Chapter 50: Wang's Radical General
Wei Qing explained in detail the matter of Ha Mi Chi first changing his appearance as Guo Jing, and then disguised as Jiang Yang, Qin Hui suddenly said after hearing it: "No wonder this Jiang Yang can heal his injuries overnight, and his martial arts suddenly become powerful, it turns out that he is not the same person at all."
Xiao Qinchuan said: "The past cannot be traced, now we should still take care of the things in front of us, the outer city has been lost, I don't know what the brother of the society has to do with the court."
Qin Hui pondered for a moment and replied: "In my opinion, although the Jin people have made a plan to break through the outer city, but the defenders in the city have not been injured at all, there are still nearly 100,000 soldiers who can fight, as long as Your Majesty is firm in the will to fight, the princes of the court and the central government can work together, the rear of the Jin people is restless, and in the middle of winter, under the fortified city, it is difficult to collect food and horse materials, and the plan cannot last, and I can only worry about ......."
Qin Hui's voice sank when he said this, and Xiao Qinchuan continued: "The person who is worried about the brother of the Hui is worried that there will be another stupid thing like Guo Jing inviting God?"
Qin Hui nodded but was silent, everyone was silent for a long time, Xiao Qinchuan suddenly spoke: "I heard that Chen Dong, a fellow student of Taixue, is launching a petition for the rest of the people, begging the imperial court to restore the original Hebei Xuanfu envoy Li Gang to preside over the war, I don't know what the brother of the association thinks?"
Qin Hui's eyes flashed after hearing Li Gang's name, and after staring at Xiao Qinchuan for a moment, he slowly spoke: "What does Brother Xian think of Li Gang?"
Xiao Qinchuan replied: "Although I have never met Li Gang, but I have also heard of some of his deeds, he was deposed by the imperial court for resolutely opposing the cession of land and seeking peace, and then was ordered to be in danger when the Jin people besieged the city for the first time last year, and repelled the Jin army with the post of Bianliang defense envoy, he is a person who has a job, dares to take responsibility, and can do things, and his reputation in Shilin and the people is also quite loud, I think that if he can retire the Jin army again this time, he will definitely be able to enter the cabinet as the prime minister."
Qin Hui looked at Xiao Qinchuan and said: "Although Li Gang was meritorious last year, he was falsely accused of losing his teacher and money by Li Bangyan, Sun Fu and others, and the court accused him of living in Kuizhou, and now he is not in the capital.
Xiao Qinchuan was slightly stunned when he heard this, but then replied calmly: "If Li Gang is not there, then who will be the brother of the Shehui", Wei Qing and Cao Lu also agreed.
Qin Hui said leisurely: "Let's not talk about this matter for the time being, the court has its own ideas, and we can discuss it in vain, so let's wait for me to make plans later", he said and motioned for everyone to rest in peace, and then changed into official clothes and went out into the palace.
Wei Qing and the three of them retreated into the back hall and were about to enter the room to rest, but they saw Li Rui retreating from Qin Hui's wife Wang's room with her back to the door, she turned around and happened to see Wei Qing and the others, and immediately smiled and whispered: "Sister is a little frightened, I helped take care of it, she just fell asleep, don't make a noise."
Li Rui did not apply powder today, although her face was not as beautiful as before, but she had a pure and natural demeanor under her makeup, she combed her sideburns and said softly: "The three sons have been running around for the past few days, but they are all fine, right?"
Wei Qing said: "We are all fine, but we are all good friends who have gone through hardships together, don't call us sons and daughters in the future, let's just call us brothers and sisters, how about it?"
Li Rui's face flushed, and she lowered her head and replied: "Since Brother Wei said so, then call it so", she said and then turned her head to Xiao Qinchuan and Cao Lu to salute, "Brother Xiao, Brother Cao, don't call me Miss Li in the future, just call me Rui'er."
The four of them had nothing else to say after describing the title, and at night, Qin Hui returned from the court, summoned Wei Qing, Xiao Qinchuan and Cao Lu to discuss: "After the Jin army occupied the outer city, on the one hand, it feinted and intimidated, and on the other hand, it declared that it was going to negotiate with the imperial court and withdraw the troops, I think the Jin people were so eager to reach a peace agreement, it was nothing more than the reason why the weather was not suitable for the war and the lack of food and grass, and they wanted to take the opportunity to blackmail more benefits, in fact, there was no certainty of victory, as long as the imperial court took appropriate measures, it should not be a problem to hold the inner city."
Qin Hui suddenly clenched his fists when he said this, and said in a higher voice: "I suggested that in the name of negotiating peace, I could drag the army of the Qin King from all walks of life to the outside of the city, and then fortify the wall and clear the wilderness, and send another army to attack and disturb the rear road of the Jin army, then the Jin people will suffer from the enemy inside and outside, even if they can return with the whole division, it will be in vain, but it is a pity that Your Majesty is completely pinning his hopes on the peace negotiation, and refuses to adopt my advice, and wants to send Zhao Xu, the king of Qi, and He Li, the prime minister, to send an envoy to the Jin camp tomorrow, and must meet the requirements of the Jin people as soon as possible in order to withdraw the army."
Wei Qing said angrily: "How can the imperial court be so cowardly, isn't there anyone else who stands up to stop the Manchu Dynasty?"
Xiao Qinchuan snorted coldly and said: "Except for the brother of the meeting, I am afraid that all the princes in the court and the central government will want to do this, first, they can cater to the holy will, and secondly, they can also be promoted and made rich by virtue of discussion and merit.
Qin Hui sighed and said: "The story of the world's greatness, and the story of the destruction of the Six Kingdoms is under the Six Kingdoms. Alas, I don't want the words of my predecessors to appear in this dynasty, just that's it, as long as the Jin people can withdraw their troops as promised, it will be difficult to cut the land and pay tribute."
A few days later, news came from the court, saying that Prime Minister He Li reported that Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang, the marshals of the eastern and western roads of the Jin Army, were very satisfied with the terms of the peace negotiation, but indicated that the Emperor Zhao Ji would personally go to discuss and determine, but Zhao Ji did not have the courage, and finally had to go to the current Emperor Qinzong, Zhao Heng.
Zhao Heng led the main officials of the DPRK and China, including Qin Hui, to the Jin camp, but they fell into the hands of the Jin people, and after detaining all of them, they used this to ask for 10 million gold ingots, 20 million silver ingots, 10 million silk horses and 1,500 maidens. The treasury of the imperial court was simply not enough to deal with the sky-high price of the Jin people, so the government looted and even robbed the people's property and women, many women who did not want to go to the gold camp to be humiliated were forced to commit suicide, and finally the concubines in the palace were counted, and for a time the entire Bianliang City suddenly fell into a mess, and the people died a lot.
On this day, Li Rui suddenly came to find Wei Qing and the others, saying that Qin Hui's wife Wang had something to invite, and after entering the court, Wang said: "My family officials are now detained in the gold camp with the holy driver, and there is no news, and I don't know whether I am alive or dead, I am just a woman, I really can't come up with an idea, so I have to invite the three to come and discuss how to do it."
Xiao Qinchuan and Qin Hui got acquainted with each other the earliest, and they had been introduced by Qin Hui and the Wang family before, so they took the lead in speaking out and comforting: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, the greed in front of the Jin people is not enough, if it ruins the lives of the saints and the hundred officials, it will strengthen the hearts of the soldiers and civilians in the city, I think the brother of the meeting will be fine for the time being, and he will be released back to the city in a few days."
Wang Shi cried loudly when he heard this: "Jin Ren is a life that does not pay attention to faith, and he is a person with an upright temperament, in case the words of Jin Ren are annoyed, I am afraid that the other party will be mad, then it will be ...... That's ......."
Wang continued while wiping his tears: "Many officials in my family have mentioned that they are friends with the three strong men who are like-minded in life, are you just like this to see death and not save it, if this is the case, then I will go to the Jinying by myself, and I will find out the whereabouts of the husband and wife, and it can be regarded as the love between the husband and wife."
Wei Qing hurriedly stopped: "Sister-in-law, don't do this, there is still a possibility for the brother of the association to retreat from this trip, and the sister-in-law enters the enemy camp as a woman, where is there still a chance to return safely."
Wang sobbed: "What else can I do, I can't just watch Xianggong fall into the tiger's mouth and ignore it, I also read "The Biography of the Daughters" when I was not out of the cabinet, even if I give up my life, I have to give it a try, otherwise I will be at peace with my heart."
Xiao Qinchuan heard what the Wang family said, Tie Qing gritted his teeth, and resolutely said: "Please wait with peace of mind, I am willing to sneak into the Jinying to find out the news, and desperately want to rescue the brother of the association back to the city, I have always admired the brother of the association, and I really hope that he will one day be able to dominate the government and revive the Great Song Dynasty, even if I want to go to the sea and the fire."
Wang Shi only then accepted his cry, but still said with red eyes: "It's just that the Jin camp must be very dangerous, I'm afraid that you won't be able to go alone", she said and covered her face with her sleeves, but secretly glanced at Wei Qing and Cao Lu.
Wei Qing still didn't understand Wang's thoughts, although he knew that Wang was deliberately using words to provoke, but Qin Hui had fallen into the golden camp for a few days, and he did have a risk in his heart to investigate to see if he could rescue Qin Hui's plan, so he immediately expressed his willingness to go with Xiao Qinchuan, Cao Lu is a person who is not afraid of heaven and earth, as long as Wei Qing agrees to go, he will have nothing to say.
Seeing that the three of them agreed to go, Wang's face that was originally full of tears immediately changed to a smile, and said that after Qin Hui came back, he would definitely ask Qin Hui to recommend the three of them as officials. Wei Qing and the three were not people who were keen on fame, and they were willing to risk their lives to rescue them for the sake of justice and friendship, but they were not good at refuting the Wang family in person, so they immediately withdrew from the room and prepared to go out of the city after night to sneak into the enemy camp.
Li Rui sent the three of them out on behalf of the Wang family, and waited until there was no one around, and then whispered: "Brother Wei, Brother Xiao, Brother Cao, although I don't approve of your adventure on this trip, but since you have decided, I can only silently wish you to return safely in my heart, but this trip will definitely be full of dangers, if there is nothing to do, you must remember to cherish yourself, don't lose your life in vain, I will wait here for you to come back."
Wei Qing replied: "Rui'er, don't worry too much, I will come back to protect your life's safety, I will never leave my life here now, don't worry, we will be quick for a day, slow for a few days, and we will definitely come back to see you again."
Wei Qing's original intention was to promise Zhou Peng to protect Li Rui, but everyone here didn't know the inside story, and when he confessed his heart at the time of parting, Li Rui's face suddenly turned red, lowered his head and rubbed his fingers and didn't dare to look at him, Xiao Qinchuan turned sideways and was silent, only Cao Lu patted Wei Qing's shoulder without knowing it and smiled: "It's not life and death, don't be a cozy daughter anymore, let's go and go back quickly."