351 How unjust it is to God
When the Great Song Dynasty knew the heroic deeds and exploits of Luda and his 1,000 warriors, it was already more than half a month later, because all the strong men died in battle, and no one could pass the news to the Great Song Dynasty.
Yue Fan's face was sad or joyless, and the courtiers couldn't see anything on his face, but from the analysis of the low mood of the emperor and the prime minister, everyone seemed to know the final outcome of this matter, Zong Ze sighed silently, looked at Wu Yong, Wu Yong also looked at Zong Ze, shook his head slightly, Zong Ze closed his eyes, sighed again, and did not take out the fold in his hand.
It was a joint letter written by the chief and deputy privy envoys of the Privy Council, that is, the remedial measures after Luda's death in battle and the failure of the plan, if it can be done at the cost of a thousand people, of course the Great Song is willing, but if it can't be done, they will also choose the second option, even if it costs a huge price, it is better than having a national war with the Jin people in their heyday.
But at this time, if this recital is taken out, wouldn't it be equivalent to saying that they already think that Ruda was dead in battle and that the mission had failed? Not to mention how Yue Fan looked at them, how should Lin Chong, whose eyes were always red, treat them?
Finally, they still didn't choose to hand over the fold now, after discussing some daily government affairs, Zhao Huan tiredly announced that he was going to the next court, he was a little uncomfortable recently, it is estimated that he was too tired some time ago, and now he needs to recuperate, Zhao Ding is very capable and loyal, plus Yue Fan's assistance, he can now delegate power. Then take a break.
Came to his back garden, Zhao Huan sat in the small pavilion, here is still a small courtyard that the ministers really couldn't stand after visiting the royal backyard and suggested that the household department allocate funds to build a small courtyard, compared to the courtyard in Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo, it is simply built of building blocks, but at this moment, Zhao Huan no longer wants to ask for anything.
Sit in the little pavilion. Looking at the small pool and the snow that had not yet melted, Zhao Huan wrapped his fur coat and drank a sip of hot water, then sighed and asked Yue Pan beside him: "Peng Zhan, Lu Qing, aren't you coming back?" ”
Yue Flip's heart tingled, to be honest. The reason why he pretended to be joyless and sad was precisely because he was not sure in his heart, and he didn't know what the situation was in the end, whether he was still alive, whether the mission had been successful, or if they had all died in battle and the mission had failed...... There was no news from the spies sent to Liaodong, and there was no news from the previous intelligence network. Everything seemed to be telling Yue Tuo that the situation was really not good.
It's true. This operation was the most unconfident one for him, because it was not him who needed to pay for his life, but Ruda and a thousand warriors, who let others pay with their lives, while he hid behind and enjoyed the results. This is not Yue Tuo's code of conduct, but this time, it is a last resort, and there is no way to do it.
"Minister, I don't know." Yue Chuan can only say so.
Zhao Huan's hand trembled. Then he returned to his original state, picked up the teacup, and took a sip: "That's it...... There are really not many things that Peng Zhan doesn't know...... A fierce general like Lu Qing is rare for the Great Song Dynasty, if Lu Qing is lost, the future Northern Expedition will really be a big help...... But there's no way around it, right? ”
Yue Chuan took a deep breath: "If there is a little room for redemption, the minister will not do this...... Your Majesty, the minister is a human being, not omnipotent, if the minister is omnipotent, the 30,000 brothers under the city of Tokyo will not all die in battle......"
Zhao Huan put down the teacup, stood up, and sighed deeply: "I know, I knew from the beginning that Peng Zhan was not perfect, Peng Zhan would also make mistakes and do wrong things, there is no one in this world who will not make mistakes, the world calls me a saint, but is there really a saint in this world?" If the emperor is a saint, how can he have the shame of the past.
It is precisely because there are no saints in this world, there are no all-knowing and all-powerful people, so I have this court, you have you, you help me, together, drive away the Jurchen thieves, Lu Qing is a pure-minded person, do not fight for merit, do not grab power, a little domineering is also due to the bold and atmospheric nature, to have such a courtier, it is my luck, I should not ask for anything, but these days, I will always dream that I take each of you with you, in the Huanglong Mansion, in the ancestral shrine of the Jurchens, toast and drink......
We are all here, there are a lot of them, no one is dead, no one is sick, no one is injured, everyone is good, good and decent, destroy the Jurchens, recover Liaodong, create immortal achievements, enjoy glory and wealth together, and leave a name in history...... Peng Zhan, I am the first Han emperor in China since ancient times, the first Han emperor to take the initiative to surrender to foreign thieves, and the first emperor to be deposed by foreign thieves.
I remember it, bit by bit, there has never been a time when I have forgotten, I should have died of shame and become a laughing stock for the ages, but because of you, because of you, after I die, I may be able to get the nickname of Emperor Wu...... It's not my work, it's yours...... So I hope you all live well, well, and don't have an accident......"
Zhao Huan's voice gradually became choked, in the end, he was speechless, and Yue Fan's vision was already blurred, he clearly understood that their today was won by countless people with blood and names, all of which should have belonged to them, but they left early.
Luda is the commander-in-chief of the cavalry of the Great Song Dynasty, the deputy marshal of the forbidden army, equivalent to the deputy commander-in-chief of the national army, a high-ranking position, outstanding achievements, and a national-level general of the Great Song Dynasty.
However, there was nothing he could do.
Even though he became the prime minister, he still couldn't do anything.
He could only look at the burly body that was sent back by the representatives of the Eastern Liao Clan Alliance Army on that snowy day, and wept silently...... He is just an ordinary person, an ordinary person with seven emotions and six desires......
From the mouths of those representatives, the Great Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers knew the causes, consequences and ins and outs of this matter.
Luda led the army to attack Huanglong Mansion, defeated more than 7,000 defenders of Huanglong Mansion, and then killed the second general of the Jurchen clan, Wanyan Yinshuke, and the two thousand Jurchen soldiers under his command, and chased Wanyan Wu Begging to chase the heavens and the ground.
Luda continued to lead the army to fight to the death, and the remaining strong men opened up a bloody road for Luda at the cost of self-detonation of gunpowder shells...... Therefore, General Ruda's fist is still clenched even now, and it can't be broken at all.
All the 1,000 warriors of the Great Song Dynasty were killed, they only found more than 300 corpses, and the rest were probably all flesh and blood, their tribes were crushed by the Jurchens very badly, but after General Luda sneaked up on the Huanglong Mansion and set fire to the Huanglong Mansion, the balance of power between the two sides changed, and the few remaining Jurchens in the elite of their own clan were no longer able to fully suppress the other tribes in Liaodong.
So after being stunned by the sound of explosions and the burning scene, these tribes united in the shortest possible time to form a revenge coalition, and began to take revenge on the same day, eating all the remnants of Yan Zongfu and his thousands of remnants, and capturing Yan Zongfu alive.
Wanyan Zongfu is the son of Wanyan Aguta, and is one of the three famous clan generals in the Jurchen today, and now they dedicate Wanyan Wu begging to buy the bloody corpse and Wanyan Zongfu who was tied into zongzi with a frightened face to the Great Song Emperor Zhao Huan, in order to show the complete surrender of the Eastern Liaodong tribe to the Great Song Dynasty, and are willing to serve the Great Song Emperor as the main, offering their territory and people as well as cattle and sheep, and may the Great Song Emperor see their pious heart, give them shelter, send troops to occupy Liaodong, and completely eliminate the Jurchens.
They swore that they would offer their loyalty and bravery to the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, become the people of the Great Song Dynasty, and never betray them.
Although Wanyan Zongfu failed to be captured, but the Jurchen people still have two generals, Wanyan Zongbi and Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Zongbi has 20,000 troops in his hands, which is difficult to entangle, and it is the main force to deal with them, and Wanyan Zonghan has 50,000 troops in his hands, which is even more difficult to deal with, although he is currently entangled by the Goryeo, but defeating the Goryeo is also a matter of minutes, the Jurchen emperor is dead, and he cannot fully suppress the rest of the tribes, but the combat effectiveness is still terrible.
The strength left after they were brutally exploited by the Jurchens was not enough to destroy the Jurchen tribe, that cruel and terrible tribe should not continue to exist in the land of Liaodong, the tribal alliance urgently needed the civilized rule of the Great Song Dynasty, and needed the light of the Great Song civilization to shine.
Zhao Huan silently looked at the majestic and burly body, as well as the fist that never let go until death, and the unyielding face, he closed his eyes, looked up at the gray sky, and then lowered his head, covered Luda's face with a pure white sail, turned around and walked back, without giving any positive answer to the Eastern Liaodong Clan, which made the representatives of the Eastern Liaodong Clan very frightened.
The hundred officials were silent, Lin Chong had already fainted, the generals burst into tears, Zhao Ding looked at Yue Fan and silently left with Zhao Huan, knowing that now he could only come forward by himself.
He didn't expect that although Luda died in battle, he really completed this hellish difficult task, although the price was the lives of himself and a thousand elite soldiers, but in exchange for the lives of the Jurchen Emperor and the Jurchen general, and a living prisoner of war, there is no doubt that this battle, this mission, the victory of the Great Song Dynasty is extremely brilliant, and it is destined to be a glory.
In the end, however, the people who created such splendor and glory could no longer enjoy their results.
God, how unfair. (To be continued.) )