"I second the proposal." Deputy Privy Envoy Zeng Gongliang (also known as Mingzhong, named Lezheng, from Jinjiang County, Quanzhou (now Quanzhou City, Fujian Province)) also stood up.
Following this, Tongping Zhangshi (prime minister) Du Hao, deputy privy envoy Han Qi, etc. all stood up to express their support for Wen Yanbo.
Some of these people had no conflicts with Su Shi, but they still stood up at this moment, just to express that they did not want to see Su Shi ascend to power, and mainly because they did not want to see a military general standing on the head of civil servants.
The rest, such as Prime Minister Pang Ji, Third Secretary of State Envoy Song Chu, and Counselor of Political Affairs Fu Bi stood there without expressing their opinions.
They wanted to support Su Shi. In their opinion, only Su Shi who stood up at this time could make a comeback. But seeing the obstruction of so many people, it was useless for them to stand up now.
Originally, Zhao Zhen still had his heart set on Su Shi. After all, it was this person who stabilized the situation and won the battle before. But now it seems that so many ministers disagree. If he insists on having his own way, problems may arise.
Facing the ministers, Zhao Zhen once again chose the minority to obey the majority, "find Su Shi and let him solve the crisis in Xinzhou."
Fortunately, Zhao Zhen was not really confused. He did not say that Su Shi must obey Wang Deyong or Wang Xin's orders, but only asked him to go to the rescue. In other words, Su Shi still had the right to lead the troops.
"All 300,000 forbidden troops have returned to the army, no one is allowed to ask for leave." Zhao Zhen's voice sounded again.
He had already prepared for the worst.
...
Zhaoren Palace.
King Jing Zhao Xi was sitting on a huge carved chair, listening to his teacher Li Di talking about what happened in the court.
Although Li Di
Although he has resigned from the position of prime minister, his rank is still there. He can know everything that happens in the palace if he wants to.
After a while, Li Di explained what happened, and Zhao Xi looked a little ugly when he heard it.
He, who was only seven years old, showed a sad look that should not be seen at this age, "So it was Wang De who used this useless talent to issue random orders. That's why General Wang Xin went to Xincheng, and the situation in the north became very serious."
severe?"
"You can put it this way." Li Di originally wanted to explain a few words. He was not a war faction, or in other words, most of the civil servants of the Song Dynasty at this time were a peace faction.
Their idea is to let the Song Dynasty continue to develop, accumulate strength and then counterattack.
Or it can also be said that they came up with a famous leader, an overlord, to fight back under his leadership. But obviously Zhao Zhen is not such a person.
Zhao Zhen is a benevolent monarch. It is okay to be an emperor who defends the city, but when it comes to expanding territory, forget it.
Only living a good life is the mainstream. If Li Di can become the prime minister and the head of a hundred officials, he will not be an alternative. His thoughts are the same as those of Wang Deyong and others. If he goes to the front line, he may
I will find a way to join forces with Wang Xin.
"You are not a general, but you have to lead troops. Do we in the Song Dynasty have no self-confidence at all? A general who has military power will rebel?" Zhao Xi asked very puzzled.
"Ahem." There is no answer to this question.
Speaking of which, I would also like to ask Zhao Xi’s ancestor, wasn’t it because he led the troops outside and had military power that he wore the imperial robe and founded the Song Dynasty?
Li Di coughed slightly to cover up his inner embarrassment.
Zhao Xi didn’t say much more. He
I am not yet qualified to judge whether the actions of our ancestors were appropriate. "Teacher, is General Zhongwu really in Baozhou and Xiongzhou?"
"Yes. News came from there before, saying that General Zhongwu was recruiting troops in the two states. Speaking of which, this was a helpless move. Now that Wang Deyong went to Xinzhou, unless he could obey his orders,
Otherwise, we have no choice but to leave.”
Speaking of this, Li Di understood it very well.
From the bottom of my heart, I still praise Su Shi's actions on this matter. If Su Shi had stayed and had a head-on confrontation with Wang Deyong, the situation would have only been worse.
At this point, Su Shi still has an overall view.
Of course, if Su Shi knew this idea, he would definitely sneer at it.
Looking at the overall situation, Su Shi just felt that the Liao Kingdom might send troops. He had a premonition that the situation in Xinzhou would not be too good, so he just happened to take advantage of Wang Deyong's appearance and left.
A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall.
If there were other choices, Su Shi would not want to take risks and put himself in the most dangerous place. He really thought it was so fun.
"Yes, General Zhongwu is a person with a big picture view. It's just a pity that we had such a good situation before, because Wang Deyong appeared, everything was messed up. Alas!" Zhao Xi shook his little head, obviously in this matter
He and Li Di both saw things wrong.
"Teacher, now that my father has ordered General Zhongwu to come back for reinforcements, how useful is it? Can General Zhongwu really change the situation when he returns to Xinzhou?" Although Zhao Xi has also been learning martial arts recently, the time of contact is still short.
It's just talk on paper, and I really have no ability to judge.
"It shouldn't be of much use. The nearly 300,000 foreign troops are all elite.
When all the sharpness is used, General Zhongwu will have no soldiers at his disposal, and it will be difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. I'm afraid it will be difficult."
Li Di also sighed and continued: "Perhaps, as soon as General Zhongwu appears, he will be chased by the three tribes, and Wang Deyong and Wang Xin are surrounded in the city. Even if they see this scene, it will be in vain.
We have more than enough but not enough strength to send troops out of the city to join together."
In fact, Li Di also wanted to say that even if Wang Deyong had spare power, he would not rescue Su Shi.
Some of Su Shi's actions have aroused dissatisfaction among the civil servants. Otherwise, Wang Deyong would not have gone to the north.
Li Di did not say some words to Zhao Xishen.
It wasn't that he was hiding anything intentionally, and Zhao Xi was still young now, so even if he knew something, he still couldn't do anything about it, which only added to his worries.
"Yes, General Zhongwu has too few available troops." Zhao Xi nodded in agreement, then thought of something, and shouted outside: "Come here, call General Raymond."
After hearing this, Zhang Xi agreed and turned around. Looking in Li Di's eyes, he couldn't help but said anxiously: "Your Highness."
"Teacher, I know what you are going to say, but as the prince of the Song Dynasty, we are in a precarious situation right now, so I must do something."
When Li Di saw Zhao Xi's firm eyes, he stopped trying to persuade him. Instead, he sighed, but there was relief in his eyes. At this moment, he seemed to see a hint of tyranny in Zhao Xi, who was only seven years old.
Perhaps, when he grows up, he may become the Emperor of ZTE, or he may become the Iron-Blooded Lord.
I just don’t know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing for the Song Dynasty as a whole.
After a while, General Raymond
Wearing armor, he arrived at Zhaoren Palace and said, "I will see His Royal Highness King Jing at the end."
"Leimeng, I asked you to go to the north this time. To be honest, I am not happy with what Wang Miao did. After you go, if you see General Zhongwu, you must follow his orders.
, this is my order, do you understand?"
When Wang Miao left, Zhao Xi also told him to follow Su Shi's orders after he went to the front line.
The other party had promised well, but judging from his current performance, he was still not obedient, which made Zhao Xi very unhappy. Now he called Lei Meng, intending to let him replace Wang Miao.
"The general understands, please rest assured, Your Highness." Lei Mengfei was not a talkative person, so he said with a serious face.
"I know that you admire General Zhongwu from the bottom of your heart. This time I give you an opportunity. You must seize it. Okay, go back and make preparations. I promise you to lead five thousand dragon guards."
"Your Highness, is five thousand too much?" Li Di said with some alarm when he heard this.
"Teacher, not much. If the Northern Territory is really over, then what's the point of having more dragon guards protecting me?" Zhao Xi shook his head and smiled, but his expression was very determined.
Seeing that Zhao Xi had made up his mind, Li Di did not say anything to persuade him, but looked at Lei Meng and said: "General Lei, you can act cheaply this time. Go when you have time. Don't be anxious when you don't have the chance. By the way.
, don’t go with Huang Gaoyi and the others."
Huang Gaoyi was originally the commander of the Hebei Route Army, and later Wang Xin replaced him. However, this man's ability was mediocre, and Li Di did not trust him very much.
If you get too close to a person with mediocre ability, it is easy to get infected, and sometimes even
We will eat melon together later.
"The general knows." Raymond was the one who listened to the advice. He cupped his fists and saluted Li Di, then saluted Zhao Xi, turned around and left.
Looking at the firm pace of his departure, neither Zhao Xi nor Li Di spoke. They hoped that the northern border could become peaceful again, and hoped that the situation could be reversed after these reinforcements arrived at the front line.
It's just hope, it's just hope. No one knows whether it can become a reality or not.
...
The northern border of the Song Dynasty, Rongcheng.
It is between Baozhou and Xiongzhou.
At this time, Su Shi was resting here with his more than 50,000 troops.
In the past few days, with good food and drink every day and three meals a day, the soldiers of the 20,000 Baozhou Army and 20,000 Xiongzhou Army were getting better and better, and some of them gained weight.
Ji Zhu, Yang Wenguang and others also began limited training of these 40,000 recruits.
Time is tight, and it is obviously impossible to train an elite army in a short period of time. What we have to do now is to sharpen our weapons before the battle, so that if we are not happy, we will at least be brighter.
A large courtyard in Rongcheng became Su Shi's temporary residence.
In the study room of the compound, Su Shi was looking at a map in front of him, his eyes moving flexibly, thinking about something.
I don't know how long it took before he let out a long sigh and said, "Hey, Xinzhou is hard to save."
After looking at the map for a long time, analyzing it for a long time, and thinking about various methods in my mind, I came to this conclusion, which already shows how serious the situation in Xinzhou is.
When Su Shi left Xinzhou, he had a premonition that the next situation would not be too favorable.
There is still no movement in the Liao Kingdom. This is an abnormal phenomenon.
Su
Shi also didn't like the feeling that the enemy was in the dark and he was in the light. He simply showed up through Wang Deyong, and he deliberately avoided it.
"PS: Thanks to Huiguan Thatched Cottage for the large reward and monthly ticket to the Song Dynasty, three additional chapters have been added. This is the third chapter."