He voted for Xixia because he was a member of the Tangxiang family, so he was highly regarded. The Lou family also did not investigate Nianhan because of his ambiguous relationship with Xixia. However, not long after that, Li Yongqi had people hide silk in wax pills and send the document to the minister.

, it is said that he cares about the country, but because the officials have a decree not to drop gold, he is afraid that we will not be able to see each other in the future, so he followed Huang Quan and defected to Wei Yunyun... I had previously requested Xixia to send troops through him, but Xixia did not agree. "

Zhao Jiu nodded slightly and asked Yang Yizhong to forward the document to Yu Wenxuzhong, who was the first on his left, but he said with emotion:

"Xixia didn't agree, so he agreed without authorization. Hu Yin rushed to write a document here, saying that Li Yongqi saw that Xixia had no intention of sending troops to attack gold, so he simply falsely conveyed the decree of the Xixia king, took more than 4,000 local war horses, and took them with him.

There were more than 2,000 subordinates in the headquarters, and then they circled westward along the Hengshan Mountain and went south. They dispersed their wealth along the way, while recruiting the Hengshan tribe and resisting the pursuing troops. By the time Qingzhou was relieved by the Wu Lin tribe, the number of soldiers and horses had reached 4,000.

There are several, and they are all cavalry... Do you think this person can be trusted?"

The whole hall was silent.

On the one hand, there is shock, on the other hand, there is doubt.

Of course, the consternation is understandable. This kind of story of returning home is almost a plot from the history books. It happened to someone I know, and I always feel a bit absurd and unbelievable. The doubts are also understandable. The Dangxiang people surrendered to Xixia.

, and was given the grace of Lou Shi not to kill him, but suddenly turned back at such an important pass, what if he was a spy? Who can bear the responsibility?

In fact, Li Yanxian had done something similar in Shaanzhou that day. When he was raiding Shaanxi in Loushi, he asked some of the Song troops who were going to join him in the mountains to fight guerrillas to pay money. Then these people became the Shaanxi people.

The result was that as soon as the Lou family moved into Guanxi, Li Yanxian directly relied on the internal forces to enter the city.

So if Li Yongqi is a spy arranged by Lou Shi, who is responsible?

But if not, can the mathematical problem of the decisive battle of Guanxi between the Song and Jin Dynasties be recalculated?

"I think you are trustworthy." After a while, Liu Ziyu was the first to speak out as a guarantee. "When employing people, it is a good reward, and if you use them boldly, you can buy the bones for a thousand pieces of gold."

"Why is Yanxiu so sure?" Zhang Jun asked his friend seriously.

"Two reasons." Liu Ziyu responded seriously. "One, when the Jin army surrendered, Zhe Keqiu had the intention of establishing a vassal in Guanxi. This is why Zhe Keqiu was able to preserve the military power of the three states. However, later in the battle of Yanling,

Too lazy to go north, this time he only established the Puppet Qi... I dare to ask, given the situation at that time, if Li Yongqi really had the idea of ​​​​dropping gold, the Jin people would have given him the entire Suide Army without any mistakes, so why bother?

The whole family went north to Xixia? And is Lou Shi an immortal? Does that mean that the Yanling army was defeated and the last major invasion ended in vain?"

This analysis is well-founded and convincing. In fact, from a rational point of view, Zhao Jiu and many people here have already believed it.

But Liu Ziyu did not stop because everyone nodded in approval, but continued to speak with difficulty: "Secondly, the move of Li and his son may seem amazing, but is it true that there are no loyal ministers and good generals in the world who are dedicated to serving the country?

I want Na Ma Kuo to be imprisoned for his father and son, but he was acquitted by the Jin people, and made good friends with the nobles of the Jin country. He could have been rich and peaceful, but instead he abandoned his family and his son, and went to Wuma Mountain to fight against the Jin people for five or six years.

, The true heart has not changed... Compared with this, isn't it an ordinary behavior of the Li family and his son? Besides, since ancient times, the only way to die was in hardships. This move of the Li family and his son is compared to those who died in Jingkang, those who died in the Taiyuan battle, and those who died in the Huaishang battle.

Or, there are those who died in the battle at Baihe in Nanyang, and those who died in the battle at Yanling City, what is there to be surprised about?"

Zhang Jun was about to speak but stopped. Many civil and military officials in the hall who had experienced those things were awe-inspiring, and even the generals in Guanxi were silent.

Even Zhao Jiu stared at Liu Ziyu and nodded slowly:

"That's it, let Li Yongqi go with Wu Lin. Lin Qing, please add a decree to upgrade Li Yongqi to three levels according to his original martial arts rank, and add him as the commander to know the security army."

Everyone was naturally speechless, and Academician Xiaolin kept writing... In order to minimize the chance of Zhao Guan's family coming to Chang'an to be exposed, daily meetings of this level usually do not have attendants, so Academician Xiaolin can only work hard alone.

.

However, hard work pays off. After Wu Jie's victory, the news around him was mostly good news. Everyone gradually lost the strong sense of tragedy and solemnity that they had at the beginning because the officials were entrusting the orphans, and the sense of panic that was caused by the pressure of the Jin army.

, is also true.

In a word, no matter what, compared to the original pessimistic premonition, the situation is always getting better, otherwise most people would not be gradually inclined to send troops, and then only Liu Ziyu, an important minister, still adheres to the conservative strategy.

And it was in such an atmosphere that everyone gradually realized that the official's attitude was the final decision, and a few of them even realized that the official had actually made a decision long ago and was just waiting for something other than the two.

It's just something other than supporting Weijun.

Before that, it seemed difficult to get the official to finally express his position.

Of course, there are still a few people in today's hall who understand what Zhao Guan's family is waiting for. Both Yang Yizhong and Zhang Xian, who has just arrived, know that the Guan family is waiting for the result of Yue Fei's crossing the river, and Zhang Xian even knows that his brother has been preparing to do so.

Cross the river in these days.

"What happened today?" Just when everyone was almost ready to end this ordinary "daily military meeting", the noise came from the prime minister's residence again, and Yang Yizhong also went out to deal with the situation again.

, Prime Minister Yuwen laughed first. "Could it be that there are thousands more soldiers somewhere?"

Before everyone could apologize, they saw that Yang Yizhong had indeed hurriedly brought a sweat-stained document, and they waited in silence again.

But this time, under the eyes of everyone, Zhao Jiu opened it, and his expression changed as soon as he took a look. When his expression returned to normal and he tried to adjust his posture to read carefully under the lamp, he found that the letter in his hand was not secure.

, landed on the spot.

The letter was thin and swaying slightly in mid-air, but it floated to one side. Zhang Jun took the lead and picked it up before Yang Yizhong. When he took a look, his expression suddenly changed.

Let's say that the civil and military officials in the hall were panicked before because of the official's difficult-to-cover gesture. Now they were even more panicked when they saw Zhang Jun lose his composure.

"I lost my composure." At this moment, Zhao Jiu sighed before Zhang Jun could. "Actually, it should have been expected... To be honest with you, this is Li Yanxian's urgent report. Pinglu just fell today."

The civil and military officials in the hall each sighed, but also felt relieved:

The fall of Pinglu meant that the only large stronghold of the Song Army on the north bank of the Yellow River had also disappeared. It also meant that the main force of the Jin Army of hundreds of thousands in the east of Hedong had completely cleared the road behind them and would soon be able to advance westward. Since ancient times, advancing from the east of the Hedong

Guanzhong was unstoppable, and Han Shizhong could only delay for a moment or two.

However, the fall of Pinglu was expected, but the Hedong side, which had been holding back until now, suddenly unleashed its strength and broke through in one battle, made people have to face up to the level of Third Prince Yin Liduo.

Yang Yizhong took the letter from Zhang Jun, who was silent, and carefully handed it back to Zhao Guan's family, who was calming down. The latter took the letter from the seat, grabbed it, and stopped looking at it. He just shook his head repeatedly, as if unwilling to do so.

That’s it:

"I thought Pinglu could hold on for a few more days... But since Pinglu was lost, the Hedong army could cross the river in large numbers at any time, so we had to make plans in advance... It is the Lou family. Looking at it at this time, some of them are waiting for reinforcements.

It means that if we delay it any longer, changes will indeed occur."

Everyone's hearts moved slightly, many people wanted to take the opportunity to say something, and Liu Ziyu also wanted to speak, but by some strange coincidence, he actually looked at Zhang Jun first, while Zhang Deyuan just returned to his seat in a daze, which made Liu Yanxiu immediately stunned.

, and then thoughtfully.

"That's it!" At this moment, Zhao Guanjia obviously lost his patience, but he raised his hand and waved everyone away. "That's it for today... Lin Qing will show me his decree! Zhengfu (Yang Yi)

(center) to find the messenger, let him settle down well, and do not spread the news about the failure ahead."

After the defeat at the front, the officials were in a bad mood and everyone had no choice but to leave. Yang Yizhong even went out early to find the envoy.

However, when everyone dispersed, Academician Xiao Lin came forward with the decree. Zhao Jiu's expression did not change, but he directly said something shocking: "Qing Lin, tear up the decree and rewrite it several times, so that Hu Yantong, who is stationed at Weiqiao, can

Head south to Lantian overnight! Send a message to Li Yanxian again, telling him that I know that Pinglu has been lost and let him handle it by himself, but he must be careful with his words in reply to the Kansai side in the future!"

Lin Jing remained silent and immediately tore up the paper in front of him, then sat back down to write a new decree. At this time, Yang Yizhong also hurriedly left and returned.

"Wait for a quarter of an hour and summon Mr. Yu Wen and Zhang Xian back. If anyone who went out before comes back, let them in directly without making any noise! ​​Then send a qualified officer to Lantian to page Yantong and directly receive all the Guandong documents there.

, and then forward it over." Zhao Jiu said directly, so shocked that Yang Yizhong didn't even dare to answer the question, and turned around to leave.

In this way, Zhao Jiukong sat for a while, but as expected, someone turned back in a hurry. It was Zhang Jun, the Bashu Fifth Route Envoy who had accidentally seen the content of the letter.

"What can the official do?" Zhang Jun came in again, and Zhang Jun's panic did not lessen.

"You will only make people laugh like this." Zhao Jiu replied seriously. "Lao Su said that Mount Tai collapses in front but remains unchanged, and elk thrives on the left without blinking. Almost no one can do such things.

, but as a minister of the country, it’s okay to be a little frightened when I first heard the news, but the deal has been done, why are you still panicking now? If the generals below see it, they will be even more confused."

Zhang Jun immediately blushed, but he tried his best to collect himself. After taking a few deep breaths, he handed over his hands again in the empty hall: "Officials, may I ask how to deal with this? I will never give up!"

"I don't want you to refuse even if you die," Zhao Jiu shook his head. "As for how to deal with it, I have to confirm one more thing before I can explain it to you."

Zhang Jun was slightly startled, confused for a moment, and was about to ask again, but unexpectedly there was a slight movement behind him. When he looked back, it was Yang Yizhong who led his friend Liu Ziyu away and back again.

"Guan!" Liu Ziyu faced each other as soon as he returned. "I have always known Deyuan. I saw him losing his temper just now, so I made some speculations. Please tell me frankly, where is the military situation?"

"Waiting for Mr. Yuwen and Zhang Xian." Zhao Jiu shook his head again.

Liu Ziyu had no choice but to stay with Zhang Jun and try to be patient.

But just when the two were about to take their seats, Yang Yizhong ushered in a third person, and this person was really beyond Zhao Jiu's expectation.

"His Majesty!"

Lizhou Road Route Commander Liu Qi knelt down on one knee in front of the hall and paid homage. "I am presumptuous...but if there is anything wrong with the situation, I am a military official and should serve the country. Your Majesty will die at your service!"

After saying that, without waiting for Zhao Jiu to speak, he stood up and stepped back, then walked directly out of the hall... Obviously, he knew that he had no need or qualification to participate in the final decision.

Seeing this situation, Zhao Jiu sighed.

After waiting for a while, Yang Yizhong finally brought Yu Wenxuzhong and Zhang Xian back.

"Zhang Xian." Zhao Jiu was extremely straightforward. "I only want to ask you one thing. Please answer it as best you can. Do you think Yue Pengju has crossed the river at this time?"

Hearing this, except for Yang Yizhong, Xiao Lin, and Zhang Xian himself, everyone else's expression changed.

"Good instructors know..." Zhang Xian took a deep breath and reluctantly responded. It was obvious that he was caught off guard because of the suddenness of the question. "I guess I have already crossed the river!"

"How do you say that?" Zhao Jiu kept asking.

"I don't know the specific situation, but before setting off early, he probably mentioned that he would cross the river in early May..."

"The note he gave me said it was early May."

"That means that we will completely cross the river to Xiangzhou within the first ten days of this month and launch an attack." Zhang Xian was suddenly shocked when he heard this. "Because brother Chen...because Yue Shuai never wastes time or does anything with his troops." Don’t do things that are redundant or vague.”

"But today is the seventh day of May..." Zhao Jiu couldn't help but hold her forehead and face each other. "Tomorrow morning will be the eighth day of May."

"If I have to tell you, I'm afraid there will be more crossings on the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of May." Zhang Xian also looked helpless. "But if the officials really want to ask seriously, I can only make a rough guess."
To be continued...