"For a month, the navy was sunk two thousand ships. Liu Cheng has not seen anyone alive or dead until now, can the navy really fight? Boyan's expression was still as cold as ever, and so was his voice, but the specific content was very polite.

The generals all looked ugly, and they couldn't answer for a while. Two thousand ships was a great loss, but the Mongol army captured seven or eight thousand ships at the time of the war with the Southern Song Dynasty, and two thousand ships were not enough to break the bones of the Mongol navy. What made it difficult for the Mongols to accept was the loss of the sailors on board.

Zhao Jiaren's navy was sure to win every battle, and after the victory, he sent fast boats to kill the Mongolian sailors and soldiers who fell into the water. Two thousand ships each had at least five sailors, and the two thousand ships added up to more than eighteen thousand. In this expedition to the Song Dynasty, the specially sent naval army was 70,000 people. A quarter of these 70,000 sailors have already perished.

As for Liu Quan's absence after the defeat, according to more reliable sources, Liu Chuan was probably captured by Zhao Jiaren's troops. A naval army was captured, which was too demoralizing. Not only was the morale of the soldiers hit, but these generals couldn't help but recall the Battle of Ezhou when they knew the news. At that time, the Mongolian land war was invincible, but it was defeated by Zhao Jiaren in the naval army, and in the end it would lose tens of thousands and return in vain.

Seeing that no one answered, Boyan simply said more clearly, "The recent losses of the military ships were all sunk at the mouth of the river and at sea outside Jiaxing Mansion and Qingyuan Mansion, who of you think our army can compete with Zhao Jiaren at sea?" ”

Hearing what the marshal said so clearly, all the generals knew that they would definitely not be able to, and continued to be silent. Boyan also moved on to the next topic, "Since you can't compete at sea, you have to fight Zhao Jiaren on the ground." But I don't know what way to get Zhao Jiaren to fight in Jiangnan? ”

Not long ago, Boyan sent an envoy to take the order of the Empress Dowager Quan to the cities that had not yet surrendered on Jiangnan West Road and Jinghu South Road, and all the defenders surrendered. However, the messenger with the letter went to Shaozhou to persuade him to surrender, and was almost cut down by the defenders. Fortunately, someone next to me said that 'the new regulations require that the messenger should not be harmed', and this can be regarded as saving the messenger's life. Even so, the general of the defending army also wrote a very good reply for the messenger to bring back, "The dog Tartar washed his neck and came to Shaozhou to die, and grandpa will break your eggs." ”

For so many years, Boyan had never seen anyone who dared to provoke the Mongol army in such a way. Although he really wanted to kill the arrogant Shaoguan defenders, Boyan really couldn't find a reason for himself to send troops to attack Shaoguan. Judging from the information that the Mongols have now, attacking Shaoguan is not much different from sending meat to the door. The terrain there is comparable to that of Dali.

"If Zhao Jiaren's army goes up the river, I'm afraid they will have to fight us." Zhang Hongfan couldn't help but make an inference based on the theory, "Now that Li Tingzhi is defending Yangzhou, if Zhao Jiaren can go to the rescue, he should be able to fight them." ”

This suggestion is very serious, but even Jia Yidao can't guess Zhao Jiaren's thoughts, let alone these people from the Mongolian court. They didn't understand that Zhao Jiaren didn't want to help anyone at this time, although Li Tingzhi was a very great person, but Zhao Jiaren didn't think that Li Tingzhi was more important than Zhao Jiaren's power.

At this time, Zhao Yu, who had escaped, finally arrived in Fuzhou, and Zhao Jiaren also arrived in Fuzhou from Guangzhou.

When he entered the Yamen of Fuzhou Zhizhou, Zhao Jiaren felt quite happy. This Zhao Yu is still a baby, and the real ones in charge are Empress Dowager Xie and Zhang Shijie. The two of them also knew each other well, and in the letter to Zhao Jiaren, they directly asked Zhao Jiaren to serve as the prime minister of Zuo.

At such a stormy time, Prime Minister Zuo's position has become meaningless to others. But it is very useful for Zhao Jiaren. Of course, before the general surrender of the Lin'an Imperial Court, if Zhao Jiaren rushed to Lin'an, he could also become the prime minister of Zuo. But that kind of Zuo Prime Minister is completely different from the current Zhao Jiaren's Zuo Prime Minister.

Before the collapse of the Lin'an Imperial Court, Prime Minister Zuo looked majestic, but on the whole, he had to take care of the entire bureaucracy, which was tantamount to working for a group of scumbags. Now that Zhao Jiaren has been given the position of Prime Minister Zuo, he can build a new system according to his wishes. Now Song Duzong Zhao Yu's son is just a cockscomb to decorate Zhao Jiaren's big rooster, and now Zhao Jiaren needs only this name, and he doesn't need any burden brought to him by this name.

Behind Zhao Jiaren were Sima Kao and Xu Yuanzhi, Xu Yuanzhi walked calmly, looking like a veteran Jinshi official. Sima Kao looked at the uncle who was walking in front of him, and had all kinds of thoughts in his heart.

It was learned that the son of Song Duzong Zhao Yu had fled to Fuzhou and wanted to establish a small court in Fuzhou. Sima Kao immediately made a suggestion, "I think it's better to tell the world that Zhao Taiwei's father actually passed on to the son of the crown prince Jiwang." ”

As soon as this remark came out, Sima Kao's position was already expressed. King Ji Zhao Hong was the crown prince who was abolished by the edict of Minister Shi Miyuan, and abolished King Ji Zhao Hong, who had a big grudge against him, and Shi Miyuan put Song Lizong on the throne. At the end of Song Lizong's long reign, the ministers were dissatisfied with the crown prince valued by Song Lizong, because there was no way to overturn Song Lizong's decision, and they wanted Song Lizong to restore the crown prince status of King Ji.

If, according to Sima Kao's suggestion, Zhao Jiaren's father was passed on to the son of Zhao Hong, the crown prince of Jiwang, then it is equivalent to Zhao Jiaren's father having the right to inherit the throne in a bright and bright manner. And Zhao Jiaren's father, Zhao Zhizhuo, is old, so naturally the young and capable Zhao Jiaren will sit in the official family.

This idea was by no means an impulse of Sima Kao, most of the people in the Nautical Guild had this idea, but everyone was embarrassed to say it directly. As a jinshi, Sima Kao found a reasonable cloak for everyone's wishes. Of course, Sima Kao knew that he made it up, but this reason was much more reasonable than the 'yellow robe plus body'.

After listening to Sima Kao's thoughts, Xu Yuanzhi did not comment, he asked Sima Kao a question, "After this statement, are all Fujian people in the Manchu Dynasty?" ”

This sentence made Sima Kao suddenly enlightened. At first, he felt that Zhao Jiaren was willing to be the prime minister of Zuo because Zhao Jiaren was embarrassed to seize the throne. Now Xu Yuanzhi's words let Sima Kao see a deeper level. Once an organization is full of people from a certain region, it will make a certain region dominate in an intricate way, and it will be extremely difficult to reverse this situation in the future. Now if Zhao Jiaren launches a little emperor first, he can use this little emperor as a shield to make the power in his hands more balanced. Even if he still thinks that it is a pity that Zhao Jiaren does not ascend to the throne now, Sima Kao also feels that what Xu Yuanzhi said is very reasonable.

Walking behind Xu Yuanzhi, Sima Kao felt that his uncle was really worth learning, no wonder he was also disliked by Jia Yidao, Sima Kao was appointed from the position of judge, and Xu Yuanzhi was able to finish Guangzhou Zhizhou before he became a scholar. Since Zhao Jiaren can accept the position of Prime Minister Zuo, I think Xu Yuanzhi's idea is more recognized by Zhao Jiaren than Sima Kao's idea.

In addition to thinking that Zhao Jiaren agrees with Xu Yuanzhi's ideas, Sima Kao himself also agrees with Xu Yuanzhi's ideas. Although he Sima Kao is considered to be the representative of Gusu in the Navigation Guild, the Gusu people have little influence under Zhao Jiaren, if Sima Kao was confused for a while before and let Zhao Jiaren ascend the throne now, it is equivalent to hindering the channel for the Gusu people to advance.

Zhao Jiaren did not say what he thought about the matter, and he did not want to comment on such matters. The reason for supporting this little emperor is that Zhao Jiaren completely plagiarized the "history" of 'building high walls, accumulating grain, and slowly becoming king'. Although Zhao Jiaren has a lot of influence, this influence is far from the point where people immediately kneel. Since this is the case, then continue to accumulate yourself to the extent that it comes naturally. Before, because he didn't want to take the blame for others, Zhao Jiaren didn't even care about the position of prime minister, and now it is not a problem to wait a few more years.

Perhaps because of this mentality, coupled with the fact that he has been operating in Fuzhou for so long, Zhao Jiaren did not feel aggressive when he calmly walked into the house, but was more like the kindness of a kind host to greet guests.

Waiting for Zhao Jiaren in the house are two years and one daughter, Wen Tianxiang, Zhang Shijie, and Yang Shufei. Zhang Shijie participated in the war with Mongolia during the Battle of Ezhou, and did not meet Zhao Jiaren much, but he was barely old. Because of his long-term service in the army, Zhang Shijie is quite tanned, and it can be seen that it is very hard.

The appearance of Wen Tianxiang made Zhao Jiaren quite pleased, and he was quite worried that this tall literati died in an unknown place. It can be seen that Wen Tianxiang is quite tormented in his heart, and he has lost a lot of weight.

As for Concubine Yang Shu, Zhao Jiaren thinks she looks average. It's a woman who has given birth to a child, and she has the feeling that is unique to mothers. In addition, Zhao Jiaren is not suitable for carefully looking at the wife of his distant nephew Zhao Yu. After several people saluted, Wen Tianxiang said: "Zhao Xianggong, when the country is in danger, you are willing to take on such a heavy responsibility, I think you can finally put your mind at ease." ”

Zhao Jiaren smiled, "Things have come to this point, and all I have to do now is to work with one heart and one mind to defeat the Mongols." ”

Zhang Shijie saw that Zhao Jiaren was still calm and calm at this time, and he spoke calmly, and he didn't know what kind of reaction he should have. He fought many battles with the Mongols, but rarely did he win. Now there are no more military generals in Fuzhou, and Zhao Jiaren is the only one who has the experience of winning against the Mongols. Of course, even before the fall of Lin'an, Zhao Jiaren was a rare minister with the experience of defeating the Mongols.

Wen Tianxiang didn't think about it so much, his temperament was already intense, and listening to Zhao Jiaren's tepid answer, he felt very uncomfortable in his heart. He hurriedly asked, "Zhao Xianggong." What should I do now? ”

Zhao Jiaren said solemnly: "Now tell the world first, the national disaster is at the head, Zhao Shu and Quan Jiu, do not martyr, do not resist, and openly surrender to the enemy." So they were stripped of their titles of emperor and queen mother. At the same time, tell the people of the Great Song Dynasty that our Great Song Dynasty has not perished, and we are still continuing to fight to resist the invasion of Mongolia. I hope that the people of the Great Song Dynasty will have confidence in the anti-aggression war, and we will definitely be able to win the final victory in this just war! ”

After speaking, Zhao Jiaren took off the hat on his head. Wen Tianxiang originally felt that something was wrong with Zhao Jiaren, but now he realized that Zhao Jiaren had broken his mind.

Of course, from the perspective of the 21st century, Zhao Jiaren's hairstyle at this time is a 3 mm round inch. Although Zhao Jiaren felt that the hairstyles of the Song Dynasty were really elegant, it was very hard to tie his hair every day, and it was even more troublesome to wash his hair. In the 21st century, in addition to having long hair in college, Zhao Jiaren likes such a simple and bright round inch after work. finally returned to his favorite hairstyle, Zhao Jiaren was very happy in his heart.

Wen Tianxiang didn't know Zhao Jiaren's mood, seeing that Zhao Jiaren had done it like this, Wen Tianxiang only felt that his spirit was surging, and he said to Zhao Jiaren loudly with a trembling voice: "Zhao Xianggong, I am also willing to break my will, and I will never accumulate hair if I don't win this war!" ”