Chapter 485: The Storm Suddenly Changes

Forget it, don't care so much, no matter who comes to power in the central government, Shaanxi's established policy will not be greatly affected. Even if you Geng Nanzhong have always been peaceful, it is impossible for you to order the disbandment of the Western Army after you come to power, right? The country has reached such a point that it is too late for the imperial court to clean up this mess, and there should be no changes in Shaanxi.

It's just that if you take a long-term view and Geng Nanzhong comes to power to sue for peace with the Jurchens, once the two sides reach an agreement, the official family will inevitably return to Xing. At that time, that is, when he wrote a book to explain the Shaanxi problem, as for how the Son of Heaven will deal with it, it is not for him to know. But make a bold guess that his various innovative measures in Shaanxi are being deepened, and the imperial court should take this into account, and it is unknown whether he may not be dismissed.

"That's it, now that I am a foreign minister, the affairs of the central government are not something you and I can control, let him go." Xu Shao said casually.

Wang Shu still looked gloomy, shook his hand and said, "If only things were so simple." ”

Xu Shao frowned: "What?" And the next one? ”

Wang Shu made a rare move, he stretched out his hand to pull Xu Shao aside, and whispered in his ear: "The official family was frightened on the way to escape, and the wind was attacked, and when he arrived in Fujian, he could not sit still, and lay on the collapse all day long. ”

Xu Shao stared at Wang Shu with wide eyes, convinced that the other party was not joking, this is not a trivial matter, the Son of Heaven is the head of state, although it is said that there is the assistance of the minister, but in case of military affairs, the final decision must be made by the official. Now that the emperor is suffering from wind disease, let alone walking, he can't even sit up, and it will inevitably become a problem to deal with national affairs. Looking at it this way, it is not difficult to understand why the official family let Geng Nanzhong be the prime minister and deputy prime minister, in charge of the three provinces.

When Geng Nanzhong was still the prince in the official family, he served in the East Palace for ten years. Needless to say, he also knew that he must be the most trusted person of the Son of Heaven, and the official family knew that he could not serve for the time being, so he let him preside over the daily affairs of the imperial court.

In this way, the situation is different again. If the emperor is fine, Geng Nanzhong has not grasped the power much. But now that the emperor is sick, it is conceivable that many things will inevitably be decided by the surname Geng. Although he and he have never fought bloodied, since the new monarch ascended the throne, their political views have been different

Now that he is in power, it is impossible to predict what he will do with his political opponents. But once he writes to explain the problems of Shaanxi, Geng Nanzhong is likely to use the topic to play. Whether to go or stay, only God knows.

"Are you sure of that?" Xu Shao asked.

"I am sure that there is no doubt that the new Jinghu pacification envoy is the same year as the lower official, and he was directly sent by the official family on the way to escape, he wrote to me to reveal this matter, how can it be fake?" Wang Shu is colorful.

Xu Shao turned his back to the sky, meditating. This war has been fought until now, our side has been losing and retreating, losing a large area of land and cities, Geng Nanzhong came to power, and it was almost certain that he would ask for peace with Jin. But whether the Jurchens agreed or not is another matter. However, regardless of whether peace can be reached or not, it is already a sure thing for the Lord and the ministers to control the government. The sudden change in the political situation between the DPRK and China will lead to the purge of a large number of ministers of the main war faction, and he is undoubtedly the first to bear the brunt. At this time, there was a big defeat in Yanzhou, and I gave people a handle......

After thinking for a while, he couldn't understand the essentials, and said distraughtly: "No matter what, it's important to take care of the immediate situation." The Jin army drove straight in, and the troops were in Fengxiang, and Yao Xiyan and Xu Ziang led the remnants of the army to defeat the generals, and they were afraid that they would not be able to support it. Now Xu Yuan is disobedient and refuses to send troops to help, which is really a headache. ”

When Wang Shu heard this, he was even more worried. After his predecessor Li Gang left office, he temporarily presided over the military administration of Shaanxi for a period of time, and at that time he felt that Xu Yuan was a little domineering. Later, when Xu Shao took office and took away Qu Duan's military power and handed it over to Xu Yuan, he felt that in this way, the North Road Discussion Division might form a tail and threaten the authority of the Xuanfu Disposal Division. Now sure enough, Xu Xuanfu is still his own uncle, how about it? I will not listen to you

"If so, what can I do? If Fengxiang is lost, Shaanxi is in danger, and even Sichuan will be directly threatened Xu Yuan is so domineering, he really lives up to Xuanxiang's hopes. Wang Shu lamented.

Xu Shao was silent, and now he didn't care about how to deal with Xu Yuan, the most important thing was to keep Feng Xiang. But now he has few soldiers in his hands, and the southwest road has suffered heavy losses, and the north road is the same bird, which is really ...... Now I can only count on Yao Xu Ershuai to defend Fengxiang.

In the middle of the first month, Fengxiang City had withstood the fierce attack of the Jin army for more than ten days. After the initial attack failed, the Jin army changed its tactics and went all out to fill the river, almost completely filling up the Fengxiang River

Yao Pingzhong and Xu Wei both swore to defend to the death, and when the battle was fierce, more than 10,000 Qin Long volunteers were all regarded as regular troops and directly participated in the battle. The task of transporting materials and assisting the officers and soldiers fell on the heads of the people of Fengxiang. The people of Fengxiang and the officials and soldiers shared the same hatred, Yao Xu ascended to the heights and shouted, hundreds of thousands of people responded to many families, the whole family men went into battle, the old father carried arrows and gunpowder, and the children and grandchildren went to the city to twist the bowstring for the soldiers and carry the wounded.

As Xu Wei's main room, Zhang Jiujiu didn't care about the dignity of a three-rank life woman, and handed over his daughter to his sister-in-law to take care of, changed into cloth clothes, and took care of the wounded soldiers and assisted the medical officer with many other military families.

Fortunately, the materials that were accumulated in Pizhou are now all in Fengxiang City, and the soldiers do not have to worry about food and clothing, even if they fight for half a year, they will accompany them to the end. Moreover, because of blocking the enemy's onslaught for more than ten days, tens of thousands of Jin troops were corpsed in the city, so that the morale that had been frustrated by the defeat in Dunzhou gradually recovered.

On the other hand, the Jin army could not attack the city for many days, which affected the originally high morale. Originally, after the Jin army defeated the Purple Gold Tiger in Dunzhou, it can be said that it was like a rainbow, and even had the ambition to level the Southern Dynasty in one fell swoop, but when they entered Fengxiang, they first folded in Zhu Jitai for a while, and now they kicked a piece of iron in Fengxiang, which made the red-eyed Jin soldiers understand a truth.

Although the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, although the Western Army has suffered heavy casualties, the Western Army is the Western Army after all, it is not the rotten army of Lianghe, although the Purple Gold Tiger was defeated, but he is still a fierce tiger after all, he is not a mule and horse

The strong attack failed, and Ma Wu began to be a little anxious. Persuasion to surrender This is not to think about it, it is strange that the Purple Gold Tiger is willing to surrender As for the withdrawal of the army, it is even more impossible, and it is not easy to seize such an opportunity, how can you give up easily?

It was a stalemate until the end of the first month, when things took a turn for the better. But this turning point came from Jiangnan.

The boundary of Zhenjiang Prefecture, on the south bank of the Yangtze River.

In the vast river, there are many warships, and hundreds of warships of all sizes are arranged in a neat and orderly manner. The large, three-story building, can accommodate almost a thousand fighters. The small one is a fast boat patrolling the river, carrying more than a dozen people. Some of these warships were originally equipped by the sailors, and some were ordered to be made by craftsmen after Orihiko stayed behind. These warships made great achievements in the water battle to defend the south of the Yangtze River, and won four battles and four victories, which made the Jin army look at the river and sigh, especially the giant ships with three stories high, which were equipped with a long-range strike device called a slapping rod. It is more than ten zhang long, put a boulder on the top, and a rope is tied at the top. As soon as the enemy ship is near, it can be hit with flying stones.

Most of the sailors under the command of Zheyan are locals, who grew up on the edge of the Yangtze River and are proficient in water. Fighting on a ship is a piece of cake. And most of the Jin army were northerners, and at the beginning, let alone fighting, they fainted and vomited as soon as they got on the boat. I finally got used to it, and went down the river to fight with the Song Army's naval divisions, but as a result, these hundred battles on land were beaten by the Song Military Region Naval Division's naval divisions so that they couldn't find the north. Four large-scale water battles ended in a complete victory for the Song army.

Seeing the prosperous Jiangnan across the river, but always unable to pass, this made Wushu very annoyed. What made him even more angry was that Yangzhou was still standing, and the original Qin Fengshuai Zhao Dian led the Qin Long warriors to hold the city for several months, repelling countless attacks by the Jin army. The news reached the south bank and greatly boosted the morale of the defenders.

Thanks to the active anti-Japanese war led by Zhe Yanzhi, the people of Jiangnan were panicked, the scene of the family fleeing was reversed, the social situation gradually stabilized, and many people who fled to Suzhou and Hangzhou were inquiring about the news and considering whether to come back.

On this day, Zhi Yanzhi personally came forward and went to the water division to work in the army. He brought abundant gifts to the valiant Brother Shui. Money, wine, food, a lot of appointments.

At the banquet for the generals of the sailors, the Cinzo raised his glass and said loudly: "The sailors are mighty in four battles and four victories, and they have frustrated the fierce flames of Beiyi.

"Privy Counsellor invites" the generals shouted in unison, and they all drank it all

Zhen Zhonggu swallowed a cup, and shook his head beautifully: "This wine tastes like the Jin army swept across the two rivers, invaded the Central Plains, and the soldiers reached the Yangtze River, and under the blow of my heroic sailors, they hugged their heads and scurried, and withdrew in embarrassment.

Hearing this promise, the generals of the sailor division were all happy, and everyone was excited, and they really hoped that the Jin army would come a few more times, and let us win a few more battles, and when the official family returned to Xingzai, it was naturally indispensable to add officials to the knighthood and seal his wife and son

"Colleagues, I propose to respect the Privy Counsellor and think that at the beginning, the people on the south bank of the river were panicked, and the army had no fighting spirit, if it wasn't for the cardinal minister's efforts to turn the tide, how could there be today?" A general stood up and called.

As soon as he raised his head, the other generals stood up and raised their glasses in salute for fear of being left behind. Zheyan was in good spirits at happy events, showing the demeanor of Jiangmen Huzi, and waved his hand: "This small cup is not happy to change to a big bowl."

"Change the big bowl" the generals shouted in unison.

Dozens of large bowls were placed on the table, and the soldiers carried the wine jars, and poured them over, and Orihiko took a bowl, and was about to raise it, when one of his cousins hurried in and whispered something beside him. Zhi Yan thought for a moment, his face did not change, and said, "You go out and wait, I will come immediately." ”

After finishing speaking, he still said proudly: "Generals, do it"

After a short time, he came out of the military tent with a ruddy face, stepped forward quickly, rode his horse, and asked his cousin, "When will you arrive?" ”

"Yesterday evening, I arranged to live in the pavilion, and I was clamoring to see my brother immediately."

Zhe Yan thought secretly when he heard this, he was a close minister of the official family, and now he returned to Zhenjiang from Fujian, he must have brought the will of the official family, and he could not be delayed. Then he hurried up his horse and rushed to Zhenjiang City.

What do you say? Deputy Prime Minister Huang Qianshan returned to Zhenjiang

But he said that Zhe Zhonggu and his cousin galloped all the way, and it was already afternoon when they entered the city, and he didn't have time to take a breath, so he ran directly to the pavilion. Now he is the supreme officer who stays behind, and everyone in the pavilion knows him, and someone immediately came out to lead the horse.

"Huang Xiang didn't go out, did he?" After dismounting, he asked casually.

"If you go back to the cardinal minister, after lunch, you will go out for a trip before you come back." The servant who led the horse replied.

Orihiko nodded and walked inside. With Huang Qianshan's grade, the treatment is naturally excellent, and he lives in an independent courtyard in the pavilion, and when Zhe Yanzhi enters under the guidance of the Yicheng, Huang Qianshan is standing behind the railing on the second floor.

"Huang Xiang" Zhi Yanzhi called as soon as he entered.

"Oh, the Folding Privy is finally back" Huang Qianshan slapped the railing, turned around and ran downstairs to greet him personally. He grabbed the other man's hand, tightened and tightened. "Xia Guan arrived in Zhenjiang yesterday, why did the prime minister come back."

"Oh, go to the riverside sailor camp to work for the army." Orihiko replied.

"Let's go, talk inside." Huang Qianshan pulled him and threw him in.

When he sat down in the flower hall, the servant served tea, and before he drank it, Huang Qianshan said: "I heard that after the holy car went out on patrol, the privy minister led the army and the people to resist the war, and defeated the Jin army in the river to ensure the safety of Jiangnan, which is a great merit, and the lower official first congratulated here." ”

Zhi Yanzhi behaved very humbly, and chuckled: "The army and the people are united, and the soldiers use their lives, how dare Yanzhi take credit?" ”

"Hey, that's it. Xia Guan was very clear about the situation at that time, the holy car left the line, it can be said that the army has no solid will, the people have no support, in such a dangerous situation, the cardinal minister can block the Jurchens, he is prosperous, and his merit should be the first. "Huang Qianshan's sycophant is too well shot.

Zhi Zhonggu laughed when he heard this: "I don't dare to do this extravagant hope"

After being polite for a while, there were a lot of words in the scene, and after Huang Qianshan put down the teacup, he listened to the privy counsellor ask about the situation of the Son of Heaven.

"Since leaving Zhenjiang that day, I first went to Hangzhou, and it was difficult to protect it up and down, and then I went to Mingzhou. From Mingzhou to the sea, all the way to Fujian, now the Son of Heaven and hundreds of officials temporarily live in Fuzhou. Huang Qianshan replied.

When Zhi Yan heard this, his heart brightened. Presumably, from the official family to the hundred officials, no one has any hope for me to defend the river. That's why he fled all the way to Fujian.

"After the official family entered Fujian, they reviewed the gains and losses of the government in recent years. The hundred officials unanimously agreed that this defeat was caused by the main battle. And Zhao Ding and others, who are tough on Jin, should be mainly responsible. Therefore, Zhao Ding was removed from the position and resettled in Lingnan. Geng Xiang was appointed to serve as the left and right servants of Shangshu, and the commander-in-chief of the three provinces, changed the course and reorganized the dynasty. ”

Huang Qianshan's words made Zhi Yanzhi both shocked and suspicious. How can the defeat of this war of resistance be attributed to the main battle? If you accidentally cut your hand, you don't blame yourself for not paying attention, you blame the knife for being too sharp, what is the reason? Also, Zhao Ding and other ministers of the main war are mainly responsible? The most outrageous thing is that Geng Nanzhong is also the prime minister and deputy prime minister, and the consul general is the third provincial minister, how old is he? Why is he?

"This ...... As the first time to be two ministers, the consul general is three trouble-free, I'm afraid it's inappropriate, right? "Although Zhi Yanzhi was born in a general's family, he is a literary rank, and he is in the ranks of the rulers, so he can discuss politics without taboo.

Huang Qianshan seemed to expect the other party to have this reaction, sighed, and said with a worried face: "The privy councillor doesn't know, when the official family went to sea in Mingzhou, the wind broke out and almost crashed, and our subordinates were shocked into a cold sweat. After arriving in Fujian, his condition deteriorated more and more, and he could not speak, sit or stand for a while, and could only lie on the collapse. After being diagnosed and treated by the imperial doctor, he was barely coping. For a while, I couldn't handle the government, so I ......"

He doesn't need to say what he said later, everyone knows it. Geng Nanzhong is an old man of the official family, no matter how the situation in the DPRK and China changes, he has never left the center of power.

Zhi Yan was shocked when he heard the news, first of all, he was a subordinate, of course he was shocked by the emperor's illness. Secondly, he himself is also one of the representatives of the main battle faction, and now Huang Qianshan said, the public opinion of the hundred officials, the bane is in the main battle, does that also include me? I have always been on the wrong path with Geng Nanzhong, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a political enemy, and now that he is in power, how do you want to place me? However, now that Geng Nanzhong has come to power, Huang Qianshan's visit is mostly related to him. But looking at Huang Qianshan's attitude and words, there seems to be no signs.

"Alas, the country is in an eventful season, and the situation is already like this, and the Son of Heaven is ...... It's heartbreaking. After a while, Zhi Zhonggu sighed.

Huang Qianshan also nodded frequently: "Who said it wasn't?" When the national disaster is at hand, as a subordinate, we should try our best to share the worries for the king. The most urgent task is to end this war. ”

Zhi Yanzhi was taken aback again, you must know that now the initiative of the war is in the hands of the Jurchens. To end the war, it depends on whether the Jurchens are willing or not. However, the words came out of Huang Qianshan's mouth, did they imply anything?

"What do you mean?"

Huang Qianshan said: "It's not a secret, this time the official returned from Fujian, and he was instructed by the official family and Geng Xiang to contact the Jin people. ”

Contact? Although this word is used vaguely, fools know that the two countries are at war, and what does it mean that you take the initiative to contact it, don't you just want to stop the war? But the initiative in the war is in the hands of others, and if you want to stop the war, there is only one way to go.

Zheyan has been in the court for a long time, how can he not understand the truth. Although he was one of the representatives of the main battle faction, after listening to Huang Qianshan's words, he did not express any opinions.

Seeing this, the latter took the initiative to ask: "Right now, Jin Jun wants to be in Jiangbei, and the lower officials want to go over, and ask the prime minister to arrange it." ”

"This is easy to say, this is easy to say." Ori Yanzhi seemed to be thinking about something, and replied casually. If you take the initiative to make peace with Jin, you have to be psychologically prepared, the Jurchens don't want to, even if they agree, they will definitely open their mouths