Xu Weizheng pondered letting his nephew Xu Cheng Fuzheng, as the appeasement envoy of Jingyuan Jinglu and the head of the soldiers and horses,

Something happened. This thing seems to be incompatible with Shaanxi, but it is a beginning.

Aren't the two brothers Liu Guangguo and Liu Guangyuan fighting Shandong? At first, the battle went smoothly, and the Shenwu Left Army, which was adapted from the Huaixi Army, was not a vegetarian, and it was more than enough to deal with the Jin Army in Shandong.

Even with the famous general Ma Wu of the Jin camp, the Jin army was still defeated in successive battles, and after the gate of Xuzhou was lost, the Song army drove straight in, and tǐng entered hundreds of miles.

But Liu Guangguo was eager to be the king, greedy for merit, Ma Wu personally led the army, and fought a tough battle with the Liu brothers who intended to go straight to Jinan, and the Shenwu Left Army was frustrated, and it was not light. It is said that this is not a trivial matter, and it should be reported to the imperial court, you can't say that I didn't have a total annihilation, but I was defeated for a while, so I should be fine. However, Liu Guangguo did not go up to heaven, but concealed the defeat of the army and secretly transferred Li Xianzhong for reinforcements.

If you don't want people to know, unless you don't do anything, no matter how well you hide it, you have to need food, grass and ordnance to make up for the loss, right? The people in Hangzhou saw the clue from the fact that he asked for supplies several times in a row, and it happened that Li Xianzhong's troops also asked for equipment. Soon, the matter was verified, and Xu Liang was very angry. In addition, some time ago, the Shenwu Left Army killed prisoners and slaughtered the city, and killed the good and risked the merits, Xu Liu then went to the province and reprimanded the various behaviors of the Shenwu Left Army, and criticized it by name This is the responsibility of you, Liu Guangguo.

At the same time, he also asked the emperor to send down the imperial document and reproach Liu Guangguo.

When Emperor Zhao Jin heard about this, he planned to do what Xu Liu had invited, but Empress Liu was very dissatisfied.

The "bitter" emperor said in front of the emperor that the father and brother of the concubine sacrificed their lives and forgot their lives on the front line, and fought bloodily to recover Shandong for His Majesty. The emperor is not assertive, listening to the wind blowing on the queen's pillow, he said to Xu Liudao, since Xu Xiang has already sent a provincial reprimand, I don't need to, just ask Liu Guangguo to use soldiers.

Although Xu Liu was displeased, he couldn't force the emperor, so this matter was over. After Liu Guangguo received reinforcements from Li Xianzhong, he regrouped and fought Qilu again. Li Xianzhong is good in the end, he comes from the Western Army, knows the means of Yelu Ma Wu, the strength of the Shenwu Left Army is not superior, Ma Wu gathered heavy troops at this time, Gong Defend Jinan Mansion, if you force Jinan, it must be a hard hit, even if you win, it is also a big injury. It is better to retreat to Xuzhou, transfer troops to attack Yizhou, and attack from the side in a roundabout way.

But Liu Guanggu was unwilling to do this, he didn't disagree with Li Xianzhong's opinion, but thought that if this was the case, then there would be a gap in Xuzhou.

Lee Hsien-chung said that this place is so close to Gyeonggi that friendly forces will react and do not need to worry.

How did he know that what Liu Guangguo was worried about was that this "friendly army" would recover Shandong and be crowned king, which was the court's promise to him. Therefore, he wants to recover the entire territory of Shandong with the strength of the Shenwu Left Army, and he is not willing to fake others at all, so as not to fall into the hands of others and have a war of words in the future.

He was the commander, and Li Xianzhong had no choice but to reorganize his arms and fight. A few days later, the two armies of Song and Jin faced each other again, and when Ma Wu saw Liu Xuanfu making a comeback, he was cautious and did not dare to be careless, and personally pressed the battle. He brought tens of thousands of elite soldiers from Yanyun to all come in handy, and tens of thousands of soldiers of the two armies fought endlessly. The Jin army is indeed declining, but the tens of thousands of elite Jin troops transferred from Yanjing are really a hundred battles of heroes, and the Shenwu Left Army fought very hard, Liu Guangyuan personally led the troops to raid several times, and the result was heavy casualties. Liu Guangguo was red-eyed and vowed not to retreat. The two sides fought for three hours, regardless of victory or defeat.

Don't blame Liu Guangguo for having no means, just blame him for his bad luck, in the afternoon, the sky was clear, but it suddenly rained heavily! The rain was so strong that I couldn't see it clearly a few steps away. Naturally, this rain affects both sides, you can't see clearly, and I can't see clearly. The problem was in the equipment of the Song army.

What is Song Jun best at? Infantry army, marked by heavy armor and strong crossbows. Some of the officers and men of the Shenwu Left Army were heavy infantry equipped with "foot armor", as well as a considerable number of crossbowmen wearing leather armor and light armor, as well as a small number of cavalry. As soon as it rained, the armor and clothes on the body were soaked in water, heavy and inflexible, not to mention, the infantry of the Song Army had a large combat load, and they had to rely on the cooperation of the formation to win, but after a while, the ground was wet and slippery, step by step, which greatly affected the battle.

The infantry who had been ordered to assault stumbled and stumbled forward, and it was really difficult.

On the other hand, in the Jin army, there are very few soldiers wearing heavy armor, and most of them go into battle lightly, so they don't have this trouble.

Ma Wu called God to help me, seize the fighters, and counterattack on all fronts. With God's help, the Jin army defeated the Shenwu Left Army with one blow. The various departments began to retreat, and Liu Guangguo cried without tears, so he had to order a retreat with hatred under the persuasion of his younger brother and the generals, with Li Xianzhong's department in charge of breaking the rear.

As soon as the army withdrew, how could the gold thief let go of this opportunity? Ma Wu ordered, chase and cover up! Fortunately, after Li Xianzhong died in the palace, coupled with the rain was too strong and the ground was slippery, the Shenwu Left Army would not be defeated, but the equipment and equipment of these military funds were lost, so they withdrew all the way to Xuzhou.

This time, Liu Guangguo didn't dare to hide it anymore, and reported to the Central Committee.

The soldiers and civilians of the Great Song Dynasty were still immersed in the joy of the success of the Northern Expedition, and Liu Guangguo's defeat in the overall situation did not hinder it, so it did not cause much shock. It's just that his title of county king is not to even think about it.

Xu Liu and other ministers discussed that the Shenwu Left Army originally came down from the Central Plains battlefield and immediately entered the Shandong battlefield. If this battle is not fought, the merit must be punished, and the first to bear the brunt is Liu Guangguo, the envoy of Huainan Xuanfu.

The responsibility of defeat cannot be escaped no matter what. Qin Hui proposed that Liu Guangguo be demoted from a lieutenant to a festival envoy and demoted to a higher level of official, which could be regarded as a punishment.

But others disagreed, if it was simply a defeat, it was barely justified to be demoted. But is that all Liu Guangguo did about it?

The previous killing of prisoners and slaughter of the city, and the killing of good people and pretending to be heads, provoked the impeachment of the officials in Taiwan, and if he was victorious, the matter of recovering the entire territory of Shandong would not be mentioned. But now that the war has been defeated, the new accounts and the old accounts can be counted together. Xu Liang also meant this, and drew up a plan to report to the emperor.

Liu Guangguo was demoted from Taiwei to Shanghujun, from the second rank to the third rank, and added the word "Quan" before his title, that is, "Quan Huainan Xuanfu Envoy" This is to warn him that he is only temporarily acting as Huainan Xuanfu Envoy, and there will be a fork in the matter......

To be honest, Xu Liu's plan has already taken into account Liu Guangguo's special status as the "national zhang". If someone else is changed, after the defeat, there are not a few who lose their military power. The emperor had no choice this time, and there was no way to shelter him, Empress Liu knew that this was not the case, it was not enough to calm the discussion, and it was not good to say anything, but she was very dissatisfied with Xu Liu. I feel that this Pingzhang military important matter is deliberately going against the Liu family. The Liu family was originally regarded as a major general in the Western Army, and it was common for the Western Army generals to compete with each other, and Queen Liu believed that Xu Liang and the Liu family were against each other, that is, relying on the Xu family to be the number one general and suppressing the Liu family. It is not surprising that a woman has long hair and short knowledge, but if this woman is a queen, it will be different.

This is the end of the matter. The two countries of Song and Jin each reorganized their armies and accumulated their strength, waiting for a different day, whether they were going south or north, and each looked at his ability. But there was no wind and waves, and soon after the defeat of the Shenwu Left Army, a messenger from the Fifth Army of Ma was sent to Liu Guangguo's tent to convey a message.

Liu Guangguo was overjoyed when he learned of this! Why? Just because the news that Ma Wu sent to him was that the Song and Jin countries fought each other every year, so that the land was thousands of miles away, starving and starving, and as far as the eye could see, the mountains and rivers were broken, full of devastation, and it was the people who suffered after all. The two armies have been fighting for more than 20 years, but they are all sleepy and lacking in strength, so it is better to turn hostility into friendship, abandon new hatreds and old hatreds, sit down and talk calmly, and make peace.

Ma Wu sent an envoy to Liu Guangguo, but it was just to test the tone, if the south also wanted, Dajin Guo could send an official mission. But after the latter received the news, the first thing that came to mind was that there might be a turning point for the king. So, he didn't play according to the routine. For such a big matter, he should have reported it to the Zhongshu or the Privy Council according to the procedure. But Liu Guangguo bypassed this set of teams,

Secretly sent a servant back to Hangzhou to report the matter to Empress Liu first.

It is said that the daughter is the intimate little quilt (padded jacket?) of her parents. Even if this daughter is the queen of the world and the mother of the country, her parents are still parents in her mind. After receiving the news from her father, Empress Liu started to drum.

This day is the second day of the first month.

In the fourth month of the lunar calendar, the weather in Jiangnan is already sweltering. Hangzhou Palace is inside, there is a garden, called "Hong Garden" is not big, but small and exquisite. At this time, the garden is in full bloom, and the eyes are colorful, competing for beauty, provoking wild bees and butterflies to flutter and flicker, which is extremely interesting.

Three or five inner shì palace maids were waiting outside the pavilion, and Zhao Jin, the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, and his queen Liu were cooling off in the pavilion. Zhao Jin is now also over the age of the weak crown and has begun to deal with political affairs, but this Zhao official is really not interested in court politics. Not only is he not interested in government politics, but he is also not interested in other things.

For example, his grandfather Zhao Ji also abandoned the government back then, but people didn't care about the government, but put all their energy into art. failed to be a good emperor, but he was a great calligrapher and painter who was famous for future generations. This one is good, he doesn't have any special hobbies, he doesn't stick to it, say he's good, the harem has not been enriched so far, just a queen of the Liu family, and there is no one next to him. However, if you look at the scene in this pavilion, you also feel that it is not completely unreasonable for the Zhao official family to favor Queen Liu.

Zhao Guan's family sat there, and there were several plates of fruits lined up on the table in the pavilion. What is the dressed Empress Liu doing? She took out a bunch of bright red yù drops of crystal clear cherries from her plate, put them in a small silver bowl in front of her, stirred them lightly with a spoon, and washed them. With her slender jade hands that seemed to be boneless, she recorded the skins one by one, and then fed them to the emperor.

You say it's normal to eat other fruits and peel them, but is the cherry thing worth it? The partial-born Liu family really has this patience, recording them one by one, while Zhao Guanjia is obviously more patient, waiting for one to eat one.

The little two mouthfuls are sweet and sweet, loving and loving, which is enviable. Although Empress Liu was born in a family of Xingwu, she was born gorgeous. Although he didn't speak to the emperor, between sending and handing, his eyebrows and eyes were affectionate, and the flowing eyes only hooked Zhao Guan's family to feel comfortable.

"You eat too, don't always take care of me." The Emperor blocked the Empress's outstretched hand.

Empress Liu shrugged and smiled, but still insisted, the emperor couldn't resist her, so he had to open his mouth and eat it with taste. After he ate the pulp, Liu reached out again, took the core, and put it in a small cup on the table. Only then did he clean his hands with wet wipes, and after thinking about it for a while, the Taoist family, the slave had a matter, and he didn't dare to hide it, but he was afraid of gossip, so it was very difficult. ”

When Zhao Jin heard this, he moved his body forward and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Empress Liu seemed to be really embarrassed, and her eyes that were about to drip looked at the emperor several times, and she struggled for a long time before she said: "A few days ago, a domestic servant of the concubine's mother's family was originally in front of Liu Xuanfu. When he returned from illness, he brought news that shortly after the withdrawal of the official army, the commander of the Jin army sent an envoy to see my father. ”

Although Zhao Jin didn't know anything about the military, he also attracted attention when he heard it: "Jin Shuai sent a messenger to see Liu Xuanfu?" So what's going on? ”

"It is said that it seems that the north will make peace with me?" Empress Liu said.

"That's weird." The emperor was somewhat surprised. "Our military has just suffered a setback, and the Jurchens should be proud, how can they want to make peace again? Hey, why haven't I heard the courtiers mention this? ”

Liu's Jiāo said angrily: "Therefore, the concubine opened the sect with a clear meaning, saying that she was afraid that people would gossip. My father knew that this matter was not trivial, and if he reported it to the court, there would be a dispute. Therefore, I reported directly to the official family and asked the Holy Lord to have an idea first. The concubine was reluctant to spread this, lest someone say that the concubine was intervening in the harem, and the hen was in the morning. ”

"How can you say that?" The Emperor laughed. Then he took a breath and snorted. "Since the Jurchens invaded the south, they have taken away my two rivers and occupied our Central Plains. After the Jurchens were defeated, they took the initiative to seek peace, and it seemed that they really wanted peace. ”

"The concubines also feel that it is, otherwise, since the Jurchens have been defeated, they can come back and raise troops to the south, so why take the initiative to seek peace? If this matter is reported directly to the imperial court, it must be reported to the official family after Xu Liang and others have agreed again. Even if the officials have objections, how can they stand up to their group of ministers? Father's intention was to hope that His Majesty would make an independent decision so that the minister of the DPRK and the Central Committee would know. Empress Liu began to pry the emperor.

Frankly speaking, the emperor really had no idea in his heart at this time. He still thought that this would have to be discussed by Xu Liu and other ministers, how to do it. Now that the queen is arching, he can't get over his face, so he only muttered: "It's a big matter, it's not sloppy, what is Liu Xuanfu's opinion?" ”

"My father is a military minister, so I shouldn't talk about government affairs. However, it is also here, there is no one else, the concubine dares to say that Wang Shi has recovered the Central Plains and recaptured Tokyo, I don't know how much food has been consumed over the years, and how many people have been folded. Now that the Jurchens have taken the initiative to sue for peace, why are they not allowed to allow him? lest the war recur and the lives of the people will be ruined, and it will also save those ministers from forcing the holy lord to drive the expedition again, so that the concubines will be frightened in this palace and panic all day long. "What Empress Liu said meant, I'm afraid it is what Liu Guangguo meant, the so-called "military ministers should not talk about the government" Yunyun, but they are just deceiving themselves.

Zhao Jin naturally didn't think deeply, and even if he thought about it, he wouldn't mention it, but said: "It is precisely this reason, those who sit in the big position should rule the world with benevolence and filial piety."

Rioting and trying to make a side of the war is the most unkind. My Emperor Renzong is famous all over the world, and Huayi is served, relying on a benevolent character. Since the Jurchens took the initiative to seek peace, they should naturally be allowed, but ......"

Empress Liu knew what the emperor wanted to say next, and hurriedly said, "Official, if this matter is handed over to Xu Liang." Just imagine, when Xu Shao, the king of Qinghe County, was alive, he vowed to fight Beiyi to the death and never make peace. His brothers, sons and nephews are all in the army, I am afraid that he only thinks about making meritorious contributions, and if he thinks about it, Xu Liang will not agree to negotiate peace. ”

Although Zhao Jin loves the queen very much and knows what Liu means, he really has no bottom.

"I'm afraid it's not appropriate to bypass the court and do things alone." ”

"What's wrong with that? Didn't the first emperor also set aside the imperial court and directly command King Lin's Northern Expedition? Liu retorted. What she said was that the first emperor Zhao Yu concealed the ministers of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, and directly instructed Zheyan to make a northern expedition to the Central Plains and recapture Tokyo.

The emperor glanced at her, 1 and whispered: "But the Northern Expedition lost troops and returned in vain, the first emperor almost didn't make an edict for this matter, and the court and China made a big trouble!" ”

Empress Liu instigated: "That is the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, and the outcome is unknown." Now that the Jurchens have taken the initiative to sue for peace, isn't this ten out of ten stable? The concubine thought that since Beiyi sued for peace, there had to be some concessions.

This is not only harmless but also beneficial to our court, so what is the opposition of the courtiers? ”

Hearing her say this, Zhao Guan's family was a little moved. He also wanted to make some achievements for Xu Liang and other ministers to see, and make a splash. Moreover, it also became a queen.

It's just that since he ascended the throne, most of the major military affairs have been decided by the Zhongshu, and he himself has no experience in dealing with such major affairs, and even if he wants to do it, he doesn't know where to start. What's more, this involves peace talks between the two countries, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a big deal.

When he was silent, Empress Liu guessed what he was afraid of, so she said: "In fact, the official family doesn't have to worry about this matter. It can be handed over to the minister at the front. What she meant was that she wanted to put the matter in charge of Liu Guangguo, the envoy of Huainan Xuanfu, and that the peace talks would be successful at that time.

Zhao Jin didn't say anything right away, still lowered his head and thought carefully. The world, after all, is his, even if he usually doesn't care, but when it comes to such a major stake, he still doesn't dare to be careless. I'm afraid that it is a carelessness, not only did it fail to make a show, but it also failed to make a comeback.

After thinking about it again and again, he called out: "Call Shen Zelai." (To be continued...)