The struggle of the reborn prince

Those who returned to the city with Xiao Zhonggong not only had urgently needed medicines and food in the city, but also Ma Kuo, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites of the Great Song Dynasty, negotiated the details of offering the city.This moved Wan Yanyong very much. He thought that he was a fish to be slaughtered, but Zhao Er did not do that. Instead, he fully listened to his suggestions and appeals, and did not show the arrogance of a winner. Treat it with courtesy.

On the fifth day of June, the city dedication ceremony of Liaoyang City was held outside the south gate. Zhao Tang attended in person and received the saber, treasury account book and soldier roster presented by Wan Yanyong.Then an imperial decree was promulgated: pardoning the crime of resisting the heavenly soldiers by the soldiers and civilians of Liaoyang City; granting Wanyan Yong the Marquis of Liaoyang, rewarding him with a thousand taels, a hundred pieces of silk and satin, giving him swords and war horses, and Xiao Zhonggong and others all being rewarded; changing Liaoyang Mansion to Liaoyang Surprisingly, Zhao Tun still used Wan Yanyong as the appeasement envoy of Liaoyang Road, Hu Quan, the servant of the household department, as the temporary magistrate of Liaoyang Road, and Xiao Zhonggong as the transshipment envoy of Liaoyang Road.

As for the army in Liaoyang City, it is of course also the focus of reorganization. The original 6 defenders were reduced to [-], and the rest were returned to the people. The land was given; Han Shizhong, the general manager of soldiers and horses of South Hebei Road, was appointed as the superintendent of soldiers and horses of Liaoyang Fu Road, and [-] soldiers and horses led by him were incorporated into the Luzhou Army of Liaoyang Fu Road.Although the rebel generals Li Qiong and Kong Yanzhou were dead, they took the heads of the two of them and passed the heads to all the troops to make an example.After all the appointments were completed, pre-selected officials entered Liaoyang Mansion. They counted the population, counted the treasury, measured the land, and redistributed the land according to the previously agreed plan.However, due to the release of water from the embankment, most of the fields around Liaoyang City were flooded, and the harvest was a foregone conclusion, and the grain stored in the city was enough for more than a month.Zhao Tong ordered to dredge the river, expand the wharf, build a logistics supply base, and transport grain and grass on a large scale by sea.One is to prevent the prolongation of the war and reserve grain and grass materials for winter operations; the other is to deal with the risk of food shortage in the newly harvested land.

After some investigation, Hu Quan reported to Zhao Tun that Liaoyang City had suffered a large-scale shelling.Almost all of the city was destroyed, only the inner city remained intact.The amount of renovation work is huge, no less than rebuilding a new city.After discussing with the ministers, Zhao Tun decided to abandon the old city and build a new city in another place.After the Ministry of Industry estimated that the required funds would be 300 million guan, Zhao Tong decided to use the 200 million guan funds stored in the original Liaoyang government treasury for the construction of the city, and allocate another million yuan from the national treasury to make up for the shortage. establish.

Liaoyang City was recovered, and everyone was very surprised.As early as when formulating the battle plan, they took how to capture Liaoyang as an important issue.For this they were prepared to pay heavy casualties, but the result was as the emperor said, 'plans can never keep up with changes'.In the whole battle, apart from the slight casualties caused by the naval forces on their way northward and when they cleared the periphery of Liaoyang, there were no casualties in the most difficult siege battle, and finally ended with the surrender of the defender.This greatly boosted the Song army's military power, and its admiration for the emperor reached a new height, thinking that as long as the emperor was there, there would be an invincible city and an invincible enemy army.At this time, it was the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, the weather in Liaodong gradually turned cooler, and the large-scale rainfall had also ended. After the receiving matters were dealt with, Zhao Tun sent his army to continue northward.And from April to June, Liaoyang Mansion was captured.After two months, Song Junnan Road has penetrated more than a thousand miles into the territory of the Kingdom of Jin, and entered the hinterland where the Jurchens made their fortunes...

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Wan Yanyong's defection shocked the ruling and opposition parties of the Kingdom of Jin.The fall of Tokyo and the tragic bombardment made Ginting, who was already in turmoil, fall into panic.The fortification of Liaoyang City is not inferior to that of Huining City, but most of it was destroyed in one bombardment by the Song Army. This shows that the Song Army not only has field combat skills, but also has a good way of attacking the city. Wushu tried to stop the Song Army with deep ditch barriers His offensive tactics failed in an all-round way, and he was powerless to stop the Song army from continuing to penetrate.

But now the court has few courtiers left after the emperor Wan Yanquan's indiscriminate killing. Everyone agrees that the emperor is completely crazy. Since he is crazy, he will often do crazy things, and everyone will die at any time. possible.Therefore, going to court has become the most feared thing for everyone.If I come this morning, I won't be able to go back at night.Therefore, the most urgent task is to rectify the court order.Appoint vacant official positions and restore the normal operation of the state machinery.Resist the invasion of the Southern Dynasties.

At this time, the Kingdom of Jin was facing the invasion of foreign enemies and internal turmoil, and was on the verge of extinction, but the instigator, Wan Yanquan, did not feel that it was his own fault.However, in the past few days, the Huining Mansion in Shangjing has experienced continuous torrential rain, and the thunder and lightning damaged Wanyan Quan's bedroom and caused a fire in the palace, so he could only move to another place to continue resting.Then the local reports reported that a dragon-like monster appeared in the mixed river, but it did not bring good luck to the people, but it caused a violent storm, destroyed a large number of residential buildings and government buildings, and caused a large number of casualties.

After receiving the report, Wanyan Quan was very frightened, thinking that God was angry, and this meant that he, the emperor, was at fault, and if he wanted God to appease his anger, he had to admit his mistakes and make a profound self-criticism—to commit a crime Jizhao, so that God can let me go.So he opened the court again and asked the officials to point out his mistakes so that he could realize where he was wrong, but everyone knew that the emperor had gone crazy long ago, he couldn't tell the good from the bad, and if he didn't make it, he would end up with his head on the ground Therefore, the ministers above the court are watching their noses and noses, and their noses are watching their hearts, keeping silent like cicadas.

"Your Majesty, the enemy is now at the moment of life and death. How can a piece of paper of guilt be redeemed!" Wu Shu said in a low voice. , obviously because of excessive drinking and sex, and although Jin Guo has an unshirkable responsibility for making it like this, he still has to bear the main responsibility for his stupidity and absurdity that made the sky angry and people complain.This time, he tried his best to execute Wan Yanyong again, so he forced him to leave the Southern Dynasty, which made Liaodong lose its barrier and shake the foundation of the Jin Kingdom, but he was still worried that the sky would punish him, and the thunderbolt that fell that day would kill him How nice.

"This... What the grand master said is that it is more important to deal with the current affairs. What do you love to say?" Wu Shu's words can be said to make Wan Yanqian very embarrassed, he said awkwardly, but suddenly found something He seemed to exclaim, "Hey, why are there so many fewer people in court today?"

"Your Majesty, many courtiers were involved in the treason case of Zong Xian and others a few days ago. Many people were imprisoned and executed. They have not been promoted yet. Today's court meeting is to discuss this matter." Wu Shu's face drooped when he heard this. It's on the ground, what the hell is this? He killed them all, so why didn't they come up to court? He couldn't help but get angry and replied with a dark face.

"I... I drank a few more glasses and forgot about it." Wan Yanquan grinned and said, as for whether it was red or not, no one could tell, anyway, the emperor's face was always flushed with alcohol.But what he said still shocked everyone, you turned the court upside down, countless people's heads fell to the ground, but after a few glasses of wine, they were all forgotten, what is this called!

"Your Majesty, a king should set an example for all officials and people, how to rule the world with the things in the cup every day!" Wu Shu had been sitting on the chair, and now he stood up angrily and played.

"I should reflect on myself, and I must change it." Wan Yanquan nodded quickly, although he was confused, but one thing is still very clear, it is difficult for others to rebel, and if my fourth uncle is annoyed, say It is really possible to abolish oneself, so he hastily admitted his mistake.

"Your Majesty, the rebellion in the court has been eliminated, there are many vacancies, and there are many state affairs that need to be dealt with. I request your Majesty to appoint new officials as soon as possible." Wu Shu rushed forward and saluted.

"Grand Master, please choose the best candidate, I will make my own decision." Wanyan Quan replied.

"I invite Yan Zongmin, the shepherd of the Huining Mansion, to move to the Taibao to take charge of the three provinces, pay homage to the deputy marshal of the left, and take charge of the main business!" Wu Shu sat down and said.

"Prelude!"

"The minister asked the king of Chu, Yan Zongxiong, to move to the Tai Tuo to be the Minister of Shangshu and Zuo Xiang, and lead the minister of Taishu to save trouble."

"Prelude!"

"The minister invited Tang Kuobian, the captain-in-law, to serve as a political adviser and concurrently as Huining Mu."…

"Prelude!"

"I invite Wanyan Alin to be the shepherd of Huanglong Mansion and also the chief of the military and horse capital."

"Prelude!"

"I invite servant San Zhongyi to be the military envoy of the headquarters, and to be confused with the Jianghe defense envoy."

"Zuza!"... The two monarchs and ministers cooperated tacitly. Wu Shu recommended one, and Wan Yanquan approved the other, just like responding. Everyone in the hall also looked at each other in blank dismay. The emperor is considered a top-notch for this role.It didn't take long, and Wan Yanquan, who was working on the spot, confirmed all the new recruits, and then immediately issued an order, and everyone went to the hall to thank them, and this important matter was finalized in one morning.

After sitting for a long time, Wan Yanqian didn't know whether he was tired, or he was addicted to alcohol, he had something to discuss with the grand master, so he hurried back to leave!Only then did the people in the hall breathe a sigh of relief, congratulated the newly promoted people, and quickly flattered Wu Shu. Everyone understood what happened today. Unable to turn over, he has to act according to his face for a day.

The new leadership team of the Dajin Kingdom has been confirmed, and everyone has also discovered that the newly promoted Wanyan Zongmin and Wanyan Zongxiong are the older generation of generals who once followed Taizu in the army. They have rich combat experience and have fought against the Song army many times.Apparently the Taishi shifted the political focus of the Kingdom of Jin to the military in order to deal with the current crisis. It can also be seen from this that he no longer has confidence in peace talks after the fall of the Liaoyang Mansion, and wants to replace the Song Army with two strong men to change the Northern Expedition of the Song Army. , Jin Guo failed again and again.

But whether Wanyan Zongmin and Wanyan Zongxiong can take on the important task of defeating the Song army, everyone still has doubts.Wanyan Zongmin had rescued Pingzhou in the Battle of Yanjing, but when he had a superior force, he fought for more than a month and failed to break through Yuguan, which was defended by the Song army. Where to go, as early as when Zhao Er was still a prince, he was tricked by him in the battle for Liaoxi capital...