Chapter 234 Ninety-Nine Double Ninth Festival

The ninth day of September in the Chinese lunar calendar is the traditional Double Ninth Festival, also known as the Double Nine Festival, the Old Man's Festival, because the "Book of Changes" sets the "six" as the yin number, and the "nine" as the yang number, the ninth day of September, the moon and the yang, the two nines are heavy, so it is called the Chongyang, according to the research of later folklorists, the earliest record of the Double Ninth Festival in China should be the Wei Wen Emperor Cao Pi of the Three Kingdoms period, and his work "Nine and Zhong Xuanshu" clearly wrote the Chongyang drinking feast: "The years go by month, and the ninth day of September is suddenly repeated, nine is the number of yang, and the moon should be corresponding, and the name of the common name is Jia, I thought it was suitable for a long time, so I enjoyed the feast. ”

During the Song Dynasty, the Double Ninth Festival is also an important festival, the festival said, whether it is the royal family or the common people, will place a variety of chrysanthemums for appreciation, and there are conditions to light a lot of "chrysanthemum lanterns", of course, starting in the Eastern Han Dynasty to ascend and look far away, the mountains and rivers around Lin'an are beautiful, the Double Ninth Festival has also become a festival for the people to travel, on this day, the major Zen temples will also hold a fast meeting, the lion club, many monks will sit on the lion to say the law,

Generally speaking, on this day, the emperor will also give a banquet to the ministers, in order to celebrate, this year's Chongyang, because the first emperor passed away less than a year, it also canceled the banquet activities, just according to the etiquette system for a day off,

However, a small number of ministers were not able to take a holiday because they had to attend the military reform conference.

Imperial Palace Yanhe Hall,

In this supposed happy festival, the people in the apse have their own thoughts, waiting for the convening of the military reform meeting.

After everyone saluted, I said: "Ladies and gentlemen, today is the day of our military reform meeting, first of all, I welcome the four envoys from the war zone back to Lin'an, I thank the soldiers who have been fighting at the forefront of the battle, all the envoys, after you go back, I convey my greetings to the soldiers at the front. ”

"Yes, your ministers obey." The four of them said in unison,

"Okay, the meeting officially began, for the military reform, my purpose is very simple, is to enhance the military strength of our army, to create an army stronger than the Mongols, to prepare for the Northern Expedition, at present, the combat power of our army can only be reflected in the defensive aspect, if you want to go north, it is bound to attack, you think that with the current military strength of our dynasty to attack Mongolia, there is a few chances of victory, you are the core commander of our army, very familiar with the combat power of our army, but I think no one among you dares to say that there is a chance of victory, so, to achieve the Northern Expedition, To fulfill the last wishes of the emperors, I thought that military reform was necessary, however, there were different opinions in the court, so this time I recalled the envoys of all theaters to hear your opinions. ”

I saw that none of the people present spoke, and all of them looked very serious, and even the expressionless Jia Nidao had a hint of nervousness on his face.

"Since everyone doesn't speak, then I'll come to name it, Yangzhou Li Tingzhi and Li Aiqing, you can talk about it first."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Tingzhi stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is a soldier, and it is the duty of a soldier to obey orders, so the minister will act according to His Majesty's will." ”

Li Tingzhi obviously said in his words that he obeyed the order, and the emperor said to change, then he would support it, say not to change, and he would not oppose it, and Li Tingzhi's words were also very direct and clear, acting in accordance with the emperor's will, the meaning was very clear, loyal to the emperor,

The nervous look on Jia Yidao's face seemed to have faded a little, and Li Tingzhi did not say that he firmly supported military reform, although he said that he was loyal to the emperor.

I still had a calm look on my face, and said with a smile: "Li Aiqing's intention is to remain neutral, and he neither supports nor opposes. ”

Li Tingzhi said: "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

"Well, I know, Luzhou Xia Gui Xia Aiqing, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Lord Li's words are reasonable, and the military should obey the military order, so as to whether military reform is needed, the minister's opinion is the same as that of Lord Li, and the minister will follow His Majesty's will."

"Yes, I know what Xia Aiqing means."

is another ostensible neutral, but in fact he expresses his loyalty to the emperor,

Xia Gui's words made me completely relieved, but Jia Rudao was taken aback, and his slightly relaxed face became suspicious again, in Jia Rudao's view, Li Tingzhi is very likely to remain neutral, but Xia Gui's attitude made him extremely unhappy, although Xia Gui did not have a close relationship with Lu Wende, but he also pulled it up, and Jia Rudao also sent a book to Xia Gui in advance, and Xia Gui and I were familiar with each other because of the army in Luzhou, so Jia Rudao thought that Xia Gui would naturally stand on his side,

Although the change in Jia Yidao's face was fleeting, it was fully visible to me.

I smiled secretly in my heart, but I was very calm on the surface: "The next one, Xiangfan Envoy Lu Wende Lu Aiqing, according to your opinion." ”

Lu Wende's face showed a very strange look, he looked at me, and also looked at Jia Yidao, and then he whispered: "The minister also agrees with Lord Li's will, and will also obey His Majesty's will." ”

"What." Jia Rudao's face changed suddenly, and he blurted out,

"Don't worry, Lu Aiqing's voice is a little quieter, I repeat, Lu Aiqing means to agree with Li Aiqing's point of view."

Jia Yidao knew that he was out of shape, glared at Lu Wende viciously, and said no more,

If Xia Gui's attitude makes Jia Yidao unacceptable, then Lu Wende's attitude makes it unbearable, you must know that the strength of the border army is much greater than that of the forbidden army, both the number of soldiers and the combat effectiveness are based on the border army, not to mention, Lu Wende, like Xia Gui, expressed his loyalty to the emperor,

Jia Rudao suddenly felt empty in his heart, without the support of the border army, he had a lot less right to speak in the army, and he was like a toothless tiger.

I didn't care about him either, and continued: "The Central Sichuan Theater Control Envoy Gao Aiqing, it's your turn. ”

Gundam's voice was loud: "Your Majesty, the minister resolutely supports military reform. ”

I nodded and said, "Okay, all four envoys have expressed their opinions, one of them voted in favor of it, and three abstained from voting to show neutrality, and the result is already there, and I will announce it,,,,,。 ”

"Wait, Your Majesty, the old minister still has this music." Jia Rudao hurriedly played,

"Master, please speak."

"Your Majesty, now the northern Mongolia is looking at our dynasty, and the opinion of the Privy Council is to suspend the military reform, so as not to give Kublai Khan an opportunity."

"Well, this reminds me." I smiled and said, "This military reform will start with the forbidden army in Lin'an, and the four major theaters on the front line will remain largely unchanged for the time being, in case of Mongol attacks. ”

Fan Wenhuan received Jia Yidao's signal, and also got up and said: "Your Majesty, the views of the military department are also the same as those of the Taishi, and they think that the time is not yet ripe. ”

"The time is not yet ripe." I suddenly burst out laughing, "Fan Aiqing, when do you mean when the time is ripe, and do you have to wait for the completion of the restructuring of the naval division, I know this in my heart, the restructuring of the naval division is currently in the implementation stage, and the reform of the army is only the beginning of the formulation of the plan, and there is no conflict in time, Fan Aiqing, do you say yes." ”

Without waiting for Fan Wenhuan to answer, I continued: "If anyone wants to delay the military reform for various reasons, then don't mention it again, the time given to me by the Mongolian Kublai Khan is limited, and my patience is also limited. ”

"Minister Zhao Kui supports His Majesty's military reform." Zhao Kui, an old man in the army and currently a secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, took the lead in expressing his position.

Hideo Hiroshi seconded.

"Minister Li Beiyang seconded the motion."

"The minister seconded it."

"Minister Lu Wende seconded." In the last few years of Song Lizong's reign, Jia Rudao could almost cover the sky with one hand, so the Xiangfan army received the most support, so it became the strongest combat effectiveness among the border armies, which is also one of the reasons why Xiangyang was able to hold on to the Mongol encirclement for up to six years along the original historical process.

Now, Jia Nidao's cronies betrayed him at a critical time, how could it make him chill, as for the reason, of course Jia Nidao didn't know, it was just a coincidence, this can't help but be said to be my luck,

However, luck is also one of the keys to determining fate.

Just like Liu Bei during the Three Kingdoms period, if there was no Ma Yuetanxi, he would not have met Sima Hui, and he might have lost the source of news about the Wolong and Phoenix Chicks, and perhaps there would not have been a three-way thatched house, and there would be no later Three Kingdoms.

Similarly, if Lu Wende's son didn't go to Tongle Building, there would be no scene last night, maybe the military reform would not be so smooth, of course, the military reform is imperative, I have made up my mind about this, but if Lu Wende firmly stands on the side of Jia Yidao, plus the strength of the forbidden army, even if I have Xia Gui's help, I can only maintain the balance between the two sides,

Life is indeed strange sometimes, when you come to a fork in the road, maybe the left is the Sunshine Avenue, the right is the abyss, when Lu Wende stepped into the Tongle Building, his fate also changed,

I think maybe in the war of 1269, Lüwende would not have been killed.

Last night,

Lu Wende drank the dragon well I soaked with my own hands, and listened to my nagging,

"Lu Aiqing, you now know who the owner of Tongle Building is, and the Tianzi No. 1 room where you are now, only I or my friends can enter, Lu Aiqing, the young general just now is your young master."

"Back to Your Majesty, it is Lu Xin, the only son of the minister."

"Well, yes, it looks quite brave, how do you think it should be done for what happened just now?"

Lu Wende said cautiously: "It's all up to Your Majesty." ”

I said unhurriedly: "Let's talk about this matter, there is no difference between making trouble in Tongle Building and making trouble in the palace, and in the novel, it can also be said that those who don't know are not to blame, I will give the choice to Aiqing." ”

"Your Majesty, this ,,,,,。"

I filled Lu Wende's teacup with tea and said, "Aiqing, don't worry, think slowly." ”

Of course Lu Wende understands, I mean let him choose to follow the imperial power or the relative power, choosing the imperial power, it means that this is just a trivial matter, as a friend of the emperor, it is beyond reproach to come to the No. 1 room of Tongle Building, if it is to choose the Xiangquan, then the crime of Lu Xin and others can be said to be a rebellion, Jia Rudao knows the background of Tongle Building, and also warned his henchmen in Lin'an, but he has not told Lu Wende in the outer district,

I tapped my fingers lightly on the tabletop, and suddenly said to Yuan Jian: "Sir, those people below are all right." ”

"Your Majesty, they are all tied up, just wait for Your Majesty's order, and they can be executed on the spot."

I said "En", looked at Lu Wende and smiled: "Aiqing, drink tea." "I think my smile is natural and kind, but in the eyes of Lu Wende, it is full of evil.

"By the way, I don't have any children yet, and I don't know what the relationship between father and son is." I drank tea and said to myself,

Time passed minute by minute, and Yuan Jian and Lu Wende didn't speak, only heard me muttering a few words from time to time,

When he was approaching, Lu Wende drank a whole cup of tea suddenly, suddenly got up and knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty." ”