On the sixth day of the fifth month, Lin'an, thunderstorms.

The Dragon Boat Festival has just passed, and the sudden heavy rain has washed away the festive atmosphere in the south of Lin'an City yesterday. At the beginning of a new day, officials from various ministries hurried to the court. The view of the city is dark, reminiscent of the atmosphere of the small court these days.

In the early hours of the morning, Li Shan came out of his house and rode in a carriage in the direction of Miyagi, holding the fold he was going to present today, and he still had worries about the situation in the past few days.

Since the news of the decisive battle in Hanzhong reached Lin'an, the atmosphere in the small court has been silent, tense and depressing, and the officials go to the court every day, waiting for new information and changes in the situation. Even those who secretly wanted to make contact with the south and west began to increase.

In order to cope with such a situation, the two forces headed by the left minister Tie Yan and the right minister Wu Qimei put down their prejudices on the bright side, and yesterday the Dragon Boat Festival also made a big celebration to appease the hearts of the army and the people.

These superficial things are not important, and what will really determine the future of the world is the information of all parties who cannot see the situation and direction for the time being. The Huaxia army has already won such a big victory, if it really wants to sweep the world in one go, then although Lin'an is thousands of miles away from it, everyone in it has to make some plans for themselves in advance.

In such a troubled era, there are still countless people's wills to be manifested here, how will Dai Mengwei choose, what kind of calculations will Liu Guangshi and others make, how will the powerful Wu Dynasty clan think at this time, and what kind of strategy will the "Fairness Party" in the northeast and the small court in the south adopt, only when this information can be seen clearly, Lin'an, it is possible to make the best response.

He lifted the curtain to look at the streets and alleys outside in the dark rain, and sighed slightly in his heart. In all fairness, Li Shan, who has been living in the Ministry of Officials, has also been a little anxious in the past few days.

However, he is Wu Qimei's disciple, and these feelings will naturally not be shown on the surface.

The light of the oil-paper lantern in front of the carriage was dim, only illuminating the darkness of heavy rain, the road seemed endless, and the huge, as if badly injured city was still sleeping, not many people knew about the scene that happened in the southwest more than ten days ago, which was enough to reverse the situation of the whole world. When the cold rain hit his hand, Li Shan couldn't help but think, is our behavior in this section right or wrong?

This is not the first time that this question has come to mind in days, but each time, it has been overwhelmed by the obvious answer.

When the Chinese army killed the monarch and rebelled, how could they really consider the safety of the people in this world? Although they are incredibly powerful, sooner or later they will bring more calamities to the world.

It is also since Ning Yi killed the monarch, countless calamities have continued. The Jurchens broke Bianliang, so there was the shame of Jingping, and then the promising emperor was no longer there, and everyone hurriedly supported Zhou Yong as the emperor, who would have thought that Zhou Yong was such an incompetent emperor, and in the face of the Jurchens' strong killing, he actually boarded the dragon boat and fled.

After Zhou Yong left, the whole world and the whole Lin'an fell into the hands of the Jurchens, and who could save the people in the city from massacres one after another? It seems great to die generously, but someone has to stand up and bear the burden of humiliation so that the people of this city can die less.

If the Huaxia Army can be here......

But it's useless to look forward to the Huaxia Army.

It is useless to expect the little emperor who ignores the overall situation and is stubborn and self-serving.

Li Shan gritted his teeth and reaffirmed this series of truths.

Now that I think about it, when Jingping was ashamed more than ten years ago, there was another prime minister, similar to today's teacher. It was Tang Ke and Tang Qinsuo, the Jurchens came to kill and threatened to slaughter the city, the army could not resist, and the emperor could not take charge, so he could only be led by the original lord and sent Tang Ke to loot the gold and silver, craftsmen, and women in the city to meet the gold people.

Such an experience is extremely humiliating, and it is even conceivable that it will be engraved on the pillar of shame a hundred years or even a thousand years later. Tang Ke gave his favorite granddaughters to the Jin people, recited the infamy, and then committed suicide and died. But if there is no him, how many people can survive Bianliang after Jingping's shame?

The carriage moved forward in the rain, and after a while, a huge black silhouette finally rose in front of it, and Miyagi arrived. He carried an umbrella and got out of the car, the wind in the heavy rain in the early morning made him excited, he pulled into his robe, and whispered: I wish to inherit the ambition of Tang Qinsuo.

Then he walked in through the half-open side gate of Miyagi.

At this time, there were also officials who had already arrived, and occasionally someone whispered hello or whispered a conversation while moving forward, and Li Shan also chatted with several officials on the right side. After arriving at the side hall in front of the court and completing the inspection, he saw that his mentor Wu Qimei and his senior brother Gan Fenglin and others had arrived, so he went over to pay a visit.

He was itching, and when he got to the side, he asked Gan Fenglin, and Gan Fenglin smiled: "Go to the teacher's house after dispersing, and explain it in detail." That was a sure thing, and something good was happening.

After a while, the early dynasty began.

At this time, the emperor of the small court of Lin'an was a young side branch of the Zhou family, named Zhou Xu, this is a child less than thirteen years old, his parents died early, he was better than hungry, he could be obedient, and he only sat on the top every morning, and Tie Yan and Wu Qimei presided over the proceedings below.

In the past few days, the small court has been holding an early court every day, and the ministers who come over every day are also waiting for news. So after paying homage to His Majesty, Zuo Xiang Tie Yan first relayed a news from the west to everyone.

This news involves the great Confucian Dai Mengwei, but it is said that this old man pretended to be a god and a ghost in the later stage of the Southwest War, and asked for a large amount of materials, manpower, troops and political influence from Xi with a breathtaking empty glove white wolf method, but he did not expect that the battle of Hanzhong Zong Han Xiyin was defeated too quickly and too simply, and before he could successfully hold these resources, the Huaxia army had already won the victory. Qi Xinhan and Wang Zhainan came to Xicheng County, this great Confucian mobilized the people of Xicheng County to resist stubbornly, the news spread, and everyone said that Dai Mengwei was too smart, and he was afraid that he would not live long now.

For the people of Lin'an, it is very easy to judge the direction at this time. Although he coerced the people to respect himself, one was that he had harmed the members of the Huaxia Army, the second was that the difference in strength was too great, and the third was that he was too close to the area under the jurisdiction of the Huaxia Army, how could he allow others to snore on the side of the couch? I'm afraid that the Huaxia Army doesn't need to take the initiative to fight the main force, but Wang Zhainan's surrender troops, ascending to the heights, shouting, under the current situation, it is impossible for many troops to dare to really resist the attack of the Huaxia Army in Xicheng County.

When talking about this incident, the people in Lin'an actually had some schadenfreude thoughts. Dai Mengwei's reputation in the past was not big, his strength was not strong, and he won millions of soldiers and civilians and materials in a blink of an eye, and even won the reputation of the people of the world, which made the mentality of the people in Lin'an somewhat unbalanced.

Hearing the news of the end of the decisive battle in Hanzhong, people's faces turned pale and at the same time, they couldn't help but say a few words: You Dai Mengwei is smart to say, but look, the strategy can't be used so excessively.

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After all, Lin'an is too far away from the southwest, and this matter can be regarded as the only thing that can be used to talk about it. However, in the intelligence of the DPRK Tie Yan this morning, the situation in Xicheng County has developed unexpectedly.

On the afternoon of April 30, it seems that after Qi Xinhan consulted the top brass of the Huaxia Army, a new order came from Ning Yi's side. On the first day of the fifth month, Qi Xinhan agreed to negotiate with Dai Mengwei, seemingly considering the wishes of the people near Xicheng County, Huaxia Army was willing to let Dai Mengwei live, and then began a series of negotiation agendas.

At this time, the genius was bright, there was a gloomy rainstorm outside, and the lights were swaying in the hall, as soon as Tie Yan finished saying this unbelievable news, some people were in an uproar, and some people were dumbfounded, when did the Chinese army, which was so ferocious that the emperor DìDū dared to kill, really pay so much attention to the will of the people, and be so gentle?

"Isn't the Huaxia army advancing by retreating, and there is fraud in it?"

"Dai Mengwei has only taken over the supplies and people over Xiyin for a few days, even if he instigates the will of the people, how many people can be instigated?"

"In the past, it was unimaginable that Ning Liheng would sell his reputation to this point!?"

"Could it be that you want to make Dai Mengwei's heart relax and attack again?"

"If the Huaxia army wants to attack, why should he relax in his heart......"

Everyone said a word, but when the official talked about the combat strength of the Huaxia army, he felt that the enemy's morale was increasing and his prestige was extinguished, and he swallowed the tail note.

Tie Yan said: "This news came at full speed after it was confirmed in the early morning of the second day of the first month, and the negotiations in Xicheng County have begun, so it doesn't look like the Huaxia Army is faking." ”

It is not a simple spy that can set up a line in Lin'an City near Xicheng County, and many of these surrendering forces are inextricably linked with the people in Lin'an at this time, and because of this, the credibility of the information is still there. After Tie Yan finished saying this, there were already officials in the court who stroked their beards, and their eyes lit up. Wu Qimei smiled in front of her, her eyes sweeping over everyone.

"The black flag defeated Zong Han, and he has an absolute advantage in the west, he is a sword, Dai Mengwei is a fish, this knife is not split, it is indeed the mood of Mr. Ning. It is difficult to say whether there will be variables in the negotiations in Xicheng County, but Hei Qi is willing to let go of Dai Mengwei's possibility, in the old man's opinion, it is not impossible. I think a few adults have already thought of the meaning of this. ”

Those who can stand in this court are all quick-thinking people, and at this time, Wu Qimei was a little bit, and most of them vaguely thought of something, only to see Wu Qimei pause for a moment before continuing:

"There are many reasons for the Black Flag to attack Xicheng County directly, but if it really wants to give up the attack, there are at least a few things that can be determined now. First, if Hei Qi is unwilling to ask for the territory in the hands of Dai Gong in Xicheng County, it means that he has no intention of going east for at least a few years. ”

This sentence made a large number of eyes in the court light up, and Wu Qimei said there: "Second, the black flag is not only reckless, but now, he still wants to work with me and others to grab the hearts of the people in the world, this matter is also interesting......

"Third, it is also possible that Mr. Ning noticed that he had captured too many places, but there were too few people who were with him. He seems to follow the will of the people and let Dai Mengwei go, but in fact, it is a manifestation that the black flag is already at the end of its strength and is unable to expand eastward...... In fact, this is also to the south, Wangyuan Bridge 7,000 defeated 30,000, Hanzhong 20,000 broke 100,000, and the black flag is as brilliant as the rising sun, but in this world, how can there be such a situation that only hurts the enemy and does not hurt himself? The Black Flag injured 10,000 enemies and lost 8,000 of its own lives, so this state of affairs is even more in line with our previous inference......"

He looked around and talked eloquently, and there was lightning outside the hall and thunder in the sky, as if it were because of this statement. By the time Wu Qimei finished speaking, many people in the hall had more ideas, and they started talking.

"If that's the case, there's a lot we can do......"

"The Black Flag has won for the first time, the territory under its jurisdiction has expanded greatly, and it is necessary to employ people, and the people who can be used must be able to write and calculate, in this case, I have a plan......"

"In this way, it's really cheap to wear Mengwei, this person turns his hands into clouds and covers his hands for rain, to speak...... It's a big deal. ”

"I can't say that, Dai Gong Yu Xiyin saved millions of Han people, and he can be regarded as countless living people. He is the enemy of the Black Flag, and he has great righteousness, and in the future, the Black Flag will go eastward, and he will bear the brunt of it, and he is not a like-minded person who can make friends......"

The speeches of the people in the hall were bustling. Although it is said that it is a state of power today, but the most important ones are none other than the Jin country and the two ends of the black flag, and now the Jin people have withdrawn north, and they will not come to the Central Plains and Jiangnan for a period of time. Everyone said a word, on the one hand, because I finally saw the clues of a breakthrough, and on the other hand, it was also expressing the anxiety and anxiety in my heart in the past few days.

It remains to be seen whether this situation will change in the coming days, but for now, this news is indeed great news. Li Shan thought in his heart, when he saw Gan Fenglin, he was puzzled again, the senior brother just said that there was good news, and he would talk about it later, could it be that there was other good news besides that?

He listened with this doubt, and after a while, another big news came, but it was the Beiwei army led by Yue Fei who had launched an attack on Quanzhou since yesterday. In addition, the entire early dynasty was a trivial matter.

The little emperor got up and left after hearing it for a while, and watched the sky gradually brighten up in the rain curtain, and everyone in the hall discussed many affairs step by step under the auspices of Tie and Wu, before retreating and dispersing. Li Shan followed Gan Fenglin and a group of other colleagues to Wu's mansion, and after arriving at the prime minister's mansion, he received a slightly later morning meal, Wu Qimei also came over, finished the meal with everyone, and let the subordinates clean up, which started a new round of deliberations.

"The news from the west has already been said this morning, and now let everyone gather here to talk about the affairs of the south. The former prince did some things in Fuzhou, and now it seems that there may be something wrong. Fenglin, you can take things and circulate them with everyone. ”

Wu Qimei said this with a smile, so it was obviously a good thing. While he was talking, Gan Fenglin took a stack of things, and everyone looked at them and knew that it was newsprint in Fuzhou - this thing was also distributed by Li Pin in Lin'an, and he had accumulated the popularity of some literary leaders.

After the Jurchens left, Tie Yan and Wu Qimei were also under their rule, and most of the articles published were about themselves and a series of protégés and friends, using this thing to justify their own name and make arguments, but because there were few professionals in this area under their command, the judgment of the effect was also a little vague, so it was difficult to say how useful it was.

At this time, everyone took the newsprint, circulated one by one, the first person took the newsprint, then changed their faces, and the people next to them came up, only to see that it was written on the "Southwest War Detail Record (1)", the beginning of which was written Zong Han from Hanzhong halberd sinking sand, the news of the defeat and escape, and then there was "Gewu Principle (Preface)", starting with Lu Ban, and then talking about the Mojia various techniques of defending the city, and then leading to the southwest Wangyuan Bridge at the end of February......

Everyone was also dumbfounded, and couldn't help but look at the beginning of this newsprint, and when it was confirmed that this was Fuzhou's newsprint, their hearts became even more puzzled. The Lin'an court and the Fuzhou court are now opposites, but both sides claim to inherit the mantle of the Wu Dynasty, and the southwest black flag is a common enmity - of course, the most important thing is that the people in Lin'an know that they are taking refuge in the Jin country, and if they want to rely on the black flag, they really can't rely on it.

But he can't rely on it, Fuzhou is in the name of orthodoxy, and it is impossible to rely on the past, so the information about the Southwest War and the decisive battle in Hanzhong has been blocked in Lin'an so far, who would have thought that the Fuzhou Imperial Court, which is even more unlikely to make peace with the Black Flag, is actually building momentum for the Black Flag right now?

- They want to join the Huaxia Army?

The former crown prince Junwu was originally radical, but he wanted to risk the world's condemnation and take refuge in the black flag!?

Some people think of this, their backs are a little cold, if they really do such a shameless thing, the Wu Dynasty will certainly die at the hands of Zhou Junwu, but the situation in the south of the Yangtze River is critical and imminent.

Everyone guessed like this, and then looked at Wu Qimei, only to see that the right phase looked calm, and his heart calmed down a little. When it was passed on to Li Shan, he counted the newsprint, there were four copies in total, which were two different newspapers in Li Pin's hand, which were issued on the second and third days of the first month of May, he looked at the contents of the newspaper, thought about it again, and asked: "Teacher, I wonder if there are other things that came at the same time as this thing?" ”

"Si Jing thought about it." Wu Qimei laughed and sat up straight in front of her, "If you talk about it, you can figure out why the Fuzhou Imperial Court is building momentum for the black flag, and it is good news for the teacher - this is naturally good news!" ”

The old man laughed and waved his hand: "The former crown prince Junwu had a radical temperament, and when the Jianshuo court was still there, he often had bad relations with the ministers of the court. This is because, Emperor Jianshuo took over the throne, he was a monk halfway, the former prince learned since childhood, and it was not a dignified emperor's art, he was still young, the situation was critical, he only thought that Wenchen had mistaken the country, so he focused on military affairs, to the Jurchen south, he was active in front of the battle, more iron-blooded, after Emperor Jianshuo and the dragon boat left, he broke the cauldron in Jiangning, defeated Zongfu once, and later succeeded to the throne in Jiangning, he reorganized the army, took power, killed a lot of people, Han, Yue Er will take him all the way out, and finally to Fuzhou, he tasted the sweetness of this Yantang! ”

Wu Qimei waved her hand, and her words became higher and higher: "However, how can it be like this for the way of the king!" He in the name of the Jianshuo Dynasty, Jiang Ning succeeded to the throne, from last year to now, some people regard it as orthodox, Fuzhou side, there are also many people, take the initiative to go over, take refuge in this iron-clad new monarch, but since arriving in Fuzhou, the power in his hands has intensified, for the big clan who came to take refuge, he gave honor, but he was stingy to give real power! ”

"In Fuzhou, the military power belongs to Han and Yue! In internal affairs, he prefers to use officials rather than civil servants! For the big things around him, he trusts the eldest princess's mansion more than the court officials! In this way, the Ministry of War directly belongs to the two generals, Wenchen has no right to put beaks, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Household Power he wields, the Ministry of Rites is in vain, the Ministry of Punishment heard that a bunch of Jianghu people, black smoke miasma, the Ministry of Industry has changed the most, he not only wants to give knights to the craftsmen under his command, and even several chief officials above, to promote some craftsmen up...... The craftsman can do things, will he manage people? Nonsense! ”

Wu Qimei tapped her fingers on the table, her eyes solemn: "These things have been known a few months ago!" Some of the adults of the Fuzhou court can't see the future. Why is Qianli an official? Even if you are for the country and the people, you have to keep your family, right? Many people who go to Fuzhou have a big business, and they are asking for a promise, where do they get this promise? It is taken from the power of the spoken word. But this former prince, on the surface, is naturally grateful, but in fact, he gives you a seat, does not give you power, fights the country, and is unwilling to fight together. That...... I will repay him as a countryman, but you will not treat me as a countryman. ”

He picked up the teacup and took a sip, then put it down, slowly, word by word: "Zhou Junwu, it chilled everyone's hearts." ”

……

The rain outside had gradually lightened, the scenery in the courtyard was clear, and the voice of the old man was ringing in the room

“…… These things have long been foreshadowed, and many people have already made preparations in their hearts. At the end of April, the news of the battle of Hanzhong reached Fuzhou, this child's mind is different, others want to block the news, he is biased, the sword is biased, taking advantage of the momentum of this matter, he will innovate again, take power...... If you look at this newsprint, on the surface, it tells the world the news of the Southwest War, but in fact, the word Gewu is hidden in it, and the word innovation is hidden in it, and the second half begins to talk about Confucianism, which is to open the way for Li Pin's new Confucianism. Zhou Junwu wants to make a note for his character with a black flag, and Li Dexin wants to use innovation to make a note for his neo-Confucianism, hehe, it's really me who notes the Five Classics, how can I note the Five Classics! ”

“…… On the second day of the first month of May, the results of the battle in Hanzhong were announced, Fuzhou was in an uproar, and all kinds of information came out on the third day of the new year, and they guided it well, and they heard that there were still people in private who were releasing news, and the news that Zhou Junwu and Zhou Pei were studying under the seat of Mr. Ning was also released, so that no matter how public opinion goes, Zhou Junwu is invincible. It's a pity that the smart people in the world, not to mention him Zhou Junwu and Li Dexin, who have seen the situation clearly, know that they can no longer persuade ......"

Wu Qimei took out a letter from her sleeve and shook it slightly: "On the afternoon of the third day of the junior high school, someone came over to repair the book and was willing to talk about it, and by the way, these newsprints were presented. On the sixth day of today's first lunar month, on the Fuzhou side, the former prince will inevitably be beaten, and I am afraid that there are still many such letters on the road...... Alas, young people always think that the world is as tough as a knife, and they want to move forward bravely, but the world is a cake, which is to be divided, and if you don't divide it, others can only eat bread at another table......"

Wu Qimei did not circulate the letter, he stood there, facing the sky outside the window, his face was grim, like a portrayal of the unkindness of heaven and earth, and his eyes showed seven points of calmness and three points of ridicule in his eyes after reading the world: "...... The way to death. ”