Early the next morning, when the people of Gongzhou Mansion who had not yet fled got up to light a fire and began to cook breakfast in the morning light, they heard the sound of drums in the yamen of the envoy of the system.

This is rare, although the envoy has been very busy, but it is the first time that he beats the drum and gathers the generals before dawn so early. I heard that a new envoy has arrived, could it be that the new official has taken office with three fires?

In the yamen hall, Chen Longzhi, who was sitting precariously, of course couldn't hear the surprised objections of the ordinary people, he drank a cup of tea with an expressionless face, there were a lot of tea leaves, and the brewing was very strong.

On the left and right, there were constantly hurrying officials from all parties to come in and sit down, Peng Daya, the deputy envoy of the system, sat first on the left, Yuan Jianzhi, the envoy of the prison commission, sat first on the right, and the rest of the generals and officials sat according to their official ranks and ranks. As for the transshipment envoys, in view of the corrupt situation in Sichuan, the imperial court simply did not set it up, and all the grain taxes were collected by the envoys for their own use, and they acted cheaply.

When the people were almost there, Chen Longzhi glanced left and right, and after signaling to the two deputies, he stood up and coughed.

Immediately the hall fell silent, and all the people looked at him.

"Colleagues, this official was ordered by the emperor to go thousands of miles to take up his post, from Lianghuai to Sichuan to perform his duties, all the way to the present, only recently here, not enough to get acquainted with everyone one by one, so he beat the drum early in the morning and gathered the generals, eager and hasty. There is no other reason, and the responsibility is like a mountain! He pressed his hands on the desk, bowed slightly, his eyes were like electricity, and he glanced at everyone's faces: "The northern captives are like fierce tigers, entering the border of our Great Song Dynasty like no one's land, killing people and setting fires, slaughtering and plundering, and causing the state capital to be ruined and the people to be ruined, which is really a shame for our Sichuan officials." Now the official family is worried, worried that if the disposal is not effective, the northern captives will enter Huguang and deter the south of the Yangtze River, then the society will be in danger, as the so-called lord is worried about the humiliation of the ministers, as the town commander, the official and you are the emperor's grace, if you can't resist the enemy outside the country, you really have no face to the official court, and the people to the father! ”

This speech, said in a subdued tone, sonorous and powerful, generous and enthusiastic, quite a ruin, listening to the fact that many people in the audience were complexion, secretly frightened, and secretly said that this new envoy is not going to make some unexpected moves, right?

Sure enough, Chen Longzhi slapped the table and said angrily: "Since ancient times, there has been a saying that loyal ministers have sacrificed Xuanyuan with blood, Chen is not talented, and he is willing to use this seven-foot body to go to the national disaster, and I hope that all colleagues, with the determination to be loyal to the monarch and defend the country, and Chen Moudao, work together to expel the northern captives, return my Sichuan Gorge Four Road to the Great Song Dynasty, return my people to Taiping, and return Lang Lang Qiankun to the splendid rivers and mountains!" ”

Sound like this, are you going out to fight the Mongols?

Many bureaucratic generals with different mentalities looked at the red-faced Chen Longzhi with complicated eyes, and applauded politely.

"This official has been sending horse scouts and horsemen in the past two days, and has detected in many ways, and it has been found that Tahai, the marshal of the northern chieftaincy, because the weather is getting hotter and hotter, the heat is getting thicker, the Mongols are not tolerant of the heat, and they have returned to the area of Xingyuan Mansion in Lizhou, and have withdrawn from the north of Jianmen Pass.

"Therefore, this official must first set up the envoy Yamen and move it back to Chengdu City." He raised a finger and said resolutely: "Only when this official has passed, can the army and the people have the backbone, and can they build the determination to fight the same enemy and resist the northern captives together!" In this way, with the unity of all of you, morale can be restored, the people's hearts can be stabilized, and great events can be expected! ”

The house was full of surprise.

Some people are dumbfounded, some people are earthy, some people are talking to each other, and some people are ecstatic.

In general, there are fewer people who are happy, more people who are afraid, and more people who oppose disdain.

Many people frowned, shook their heads again and again in their hearts, and sighed that this adult from Huaixi had never dealt with the Mongols, and even wanted to put aside the dangerous terrain in eastern Sichuan not to defend it, but tried in vain to recover the lost territory.

Many people turned their eyes to Peng Daya and Yuan Jianzhi, who were sitting on the left and right, both of whom had been in Sichuan for several years, understood the specific situation here, and were well versed in the truth that the Mongols could not fight in the field.

Peng Daya and Yuan Jianzhi were also shocked when they heard Chen Longzhi's words, and the two glanced at each other, and they both saw puzzlement in each other's eyes.

Peng Daya was younger, just over forty years old, with a straightforward personality, and immediately stood up and bowed his hand to Chen Longzhi: "My lord is far-sighted, dedicated to the national fortunes of the imperial court, and has far-reaching thoughts, and we deeply admire them. What the adults said, every sentence is for the recovery of the four roads in the Sichuan Gorge, every word is reasonable, and the lower officials all agree, however, the lower officials have been operating here for several years, and they have been bloodbathed many times with the northern captives, and they have some experience and some words, please consider them. ”

Chen Longzhi looked at him, sat down, and stretched out his hand to signal: "Master Peng, please speak." ”

Peng Daya said: "The Mongolians were originally desert savages, grew up on horses since childhood, ate beef and mutton and drank cattle and sheep blood, barbaric and unteachable, their fierce nature, their cruel people, almost everyone is a soldier who can control the strings, good at riding and shooting, resistant to bitter cold, with 10,000 households as the system, a number of horses, every time they go out, whistling and whistling, as fast as the wind. ”

He looked at the people sitting in the hall and raised his voice: "And the soldiers of our dynasty have the majority of foot soldiers, and there are very few cavalry, especially in Sichuan, and the remaining soldiers and horses on our hands are almost all foot soldiers. Against it, defending, can't hold it, the Mongols ride accurately, an arrow can take away a life, they shoot far away, we can't even touch the edge; Run, can't run, two-legged people can't outrun four-legged horses, and when they retreat, they often break away. This battle can't be fought, so it's not that the envoys have not dared to fight against it over the years, but it is true that there is no way to fight in the field, and our men and horses are basically lost in the field. ”

Everyone nodded, although Peng Daya is also a civilian official, but the civil officials in Sichuan, they must know a little bit about military affairs in the past two years, otherwise they won't be able to do it at all, Peng Daya is one of the best, he learned to fight in the pile of dead people, these experiences are all obtained from the real battlefield facing the enemy.

Yuan Jianzhi also touched his beard and nodded again and again, while Chen Longzhi couldn't see likes or dislikes, just silently put on a face and listened carefully.

So Peng Daya continued: "Therefore, the lower officials feel that it is not the best policy to return to Chengdu from eastern Sichuan without strong military support. Chengdu is a plain, the original city is dilapidated, if the Mongols go south from Lizhou, almost overnight, if there is no strong city to defend, then there is no danger to follow, our chances of victory are slim, even if we are lucky to hold, we are trapped in the city by the Mongols with cavalry, meaningless. ”

This is a decision to openly deny Chen Longzhi.

(End of chapter)