Entering the living room, Yue Fei hurriedly stood up to greet him. Wang Xiaolie returned the gift and asked Yue Fei to take a seat. Wang Zhong served tea.
After inviting him for tea, Wang Xiaoxian said, "Commander, come to my camp. Do you have any advice?"
Yue Fei cupped his hands and said, "I have nothing to do today, so I just came to see Xiao Sheren. Yue was originally a general under Lieutenant Wang Yan. Because his troops were scattered, he led his troops back to Kaifeng City. Since entering the city, people often say unpleasant things. Before A few days later, when the people from Xiaoshe came to the city, Liu Guard mentioned my name in front of me, and I felt grateful."
Wang Xiaolie said hurriedly: "The leader of an extraordinary person may feel sad for a moment, so don't take it for granted. Don't take it to heart."
After listening to Yue Fei's words, Wang Xiaolie understood why he visited again.
The Yue Fei at this time was not the Yue Fei later, let alone the Yue Fei in the history of later generations, and he was not even considered to have emerged. Originally, Yue Fei was Wang Yan's subordinate. When Wang Yan was killed, he led his troops to leave and returned to Kaifeng. In the eyes of people at this time, Yue Fei was very unpopular. That day Wang Xiaolie said in front of Zongze that Yue Fei, Wang Yan and Han Shizhong were the three famous generals he knew, which made Yue Fei feel grateful.
Thinking of this, Wang Xiaolie also found it funny. From the perspective of future generations, Wang Yan and Han Shizhong cannot be compared with Yue Fei.
After chatting for a while, Yue Fei said: "It's getting late, so I'll say goodbye now. If you are free, you can come to our army for a walk."
Wang Xiaolie said: "If the commander is fine, don't be in a hurry to go back. I ordered the food and wine to be prepared. Let's have two glasses of wine."
The living habit at this time was two meals a day, without a meal at noon. The consequence of this is that you don't have to wait for noon to invite people to drink and eat, and you can do it at any time. Anyway, as long as it's not morning, the rest of the time is considered normal.
Yue Fei hesitated: "Xiao Sheren has just arrived in the capital, and there are many things going on in the military camp. How can I disturb you?"
Wang Xiaolie smiled and shook his head: "Commander, I am different from you. I know nothing about military affairs. It was only after my father died that I had no choice but to lead the army. I don't know what to do every day. When I arrived in the capital this time, I’m just going to learn from you how to lead troops.”
After hearing this, Yue Fei said: "If you say so, then I'm sorry. I brought a jar of wine with me when I came, and I happened to drink it with the rest of the family."
Wang Xiaolie told Wang Zhong to immediately order people to cook meat and prepare some dishes. He also took the wine sent by Yue Fei.
Although things are difficult now, as the leader, Wang Xiaolie still has food and wine. Not long after, Wang Zhong led people to kill the chicken that Yue Fei had sent a few days ago, cooked it and served it. I found a few more dishes and cooked them well.
Wang Xiaolie poured wine and asked Yue Fei to drink a bowl. The two eat meat together.
After eating a few mouthfuls, Wang Xiaolie put down his chopsticks and shook his head: "It sounds pitiful. For today's meal, the wine and meat were sent by the commander. Our army only cooked them. I will ask the commander to use some. Okay, there really aren’t any in the military.”
Yue Fei said: "It's not worth it. Things are so expensive in the capital now, and many things are hard to buy even if you have money -"
"Yes, it's not easy to live in the capital now! I went around the city today, and if I don't mention anything else, the price of rice is eleven thousand dollars. What's the price? There are hundreds of people in our army, so it's not easy to eat. Got it!"
Seeing Wang Xiaolie's expression, Yue Fei said: "Last year, the Jin army broke through the capital. The people around it were devastated and many lands were deserted. Now that there are so many people in the capital, food is naturally not enough. A few days ago, the imperial court paid for it and bought some rice. If you deliver it, there will be no shortage of food in our army. The people from Xiaoshe arrived late, and the food shipped earlier has been divided among the armies, so it will naturally be particularly difficult."
How could Wang Xiaolie get a share of the food sent by the imperial court? Yue Fei was an army member of the Left-Behind Division, and the supply was handled by the Left-Behind Division, which was not comparable to a rebel army like Wang Xiaolie. After listening to Yue Fei's words, Wang Xiaolie could only smile bitterly in his heart.
There is no need to say more about these troublesome things. Wang Xiaolie said: "I wanted to take advantage of the hot weather in summer to cross the river and take the land north of Hebei. Look, it's almost May. What's the news?"
Yue Fei sighed: "Liu Bei has been feeling unwell recently, and the imperial court has not sent troops. I'm afraid it will be difficult to make the trip for the time being."
Wang Xiaolie was shocked when he heard this. In my own impression, it seems that Zongze died in the second year of Jianyan's reign. It’s just that I don’t remember it very clearly. I’m afraid I’ll remember it wrong, so I came to seek refuge first. Judging from Yue Fei's words, could it be that Zongze's health is starting to fail?
After thinking about it, Wang Xiaolie said: "This time the Jin army retreated north just to escape the summer heat. When the weather cools down at the end of autumn, they will definitely move south. If they can't take advantage of the hot summer weather to cross the river, it will be difficult."
Yue Fei said: "If Liu Bei is not feeling well, what can be done? Without Liu Bei, who else can command the army in the capital?"
Wang Xiaolie nodded silently.
There are not many troops under Zongze who really belong to the left-behind division. After these few months of fighting, a lot of losses were incurred in Huazhou and Zhengzhou, and there were even fewer direct troops. Wang Yan only respected Zongze, so he stayed with the Eight-Character Army. Kong Yanwei was originally the military leader, but Zongze, who had more than 10,000 men under him, was afraid that he would not be able to command them. The remaining armies are all like Yue Fei, with one or two thousand men stationed here and there, unable to handle any major events.
The most powerful one was the group of thieves summoned by Zongze in Kaifeng Mansion. There is no exact number of how many people there are, and these people love to brag, and there can easily be hundreds of thousands of them. Wang Xiaolie had met Ding Jinjun and knew that these would not be of much use.
If Zongze dies and faces about 10,000 troops directly under his command, who else would have the guts to defend Kaifeng? The hundreds of thousands of rebels were very powerful when Zongze was there, but it was another matter when Zongze was away. If it is easy for them to come to Kaifeng Mansion, it is not easy to send them away.
After a moment of silence, Wang Xiaolie said: "If Liu Bei is not in good health, what will happen to the capital? Without Liu Bei, who can guard it?"
Yue Fei shook his head and just drank. It's clear he's equally worried about the future.
Wang Xiaolie said: "Commander, please forgive me for asking. If Kaifeng is not defended, what will happen to the commander?"
Yue Fei said: "In the past few months, the capital has been impregnable. Why do people in Xiaoshe ask this?"
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "It is said that it is impregnable, but it is just because the Jin people did not attack. It may be that the Kaifeng defenders are too strong, or it may be that the Kaifeng Mansion is no longer profitable. In my opinion, it is possible that the Kaifeng Mansion is unprofitable. Bigger. Last winter, the Jin army plundered thousands of miles away. Why did Kaifeng Mansion stop them? To put it bluntly, if the whole world didn't work together, if the Holy Spirit returned to Kaifeng Mansion, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to escape from the hands of the Jin Army. . Even like the two saints, it is normal for him to be escorted north by the Jin people."
Yue Fei said in a deep voice: "I am not the one who can comment on such a big matter!"
Yes, such a big thing is not something Yue Fei and Wang Xiaolie should consider. In particular, Zongze kept asking Zhao Gou to return. Wang Xiaolie said that when Zhao Gou returned to Kaifeng Mansion, he was afraid that it would be difficult to protect himself and he had committed a big taboo.
But this is the truth. In his previous life, Wang Xiaolie didn't think so due to the influence of history. At that time, I only felt that Zongze was loyal, and Zhao Gou was greedy for life and afraid of death, so he did not dare to return to Kaifeng Mansion to fight the Jin army. But now I understand that if the government affairs are not sorted out, how can Zhao Gou dare to return to Kaifeng Mansion? When he was in Yangzhou and Hangzhou, he was raided by the Jin army. If we were in Kaifeng, there would be no place to escape.
Zongze asked Zhao Gou to return to Luan, firstly to boost morale, and secondly to let Zhao Gou sort out the government affairs as soon as possible and not just think about running away. Of course, Zongze was not a minister before and was not familiar with government affairs, so his thinking was too naive. Moreover, the purpose and strategy adopted by the Jin Army are not very clear.
At this time, the Jin army did not want to occupy the Song Dynasty. What they wanted was to wipe out the entire Zhao family and then set up puppets. Rule the place by puppets and give them gold and silver. The Jurchens were not very familiar with such advanced things as ruling a country.
Historically, it was Zhao Gou who was too useless, Jin Renli's puppet was ineffective, and the Jin people's ambitions became bigger and bigger, so they occupied the north.
Wang Xiaolie has memories of his past life, and coupled with the situation he is facing now, many things can be seen clearly. He knew that if he wanted to drive away the Jin people, either Zhao Gou would work hard and be ruthless to confront the Jin army. Or start a new one and clear out all the pots and pans. There is no second way to go.
Is Zhao Gou reliable? Wang Xiaolie shook his head.
After drinking for a while, Wang Xiaolie asked Yue Fei: "Commander, if Kaifeng is not defended, where will you go?"
Yue Fei said: "I belong to the left-behind department, and I should obey military orders. Xiaosheren, listen to my advice. Although you are a rebel, you can only become a great weapon if you follow the left-behind department closely and obey orders. If not, just listen to my advice. Afraid--"
Having said this, Yue Fei shook his head.
How could Wang Xiaolie not understand the meaning of Yue Fei's words? In his eyes, those who are not regular soldiers of the imperial court are ultimately useless. When Wang Yan left the Taihang Mountains, it was not only that Wang Yan encountered difficulties, but also because Wang Yan was not a regular soldier. Now it is under the Department of Left-behind Affairs, which is very different from before.
Of course what Yue Fei said is right, and his own experience in history also proves this point. If you don't submit to the imperial court early, you will end up being exterminated or even become a traitor. But Wang Xiaolie was different. He wanted to save the world, not just himself.
After handing over to Yue Fei, Wang Xiaolie said: "I will understand the words from the bottom of my heart, and I will remember them in my heart! However, the world is in chaos, and many things cannot be controlled by oneself. If something happens to Zong Liu, the Kaifeng Mansion will be in chaos. At that time, the commander will remember today's friendship. !”
Yue Fei nodded. Drinking with Wang Xiaolie.
Today, Wang Xiaolie finally understood that it was impossible for Yue Fei to follow him. When he follows the imperial court, he must be a regular soldier, not to follow the crowd, not for himself, but because he believes that is the only way to serve the country. Only by following the imperial court closely can we drive away the Jin army and regain our homeland. Wang Xiaolie, on the other hand, believed that there would be no results if he stayed with the imperial court. These two roads will not intersect now.
Yue Fei in history is fixed at the moment of Fengbo Pavilion. What future generations will learn from is the national hero who was unjustly killed. The real Yue Fei has his own growth process and his own emotions. The current Yue Fei is not the Yue Fei in Wang Xiaolie's memory.
