As soon as the new year is over, it is the Year of the Tiger Bingyin.
This year is the seventh year of Xianding in the Song Dynasty. Unknowingly, it has been the seventh year since Zhao Chu ascended the throne.
It was still freezing cold on the fifth day of the first lunar month, but the atmosphere in the Palace of Cining in the palace was warm.
"The situation seems to be favorable to Li Ni, but in fact it is exactly the opposite."
Quan Jiu sat upright and pointed out the situation to Xie Daoqing, which was quite impressive.
There was a beautiful map sewn with brocade laid out in front of her. She rolled up her sleeves with one hand and pointed with the other.
"Li Ni has just conquered Mount Xisai, here. Just to the north of him, Xia Gui, the pacifier of Henan Province, has led his troops south to support Huangzhou and intercepted them in Jiujiang. Looking to the east, the Queen Mother looks to the east. Ma Guangzu, the pacifier of Jiangdong, has led a heavy army to seal the siege.
Blocking Li Ni's eastward advance, Li Tingzhi, the Huaidong envoy, has sent troops to reinforce Lin'an; and just south of Li Ni, Jinghu South Road envoy Gao Gao, and Jiangxi defense envoy Huang Wanshi have also made arrangements."
After hearing this, Xie Daoqing felt that there were still many soldiers in the Song Dynasty, and asked: "How many troops are there in total?"
"Back to the Queen Mother, there are more than 300,000 troops."
Xie Daoqing was shocked and said: "Since the Song Dynasty had so many powerful soldiers, why could Li Ni, with tens of thousands of troops, be able to fight such a battle?"
Quan Jiu thought for a while and replied: "It's just that there was a loophole in the defense and he got in."
"Then why can't he be put down?"
"Don't be anxious, Queen Mother. Previously, it took time to mobilize the armies of all parties, and we must first ensure the stability of Lin'an." Quan Jiu clicked on the map, indicating that most of the Song armies were mobilizing to the east.
"Yes, yes." Xie Daoqing agreed and said: "Ensuring the stability of Lin'an is the most important thing."
"Now the troops have been mobilized properly, but there is no unified dispatch of the troops and horses of all parties. It is possible that Li Ni defeated each one or was slacking off..."
Quan Jiu began to persuade Xie Daoqing to support Yu Jia's personal expedition.
She originally knew nothing about fighting, but she began to understand the war after she decided to fight against Li Ni, and she understood the situation in a short period of time.
Then it suddenly dawned on her that Li Ni was not as scary as he looked. If Jia Sidao was willing to go out to fight, he was very sure that he could win this battle.
Quan Jiu wanted to see her husband defeat Li Ni.
There will never be such an outstanding person in the world who can found a country and become emperor. Only the person she marries can be the emperor.
But after finally convincing Zhao Chen, Jia Sidao seemed a little hesitant.
Quan Jiu would not give up and decided to force Jia Sidao.
Looking at the entire Song Dynasty, I am afraid that the one with the most determined fighting spirit right now is this woman.
"Finally, where there is a will, there is a way. Under her scorching gaze, Xie Daoqing nodded with a confused face and said, "Then I will persuade the officials to go to Duke Jia Pingzhang to fight in person?"
Having convinced another important person, Quan Jiu felt that she was one step closer to making things happen.
After returning to Ciyuan Hall, she summoned Cao Xi and ordered: "Contact my elder brother and ask him to create a decisive momentum to counter the rebellion."
"My slave understands."
Soon, talk of a major war began to be heard in the streets and alleys of Lin'an.
"Have you heard? Jia Sidao is willing to follow Kou Wei's example and persuade officials to personally fight against rebellion."
"It's quite tough."
Along with these rumors, letters were quickly delivered to various places.
On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, Hezhou.
"General, there is a letter from Mr. Ma."
When Zhang Shijie heard this, he knew that Ma Xianggong was referring to Ma Guangzu, Jiangdong's pacifier.
Ma Guangzu also knew Jiankang Mansion, stayed at the palace, and controlled the Hezhou Army, Wuwei Army, and Anqing Army. He was an important minister in charge of the military and political power of the entire Jiangnan East Road.
Now Li Ni's rebels are marching eastward along the Yangtze River. Although there is still a West Jiangnan Road between them and the East Jiangnan Road, Ma Guangzu is already fully prepared for war and is well prepared to deal with the rebels.
Zhang Shijie was appointed as the defense envoy of Hezhou, stationed at the upper gate of Jiankang Prefecture. Under Ma Guangzu's dispatch, he was also determined to fight against Li Ni.
To their disappointment, at the end of the year, the imperial court sent envoy Chen Yizhong to hold peace talks with Li Ni.
Later, when he heard that the rebels surrounded Huangzhou and captured Mount Xisai, Zhang Shijie couldn't help but feel angry, thinking that the court was too cowardly.
At that time, he cursed a lot in private.
"I am as good as the desert, how can you weep at the new pavilion!"
It's not that the Song army couldn't fight, it was just that they were attacked by Li Ni before they were ready. Now they were ready but asked for peace. How could the local generals accept it?
Fortunately, at this time Zhang Shijie opened Ma Guangzu's letter and finally saw the good news.
"Very good!"
Zhang Shijie read it once and again.
According to Ma Guangzu's letter, Lin'an will not only stop suing for peace, but the officials will also go to war personally.
Of course, this was just a rumor, and confidants like Zhang Shijie were warned in advance to be prepared. At the end of the letter, he was also reminded not to make any announcement.
In the past two years after Li Ni proclaimed himself King of Qin, the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty had swallowed their anger, and now this cowardice should finally come out.
There are many people who are as inspired as Zhang Shijie.
In Huaidong, Huaixi, Jiangdong, Jiangxi, Hunan, and Hubei, many local soldiers have only recently learned that rebels have captured Ezhou, and they are all willing to put down the rebellion to ensure the stability of the country.
Many gentry and common people were not happy with the news. They also recently learned that a feudal town had rebelled, and they began to criticize Li Ni for betraying his master.
Whether it was fighting against foreign invaders or fighting against internal enemies, the Song Dynasty never lacked militant factions. However, the militant factions had been suppressed too hard over the years, and finally gained momentum again under the call of caring people.
Compared with the rebels, the Song Dynasty was indeed a giant.
After the beginning of the war, this behemoth gradually came to its senses.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Liu Shiyong, the commander of the Anqing Army of the Song Dynasty, led his troops to support Huangzhou. After realizing that the rebel forces were insufficient, he broke through the siege of the rebels and entered Huangzhou.
The morale of the soldiers and civilians in Huangzhou City was greatly boosted.
It has to be said that Li's unstoppable offensive has begun to be contained...
In Lin'an Palace City, Quan Jiu had already felt the changes brought about by her determination to take the lead in the battle.
She felt that Li Ni was like a sword that was about to lose its strength and could be held easily.
The letters and reports that continued to arrive gave her stronger confidence, and her aura became stronger when facing Zhao Chen.
"The officials no longer need to hesitate, it's time to summon Li Ni personally."
Zhao Chu lowered his eyes, not daring to look at Quan Jiu, and pinched his fingers uneasily.
Quan Jiu felt suffocated when she looked at her timid and insignificant husband.
As long as she cheers up once and destroys Li Xia, her husband will still be the Emperor of the Song Dynasty and she can still breathe.
"that·"
Zhao Chen hesitated, with a hint of confusion in his mouth, and finally said: "The envoy has gone...to Ezhou."
"What envoy?" Quan Jiu asked in surprise, "Chen Yizhong?"
"Wenji Wengjia, Minister of Rites, went...went...already left by boat..."
Quan Jiu was stunned for a moment, shaking as if bitten by a poisonous snake, and asked: "How is it possible? Why didn't I get any information about such an important matter?"
"Master Xiang took care of things a few days ago." Zhao Fu seemed very happy and comforted Quan Jiu: "Everything has been taken care of."
"How dare you? How dare he, a foreign minister, make decisions on such a state matter?!" Quan Jiu was furious, staring at Zhao Fu and asked: "What did you promise to be an official? A knife."
Zhao Chen was startled for a moment and said hurriedly: "The Queen...the Queen agreed."
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After a long time, Zhao Ping secretly raised his eyes and saw Quan Jiu's skirt receding from the imperial steps like a tide. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and showed a sly and proud smile.
"If you dare to force me again, I will poison you to death, you fierce woman."
Walking back to the bedroom, I stretched out my hand and pushed, and a screen was pushed to the ground.
Quan Jiu closed her eyes and thought of the words Li Xia asked Cao Xi to bring back.
"Don't take yourself too seriously. Queen Zhao Song is nothing and is not worthy of playing at the table."
She didn't believe it and was unwilling to give in. She desperately wanted to slap Li Xia and tell him, "You are wrong. If you dare to reject me, I will trample you under my feet."
But it turned out that Li Xia didn't need her cooperation at all to get what he wanted.
The feeling of loss surged up in her heart, and Quanjiu felt dizzy. She stroked her forehead and cursed angrily.
"Three hundred thousand people were all disarmed, and not one of them was a man..."
A group of ships came up from the canal and passed Jiankang Prefecture, Hezhou...
At Hezhou Pier, Zhang Shijie specially took a bath and put on a bright suit of armor to greet the envoys from the imperial court.
He thought that the imperial court was sending someone to read out the details of the imperial conquest.
However, when Wen Jiweng got off the boat and said a few words, Zhang Shijie seemed to freeze.
"The general will not understand..."
"What don't you understand?" Wen Jiweng sighed and said earnestly: "Don't just look at the war in front of you, look at the overall situation. Now that Meng Yuan has deployed troops in Xiangyang and is eyeing it, how can we fight the rebels on the Yangtze River?"
Just as Zhang Shijie was about to agree, Wen Jiweng waved his hand and started to ask again.
"If the war continues, it will be won. When will it be won? Spring plowing is around the corner. If the spring plowing is delayed, how can the people continue? Furthermore, how much does a war cost? And how much is the annual gift?"
Zhang Shijie was clumsy and could not argue with Wen Jiweng. In the end he could only say sadly: "The last general's armor is not stained with blood, but the clan and the country have suffered such a shame and great humiliation. The last general..."
"General Zhang, don't underestimate yourself." Wen Jiweng consoled him: "When the time comes, General Zhang's blade will be stained with the blood of the enemy."
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That evening, Zhang Shijie watched the big ship sailing into the sky of the Yangtze River, and suddenly felt something in his heart.
Now that something can be done, the imperial court does not dare to fight resolutely. When there is no way to save it, his bright armor will be stained with blood.
Huangzhou.
Chen Yizhongzheng and Liu Shiyong boarded the Hanhui Tower in the city.
"As soon as General Liu arrived, the situation opened up." Chen Yizhong looked at the scene outside the city and saw that it was impossible for the rebels to break through Huangzhou for the time being. He felt relieved and said: "As long as the siege of Huangzhou is lifted, Li Ni will be in a dilemma.
Already."
As he spoke, he shook his head, thinking that he came here to have peace talks with Li Ni, but Li Ni was too good to trap him in Huangzhou.
The results of it?
Listening to what Liu Shiyong said about the situation, I am afraid that Li Ni will want to negotiate peace and not defend the country.
It can be said that things are changing.
"Look! There is a ship coming downstream."
"Is it the reinforcements?" Chen Yizhong put his hands on the railing and finally saw the flag of the Song Dynasty on the ship, "It's the reinforcements of the Song Dynasty."
"Get ready to respond..."
However, it was seen that the fleet of ships did not come towards Huangzhou, but continued to sail upstream, seemingly heading for Ezhou.
"What does this mean?"
Chen Yizhong was stunned, shaking his head and not understanding what was going on.
If there is a war, the siege of Huangzhou has not been resolved, and the battlefield is here; if there is a war, the envoy responsible for negotiating with Li Ni is here.
Why does the imperial court send people again? What should they do...