Although Zhang Jun could understand the imperial court's timidity, he did not intend to admit that such an approach was correct.
If the Privy Council had been stronger at that time, now the imperial court would be almost empty-handed, having obtained hundreds of thousands of troops and half of the Central Plains for no reason.
Do we still need to be in such embarrassment now?
Zhang Jun did not consider the thoughts of the Liberation Army and Su Yonglin as well as their subjective wishes, and directly set the pace. Suddenly, the officials were in an uproar and asked several senior officials in the Privy Council for the reason.
Others asked Tang Sidei and Shen Gai questions, which made the prime ministers of the Song Dynasty very embarrassed and did not know how to reply to this matter.
The ministers are also angry, feeling that the fat is flying away from their mouths. Are you prime ministers too incompetent?
Seeing that the court was about to turn into an interrogation hall, Zhao Gou, as the real main person responsible, had no choice but to step forward and interrupt this rhythm storm.
"Ahem, it's been a long time since this happened, so don't mention it again. Deyuan, you'd better talk about what to do now."
The emperor personally came out to distract Zhang Jun and other ministers, so they had to give face to them, so they became quiet.
Zhang Jun sighed and said: "Originally, this matter was relatively easy to solve. In the name of the monarch and his subjects, he could easily contact the leader of the Liberation Army, negotiate with him, or give orders, all of which were targeted. But now, This has become less easy.”
Zhang Jun is telling the truth.
Tang Situi and others also thought so, and Zhao Gou also thought so.
But can they admit that they did something wrong?
So Tang Si retreated and stood up.
"With the situation at that time, who could have predicted what will happen today? The Liberation Army had two civil strifes in a row, which looked like destruction to anyone. How can we think that the people at that time made mistakes because of the current situation? Mr. Deyuan, you To say so would be a bit much.”
Zhang Jun was very angry, but he knew that the matter was closely related to the emperor Zhao Gou. After thinking for a moment, he did not continue to ask further questions to hurt Zhao Gou's face.
"I won't talk about these anymore, let's talk about what to do! Your Majesty, according to my opinion, once it is confirmed that the Liberation Army has really defeated the Jin Army, someone should immediately contact the leader of the Liberation Army and ask the senior leaders of the Liberation Army about the Song Dynasty. attitude, see if we can negotiate with him and recruit him."
The ministers were in an uproar, and even Zhao Gou was in disbelief, thinking that Zhang Jun had taken the wrong medicine.
If the Liberation Army wins and dominates the Central Plains, it would be fine if they don't compete with the Southern Song Dynasty. But they still want to recruit troops?
Chen Kangbo, who had been silent until now, stood up.
"Gong Deyuan, you just said that the imperial court did not help the Liberation Army when it needed it, but now they have to send people north to recruit people. It is inappropriate no matter how you look at it. What you said is a bit..."
"Excessive?"
Zhang Jun took a deep breath, shook his head, and said: "That's not what you said. As you all know, the Liberation Army has only been in power for two years. Maybe it was because of the serious civil strife in Jin, or maybe it was because the Liberation Army was like a god, and they defeated the Jin Kingdom. .
However, defeating the Jin Kingdom does not mean that it can gain a foothold in the Central Plains. Historians say that it is easy to conquer a country but difficult to defend it. In order to win over the people of the Central Plains, the Jin Kingdom held imperial examinations to recruit scholars. All systems were modeled on those of the Song Dynasty, so that they could gain a foothold in the Central Plains.
Although the Liberation Army has a strong military, will they be able to govern the country? Do they know how to govern a country? Is it possible that once the land is conquered, food and various taxes can be handed over to them to sustain themselves? Conquering the country is really not the same thing as governing the country. "
Zhang Jun's words awakened many officials, and also relieved some of Zhao Gou's doubts and worries.
Zhang Jun is really a tough guy who sees things very clearly. He can see many things that other officials cannot see or understand.
He talked about a very important issue.
Conquering territory and dominating it are not the same thing.
Conquering territory can be accomplished with just one army, but to rule a place requires not only the army to maintain law and order, but also administrative talents to govern.
That is not something that the military can do. It requires a political power to do it.
If the Liberation Army really defeated the Jin Army, it would definitely be famous and popular, and its leaders would definitely have huge influence on the local area.
But how long this influence can last depends on whether the Liberation Army can successfully transform into a political power.
Therefore, determining whether the Liberation Army defeated the Jin Army is the first step.
The second step is to observe through observation whether the Liberation Army has the ability and ideas to rule, and whether they have transformed into a qualified political power.
Putting it into reality, it is to observe whether the Liberation Army has established relations with powerful local landlords, scholar-bureaucrats and other families, and organized imperial examinations to stabilize its rule.
If not, it means that their foundation is shallow, or they are not aware of their shallow foundation at all. Then it is not a fantasy for the Liberation Army to join the Song Dynasty.
Because they didn’t understand governance at all and had no ability to govern. Who else could they rely on if they didn’t rely on the Southern Song Dynasty?
If there is, it proves that there are experts in the Liberation Army, and then consider what to do next.
But from Zhang Jun's own point of view, he feels that the first possibility is very high, and the second possibility is very small.
"Judging from the fact that two civil strife broke out within two years of the Liberation Army's uprising, the senior leaders of the Liberation Army did not understand the art of governance at all. They relied solely on the leader's personal prestige and military merit to control the troops. For a while, they could be powerful and powerful, but once Over time, all kinds of problems will arise.”
Zhang Jun slowly said: "So Your Majesty, I think that by clarifying this matter to the senior leaders of the Liberation Army, and then using high-ranking officials, generous salaries, and dignitaries as bait, there is a high possibility of reaching an agreement. By then, our government will be able to get it without any effort." Wouldn’t it be beautiful to have hundreds of thousands of elite troops and generals who can conquer and fight well?”
Not to mention, although this old guy Zhang Jun is smelly and tough, and does not match the taste of the emperor and the Lord Harmony Sect, he is still good at it and can still speak well.
His narration immediately gave the panic-stricken civil and military officials of the Southern Song Dynasty a clear view of the future.
Not only that, through this perception of the future, the civil and military officials somehow found a sense of superiority.
The same was true for Zhao Gou. After some guidance from Zhang Jun, he found that as long as he followed Zhang Jun's ideas, the problem seemed to be solved.
So he looked at Zhang Jun, thinking a lot in his heart.
Zhang Jun is capable of getting things done and courageous, but he is too stubborn and has a bit of ambition and talent, which makes him difficult to control.
Tang Situi had the ability and skill, as well as the loyalty to take the blame for the emperor. More importantly, he did not make any rash advances, although he was indeed a bit weak.
If Tang Side and Zhang Jun could merge into one, remove all the weaknesses in Zhang Jun and Tang Side, and then combine the advantages of the two into one person, what would this person be like? Excellent.
Then Zhao Gou could really try to be a hands-off shopkeeper and entrust the power to this person. He would retreat behind the scenes and the Holy Emperor would rule from above. Wouldn't it be beautiful?
It's a pity, it's a pity that beautiful things cannot always be enjoyed at the same time. There is no way to have both in this world.
Zhao Gou sighed extremely.
After sighing, Zhao Gou nodded and praised Zhang Jun.
"Deyuan is worthy of being an old minister. He is thoughtful and prudent in his actions. This method is very good. If you have no other opinions, this matter has been decided."
The emperor set the tone. He was obviously very satisfied with Zhang Jun's opinion, and no one stood up to oppose it. It was just to make themselves unhappy.
So amidst the compliments, Zhang Jun's motion was passed and handed over to Yousi for immediate execution.
Knowing how to deal with it, the ministers were confident and no longer worried, and waited quietly.
On the fourth day of April, detailed and reliable news about the war situation in the north came back to Lin'an.
The Jin Army was really defeated, the Liberation Army really won the battle, Wan Yanliang died in the battle, the entire army of 500,000 people was wiped out, the Liberation Army won a great victory, and the troops divided into two groups and began to attack the areas occupied by the Jin Army.
A partial force took the Nanjing Road and won a great victory. It had captured Kaifeng, defeated the Jin army, killed Kong Yanzhou and other important figures who stayed in Nanjing of the Jin Kingdom, and occupied the Nanjing Road.
The main force of the other group has already gone north to attack Yanyun. It is said that the senior leaders of the Liberation Army want to capture Zhongdu, regain Yanyun, drive the Jin people out of the Great Wall, and fight back to their hometown.
The overall situation has been decided.
