In Lin'an, Qin Hui received a letter from Wanyan Wushu. He also knew that Empress Dowager Wei also received the same letter, but it was written by Wanyan Zongxian. Empress Dowager Wei's husband in the Kingdom of Jin, Wanyan Zongxian, an official in Bianliang
He stayed behind and retreated to Jinan Prefecture with Wanyan Wushu, and is currently trapped in Licheng County.
Qin Hui paced back and forth in the study with his hands behind his hands. He was quite troubled. Wanyan Wushu's request made him not know what to do.
"Sir, the fourth prince made another difficult request?"
Qin Hui nodded and sighed: "Wanyan Wushu asked me to persuade the officials to send troops to the Central Plains while the army is empty. He is responsible for defeating Chen Qing and driving the Western Army back to Sichuan and Shaanxi."
"How can it be?"
Wang shook her head and said: "How could the officials agree? The army of 100,000 had just been defeated miserably."
Qin Hui pinched his forehead and said with a distressed look on his face: "Wanyan Wushu said in the letter that if I can convince the emperor, he will return the old letter of allegiance to me."
Mrs. Wang was surprised, "Isn't that letter of allegiance in Ta Lan's hands?"
"I don't know, but it's possible that it fell into Wanyan Wushu's hands, otherwise he might know the specific date."
"Maybe he just saw it, but it's not in his hands."
Qin Hui shook his head, "I don't know the details. He said he could return it to me, but he was actually threatening me with this letter of allegiance. This bastard Wu Shu was probably beaten to a pulp by the Western Army, and he had to use Wei Wei to save Zhao.
ways to resolve the crisis on Shandong Road."
Wang said worriedly: "Master, do you think the official family can be persuaded?"
"If I work with Empress Dowager Wei to persuade, the possibility of success is very high. At least I know that Chen Qing has made the officials sleepless and sleepless. Especially after Chen Qing launched the Shandong Road Battle, the officials have been unable to sleep for several nights."
"Is it that serious?"
Qin Hui sneered and said: "Seizing the Shandong Road is equivalent to regaining the south of the Yellow River. In the end, only the Hebei Road is left. Chen Qing's prestige in the world cannot be increased, and the threat to the official throne has far exceeded that of the Jurchens.
The officials were not fools. He knew who was the real threat. After Chen Qing led his army to visit Lin'an, the officials wanted to crush him to ashes, but they were afraid of him to the extreme. This time the officials decided to attack Shandong Road, and the root cause was the same.
If you want to prevent Chen Qing from annexing Shandong Road, at this time, the Kingdom of Jin is the only hope for the official family to retain the throne."
Wang said in a low voice: "I'm afraid Xu Xiantu will persuade me."
"you're right!"
Qin Hui raised his eyebrows and said: "Xu Xiantu kept his position this time because he negotiated with Chen Qing and rescued 24,000 soldiers. He will definitely become the biggest obstacle for me to persuade the officials. It just so happens that the officials want to send someone to supervise
Regarding the taxes on Jiangnan West Road, I suggest that Xu Xiantu go and transfer him away. Tao Lin, the great scholar, happens to go to Fujian Road again. Once these two people leave, no one will hinder the Song army from marching north to the Central Plains."
Wang worriedly asked: "What if Chen Qing takes revenge?"
"That's for the future!"
Qin Hui let out a long sigh, "Now not only the officials are afraid of Chen Qing, but I am also afraid! If Chen Qing really takes over the Song Dynasty, the officials may not die, but I will definitely not survive. As long as Jin Bing is still on Shandong Road
, we have a glimmer of hope. This time, even if Wanyan Wushu doesn't ask me for help, I will do my best to help. Saving Jin Guo is actually saving myself."
Early the next morning, Qin Hui used the excuse that several of Xu Xiantu's disciples were working as state officials on Jiangnan West Road and persuaded Emperor Zhao Gou to send Xu Xiantu to Jiangnan West Road to supervise taxes. Zhao Gou immediately agreed and appointed Xu Xiantu as the pacifier of Jiangnan West Road.
Xu Xiantu went to Jiangnan West Road to appease the people and supervise taxes.
Xu Xiantu accepted the imperial edict and left Lin'an by boat the next day, heading to Jiangnan West Road to inspect and appease the various states.
Just after Xu Xiantu left, the Queen Mother suddenly fell ill and became seriously ill. Zhao Gou quickly sent an imperial doctor to treat the Queen Mother's illness.
In the Queen Mother's Fuqing Palace, the imperial doctor Wang Yanzhong said to the emperor Zhao Gou who came to visit him: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother's pulse is stable and there are no serious diseases in the body. The minister thinks that the Queen Mother has a heart disease and is worried about her illness!"
Zhao Gou was startled and asked quickly: "What is the Queen Mother worried about?"
"Wei Chen doesn't know, but it must have been a long time."
Zhao Gou nodded, "I understand, please step back!"
Zhao Gou came to his mother's bed and knelt down. There was a gauze curtain between him, but he could still see his mother's thin face. Zhao Gou felt sad in his heart. He didn't know what his mother was worried about, but he never told himself.
"Guanjia, is that you?" Queen Wei asked in a low voice.
"Mother, this is the child."
"The Ai family may not be able to survive, and they have to go see your father. Remember, the funeral should be simple."
Tears welled up in Zhao Gou's eyes, and he said in a tearful voice: "No, Queen Mother, you must be fine. I will use the best medicine in the world to treat my mother's illness."
"Guan Jia, I have been worried all these years! Worried! Extremely anxious. I am afraid that what your father said back then will come true."
"What did my father say back then?"
"Back then, your father told me in Five Kingdoms City that there was a phoenix named Qing in Xiqi. When it sang, it soared into the sky and the phoenix danced for nine days. The country of the Song Dynasty was in danger. So why did the Ai family always hate Chen Qing? It was your father who
What an ominous dream! Your Majesty, we cannot let Chen Qing seize the Shandong Road. He has unified the south of the Yellow River. The next step must be to seize your country. Your Majesty, he is too strong. You want to join forces with the Jin Kingdom. The Jin Kingdom is afraid.
If the country is subjugated, why don’t you?”
Zhao Gou came out of the palace in despair. He went back to the imperial study and sat down. His mother's anxiety seemed to be echoing in his ears, "His surname is Chen. If you don't believe in Zhao, if he seizes your country, the century-old foundation of the Song Dynasty will be destroyed in your hands.
How can you explain to your ancestors? How can I have the nerve to see your father?
Your Majesty, don’t worry about the Kingdom of Jin. The Kingdom of Jin only wants money, but Chen Qing wants your kingdom. He must join forces with the Kingdom of Jin to drive Chen Qing back to Xiqi. There will be a phoenix named Qing in Xiqi.”
At this time, a eunuch reported at the door, "Your Majesty, Mr. Qin and Mr. Zhu are asking for an audience outside the palace."
Zhao Gou nodded, "Announce their presence!"
Not long after, Qin Hui and Zhu Shengfei walked quickly into the imperial study from outside. They greeted Zhao Gou. Qin Hui asked urgently: "Your Majesty, I heard that the Queen Mother is seriously ill. How is the situation?"
Zhao Gou shook his head, "It shouldn't be a big problem. She is worried and scared too much, which makes her sick. It's not a physical disease."
"That's good. I don't know what the Queen Mother is worried about. Can we ministers help the Queen Mother solve her problems?"
In fact, Qin Hui knew very well that the Queen Mother was really worried. She was worried that Wanyan Zongxian was trapped in Jinan Mansion. Once the city was destroyed, Wanyan Zongxian's life would be in danger. She must be persuading the officials and the Jin State to join forces to deal with Chen Qing.
Zhao Gou sighed, "Chen Qing is too strong this time. Once he seizes Shandong Road and unifies the south bank of the Yellow River, I am afraid he will attack Jianghuai and Jiangnan West Road. I wanted to send troops to Shandong Road to stop him, but suffered a disastrous defeat. This gave me confidence
All gone."
Qin Hui winked at Zhu Shengfei, and Zhu Shengfei said quickly: "Your Majesty, it is actually easy. The best way is to surround Wei and save Zhao. I know that the Central Plains is empty. For example, Shouzhou, Yingzhou, Caizhou and Tangzhou do not have a single soldier. The entire
In the Central Plains, only Bianliang and Luoyang have garrisons. The total number of troops is only 30,000, and it is still an inexperienced new army. If our 200,000 troops in Huaibei go north to the Central Plains, will Chen Qing withdraw from Shandong Road in a panic? At this time, Jin
The soldiers took the opportunity to counterattack, and Chen Qing was attacked to the east and south at the same time. Even the Jin soldiers from Hebei would press south. That is, they were attacked on three sides, and Guanzhong's troops were empty.
Under tremendous pressure, he will definitely negotiate with His Majesty. Even if we don’t want the Central Plains, we can still take this opportunity to get back Jinghu South Road, or Jinghu North Road, Xiangyang, which His Majesty misses so much."
Zhao Gou said for a long time: "If I form an alliance with Jin Bing to deal with Chen Qing, what will the world think of me?"
Qin Hui said quickly: "Your Majesty did not form an alliance with the Jin soldiers. He only sent troops to the Central Plains to prevent the Jin soldiers from Hebei from taking advantage of the emptiness of the Central Plains to go south. If you explain this to the world like this, who can say that your Majesty did something wrong?"
"Your Majesty, as long as Chen Qing is a minister of the Song Dynasty, the Central Plains will be the land of the Song Dynasty. Of course, the imperial army has the right to enter the Central Plains. It makes perfect sense legally and there is no problem at all."
"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhu is right. There is not a single soldier in Shouzhou, Yingzhou, Caizhou and Tangzhou. Our troops will be stationed directly and there will be no conflict with the Western Army at all. After negotiating with Chen Qing, the troops will withdraw.
Come, Your Majesty, this opportunity must not be missed, it will never come again!”
Zhao Gou is a very soft-spoken person and lacks his own opinions. Especially he regards his throne as more important than anything else. His mother's cries, his ancestors' reproaches, his fear of losing the throne, coupled with Qin Huihe's
After Zhu Shengfei's hard persuasion, Zhao Gou's stance finally softened.
Zhao Gou walked a few steps with his hands behind his back: "There is no need to publicly issue an edict, and there is no need to go through the Zhizheng Hall. I directly send a handwriting to Zhang Jun, ordering him to send troops to the four states of Shou, Ying, Cai, and Tang. If it is favorable, the court will benefit, and if it is not, the imperial court will benefit."
Then Zhang Jun takes the responsibility, he sent troops without permission from the court, so be it!"