Biography of the traitorous officials who dominated the Song Dynasty

Chapter 133 Desperate Han Shizhong
Earl Ying stood in the court hall and said loudly to Emperor Huizong: "Your Majesty, this is a life-and-death moment for us in the Song Dynasty."

"If at this juncture, we choose to leave Bianliang and go to patrol the southeast, and the people see that their hearts have already left, then how can we talk about the gathering of hearts in one place?"

"At that time, the hearts of the people will be dispersed, and the Song Dynasty will also be dispersed. This Bianliang defense battle, which was still somewhat unknown, will be declared defeated without a fight."

At this point, it is no longer possible to say "there is still some chance of winning", we can only say "there is still some unknown".

In Emperor Huizong's view, what Earl Ying said was actually reasonable.

But having said that, Emperor Huizong is now really afraid of the Jin people to his core.

The battle between Longcheng and Yanshan completely destroyed what little fighting spirit and courage he had left in his heart.

Now it would be extremely difficult for him to face the Jin Kingdom's massive attack in person.

He was still hesitating, Earl Ying immediately continued, "Your Majesty, this first Bianliang defense battle must be fought no matter what."

"Of course, if the situation is really irreversible, it will not be too late for Your Majesty to leave Bianliang City!"

Earl Ying's remarks coincided with those of his loyal minister Li Gang.

Li Gang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, what you said in the matter is exactly what you said. I think this is how it should be!"

As soon as Li Gang finished speaking, several important officials in the court who were with Li Gang said quickly: "Your Majesty, this is how it should be!"

Emperor Huizong was in a mess, and for a moment he really didn't know how to make a decision.

After being stunned for a long time, he nodded slowly and said: "This matter... let me think twice about this matter for the time being!"

Today's court meeting has only been going on for less than half an hour.

The civil and military officials of the DPRK knew in their hearts that if today's DPRK meeting does not start until the sun sets in the afternoon, it will be impossible to end.

Everyone was prepared to stand in the court hall for a whole day.

On the outskirts of Bianliang City, a group of lazy soldiers were gathering in a barracks that was not easily noticed.

A tall, fair-faced man, about thirty-four years old, was lying lazily on the bed.

There was nothing around him.

Except for this man, everyone in the barracks was playing dice and pai gow, having a great time.

The others had been playing for a long time, but saw that this man never said a word, his face was expressionless, and he had no intention of participating at all.

A dark-skinned, short and thin man picked up half a jar of unfinished wine from the table and walked quickly towards this person.

He handed the drink in his hand to the man, sat down beside him, shook his head and sighed: "Captain, when do you think this kind of life will end?"

"The general has been ordering us to stay here and not let us go home. Now the Jin army is about to attack Bianliang City. My subordinates are really... alas!"

By the end of his speech, he was speechless and could only sigh deeply.

"Haha! I, Han Shizhong, took all the credit for capturing Fang La alive by Tong Guan's adopted son. Think about it carefully. Aren't I more worried than you?"

"God knows how small-minded you are, but you still talk about sorrow with me in front of me! You really don't know what to say."

The man picked up the half-jar of wine that the man had placed next to him and drank from it.

It turned out that this man was Han Shizhong, who was as famous as Yue Fei in later generations and one of the "Four Generals of ZTE".

The eccentric man nodded quickly and said anxiously: "Captain, you are right!"

"Capturing Fang La alive, what a great fame this can bring! Oh, I can't even think about it."

"The result is not good. This credit has been taken away by others out of thin air. The sky and the earth should not be blamed every day. Captain Han, you can really say that you have no way to go to heaven and no door to the earth."

Han Shizhong shook his head. He wanted to sleep for a while, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt blocked. Finally, he couldn't lie down anymore.

Then he jumped on the ground and walked quickly to the table.

Everyone in the barracks saw that Han Shizhong had already sat down, and everyone greeted him politely, with smiles on their faces. "Captain Han, want to play a few games?"

Han Shizhong said angrily: "Play two games? What a joke! Come to my door and march to the horse!"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but glance at their mouths.

Reluctantly, he put down the dice in his hands and walked toward the door, listless and sleepy.

Han Shizhong looked at the perverse-looking man just now, and pointed with his finger, beckoning him to come over.

When the man saw Han Shizhong like this, he quickly put down the wine bottle and ran over staggeringly.

"Team...Captain, what are your orders?"

Han Shizhong smiled coldly and said, "How many years have you been in the army?"

When the man heard Han Shizhong ask himself this question, he quickly counted on his fingers carefully.

After a while, he said to Han Shizhong: "Reporting to Captain Han, it has been three years since I joined the army."

When Han Shizhong heard that he had been in the army for three years, he immediately laughed up to the sky and said with a trembling smile: "It's only three years? Then you have to take such a break, it's only three years, it's just a joke!"

Han Shizhong initially thought that this man had just been a soldier for three years and was already in this mental state.

It's just so funny.

But the more he smiled, the more desolate his laughter became.

The more he laughed, the more he felt that he was the most ridiculous person.

After a long time, his smile froze on his face, and he sighed deeply and said, "You, Captain Han, and I come from an ordinary peasant family, and my family has been poor since I was a child."

"Before reaching the prime of life, he participated in the recruitment of rural soldiers in the township as a "brave" and entered the army. From then on, he began his military career."

"I have been working diligently in the military camp for decades, throwing my life and blood, and now in two months, I am already 35 years old."

The perverse-looking man heard this, and said with an "ouch", dumbfounded: "Captain Han, so that means you... you may not have been 15 years old when you first joined the army, right?"

Han Shizhong nodded lightly and leaned on the back of the chair extremely dejectedly.

The air in the military tent seemed to be frozen, and time seemed to have completely stood still.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but Han Shizhong suddenly heard that the people who had just been ordered to stand at the door began to act dishonestly.

The boy opened the curtain of the military tent and shouted and smiled playfully outside.

There is no formal shape at all.

Han Shizhong suddenly slapped the table and said loudly: "Is there a big white girl in floral clothes outside, or what?"

"If you are ordered to brace your horses, then brace them. You just have to concentrate on setting your horses' strides. You must have such a ridiculous and bad behavior, how unbecoming it is!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he happened to hear a person standing at the door asking impatiently: "Yue Pengju, what are you doing in such a hurry? Where are the large troops of your Pingding Army? They are all gone now. Are you back home?"

Han Shizhong frowned and was about to walk over.

I could only hear a lazy voice coming from outside the tent: "Let's go, let's run. I have to go home now."

"Damn, as the saying goes, a good man should not be a soldier, but a good man should not be a nail!"

Han Shizhong put his hands behind his back, stared outside the tent, and asked the eccentric man: "The boy talking outside sounds very young. Who is he?"

He quickly approached Han Shizhong and said in his ear: "Yue Fei, named Pengju. Just a nobody."

"There are many of his fellow villagers in our camp, such as Shaohu and Liu Ran, who grew up with Yue Fei since childhood."

After finishing speaking, Han Shizhong nodded thoughtfully and said: "Yue Fei, Yue Pengju..."

(End of this chapter)