Volume III, Chapter 697

Wang Han bowed and said: "My lord, now that the fighter plane has been lost, even if it is forced to stay in the hot land, it is difficult to make progress, rather than taking humiliation on himself, it is better to withdraw the army decisively, and I hope that my lord will think twice!"

"Please think twice!" As he spoke, all the generals got up one after another and bowed to Lin Haotian.

Looking around at everyone, Lin Haotian couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He was really unwilling, Yin Ji died of illness, and he died of illness far away from Yandu Zhaoyang, what a good opportunity, why didn't he grasp it well!

He asked, word for word: "Do you all think that the time should be to withdraw your troops?"

"Yes, sir!" said the generals in unison.

"Bufan, what do you mean?" Lin Haotian turned his head to look at Zhang Bufan.

Zhang Bufan grinned, scratched his cheeks, and muttered in a low voice, "Can ...... But okay......"

Lin Haotian's nose almost crooked when he heard this, and he frowned and asked dissatisfiedly: "What do you mean, can you do it?" I'm asking you, should our army be aggressive or should it withdraw to its own country now?"

Zhang Bufan looked at the people around him, and saw that everyone was also looking at him, he took a deep breath, met Lin Haotian's gaze, and said categorically: "You should withdraw!"

Alas, Lin Haotian secretly said that it was over, and even the always belligerent Fan retreated at this time, it seems that no one among the generals will be on his side.

He twisted his fingers, was silent for a long time, and said quietly: "Since everyone advocates withdrawing the army, then ...... Withdraw your troops!"

"My lord, it's not enough to withdraw the army, my lord has to immediately repair the book to Zhaoyang, apologize to Yanguo, and explain that this time the troops were provoked by the villain. I hope that Yan Guo will continue to be friendly with Jin Guo regardless of his past suspicions. Bi Wu Zhengse said.

"I still have to apologize to him Yan Guo?" Lin Haotian raised his eyebrows, his eyes widened, as if he had heard something incredible.

Bi Wu said: "This time I sent troops, my country is already suspected of taking advantage of the danger of others, and it is easy to fall into the truth. Besides, my country's national strength is not yet comparable to that of Yan Guo, and it is time to recuperate and recuperate, and it is really difficult to deal with it if Yan Guo takes advantage of the victory to counterattack our country this time, so adults should take the initiative to make friends with Yan Guo's book, and don't miss the overall situation because of a momentary anger

At the unanimous request of the generals, Lin Haotian ordered. The Jin army withdrew to Liuhe.

In the process of the retreat of the Jin army, it was not smooth, and from time to time it was attacked by the Yan army or the people of the Yan country along the way, but fortunately it did not encounter the main force of the Yan army, and there was no major battle.

A month later, the Jin army finally withdrew from the Yandi and returned to Liuhe, and the Battle of Jin Yan, which lasted only two months, was also declared to be over because of the hasty withdrawal of the Jin army.

For the defeat and retreat of the Jin army, the people of Liuhe reacted calmly. It seems that the victory or defeat of the Jin army has nothing to do with them.

From the bottom of their hearts, the people of Liuhe are not very repulsive to the Jin army. But I didn't like it much, I felt that the Jin people were remote and wild hillbillies, but it was true, and I looked down on the Jin people more or less in my heart.

When Lin Haotian led the defeated troops back to Liuhe, Peng Qian had already arrived a few days first.

Seeing that Peng Qian was among the officials who welcomed him out of the city, Lin Haotian was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly dismounted. Quickly stepped forward and asked with a smile, "Peng Qian, when did you arrive at Liuhe?"

Peng Qian smiled indifferently and said, "It's been five or six days. ”

"It's great that you're here, Liuhe's affairs are cumbersome and messy. There are a lot of things I want to discuss with you......"

Lin Haotian said like a cannon, and before he could finish speaking, Peng Qian interrupted in a low voice: "My lord, this place is not a place to talk, let's go into the city and talk about it!"

"Yes, yes, yes, let's go into the city!" Lin Haotian motioned to the guards beside him to bring a horse to Peng Qian, and then he and Peng Qian rode away.

On the way, Peng Qian asked, "My lord, I heard that the war in the Flame Land is not going well?"

"Don't mention it!" mentioning the battle against Yan this time, Lin Haotian's mood immediately fell to the bottom, and he said with a wry smile: "I thought that Yin Ji would die violently, and the whole Yan country would be in chaos, and there would be no time to take care of the north, so we could take this opportunity to take advantage of it, but I didn't expect that Bu Ying, the secret of the Yan Imperial Court, led the main central army to Shuangtang County quietly, and caught our army by surprise, and the Hanlin army was even more ...... Heavy casualties!"

Peng Qian muttered in his heart, he had carefully read all the battle reports sent back from the front, and the Hanlin Army had been beaten to the point where it could be canceled in name only. Of course, the lessons that adults should have received have already been learned, and there is no need for him to expose them in person.

He said faintly: "My lord, the use of troops is a major matter of the country, how can you make a hasty decision?

Lin Haotian looked humbly taught, and Peng Qian didn't want to say anything more, so he changed his words and said: "The lower official has passed a message to Lord Chu, asking Lord Chu to send new soldiers to Liuhe, which can make up for the losses of the Hanlin army." ”

Lin Haotian nodded and praised: "Well done, it's still Peng Qian who thinks about it thoroughly." ”

Peng Qian sighed and said, "This time the Hanlin Army suffered heavy casualties, which is a huge expense for the already not very rich treasury!"

Lin Haotian was thoughtful, and slowly responded, and while speaking, they walked to the post station.

Entering the lobby of the post station, Lin Haotian, Peng Qian and the generals sat down one after another.

Looking around at the people present, seeing that everyone was tired, Lin Haotian said: "You are all tired, go back and rest first, and come back tomorrow to discuss the matter." ”

"Yes, my lord, the last general will retire!" The generals got up one after another, bowed to Lin Haotian, and retreated.

Peng Qian didn't leave, he sat there smiling and drinking tea, he knew that the adults must have something to discuss with him.

Sure enough, after all the generals left, Lin Haotian looked at Peng Qian and said, "Peng Qian, what do you think of Liuhe?"

Zhang Bufan was stunned and said with a smile: "This is the capital, at the foot of the Son of Heaven, of course, it is far better than other places." ”

"En!" Lin Haotian stood up, pacing back and forth, and said: "I think so too, Liuhe is lively and prosperous, and it extends in all directions, and there is no place more suitable for being the capital than the capital." ”

The speaker has a heart, and the listener also has an intention, hearing Lin Haotian's words, Peng Qian immediately understood his intentions. My lord is going to move the capital, and he also wants to move the capital to Liuhe.

Isn't it obvious that there is an intention to replace the capital of the Jin Kingdom in the capital?

Peng Qian's eyes rolled, and he said in a slow and soft voice: "The capital is the capital, and the country is the national capital, how can you talk about it together? It will arouse the dissatisfaction and opposition of the people of the world, and may even attack it en masse!"

Peng Qian's words were like a basin of cold water poured on Lin Haotian's head, and he asked, "Is there any precedent?"

"Absolutely not!" Peng Qian shook his head with great firmness.

"So, if my Jin Guo sets this precedent, what will be the result?"

"The lower officials have already said it just now, and it is likely to cause dissatisfaction among the people of the world and attack it in groups. ”

"Even the people of my country will oppose it?"

"Exactly!" Peng Qian said.

Lin Haotian took a breath, his shoulders also collapsed, and he muttered, "Is there no way to be able to settle the capital in Liuhe?"

Peng Qian narrowed his eyes. Bow your head and say nothing.

At this time, his mind was also turning sharply, considering whether this matter was feasible. If the Jin State really set up its capital in Liuhe, it would undoubtedly be extremely beneficial to the Jin State. First, to prove to the world the unshakable hegemony of the Jin State, and second, the biggest enemy of the Jin State at present is the Yan State, with Liuhe in his hands. It is enough to deter the Yan country from daring to attack north, and it can also make the Jin country invincible.

Ponder over. Peng Qian said in a low voice: "The way is not without ......"

"Oh?" Lin Haotian's eyes lit up and asked, "Peng Qian, what good can you do?"

"Abolish the number of our army, return the military power to the king, and the lord will sit in the imperial court as an auxiliary minister, so that it will be. Liuhe also became the capital of the Jin Kingdom. Peng Qian said in a calm tone.

"This ......" Lin Haotian shuddered after hearing this.

"Haha!" Peng Qian looked up and smiled, and said, "Your Excellency's military power is originally rewarded by the king, even if it is returned to the king, what's wrong?"

Lin Haotian blinked. Lost in thought.

Peng Qian's idea was too shocking for him, to return the military power to the king, of course the golden land is still the golden land, and the golden army is of course still the golden army. Of course, he can ignore these things, but will the generals below also ignore them? He himself has become a minister, so don't the generals under his command become ministers of his subordinates, and what is the difference between them and his staff and doormen?

Lin Haotian lowered his head, put his hands behind his back, and was silent.

"Even if the lord returns the military power to the king, but the lord is still an adult, the golden people will still obey the orders of the lord, the only thing to change is the title, those false names are insignificant, don't ......"

Peng Qian wanted to continue to persuade, but Lin Haotian waved his hand and interrupted: "This matter, let me think about it again, think about it again, Peng Qian, you go down first!"

"Yes, my lord!" Peng Qian swallowed back the words that came to his lips, bowed to Lin Haotian, and then exited the lobby.

As soon as he walked on his front foot, Roland walked quickly to Lin Haotian's side and whispered, "My lord can mistakenly listen to Lord Peng's slander!"

"Huh?" He didn't expect Roland to say that Peng Qian's advice was slander, and she rarely used such heavy words all along, he asked, "Why do you say that?"

"Because the Lord is the commander of the Jin Army, the Jin people respect the Lord as an adult, if the Lord surrenders to the title and is only willing to be a pawn at the feet of the King, how can the Jin people continue to respect the Lord as an Adult, and how can they continue to obey the orders of the Lord?"

When Lin Haotian heard this, his heart suddenly moved, and two rays of light shot out of the tiger's eyes, but after thinking about it, he shook his head again and muttered: "All along, Peng Qian has been doing his best to assist me and be loyal to me, he will not betray me." ”

Roland said: "There is no contradiction between being loyal to the Lord and being loyal to the King, unless one day the Lord wants to take his place." ”

Lin Haotian looked at Roland and didn't speak for a long time.

In fact, he still trusts Peng Qian very much, but this time Peng Qian's suggestion is too unbelievable, and he actually wants to let himself return the Jin Kingdom to the king, the more he thinks about it, the more messy his head becomes, the more he thinks about it, the more annoyed he becomes, and finally he simply waved his hand, didn't think about anything, and said to Roland: "Send a message to the imperial court, let the imperial court send elite soldiers and strong generals to escort the king back! Also, let Chu Lianyu, Xiao Xuan, Zhang Xin and other ministers come to Beijing with the king." ”

"My lord, the matter of Lord Peng ......"

"Don't say that again, I hope this is the last time I'll hear it. As he spoke, Lin Haotian stared at Roland with squinted eyes.

Roland was so frightened that he didn't dare to say anything more. Take the order and go away in a proper manner.

Roland is gone, but Lin Haotian's mood has not calmed down for a long time.

Loyalty to oneself and loyalty to the king are not in conflict? Yes, he has always respected the king, at least the king, if one day he wants to get rid of the king, what will Peng Qian say and do?

The news that the king could return to Beijing soon spread back to Jiankang, the capital of Jin. The happiest person is the king Zhao Yu and the ministers in the court.

Liuhe is the most politically and economically developed place in the entire Abyss Continent, and it is also the first choice for the emperor to ascend the throne, no matter which country's monarch naturally wants to move the imperial court here, Zhao Yu is of course no exception.

He, the king, was aggrieved enough, after living in the Jin Kingdom, and now he suddenly heard that he could live in Liuhe, how could he not be excited?

After receiving Lin Haotian's message. The court of the Jin Kingdom moved in unison.

After the deliberation of the ministers, it was decided to send Lu Kai, who had recovered from his serious injuries, to lead the Third Army to escort the king to Liuhe, and at the same time, Chu Lianyu, Xiao Xuan and other ministers also began to pack their bags and prepare to go on the road with the king.

The ministers can't all go to Liuhe, they must leave the ministers in the court.

Everyone chose and chosen, and finally unanimously agreed to let Zhang Xin stay in Jiankang.

First, Zhang Xingui is a doctor of imperial history, and he is definitely qualified to preside over the overall situation. Second, he has an upright temperament. Speaking straightforwardly, he is not very liked by adults, and thirdly, Zhang Xin himself is not very willing to go to Liuhe to join in this fun, more things are better than less things, in his opinion. It's okay if you don't go by yourself.

Three days later, Zhao Yu couldn't wait to send people to urge Chu Lianyu again and again, reminding him that it was time to leave now and that he couldn't delay any longer.

Chu Lianyu laughed secretly in his heart, the king thought that he would be able to get rid of their control by returning to Liuhe. It's just a dream, don't forget, Liuhe was also fought back from Yanguo by adults, and in the future, the Jin army will be stationed in Liuhe, and he is still a puppet in his own hands.

The king is going back to Liuhe, the people of Jiankang have poured into the streets, people stand neatly on both sides of the street, when Zhao Yu's carriage passed in front of them, the people have knelt on the ground, and the crowd has cried from time to time.

This is the prestige of the king, no matter whether he has real power in his hands or not, whether he is a puppet in the hands of the Jin State or not, his title is there, and no one among the people wants the king to leave Jiankang.

The reluctance of the people also infected Zhao Yu, he couldn't help but sigh, and sighed: "Jiankang is also a good place, this king is really a little reluctant to come here!"

As he spoke, he lifted the curtain on the car window and waved to the people outside from time to time.

The guards guarding the carriage were also shocked when they saw this, and the leader of the demon underworld warrior immediately stepped forward quickly, pulled down the curtain, and said in a deep voice: "King, please respect yourself!"

Zhao Yu's face was red when he was reprimanded, and his face was full of embarrassment when he sat in the carriage.

The king's guard of honor took the lead in going out of Jiankang City, outside the city, the third legion responsible for escorting was already ready to go, seeing that the king's guard of honor had gone out of the city, the army immediately sounded a long horn, and the dense Jin army ran forward quickly, protecting the left and right of the guard of honor, at the same time, Lu Kai came to Zhao Yu's carriage quickly, turned over and dismounted, walked forward, bowed his hand, and said: "King, Lu Kai, the commander of the third legion, is here to standby!"

Zhao Yu asked people to lift the curtain of the carriage, he owed in the carriage, waved his hand and said: "General Lu Kai quickly flattened!"

"Your Majesty!" Lu Kai straightened up and asked, "Your Majesty, can you leave now?"

"Good, good, good, the sooner you go, the better. Zhao Yu nodded again and again, and then felt that he was too urgent, so he pretended to be calm and smiled and said: "This king has been away from the capital for several years, and I really want to rush back as soon as possible!"

Lu Kai nodded in understanding, arched his hand and said, "The last general obeys the order!" As he spoke, he turned his head sideways and said to the deputy general behind him: "Pass the order, and the whole army will set off!"

"Yes! General!" Lu Kai ordered, and the Third Army Corps moved up and down in unison, with the sound of trumpets and drums.

Lukai remounted his horse and retreated to the side of the road.

Seeing Zhao Yu's carriage drifting away, the generals around him urged their horses forward one after another, and whispered: "General, it seems that the king is like an arrow!"

"Yes, General, if the king returns to Liuhe, I am afraid that in the future, it will not be under our control!" said another general, worriedly.

Listening to the words of the people around you, Lu Kai's face sank, and he reprimanded: "Presumptuous!"

The generals shrank in fright, hurriedly closed their mouths, and didn't dare to say another word.

After the king's guard of honor passed, it was the procession of the courtiers. Carriage after carriage, some for people, some for objects, I can't count the hundreds or thousands. Behind them, there are teams in the army such as Chu Lianyu and Xiao Xuan.

Seeing Chu Lianyu's carriage, Lu Kai's face was straight, and he immediately urged him to step forward, intervened in the salute, and said, "Lord Chu!"

No matter how high the rank and grade of the generals in the army are, Lord Chu is their top boss. Seeing Lu Kai, a smile immediately appeared on Chu Lianyu's face, he poked his head out of the carriage and asked, "General Lu Kai saw the king just now?"

"I've seen it already!" Lu Kai nodded with a smile.

"The king looks very happy, right?" Chu Lianyu said happily.

Lu Kai looked left and right, turned over and dismounted, handed the reins to the guards on the side, and then looked into Chu Lianyu's carriage. Chu Lianyu was so smart that he immediately understood, waved his hand and said, "General Lu Kai come in and sit." ”

Chu Lianyu's carriage was large enough to accommodate two people.

Lu Kai boarded the carriage and sat down beside Chu Lianyu, and then asked in a low voice, "Lord Chu, there will be something unknown in the end. ”

"Huh?"

"But your lord wants to magnify Wang Huiliuhe?"

"Exactly!" Chu Lianyu smiled and said: "Let the king return to Liuhe and rebuild his prestige, then the king will be the king of the world, which is very beneficial to us." ”

Lu Kai understood these truths, and he said worriedly: "I'm afraid that after the king returns to Liuhe, he will not be under our control!"

"In the future, our Jin army will be stationed in Liuhe, and the king will not be able to fly out of the palm of our hands. ”

"But Liuhe is the king's place after all, even if our army can be stationed in Liuhe, it may not be as easy to control the king as it is now. Lu Kai Zhengse said: "If there are villains around the king and make an obstacle from it, it will be very unfavorable to us." ”

"Oh? That's a problem. Chu Lianyu inhaled, nodded thoughtfully, and muttered: "Therefore, the ministers in the court must all be our people, pluck out their wings, even if they let the tiger return to the mountain, there is no need to worry." ”

"Lord Chu means ......," Lu Kai asked cautiously. (To be continued......)