What does extreme joy bring about sorrow?
Zhang Jun vividly interprets this idiom.
Because he felt that there was hope for his ideal to be realized, this veteran who had been fighting endlessly all his life was so happy that he rushed so fast that although he arrived in Lin'an early, he fell ill under the fatigue of traveling and traveling.
After arriving in Lin'an, he didn't meet the emperor yet. He first met with the imperial doctor in the imperial hospital.
Zhao Gou was speechless for a while when he learned that Zhang Jun was ill.
He recalled that Zhang Jun's blind operation caused the Huaixi Army to lose 40,000 soldiers for no reason. He recalled that he had angrily said that he would rather subjugate the country than use Zhang Jun. Then he thought about the current situation and the appearance of the important officials of the imperial court. , can only sigh helplessly.
Although Zhang Jun was not so reliable, he was courageous and iron-headed. He dared to do things that ordinary people did not dare to do. When the main force of the Jin army moved south, only Zhang Jun dared to go upstream and share his worries.
well……
In desperation, Zhao Gou could only immediately send the palace physician to treat him with all his strength.
After many treatments, Zhang Jun recovered from his illness on the 13th of the first lunar month and was summoned by Zhao Gou alone.
After all, he was full of energy and strong will to fight. On the eighth and ninth day of the lunar month, Zhang Jun's illness was almost healed and he could get out of bed.
So Zhao Gou asked the Privy Council in advance to show Zhang Jun the war news between the Northern Liberation Army and the Jin Army and all the intelligence collected over the past year to prepare countermeasures against him.
Zhang Jun read it for a few days, read through all the information currently available in the Southern Song Dynasty, and sorted out some clues. When he entered the palace on the 13th day of the first lunar month, Zhang Jun spoke eloquently when faced with Zhao Gou's inquiry.
"The current situation in the north can be said to be extremely dangerous. The gold masters have nearly 500,000 troops heading south, while the Liberation Army has only 200,000 to 300,000 troops. They are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers. Moreover, the terrain in Hebei and Shandong is flat and there is no danger to defend. The army's iron cavalry gallops freely and horizontally, which is extremely detrimental to the Liberation Army."
Zhang Jun stroked his beard and sighed repeatedly.
Zhao Gou's heart tightened.
"Deyuan, do you mean that the Liberation Army will be defeated? Will Shandong and Hebei be recaptured by the sponsors again?"
Zhang Jun sighed.
"The veteran can only say that it is very possible. The Jin Army has a huge advantage in cavalry. The veteran read the document sent by the Privy Council. It mentioned that the Liberation Army had defeated the Jin Army's cavalry several times. However, the veteran thought that it was all a matter of course. Example is not enough as a basis."
"But the Liberation Army has developed all the way and captured Hebei and Shandong. It can't be so fragile, right?"
Zhao Gou asked cautiously.
Zhang Jun shook his head.
"According to the documents provided by the Privy Council, the Liberation Army defeated the Jin Army's local garrisons along the way. It is hard to say how much combat power it still has, so the Liberation Army fought consecutively and victoriously.
But when the gold master went south, he was commanded by absolute elites and the main cavalry. Facing those absolute elites, how long the Liberation Army could hold on was a question. "
Zhao Gou lowered his head and was silent for a while, and finally asked with some reluctance: "Then if the Liberation Army is defeated, will the 500,000-strong army of the funder stop here, or..."
Zhao Gou began to ask the questions he was most concerned about.
And Zhang Jun knew this very well.
He began to express his opinions.
"Your Majesty may not want to hear it, but I have to say that if the Liberation Army is defeated, the sponsor will definitely not stop there. It is very likely that he will take advantage of the trend and go south, with his troops reaching the Huaihe River, threatening the life and death of the Song Dynasty!"
Zhang Jun's blunt words frightened Zhao Gou's fragile little heart.
"Deyuan, are you so sure?"
"Sure."
Zhang Jun said: "The Privy Council also learned that the sponsor was sending people to repair Kaifeng and expand the palace. What does this mean? Your Majesty should know very well that this means that the sponsor is prepared to move the capital south to Kaifeng. He did this Why? Invasion from the south!"
Zhang Jun's speech was so direct, without any twists and turns.
Zhao Gou took a deep breath and swallowed.
"Is there no room for change in this matter?"
"An army of half a million goes south to turn around? That is going to be very difficult. The financial owner is very ambitious and has great ambitions. An army of half a million can be regarded as the power of the country. The power of the country is just to deal with the people who occupy Shandong and Hebei. A mere Restoration Army? The person it wants must be the Song Dynasty!"
Zhang Jun spoke categorically: "I dare to ask your majesty to prepare for war immediately, guard the border strictly, and report the movements of the Jin army at any time to prepare for emergencies. Otherwise, once the Jin army goes south, the Song Dynasty will not be prepared at all, and it will be bad." "
Zhao Gou was flustered and thought for a long time before whispering: "We have already arranged for the Privy Council to conduct war preparations in Haozhou, Anfeng Army, Guangzhou and Xinyang Army."
"not enough!"
Zhang Jun said: "If the Jin Dynasty made up its mind to go south to attack the Song Dynasty, it would inevitably attack in three directions, with Lianghuai as one, Jingchu as the second, and Sichuan and Sichuan as the third! The Song Dynasty must be prepared for three-pronged war and guard against death if necessary. Take the initiative to attack at this time, so that you can repel the Jin Army!"
"Jingchu? Sichuan and Shu?"
Zhao Gou was quite surprised: "Is it possible that the financial owner wants to completely annex our Song Dynasty?"
"Probably!"
Zhang Jun was never afraid of speculating on the Jin Kingdom with the greatest malice, so he said: "I heard that the Jin Dynasty has always been arrogant. An arrogant person will leave no room for action and use his troops to do his best and attack on all fronts. The Song Dynasty cannot only be in the two Huaihe Rivers." War preparation.”
Zhao Gou felt very uneasy.
"Isn't this a full-scale national war?"
"It's a national war!"
Zhang Jun nodded and said: "Your Majesty must be prepared. Once the financial master starts a war, he will not give up until he achieves his goal. If the Song Dynasty does not resolutely fight back, it will be in danger of subjugation!"
The danger of national subjugation.
These four words greatly stimulated Zhao Gou.
He just wanted to be a stable emperor and a peaceful emperor, and he just wanted to enjoy life in peace. He didn't want any war or turmoil with the Kingdom of Jin at all. For this reason, he did not hesitate to kill Yue Fei in exchange for absolute safety.
He can be a son, he can call him daddy, he can kneel in front of Wan Yanliang and declare himself a minister and pay tribute. As long as he is still the emperor behind closed doors and can still enjoy the glory and wealth, how much suffering will the people suffer and how helpless will the ministers of the Northern Expedition be? , he doesn't care at all.
But Wan Yanliang could not let him become emperor.
Only he can prevent himself from becoming emperor. If he doesn't want to, others can't force him.
If Wan Yanliang did not let him become emperor, even if he could not raise his head voluntarily, he would have to raise his head forcefully with his hands and fight a war to protect the throne.
Wan Yanliang could sit on his head and urinate, but he couldn't defecate.
"Deyuan, do you think that with the current situation, if the gold master goes south to attack the Song Dynasty and an army of 500,000 people presses on the border, do you think the Song Dynasty can win?"
Zhao Gou asked Zhang Jun with a contradictory attitude of uneasiness and expectation.
Zhang Jun smiled slightly, thinking, I'm just waiting for you to ask me!
I'm good at this!
So Zhang Jun put the memories of Fuping's defeat and the Huaixi military coup behind him and spoke slowly.
"If this battle is to begin, although it is dangerous, it may not have no chance of victory. Your Majesty, I would like to ask your Majesty, why does the financial owner want to go south?"
"Why?"
Zhao Gou was stunned and said: "Of course it was to quell the rebellion. Why did he go south if not to quell the rebellion?"
"No, Your Majesty, the financial owner was forced to go south."
Zhang Jun shook his head.
Zhao Gou was a little surprised.
"Forced to go south?"
"Yes, forced to go south."
Zhang Jun stroked his beard and said slowly: "Although the veteran has been living idle these years, he has often heard about some things about the Jin Kingdom, such as which relatives of the emperor were killed by the gold master. After listening to it for so many years, the veteran has understood Well, the financial sponsor Wan Yanliang’s position is not stable now.”
Zhao Gou was shocked, then calmed down and said, "This... I can't say it's not true, but the financial owner is still the overlord of one party, so how could he be forced to go south?"
"The more violent he is and the more he kills, the more he needs the support of power. The Kingdom of Jin is a country of barbarians. It does not know etiquette and is not a country of etiquette. Changing the emperor is a common occurrence. If the monarch does not have hot military exploits, he will not be able to sit on the throne."
Zhang Jun smiled and said: "So, the more the financial leader kills people, the more military exploits he needs. The more he needs military exploits, the more he will take the initiative to attack other countries in order to gain prestige, increase power, and secure the throne. Okay. Continue to be the emperor.
At this time, any war in the country will bring a huge threat to the sponsor. If you fail to win one battle, your power will be weakened by one point. If you fail to win the second battle, your power will be five points weaker. If you fail to win three battles, your power will be lost and your status will be unstable. , this emperor, I'm afraid he just can't do it anymore. "
As Zhang Jun said this, Zhao Gou listened. The more he listened, the more he felt that what he said made sense. He felt that from the perspective of an emperor, it was indeed true...
well? Could this old guy be criticizing Sang and Huai?
Zhao Gou suddenly noticed something strange.
But he looked at the proud expression on Zhang Jun's face and shook his head. Thinking of Zhang Jun's upright character, he felt that there should be no hidden meaning in his words, just the literal meaning.
The enemy is present, so tolerate him for the time being.
Zhao Gou didn't have any attack and continued to ask him.
"So what you are saying is that the financial owner was forced to go south. If he was forced, something would definitely go wrong?"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Zhang Jun's big gift made Zhao Gou feel much better.
"I see. So, if you think about it this way, even though the gold master mobilized an army of 500,000 to go south, we, the Song Dynasty, may not have a way to deal with it?"
"Of course!"
Zhang Jun nodded and said: "Although the benefactor has many soldiers and generals and is strong, but with a large number of people, a lot of food will be consumed. The benefactor is going south in a big way, and the food supply is very problematic.
If the army moves south, the rear will be empty. If someone among the Khitan people in the rear rebels and causes chaos, it will be like a bolt from the blue for the gold master. Can he still fight with peace of mind?
Therefore, as long as your Majesty actively prepares for war, patrols the borders, recruits military intelligence, and appoints virtuous people, then if this war really starts, we, the Song Dynasty, will definitely win the final victory! "
Zhao Gou was moved by what Zhang Jun said, and became a little ambitious. He patted Zhang Jun on the shoulder and said that he would study it and give Zhang Jun a position that can take charge of this war, so that Zhang Jun can strategize. Won a victory for the Song Dynasty.
Zhang Jun was overjoyed, thanked him immediately, and left the palace.
There was never anything private that could be "hidden" in Zhao Gou's palace.
After a while, the content of the conversation between Zhao Gou and Zhang Jun spread, and some people began to spread related news.
For example, Zhao Gou and Zhang Jun had a very happy talk, and they wanted to reuse Zhang Jun. Zhang Jun was favored again and was about to be the prime minister or the governor of political affairs. Position.
A thousand words are just one sentence.
Zhang Jun is back.
When this news came out, some people were happy and some were worried, and there were few people who were happy and many people who were worried.
