The emperor shouted, and the whole hall suddenly became silent.
Dozens of eyes suddenly focused on the emperor, and Tian Zhuo immediately winked at the emperor.
Although the emperor was young, he was very smart. He waved his hand and said: "Nothing, nothing, I thought of something else. Ahem, let's continue the discussion... If you have any insights that will benefit the current situation, please speak freely. The imperial court will not hesitate to promote you." reward."
After saying this, the noise in the hall continued.
At this time, the emperor waited calmly, without showing any sign of boredom or impatience, and without making any sound.
It has been three years since Wanyan Shouxu took over Kaifeng in the name of King Sui.
In the past two and a half years, he relied on a group of capable subordinates recommended to him by Tu Danyi to manage the situation in Kaifeng, and gradually learned how to be a person in charge of authority.
In the six months after he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he gradually began to realize that it was not easy to be the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin.
The emperor of the Kingdom of Jin had to face such nonsense every day in the court.
Since the reign of Emperor Sejong, the Jurchen nobles have become increasingly useless. The pillars of the country are dressed up and groomed one by one. They play the orchestra all day long and are very happy. When the emperor was discussing matters in the court, he spent more than half of his time listening to the nonsense of the nobles. In fact, it was not nutritious; but this was a necessary scene, and he had to go. He had to wait until the princes and nobles from the founding family had finished speaking before it was their turn to talk about serious matters.
In his later years, Emperor Shizong decided to establish Jurchen imperial examinations and government schools; Emperor Zhangzong successively abolished many Jurchen hereditary programs because he could not stand being surrounded by large groups of rubbish all day long.
After the establishment of the Kaifeng imperial court, it generously accepted the Jurchens who escaped from Zhongdu, Hebei and other places, and awarded many high-ranking officials, including more than 20 princes and dukes of Guang County. From this, all the sages gathered in the court, all of whom were loyal and loyal to the founding of the country, which shows that the Kaifeng court is the place of orthodoxy and what the people want.
The side effect is that now, the enemy is approaching the city, and these guys are still farting. They said words that they knew were meaningless, but in fact they all pricked up their ears, hoping to seize an opportunity to ask other questions.
But Wanyan Shouxu has a good temper and is very skilled in dealing with people in court. He didn't say anything at the moment, just waited for less than half an hour. The officials had finished talking or criticizing each other, and finally expressed their loyalty one after another, until everyone's mouths were dry and the voices finally died down.
Seeing that the court meeting was about to end anyway, everyone turned back three times and retreated. Before leaving, some people kept looking back, showing a vague look of suspicion. They quickly adjusted their faces and showed that they were very attached to the emperor.
The simple and brave Jurchens back then could not get rid of their rough background even when they were scheming with the emperor in the court. The emperor sat upright and looked at their behavior, feeling ridiculous.
After the ministers left, the hall became empty and seemed deeper and wider.
Two or three maids stood in the corner of the hall, wanting to come up to serve him. Seeing that the emperor was sitting still, they lowered their eyebrows and remained motionless.
Wanyan Shouxu sat alone on the throne and waited for a long time. The huge throne was not comfortable. He frowned and crossed his legs to make himself more comfortable.
After a while, several close ministers finally found an opportunity to come back and come forward to discuss business.
"The court today is very lively because the princes and princes are here in great numbers." The emperor sneered a few times with a cold face: "Do you know why?"
The ministers looked at each other, and some sighed.
The emperor patted the armrest of the dragon chair, raised his voice, and shouted angrily: "They are here to look at me! Otun Orib! Your soldiers were packing their bags yesterday, and they were able to find out the news! They are afraid that I ran away!"
Most of the new 13-captain army organized by the Kaifeng court had previously been sent to the southern front to carry out plunder against the Southern Dynasties on thousands of miles of battlefields. The only ones left behind in Kaifeng were those under the command of Jianwei Captain Aotun Orib. Ten thousand people and 4,000 people under the command of Wanyan's platoon, the commander of the bandits.
These two captains, together with Wanyan Jiuzhu's 3,000 personal guards, formed the force left to guard Kaifeng Mansion in Nanjing at the moment.
Seventeen thousand people are not a small number, but before Guo Ning's unstoppable offensive, no one had the confidence to defend Kaifeng with seventeen thousand people. What's more, among these 17,000 people, there are many Han children. The emperor doesn't know whether they can be trusted. He even doesn't know whether there are so many Han children in Kaifeng.
Therefore, Tian Zhuo had previously proposed to retreat to Henan Prefecture or even Jingzhao Prefecture in case of emergency. The emperor immediately agreed and asked Otun Orib's troops to prepare for an emergency march or even a breakout.
The emperor and Tian Zhuo had repeatedly warned him beforehand that he must be careful not to leak any information. As a result, there were no secrets in the city of Kaifeng. This matter was known to outsiders, and this is how today's situation of high-ranking officials and nobles gathered.
Hearing the emperor's complaint, Otun Orib came out and bowed down: "I have found the two soldiers who leaked the secret, and there are 22 other related soldiers and civilians who have been beheaded in the morning."
It's simple and very good.
The emperor glared at him, thought for a while, and decided not to scold him. He turned to Tian Zhuo and said, "Mr. Qi, please continue with the topic just now."
"New news is that Wanyan Congtan, who is stationed at Tongguan, is rushing to help with a considerable number of troops. He has gone to Henan Prefecture to join Huwei Duwei He Shilie Qier. There are many fierce generals in Marshal Congtan's command. The situation will definitely be reversed. In addition, Monk Wanyan Chen also got rid of the Song army. He is a powerful general. After arriving in Kaifeng, he will be able to defeat the enemy on the battlefield."
The emperor thought for a moment and said in a low voice: "Wanyan Congtan had ten thousand troops, but at least half of them were scattered in Huazhou and Tongzhou to farm and eat. I remember that he had a memorial two months ago Complaints, saying that the military resources are insufficient, many soldiers are angry and complaining. I am afraid that if this continues, someone will rise up and cause chaos. Even if he brings people to help, he still has to keep Wanyan Dalou's room to garrison Tongguan. Really usable troops and horses It won’t exceed two thousand. With just these two thousand people, I’m afraid we’ll have to plunder and finance ourselves along the way to support them all the way to Henan Prefecture.”
"……yes."
"He Shilie Beggar has some food in his hands. It was a batch that was specially allowed to be transferred from Mengjin when we were preparing to flee westward. Mr. Qizhi, please tell Wanyan Congtan and He Shilie Beggar to meet up. , then the two of them will probably have a dispute over food, right?"
"……yes."
"As for Monk Wanyan Chen... Ever since Guo Ning suddenly sent troops, the soldiers and horses of the Southern Song Dynasty in Huainan and west of Beijing have been frantically entangled in the response. Monk Wanyan Chen's brother Xilie has been seriously injured, and the general In the southern front battle, Wanyan Sai was not in control, and was entangled by Song generals Meng Zongzheng, Hu Zaixing and others in the Tang and Deng areas. I guess Wanyan Chen and Shang Yong were brave, but they were just fighting and retreating. By the time we get to Kaifeng, the Song army might also arrive."
Tian Zhuo was silent for a while, then bowed again: "...Yes."
After saying "yes" three times in a row, Tian Zhuo's voice turned out to be a little dry.
Old Prime Minister Tu Shan was right. King Sui was the most outstanding young man among the Jurchen clan. After he became emperor, he was also an extremely outstanding emperor.
Just a few days ago, this young man was panicked because of Guo Ning's sudden dispatch of troops, but now he was able to analyze the military situation as if he were looking at the pattern from behind the palm of his hand. With such talent, he really has a chance to revive Daikin.
It's a pity that Dai Jin's enemies are more and more vicious. No matter how outstanding the emperor is, he will always face an imminent enemy.
Wanyan Shouxu continued: "In this case, Mr. Qi Zhi doesn't want to talk about reinforcements. We previously estimated that Guo Ning has been slowing down his troops in the past few days because he is waiting for his successor troops to arrive. Now that I think about it, he is not only He is waiting for his successor troops, and he is also waiting for our reinforcements. When the reinforcements from all walks of life arrive, he can destroy it in one battle. After that, it will be decided by word of mouth across the country, and in the blink of an eye, the Kingdom of Jin will be complete again."
At this time, Tian Zhuo only remained silent, not even saying "yes".
"But..." Wanyan Shouxu frowned: "Mr. Qi, you said again that we still have a chance?"
He jumped down from the dragon chair, stood in front of Tian Zhuo in a few steps, and reached out to hold Tian Zhuo's sleeves: "I know you won't lie to me, there must be a chance! But this opportunity has nothing to do with reinforcements, right? You What has been arranged? Where is the opportunity? When will it be? Can you tell me?"
Tian Zhuo listened to the emperor's repeated questions and stared at the emperor's trusting expression. He was suddenly moved.
From a prince who was not taken seriously to a prince who was in charge of a great political power, to an emperor who was eager to support him, Wanyan Shouxu experienced a lot. However, his attitude towards his close ministers has always been the same, and his attitude in asking Tian Zhuo at this moment is almost the same as when he was in the Prime Minister's Mansion in Zhongdu.
Tian Zhuo saluted solemnly: "Our opportunity lies not with reinforcements, but with the enemy; this opportunity does not lie anywhere else, but in Kaifeng City, when Guo Ning's Dinghai navy approaches the city."
