Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 346 The Defense of Tokyo 34
Not to mention that Li Gang was rewarded and comforted again, but the Jin army retaliated outside the city. Zheng Wangzhi returned from outside the city and indirectly confirmed that Wang Xiu's troops attacked Moutuogang, but he was not in Dazhai, so the details are unknown.

In the early morning of the fifth day of the lunar new year, before dawn, Wang Xiu made arrangements for the defense of the temporary camp. Accompanied by Feng Yuan, he entered the city and went straight to Da Nei. He entered Da Nei first, and Feng Yuan was just outside the gate of the palace. waiting.

The meeting place was in the Funing Palace. Although it was a sleeping palace, it was also an important place to deal with political affairs. It was a certain degree of recognition for him. Not all ministers could meet in the Funing Palace.When he was led by the eunuchs and waited outside the main entrance of Funing Hall, he saw a group of maids coming over with veiled shoulders. This is the Queen's carriage!With a thought in his mind, he stepped aside and waited aside. Qing Jun, who was dressed in the attire of a sixth-rank female official, was by his side.

Jianyu came to his side and did not move forward, but fell gently, the bead curtain was lifted by two maids, under Qingjun's complicated eyes, Zhu Lian lightly stepped off Jianyu, and walked gracefully in front of Wang Xiu.

Wang Xiu glanced at Zhu Lian, without any turmoil in his heart, bowed slightly, and said, "I have seen a sage." But in his heart, he didn't like to be called. Owned by one person, this title is really worthless in the Song Dynasty!
"My lord, you're welcome, it was too hard last night!" Zhu Lian smiled softly, her beautiful eyes were always on Wang Xiu, and her tone was particularly gentle.

"The sage said, the subject's internal affairs." Wang Xiu's heart still had a little turmoil, but he still controlled his emotions well, at least outsiders could not see the abnormality.

"Your Excellency!" Zhu Lian moved his eyes like water to the left and right, nodded slightly, and said softly, "Yesterday I heard that Your Excellency has occupied the captive village. This matter has already been spread inside and outside, and Mr. Cai is particularly impressed."

Wang Xiu frowned slightly, Zhu Lian seemed to have something in her words, otherwise she would never have said such nonsense.His achievements are real, but there are always some people who don't want to see them, those who are bent on negotiating peace. Yes, it seems that his achievements have unintentionally violated taboos. Be safe.

"If that old boy dares to make a move, I must kill him." As the killings intensified, his mind became more and more determined, and all obstacles must be removed, especially birdmen like Cai Mao who were suspected of collaborating with the enemy.He glanced at Zhu Lian playfully, and said indifferently: "I'm ashamed, but it's a pity that my success failed and I failed Cai Xianggong's good intentions."

"Your Excellency, you don't have to be too humble." Zhu Lian's beautiful eyes showed complicated eyes, and he said: "Now that the captives are watching, the safety of the imperial court and my mother and child depends on the Lord, and I hope that the Lord will be careful."

Wang Xiu's mind shook, and his heart skipped a beat.yes!He has meritorious service and reputation, but his status is not very stable. After all, he is not someone Zhao Heng admires. There are Conglong's old ministers Geng Nanzhong and Zhang Qiyuan, and his new favorite minister Wu Min.

For a while, he couldn't figure out Zhu Lian's intentions. He had already turned upside down with Zhu Lian twice. The first time might have been a beautiful encounter, but the second time was purely a joke. He had already decided not to have any more relations with Zhu Lian He couldn't even see through any relationship with this woman. At the critical moment, what he feared most was the relationship between men and women. Many heroes and heroes fell on the last step, and all of them were related to women. He automatically blocked the first half of Zhu Lian's sentence.

"With all the ministers in the court, the court will naturally be as stable as a rock."

"Your Excellency, you're too cautious! It's a good thing." Zhu Lian glanced at Wang Xiu, said nothing, turned around lightly and walked up the shoulder, and said lazily, "Go back to the palace."

When Qing Jun was about to leave, his eyes were rather complicated, and he looked into Wang Xiu's eyes with some unbearable hesitation.

Wang Xiu suddenly turned her head, staring at the shoulders and going away, looking at Zhu Lian for a long time, repeatedly savoring Zhu Lian's last words in her heart, but couldn't get the point for a long time.At this time, Zhao Huan came to summon him, so he had to suppress it temporarily, stabilized his mind, and walked slowly into the hall.

On the throne, Zhao Huan was wearing a dragon robe and a jade crown on his head. He was trying his best, but he couldn't hide his pale and sluggish look, as well as his panicked look.

Li Bangyan, Wu Min, Geng Nanzhong, Zhang Qiyuan and others have long been inside, which shows the difference between closeness and estrangement.

"Your Majesty." It was not a formal court meeting, and there was no need for that cumbersome etiquette. The relationship between the monarch and his ministers was very casual, and Wang Xiu could just bow and bow.

"The Qing family made great contributions to Mutuogang, I am so relieved!" Zhao Huan forced a smile, and his attitude towards Wang Xiu was considered gentle. He is a minister of meritorious service!
"It's all thanks to Your Majesty's Tianwei. The minister is just relying on his great fortune and fluke, and dare not take credit for it." Lies, but I have to say that in front of the emperor, a scholar-bureaucrat who can be regarded as a very good character sometimes has to say things on the spot against his will. Wang Xiu is extremely cautious, and will never lose points on side details and let others catch the pigtails.

Although Zhao Huan didn't believe the nonsense caused by Tianwei, he listened lightly. After all, he captured the Jin army's great stronghold. In the Song army's defeat, it was a stroke of genius. No matter how you say it, it is a huge achievement , can not let him be happy.

"You should be rewarded for your meritorious service. Although you are modest, I can't break the rules." How to reward, Zhao Huan has not yet made up his mind.

Cai Zhuo said indifferently: "Your Majesty, I have something to ask Wang Zhige." As Zhao Huan nodded slightly, he looked at Wang Xiu and said in a deep voice, "Dare to ask Zhige, whether the 78th general captured the prisoner Dazhai at that time?" ?”

Zhang Qiyuan was on the side, his face was dull, and he was uncomfortably thinking about something.

Wang Xiu looked at Cai Mao meaningfully, and said indifferently: "At that time, I had already won the big account of Wulibu, but unfortunately he has avoided it."

"Since we have won the stockade, why did you suddenly withdraw your troops and make an excuse to kill less?" Cai Mao's face changed slightly, and he looked at Wang Xiu with gloomy eyes.

Zhao Huan, Li Bangyan and others looked at Wang Xiu together, this is the point, since Dazhai was captured, why did they withdraw?If Wang Xiu's answer is unsatisfactory, what awaits him is probably not a compliment!

Wang Xiu affirmed Zhu Lian's kindness, and it seems that some people who advocate peace don't like him!The black knife stabbed over so quickly.Cai Mao's words were not good, he did not have any hesitation, and said loudly: "Our army only has 4000 people, it is not easy to be able to attack Dazhai. You can’t evacuate and you’re still talking about it, I really don’t know what your lord’s intention is?”

He paused, looked at Cai Mao with disdain, and said indifferently: "General Xianggong Kaifeng defense, if he could send more than ten thousand soldiers to follow up at that time, how could he fail? I think it would not be difficult to capture Wuli alive."

Cai Mao's complexion changed, this guy was humiliating him nakedly, and he was also hiding his edge, and said that he would not send reinforcements, this is not a joke.

He was about to get angry, but he heard Li Bangyan say slowly: "Is Zhige's retreat due to lack of troops, or is it an order to kill less?"

(End of this chapter)