It was too late, and only a few days later, the news of Yang Jin's defeat reached the capital.

Yang Jin is really wronged. First of all, he is actually the same as Ouyang Xiu, he is worried at home, but Nong Zhigao was trapped in Yongzhou, and the imperial court forcibly reinstated him - who made him a general of the Yang family who is both civil and military, and has rich experience in suppressing bandits in the south, it is simply unreasonable not to use him.

Although Yang Ji was reluctant to accept the task, but as a loyal martyr after the consciousness is still very high, after being appointed as 'Guangnan two roads volume pacification, control thieves and thieves', he crossed the Yangtze River non-stop, crossed the Qinling Mountains, and set foot on the Liangguang battlefield.

Then he relived his old dream in Hunan. In the decisive battle, the troops under his command, under the impact of ferocious barbarians, ran away in an instant. Fortunately, he learned the lesson of the previous time and kept up in time, so he was not left behind again......

But in Hunan, he has time to clean up the mess, train the troops, and slowly figure it out, because it is the mainland, and there will be no major events in the chaos for a few years, but Liangguang is a frontier, if he is defeated again and again, he will turn Nong Zhigao into the second Li Yuanhao, whether it is Dali or Jiaozhi, he will be ready to move, and there will never be peace in the southwest.

What's more, there are also Western Xia and Liao, which are eyeing each other......

Therefore, it is completely understandable that the officials and ministers of Bianjing were shocked after learning of this defeat.

In the vertical arch hall, the emperor summoned his ministers again, but this time it was not only Han Qi, but also two prime ministers, Chen Zhizhong, Pang Ji, and another privy envoy, Gao Ruone.

There will be a court meeting later, but in fact, at this kind of core meeting at the highest level, the decision on military affairs has already been decided.

The official family was wearing a scarlet shirt and robe, wearing a black gauze and straight feet, looking at the ministers who were wearing a crown of virtue, wearing a scarlet robe, and wearing a square heart collar around their necks, they sighed and said: "Zhongqing's family, what do you think of this Nong Zhigao's descent?" It turned out that after Nanong Zhigao defeated Yang Jin, he once again asked to surrender, this time on the condition that the Song court allowed him to be Yong Gui and other envoys of the Seven Prefectures.

This time, no one dared to suppress his letter anymore, and the so-called 'table reduction', and the battle report of the defeat of the Song army, were sent to the Beijing division at the same time.

Several ministers have been on the emperor's side for a long time, and they are about to think about the official family...... Eighty percent has the idea of calming things down, and considers agreeing to Nong Zhigao's conditions.

In fact, there is more than one father-in-law, who has the same thoughts. It's just that if you say this kind of thing, you will inevitably be scolded.

But you can't let the official family suffer this scolding, right? After waiting for a while, no one said anything, so Prime Minister Chen Zhizhong had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "Go back to the official's house." The Lingnan rebellion originated from a misunderstanding. According to what the minister heard, Nanon Zhigao was originally attached to it, and pleaded for canonization several times, and the request was lowered again and again, and in the end, he just asked for a small Zhizhouer. However, his attached surrender table was detained by the former Yongzhou Taishou. Nong Zhigao felt humiliated, so he raised troops to attack Yongzhou. Now that he has asked for surrender again, the official family should give him a chance to reform for the sake of the livelihood of the common people and for the sake of the society...... The minister thought that it seemed acceptable to reduce the table. ”

"Hmm." After Chen Zhizhong finished speaking, Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "What else do you think?" ”

"I think it's absolutely impossible!" Han Qi took a step forward and said loudly: "Qiqi official family, if you agree to Nong Zhigao's conditions, then Lingnan will be separated from the Great Song Dynasty forever!" At that time, not only will the two roads of land be lost, but the entire land of finance and taxation in the south of the Yangtze River will face war all year round, and the foundation of the Great Song Dynasty will be in danger! ”

"Han Xianggong is a little alarmist." Chen Zhizhong shook his head and said: "Sealing him as a festival envoy is just a restraint strategy, and in the future, slowly collecting his elite soldiers and controlling his money valley will cause harm to itself." ”

"King Han's recipe is based on Emperor Taizu's strong military might," Han Qi always couldn't understand why incompetent fools like Chen Zhizhong and Gao Ruone could rank among the top of the leader? What do the officials regard as the important weapon of the country? He sarcastically said: "Now that we are killing people on the battlefield, we can only treat others as grandfathers when the time comes!" also collect its elite soldiers and control its money valley...... I'm afraid that if you want money for money and food for food, if it doesn't go well, you will flip the table and fuck your mother! ”

"You ......" Chen Zhizhong is an elegant gentleman, not to mention that the emperor is rude, even in private, he can't say a single dirty word, and his face is red, and he can't speak there.

"Han Qing's family, be cautious." The official family had no choice but to play a round road.

"Wechen knows his mistake." Han Qi said it, but his demeanor didn't care at all.

"What do you two think?" The official looked at the other two.

"The minister seconded Han Xianggong." Pang Ji came out of the column and said in a deep voice.

"Minister, I also seconded Han Xianggong." Gao Rune is actually biased towards Chen Zhizhong in his heart. But how dare he offend Han Qi? They all work in the Privy Council, and they don't look up and look down, for fear that they will be rectified all day long. is still a gentleman like Chen Zhizhong, there is no pressure to offend.

Three to one, the official family was silent for a long time, and Fang asked: "Zhuqing's main battle, can you win?" ”

"As long as the imperial court selects strong generals and uses elite soldiers, it will win!" Han Qi cut the railway, in fact, how can there be victory in the world? It's just that this official is good at everything, but he is too stable and unwilling to take a little risk. If you don't say it, you don't want him to make up his mind.

"What is a strong general, what is an elite soldier?" Yang Jin, who was touted as the first Confucian general by the civil officials, was defeated, where did the officials still have confidence.

"Back to the official's house, the elite soldiers are none other than the Western Army, and the strong generals are close at hand." Pang Ji sang a big song, and said word by word: "To exterminate Nong Zhigao, Di Qing must be killed!" ”

As soon as these words came out, a subtle smile flashed in Zhao Zhen's eyes, but he still said indifferently: "I remember that as soon as the news of the fall of Yongzhou came, Di Qing went out to fight lightly, but the ministers all said that Yang Zhen was more suitable than Di Qing......"

"At that time, one didn't pay enough attention to Nong Zhigao, and the other didn't expect the army in Lingnan to be corrupted." Han Qi's old face was slightly red, that was his original words, in fact, he had always been very unhappy with Di Qing, and he couldn't say why, he just didn't want to give him a chance. Even now, if it is possible, he is not willing to use Di Qing, but - Liu Ping, Ren Fu, Guo Zun, Wu Ji, and Wang Jue, who fought fiercely with the Western Xia, have all died in battle, and Zhang Yu of Lin and Fu also died early due to injuries, and the Chong Shiheng of Qingjian City has entered old age, and as far as the eye can see, the famous generals of the Great Song Dynasty who have been tempered by war for a long time are only Di Qing: "At that time, the subordinates thought that they used a knife to kill chickens, but Na Nong Zhigao was actually a fierce tiger, and we only had to use Leng Yan saw!" ”

"Hmm." Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "It seems that he is the only one to use...... The princes can nominate him as the commander at the court tomorrow. ”

"Officials think twice, martial artists can't be full-time, it's better to send another civil official to assist him." Han Qi disagreed. The so-called assistance is actually supervision and containment. The Song Dynasty emphasized literature and suppressed military force, believing that the military had soldiers in their hands and was not easy to control, so suppressing military attachés was the consciousness of every civil official.

Sure enough, this remark attracted Gao Ruune's echo, and even Chen Zhizhong said that if the official family must fight, it is better to send a civilian official as the commander, and then Di Qing will be in charge of the military, and the civil official will be in charge of Di Qing...... In this way, you can rest assured.

The official family was a little undecided, and looked at Pang Ji, who did not express his position, and said, "What does the prime minister mean?" ”

"Qiqi Guanjia," this 'Pang Taishi', who was as wronged as Chen Shimei, said bitterly at this moment: "The march and battle are expensive to have a unified order and one heart. Di Qing was born in the army, and if he was assisted by Wenchen, it would definitely lead to a situation where the order could not be single-minded, which was very unfavorable for leading the troops to fight. If the official family doesn't trust Di Qing, then it might as well not send him. ”

"That's how the Southern Han Dynasty was established." Han Qi said coldly, he dared to say anything. made the official family suddenly change color.

"Not to mention that Di Qing has always been loyal and brave, and now he is not the fifth generation of the Grass King in the troubled times. The Great Song Dynasty has been established for a hundred years, and all parties have returned to their hearts and the society is solid! Pang Ji was a little angry and said: "Take 10,000 steps back and say, when the time comes, whether you use the forbidden army or the western army, the family is in the north, who will rebel against him?" ”

"You dare to vouch for your life?" Han Qi provoked him.

"Why don't you dare?" Pang Ji Su Fa said: "Even if you use the nine clans to guarantee, the old man has nothing to say!" ”

"Don't make any noise." Seeing that the smell of gunpowder between the two was getting stronger and stronger, the official finally became the referee and said: "Pang Qing is right, there is no doubt in employing people, and there is no need to suspect people!" ”

"Official ......"

"I have made up my mind, and there is no need to discuss this matter again." The Son of Heaven said categorically, and turned to his inner servant: "Gonggong Hu, the sky is very hot, and it is not easy for the princes, so I will pick up a load of cold melons from Xixia Gong and send them to you." This is Zhao Zhen's habit, every time he meets the minister, he ends with this not too valuable, but very intimate gift.

"Thank you, official." The ministers sang knowingly and retired.

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At three o'clock on the fifth watch of the next day, the court officials gathered in front of the Zichen Palace. When the drum sounds, each according to the product, the Dan Qi is divided, the worship dance and living have been completed, the civil and military classes are divided, and they are listed under the jade steps.

"Your Majesty, yesterday I sent Yu Jing and Yang Jin to lead the army to march to Lingnan Nong Zhigao, due to the heat of the miasma, the army and horses are not suitable for water and soil, and the battle is unfavorable, and now the army retreats to Guizhou for a while, don't wait for the holy decree."

The official asked, "What should I do?" ”

"Yang Jin should go back to Beijing to listen to the crime, and Yu Jing will be retained in the army. Don't let one person be the commander, go to the expedition again, and beg for the holy decree. Han Qi came out of the class.

"This is a big trouble for the heart, and it must be eliminated, who will share the worries with the widow?"

"Weichen thinks that he wants to pacify this thief," Pang Ji said: "If it is not the privy deputy envoy and the envoy of the Changhua military festival to know Yanzhou, Di Qing Di Hanchen is the only one!" ”

"What do you think?"

"The ministers seconded it!" The ministers of the two houses have already agreed on a unified opinion: "It must be Di Qing!" ”

"In that case, I ordered Di Qing to rush into Beijing to meet him."