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A few days later, the Shenji Left Army, the Zhejia Army, the Jinwu Left Army, and the Trap Army attacked Lingqiu before and after, and the Lingqiu defenders, who had lost their fighting spirit due to the destruction of the country and the family, gave up resistance after barely holding on for a day and night.

Two days later, the Flying Fox defenders also lost their fighting spirit because of the destruction of the country and the death of their families, and they were bombarded and bombed indiscriminately by a swarm of rockets and unconscionable artillery of the Shenji Left Army, and they did not even defend it for half a day, so they opened the gate and surrendered.

After the four armies converged, they immediately went to Ulju to capture Ulju.

What no one expected was that the Han people in Ulzhou City, after hearing that the Song army had taken Yingzhou, Shuozhou, Lingqiu and Flying Fox were about to attack Ulzhou City, they privately connected with each other, and then under the leadership of a Han official named "Feng Congwen", they killed the Khitans in Ulzhou City, especially the one surnamed Yelu, who was almost slaughtered, and then sacrificed Ulzhou City.

Such a change made Han Shizhong and the others stunned, and also made Han Shizhong and the others a little overwhelmed!

There was no way, Han Shizhong and the others could only take over Ulzhou City first, and then send people to clean up the rest of the county towns and fortresses in Ulzhou, and send people to ask Cai for instructions.

After Cai still received the good news from Han Shizhong and others, he was also a little frowned!

In fact, Cai still preferred that Ulju City was brought down by Han Shizhong and them, because then he could send people to clean up the inherent forces that hindered his enactment of the new policy in the name of public trial.

Now......

Cai can only let go of Ulju City for a while and implement a new policy in Ulju by a slightly softer means.

There's no way, who made Ulju City represent more than just a city.

In the future, there will inevitably be people who want to surrender like the people in Ulju City, if they don't set an example here in Ulju City, how can those people open the city and surrender?

And if the cities you want to attack are all resisted to the end like Shuozhou City, then your road to the deer will be cut step by step, and it will be even more difficult to dominate the world.

The key is that after both sides lose, a large amount of grain and grass materials will be destroyed, which may lead to a complete failure.

Take Ulzhou City as an example, if it is stormed, maybe nearly one million stones of grain and grass in the city will be burned by them, and then Cai still has to find ways to get food for the soldiers and civilians in Ulzhou City from other places, it is good to get it, in case it can't be obtained, after all, there will be a series of troubles, so that Cai is still anxious, at that time, what is there to talk about competing in the world?

, which is the largest revenue captured by the Jinwu Army so far. ）

Therefore, after thinking about it, Cai still sent Chen Kangbo to Ulzhou, and instructed Chen Kangbo to deal with the people in Ulzhou flexibly and promote the new policy.

The reason why Cai still sent Chen Kangbo, a famous talent, to Ulzhou is like letting Chen Kangbo walk out of a softer road.

In other words, Cai still regarded Ulzhou as a pilot, and asked Chen Kangbo to try to take another path to see if he could achieve the desired effect without such a radical method as a public trial.

In fact, Cai still has confidence in Chen Kangbo.

Historically, Zhao Gou once praised Chen Kangbo for being "quiet and sensitive, not reckless, and a true prime minister." He is listed as one of the twenty-four heroes of the Zhaoxun Pavilion with Zhao Ding, if he can't do this, then he is too sorry for his own reputation in history.

But—

That's just Cai Ying's thoughts.

Others were surprised that Cai still asked Chen Kangbo, a new science and technology scholar who had just entered the ranks of Jinshi, to manage Ulzhou, a large state with such a complicated situation.

Li Guang, Hu Shijiang, and Chen Gongfu all opposed Chen Kangbo to serve as the governor of Ulzhou, they all thought that Chen Kangbo was too young and inexperienced, and they were afraid that Chen Kangbo would not be able to take on this great responsibility.

But Cai still rejected Li Guang, Hu Shijiang, and Chen Gongfu, and said in public: "The one who can take on this great responsibility must be Changqing." ”

Chen Kangbo didn't say anything, just bowed deeply to Cai, and then took someone to Ulzhou to take office.

Even under Ying, Shuo, and Wei, it can be said that the task given to Cai by Zhao Song has been completed by Cai Ying.

That...... What's next?

At this time, Cai Ying's men were divided into two factions.

The faction was led by Li Guang, Zhao Liangsi, Tang Zhong and other civil officials, who believed that they should abide by the covenant with the Jin people, and could not move forward, and should immediately send people to communicate with the Jin people about what to do next, and even Zhao Liangsi took the initiative to ask Ying to negotiate with the Jin people.

The other faction was led by Niu Gao, Zhai Jin, Guan Sheng and other military generals, and they believed that they should take advantage of the victory to pursue and go directly to Yunzhou, and then sweep the entire Yundi to recover Yundi in one fell swoop, so as not to wait for the Liao people to react and send reinforcements, so that they would miss this great opportunity.

Both sides argued endlessly, and both believed that they were justified.

Of course, Cai Ying's heart was inclined to what Niu Gao and others said, and directly attacked Yundi, where the defense strength was insufficient.

But the problem is that Cai Zhen's troops are too small to support him to do such a big thing.

Later, Chen Yu proposed: "Why don't you ask a court and see what the court says?" ”

Cai still thought about being reasonable, so he sent someone to go back to report the victory.

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Actually-

The Zhao and Song Dynasty courts had long known that Cai was still fighting a big victory in front of him - as early as when Yue Fei's good news arrived in Taiyuan City, Huang Jingchen had secretly sent someone to report the victory to Zhao Ji, and later after the good news of the left vanguard army arrived in Taiyuan City, Huang Jingchen sent a second good news to Zhao Ji, and even Lingqiu and Flying Fox were breached, Huang Jingchen sent good news to Zhao Ji, it is not an exaggeration to say that Huang Jingchen sent a letter to the Zhao Song court almost every day, reporting to Zhao Ji every move on the front line.

Unlike Huang Jingchen, although he won several big battles in a row, Cai still never reported the victory to the Zhao Song court and Zhao Ji, and it was not until the whole of Yunnan was recovered that Cai still sent someone to send good news to Zhao Ji.

Moreover, along with the good news, there were three more request letters.

In the first letter, Cai still asked the Zhao and Song courts to send reinforcements.

In the second letter, Cai still asked the Zhao and Song courts to allow him to recruit troops on the spot.

In the third letter, Cai still asked the Zhao and Song courts to send him food, materials, and various supports.

All in all, Cai still relied on himself to fight a big victory, and he wanted everything from the Zhao and Song courts.

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During this time, don't mention how happy Zhao Ji is.

You must know that Zhao Ji was under great pressure to implement the grand plan of Lianjin to destroy Liao and recover Yanyun.

In fact, opposition to this has never faded.

Now, Cai is still going to Yundi, and has recovered Ying, Yun, and Wei in succession, completing the strategic goal of the first stage, which can be said to be a victory in the first battle.

This made those opposing voices come to an abrupt end, and even re-examined the matter of Lianjin destroying Liao and recovering Yanyun.

Among them, Li Bangyan, the right man of the Hanlin Bachelor's Undertaking Order, changed the fastest, and he said to Zhao Ji: "Now Your Majesty is connected with the three states of Ying, Shuo, and Wei, which is a great joy, and the minister suggests that Your Majesty set up a banquet to celebrate, and the monarch and the ministers rejoice." ”

Zhao Ji accepted Li Bangyan's proposal with a triumphant smile, and then ordered the boy to go to Yanfu Palace to arrange a banquet.

Monarchs and ministers get together together, drink right, write lyrics and poems, sing and act, and have fun, this kind of thing is actually a common thing in the Northern Song Dynasty Palace, but Zhao Ji seems to be more prominent and more enthusiastic.

Because Zhao Ji likes to dance and write ink, and has a literati atmosphere and democratic style, he and ministers such as Wang Hao, Cai You, and Li Bangyan have more casual interactions in private, and sometimes they don't even need to be courteous.

The banquet was ready, and Zhao Ji set up a banquet to entertain the ministers in the Ruimo Hall of Yanfu Palace.

The ministers who participated in the banquet were, Prime Minister Wang Huang, Shaanxi, Hebei, and Hedong Xuanfu envoy Tong Guan, Jiedu envoy Kaifu Yi and the three divisions of the inner servant Liang Shicheng, Kaifu Yi and the three divisions of the Taiwei Gao Yu, the Kaifu Yi and the three divisions of the Xuanhe Temple scholar Cai You, the Privy Council official Zheng Juzhong, the Zhongshu waiter Zhang Bangchang, the Shangshu Zuocheng Wang Anzhong, the Hanlin bachelor Chengzhi Shangshu right Cheng Li Bangyan, and the Zhongshu Men servant Bai Shizhong.

Undoubtedly, these people all belong to the important ministers of the imperial court.

Outside the hall, the high bamboo is chongjuniper, the forest is lush, the hall is staggered, laughter and laughter. The utensils used in the royal banquet are magnificent and brilliant. Wine and delicacies, Shao music with beautiful women, the aroma is overflowing, like a heavenly realm.

Monarchs and ministers gathered together, and how happy it was.

After five rounds of drinking, Zhao Ji suddenly had an artistic impulse, he got up and said: "I suddenly want to write a book, and everyone will go to the Baohe Hall with me." ”

The ministers were elated, hugged each other, and went along a flower path to the Baohe Palace.

Everyone admires and admires Zhao Ji's calligraphy art, and they all want to witness the scene of the emperor splashing ink.

In the Baohe Palace, there are countless treasures, ancient tripods, Yi artifacts and jade artifacts, as well as a large number of Confucian classics and the writings of the hundred schools of thought, as well as the Taoist book of golden cabinets and jade pipes, which were collected by Zhao Ji from all over the country.

Coming to the Baohe Palace, Zhao Ji spread out the rice paper, lifted the pen and concentrated, held his breath for a moment, and then gently put down the pen, and then the dragon flew and the phoenix danced, and a huge thousand-character essay was sprinkled in one go.

All the ministers were stunned by Zhao Ji's words.

Because Zhao Ji was unusual, he did not write the thin gold body he was good at, but wrote a big book, which opened the eyes of the ministers.

"Heaven and earth are yellow, the universe is desolate, the sun and the moon are shining, the sun and the moon are shining, the cold comes and the summer comes, the autumn harvest and the winter hide the ......"

The ministers looked at this eleven-meter-long work of depicting gold clouds and dragons, and they were full of praise.

Wang Hao said: "Your Majesty's cursive writing is really like the ape that crosses the tree, and it is easy to get water, stretching freely, and it is magnificent." ”

Li Bangyan said: "Your Majesty's cursive handwriting, whether connected or broken, is like a blooming spring flower or a scattered pearl jade. ”

Cai You said: "Your Majesty's wild grass, ups and downs, changeable, just like flowing clouds and water, and like lightning and thunder, the artistic level has far surpassed Zhang Xu and Huaisu in the Tang Dynasty. ”

Zhang Bangchang said: "Your Majesty's cursive writing is more like a bird flying out of the forest and a snake entering the grass. ”

Bai Shizhong said: "Your Majesty's cursive writing is like a green pine lying on a high ridge, and strange stones stand up for a chasm. ”

Liang Shicheng glanced at the ministers and said, "You have only seen some skins, but you have not seen the essence and true meaning. ”

The ministers looked at Liang Shicheng and waited for him to continue.

Liang Shicheng continued complacently: "You see, throughout the book, flying like a tiger standing on a dragon, floating like a stormy cloud, the ocean is unbridled, and the air runs through Changhong, don't you experience a kind of joy of victory? ”

When the ministers heard this, they suddenly realized, only Tong Guan was silent.

Zhao Ji nodded and affirmed Liang Shicheng's evaluation.

Zhao Ji then ordered to go down and said: "Send this painting of mine to the champion Hou as soon as possible." ”

Everyone is a human spirit, and when they heard that Zhao Ji called Cai still called "Champion Hou", instead of Guan Cai still called "Champion Uncle", they knew that Zhao Ji had promoted Cai to Marquis......

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