Chapter 110: Public Opinion in the South

Li Dingguo was not the last to learn the news.

Before Zhang Xuan made personnel arrangements, the first thing he did was to talk to Li Dingguo.

Because the biggest problem in this matter is Li Dingguo himself. Only Li Dingguo himself agreed.

In fact, Li Dingguo also hesitated and struggled for a long time in his heart.

He has been a foreign general for a long time, if he just started, he still felt Zhang Xuan's kindness, but after a long time, it was different.

Whether it's hatred or kindness, it will always fade day by day.

Only interests are eternal.

When the Great Xia country was thriving, how could Li Dingguo choose to betray.

The reason is that Li Dingguo didn't choose it at the beginning, but now he can't choose it.

Most of the soldiers under Li Dingguo's command were Yunnan and Gui people, and these soldiers were far away from their hometowns and were not too adapted to the climate in the north, so when Zhang Xuan ordered the army to withdraw.

So he withdrew some troops from the south.

For example, the armies of Guangdong, Guangxi, and Fujian. Also includes Yungui's army.

Most of the troops stationed in the north were the central part of Great Xia, plus a large number of surrendered troops.

It's not that Li Dingguo doesn't have an army with his descendants, but there aren't many. He knew very well that with these armies in his hands, it was impossible to have a chance of winning against the forces of the central part of Great Xia.

In addition, Li Dingguo himself is not a person with too much ambition. Although he was unwilling, he put this kind of unwillingness in his heart.

On the surface, he didn't show a trace, and when he saw Zhang Xuan again, he looked even more loyal.

Zhang Xuan naturally won't delve into whether Li Dingguo is real or fake. Immediately said: "King Wei has already rushed to Shaanxi from Xiangyang, and the only one who stays in Beijing is Sun Kewang. ”

"My lady is also at a loss, and she probably wants to reactivate Sun Kewang. Therefore, I would like to ask Brother Li to return to Beijing as soon as possible to stabilize people's hearts for me. ”

When Li Dingguo heard this, there was a trace of bitterness in his heart.

His relationship with Sun Kewang was not bad before, but now he is the first person who doesn't want Sun Kewang to come out, because the hatred between the two brothers has long reached the point where it is impossible to resolve.

Sun Kewang was expected to be reused, and had the greatest impact on Li Dingguo.

Because Li Dingguo's basic plate and Sun Kewang's basic plate have a high degree of overlap, but there is basically no possibility of cooperation between them.

Li Dingguo said: "The minister obeys the order. ”

Li Dingguo rushed all the way from Beijing for 800 miles, but in three days, he arrived in Xiangyang, changed ships from Xiangyang, and jumped thousands of miles in a light boat. Shore from Quarry Rock.

Li Dingguo only had more than 100 soldiers around him, but when he entered Nanjing City with a guard of honor, Nanjing City was empty for a while. Food prices in the market have fallen in response.

The hearts of those who were originally flustered suddenly settled down.

When Luo Yujiao heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Luo Yujiao killed Wu Weiye in the palace. Although a wave of undercurrents was suppressed by forceful means. However, the confrontation and division between the imperial court and the Jiangnan gentry became more serious.

The most prominent issue is food prices.

Yao Qisheng used many methods to curb grain prices, such as buying grain from Siam, Champang, and Vietnam, and announcing that the imperial court would return victorious.

However, it is still not possible to bring down the price of food.

With Nanjing as the center, the grain prices of a series of cities in the south of the Yangtze River are almost breaking through the sky.

If it can't be suppressed, I'm afraid this mess is not just a problem for a small number of gentry, but a problem for the people's livelihood in the entire Jiangnan.

Luo Yujiao faced such a complex problem. There is only one means, and that is to kill.

But such a problem was solved when Li Dingguo entered the city.

Don't even have to do anything.

Seeing Li Dingguo coming back, the big victory ahead, and even the news that the imperial court was about to become a teacher, everyone believed it.

Even for a while, food was still in short supply in Great Xia.

After all, there are tens of millions of people in the north, waiting to be fed, and last year's big war wiped out almost all of the grain harvest in the north.

In the next year or two, it will become inevitable to transport grain from the south to the north.

But food prices should not be so high.

That's the impact of a celebrity.

Luo Yujiao immediately sent someone to greet her, but she felt that it was not grand enough, so she asked Yao Qisheng to accompany the crown prince Zhang An to meet Li Dingguo.

If it weren't for the fact that Luo Yujiao herself was a woman and couldn't go out, Luo Yujiao would be ready to greet her in person.

How to greet Luo Yujiao is not to mention.

But soon there was bad news.

Doctor Li sent someone to report, but Zhang Zhen couldn't support it.

Luo Yujiao suddenly couldn't sit still. Immediately ordered left and right, prepare the frame, and go to Zhang's mansion.

I don't know if it's or not, the late winter has finally come. It was still the sky that sighed at Zhang Qian's behavior, and it actually snowed hazy.

The snow in Nanjing is not heavy.

However, it is just to render the street scene of Nanjing a piece of snow.

Luo Yujiao was wearing a pure white fur, I don't know if it was fox skin or mink skin. Zhang's mansion opened the middle door, and Luo Yujiao stepped on the snowflakes and came in, and everywhere she went, there was a squeaky sound of stepping on the snow.

Doctor Li was waiting outside.

Over the years, Doctor Li's appearance has not changed much, but his temperament has changed a lot. The feeling of youth before has long since receded, but there is a hint of trust.

Luo Yujiao immediately asked, "How is Zhang Xiang?" ”

Divine Doctor Li shook his head and said, "The minister has exhausted some methods, and now it is a return to the light, Your Majesty should go and take a look." ”

Before Luo Yujiao came, she had already made some preparations, but when she heard Doctor Li say this, her heart was still deep

Sink deeply. Luo Yujiao entered Zhang Zhi's ward, and several of Zhang Zhen's sons were kneeling on the ground, and there were suppressed cries.

Zhang Zhen saw Luo Yujiao coming in, waved them down, and was about to get up, but Luo Yujiao pressed him down and said, "Big brother, there is no need to be like this." ”

Zhang Zhen coughed violently twice and said, "Your Majesty, didn't you come?" ”

Luo Yujiao said: "I haven't understood the affairs in the north yet, and he should come back until the beginning of spring next year." ”

Zhang Zhen coughed and said, "Yes." ”

Although Zhang Xuan planned the overall border defense plan, it will take time to implement this plan, and the reorganization of hundreds of thousands of troops, Zhang Xuan is not in charge, and he himself is not at ease.

As long as everything is settled down next year, Zhang Xuan will be ready to return to Beijing.

It's a matter of what happens after the beginning of spring.

It's just that Zhang Zhen knows that his body can't support it.

Luo Yujiao said: "Big brother, do you have anything to say to Zhang Lang?" ”

Zhang Zhen stretched out his hand and took out a letter from under the pillow, handed it to Luo Yujiao tremblingly, and said: "I have been sick in bed for a while, and everything I think is in it, please transfer it to the emperor." ”

"It's also the last bit of effort of the old minister."

Luo Yujiao saw that the letter had been sealed, and the handwriting on it was crooked. From the wind bones, it can be seen that it is a character of Zhang Qian.

It was written by him himself.

It's just that Zhang Zhen is also from a Jinshi no matter what he says, and he doesn't say how good it is, but it is far better than the average level, and his writing is out of shape when he is seriously ill. It's obvious that I can't hold the pen.

But in this case, Zhang Zhen still doesn't want others to write for him.

It can be seen that this thing is important.

Luo Yujiao said: "I will have someone expedite it to the north with 800 miles." The eldest brother is good and will nourish his body. ”

Zhang Zhen said: "Actually, there is nothing in it, I just want to persuade Your Majesty to recuperate, the world can't afford to fight." The queen must persuade Your Majesty well, there are some things that are indispensable. ”

Luo Yujiao also understood Zhang Zhen's pressure.

In the past two months since Zhang Zhen fell, all the pressure came to Luo Yujiao, Luo Yujiao was like being stuck in the mud, even if she pulled out her knife and looked around, she seemed to be an enemy everywhere, and she saw that she was not an enemy everywhere.

I know that as far as the public opinion of the southern provinces is concerned, they do not want to fight.

The system designed by Zhang Xuan certainly strengthened the mobilization force, but it also shared the pain of the war on all the people in Jiangnan. Since the war, more than 100,000 soldiers have been killed in the war, although there are no clear statistics, but it is estimated that more than 100,000 cannot be defeated, although there are two large surrendered soldiers.

But it has also made a lot of whiteness rise in many counties.

It has long been a fact that the people are war-weary.

There are really such emotions among the people, and Zhang Zhen and Luo Yujiao feel that things are becoming more and more difficult to do. Zhang Zhen will also be tired and exhausted. 、

And the will of the people cannot be violated.