Obviously, the army led by Zhao Ji was "lost" outside Kaifeng City!
They should have gone all the way north to the Sanshan Floating Bridge in Huazhou... At least that's what the people in Kaifeng Prefecture thought!
But somehow, Zhao Ji's army left Kaifeng Mansion and headed east-northeast along the Wuzhang River. Now we have wandered into Dongming County, southeast of Huazhou... If we continue walking in this direction, we should almost reach Liangshanbo!
Of course Liangshan is not the destination of Zhao Ji's trip. Is it possible for him to go to Liangshan as a good official? His real destination was Yingtian Mansion in Nanjing, south of Xingren Mansion.
Just the day before Zhao Ji left Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo, Cai You, Li Bangyan, Li Yan, Liang Shicheng and others had escorted Zhao Ji's concubines, emperor concubines and underage princes to Yingtian Mansion in Nanjing on an official ship. However, those official ships traveled by the Bian River, not the Wuzhang River.
The Bianhe River is to the south of Wuzhang and is a canal leading to the southeast. The Wuzhang River is the canal leading to Jishui, which is the waterway connecting Jingdong East Road and Kaifeng Mansion.
Zhao Ji marched along the Wuzhang River, of course in order to deceive others... Most of the generals he brought out from Kaifeng Mansion were from Kaifeng. Only the two thousand Shengjie troops were from the Western Army, and their family members were not in Kaifeng Mansion. The remaining more than 10,000 people are all old Kaifeng residents for generations. If they knew that Zhao Ji was going to abandon Kaifeng Mansion and run away, they might start a mutiny!
So Zhao Ji had to hide it from his men and prevent them from knowing the purpose of his trip... But in this way, he could no longer go along the Bian River, but could only go along the Wuzhang River, and he had to Take the North Shore.
But walking along the north bank of the Wuzhang River is still a bit risky. After all, there is a flat plain between the north bank of the Wuzhang River and the Sanshanqiao battlefield without any obstruction. If a group of gold thieves sneaked over quietly, wouldn't he have to fight to the death?
But how could Tong Guan and Gao Qi let him take such a risk? The two of them had already arranged a water wheel official ship for Zhao Ji, and they followed Zhao Ji's army slowly. If danger occurred, Zhao Ji could cross the river immediately.
After crossing the Wuzhang River, run all the way to the southeast and you will reach Yingtian Mansion...
In addition, Gao Qiu also sent Tangma Chuanqi to keep in contact with Li Gang on the battlefield of Wannian Dam. Every night, the battle report of the day would be sent to Zhao Ji. If he finds something wrong, Zhao Ji will immediately cross the river and run away.
All in all, it’s foolproof!
The battle report sent last night showed that the Song army on the Wannian Xindi battlefield fought well. Although they still did not win, they still maintained the offensive, which was really not easy.
But this afternoon, just as Zhao Ji had just settled down at Zhenshui Temple by the Wuzhang River, the Privy Council of Kaifeng Mansion forwarded another report from the Hebei Army Marshal's Mansion, informing them of the great victory at Niangziguan and the great victory of the Pingding Army. , Taiyuan Victory and the news that the Golden Thief West Route Army has been defeated from Hedong!
Although there is a lot of water in this news, the Taiyuan siege rescue cannot be fake... Zhao Kai has already arrived at Taiyuan Mansion, and he also requested in the memorial to control the troops and horses in Hedong.
Of course, Zhao Ji would not agree to Zhao Kai's request. Isn't a Hebei Marshal enough? Add Hedong to the list, and we should reach Shaanxi in two days. Is this still true?
However, not allowing Zhao Kai's invitation does not affect Zhao Ji's good mood...Looking at this situation, the war with the gold thief is almost over. When he arrives at Yingtian Mansion, Da Song can make peace with Da Jin.
Even though Yingtian Mansion is only two to three hundred miles away from Kaifeng Mansion, the threat of the Yellow River water to Tian Mansion is much smaller than that to Kaifeng Mansion. If the Ten Thousand Years Levee breaks, Kaifeng Prefecture will be completely destroyed! But when the Yellow River flows three to four hundred miles and reaches Yingtian Mansion, the threat becomes much smaller. Moreover, it is impossible for a gold thief to attack a river three to four hundred miles away, because if the flood flows too far, the variables will be great. Who knows where it will be flooded?
Therefore, if the capital of the Song Dynasty was unwilling to move to Luoyang, which has inconvenient transportation, it could still avoid the danger of the Yellow River by moving to Yingtianfu (Shangqiu), which has more convenient transportation than Kaifeng.
When Zhao Ji thinks that he can be an official in the safe Yingtian Mansion in the future, Zhao Ji feels so expectant! At the same time, I was a little scared because I was leading the troops outside. I felt so uncomfortable that I couldn't get up and down, so I ordered the accompanying chamberlain to take out the wine that I had brought with me and hold a "drinking party" in Zhenshui Temple with Tong Guan, Gao Qiu and others. Maybe having a few more glasses would make me feel better.
As I drank, I got a little high.
Zhao Ji, who had changed into a Taoist robe, stood up dizzy and staggered towards the gate of the Taoist temple where he was.
It was dark now, but the hall was brightly lit inside and out. So Zhao Ji can enjoy the rain scene at night here. He only saw the rain falling on the dripping eaves in front of him, forming a curtain of water, which was very reminiscent of the Jiangnan water town.
Thinking of Jiangnan, and seeing the soldiers of the various classes standing in front of the palace standing under the eaves, Zhao Ji somehow thought of Zhou Yu, of Red Cliff, and of Su Dongpo's "Niannujiao. Red Cliff Nostalgia".
Then he couldn't help but recite: "The great river goes to the east, and the waves are gone, and the romantic figures of the ages. To the west of the fortress, the way of humanity is, the Three Kingdoms Zhou Lang Chibi..."
At this point, he suddenly stopped. I wonder if he forgot the words?
Tong Guan, Gao Qiu, and several princes (all sons of Zhao Ji) on the side just wanted to remind him, but Zhao Ji suddenly asked: "As a general, how do I compare to Zhou Lang of Jiangdong?"
You have already escaped, how dare you compare yourself to Zhou Yu? How thick-skinned you are!
But Tong Guan, Gao Qiu, and Zhao Ji's sons, no one dares to say that Zhao Ji is not as good as Zhou Yu!
Just when a few people began to praise the "Kaifeng Zhao Lang" who had escaped personally, they heard faint noises coming from outside. Listening carefully, there seemed to be bursts of thunderous roars.
People in the main hall became nervous. This voice sounded a little wrong! Could it be that a gold thief came to attack at night?
Tong Guan came forward cunningly and said in a low voice: "Guan family, I will ask someone to call the official ship. You and the kings can get on the ship first."
Zhao Ji was really drunk...and drinking alcohol is so timid! At this time, Zhao Ji had already figured out what it meant to be Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin, and said to Tong Guan who came up to him: "What are you doing on the boat? Are there gold thieves and navy troops?"
Tong Guan is also a bit old and confused, and his thinking is slow. He wants to say that the gold thief has a navy, and Zhao Ji is sure to get on the boat. But he told Zhao Ji the truth, "Guan family, the gold thief doesn't have a navy so we can board the boat... If the gold thief really comes, the government family can immediately cross the Wuzhang River to Yingtian Mansion." Run away."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Zhao Ji, a coward, has now regarded himself as "Sai Gongjin". Of course, he is not afraid of any gold thieves. "Here comes someone! Put on my armor and lead my horse. I want the military governor to hunt down the thieves!"
The governor begs for thieves? Are you crazy about being drunk?
Those around him who dared to put on armor or lead horses for Zhao Ji stood there motionless. At this moment, the sounds outside suddenly became much quieter, and even the dripping rain became softer and softer, almost inaudible.
It seemed that there was no gold thief coming, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, the filial son Zhao Shu remembered that his father wanted to "pretend to be a prince", so he loudly called to the servants on the left and right to put on Zhao Ji's armor and lead his horse. He also said to Tong Guan and Gao Qiu: "Since the official family is so interested , let’s just follow his wishes! We don’t want to go out to the Taoist temple, just go around the courtyard and let the officials blow some cold air to sober up.”
Since those who are filial sons have said this, it is hard for others to say anything else. So soon someone came up and put a golden lacquered mountain armor on Zhao Ji, and also put on a phoenix-winged hat. Someone else led a horse into the courtyard of the Taoist temple.
With the support of his two filial sons, Zhao Shu and Zhao Zhen, Zhao Ji staggered out of the yard, and was then helped onto the horse - of course he couldn't ride by himself, but someone was supporting him by the side. There were also people helping to lead the horses.
But before Zhao Ji could wake up from his drunkenness by the night wind in the yard, the noise that had disappeared for a moment started up again, getting closer and louder.
Zhao Ji listened carefully and vaguely seemed to hear countless voices shouting: "The flood is coming, the flood is coming..."
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Second update, third update at 6pm.
