Tong Guan said helplessly: "According to Di Bao, in the name of not wanting to deviate from the Great Song Dynasty, the Dingbei Army sent more than 10,000 soldiers and civilians and 2,000 war horses who were unwilling to attach Taiyuan to Yizhou to help Wang Ping prepare for war. And once Yang Zhi has 350,000 horses, even if there are 100,000 golden soldiers, he may not be able to easily defeat Yang Zhi. ”

Tong Guan didn't talk nonsense, Yang Zhi had hardly lost any battles, and his current actions were at most to give a little buffer to the soldiers and civilians who couldn't accept it at once; if the Jin soldiers came, the road to the south of Zhuoyi and Zhuoyi Prefectures would have been cut off, and the army might still have a chance to break through, and the only place for the people to go was still in the clouds. It's just that Empress Dowager Zheng and Zhao Duofu don't understand what Wang Ping and Yang Weizhong want to do, and why they don't express their position.

Song Huizong waved his hand, signaling that there was no need to think about it, such troubles should be solved by Bianliang, and no matter what Runzhou thought about it, it was in vain. Song Huizong had a question in his heart that he had to ask, and after a long silence, Song Huizong slowly asked Tong Guan: "Are you also planning to go to Taiyuan?"

Tong Guan was startled, immediately knelt down, kowtowed again and again, and said: "The old minister is loyal to the saint and doesn't want to go to Taiyuan, but the old minister doesn't want to die." ”

Tong Guan is not stupid, the five people that the Jin people want, Zhao Kai, Yang Zhi, Zhan Du, and Tan Zhi have already said that they will fight to the death with the Jin State, and they are all outside the control of the imperial court, even Song Qinzong can't force them; Song Huizong was silent for a long time, and said bitterly: "I will intercede with the emperor for you to see if I can produce more gold and silver, and you should be more careful yourself." ”

"The old minister understands. Tong Guan said with a sad face: "From today on, the old minister will not leave the saint. ”

There was a sound of footsteps, Zhao Ye hurriedly walked in from the outside under the guidance of a little eunuch, saluted Song Huizong, and said with excitement on his face: "Emperor Taishang, great victory, great victory, Yang Zhi and King Yun set up an ambush in Taihang Mountain, wiped out 16,000 Jin troops in a battle, and killed the Jin general Wanyan Lou Room. ”

After Wanyan Zonghan was captured alive by Yang Zhi, Wanyan Lou Room was the chief general of the Jin Army's Western Route Army, and Wanyan Lou Room and the 16,000 Jin Army were annihilated, which meant that the battle between Taiyuan and Hedong had undergone earth-shaking changes, and Song Huizong's spirit was lifted and he asked: "Is the news accurate?"

"Exactly, the news from the Privy Council confirms that this battle is undoubted. Zhao Ye handed over the report and said: "King Yun has arrived in Taiyuan, and at present, Zhang Xiaochun, the pacification envoy of Hedong, Wang Yu, the commander of the capital, Xu Huiyan, the pacification envoy of the Jinning army, and Sun Ang, the commander of the soldiers and horses of Taiyuan Road, have all led their troops to declare that they have nothing to do with Bianliang and swear to defend Taiyuan to the death; Liang Xun, the governor of Chenzhou, Li Zhen, a member of the Ministry of Rites, and Yuwen Shizhong, the governor of Tongchuan, have all abandoned their officials and absconded, and it is estimated that they also went to Taiyuan. ”

This is conceivable, Song Qinzong Zhao Huan has announced the cession of the three towns, Yun Wang Zhao Kai led a group of people to solve the danger in Hedong, Zhang Xiaochun and others drove away Lu Yundi, and they can only go to the black; Song Huizong drank two sips of tea unhurriedly before asking Zhao Ye: "It is not easy for the people of Taiyuan, how does King Yun govern?"

Zhao Ye understands that Song Huizong does not really care about the people and civil affairs of Taiyuan, but cares about Zhao Kai's next move, if Zhao Kai goes to Taiyuan to proclaim himself emperor, or make a name, it is to completely sever relations with Bianliang, and the two sides are destined to meet each other, and the winner is king.

Zhao Ye said in a low voice: "King Yun calls himself the Marshal of Dingbei, and his command is known as the Dingbei Army, with the seed master Min and Wang Yu as the main and deputy capitals, and there are four battalions of the seed master Min, Wenda, Huang Di, and Wang Yu, and now 30,000 horses have been mobilized to Taiyuan. The generals of Yingzhou, Fenzhou, Ulzhou, Daizhou, and Jinning have been announced, and the generals of Zhizhou everywhere have not moved, but Zhang Xiaochun has been appointed as the head of the Ministry of Officials, Cao Qianli is the head of the Ministry of Households, Li Xiaoming is the head of the Criminal Department, Liu Xiang is the head of the Ministry of War, Lu Defu is the head of the Ministry of Rites, and Tan Zhi is the head of the Imperial Boxing Gym. ”

Song Huizong was a little relieved, Zhao Kai was still measured, he didn't know that the sky was high and the earth was thick; Empress Dowager Zheng asked suspiciously: "Yang Zhi didn't go to Taiyuan?"

"No, the Privy Council attaches the most importance to this news, Yang Zhi sent King Yun to Qi County and left, Huang Di and Wang Shan followed King Yun into Taiyuan, by the way, the Privy Council inquired very carefully, Yang Zhi advised King Yun to build a high wall, accumulate grain, and delay his claim to be king. Zhao Ye didn't know how the Privy Council did it, but he admired Yang Zhi's approach, and Song Huizong was also surprised, stood up and looked back for a long time and said: "Yang Zhi is as vicious as ever, he sees King Yun's thoughts, and he is afraid that King Yun will be righteous for a while, and Wang Laozhi will accept a good apprentice." I still hesitated at the beginning, worried that I would be delayed, Wang Huang would mislead me, and Li Bangyan would mislead me. ”

The people in the room all reacted, as long as King Yun does not claim the title of king for a day, if Bianliang sends troops to fight, he will be pointed out; Song Qinzong ceded the country, and he also had to attack his younger brother who sacrificed his life to keep the foundation, how can such a person be worthy of being the emperor, I am afraid that when the time comes, there will be no need to fight viciously, the hearts of the army and the people will be chaotic, and there will even be countless hot-blooded people who defect to Taiyuan. Song Huizong complained that Wang Hao and the two really didn't say it casually, Yang Zhi's current performance is enough to show that it was not a fluke to seek Yan Yun at the beginning. Zhao Ye and Tong Guan heard Song Huizong's extraneous voice, and there were some regrets that there were good generals who were useless.

The little eunuch who had just gone out ran in again to tell him, Lin Lingsu outside the palace gate asked to see him, and the Empress Dowager Zheng sneered: "Sure enough, it's not so simple, Zhao Kai and King Yun hope that the Emperor Taishang will go to Taiyuan." ”

Zhao Ye and the others were very unimpressed, from the process of King Yun going north, they could see what kind of vision the group of people who planned this matter, how could they do such a simple thing; if they really had this idea, it would be better for Zhao Kai to come and bewitch him personally. He Su said in a low voice: "Emperor Taishang, Lin Lingsu has been with Wang Wenqing for a while, since you are here, you might as well listen to it." ”

Seeing that Zhao Kai, the king of Yun, called himself the Dingbei Army in Taiyuan, he guessed that Zhao Kai would definitely curry favor with Song Huizong and strive for the greatest victory, and this kind of thing would be of great benefit to He Sue himself and these people in Runzhou, so he spoke to help; Song Huizong was actually annoyed that he was trapped in Runzhou, especially when Bianliang pushed the reason for ceding the three towns on his head in public opinion, which made people tolerable and unbearable.

Although Song Huizong was not quietly thinking, he still wanted to show his value, so he nodded and said, "Please, let Du Wanche come in together." ”