That night Jiang Min set up a Jiefeng Jiuyan to welcome Wang Xiaolie and his party. It's just that Wang Xiaolie is not good at drinking, so he dispersed soon after.
Orihiko stepped on the thin snow and returned to his residence. The guard washed up, then said goodbye and left.
Zhe Yanzhi sat on the bed for a while, then got up and made a pot of tea. He sat down at the table and was lost in thought.
There are abundant coal mines in Shizhou, and the houses are burning hot. After sitting for a while, Orihiko stood up and took off his coat. He sat down again and poured himself a cup of tea. After picking up the tea and looking at the black clothes outside, Orihiko sighed heavily.
I went south and asked Zhe Ke for some money. I originally planned not to have anything to do with the Zhe family for the rest of my life, but I didn't expect to be taken to Shizhou by Wang Xiaolie.
The situation at that time was that Shaanxi and Hedong had fallen, and there was no other way to save the country except to drop money. If you want to blame, you can only blame Song Jun for being too embarrassing. But the problem is that after the gold was dropped, Zhe Keqiu sent troops to attack Shaanzhou. This action offended Li Yanxian to death.
As Wang Xiaolie's deputy, Li Yanxian no longer has real power, so his feelings must be considered in such matters. Even if Zhe Keqiu is now in any case, the Zhe family army cannot be in its original position. The best outcome for the people of the Zhe family would be to be transferred to serve as officials, the Zhe family army would be disbanded, and the Zhe family would be wiped out. Such a result is unacceptable, let alone unacceptable. But other than that, Orihikoshi couldn't think of a better ending for the Ori family.
Zhe Yanzhi had seen Wang Xiaolie's army and said that it was impossible to defeat them, not to mention that the Zhe family would probably not have the support of the Jin army. The current Jin army relies on the troops of Datong Prefecture in the rear to defend Taiyuan Prefecture. How can it have any spare power to assist Fuzhou?
Thinking of this, Orihiko sighed again and stared out the window blankly.
The next morning, the guard came over and said that Wang Xiaolie was waiting in the official hall and asked Zheyan to come over.
Zhe Yanzhi shook his head, stood up and walked towards Wang Xiaolie's residence.
The main room of Wang Xiaolie's residence was a living room. When Zheyan arrived, Wang Ruohai and Wang Yan were sitting on the side talking to Wang Xiaolie. Seeing Zhe Yanzhi, Wang Xiaolie pointed to the chair in front of him and said, "General Zhe, sit down and talk."
When the Jin army went south, Zhe Yanzhi served as deputy envoy to Xuanfu in Hebei and Hedong, and guarded the Jinzhou area. He was a veteran general in the former dynasty. However, when he was the deputy envoy, he failed to block the Jin army's attack and failed to defend Jinzhou. But after all, he had served as deputy envoy of Xuanfu, and his momentum in front of Wang Xiaolie was still there.
Orihiko sat down.
Wang Xiaolie said: "I came to General Zhe today to discuss matters in Fuzhou. General Zhe should know that the reason why I recruited you is for Fuzhou."
Zhe Yanzhi nodded: "Bu Lao Xuanfu said, I understand this in my heart."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Fuzhou is far away from Taiyuan Prefecture and Datong Prefecture, and is close to Dangxiang. In the current situation, if we don't attack, the Xixia people may attack Fuzhou. If there is no strong support, Fuzhou may not be able to resist. "
Zheyan questioned: "Fuzhou has defended Xixia for one or two hundred years, and there has never been an accident."
Wang Xiaolie laughed loudly after hearing this: "With strong reinforcements from the rear, Xixia certainly can't do anything to Fuzhou. But if there is no strong reinforcements, how can we prevent it? The general doesn't need to be tough on this kind of thing, you and I both know it. Now. We want to raise troops for the Northern Expedition. We can't ignore the money that Fuzhou has made. How can we do it with such a large enemy army in the rear? For the army going north, the retreat may be cut off at any time."
Zheyan remained silent.
Wang Xiaolie said: "Now we must deal with the problem of Fuzhou. One division's troops are in Shizhou, and we can raise troops. Although there are a few fewer troops, I estimate that Fuzhou can still be captured, but the losses will be larger. Another way is to rely on the general to let the prefecture abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side."
Zheyan questioned: "Xuanfu might as well explain his words. If Fuzhou can return to the Song Dynasty, what benefits will it give Zhezhizhou and Zhejia? If not, so what? I am a Song general, Xuanfu does not need to Think of me as a member of the family, and it’s okay to be a lobbyist.”
Wang Xiaolie was silent for a while. Said: "That's fine, you can just be a lobbyist. During the Jianyan period, Zhe Keqiu attacked Shaanxi Province several times, and Li Dutong hated him to the core. I can't give him any benefits here, I can only guarantee his protection." The life of the whole family. There are also the people of the Zhe family. If my army enters Fuzhou, I promise not to kill any of them. If you want, I can send them to the court. If you don’t want to, then just be an ordinary commoner in the west of Beijing. I want the assets of the Zhe family. , you can live without any worries.”
Zhe Yanzhi smiled and shook his head: "Xuan Fu, Zhe Zhizhou has tens of thousands of troops, and the people will listen to Zhizhou no matter what. Under such circumstances, your conditions are really not attractive at all. I can help Xuan Fu when I go to Fuzhou. Let me tell you the conditions for Fu, but it may not work."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Whether it succeeds or not depends on Zhe Keqiu and has nothing to do with you. If Zhe Keqiu doesn't agree, we will have no choice but to march northward. There is nothing we can do."
Zheyan questioned: "To be honest, the condition of Xuanfu is for Fuzhou to surrender. How is that possible? Alas -"
Wang Xiao was silent for a while, then sighed and said: "I don't want to trick Zhe Keqiu and then use methods to punish him. If a man is an upright man, he should either defeat him on the battlefield or be friendly. Besides, Zhe Keqiu My family has been in Fuzhou for hundreds of years, and everything is enough. If Zhe Keqiu feels that he is wronged by being an ordinary citizen, what should he do if he is a commoner by birth? Zhe Keqiu doesn't have horns on his head, so why should he be the governor of the state? "
Zhe Yanzhi smiled and shook his head repeatedly, thinking that Wang Xiaolie was talking nonsense.
Wang Xiaolie narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Zhe Yanzhi. After a while, he said: "After the conditions have been discussed, General Zhe will be on his way tomorrow."
Zhe Yanzhi stood up, crossed his hands, saluted, and walked out with his head held high.
Looking at Zhe Yanzhi's back, Wang Ruohai said: "Xuan Fu's conditions are indeed a bit harsh. No matter how difficult Zhe Yanzhi is to ask for, he will not agree to it."
Wang Xiaolie said: "What can I do? Li Dutong wished he could eat Zhe Keqiu alive. It would be impossible for him to let Zhe Keqiu lead the army after he has won the prefecture. And if Zhe Keqiu is asked to become an official, he will not be able to do it. I don’t believe it. This is the only way.”
Wang Ruohai said: "Xuanfu still wants to fight?"
Wang Xiaolie sighed: "I don't want to fight either. But the situation is like this, and there is no other way. I just hope that when Zheyan is detained in Fuzhou, someone will listen to him and not forget the kindness of the Song Dynasty. In the past two hundred years, The imperial court treats the family well."
Wang Ruohai said: "If we must fight, we must start from the other side of the Yellow River. Take the Yan'an Prefecture and the Suide Army first, and cut off the foreign aid in Fuzhou. Without foreign aid, it is not difficult to attack Fuzhou. If we have few soldiers, then we can do it again. Send in troops."
Wang Xiaolie said: "The two newly formed divisions have already arrived in Hezhong Prefecture and Shaanxi Prefecture, and they have enough troops. Let's wait for a reply from Fu Prefecture. If Zhe Keqiu refuses, we will attack Zheng Jianchong's headquarters this winter and seize Yan'an!"
