Chapter 31: Soldiers Approaching the City
Zhao Huan's thinking is too trendy, so that the two ministers in front of him are a little unacceptable, but fortunately, Zhao Huan is the emperor and the absolute authority of that era.
So, on the next day's "Da Song Daily", an advertisement for Fugui Restaurant appeared.
To be honest, this rich restaurant is very well-known in Kaifeng Mansion, especially compared to those restaurants with official backgrounds, so when Dahonglu Li Guang brought people to talk to Li Fugui of Fugui Restaurant about advertising expenses, Li Fugui thought that this was Li Guang asking him for money in disguise.
However, in line with the idea that the people do not fight with the officials, Li Fugui still obediently handed over the money, and as for what kind of advertisement this thing is, he didn't care about it at all.
In the evening, a lot of people suddenly came to the Fugui Restaurant, and some of them held the "Da Song Daily" that had just been printed today and asked if the restaurant written on the newspaper was here.
Li Fugui was stunned by the question, reacted for a while, and then hurriedly said yes.
"This newspaper said that your roast pigeon is a must for us to open, hurry up and get one for each of us." It was a well-dressed young man who spoke.
Li Fugui knew that a big customer was coming, so he didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly and enthusiastically greeted the group of people upstairs, invited them into the private room, and then asked the kitchen to hurry up and make the pigeon ready for everyone to send over.
And this is just the beginning, followed by a lot of guests, it turned out that everyone saw or heard the "Song Daily" written that the roast pigeon of the rich restaurant is more delicious, and then came to admire.
This made Li Fugui very happy, and hurriedly asked the kitchen to hurry up and prepare, but he was told that the pigeons were not prepared enough.
Seeing this full of guests, Li Fugui hurriedly went to buy pigeons again, and the income of this day was more than that of him in a month.
Li Fugui realized that this advertisement still had such power, and he didn't need Li Guang to come to him again, so he took the initiative to find Li Guang and wanted to advertise his Fugui Restaurant again, but he was told that the advertising positions for the next three days had already been booked.
Li Fugui hurriedly booked the advertising position on the fourth day, even though the price had doubled compared to the beginning.
After a month of trial operation, the "Da Song Daily" successfully turned from a loss to a profit and began to promote it to the whole territory, and it was at this time that an unfortunate news came.
The eastern and western armies of the Jin Kingdom turned, led by Wanyan Zonghan, set out from the Yanyun region and approached Bianjing.
This time, the Jin army claimed to have an army of 500,000.
Although Zhao Huan had issued the holy decree of the National War of Resistance, several cities in the north were occupied by the Jin army in an instant, and the vanguard of the Jin army had already approached Kaifeng Mansion.
Zhao Huan summoned all the civil ministers and military generals to hold a meeting together.
Once again, there were two factions on the scene, the main and the main station, and the obvious difference from history is that now the main battle faction has a clear upper hand.
"This time, the Jin army is eyeing the tiger and leading an army of 500,000 to come, Your Majesty, the minister thinks, let's make plans early." Huang Qianshan, the head of the household, spoke.
"Lord Huang? What do you mean by that? Li Gang said with a dissatisfied face.
"What else can I mean, now that the Jin Army is menacing, I just remind Your Majesty to make plans early." Huang Qianshan hurriedly said.
"Plans? What are you going to do? Abandon the city and flee? Li Gang said coldly.
"Master Li, don't get excited, I'm also talking about things, for the sake of the safety of the official family, we should really be prepared with both hands." Huang Qianshan said, but it was obvious that he was a little lacking in confidence, and he also knew that this Zhao Huan was a main battle faction.
Zhao Huan sat on the dragon chair, his thoughts were a little disturbed, according to historical records, the Jin army should have made a comeback again in August, but now it is just April, it is the time when the spring flowers are blooming, and the iron cavalry of the Jin army actually came again.
Listening to the fierce arguments between the two factions of the main station and the main harmony below, Zhao Huan never spoke, if it is August, I believe that the Ordnance Department can still research more powerful weapons, but now, the old Taoist Wang Yuqing led the people to hurry up, and the Jing Kanglei researched out was only enough to equip the Feiyu Army, and this thing is a consumable, and it will be used less once, and it has to be saved.
At present, however, the militarization reform has not yet been completely rectified, and even if the Western Military Region and the Northern Military Region are making relatively rapid progress, they have just completed the rectification and reform, and the combat effectiveness of the armed forces is unknown.
For many reasons, Zhao Huan didn't want to go to war at this time.
But the enemy has come, it is impossible not to fight, Zhao Huan can't abandon the city and run away, the tragedy in Nanjing is unforgettable, but how to fight this battle next is something that Zhao Huan needs to consider.
"Report, emergency battle report ahead!" At this moment, the hurried voice of the herald suddenly came from outside.
"Your Majesty, the war ahead is urgent......"
"Speak quickly!" Zhao Huan said eagerly.
"Your Majesty, there is news from the front, the Daimyo City has been lost, and the 100,000 troops of the vanguard of the Jin Army are being led by Wanyan Zongbi, and they will reach Bianjing City in a few days!" The herald finished speaking in one breath, and couldn't help coughing violently because he was in a hurry.
Li Gang hurriedly ordered someone to bring him a glass of water for him to drink.
This time, the court exploded, and the original disadvantaged Lord and faction began to decline even more, vaguely proposing that an envoy should be sent to sue for peace with the Jin State, for so many years, the Song Dynasty has not done less to cede land and pay compensation, and they are all used to it.
"What about the 10,000 defenders of Daimyo Castle?" Zhao Huan asked with a frown.
"The Jin army beat the war drums outside the Daimyo Castle all night, and the 10,000 defenders of the Daimyo Castle were frightened, and the general Miao Fu who defended the city killed the Daimyo prefect and led people to surrender to the Jin army." The herald replied.
"Miao Fu, Shaft!" Hearing this, Zhao Huan slapped the table in front of him hard, and his angry eyes were about to burst into flames.
Zhao Huan was angry, and the originally bustling hall immediately fell silent, and they knelt on the ground one after another, not daring to come out, for fear of touching Zhao Huan's moldy head at this time, and finding himself unhappy.
Taking a deep breath, Zhao Huan could be regarded as suppressing the anger in his heart, and said: "Let's talk about it, if you have any ideas, let's talk about it first." ”
Hearing that Zhao Huan asked the lord and the faction to say first, Huang Qianshan was overjoyed, and felt that Zhao Huan might have wanted to ask for peace because of Miao Fu's surrender, so he hurriedly said excitedly: "Your Majesty, the determination of the Jin State to merge into the Central Plains, in the opinion of the ministers, it is better to send envoys to sue for peace with the Jin State, so as not to suffer from the suffering of the people." ”