The Zhao and Song dynasties were so weak that it was difficult to recover. Even if they pacified the Jin Kingdom in the north, there were also Xixia and the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. In order to promote the majesty of the Han Dynasty, they had to make a big breakthrough.
Gaokan's game of chess was played by Tianyuan from the beginning.
This time Tong Guan was dealing with Taiyuan, the eunuchs were cunning and cunning, seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages.
Sooner or later, the situation in the Hedong Road war will deteriorate. If you can't take advantage of the general trend, you will definitely shirk it from others, so Gaokan has to take advantage of the trend.
First settle in Zhendingfu, and then leave Yuzhou in the north.
The more miserable he beats the Jin man, the more Tong Guan will hate him in the future, and sooner or later he will blame him for all the chaos.
Huizong and the future Huizong are both people without talent and virtue. They have been in high positions for a long time, and they are afraid that they will be difficult to change.
Therefore, the idea of high lofty ideals actually lies in Wanyan Gou.
The original plan was that after the Daming Mansion was completed, they would return to Bianliang, Tokyo, and then look for an opportunity to contact Zhao Gou and exert influence secretly. Even if they could not change his mind, they should at least make arrangements early.
Unexpectedly, the situation was changing so quickly that even he was caught up in it, so he had to go north first.
Although the layout of Zhending Mansion can achieve great things.
But in this way, it will be difficult to act secretly in the future. I am afraid that when Jin Bing retreats, countless pairs of eyes in the court will be staring at him.
Although the high hurdles are expected, it can only be so for the time being, and the present is the most important thing.
With Gao Taiwei's secret letter, he could understand the situation inside and outside the court, and also know the affairs of the Jin Kingdom's east and west armies, so that he could implement his plans better.
Only three days later, Lin Chong received a letter from Pingshan. Lingshou's more than 10,000 soldiers and horses had been ordered by him to move to the mountains, avoiding the Jin army's cavalry, without any loss.
However, because Lingshou's troops were afraid of the enemy and retreated without fighting, Ruan Boqian, the prefect of Zhending Prefecture, fled to Luancheng and wrote a letter to the court.
One impeached the commander-in-chief, Taiwei Gao Qiu, and accused him of violating his power and deploying troops. He deployed Zhending Palace to resist the Jin soldiers and retreated without a fight. As a result, Zhending Palace had no troops to use, which led to the loss of the country.
Second, he impeached Cao Tuo, the commander of the Lingshouxiang army in Yuhou, accusing him of being cowardly before fighting and fleeing with his troops privately, so that when the Jin soldiers entered Zhending Mansion, it was as if they were entering an uninhabited country.
With a letter of impeachment on the table, Ruan Boqian completely shied away his own responsibility.
In the court, Gao Qiu also suffered a lot of criticism because of Ruan Boqian's impeachment letter.
Fortunately, Captain Gao was favored by the official family and was helpful in the court. He was punished with a small punishment but with no substantial punishment or demotion.
He just stated in his letter to Gao Kan that he could support him in the court, but the chaos in Zhending Mansion would be settled this morning.
If something difficult to achieve cannot be achieved, you should get out of it as soon as possible.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of replying to Gao Qiu, Gao Kan also made it clear that he wanted to go through the hands of Liang Zhongshu and recommend himself to Tong Guan to recruit Zhending Mansion, and then asked Taiwei Gao to try to make peace with Taifu Tong privately.
Everything was settled, a few days later, Gaokan received the flying pigeon letter sent by Cao Zheng from Zhending Mansion.
The city of Zhending Mansion was destroyed, and all the officials in the city who had not escaped surrendered and rebelled against the gold thieves. Even the army guarding the city of Zhending Mansion gathered these bandits together and returned to the rule of the Jin army.
Gao Kan read the letter and knew in his heart that once this matter came out, the court would be shaken up and down.
At the same time, Tong Guan's command of the war in Taiyuan Prefecture was also unfavorable. General Wanyan Zonghan of the Jin Kingdom commanded three armies. After taking Xinzhou and Daizhou, they encircled Taiyuan Prefecture on three sides.
The overall situation on Hedong Road was about to be in chaos. Gao Kan finally received a reply from Mr. Liang Zhongshu, whom he had longed for.
After calling Yang Zhi and Qiao San into the hall, they took out Liang Zhongshu's secret letter and placed it on the table.
"Teacher Yang and Commander Qiao, this is a secret letter sent to me by Mr. Liang Zhongshu of the Daming Palace. A few days ago, I wrote a secret letter asking Mr. Zhongshu to act as a guarantor and recommend me to Taifu Tong as the envoy of the Zhending Palace to control the Zhending Palace. Determine the military affairs within the government."
"Now that Zhending Mansion has fallen, the bandit army will soon send troops to the northwest to reinforce the Jin Army General Wanyan Zonghan who is surrounding Taiyuan Mansion on Hedong Road."
"If we can't stop the bandit army, we will force Tong Taifu to be surrounded by the bandits in Taiyuan Mansion. It will be a matter of time before Taiyuan Mansion falls. Once Taiyuan Mansion falls, the entire Hedong Road area will also be destroyed." If it falls into the hands of bandits, I will definitely not let the bandits succeed."
Speaking of this, Gao Kan looked at Qiao San.
Yang Zhi had already known everything about coming to Bailing Village, so there was no need to explain it to him in detail.
However, Qiao Sanyi and others joined the group halfway and were unclear about Gaokan's planning and layout, and they were not so obedient to his commander's orders.
So this time, I was actually speaking specifically to him.
"Commander Qiao, I will tell you the truth. As early as a month ago when I was still in Daming Mansion, I had already predicted that the golden thief and wolf would definitely take advantage of the opportunity to invade our Song Dynasty, so I transferred to Zhending Mansion in advance."
"Originally, I wanted to check the defense of Zhending Mansion first and then make preparations."
"Unexpectedly, after all the events in Zhending Mansion, we found out that the Golden Thieves were about to launch their troops, so they made all kinds of plans to delay the Golden Thieves' dispatch. However, this battle was still unavoidable, so they came first. What Bailingzhai did to set up the matter was to invite you to enter the urn and ambush the gold thieves on the way to attack Zhending Mansion."
When Qiao San heard this, his face was full of surprise: "Young master, you knew as early as a month ago that the golden thieves wanted to invade my country, Song Dynasty?"
"Commander Qiao, the young master has discussed this matter with my subordinates earlier. We all know about it, including Coach Lin."
Without Gao Kan's words, Yang Zhi answered and explained.
After hearing this, Qiao San believed it, bowed to Gao Kan and stopped talking.
Gao Kan also continued: "There are still manpowers in Zhending Mansion. There is a secret letter informing that Zhending Mansion has fallen. The thieves in the city actually gave the title of gold to the thieves and handed over the city of Song Dynasty to thieves. In fact, they recognized thieves as their fathers." If you do this, I will definitely not let them stay."
"Earlier, I asked Mr. Liang Zhongshu to act as a guarantee. Once the war in Zhending Mansion was ruined and no one could take charge of the overall situation, I asked Taifu Tong to recommend me and give me the post of recruiting Zhending Mansion and control the military. Mr. Liang Zhongshu replied to me, if it can be done. , we must first capture the gold thief in Zhending Mansion before we can talk about it."
Hearing this, Qiao San already understood the reason and said: "Young master, what is your mission? I am willing to obey you to the death."
"Okay, judging from the secret message from Zhending Mansion, the bandits in the city will soon leave the city and go to Taiyuan Mansion to reinforce the bandits besieging Taiyuan Mansion there. I predict that they will pass by Bailing Village, both inside and outside the village. Preparations have been made everywhere, and as soon as the bandit army comes, they will never come back."
Gao Kan nodded and said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid that we don't know the whereabouts of the bandit army at the moment. If we send people to investigate along the way, it will be a waste of time and it will be difficult to report back and forth."
"Therefore, Commander Qiao is asked to allocate his troops to use the Tuo River waterway to go straight to Zhending Mansion. He will place spies along the way to keep an eye on the movements of the rebels, so that they can be prepared in advance once they come to Bailing Village. "
Qiao San's disciples are all good on the water. They can travel the Tuohe River in a boat faster than the Jin soldiers and cavalry.
With them acting as spies to detect the enemy's movements, Gaokan can predict the enemy's opportunities first.
