Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 749 Zhang Qiyuan's Conspiracy
how to say?From a political point of view, it should be said that Li Qingzhao was right. He also supported the counter-offensive in Hedong and saw the disadvantages of the counter-offensive in Hedong. He wanted to use this war to achieve his political goals, because he couldn't wait any longer.

However, from a military perspective, he never expected it to be so miserable, and the two armies were almost disabled.

Li Qingzhao's words are a bit too much. It cannot be said that the two governments had no intention of defending. If it were not for counterattacking Hedong, they would not even send three armies to the north to delay the main force of the Jin army, let alone Yue Fei, Wang De and others. The Jedi counterattack.

It's a pity that the northern guards were not strong enough, and suffered a big loss when they first entered Hedong, which led to a change in the whole plan. Although the war game was deduced, it was still more serious than the deduction result. He even thought it was just a defeat, and he couldn't hurt his bones. .

The Song army was able to occupy several military states in Hedong, increase the cost of bargaining with the Jurchens, and give up the occupied military states. This is by no means a concession, but a technique of diplomatic relations.You must eat what you should eat, and sell what you shouldn't eat at a good price.

Zhang Qiyuan, on the other hand, picked up the teacup helplessly and sipped it slowly, trying to hide his embarrassment.He really regretted it, why should he initiate a counterattack against Hedong!The performance of the Western Army was very good, but the Northern Army was in a mess, and he couldn't help cursing Wang Yuan.

As for Li Qingzhao's talk about Wang Xiu, he subconsciously blocked it. Regardless of his self-esteem, he was still stunned to see Wang Xiu listen to counterattack Hedong. He thought that Wang Xiu was wronged by Li Qingzhao, but there was no need to explain.

Wang Xiu glanced at Li Qingzhao, then at Ye Mengde and Hong Zhen, who were always with the old gods, and said seriously: "Do you think Guochao and Jurchen are stronger or weaker?"

"Although the concubine is a woman, I know that the captives are brave, but they are war-weary." Li Qingzhao was hired to set up the women's studio of Zhongshan Academy, and he was in contact with outstanding people all over the world, so he was naturally well-informed.

"People's war-weariness is not the same as military affairs, and they must not be confused." Wang Xiu said indifferently, not to mention that the Jurchens are tired of war, and the people of the Song Dynasty are also tired of war. Anyone who has fought for more than ten years will have new graves in every village. Raise your head.

"Why did the imperial court abandon Hebei?"

"Hebei cannot be guarded if the east of the river is not here."

"It's just that Hedong's counterattack failed. Don't tell me the imperial court doesn't plan to fight? The poor Shengmin fell into the hands of captives again in the ruling circle." Li Qingzhao was a little angry. She never thought that Wang Xiu would stop, and she didn't have the slightest sympathy for Shengmin in Hedong and Hebei. mean.

"As a politician, you can't care about the gains and losses of a city or a place. Hebei's retreat is for Hedong. However, the counterattack in Hedong did not go well. It is because the two governments underestimated the captives."

Zhang Qiyuan was somewhat resentful, Wang Xiu said that the two governments underestimated the captives, and it was obvious that they shared the responsibility, but his eyes were still gloomy.

However, Li Qingzhao glanced at Zhang Qiyuan, and said calmly: "I really don't know the temple's calculations, I only know that I have abandoned the defeat of Hebei and Hedong. No matter what Wang Xianggong does, it is because of Zhang Xueshi's improper command."

Zhang Qiyuan's face changed, Li Qingzhao was obviously slapping his face, did he say that?Saying that he is not in front of his face, but it is impossible to care about it in the academy, or even to retaliate, so as not to give up the truth, the mood is so depressed!

Hong Zhen glanced at Zhang Qiyuan gloatingly, the slumped appearance of this guy really made people see his thoughts clearly.

Ye Mengde frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice, "Layman, it's too much."

"My concubine speaks nonsense, and I ask Wang Xianggong and Zhang Xueshi to forgive me." Li Qingzhao also felt that it was inappropriate to accuse important ministers in person.

Zhang Qiyuan waved his hand generously, and said resentfully: "The layman is right, it's because I made a bad plan, so no one else is to blame."

Wang Xiu glanced at Zhang Qiyuan, he knew very well that there must be a reason for this guy to suffer the infamy silently.At this time, silence is tens of thousands of times stronger than justification. Once the war changes, Zhang Qiyuan's reputation will be restored immediately, and he will even gain the reputation of knowing the general. It cannot but be said that this person is smart.

However, there is nothing wrong with his thoughts on Zhang Qiyuan, and he would do the same if he were to change it. You can't speak harshly to ladies. You must know that Li Qingzhao's questioning represents the psychology of some scholars, and more importantly, the attitude of the students of Zhongshan Academy and Yuquanshan Academy. The two academies are his bases!

Even Wang Xiu didn't fully understand Zhang Qiyuan's plan. On the night he returned to the city, he secretly came to King Kang's mansion.

"Your Majesty, I'm going to tell you the truth. I don't know what your Majesty thinks?" In the flickering candlelight, Zhang Qiyuan's expression was extremely dark.

Zhao Gou's face was calm, but his heart was not calm.Zhang Qiyuan gave him hope, the hope he had given up, and it was Wang Xiu who shattered his hope. It would be a lie to say that he didn't hate him.

However, he was used to living a comfortable life for many years, which made him hesitant. Something too risky made him shudder.Can Zhang Qiyuan explain to him?Obviously impossible.

"Why are you still hesitating, Your Majesty? The great opportunity is waiting for no one." Zhang Qiyuan leisurely added ingredients, hoping to make the fire even more vigorous.

Zhao Gou's eyelids twitched, and he said calmly: "It's really hard to imagine, I'm afraid things will have twists and turns."

"What twists and turns could there be? Wang Xiu acted recklessly, and he couldn't do anything. Back then, he hesitated to send troops to the north when he watched Chenzhou wait for the empress to stay. The king thought it would be such a coincidence?" Zhang Qiyuan was very disappointed, and Zhao Gou never returned. It is no longer the vigor of the past.

Zhao Gou didn't play tricks, Wang Xiu watched Chen Zhou's troops, so why didn't he watch the soldiers respond to the sky, and whoever led the ministers in the world didn't wait and see.

Everyone just has their own ideas, but they can't explain the problem. If you really put forward an argument, you will be hated. The key is that what Zhang Qiyuan said is too unimaginable, and the picture is too appalling. He almost lost the courage to think about it.

"My lord, if you are really willing, I have nothing to say."

The standard of receiving Zhang Tonggu was not low, no wonder it was criticized, especially the situation in which the Jin army won successively and the Song army retreated successively, which was particularly eye-catching.

However, the two governments were almost selectively deaf, never mentioning the war and the covenant, and Wang Xiu took care of everything.

Anyway, he received the least censure, and it was only natural for him to come forward to clean up the mess. Another important point, as Li Qingzhao saw, the ultimate beneficiary was self-evident, and those old foxes were not fools.

It is not a good job to clean up the mess, it depends on what Wang Xiu does, blindly giving in, it is not necessarily a bad thing for the stability of the royal family, it is definitely not a good thing for Wang Xiu, anyway, everyone doesn't care about this mess.

Wang Xiu would also play tricks, leaving Zhang Tonggu in the post house for three days at once, that is, let the escort Zhang Jun accompany him, and said some unnutritious nonsense, which made Zhang Jun depressed for a long time, and complained to Zhao Ding through gritted teeth , This is his dissatisfaction with him in the same year, wanton revenge.

(End of this chapter)