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Due to Tan Zhen's lack of a clear understanding of the movements of the Liaoxia coalition army, he sat back and watched the Liaoxia coalition army attack the city and plunder the wall, which eventually led to the loss of Yundi.

In this regard, Zhao Ji was extremely angry.

Zhao Ji dismissed Tan Zhi from his posts as Lieutenant Tan Zhi and Xuanfu Envoy, and demoted Tan Zhi to the deputy envoy of the Shunchang Army.

After this incident, Zhao Ji completely understood that Tan Zhi still couldn't do it, and he couldn't compare with Tong Guan at all.

Then, Zhao Ji reused Tong Guan, let Tong Guan re-lead the Privy Council, and continued to serve as the Xuanfu envoy of Hebei, Hedong, and Yanshanfu Road, with Zhang Xiaochun, the prefect of Taiyuan, as the deputy envoy of Xuanfu.

At the same time, Zhao Ji also gave Tong Guan two tasks.

The first is to send someone to negotiate with Li Cun to hand over the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun and the Three Prefectures of Pingluanying to the Zhao Song Dynasty according to the previous agreement between the two parties.

Zhao Ji also knew that this was impossible.

But what if Li Cun keeps his promise and agrees?

Zhao Ji said to Tong Guan that as long as Li Cun promised to give the sixteen states of Yanyun and the three states of Luanying to the Zhao Song Dynasty, Li Cun could ask for any conditions.

And the second task that Zhao Ji gave to Tong Guan was to find an opportunity to welcome Yelu Yanxi to live in the Great Song Dynasty.

Zhao Ji actually knew very well in his heart that it was impossible for Li Cun to give the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun and the Three Prefectures of Peace Luanying to the Zhao Song Dynasty, and if it was him, he would not give it, not only that, but he would definitely find a suitable opportunity to destroy the Zhao Song Dynasty and complete the unification.

Don't talk about trustworthiness or anything, unification is the greatest righteousness in the world, and a sentence for the country and the people is enough to cover any dishonesty and immorality.

So Zhao Ji had to deal with Li Cun.

The current situation is that

The three states of Pingluanying have been occupied by the Daqian Dynasty, and Li Cun guarded it with the general Wu Jue, and the Great Song Dynasty wanted to open up the Liaoxi Corridor, but it was difficult to go to the blue sky.

And Yandi, Li Cun personally guarded it, and the Jin people wanted to go south from here, so they didn't have to think about it.

In this way, the only possible passage for the Zhao and Song dynasties is Yundi.

And even the passage of Yundi, the Zhao and Song dynasties could not open it by force.

Zhao Ji could only try to recruit Yelu Yanxi to see if he could spend some money to buy the channel of Yundi.

On the other hand, Zhao Ji also wanted to unite with Jin Liao, including Western Xia, to see if the four families could deal with the Daqian Dynasty together to solve the crisis of the Zhao and Song Dynasty.

Not long after Tan Zhi lost Yundi, Wang Hao felt that Zhao Ji began to alienate him, and he didn't let him, the prime minister, interfere in many things.

What made Wang Hao even more panicked was that Zhao Ji began to adjust the top management of the Zhao Song Dynasty.

Zhao Ji first called Cai You back from the front line and asked Cai You to replace Zheng Juzhong, who was already seriously ill, to lead the Privy Council; Later, Bai Shizhong was promoted to serve as a special advancement, Dazai and a subordinate servant, that is, the right minister; Li Bangyan was promoted to the position of Shaozai and Zhongshu Shilang, that is, the left minister. Soon, Zhao Ye was appointed as Shangshu Zuocheng, Hanlin Scholar Chengzhi Yu Wencuizhong was Shangshu Youcheng, and Kaifeng Mansion Yin Cai Mao Tongzhi Privy Council.

Together, these people made up the new high-level decision-making team of the Zhao and Song dynasties.

Cai You, if you can't write anything, you can't do martial arts, you can't learn anything, you can only fight for power and have fun, you are a full courtier, and you don't have any talent.

Bai Shizhong, although he was a Jinshidi, successively served as a servant of the Ministry of Officials, a scholar of Shangshu, a servant of the Zhongshu Sect and other important positions, but the real reason for his career was not because of his knowledge and political achievements, but because he was responsible for editing all kinds of auspicious performances in the local area.

Li Bangyan, the so-called "Li Prodigal Son" and "Prodigal Prime Minister", is not a figure who "supports the building in the general and turns the tide in the fall". He grew up in the market, was accustomed to being obscene and despicable, dealt with it conveniently, was good at laughing and scolding, could kick and bow, and often used market slang as his lyrics and songs, which people sang.

In recent years, Li Bangyan and Wang Hao have been constantly competing for favor, and he has been against Wang Hao everywhere. Wang Hao advocated the recovery of Yanjing, and he opposed the Northern Expedition.

When Wang Hao accompanied Zhao Ji to the banquet, he often performed vulgar programs on stage in person, pleasing with laughter, and the prince Zhao Huan was disgusted when he heard it.

So, Wang Huang and

There was a contradiction between Zhao Huan.

Wang Hao knew that Zhao Ji liked Zhao Kai, so he secretly plotted to abolish Zhao Huan and make Zhao Kai the crown prince.

And Li Bangyan was-for-tat, clearly defending Zhao Huan's status as the crown prince.

Li Bangyan is very sociable, very good at flattery, long-sleeved and good at dancing, left and right, and his official positions have been continuously promoted, starting from the secretary of the provincial school, and he has been promoted step by step to the Zhongshu Sheren, Hanlin Bachelor Chengzhi, Shangshu Youcheng, Shangshu Zuocheng, until now he has served as the left minister.

Li Bangyan once said that he wanted to enjoy all the flowers in the world (this flower is not the other flower, but the flower of the green building), kick the world's ball, and be the world's official.

At this time when the life and death of the Zhao Song Dynasty was in danger, Zhao Ji used three courtiers to serve as the top decision-makers of the Zhao Song Dynasty.

It is not difficult to see from this that Zhao Ji's way of employing people is indeed a huge problem.

Zhao Ji no longer trusts Wang Fu, not only because Wang Hao is Tan Zhen's bodyguard and backstage, and the two of them have made the Zhao Song Dynasty so passive, but also because Zhao Ji discovered the secret between Wang Hao and Liang Shicheng.

That is, Zhao Ji finally knew that Wang Hao and Liang Shicheng's house had a small door to communicate.

Zhao Ji immediately understood why Wang Hao understood him so well.

It turned out that Wang Huang was not his confidant of Zhao Ji at all, but Liang Shicheng just sent a message to Wang Hao.

This made Zhao Ji feel that he had been deeply deceived.

All along, Zhao Ji felt that there was no problem with the choice he made, and the smart Wang Mo could always think of going with him.

Therefore, Zhao Ji tried his best to dispel public opinion and promoted Wang Huang exceptionally.

It can be said that Zhao Ji has high hopes for Wang Huang.

Zhao Ji gave Wang Hao's treatment is also the highest, and his favor is even far higher than Cai Jing, who does not know each other, not only gave Wang Hao's mansion, but also personally named Wang Hao's mansion "Dexian Zhiding", and even personally inscribed seven tablets to Wang Huang, such as Zaigungtang, Anointing Hall, Pet Light Pavilion, Shifeng Pavilion, Laoshan Pavilion, Rongguang Zhai, and Yin'an.

As a result, Wang Hao and Liang Shicheng really knew how to act.

Wang Huang showed outstanding intelligence, good at speaking, good at grabbing power and accumulating wealth, and good at flattery, and gradually won Zhao Ji's trust.

And Liang Shicheng is another style, he is stupid and humble, honest and kind, he can't say it, he can't tell it, but he is good at observing words and feelings, and he is old-fashioned, and he is also deeply favored by Zhao Ji.

In recent years, Wang Hao and Liang Shicheng have sung and harmonized in front of Zhao Ji, and they have played with Zhao Ji in the palm of their hands.

This broke Zhao Ji's heart very much.

In any dynasty, it is taboo for ministers to associate with their chamberlains, and the emperor is very sensitive to this.

Ministers and eunuchs were not allowed to make friends, which was also an important principle for the Zhao and Song dynasties to prevent the dictatorship of eunuchs.

According to the rules, if the two interact with each other, they will be punished.

It's just that Zhao Ji didn't take this seriously before.

This makes it a common practice for eunuchs and court officials to intersect during the period of Zhao Ji's reign, especially since the Xuanhe.

And because Zhao Ji especially favored the eunuchs, the scholars almost all ran to the door of the eunuchs, and they became accustomed to each other, and they were all proud of the attached servants. But all the powerful eunuchs are all in the market, and they set up their own doors, and accept bribes from the public to sell officials.

It can be said that all of this was caused by Zhao Ji.

The attitude of the emperor is the code of conduct of many ministers.

As soon as he saw that Zhao Ji no longer favored Wang Huang, Li Bangyan, who had been against Wang Huang for many years, immediately fell into the well, and found He Li, who was only 35 years old, to impeach Wang Huang.

He Li played seven chapters in a row, listing 15 counts of Wang Hao's female acting in evil and tyranny, disobedience to yang and yin, forming a party for personal gain, stealing and robbing, and arrogance and extravagance, and asked Zhao Ji to dismiss Wang Hao and punish him according to the law.

Wang Hao knew that Zhao Ji didn't trust him, and he, the prime minister, couldn't do it no matter what.

Moreover, the current situation is getting worse and worse for Wang Hao.

Therefore, Wang Hao took the initiative to ask for Zhishi in the last chapter:

"Officials and ministers are not exhaustive, and ministers are not unspecialized......

Zhao Ji was very fast

He approved Wang Huang's request, and he wrote in the imperial pen: "Wang Huang Chen begs for the Shi, the number of his beneficiaries, the number of courtesies, etc., all according to Cai Jing's regulations, and still gives the festival envoy."

I have to say that Zhao Ji is quite generous to his courtiers, Wang Hao hurt Zhao Ji's heart so much, and Zhao Ji did not settle accounts with Wang Ji after the autumn, which can be regarded as letting Wang Hao leave the political circle smoothly and retain his glory and wealth.

In the golden autumn and August, the swallow land was harvested, and a total of 13.5 million stones of new grain were obtained.

Li Cun survived the greatest crisis.

On the other hand, Yundi, which was controlled by the Liaoxia coalition army, was not like the people of Yundi at all, as expected before, Yelu Yanxi would return, and they would be able to live a good life.

On the contrary, Yelu Yanxi is still the mediocre Yelu Yanxi, as soon as he entered Xijing, he built a lot of buildings, wanted to build a luxurious palace in Xijing, and then took Xijing as the center to slowly recover the Liao realm occupied by Qianjin, without considering the reality that the people of Yundi could no longer live.

In the past two years, Yundi was first occupied by the Jin people, then by the Song people, and then by the Liaoxia coalition army.

None of the three parties has ever governed the land of Yundi.

What's even more tragic is that when Jinxia jointly attacked Yundi, it was just in time for spring ploughing, which made Yundi completely miss spring ploughing.

As a result, there was a great hunger in the clouds, parents ate their children, and even the corpses of sick and dead people were marked on the market, and people sold them for food money, and the soldiers were all bones, and the soldiers died of starvation in seventeen or eighteen.

The soldiers are like this, and the situation of the people can be imagined.

It is no exaggeration to say that the current cloud land is almost like hell.

Faced with this situation, Western Xia actually tried to rescue.

It is possible to transport one stone of grain from Western Xia to Yundi, and the freight along the way will cost more than ten or even twenty stones of grain.

Western Xia is a small country, there is not much surplus grain in itself, let alone a large population, how can it support the consumption of hundreds of thousands of people in Yundi?

A large number of people in Yundi fled to Yandi in order to survive, and they asked for their lives, begging Li Cun to send troops to drive away Yelu Yanxi and the Western Xia people.

A group of generals led by Han Shizhong, Wu Jue, Su Dong, Yue Fei, and Zhao Li also asked for battle.

Li Cun felt that the heat was enough, and ordered the soldiers to go out of Juyong Pass.

Li Cun gave the first order to Zhang Xian and Yang Zaixing, who were in the vanguard, and ordered them to lead the enemy-breaking army and the guerrilla army to attack Yunzhong Mansion City, lock Yunzhong Mansion City, and prepare to catch turtles in Yelu Yanxi's urn, who was particularly good at escaping, so that he would not continue to cause trouble for Li Cun.

After Zhang Xian and Yang Zaixing received the order, they led the enemy army and the Youyi army out of Juyong Pass, and then ran long distance to attack Yunzhong Mansion.

Immediately afterwards, Li Cun ordered Yue Fei to be the left vanguard, leading the Longxiang army to take Feihu and Lingqiu first, and then take the Yunnan area, and ordered Su Dong to be the right vanguard, leading the Huzhi army to take Confucianism and Fengshengzhou first, and recover the Yunbei area.

Although Zhang Xian and Yang Zaixing's actions were already very fast, Yelu Yanxi, who had been vigilant against the invasion of the Great Qian Dynasty, still learned of the invasion of the Great Qian Dynasty at the first time.

However, what is more surprising is that Yelu Yanxi did not choose to flee this time, but chose to face the Qianjun.

In a nutshell.

After receiving Li Cun's order, the Broken Enemy Army and the Youyi Army quickly led their troops to Yunzhong Mansion.

Yelu Yanxi personally led more than 30,000 Liao troops and camped in the west of Yunzhong Fucheng, preparing for a decisive battle with the cadre army.

At the same time, Yelu Yanxi sent people to ask for help from Western Xia.

Western Xia soon sent 7,000 elite cavalry to reinforce Yelu Yanxi.

The intelligence officers of the Military Intelligence Department quickly found out this information and desperately sent the news to Zhang Xian and Yang Zaixing, who were rushing to Yunzhong Fucheng.

After Zhang Xian and Yang Zaixing received this information, they discussed it and felt that they should first defeat the 7,000 reinforcements of Western Xia.

The 7,000 Western Xia reinforcements from Yingzhou were defeated by Zhang Xian and Yang Zaixing forty miles east of Yunzhongfu.

The two flanked left and right, and took advantage of the strength of the troops, and completely annihilated the 7,000 reinforcements of Western Xia in one battle.

In the face of the 30,000 elite horsemen led by Yelu Yanxi, Zhang Xian and Yang Zaixing

There was a disagreement.

Zhang Xian felt that 20,000 against 30,000 was unstable, and wanted to wait for the large army to come up and fight again.

But Yang Zaixing felt that 20,000 against 30,000 was enough, and wanted to go directly to Yelu Yanxi.

Before coming, Li Cun ordered Zhang Xian to be the main general.

It is said that this matter should be left to Zhang Xian.

But Yang Zaixing was not willing to lose this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to capture the emperor of Liao, so he said to Zhang Xian: "I heard that the Liao lord is timid and cowardly, and he is very good at escaping, this time he must know that our army is not as many as it, so he dares to face the battle, if my army comes, the Liao lord will hear the wind and flee far away, the Liao lord is His Majesty's henchman, if this opportunity is missed, when will Your Majesty be able to get rid of this confidant, and when will you be able to go south to complete the unification, we and other generals should share your Majesty's worries."

Zhang Xian was persuaded by Yang Zaixing, and the two led an army of 20,000 to meet the 30,000 elite cavalry led by Yelu Yanxi.

Yang Zaixing guessed correctly.

Yelu Yanxi saw that the vanguard of the cadre army was small, and the Han horse army was not as good at riding as their steppe warriors, so he wanted to take advantage of the fact that the large army of the cadre army did not come, and establish his authority first.

Of course, this is also because Yelu Yanxi, who has been on the run for several years, really has nowhere to escape.

Therefore, the two armies of Qianliao fought a big battle under the city of Yunzhongfu.

At the beginning of the war, Yang Zaixing personally led thousands of men and horses under his command to rush into the Chinese army of the Liao army.

- Yang Zaixing actually had the idea of capturing the thief and capturing the king first.

Yang Zaixing killed hundreds of people with one person, one gun and one horse, killing the Liao army one after another.

The generals of the Liao army from Yelu Yanxi to the bottom had never seen such a strong general as Yang Zaixing, and they were suddenly caught off guard by the cadres.

Zhang Xian, on the other hand, very calmly ordered the rest of the enemy army and the Youyi army to shoot the two wings of the Liao army with bows and crossbows.

The Liao army was quickly routed by Zhang Xian and Yang Zaixing, and fled back to the city of Yunzhongfu.

Soon after, Su Dong led the Huzhi army to the city of Yunzhongfu.

Su Dong ordered people to build a cloud platform higher than the city wall, and arranged tiger squatting cannons and bed crossbows on it, which perfectly implemented Li Cunfu's fire suppression style.

Under the suppression of absolute superior firepower, Zhang Yong led his subordinates to ascend first and fought fiercely with the Liao army defending the city.

And the soldiers of the Liao army, under the leadership of the Liao general Yelu Mage, fought hard to resist and stick to the city, and they even wanted to take advantage of a towering pagoda in the west of the city to resist stubbornly.

It's a pity that Wang Gui personally led people to put the door panel on his head, forcibly attacked the bottom of the tower, and then used explosives to blow up the entire pagoda, and thousands of Liao soldiers were all stoned to death in the tower.

Seeing this, the Liao army surrendered one after another.

The city in the clouds is broken.

And when capturing Yelu Yanxi, there was still a little accident.

- After Su Dong led people to conquer the imperial city, he didn't find Yelu Yanxi, not only that, but even other royal family and clan members were not in the imperial city.

It turns out -

When Yelu Yanxi built the palace, he deliberately built a secret passage to the outside of the city.

When the city was broken, Yelu Yanxi took the royal family and clan members into the secret passage, intending to escape secretly from the secret passage.

Fortunately!

The secret agents of the pro-army Duwei Mansion had already discovered this secret passage and sent this information to Su Dong's hands in time.

Therefore, before Su Dong attacked the city, he ordered Zhang Xian and Yang Zaixing to go to the secret passage to guard.

As a result, all the royal clans of the Liao State, including the concubines and children of Yelu Yanxi, as well as the concubines and children of the clan personnel, were all wiped out by Zhang Xian and Yang Zaixing.

Zhang Xian and Yang Zaixing also seized more than 10,000 wagons prepared by Yelu Yanxi in advance.

It should be noted that Yelu Yanxi's 3,000 horses that run 500 miles a day, and his 3,000 peerless treasures that the Liao Kingdom has saved for more than 200 years are all listed here.

After Zhang Xian and Yang Zaixing consulted Su Dong for instructions, they immediately sent Yelu Yanxi and other prisoners back to Yanjing and dedicated them to Li Cun......

Much better.

But it's still empty, just move

Break out in a cold sweat.

I also coughed badly.

My wife scared me, saying that many people died suddenly after working hard at this stage, and asked me to raise them for two more days, don't miss these two days.

She was quite scary, so I decided to listen to her and raise her for two more days.