Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 741
Before dawn, the eight-hundred-mile emergency report arrived at the capital, and a group of cavalry rushed into the capital like lightning, heading straight for the imperial city of Da Nei.

The newspapers that smelled the important military aircraft started to act overnight.

In the morning, before the official release of the newspapers, various newspapers including "Letter", "Tabloid", and "Guardian" launched emergency special issues one after another, marking the latest battle reports with headlines.

"Fighting in Blood, Regaining Jinzhou" This is the news of the special issue of Hong Kong Economic Journal. The title of the tabloid is "Jinzhou Returns", while the Herald is more straightforward, "Song Army Victory, Turning the Tide of War".

The news spread rapidly along with the special issue, and the city was immediately filled with excitement. All the teahouses and restaurants in the capital were excitedly talking about the battle to turn the situation around.

In the past few months, everyone has been suppressed by the Liaodong fiasco for too long and lost confidence. One of the key words in this is the fall of Jinzhou. Almost everyone knows that the Song Army's fiasco began with the fall of Jinzhou.

Now that the Song army has recaptured Jinzhou, the haze that has been suppressed in the hearts of the people in the capital for several months has been swept away.

In the Qingfeng Restaurant on Panlou Street, dozens of drinkers were in high spirits and chatting very intensely.

"I've already said it! As long as Mr. Fan is invited back, our Song army will be invincible. Now it has been proved that I had the foresight back then."

"Exactly! I just can't figure it out, Mr. Fan was dismissed as soon as he regained Yunzhou. Could this be the legendary master of high meritorious service?"

"Old Wu, don't talk nonsense!" A person next to him reminded.

Another drinker said: "I believe that the officials have such a heart. I heard that some people slandered in front of the officials, which led to it."

At this time, the shopkeeper of the restaurant came over with a jug, and said with a smile, "Don't talk about the past, everyone. Let's look forward. Let's talk about whether the Song army can capture Liaoyang Mansion?"

"Shopkeeper Qi, today is a happy day, let's sell the wine at a lower price!"

"That's right, there should be a discount today."

The shopkeeper of the restaurant cupped his fists and said to everyone: "I really want to tell everyone a piece of good news. I just received the decision from the proprietor. Today, all Qingfeng restaurants in the capital will sell drinks at half price. When the Liao Kingdom is destroyed, drinks will be free for three days, which is a big deal for everyone. Drink to your heart's content."

Everyone cheered and shouted: "Shopkeeper, another pot! Another pot of sake."

An old man sitting in the corner smiled slightly. At this time, an attendant stepped forward quickly and whispered something to the old man. The old man nodded and asked the attendant to pay for him. He got up and went downstairs.

This old man was Han Qi, the old prime minister who had just returned to Beijing from Daming Mansion. Han Qi was dismissed four years ago because of his firm opposition to the Young Crop Law.

This time Han Qi returned to Beijing because of Fan Ning's resignation, and at the same time Fan Ning declined the important post of Prime Minister, the emperor Zhao Xu thought of Han Qi, recalled him to Beijing, appointed him as a privy envoy, and made peace with Zhong Shumen, formally Successor to Fanning's phase.

At the same time, Han Jiang's previous improper command led to the disastrous defeat of the Song army, and he was also removed from the position of Xiangguo. He was changed to be a bachelor of Guanwendian and an envoy of Xuanfu in Liaodong.

Han Qi got into the carriage, the carriage drove slowly, and soon came to Xuande Gate. Han Qi looked up at this magnificent city gate, sighed softly, and finally came back again.

"Brother Han!"

Suddenly someone called him, Han Qi raised his head, but saw that it was Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo, he was overjoyed immediately, and hurried forward to ask: "Why are you two gentlemen here?"

Fu Bi laughed and said, "Just now, Mr. Han's entourage reported that Mr. Han is coming, so we came here to meet him."

Han Qi was moved in his heart, and hurriedly said: "I just asked my attendants to say hello, saying that I have arrived in the capital, hey! I would like to ask the two gentlemen to come out to greet me in person, I am ashamed of myself!"

"Mr. Han, you don't need to be so polite. We have been friends for decades, please!"

Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo invited Han Qi to the Zhizheng Hall. The three of them sat down and served tea. Fu Bi asked, "How is the management of the Yellow River going?"

"It can only be said that there will be no problems in the past few years. The main reason is that the sediment from the upper reaches is too large and the river bed is constantly rising. As a result, the Yellow River needs to be treated continuously for hundreds of years, otherwise it will burst and flood in a few years. No matter what happens now Governance is all about treating the symptoms, not the root cause. If you want to completely cure the Yellow River, you must reduce the sediment in the water, so you have to treat it upstream, withdraw the people from the Loess Plateau, and restore it to an endless forest. Maybe the Yellow River will be fine. Yes, but at this stage, it's easier said than done!"

Wen Yanbo said: "Fan Ning also meant the same thing two years ago, try to reduce the population in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, what did he say, by the way, we must vigorously plant trees, restore vegetation, reduce soil erosion, and Han Gong's ideas are similar It’s the same thing.”

Han Qi nodded, "I heard that Mr. Fan declined the offer, why?"

Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo looked at each other, both of them had wry smiles on their faces, Han Qi was startled, "Why, I can't even tell?"

"It's not hard to say, it's just that I don't know how to say it."

Fu Bi sighed and said, "I'm afraid he won't be in the court for too long."

"What does this mean?"

Han Qi has been in the Daming Mansion all the time, and he doesn't know much about Fan Ning's situation. He looks confused, looking at Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo.

Wen Yanbo laughed and said, "Mr. Han doesn't know about Fan's overseas purchase of islands?"

"of course I know."

Only then did Han Qi come to his senses, "You mean, he's going overseas?"

Fu Bi nodded, "If it wasn't for the empress dowager's pressure, the officials would not call him back to Beijing, so he has stayed in Beidao, and his whole family has moved to Beidao. His intention is still unclear. ?"

Han Qi frowned. He couldn't believe it. Someone would give up the position of Prime Minister of Shangguo to become the owner of an overseas desolate island. Fan Ning was such a shrewd person, how could he choose this path?
"When I was eating in the restaurant just now, I heard from the drinker that the emperor seemed to have a little prejudice against him?"

Fu Bi said indifferently: "It is said that he was forced to go into exile overseas because of his meritorious service. This kind of statement is very representative. Some time ago, the whole city said this, but in fact, if the emperor doesn't trust him, he will send everyone out of the country. Song's 50 troops were handed over to him, and he was fully commanded and mobilized? Just based on this, this kind of argument can be defeated without attack. The emperor trusts Fan Ning. Although he is sometimes confused, as long as he wakes up, he is right Fan Ning still trusts him, and Fan Ning's going overseas is actually a kind of gift from the emperor to him."

"Gift?" Han Qi looked at Fu Bi in puzzlement.

Next to him, Wen Yanbo said: "If the Son of Heaven makes you the king of Duke Han and gives you millions of subjects and a large tract of fertile land, will Duke Han still want to come back?"

Han Qi was surprised, "Is this really the case?"

Fu Bi nodded, "We will soon review the system of enfeoffment of real nobles overseas. If the review is passed, the North Island where Fan Ning is located will be named Chu State and become an overseas vassal state of Song Dynasty with a high degree of autonomy. This is what Fan Ning would rather give up. Aspect, because he also wants to go overseas, the emperor rewarded him for destroying Xixia and recovering Youyun Sixteen Prefectures and the Hexi Corridor, and gave him 15 households. It will become [-] households, forming a strong support for the prosperity of the Great Song Southern Continent."

"Then when will it be reviewed?"

"Hurry up! The draft will be submitted to the emperor in ten days, and the emperor will decide when to hold the court meeting."

The situation in Liaodong is becoming more and more tense. Jinzhou, just three days ago, Fan Ning personally led an army of 30 people to Jinzhou, and hundreds of thousands of stone ships from the sea also brought a large amount of grain and grass supplies. After unloading in Jinzhou, it should be transported to Jinzhou City by boat.

The Liao Kingdom began to shrink in an all-round way. Yelu Hongji ordered to abandon the siege of Dading Mansion. The [-] Liao Army cavalry retreated to Liaoyang Mansion, and the garrison of Liaoxi Prefecture also retreated to Liaoyang Mansion.

At this time, Yelu Hongji no longer cared about the impact on the tax source of Tokyo Road, and forcibly recruited troops from the cities of Tokyo Road. In just a few days, he recruited 16 young and strong men, bringing the total strength of the Liao Army in Liaoyang Prefecture to [-]. .

Yelu Hongji's forced conscription aroused strong conflicts in various parts of Tokyo Province, and residents in the city fled their homes one after another, which made Yelu Hongji's plan to expand his army to 20 go bankrupt, and severely damaged the foundation of the Liao Kingdom's rule in Tokyo Province. won the hearts of the people.

However, Fan Ning did not order to attack Liaoyang Mansion. After occupying Liaoxi Prefecture, his army stopped moving eastward and confronted Liaoyang Mansion a hundred miles away.

This afternoon, Cao Shi, who had been besieged by the Liao army for several months, led [-] troops to Liaoxi Prefecture.

(End of this chapter)