Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 294 - From Hu Chen to Han Pass 2
On the same day, Wolibu led his army to formally march south, using Pingzhou as a springboard, to launch a surprise attack on Yanshanfu Road, and Nianhan also made a tentative attack on Hedong, and the war started.However, Nianhan's attack was not obvious. Instead of attacking directly, he continued to gather troops and maintain strong military pressure, and the forward moved slowly southward.

Also, there are [-] Jurchen iron cavalry in Nianhan. The reason for the slow march is that the Jurchens attach great importance to the Western Army of the Great Song Dynasty.

[-] cavalry may be too many, but it is absolutely overwhelming, and it is an almost unstoppable force, not to mention the Fanhan army and Ali Xi.

"Your Majesty, the whole area of ​​Yanshan Mansion Road is corrupted. Wuli cannot take Guo Yaoshi as the guide, and is heading south at a high speed. The Nianhan soldiers have arrived in Taiyuan." As the Privy Council, Wang Xiu was in charge of reporting the military situation. He was like a mirror in his heart. Guo Yaoshi's defection and the loss of the [-] ever-victorious army directly led to the fall of Yanshanfulu, the capture of Cai Jing and other ministers of Yanshanfulu, and the opening of the court.

Today is already December [-]th!He is not surprised by honor or disgrace.

The Guantang in the front flew into Tokyo like snowflakes, without exception, it was Jurchen's massive invasion. The news of the imperial court's successive defeats made Zhao Ji numb for a long time.

"How can this be good?"

"Your Majesty, Jurchen envoy Xiao Qing has arrived outside the city." Li Bangyan's eyelids twitched, a little absent-minded.

Bai Shizhong frowned and said, "Xiao Qing may have other plans when he comes here at this time."

"What does Dazai think is good?" Zhao Ji asked eagerly.

Bai Shizhong was at a loss for words for a while, the Jurchen invasion caused great panic, if the imperial court really received Xiao Qing, they would have to be scolded to death!He didn't want to be in trouble, and the position he managed to get to became a hot potato, and he really couldn't abandon his position.

Wang Xiu sighed secretly, who is to blame?You can be extravagant and desperate, but you keep losing points in national affairs.Back then, Zhang Jue should not have been accepted. Since you accepted, you should protect the family. Wang Anzhong was threatened by Jurchen to kill the defeated Zhang Jue, which made Guo Yaoshi and other surrenders fearful and alienated.

Well, that's fine too, if you kill it, kill it, if you touch the principle, then fill in the loopholes, divide Guo Yaoshi's power, and forget about the Changsheng army.Furthermore, the western army was mobilized in time to advance eastward, and Shaanxi soldiers and horses were used to guard the river, and then Hebei was ordered to form righteous men to fight against the war, arousing their enthusiasm for protecting their homeland.

"Your Majesty, the imperial court can adopt the expedient etiquette of a 'little envoy' to meet Xiao Qing in the Minister's Office, and just entertain him." Li Bangyan offered a plan.

"That's the only way to go." Zhao Ji sighed softly, turned his gaze to Wang Xiu, and asked, "Wang Qing's family, why didn't you say anything? Is there something wrong?"

Seeing Zhao Ji asking herself, Wang Xiu said, "Your Majesty, I'm thinking about the invasion of the Jurchen Bad Alliance. It looks aggressive, but it's actually a force from the outside."

"Oh, tell me about the Qing family." Zhao Ji's eyes lit up.

"Your Majesty issued an edict that the soldiers and people in the east of the river in Hebei will form strongholds to guard the land, and the imperial court will grant official positions. After the war, meritorious deeds will be rewarded to the descendants of Yinmeng." He had no choice but to say: "Strengthen Tokyo's combat readiness, deploy the Western Army to quickly reinforce, and strengthen the defense of Jingdong. Even if the Jurchen main force reaches the river, there is no way to take advantage of it."

"Also, please Your Majesty stop expanding the land in the west city, return the land to the common people, reduce the palace expenses, etc., so as to inspire the spirit of the scholars and the people of the world."

Zhao Ji hesitated, and said after a while: "First receive the Jurchen envoy in Shangshu Province, find out the intention of the other party's visit, and then make a fuss, Wang Qing's house will also go."

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. The Jurchens have only just established their country, and they achieved it by relying on the courage of their blood. They cannot persist for a long time. It is not that the imperial court has experienced soldiers coming to the city, so there is no need to be polite to these Tartars." Wang Xiu told Zhao Ji. Cheer up, for the sake of himself and the court, he must say words to boost morale in the court.

Just in the afternoon, Wang Xiu followed Bai Shizhong, Li Bangyan, Cai You and others to Shangshu Province to meet Xiao Qing.

Bai Shizhong was treacherous and cunning, with an old god who was always there, Li Bangyan kept his posture very low, and said cautiously: "Your envoy is here, what advice do you have?"

Xiao Qing thought that Jin Jun Lien Chan and Lian Jie were domineering, and he didn't pay attention to these ministers of Zhao and Song Dynasties. He glanced at the crowd with disdain, and said slowly: "I ordered the Minister of the Kingdom and the second prince, Lang Jun, to punish the people for their crimes. With that, hundreds of thousands of troops from the two routes will arrive in no time. The Southern Dynasty’s continuous benevolence, corruption of discipline, accommodation of our court’s rebels, and connivance of generals to stir up trouble on the border is really unbearable for everyone.”

These words frightened Bai Shizhong, Li Bangyan, Cai You and others into pale faces. All these outstanding people who were always resourceful had no idea at all at this moment.

After a long while, Cai You asked cautiously: "Dare to ask your envoy, how can our country stop your country from going south?"

Xiao Qing laughed arrogantly, and said loudly: "It's just a cession of land and surrender."

It is a great shame and humiliation for Zhao Ji to cede land and become a minister. How can everyone not know it, but facing the rapid offensive of the Jin army and Xiao Qing's arrogance, these ministers who usually flaunt celebrities, no one dares to ask more questions.

Wang Xiu sneered, what kind of shit is this, what Xiao Qing said was done by Jurchens, of course, Zhao Guan's family is really too much, if you want to be a turtle, do it thoroughly, don't always think about stretching your head cheaply, so that people can catch it It is the only tail, which is the best excuse for others to invade the South.

Seeing the people in the court looking at each other in dismay, he was really disappointed, and he became more determined in his plan, and said in a deep voice: "Dare to ask your envoy to Jurchen to take any position?"

These words are heartbreaking!There are two layers of meaning. The first layer is to warn Xiao Qing not to be so fucking arrogant. This is the Shangshu Province of the Song Dynasty. Rong's villain is still dictating the court of the Song Dynasty, which is simply unreasonable.

Xiao Qing's complexion changed, and he glared at Wang Xiu fiercely and hatefully. Bai Shizhong, Li Bangyan and others looked at Wang Xiu in amazement, all of them looked wonderful.But they couldn't help admitting that Wang Xiu's composure in the face of the domineering Jurchen envoys was much better than theirs, which really made people ashamed.

"Who are you?" Xiao Qing blushed, how could he fail to hear Wang Xiu's sarcasm, calling him a second minister,

"The Privy Council of the Great Song Dynasty has ordered Wang Xiu, what's the matter?" Wang Xiu had a humorous face, a look of foolishness, that means I have a higher status than you, don't you agree?
Seeing Wang Xiu's contempt, Xiao Qing felt ashamed and angry, and immediately said sharply: "As a privy minister of the Southern Dynasty, you dare to humiliate the envoys of the upper kingdom, you are not afraid of the thunderous wrath of my millions of soldiers, and you are not afraid of the second prince of my family coming to the city. Your blood mixed with the drum?"

(End of this chapter)