Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 757 Wang Xiu's Displeasure

There was another debate between the government and the opposition. Some people accused the court of avoiding the war and should use military power to fight back against the captives.

With incomparable strength, Zhong Lirui directly transferred Yuan to the Privy Council to join the military department, power and logistics mobilization department. The two appointed to formulate a strategic plan, and transferred a large amount of supplies to the north, suppressing the opposition of the Privy Council, and even Xin Bing had no choice.

Li Gang and others neither opposed nor supported it. On the contrary, Wang Xiu expressed his strong support, and the censor admonisher had nothing to say. Facing the Song army's successive defeats, they came up with a battle plan, and you still stop it!

The imperial court dispatched Guantang at the fastest speed, and Wang Yuan immediately executed it without saying a word. The Northern Guards were strengthened with manpower and material resources. The three strategic groups relied on Jiancheng to organize defenses and establish communication channels with each other.

It took only 20 days to see immediate results, saying that there was no good news coming from the front, but as the main force continued to gather, the Jin army's contact test of the Dahe defense line all failed under the Song army's strict formation. There is no chance of defeating the main army of the Song army.

With the stability of the situation in the north, Zhong Lirui's reputation rose and he became a celebrity in the Privy Council. The older generation of ministers knew his uncle Zhong Liqiu, and all thought that he inherited his uncle's wisdom and was also an amazing talent.

Who knew that on the day he returned to Xingzai, he plunged into Wang Xiu's mansion, and the two of them planned for a whole night. His guidance for the war can be said to be Wang Xiu's idea, it should be said to be Wang Xiu's plan. perfection.

Zhang Qiyuan curled his lips a little. Zhong Lirui's emergence meant that he was being criticized even more, and his position in the Privy Council plummeted, just like Xu Han now, but he stabilized the situation as soon as he came up!You also have no temper.

As the war situation stabilized, Tange was under a lot of pressure. There were voices from the ruling and opposition parties to punish the unfavorable battle. As the prime minister of the two governments, he was absolutely to blame.

Go, he can still save a little face, he is considered to be brave; stay, it means that he has lost his inside and outside, and he will be criticized by scholars.

Wang Xiu's responsibilities were relatively small, and his tough attitude during the peace talks made the scholars feel like they were spitting out bad breath, and the pressure was relatively small.

"Uncle Ming, you've done a good job. The next step is to stick to the end. Let's fight a long-term confrontation with the captives. I'll see how long they can last. Zhang Tonggu is still stubborn. I also want to see his final face." Xiu sat on the couch very easily, flipping through the Guantang one by one, teasing Zhang Tonggu by the way.

"My lord, as a minister, he has done his duty." Zhong Lirui is not pedantic, he has no prejudice against Zhang Tonggu, good birds choose trees to live in, what can the Song Zhao officials of that era do, let These learned men work?If he hadn't met Wang Xiu or received advice from his uncle, he might have other plans in mind.

"That's true." Wang Xiu flipped through the tabloids, he didn't think Zhong Lirui was arrogant, and it was a scholar's right to choose the Ming Lord.

"My lord, there may be changes in the two governments this time, and I must congratulate you." Zhong Lirui still smiled gently.

Wang Xiu frowned. There must be a scapegoat for this defeat. Tang Ge, as the prime minister of the two governments, will not be spared. Li Gang will also be impeached, but he will not lose his post in the Privy Council. He can be said to be the prime minister. It's a matter of course.

Thinking about it, there was a ripple in my heart. After more than ten years of struggle, it finally came to fruition, and it should officially unveil his era!There was a flash of light in his eyes, and he said lazily: "Let's talk about defeating the captives!"

"The captives have already lost the chance of a decisive battle. I believe that Zhang Tonggu will compromise soon. My lord only needs to persist for a few days, and the clown will not be as good as the serious trouble."

"Yeah." Wang Xiu frowned, and turned to Zhong Lirui with particularly sharp eyes.

"My lord, captives are no longer a confidant's trouble, but it's time for my lord to make a decision!" Zhong Lirui smiled slightly, and met Wang Xiu's gaze without hesitation, as if he had seen through Wang Xiu's mind.

Wang Xiu looked at Zhong Lirui with a calm face, and gradually realized that the other party had grown up, and there was no shadow of Zhong Liqiu anymore, and he completely had his own ambition. This sentence is very flavorful!He pondered for a while, and asked with a different meaning: "The captive is actually a clown, so who is the big trouble?"

Zhong Lirui smacked his lips and said with a smile: "Your Excellency has long understood that foreign troubles are nothing more than minor illnesses, and it is the serious troubles that come from Xiao Qiang."

Wang Xiu was silent for a while, Zhong Lirui's words hit the hidden danger in his heart, the external enemies were all on the surface, and it was not difficult to deal with, he was a cheater of history.

The internal enemy is very scary, like a dormant poisonous snake, it will bite you suddenly, making you hard to guard against. The rumors of him and Zhu Lian intensified the crisis, and those hands seemed to keep pinching his mouthpiece.

If it weren't for the large-scale invasion of the Jurchens, the rumors about him and Zhu Lian might have triggered a political earthquake, especially when someone pushed the flames. Zhong Lirui reminded him to pay attention to the rumors and not to take them lightly.

"It's not a coincidence, and I don't have a clue now."

"Don't be impatient, my lord. Since the limelight spread, there must be a purpose. My lord is still as firm as a rock. I think some people will be unhappy." Zhong Lirui judged with certainty that there are snakes that run away before they bite people, but there are no snakes. People who withdraw without seeing benefits are not greedy enough for the nature of scholars, and the people behind the scenes will never let it go.

Wang Xiushen agreed, and he didn't want to entangle too much. He just said: "It makes sense, but now is the most critical moment between the north and the south, and the state affairs must be the most important thing."

"Your Excellency, if you want all the princes in the Shufu to think that way, there will be no such moths!" Zhong Lirui shook his head with a wry smile.But his eyes were clear. He didn't really think that state affairs were the most important thing just because of one or two words, and he couldn't even protect himself. Isn't it a joke to talk about state affairs?

Wang Xiu had a thought, and Zhong Li Rui pointed out something, and he had already narrowed down the suspects.The princes may be honorific titles, and there is no distinction between official positions, but for those in power in the ruling and opposition parties, it is quite different, and only those above the Jiuqing can afford it.

"Do you think Wang Jidao is still up to the task?"

"My lord, the failure of Hedong's counterattack and even the defeat of the entire battle is not because Wang Jidao was unable to control it, but because the Beishijun Division's jurisdiction over the front line is too long, and there are too many restraining military divisions, so it cannot be fully controlled in the end. My lord, since the camping military system is proposed, Then we can't procrastinate any longer, how can we just put on airs. If there are three battalions in charge of the armies in this battle, it will never be like this."

Zhong Lirui was heartbroken. When he was in Hangzhou, he pointed out the disadvantages of the war. The two major garrison divisions set up camps, but there was no complete framework, and they did not designate all the camps to join the military division. You can't command even if you have great skills, and you can't play fake in the establishment of intermediate links.

Wang Xiu nodded. Zhong Lirui had the same point of view as Zhong Lirui. If he made a mistake in the war, it was not because he agreed with Zhang Qiyuan's adventure, and it was not because he had other ideas, but because he did not form a complete battalion commander in time.

Heartbroken, he turned to a tabloid and subconsciously looked at it.Suddenly, his complexion became extremely ugly, and he couldn't take his eyes off anymore, and said to himself: "It seems that I am too merciful!"

(End of this chapter)