At the end of May of the seventh year of Zhenghe, in the tent of the commander of the southeast army of the Great Song Dynasty, the generals of the southeast army gathered here.

The crown prince Zhao Huan is dressed in military uniform, and is giving his own orders to the generals in high spirits, with a steady victory, winning thousands of miles away, no wonder he is so proud, he does have a capital to be proud of now, since he arrived in the southeast in the past few months, the situation in the southeast has undergone earth-shaking changes, the imperial army seems to have received great encouragement from the arrival of the prince, and the Qishan thief Kou also seems to have been frightened by the name of the prince of the Great Song Dynasty, and his morale has plummeted!

From the beginning of the first battle commanded by the prince himself, the imperial army turned over almost overnight, and the Qishan thieves were defeated into an army, without the power to fight back, and the Great Song Dynasty also quickly recovered a large number of lost territories, and it was also good news for the imperial court one after another, almost every once in a while there was news of the victory of the imperial army, and just a few days ago, the imperial army had recovered most of the Jiangnan East Road, and went straight to Hangzhou, the old nest of the Qishan bandits.

In this good situation, the court and the central government are naturally happy, and the civil and military congratulations of the Manchu Dynasty are continuous, not only praising the prince for really using soldiers like a god, which is a great fortune for the country, but also praising the emperor for his wisdom and good use of people. The emperor Longyan Dayue, kept rewarding the prince, the dark clouds that had shrouded the court for a long time finally gradually dispersed, the prince seemed to have become the pride of the Great Song Dynasty, and the court had begun to plan how to deal with the one in the east of the Great Song Dynasty after quelling the rebellion in the southeast.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the battle plan, after this battle, our army will have a complete advantage, and your opportunity to make contributions has officially arrived!" The prince clapped his hands and said with a smile on his face,

"Thank you, Your Highness the Prince!" The generals still didn't understand what the prince meant, and they all hurriedly brushed their loyalty to the prince's respectful salute.

The prince nodded with satisfaction, but he was stunned when he swept his eyes, only one of the people who showed loyalty to him was still looking down at the map and was speechless, it was Tong Guan!

The crown prince couldn't help frowning, "Does Master Tong have any objections?" ”

Tong Guan raised his head, his face full of worry, "His Royal Highness the Prince, please forgive the old minister for speaking out, the old minister thinks that this battle cannot be fought lightly. ”

The dissatisfaction on the prince's face became even heavier, "Oh? Why? The thieves have been defeated all the way to this point, and there are only 20,000 people behind the mountain, and just taking this mountain is equivalent to breaking the army of thieves at the waist, and the thieves will also lose their last natural danger, isn't it? ”

Tong Guan said, "Yes, yes, it's just ......, His Royal Highness the Prince, please look at the map." Tong Guan said, drawing a long line with his finger on the map, "This is our current battle line, some are too long, the battle line is too long, everything is unfavorable, this is a taboo for soldiers!" So ......,"

The prince waved his hand impatiently to interrupt Tong Guan, "I know what the Taishi means, but this is just the result of our recent successes, which also shows that we are currently in a favorable situation where the armies of all roads are advancing together and the thieves are defeated on all fronts." ”

Tong Guan continued to argue, "Your Highness, this is exactly what the old minister is worried about, the old minister always feels that there is something wrong with our recent series of big victories, as the so-called soldiers are not tired of deceit, we must beware of whether this is a trick of the Qishan bandits, we should stop the attack for the time being, while sending people to the Qishan bandits to find out the truth of the other party, while stabilizing the states and counties that have just been recovered, and wait for the army to be fully prepared before continuing to move forward!" ”

The prince sneered, "So, the prince is just guessing and worrying, and there is no conclusive information to prove it?" ”

Tong Guan hurriedly said, "Yes...... But ......,"

The prince interrupted him impatiently again, "Isn't the prince afraid of fighting with the party members?" Why are you so timid? As the saying goes, the opportunity must not be lost, and it will not come again! We must not stop attacking now, otherwise we will give the thieves a chance to breathe......! ”

Suddenly, I only heard a plopping sound, and the prince's voice stopped abruptly, and then looked at his face with deep surprise, it turned out that Tong Guan actually knelt in front of him all of a sudden,

Tong Guan said with a crying voice, "His Royal Highness the Prince, please listen to the old minister's words, this battle can't be fought!" If we fail, we may fall short, and the consequences will be unimaginable! ”

The prince's face was already gloomy to the extreme, he didn't like to hear Tong Guan's words, what? You mean I'm going to kill the whole army? Will my decision lead to failure? Hum! Who is it that has been suppressing bandits in the southeast for half a year without progress? Who came to the southeast and then changed the situation in the southeast......?!

When the prince thought of this, his heart suddenly moved, and he suddenly realized, and his gaze at Tong Guan became more and more cold, and he said secretly, Tong Guan, Tong Guan, I see that you are not worried about the safety of this battle at all, you obviously don't want me to complete the great cause of suppressing bandits so smoothly, and you don't want me to get more favor from my father than your little master, so I use this as an excuse to ......!

"Master Tong, please pay attention to your words and deeds!" There was a hint of anger faintly in the prince's voice, "What kind of dignity is it to say these unlucky words in the current war!" ”

Tong Guan's face was shocked, as if he had just noticed the gaffe, "Old minister...... It's not ...... that way, but the old minister, as a Xuanfu envoy, must ......,"

These words made the prince even more angry, and Xuan Fu envoy? What happened to the Xuanfu envoy? You still think you're the boss? The crown prince said coldly, "Oh, then let me ask Lord Xuanfu, are you the boss, or is this king the boss?" ”

Tong Guan suddenly replied weakly like an eggplant beaten by autumn frost, "Yes...... Your Highness the Prince! ”

Tong Guan's current appearance is only extremely cool in the eyes of the prince, this old guy is a staunch supporter of that person, he did not fight against himself in the court at the beginning, and the appearance of showing off his martial arts is still vivid to this day, Tong Guan, Tong Guan, aren't you crazy? Don't you look down on Prince Ben? You didn't expect you to have today, did you?! What's the great deal about chanting poetry, this king can lead his troops to battle! You just wait with your comrades and that person, waiting for this king to pacify the southeast first, then set foot in the east of the city, and finally ...... Be your eternal nightmare! Let you regret your choice!

After thinking about it, the prince said, "Since this is the case, then there is no need to argue about this matter, everything is still according to the original plan of this king, but ...... Since Master Tong clearly has an objection, then Master Tong doesn't need to accompany him, stay in the rear and be responsible for dispatching grain and grass for us, I don't know what Master Tong wants? "As long as you participate in this battle, it will be a great achievement, and you don't want to go to my liking!

Tong Guan staggered to his feet and arched his hand towards the prince, "Old minister...... Yes, the old minister was unwell and retired first. With that, Tong Guan slowly turned around and walked out with staggering steps, only to see him hunched over, his head down, and he blinked as if he was a teenager old.

The prince sneered in his heart, and before Tong Guan's figure completely disappeared outside the tent, he couldn't help but say to the generals in a mocking tone, "No wonder there has been no progress in suppressing bandits in the past six months, this king knows the reason today......." ”

The generals immediately rushed to flatter,

These voices all reached Tong Guan's ears outside the tent unmistakably, and I saw that his back suddenly became more hunched, and his steps seemed to be heavier......!

It's a pity that the prince didn't see Tong Guan's positive ...... at this moment!

I saw that although Tong Guan lowered his head, his eyes were exuding an irrepressible excitement and joy......!

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One day in June of the seventh year of Zhenghe, a military situation from the southeast completely shocked the Song Dynasty and the opposition, the generalissimo of the southeast soldiers and horses, the prince Zhao Huan led 100,000 southeast main forces to advance, and as a result, he fell into the trap and ambush of the Qishan bandits, and the 150,000 main forces were almost wiped out.

The emperor and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were shocked, and they couldn't believe everything that was said in that military situation, hasn't the Southeast Army been winning battles? Isn't Jiangnan East Road about to be regained? Isn't it about to approach the lair of thieves? How is this possible?!

Soon after, a secret note written by the emperor who was secretly assigned to monitor the prince and Tong Guan in the southeast army was rushed from the southeast to Tokyo and placed on the emperor's desk, the emperor only then knew the details of the matter, the facts are very clear, the previous series of victories are just a false impression deliberately created by the Qishan thieves, the purpose is to lure the southeast army to take it lightly into their ambush, this trap blinded the prince and everyone, only Tong Guan saw through, Tong Guan desperately persuaded the prince, But the prince, who had been carried away by the victory, didn't listen at all, and left Tong Guan in the rear, which led to this fiasco!

The emperor was furious, and scolded "stupid" three times, but he didn't know who he was scolding.

A few days later, a holy decree was sent directly from Tokyo to the southeast, and the prince was relieved of his position as the generalissimo of the southeast army, and rushed back to Tokyo on the same day, and all military affairs of the southeast army were re-taken care of by Tong Guan!