Chapter 769: Jin Yan's Worries
Wenzong Wang Hui nervously called the court together, and then asked with a worried face, how to face this crisis.
"Your Majesty, the ministers think that the capital should be moved. For the sake of the king's safety, it is not easy for us to get too close to the dragon army." Li Qi, who has not spoken much recently, has become the first to speak.
"Yes, yes, the capital should be moved, as long as the king's safety is guaranteed, we will have no problems in Goryeo." Minister Kim Hee-jeong also hurriedly stood up and made a decision on behalf of the Kim family.
"The minister seconded the proposal." Park's Pu Zidao also hurriedly stood up and echoed.
The reason why the two agreed to Li Qi's remarks was nothing more than for their own safety. After all, Wenzong moved the capital, and as important ministers in the court, they naturally had to follow, so that they could leave Beijing far away, which was equivalent to staying away from the Dragon Army, and they would become much safer.
The big pair Lu Zhengtoe looked at everything in his eyes on the side, and he wanted to stop talking, but after thinking about it, he still didn't raise any objections.
Zheng Toe is a capable person, and he knows better than anyone that the enemy is currently moving the capital before fighting a single battle, which is naturally a very heavy blow to the morale of the army.
It is no exaggeration to say that if you retreat now, if you want to compete with the dragon army militarily, the possibility of victory will be even lower.
He didn't know what Li Qi came up with this plan, but after he saw that both the Kim family and the Park family echoed it, he knew that even if he stood up at this time, it would be useless. If you don't get it right, it will make other people unhappy.
Like such a useless thing, Zheng Toe naturally won't do it.
Zheng Toe had just thought of this here, and Wen Zong had already nodded and said, "Even if all Aiqing thinks like this, then move the capital." It's just that where are you going to move next, do you have a goal?"
Without even asking Zheng Toe's opinion, Wenzong made a decision, so it seems that he was also frightened by Long Jun's sudden attack.
Speaking of which, Wenzong's ability to rule the world has some, but when it comes to military affairs, because he has not led troops to fight in history, he can't see it. Judging from the current situation, this person must also be a standard literati, which is the same as most emperors of the Zhao and Song dynasties.
The king agreed to move the capital and asked where he should move, and the eyes of the ministers naturally looked at Li Qi, who was the first to propose the relocation of the capital. At this time, everyone has some six gods and no masters, and they don't know what to do.
did not disappoint everyone, Li Qi was in everyone's eyes, and he quickly responded. "Your Majesty, the minister's suggestion, you can go to Jeonju or Jinju, as for where to go, it is up to the wise king to make a decision."
Li Qi, who had been prepared for a long time, spoke, and then looked like he was abiding by his duty, and returned to the courtiers after speaking, giving people the feeling that he would not meddle in such a matter at will.
But the fact is that from the moment Li Qi made the proposal, he had already intervened in the matter.
Don't talk about it, just because he not only proposed to move the capital, but also set the place to move the capital to Jeonju and Jinju, and he has already intervened deeply.
This is equivalent to him taking the opportunity to put forward a multiple-choice question to Wenzong, and the place to move the capital can only be one of the two states. This is also the suggestion given by Meng Youde, and it was decided after asking Su Shi.
The reason why these two states were chosen was because they were located in the southern part of Goryeo, and once they chose here, it was equivalent to giving up the entire northern part of Goryeo and the Central Plains, which could play a role in reducing the obstacles for the Dragon Army to continue to expand its power.
In normal times, such a trick is not difficult to be discovered by some smart people in the upper court. It's just that now, when the dragon army is about to descend on the city, where is anyone who has the heart to think too much about such a thing?
"Quanzhou is good, the territory is bigger, even if you move the entire capital of Kaijing, there is no problem." Kim Hee is making his own judgment after thinking about it.
"Jinju is good, Jinju is close to the sea, once something happens, it will be more conducive to our retreat." Park Zidao put forward another opinion.
Unexpectedly, in the matter of moving the capital, the opinions of the courtiers could not be unified, so the anxious Wenzong turned his eyes to Zheng Toe's side and asked, "Zheng Aiqing, what do you understand?"
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks it's better to go to Jinju, as Lord Park said, it is close to the sea, which is more convenient for us to act in the future." Zheng Toe gave the answer after a little thought. The reason why he chose Jinju was precisely because of the advantages of its neighboring sea, once the dragon army really killed, the Goryeo army could not resist it, and he could escape by sea.
If the capital is moved to Jeonju, once there is a crisis, you still have to consider going to Jinju, it is better to do it in one step.
"Okay, then move the capital to Jinju, and all Aiqing will go back and prepare for themselves." Wen Zong finally listened to Zheng Toe's opinion. And as soon as his words fell, Kim Hee-jeong's face immediately showed a bitter expression.
With his cleverness, it is naturally not difficult to see that the decision to move the capital to Jinju is clearly because Zheng Toe and Pu Zidao are not optimistic about the performance of the Goryeo Army. Is this going to prepare for the back road? Could it be that their Kim family should also be ready to leave Goryeo?
If he really leaves, the Jin family will be rootless, so it will take time to adapt to wherever he goes, which is a way to lose his ancestral inheritance, and it is strange that he can be happy.
Li Qi watched everyone's performance from the sidelines, his face was not sad or happy, but in fact, his heart had already blossomed.
He defected to the Dragon Heavenly King in advance, and now it seems that this is undoubtedly the most correct decision and choice.
This was the end of the court meeting, and from the beginning to the end, no one mentioned the sending of reinforcements to help Huangzhou. In other words, everyone already has a unified understanding in their hearts, that is, Huangzhou can no longer be saved, so he will be left to fend for himself.
It is best that Huangzhou can fight a few battles with the Dragon Army and delay the pace of the other party's southward movement, which is the best thing.
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Huangzhou Jinfu.
Jin Yan met with Zhang Ao, but the conversation was not smooth.
Jin Yan demanded that the dragon army withdraw the troops surrounding the city; Zhang Ao demanded that Jin Yan surrender unconditionally.
It's just the first time they meet, and it's normal for both parties to make a lot of offers. It will take several negotiations before an agreement can be reached.
But what Jin Yan didn't expect was that on the same night, Zhang Ao came again, and at the same time brought the minutes of today's meeting in the Goryeo court.
It's only been a day, and Zhang Ao has obtained such important information, Jin Yan can't believe its factuality no matter what. Especially when he saw that the court meeting talked about moving the capital, and did not talk about aiding Huangzhou at all, he would not believe it even more.
Faced with Jin Yan's questioning, Zhang Ao said very calmly: "It's normal for Lord Jin not to believe it, but this is the truth. If you don't believe it, you can send your henchmen to Kaijing City to find out."
"Okay, this official will send someone to Kaijing City immediately, but please make it convenient for Lord Zhang." Jin Yan also wants to know the attitude towards him in Kaijing now, if everything is fake, he can just let his henchmen go to Jin Xizheng, the head of the Jin family, and send troops to rescue Huangzhou.
For Jin Yan's little Jiujiu, Zhang Ao didn't seem to have seen it. "You can send a henchman to let him go out of the city in a hanging basket, and the official will greet him outside, and no one will embarrass him."
"Thank you so much, come on, send Lord Zhang to rest." Seeing Zhang Ao so calm and confident, Jin Yan couldn't help but beat a drum in his heart. But on the surface, he didn't show it, but only arranged for someone to send him to rest, and ordered to send troops to protect him strictly.
Zhang Ao represents the Dragon Heavenly King, if something happens to his personal safety, then he really has no choice in the future.
After sending Zhang Ao away, Jin Yan called his confidants, gave him a lot of money, and asked him to go out of the city to Kaijing to inquire about the situation.
"Remember, don't show up in public when you go back this time, and focus on finding out the news first. If there is no matter of moving the capital, you can go to the head of the house and ask him to persuade the court to send reinforcements quickly. But if the truth is as Zhang Ao said, you will come back immediately, and no one can go to see it, right?"
Jin Yan thought very clearly in his heart, if he really decided to move the capital, the head of the family would be equivalent to having abandoned himself, at this time, what people need to do is to stop the dragon army here for some more time, in this way, the two people are not the same heart, not even the same person, if they are the henchmen sent by themselves
If the other party finds out, he will definitely not let him back.
The henchman understood what the master meant, and immediately said that he would complete this task, his wife and children were in Huangzhou City, and he didn't have to worry that he would go and never return.
Jin Yan sent away his henchmen and waited for the news to come back in a state of apprehension. Only three days later, the henchman rushed back with a look of impatience, and as soon as he entered Huangzhou and saw Jin Yan, he knelt down on the ground with a thud and said: "Master, the big thing is not good, the capital is really moving in the capital city, and all the streets and alleys are talking about this matter. The little one also spent money to find some people who were familiar with the army, and learned that they had not received any orders to support our Huangzhou."
"What?" Although he had a certain amount of psychological preparation, after learning the truth, Jin Yan was still so angry that his teeth itched.
I thought that I was under siege in Huangzhou, and I didn't know when I would die here. The imperial court turned a blind eye and began to move the capital, which clearly did not put its own life or death in its eyes. What else is there for such a court to serve?
Surrender, you should surrender immediately, otherwise you will delay the dragon army too much time here, and if you turn around and cure your crimes, I am afraid that there will be no good fruit for you to eat.
After learning that there were no reinforcements, Jin Yan had already given up the decision to defend Huangzhou, and after meeting his henchmen, he sent someone to ask Zhang Ao, he wanted to surrender and strive to obtain more benefits for himself.