As soon as Lu Wenhuan knelt down, the other officials also followed suit, kneeling down the mountain and calling Chitose together. At the same time, everyone was also looking at Zhao Rui intentionally or unintentionally, and they didn't expect him to have such ability as a young man, so he defeated Fancheng and sent food to Xiangyang.

If other officials knelt down and saluted because of the issue of official rank, then Lu Wenhuan has now thought more deeply than them.

The current strength of the Yuan army is enough to crush the Southern Song Dynasty, and this King of Yongping can take Fancheng in one day, how much ability is this?

Now Xiangyang has gathered most of the troops of the Yuan Dynasty, if Zhao Rui can really defeat these Yuan troops, it means that he has the ability to win the Central Plains.

Tsk, although this Zhao is not the other Zhao, but doing something as his prince can be regarded as justifiable.

Lu Wenhuan himself had the intention of getting acquainted with Zhao Rui early, but because he was trapped in Xiangyang, he didn't expect Zhao Rui to come to the door by himself today.

was really surprised and delighted, Lu Wenhuan hurriedly ordered someone to serve tea and entertain him, but now that there is a shortage of materials in the entire Xiangyang, those restaurants that are vacant have long been closed, which naturally makes the officials a little embarrassed.

Zhao Rui seemed to see their embarrassment, and said with a faint smile: "Don't be formal, if you want to entertain me, then wait for the day when Xiangyang City drives away the Tartars!" Now you can bring all the supplies out, I'll still use this box, and I'll bring you two boxes in the evening. ”

Zhao Rui's words were a big surprise, and if there were two boxes of supplies, he would not only resist the coercion of hunger, but even have a lot of wealth, which was equivalent to receiving a material aid to a certain extent.

As long as there is a stutter, you can hold on, and now this belief has long been in the hearts of every Xiangyang person, not to mention what the country hates, just because the Yuan Dynasty has besieged Xiangyang for several years, they have formed a strong hatred for the Yuan army.

If we could ensure that everyone who left the city did not die, it is estimated that they would pounce on the Tartars and eat their flesh at the sight of them.

Now after several years of siege, many people have died, some were killed by the Yuan army, and many were caused by lack of medical treatment and medicine, coupled with malnutrition.

It can be said that Xiangyang is currently on the verge of collapse, if it weren't for Zhao Rui's timely appearance, Lu Wenhuan didn't know how long he could hold out, especially if Fancheng was lost, then for Xiangyang, there was really no hope of a turnaround.

Later, the officials below looked for someone to move and unload the materials, while Zhao Rui entered the inner hall of the government and discussed the terrain around Xiangyang with Lu Wenhuan, hoping to find any breakthroughs and other ideas.

Unlike Xiangyang's attitude, Zhao Rui was on the imperial court's embankment early.

Those officials got the hope of life and temporarily stopped their drunken and dreamy lives, but above the court, they continued to have bad ideas.

"Your Majesty, it seems to Weichen that since Xiangyang can't be taken in one go, it is better to let Zhao Rui's troops go north and directly attack the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, so that the Yuan Dynasty is forced to transfer troops to save itself, and the siege of Xiangyang will naturally be solved!"

Zhao Yuan drank heavily yesterday, and now he is already sleepy-eyed in the court, only thinking about when he will retire from the court, so that he can sleep well in the concubine's room.

Such a bad idea naturally came from Jia Yidao's ministers, they had fun, and they had some ability to buy concubines when they were full, but for the war, they were just empty tales on paper.

The minister who spoke didn't understand the importance of Xiangyang!

Jia Yidao sat on the Taishi chair on the right side of the emperor, silent, but his face was cloudy, because now Zhao Rui's thankless actions made him unable to guess what Zhao Rui's purpose was.

Seeing that Jia Yidao didn't react, the ministers on Zhang Shijie's side also dared to refute it.

"This matter is not appropriate, in case Zhao Rui's army encounters any obstacles in the north, and Xiangyang is broken by the Yuan army, then they will not be able to come back even if they want to."

The minister who spoke before pondered for a while, it was really like this, but he was still a little embarrassed by being called out in front of the court, and he was embarrassed in front of the Taishi!

So the minister who spoke before said angrily: "This doesn't work, that doesn't work, what do you say......

After waiting for a long time and no one spoke, the minister came up with another trick, and said helplessly: "It's really not good, let's send an envoy to negotiate peace with the Yuan Dynasty, although the loss is a loss, but with our products in the south of the Yangtze River, it's not a big deal!" ”

This is the consistent thinking of the officials of the Southern Song Dynasty, the prosperity of the Song Dynasty has existed since ancient times, so that the ministers feel that there is no need for war at all, for example, where some bandits rebelled, directly smashed the past, then the leader and the like, naturally used by the Southern Song Dynasty.

And the previous gold or yuan, didn't it also rely on peace negotiations and take out real money in exchange for a hundred years of stability.

If you want to talk about peace, there is no Jia Yidao in the entire court, and he has also contributed to the previous few times, but after all, he is in a high position, and Jia Yidao has long understood that this time is not ordinary.

The current power of the Yuan Dynasty is extremely inflated, and their territorial expansion in the west has even surpassed the land area of the Southern Song Dynasty.

So what is Zhao Rui trying to do? It is estimated that it will not be easy for him to defeat Fancheng.

Regarding the national strength of Jiaozhi, Jia Yidao naturally knows that no matter how great Zhao Rui's power in Jiaozhi is, it is absolutely impossible to compete with the power of the Yuan Dynasty, even if it is compared with the Southern Song Dynasty.

Previously, Jia Yidao gave Zhao Rui a gift, which was a tacit meaning, that is, after waiting for the death of the Southern Song Dynasty, he would have a way out.

But Zhao Rui now took the initiative to attack by himself and was weakened by the Yuan Dynasty, so who else can he rely on to save his life after that?

Jia Yidao was a little uneasy, and he only felt that the good things he had thought about before were falling short step by step.

Although Zhang Shijie and his loyal ministers have the intention of capturing Xiangyang, they have no idea about specific strategies and tactics at all, not only them, but also the entire Southern Song Dynasty court.

Fancheng, who couldn't send supplies before, how could it be taken by Zhao Rui within one day, it's just a myth.

In this way, who is still qualified to make any suggestions, in front of Zhao Rui, isn't that just a small thing, and the class has an axe?

With this relationship, there was silence in the court for a while, and everyone was waiting for the Taishi to finally make an idea.

Jia Yidao's only concern now is how to continue his glory and wealth, although he doesn't know why Zhao Rui took the initiative to take Fancheng, but with such a prestige, he just talks to the Yuan Dynasty about the conditions for suspending the war!

"Let's negotiate peace first, it's almost the New Year, the envoy hurry up, I guess everyone doesn't want to think about the New Year!"

Taishi's proposal was mostly agreed, and Jia Yidao added: "It just so happens that Fan Wenhu is in Yingzhou, let him go and watch Zhao Rui, lest he discuss what radical actions he made before, so be it!" ”

Everyone thought that such a result might be the best way at present, and they all looked at the emperor for a while, as long as he had no objections, everyone could retreat and go back to their respective homes.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, wake up~" The eunuch Gonggong Xiao gently pushed Zhao Yuan's arm, and looked down with some embarrassment, although the emperor has always ignored the government and politics, it is really unseemly to sleep when discussing military affairs.

"Oh, oh, it's over?" Zhao Yuan yawned, and the wine that spurted out of his mouth could smoke people to death.

"Yes, Your Majesty, look ......," Xiao Gonggong said with a strong voice.

Although Zhao Yuan didn't care about the war, the pills he had been asking for had not been delivered, and he also knew that today's topic was that Zhao Rui had captured Fancheng, and the courtiers were discussing the follow-up plan.

Zhao Yuan straightened up and sat upright and said, "Don't forget to remind Zhao Rui and ask him to send the pills I need as soon as possible, I am in a hurry, and if I don't send them, I will refute his name as the king of the county!" ”

This is not a big deal, and Zhao Yuan has been addicted to wine for many years, and he is becoming more and more powerless, but only the medicine given by Zhao Rui is the most effective, so he thinks about it so much.

The civil and military officials below were all silent when they heard this, how can they say this, Zhao Rui has just captured the most difficult city, and then the emperor is going to give him the title of county king because he did not send medicine?

Is this asking people to contribute to the Song Dynasty?

This idiot!

Jia Yidao thought secretly in his heart, but he didn't take it seriously and agreed perfunctorily.

After retreating from the dynasty, the envoy to the Yuan Dynasty hurriedly left the palace, and it happened to be the New Year, and it really couldn't be delayed.

Another herald wanted to march to Yingzhou to convey to Fan Wenhu the intention of the imperial court to temporarily restrict Zhao Rui's actions.

At this time, Zhao Rui had been in Xiangyang's mansion for a long time, listening to Lu Wenhuan's detailed explanation of some details of Xiangyang City.

Lu Wenhuan is worthy of being a veteran who has been running Xiangyang for many years, and some ravines and ravines that are difficult for ordinary people to perceive have also become clear and well-organized under his explanation.

At the same time, Zhao Rui also learned that the Yuan army had been fighting in Xiangyang for many years, and he also knew very well that some key points were guarded by heavy troops, so the breakthrough that Lu Wenhuan tried before had no effect.

"Is it possible, then, that they must be gathered in one place, so that I can strike with firearms?" Zhao Rui asked him what he was more concerned about.

Lu Wenhuan also knows a little about this, because when Zhao Rui was stationed in Fancheng that day, he was also at the head of the city from morning to night.

"I'm afraid this matter is a bit difficult, because the prince has already seriously injured them with artillery on a large scale before, and it is estimated that they will deliberately avoid the gathering of soldiers in the next step."

Zhao Rui was also silent when he heard this, it is estimated that now the Yuan army also understands the tactics on his side, and he will definitely take targeted precautions, plus there is a wise general like Liu Zheng, so Zhao Rui can't think of any good way for a while.

"Okay, I generally understand, if it doesn't work, I will gradually eat away at the strength of their Yuan army, let's get here first today, and I'll go back to transport food to you."

After Zhao Rui finished speaking, he was about to go out, and Lu Wenhuan happened to ask his doubts, for their Xiangyang City, they really couldn't imagine how Zhao Rui could bring such a big iron box into the city under the siege of the Tartars.