"Shaoyang, the so-called people who are different in the way do not conspire with each other." When everyone retreated, Wu Zilong took one more step and said in a low voice, "It seems that Hou Huanyin, as well as those in Mingzhou and Fuzhou who ignore the overall situation, are the silverfish of the country. Because of the difficult situation, it will be temporarily tolerated, and when the situation calms down, we must not tolerate the 'traitor'. ”

"Oh? What does Brother Wu mean? Chen Dong lifted the teacup and took a sip, his eyes still falling on the large topographic map of mountains and rivers hanging on the opposite side of the wall. Zhao Xingde's march to the north was extremely smooth, however, the trend of the lone army going deeper was becoming more and more obvious. Cao Di was extremely slippery, and the army was always one or two days behind, forming a front and rear formation with Zhao Xingde. After Han Shizhong and Yue Fei's troops joined forces, the news was intermittent. After Cao Xi dedicated Luoyang to the Xia Kingdom, a large number of prefectures and counties in the vicinity of the left were attached to Guanxi, and even Xiangyang was in danger. The country's situation was difficult, so Chen Dong couldn't take care of other things for a while.

Wu Zilong also glanced at the topographic map of the mountains and rivers, and sighed: "If there is a big 'chaos' today, people's hearts will also be 'chaotic'." Cai Jing, Li Bangyan, and other 'traitorous' parties have not yet been eradicated, and the 'traitor' businessmen have risen up again to cause 'chaos'. If you continue to tolerate and raise 'traitors' in this way, I am afraid that even if the situation is stabilized, clowns from all walks of life will appear on the stage, and the prosperity of Qingping is still far away. He paused and looked at Chen Dongdao, "The so-called people who are different from each other do not conspire with each other." These 'traitor' party tyrants can't do anything else, they can best take advantage of the situation, and when the national building is about to collapse, we finally create this situation in sight, but we can't make wedding clothes for others. Therefore, for the sake of the country's long-term plan, once the situation is stabilized, it should be a top priority to get to the root of the problem. The first priority is that Cai Jing, Li Bangyan, Tong Guan and other 'traitor' thieves and henchmen will all be deposed and will never be used. The second priority, Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Zhao Xingde, Cao Di, Wang Gui and others are urgently transferred to the military department. The third priority is to deal with the actions of Mingzhou and Fuzhou that violate the imperial court system, immediately put aside the 'chaos' and put things right, reward farming, and curb the 'traitor' business ......"

Chen Dong listened to it, his expression changed, he picked up the teacup several times in his hand, and put it down again.

It wasn't until Wu Zilong's endless talk ended that Chen Dongfang frowned and said, "What Brother Wu said is all about seeking the country. It's just that at the moment, it is still important to resist foreign insults, and the discussions in the state and county schools must be persuaded and turned around by the Ministry of Rites, which can not let the heart of the Qingliu scholars be cold, nor can it hinder the plan of the northern expedition, so as not to laugh at Liaoxia. ”

"Brother Chen, don't worry, there are priorities, and I can tell this clearly." Wu Zilong was slightly disappointed, but still said yes, just as Chen Dong was waiting to serve tea to the guests, Wu Zilong 'touched' a letter from his arms and handed it to Chen Dongdao, "Although the Northern Expedition is urgent, this matter must be dealt with in a timely manner, and it must not be sloppy at all." Chen Dong picked up the letter suspiciously, unfolded it and glanced at it, his face changed suddenly, and he immediately read it at a glance, his brows became more and more wrinkled, and the corners of his eyes showed a sharp 'color'. Wu Zilong lifted the teacup, took a sip, and tasted it leisurely.

............

In the Ezhou Palace, an embroidered 'waiter' knelt down to present a letter. Deng Su stood 'waiting' on the side, his eyes were facing other directions, his face seemed to be stagnant and there were no 'waves', but his heart was fluctuating greatly.

Jiangning Mansion fell, Cai Jing and Li Bangyan fled in a hurry, and after disappearing for nearly a year, they finally sent an envoy to greet Zhao Qi, and brought the Liao army on the east road also had the intention of withdrawing troops, and the two were preparing to recruit generals on the Liangzhejiang Road and Fujian Road, contact the descendants of the 'door', and recover Jiangning, Hangzhou and other places after the Liao army withdrew. Cai Jing said in the letter that the southeast direction is called anointed, and there is no problem in raising 200,000 troops, and asked Zhao Ke to stabilize the situation in the north, and when Cao Di, Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Zhao Xingde and others did not return from the northern expedition, they moved the emperor to Hangzhou Mansion, and at the same time issued a holy edict, ordering Cao Di's generals to return to the division and divide the troops into various places, not only to take the power of their distant arch defense, but also to prevent the generals from turning elbows and armpits. As for Chen Dong and other newly rising Qingliu ministers, Cai Jing expressed his willingness to work with them and contribute to the revival of the Great Song Dynasty.

Zhao Qi read the letter full of neat letters three times, a smile appeared on his face, and he said happily: "The support of Cai and Li came at the right time, it is really like sending charcoal in the snow." He smiled and said to Deng Su, "Taishi Cai wants me to move my line to Hangzhou, recruit and establish the imperial camp with southeast money and grain, and use the generals to divide the minions into various places, what does Deng Aiqing think?" ”

"Your Majesty, by all means." Deng Su rarely opposed it directly. Zhao Qi frowned and asked, "Why?" ”

Deng Su glanced at the left and right 'waiters', Zhao Qi waved his hand first and ordered them to retreat, Deng Su said in a deep voice: "Cao, Yue, Han, and Zhao Zhu are trying to recover the Central Plains, even if Your Majesty thinks that Ezhou is not a place to live for a long time, you should move to Xiangyang, look north to the Central Plains, and order the loyal people of the world to restore their homeland." After recovering Henan, he will return to Henan, so he will act most rightly, even if Chen Dong and Cao Di are young, they will not be able to resist His Majesty. Now that the Northern Expedition has not been decided, His Majesty will move to Hangzhou, which is a state of peace and quiet, once the news is leaked out, it will inevitably make the heart of the Northern Expeditionary Army float, and the people of the world will be cold. Cai Xianggong and Li Xianggong fell into the injustice of His Majesty, and this one can be killed! ”

Although Cai Jing and Li Bangyan have the merit of supporting the establishment, they are the courtiers of the former emperor, but Deng Su is Zhao Qi's own confidant and important minister, he rarely spoke out and objected, so that Zhao Qi's face turned "gloomy", and his right hand tightly grasped a Ru kiln pen wash, but he did not get angry, and listened to him quietly.

Deng Su took a sip of tea and continued: "Cai and Li Dangyu, more than Yili 'intercourse', since the northern captives went south, most of the herdsmen and guards of the place abandoned their posts and fled, these two relied on the holy family of the Son of Heaven to pacify the southeast, and they should have repaid the emperor's order and tried their best to resist the northern captives, but they only knew how to 'insert' and 'private' people, and they did not know the soldiers, so that the Liao soldiers were like bamboos in the Huai Road and Zhejiang Road, and easily crossed the big river moat, and finally abandoned Jiangning and Hangzhou first, so that the southeast situation festered, if it were not for Chen Dong and others to persist in Ezhou, I'm afraid that the southeast half of the wall at this time is not owned by the Great Song Dynasty. ”

He saw Zhao Qi frown slightly, and then said, "These things are known to the world. The party has long been scattered, just ask Cai and Li, what prestige and ability do they have to reorganize the two Zhejiang Road, Jiangning, and Hangzhou to welcome the holy car? Mo said that the main force of the Liao soldiers on the East Road was not damaged, and Kong Yanzhou and other rebel generals helped to abuse them, even those states and counties that so-called 'respecting the Son of Heaven and not obeying the 'chaotic order' also ignored Cai and Li. In the 'chaotic' world, what ability do they have to keep His Majesty as stable as Mount Tai? These two people are just trying to make a comeback under the pretense of the righteous name of the saint, but they do not hesitate to 'lure' His Majesty to a dangerous place and a Jedi with clever words, and these two should be killed! Moreover, Chen Dong and the others have always been Qingliushi, but they are inseparable from Cai and Li, if Your Majesty uses Cai and Li, it will be 'forced' Chen Dong and the others......"

"Alright, alright," Zhao Qi shook his hand, signaling that Deng Su didn't have to say any more, "If it weren't for Deng Aiqing's eyes like a torch, I would have almost strayed into danger." He asked a little weakly, "It's just that Cai Xianggong and Li Xianggong are old ministers of the former dynasty after all, and if I don't reply to them, wouldn't it seem mean?" ”

"If Your Majesty misses the old feelings," Deng Su's face softened slightly, "just reply to the book and comfort them." He sighed slightly, and admonished, "It's just that you must not agree to the eastward journey, and you must not let Cai and Li clean up Huai and Zhelu." ”

"In this case, bother Deng Qing to draft a reply first." Zhao Qi sat down on the dragon chair in a dejected manner, clasped his hand on his forehead and said, "Present it, I will consider it again,........, I will consider it." ”

Deng Su said goodbye, and it was in the evening, a faint light penetrated through the crack in the window, shining on Zhao Qi's face, making him uneasy, Zhao Qi raised his hand a little annoyed, covering the dazzling light. Seeing this, the 'waiter' who had just heard the order to come in hurriedly ran to him, carefully shook the wooden handle, and shook a piece of the blue gauze screen that covered the sky and water, so that a looming gauze shadow dragged over the green bricks and fell on Zhao Qi's face, he felt a little comfortable, closed his eyes and sighed long.

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A touch of fish-belly white appeared in the eastern sky, and the figures of the cavalry gathered in the distance were particularly visible on the horizon.

At this time, it was already autumn, and the north was in turmoil, and the fields were full of autumn grass. The yellow grass ears rose and fell slightly in the morning breeze, and countless cavalry lined up in a long line north of the Song army camp, which seemed overwhelming. After more than a month's long journey, the soldiers of the Song army were covered with dust. Along the way, there are volunteers from the north into the team of the northern expedition, Henan folk more bow and arrow clubs, the selected volunteers 'elite' sharp soldiers are not good at firearms, but can be used as archers, a small number of strong people to supplement the sword and axe battalion. From more than 30,000 men and horses at the time of departure, after more than a dozen battles of all sizes, Zhao Xingde's troops have not decreased but increased, and now there are 50,000 horses, which is still the result of placing most of the volunteers in various states and counties.

Seeing that they could not break through the strong position of the Song army, the Khitan cavalry changed their strategy, only wandering around Zhao Xingde's headquarters, and even galloping close to the vicinity, but they did not easily 'engage' with the Song army. As a result, the Song army had to maintain a tight formation and march, and the speed was greatly reduced as a result. The cavalry of the Liao army was sometimes far and sometimes near, sometimes more and sometimes less, and when they camped last night, there were only a few hundred cavalry as far as the eye could see. But just in the early hours of the morning, scouts came to report, and tens of thousands of Liao cavalry gathered in the north.

The Liao cavalry was very cautious and did not take the initiative to attack. The battalions of the Song army took turns to guard outside, burying pots to cook at the end of the day, and smoke rose from the camp, and the cavalry of the Liao army also turned a blind eye, just waiting quietly, waiting for the opportunity to break through the camp of the Song army in one fell swoop. All the camps had breakfast, and when the sun rose in the east, the cavalry of the Liao army was still wandering around. If it was an ordinary time, the generals would march according to the previous order, but tens of thousands of cavalry were eyeing the side, fighting without fighting, retreating and not retreating, but the Song army could not march calmly as usual.

Author: The recent update has been unstable, just because it's too busy, and the outline and plot at the back of this book are complete, and there are real dry goods. Yuanji has not returned to his hometown for a year and a half, and he has been going home to visit his parents for the past two days, and the two 'spirits' are very good, and he is very happy. I hope to finish this book well, and experience the changes of this era with all book friends. Thank you again for your continued support!

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