Three days later, Wanyan Helisa led an army of 40,000 troops to retreat out of Tumen Pass and to Zhengding County in embarrassment. The reason for this embarrassment was that their food and grass had been cut off the day before, and they had to kill 3,000 mules carrying food and grass. Donkeys were used as military rations. Fortunately, their backup grain and grass had been sent to Zhengding County before they had time to be sent to Jingxing. This backup grain and grass completely saved their lives.
Wanyan drank Lisa and appointed the commander Wang Zheng as the military envoy of Zhending Prefecture. He led 8,000 people to sit in Zhengding County, of which 3,000 troops guarded Tumen Pass.
Wanyan and Liza no longer had the courage to enter Jingxing again. He actually gave up on Jingxing and only guarded the last pass of Jingxing.
After arranging the defense matters, Wanyan Helisa led an army of 30,000 men and returned to Daming Mansion in a mighty manner. Although he lost nearly 10,000 troops, Wanyan Helisa didn't take it to heart. After all, they were all signing troops and they would die. It didn't matter how much he said, but he didn't know how to explain the battle of Jingxing to Wan Yanchang. The battle was so embarrassing.
In Lin'an, Yue Fei waited for a full month and finally waited for his report. There had long been rumors that he would be demoted to Lingnan as an official, but no one had announced the transfer order to him. Yue Fei himself didn't believe it. He hadn't gone through the process of reporting. Generally speaking, he will not be demoted directly. This is the custom and the court will give him a chance to explain.
His work report was arranged in the left side hall of Ziwei Hall, and behind the right side hall was the imperial study room of Emperor Zhao Gou. Generally, important work reports were arranged in the left side hall to facilitate the emperor's listening.
All civilian officials and generals assigned abroad must return to Lin'an on time to report on their duties. Reports are divided into two types. One is the normal report, such as the normal report once a year. Civil officials report to the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Household Affairs, and important state capitals report to the prime minister. The generals reported their work to the Privy Council. This kind of report was just a formality and did not carry any risks. Instead, it was an opportunity for local officials to build a good relationship with senior officials in Beijing and central China.
There is also a kind of report called special report, which is mainly for generals who lead troops. The imperial court will issue special report documents to local generals, asking them to return to Beijing to report their work. These reports are also called hearings. The meaning of listening to interrogation is that it must be what happened. The imperial court was dissatisfied and asked the general to return to Beijing to explain clearly.
This kind of special debriefing is a hurdle for every general who leads the army. If he overcomes it, his future will be bright. If he fails to overcome it, he will be dismissed from office and demoted.
Almost every general has encountered this kind of debriefing before, including Liu Ziyu, Liu Qi, Wu Jie, Wang Yan, Yue Fei, Chen Qing, Liu Guangshi, Zhang Jun, Han Shizhong, etc. Generally, generals with a backstage can survive this test. , or active activities to open up the joints.
Liu Ziyu, Liu Qi, and Chen Qing were supported by Zhang Jun. Zhang Jun helped them survive the court hearing. Liu Guangshi was supported by the Empress Dowager Wei. Zhang Jun managed various relationships well. Han Shizhong was able to save the emperor. Thanks to his great achievements, Yue Fei had won the emperor's trust before and passed the hearing with almost no chance.
Wu Jie and Wang Yan had no backstage relationship. After the work report, they could not go back and were demoted one after another.
Yue Fei waited in Lin'an for nearly a month this time. He did not find any connections or visit any Prime Minister. He just waited patiently. The various investigations on him were almost completed, and the hearing began.
In the side hall, Yue Fei bowed deeply to the Emperor Zhao Gou and said, "I pay my respects to His Majesty the Emperor!"
Zhao Gou waved his hand and said, "Tong Yue, please sit down!"
Yue Fei sat down, surrounded by prime ministers and senior officials. Today, the main question was from Prime Minister Qin Hui. He coughed, cleared his throat, and said calmly: "According to the usual practice, I will ask Yue Dutong three questions. You can answer them truthfully.
Already."
"I understand the humble position!"
Qin Hui asked slowly: "In May last year, the imperial court and the Jin Kingdom signed an indefinite armistice agreement. According to the agreement, the imperial court required Yue Dutong to withdraw his troops and return to Xiangyang, but Yue Dutong said that he would be outside and the emperor's orders would not be respected. He continued
Is it true that I rejected the Emperor's decree three times?"
Yue Fei sighed and said: "At that time, the humble army defeated the Jin soldiers in succession, captured Dengzhou, Ruzhou, Tangzhou, and entered Henan Prefecture. Another army was preparing to advance into Yingchang Prefecture where the enemy's troops were empty. Wu
The army of the Qing Dynasty also captured Caizhou and Yingzhou and prepared to march to Chenzhou. Once the humble West Route Army captured Luoyang, the Middle Route Army captured Yingchang Prefecture, and the East Route Army captured Chenzhou, they would form a three-sided attack on Bianliang.
There has never been such a good situation."
Qin Hui said coldly: "So you said that the general will be away and you will not grant your orders? Can you refuse the emperor's recall order?"
"I originally wanted to capture Bianliang and then come back to apologize to the emperor!"
Zhao Gou suddenly asked: "If the general refuses to carry out Yue Dutong's military orders in the military camp, what will Yue Dutong do?"
Yue Fei was silent for a moment and said: "I will kill you according to military regulations!"
Zhao Gou looked at him for a moment and said calmly: "I have not set military regulations, so I cannot behead you. But I want to remind you now that all the armies in the world are my army. I am the commander-in-chief of the three armies. Yue Dutong is just
The general I sent out."
"Wei Chen understands!"
Zhao Gou waved his hand to Qin Hui, meaning that this matter is over!
Qin Hui turned a page and asked the second question, "According to the regulations of the imperial court, each governorate has its own area of jurisdiction, and each army also has its own scope of activities. Only the imperial court can mobilize troops to defeat the territory, but the imperial court learned that
, Yue Dutong actually allowed the Sichuan and Shaanxi troops to pass through Jingxiang without the permission of the imperial court. Is this happening?"
Yue Fei nodded, "Is this true?"
"Why did you allow the Sichuan and Shaanxi troops to cross the border without authorization?"
Yue Fei sighed and said: "Chen Qing's army used the road to go south. In fact, there was only one time when his 10,000 cavalry went to Jinghu South Road to suppress the bandits. At that time, the imperial envoy Zhe Yanzhi was also there, and he asked him specifically for instructions whether he agreed with Sichuan.
When the Shaanxi army was passing through the border, Zhe Yanzhi was serving as a Privy Councilor at that time. He had the authority to decide whether an army of less than 10,000 people would pass through the border. Zhe Yanzhi agreed, on the condition that the other party could not exceed 10,000 people. At that time, the other party had 9,900 cavalry crossing the border.
, these are all recorded, Qin Xianggong can check them, or he can ask the Privy Council officials who were with Zheyan."
Qin Hui was stunned. He didn't expect that Yue Fei would blame Zhe Yanzhi for this matter. Zhe Yanzhi had already defected to Chen Qing, where could he go to confront him?
The atmosphere in the court was a bit awkward, and Xu Xiantu was secretly annoyed. Yue Fei did not agree with him in advance, but just pushed the Privy Council into the fire, and the responsibility became the Privy Council's.
Xu Xiantu said coldly: "But Yue Dutong and Chen Qing reached a transit agreement, didn't they?"
Yue Fei shook his head and said: "The transit agreement is indeed true, but it was an agreement reached after I allowed soldiers from Chen Qing's army to use Xiangyang to return home to visit relatives. The agreement was very clear that no more than ten people could cross the border at one time.
Long weapons and military crossbows are not allowed, and a certificate issued by the opposing army for returning home to visit relatives is required."
"If you have reached an agreement with Chen Qing, why don't you file it with the court?"
Yue Fei glanced at Xu Xiantu and said slowly: "Returning to the Privy Envoy, my humble position is the Xuanfu Envoy of Jinghu North Road. I have this power. It is impossible to report everything to the court. This kind of small thing like returning home to visit relatives, I think
There is no need to report to the court."
"This problem is over!" Zhao Gou said.
Bachelor Liu Zhi secretly sighed in his heart, this Yue Fei really doesn't understand politics! The key is not the size of the incident, but the fact that he contacted and negotiated with Chen Qing in private. This is the key, and he can't see through it.
Qin Hui asked the third question, "Someone in your army reported that you had written a letter to Zhao Chen, the king of Chenliu County, who was recuperating in Jingzhao. Is this true?"
Yue Fei stood up and asked sternly: "This is absolutely not the case. Mr. Qin, please tell me who is setting me up?"
Qin Hui narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "Why is Yue Dutong so guilty and roaring in court?"
Only then did Yue Fei realize that he was being rude. He bowed to Emperor Zhao Gou and said, "Wei Chen is impatient. He heard someone framed Wei Chen, so he exploded. It's disrespectful. Please forgive me, but things happen.
If there is no, there will be no, I will never lie, your Majesty, please tell me clearly!"
Zhao Gou waved his hand and said: "I'm a little tired, let's finish the report!"