After the end of the morning of the next day, Qin Hui hurriedly came to the imperial study of the vertical arch hall, only waited for a moment, a little eunuch led him to the imperial study, Qin Hui found an opportunity to find a golden melon seed and handed it to the little eunuch, "Take it to drink a cup of tea!" ”

"Thank you so much Qin Shilang." The little eunuch happily put away the golden melon seeds, although they only weighed one penny, but they were equivalent to one or two pieces of silver, five or six yuan!

Qin Hui smiled again and asked, "Who else is there in the imperial study?" ”

The little eunuch looked to both sides, and whispered: "Fan Xiangguo and Lu Xiangguo are here, and Huang Shangshu is also there, as if they are discussing how to deal with Du Chong." ”

Qin Hui's heart jumped, how could it be so coincidental, just discussing Du Chong's matter, not long after, the little eunuch led Qin Hui to the door of the imperial study, asked Qin Hui to wait a while, he went in to report by himself, and after a while, the little eunuch came out and said: "Qin Shilang, the official family announced that you go in!" ”

Qin Hui tidied up his clothes, and then walked into the imperial study quickly, as soon as he entered the imperial study, he felt a fierce atmosphere coming towards him, only to hear Fan Zhixu said angrily: "It's just despicable and shameless, I was timid to give up Bianliang and escape, and I want to put the responsibility on General Yue, could it be that General Yue went to rescue his Du Chong's son-in-law acting without authorization?" It is clear that he forced General Yue out, resulting in the emptiness of the troops in the city, and when he heard that the Jin soldiers were killed, he was so frightened that he fled, Your Majesty, the consequences of Du Chong's misconduct are extremely serious, and the responsibility is heavy, and killing him is not enough to atone for his crimes, please Your Majesty will order severe punishment. ”

Lu Yihao next to him persuaded: "Fan Xianggong doesn't need to be too excited, it's best to wait for the detailed investigation results to come out before making a decision, although we don't want General Yue to be wronged, but we also want to give Du Liushou a chance to explain." ”

Zhao Gou nodded, and asked Huang Qianshan again, "What about Huang Shangshu's opinion?" ”

Huang Qianshan laughed dryly and said: "Weichen's thoughts are the same as Lu Xianggong's, let's talk about it after the investigation results come out." ”

Where is Huang Qianshan willing to really intercede for Du Chong, in his opinion, if he delays it and disposes of it later, he is already worthy of the heavy gift given to him by the Du family.

"Alright! I will wait a little longer for this matter, I will give Du Chong a chance to explain, if it is really his responsibility, I will not spare it. ”

Fan Zhixu saw that the will of the Son of Heaven was no longer as firm as it was at the beginning, he couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, got up and said goodbye, Lu Yihao and Huang Qianshan also said goodbye one after another, at this time there was only one minister left in the imperial study, Qin Hui, and he kept silent, as if he had no attitude towards the Du Chong incident.

Zhao Gou walked to the window with his hand and stared out of the window, and after a long time, he sighed and said, "If my father is in Lin'an, I don't know if he will be disappointed in me?" ”

Qin Hui smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, the matter is actually not complicated, it just needs to be handled carefully. ”

Zhao Gou was stunned, turned around and asked, "What does Qin Aiqing mean by this?" ”

"Your Majesty, in fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Yue Fei's leading army to attack must be Du Chong's instructions, or even persecution, whether the Huazhou defense envoy is Du Chong's son-in-law or not, Du Chong has the responsibility to send troops to the rescue, but he later pushed the responsibility to Yue Fei is obviously untenable, take 10,000 steps back and say, no matter whether Yue Fei attacked without authorization, but as the supreme commander, Du Chong has an unshirkable responsibility."

"Makes sense!"

Zhao Gou nodded and said, "What does it mean to be cautious?" ”

"Your Majesty, Du Chong is a civil official, and has no experience in leading troops to fight, he heard that 100,000 gold soldiers are coming, it is impossible not to be afraid, maybe he thinks that Bianliang really can't keep it, in order to preserve the strength of the army to retreat, at that time it was a wise move, but because we and Du Chong are in a different position, we are in the safe rear, of course we are very angry that Du Chong abandoned the city and fled south, but if it is not Du Chong who is defending the city, but other ministers, Weichen believes that the result is still the same."

"Actually, I also understand that the situation must have been very chaotic at that time, the troops in the city were empty, Yue Fei's situation was unknown, and there were 100,000 Jin soldiers killed, and it was understandable that he couldn't bear the pressure to withdraw the army, but Tokyo Bianliang was very small, and I entrusted Tokyo to him, but he didn't ...... He disappointed me so much, made me angry. ”

"This is the reason why Wechen advised His Majesty to be cautious, everyone knew that the situation could not hold Bianliang at that time, but after the withdrawal of the army, he was severely punished by the imperial court, Wechen was worried, I am afraid that there will be no civil officials willing to defend the city for His Majesty in the future, if the city is handed over to the military generals, Your Majesty can rest assured?"

Qin Hui finally found a breakthrough to exonerate Du Chong, first admitted Du Chong's responsibility, but proved that Du Chong was excusable, and finally threw out the killer idea, you dealt with Du Chong today, which civil official will dare to die for you in the future.

Zhao Gou obviously didn't think of this question, he was stunned for a moment, he pondered for a long time and asked, "Then according to Qin Aiqing, how should I deal with this matter?" ”

Qin Hui waited for the opportunity, he said cautiously: "Your Majesty, we first need to commend Yue Fei's loyalty and bravery, and at the same time publicly criticize Du Chong's incompetence and cowardice, Weichen means that the board that scolds Du Chong should be raised high, but in the end it will fall gently, Weichen believes that the ministers will experience His Majesty's compassion from the bottom of their hearts." ”

Zhao Gou was obviously moved, he rubbed his hands and pondered for a while, his brows finally loosened, Zhao Gou asked with a smile: "Qin Aiqing, is there anything to do with seeing me today?" ”

Of course, Qin Hui would not say that he was here for Du Chong's matter, he bowed slightly and said, "Weichen has come to report to Your Majesty today on the situation of the liberation test in various places. ”

.........

A few days later, the results of the investigation came out, and the imperial historian Chen Zuo impeached Du Chong for being greedy for life and fearing death, and abandoned the defense of Bianliang in Tokyo, which led to the defeat of the entire army in the Central Plains, and at the same time impeached Du Chong for failing to protect the Hebei Righteous Army, resulting in the righteous army in Hebei being wiped out by the Jin soldiers, with heavy casualties, and it was recommended that the imperial court punish Du Chong for two crimes and severely punish Du Chong.

But the final punishment conclusion was beyond most people's expectations, the Son of Heaven Zhao Gou issued an order, on the grounds of misjudging the enemy's situation and making mistakes, Du Chong was dismissed from his post in Tokyo, although he was timid and cowardly, abandoned the city and fled south, but Du Chong refused to sacrifice the city for glory, did not lose his loyalty to the king, and was demoted to the doctor of Wupin Zhongsan, and served as the shipbuilding envoy of Mingzhou, so that he could build a warship in Mingzhou and atone for his crimes.

At the same time, Zhao Gou issued a decree to commend Yue Fei for his loyalty, courage and patriotism, scrupulously abiding by his duties, and fighting to the death for the recovery of Tokyo.

Zhao Gou's will fully accepted Qin Hui's suggestion, rewarded Yue Fei, and punished Du Chong lightly.

Just when everyone in the court was talking about Yue Fei, Qin Hui knew in his heart that he was the biggest beneficiary of this incident, he penetrated Zhao Gou's heart, and finally directly won his trust, he believed that soon, he would be promoted again.

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On the twentieth day of the first month, that is, on the fifth day of the end of the Central Plains War, the marshal of the Southern Expedition of the Jin Kingdom, Wan Yan Xie, also led an army of 100,000 troops to arrive in Taiyuan.

Taiyuan's Song army was like a stinger, inserted in his back, making him restless and restless day and night, so as soon as the Battle of the Central Plains ended, Wan Yan Xian personally led the army to Taiyuan Mansion.

At this time, the army of Taiyuan Mansion gathered, in addition to the 60,000 Jin soldiers who originally confronted the Song army in Taiyuan Mansion, another 100,000 troops came, making the total strength of the Jin State in Taiyuan Mansion reach as many as 160,000 people, and Wan Yan Xian has also decided to take Taiyuan City at all costs.

Among the 200,000 people in the city, in addition to 80,000 old and young, sick and weak, the rest up to 50 years old, down to 15 years old, nearly 100,000 men and women were incorporated into the wartime militia group, responsible for logistics and food, transportation of materials, and taking care of wounded soldiers, and all craftsmen were also incorporated into the craftsman battalion to participate in the production of various weapons to defend the city.

Li Yanqing knew better than anyone the importance of Taiyuan City in the entire war situation, and it can be said that as long as Taiyuan City was firmly controlled, the Jin soldiers would not be able to continue to attack Jianghuai, and the battle between Song and Jin would only be concentrated in the Central Plains, Hebei, and Shandong, and the south would be able to keep it.

It was precisely with the determination to defend Taiyuan that Li Yanqing also made a desperate bet and fully mobilized the army and the people to defend Taiyuan.

In the early morning, Li Yanqing, who was dressed in Shunshui Mountain pattern armor and wearing a phoenix winged hood, was standing in front of the battlements and staring at the north, and for a long time, he said to Liu Kuan, the deputy general beside him: "I want to give up Lou Fu Pass and Yanmen Pass, what do you think?" ”

Of course, Liu Jian knew that Li Yanqing was not talking about it, and he had this idea after careful consideration, Liu Jian pondered for a while and said: "In fact, after the Jin soldiers opened up Jingcheng, Datong's reinforcements were of little significance, and Lou Fu Pass and Yanmen Pass also lost their strategic significance, and it was indeed necessary to consider the whereabouts of these two Song armies." ”

Li Yanqing sighed, "I'm afraid that in half a month, the Yellow River will begin to thaw, and it will no longer be easy for them to retreat to Shaanxi Road at that time. ”

"The lowly duty understands, so I will arrange Eagle Letters and inform them to retreat immediately."

Liu Jian saluted and hurriedly left, just now Liu Jian mentioned the eagle letter, but Li Yanqing remembered something, he immediately ordered left and right, "Let Zhang Shun come to see me!" ”

After a while, Zhang Shun hurriedly ran up to the city, stepped forward and knelt down on one knee to salute, "See the capital system!" ”

"How's the pigeon going?"

At present, the Song army and the outside are using carrier eagles, and no longer use carrier pigeons, but just the afternoon before yesterday, some soldiers found a pigeon flying into the city at the head of the city, which caused Li Yanqing to attach great importance to it, and he ordered Zhang Shun to be fully responsible for investigating the matter.

Zhang Shun hugged his fists and said: "The humble position has a preliminary eyebrow, please give the humble position a little more time, and give a unified result before noon today." ”

[There is another chapter around eight o'clock]