Know yourself and your enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger;
If you don’t know the enemy but know yourself, you will win and lose;
If you don’t know the enemy and you don’t know yourself, you have nothing to say, and you will surely perish in every battle.
Before the Jin State could react, the Song Dynasty quickly entered the north of the Huaihe River and caught the opponent by surprise. This was a surefire way to win a hundred battles.
By the time Liu Bang spent a lot of time building many fortifications in Yingzhou, the Song Dynasty had already reached the second stage of the Jin Dynasty. It did not know the enemy but knew itself, so the generals were stagnant and the emperor was waiting for work. Wanyan Wushu was played to the point of taking advantage of the situation.
To be honest, what Liu Bang has never figured out is that even if Zhao Shicheng is so bold, even if he really colludes with the Jin people, what is Wanyan Wushu's basis, and what is Zhao Shicheng's basis?
Lin'an is almost an empty city without troops and horses. This is obviously a trap with a fatal temptation... People with normal brains, such as Xiang Guangshi, can see it, but these people really can't see it?
On the first day of the twelfth year of the Lunar New Year in Shaoxing, all questions have answers.
Eighty thousand people came out of Yingzhou City, coming out from four directions. Except for the south, the other three places were the same as before... The Jin people didn't even think about fighting. When the Song army took a step forward, they took a step back. When the Song army advanced a hundred miles, they retreated a hundred miles.
Except to the south.
The news from the previous scouts was that the main force of the Jin should be in the south. When the emperor first heard the news, he was happy for a while. What does this mean? The opponent came from the north, but placed their main force in the south, which showed that they had no intention of leaving Yingzhou a retreat, and that they were really coming to besiege the city.
But now, that's obviously not the case.
They don't have 500,000 people, not even 200,000, and I don't even know if 100,000 are enough. Except for some Jin people under the banner of He Shilie's family who have a little fighting power and add some obstacles to everyone. , the rest, whether it was the Jin Han army or the Jin Liao army, or even people from various grassland tribes, almost collapsed under the power of the Song army.
When He Shilie Zhining discovered that the person facing him was not a person with a false reputation, He Shilie's family had already lost hundreds of corpses in Yingzhou City, so he gave the most correct order as quickly as possible:
Withdraw first.
Don't confront the opponent head-on. This is what the fourth prince had told him before. Since they want to go out, just let them go out.
After the Song army had gone far away, the scouts sent out by Zhining to follow said that these people had crossed the river directly...
The usually calm general of the Kingdom of Jin had to get a little excited.
The Song people...are they giving up on Yingzhou again?
That's it, that's it!
Otherwise, they have no reason not to pursue them, and there is no reason to cross the Huaihe River directly.
Although he didn't know the purpose of the fourth prince asking him to pose, he knew that the fourth prince was the best general in the world and had been fighting for many years with few defeats. If he asked himself to come to Yingzhou and asked himself to do this, he must have him. reason.
Like, buy some time for someone.
Something happened in the Southern Dynasty.
It’s not difficult to guess the cause and effect here. Although I don’t know what exactly happened, Zhining has a wolf-like sense of smell on the battlefield... For example, they caught those with tough mouths who came from the south and wanted to enter Yingzhou. Go people.
He knew his chance had come.
Yingzhou, which must be fought over between the Song and Jin Dynasties, was right in front of him.
How many people did Zhang Jun have, how many people did Liu Qi have, and how many people there were in the entire Southern Dynasty? Although Zhining didn't know the exact number, he probably knew it.
The Song army's troops leaving the city this time were not more than 80,000, but Yingzhou...
How many people are left?
A simple counting question, Wanyan Wushu's son-in-law quickly made his decision:
If God does not take it, he will suffer the consequences;
If you fail at the right time, you will suffer the consequences!
Like Wanyan Wushu, he has been winning since he was born.
This time, too, we have to win.
Zhining looked at Yingzhou City in the distance and asked people to gather up the scattered deserters. He led his people and surrounded them again.
As soon as Yingzhou was freed from the siege, it fell into siege again.
"It's surrounded. Although there are fewer people, it's definitely surrounded."
Although Captain Zhang knew that the official was in a bad mood, such good news really made it difficult for him to restrain his mood.
The official family has spent so much manpower, material and financial resources in Yingzhou. If it is not used, it will really be wasted.
Now the opposite side has witnessed so many troops coming out... The cat is guarding the fish, how can he not want to steal fish?
Captain Zhang could already picture the golden dogs being dragged to death in Yingzhou by Uncle Liu Xin and 40,000 people when they were attacking the city.
It's a pity that His Majesty gave such obviously great credit to Liu Qi...
He also thought that he really owed Uncle Liu Xin the last battle in Tuogao, so even though he felt it was a pity, Captain Zhang finally accepted it.
It's his fault.
The emperor was still silent. Although everyone didn't know what the old man's relationship was with the officials, judging from the officials' cries last night... When Zongze died, the news of the death of Emperor Huizong and the death of Queen Xing came. , no one has ever seen His Majesty like this.
This person must be very important to him.
Not to mention outsiders like Han Chang, even Zhang Junyue didn't dare to figure out the emperor's thoughts many times.
But Yaoshi Guo was different. He was a person who could live or die anyway. Emperor Zhao didn't kill him, but he didn't treat him that well either.
Over time, the old man finally understood what he meant.
Heroes have been lonely since ancient times. This leader of the Han people's renaissance has done so many great things. If outsiders don't know about it, how uncomfortable will he feel in his heart?
And my existence is to witness the martial arts of His Majesty the Emperor, and to be the one to show off, and to point out the identity of the Emperor amidst the exclamations of everyone when the Emperor walks at night in brocade robes.
Otherwise, there is no reason why he would hide nothing from him and do everything under his nose.
With this idea, the former number one general of the Song Dynasty didn't know whether to be happy or sad. After all, he seemed to be more confidant than the emperor's confidant, but he was far from the status of an ordinary confidant.
After patting his horse and arriving behind the emperor, Medical Master Guo glanced at Captain Zhang, gesturing for him to step aside and make room for himself.
However, Zhang Jun had long hated this old man with unknown origins competing for his favor. Although he saw him, he just snorted without any other action.
Pharmacist Guo doesn't care either. He is a person who should have died long ago. Naturally, he is not afraid of what he sees or hears. But you, Lieutenant Zhang, have to sacrifice your identity to argue with you...
"You shouldn't be upset, right?"
His voice was neither loud nor quiet, but it could definitely be understood by the emperor in front of him.
"The troops and horses of the three yamen have never been in full force. No matter how long the front is in Lianghuai, the troops of Taiwei Zhang and Marshal Han are enough. By doing this, aren't you just trying to free up Lin'an? No. Are you just trying to make a place for people in Lin'an who have ulterior motives?"
"You are brave!"
The emperor still didn't look back, but Lieutenant Zhang suddenly panicked.
I'm afraid this man is crazy, but he dares to say this...Does he know what he is talking about?
The official family specially asked people to rebel... This is not to say that His Majesty is a villain, but to say that the official Zhao family is doing things that are not aboveboard!
Let’s take a step back, even if this is true...so what if it’s true, is that what you should say?
Zhang Jun didn't know whether he was panicked or angry. He scolded Pharmacist Guo many times. If the emperor hadn't responded, he would have killed the old man right now.
Pharmacist Guo still ignored him: "Zheng Burke was in Yan, and Zheng Zhuanggong allowed his younger brother and his mother to be arrogant, which finally made them want to rebel... So at that time, Zheng Zhuanggong took action again, and everything became much more reasonable."
Zhang Jun didn't dare to listen anymore, he cupped his hands towards the emperor and said:
"I'll go back and see if they can follow."
After saying that, he turned the horse's head and left here without looking back, leaving a large open space for Pharmacist Guo.
Waiting half a body behind the emperor, Medicine Master Guo looked towards the official Zhao's house, but saw that his face was expressionless, as if he had not heard his words.
Pharmacist Guo didn't say anything more, and the two of them just stayed silent and headed in the direction of Lin'an.
"It's not like you haven't read books, how come you even know the story of Duke Zhuang of Zheng?"
The first sentence Liu Bang spoke was a question. Medical Master Guo smiled and said:
"It's what Lu Yihao told Xiao Lao'er back then, but at that time, he regarded Xiao Lao'er and Chang Shengjun as co-uncles. Didn't the court treat us preferentially at that time? Lu Yihao was giving a warning. Xiao Lao'er naturally Remember it clearly."
Liu Bang shook his head: "If you have to think too much about everything in this world, your life will be too tiring."
"You said that I shouldn't be sad because someone plotted a rebellion, and this rebellion just happened to fulfill my wishes, so I shouldn't be sad... Pharmacist Guo, you are always like this, you don't understand anything, and you are always so..." If it’s more.”
"Of course I will be sad. I am not the Buddha in your temple. That thing is made of clay. I am not. I am a human being..."
"Since you are a human being, you will feel sad."
"You are sad..." Medical Master Guo looked at him and felt that there was something indescribable in the emperor's profile.
"Are you sad that you harmed the old man because you were not prepared?"
Liu Bang kept wondering what went wrong.
Even if Zhao Shicheng had contacts with Dali and the Kingdom of Jin, it was impossible for him to rebel just by opening his mouth and shouting.
I had informed Liu Ziyu in advance. Judging from the man's behavior, he was a reasonable and well-organized person. As long as he was prepared, there would be no chance of any mistakes.
The army had already arrived at Anfeng Army. According to the previous plan, Yue Yunbiao was going to separate from everyone here. He came forward and said something to the emperor, mostly about "take care of yourself". Liu Bang told him:
"When I met your father, I told him not to worry about other things. When I return to Lin'an, nothing will happen."
"Fight well, kill more golden men, tell him as soon as possible if he has no money or food, and don't think about anything else. Leave it all to me."
Yue Yun kowtowed to the emperor and headed west with the 10,000 troops and horses he had brought.
He came in a storm, but he didn't go back empty-handed... The emperor gave him one-third of the food, grass and weapons prepared by Yingzhou. Yue Fei didn't know how long he would have to remain in a stalemate in Ruzhou. The more of these things he had, the more he would have. The confidence to continue fighting fiercely.
When they were far away, Liu Bang rejected Huang Yanjie's suggestion to rest in Anfeng Army and still had to rush on. He felt suffocated in his heart. The later he let it out, the more uncomfortable he felt.
"What do you mean I'm not ready?"
Pharmacist Guo looked at His Majesty again, and saw that he seemed to be a different person, and all the previous sinister feelings were dispelled.
"What you mean, kid, is as if I killed someone else."
Pharmacist Guo was speechless... wasn't it?
Seeing the expression on the old man's face, Liu Bang became angry:
"You deserve to end up like this, kid!"
"I ask you, when you were the coach of the ever-victorious army, but later you voted for the Jin people, who do you hate the most, the Song people or the Jin people?"
The old man had exposed the emperor just now, and now he was exposed again... Since he was so frank, he naturally had no reason to hide it.
"I hate the Jin people, but I hate the Song people even more. If those incompetent people hadn't killed Zhang Jue, if it hadn't been for Huang Qianshan, Wang Boyan, Tong Guan, Qin Hui and others... many things could have been avoided."
The emperor seemed to have already known his answer:
"Look, you don't hate the Jin people who buried your victorious army with their own hands. What you hate the most is the Song people."
"The Jin people were the result of the destruction of the Ever Victorious Army, and the Song people... were the cause!"
Pharmacist Guo has been very restrained. When he talks about the people of Song Dynasty, he is actually talking about the imperial court of Song Dynasty.
"So you think that I am the cause of Lao Wangtou's death and the person who killed him is the result, then I have to take more responsibility and blame myself and feel guilty, right?"
Pharmacist Guo did not answer, already acquiescing to the emperor's statement.
"Then someone had a lot of money and was robbed. The person who deserves the blame is the one who suffered, right? Who told him he had a lot of money?"
"This... this is sophistry!"
"There is no cause and effect."
Liu Bang finally turned around and looked at the old man. He was the emperor and he could not be wrong.
And, he wasn't wrong at all.
"Bullshit cause and effect, I only know who forced him here, it was Zhao Shicheng! That's enough, nothing else..."
Finally, dozens of fast horses were ushered in front... If they weren't dressed so familiarly, it wouldn't be normal for a group of cavalry to appear here.
And these people are exactly the people sent by Zhao Ding from Lin'an one after another.
They couldn't enter Yingzhou, and some wanted to enter, but they were stopped by the Jin people, so they all stayed here with Anfeng Army.
Now that they saw the emperor's flag, these people rushed over, not even asking for their horses, and ran over directly.
When someone read out the names of Emperor Xiaociyuan and the Empress Dowager...
Pharmacist Guo was a little surprised...that was his former emperor.
And Liu Bang finally understood.
I understood what Zhao Shicheng was doing.
He also understood what the intentions of the Jin people were when they surrounded him and allowed him to bite their bait.
After a while, the emperor finally said:
"So this is ah."
The people of Jin who delayed for so long were not trying to buy time for Zhao Shicheng.
They were dragging these two people back from the north.
"His Majesty……"
There was a trace of sadness in Yaoshi Guo's shout, but Liu Bang didn't care.
"It turns out that the fruit is here."
He said to Huang Yanjie:
"There is a traitor in the court who is causing trouble. Let's go and inform everyone. The purpose of our return this time is to eliminate the traitor... Therefore, the journey cannot be slow. When we arrive in Lin'an, everyone will be rewarded."
Huang Yanjie paused and then went back to pass the order. Instead, it was Lu Zai beside him... The living room owner was a little worried:
"Guan family, what are we... about to do?"
"What is rape, let's hoe it."
…
Every year on the first day of the first lunar month, the emperor would entertain all his ministers.
But before the banquet, there is one more thing that must be done, which is to offer sacrifices.
Worshiping heaven, ancestors and temples is a duty that every king cannot escape.
But this year is different. This year, the emperor led the army outside, so it could have been postponed, or the officials could set up an altar themselves in Yingzhou, which is the same.
But unfortunately, there is still an emperor in Lin'an.
Although Zhao Huan only served as emperor for one year, he was still an emperor. As the Empress Dowager said, he was also a prince appointed by the late emperor himself, and was worshiped by all the officials in the world.
Whether it is Zhao Ding or Liu Ziyu, whether it is Xin Ciying or Su Fu, this man was once their majesty, and this cannot be faked.
So when the Queen Mother said that she wanted Emperor Xiaociyuan to come to worship heaven...except for Xin Ciying, although many people wanted to object, Zhao Ding agreed.
Not only did he agree, but he also used the etiquette prepared for officials without any loss on Zhao Huan.
With such an attitude, it is absolutely impossible to say that the ministers have no other ideas.
As for Xin Ciying, he has known Zhao Ding for many years and has reached the point where he points his nose at him and curses:
"You suffered the disaster of Qin Hui and lived alone in Jiuzhou. The officials called you back to Lin'an and worshiped you as prime minister... How is this great favor different from Emperor Zhaolie's invitation to Marquis Wu?"
"And this is how you repay His Majesty?!"
The old man's heart had already melted into the emperor's body, and he had melted into it several times in succession.
Now he is the loudest and has the most opinions.
It's also thanks to the fact that Lin'an Prefect is not as powerful as Kaifeng Prefect, otherwise, I really don't know what he would do.
Zhao Huan was wearing a large fur hat, which could only be worn by the emperor. At the Ancestral Temple in front of the Ruishi Spring, he was already reciting the words of sacrifice to heaven.
Somehow, on the first day of the twelfth year of Shaoxing, when it was still celebrating the New Year, not a single person in the civil and military circles could laugh.
When Zhao Huan led the ministers to kneel down and worship, Xin Ciying, who stood there like a bird among the chickens, looked extremely dazzling.
Wang Xie already had the nominal responsibility of commanding the imperial army of Sanya Imperial City. Although the number was small, it really allowed this man who had already semi-retired to feel the taste of power again.
Seeing that it was this stubborn old man making trouble again, General Wang became furious... regardless of his decency, he walked up and gave Xin Ciying several more slaps.
From the time he followed Zhao Shicheng to the Lin'an government office until today, Wang Xie couldn't remember how many times he had beaten this man.
Based on his temper, this man should have been killed long ago!
Xin Ciying didn't fight back, but looked at the man coldly. Zhao Huan shouted in a low voice from above, "Don't do anything," but he still refused to come down from the steps. This dissuasion from a distance seemed like a start. Just like a play.
"You old man, how dare you despise your Majesty!"
As he spoke, Wang Xie kept slapping him, causing Xin Ciying's head to swing from side to side.
But as soon as he stopped, Xin Ciying immediately stood up straight again, with the same contemptuous look.
Yes, Wang Xie did not blame him wrongly, he was indeed contemptuous.
After beating Wang Xie until he was tired and Xin Ciying's mouth bleeding, the old man finally spoke:
"One hundred and seven."
"What?"
"One hundred and seven slaps, I remember them clearly."
Wang Xie looked at this serious old man and finally couldn't help laughing.
It's not surprising that General Wang is smiling like this. The main reason is that he has been in the prefecture and county for many years and doesn't know much about the major events in Lin'an City.
If he had known that this was the beloved minister of the Zhao Guan family, he might have been more accommodating. But then again, how could the Zhao Guan family put their beloved minister in the position of Lin'an Prefecture Yin?
Zhao Ding sighed softly, stood up first, bowed to the emperor, and then walked to Xin Ciying:
"Why bother?"
"This is the principle of a loyal minister, and the principle of a man. Even if I tell you, you won't understand."
He scolded him harshly, saying that he was not a man. Zhao Ding only moved his eyelids, but still stubbornly pulled him up:
"Even if you don't kneel to the one above, the priest should still kneel."
"Kneel down!"
Xin Ciying suddenly cursed:
"This one sold half of his country and went out, and the other one is still risking his life outside to fight back!"
"This man put himself and his parents into danger. People in the south took pity on him, but they didn't know who created such a situation back then. It was that man who was scolded!"
"Now, it's okay not to write the book of sin against oneself, but to come back and snatch up that person's errand. What's the truth? Where can this truth be justified?!"
Seeing that he was getting more and more exaggerated, and he was so loud that the surrounding ministers probably heard it.
But they were not the only ones who heard it. Zhao Huan still looked concerned from above. No one knew that under the cuffs of his imperial uniform, he had already clenched his fists.
Zhao Ding finally waved to the servants:
"Xin Fuyin is ill, please send him back to his home first."
Xin Ciying didn't want to stay here at all. He flicked his sleeves and walked out of the Ancestral Temple without even looking at the emperor above him.
He was full of anger and had swollen cheeks.
As soon as he stepped out, he felt so sad that he shouted directly on the street:
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
This voice was so sad that everyone in the temple frowned.
They all looked at Mr. Zhao, hoping that he would make a gesture.
On the other side, opposite the Taimiao Temple is the Great Buddha Temple. This is the temple built in Lin'an opposite the Daxiangguo Temple. Needless to say, the incense is very popular. It is the first day of this year, and many people come to burn the incense.
Chapo and his guards also came to join in the fun. After hearing the guards coming back from outside talking about what happened in the Ancestral Temple, he didn't even react.
After he knelt in front of the Buddha for a long time and said everything in his heart to the Buddha, he stood up and said:
"Don't worry about anything else. Once they are brought here, it has nothing to do with us."
A deposed emperor with no power, neither he nor Wanyan Wushu, nor even the Emperor of Jin, thought about how much trouble he could cause.
But as long as he is in the Song Dynasty, everything will be fine.
A country can only have one emperor, and the other one, even in name only, as long as he says the right words at the right time... He doesn't even have to say words, just expresses his stance, that's enough.
The current Emperor Song has no queen, and this emperor has arrived in Lin'an. No matter how many people have ideas, Emperor Song himself will definitely have to spend a lot of effort to save his life.
Because, he is already remembered.
After a while, another guard came to report:
"Something happened at the palace...their empress dowager called a young monk from Lingyin Temple."
"What's wrong?"
"That young monk... seems to be deeply liked by Emperor Song. Their queen mother may want to use him to enter the inner palace."
"None of these things have anything to do with us... put more of your energy in the north!"
After Chaozi finished speaking, he continued: "As long as there is news of Emperor Song's return, we must leave as soon as possible. This is a matter of your life and mine."
The man responded, and just as he was about to leave, he seemed to remember something:
"Zhang Jun has arrived."
"Um."
The dwarf nodded and said nothing else.
Chaozi already knew that the Empress Dowager could not enter the inner palace. In his opinion, this was another backup plan left by Emperor Song.
But to him, it's no big deal.
But for the Empress Dowager, that was so different.
The Empress Dowager doesn't care about the inner palace, but now she can't even enter... This is what makes Empress Dowager Wei the most uneasy and angry these days.
So when someone said that there was a young monk who often visited the inner palace, she wanted to take a look.
See if it's true. If this little monk can get in, he can't.
Then she will naturally have many, many things to say to her son.
(End of chapter)
