At three o'clock in the morning, all the civil and military officials, neatly dressed, stood at the entrance of the Jinluan Palace, talking about state affairs. Lu Xiufu said: "I didn't expect it! The Mongolian military was so powerful, and they attacked the Western countries with force. All the Western countries were defeated. After a huge defeat, we, the Southern Song Dynasty, were also forced to a precarious position. The national destiny of the Southern Song Dynasty has been in a sluggish state. What worries me most now is that the Mongolian troops are powerful and there is no force to compete with them. Sooner or later, the Southern Song Dynasty will also become Mongolia's territory. Lunch was replaced by him, and he sighed heavily after speaking.
When Jia Sidao heard this, he sneered and said: "What are you talking about, Prime Minister Lu? No matter how unbearable I am in the Southern Song Dynasty, I will never be as weak as you said. No one can compete with me. Say this." It is true that controlling other people's ambitions destroys one's own prestige. For example, Wanyan Shengjun, the son of the Minister of War, Wen Tianxiang, Zhang Shijie and other generals who are not generous in sacrifice, brave and unyielding, have never been defeated in front of them. They are really invincible and march forward bravely. , wouldn’t it make people happy!”
Lu Xiufu sighed again and said: "Having said that, despite their great military exploits, the Mongolian army has now pressed into the territory with strong troops and strong horses. Everyone is brave and good at fighting. Wherever they pass, they are invincible. They are only one step away from the capital of Lin'an." , no matter how powerful our generals are, they can no longer withstand the trampling of the Mongolian cavalry. Oh my God, is our Southern Song Dynasty destined to be broken and trampled by the Mongolian army? In one hundred and fifty-two years, the mountains and rivers of the Southern Song Dynasty will be surrendered to others. Are you done?" After saying that, tears fell like rain, and his voice began to choke.
Wanyan Kangbo said: "Prime Minister Lu, please don't move the heavens with such grief, and put yourself to death to live. Maybe there will be a turn for the better. Look at the sky, it is not far from the fifth watch. We will discuss it in the lobby in the morning, with all the civil and military officials." I believe there will be good ways to deal with it.”
Lu Xiufu's lips trembled slightly and said: "The Mongols have strong soldiers and horses, and their offensive is fierce and unstoppable. They have killed six generals all the way through five passes, and will soon reach Lin'an City. Why don't you worry me?"
Wanyan Zhongbo said seriously: "It's useless to worry now. We can only solve the problem by taking a long-term approach and thinking of the perfect solution."
Zhang Shijie stepped forward and said: "Everyone is responsible for the destruction of the country. Even if all our civil and military officials shed the last drop of blood, we must defend the last bit of dignity for the Song Dynasty."
It was already the fifth watch, and the gate of the Jinluan Palace had been opened. A red carpet stretched from the door to the front of the Mahavira's throne. The decorations on the Jinluan Palace were particularly stylish, and the lights flickered. The whole hall was brightly lit, like daylight. Empress Dowager Zheng was holding a hand. A child of seven or eight years old, who was none other than the Young Emperor of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Bing, walked slowly from the red carpet of the main hall to the dragon chair in the main hall. He sat down firmly on the dragon chair. Following him, all the civil and military officials divided into two. They lined up on both sides of the red carpet, knelt down and worshiped, and said in unison: "Long live my emperor!"
The Young Emperor of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Bing, waved his left hand forward and said: "I love you all."
All the civil and military officials stood upright one after another, holding the imperial hut in their hands and standing motionless. Standing next to Song Emperor Zhao Bing, the eunuch Li Quanhai said loudly: "If you have the foundation to play, you will retreat without the foundation."
Lu Xiufu walked straight to the middle of the red carpet with the Chaohu in his hands and said: "I have my own initiative. Now the Mongolian army has become a siege and is pressing towards our border in the Southern Song Dynasty. The Mongolian army has strong soldiers and horses, and they are all brave and good at fighting. Their strength is incomparable." Underestimation, what I fear most now is that although the strength of the four parties of our army is indestructible, if one side is attacked, the Mongolian army will drive straight in and attack Huanglong. By then, our army's power will be in danger, and I will The mountains and rivers of the Song Dynasty will fall into the hands of the Mongolian army, and the century-old foundation of the Song Dynasty will be destroyed. Thinking of this, I feel an indescribable pain in my heart." After saying this, his eyes were filled with tears, and his lips were trembling slightly.
When Zhao Bing heard this, he began to feel a little timid in his heart. He looked very calm and said: "According to what Prime Minister Lu said, the Mongolian soldiers are strong, brave and good at fighting. Even if our army comes to defend it as solidly as gold, if that side is deceived, If the army breaks it, the city of Lin'an will be littered with corpses, and the mountains and rivers will be shattered. How will I look when I see my ancestors in the future?" After saying this, his voice began to choke.
Empress Dowager Zheng moved slightly behind the curtain, her lips slightly parted and said: "It is useless to be sad at this critical moment. We have to think of a good way to solve the problem. Although the Mongolian army is brave and good at fighting, the strength of our generals cannot be underestimated. , our army has more than 200,000 in number, while the Mongolian army only has 100,000 in number. According to this ratio, as long as our army faces the enemy bravely, there is still a chance of victory, and the prime minister of the land has the final say in all deployments of troops and generals."
Lu Xiufu nodded and said, "I will definitely not disappoint the Queen Mother's holy will after receiving the decree." After saying that, he retreated to his original position.
Wanyan Kangbo walked to the center of the red carpet holding the imperial hut in his hand and said: "I have already told you, but now the war is getting tense, and the Mongolian army is getting closer and closer to Lin'an City. When the troops approach the city, our army and the people will definitely be panicked and will fight. Even if Wanyan Saintjun, my son, is able to resist the Mongolian army for a while by arranging troops in Lin'an North City, it can slow down the enemy's advance, but I don't know how long they can resist it."
Jia Sidao said: "I heard that General Wanyan was so powerful that he was so powerful that he killed many Mongolian generals with the Qinglong Yanyue Sword in his hand, and he never failed. But now the minister of the rear said so. , you are just trying to shirk it and don’t take the national crisis to heart. Have you already given up in your heart and want to hand over the great rivers and mountains of the Southern Song Dynasty to the Mongolian army?”
When Wanyan Kangbo heard this, he was so angry that he turned around and glared at Jia Sidao fiercely and said: "As the left prime minister, you actually said some gossip in the court. Our Wanyan family has been here for generations. We have worked hard for the court without any slack, but now you say that we are determined to hand over the great rivers and mountains of the Song Dynasty to the Mongolian army. Do you say this to your conscience? If you have the ability, you can also Send an army to compete with the Mongolian army. This will show your man's ability and you will not make irresponsible remarks in the court all day long."
Jia Sidao sneered and said: "Don't think that you generals can fight, don't underestimate us civil servants who can still kill the Mongolian army and return with a great victory. You will be impressed when the time comes."
Wanyan Kangbo said: "I will wait for the good news from Mr. Jia and I will hold a big banquet to cleanse you. By then, you will be as majestic as you want. Oh, I remembered that tomorrow will be the first day of the Pavilion in the Heart of the Lake. In order to fight, how about letting Mr. Jia go to Huxin Pavilion to try his skills?"
Jia Sidao's heart froze and he cursed in his heart, "I was just talking about what kind of battle I would fight there. You, Wanyan Zhongbo, can catch snakes with a bamboo pole and follow the pole. I didn't expect to say a few words to you, but let me go to the battlefield. If I am lucky enough to survive this time, I will definitely take revenge."
Wanyan Kangbo looked at his expression and hesitated, feeling suspicious in his heart. He smiled and said, "Could it be that Mr. Jia is scared? There has been no reply until now."
Jia Sidao said seriously: "Who said I'm scared? Your Majesty, tomorrow you will ask me to bring 20,000 soldiers to Huxinting Pavilion to fight to the death with the Mongolian army. Under my leadership, I will kill all the Mongolian soldiers. If If I win, I will never return to the court and establish myself in the officialdom."
Zhao Bing patted the dragon chair with his small hand and said: "I didn't expect that Jia Xiang was in the position of prime minister, below one person and above ten thousand people, but he only thought about sharing the burden for the court and solving the urgent needs of the people. He was in good spirits. You are the commander-in-chief of hundreds of officials. The alliance has specially sent three generals from the court to protect you. It is your command to mobilize the troops and punish the generals. If you can win this time, I will reward you with a mansion, a thousand taels of gold, and thousands of hectares of fertile land. Are you satisfied with the reward?"
When Jia Sidao heard that Zhao Bing said that he had been given so many rewards, his heart blossomed and he said happily: "It is my honor that the emperor can give such high rewards to me. I am deeply grateful. I wish my liver and brains were wiped out." Even if I sacrifice my life this time, I will have no regrets."
Wanyan Kangbo secretly cheered in his heart, "Jia Sidao, Jia Sidao, don't be happy too early. Even if you are rewarded with these things, you won't have the life to enjoy them. I, Wanyan Zhongbo, have been on the battlefield for decades, fighting with the Mongolian army. There have been as many as twenty or thirty times, and the Mongolian army has so many strong generals that they can't be counted. How can we allow you to underestimate them? This time you are facing the Mongolian general Tagu Erhan, and you will no longer have any chance of survival."
Jia Sidao secretly said: "Old man, you want to harm me at this time. You didn't expect that I would gain such a big harvest. God's calculations are not as good as mine. It's really hard to find a place after wearing iron shoes. It took no effort at all. I didn't expect that in the future There will be endless enjoyment and glory and preciousness.”
Jia Sidao and Wanyan Kangbo stood at their original positions one after another. Shangguan Yifei, the Minister of Rites, stood on the red carpet holding the Chao Hut in his arms and said: "I have a script. Now that the Mongolian army has strong soldiers and horses, I have a plan. Can."
Empress Dowager Yang said: "As long as it is good for the country, it doesn't matter. The war is tense now, and it is good to have more opinions. If there are any disadvantages, if we, the monarch and the ministers, discuss it carefully, there will always be a solution to the current problem. You Just speak out boldly!”
Shangguan Wenyu said: "My idea is that the country is in crisis now. According to what I heard, various sects are now coming to Jiuhua Mountain to compete in martial arts to determine the outcome and choose the leader of the martial arts league. Each of them has unique skills and is superior to the others. , no matter how powerful the Mongolian army is, it is as easy as pinching an egg in their hands. It is better to call on people from all martial arts factions in the name of the court to help in the battle. Then it will be twice the result with half the effort, and they will be beaten to pieces and have nowhere to escape. It’s so happy!”
Zhao Bing said loudly: "The plan of the Minister of Rites is really wonderful. If those people from various sects are allowed to be the vanguard, they are the best among the best. They will be unable to deal with those powerful and Mongolian troops. I will immediately draw up a decree, eight hundred miles away." Hurry up and rush to Mount Jiuhua to call on the heroes to come and help, so that the Song Dynasty can regain its glory."
Then he added: "My dear friends, what do you think about this? If there is any better way, you might as well tell me to solve the urgent problem."
At this time, the civil and military officials no longer put forward any opinions, and there was no good way to solve the urgent needs of the Song Dynasty. They quickly bowed to the wat and said: "I'll wait for reconsideration."
Zhao Bing said: "Since everyone agrees that we have no other intention, we can only use this method first to let people from various martial arts factions be the vanguard to solve the urgent need. I hope that this time the Song Dynasty can overcome the difficulties."
All the officials whispered to each other: "This is great now. This way, the crisis in our Song Dynasty can be alleviated and we no longer have to live in fear. But I don't know how long this kind of good life will last."
Zhao Bing said: "My dear friends, if you have any good opinions, feel free to put them forward, but just discussing them below will not achieve any good results?"
At this time, there was silence in the hall, and there was no sound anymore. Zhao Bing looked at the ministers and started to draft the imperial edict using the Four Treasures of the Study on the table. In a blink of an eye, he had drafted the edict, rolled it up, and delivered it to the eunuch next to him. Li Quanhai.
Li Quanhai put the imperial edict in his sleeve and said: "Emperor, don't worry, I will definitely deliver the imperial edict to Zhao in perfect condition, send it to Jiuhua Mountain, and deliver it to the heads of various martial arts sects. There will be no mistakes in the process." , even if I am shattered to pieces, I still have to keep it intact.”
Zhao Bing nodded and said: "The journey to Jiuhua Mountain is long and full of dangers. Your life is at stake here. In order to avoid accidents, I specially selected six masters from the harem to protect you. The mission of this journey is heavy. It all falls on you, I hope no accidents happen.”
Li Quanhai said: "Even if I go up the mountain of swords and go down into the sea of fire, I will not disgrace my mission and deliver the imperial edict to Jiuhua Mountain. It will definitely solve this urgent need and let the Song Dynasty regain its vitality." After saying that, he bowed and retreated, and came to the palace courtyard. Six sweaty men in black suits, burly and sturdy, each had a three-foot-long sword hanging on their waist, and there were seven sweaty horses beside them. Suddenly, a sweaty man in black said: "Eunuch Li, you have finally arrived. , we have been waiting here for more than an hour, and I don’t know why His Majesty asked us to wait for you? What is there for us to do? "
Li Quanhai said: "There is a special thing for us to do today. We are going to Mount Jiuhua to convey the order and ask people from all over the martial arts world to help our army solve the current urgent need. Let the six of you protect me in case of any danger." Just in case anything goes wrong.”
The big man smiled and said: "The six of us are all top-notch masters personally selected by His Majesty. Our kung fu is not a problem. We will be able to protect our father-in-law during this trip, arrive at Jiuhua Mountain smoothly, convey the imperial edict, and call on the heroes to help our army." A helping hand.”
After saying that, the seven people each got on the horse, put their feet on the horse's belly, twisted the reins with both hands, and drove. The horses were in pain. The seven horses flew straight towards the palace gate like arrows from the string, and the smoke and dust rose. Everything was shrouded in smoke, and in the blink of an eye, the seven people had disappeared into the misty smoke.
After two hours of driving, they went to the inn to change horses to prevent the horses from being too tired and slowing down the progress of the trip. This time was not allowed to be careless.
They drove for another hour, and a dense forest appeared in front of them. The dense branches and leaves of this forest covered the top like a big umbrella. Above the ground, there was only the light cast by the sun from the gaps between the branches and leaves. Mottled and strange.
The seven people immediately got off their horses. There was a stone tablet in the grass on the road. On the stone tablet was engraved the word "Wild Boar Forest". Li Quanhai said: "The seven of us have spent three hours along the way, and we have not even had a sip of water or a bite to eat." We don’t have enough dry food, and our bones will break from the bumps along the way, so we’d better rest in the forest to relieve our fatigue.”
Spikongzhang Yulangfeng said: "What my father-in-law said is exactly what I want. Let's rest in the forest for a while. If we rush on our way in time, no one can afford it if we delay the time to deliver the order to Jiuhua Mountain!"
The other seven of them also nodded in agreement. The seven of them walked straight into the forest, tied their horses to a few big trees, and sat on a few big rocks, each eating dry food and drinking water. After a while, they each put dry food and water bags in the horse's pockets. Just as they were about to get on their horses, a strange laughter suddenly came from the forest. The sound was terrifying, weird, and deafening. The birds in the forest flew directly from the branches. Jump out.
When the seven people heard this sound, they were immediately heartbroken and in agony. They wished they had a hole in the ground to drill into. They quickly put their two index fingers into their ears, using up enough strength to resist the rich laughter so that they would no longer be affected by it. The erosion of this laughter.
Yu Langfeng, Splitting the Sky Palm, said loudly: "Why don't you hide your head and show your tail? You are pretending to be a ghost here. If you have the ability, why not reveal your true identity and compete with me again?"
The cold laughter gradually stopped, and he said calmly: "You are probably the masters of the imperial court and Li Quanhai, Eunuch Li. Since you have come to this wild boar forest without knowing whether you live or die, you really don't know how high the sky is. Take a closer look at the numerous bones on the ground. They are all Those who have no way out will only die when they get here, and you are no exception." After saying this, seven figures fell down from the branches.
Each of the seven people wore Western robes, and each held a cymbal in each hand. They dodged the sharp light with cold eyes, staring at the seven of them fiercely, ready to go.
Yulangfeng sneered and said: "It turns out to be the Seventh Lama of Kurjue Temple in Tibet? Who did I think he was? I often heard that the Kungfu of the Seventh Lama of Kurjue Temple is famous far and near, and even the entire Central Plains praises him endlessly. We are back. The seven of us have always had no grudges against your Kujue Temple. Why did the seven of you set up an ambush in this forest to become our enemy? Do you know the purpose of our coming here?"
The leading lama Dabaguo said coldly: "Although you don't have any hatred towards our Kujue Temple, the purpose of your going has a lot to do with us. You must have come to Jiuhua Mountain to convey the edict to the little emperor. Am I correct in asking those martial arts sects to come to support the Southern Song Dynasty and serve as vanguards in order to oppose the Yuan Dynasty and weaken the power of the Mongolian army?"
Li Quanhai said: "I didn't expect that you really have the ability to make clever calculations. Since you are so prepared, I really admire my family. Since you know the reason, why are you still blocking us here? You are committing a capital crime and will kill the nine tribes." of."
After listening to this, Da Baguo giggled and said: "The Southern Song Dynasty that you said has long been precarious in name only. It can't protect itself. You still want to kill the nine tribes. Just daydream! In our eyes, only the tyrannical Dayuan can truly The unification of mountains and rivers is an irreplaceable position in our hearts."
Li Quanhai said: "I didn't expect that you are also one of the few heroes in Tibet, but you have become the minions of the Mongolian Tatars. I really feel ashamed for you people."
