In order to prevent the Jin soldiers from moving south, the Great Song monarchs dismantled the permanent pontoon bridge over the Yellow River.

Wanyan Zongwang hurried to get the war horse, and only brought 5,000 cavalry with him. Among them, 3,000 cavalry were Jin cavalry, and the remaining 2,000 cavalry were cavalry of the victorious army that surrendered.

And Deng Chun and Chen Ziyi's side didn't even have five thousand riders.

The two sides looked at each other across the Yellow River, and they were afraid of being attacked by the half-crossing, and it would be difficult to cross the river, let alone fight.

"Where's the fodder?" Deng Chun asked.

The horse keeper said, "There is a forage yard and a granary over there, and it is ......."

Chen Ziyi was a little impatient: "What's it?" ”

The horse keeper said: "There is not much left, and it is difficult to even raise these three or four thousand thin horses." ”

Deng Chun and Chen Ziyi went to check the materials in person, and were extremely speechless after reading them. In fact, there is still a lot of forage left, but the salt, beans, and so on needed by the horses have long been emptied.

Deng Chun said angrily: "Who did it? ”

The horse keeper simply opened up and said: "The forbidden army in the city eats empty salaries all year round, and the horses of the Heavenly Prison naturally eat empty quotas. Although the imperial court has a quota of 20,000 horses, it is less than 10,000 all year round, and the food for these 10,000 horses is also deducted. It's not that we don't want to raise horses well, it's just that the food given by the court is not enough. Moreover, even people's salaries are not sufficient, and people have to steal the essence of horses if they want to be full. ”

"This violent Song, really damn it!" Deng Chun gritted his teeth.

Since he became a cavalry general, he has a special affection for horses, and he can't wait to serve them as ancestors.

And the Tiansi Prison of the Great Song Dynasty, there were only three or four thousand horses left, and they were actually raised sick and thin. In Deng Chun's view, from officials to horse breeders, everyone should cut off their heads and ask for guilt!

Under the command of Deng Chun and Chen Ziyi, in addition to the regular cavalry, there were also some logistical assistants such as servants, veterinarians, and blacksmiths.

Everyone got busy and brought the only food left over from the Heavenly Prison to be transported by the three or four thousand thin horses. The horse keepers of the Heavenly Prison were also taken away, and the whole army moved towards the town of Wansheng, west of Tokyo City.

This was Zhu Ming's order, and after obtaining the Heavenly Prison War Horse, he immediately left the vicinity of Tokyo City and waited for the arrival of the follow-up main army.

It's better to let the golden soldiers cross the river!

These golden soldiers came so quickly, there must be a logistical problem. As the confrontation lasted for a long time, the soldiers had to be scattered to grab food and grass soon, and they had to scatter the soldiers to grab food. As long as they dare to cross the river, then don't think about going back.

Of course, Wanyan Zongwang didn't dare to cross the river, he didn't know the reality of the Song army, and he saw a large force of cavalry on the other side, so he had to wait for his follow-up troops to come.

Of course, it's not stupid to wait.

Wanyan Zongwang first moved to Chenqiao Town and set up camp, arrested the Song people as servants, and ordered them to demolish the houses in the town in order to collect a lot of wood—the trees around Tokyo City had been almost cut down due to the dense population.

At the same time, he asked Guo Yaoshi to lead the cavalry to collect boats along the Yellow River and find a few more suitable ferries.

The situation became strange, and the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty looked at each other.

The two groups of enemies in the north and south actually transferred their respective forces with a very tacit understanding, one went to Wansheng Town in the northwest, and the other went to Chenqiao Town in the northeast.

Li Gang guessed: "The Jin people and the thieves must be afraid of each other, so they are unwilling to cross the river to attack and wait for the follow-up army to come and fight." ”

"It's good for us, we can delay the time and wait for King Qin." Wu Min said.

When Zhao Huan heard that it could delay time, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and only begged the Western Army to come to the rescue as soon as possible.

The Zhejia army had already rushed to aid Taiyuan, but the Chongjia army, Liu Jiajun, and Yao Jiajun were ordered to go straight to Tokyo.

Historically, when the Western Army arrived, the Great Song Dynasty was very likely to win the battle.

At that time, the Jin soldiers were so frightened that the main force retreated to the north of the Yellow River, leaving only some troops to build a barrier defense in Tiansijian.

Tokyo even dared to open the city gates, so that people could enter and leave normally to buy vegetables and food. The Jin soldiers who approached the city without permission did not dare to retaliate if they were killed, so they could only ask the envoy to question Zhao Huan.

At that time, Wanyan Zongwang had already confessed.

Then, the infighting began!

First of all, the main battle faction quarreled with the main peace faction, Zhao Huan favored the main peace faction, and King Qin's army still wanted to negotiate peace.

Seeing that the Jin people were too frightened to leave the camp, Zhao Huan quickly supported the main battle faction again.

In order to compete with the family army, Yao Jiajun went to Zhao Huan to offer slander. Even Li Gang was fooled by Yao Pingzhong, afraid that the Seed Master Dao family would be dominant, so he handed over a large number of soldiers and horses to Yao Pingzhong's command.

Zhao Huan, who couldn't wait to negotiate peace, forced the seed master to fight every day. And the seed master Dao still wants to wait for his younger brother's reinforcements, and then attack the golden camp after he is completely sure, he wants to have a war of annihilation against the enemy who is alone in the depths.

In the end, there was no way, Li Gang and the seed master agreed to attack at the spring equinox.

As a result, there were still eight days before the agreed time, and Yao Pingzhong went to the night raid and robbed the camp in order to grab merit, and obtained the support of Zhao Huan and Li Gang.

And the main and faction saw that the main battle faction was very likely to win a big victory, and was afraid that they would lose power after the war, so they secretly told the Jin people about Yao Pingzhong's plan in advance (Bai Shizhong and Li Bangyan were the most suspicious).

Yao Pingzhong led the army to a night attack, and even broke through several camps of Jin soldiers, and found that they were all empty. At this moment, the Jin soldiers suddenly came out from the side, and Yao Pingzhong's entire army was annihilated, and he fled alone on a mule for thousands of miles.

After this battle, the main peace faction regained the upper hand, and Li Bangyan began to lead the land reparations.

The so-called main peace faction and the main battle faction are actually the power struggle between the old important ministers left by Song Huizong and the new important ministers promoted by Zhao Huan.

After the defeat of the Song army, some new and important ministers also began to make peace, among which Geng Nanzhong was the leader. Because Geng Nanzhong was born as an official in the East Palace, the main battle and the main peace had little impact on him.

Bai Shizhong and Li Bangyan in this time and space no longer want to gain power by seeking peace. Because the Jin people can negotiate and withdraw their troops, it is absolutely impossible for Zhu Ming to withdraw, so simply make a great contribution to the city!

They were waiting for an opportunity.

Just when Li Gang relied on limited money and food to recruit young and strong people to expand the army, the opportunity for Bai and Li came.

Zhang Guangdao's army, recruiting people and ships in Yingchang Mansion, approached Tokyo from the southwest along the Huimin River. When he arrived in Weishi County, he sent soldiers to row a small boat to escort Shi Yuangong to Tokyo for negotiations.

"Revisit!" Shi Yuangong looked up at the tall city wall.

Dao identity, the defenders did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly ran to report.

The envoys of the Jin Kingdom are still eating and drinking in the city. Zhu Ming's envoy naturally wants to be entertained!

Soon, Shi Yuangong was summoned.

This time, he was polite and polite, and he was respectful to Zhao Huan: "Lang Jun, the generalissimo of the Sichuan Gorge, asked the Emperor of the Song Kingdom to be well-being, and congratulated the Song Emperor on his accession to the throne and the emperor." ”

The envoy of the Jin Kingdom was extremely rude, and in comparison, Zhu Ming's envoy was much more pleasing to the eye.

Zhao Huan finally gained the respect he deserved, and he had an excellent sense of Shi Yuangong, and ordered: "Give your envoy a seat." ”

"Thank you, Emperor Song!" Shi Yuangong made another move.

Zhao Huan had already discussed with the important ministers, and at this moment, with the illusion of peace, he actually began to pull the relationship closely: "Are the two emperors okay?" ”

Shi Yuangong said: "The two ladies and the generalissimo are very affectionate, and when they left Xiangyang, Emperor Maude was already pregnant. ”

Zhao Huan was overjoyed when he heard this, his sister was pregnant with Zhu Ming's child, and the relationship was even stronger. Immediately used Geng Nanzhong's strategy to say: "Not long after I succeeded to the throne, many new policies have not yet been promulgated, and I am planning to restore the old system of this dynasty. Emperor Ji is still called the princess, Emperor Mao is named the eldest princess of Qin, and Emperor Xunde is named the eldest princess of Lu. ”

Shi Yuangong immediately said: "Emperor Shengming of the Song Kingdom! ”

The princesses of the Song Dynasty chose good names when they were first sealed, such as Maode, Xunde, Shoukang, Baoshou and the like. When entering the seal, the name of the country is used, such as Qin, Lu, Wei, and so on.

Zhao Huan said again: "When Zhu Jingluo and Marshal Zhu were in Beijing, I had long admired their names. It's a pity that the traitorous ministers were in trouble at that time, and I couldn't make friends with foreign ministers in the East Palace, so I couldn't drink with them, which was really a big regret in my life! ”

Shi Yuangong followed the conversation and said: "Marshal Lang Jun also said that the prince of the Song Kingdom is thrifty, studious, smart and wise, and he is very different from that faint monarch. Marshal Lang Jun was reluctant to raise troops at the beginning, but the traitorous ministers of the emperor were in chaos, and the people of Kyushu were not able to make a living. Does the emperor still remember the copy of "Public Security"? ”

"Naturally, I remember." Zhao Huan was deeply impressed, except for scolding the faint monarch and traitorous ministers, the rest of the content was to speak up for the prince.

Shi Yuangong sighed with emotion: "Alas, when Marshal Lang Jun was in the beginning, he actually wanted to help the prince succeed to the throne. With the wisdom of the prince, he will definitely be able to prosper the Great Song Dynasty and return the people of the world to a bright future. ”

Zhao Huan was greatly moved when he heard this, and even wanted to cry: "It's a pity that the emperor is faint and bewitched by traitorous ministers." ”

Shi Yuangong said: "Things are people, and there is no need to mention old things." ”

Zhao Huan had a fantasy for no reason: "It's not too late to mention it again, Zhu Jingluo and Marshal Zhu have not been established, and everything still has room for maneuver." What's more, the imperial sister is already pregnant with Marshal Zhu's heir. I plan to canonize Zhu Jingluo as the king of Han, the same rank as the prince with a different surname, I treat each other as an imperial uncle, and the Zhu family will be forever in the future. How about the Zhao family and the Zhu family marrying and sharing the Great Song Dynasty for generations? ”

Shi Yuangong sighed: "It's late." Even if Xianggong and Lang Jun agree, the military officials under his command will oppose it, and they all want to be the founding nobles. ”

Zhao Huan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly remedied: "The civil and military officials in the Sichuan Gorge are all named wives and sons. The prime minister of the Han Kingdom, the rank is the same as that of the Great Song Dazai! ”

"Not enough." Shi Yuangong shook his head.

Zhao Huan also said: "The land on Jingnan Road is still owned by the Zhu family, and Jinghu Road is also rewarded to the King of Han. I...... I will marry again, and there are several royal sisters, who have reached the age of marriage, how about marrying Marshal Zhu? ”

Li Gang really couldn't listen to it anymore, and interrupted loudly: "Your Majesty, the Zhu clan has been killed dozens of miles away from Tokyo, how can military affairs be regarded as child's play?" Since the Zhu clan has sent an envoy, it is better to directly talk about the terms of peace talks! ”

Li Bangyan had the same idea as Zhao Huan, hoping to canonize Zhu Guoxiang as the king of Han, and be the king of Han with territory, officials and army. In this way, he can continue to be the prime minister of the Song Kingdom, and he can secretly make eye contact with the Zhu family's father and son.

Li Bangyan reprimanded: "Li Gang, don't say too much, it's ruined Your Majesty's big business!" The Zhao family and the Zhu family have been married from generation to generation and share the community, which is great for the people of the country! ”

Bai Shizhong also said: "Your Majesty, Li Gang has different aspirations, he has severed relations with his father-in-law, and refuses to go to Sichuan to be an official, so he offends the Zhu father and son." He prevented Zhu Jingluo from being crowned the king of Han because he was afraid that the king of Han would retaliate afterwards, and he would not be able to gain a foothold in the Great Song Dynasty from now on! ”

Li Gang was about to go crazy when he heard it, he was Zhang Gen's son-in-law, and he was Zhu Ming's brother-in-law.

Now he is no longer impeached for colluding with the Zhu family, but questioning him for obstructing the Zhu family's crown, what the hell is this?

Huang Qianshan, who was to be controlled by Huiyou Pavilion, also said: "Your Majesty, when the minister was an official in Hanzhong, he also had an old relationship with Marshal Zhu. At that time, the mob was in turmoil, but Marshal Zhu saved the minister's life. Marshal Zhu cares about the common people, why not canonize him as the king? Zhu Jingluo is the king of Han, Marshal Zhu is the king of Chu, the two kings and the Zhao family have been married for generations, and they share the society Ji Ze by the people, this will be a good story for the ages! ”

Not to mention that Li Gang was about to vomit blood when he heard it, Wu Min couldn't help it, and scolded: "A traitorous villain, how can you canonize two kings with different surnames to rule the world together?" ”

Shi Yuangong smiled silently and sat down to watch the antics of the Great Song Dynasty.

(End of chapter)