Several major events that occurred in Shaoxing in June of the second year were ups and downs and firmly locked the attention of people all over the world. First, the Jin soldiers invaded Hanzhong from the Han River. The news spread, and people all over the world were worried about Sichuan's ability to conquer Hanzhong.
Can it be saved?
But the situation reversed only ten days later, and the Jin soldiers were driven out of Hanzhong by the commander Chen Qing, before everyone could put down the matter in Hanzhong.
Immediately afterwards, another news shocked the world. Chen Qing led his army to capture Jingzhao and captured Liu Yi, the king of Qin who was stationed in the northwest of the puppet Qi state, and Guo Zhen, the marshal of Zhenxi.
This was undoubtedly a serious political incident and a heavy blow to the prestige of the Jin State and the Puppet Qi State. Wanyan Wushu wrote a letter denounced Wanyanchang and Wanyan Salihe's Shaanxi strategy and gave up the powerful combat effectiveness of the Jin soldiers.
He imitated the Song army's thousands of miles of detours and finally withdrew in embarrassment, making the world laugh.
Emperor Wanyan Sheng of the Kingdom of Jin immediately issued an order to remove Wanyan Salihe from the post of marshal of the Western Route Army. At the same time, Wanyanchang no longer took charge of Shaanxi economics and strategy, and re-appointed Wanyan Wushu as Shaanxi Sixth Route envoy and marshal.
, led 50,000 troops into Guanzhong and re-implemented the Sichuan-Shaanxi strategy.
A series of major news that happened in Hanzhong and Guanzhong also reached Lin'an through the 800-mile express dispatch of imperial envoy Li Yuan. At the same time, Li Yuan was also on his way back to Lin'an urgently.
News one after another reached Lin'an, and the government and the people in Lin'an were attracted by the situation in the northwest. For more than ten days, restaurants and teahouses in Lin'an were talking about the situation in the northwest. The name Chen Qing became a household name as a legendary general.
In the imperial study, the official Zhao Gou paced back and forth with his hands behind his hands. He now encountered a problem. The Eastern Front Armistice Agreement between the imperial court and the Jin Kingdom was about to expire next month. He could not make up his mind whether to renew it or not.
Judging from Zhao Gou's original intention, he wanted to renew the agreement, but the anti-Golden faction in the imperial court had the upper hand. They opposed the renewal of the armistice agreement and demanded to cross the river to regain Jianghuai. This was obviously inspired by the resistance to Gold on the Western Front, and Zhao Gou received a huge
The pressure made him dare not talk lightly about peace.
"The armistice agreement will expire next month. Whether it will be renewed or not will depend on changes in the situation and the progress of negotiations! It is too early to say now."
Zhao Gou did not want to draw a conclusion prematurely, so he put aside Zhao Ding's remonstrance on abolition of the armistice agreement. He basically told several princes in the imperial study that he did not want to talk about this matter now.
At this time, Zhang Jun bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Zhu Shengfei has a heavy responsibility for the loss of Hanzhong. Li Yuan's report also made it very clear. Zhu Shengfei took office for more than a month. He did not coordinate the relationship between the generals and was keen on inserting confidants and ostracizing Wu Jie. Chen
Qing and other meritorious soldiers abolished the anti-Jin measures that had taken Wei Chen three years to establish, which resulted in Hanzhong being easily captured by the Jin soldiers.
He fled the battlefield at a critical moment. This is not the responsibility of a coach. Your Majesty, facts have proved that Zhu Shengfei is not suitable for the position of Xuanfu Envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi. I sincerely request your Majesty to change the commander."
Next to him, Qin Hui smiled sinisterly and said: "Xiangong Zhang, the battle depends on the outcome! The final result was that the Jin soldiers withdrew from Hanzhong in embarrassment. How did this become a reason to impeach Zhu Shengfei? I think this was Zhu Shengfei's strategy, saying that he seduced
No matter whether the enemy penetrated deeply or tried to use the empty city strategy, the final result was that the Jin soldiers were defeated, which shows that Zhu Shengfei's strategy was successful, and I think Zhu Shengfei should be praised."
"The victory in Hanzhong was the result of Wu Jie and Liu Ziyu's persistence in resisting the Jin Dynasty, and the result of Chen Qing's support from thousands of miles away. Zhu Shengfei fled back to Chengdu, so what did the final result have to do with him?"
"Xianggong Zhang's words are very ignorant. Since ancient times, all victory results belong to the commander-in-chief. The meritorious service of the generals is also due to the commander-in-chief's proper employment. Why should he take the lead?"
"You two, stop fighting!"
Zhao Gou impatiently interrupted the argument between Zhang Jun and Qin Hui. He said to Lu Yihao: "Xianggong Zhao proposed to promote Chen Qing to be the governor of the capital. What do Lu Xianggong think?"
Lu Yihao understood the thoughts of the officials very well. He asked himself this, just because he didn't want to promote Chen Qing in an unusual way, it should be related to the Queen Mother's opposition behind his back.
Lu Yihao realized more and more clearly that if Chen Qing did not reconcile with the Queen Mother, he would never get ahead.
Lu Yihao pondered for a moment and said: "Since Chen Qing is the envoy of Qinzhou appointed by His Majesty, he should report to Your Majesty the situation in Qinzhou. The minister suggested that Chen Qing be summoned to come to An'an to report on his duties. Your Majesty and all the ministers will listen carefully to his opinions. Will they be able to do so?"
There will be an answer if you make an exception or not."
This is a slow turn, giving both proponents and opponents room for discussion.
"That's fine! Use the expedited gold medal to summon him to Beijing to report on his work!"
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At night, Qin Hui returned to his house. His life had indeed not been easy since the beginning of the year.
Since the armistice agreement was signed on the Eastern Front, the situation seemed calm, which made both the government and the public turn their attention to the Western Front. The continuous victory of the Western Front against the Jin Dynasty led to the anti- Jin Dynasty faction in the imperial court clearly gaining the upper hand.
Of course, it also made life difficult for Qin Hui, the leader of the peace faction.
Although life was difficult, but also because of the secret support of the official Zhao Gou, Qin Hui still controlled the Yushitai and Jianyuan, which was Qin Hui's greatest asset.
Back in the study, Qin Hui just sat down when his wife Wang brought a cup of tea. She put the cup on the table and said with a smile: "Bo'er sent a good inkstone today. It's at my place. I'll give it to him."
Master, bring it over."
Qin Hui waved his hand, "I don't need it for the time being, you can keep it for yourself!"
Mrs. Wang only used the inkstone to talk about her nephew Wang Bo. When she saw that her husband was not on the road, she had to make it clear: "Master, you should also take Bo'er's issue seriously!"
Qin Hui shook his head, "That nephew of yours only knows how to eat, drink and have fun. He has such a romantic reputation, how can you let me take notice of him?"
"But he is a member of the palace guard class! Wouldn't it be nice to find an opportunity to release him and go to the state for team training?"
Qin Hui sneered and said: "You need the approval of the chief officer before you can be released. Last time I asked Yang Yizhong, he asked me what Wang Bo looked like. What did he mean? Your nephew has the name of Ban Zhi, so he started from
He has never been on duty in the palace, and he is not up to par, how can I support him?"
"Bo'er can't be so miserable!" Wang said with some disapproval.
"Not that much?"
Qin Hui sneered and said: "He was about the same as Chen Qing back then! Now Chen Qing is going to be promoted to the capital, but Wang Bo can't even serve as a bodyguard. What use do you think he has?"
"No way!"
Wang was surprised and said: "The Queen Mother told me personally that she opposed the promotion of Chen Qing and believed that he was not qualified enough. Why should he be promoted again?"
It has always been a political tradition of the Song Dynasty for the Queen Mother to intervene in politics. From the beginning when Queen Mother Du forced Zhao Kuangyin to appoint the emperor's younger brother, to Queen Mother Liu E, to Queen Mother Gao, to Queen Mother Xiang, which one was more economical?
As soon as Queen Mother Wei returned to Lin'an, Qin Hui arranged for his wife Wang to go and befriend Queen Mother Wei. Perhaps they both had a common experience, so Wang and Queen Mother Wei had a very good relationship. Wang would come to the palace every day to chat with her.
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Therefore, Qin Hui was not surprised when he heard that Empress Dowager Wei opposed the promotion of Chen Qing. Last year, the Jin State proposed that the Empress Dowager should replace Chen Qing. In the end, the opposition was too fierce and failed. Empress Dowager Wei not only hated the person involved, Chen Qing, but also hated the mastermind behind it.
Lu Yihao.
"When did the Queen Mother tell you?" Qin Hui asked quickly.
"Just yesterday!"
Qin Hui nodded, he understood. No wonder the official did not express his position clearly today. Instead, he asked Lu Yihao about his attitude. He obviously disapproved of it. It turned out that the Queen Mother was putting pressure from behind.
Moreover, the officials did not want to deal with Zhu Shengfei, which probably had something to do with Empress Dowager Wei. It was Zhu Shengfei who personally rushed to Bianliang to pick up Empress Dowager Wei. It was probably Empress Dowager Wei who interceded for Zhu Shengfei behind his back.
But this is just an appearance. Qin Hui knows the official Zhao Gou very well. The official family is the same as himself, both of them are peace advocates. Now the war faction of the court has the upper hand and is a bit out of balance. In this case, how can the official family be possible?
And then depose Zhu Shengfei, who is also a member of the Zonghe faction?
Now in the Zhizheng Hall, Lu Yihao, Zhao Ding, and Zhang Jun are all from the war faction, but he is the only one from the peace faction. This is obviously not the pattern that the official wants, and he must be considering a change of positions.
Qin Hui gradually realized something in his heart, and he said to his wife Wang: "Tomorrow, bring some high-quality silk and satin to the palace to make skirts. When the time is right, mention to the Empress Dowager that Lu Yihao is planning to recruit Chen Qing as his grandson-in-law."
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Qin Hui must make Empress Dowager Wei understand that Lu Yihao's firm opposition to replacing Chen Qing with the Empress Dowager last year was not out of public interest. As long as Empress Dowager Wei understands this, Lu Yihao will not stay in the position for a long time.