Han Shizhong was drinking with Liu Qi when he suddenly received news from the palace, and he heard that His Majesty was angry and ordered him to go to the study immediately to meet him. Han Shizhong was stunned at that moment, and he asked the eunuch who sent the message, but he didn't know why. I only know that His Majesty is very angry, and even seems to have gone to the study with a sword.

Lifting a sword? Lift your sword! Han Shizhong imagined the picture of Zhao Gou lifting the sword in his mind, but the picture was too thunderous, and he hurriedly drove it out of his mind.

But Han Shizhong had to think about what happened to make His Majesty so angry, so that he could remember the sword that had not been touched for many years. Could it be that the Golden Vulture has sent troops? Yue Feibing was defeated? But even so, Your Majesty shouldn't be so angry!

Han Shizhong would never have thought that behind all this was the queen's matter, or that if there was no reminder from Wu Guifei, the entire Song Dynasty would have defaulted to the queen of the Jin Kingdom.

All this is because the queen has been taken captive by the Jin State for almost ten years, and in the past ten years, the emperor has not made any moves. So today, ten years later, who would have guessed that the emperor would be angry because of this

So Han Shizhong hurried to the palace, not daring to stop a step. Along the way, there were thousands of thoughts in his head. There are even some doubts that Yue Fei has mutinied, it can't be a defection to the Jin Kingdom!

Now that the situation in the Northern Expedition is very good, there must be no problems.

When Han Shizhong trotted all the way to the study, he felt a chill coming to his face as soon as he pushed open the door, and he couldn't say anything about being ready immediately.

No way, as soon as you push open the door, you see a person wiping his sword and looking at you, and you don't dare to speak. The coldness in Liu Chan's eyes was not a joke, and his eyes were red, as if he was going to eat people, and Han Shizhong suddenly felt a huge sense of oppression.

This was the first time he had felt the oppression of the superior from His Majesty today, and it was an absolute oppressive force. When the Southern Song Dynasty was just established, when Zhao Gou came to the front line in person and waved the Northern Expedition, Han Shizhong didn't feel it!

Han Shizhong immediately didn't dare to say anything, didn't dare to think about anything, and hurriedly knelt down: "The minister knocks to see Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live." ”

Liu Chan's eyes were very cold, and even he felt that his blood was cold. He asked Han Shizhong word by word: "Long live, heh, with you here, I'm afraid I won't live that long." ”

Han Shizhong was suddenly frightened, and thought to himself: Could it be that Yue Fei has really rebelled, Pengju, don't be confused. Han Shizhong couldn't figure out the situation, but he was still silent and didn't dare to speak.

Liu Chan smiled again and said: "Liangchen, tell me, are all the generals of my Song Dynasty pigs, or are these pig-like generals gathered around me." ”

Han Shizhong still didn't dare to speak, he already felt in his mind that it must be the Golden Vulture that sent troops, and Yue Fei's troops were defeated by Shunchang.

Liu Chan continued: "You, and Liu Guangshi, the two of you each led an army of 50,000 to go on the Northern Expedition with me. I want Jin Guo to know what it means to be angry and bleed. ”

When Han Shizhong heard the news of the Northern Expedition, he already felt that his guesses were inseparable. It seems that it was because of the defeat of Yue Fei that His Majesty was angry, so he wanted to raise the two armies again. Wait, I just heard something. 100,000 troops, Your Majesty is going to conquer in person! Han Shizhong's pupils suddenly dilated, why not!

"Your Majesty, I am afraid that there is something wrong with this matter, although our army has sufficient resources, but the deployment of 100,000 troops of food and grass is by no means a simple matter, I am afraid it will be difficult to support. What's more, Yue Fei had just fought a battle in Shunchang, and it would take time to stabilize the people and mobilize grain and grass. Your Majesty must not be so rash! Han Shizhong said anxiously, he wanted the Northern Expedition, but he couldn't be so hasty, he should plan it slowly.

"About grain and grass, you go and tell Qin Hui and tell him, okay, he will continue to be his right minister; No, he'll go and retire, and I'll change someone. This time, I just told Jin Guo that Kou can go, and I can go. No matter how difficult it is, we have to fight, if there is no food and grass, then we will rob it, and if it is not from the people, I will never pursue it. This time I want to destroy his country and his race. Liu Chan's eyes became more and more cold, and Han Shizhong's sweat had quietly wet his back, but he still didn't notice it, and he felt a little chilly.

"Obey." Han Shizhong didn't say much, the emperor's words were all on this, and if he dared to persuade him, he would be looking for death, so it was better to quickly discuss with others and discuss countermeasures.

Liu Chan waved his hand and asked Han Shizhong to go down, feeling irritable. After hearing about the queen, the mood that originally wanted to have fun in the palace was gone. He cursed under his breath and forced himself to look at the recital on the table.

"**, how can there be such a garbage dynasty!"

"**, what kind of nonsense is this written."

Han Shizhong returned to the place where the military department was discussing and couldn't come back to his senses for a long time. Seeing that he was speechless, his cronies asked curiously, "My lord, but what happened?" ”

Han Shizhong came back to his senses and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty ordered me and Liu Guangshi to lead an army of 100,000 to raise the Northern Expedition. Unexpectedly, my long-cherished wish for many years has come true today. ”

His subordinates were shocked: "100,000 troops? How can this grain and grass be supplied! If the rear is cut off from food and grass, the army will be in danger. ”

Han Shizhong smiled bitterly again: "Who said it wasn't, but I see that Your Majesty's attitude is resolute and not as usual, I'm afraid that the attack of 100,000 troops is definitely a sure thing." Coupled with the strength of Liu Qi and Yue Fei, the northern army is about to reach 200,000. This was something that I didn't dare to think about before, but I didn't expect it to happen today. ”

"I'm afraid that the ministers of the court will not allow Your Majesty to do this, and Zhao Xiang will definitely oppose it." As for Qin Hui, he was the one who wore the same pants as the emperor, when did he see Qin Hui would oppose His Majesty.

"Hey, Your Majesty didn't want to go on the Northern Expedition at the beginning, and we and other generals decided to send troops, but now Your Majesty has sent troops to the Northern Expedition, but we are worried about the lack of food and grass, and the world is helpless."

Han Shizhong's words just now accidentally spread out, causing a monstrous wave among the hundred officials. There's no way, who let everyone handle government affairs together, you have gossip and don't share it with your brothers, you are still human.

However, the melons eaten by the hundred officials today are extraordinarily large, and His Majesty actually wants to raise 100,000 troops for the Northern Expedition! Today's Song Dynasty has been rotten for a hundred years, although the voice of the main battle faction occasionally occupies the top, but after all, the power of the peace faction is greater. After hearing the news, Qin Hui, the leader of the current peace faction, hurriedly entered the palace to ask for a face, but got the news: Your Majesty has not seen any courtiers.

Although Qin Hui has changed most of his opinions, his position has not changed. Qin Hui understands that the power of the Lord and the faction is quite large, and if he wants to be the left minister, he must have the support of the forces. This is also the reason why Qin Hui asked to enter the palace, but depending on His Majesty's attitude, there will definitely be no good outcome in the future. In this way, I have to re-attract a group of people.

However, the dispatch of an army of 100,000 is no joke. Even the main battle faction did not expect this to happen, and Zhao Ding was standing at the palace gate with Qin Hui. But unlike Qin Hui, it was His Majesty's wrath that greeted Zhao Ding.

Liu Chan directly issued an edict and scolded Zhao Ding. What is said that Zhao Ding is the head of a hundred officials, and he dares to have such an attitude towards Jin Guo, it is really shameless and humiliating.

Qin Hui once again felt that His Majesty's mind was difficult to guess today, and secretly wondered in his heart that His Majesty had taken the wrong medicine, what kind of illness was this committed.

Helplessly, His Majesty sealed the palace and did not see any courtiers. So the ministers of the Song Dynasty could only wait for the next day's court meeting, and the ministers had already written the excerpts, and they were waiting for the court meeting tomorrow to persuade His Majesty to give up the Northern Expedition.

Han Shizhong also found Qin Hui and told Qin Hui about what happened today. Although Han Shizhong didn't like Qin Hui's personality, the matter was quite big, and he didn't dare to slack off.

Qin Hui was also puzzled when he received the news: "But Zhongshu Province has not received the news of Yue Fei's defeat, how can such a major event not know about it at all." ”

All war reports in the north will be handed to the Ministry of War first, and then the Ministry of War will forward them to the Zhongshu Province, and finally the Zhongshu Province will be presented to His Majesty. However, neither the Ministry of War nor the Zhongshu Province had any war reports.

After Qin Hui's reminder, Han Shizhong also reacted. Yes, that's the truth, I haven't received the news from the military department. Then it is not the news of the failure of the Northern Expedition, but why is His Majesty so angry.

Han Shizhong also had a look of not knowing what was going on when he saw Qin Hui, and secretly hesitated in his heart whether to tell Qin Hui the news that His Majesty was preparing to march in person.

After thinking about it for a while, he still shook his head, this news is too amazing, once it spreads, it will not be Qin Hui and Zhao Ding kneeling at the palace gate, but hundreds of officials together. Han Shizhong didn't want to get into trouble, in case His Majesty just said the wrong thing, or made a joke.

The next day

When it was still dark, the cars of the various families were ready. Wang Lun was already waiting for Qin Hui at the door of Qin Hui, and when he saw Qin Hui coming out, he hurriedly greeted him and said, "Meet Lord Xiangguo." ”

Qin Hui frowned slightly, Wang Lun's purpose for coming here, he was very clear. It was nothing more than an attempt to persuade the emperor to withdraw the order of the Northern Expedition, or more directly, to seek a profit from it. Because Wang Lun was not only the foreign minister of the Song Dynasty, but also had a certain connection with the Jin State. If the Song Dynasty negotiates peace, he needs to come out, and if he does, the success rate will be higher, of course, the benefits are needless to say. But once the war starts, he is useless as a diplomat.

Of course, Qin Hui is also related to the Jin Kingdom, but it is a higher level than Wang Lun. Qin Hui looked at the excited Wang Lun, and sighed in his heart: Your Majesty's mind doesn't know what to do now, so he is blindly optimistic, if he hands over the matter to him in the future, I'm afraid something will happen. Moreover, although the Jin Kingdom is powerful, there is no need to refute Your Majesty's face because of this, after all, you and I are doing things for Your Majesty.

The young Wang Lun didn't know that his excited performance had already made him cross Qin Hui's heart, and he said excitedly: "Lord Xiangguo, you must persuade Your Majesty that it is absolutely impossible to send troops to the Northern Expedition. What the people of the Song Dynasty need most now is to recuperate, or ask Your Majesty to negotiate peace. ”

Qin Hui said perfunctorily: "I know, but it depends on Your Majesty's thoughts." ”

Wang Lun smiled slightly: "I think Your Majesty was only angry yesterday, and I think I can calm down today." ”

"Perhaps."

The carriages from the capital to the early dynasty had been activated, but no one expected what would happen to the early dynasty this time. Later generations even wrote this court meeting as a turning point in the Song Dynasty's century-long humiliation.