Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 401
Cai Yi's question was very sharp, and it was also the one Wang Xiu didn't want to face recently. Some generals asked to go north quickly, but Wang Xiu dismissed it because the soldiers and horses had not yet rested. He looked at Wang Xiu's face and said lightly: "The captive There are no more than 20 people in the south, and no more than [-] people can reach Kaifeng. How tightly can he surround a huge capital? I think the main force of the captives is mainly in the north and west. With all our strength, there is still a chance to enter the city, and at worst, the captives can be forced to retreat, forming a confrontation between the cities."

Wang Xiu glanced at Cai Yi, Feng Danyun smiled softly, and said playfully, "Is this Yi Zhi's strategy?"

"Wenshi is joking, I treat the body of a crime, not to mention being a literati, I just talk about my opinions, how can I know how to use soldiers." Cai Yi couldn't help smiling bitterly, thinking of his family being ruined, his eldest father starving to death, his father and uncle being killed, if not Wang Xiu sent someone south to rescue him in secret, and happened to meet Chen Zhou when he went north overnight, and he might have died in the wilderness.

"Why not? In my dynasty, from Zhenzong to Emperor Renzong, the literati led the army and the warriors took the deputy. Yizhi wanted to worship the ministers and enter the two mansions." Wang Xiu said with a smile.

Cai Yi thought that Wang Xiu was joking and didn't answer the words. Aren't you just a literati leading the army!Still sitting here moaning, he rolled his eyes at Wang Xiuge.

Wang Xiu sighed softly, and said: "There is nothing wrong with preventing the bad governance of the Five Dynasties, but if the correction is too correct, things will be reversed, and this is the situation today. The captives gnawed away at every step, invaded every step, and trapped my capital twice. What a shame! I want to change the predicament of today's world, is Yi Zhi willing to help me?"

Cai Yi was originally a man of temperament, and he was also passionate, so he couldn't feel excited, and said proudly: "Wenshi has this ambition, and I am willing to take orders."

"No, no!" Wang Xiu waved his hands and laughed, "Yi Zhi misunderstood, you and my brother are just doing things together, there is no order or no order. We advance and retreat together, presumably Mr. Gong knows it, and will rest in peace! "

When Cai Jing was mentioned, the corners of Cai Yi's mouth twitched, and his face became extremely sad and indignant.

At night, Kaifeng City lost its bustling night scene, and Zhouqiao Night Market was no longer bustling and noisy as it was in the middle of the night.Except for the bright lights on the four walls of the city, and the Jin army on duty on the four walls, every room in the city was pitch black, there were no pedestrians on the streets, and the shops in the market were closed long ago.

Under Nianhan's repeated insistence, he threatened that if Zhao Huan didn't want to go to Qingcheng again, he would ask the emperor to leave the city. Zhao Huan was worried that the Jurchen would set up another Zhao Ji under the excuse of the Jurchen, but the threat was really effective, so he had to agree to go to Qingcheng again.

In the palace, more than a dozen huge candles in the Funing Hall reflected the Nuan Pavilion. Zhao Huan sat bald on the imperial couch, his eyes were dazed, and his head was in a mess.

Zhu Lian was walking back and forth, stopping from time to time, looking at Zhao Huan.

After a long time, Zhao Huan was a little flustered by Zhu Lian's eyes. He looked at Zhu Lian with a strange expression and said, "What's the matter, my lady? I just went to the camp to negotiate peace, not a mountain of swords and a sea of ​​fire."

"I'm afraid that the captives will be cruel and break their promises. I am worried about the safety of the officials and family. If there are mountains of swords and fires, it will be fine." Zhu Lian seemed to deal with it absent-mindedly.

Zhao Huan's heart warmed when he heard this, and he said in a gentle voice: "My lady, don't worry, didn't I come back safely last time!" That's what he said, but as a self-proclaimed emperor, he went out of the city to negotiate peace with the barbarian chiefs over and over again. In any case, it was a great disgrace and made him feel sincerely ashamed.After a long time, he took a deep breath before saying sternly, "I hate Geng Nanzhong and others for misleading me."

Zhu Lian looked at the perverted Zhao Huan coldly, and said calmly: "I have heard what my concubine said earlier, why did the official family suffer humiliation? Wan, as long as you persevere, there is still hope."

"It's useless!" Zhao Huan let out a long sigh, and smiled wryly: "After Hu Zhiru, the governor of the host country, was defeated, the capital was cut off inside and outside, and the guards from all over the country competed to protect themselves. Except for Zhang Shuye and Fan Qiong, no one dared to go to the disaster. Sheji, what is the use of the imperial court supporting scholars for a hundred years?"

"Isn't there still Wang Xiu?" Zhu Lian looked at him slightly, with a confident expression on his face, and said decisively: "Wang Xiu has a large army of Xuanfu envoys, and he is entrenched in Chenzhou. promising."

"Wang Xiu!" Zhao Huan looked at Zhu Lian with a strange expression, and said with a wry smile, "He killed Zhe Yanzhi, which is tantamount to rebellion. Unfortunately, I knew it too late, otherwise how could I let him go to Chenzhou."

"Officials, Wang Xiu, in order to save the war situation, just relying on his courage to kill Zhe Yanzhi, he will never be inferior to the virtuous ministers of the past dynasties! What's more, the last time Wang Qing besieged the city with thousands of people , even breaking the three strongholds, I think it can be of great use."

"My lady, why should you care about rebellious ministers? He is close at hand but doesn't support soldiers. It's really ulterior motives. Miao Song also said that they were attacked by the 78 generals and the river patrol team." Seeing that Zhu Lian was still leaning towards Wang Xiu, Zhao Huan couldn't help feeling There was a strong jealousy.

"Even if it is, what can the officials do?" Zhu Lian raised her eyebrows and looked at Zhao Huan contemptuously.

Zhao Huan was a bit jealous, but he was annoyed that it was Wang Xiu's intention to behead Zheyanzhi, capture the soldiers and horses of Xuanfu Division, and attack the Hedong army who didn't want to follow, and then waited and watched in Chenzhou and watched Kaifeng Besieged, if it wasn't for the powerful Jin army, he was afraid of causing Wang Xiu to tear his face, so he would have issued an order to seek rebellion.

However, what Zhu Lian said is quite right, so what can you do?Now he is calling the sky not working, calling the earth not answering, Wang Xiu has a lot of troops in his hands, the situation is so bad that others are strong!He couldn't help but smiled wryly and said: "What else can I do, reach a peace agreement between the North and the South as soon as possible, and free up my hands to solve Wang Xiu."

"It turns out that the officials think so!" Zhu Lian's beautiful cheeks showed a look of disappointment, and said: "Before the city was besieged, the officials issued a call to strictly prohibit the kings from all over the country. What to do, how to accuse the guards now."

"The officials don't believe that the concubine, as an official planner, got a minister who can turn the tide, but Zhong Shidao, Li Gang and other loyal and capable ministers, the officials know that they can but can't use them, but they use Geng Nanzhong, Tang Ge and others exclusively. What do you believe? Guo Jing's Liujia soldiers, so that all the gates of the outer city fell, and Ban Zhi Jiang Xuan persuaded the officials to break the siege and go south, but he was killed by Geng Nanzhong because he was a rude man with poor etiquette and offended Tian Wei. So, why not It's chilling and daunting, the officials are still superstitious about negotiating peace, you don't have heavy troops in your hand, and the guards everywhere wait and see, what capital is there to bargain."

Taking advantage of this opportunity to vent her dissatisfaction in the past, she felt much more at ease.

Zhao Huan looked at Zhu Lian in amazement, it was the first time he saw Zhu Lian's sharp words of reproach, every sentence hit his weak point, making people speechless, and he sat on the throne with a gloomy complexion.

Zhu Lian felt that the words were too heavy, so he breathed a sigh of relief: "Officials, are you really determined to go to the Golden Camp tomorrow? The Jurchens are the most unfaithful."

"That's the only way to go. I will secretly order Sun Fu to set up a force division, and when necessary, choose warriors to escort the lady and the crown prince to break through the encirclement."

Zhu Lian shook his head, and said lightly: "Officials, think again! Now is not the time to get angry."

But she said that Zhenzhu held Qin Xianrong hostage, and she didn't care about collecting those vulgar fans, let alone Li Shishi, and it was true that she hurried back to enjoy the beautiful body.

Lu Tianshou finally got a blessing in disguise, Zhenzhu also came out of the flames of war, the little daughter's tricks still can't impress him, he can kill Lu Tianshou to please a beauty, but Lu Tianshou named a stunning beauty, swore to never be inferior to Qin Xianrong .

Zhen Zhu hesitated, Nan Chao is a poor man, but he is a good slave, so he will be spared and given a fast iron card, let him help in the city to find out information, nothing more than beautiful women and wealthy businessmen, so that he can blackmail .Of course, take good care of the beauties just mentioned, and don't let others snatch them away.

Qin Xianrong had no choice but to get into the carriage full of grief and anger. For the sake of Fan Lou's sisters, Wen Xijun and Li Shishi, he had to be patient. Even if she knew her fate of leaving the city, she had to pretend to be calm and hold back tears.

Just as he was approaching Old Caomen Street, a group of people came to meet him. Zhenzhu didn't care. Lu Tianshou's eyes changed from doubt to shock, and his expression changed several times.

It was Gao Sheng who came, and he was ordered by Marshal Wushu to go to the city to handle errands. He never expected to meet Zhenzhu. Since he saw it head-on, he couldn't get out of the way, so he stopped and cupped his hands and said, "I've seen you, sir."

Zhenzhu doesn't think much of the Han army, but Gao Sheng is a strong general in the Han army, a favorite general who values ​​martial arts, and someone who doesn't even know Nianhan and Wuli.This time he went south and served as the forward all the time. Meng An, the opponent, was the first to cross the river and the first to climb to the top of the city of Kaifeng. He couldn't help but not know his reputation, so he said reluctantly: "It turned out to be Meng'an. What are you going to do?"

"Young Commander, let me count the first battles." Gao Sheng replied very casually, he didn't have a good impression of Zhenzhu, it was just polite, when he glanced casually, he couldn't move away.

Zhenzhu curled her lips, everyone is a woman who robs wealth, only Wushu and Lou Shi chatted with a few people, and dismissed the golden and jade beauties, but instead snatched the armored wares and books in Weiwei Temple's inventory, which made him scoff, and the words were not speculative There were many sentences, and when he was about to leave, he found that Gao Sheng was staring at his side intently. After turning his hand to see Lu Tianshou, he couldn't help but ask, "What is Meng An looking at?"

Gao Sheng smiled apologetically at Zhenzhu, stared at Lu Tianshou, and said in a deep voice, "But the second brother of Shangshui and Lu's family?"

Seeing that the other party knew him, Lu Tianshou was sure of it. Although he had been separated for eight years and Gao Sheng had gone through many vicissitudes, he still had a vague impression. He hesitated and said, "You are, you are Shang Shui Gao's fifth brother?"

"I didn't expect to meet a fellow from Shangshui in Kaifeng." Gao Sheng narrowed his eyes, and that sharp gaze fell on Lu Tianshou's face.why?Without it, the one who was with the Jurchen at this time was still with Zhenzhu, he was definitely a lackey who harmed people, he received the favor of Wushu to serve Daikin, and killed many generals of the Song Army in the Southern and Northern Wars, but that It's a duty, and killing the enemy on the battlefield is a business, unlike these lackeys who sell their country and seek glory, they didn't have a good impression of Lu Tianshou, and they hated him even more.

(End of this chapter)