Chapter 727: The Unhappy Breakup of the Pilgrimage
The Great Song Dynasty south of the Yellow River is the whole country jubilant like a New Year, but the Jin country in the north is unprecedentedly gloomy.
For the loss of the Central Plains, Jin Guo was psychologically prepared. Otherwise, he would not have seen Bianjing City besieged across the Yellow River, and would not have helped to fight with the Song army.
Emperor Wanyan Yunzhong was guarding the north bank of the Yellow River and deployed 150,000 Jin troops entrusted with it. And the commander of this army was Yelu Mengge, who was a descendant of the Yelu royal family of the former Liao State.
At the court meeting, Ye Yu convened the ministers to discuss the continuation of the Northern Expedition of the army, and he was eager to hear the opinions of the ministers.
"Your Majesty, now that the main force of the Jin Kingdom has been almost wiped out, I believe that the north of the Yellow River is just around the corner!"
"Yes, now that our army is like a rainbow, the barbarian state of the Jin State is no longer to be feared!"
"With my current soldiers, the recovery of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun is not far off!"
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"Don't forget, the Yellow River is the last line of defense for the Jin State to intercept our army from the north, and the Jin State must be fortified and controlled at all levels, and Yelu Mengge on the north bank of the Yellow River should not be underestimated!"
The ministers said high-level flattery one by one, but none of them said substantive problems, when Ye Yu was unhappy and felt depressed, Wu Ting's extremely discordant voice made Ye Yu feel a lot more relieved.
Wu Ting's words made Wu Xi, Yu Hangkun, Gu Xifeng and other generals in the palace reflect slightly, but they were refuted by a group of civil servants.
"It's just a traitor seeking glory, and I don't think I have much ability, what my Celestial Dynasty soldiers are pointing to, why don't you worry about being invincible?"
"His Majesty is the wise lord who was ordered by the sky, and since the royal conquest, it has been like a bamboo in the north of the Central Plains, and the Jianghuai moat can easily pass, so what is the fear of the Yellow River!"
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"Enough!" Listening to these civil servants talking about military affairs, Ye Yu couldn't bear it anymore after all.
Ye Yu, who stood up suddenly, stared coldly at the Wenchen who had just spoken: "Drag these people out!" β
As soon as the words fell, the guards in front of the palace went to the palace to act according to the order, Jiang Fu saw this and hurriedly stepped forward to plead: "Your Majesty, please stop your anger......"
"Humph! Did Jiang Qing hear what he said clearly? β
"Old minister, listen clearly......"
"Good! Now that I have heard it clearly, I have come to ask you, what is the use of keeping such a song to welcome the bad guys? β
"This ......"
Ye Yu glared at Jiang Fu, then looked at the people who had already kowtowed, and said in a deep voice: "Cut jobs for the people, never hire!" β
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Jiang Fu didn't expect to come forward, and he couldn't save these unashamed ministers, so he had to retreat in disgrace.
The anger of the Son of Heaven is not trivial, and after this incident, everyone in the hall began to be silent, for fear that if a word is inappropriate, they will be the same as a few people.
"I don't know how to pretend to understand, it's what I hate deeply!"
Ye Yu is obviously still angry, if it is said that military generals are easy to commit treason, then Wenchen is the root of the misunderstanding of the country, since ancient times, the traitors who have been patting horses and welcoming each other, which one is not Wenchen's trouble!
Imagine that Yan Yunzhong was able to hand over the crucial last natural danger between Song and Jin to a Yelu clan who had been destroyed, and this alone could contrast Yelu Mengge's superiority.
And this is such a person, but by this group of civil servants who do not understand military affairs and can only hide in the rear to enjoy peace, they confuse personal integrity with military ability.
Ye Yu said, glanced at the sharp gaze, and then fell on the group of ministers behind Jiang Fu: "Ladies and gentlemen, do you also think that Yelu Mengge, who is sticking to the north bank of the Yellow River, is a person who does not understand military affairs because he is a person who sells humiliation and seeks glory and has low moral character?" β
"This ......"
At this time, who dares to touch the mold, the lessons of the past are already clear, so one by one has to shrink their heads and dare not say more.
"Humph! I have long stated that pedantic ministers who do not need subjective assumptions, if it is based on your subjective assumptions, will Yang Ye, a famous general under the command of Taizu back then, also be listed as a traitor with poor character who sells for glory!? β
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"Huh!? Why don't you say it!? The almost roaring question made all the civil and military generals in the hall silent.
Ye Yu has always been kind to people, even if he kills people and slaughters the city, he has done it lightly, but today is the first time he has been angry in front of everyone.
Because he dislikes some people the most, standing on a moral high ground to subjectively belittle their opponents!
In the end, a military court discussion on sending troops became a topic of discussion on morality, and the matter of crossing the river had to be discussed separately. However, the example given by Ye Yu directly blocked the group of ministers led by Jiang Fu and was speechless!
The famous general Yang Ye is the Yang Lao Linggong of the Yang family general in the interpretation of the novel, whether it is the beautification of the novel or the beautification of the opera, Yang Ye is quite famous in history.
And the reason why Ye Yu used Yang Ye as an example of counterattacking the Chinese courtiers of the dynasty was because Yang Ye was a general of the Northern Han during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, and later Zhao Kuangyin pacified the Central Plains and destroyed the Northern Han, and Yang Ye also returned to the Song Dynasty.
The Northern Han regime was established by Liu Chong, who was a Shatuo and originally a tribe other than the Ten Western Turkic tribes.
Yang Ye's personal resume is very similar to the current Yelu Mengge, so Ye Yu did not fight back with a long speech, but used this targeted example to ridicule these Wenchen.
Yelu's allegiance to the Jin State is against the integrity of 'loyal ministers do not matter to the two masters', but the Song Dynasty history books highly praise Yang Ye for choosing the lord wisely, how can it be explained?
Yelu Mengge is a descendant of the royal family of the former Liao State, and now both father and son serve the enemy country.
In the same way, the Northern Han Dynasty was also annexed by the Song Dynasty, and Yang Ye, as a subordinate of the Northern Han Dynasty, was not the same as the Song Dynasty, a country of enemies for generations!
In the same way, Yang Ye became a hero of historical justice, and Yelu Mengge, as the enemy of the current Song Dynasty, became a traitor to the country and seeking glory in the mouths of these Han literati!
The Jin State destroyed the Liao State of the Khitans, and according to the so-called national righteousness, Yelu Mengge, the former royal family, should take revenge on the family and country as their own responsibility, and fighting against the Jin State to the end is the way to be loyal to the king.
But it was these Yelu clans who returned to the Jin State, when the Jin State was invaded by the Mongols in the last years of the Jin Kingdom, there were many Khitan people who died for the Jin State, and they would rather die for the Jin State than surrender to the Mongols!
Isn't that something to be respected? On the other hand, in the Central Plains occupied by the Jin State, how many loyal ministers and righteous men fought to the death?
Most of the officials under the Jin Guozheng system were appointed to serve by Han Chinese.
Now that the Central Plains has been restored, all the state capitals, counties and counties are in ruins, and these people continue to serve as local officials in the Jin State.
If the comments of these ministers in the DPRK and China are followed, will these people be treated as traitors to the country and seeking glory?
Of course, Ye Yu, who is already the Son of Heaven, cannot refute these words in detail with the ministers in the court.
Because although Ye Yu does not fully agree with it in his heart, as the idea of educating the loyal ministers and filial sons of the world, he should still strongly advocate and respect it.
This is just like the truth that Wu Zetian built a Buddhist temple on the one hand and believed in Buddhism, but on the other hand, he killed people without blinking.
(Continuing the dark history, the purpose is to show that history is written by the victors, and whether the historical materials are true or not must be determined for themselves.) This reminds me of a dialogue in Stephen Chow's "The Legend of the Deer and Ding", where Wei Xiaobao asked Chen Jinnan why he wanted to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, and Chen replied: "With stupid people, you have to fool the slogan of the Han family to restore the world; With smart people, you have to be direct, that is, the Manchu Tartars robbed our women and silver taels, and we want to take them back......')