After a pause, he looked at the hundred officials on the left and right, and then continued: "At present, there is no commander in the army, and the minister thinks that Zhang Jun can be used. However, the army has been unprepared for many years and its morale is low, if it is heard that the emperor and the civil and military officials have the intention of moving the capital to escape, this battle will definitely be lost! Therefore, the minister suggested that the internal service provinces that were killing power and harming the government all knew Zhang to go, spread the word about the three armies, and boost morale! ”

As soon as Zhang Quwei heard this, his face changed dramatically in an instant, sweat was like rain, and his life hung on his sword, and he immediately retorted: "How many years have passed since the Jingkang Rebellion, have you all forgotten?" How tragic it was on that day, do you dare to think about it? Whether you can beat the gold man now, you don't know? We all know that a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, let alone the emperor! Do you want to repeat the Jingkang Rebellion? Only with the imperial court can we resist, and without the imperial court, the Great Song Dynasty will be over, don't you understand this truth? ”

"Strong words!"

Chen Kangbo said angrily: "Twenty years after the Song and Jin peace talks, the Jin people are now going to tear up the covenant, invade the south, provoke wars, and people and gods are angry!" If the people of the Great Song Dynasty heard about it, they would definitely put down their farm tools and take up arms to resist in the north. What's more, there are also the Yangtze River natural hazards and hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty, no matter how strong the Jin army is, even if we can't hold the Huai River, can't we hold the Yangtze River? As long as the Yangtze River is guarded, can the Jin people turn into birds and fly across the river, or can they become fish and swim from the wide, choppy river? ”

After a short pause, he continued: "Thirty years ago, we lost the Yellow River and Bianjing, and we were already ashamed of our ancestors. Into the island, or into the South Sea? This time we have no retreat, and we must not retreat half a step! Thirty years ago, we were chased by the Jin people all the way from Bianjing to the sea, displaced, wandering around, only tens of thousands of remnants of the soldiers, but in the end we still stood in Lin'an, the world gathered to respond, a large army in Jingxiang, Lianghuai land established, Jingxi, Shandong, Hebei loyal people one after another, not only drove the Jin people back to the north of the Yangtze River, north of the Huai River, and even recovered a lot of old land. You say, isn't my Great Song Dynasty stronger now than at the beginning of the thirty-year southern crossing? If you could drive away the powerful Jin people then, can't you now? I think that as long as the emperor and the imperial court are firm in their determination to resist, this determination will be transmitted to the hearts of the soldiers in Jiangbei and Huaibei, and into the hearts of the people all over the world. I thought that this battle might be unfavorable to the Great Song Dynasty at the beginning, but as long as the Great Song Dynasty court was determined to resist and fought bravely with all the soldiers and civilians, this battle would be undefeated! ”

As soon as the words fell, Song Bao, a scholar, came out of the ranks and said loudly: "What Zuo Xiang said is reasonable, and the minister seconded it!" ”

I only listened to Song Bao said: "Thirty years ago, when the imperial court rushed to the south, there was nothing, and when the wind and rain were shaking, we could still defeat the powerful Jin people, relying on the unity of the court and the people of the world, and the soldiers all held their breath in their hearts, and they wanted to fight against the Jin people to the end, although there was no food, the morale was still high, and the people also responded in groups to support the court and the army. Twenty years of peace, the Great Song Dynasty is now a solid granary, with sufficient armaments, but the Jin people want to tear up the covenant and provoke a war. As Zuo Xiang said, as long as the emperor and the civil and military officials of the imperial court are firmly determined to resist Jin, this battle will be won! ”

After speaking, he glanced at some officials a few times, and then said: "In addition to letting the front-line soldiers understand the determination of the emperor and the court to resist Jin, and stabilize the hearts of the army and the people, we should also find ways to boost the morale of the army." I have two proposals for my colleagues. The first proposal, to hold Qin Hui responsible, was he strongly advocated peace, dismantled the army, killed loyal ministers and good generals, and showed loyalty to the Jin State, after which he was in power for more than ten years, did not repair the border defense, did not repair the armament, and the military funds allocated by the imperial court were also repeatedly deducted by him and his henchmen, resulting in the repeated weakening of the army's morale, no one was willing to join the army, and no one was available in the army. I suggest that Qin Hui's bones be dug up, whipped thousands of times, and spread to the whole army, so as to vent the grievances accumulated by the soldiers over the years! ”

When this proposal came out, there was a whisper above the court, and everyone had a rod and scale in their hearts, some were in favor of, and of course there were opposition, but no one dared to openly raise objections for a while. After all, Qin Hui's son Qin Xi was stripped of his title not long ago, and someone was liquidating Qin Hui's remaining party, and he was asking for trouble at this time.

Seeing that no one refuted, Song Bao continued: "The second proposal is related to Yue Fei. Yue Fei has established countless military exploits in more than ten years, growing from a pawn to the youngest and promising army commander, many times the army has gone north to regain lost territory, with outstanding merits, and has a very high reputation among the people, even the commander of the Jin Soldiers, Wanyan Wushu, is afraid of him, but Qin Hui advocated peace and killed Yue Fei on the charge of 'trumped-up', which greatly hit the morale of the army, and many soldiers either returned to the field or fled to the mountains, resulting in hundreds of thousands of elite garrisons in Jing, Xiang and Hubei falling apart less than two years after Yue Fei's death. To this day, Yue Fei is still a great hero in the hearts of the soldiers and civilians of the Great Song Dynasty, and his prestige among the soldiers and civilians has not diminished, and his leading spirit has never dissipated because of his death. Therefore, I propose to restore Yue Fei's official title and reputation, and send a message to the armies and people of Lianghuai, Liangzhejiang, Jing, Xiang, and Hubei, so as to inspire the army and the people, boost morale, and resist the invasion of the Jin people with the will to serve the country with loyalty! ”

As soon as this proposal came out, there was another private discussion in the court, buzzing endlessly, but no one came out to say anything, neither seconded nor opposed.

Zhu Zhuo, the right minister who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly said: "What Lord Song said is reasonable, but there are many affairs at the moment, so we can discuss this proposal later." Whether it is war or peace, or temporary avoidance, it is not possible to make up your mind immediately, and it is imperative that we discuss how to arrange the first emperor and what kind of ritual system should be used to bury him? How to determine the temple number and the nickname? It's all a problem. In ancient times, the dead were the greatest, so let's solve these problems first. ”

Chen Kangbo said: "Right Prime Minister, the Jin Kingdom is about to go south, the war is about to start, this is a moment of crisis, when the preparation for war is the head, the bones of the first emperor are not yet known, how to bury them?" When we defeat the Jin people, we will ask the Jin people for the bones of the first emperor, and it will not be too late to bury them. The top priority should be to solve the problem of how to fight against the Jin people, otherwise when the Jin people go south to Jiangnan, who will collect the corpses for us? ”

The squire of the military department came out of the ranks, raised his hand and said, "The minister seconded the proposal!" The matter of the burial of the first emperor is not too late, and how to prepare for war is the primary issue. The minister suggested that he immediately send a Zhao, recruit the forbidden troops of Fujian, Jiangxi and other prefectures and county archers, and after being tested by the Privy Council, they should be immediately sent to Zhenjiang Mansion, Jiankang Mansion, Yangzhou or the city on the front line of the Huai River to replenish the troops in case the Jin people attack! ”

Without waiting for him to return to the train, the household servant stepped forward and raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the golden people are rampant, the wolf is ambitious, and he has already sharpened his sword, and there is not much time left for us, so we should prepare for side affairs in advance." The minister proposed that the grain and grass of the government treasury be transported to the military towns along the Huai River and the Yangtze River as soon as possible, and the city should be held and the enemy would be fought for a long time! At the same time, the people's grain can be collected in Huaidong, Huaixi, and western Zhejiang, and gathered in Luzhou, Hezhou, Taizhou, Xuyi, Yangzhou and other places. ”

After the head of the household department finished speaking, the Ministry of Industry came forward and said: "Your Majesty, in the past 20 years, the armory has made a lot of armor and weapons every year, but very few are used, and now the left arsenal and the right arsenal are piled up with weapons and equipment, which is enough to support us to fight a big war with the Jin, we should take advantage of the fact that the Jinren have not yet gone south, and quickly transport the ordnance materials to the military town, in case the war is unfavorable, hold on to the city, or form a tug-of-war with the enemy, and wait for the opportunity to counterattack!" As soon as the Ordnance Institute began to recruit craftsmen and craftsmen, it was necessary to pay close attention to the manufacture of armor and ordnance and transport them to the front, and the previous appropriation budget was insufficient, so it had to immediately allocate another sum of money to the Ordnance Institute. ”

As soon as the words fell, the imperial historian came out and said: "Your Majesty, it is important to prepare for war at this time, but you can't give up the hope of peace talks. According to what the Jin envoy said, the Jin State moved its capital to Bianjing around September, and before that we were still the country of the Covenant, Yili wanted to send envoys to Bianjing to meet the Jin Emperor, and by the way find out their true intentions. For now, we can prepare for war, but it is not the only option, and if the gold people give in, there is still hope for peacekeeping. At that time, we should select the person who will send the envoy to the Jin country, and this time the task is heavy, and we need to go to the important ministers. ”

The Jin people's intention to invade the south is obvious, how can Zhao Gou not understand the reason, he wanted to evacuate Lin'an first, but was blocked by Chen Kangbo and the main battle faction, all of them are talking about war, but is the battle so easy to fight?

When Ben was upset, he listened to Yu Shi Zhongcheng talk about the envoy to the Jin Kingdom, and immediately woke up to the fact that as long as the two sides made a slight concession, there should still be hope for maintaining peace.

So he immediately said: "Jin Guo moved the capital, and he really wants to congratulate him, so who wants to send Jin Guo?" ”

As soon as Chen Kangbo heard this, he immediately stepped out of the ranks and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, Bianjing is the old land of my Great Song Dynasty, how can I make the Jin people the national capital?" The Jin people are ambitious, how much land they have taken away from the Central Plains, and now they still want the land of the Yangtze River and the Han River, not only can we not celebrate, but we also have to write to the Jin country, opposing and condemning them for moving the capital to Bianjing for no reason, destroying the peace between the two countries, and provoking war. We can send envoys to visit, but we must not send envoys to congratulate them. Building their national capital on the capital of the Great Song Dynasty is simply too deceitful! According to the minister's view, the court should mainly prepare for war, and only by blocking the Jin people can there be other possibilities. ”