"Tender winter melon and boiled turtle skirt soup."
The fifth course was brought to the small table.
Liu Shiyong looked around and saw the delicate white hands of the maid serving the dishes, which complemented the porcelain plate.
Her voice is also soft and melodious.
"This is Jiangling's famous dish. Huizong once asked the famous minister Zhang Jing what the scenic spots were in Jiangling, and he replied, 'Green poplars on both sides cover the Tiger Crossing, and a bay of fragrant grass protects Longzhou.' When asked again about Jiangling's delicious food, he replied, 'New millet'
Cooked caviar rice and tender winter melon boiled turtle skirt soup, it has the effect of nourishing yin and nourishing the kidneys, clearing away heat and detoxifying, please use it, general."
Although Liu Shiyong could not understand the poem, he could appreciate the elegance of the dignitaries.
On the plate, small quail eggs were arranged in a circle like pearls, dotted with the turtle skirt in the middle, which made him appetite.
Just as I raised my chopsticks, I suddenly heard a shout from above, and people around me had already stood up.
"Everyone listens!"
The turtle meat fell back onto the plate from between the chopsticks. Liu Shiyong stood up and was shocked as he listened to Zhu Xusun's announcement.
The court's dismissal of Jia Sidao was an unexpected event for him, and he no longer dared to believe in it and follow Jia Sidao.
After all, he was a minister of the Song Dynasty, and he never thought of betraying the Song Dynasty... These days, people with such thoughts would have already gone north to join Li Xia.
There are many people here who are like this, except for a few of Jia Sidao's confidants like Liao Yingzhong.
Therefore, after Zhu Xusun finished reading, everyone was stunned and confused.
Jia Sidao remained calm and composed.
"Zhu Xusun, you have indeed colluded with Li Ni and tried to harm me with a fake edict. It's ridiculous."
When Liu Shiyong heard this, he thought that was the case, and his trust in Jia Sidao was restored.
"Now that the matter has come to a point, there is no point in using clever words and sophistry." Zhu Xusun said: "If you still remember the great kindness of the late emperor, just surrender and go back to Lin'an to plead guilty to the officials."
"Zhu Xusun rebelled! Take it down!"
Jia Sidao said nothing nonsense and shouted loudly.
Su Liuyi and the guards behind him immediately rushed towards Zhu Susun.
After Jia Sidao finished speaking, he stood up and left quickly through the small door on the east side of the hall.
To him, Zhu Xu and his grandson are nothing. Coming here today is just to deceive others.
In fact, he had already ordered his trusted troops to rush to Lin'an.
It doesn't matter whether you win or lose with Zhu Xusun. The key is to return to the court to get rid of your political enemies and regain power.
"Get him!"
Zhu Xusun was also surprised when he saw Jia Sidao leaving in a familiar way.
Since he dared to hold a banquet, he had already prepared it. Several generals in the hall immediately rushed to meet Su Liuyi or pursue Jia Sidao.
But it’s not enough, we still need help from people in Yang Town.
"General Yang." Zhu Susun looked at Yang Zhen and said, "Jia Sidao is rebelling, capture him!"
"I……"
Yang Zhen was shocked by the situation in front of him, and he didn't know what to do.
Recently, Zhu Xusun and Jia Sidao had both greeted him. But he thought he could appease them both by himself.
In this matter, as long as he remains neutral, Jia Sidao will win.
The only thing that no one noticed was that while the hall was in chaos, someone rushed in.
"Mr. Lang, there is a messenger coming from the upper reaches. The generals in the army don't know where the princes are and are looking for them..." Fu
"What's the matter?"
Yang Zhen was so busy that he kept ordering his servants to control the situation.
"The rebels are coming!"
Yang Zhen was shocked when he suddenly heard such news.
"What? Say it again."
"The rebels are attacking! The messenger came from the upper reaches in the morning and has been waiting in the army for a long time. I am afraid that the defenders upstream have been fighting hard with the rebels all day..."
~~鼶
Jia Sidao jumped out of the boat, turned around and saw rows of elite men arriving.
"Go over and capture Zhu Xusun, and Su Liuyi will arrange the rest."
"Here!"
"Have arrangements been made for the eastward march?"
"We have sent orders to the three armies. Due to the changes in Huaixi, Duke Pingzhang has issued an edict to return to the capital, King Qin."
"Walk."
However, before walking a few steps, another messenger arrived.
"Ping Zhanggong, I finally found you..."
"Why can't we wait until I get back to the warship to talk about it?!"
"The rebels have captured!"
Jia Sidao was stunned for a moment, then turned to look to the west, his expression a little lost.
It's hard to say whether he was surprised or not, he just couldn't care about it anymore.
The problem today is not only that Zhu Susun misunderstood his military information, but even if the news was received in time, the situation may not be much better.
The order to mobilize troops has actually been issued a long time ago. The troops and horses began to secretly mobilize to Lin'an a few days ago.
"Let's go back to the warship first..."
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During the banquet at Chunyuexuan, everything was very slow, including bathing, changing clothes, listening to the piano, and the meal lasted from noon to evening.
The situation changes extremely quickly.
In half a day's work, the Song army upstream could not get support from the downstream, and was completely defeated without even receiving orders.
Killing was very slow. If a Tang soldier wanted to kill a Song soldier, he had to climb onto the Song ship and fight back and forth with swords and spears. There were many soldiers who had never killed anyone in the army for several years.
The defeat was rapid.
All it takes is a general to give the order to retreat, the boatmen to take in the anchor, hoist the sails, and the ship can go down the river, being swept faster and faster by the river.
The two-hundred-mile-long Yangtze River has strong winds and strong waves. If one escapes too quickly, the ships will collide with each other and sink to the bottom of the river.
What's more, the Yangtze River is winding and winding, and there are countless ships that have run aground on the shore...
Just as Jia Sidao was rushing from Jiangling City to the warship, several battle reports were sent over.
"Ping Zhanggong, the rebels have reached Yidu! Please support Zhaodu."
"Report! General Niu, the commander of the Jingzhou regiment, reported to Zhao Dutong that he will retreat without a fight!"
"Report! The defeated army has passed Bailizhou..." Fu
When these battle reports accumulated for half a day were sent together, Jia Sidao was unable to quickly judge the situation.
At this moment, another soldier hurriedly arrived.
"Ping Zhanggong, Xia Gui, Yang Zhen and others ask for an audience."
Jia Sidao was stunned for a moment and asked, "Where is Su Liuyi?"
"Su Liuyi is also among them."
Jia Sidao frowned. He boarded the height of the warship and looked around. He saw that Su Liuyi's troops did not start heading east as agreed. He realized that there were changes in the plan...
~~鼶
The fighting is getting more and more intense, but more and more soldiers are rushing to Jiangling City on the riverside.
That was to support the generals' troops.
Finally, before the Tang army arrived, the generals had rushed back to the riverside.
Liu Shiyong put on his armor again, and while walking with great strides, he asked Su Liuyi: "Are you sure that the edict issued by Zhu Anping Envoy is fake?"
"Sure."
"How to be sure?"
Su Liuyi said: "In Lin'an City, the officials and the Queen Mother have been controlled by a group of traitorous parties who only care about fighting for power and are bent on betraying the country and seeking peace. The edicts issued by these people are of course fake."
Liu Shiyong was surprised instead and said: "Then... is the edict true?"
"Don't worry about this anymore, it's more important to defend against the enemy!"
The two of them kept walking, and soon there was water mist drifting over, which was caused by the waves on the riverside.
"Quick, each take command to defend the enemy!"
Su Liuyi shouted angrily. He turned around and saw that the flag on the main battleship was indeed to retreat. He hurried to the main battleship.
He ignored a captain who was boarding the ship and said in a hurried tone: "Send the message quickly, send the message quickly, Marshal Xia and General Yang want to see Mr. Ping Zhang."
Su Liuyi knew Jia Sidao's plan and thought that if Xia Gui and Yang Zhen could express their support for Ping Zhanggong now, they could make him change the plan.
However, when he looked back, he found that Xia Gui and others were no longer there.
He was at Chun Yuexuan just now, and his soldiers arrived in time. He was sure that he could capture Zhu Susun, Xia Gui and others.
It just happened that the rebels were attacking, and everyone said that there should be no more internal strife at this time, and it was more important to work together to defend against the enemy.
Xia Gui and Yang Zhen also agreed to come to see Jia Sidao.
"The rebels have arrived!"
Su Liuyi was still looking around the river when he suddenly heard shouting and looked up. Sure enough, he saw the flag of the Tang Army appeared on the river.
He immediately drew his sword and ran towards his warship.
"Liu Shiyong! What are you still doing? Guarding the pier..."
The sound of ringing gold interrupted his shouting.
This time, it was Xia Gui's main battleship that raised the retreat flag high.
"what happened?"
"Marshal Xia didn't even advise Pingzhang to fight, but he also retreated?"
Liu Shiyong was about to rush to the dock, but at this moment he stopped and murmured: "The Song Dynasty has been a country for 310 years?"
"What did you say?"
"Just now, Xia Gui said that the Song Dynasty has been a country for 310 years." Liu Shiyong said: "Does he mean to say... that the country can be subjugated?"
For a moment, Su Liuyi was stunned.
His nickname was Renzhong, and his nickname was Fuhan. He had been busy all his life with the expectations and aspirations that this name carried. When he suddenly heard the word "subjugate the country", it certainly felt harsh.
But there was no time for him to think about these things on the battlefield. The roaring upstream was getting louder and louder, and the Tang army was getting closer and closer.