Knowing that only Yingzhou, Zhuozhou, Yizhou, Ulzhou, and Huanzhou were left in the sixteen states of Yanyun, and the remaining eleven states were all lost, Song Huizong was furious and shouted angrily in the main hall: "Tong Guan, Gao Yu, don't you swear an oath? When they came, they were dismissed from their posts as Tai Lieutenant Tong Guan and Xuanfu Envoy, and Gao Yu retained Tai Lieutenant and no longer held other posts. ”

Li Bangyan came forward and said: "Shengshang is angry, if it weren't for Yang Zhi to preserve his strength, the situation in Yunzhong would not be so unbearable, although Wang Yuan and others did not hold Shuozhou, but they are fighting again in Jingyuan Road, preparing to recover Yunzhong, and their loyalty can be seen." Yang Zhi harms others and himself, he must not defend the lonely city, and he will count on Wang Yuan and others later. ”

"Nonsense. Song Huizong threw a copy of the recital to Li Bangyan on the spot and said: "Jingyuan Road is now facing the threat of Western Xia, where is there still an army for Wang Yuan and others, their recital is just a play on words, trying to deceive me." However, Tong Guan still made arrangements at the time of crisis and appointed Yang Zhi as the commander of Yunzhong, which was done well, Yang Zhi had already captured Yan Zonghan alive and eliminated 10,000 Jin troops. ”

Ah, the news from the eight-hundred-mile fast horse was blocked by Tong Guan, and now Song Huizong said it to the full hall, and he immediately understood that Song Huizong's previous arrangement, what kind of dismissal, was completely to protect Tong Guan, just to prevent Tong Guan from going to the front line again. Li Bangyan was suddenly in a dilemma, while scolding Tong Guan in his heart, he regretted his mistake, Zhang Bangchang came out and said: "Let Yang Zhi send Wanyan Zonghan to Bianliang." ”

Tong Guan shook his head and said: "The mountain is high and the road is far away, Yingzhou is attacked on three sides, no one can guarantee that there will be no accidents on the road, if you come to Bianliang, you will still arrange for someone to go to Jincheng to hand over." ”

Of course, several prime ministers understood Tong Guan's thoughts, in the hands of Yang Zhi, many things can be avoided by themselves, how can the prime ministers tolerate such a thing happening, Bai Shizhong stepped forward and said: "In this case, it is better to use up Yan Zonghan to exchange for the officials in Youzhou, so as to save going back and forth, Lu Defu is in Jincheng, so he will be arranged to be in charge of this matter, and Wang Heng, the deputy envoy of the imperial city, will assist." ”

"No," Li Gang came out to object, saying: "Wu Qimai has ascended the throne, Wanyan Zonghan is the first minister in the Jin State at the moment, such an important person, it is possible for the Jin State to give up half of Yanyun." ”

Bai Shizhong wanted to be a good person, but Li Gang was familiar with the situation of the Jin State, both of them were from the prince's camp, and once they disagreed, the people next to him didn't know how to interject; Song Huizong said lightly: "Yang Zhi has a judgment, the Jin State will not negotiate with us because of Wanyan Zonghan, he thinks that the Jinren strategy has been determined, and he will immediately attack Hedong and Hebei, and will not stop because Wanyan Zonghan is alone." Yang Zhi suggested using the Seed Master Dao, Li Gang, you tell me what you think. ”

Anyone can see that Song Huizong's feeling at the moment is that whoever can work for me is a good person; besides, there are really no generals in the court, and Wang Yuan and others have been defeated again, so will Liu Yanqing, who is now valued by the prime ministers, come to the same time. Li Gang Shili said: "It can be ordered to be under the control of Zhuozhou, and he is in charge of the military affairs of Zhuo, Yi, Wei, Ying, and Huan, and Xin Xingzong is based on Xiongzhou, and rectifies the military and civilians in Zhending, Zhongshan, Hejian and other places, which is echoed. It's just that Taiyuan needs one person to sit down, and Li Gang is willing to go. ”

Song Huizong was no longer willing to be verbose, and said directly: "Yang Zhi thinks that the Jin army will start from Luanzhou and directly follow a gap between Zhongshan or the river to enter Hebei, instead of attacking Xiongzhou; ”

Yang Zhi and Li Gang's views on the war were so different that the hall was suddenly silent, and even people who did not understand military affairs understood that as long as they made a wrong judgment at this moment, they would lose all the games in the future; Li Gang thought for a while and said: "Liu Yanqing is still in Bianliang, so it is better to ask him." ”

Liu Yanqing was originally going to Jincheng, but when he learned of the defeat in Youzhou, Liu Yanqing was sick in bed, until he heard that Tong Guan had appointed Yang Zhi as the commander of Yunzhong, and told the military department that he could not go, so as not to affect the arrangements of Tong Taiwei; Song Huizong sighed slightly, because the silence in the hall was incomparable, and the officials in the front rows heard it very clearly. The result of Liu Yanqing's ascension to the palace was to support Li Gang, thinking that the Jin army wanted to digest Yanyun and not go south so quickly, anyway, Yang Zhi, Zong Ze, Yang Weizhong and others were still there, so it was better to exchange time for space, and seize the time to let Wang Yuan and others replenish their troops in Hedong.

The monarchs and ministers all knew in their hearts that Li Gang and Liu Yanqing's idea was not to let the prestige of Yang Zhi and others spread all over the north, but this was gambling on the fortunes of the country, and Song Huizong didn't even think about asking: "How many more troops do you need?"

Liu Yanqing said calmly: "There is no need to increase troops, just let Wang Yuan recruit brave soldiers and supply grain and grass from Luoyang and other places." Hebei can also operate in the same way, first stabilize the front. ”

As soon as he heard that there was no need for the imperial court to increase troops, the crown prince Zhao Huan's heart was much higher, and he came out to suggest: "Father, the emperor and his sons recommend that Liu Yanqing go to Xiongzhou to replace Xin Xingzong to command the battle, Liang Fangping was reappointed as the Daimyo's Mansion to stay behind, responsible for the supply of grain and grass materials for the Hebei army; Li Gang was appointed to stay in Taiyuan and was responsible for the war in the north, and Fan Zhixu was reappointed to stay in Xijing and was responsible for the supply of grain and grass materials in the direction of Taiyuan. ”

This is the seizure of power by open fire, and even Tong Guan's people must be eliminated, Song Huizong was about to get angry, and several prime ministers had already said in unison: "What the prince said is extremely true." ”

Song Huizong suppressed his anger and asked, "Li Gang, Liu Yanqing, what do you think?"

Li Gang and the two hurriedly knelt down and said, "The minister has done his best, and he will die." ”

Song Huizong secretly regretted it at the moment, let Cai Jing Zhishi be early, otherwise no matter how many people disagree now, they can also use the reason to discuss with Cai Jing to delay time, Li Bangyan and others are really no match for Cai Jing, and they don't even want to take the blame. Song Huizong bowed his head and said: "That's it, summon the seed master Dao to serve as the privy deputy envoy, and the rest will be according to what the prince said, Liang Shicheng, and the will." ”

The prime ministers were very satisfied, their opinions were taken seriously, and Li Gang and Liu Yanqing set off overnight, without embarrassing anyone; but this satisfaction lasted only four days, and on the fifth day, when the war report from Hebei arrived, everyone was dumbfounded. Dong Cai, the former deputy envoy of the Great Song Dynasty Hebei Transport, was the guide, and Liu Bi, the commander of Zhongshan Prefecture, led 2,000 troops to surrender to Liao, and Wanyan Zongfu led the army into Hebei in one day.

Jin generals Pucha and Shenguo took 300 cavalry as the vanguard and killed 30,000 Song troops in Zhongshan Mansion for four hours, all of whom were killed, buying time for the Jin army. Wanyan Zongfu did not rush to attack Zhongshan Mansion, but turned to Zhending, annihilated 5,000 Song troops, conquered Xinde Mansion, and stationed in Handan City;