Du Shu was curious: "Dare to ask my uncle Wang Daosi what idea he had in the letter?" ”

"Empress Dowager Meng. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" Du Chong smiled proudly: "Wang Shen is thoughtful and safe, but he is worthy of the word Shen in his name." In his letter, he also estimated that if His Majesty returned to the capital, not only the officials, but also the ministers of the court and the central government would strongly oppose it. There's no way, people like to be comfortable, who is willing to come to Jiankang, the front line of river defense. If the Jurchens go south with a large army like last year, Jiankang will inevitably be the first target of the Jin people. ”

"After all, Hangzhou is still a few days away from the river, and if the river defense is lost, even if you want to escape, you will have time to escape."

Du Shu: "Yes, everyone has this heart, but this thing is difficult. ”

Du Chong: "Wang Shen said in the letter that as long as he finds the Empress Dowager Meng, this thing will be done." ”

Du Shu: "How did it be?" ”

Du Chong said: "After the Jin people retired from the army, the imperial court finally could take a breath, and the officials and ministers all wanted to have a peaceful birthday in a few days, and they didn't want to fight." However, unlike everyone, Empress Dowager Meng also thinks about recovering lost territory. The old man visited her old man according to Wang Shenxin's intentions, and said that Jiankang is the southeast center, the hub of river defense and water transportation. In the future, if the imperial court regains the lost territory on the Northern Expedition and welcomes back the two saints, it should start from this. Only by sitting in Jiankang can the imperial court gather the soldiers, horses, money and grain of the Northern Expedition as soon as possible and go out of the Central Plains. If the national capital is still located in Lin'an, there are many inconveniences. ”

"Even if the imperial court is unable to use troops in the north in the short term, recuperate and maintain the southeast half of the country, Jiankang is imperative. If health is not guaranteed, the southeast will not exist. If the official family returns to Jiankang, the Son of Heaven guards the country, and he should be an example for the people of the world to defend the land and resist the enemy, and I Jiangnan should be impregnable, and I am not afraid of the Jurchen coming again. Otherwise, if the Jurchens were to go south on two routes like last year, the ministers might not be able to hold Jinling. ”

Du Shu couldn't help but shout: "A good son of heaven guards the country, as it should be." ”

Du Chong smiled: "When the old man said to the Empress Dowager Meng that the official family should be returned to Jiankang, the Empress Dowager and her old man only said that she was just a woman, and she didn't understand the affairs of the court, and she couldn't meddle in the government. But after listening to the old man's words, especially when he heard that if the imperial court was in Hangzhou for a long time, Wen Tian was martial, and everyone didn't want to fight, and they didn't want to go north to recover their homeland, their faces changed. He said, 'Born in sorrow, die in peace.'" ’”

"It can be seen that Empress Dowager Meng is tempted, as long as she has the mind to be healthy, it will be easy to do." Du Chong continued: "After coming down, the old man also contacted several military and political dignitaries who advocated the Northern Expedition to lobby for this matter. Although none of them expressed their position, such as Han Liangchen and others, they were already moved, and even Fan Zongyin seemed to acquiesce to this matter. Of course, it is not enough to rely on saliva alone, there is no real benefit, who is willing to throw away the Tianzhai family business that was finally purchased in Hangzhou and move his family to Jiankang. It seems that the old man still has to bleed, so he can give them great benefits. ”

"Uncle is clever." Du Shu praised: "However, if Empress Dowager Meng is driving in front of the official family, is it really useful, if the official family insists on refusing to come to Jinling, who can do it." ”

"Don't worry, if Empress Dowager Meng makes up her mind to return the capital to Jinling, this thing will be done. Don't underestimate her old man's prestige in the court, otherwise, when the Jurchen Western Route Army went south last year, why did Wan Yanchang bent on attacking Jiangxi, not to capture the Empress Dowager Meng and completely destroy my Great Song Dynasty. ”

As he spoke, he explained in detail the role and prestige of Empress Dowager Meng in today's court.

After saying this for a long time, Du Shu figured out the joints.

Strictly speaking, half of today's Great Song Dynasty in the southeast was founded by this strange woman.

In the past, Empress Dowager Meng was originally the queen. Later, because of the struggle in the palace, he was abolished and demoted to a commoner.

In the year of Jingkang, the Jurchens captured Kaifeng, captured the second emperor, and counted the number of concubines according to the roster of the palace.

And before, Empress Dowager Meng had been deposed as the queen, not in the roster, not to mention, not living in the palace. As a result, she was spared the doom of being captured in the north.

When Emperor Daojun was captured, he remembered Empress Dowager Meng and asked someone to secretly send her a finger note, which read, "Zhao's note: Mencius pays in phases." "To the effect that when the country was in crisis, Zhao Song Jiangshan pinned all his hopes on Empress Dowager Meng.

This is a carte blanche, and with this edict in hand, Empress Dowager Meng has the legal basis for the establishment of a new monarch.

After the Jin army retreated, Kaifeng City left a puppet government headed by Zhang Bangchang, who was ordained by the Jin army. Zhang Bangchang is a civil official and does not have much appeal. So, he sent someone to invite Empress Meng, hoping to increase the government's appeal through Empress Meng.

Zhang Bangchang is a very timid person, he promised to be this pseudo-emperor, but he was forced by the Jurchens. However, in any case, a traitor is always a traitor.

He also knew that he couldn't sit firmly in this position, he had no soldiers and no food, and once the Jurchens withdrew, he couldn't sit firmly in this position.

So, he invited the Empress Dowager Meng out to listen to the government, removed all the crowns, and returned the jade seal and the Son of Heaven honor guard to the Empress Dowager Meng.

The first thing that Empress Dowager Meng, who listened to the government, needed to do was to choose a prince of the Zhao family to ascend the throne as the emperor, and it happened that Zhao Gou opened the Generalissimo's Mansion in the Daimyo Mansion at that time. At that time, Zhao Jiu was also considered a wise and martial artist, and he was brave and knowledgeable, and he had a hard bow and a large number of soldiers and horses.

So, she sent someone to pick up Zhao Gou and issued an edict to establish Zhao Gou as the emperor.

In May of the second year of Jingkang, Zhao Gou ascended the throne in Yingtianfu, Nanjing.

On the day he ascended the throne, Empress Dowager Meng removed the curtain and abdicated as emperor, and no longer interfered in court affairs.

It can be said that Zhao Gou can have today all thanks to Empress Dowager Meng. Just imagine, if Empress Dowager Meng had appointed someone else as the emperor at that time, no matter how capable Zhao Laojiu was, how could he win popularity, he was just a generalissimo with troops at this moment.

Because of this, the Queen Mother has a high reputation in the government and the opposition.

If she proposes to return the capital to Jiankang, the official family will definitely consider it carefully, and this matter may not be successful.

After listening to these words, Du Shu suddenly realized: "Uncle's hand is really clever!" ”

Du Chong stroked his beard and smiled: "You don't need to put gold on the old man's face, this idea was made by Wang Shen, according to the old man, he is also six or seven points sure." "Yes, this kid is far away in Huangzhou, but he has a deep understanding of the government and the general trend of the world, this person's methods and skills are really good, and the old man's subordinates can be regarded as a great talent.

After laughing, he said: "If the old man is far away in Jinling in the future, the court will be beyond the reach of the whip, so I can only wait and see what happens." This matter is over, you will return to Jianghan tomorrow. No, no, no, go directly to Dingzhou Wang Shenzhong's army to serve, don't delay for a moment, go as fast as you can. If you still stop and go as you came, don't blame the old man for not thinking about blood and family. ”

Speaking of which, he was already full of voice.

Seeing the fierceness on his face, Du Chong was afraid: "Yes, uncle, nephew, I will go and prepare my suits, and I will definitely kill the Mani demon." ”

"Who said they were going to kill the Mani demons?" Du Chong shouted: "Mani demons, scabies, as long as they don't hit me Jinling, what does it have to do with Du." The previous Jianghan system made Li Heng come over with an official letter saying that he had ordered Wang Shen to send troops to Hunan to conquer Zhong Xiang. The old man had given Wang Shen an order, ordering him to lead the army to Dingzhou and kill Li Cheng for me. ”

Du Chong's face was hateful: "Li Cheng is a thief, the sea of blood that destroyed my Du family is not a common hatred, and today I want to return it a hundred times." Du Shu, I heard that Wang Shen and Li Cheng have an old relationship, and I'm afraid that he won't be able to do this. You are now the judge of his deeds, and now go over and oversee the matter. ”

"Ahh Du Shu's mouth opened wide in surprise. He was hanging out in Du Chong's left-behind division during this time, and naturally knew that Wang Shen was going to lead troops to Hunan.

At that time, he didn't care about it, thinking that the reason why Wang Shen was willing to send troops was mainly based on two considerations: First, the Manichaean demons were really annoying, and their combat effectiveness was not weak. If you leave it alone, it's another square wax. Once the momentum is great, it will inevitably flow to Jianghan. Jianghan is the foundation of the Sizhou army, how can others be allowed to sleep soundly on the side of the couch, even if Zhong Xiang does not fight Jianghan, Wang Shen must send troops in order to protect his base; Second, it is said that Li Cheng was very embarrassed by Zhong Xiang in Dingzhou, and he took refuge in Li Heng. In order to keep Li Cheng, a capable general, Li Heng naturally ordered Wang Shen to send troops to help in the battle. Li Heng is now the nominal supreme military and political governor of the Jingchu region, and if he gives an order, Wang Shen cannot disobey it.

Unexpectedly, there was this joint among them: it turned out that it was my uncle who asked Wang Daosi to send troops...... Uncle asked Wang Shen to kill Li Cheng for him and avenge the Du family's annihilation...... However, this is not humane.

No wonder Wang Daosi would send troops so quickly.

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In fact, in this year, the state decrees were not carried out, and it was common for officers and soldiers to attack each other and annex each other, and the imperial court could not control it, so it could only acquiesce or even admit it. If Wang Shen swallowed Li Cheng, there would be no trouble.

"Don't, no, it's a worthless thing, are you afraid that Li Cheng won't dare to go to Dingzhou?"

Du Shu: "No, no, no, my nephew is willing to go." ”

Du Chong's face looked better: "About it, it is important for you to go, be careful." Actually, you don't need to do anything, if Wang Daosi is willing to work hard, there is a way to deal with Li Cheng's thief. The old man is just worried that Wang Daosi is soft-hearted and can't do it, you have to supervise him well. Tell Wang Shen that if he does Li Cheng, Ding Lizhou and Chenzhou will be him, and a festival envoy will not be able to run away. In the future, one side will be appeased, and the door will be no problem for generations. When the world saw him, they had to shout out to the king. ”

"Yes, uncle, nephew retires, and will go to Hunan early tomorrow morning."

Just as he was about to leave, Du Chong suddenly stopped him and asked, "About it, can Dao Si start a family?" ”

Du Shu looked puzzled: "Not yet, what's wrong?" ”

Du Chong: "After the imperial court rewarded him this time, he is also a member of the Fu side." According to the imperial court system, family members should be sent to the capital, and when you see him, urge him to marry as soon as possible. In addition, the old man has already found a place for him in Jiankang, and has ordered someone to build a house for him, and when Hunan is pacified, it should be built. ”

After saying goodbye to Du Chong, Du Shu did not dare to delay, and immediately went out of the house to find Wu Tuo and others, and ordered them to prepare for their outfits.

Early in the morning of the second day, more than 100 sergeants took a clipper boat, and a puff of smoke rushed westward.