Chapter 707: Yin Shi

With the arrival of the Song army's troops in the city, the entire Jinan city became like a beast that was extremely weak, lying on the ground in the night, shrinking a heavy "turtle shell", for fear that the "hunters" would find their traces, or ...... Desperately waiting for the "Hunter" to end its life.

On the 19th and night of the 15th year of Chunxi, I am accustomed to the fact that every time the first day is approaching, the streets and alleys, the lights of thousands of homes, and the lively and noisy Jinan City are now shrouded in a solemn atmosphere like a dead silence, which is in sharp contrast to the lively and expectant atmosphere when the first day is approaching in previous years.

Even those children who are ignorant of the world and have begun to count down to the Yuan Day with their fingers crossed, at this time, under the stern advice of their parents, they can only look forward to the arrival of the Yuan Day in their hearts, or whisper to their parents what happened.

Thousands of miles away in Lin'an, the streets are still crowded, the sound of selling and laughter comes and goes, under the illumination of the lights, every river seems to be brilliant, like a jade belt surrounding, decorating the beauty and prosperity of Lin'an, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty.

But at this moment, Wang Huai's mood is as heavy as the mood of the Jin officials in Jinan City, thousands of miles away, just received the news that the Huainan East Road army is on the front line, four days ago, Ye Qing actually defeated the 60,000 iron cavalry led by the Jin general Wanyan Shoudao with 30,000 soldiers, and at the same time captured Wanyan Shoudao alive, and is now heading to Jinan City, preparing to capture Jinan City before the first day.

Wang Huai's mood was heavy, but there was a tremor of excitement in it, and the contradictory mood made him unbelievable, Ye Qing had won all the time, and even when the Transshipment Division deliberately delayed his grain and grass materials, he actually hit Jinan Mansion!

He really wanted to change his mind and fully support Ye Qing's Northern Expedition from now on, because he really hoped to use Ye Qing's current Northern Expedition to counter Han Cheng's son's victories in Ziqi and Luodian, and bring Han Cheng's court merits.

But he was afraid that Ye Qing, who was now known as the 100,000 army under his command, would become a threat to him after returning to Lin'an in the future, after all, he had been dragging him back from the court these days.

In addition to the contradictions, Wang Huai, although he has always regarded himself as the main battle faction, his main battle faction advocates are just slogans shouted in order to stabilize his career and rights, not to really fight with the Jin people through the Northern Expedition.

After all, Wang Huai never thought that the weak Song Court would be able to defeat the Jin people one day after losing Yue Fei and other famous generals.

The subordinates made Wang Huai wake up from his contemplation, and motioned to the subordinates to ask Shi Miyuan to wait for him in the hall, and then Wang Huai solemnly put the piece of music away, sighed, and was stunned for a long time before walking to the front hall.

"The king ......." Shi Miyuan saw Wang Huai walking in with a solemn expression, and immediately put down the teacup and got up to salute.

"No need to be polite, sit down." Wang Huai squeezed out a smile on his face and said straight to the point: "I'm coming to find the old man so late, but what's the matter?" ”

Wang Huai has always been very important to Shi Miyuan, especially after Zhao Gou passed away and Shi Hao lost power, Wang Huai paid more attention to Shi Miyuan.

Ye Qing ...... Estimating the date, I am afraid that Ye Qing will attack Jinan Mansion in these two days, and the lower officials are afraid that the prince will have any orders, so he rashly came to visit, in case he misses the big thing of the king and the minister because of the negligence of the lower officials. Although Shi Miyuan's words were ambiguous, Wang Huai had already heard the meaning very clearly.

If Ye Qing takes Jinan City, he is also known to have 100,000 elite soldiers, so when he returns to Lin'an, even if Wang Huai still has opinions on Ye Qing, but relying on this merit, I am afraid it will be difficult to punish Ye Qing, right?

"How's going on in the southwest?" Wang Huai frowned and asked without answering.

With Han Yanxuan in the territory of Ziqi and Luodian, just like Ye Qing in Shandong, Wang Huai, who suddenly increased the pressure on the court, had to agree to Shi Miyuan's method, that is, to instigate Dali to help Ziqi and Luodian to fight against Han Yanzhou.

At that time, Ye Qing, Shi Miyuan, and Han Yanxuan jointly sent an envoy to Dali, and then what happened in Dali, after several years of precipitation and Shi Miyuan's pondering, it is the so-called that there is no impermeable wall in this world, so Ye Qing and Han Yanxuan assassinated Gao Liangcheng and Gao Shouzhen father and son in Dali, so as to instigate Ziqi and Luo Dian's attack on Dali, and they were told to Dali by Shi Miyuan.

Just like the old hatred of the new and the old, not to mention the support of the Song court for the Dali royal family, so naturally, the two parties hit it off.

"Dali has agreed, after the Yuan Day, he will send troops to help Ziqi and Luo Dian to fight against Han Yanzhou, not to mention that it is said that now Han Yanzhou is in this southwest, and has also fallen into a situation where he cannot advance or retreat, once Dali reinforces Ziqi and Luodian after the Yuan Dynasty, Han Yanzhou will be defeated." Shi Miyuan said confidently.

Playing with Ye Qing may be Shi Miyuan's lack of heat, but if it is just Han Yanxuan alone, when it comes to the scheming of the city government, Shi Miyuan is very confident, and he can play Han Yanxuan with ease.

"It's nice to be so natural." Wang Huai's expression was finally a little lighter, and under the illumination of the light, Wang Huai, who was finally relieved, glanced at Shi Miyuan, and then asked, "Do you think Ye Qing's capture of Jinan Mansion is good or bad?" ”

Shi Miyuan is a military layman, he can make money to exploit and play tricks, but when it comes to the military, he is a complete novice.

Listening to Wang Huai's question, he was stunned for a moment before muttering, "Xiaguan...... Xia Guan thought that it was naturally not a good thing, but now Ye Qing has 100,000 elites, if he wins Jinan Mansion, the momentum will definitely rise above the court, and I am afraid that no one will be able to control it. Although there is no mental government in the saints today, there are people who are ...... began to focus on the prince's mansion, and began to faintly have voices discussing above the court, is it time to invite the holy Shangzen to be located in the prince's house after the first day. At this time, if Ye Qing continued to win in Shandong and Shandong, once the crown prince succeeded to the throne, even if he did not mention the close relationship between Ye Qing and the prince's mansion in Lin'an City, the prince's trust and value for Ye Qing would only rely on his 100,000 troops in Shandong and his great military exploits against the Jinren...... After all, he is a son of heaven and a courtier, and when the new monarch ascends the throne, how can he not reuse the courtiers he trusts? ”

Shi Miyuan's words not only have the meaning of persuading Wang Huai to continue to put pressure on Ye Qing, but also imply the meaning of coercion, that is, if the crown prince succeeds to the throne and Ye Qing gains power, Wang Huai, I am afraid that your position will not be guaranteed, and when the time comes, the new and old accounts between you and Ye Qing, people are fighting hard to kill the enemy on the front line, and you are delaying other people's materials, grain and grass behind you, how can Ye Qing smile generously?

Don't forget, Ye Qing is a military general who came out of the Imperial City Division, not a military department, let alone a forbidden army when he was the head of the capital.

"In this way, you are also optimistic that Ye Qing will be able to successfully capture Jinan Mansion?" Wang Huai took out a secret letter from his sleeve pocket, which was given to Wang Huai by the Jin envoy who had been staying in Lin'an.

Looking at Shi Miyuan, who took the letter and opened it and read it slowly, Wang Huai let out a long breath, and then said: "Ye Qing is known as a hundred thousand troops, but how can there be an immortal on the battlefield?" If this is the case, I am afraid that the several Northern Expeditions of the Great Song Dynasty have already recovered half of the country, and how can it be his turn to earn this credit? ”

Picking up the teacup to moisten his throat, he glanced at Shi Miyuan, who was still pondering the content of the letter, Wang Huai continued: "So in the old man's opinion, Ye Qing's 100,000-strong army is very watery, and now he can have 50,000 people under his command, I am afraid it can be regarded as burning high incense. But in the recent battle with Wanyan Shoudao, the old man guessed that although he captured Wanyan Shoudao alive, I am afraid that it was also a miserable victory for Ye Qing. ”

"Can you see what the king said?" After reading the letter, Shi Miyuan's expression was much more relaxed than just now, and he even unconsciously had a smile on his face.

"How so?" Wang Huai smiled confidently, got up from the chair, opened half of the window behind his hands, looked at the shadows that the lanterns could not shine on, and said slowly: "Jinan is not as cold as Lin'an's weather, now it can be described as cold and frosty, although it is not like the Jinguo Shangjing area, when it comes to the harsh winter, it is ice and snow, but after all, it is extremely cold compared to Lin'an, and the surging Yellow River water can be frozen out of three feet of ice, and now Ye Qing has no winter cotton clothes and other things, so ah...... He was able to win the battle against Yan Shoudao, I am afraid that he could rely on one breath. And...... After this disastrous victory, it should be right to rest immediately, but Ye Qing immediately set off for Jinan regardless of the warmth and coldness of the soldiers in single clothes, what does this mean? ”

Wang Huai looked back at the stunned Shi Miyuan, and without waiting for Shi Miyuan to ask, he asked himself and replied: "This shows that Ye Qing and they are now at the end of the strong crossbow, and there are Jeju and Pizhou behind him, so that he can't go south to Tengzhou and Xuzhou to rest and recuperate, so after the battle with Yan Shoudao, he can only choose to take advantage of the psychology of my Great Song soldiers who are eager to end this cold war when the Yuan Day is about to come, plus the high morale of the soldiers who have just defeated Yan Shoudao,

So he wants to take Jinan City in one go. ”

"But now he has to attack the city, but also guard against the southbound prince Wan Yan Jing, so he will never be able to take Jinan City before Wan Yan Jing arrives, once Wan Yan Jing enters Jinan City, the morale of the Jin people will inevitably be high! As the saying goes, in this way, the morale of the army led by Ye Qing will inevitably be greatly hit, and it is natural that it will be defeated under the city of Jinan? Shi Miyuan raised the secret letter that Wang Huai had just shown him in his hand, which was written with the news that the prince of Jin was rushing to Jinan.

Just as Wan Yan Jing wants to boost the morale of Jinan, he also needs to let the envoys of the Jin State who have been in Lin'an for a long time know that once he arrives in Jinan Mansion, the defeat of the Song court army is inevitable, and if the Song court does not plan to withdraw troops and take the initiative to stop fighting and negotiate peace, then once the Jin people stabilize the situation, will the Song court dare to bear the consequences of Ye Qing's northern expedition to Shandong!

Moving with affection and knowing with reason, this is the purpose of Wan Yan Jing's two-pronged approach, and it is also the reason why Shi Miyuan is calm, and he is optimistic about Jin Ren again, and is no longer optimistic that Ye Qing will be able to capture Jinan City.

But compared to Shi Miyuan's ease from the inside out, Wang Huai, who is now standing in front of him, although he just made a long speech and analyzed the situation on the two roads in Shandong, there is still a trace of hidden worry in his eyes.

What Shi Miyuan showed was the things that made him feel excited and unfavorable to Ye Qing, but the autographed piece from Ye Qing that he read in the study just now was not mentioned in front of Shi Miyuan, as if it didn't exist at all.

He did not tell Shi Miyuan that Ye Qing did not go to Jinan City to attack the city in person, but stayed in Tai'an Prefecture, and planned to lead his troops to the bank of the Yellow River to prevent Yan Jing from crossing the river when Jinan City could not be attacked for a long time, but Yan Jing was about to cross the Yellow River.

This is definitely a thing that worries Wang Huai, Ye Qing's move at least shows that he is not carried away by the victory, on the contrary, his mind is still very sober, still very calm, and can completely accurately grasp the entire battle situation.

After two days of treatment by Dr. Tai'an City, as well as the protection of Mo Xiaobao and Zhong Silkworm, Ye Qing now, in addition to feeling a slight pain in his shoulder, especially at night, the whole person has also felt like he has recovered his vitality.

The hot millet porridge was brought over by Mo Xiaobao, looking at the dark circles under the eyes of Mo Xiaobao and Zhong Silkworm, Ye Qing smiled warmly in his heart, and motioned for the two to sit down and talk.

"Has Yelu Yuanyi been here in the past two days?" Ye Qing asked.

"I've been here, at least eight times a day, and I'm about to break the threshold of the post house, although I am suspicious, but fortunately, because of the flower planting army, he didn't dare to come." Mo Xiaobao yawned and said with a smile.

glanced at the night outside the window, and then signaled Zhong Silkworm to close the window quickly, put on the black fur coat, and then drank the warm hot porridge, and finally said with a ruddy face: "It's not easy to pick up a life from the ghost gate." ”

Then without waiting for Mo Xiaobao and Zhong Silkworm to remind him worriedly, Ye Qing took the lead in waving his hand, and then said: "Yelu Yuanyi is afraid that he has already discovered that I am abnormal, but it doesn't matter, this person has always been cunning and suspicious, Dong Chao has never come to warn, which proves that this person is still reliable, but once Yan Jing arrives in Jinan, then everything is difficult to say, and it is reasonable to immediately turn his face and disown his six relatives." By the way, when will they attack the city? ”

"Early tomorrow morning, Brother Li and Uncle Liu have already connected and agreed to attack the city at the right time." This time it was Zhong Silkworm who had been looking at Ye Qing with concerned eyes.

"Yinshi?" Ye Qing raised the wooden spoon in his hand, a little stunned, it was three o'clock in the morning to five o'clock in the morning: "Why did you choose this time to attack the city?" ”

"At this time, people are the most sleepy, not to mention that they have been hanging around the city for a day, and the vigilance of the golden people in the city has also decreased slightly compared to the beginning, plus ...... Brother Li Heng said that Yinshi has always been the time when fierce beasts are infested, and said that in the mountains and forests around Shangjing in the Jin Kingdom, the tiger roar on weekdays is sounded at this time, so the reason why it is called Yinshi is precisely because it is the time when the tiger comes out of the mountain to forage for food, so it is called Yinshi. Mo Xiaobao didn't know if he had explained it clearly, anyway, it was the statement about Yin Shi that he told Ye Qing to listen to.

After listening to this, Ye Qing felt a little funny, and after swallowing the last mouthful of hot porridge, he said: "This is still why I told him why his name is Yin, but I also heard what Bai Chun said, and it was ...... at that time." ”

Ye Qing couldn't help but look up and recall, and the appearance of Bai Da Beauty instantly appeared in his mind, at that time he was still a newcomer and didn't know anything, so Bai Chun was under the mulberry tree, explaining to himself why the twelve hours were so named.

And Hou Yinshi has always been deeply remembered by him, and he told Li Heng ...... by chance.

"Is there something you're hiding from me?" After thinking of Li Heng, Ye Qing suddenly frowned, and looked at Mo Xiaobao and Zhong Silkworm with sharp eyes.

Zhong Silkworm and Mo Xiaobao were instantly startled by Xia's sharp eyes, and they stood up in unison, and said, "No...... Not...... Hide from you ....... ”

"What the hell is going on?" Ye Qing frowned again, and the displeasure in his tone became stronger and stronger.

Wan Yan Jing once again accelerated the speed of the march, because of the performance of Wei Shao Wang Wan Yan Yongji, so that Wan Yan Jing, who had to abandon the army in Dezhou and only took the pro-army to hurry, had to throw away most of the baggage and men and horses on the way, and then desperately wanted to rush to Jinan Mansion before the Song army attacked the city.

Mo Xiaobao and Zhong Silkworm looked at Ye Qing, who had been in a coma for nearly two days, and had just woken up, thinking of waiting until early tomorrow morning to tell Ye Qing the news, but they didn't expect that Ye Qing, who had just woken up and was not confused, instantly noticed their thoughts and concealed things in a few words.

Leng snorted, which frightened Mo Xiaobao and Zhong Silkworm again, and then asked the hour, and immediately began to let Mo Xiaobao prepare to go.

Now that he is approaching Zishi, there are only three hours left before Yinshi, and even if Ye Qing doesn't have to rush to Jinan City before Yinshi, he needs to rush to the other bank to stop Yan Jing from crossing the river and entering the city before Yan Jing crosses the river.

The night was low, the rooster crow had already been silent, and the occasional dog barking sounded from time to time in the vast and silent night, and Ye Qing, who was not in the carriage, chose to ride a horse.

only brought a thousand kinds of flower army led by Mo Xiaobao, leaving Zhong Silkworm to deal with Yelu Yuanyi in Tai'an Prefecture, after all, he has been in a coma intermittently for nearly two days, and even Yelu Yuanyi is not very clear about this matter, but there are doctors coming in and out every day, as well as Ye Qing's expression in the government office that day, the cunning and suspicious Yelu Yuanyi, how can he not guess that Ye Qing is now overinjured, so he has to recuperate in Tai'an Prefecture.

What's more, after Ye Qing entered the city that day, he personally told him that he stayed in Tai'an Prefecture completely to recuperate from his injuries.

The movement of a thousand people will naturally disturb Yelu Yuanyi, but seeing that Mo Xiaobao is leading a thousand cavalry, and Zhong Silkworm and Ye Qing's personal soldier Jia She, who is still in the room where Ye Qing is recuperating, going in and out, Yelu Yuanyi naturally would not have thought that Ye Qing at this moment had already mixed in with the thousand cavalry.

It is not a secret that the Song army is scheduled to attack the city tomorrow, so Mo Xiaobao led a thousand cavalry out of the city, and Yelu Yuanyi, who had been observing in the dark, didn't even think about it, so he signaled the city guards to open the city gate and let Mo Xiaobao and the others leave.

In his opinion, the fewer Song troops left in the city, the better, and it is best to leave only a few hundred personal soldiers to take care of Ye Qing, so that no matter who wins or loses in Jinan City, he will be invincible.

Song Rensheng, he gave Ye Qing time and place to recuperate, Ye Qing categorically would not turn his face with himself because of this, Jin Rensheng, he could effortlessly take down Ye Qing, who was only protected by a few hundred people, and then hand it over to Jin Ren, which is also a great achievement.

After watching Mo Xiaobao and the others leave, Yelu Yuanyi's mood was still good, no matter what, at least the two thousand people who stayed in the city now, for him, if he wanted to take Ye Qing and hand it over to Wan Yan Jing at that time, it would just be a few more deaths, anyway, it would not be to kill himself.