Crusade against the rebels and think of good strategies

But life and death into the tiger's den

In Lin'an South Park, Han Yanxuan ushered in the most difficult Spring Festival in his life. The two righteous soldiers sent by Liu Jia to pacify the Lizhou East Road came to Beijing one after another, and the news of Wu Xi's rebellion against Song and Jin quickly spread in the government and the opposition.

For Han Yanxuan, this was much worse news than the defeat in the war, as if he had sprinkled a handful of salt on his wounded body, which made him burn his liver and intestines in every detail. In the past, some people said that Wu Xi had different ambitions and must not be put back in Sichuan and Shu, he always disagreed, with his understanding, this Wu Bazi is a capable and decisive person, although he is a little rough and domineering, but he will not do anything too out of line. It is true that his ancestor and his father are rare generals, and he has repeatedly made military exploits to defend Sichuan and Shaanxi, but the court is not thin on his Wu family. How can a martial artist be so satisfied? When he let Wu Xi go back, he wanted to help the Northern Expedition, but he never expected such a bad result. I really know people, I don't know my heart. Wu Xi, Wu Xi, it is in vain that Han Mou's trust and expectation for you are wasted. Is that throne that good? If you want to get a prince, as long as you win two battles and occupy a few states and counties, Han can fight for you, and now, if you don't want to be a human being and a ghost, can the throne begging for the gold thief be stable?

Han Yanxuan was restless and at a loss. When I woke up the next day, I found that my hair and beard were much whiter.

In the morning, when he arrived at the courtyard, he heard many people talking inside, but after he stepped in, the sound stopped abruptly, and everyone just nodded to him, and fell into silence. Fortunately, the hour had come, and the ministers entered the vertical arch hall in turn.

"The emperor has arrived." Xiao Huangmen shouted at the top of his voice.

All the officials paid attention to the salute, and Zhao Kuan slowly walked up to the Majesty's base, turned around and looked around, and sat upright on the dragon bed.

Xiao Huangmen shouted: "The emperor has a decree, and if there is something, he will play it immediately, and he will retreat from the dynasty if he has nothing to do." ”

The officials stood in branches, and after a while, someone said loudly: "Your Majesty, Cheng Zhangliang can have a book in the history of the ministers." ”

"Quasi-play", Zhao Kuo immediately agreed.

Lou Zhixin stepped forward, and said to the Wat:

"The minister played Prime Minister Chen Zhishan who was old and mediocre and accepted bribes, causing the anti-thief Wu Xi to commit chaos."

Since ancient times, Sichuan and Shu have become unified, and there is a saying that Shu will go to the sky. There are people who burn the Broken Sword Gate to the Pavilion, and Chengdu is not a mess. Wu's family is in the west, entrenched in Xingzhou for more than 80 years, and is mighty in Sishu, called the Wu family's army, and does not know that there is a court. For this reason, since the Gaozong Dynasty, many far-sighted ministers have advocated the suppression of the Wu family, leaving their descendants in the Middle Dynasty, so those who are worried, the tail is too big to set themselves up as kings. During the Chunxi period, Zhao Ruyu of Fuzhou played: Wu Shi IV specialized in Shu soldiers, not the benefit of the country. In the fourth year of Shaoxi, Wu Ting passed away, and ministers such as Prime Minister Liuzheng and Tongzhi Privy Council Minister Yang Wenduan strongly opposed Wu Xi's hereditary lineage. Yang Wenduan said: The Wu family holds the Shu soldiers, and if they inherit it today, it will be a disaster for the future. Putting the general instead of his person is Wushu; There is no Shu, there is no southeast. When Emperor Guangzong was undecided. Knowing that the order to appoint the Privy Council had been issued, Zhao Ruyu refused to take up the post on the grounds that Wuxing (the ancient name of Xingzhou) had not been removed, and the ministers did not dare to be at ease. He said: The Wuxing Dynasty removed the commander, and the ministers worshipped their orders.

And the prime minister Chen Zhishan was stupid and incompetent, and he was never aware of Wu Xi's hidden ambitions, only for his own selfishness, ignoring the country's society and society, and letting the tiger return to the mountain, not only did not leave his son and nephew in the court, but also opposed the criminal minister Wu Xi repeatedly reused. In March of the second year of Kaixi, Wu Thief was promoted to the deputy envoy of Sichuan Xuanfu, and the following month he concurrently served as the envoy of Shaanxi and Hedong Road. Since the end of Shaoxing, the Xuanfu Department has been in charge of military and political affairs, and the Consulate General has been in charge of finance, and the two institutions are evenly matched and contain each other. However, the consul general was subordinate to the Xuanfu Division, so that the power of wealth was returned to Wu thief. And the Xuanfu sent to Sichuan made Cheng Song weak and incompetent, so he was not enough to control his traitor, and he was unable to contain the Wu thief at all. It is precisely because of Chen Xiang's protection and connivance that today's Xishu Six Roads and 54 Prefectures are handed over to Jin.

Chen Zhishan's actions are harmful to the country and the people, so greedy and mediocre, he is actually a sinner in the Great Song Dynasty, and all officials should be dismissed and resettled in the South China Sea.

Zhang Liang was able to talk eloquently, the old Chen Zhishan was shocked when he heard it, and Han Yanxuan, who was standing in the front row, couldn't help but blush.

Zhao Kuo raised his eyes and looked around, "What do you think?" ”

"Chen Shi Miyuan seconded the proposal."

Chen Weicheng seconded.

Han Yanxuan turned sideways and looked at the ministers with a tiger face, but there were still four people seconding the proposal.

"What does Han Aiqing think?" Zhao Kuo asked again.

"Your Majesty, Wu Xi betrayed his lord for glory and claimed to be the king in vain, which is really a great rebellion, and he deserves death. As a matter of urgency, Wechen will convene a meeting of the Zaizhi to carry out a crusade. ”

"Such rebels and thieves should be eliminated as soon as possible. What else do you say? ”

Kaifu Yi and the three divisions of Lin'an Mansion Yin Yang Cishan were listed, holding the wat to play:

"Your Majesty, Minister Yang Cishan has a book."

"Quasi-play", Zhao Kuo responded.

"The minister played the guilty minister Su Shicheng. This person is a small official with a knife and pen, with flattery and stealing a privy position, he does not understand military affairs and has no strategy, but he bewitches the northern expedition of the army, causing the Jin people to go south, trapping several cities, Xiangyang, Chuzhou, and Liuhe are surrounded, and they are only 30 miles away from the Yangtze River. ”

"Weichen thinks that such traitors should be killed and robbed of their homes in order to pay respect."

"What does Han Aiqing think?" Zhao Kuo looked at Han Yanxuan and asked.

"Your Majesty, there have been many internal and external affairs recently, and they are urgent and then slow. After the situation is stable, then consider personal gains and losses. ”

"What Han Aiqing said is very true, so I will handle it accordingly."

After the dispersal of the dynasty, the chief executive was in the political hall. At present, there are two major matters that need to be handled urgently, the first is the response to Wu Xi's defection to the enemy.

Han Yanxuan opened the sect with a clear meaning, so that you can open your mind and make suggestions. For a while, the venue was silent, and one by one they were contemplative.

Thinking of the impeachment of the imperial history in the main hall just now, seeing Chen Zhishan's listless and half-dead appearance, Han Yanxuan suddenly felt a sense of disgust, he was the one who strongly instigated and advocated for Wu Xi to return to Shu, but now something has happened, it seems that it has nothing to do with him. Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Han Yanxuan directly ordered his general:

"Old Prime Minister, you talk about it first."

Chen Zhishan stammered: "I don't have any opinion, King Pingzhang will do what he says." ”

Liu Lan also felt funny, the prime minister of a country, only knew that he didn't even have a corresponding means to deal with it, it was really unheard of, and he couldn't help blurting out him:

"King Pingzhang's tune hasn't been decided yet, listen to what good ideas you have."

"I, I don't have an idea." Chen Zhishan replied in a low voice.

"Then Liu Xiang will talk about it." Han Yanxuan faced the right prime minister Liu Jianxiu again.

"It is said that for a rebellious minister and thief like Wu Xi, the imperial court should send troops to quell the rebellion and bomb pressure, but Wu Xi has heavy troops, and the forbidden army of the DPRK and China is on the front line of the Northern Expedition, coupled with the unique terrain of Sichuan and Shu, even if you want to suppress it, there is no soldier to send. The only way is to hope that someone within the Shu army will take the lead in attacking the Wu thief. Liu Jianxiu is about the same age as Chen Zhishan, both in their early seventies, and a white beard hangs down to his chest.

Li Shizhang, the governor of the political council, answered: "Liu Xiang's words are reasonable. As the saying goes, a fortress is easiest to breach from within. Sichuan and Shu have more than 100,000 people in the three major capitals, and they are divided into ten commands, and there are five pacification envoys, so many generals and commanders cannot be willing to go with Wu thieves. As long as there is an army willing to crusade against the traitors, the Wu thieves will not sleep so peacefully. At this time, the imperial court only needs to issue an edict and reward the anti-Wu warriors, and those who wait and see will fight back, so that they can quell the rebellion without sending troops. Even if they can't defeat the Wu thief, the jade clam will compete for the benefit of the fisherman, and it will not be too late to send troops. ”

Liu Lan, a member of the Privy Council, said: "I agree with what Prime Minister Liu Cheng said about Li Shenzheng. However, there is still a dangerous state of affairs at present, our two Huai Jingxi troops of more than 100,000 troops and Jin 200,000 troops are fighting in Xiangyang and Liuyi Belt, and they are stuck with each other, and once the Wu thieves obey Jin Ting's orders, lead their troops out of Sichuan, and attack us to the east, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

When everyone listened, their hearts were heavy, yes, the Yangtze River has always been a natural barrier to prevent the Jin army from moving south, and the Yangtze River is no longer a moat, from west to east, how to block the giant enemy. Seeing that everyone was crying and mournful, Liu Lan continued easily

"But don't worry too much, the situation is not so bad. The Wu family still has many children who are officials in Jiangnan, and presumably the Wu thieves will not ignore their death. The imperial court cannot openly issue an edict to arrest or call on everyone to kill the thief, lest the Wu thief and dog jump off the wall in a hurry and break the net. He turned to Han Yanxuan:

"King Pingzhang, I have an idea. It may not be the best policy, but it is also forced to be helpless, and I don't know whether to talk about it or not. ”

"It's all for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty, just say whatever you want, don't worry, I'll take care of the problem." Han Yanxuan expressed his position directly.

Liu's idea is two-pronged. Stabilize Wu Xi first, don't you just want to be the king of Shu, it's not difficult, the court can still be sealed, the only condition is that you Wu Xi can't take refuge in the Jin country, throw yourself in the past and come back, if you hit the gold people, the court will still pay money and grain; At the same time, among the military generals of Sichuan and Shu, select some loyal Great Song Dynasty, give them official wishes, and privately encourage them to rebel against Wu thieves, it is better to kill them, and whoever can defeat Wu thieves will be named the Sichuan pacification envoy.

Everyone thinks that this is a good way, and they all believe that the east wind will always overwhelm the west wind, and the betrayer will seek glory and defect to the enemy, which will be despised by many people with lofty ideals.

Among the upper-level officials in Sichuan and Shu, Liu Jia and Xie Yuanming both showed signs of reluctance to attach thieves, and they could be clearly told that whoever could take the lead in exterminating the Wu thieves would be loyal ministers of the Great Song Dynasty, and the court would have its own heavy rewards.

The second item in the discussion is how to go about the Northern Expedition in the next step, whether to fight it or to seek peace.

Several people present here discussed repeatedly and unanimously agreed that the situation is already very clear. Jin poured out of the nest, crossed the Huai River, captured some prefectures and counties, seemed to be unstoppable in the early stage, and in the past month, he confronted our army in Chuzhou, Liuhe and Xiangyang, and fought a tug-of-war with each other. Jin Zuo, prime minister and marshal of the capital, Wanyan Zonghao, personally supervised the battle. The Northern Expedition is struggling, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to achieve the desired results. Since the Jin people also have the intention of peace talks, why not push the boat down the river and send people to the Jin people to negotiate.

Regarding the selection of ambassadors for the negotiations, Li Shizhang and Liu Lan both recommended Fang Xinru. Han Yanxuan finally made a decision, so send Fang Xinru.

Ten days later, Xiaoshan County Chengfang Xinru arrived in Lin'an. Emperor Zhao Kuan was summoned in the Wen Zichen Palace, accompanied by Han Yanxuan and Liu Lan.

At first glance, Han Yanxuan was medium, not fat or thin, white, in his thirties, and looked like a weak scholar. I can't help but wonder if such a hairy guy can be up to the task.

Li Tong, the inner attendant, conveyed the emperor's dictation: Xiaoshan County Cheng Fang Xinru, capable and diligent, very relieved, specially promoted to the court Fenglang, the Privy Council to examine the detailed text, as a Privy Council staff officer, to participate in the peace between the two countries.

Fang Xinru nodded on the ground and said: Thanks to Your Majesty's trust, Weichen will do his best to live up to his mission.

"Fang Xinru, do you know the heavy responsibility of this trip?" Han Yanxuan couldn't help but ask.

"Back to Han Pingzhang, Weichen knew that our army's Northern Expedition was difficult to be effective, and although the Jin people were violent, they were unable to cross the river. This to talk about peace, is tantamount to the sword mountain and the sea of fire, loyalty and patriotism is the duty of a minister, the country is in crisis, the husband should stand up and go out into the tiger's den to break into the dragon pool. When it comes to Jinbang, it should be neither humble nor arrogant, and it should never agree to those involving territorial sovereignty and the dignity of the imperial court. Fang Xinru replied with his chest held high.

A few words were convincing to Han Yanxuan, this kid seems to be indeed a talent.

Unexpectedly, Fang Xinru spoke directly to him: "Lord Pingzhang, our side is the first to start a war, if the Jin people ask who the mastermind is, how should they answer?"

When Han Yanxuan heard this, he was so angry that he blushed and his neck was thick, and he didn't know how to answer.

Liu Lan relieved the siege: "Then you can say that this is the work of Su Shicheng, Wang Fubin, Deng Youlong and others who made meritorious contributions and deceived the imperial court." ”

Fang Xinru thought to himself, isn't this shirking responsibility and using his subordinates as gunmen.

On the first day of the first month of February, Song Tongwen and his entourage went north and embarked on the journey to Jinhe