Chapter 52: The Battle of Tongguan (117)



Before the words fell, Kang Chengxun turned around, but he was stunned and said, "General Yao, it turned out to be you." ”

The man in the costume heard him speak, looked up, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be General Kang, who had not seen him for more than three years when he was in Tokyo." ”

Kang Chengxun nodded and said: "I followed His Majesty to the north hunt that day, and I heard that you ran hundreds of miles in one night, and then you became a monk and didn't care about the world. The last time Liu Guangshi caused chaos, it was also your credit that Lin'an was able to hold on, why didn't you come to see Your Majesty by the edict, and only came out today. ”

They asked and answered, and they had already listened to the young guards around Zhao Huan, although they were young, in the end, the children of the class were from a family of military generals, Kang Chengxun and this man in costume answered, the other party was obviously Yao Pingzhong, the general of the Song Army who guarded Tokyo and attacked the Jin Army at night that day, and his qualifications and prestige were only under the commander of the Western Army that year, and he was the head of the generals. And after a few years, when the veteran star was scattered, this person has made a comeback of reputation since Lin'an dedicated to Liu Guangshi, but he taught these straight children how not to know.

When they heard that it was him, they no longer drove away, but withdrew, with respect on their faces.

Yao Pingzhong didn't care about them, but he wondered in his heart, why did the emperor see him, as if he didn't know him at all, while answering Kang Chengxun, while looking at Zhao Huan, it was obvious that it was the emperor himself, how could there be a mistake.

Zhao Huan also knew that something was wrong at this time, Yao Pingzhong was not as good as Wu Jue and others, even if he had seen it, he could say that he had forgotten that the identity of the emperor and the middle and lower-level officers were not strange, but this Yao Pingzhong was the deputy marshal of the Western Army in front of him to aid Tokyo, if the emperor did not know it, it would be a big joke.

He groaned slightly, but still didn't call Yao Pingzhong's name, but frowned and asked again: "You just said that someone can help me defend Chang'an, and announce that he will come up to see him." ”

"Yes, the minister will go and ask him to come up and see Your Majesty." When it comes to defending the city, Yao Pingzhong does not dare to slack off. I had to let go of the matter, turn around and go down to the city.

Kang Chengxun knew that this matter was important. Seeing Yao Pingzhong go down the city road unhurriedly. Hurriedly waving his hand, more than a dozen soldiers of the forbidden army rushed down, grabbed him to speed up his pace, and hurried away.

After a while, a young man in a white shirt with a belt and a sword followed closely behind Yao Pingzhong. Surrounded by the forbidden army. In front of Zhao Huan.

This young man is tall, almost two meters tall, although the man from northern Shaanxi is not short, he is still a head shorter next to this young man. In front of Zhao Huan, although he knelt down and saluted, he still made people feel tall and strong. makes people secretly admire, if it weren't for this person wearing a Confucian shirt, as long as he changed into the clothes of the forbidden army, he would be a mighty general.

Zhao Huan also felt the same, but after the other party saluted, when he raised his head, he found that although his body was tall, his face was very soft and delicate, and with the bookish atmosphere between his eyebrows, it made people feel that the other party was an out-and-out Confucian scholar.

This young man is Yu Yunwen, he raised his head after saluting, just as Zhao Huan looked at him, he smiled slightly, lowered his eyelids, and waited for the emperor to ask.

It's just that at this moment, Zhao Huan saw the sparkle in his eyes, as bright as a morning star.

The other party is not enough, no matter the demeanor and temperament, even the bearing and wisdom shown in the eyes, it is far beyond ordinary people. This Yu Yunwen is famous in history, and he is a person who continues to preserve the situation of partial peace in the Southern Song Dynasty by himself, and Zhao Huan naturally understands. It's just that when I saw this big celebrity who went down in history with his wisdom and chance, my first reaction was not joy, but an indescribable sense of oppression.

Yes, the other party is smart, even if it is himself, in terms of wisdom and calculation, he is not under ordinary people, and he still has more than a thousand years of history and various theories in ancient and modern China and foreign countries in his mind, and when he is in front of this person, he still feels the pressure brought by the other party's unique and outstanding temperament.

Genius, only geniuses in the sky, can have such brilliance. Even if he is still an ordinary white ding, even if he is only in his early twenties, even if he kneels and the emperor stands, but the awl will eventually burst into his pocket, and the genius will never be obscured by the change of time or status.

It's just that even so, the identity and status of the other party also determine that he can only be loyal to himself, loyal to this dynasty, and his wisdom and brilliance can only be used by himself.

Thinking of this, Zhao Huan couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart, so he showed a small smile on his face, and actually helped Yu Yunwen up with his own hands, and said with a smile: "I already know everything about what you did in Lin'an last time, so far today, what is the best way to teach me?" ”

Because he attached too much importance to the other party's talents, Zhao Huan not only did not mention the fact that Yao Yu and the others did not obey the edict, but even in terms of tone, he was very polite, far different from ordinary ministers.

Naturally, this is also because the other party is still white, and it is not the reason why he is a minister in the court.

Although Yu Yunwen is far more intelligent than ordinary people, in the end he is inexperienced, he was moved by Zhao Huan like this, and he hurriedly turned his head again, and then stood up with the strength in Zhao Huan's hand, and muttered: "After the minister left Lin'an, he and Brother Yao inspected the situation in Beijing, Tokyo and Xihedong, and he was determined to come to Chang'an to serve His Majesty, but the minister was young and shallow, not as good as Brother Yao. Yu Shoucheng already has some experience, and at this time, he can't avoid suspicion, so he has to take the liberty of recommending himself, and if he is disrespectful, he hopes that His Majesty will forgive him. ”

Zhao Huan was really comfortable with these words, and the other party explained why he refused to obey the edict, and he was very humble, refusing to accept his too polite questioning, although he was young, the city government was already far more than ordinary people.

At the moment, he followed his words, glared at Yao Pingzhong fiercely, and said to him: "Yu Yunwen still knows that this is the time for the country to employ people, he is white, young, and dedicated to serving me, which is even more rare." It's you, as a general of the country, you don't need to mention the things of the past, it's in me, but the monarch and the minister are not in prison, don't you know!"

What he said about the monarch and the minister without prison is a famous Confucian saying, which means that between the monarch and the minister, there is no right or wrong, and the courtier cannot resent the emperor, and there is no lawsuit to fight at all.

This Yao Pingzhong's plan was not used by Zhao Huan back then, and after the defeat of the army, he just ignored the signs of the government and the court several times, and after the battle of Lin'an, the emperor personally issued an edict to summon him, but he still ignored it. It is also appropriate for Zhao Huan to reprimand him with this name at this time.

After he finished speaking, Yao Ping Zhongfang knew why the emperor Shicai ignored him, he hurriedly knelt down, and replied in an extremely sincere tone: "The minister has been disheartened since the fall of Tokyo, this is not right, Your Majesty has tried his courage and fled back from the northern country, the minister still has doubts in his heart, and he is not willing to come to His Majesty's side to serve immediately. However, since His Majesty was bent on fighting with His Majesty, and never served a small country with the Chinese kingdom again, the minister was very obedient to His Majesty, and never complained about His Majesty with the events of the year. “

Zhao Huan listened quietly, and said at the end of the line: "You complained about me in the second year of Jingkang, and you should be." Now that I'm willing to come out and do things, I don't want to mention the past. You step aside and let Yu Yunwen speak. ”

"Yes." Yao Pingzhong and the emperor unveiled the past for the festival, and saw with his own eyes that the emperor's appearance and behavior were really different from the past.

He ironed in his heart, knowing that today's decision was very correct, so he quietly looked at Yu Yunwen, waiting for this young talent who he admired to tell Emperor Chen about this battle.

But he heard Yu Yunwen say to Zhao Huan: "Your Majesty refuses to leave the Great Wall and take refuge in Sichuan, which is really wise." If Your Majesty escapes, it is difficult not to be chased by the other party, and with the courage of the enemy, it is difficult for the soldiers of the forbidden army to fight with the enemy in the field, and it is difficult to block the enemy's soldiers and protect Your Majesty's safety. ”

He paused, thinking that Kang Chengxun and the others smiled apologetically, only to see that although the faces of the generals of the forbidden army were ugly, no one refuted them, and he knew that although what he said was ugly, it was a fact that everyone agreed.

There was a Kan Kan said, and said: "It's just that Your Majesty didn't expect that under the fortified city, the enemy was not afraid of death, and the cloud ladder created in a simple and haste, besieged on all sides, attacked everywhere, in the end, the other side soldiers were brave and good at fighting, Chang'an was not comparable to the Tang Dynasty, more than ten times smaller, the city was short, and the forbidden army in the city was too few.

Zhao Huan nodded and said: "That's true, or I am too light on the enemy, I just think that the Jin people came from afar, riding lightly in the thin city, and it is difficult to get down, but I don't want to be so vicious, not immersive, it is really unimaginable." ”

Yu Yunwen smiled slightly, and said in a confident tone: "But the anger can not be repeated, as long as we hold it again, it is absolutely impossible for the enemy to attack the city again." In the battle from morning to noon, although we suffered heavy casualties, but the enemy's losses were greater, I see their banner, at this time there is no grandmaster marshal who can really suppress the scene, as long as it is not easy again, the enemy will start civil strife, there is no need to fight again, just watch them retreat at the head of the city. ”

Zhao Huan naturally understood the joints, but he listened to him for a long time, and he didn't mention how to defend the city, so he asked him urgently: "However, the enemy is repairing, and it will be more fierce after a while, why should you resist it?" ”

Yu Yunwen smiled, bowed down, and said, "There is naturally a way, but your majesty dares to take risks." ”