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Although Zhao Song deducted the Jin envoy for more than half a year, which made the Jin Kingdom very angry at Zhao Song's rudeness, under the circumstances of the Liao and Jin Kingdom's impending decisive battle, with Ma Kuo's mediation, the Jin people finally decided to continue to implement the plan to jointly destroy Liao with Zhao Song, and sent envoys with Ma Kuo and others to return to Zhao Song.

Wang Fu analyzed that the Jin Kingdom was able to send envoys to come, which first shows that they attached great importance to the maritime alliance, and secondly, they should be coming to finalize the specific time for sending troops. In the end, the Jin Kingdom might be worried about the annual monies.

It can be said that Wang Fu was able to guess it all.

The Jin Kingdom suddenly sent envoys because the Jin people suddenly heard that the Song Dynasty was going north with millions of troops, as if they were going to take Yanjing directly. This made them very happy. At the same time, they were also worried that once Zhao Song recovered Yanjing and sent troops to guard the pass, there would be no bribes every year. In order to find out the background of Zhao Song, Bo Jinwuxie and Gao Qingyi were sent as chief and deputy envoys to Zhao Song.

Nowadays, Ma Kuo and his party, Wu Xie and Gao Qingyi and his party have logged in Dengzhou.

The king's army had sent people to report the matter to the Zhao Song court.

Zhao Ji also ordered Huiyou Pavilion to wait for Zhao Liangsi and Tan Zhao, the living man, to be the chief and deputy minister's envoy, to quickly welcome the Jin envoy, and then take the Jin envoy to Banjingenen to rest.

The Central Envoy Li Cong and Tong Shili were ordered to set up an imperial banquet to entertain the golden envoy at Banjing Pavilion...

The arrival of the Jin envoy means that the decision to regain commander Yan Yun cannot be delayed, otherwise it may delay the alliance with Jin and destroy Liao.

But at this moment, Zhong Shidao's memorial also arrived, indicating that the Western Army could not gather immediately, and also requested to give up going north to recover Yan Yun.

Under such circumstances, Zhao Ji inevitably had the idea of ​​letting Cai Jianxian lead the Jinwu army to the north and wait for an opportunity to move.

But Tong Guan firmly disagrees.

In fact, Tong Guan had long known that the Western Army was unwilling to leave the northwest again to recover Yan Yun.

Just a few days ago, Zhong Shidao had sent his old partner, Zhao Long, the general of the Western Army, to come to Beijing to persuade Tong Guan to give up regaining Yan Yun.

Zhao Long was a veteran who had fought for the Zhao Song Dynasty for his whole life. During the Wang Shao era, he took Xihe from Wang Shao, and then broke into Xicheng from Tong Guan's adoptive father Li Xian to fight against ghosts. Later, he followed Tong Guan many times and was really intriguing with Tong Guan.

At that time, Tong Guan had discussed with Zhao Long about the recovery of Yan Yun, but Zhao Long tried his best to stop him.

This time, Zhao Long took the initiative to find Tong Guan, and Tong Guan knew that Zhao Long was here to stop him from regaining Yan Yun.

really!

When Zhao Long saw Tong Guan, he said, "How dare Prime Minister Xuan defeat his ancestors for two hundred years? He was provoked in a different time, and he would not be able to thank him for his death." Then Zhao Long talked to Tong Guan on behalf of the Western Army that he would not send troops to recover Yan Yun...

That time, Zhao Long pestered Tong Guan for a long time to argue.

Later, Tong Guan had to leave on excuses and kicked Zhao Long to his disciples before he was able to escape.

But although I can never see Tong Guan again, Zhao Long still never ends.

In fact, Zhao Long is still fighting with Tong Guan’s disciples, trying to argue over them and then convince Tong Guan.

Let me ask, how could Tong Guan not know the attitude of the Western Army soldiers?

There is another thing that makes Tong Guan feel bad.

This incident comes from the Shengjie Army, which Tong Guan believes is fundamental.

As soon as they arrived at Huaining Prefecture (or Chenzhou Prefecture) on Northwest Jing Road, the soldiers of the Shengjie Army plunged into the kilns, gowns, gambling caves, and boufangs in Huaining City, ignoring his reconstruction orders at all.

Tong Guan was anxious, and the generals of Shengjie Army asked Tong Guan for money, food, and supplementary troops from the northwest.

Who doesn’t know that the blood of the Zhao Song court was infused. At this time, where did you ask Tong Guan to get them money, food, and supplementary soldiers from the northwest?

actually--

Tong Guan knew in his heart that the soldiers of Shengjie Army made a fortune in the south. If they were not allowed to squander all the money, they would not be willing to move. This is the real reason why they were reluctant to move.

In this regard, Tong Guan, who has been commanding troops for decades, actually has a way to deal with it.

But the problem is that treatment can be cured, but it takes time for Tong Guan. In addition, the time for restoring the establishment is conservatively estimated that it will take at least one or two years.

Even if you only recover by 50% or 60%, you will not be able to do it in less than half a year.

So, Tong Guan actually knew that he could no longer catch up with the Jin Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty, or at least he could not catch up with the first battle.

But even so, Tong Guan must not let Cai, who had seen through, lead his troops north to regain Yanjing.

Based on this, in the face of Zhao Ji's hope that he would make some concessions, and asked Cai Jian to lead his troops to the Hebei front line first, and Cai Jian led the recapture of Yan land first. Tong Guan suddenly bowed to Zhao Ji and said, "Official family!"

When Tong Guan raised his head again, Zhao Ji was shocked to find that Tong Guan was already in tears!

Zhao Ji was completely shocked by Tong Guan’s actions!

You should know that although Tong Guan is a eunuch and an incomplete man, Tong Guan’s character has always been a man of iron, a man who would rather shed blood than cry.

So, Tong Guan suddenly burst into tears, which surprised Zhao Ji!

Zhao Ji hurriedly said, "My dear, what's wrong with you?" and wanted to help Tong Guan.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Ji was stopped by Tong Guan as soon as he reached out.

Tong Guan said: "Official family, please let the old minister finish."

Zhao Ji had no choice but to take back his hand and let Tong Guan say it.

Tong Guan said: "The official family is 68 years old this year, and they are about to reach their seventies. Most of the people of the same age as me have passed away or retired and returned home. Now I am the only one who is still in the important position..."

After Tong Guan said this, Zhao Ji realized that Tong Guan was so old. Cai Jing, Deng Xunwu and others who were at the same time as Tong Guan left the court and died. Now there are only Tong Guan, and Zheng Juzhong, and a few others.

Tong Guan continued: "The battle to regain Yanyun north is a battle of national destiny, a battle of life and death, and a battle of using most of the country's troops."

Zhao Ji said: "I know all these."

Tong Guan shook his head and said, "Official family, you are not sure about the seriousness of this matter."

Zhao Ji was stunned and said, "Where is the seriousness?"

Tong Guan said with every word "Zhu Xin": "If you win this battle, you will be the first emperor of the Song Dynasty. If you lose this battle, you may be the sinner of the Song Dynasty."

After hearing this, Zhao Ji's expression immediately became solemn!

Zhao Ji was not expecting what Tong Guan said, but after Tong Guan said it, Zhao Ji became serious!

Tong Guan said again: "Officials, can you feel at ease to hand it over to a young man who is only twenty-one years old?"

Zhao Ji was struck by lightning, and he thought to himself: "Yes, Cai is still steady and capable in dealing with things without any leakage. I almost forgot that he is only twenty-one years old. Is it too much to let such a young Cai still do such an important thing?"

Seeing Zhao Ji pondering, Tong Guan knew that he had hit Zhao Ji's weakness, and he could win by just continuing to hit here.

So, Tong Guan continued: "The old minister's loess has been buried in his neck. Even if the old minister is allowed to live again, how long can the old minister live? Three years, five years, and ten years?"

Tong Guan said again: "The old minister is already at this age. How great can he have ambitions? Can he help the army rebel?"

"rebel?"

This word that any emperor would be sensitive to immediately made Zhao Ji look solemn. He said, "What does your dear mean? Who wants to rebel?"

Tong Guan said without hesitation: "The old minister doesn't know."

Zhao Ji frowned and said, "Then what was the purpose of what you said just now?"

Tong Guan replied: "The old minister just wants to remind the officials that they must be guarded if they should be guarded."

Zhao Ji looked at Tong Guan and asked knowingly: "What should I guard against? Tell me more clearly."

Tong Guan listened to the words, knelt on the ground "thump", then crawled on the ground, and said, "The Emperor of Shenzong has a ancestral teaching, and the king who recovered Yanyun was the king. The old minister asked the official family bravely, if the person who recovered Yanyun was the champion, will you follow the ancestral teachings?"

After hearing this, Zhao Ji couldn't help but hesitate: "Cai, who is only twenty-one years old, is still the king? How can this be? But... If Cai still regained Yan Yun and did not enthrone Cai as the king, it would violate the legacy of ancestors, what would the people in the world think of me?"

Seeing Zhao Ji hesitating, Tong Guan knew it. He said, "Let's take a step back and say, if the champion Bo really regained Yan Yun, even if the champion Bo is not given the champion Bo, he should give it to him, a Grand Marshal and Duke, right?"

Zhao Ji thought to himself: "This is something that needs to be rewarded, otherwise it would be too unreasonable."

Seeing that Zhao Ji did not deny it, Tong Guan knew that he had guessed it right again. He continued: "In theory, if you make such a great contribution, it is not an exaggeration to give a Grand Marshal and a Duke. But..."

Zhao Ji asked: "But what?"

Tong Guan suddenly raised his head and said, "But this is already the limit that martial officials can reach."

Zhao Ji felt a "knock" in his heart, and he thought to himself: "Yes, this has reached its peak, and the next step is to be the king."

Tong Guan said leisurely: "The old minister is not only nearly seventy years old, but is also an incomplete person, with no children or grandchildren. The reason why the old minister wants to lead the royal army north to recover Yan Yun in his seventies is just to repay the official family's kindness, and there is no other intention. The champion Bo is not an old minister. He is young and strong, and his descendants are prosperous. If he really reaches the point of no reward and no fief, what should he do? How should the official family treat him?"

"When there is no reward, you will be given death. If there is no reward, you will be given the title of no reward, you will be given the title."

Zhao Ji couldn't help but think: "At that time, the only way to give death and ban Cai Shen."

Zhao Ji thought again: "Then Cai will still be left alone. Will he... rebel?"

Thinking of this possibility, Zhao Ji immediately became uneasy and regretted that he had helped to grow up before.

However, Zhao Ji still said, "Your dear, I'm not worried about it. I'm not saying that the champion is loyal to me, but I have no other intentions. I just want the champion to lead the troops north first, but I just use this to block the Jurchens' mouth. It's still a little bit of whether to send troops. If the champion is sent, it's impossible to recover Yanjing with just that little force. If the champion is really capable of such a thing, then I can lie down and sweep the world."

Tong Guan shook his head and said, "When I went south to Fang La, I just asked the champion Bo to be a candidate. As a result, he won consecutive battles and almost wiped out Fang La's rebels with his own strength."

Speaking of this, Tong Guan looked at Zhao Ji and said, "Officials, the champion Bo is too outstanding. Di Hanchen was a little inferior to him back then. The key is that the champion Bo is too young. If such a genius is not used properly, it may cause a disaster!"

Zhao Ji was really moved by Tong Guan.

After being silent for a long time, Zhao Ji finally spoke, "Then... what do you think of me?"

Tong Guan breathed a sigh of relief and said to himself: "I finally won this game." Then he said: "The old minister has three strategies for the top, middle and lower for the government to refer to..."

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Chapter completed!