Lin Jue asked Tian Guilin in detail about the situation on Hebei East Road, and Tian Guilin answered in detail.

"Since the middle of last month, the Jurchens have attacked eastward. All the way through the three mansions of Dezhou, Qizhou, Qingzhou, and Qingzhou, they went around in a big circle, and swept a large area of Hebei East Road and Jingdong East Road. Last year, in order to resist the attack of the Jurchens, the imperial court ordered the soldiers and horses of the state capitals to assemble in Gyeonggi, and most of the soldiers and horses in the three places of Qizhou and Qingzhou in Dezhou were transferred to the capital, and they were completely lost in the battle of Baimadu in the north of Beijing. So there was no power to stop the Jurchens' attack. I don't want to mention Binzhou, there are only 3,000 sailors, and they are just to prevent bandits on weekdays. Moreover, the imperial court has not allocated funds for the purchase of weapons and equipment for many years, and the salaries and silver of the navy army cannot be supplied, let alone resist. The commander of the Binzhou Navy made Qi Delong run away with the Navy in a boat, without the slightest resistance. The Jurchen cavalry numbered no more than 10,000 people, but they swept through the land on both sides. ”

Tian Guilin frowned and sighed.

"This group of Jurchens is also strange, they captured the state capital all the way, but did not occupy it, only looted supplies on a large scale, captured strong men and escorted them away. It is said that the three state capitals of Dezhou, Qingzhou, and Qizhou were captured by them, and seven or eight thousand young men were taken away, and hundreds of carts of food and materials were taken away. The same is true after the occupation of Binzhou, where people are arrested and things are snatched everywhere. Not only did they arrest people and steal things in Binzhou, but they also didn't let go of my small seaside county in the Bohai Sea. I couldn't sit idly by, so I quickly gathered the county officials, and gathered all the young and strong people in the city to fight with them. Ah Sheng, these juniors, were all summoned by the lower officials to join the group to practice. Everyone knew that being captured by the Jurchens would be a death, so they were willing to follow the lower officials to fight the Jurchens, and they got more than 700 people. I knew that I couldn't fight with them, so I caught them off guard in Hutou Bay, north of the city, and the Jurchens sent 2,000 cavalry to our Bohai County, and we killed more than 400 people in Hutou Bay, and the rest ran back to Binzhou in a gloomy way. ”

Tian Guilin waved his arms, his expression was bright, and when he talked about the battle, his eyebrows fluttered, and his expression was bright.

"Well done, Tian County Order, you are so daring." Lin Jue shouted.

Tian Guilin sighed, and said with a gloomy expression: "Hey, but it's useless, although they killed more than 400 of them, the next day they came with more than 5,000 cavalry and surrounded the county town." You have been to Bohai County and know the city defense of our county, which cannot be prevented at all. Fortunately, Dongguan in my Bohai County is the sea, and the people in the city are fishing for a living. The Jurchen cavalry is strong on land, and they are a fart in the sea, they can only stare at us dryly, and there is nothing they can do about us. ”

Lin Jue nodded and smiled: "Good way, the Jurchen soldiers and horses don't have ships." But when you go down to sea, you can't go ashore. Where do you live? ”

Tian Guilin said: "I can only hide on a desert island, there are a few small islands in the sea, and there are still places to live." The people are all fishermen, and they do not worry about starving to death, and there are many fish and shrimp in the sea. But it's true that it's hard to return home. No, it's a home gone. ”

Lin Jue was stunned and said, "What? ”

"The Jurchens may be angry in their hearts, not long after we went to the sea, the county was on fire, and the county must have been burned. Hey, although my Bohai County is poor and remote, and the house is dilapidated, it is home after all. The dog thieves burned down our home. After I settled the people, I thought that I would come to the capital to find you. There is nowhere to go, and it is not a way to hide on the island. Second, I also want to ask when you will drive the Jurchens out. The new emperor has ascended the throne and the civil strife has been pacified, how can we still let the Jurchens act recklessly on our land. So I selected more than 100 people to come to the capital with me, and the remaining hundreds of people actually wanted to come, but they were all young and strong, and they were needed for fishing at sea, otherwise the women and children would not be able to survive the old and weak, so they could only stay on the island. I took more than 100 brothers to secretly go ashore by boat, and then I went all the way to the capital. Tian Guilin said in a deep voice.

Lin Jue couldn't help but be in awe when he heard Tian Guilin finish speaking. In fact, there are many people like Tian Guilin in Da Zhou, and it is precisely because of the existence of these people that Da Zhou can survive. Compared with Tian Guilin and the people of Bohai County, those powerful and high-ranking officials in the Great Zhou Dynasty can be said to be worthless. At a critical time, the officers and soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty fled in despair, and even ordinary people were inferior.

"Tian County Ling, I admire you very much. From you, I see the hope of my great week. Only half of the officials of the Great Zhou are like you, so why should my Great Zhou suffer such a misery. Lin Jue said sincerely.

Tian Guilin hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Lin Xiang, don't praise me, compared to Lin, this matter of the lower official is like a firefly to Yuehua, it is not worth mentioning." If it weren't for Lin Xiang's efforts to turn the tide and raise troops to pacify the world, I would have died a long time ago if I relied on our people. Having said that, when does Lin Xiang plan to drive the Jurchens out of our Great Zhou. Xia Guan knew that I shouldn't have asked such a thing, but seeing the Jurchens devastate the people of my Great Zhou, I was really angry in my heart. ”

Lin Jue pondered for a moment and said softly, "I originally wanted to delay a period of time to settle the matter of the Jurchens. If you go outside, you must first settle inside. To drive out the Jurchens, the internal affairs of my Great Zhou must be coordinated first. Can't make a mess. The affairs of the court and the local government must be smooth and organized, all affairs must be on the right track, and the hearts of the people must be settled. But now it seems that I am afraid that I will have to send troops in advance. ”

Tian Guilin said in a deep voice: "Lin Xiangke must not act in a hurry because of what the subordinate said, the subordinate does not mean to urge Lin Xiang to send troops as soon as possible, the subordinate is just asking." ”

Lin Jue smiled and said, "The major matter of the army, how can it be changed because of a few words from your Lord Tian?" ”

Tian Guilin's face turned red, a little embarrassed. Lin Jue's euphemism actually means that you don't have that much face. But although it was a little embarrassing, it was also a little more reassuring.

"You just said that the Jurchens invaded all the way, arresting people everywhere and looting supplies, but they were not interested in the city territory. This shows one thing, the Jurchens are thieves, and they are actively preparing for war. Arresting the people is naturally to replenish the troops, and the people of my Great Zhou are desperately used as cannon fodder for them. Plundering materials, grain and grass is naturally also preparing for war. It's all my fault, I'm busy with court affairs, most

Nearly did not pay attention to them. I should have thought that they would attack Hebei East Road and Jingdong Road east. When they went south, these two roads were not disturbed, so the people did not flee, and there was a lot of food, food, and grass. At the end of their rope at the moment, they naturally want to attack these two roads in the east, plundering men and materials. Damn, it was my negligence. Lin Jue slammed his fist on the table, looking extremely remorseful.

Tian Guilin suddenly realized that Lin Jue had insight into their purpose and intentions from the military operations of the Jurchens, so he felt that he had to send troops in advance. The news he brought was useful to Lin Xiang, which made Tian Guilin very pleased.

Lin Jue continued: "I was only staring at the main force of Wanyan Aguda's troops and horses, and their main force withdrew from the land of Gyeonggi and was stationed in the area of Xingren Mansion and Kaide Mansion, and the main force of soldiers and horses did not move. Presumably, 10,000 cavalry were secretly dispatched to attack the east, and the brigade of soldiers and horses did not move, so we did not get any news of their troops. Wanyan Aguda is really cunning, this is a trick to play tricks with me. On the surface, the troops did not move, looting grain, grass, materials and manpower behind their backs, and actively preparing for war. Very good. I really don't shed tears when I don't see the coffin. Obviously there is a way out, but you want to go to a dead end, and that can only fulfill you. I thought that after a few defeats, you could be more sober, retreat to the north by yourself, and occupy the territory of the Liao people may not be a meritorious cause, but you have to die, so can you blame me? ”

Tian Guilin didn't dare to interject, listening to Lin Xiang's tone, it seemed that he had some relationship with Wanyan Aguda, and even hoped that he would not pursue it if he returned to the north. It's like talking to Wanyan Agu in the air.

Lin Jue came back to his senses, looked at Tian Guilin and said, "Lord Tian, since you come to the capital, don't leave." The imperial court is now in dire need of competent officials, and it is time to show their talents. In this way, tomorrow morning, I will lead you to the palace and tell the emperor and your lords about the affairs of Bohai County. I recommend you to serve as a member of the Government Affairs Hall, which now has a number of vacancies for the position of director, and you should take one of the positions on your own. Whoever you have brought, give birth to them...... Being incorporated into the army means that if you make a military contribution, you can also get an official position. What do you think? ”

Tian Guilin stood up excitedly, bowed his head, and said repeatedly: "Thank you Lin Xiang, the lower officials must do their best to serve the court." ”

Lin Jue waved his hand and smiled: "You don't have to thank me, if you want to thank yourself." If you are not the person needed by the court, or if you have spared me a yard, I will not recommend you. Let's work hard, the future of Da Zhou needs us to work together to go to ZTE. The people have had enough of suffering, and we cannot let them suffer any more. ”

Tian Guilin nodded and said, "The lower officials should remember that they don't dare to slack off." ”

The two talked again, and seeing that it was noon, Lin Jue personally led Tian Guilin and Ah Sheng and other more than 100 people to the street to have a sumptuous banquet, and then ordered someone to arrange a place for Tian Guilin to live, and asked Liang Qi to take Ah Sheng and them to the military camp to settle down. The arrangements were made properly, and Lin Jue asked Sun Dayong to inform Ma Bin, Ma Qingshan and other forbidden army generals to go to the Privy Council to discuss matters, and inform everyone of the news they got from Tian Guilin's mouth.

When everyone heard the Jurchens' actions, they all scolded, and they all understood that the handsome man was going to fight to the death with Wanyan Agu.