Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 605
This morning, Emperor Zhao Xu finally received the complete report from Fan Ning. Zhao Xu read this soul-stirring report three times, which made his blood boil. Pace back and forth.

In Jinghai, 6000 Liao army sailors were wiped out, and the entire Liao navy was wiped out. At Bohai Port, Liao's shipyard was set on fire, making it impossible for Liao to build large ships within three years. On Juehua Island, [-] Liao troops were wiped out. The army captured more than [-] people. In Liaoyang Mansion, they burned the imperial palace, seized the treasury of the Liao Kingdom, and captured more than [-] dignitaries and senior officials.

Such a brilliant record. If Fan Ning hadn’t repeatedly emphasized at the end of the report that the Song army had only used its superiority as a naval force, it would still be far inferior to the opponent in the confrontation between land and cavalry. Zhao Xu really couldn't help but ordered the Song Army to attack Youzhou Mansion in an all-round way.

At this time, an eunuch reported at the door: "Your Majesty, Mr. Fu Xianggong and Mr. Wen Xianggong have arrived!"

"Two gentlemen, please come in."

Zhao Xu resisted the excitement in his heart, and sat back in his seat again.

After a while, Fu Bi and Wen Yuanbo walked in quickly, and they both bowed and saluted: "I see your majesty!"

"The two gentlemen are exempt from courtesy, and I will grant you a seat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The two sat down on the seats next to them, and Zhao Xu asked, "What did the Queen Mother say?"

Due to the death of Cai Xiang, the political adviser, there was another vacancy in the Zhizheng hall, so Zhao Xu nominated Wang Anshi as the political adviser, but the personnel power from the third rank and above was in the hands of the queen mother, and the approval of the queen mother Cao was required to take effect.

Fu Bi bowed and said: "The Empress Dowager said that Wang Anshi could be approved as a political counselor, but she thought that Zhang Fangping's personal spirit was a bit too high and he lacked a sense of the overall situation, so she suggested that Zhang Fangping be changed to be a Bachelor of Baohe Palace, and Sima Guang be the political counselor. "

Zhao Xu was silent. He knew that the emperor's grandmother didn't like Wang Anshi, so he brought Sima Guang, who strongly opposed the reform, into the Zhizheng Hall, obviously to contain Wang Anshi.

Zhao Xu had no choice but to nod his head and said, "Since the queen mother has already made a decision, let's make it so! I have invited two gentlemen over here today, and there is one more important matter to discuss."

He handed Fan Ning's official report to Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo, "You guys read it first, and we'll talk about it after reading it."

Fu Bi read it in detail, and passed it to Wen Yanbo after reading it. After Wen Yanbo finished reading it, Fu Bi smiled and said: "After reading the briefing, I have always been confused. How did they manage to transport more than 2 horses in time? Now Only then did I understand that they put the horses on the island in the south of the Liaodong Peninsula first, and then transported them away one by one. The Song army controlled the sea and indeed had a lot of advantages."

Zhao Xu nodded and said: "Although more than 2 horses are not bad, I think the biggest spoils of war are people. What should we do with more than 6000 Liao soldiers and more than 200 powerful ministers?"

"Of course it's for exchange!"

Wen Yanbo said without hesitation: "The cavalry of the Liao Kingdom invaded Hebei before and took away more than 1 people. The Liao Kingdom must return the people before we can release them."

"What about Fu Xianggong's opinion?" Zhao Xu asked Fu Bi again.

"Weichen also means the same thing, but how to change it, Weichen thinks it still needs to be discussed."

"How do you say that?" Zhao Xu didn't quite understand.

"Your Majesty, the people of the Song Dynasty are like pigs and dogs in the eyes of the Liao people. If we exchange prisoners of war and powerful ministers for the people, it will be too cheap for the Liao Kingdom. I feel that it is enough for 230 powerful ministers to exchange more than 1 people. Alright, we should deal with the [-] prisoners of war separately and not include them in the scope of exchange."

Wen Yanbo also nodded, "Your Majesty, Mr. Fu is right."

Zhao Xu smiled and said: "Then how to deal with more than [-] prisoners of war, I think Fu Xianggong has already thought about it!"

Fu Bi said indifferently: "These more than [-] prisoners of war are almost all Han soldiers, and they were also discriminated against in the Liao Kingdom. My minister suggested that they should be treated preferentially, and then all of them should be released back to the Liao Kingdom. I believe they will be among the Han soldiers. It caused a great impact, the Liao people treated them like pigs and dogs, we treated them like brothers, and we will deal with the Han prisoners in the future, which will play a vital role in stabilizing the hearts of the people after we regain Youzhou in the future."

"clever!"

Wen Yuanbo gave a thumbs up and praised: "Zhuge Liang captured Meng Huo seven times, and his sincerity moved people. We also captured the Han army seven times, and treated him with brotherly kindness. After capturing Youzhou, the Han people returned to their hearts. Fu Xianggong is indeed far-sighted."

Zhao Xu deeply agreed, "Xiao Fan Xianggong didn't kill the Han people in Liaoyang Mansion. That's why he thought about it. All the heroes have the same opinion. I'll leave this matter to the Zhizhengtang to deal with it. Regarding Wang Anshi and Sima Guang's marriage , I will make a decree today."

"Your Majesty is wise!"

At this time, Zhao Xu thought of another thing and said: "Xiao Xianggong Fan has made such a great achievement, how should he be rewarded?"

Fu Bi said with a smile: "He is about to become a great minister, so let's leave some room for it. The promotion and conferment will not be used for the time being. You can reward his wife, children, and mother. In addition, His Majesty needs to reward the three armies. I see that he proposed in his report that he would ask for 20 more." Give the soldiers ten thousand pieces of old sheepskin, and it will be fulfilled."

Zhao Xu took two steps with his hands behind his back, then turned around and said, "I want to make him king of overseas counties, what do you two think?"

Wen Yanbo also said: "I also think that his promotion and title can be postponed, and some rewards can be given in materials, such as rewarding him with gold and silk. He must also reward the three armies, so that his prestige in the army can be improved. , In addition, rewarding his family is also a good way, his mother can be named Mrs. Guotai, his wife can be named Mrs. Guo, his father can be named after him, etc. This is better than naming him personally."

"The two gentlemen are right, I accept it!"

In the afternoon of the same day, Zhao Xu sent out several decrees to promote Wang Anshi, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, to Minister of the Ministry of Officials and to be a member of the Ministry of Political Affairs, Zhang Fangping was changed to be a Bachelor of Baohe Palace, and Sima Guang, the Prime Minister of Yushi, was promoted to Secretary of the Ministry of Rites and Minister of Political Affairs.

Zhao Xu also promulgated a decree to reward the three armies and the navy in Hebei, rewarding one million taels of silver and 50 pieces of colored silk. .

Zhao Xu then sent someone to Fan Ning's mansion, named Fan Ning's mother as Mrs. Guotai, his wife Zhu as Mrs. Guo, his eldest son Fan Jing as Captain of Shangqingche, and his second and third sons as Shangqi. Du Wei, posthumously named his father Fan Tiezhou as Zhu Guo, and the family was extremely honorable.

The news of the award spread to Hebei, and the three armies cheered long live. Fan Ning then used his award as a training reward for generals and soldiers, and won the praise of the whole camp.

Compared with the joy of the Song Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom was gloomy, especially when Tokyo was attacked, the imperial palace was burned, the treasury was robbed, and the relatives and important officials of the emperor were taken away. Yan Hongji's back.

As a result, Wanyan Hongji had just returned to Shangjing, and had to brave the heavy snow to set off for Tokyo. Wanyan Hongji's palace had been burned down, so he had to stay in the military camp outside the city.

When Wanyan Hongji was standing in front of the ruined walls of the burnt palace, he couldn't bear the pain and humiliation any longer, and angrily reprimanded Xiao Wei: "As a commander, you don't even know the basics of war. Take all the troops away, don't you think that the Song army will come from the sea?"

Xiao Weixin was ashamed, knelt down and said: "This minister deserves to die. It snowed heavily. I thought that the coast was frozen and there would be no problem, so I took the army to Jinzhou. It was because I didn't think carefully. Responsibility rests with this humble minister alone!"

In fact, Wanyan Hongji should bear most of the real responsibility. After Xiao Weixin left with [-] troops, Wanyan Hongji led the army to leave Liaoyang Mansion and go north. At that time, he was the coach of Tokyo, not Xiao Weixin. It was his own negligence. , but now put all the responsibility on Xiao Weixin.

Wanyan Hongji also understood in his heart that when he saw Xiao Weixin insisting on taking full responsibility and accepting all the responsibilities, he felt a little relieved.

Wanyan Hongji snorted heavily and said, "I'll think about how to deal with you later, but now I need to know that in the past two months, I, Daliao, have been attacked repeatedly and have been very passive. Who is colluding with Song Dynasty and ventilating the Song army? report?"

Xiao Weixin hurriedly said: "This morning, I received the eagle letter from Yanshan Mansion. It was sent from the capital. I knew that His Majesty was coming to Tokyo, so I didn't forward it to Shangjing."

"Where is Yingxin?" Wanyan Hongji asked immediately.

Xiao Weixin hastily presented a tube of eagle letter, Wanyan Hongji opened it and looked at it, his eyes suddenly burst into anger, it turned out that the Jurchen Wanyan Department colluded with Da Song!
He gritted his teeth and said slowly: "If I don't kill all these barbarians, I swear I won't be human!"

(End of this chapter)