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There are a lot of chamberlains and palace maids who come and go, and as usual, these people will trot to him, nod their heads and listen to his call, and be able to hand over a flattering word in front of him, and after going back, they can boast to their companions with great face, one day I talked to Tong Shumi, and Tong Shumi treated me like a friend.

But today, these people don't look at him much.

Tong Guan knew that this represented that the anger of Zhao Ji, the son of heaven, had not yet subsided, and all he could do was to endure and wait.

endured this unprecedented humiliation and waited for Zhao Ji to change his mind.

But two hours have passed, and there is no news of Zhao Ji's summons.

If he can meet His Majesty face to face, he is confident that with his understanding of Zhao Ji over the years and the friendship between the two sides, Zhao Ji should be persuaded by him.

He fled all the way, and he had already thought of several excuses to persuade Zhao Ji, just asking for a chance to see Zhao Ji.

It wasn't until late evening that someone who dared to talk to him came out.

Li Yan.

Li Yan, who took over Yang Jian's responsibility for the looting in Xicheng, was also in a bad mood these days, because Yang Jian's house was raided, which shocked him greatly, and he felt that after some time, he would have to face this similar situation.

Therefore, seeing Tong Guan kneeling in front of the palace gate, Li Yan couldn't help but feel sad about the death of a rabbit and a fox.

"Tong Shumi, it's useless for you to kneel here, the official family has already left the palace." He whispered to Tong Guan.

Tong Guan was stunned: "Where did the official family go?" ”

"Cai Fu."

"Which Cai Mansion?"

"Which Cai Mansion will there be at this time, of course it is the Taishi Mansion." Li Yan grinned bitterly when he said this: "Don't look at you in a hurry, there are people who are as anxious as you." ”

This person who is as anxious as Tong Guan is naturally Cai You.

The situation has developed so far, which has fully proved that he is unworthy, and it can be said that he will resign from his post in the near future.

And the more Zhao Ji relied on Cai Jing's experience and wisdom, the more humiliating it was for Cai You. But when he heard that Zhao Ji had personally arrived at Cai Jing's Taishi Mansion, he had to rush over and want to inquire about Zhao Ji's latest idea.

Cai Jing didn't embarrass him, but let him go. Zhao Ji didn't pay attention to him, but just cried at Cai Jing: "What did I do wrong, why is there such a human tragedy, the Xia thief has returned, the Jin people have boycotted the alliance, the court is insufficient, the ministers are sluggish, and the people are besieged...... I heard that Chen Chaolao and his ilk were agitating the people of Beijing again, beating the drum to force me out of the palace to meet the people...... This is something that has never been done before! What is my fault, I actually caused this, I knew that it was like this, I might as well pass on the crown prince, travel leisurely in the spring forest, calligraphy and painting to entertain myself, and save myself from working all day, but I was complained by the ministers and the people! ”

Cai Jing could only smile bitterly when he heard this.

This Zhao official still thinks he is a Ming Jun.

But Cai You next to him was moved in his heart, he secretly glanced at Zhao Ji, and felt that Zhao Ji's words were sincere.

In terms of talent, he may not be as good as his father, but in terms of understanding of Zhao Ji, he is by no means inferior to Cai Jing.

Zhao Ji has never been a strong-willed person.

If he is a peaceful emperor, he will fight for power, but when the country is in crisis, he thinks about shirking responsibility.

Cai You's eyes rolled.

"The officials don't have to worry too much, the Yellow River is still dangerous, and the Jin people can't cross the river. In the past two years, the Beijing division has built a lot of city defense, especially with the Shenwei general artillery, and the Beijing division is safe! Cai Jing persuaded him.

"I also know this, but I am afraid that the trouble of the imperial court is not outside, but inside the Jingshi!"

What Zhao Ji is most afraid of is the rebellion of the people in Beijing.

It is said that he also did his own sin, the previous two bonds, has lost the hearts of the people of Beijing, and the day before yesterday from the hands of the major chambers of commerce to get three million yuan, I don't know how to spread out, so those who bought all kinds of bonds of the people rushed to ask for repayment, but the first use of this money is to send the official forbidden army in Beijing, the second is used for Gao Yu to go out of Beijing to recruit strong brave, the money comes and goes quickly, in the blink of an eye, it has been spent, and there is no money in the hands of the court, but the people think that the court has money.

In this way, Zhao Ji can be said to be really out of food. The inner treasury originally had some money, but when Zhao Ji finally made up his mind to use it, he found that there were only less than two million yuan left in it.

In the face of today's situation, it can be described as a drop in the bucket.

This made Zhao Ji completely desperate, and he lost the confidence to deal with the current crisis and wanted to throw a pick.

Cai Jing persuaded a few more words, but for a while, he couldn't find a good way, so he could only persuade Zhao Ji to seal Zhou Quan and order him to lead the troops to the king.

Zhao Ji didn't have much hope for this, and at the same time, he was also worried that if Zhou Quan was officially granted military power, even if he could solve the matter in front of him, he was afraid that it would leave a more terrible aftermath.

While they were discussing, Gao Yu suddenly rushed over and brought a piece of news that I didn't know if it was good or bad.

The Jin soldiers who did not lead the way crossed the Yellow River, broke through Lanzhou, and the forward advanced into Yingtianfu!

"Ying Tianfu...... If Ying Tianfu is lost, then even if the official family changes his mind, the news will not reach Zhou Quan! ”

Cai Jing, who was calm before, was panicked at this time!

Lanzhou is above the military and political government of the Great Song Dynasty, and definitely has a special status.

At the beginning of the Liao State attack the Song Dynasty, Kou Zhun half persuaded and half forced, took Song Zhenzong to Lanzhou, and the Liao State Empress Dowager Xiao, Liao Emperor Shengzong Yelu Longxu against the front line, although the Great Song Dynasty has gained a strategic advantage, but because Zhenzong himself is soft and cowardly, and finally ended with the alliance of the Yuan. After this covenant, the Song Liao covenant was a brotherly country, and the Song gave the Liao 300,000 taels of silver every year. Although for the Great Song Dynasty, it can be described as a loss of power and humiliation of the country, but it has ensured the peace between Song and Liao for nearly a hundred years.

At this time, the loss of Lanzhou means that the Yellow River is in danger and is no longer owned by the Great Song Dynasty!

The soldiers and horses of the Jin State continued to move south, passing through Xingren Mansion, which was Gyeonggi and Nanjing Yingtianfu. At this time, the Jin people did not directly attack Bianjing, but advanced to Yingtianfu, clearly to cut off the connection between the Great Song Jingshi and the southeast rivers and mountains.

It can only be said that Jin Ren's blow hit the joint, which made Cai Jingjing uneasy.

He was so out of shape that Zhao Ji was also frightened, and at this time he realized that Cai Jing's previous confidence came from Zhou Quan.

"Shanzhou is originally a strong city, and there is a natural danger of the Yellow River, why did the Jin people go down in a battle?" Cai Jing asked again.

"This ...... The Jin people used artillery. Gao Yu's face was very green, he was about to go out of Beijing to recruit Zhuang Yong, now it's good, the Jin people are on the edge of the capital.

"Artillery......" Zhao Ji was speechless.

Zhou Quan's "invention" of this kind of device gave the Great Song Dynasty the confidence to confront the Liao State, but it was this kind of weapon that greatly reduced the danger of the Great Song Dynasty's cities.

"Yingtian doesn't have many soldiers, and the gold thief has cannons, how can he hold it! In today's strategy, there is only one way, the official, please patrol the Shu land! Cai Youdao, who had been listening to it all the time.

Zhao Ji's expression moved, if something can't be done, this is a way.

"The official family doesn't need to be in a hurry, Ying Tianfu may not necessarily be unable to hold it, and now the person who knows Ying Tianfu is Zong Ze, does the official family still remember this person?"

Cai Jing was shocked, but he eased up, he was deeply impressed by Zong Ze, so he was relieved.

But Zhao Ji didn't think that Zong Ze could keep Ying Tianfu.

In Yingtianfu, Zong Ze, who was covered in armor, walked on the street, although he was more than half a hundred years old, his beard and hair were white, but when he walked, the dragon and tiger walked majesticly.

"It's too guarded!"

"Look, that's Zong Taishou, he really is a hero!"

"If it weren't for Zong Taishou's preparations, how could the city contain so many people, I don't know how many people would die under the mace of the golden thief!"

Because of proper preparation, when the Jin people approached, Zong Ze opened the city gate, and hundreds of thousands of people fled into Yingtianfu City to escape the war. These people were organized to strengthen the city's defenses and investigate the spies, so that even if there were no relatives or friends to take refuge in the city, they did not have to worry about freezing and starving.

This incident made Zong Ze very prestigious in the city, and when he saw him inspecting, the people seemed to have a backbone, and they talked in a whisper, and they were mostly praised.

When Zong Ze heard these words, he didn't have any joy.

How did these people know how much effort Zhou Quan had behind his many coping strategies.

Even the organization and deployment in the city are indispensable for the "Zhou Quan's disciples" transferred from the Beijing-Xu Railway construction site.

Therefore, Zong Ze was still a little ashamed, feeling that he had deceived the world and stolen his name, and he was a little sorry for Zhou Quan.

Just thinking about Zhou Quan, Zong Ze was surprised to see that on the side of the street, Zhou Quan grinned and smiled at him.

"Jiguo Gong, Zhou Gong!" Zong Ze was really surprised, if he himself gave the people in Yingtianfu City a backbone, then Zhou Quan's appearance at this time made his originally somewhat uncertain heart settle. He suddenly had absolute certainty about defending the city.

After the two saw that the ceremony was over, Zong Ze smiled and said: "Ji Guogong is not in Japan at this time, how can he have time to come here?" ”

"I can't transfer my troops, but I can come over myself, and although the main force can't come, the non-main force can." Zhou Quan smiled and said, "I'm just the guide, and there will be 3,000 guards in the future...... Zonggong, this is all the troops I can draw. ”

Zong Ze didn't believe it at all, he looked at Zhou Quan suspiciously: "Japan's affairs, is it true or false?" ”

Zhou Quan smiled slightly, but did not answer directly: "When I arrived, I only brought 3,000 people, what you said over there, is it true or false?" ”

Zong Ze knew that there should be some kind of mystery in this, he originally guessed that Zhou Quan wanted to sit back and watch Jin destroy the Great Song Dynasty, and then he jumped out with the image of saving the world, won the hearts of the people, and thus established the foundation of immortality - in this regard, although Zong Ze was dissatisfied, he had to admit that this was the best choice for Zhou Quan.

But Zhou Quan appeared here, on what may be the most fierce and bloody battlefield!

"When did Je Kok Gong come?" Zong Ze thought for a moment and asked again.

"I arranged everything to rush back two days ago, I originally wanted to rush to Lanzhou, but I didn't expect that Lanzhou would fall so quickly...... Hey? ”

Zhou Quan was explaining to Zong Ze, but out of the corner of his eye, Yu Fa saw a person in the crowd on the side of the road, and couldn't help but stop and sighed.

The man immediately covered his face with his sleeve and turned away, as if to avoid him. (To be continued.) )