One by one, the vertical arch hall.

Emperor Zhao Huan wore yellow robes and gauze hats, although he was in good spirits, his eyes were red, his lips were white, and he was already tired. The whole person was in a trance, and his eyes became hollow. Not only him, His Royal Highness's ministers accompanied him to guard the East Water Gate for half a day and a night, and it was better to say that he was in the prime of life, and those who were old had a lot of staggering and sleepiness.

Suddenly, many ministers looked sideways outside the hall, what sound? Where is it so noisy? For a while, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty looked at each other, and they didn't know what was going on. Zhao Huan in the palace obviously heard it, and urgently summoned the chamberlain to investigate. After a while, it was reported that it was a voice outside the palace, and I don't know where it came from. Zhao Huan is restless now, isn't it the capital that has changed again? I was frightened and anxious to find out again.

The province of the inner servant knew that Qian Cheng was out of the palace, so he walked out of the Xuande Gate and went to the royal street, where he saw the people being emotional and running to shout. It doesn't matter if he recognizes it or not, he will spit and talk non-stop when he pulls people. Although he was puzzled, he was a eunuch, and now in the city of Tokyo, the most annoying character was sent to ask. The subordinates came back to report that the people were spreading the news of the battle to the messengers from the front, and the Jin army had been defeated!

Where is Qian Cheng willing to believe? He sent someone to ask, but ten went out, and all ten brought back the same answer. At this moment, he was so panicked that he hurriedly ran to the palace, galloping all the way, and he didn't care about the hat when he fell off, and he ran back to the vertical arch hall directly, and he didn't care about any etiquette, and as soon as he stepped into the palace door, he howled: "Great joy!" Exultation! The official family is overjoyed! ”

His voice shouted in a loud voice, which startled His Highness's ministers first, and most of them immediately got up and looked at each other! When Zhao Huan heard the news in the palace, he was stunned for a while, and didn't seem to react. Suddenly he jumped up from the throne and shouted, "Where does the joy come from! ”

Qian Cheng had already run too fast, so tired that he couldn't breathe, swallowing his saliva so hard that he couldn't speak for a while. was so anxious that the great Song monarch couldn't wait to give him a beating! After relieving his breath, he said, "Your Majesty! The people in the city are spreading rumors that the messengers from the front line have returned to Beijing, and the Jin people have been defeated! ”

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, hung the golden palace, and immediately exploded! The emotions of the ministers of civil and military affairs are even more excited than the people outside the palace! Fishing the amount with his hands, thanking God for being quite reserved. What's more, holding hands with colleagues and crying! I just didn't hug my head and cry! The shouts and cries in the temple were loud for a while!

Geng Nanzhong, Li Bangyan and the others looked at each other with big eyes, and each saw a look of shock on each other's faces! How is this possible? Didn't the Jurchens fight from north to south, like a bamboo, invincible in the world? How could it be so bad this time, knowing the news in advance, and still being defeated? Woe to you!

Shaozai He Li suppressed the excitement in his heart and looked at the palace. I saw that the official was dumbfounded, not moving, his face suddenly turned pale, clenching his fists tightly, and gritting his teeth. Then his body shook, and he sat down on the throne, his head tilted, and he was already unconscious. This sudden change made the ecstatic ministers panic, and the prime ministers of the three provinces rushed up, saw the emperor faint, and urgently called the imperial doctor!

Before the imperial doctor arrived, Zhao Huan's chest rose and fell suddenly, he breathed a heavy sigh of relief, his eyes were half-open and half-closed, and he asked in a low voice: "But, but before, the merger is a good news?" ”

"Back to Majesty! Be! Good news has been reported from the front line! Many of the ministers burst into tears and vied with each other.

Zhao Huan struggled to get up, Geng Nanzhong stretched out his hand to help, but He Li blocked it with his body, pinned to the side, and he himself helped the emperor to sit upright. Li Bangyan was in a hurry, and hurriedly took the teacup on the imperial case and handed it to the Son of Heaven, and said with sincere fear: "Your Majesty, take a sip of tea." ”

Geng Nanzhong stared at him, with a look of resentment on his face, and Bangyan turned a blind eye.

Zhao Huan drank a few sips of tea, gasped for a while, and finally relieved himself.

Seeing the gathering of important ministers around him, his eyes wandered, and he asked, "Where is Xu Qing?" ”

Xu Qing? There are several officials who are promoted to the court, but at this time, the official must be a privy minister! Xu Shao stepped forward, bowed down and said, "The minister is here." ”

Zhao Huan grabbed his hand and said excitedly: "Heaven bless, ancestors bless!" ”

At this time, only the emperor, He Li, Xu Shao, and He Guan knew the inside story. Xu Shao felt that the official's hand was as cold as frost, and he was as steady as Mount Tai and said: "Relying on Your Majesty's heavenly might, the soldiers can use their lives to have this victory." ”

Zhao Huan finally had a smile on his face, and was about to reply, when suddenly his body trembled for no reason! And don't be too happy, this is just a rumor from the people of the capital, whether it is true or not, it is not yet known. In the city, there are many rumors, lest the world is not chaotic, and they have to wait until the good news enters the palace to know the truth.

When the ministers were puzzled by the emperor's surprise, they heard someone outside the hall shouting: "Your Majesty, good news from the front!" ”

The Minister of Civil and Military Affairs looked at it urgently, but it was the Privy Secret who undertook the order to go straight to the forbidden place, holding the wax book high in one hand and the hem of the robe in the other, and he was another person who even lost his hat!

The privy councillor bowed to the ground in the hall and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty! Exultation! I just received the battle report, and I can't help but lose! When the messenger entered the city, he was blocked by the people, so he was delayed! "No wonder I heard the commotion outside the palace, it turned out that the people had learned the information in advance.

Zhao Huan stretched out his hand and grabbed it urgently, and said in a lost voice: "Quick!" Fast! Present it to Lianhua! ”

Qian Cheng didn't trot this time, he went straight down, grabbed the wax book and presented it to the official. The emperor hurriedly crushed the wax shell and couldn't wait to see it. It was inconvenient for the ministers to peep, so they all retreated to His Highness to stand by. However, at this time, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were naturally very happy, but there were also people who secretly had something in their hearts and secretly looked at the Son of Heaven to describe it. I saw Zhao Huan's eyes wide, and his hands trembled: One, general, after reading the Zong Zhan report, he grabbed it tightly. The expression of the face. It's like mourning, "three is joy." After a while, he slammed the imperial case, and roared like thunder: "The sky has eyes!" ”

The ministers were shocked, and they were so anxious that they couldn't help it, you saw it for real, but you also passed it on to the ministers to see!

Zhao Huan seemed to be overjoyed, and he forgot that there was a group of ministers below who wanted to see through it, and he looked at the battle report and read it again, and he was very proud in his heart, Lian didn't look at the wrong person after all! When I looked up, I saw a hundred and ten pairs of eager eyes below, and I was stunned for a moment, and then I looked up to the sky and laughed, and there were tears in my laughter.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Last night, Xu Wei and Xu Sheng led 20,000 horse infantry troops out of Qi County. Thirty miles east of the county, the Jin army grain camp was robbed, the defenders were completely annihilated, and the grain and grass were burned! Today, the Jin army returned to the division in a hurry to rescue, and the Hujie Township Army formed a strict formation and fought to the death with the enemy! Fortunately, Zhang Shuye led the army to first aid at night, and Yao Pingzhong raised the army behind, and the Jin army was in turmoil, and now they had fled to the north, and were killed by Zhe, Zhang, and Xu Sanqing. More than 30 miles of corpses! Yao Pingzhong is urging the army to chase after him! ”

Zhao Huan was so excited that he couldn't help himself, and he spoke as if he was there! But as soon as he finished speaking, most of His Royal Highness's martial arts were confused, didn't he say that Yu Gusongling ambushed the Jin army? This, what the hell is going on?

Xu Shao listened, and secretly shouted in his heart, the ancestors of the Xu family have spirits, and the family is fortunate to have this son! Set up this world!

For days, he trembled and walked on thin ice. If this matter fails, the Xu family's catastrophe is still a trivial matter, and I am afraid that it will affect Tokyo and endanger the Great Song Dynasty in the near future! But now, the old nine and the fourth are so competitive! After this battle, the Xu family will be the door. It will be done! As soon as he thought of this, he couldn't help but feel a little jealous of a person, how could he give birth to such a good son? This person is his second brother, Xu Zhang. Xu Shao looked back and saw that the second brother was also full of confusion and doubted.

Even happier is probably He Li. On that day, the uncle and nephew of the Xu family told the truth that he did not know military affairs, and in fact, he did not know the bottom of his heart. But what else can the situation do now that it has deteriorated? It's better to take his risk. After all, Xu Shao was born as a military minister and has been fighting for many years. Xu Wei is a rising star in the army, a hero since ancient times, maybe he will really succeed? Now sure enough, Xu Ziang's battle has turned the tide, and Tokyo is no longer in danger! As the presiding minister, the prime minister who participated in this matter was naturally "

Of course, some people are happy, and some people are worried. Geng Nanzhong, Li Bangyan, Zhang Bangchang, Li Yi and others. or his face is like ashes, or he is silent, especially Geng Nanzhong, who looks at Xu Shao from time to time, this matter must be his troublemaker!

"Wen Jin, you tell the truth to the secretary of state to solve your doubts, hahahaha" Zhao Huan couldn't help himself, for a while, he was like seeing the sky like a cloud, and he was sweet for a long time, and he actually danced with his hands.

He Li was also happy, and after receiving the order, he turned around and said aloud to the ministers: "At the time of the national crisis. When Yingjie Cui came out".

Listening to his opening remarks, the minister frowned three out of ten, the young prime minister, what are the people in a hurry, are you still going around the bend? Can you get straight to the point?

On the first day of the first lunar month, Xu Wei and Yao Pingzhong returned to Beijing to offer a strategy of robbing grain to destroy the enemy. Li and the Privy Counsellor both agreed deeply, so they played it to the heavens. Your Majesty immediately gave it its full support! The stakes are high. It is related to the safety of the society, and the turmoil in Tokyo has not stopped, so it is kept secret for the sake of prudence. Today, thanks to the blessing of the saint, the soldiers are dead, Xu, Zhe, Zhang, and Yao burn grain and break the thieves, and greatly boost the army's might! This is an unprecedented victory since the start of the Song Jin war! At this point, He Shaozai was already in tears. Turning around to face the king, pushing the golden mountain, pouring the jade pillar, and shouting loudly, "Long live my emperor!" "To congratulate you.

The ministers followed suit. For a while, the sound of long live resounded in the Golden Palace. Zhao Huan was ecstatic, and even claimed: "Zhongqing is flat!" All the ministers are flat! If it weren't for the loyalty of the secretary and others, could An have such a big victory? Congratulations with all of you! ”

After the minister got up, Zhao Huan looked at one person and summoned with a smile on his face: "Xu Aiqing!" ”

Xu Shao was about to leave the class, but Zhao Huan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Where is Xu Qing, the deputy commander of the infantry army?" ”

Xu Shao blushed, but he didn't mind retreating when he was happy. Xu Zhang was also a little happy at this time. Who is most qualified to rejoice in this golden palace? Who is Shexu Zhangqi? Although he did not lead troops into battle, he was not involved in the matter, and he was not even aware of it. But Xu Wei and Xu Sheng were born and raised by him, who dares to disagree?

Hearing the call of the official, he went out of the class and said, "The minister is here." ”

Zhao Huan thought for a moment. Said loudly: "Lian immediately add the Qing" General Zuo Weiwei, the title, to show your godson's skill! Qing's deceased wife should also be posthumously sealed."

There was an uproar in the temple! Xu Zhangyi from the five-rank infantry army to the Marquis of Yu, after the imperial court recruited the old ministers, he became the deputy marshal of the infantry military division, is the fifth grade, last year the official family took advantage of the reason to promote him from the fourth grade. Now he has directly crossed the fourth rank and been promoted to the third rank of "General Zhuwei,!"

By the Song Dynasty, although the Sixteen Guard Generals, Generals, and Generals had been vacant titles, they were only used as military officials.

But it really occupies the rank, and it serves as the basis for formulating the treatment of ministers. The official family treats Xu Zhang so kindly, which makes people blush. But there is no way to be red-eyed, who called his son raised by others?

Xu Zhang is an upright person, although his two sons have made military achievements, he is very happy. Don't forget, he is a famous general of the Western Army, and he has been fighting with the old people for many years, and he is old enough, and he has his own arrogance, so he resigned: "Thank you for your majesty's kindness, but since the minister was recruited by the imperial court, he has not made an inch of merit, how dare he occupy such a high position?" ”

"Hey, Xu Wei Xu Sheng is the son of Qing, isn't this a great achievement? The joint intention has been decided, and no excuse is allowed! "Second, I can't be suspicious, so I have to take the order and thank you

At that time, the palace was full of joy, and the civil and military officials congratulated the emperor, and praised each other, making up for the regret of the Spring Festival. It is no wonder that the Jin army is like a bamboo, and it has turned the Great Song Dynasty upside down in the past two years, and this time it is even closer to Tokyo to threaten the emperor. Many ministers are pessimistic, believing that this catastrophe is coming and there is no escape. Who knew that a few late-born juniors were tinkering with each other, and they actually forced the golden people into a corner! And that person is the second prince of the Jin Kingdom!

Although the ministers are also happy for their family and country at this time, they can't help but have a sense of joy for the rest of their lives. Of course, not all the ministers were happy, at least not Geng Nanzhong and the like, these people knew that their cups were still to come.

However, it was said that Han Li did not lead the Jin army to retreat north, and was killed by Zhi Yanzhen, Zhang Shuye, and Xu Wei, and suffered heavy casualties. It was not until Chen Qiao Town, where Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin was dressed in a yellow robe, that he stopped for a while and packed up the scattered army. Before he could catch his breath, he listened to the Ranger Detective Report, saying that Song Jun was chasing after him. The Jurchen generals under his command have always been arrogant and domineering, and they regard themselves as invincible in the world, how can they stand such a bird spirit? Immediately asked for battle.

Pharmacist Guo stopped in a hurry. The words were lost, and the morale of the army was shaken. Don't fall in love! The only way to do this is to retreat to Huazhou! Because the army only has a few days' food at present, it is difficult to withdraw to the country, so it can only be advanced to Huazhou to hold on. Wang Ne thinks that it is impossible, if you enter Huazhou, the Song Dynasty will raise a large army to surround it, and it will be difficult to fly when the time comes, how is it good? It is better to retreat directly to the north, and then attack the unconquered Fuzhou of Hebei along the way, plunder the grain, grass and armaments, and tighten the belt of the trousers. can always withdraw to Yanshan, this is the best strategy.

Although he was not angry, he also understood that he was alone and deep, and he was slow to cross the river to join the army. Now don't say anything about attacking Tokyo. captured the second emperor, and also said that the Ge River was boundary. Respecting gold means that it is difficult to return to the country of gold with all the tails. After weighing it again, I still think that Wang Ne's strategy is more thoughtful. Then he ordered the whole army to retreat north.

For a while, the horseshoe went north to look south, and chose not to lament, everything went well, Tokyo was in sight, but it was worse than Xu Wei's hands. In the evening, the army arrived in Huazhou, and when the city was broken that day, it borrowed a pontoon bridge to cross the river in order to prevent Song army reinforcements. He had left thousands of troops to guard him. Now I think about it, if I pick up the grain and grass in Huazhou City, I can always support it for five or six days, and as for where to forage for food after five or six days, I can only take one step at a time.

But when the net entered Huazhou City, a news reported to him by the ministry general almost made the second prince vomit blood. A few days ago, a Song army drove to the north bank and seized the bridge several times, but was repulsed by the Jin army.

At present, he has set up camp on the north bank, occupying the barrier in the middle of the Hebei River, attacking day by day, endlessly, and it seems that he is in a hurry to go to Tokyo Qinwang. Separation is not shocked! I was anxious to ask who was in charge of the army, but I didn't know. Woe to you! My army is short of food and grass, and is about to retreat in a hurry, and now the Song army is blocking the north of the pontoon bridge, how can it be good? Is it really going to be cut off in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty?

At that moment, after settling down the army, he led Guo Yaoshi, Wang Ne, Wanyan Tart Lazy and others and 3,000 troops to rush to the Purple Mountain. went up the barrier, and met the Song army to seize the bridge. I didn't look at it by the base, but I saw that one hundred and ten steps away from the bridge, the soldiers had set up obstacles with giant trees, and a large number of Song troops were carrying long shields on their heads and were dismantling them with all their might. On the barrier, the Jin sergeant was like a flying locust, but it had little effect.

This scene always felt a little familiar to him. After thinking about it carefully, I didn't feel embarrassed, it turned out that this was Xu Weiyahui, who was picking up people. The last time he went south, he was stopped here, and Xu Wei set up obstacles like this, using bows and crossbows to defend against the enemy.

"Prince Lang, the Song army attacked extremely fiercely, and the bow and arrow had little effect, so you can send elite soldiers to the bridge and retreat from the enemy on foot, and some subordinates suggested.

The face is dissatisfied, and his face is worried. The tone was quite regretful and helpless: "No need, the chasing army is coming, since there is no hope of crossing the river, you can only retreat to Huazhou." Give me the order, abandon the bridge, and enter the horn

When the people heard what he said, they were all lonely. Think about the second prince since he raised an army to attack Liao, how majestic is it? Among the ten thousand armies, he is still high-spirited, but now he looks at the river and sighs. Twice went south, it was Xu Wei's bad thing! It's hateful, today's battle, it will take half a day at most to defeat Xu Wei's department, but people are not as good as heaven! At that moment, the Jin army abandoned the pontoon bridge barrier and retreated to Huazhou.

Before the sky was dark, the people and military forces were gathered to discuss countermeasures, and they suddenly heard the report from the soldiers, saying that more than 100 Song troops outside the city were approaching within 200 steps, and they were peeking at the city pass. The second prince was furious! What if the wall falls down and everyone pushes it? More than 100 people dare to come to pick my tiger beard? Look for death! At the moment, he summoned the Jin Yingxiao general Awulu, and ordered him to lead a hundred iron cavalry to break it, and he would behead the official level of the commander to offer! To boost the army!

The golden general will serve himself fiercely, claiming that he can break it with only thirty horsemen, and he will not be able to do it. After he left, he continued to discuss countermeasures with pharmacist Wang Ne and others. But the net opened, and the soldiers hurriedly reported, saying that Awulu was stabbed under the horse by General Song in the melee, and his subordinates snatched back the corpse, broke more than a dozen horses, and did not dare to fight again. That Song General is extremely powerful, but his eyes are big

People are moldy, and they are stuffed between their teeth when they drink cold water. Although Awulu is only a centurion under his command, he is long and strong, and his martial arts are outstanding. What's the year going on? The passing year is not good? Why did the Song army produce so many brave generals? When attacking Xu Wei, one of his subordinates made a treasure knife, and the knife started, the armor was flat, and the blocker was invincible. Later, the Song army came to help, and there was another general, who single-handedly dared to enter the formation of ten thousand troops. And now there's another big eye? Could it be that the Southern Dynasty should not die?