Chapter 24: Relying on the Battle
At the last moment, the three central ministers were still discussing the idea proposed by the emperor.
The next moment, I saw with my own eyes that this idea came true.
With soldiers and horses, without being summoned, what kind of idea is this, everyone knows in their hearts.
It's just that poor Zhao Xiangye thought about it for a long time, and he didn't expect it to be this one.
King of Yongjia, Zhao Shicheng.
This one, like today's son, is from the lineage of Shang King Zhao Yuanfen, and compared to the clan of Taizu's lineage, his life in this family is undoubtedly much better.
is like the child brought into the palace by Zhao Ding, his father is just a county prince, but Zhao Shicheng has taken the throne and is treated as a royal family.
Speaking of which, it makes sense if it's this one.
After all, he has nothing to do anymore, and there seems to be nothing to worry about other than the throne.
Zhao Ding pulled Hu Quan back and put on a smiling face:
"What is the intention of the county king's move?"
Zhao Shicheng was still playing with his fan, and unceremoniously entered the room and sat on the main seat:
"Zhao Xiang, didn't he ask knowingly?"
"I really don't know, and I ask the county king for advice."
After experiencing Jingkang and Miao Liu, I have not only seen the iron cavalry of the Jin people, but also experienced the thieves and robbers uprisings in more than ten places within a year.
rose and fell several times, and survived Qin Hui, Du Chong, and Wang Boyan...... For Zhao Ding, he is indeed calm, or qualified to pretend to be stupid.
Zhao Shicheng doesn't talk much nonsense, what he wants to grasp now is time, so he will get straight to the point:
"The official family led the army to the battle, what is the situation this time, please ask Zhao Xiang to make it clear."
"The official family is very good! I have to eat seven or eight bowls of rice every day, and I want to have five or six women, and yesterday I sent a letter to ask me to take a few of the concubines in the palace to Yingzhou! ”
Zhao Ding didn't speak, Hu Quan opened his mouth first: "If the king of the county is thinking about His Majesty, you can go to Yingzhou to see it in person, maybe the official family will also miss you!" ”
"Oh?" Zhao Shicheng also ignored his yin and yang weirdness, "Is that really the case?" ”
"Or else?!"
He shook his head and looked at Zhao Ding again:
"Zhao quite knows that if this king can come today, he must have full confidence and complete news...... Everyone is the pillar of the country, so why should you think of this king as a fool? ”
Fortunately, Liu Ziyu penetrated the two of them just now, otherwise, Zhao Ding would not be able to sit still now.
But he sat still.
Because of this Great Song Kingdom, no one knows the current deployment of the armies better than him.
Lin'an City does not have soldiers, but not only Lin'an, but also Lianghuai, Jiangnan, and Fujian, and Guangzhou, and now there are not many soldiers.
There are also not many people who can use Zhao Shicheng.
So he didn't tell a lie like Hu Quan, but asked rhetorically:
"The county king's trip, can the family know, and the big sect can know?"
This is a state affair, but it is also a family affair of the Zhao family, which is very important.
King Yi Zhao Zhongxiang gave birth to eleven sons, who ranked seventh and was the only one who inherited the title.
The other ten of his brothers, as well as their sons and nephews, all served in various armies, roads, and counties, and although their official positions were not high, they were all serious errands.
If this is what Zhao Shicheng meant, then it is easy to do; But if it is the meaning of Zhao Zhongxiang's lineage, then Zhao Ding will have to weigh it.
Zhao Shicheng sighed softly: "They don't understand it, but since this king is here, they should also be accepted." ”
"The Great Orthodox ...... When the matter is here, the king will inform him. ”
"Understood."
Zhao Ding knew that this king of Yongjia County, who had a bad brain, now didn't even have an ally.
But is he really in bad brains?
Zhao Xiangye didn't believe it, so he asked the second question:
"What's your foundation?"
Yue Fei won't say it, that person is the person he tried his best to protect back then, and everyone in the world knows what kind of character he is, and the rest, whether it is Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun or Yang Yizhong, are all ministers of Conglong who served King Kang as the emperor in the past, and their wealth and wealth are all tied to the official family.
The generals of the two Huai Xiangyang are all the emperor's henchmen, and the only possibility is that there is Shuzhong.
The Wu brothers were favored by Zhang Jun, although there was no time to be disobedient, but after all, they were too far apart...... If it's far away, it's hard to control.
Zhao Shicheng didn't want to see blood, whether it was Zhao Ding or Liu Ziyu, they were both people with high reputations, if they could stand on their side, they would naturally save a lot of effort.
So if as long as you expose your own capital, you can make these people die for Lao Jiu, why not?
Thinking of this, he slapped his face:
"Marshal Wang, come in and say hello to you!"
Marshal Wang......
Without waiting for a few people to think about it, soon, a military general with white temples entered outside the door.
Hu Quan didn't recognize him, but Zhao Ding and Liu Ziyu knew each other, not only did they know each other, but they were still old acquaintances.
Wang Xie, born in the Western Army, is Zhang Jun's comrade, when the planter conquered Taiyuan, this one was also there, and there was a 'loyalty and bravery' commendation written by the Holy Emperor of Xiaociyuan.
His later resume was almost the same as that of Zhang Taiwei, in the early years of Shaoxing, together with Han Shizhong, Xiang Guangshi, Zhang Jun, and Yue Fei, and was known as the five major generals of the Shenwu Army.
It was only later, in the face of the Jin army's first defeat, he allowed the soldiers to plunder in Pizhou, and then fled to Shuzhong, and wanted to invite the emperor over, but the emperor refused.
Then there was the Yang Mi uprising, this 'loyal and brave' general couldn't even beat some thieves, and he had a discord with Zheyan in Jinghu, and he only got two fishing boats for a year...... The emperor could no longer bear him, and ordered him to hand over the military affairs to Yue Fei to take over.
This running ability is comparable to Xiang Guangshi, who fled from the west to the east, from the north to the south, for many years, he didn't even win a battle.
Now his identity is that he is a famous and irresponsible Jilu official, and a training envoy of the Haozhou regiment.
Zhao Xiang...... Don't come to harm's way, you were the prime minister back then, but I didn't expect that when we met again, you would still be the prime minister. ”
Although Zhao Ding saw people, he still didn't understand where this soldier came from.
Wang Xie seemed to see his doubts:
"Speaking of which, it's thanks to Yue Pengju."
It turned out that after Yue Fei officially took over the military affairs of Jinghu, he expelled most of Wang Xie's generals...... This person who is supposed to recruit even thieves has achieved this point, which is enough to show what kind of goods this General Wang has under his hands.
Yue Fei didn't want it, but after all, they were all seven-foot-tall men, and some people in other places wanted it; These people are mixed in the state capitals of Jiangnan, but they continue to mix in the army.
What's more, it has also achieved a county lieutenant and a state and county inspection.
According to the rules, 50 armed archers are sent for those with more than 10,000 households in the county, 40 from 7,000 or more households, 30 from 5,000 or more households, 25 from 3,000 or more households, 20 from 2,000 households, 15 from 1,000 households, and 10 from less than 1,000 households.
Although there were not many soldiers, Wang Xie responded to the call, and he actually gathered three or four thousand people, including hundreds of archers, one or two hundred cavalry, plus some scattered warriors recruited, Wang Xie came to Lin'an this time and brought more than 5,000 people.
Five thousand stragglers, if Lin'an had made preparations earlier, these people would not have been able to do anything big.
But on the contrary, Zhao Shicheng was caught off guard and did something that should not have been done at the most unlikely time.
finally understood the ins and outs, and Zhao Ding had nothing more to say...... This county king, if he is stupid, he still knows how to take advantage of the void.
But if you say he's smart...... When the official family comes to their senses, how can the power of the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Great Song Dynasty be able to stop this mere 5,000 people?
Zhao Ding looked at Zhao Shicheng and said his only suggestion:
"When Kaifeng was lost that year, the six armies wanted to elect King Yi to succeed him, and King Yi resigned with 'Allah for himself, but the six armies did not obey, and King Yi wanted to die by his sword, so the six armies agreed with King Yi: 'If Allah does not come out after the moon, then Zhonghu will immediately take the throne.'"
"Later, the official family ascended the throne, and the king of Zhaoyi was knighted, and the three divisions of the Fuyi were added, and this favor can be regarded as the first person in this dynasty...... The king of the county should remember the virtue of the king of Yi, and don't make a big mistake. ”
It's good that he didn't mention his father, but as soon as he mentioned this, Zhao Shicheng was even more angry.
could have been the emperor back then, but he was resigned by his father...... Otherwise, where would he just be a county king in San'in now!
"Zhao Xiang doesn't need to say much, this king will ask you, are you willing to continue to be the prime minister of this king?"
Zhao Ding made a gesture towards him:
"The Lu of the Eater, the matter of loyalty to the King, the official family is the King of Zhongxing, Ding only recognizes him as an emperor, and there are other ......"
He shook his head, but he was determined.
"What about Liu Gong?"
Liu Ziyu stood by Zhao Ding's side and didn't say anything, but he also made his attitude clear.
As for Hu Quan, he didn't even ask, if he became the emperor, he would never continue the Northern Expedition.
At that time, a stubborn person like Hu Quan will definitely be assigned to the local area.
Seeing that the prime minister failed to stand on his side, although it was a pity, Zhao Shicheng didn't think so much.
"Then it offended...... Before the big thing is accomplished, please grieve in this office for a few days. ”
What the Great Song Dynasty has never lacked is officials.
Zhao Shicheng felt that the providence was like this, if Lao Jiu was more merciful or ruthless, he probably wouldn't be able to do this.
It just so happened that he was in this role of neither man nor woman, neither up nor down, not good or ruthless.
Take those officials who repair Taixue as an example, if he killed them all that day, he might have a headache.
But now, he has a whole team to work with, and he has the object of his favor.
Moreover, God knows why he personally led the army to the Northern Expedition.
God knows why, after the Tangut people ignored themselves, they were instead found by the more powerful Jin people.
God knows why Lao Jiu really lost contact with the DPRK and China as the Jin people said.
No matter which link is broken in the middle, he, the king of Yongjia County, can't do anything.
And now......
He was standing in the palace, and he could sit in that position today if he wanted to.
Everyone came out of the office, and Zhao Shicheng looked at the Daqing Hall not far away...... This should have been his place, if it weren't for his father's recklessness.
"Have you encountered any trouble along the way?"
Wang Xie knew that he was asking himself, and said with a smile:
"The prince is too worried, let's just say that they came from the north, and these people in Lin'an City and the palace didn't even have any precautions, and they were all disarmed...... Whoever forsakes darkness and turns to light, let it be accepted for our use. ”
Nodding slightly, he looked at the dwarf who hadn't spoken since he entered the palace:
"Thanks to sir, otherwise, this king doesn't know how long he will have to wait."
The dwarf smiled: "I only hope that Your Majesty will remember the agreement with us." ”
The two tacitly agreed, and said at the same time:
"The two countries of Song and Jin should be forever allied."
(End of chapter)