Does he dare to rebel? ”

Song Wensong's eyes widened, and he said, "Your Majesty will definitely not make such a holy decree, Your Majesty will not force Lu Zheng to rebel?" ”

Qi Zhiyuan smiled and said confidently: "Three generals, three generals, you are too underestimating the mind of our majesty!" Your Majesty has been suffering from the Lu family for a long time, Your Majesty has been suffering from Lu Zheng for a long time, and he has been waiting for a chance to make a move!

This time, His Majesty will definitely make a move, because Lu Zheng went to the north, and the result is that the soldiers are in the north, and Lu Zheng's soldiers are in the south of the Yangtze River!

Lu Zheng commanded the Northwest Army in the north, and commanded the Nanfu Army in Jiangnan as the secretary of the military department, and the two of them exchanged positions, fearing each other and having to cooperate with each other, which was what Emperor Xinde liked the most!

Don't worry, we will definitely be able to do this when we go to the capital, Lu Zheng will not go from Jiangnan to the capital empty-handed, he will definitely take the army to the north, and the battle situation in the north will be much better than you imagined! ”

Song Wensong sighed and said, "Throughout the ages, the most terrifying thing is these strategists!" How many loyal warriors, how many capable officials have died in the scheming of their wives? ”

After Song Wensong finished speaking, he laughed, patted Qi Yuanzhi on the shoulder and said, "Fortunately, Yuanzhi is my person, otherwise, I, Song Wensong, am afraid that I would have died and had no place to be buried!" ”

Song Wensong and Qi Yuanzhi immediately left Yangzhou and returned directly to Jinling, Jinling Bauhinia Palace, at this time, Emperor Xinde finally came out of the customs, the first person he saw was not Song Wensong, but Su Xinghai, the head of the Su family who had already entered Beijing and had not seen him!

After Su Xinghai saluted, he respectfully stepped aside, and Emperor Xinde said: "Xinghai, it's been hard in the past few years!" The capital is in the whirlpool of rapids, often facing great dangers, thanks to the old ministers to seek the country, to keep the whole city of the capital healthy, the people of Gyeonggi are said to be praised, I want to thank Dakang! ”

Su Xinghai stood up in fear, and said: "Your Majesty, you are serious, I went to Jiangnan this time to visit Your Majesty in the name of His Royal Highness the Prince, I heard that Your Majesty felt the cold, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was worried all night in the capital, today Weichen saw that His Majesty's body was tough and strong, and his heart was really happy, His Majesty is now at the peak of Spring and Autumn!" ”

"Haha!" Emperor Xinde laughed, pointed at Su Xinghai and said, "It's been a good Spring and Autumn Festival, Xinghai has also learned to pat on the back now!" But since I said that, I'll tell Zhaohuan like this when I go back. Let him guard the capital for me, don't let those thieves break the capital! The capital is broken, how can the prince still supervise the country? Could it be that he still wants to come to Jiangnan to supervise the country? ”

Su Xinghai was stunned, listening to Emperor Xinde's tone was not very friendly, he quickly shut up and didn't dare to talk nonsense, just at this time Gonggong Feng came over and said: "Back to Your Majesty, Song Wensong, the secretary of the military department, asks to see Your Majesty!" ”