The excitement of retaking Luo Wu City was only a few days, and then it was a blow to Zhao Ji's head.

The fall of Fengzhou was completely unexpected by everyone, and no one thought that Xixia would dare to gamble like this.

Fengzhou fell, and the fully supplied party army was greatly strengthened, and the two prefectures of Linfu, both on the west bank of the Yellow River, were now in danger of falling. And they have to beware of the Khitan, no one knows if they will take advantage of the fire to rob.

Whose responsibility is this?

It's almost a routine, when this bad news came to Beijing, the ministers in the court did not think about how to deal with the situation in front of them, but held them accountable.

wanted to investigate the crime of losing the land of the defenders, but Zhizhou Gao Zunlu had already died in battle, along with the following 37 generals and nearly 2,000 defenders, and died together. Like Gao Zunyu, Gao Zunlu is also the uncle of the Queen Mother, since he has been martyred, it is too unkind to add another crime.

Of course, the board will first fall on the governor of Fuzhou, Zhe Kerou, no matter what, he is also accused of negligence in the enemy's situation. It's just that he can't be deeply responsible, and the imperial court still relies on him to recover Fengzhou.

Linfu Feng Sanzhou is the territory of the Zhe family, among which the Fuzhou that occupies the core position, has been the Zhi family as the governor for the past hundred years. Think about Han Qi, his three judgments on Xiangzhou are said to be the great grace of the imperial court, and the Zhe family has been entrenched in the land of clouds for hundreds of years, but it has been taken for granted - in the eyes of many Song people, the Fuzhou Zhejia is a local local official, not a liuguan sent by the imperial court.

The Linfu army, which is close to 20,000 people in the forbidden army, Yiyong and archers, is said to be the private army of the Zhe family at the extreme, and the influence of the head of the Zhe family on them is not under the imperial court. This is also unique in the Great Song Kingdom. Speaking of the Yao family, which is a breeder in Jiangmen, it is all shallow and cannot be compared with the folded family that has been entrenched in the Linfu area for hundreds of years.

But it is also for this reason that the sequence of the Linfu Army's costume change is always ranked last. The divine arm bow is not fully matched, and the record of distributing bed crossbows is still in the second year of Qingli, when Wei Ming Yuanhao led the army to attack Hedong, not to mention the new toys produced by the armor, horse chopping knife, and spaceship, not even a single sample was sent.

In order to recapture Fengzhou, these weapons must be urgently allocated, and the soldiers and horses in Hedong must also be ready to support. But at this time, in the Chongzheng Palace, this matter is still not being discussed.

"This is because Your Majesty mistakenly believed people's words!" Wu was opposed to the war against Western Xia at the beginning, and now he has Luo Wu, but he has lost Fengzhou, which has allowed him to catch the handle. was not polite to Zhao Ji at all, "Since Xining stopped the army in the fifth year, Shaanxi and Hedong have not seen any war for three years, and they are always obedient." His Majesty mistakenly believed in the wild words of the seed and raised troops to invade the summer. It is necessary to know that when the dog enters the poor alley, it will back. First, Qin Feng was attacked, the western thieves broke through several villages and returned, and then Fengzhou was captured. Gaining a lonely city, but losing a state, can be said to be more than worth the loss. The minister asked His Majesty to recall the army and bring back the seeds to punish his crimes. ”

In this war, the Son of Heaven ignored the opposition of his privy envoy and forcibly let Yan Yanlu send troops, what is the meaning of this privy envoy's doing? Wen Yanbo was able to throw the seed that won Suide to Suizhou for four years, and he Wu Chong would not lose. If you think that at this time, he will still be in love with the position of power and dare not speak out, so you will underestimate him Wu Chong.

Zhao Ji's face was blue and white for a while. Wu Chong poked the wound in his heart, but he couldn't have a seizure yet, otherwise it would damage his reputation. The scholars outside never kept their mouths dirty, even the emperor.

"The matter of Toyoshu has nothing to do with the plant!"

Zhao Xuan spoke out in favor of the seed and blocked Wu Chong's accusations. He also wants to destroy Western Xia, and a warlike general like Chong Mo must be indispensable.

Wu Chong sneered in his heart and stopped talking. How can it be so easy to calm things down? The officials of the Imperial Historical Observatory should be writing bullet chapters now, since the rebellion of Nong Zhigao, the dynasty has never lost a state city. This is the first time in decades that someone has to take responsibility.

"The western thieves are weak, if the army of Hedong is exhausted, Fengzhou will be restored in the near future. And the seed of the kind of victory traced the uncertain north, and the army threatened Yinxia. The thief of the west will be troubled. Feng Jing's few words calmed Zhao Ji's bad mood, but Zhao Ji just nodded, and Feng Jing's words suddenly changed: "It's just that if the Western Thief dedicates Fengzhou to the Khitan, what can I do?" ”

Zhao Ji's face was even paler, if Fengzhou really fell into the hands of the Khitan, it would be like a sheep in the mouth of a tiger, how could there be a chance to take it back. I was confused for a while, and it took a long time before I asked, "Where is Cai Qu now?" ”

Feng Jing replied: "Cai has only been walking for six days, and he should not have arrived in Xiongzhou at this time. ”

"The gold medal is in a hurry, and it is ordered to go at the same time!"

"Your Majesty! Never! Hearing this, several Zaifu were anxious and blocked in unison, where can this be done? For a moment, both sides forgot about the partisan distinction.

Wang Anshi hurriedly said: "The more dangerous it is, the more you have to guard against impatience. If you are coveted by the northern pilgrimage, you will have a covetous heart. The desire of the northerners, how can it be filled with only 500,000 silver silks? Trouble will happen. ”

"Your Majesty only needs to send someone to inform Cai Qu of this matter." Han Jiang also said: "He just reported the national messenger who captured Luo Wu, and the matter of Fengzhou has nothing to do with him." Even if the Liao people asked for gold and silver land, they would send envoys, but it would not be his turn to speak. ”

The Liao State would definitely not want to see the destruction of the Western Xia, once the Western Xia begged for the Liao lord, and even according to what Feng Jing said, Fengzhou was given to the Liao State. How could the monarchs and ministers of the Liao State let go of this opportunity, even if they would return Fengzhou, they would definitely have to be slashed with a belt.

"Just according to Han Qing's words." Zhao Ji nodded. Then he asked in a panic, "But how to deal with the current affairs in Hedong and Shaanxi?" ”

"It's winter now, and the roads in the north will be closed by heavy snow, and the traffic will be inconvenient. The news of the fall of Fengzhou could not reach the ears of the Liao lord for a while, so he should send troops to recapture Fengzhou as soon as possible. And Yan Yanlu should also continue to be on the top and attack Yinxia. Regardless of whether Yinxia wins or not, it should make the Fengzhou thief army dare not stick to it. Lu Huiqing's voice paused, "Before the Liao State intervenes in this matter!" ”

This is the difference between having confidence and not having confidence.

As long as the Liao State did not intervene in it, the monarchs and ministers in the Chongzheng Palace were not worried about the Western Xia, Zhang Yu was in Gangu City, and Chong Ge was in Luowu City, and the two great victories in one attack and one defense all showed that the combat power of the Song army was far superior to that of Western Xia. But against the Liao Kingdom, no one dared to say that they would win, and they didn't even have the confidence to fight, even with Zhao Ji.

You can only choose to dodge.

Zhao Ji closed his eyes quietly, his heart heavy. It's been eight years, and it's been eight years since he ascended the throne, but the ambition he made when he ascended the throne is still in the mirror. When will he be able to stop worrying about the northern captives and send troops to the north to collect Yanyun?

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"The imperial court must be careful about the reaction of the northern captives."

"The Western Thieves attacked Fengzhou in order to drag the Liao people into this war, and now they must have sent people to inform the Liao State...... However, the Liao people will take the opportunity to blackmail, and they will not send troops to mix. ”

A scribbled map was spread out on the table, on which the Song, Liao, and Xia kingdoms were drawn. Zhang Zai stood in front of the table, and Han Gang, Su Yu, Fan Yu, and Lu Dalin, these proud disciples, were all at the table, looking at the map and discussing the current situation.

Zhang Zai's disciples are rare Confucians who can only speak of benevolence, righteousness and morality, and their goals are all Confucians who truly penetrate the six arts. Opening peace for all generations does not mean reckless military force, but it also involves military affairs. Even Confucian scholars like Lu Dalin and Su Yu, who focus on scriptures and righteousness and etiquette, also memorize many military books.

"Yukun is right." Su Yu looked down at the location of Fengzhou on the map, although it was very vague, but at least the general location was not wrong, "The relatives of the heroine of Western Xia are in charge, and the national strength is weakening day by day. Gangu City went to the field to pay homage, and then was taken by the seed to take Luowu City, and the current predicament of Western Xia could only ask for help from the Khitan. ”

"Is Luo Wucheng a thief who deliberately failed to take precautions?" Fan Yu asked.

"The fall of Luo Wucheng was actually unexpected by the party members." Han Gang thought for a moment and said, "If you knew that Luo Wu was difficult to defend from the beginning, even if you wanted to pretend, you wouldn't put a few thousand iron harriers. That's all elite, and there are 1,300 captured war horses alone, which is half of the total number of war horses in Yan Yanlu today! ”

"Makes sense. The seed is indeed a general. Su Yu raised his head and smiled at Han Gang, "There is also the credit of Yukun." ”

"Fengzhou used to belong to the Khitan. In the second year of Taizu Kaibao, his defender Wang Jia, the general of Qianniuwei, returned from the city. However, at that time, Fengzhou was actually east of the Quye River [now the Ulan Mulun River]. After returning to China, it was passed down from generation to generation by the descendants of Wang Jia, just like the Zhe family. It's just that in the first year of Qingli, it was captured by Yuan Hao's army, and Wang Yuqing, the great-grandson of Wang Jia, who was then Zhizhou, died in battle, and never recaptured it after that. The current Toyosu is the seventh year of Jiayou, and the land of the Luopo River in Fuzhou was restored as a state, that is, the place north of the ancient Great Wall that used to belong to Fuzhou was delineated. ”

Zhang Zai talked eloquently about the story of Fengzhou. In Han Gang's memory, when he was a student, Zhang Zai also showed in his teaching that he was well aware of the geography and historical changes of the mountains and rivers in Shaanxi and Hedong. can still tell the story now, which shows how much effort he put into this area in the past. In the old years, Fan Zhongyan also relied on the military strategy.

"The central division of the prefecture and the re-establishment of Fengzhou also have the intention of weakening the folding family." Hangang Road.

"At the beginning of the Lin Mansion, there was a royal family to resist the ceremony. Since the fall of Toyozhou, it has been the monopoly of the Fold family. Zhang Zai stopped when he said this. This kind of means used to balance the courtiers comes from the Legalists, and there are two ways of magic and potential, and he can't see such a pure Confucian self-esteem. Avoiding this matter, he asked Han Gang: "Yukun, has the imperial court decided to take Fengzhou back?" ”

"It was just set in the Chongzheng Hall this morning." Han Gang nodded, "Fengzhou must be recaptured, otherwise the Western Thieves will give this state to the Liao State and bring in the Liao people, which will be troublesome." ”