In the fourth year of Xuanhe of the Great Song Dynasty, Zhang Shuye was worshiped by Zhao Ji as the governor of Pingnan, leading the army of 50,000 to lead the pacification of the Manichaean rebellion in Jiangnan.

It can be said that in order to pacify Jiangnan, Zhao Ji really worked hard this time, on the one hand, the turmoil in Jiangnan has affected the tax income of the imperial court, and once the Jiangnan rebellion lasts for a long time, it will inevitably shake the national capital of the Great Song Dynasty.

Compared with Huaixi Wang Qing and Hebei Tianhulai, although these two are not small, they are really inferior to Manichaeism.

Even if the turmoil of Huaixi Wang Qing and Hebei Tianhu lasted for a long time, it could not shake the foundation of the Great Song Dynasty, but the rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River could not afford it.

In addition, there is an extremely important reason that Chu Yi is entrenched in the south of the Yangtze River, which is obviously also a heart disease of Zhao Ji.

Although Chu Yi did not make it clear that the chariot and horse were going to rebel, and he was still nominally a subordinate of the imperial court, Zhao Ji knew very well in his heart that the relationship between him and Chu Yi had already been exhausted, and maybe when Chu Yi would rebel.

It is for these reasons that Zhao Ji gave Zhang Shuye great authority to take charge of pacifying all matters in the south of the Yangtze River.

In the autumn of this year, after nearly a month of preparation, the imperial court finally prepared soldiers, horses and grain, and Zhao Ji also agreed to Zhang Shuye's request.

Relying on his own network, Zhang Shuye has collected a large number of depressed and talented soldiers from the army, including Han Shizhong, who has already emerged.

Tens of thousands of elite soldiers can be said to be carefully selected from the Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army, after this round of screening, the Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army can be said to be more and more unsuccessful, even if it is not an exaggeration to call it a rabble.

If this were not the case, hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops stationed around the Beijing Division would not have staged the shame of Jingkang a few years later.

As if to show his importance to the affairs of Pingnan, Zhao Ji personally went out of the city to see him off when the army went out, and staged a big drama of getting along with the monarch and the minister.

The two Grandmaster Celestials looked at Zhao Ji with a smile on their faces with extremely unkind faces, Zhao Kang and Zhao Li were the two celestials in the clan, but this time they had to be ordered to go to Jiangnan with Uncle Zhang's night army.

If it is possible, the two of them are naturally reluctant to go to the land south of the Yangtze River, what is the situation of Manichaeism, as strong men and earth, Zhao Kang and Zhao Li are not unaware of the strength of Manichaeism.

Even if there are strong people in the army this time, but on the battlefield, the sword has no eyes, even if it is a strong man of heaven and man, maybe it will also be the end of the horse leather shroud.

However, Zhao Ji made it clear to the world, unless the two of them wanted to bear the infamy, they could only follow the order.

Zongzheng Zhao Yu looked at the two people with unkind expressions with a wry smile on his face at this time: "Two brothers, this is a cherished journey, I hope the two brothers will go here to win and return to the court as soon as possible." ”

Glancing at Zhao Yu, Zhao Kang said with a little unwillingness, "I knew that Zhao Ji was so unbearable, I should have taken advantage of the collapse of the imperial brother to return to Beijing, and today, what Zhang Dian said is correct, King Duan is frivolous, and he can't rule ......the world."

Zhao Yu hurriedly said when he heard this: "Brother be cautious, ......"

Flicking his sleeves, Zhao Kang glanced at Zhao Ji in the distance disdainfully and said, "Hmph, I'm afraid that my century-old foundation of the Great Song Dynasty will be broken in his hands." ”

Jiaxing City

Chu Yi, who had beheaded Zhu Mian, fell silent again, this time a few months had passed, tens of thousands of troops were entrenched in Jiaxing City, except for training all day long, there was no intention of expanding outward, even if it was a county occupied by Manichaeism dozens of miles away, it did not attack.

Such a strange reaction from Chu Yi's army naturally made the Manichaean high-ranking people puzzled.

Since the first battle, the four masters and apprentices of the Fayan Zen Master were defeated by Chu Yi alone, it can be said that the battle left a deep shadow in the hearts of the Manichaean high-level, even if it is speculated that Chu Yi may have suffered a secret counterattack because of this, but even if it is a secret counterattack, it also proves the profundity of Chu Yi's strength.

The Manichaean sect, which regarded Chu Yi as a great enemy, did not dare to make a big move for almost a month or two, and almost all of its attention was focused on Chu Yi.

With Chu Yi here, Manichaeism naturally didn't dare to make any big moves, for fear that it would attract Chu Yi's attention.

However, with the passage of time, Chu Yi's troops did not take any action in Jiaxing City, but it gradually reassured the Manichaean high-level, and the fear of Chu Yi was naturally much less.

Just last month, Shi Bao, a Manichaean general, quietly left Hangzhou, and a few days later, the city of Suzhou, which had been besieged for months, was breached.

Shi Bao appeared in the Manichaean army of Suzhou City, converging with the Manichaean elite besieging Suzhou City, and Shi Bao's arrival was like the last straw that overwhelmed the defenders of Suzhou City.

The Manichaean attack on Suzhou City can be described as the elite of Manichaeism, bringing together almost half of the elite of Manichaeism, led by Fang La's third brother Fang Maung, including Fang Maung's eight fierce generals, the twelve gods of Jiangnan, and the four dragons of Zhejiang.

Suzhou City, the two major towns in the south of the Yangtze River, Hangzhou City and Suzhou City, all fell into the hands of Manichaeism, and the south of the Yangtze River was shaken and the world was sensational.

In Jiaxing City, Chu Yi was studying in a quiet courtyard, when a rush of footsteps came, and he saw Yang Zhi and Lu Junyi striding over with solemn faces.

Several people saw Chu Yi sitting there reading with a pleasant expression, I don't know why, seeing Chu Yi's posture, the anxiety in their hearts couldn't help but disperse, and their hearts settled down.

Putting down the scroll in his hand, Chu Yi looked at a few people: "You guys came in a hurry, could it be that the Manichaeism has made some big move?" ”

To be able to make a few people so solemn, either the court side has made a big move, or the Manichaean side has made some moves, as for the court there, a long time ago, Chu Yi had already received the news that Zhao Ji had sent Zhang Shuye to command the army to Jiangnan.

Therefore, if you remove the movements of the imperial court, you can make Yang Zhi and a few people like this, and there is only Manichaeism.

Yang Zhi clasped his fists and saluted: "The Admiral is like a god, just yesterday, Suzhou City was broken!" ”

Chu Yi raised his eyebrows, there was no surprise on his face, but smiled slightly: "Suzhou City is broken, this is expected, Suzhou City can hold on for so long, it is a miracle in itself." ”

Luda touched his bald head, and said with a look of approval, "If you want me to say, if it weren't for the Admiral who shocked Fang La and the others and attracted the attention of Manichaeism, I'm afraid that Suzhou City would not be able to hold it as early as half a month ago." ”

Yang Zhi looked at Chu Yi with a little worry and said: "With the destruction of Suzhou City, we are between Hangzhou and Suzhou, and if the Manichaean Sect comes with a large army, I am afraid it will be ......."

Chu Yi shook his head calmly and said, "Fang La is not a fool, he will not come to provoke us at this time." ”

Just when Chu Yi was discussing Manichaeism with Yang Zhi and others, Fang La, as the master of Manichaeism, was also discussing with the other high-level at this time.

Prime Minister Lou Minzhong, Privy Counselor Lu Shinang and others, as rare civil servants of Manichaeism, suggested to Fang La that they should devote two armies to pull out the nail that Chu Yi's department had inserted between Suzhou and Hangzhou.

Jiaxing's location can also be regarded as located between Suzhou and Hangzhou, whether intentionally or unintentionally, cutting off the connection between the two Manichaean armies, and naturally being regarded as a major problem by Manichaeism.

However, generals such as Fang La, Li Tianyan, and Pang Wanchun, who had personally experienced the battle with the imperial army, were extremely jealous of Chu Yi.

If they could, they were absolutely unwilling to provoke Chu Yi to make trouble for themselves.

Lou Minzhong can be said to be one of the best existences among Fang La's subordinates, and only Fang Fei barely pressed him, at this time, Lou Minzhong said to Fang La with a straight face: "King, if Chu Yi's imperial army is not removed, my Manichaean army will be in a state of being cut off, this is a big trouble for my Manichaean henchmen, and I must try my best to get rid of this imperial army." ”

Privy Counselor Lu Shisang also held the same opinion, and it was also with Lou Minzhong's strong request that Fang La lead the army and Fang Maung to attack Chu Yi's troops in the north and south.

Fang La's civil and military lines were separated, and Lu Shisang and Lou Minzhong's voices fell, and when he saw Li Tianyan sitting there, he frowned, glanced at Lu Shisang and Lou Minzhong, and said: "What the two of you said is simple, then who will deal with Chu Yi, the lessons of the Fayan Zen master and apprentice, I am up and down the Manichaeism, who is Chu Yi's opponent?" ”

Hearing this, Lu Shisang and Lou Minzhong couldn't help but say to Li Tianyan: "General Li means that we have no way to take Chu Yi, so we have to retreat from him?" Or will it mean that in the future, whenever we encounter Chu Yi's department, we will flee without a fight? ”

Being stared at by the two, in front of so many people, of course Li Tianyan would not say that he would run away when he met Chu Yi's department, and suddenly his face became ugly, and he waved his sleeves and said: "If you have the ability, even if you have the ability, even if you go to find Chu Yi's trouble, General Ben will not go anyway." ”

As if he felt that he had suppressed Li Tianyan's arrogance, Lou Minzhong turned around and saluted Fang La, "Please also ask the king to make a decision." ”

Fang La's face was also bitter, he had a deep memory of Chu Yi, Chu Yi's might was so strong that he couldn't help but feel a faint chill in his heart when he thought about it.

If it weren't for Chu Yi's intention to let him go, maybe his head would have been placed in front of the case of the Great Song Tianzi at this time.

Suddenly, in the hall, all the high-ranking civil and military leaders of the Manichaean Sect looked at Fang La, and those Manichaean people who had never seen Chu Yi naturally did not have much psychological shadow in their hearts, thinking that Li Tianyan, Fang Jie and others had exaggerated Chu Yi's strength.

But people such as Fang Jie, Li Tianyan, and Pang Wanchun watched the four Zen masters and apprentices of Fayan being suppressed by Chu Yi alone, and that defeat still makes them afraid in their hearts.