The siege of Yangzhou was a dramatic reversal in one day, and when the defenders of Yangzhou were still sighing at the holy decree that was about to be announced, they had already entered the enemy's camp in the evening to celebrate the victory. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

After a night of culling, the important generals of Li's whole army were killed or wounded, and the elite was basically wiped out. The only fly in the ointment is that Li Quan's whereabouts have not been found, but even if Li Quan is not dead, the first battle of Yangzhou, the loss of troops and generals, has cut off any possibility of his comeback, he is alive, this world is just one more begging.

The rest was to take advantage of the victory to pursue and incorporate all of Li Quan's territory into the Song Kingdom in one fell swoop.

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In Yangzhou City, Zhao Zheng's mansion welcomed two special guests at this time.

Ma Defang and Li Quan.

Li Quan's matter is related to Yan Qianwu's future plans, if she wants to quickly clean up Li Quan's mess in Shandong, she must rely on Yang Miaozhen's prestige and gather the remnants of the army, but if Li Quan dies at her hands, then Yang Miaozhen may not fulfill the bet with her, so her capturing Li Quan alive is not a credit, but a burden.

She can't take this credit, not only can't she receive it, but she can't appear in this war.

After hearing the cause and effect of the matter, Zhao Zheng decided to give this credit to its original owner in history, Zhao Kui.

Zhao Kui was summoned by the national teacher, and when he came to Zhao Zheng's mansion and saw Li Quan, he was taken aback, and asked why, because Zhao Zheng was nominally in retreat to spy on the heavens, this scene had to be done enough, and it couldn't leave a handle for people.

Therefore, Zhao Zheng could only pass the note out, "It's a matter of heaven, you claim the credit for capturing Li Quan alive, don't make a public announcement." ”

Zhao Kui took this note and thought secretly, the national teacher should want to use this credit to compensate himself, it is late April, the spring ploughing has not completely passed, it is still possible to grab seeds, plus the government borrows seeds and grain, this year can also be passed. However, the development of Guangdong did encounter the bottleneck of lack of manpower, and basically all the exiled prisoners of the Song State were sent to Guangzhou, but it was still far from enough, and with the nearly 200,000 refugees outside Yangzhou, the development of Guangdong could be advanced by at least two years. At present, the decisive battle between the Jin State and Mongolia is imminent, and with the current combat power of the Jin State, the Great Song Dynasty will face the Mongol troops in a few years, so the development of Guangdong will become more and more important.

Whether to be famous or to take credit, all this makes Zhao Kui face a dilemma.

After Ma Defang was sent back to Yangzhou by Yan Tianwu, he recuperated in Yangzhou for three days before leaving under the pretext of being frightened.

The news that Li Quan was captured alive spread all over Yangzhou City for the first time, and in the face of Zhao Shanxiang and Zhao Fan's questions, Zhao Kui had no choice but to tell the truth.

Li Quan was captured alive, and his army naturally collapsed, so Zhao Shanxiang took advantage of the situation to sweep the two Huai in one fell swoop, completely driving Li Quan's forces out of the Song realm.

At the same time, the two governments agreed to Zhao Kui's exile of 200,000 refugees, and almost single-mindedly carried it out, the whole country was in an uproar, Zhao Kui and Shi Miyuan were scolded as butchers together, and even looked at Zhao Kui with many soldiers who were a little timid, if Zhao Kui gave them the impression that he was heroic and extraordinary, and he was a Confucian minister who was familiar with military affairs, then now he is a cold and cruel butcher, since ancient times, he does not blame the public, this time the court even sat on the civilians, unheard of.

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In Lin'an City, Xiangfu, Shi Miyuan sat by the lake fishing, maybe the sun in the spring was too warm to make him fall asleep, and the green clothes beside him gently shook Shi Miyuan: "Xianggong, still sleeping, not only the fish have run away, but even Li Shangshu is going to run away." ”

Shi Miyuan squinted his eyes and saw Li Zhixiao sitting on the side waiting, and said with a warm smile: "Xiaozhang, when did you come?" When you are older, you are sleepy, no younger than you. ”

In February this year, Li Zhixiao had just been promoted to the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, but he was not happy at all, and it was not a good move for Shi Miyuan to promote him to this high position in such a hurry.

This means that Shi Miyuan has retreated, from this period of time about Li Quanbing's siege of Yangzhou, Shi Miyuan's series of actions all imply that Shi Miyuan intends to defile himself and retire.

Without Shi Miyuan's heavenly cover, the filthy things Li Zhixiao did were enough to demote him to Qiongzhou dozens of times. This Ministry of Works, the right should be Shi Miyuan's hard work over the years, but it is too cheap, Li Zhixiao thinks in his heart that he has been in the Yushitai for nearly ten years in order to help Shi Miyuan eliminate dissidents, and it is not out of the ordinary to enter the two mansions with his merits.

Li Zhixiao is here to test Shi Miyuan's attitude today, and he doesn't want to sit still and wait for death if he has made plans early.

"Forgetting about the rivers and lakes is also a great joy in life, but how can things be as good as you want in the world, working hard for the country, and doing your best, even more so, compared with Zhuge Wuhou of the previous dynasty."

Shi Miyuan put away the fishing rod and asked people to bring some bait, and he personally fed the fish.

"Xiaozhang, the most important thing for a person is to be self-aware, I have ruled the Great Song Dynasty for more than 20 years, do you think it is because of my luck that I met two holy masters?"

Shi Miyuan said seriously, and said the word "Holy Lord" made Li Zhixiao smile slightly in his heart, and it was rumored that if Shi Miyuan hadn't met a foolish emperor and an honest emperor, how could he be alone for more than 20 years with his talent?

"With the ability of the prime minister, it is a blessing for the court to rule the Great Song Dynasty for more than 20 years, and not all of it is the work of the saint."

In the face of Li Zhixiao, who has different hearts, Shi Miyuan's heart words have ended here, it is useless to say more, the emperor wants to be pro-government, and it is necessary to rectify the dynasty, and Shi Miyuan has been alone for more than 20 years, there are many party henchmen, and the people and officials have long been complaining, and they are the best candidates to use the knife, how can Shi Miyuan, who has reached the peak of power, not understand? What's even more terrifying is that the official family is already dissatisfied with himself, and in addition to the national teacher with an unclear attitude on the side, Shi Miyuan is really worried that the ship will suddenly lift that day, it is better to take the initiative to take a step back and change to a Sihai Yanping, and in return, Shi Songzhi will definitely be reused, and it is not difficult to enter the two mansions, and the wealth of the Shi family will be preserved.

The reason why Shi Miyuan dared to put down the power in his hands was because his opponent made him feel trusted, and he had been alone for more than 20 years, and the political enemies in the court had been almost driven away by him.

Now standing opposite him is a rookie who has no political experience, any fighting skills in the past court, this Great Song Dynasty official seems to be completely ignorant, facing an opponent who does not know the rules of the game, and has rewritten the rules of the game is a very terrifying thing, and there is a national teacher next to him who can't see the depth, all of which makes Shi Miyuan feel exhausted.

So it's better to forget about the rivers and lakes and enjoy some family fun, and his younger brother hasn't always complained that he has lived in the center for a long time and cut off his opportunity to enter the two mansions, and now he has fulfilled his wish!

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Li Quan was captured alive, and Li Quan's subordinates fled and surrendered, but in just over ten days, the army of the Song State was pushed to the city of Chuzhou.

The remnants of Li Quan's subordinates in Chuzhou City did not resist too much, and they all raised white flags and surrendered.

However, when Zhao Shanxiang inspected the equipment depot in Chuzhou, he found that it had been looted, and hurriedly asked the relevant people to ask, and knew that Yang Miaozhen had been here ten days ago, and the news of Li Quan's defeat had not yet come, and Yang Miaozhen was still very prestigious in the army, so no one dared to say a word about the weapons, grain and grass in Chuzhou City.

After Zhao Zheng heard that Zhao Shanxiang was informed of this, he understood that Yan Tianwu had already begun to act.