Although Zhao Gou did not allow Yue Fei to go to Pingyang to participate in the war, he was still very kind to him, allowing him to play in Lin'an for a few days, and summoning him to the regent palace from time to time to discuss the "recovery plan" with Zhang Jun, Han Shizhong, Liu Guangshi, Yang Yi and others.

Yue Fei was in Lin'an, and suddenly one day, Zhao Gou hurriedly recruited generals into the mansion. Yue Fei arrived first, and after a while, Zhang Jun and Liu Guangshi arrived, and after waiting for half an hour, Han Shizhong was late.

Han Shizhong came in and confessed to the generals, and Huang Yanjie, the head of the regent's chamberlain, stopped him, and then invited Zhao Gou to come, Zhao Gou said: "Yesterday, I received a tip, Wanyan Wushu, this thief, an army of 500,000 besieged Bianliang, and the queen mother, concubine, and prince were only afraid. ”

Yes?

No matter what the generals present have, the empress dowager of Bianliang is the main palace of Emperor Jingkang, and in the siege of Jingkang, the officials and the people pushed Dai Jianguo to supervise the country, which is the orthodox system of the Great Song Dynasty. After the emperor fell into the water and disappeared, the prince appointed by the queen mother was also recognized by the world.

And Bianliang was surrounded again, and in a blink of an eye, the two orthodox origins disappeared, and everyone present had mixed feelings.

At this time, Huang Qianshan, a member of the Privy Council on the side, said: "King, Bianliang has fallen, and King Qin's army has no leader, please ascend the throne with the hope of the whole world." ”

It's too sudden, too contrived. Zhao Gou suddenly changed color: "Bold, the queen mother and the prince are in the middle of the road, they have their own prime minister's clan, choose meritocracy, inherit the throne, how can you wait for you to discuss it." ”

Zhao Gou said, tears in his eyes: "The lonely king should bring filial piety and guard the spirit, and go on a hunger strike for three days to pay tribute to the queen mother. ”

Yue Fei couldn't stand it anymore, so he stepped forward: "King, the situation of Bianliang has not yet been distinguished, and it is difficult to have definite news with only a few spies." The last general is willing to order an elite army and go to Bianliang to inquire about the news. ”

"Eh, right now, the army of gold thieves is pressing the border, and Yue is in control of the southeast pillar, how can you do the trivial things of spies." Qin Hui pondered for a while, and said to Zhao Gouqi: "King, the news is unknown at the moment, so you should order the general to guard the Jianghuai and send spies to find out the situation in Bianliang and then make plans." ”

"Qin Dafu is right, Wang Youcheng, you go and ask Zhu Zhongshu to make words."

Zhu Zhongshu, that is, Zhu Shengfei, the middle scholar, and the queen mother's brother Zhu Xiaosun exchanged posts to recognize their own family.

"The generals go back first, decide which way to garrison, and their own orders will come."

The people took the command. Han Shizhong had been observing Yue Fei, as long as he had another dispute, he must step forward in time and pull him down. Unexpectedly, Yue Fei was silent and took the order with everyone.

In the afternoon of the same day, the generals' orders were issued.

The regent palace announced that Yue Fei was promoted to the official martial arts doctor, the defense envoy of Changzhou, and was appointed as the envoy of Tong, the town of Taizhou, and the governor of Taizhou. The martial arts doctor is one official higher than the original martial arts doctor, but according to the "double turn" system, it is actually a half-official, and the defense makes the double stab two officials higher, and Yue Fei's false title is considered to be three officials in a row.

Yue Fei was quite dissatisfied with this appointment, Tongzhou and Taizhou are located in a corner of the river and sea, not strategic points, which is actually inconsistent with his original intention of "begging soldiers to defend Huai", and the suppression of disturbances is a defensive position, and it is also contrary to his fierce ambition to recover his homeland. So Yue Fei appealed:

"The gold thief invaded and plundered, and his ambition was endless. It is necessary to kill it quickly, destroy it completely, and recover all the roads, otherwise the years will be long, and the trouble will be great. And Bianliang is surrounded, and if Bianliang is lost, the people of the world will be lost. If the court allows Fei to beg today, he will beg his mother, wife and two sons as hostages, and he will be exempted from charging and calming the envoys of Taizhou, and he will stop the heavy and difficult envoys of Huainan East Road. Ling Fei recruited soldiers and horses, covered up the gold thief, recovered Benluzhou County, and went around Gyeonggi to peep at Bianliang. So that the ambition of Feiping's life can be less fast,...... If Meng pointed out that Yun Fei begged, that is, he begged for command, and he did not dare to rely on the imperial court, and did not ask for the benefit of the military horses. Fu begging Junzhao. ”

Zhao Gou saw Yue Fei's ambition to swallow thousands of miles, and sighed: "How can you dream? ”。 Of course, he would not approve Yue Fei's request. Just replied that he had received this public document, and that was it.

Qin Hui threw this official document aside and said to Zhao Gou: "Bianliang is in danger, it is no longer enough to worry, Hu Yangeng is trapped in Pingyang, it is difficult to protect himself, for Hebei soldiers and horses, and the dragons have no leader, the king should send an envoy to collect it." ”

"Who can do this?"

"Hebei two important places, when you go to Yizai, Geng Yanxi and the Beiyang Army have an old relationship, you can send Geng Nanzhong, Geng Yanxi and his son to go."

Zhao Gou was overjoyed when he heard this, and ordered Geng Nanzhong's father and son to go to Hebei without mentioning it.

Hebei, Hejian Mansion, also knew the news of the siege of Bianliang, not only the report of the horse exploration, but also the urgent document sent by Bianliang.

"Wanyan Wushu is very cunning, taking advantage of the fact that the Suo Lu troops and my Red Turban Army are unable to hold each other, they sneak attack Bianliang. Zhang Sima, how should this be good, how many military horses can be mobilized in Hebei? Is it to transfer some of the troops going to Hedong to King Qinwang of Bianliang? ”

When he first received the news, Zhang Xian was also very nervous, but now that his mood has calmed down, he calmly said to Zhang Yanju: "The envoy Xianggong, the soldiers and horses sent to the five towns in Hedong must not be called back, and only Pinglu Town is left in Hebei, and it must not be moved lightly." ”

"How's that to be? If Bianliang falls, what is the use of killing more enemies in Hedong, Hebei? ”

Zhang Xian thought to himself: "Bianliang fell, and Hebei Hedong continued to resist the war." But he couldn't say this to his face, he comforted Zhang Yancheng and said: "Xiang Gongxiu should be anxious, after finishing the Yan Wushu, it is only forty or fifty thousand people, and even the city wall cannot be encircled. ”

Zhang Xian retired, and Zhang Yantang walked around the house. From the bottom of his heart, he was willing to believe Zhang Xian's conclusion, and Bianliang could be safe.

But what if, in case the golden thief breaks through Bianliang and the queen mother becomes a prisoner, then he Zhang Yantang, as well as the backbone of the world's corporals and people, or the object of allegiance, will come to naught.

He thought about it for a while and called his personal entourage: "You go and invite the two generals Wu and Yao to come." ”

Since the fall of Hebei West Road, Wu Ge and Yao Youzhong have lived in Hejian. Hu Yangeng was very polite to the two of them, and the subordinates he brought were also well paid, but he never let the two participate in relevant military meetings.

Up and down Hebei, it is not clear how Hu Yangeng arranged these two people, so the two of them have been "free-range" in Hebei for three years.

personally received Zhang Yanju's order to go out, Zhang Yanju chased to the door and shouted, "Come back." ”

After returning from the fold, Zhang Yancheng said: "First go and report to Zhang Sima, saying that I want the two generals Wu and Yao to consult the situation in Bianliang together, and ask him to order the two generals to be invited, and Zhang Sima should also be invited over." ”

I sang a song with my family, and then I went. Zhang Yancheng muttered: "Under the melon field and plums, under the melon fields and plums." ”