In the past few days, Xiao Qian and Han Wei, who were stationed in Liangxiang, had been dealing with the Song army's attack and had not paid attention to the situation in Youzhou City. Last time, Yaoshi Guo led his victorious army to sneak into Youzhou and was wiped out by Yelu Dashi and Xiao Qian and others who came back for reinforcements. Therefore, Xiao Qian no longer worried about the situation in Youzhou City. In the past few days, there were no reports of emergencies in Youzhou City, so Xiao Qian and Han Ao concentrated on dealing with the Song army in the south.
On this day, news suddenly came that Dao Jin Kingdom had captured Youzhou. When Xiao Qian and Han Wen heard the news, they were shocked and their whole bodies jumped with fear.
Xiao Qian hurriedly discussed with Han Ao: "The big thing is bad. We only paid attention to the Song Army, but forgot about the Jin Army in the north. Now, the Jin Army has captured Yanjing. I don't know what the situation of the Empress Dowager is. At the moment, I have the deputy defense envoy to guard Liangxiang. I will lead 30,000 troops to counterattack Youzhou and rescue the Queen Mother. The deputy defense envoy must be careful not to let the Song army break through Liangxiang."
Han O heard this and said: "Prime Minister, given the current situation, Youzhou may not be able to be recaptured, and the Song army may not be able to resist it. I would like to ask the Prime Minister for instructions. If Youzhou cannot be attacked, the Song army cannot resist it. You and I Where will people meet? And where will they go?"
Xiao Qiandao: "Let's make some efforts first. If I can't attack Youzhou and you can't resist the Song army, then lead the army to the east and occupy Xiren's territory. We will meet there and then make plans. "
After the two agreed, Xiao Qian immediately led 30,000 troops to attack Youzhou urgently.
When Wanyan Nianhan learned that Xiao Qian was coming to seize Youzhou, he hurriedly led his troops out of the city, formed a formation outside the city, and fought with Xiao Qian.
The Liao army was unable to defeat the Jin soldiers, so Xiao Qian led his troops and withdrew eastward.
Wanyan Nianhan did not pursue him, but retreated his troops to Youzhou City, where he stood still and waited for reinforcements, waiting for Wanyan Aguda's instructions.
At this time, Wanyan Aguda had received a report from Wanyan Nianhan that Youzhou City had been captured. Wanyan Aguda was shocked when he heard the report. He thought to himself, the Song army was supposed to attack Youzhou City, but why was it defeated by the Jin army led by Wanyan Nianhan? Surprised, Wanyan Aguda asked for details and found out that the Youzhou city defense was ineffective and the Song army did not attack. It was the Jin army who tried to attack and then defeated it.
After Wanyan Aguda learned that Youzhou City had been captured by the Jin army, he ignored the treaty signed with the Song Dynasty and immediately sent people to Youzhou to order Wanyan Nianhan to guard Youzhou and not let the Liao army recover. Take it away; don't let the Song army capture it.
Later, Wanyan Aguda sent someone to summon Zhao Liangsi who was still in Jin camp.
Zhao Liangsi heard Wanyan Agu's summons and hurriedly went with the people to Wanyan Agu's place.
After Zhao Liangsi and Wanyan Agu greeted each other, Wanyan Agu asked Zhao Liangsi to take his seat.
Zhao Liangsi couldn't understand the reason why Wanyan Agu summoned him, so he sat down in the guest seat uneasily.
Wanyan Aguda looked at Zhao Liangsi and said: "Previously, your envoy requested our country to send troops to assist your army in attacking Youzhou. Our country sent troops to Youzhou, but your army did not attack Youzhou City. Our army had just arrived at Youzhou City. The army abandoned the city and fled, and our troops took advantage of the momentum to enter Youzhou and have now occupied Youzhou City."
When Zhao Liangsi heard what Wanyan Aguda said, he stood up from his seat in shock and asked: "Great Emperor, your country's soldiers and horses have captured Youzhou City? Great Emperor, this is against the agreement between the Song and Jin Dynasties. of the covenant.”
Wanyan Aguda said: "Yes, the covenant stipulates that your country will attack and recover Youzhou, but your country has been unable to attack Youzhou, so you can't leave Youzhou City unattacked, right? Now, Youzhou City is being attacked by our soldiers. The horse attack has been defeated, this is an established fact, only whoever attacks it will get it."
"This is not allowed!" Zhao Liangsi argued rationally: "Song and Jin are in an alliance. The alliance treaty between the two countries clearly stipulates that Youzhou is the hometown of our dynasty, and our dynasty is responsible for attacking and recovering it. Based on the covenant relationship between the two parties, , no matter whoever attacks Youzhou, they must return Youzhou to our court."
Wanyan Aguda said: "No matter how you say it, Youzhou City was attacked by our country and has been occupied by our troops. This is an established fact."
Zhao Liangsi couldn't say anything, but his heart was burning with anxiety. The Song-Jin Alliance was initiated by Zhao Liangsi; the negotiations between Song and Jin were also led by Zhao Liangsi, who was the chief negotiator of the Song Dynasty; the signatory of the Song-Jin Alliance was also Zhao Liangsi; now, it is agreed that Youzhou will be attacked and recovered by the Song Dynasty , was captured and occupied by the Jin Kingdom, which made Zhao Liangsi feel in danger, and he didn't know how to explain it to Emperor Huizong.
The anxious Zhao Liangsi thought about it for a while and felt that the current situation was no longer something he could control alone. He had to quickly inform Privy Council Tong Guantong, and then return to the court with Privy Council Tong Guantong and Cai Jianjun to report to Huizong. Emperor, let's see how to deal with this matter.
With this in mind, Zhao Liangsi bowed to Wanyan Agu, and then said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I strongly oppose your country's violation of the alliance agreement and the first occupation of Youzhou, and reserve the right to further pursue the responsibility. Now , I will return to our court immediately, report the relevant situation to my pilgrimage, and then determine the next step."
When Wanyan Aguda saw this, he thought for a while and then said to Zhao Liangsi: "Your envoy can return to the court immediately and report the relevant situation to the emperor of your country; but the basic fact is that our country has captured Youzhou. I thought about it during the Jin and Song Dynasties. Regarding the relationship between the two countries and the alliance, everything is easy to discuss. After your envoy returns to the court, wait for me to say hello to the great emperor of your country."
After Zhao Liangsi expressed his gratitude to Wanyan Aguda, he left immediately and traveled through the starry night to Xiongzhou, where he met Tong Guan and Cai You.
Tong Guan and Cai You were surprised when they saw Zhao Liangsi arriving. Tong Guan asked Zhao Liangsi: "Isn't Secretary Zhao on a mission to the Kingdom of Jin? Why did he come to Xiongzhou in such a hurry?"
King Zhao Liangsi paid homage to Tong Guan and Cai You, and asked, "Privilege Tong and Supervisor Zhao, I would like to ask how the attack on Youzhou City is going now? Is it possible to capture Youzhou?"
During this period of time, Tong Guan had been resting his troops and preparing to fight again with the Liao army. He had captured Youzhou. He did not know that Youzhou City had been occupied by the Jin Kingdom. So, when Zhao Liangsi asked, "How is the attack on Youzhou City?" "Is it possible to capture Youzhou?" When asked, he replied shamelessly: "We are preparing our troops and horses, and we will fight with the Liao army on a certain day to capture Youzhou."
Zhao Liangsi said: "Well done to me Privy Tong and Supervisor Cai, Youzhou City has been occupied by the Kingdom of Jin!"
Tong Guan and Cai You suddenly heard that Youzhou City had been occupied by the Jin Kingdom and stood up from their seats in shock.
Tong Guan asked Zhao Liangsi in panic: "When did the Jin Kingdom attack Youzhou City? Why didn't we know?"
Zhao Liangsi then told Tong Guan and Cai You how the Jin Kingdom captured Youzhou City. After Tong Guanwen heard this situation, he regretted that he could only stumble. Tong Guan thought to himself that if he concentrated his troops and attacked forcefully for a few days, Youzhou City would be captured, and nothing would happen to the Jin Kingdom. Well, now, the Holy One specially sent me to take command, and Cai Xueshi supervises the army to lead the army to recover Youzhou, but the Youzhou City was taken away by the Jurchens. What should I do? How to explain to the Holy Spirit?
Tong Guan looked at Zhao Liangsi helplessly and asked in a trembling voice: "In the opinion of Secretary Cheng, how should the current situation be?"
Zhao Liangsi said: "Privy Tong and Supervisor Zhao, I went on a mission to the Kingdom of Jin in accordance with the emperor's decree. The Emperor of the Kingdom of Jin summoned me and informed me of the Jin army's capture of Youzhou. The fact now is that Youzhou has already Occupied by the Jin Kingdom, we can only find a way to take back Youzhou from the Jin Kingdom. Privy Tong and Cai Jianjun, this matter is not something I can decide as a minister. I came to Xiongzhou from the Jin Kingdom to meet When I met Privy Tong and Supervisor Cai, I wanted to return to the court with Privy Council Tong and Supervisor Cai to explain the situation to the Holy One and see how the Holy One would make a decision."
Going back to the court to see the Holy Emperor made Tong Guan feel extremely frightened. I confiscated Youzhou and the Jin people recovered Youzhou. How can I meet the Holy Emperor when I go back? How to explain to the Holy Spirit? Tong Guan did not dare to go back to the court, so he thought about it in his heart, wondering how to answer Zhao Liangsi's suggestion.
Tong Guan thought for a long time and felt that it was best to let Zhao Liangsi go back and report the situation. He would stay in Xiongzhou to avoid being reprimanded in anger by the Holy Emperor. With this in mind, Tong Guan said to Zhao Liangsi: "Secretary Zhao, although Youzhou was occupied by the Jin Kingdom first, the army cannot be without a commander for a day. As the commander-in-chief of the imperial army, I cannot leave the army for the time being. In this way, It is still necessary for Secretary Zhao to return to the court to see the Holy One. When the Holy One's decree comes, I will lead 200,000 soldiers and horses, go through fire and water, and will not shy away from the sword. I will definitely take back the hometown of Youzhou."
Zhao Liangsi saw what Tong Guan meant, but he just didn't want to go back to see the Holy Emperor. Zhao Liangsi was a junior official and could not force Tong Guan to return to the court, so he said: "What Privy Council Tong Guan said is absolutely true. Even so, I and the supervisor have no choice but to return to the court to see the Holy Father."
Hearing this, Cai You hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Secretary Zhao, this proposal is inappropriate. I have been appointed by the Holy One to supervise the army. I will not dare to leave the army without the Holy One's order."
Zhao Liangsi was displeased when he saw this. Zhao Liangsi thought to himself, you two are the supreme commanders of the Northern Expedition Army. Now, the Northern Expedition Army failed to achieve its strategic goals and instead gave up Youzhou, which should have been recovered by the imperial court, to the Kingdom of Jin. In this case, someone must take responsibility. If you don't go to see the Holy One, why don't you let me, a civil servant, bear this responsibility? ! However, Tong Guanhe had all the reasons that could be put on the table, and Zhao Liangsi could not force it, so he had no choice but to say: "Neither Privy Tong nor Cai Jianjun can return to the pilgrimage to see the Holy One, what should I do? I don’t know the specific situation of the army!”
Seeing this, Tong Guan glanced at Cai You, then turned to look at Zhao Liangsi and said: "Secretary Zhao, not long ago, Guo Yaoshi, the ever-victorious army of the Liao Kingdom, came to the city to surrender. The Holy Lord was very pleased and had always wanted to summon him. Pharmacist Guo. In my opinion, Secretary Zhao might as well return to the court with General Guo. Secretary Zhao, General Guo knows the recent military situation. When you and Pharmacist Guo return to the court, you can report to the Holy Emperor that the Kingdom of Jin has captured Youzhou. situation. General Guo reported the recent military situation. What does Secretary Zhao think?"
Since Tong Guan said this, what else could Zhao Liangsi say? He had no choice but to agree that he and Pharmacist Guo should return to the court together to meet Emperor Huizong.
