The Great Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers originally sent troops at the beginning of spring.

It's been procrastinating, and it's almost summer.

The reason for the delay in sending troops is simple, money can be levied at will, but food cannot be conjured out of thin air.

The wheat harvest in the north will be in May, and the military rations will arrive at the end of June at the earliest.

Song Huizong is not short of money now, Wang Hao has levied several times in a row, and only attacks the first, second and third class households, he knows that the fourth and fifth class households can no longer squeeze oil and water.

In April, Zhao Liangsi returned from Jin to report the news, and Ma Kuo stayed in Yanjing to continue negotiations.

Song Huizong asked, "What do the Jin people say?" ”

Zhao Liangsi elaborated on the process: "The minister wants to ask for Luan and equal the state, but the gold lord said that this is not within the agreement. He also said that our country had violated its oath, first, it had not fulfilled the period of joint attack, and second, it had not fulfilled the covenant of not accepting the surrender. In addition, Yandi's annual income is 6 million yuan, and if I want to get it back, I must pay 6 million yuan and gold every year. The minister and Ma Kuo tried their best, and the gold lord relaxed slightly. It happened that King Xi rebelled and established himself as the emperor of Xi State, and Zhang Ying, a Liao man, seized Pingzhou, and the gold lord finally agreed to pay one million yuan in taxes every year. ”

Xi Guo was in the mountainous area from Qinglong County to Shanhaiguan, while Zhang Ying was in Lulongsai and the surrounding areas.

There are people rebelling every day in the old land of Liao, and the gold owner Wu begging to buy is also a headache. This shabby place can't collect taxes, the people are already hungry and cannibalistic, and they have to waste their troops to suppress it, so they have to quickly find a big boss and sell it.

Song Huizong asked: "One million taxes per year, where can I redeem them?" ”

Zhao Liangsi replied: "Yanjing and Zhuo (Zhuo County), Yi (Yi County), Tan (Miyun), Shun (Shunyi), Jing (Zunhua), Ji (Ji County) six states. ”

"Are you willing to give it?" Song Huizong asked.

Zhao Liangsi said: "Don't give it." ”

Song Huizong was silent, and he began to regret it in his heart.

He had to write the letter of state in person, and he didn't consult with the ministers, so Pingzhou and Luanzhou could not get it back. Now the Jin State does not give Juyong Pass, which means that the gates on the east and west sides are open, and the Jin State can send troops to attack Yandi at any time.

Wang Hao suddenly said: "Official, if you don't redeem it this time, I'm afraid Yanjing won't be able to get it back." The great cause of cutting down Liao should be done in full. ”

Song Huizong weighed the gains and losses in his heart, one million guan tax per year, plus 400,000 guan coins, in exchange for Yanjing and the land of Liuzhou, he felt that this transaction was very cost-effective.

But there were thieves swarming, and even Jin Guo felt a headache, and he bought the land back by himself, and he had to spend troops and money to suppress it.

Repression alone cannot be killed, and food must be transferred for relief, which is a bottomless pit.

Song Huizong said: "It's better to wait until the Zhu thief is destroyed." ”

Zhao Liangsi couldn't get the credit for it, and hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty, when the minister returned, there were already Jin people who criticized this matter and opposed the sale of Yanjing to my Great Song Dynasty. There are scribes who bow left, and they wrote poems and said: 'And attack the Liao League to find together, the success is shallow and deep, the king does not listen to the proposal of donating Yan, an inch of mountains and rivers and an inch of gold. This poem is widely circulated in the Jin country, and the gold lord Wu Qimai succeeded to the throne not long ago, and I am afraid that it will not be able to suppress public opinion if it is delayed. ”

"Officials, the opportunity must not be missed, and the time will never come." Wang Hao also followed suit.

If Yanjing is defeated, Tong Guan will have the greatest credit.

If Yanjing was bought, Wang Huang would have contributed the most.

Wang Huang also wants to be crowned king!

Song Huizong worried: "The Xi people built the country and stood on their own, and Zhang Ying seized Pingzhou, although these places belonged to the Jin State, but they were next to the six states, and they must be garrisoned for defense. Yanjing and Liuzhou are full of displaced people, and they have to transport grain for relief. Food and troops, I am short of them now. ”

Wang Hao said: "You can send Guo Yaoshi back to Yanjing and recruit displaced people as soldiers." As for the money and grain, it was levied in Hebei and Shandong. In this way, there are not only soldiers and money and food, but also to solve the troubles of the homeless. Official, recovering Youyan is the legacy of the ancestors! ”

The last sentence moved Song Huizong.

As long as he gets Yanjing back, he will be able to complete the last orders of the previous emperors, and he Zhao Ji will become the emperor with the most martial arts in the Great Song Dynasty!

Paying 1.4 million yuan a year is nothing, and the people of Hebei and Shandong will only need to bear it for two or three years, and the newly recovered territory will be able to produce grain by themselves.

Tong Guan, who was preparing to suppress the thief, soon got the news, entered the palace and said to the saint: "Official, please lead the troops to recover Yanshan Mansion!" ”

Song Huizong frowned and said, "You're not going to sit in Xiangyang to suppress thieves?" ”

Tong Guan said: "The military rations are not enough, and it is difficult to suppress the thieves for a while. Please lead the forbidden army of 3,000 to recover Yanshan Mansion first, and then hurry back to Xiangyang. If the time is too late, let Xin Xingzong lead the army to Jinzhou first. ”

Song Huizong knew that this eunuch wanted to be the king and wanted to go crazy, and after thinking about it carefully, there was no big problem, so he nodded and said, "That's okay." With Tan Zhi as the deputy marshal, he led the forbidden army to Jinzhou. ”

Tong Guan wanted to speak and stopped, but finally bowed his head and said: "The official family is Shengming!" ”

Tan Zhi is also a eunuch, and he made meritorious contributions when he encircled and suppressed Fang La, and was specially promoted by Song Huizong to check and balance Tong Guan.

Tong Guan insisted on running to recover Yanjing, and Song Huizong let Tan Zhi seize the command of the forbidden army.

This can no longer be said to be a beating, but the emperor's expression of dissatisfaction in Chiguoguo.

In order to be crowned king, Tong Guan pretended not to understand.

Tong Guan went, Cai You naturally had to go.

As a result, Cai You, as a privy envoy, and Tong Guan, who served as the commander of the thieves, completely ignored the war in Sichuan, and ran to recover Yanjing.

In addition to the more than one million guan of money paid to the Jin State, they did not bring excess military funds, and everything was squeezed from Hebei and Shandong.

Arriving in Xiongzhou in early May, a large amount of supplies had been hoarded here.

Guo Yaoshi, the general of the Liao State, took the materials stained with the blood and sweat of the people, went to Yizhou and Zhuozhou to recruit homeless young people, and obtained 10,000 new troops to defend Yanjing.

Before Tong Guan and Cai You entered the city, they saw a large number of Yanjing people, dragging their families out of the east gate.

Tong Guan hurriedly went to stop it, and soon saw Wanyan Zongwang: "General, what do you mean by this?" Why did you take the people of Yanjing away? ”

Wanyan Zongwang asked rhetorically: "Why can't you take it away?" ”

Tong Guan was speechless for a moment, whether it was the previous letter of state or the later negotiations, the Great Song Dynasty only said that he wanted territory, and did not prohibit the Jin State from taking the population away.

Of course, it's not just an empty city.

The Jin people only took away officials, nobles, rich families, craftsmen, and beautiful women, and by the way, they looted all the common people, and left no money and food in the city.

"Here's the map." Wanyan Zongwang handed over a few albums.

As for the household registration or something, it's useless, and it doesn't matter if you give it or not.

Wang Anzhong also came this time, as the deputy prime minister, as the first prefect of Yanshan in the Great Song Dynasty.

Looking at the devastated city and the hungry people waiting to be fed, Wang Anzhong instantly wanted to cry without tears. How the is this governed? Wanyan Zongwang's approach is equivalent to leaving him with a city full of beggars.

Good deputy prime minister, next to be the leader of the beggar gang!

Tong Guan didn't care about this, and when Guo Yaoshi arrived with the new army, he immediately led the forbidden army back to Tokyo.

The merit of recovering Yanjing was taken into his hands.

Hurried back to Kaifeng, the army of thieves had not yet set off, but Tong Guan's long-awaited king did not materialize.

Song Huizong already knew the specific situation, Yanjing and the other six prefectures, the city was all looted, and the outside of the city was full of displaced people, and the situation was worse than expected.

And this information was sent by Guo Yaoshi 800 miles in an urgent manner, and he cried poor to Song Huizong and asked for money, food, and soldiers.

The emperor didn't give him the title of king, and Tong Guan didn't have the courage to ask for it, so he led his troops to suppress the thieves.

In addition, Tan Zhi was officially appointed as the deputy marshal of the thieves, and at the same time served as the commander of the Southern Route Army, substantially dividing Tong Guan's military power.

Three ways to fight for thieves, Tong Guan can only command the East Route Army, which can be described as stealing chickens and rice.

The series of confusing operations of the Great Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers are already strange, and they are nothing more than crazy demons to lower the lower limit.

……

However, it was said that Gao Yu took his own soldiers all the way to Shaanxi, arrived in Fengxiang in April, and convened all the generals of the Western Army to discuss matters.

The three-way coach who begged for thieves this time turned out to be the most competent performance of Gao Yu.

Gao Yu is the emperor's former minister, and he is also a dignified captain, and he has led troops in Shaanxi many times. He came to be the commander of the Western Army, which is much more reliable than Liang Shicheng, who has only practiced an army over the years, and has no actual combat experience at all.

"Little nephew, see Tai Lieutenant!" Liu Qi came first.

Gao Yu took Liu Qi's hand and said, "Uncle Xin is much stronger, this time to suppress the thief, you will lead the rear army." ”

Liu Qi said: "I am willing to die for the captain!" ”

Gao Yu saved Liu Qi's father's life, and he was kind to Liu Qi.

This Liu Qi, some people may not have heard of it, but they only need to know one thing: his posthumous nickname is Wu Mu!

Not only can they fight against Jin, but they can also govern local areas, and they belong to all-round military and political talents.

Liu Qi died a particularly aggrieved death, when Wanyan Liang's army went south, and he was responsible for guarding the front line of Yangzhou.

Due to his serious illness, Liu Qi was no longer able to command in person. Its forward was hundreds of people, encountered thousands of Jin soldiers, and took the initiative to attack, killing Gao Jingshan (not Zhu Ming). More than 3,000 Jin soldiers were killed and wounded, and hundreds were captured.

It was originally a good start, but the Huaixi lord Wang Quan suddenly fled, causing the flanks of Liu Qi's army to be exposed, and he could be surrounded and annihilated at any time.

Liu Qi had to retreat again and again, suffered several defeats in a row, and narrowly blocked the Jin soldiers in Zhenjiang.

Yu Yunwen, who won the victory of Quarry Rock, passed by Zhenjiang to visit him.

Liu Qi held Yu Yunwen's hand and said: "There is no need to ask about the illness, the imperial court has raised soldiers for thirty years, but nothing has been accomplished. Today's great achievement was established by a Confucian student, and my generation of warriors died of shame. ”

He returned to Jiankang with a serious illness and stayed in the post house temporarily.

Because he had to receive the peace envoy of the Jin State, Tang Siwei (Qin Hui's confidant, who later became the prime minister) actually asked Liu Qi to move to another test hospital.

After Liu Qi moved over, he found that the floor was covered with feces and the room was not cleaned. Thinking of his whole life, but he wanted to make room for the envoy of the Jin State, his condition worsened under grief and anger, and he was so angry that he vomited blood and died on the spot.

At this time, Liu Qi was only in his twenties, and he had already made a name for himself in Western Xia, and he could stop children from crying at night.

He said to Gao Qiu in high spirits: "Tai Lieutenant, the little nephew does not want to stay in the rear army, please be the forward to open the way, and personally capture the two Zhu thieves for Tai Wei!" ”

Gao Yu shook his head and said, "The generals of the Western Army may not be able to be deterred. You must stay with me, and if anything happens, you can remedy it. ”

"Yes!"

Liu Qi was a little disappointed.

(End of chapter)