Huang Cong bowed and said: "This is called the 'Long Live Heavenly Holy Palace'! Your Majesty is the most holy and wise sage. Soon he will regain the Central Plains and Bianliang, and accomplish unparalleled achievements. How can you not have a palace that belongs only to you?" What about your palace! With your Majesty’s achievements far exceeding that of his predecessors, Yao and Shun, only this ‘Long Live Heavenly Holy Palace’ can be worthy of your Majesty!” All the ministers agreed: “Your Majesty is the most sage since the beginning of the world. Holy Lord, you should build a 'Long Live Heavenly Holy Palace' to demonstrate your majesty's demeanor as a holy king and benevolent lord, and also to let all the nations in the world see the majesty of the heavenly kingdom!"
Zhao Henglong looked delighted and said with a smile: "Your Excellencies, you are really honored!" He looked down at the drawings and asked: "Isn't it very expensive to build such a palace?" Huang Cong said: "Your Majesty is a saint king who far surpasses Xiao Shun. There is a palace that matches the status! Even if the national treasury is not enough, the people are willing to contribute! The old minister has already thought about it and can set up a 'sacred king's tax'. Everyone in the Song Dynasty must pay half a tael of silver as a 'sage tax'. The emperor's tax', in this way, the cost of building the 'Long Live Heavenly Holy Palace' will be more than enough! And half a tael of silver is not a burden to the people."
Zhao Heng nodded and said: "The Grand Master has thought carefully about this matter. Let the Grand Master be responsible for this matter."
Huang Cong bowed and thanked him. A pro-army officer rushed in and reported: "Your Majesty, the Privy Councilor Mr. Zheng has asked to see you. I will report all important matters to Your Majesty!"
Zhao Heng's eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "There must be good news coming from the front line, please announce it quickly!" The officer promised and ran down. A moment later, a middle-aged and skinny official rushed in anxiously, without knowing it. Maybe because he was too excited, he stumbled and fell to the ground with a plop, all his clothes fell to the ground. He was so embarrassed that the kings and ministers in the hall couldn't help but laugh.
Mr. Zheng hurriedly picked up the top and put it on, ran to the foot of the jade steps, clasped his fists and said urgently: "Frontline, frontline..." Huang Cong smiled and said: "Master Zheng, don't be so excited. I have already guessed that the frontline must be What a great victory!" Zhao Heng and all the ministers smiled. Mr. Zheng shook his head quickly, swallowed hard, and said urgently: "It's not a great victory! An emergency report just came in. Marshal Lu's entire army has been wiped out!"
The monarchs and ministers were stunned and thought they had heard wrongly. Huang Cong asked: "Master Zheng, what did you say? Did you say that the entire Yanyun Army was wiped out?" When everyone heard Huang Cong's words, they thought they had heard wrongly. , couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief and smile. Unexpectedly, Sir Zheng Shi Jin shook his head and said loudly: "No! It was Marshal Lu's army that was completely wiped out! Yan Yun's army wiped out our army in Niushou Town in one fell swoop! Then the army went south with overwhelming force, and they broke through in one fell swoop not long ago. Jiangling! At the same time, the Yanyun West Route Army captured Zigui and Yiling, General Cao Hu has retreated to Changyang and Yidu, and now all Jiangbei has been lost!"
The monarchs and ministers were stunned for a while when they heard this. They felt the thunder explode above their heads one by one, and they felt dizzy, as if they were in a nightmare. After Mr. Zheng finished speaking, the scene fell into silence. Immediately, there was a commotion in the court, and the ministers were talking about it. Some could not believe it, some were panicked, some were mumbling absentmindedly, and some were roaring and shouting hysterically. However, Zhao Heng, who was sitting high at the top, had an expression on his face. He was pale and frightened, his whole body was shivering involuntarily, and his crotch suddenly felt cold. It turned out that he was so frightened that he peed his pants!
Zhao Heng was aroused by the urine and immediately came to his senses. Thinking of the serious situation, he hurriedly asked Huang Cong: "Grand Master, what should we do now?" Huang Cong had no idea. He was at a loss and panicked at the moment. I wonder if I am dreaming. Hearing the emperor's question, he came back to his senses. The court fell silent, and all the officials looked at him eagerly.
Huang Cong thought for a moment and said: "For the current plan, we can only move the capital." As soon as these words came out, the monarchs and ministers seemed to grasp a life-saving straw, their eyes lit up, and they all said: "Yes, the capital should be moved! "Zhao Heng asked: "I don't know where to move the capital?"
Huang Cong first thought of Jiangxi, but then he thought that Jinghu South Road might not be saved sooner or later, and Jiangxi might not be saved by then. It would be better to move to Guangzhou on Guangnan East Road, where the mountains are high and the water is far away. I believe Yan Yunjun Out of reach. As soon as he thought of this, he thought he had a plan, so he immediately calmed down, clasped his fists towards Zhao Heng and said: "Your Majesty, I think the capital should be moved to Guangzhou!" Zhao Heng showed a thoughtful look, and the ministers talked about it, some looked excited, and some looked excited. But I frowned and felt that Guangzhou was too far away.
Huang Cong said: "Guangzhou has high mountains and far away rivers. No matter how powerful Yanyun's army is, it is beyond its reach! Moving the capital to Guangzhou will ensure everything is safe!" Many ministers agreed. Zhao Heng nodded and said: "Master's plan is very clever! I just don't know what to do with Jinghu South Road and Jiangnan West Road?"
Huang Cong said: "This is easy to handle. Leave Jinghu South Road and Jiangnan West Road to Cao Yong and the others. Let them use Jinghu South Road and Jiangnan West Road to fight fiercely with the Yanyun army. Maybe they can defeat the Yanyun army like they defeated the Khitan army before. Cloud Rebels!”
Zhao Heng nodded, then frowned and said: "But Cao Yong is being imprisoned in the sky prison, shouldn't he be investigated?" Huang Cong said quickly: "After many investigations, I have found that Marshal Cao has not collaborated with the enemy! From Lu Da Judging from the situation where the commander-in-chief's entire army was wiped out, Marshal Cao's defeat is excusable! Now that the court is recruiting people, Marshal Cao should be put in charge of the overall situation immediately!" All the ministers agreed.
Zhao Heng said to Huang Cong with a look of relief: "The grand master's clear understanding of everything is really a blessing for the country! Now that the grand master has investigated clearly, Cao Yong immediately reinstated his official position and ordered him to rush to Yuezhou (now Yueyang) immediately. He is fully responsible for the military affairs to resist the Yanyun rebels! I will give him the power to act expediently. In case of emergency, he can make decisions on the spot without asking for instructions!" Huang Cong cupped his fists and said: "Your Majesty is wise!" Then he said: "Your Majesty, the current situation is This is a critical situation. Your Majesty is concerned about the safety of the country and the well-being of the people. He should drive to Guangzhou immediately!" Zhao Heng did not dare to stay any longer. After hearing this, he realized that this was exactly what he wanted, so he nodded quickly and gave the order.
The whole Jinling was in panic. The royal family and high-ranking officials were hurriedly packing their bags and preparing to flee south. The noble families were also preparing to flee. There were also some common people who followed the trend. They were also as panicked as if they were dragging their families with them. He fled in a panic. There were anxious shouts everywhere, mixed with the cries of children, which looked so miserable.
Cao Yong returned to his home safe and sound, and his family was overjoyed to see him. Mrs. Cao cried and said: "I thought that the master would never come out again!..." Cao Yong was moved in his heart and smiled and said: "Mrs., I'm worried!" Mrs. Cao smiled through her tears and said: "It's good to come back! Just come back. good!"
Cao Yong said: "Madam, please pack my luggage for me. I am going to Yuezhou." Madam Cao was stunned and said anxiously: "The Yanyun Army has captured Jiangling, and the army will soon cross the river! At this time, Master How can we go to Yuezhou?" Cao Yong said: "I am worried about the emperor's salary and the emperor's salary. Besides, your majesty reinstated my official position and made me responsible for resisting Yanyun. I should fulfill my duties loyally!"
Mrs. Cao said angrily: "The emperor clearly wants me to fight for him!" Cao Yong sighed and said: "Since I am a minister of Song Dynasty, I have no choice!" Mrs. Cao said: "I have a saying, I don't know Should we talk about it or not?" Cao Yong said with a smile: "You and I are husband and wife, if there is anything we should talk about or shouldn't talk about, just say it."
Mrs. Cao said: "Recently, Mingjiao activities have been rampant. They are spreading the word everywhere that King Yan is the Great Bodhisattva of Light, who is here to save all people in the world..." Cao Yong frowned and said: "This must be someone sent by Yanyun to spread rumors to shake the morale of our soldiers and civilians in the Song Dynasty. !" Mrs. Cao nodded, "Of course what the master said is right. But I think some of what they said makes sense. For example, they said that the world belongs to the people of the world, not to the world of one family. From then on, From ancient times to the present, kings have only used the people of the world to satisfy the selfish desires of one family. If you fight against Yan Yun's righteous master for this reason, not only will you not be considered a loyal minister, but you will be the biggest sinner of the entire Huaxia clan! Those who do this are nothing but He is just a slave of the Zhao family, and will be despised by all generations!"
Cao Yong frowned. Mrs. Cao said: "Master, what you said makes sense! When the Zhao family ruled the world, the people could not live and work in peace and contentment, and the Zhao family was extremely incompetent in the face of external humiliation, even losing the land of their ancestors. ! Why are we loyal to them? Is it really like what the Mingjiao said, just to help them enslave the people for the Zhao family slaves? "
"Shut up!" Cao Yong shouted angrily. Mrs. Cao's heart trembled, and she quickly knelt down and said: "I made a mistake, please punish me!"
Cao Yong's attitude softened, he helped his wife up, sighed, and said: "The Zhao family has done me a great favor, and I have to repay it!" Mrs. Cao said anxiously: "The master had a bloody battle with the Khitans in Shaanxi before. Not long ago, I helped the emperor return to the throne recently. No matter what kindness the Zhao family has done to me, I have already repaid him!" Cao Yong shook his head and said: "I have made up my mind, madam, please stop talking!" Madam Cao knew her husband's Temper, after hearing what he said, he knew that it would be useless no matter what he said, so he couldn't help but sigh.
Cao Yong said: "You just stay in Jinling, don't worry about me." Mrs. Cao was extremely worried, but she nodded with a forced smile. After Yang Peng occupied Jiangling, he temporarily stopped his attack. It wasn't that Yang Peng didn't want to cross the Yangtze River in one go, but because there was Song Army's naval defense on the Yangtze River gorge and he couldn't cross the Yangtze River in one go. He had to cross the Yangtze River and sweep across the south of the Yangtze River. It requires careful preparation.
During these days, the reserve officials prepared by Yanyun's side have successively entered the areas occupied by Yanyun's army to stabilize the place and implement Yanyun's policies. Originally, the people were still a little worried about Yan Yun. However, after Yan Yun's various policies were implemented, the people not only lost their worries, but were also very happy and excited. They just wondered why Yan Yun didn't liberate themselves earlier! Of course, not everyone likes Yan Yun. Those nobles who have lost countless rights and interests in this drastic change hate Yan Yun with all their heart! They hope day and night that their 'King Master' will come to regain the lost ground and restore the way of the saint! But before that, the noble class could only bury this hatred in their hearts and did not dare to show it at all!
When Yang Peng came back from inspecting the river, a Feifeng female guard rushed to report in a panic: "Master, the queen, the queen just vomited out everything she ate!" Yang Peng was startled and hurried to the police station. In Ye Qi Guanyin's room, I saw Ye Qi Guanyin sitting on the bedside with her eyes closed, her face pale and listless. A female medical officer was taking her pulse, while Na Ren stood aside with a nervous look on her face. , there was a wet mark on the ground not far away.
Yang Peng hurried over. When Naren saw Yang Peng, she quickly clasped her fists and saluted. Yang Peng walked quickly to the bed, looked at Ye Qi Guanyin, and then at the female medical officer. Although he was anxious, he did not dare to disturb her.
After a moment, the female medical officer removed her finger. Ye Qi Guanyin slowly opened her eyes and saw Yang Peng with an anxious look on his face. She was happy in her heart and couldn't help but smile and said: "Brother, don't worry! Women are like this when they are pregnant!"
Yang Peng smiled softly. The female medical officer stood up and stepped aside. Yang Peng sat down where the female medical officer had been sitting just now. Holding Ye Qi Guanyin's delicate hand, looking at Ye Qi Guanyin's haggard face, he couldn't help but say: "You gave birth to children for our Chen family. I really don't know how to thank you!"
Ye Qi Guanyin smiled and said: "I also hope to have a child that belongs to us! As for thanks," Ye Qi Guanyin's beautiful eyes moved, looking very cunning. She turned her delicate hand over and held Yang Peng's palm and said: "I I want you to love me forever, no matter how many concubines you have in the future, you are not allowed to change!"
Yang Peng's heart skipped a beat, and he felt infinite tenderness surging in his chest. He couldn't help but bent his head and kissed Ye Qi Guanyin's red lips, and said softly: "Brother, I promise you!" Ye Qi Guanyin smiled sweetly. Naren and the female medical officer were extremely envious when they saw King Yan and Princess Yan being so loving.
Yang Peng turned around and asked the female medical officer: "Is there anything wrong with Guanyin's health?" Seeing King Yan's question, the female medical officer quickly clasped her fists and said, "If I tell King Yan, there is nothing wrong with the Queen's health. She only appeared because she was pregnant with Liujia." These symptoms are all symptoms that a woman will inevitably experience during pregnancy, and there is no problem. King Yan does not need to worry."
Yang Peng felt relieved and nodded: "That's good." The female medical officer added: "Just now, my subordinate checked the empress's pulse and found that there were two small heartbeats in the pulse. Therefore, I judged that the empress was pregnant. Most probably they are twins."
Yang Peng and Ye Qi Guanyin were very surprised. Yang Peng asked: "Are you sure?" The female medical officer said: "It should be sure." Yang Peng looked at Guanyin with a smile and said: "Guanyin, did you hear that? What you are pregnant with is... There are twins!" Ye Qi Guanyin's face was full of smiles. Her face, which was originally very pale, turned red at this moment.
The two talked for a while. Yang Peng saw that Ye Qi Guanyin looked tired and was afraid of tiring her, so he asked her to have a good rest while he got up and left. Yang Peng came to the study, sat down, and looked through the report sent from Tianjing New City not long ago. Yang Peng's camp was located in the Jiangling Mansion Office. This study was originally the study room of the prefect Yao Fengcheng. The original study room was filled with Confucian classics, and portraits of Confucius and Mencius were hung on the walls. However, Yang Peng ordered people to take out and burn these things.
Just as Yang Peng was looking through the official documents, Shi Liancheng ran in, clasped his fists and said, "Brother!" Yang Peng raised his head, saw Shi Liancheng, and said with a smile, "It's Liancheng! What's the matter?" Shi Liancheng He said: "I just received news that the Song Dynasty court fled Jinling in a hurry and went to Guangzhou!" Yang Peng said with a smile: "The official family of Zhao Song Dynasty has moved the capital again! This is not surprising!" Looking at Shi Liancheng, "There are also What's going on?"
Shi Liancheng said: "Before the Zhao and Song court fled Tanzhou, they appointed Cao Yong as the generalissimo, fully responsible for the military affairs of Jinghu South Road and Jiangxi. Now Cao Yong has arrived in Yuezhou!" Yang Peng nodded thoughtfully and said: "Cao Yong It is good news that we were not killed by those useless scholars!" Shi Liancheng said: "Brother, there is a Song navy blocking the Yangtze River, we should mobilize the navy to deal with them!"
Yang Peng shook his head and said: "No. Now the main force of the navy is attacking the Japanese prince, and they won't be able to come here for a while. Moreover, the waterways above the river are no more narrow than at sea. Most of our warships are large ships, which are not suitable for Fighting in a place like this!" Shi Liancheng frowned and said: "Then how to deal with the Song navy?" Yang Peng smiled and said: "I have my own way, don't worry!" Then he asked: "The doctor and the herbs have arrived Before the expedition, Yan Yun ordered the local government to mobilize private doctors to prepare medicines for the prevention and treatment of diseases such as dysentery that are easily contracted in the southern water network area. These doctors and medicinal materials set out on the day of the army's expedition. After all, the action was no better than that of the army, so it was only then that they arrived one after another.
Shi Liancheng said: "Most of them have arrived, and a small number believe they can arrive in the next two days." Yang Peng said: "Very good. It seems that we can launch a cross-river operation before the rainy season arrives." Wang Kai ran from outside He came in, clasped his fists and said: "Master, there is an urgent report from Yanjing." Then he took out a letter and presented it to Yang Peng.
Yang Peng took the letter, opened it, took out the letter paper, unfolded it, and started reading. He smiled and said: "The king is very good at seizing the opportunity! He actually took advantage of this moment to attack Goryeo with a large army!" Shi Liancheng said: "The Japanese are currently fighting among themselves, and it will be a matter of time for the Khitans to regain Goryeo!"
Yang Peng nodded, thought for a while, and murmured: "At this time, there is no need for me to attack the Japanese. Let the Japanese go and fight the Khitan!" After thinking this, he immediately wrote a piece of order and handed it to Wang Kai ordered him to immediately send a messenger to deliver it to Yang Jiumei, the Commander-in-Chief of Yanjing, and to transfer it to Wang Hai, the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. Wang Kai accepted the promise and ran down.
At the same time, after Cao Yong arrived in Yuezhou, he immediately sent orders to all states and counties in the name of generalissimo, asking them to transport grain, grass and baggage to Yuezhou. At the same time, he ordered all states and counties to urgently mobilize local strong men, arm them and send them to Yuezhou for use; While doing this, they also mobilized troops from Cao Hu and Zhang Jun to strengthen the defense in the direction of Yuezhou. At the same time, they gathered all civilian ships in Dongting Lake and Jiangbei for use.
On this day, Cao Hu and Zhang Jun rushed to Yuezhou. When the three of them met, they ignored the pleasantries and Cao Yong got straight to the point: "Two of you, the situation is serious now. We need to discuss a way to overcome this crisis!"
Cao Hu frowned and said: "Now the Yanyun side is overwhelming. It is really difficult to resist it! We can only rely on the navy and the Yangtze River natural chasm! However, the Yanyun navy is much stronger than us. If the Yanyun navy is Once you enter the Yangtze River, there will be no need to fight this battle!"
Cao Yong said: "So the key to guarding the Yangtze River is to prevent the Yanyun navy from entering the Yangtze River." After looking at the two men, he said: "I plan to let the ships be loaded with earth and rocks and sail into the river and then scuttle them to block the waterway. Do you think it is feasible?"
The two of them thought about it for a while, and Cao Hu frowned and said: "It's feasible, but if it happens, the people living on the river will also suffer!" Zhang Jun said decisively: "Now that the situation is urgent, we can't take care of that many things. ! In any big event, there will always be sacrifices!" Then he said to Cao Yong: "I have another suggestion. In addition to sinking the ship to block the channel, we can also use bamboos and rafts on suitable locations on the water. He built a fortress on the water and mounted cannons to prevent Yanyun's navy from invading, and at the same time, it could also prevent Yanyun's infantry from crossing the river!" The Cao brothers praised together.
Zhang Jun thought to himself: "I am in Jiangxi, resisting the prince's rebels. After these days of fighting, I found that the prince's rebels are weak and have nothing to fear." Looking at Cao Yong, he said: "I only need to keep 50,000 troops. It is enough to protect Jiangxi, so I have ordered all the rest of the army to come to Yuezhou! In a few days, the army will arrive!"
Cao Yong was overjoyed and said: "Great! I am short of soldiers and horses here! As soon as Lord Zhang's army arrives, the entire defense line on the river will be complete! It is not easy for Yanyun to cross the river by force!" Zhang Jun said: "If you want to It may be difficult to truly defeat Yan Yun's army! The best result is to use the Yangtze River's natural chasm to dampen Yan Yun's energy and make them temporarily give up their attempts to go south!" The Cao brothers nodded.
Cao Yong looked at Cao Hu and asked, "Second brother, are you sure you can defend there?" Cao Hu frowned and said, "I can only say that I will do my best to defend, but there is no guarantee! The Yanyun army is too powerful, and Although Han Bing is a female, she is both strong and cunning. The previous Zigui was defeated by her several tricks and turns! However, the terrain of Jingmen Mountain is very favorable, and it can be said to be a dangerous Tianmen, let alone This man, even the heavenly soldiers and generals, can’t fly across! Although the Yanyun army is strong, it is not easy to attack the Yangtze River from there. I am sure that there will be no situation within two months! "
Cao Yong nodded and thought: "It is difficult to fly across Jingmen Mountain, so Yan Yun's army can only forcefully cross the river from Jiangling Mansion to Yuezhou! The main battlefield must be on this line!" Looking at Cao Hu, he warned Said: "But even so, you must not be careless!" Cao Hu nodded and said: "Don't worry, brother, I will never be careless! Especially when facing a cunning opponent like Han Bing!" Cao Yong looked at it The two of them glanced at each other and said: "The success or failure of our three directions is related to the survival of the entire Song Dynasty. I hope you two will do your best and fight the national disaster with me!"
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
