Zhurou

Chapter 195
Even though he tried his best to describe it, Song Jingren didn't have much eloquence at all, so what he said was a bit harsh.

He obviously didn't have the slightest trust in Lu Xianzhang's so-called "detective sentry", but the latter didn't think he was disobedient.

"How can I not know?" Lu Xianzhang said.

It's not noon at this moment, although the sun is not extreme, it is very dazzling.

He squinted his eyes, looked over the towering palace wall, and looked far to the east. After a while, he looked away again, looked at Song Jingren and said, "Song Bei, at this moment, only you and I are here, so I won't say those scenes. That's right—You were taken back by His Highness in person that day, and you were born in the orthodox imperial army, so now you are like a confidant of the Tian Family..."

He put his hands behind his back, and first said a few words: "I was in the palace just now, I can't say anything about other people - after all, Pei Yong is basically sitting in the northwest, so different from you, he doesn't know his thoughts, and it's even more difficult to discern his intentions. Take away all the elites in the city, and use the excuse of resisting the enemy to borrow troops from the first four, if there is another attempt in the end, the capital must have one or two precautions."

If it was someone else, even if they didn't agree immediately, they would be more or less perfunctory, so as not to embarrass the other party to step down in person.

But Song Jingren has always been clumsy in human relationships, especially not good at adapting to changes. Seeing that Lu Xianzhang is so solemn, he already takes it all seriously, so he also confessed what he thought in his heart, and he really didn't say "those scenes".

"Participating in politics is not from a military background, I'm afraid I don't know much about the situation in the army." He sighed, "If Pei Jiedu has a different heart, no matter how careful the city is, it will be useless..."

"Pei Jiedu wants to mobilize troops, even if he doesn't have the Caizhou edict in hand, can anyone dare to do it? Even if they don't, a few soldiers against the Shangxi Army are like gnats shaking a tree..."

Song Jingren thought he was telling the truth, but Lu Xianzhang didn't want to listen any more, he said displeasedly: "Could it be that the elite of the Forbidden Army can't resist at all?"

He said again: "As long as we can delay for a while, we can create a little space for Your Highness..."

Song Jingren was even more surprised, and said: "Pei Jiedu is willing to drive horses and chariots for His Highness, if he really has a different intention, why do he do it for such a sake?"

"Besides, since His Highness has always acted, Pei Jiedu really has a different heart, and she will only try to mediate in the middle, so how can she abandon the city and leave—it's just the situation in the palace. Didn't participating in politics meet with the lower officials?"

Lu Xianzhang stood dumbfounded for a while.

"If I think about it, no matter what the frontline battle situation is, whether there is a large army of Di soldiers coming, as His Highness said, as long as the princess's daughter can stay behind, although it may not have much effect, it is better than leaving first—— Even if we can't appease the people in the capital and calm down both the capital and the capital for a while, it won't make things worse."

Seeing that Lu Xianzhang was silent, Song Jingren thought that Lu Xianzhang was moved, so he hurriedly persuaded him, "It is natural to think about participating in politics, but if the hearts of the people and the army are disturbed, it will be difficult to regain them..."

He also said: "Besides, I also said about participating in politics. Di Thief has obvious intentions, and the main force is rushing towards Caizhou. If His Highness rushes south now, he may bump into the opposing army instead. It would be safer to stay in Beijing."

He wanted to persuade him again, but Lu Xianzhang suddenly said: "If Pei Jiedu is sitting in the capital right now, and he insists on sending His Highness out of the city, would you still say so many things?"

Song Jingren was still stupid after all, so he said without thinking too much: "That's another matter."

Seeing that Lu Xianzhang was looking at him calmly, without any sign of anger, Song Jingren didn't show any vigilance, and responded casually: "Jiedu has been on the battlefield for many years, if he says he wants to do this, he must have his own reasons, I'm an official... "

Only halfway through the words, Song Jingren suddenly woke up, and after a busy meal, he went to look at Lu Xianzhang's expression.

But the other party didn't do what he was worried about, but continued to stand with his hands behind his back, neither urging nor answering, just silent for a long time.

……

Everyone's worries are not superfluous.

With little time to react, Baima and Suanzao counties sent letters one after another to report that they had seen Dibing outposts in their jurisdictions.

As far as the boundary of that place is to the capital, it is only half a day's journey by fast horse.

Without waiting for the capital to react, Caizhou, who is truly the center of the Great Jin Dynasty, may not even have time to receive the news, and there is even news of the enemy's attack.

Zhao Mingzhi had been prepared for a long time, so naturally he was not surprised. It's just that although the surrounding palace people and the Huang family couldn't get the latest news, they heard rumors in the city every day, and they were all panicked.

At such a precarious time, Lu Xianzhang really entered the palace again and persuaded him. Zhao Mingzhi tried several times, and then talked about his position and expressed his attitude. The other party did not give up.

"I was just imagining before, I thought that the front line could do more support, at least one or two can be contained, but the news in the past few days has been wrong - Pei Jiedu came forward to dispatch troops, and he should have seven or eight thousand troops on hand. There are many battles in the army, no matter how big or small, if there are any records, I have carefully compared the points in the past few days, first winning and losing six fours, and then turning it into four wins and six losses. As for the day before yesterday, the odds of winning were only three points..."

"The time is short, so how long can you sustain such a defeat?"

As Lu Xianzhang said, he bowed and saluted, and said: "The minister has already reported to the imperial court, and asked Caizhou to send elite guards to come to escort him, but why would Di Bing wait? Your highness, who is a daughter of gold, must not hang down the hall. And sit down, the army strength in the city is still considered complete, why not..."

Before he finished speaking, there was a report from the Huangmen outside the hall, saying that the silver desk secretary had received the urgent mail.

So Lu Xianzhang immediately shut up.

When the report from the Yellow Gate came in, Zhao Mingzhi dismantled it first to see that it was a report from Xingren Mansion, saying that the Jiedu envoy Pei Yong would lead the troops to fight against the pioneers of the Di people, and five thousand elites would fight against four thousand Di soldiers. Dingtao County held a stalemate for two days, and finally lost the battle. Now the soldiers are broken and the people are helpless. The counties and towns in various places are hard to resist, and they urgently ask for reinforcements from the DPRK.

She read it first, sent someone to deliver it to Lu Xianzhang, and then opened it to look at the rest.

Later, it was issued by several counties and towns in Jiyin and Wanting. The content of the content was different. Some said that the Great Jin was completely defeated, and some said that the defeated soldiers could barely maintain the battle, and there was a slight delay. , all said that the front line was defeated, and no one could stop Di Bing's momentum.

Not only that, apart from the reply letter from Xingren Mansion, the Yintai Division also sent Pei Yong's memorial, in which he evaded the seriousness of this defeat and gave a simple explanation, only saying that he was waiting for work with ease, and he still had the upper hand against the Shangdi people. Called soldiers halfway, was charged by Di Bing, turned around and fled before being too close, repeatedly blocked to no avail, only to block with knives and axes, who knew that a mutiny in the army was provoked, and this defeat was the result.

Apart from the explanation, there was no promise, let alone an apology. He only said that he would do his best to stop Di Bing, and urged for food and fodder.

The two of them read the letters one after another, and Lu Xianzhang immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, the Xingren Mansion has reached this point, we must not procrastinate any longer, we should continue to stop and suffer from its chaos--it is time to let go of the rest..."

He paused, looked at the memorial in his hand, his eyes couldn't hide his panic, and after a while, he calmed down again, only a bit of gnashing of teeth remained in his voice: "Di Liqiang, this southern invasion has not been defeated, Pei Yong How flamboyant he was before, but when he really meets Di Bandit, he will only retreat..."

"This person is not based in the two roads of Gyeonggi, his role is limited, and he doesn't know his true intentions, so you can't believe it..."

Zhao Mingzhi was calm, and only asked: "How is the food, fodder and supplies in Beijing?"

(End of this chapter)