Zhong Hao said angrily: "Father, Wang Lin is going too far to bully others. Our Zhong family has been operating in the Western Army for hundreds of years. Why does he transfer from our army to defend Hebei? Isn't this a clear plan to drain the military power of my Zhong family?"
Zhong Wei, the grandson of the masters, was also furious and said: "Uncle, my Zhong family has been on the border for the imperial court for hundreds of years and has made great contributions. Now the imperial court is controlled by King Yan, and the emperor has been reduced to a puppet. Our Zhong family's army has risen to fight against the thieves.
Qingjun side!"
Zhang Xiaochun and his son were reconciled, while Yao Gu and others would bow their heads and be speechless.
They really couldn't argue with this and didn't know whether to oppose or support it.
Master Zhong was silent for a long time before he said calmly: "It's easy to raise an army, but what's the result?"
"First, our army was defeated by Wang Lin and was wiped out by Wang Lin's army. Tens of thousands of soldiers died in vain and became traitors to the imperial court. Our army fought endlessly with Wang Lin and was taken advantage of by the Jin people. Then the Song Dynasty fell.
Our family will become eternal sinners, and we will be blamed by thousands of people."
Zhong Shidao stared at Zhang Xiaochun and others, and sighed: "Our Zhong family has reached this point, which has really affected all of you."
Zhang Xiaochun smiled awkwardly: "My husband's prestige in the Western Army is growing day by day, and he has made great contributions to the court this time. My husband, I think that with the character of King Yan, he will not kill the family. After all, the country is still facing a national crisis, and foreign enemies are at the forefront."
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"Given the prestige of King Yan among the people and the world's scholars, if the Zhong family raises an army, they will definitely be labeled as traitors by the court and the people of the world. By then, the reputation of loyalty and filial piety accumulated by the Zhong family for generations will be destroyed in one day.
.Therefore, sir, please think twice before acting."
Zhang Xiaochun still spoke to persuade him, even though he thought the family would not listen.
Zhe Keqiu cupped his fists and said: "Mr. Sir, the power of the Fuhu God General is known to everyone in the world. No one else knows how powerful the Jin people are, but we, the Western Army, know it very well. Wang Lin can achieve great victory in several battles with his newly formed army of Fuhu, tens of thousands.
, He is really a good general for the country, and for the sake of the Song Dynasty, I ask your husband to put state affairs first!"
Yao Gu also advised: "My lord, the general trend, the people's support, and the rule of law now all belong to King Yan. King Yan is the marshal of the world's troops and horses. It is normal military affairs to mobilize troops and horses to change defenses. If the Zhong family disobeys the order, the consequences will be disastrous."
Zhong Hao and Zhong Wei were so angry that they were trembling with anger: "You... are those who follow the trend of others!"
Zhe Keqiu and Yao Gu sneered and said nothing.
I don't even bother to defend myself.
Anyway, they had already made up their minds. If the Zhong family wanted to rebel, they would definitely not obey.
"Okay, shut up." Zhong Shidao scolded his nephew and sighed: "What you all said is true. In fact, I have no intention of starting an army.
But the Zhong family is not only the children of the Zhong family, but also all the military generals. If you follow my Zhong family as generals in the Western Army, if my Zhong family collapses, will it affect you all? I think it will."
Zhong Shidao's voice was very low: "If I are deprived of military power and the children of the Zhong family are expelled from the army, will you be able to protect yourself?"
Zhe Keqiu, Yao Gu and others were silent.
There were also some waves in my heart.
Master Zhong said again: "Therefore, I will temporarily make an agreement with the generals today. If King Yan puts national affairs first and ignores his personal grudges with the Zhong family, I will do the same.
But if the King of Yan seizes the military power of my family and the generals for his own selfish interests, then it is no wonder that I want to raise an army to fight against the thieves. The generals can wait and see what happens, and then they can support each other with me, how about that?"
The meaning of Zhong Shidao is not to fight back first, and let's see if Wang Lin will completely seize the military power of the Zhong family and the generals in the next step. By then, it will not be too late to raise another army.
Zhe Keqiu, Yao Gu and other generals were silent for a while, accepted their orders together, and then retreated.
Zhang Xiaochun and his son also smiled: "Ms. sir, Xiaguan and his son have also said goodbye. Tomorrow morning, Xiaguan will go to Hebei. He will first go to Zhending to pay homage to King Yan, and then go to Damingfu to take up his post."
Master Zhong cupped his fists and said, "Shang Shu Zhang, take care!"
Zhang Xiaochun and his son also left.
Zhong Hao sighed and lamented: "Father, you are so stupid! If you obey the order and leave Taiyuan, my Zhong family will be deprived of its foundation. If we don't take advantage of this moment to raise an army, how long will it take?"
Zhong Shidao said calmly: "Can't you see that the status of my father and son in the Western Army is weakening? Zhang Xiaochun is right. The general trend of justice and the people's support are with Wang Lin. If you and I, the Zhong family's children, rebelled, that is
A dead end.
If we really raise an army, people like Yao Gu will definitely not follow us. Can we mobilize up to 30,000 to 50,000 people to use this to attack the stone with an egg?
Besides, national affairs are of paramount importance, how can I destroy my family’s century-old wisdom in my hands?”
The species is wailing.
Master Zhong sighed: "The death of your grandfather was not entirely Wang Lin's fault. If he had not conspired with the prince to seize the throne that day, and had murderous intentions towards Wang Lin, how could he have been executed?"
Zhong Hao gritted his teeth and said, "Father, our Zhong family and Wang Lin are sworn to be at odds with each other. If we don't fight, if Wang Lin usurps the Song Dynasty and proclaims himself emperor, our Zhong family will surely end up having our family confiscated and exterminated!"
"Stop talking about it. I will definitely not do it by raising an army to treason. You must clearly distinguish between personal enmity and state affairs." Zhong Shidao walked away with a flick of his sleeves.
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The morale of the Western Army was somewhat shaken.
Liu Yanqing is about to come to Taiyuan, Han Shizhong wants to divide his troops to guard Yanmen Daizhou, and Wu Jie and Wu Gao want to divide some of them. The Zhong family and his son are about to switch to guard Hebei. Naturally, all kinds of rumors will spread in the army.
The main reason is that the Zhong Family Army may want to rebel.
But the generals who commanded the Western Army were actually all very clever.
If you follow the Zhong family in rebellion, you will definitely think clearly about the consequences.
The key point is, can the farmer afford an army of tens of thousands?
If they are deemed treasonous by the imperial court and lose their military pay and supplies, how long can an army of tens of thousands hold on?
The reason why Tong Guan was able to show off his power in the Western Army back then was mainly because Tong Guan blocked the Western Army's neck, military pay and military rations.
At this time, Liu Yanqing was riding through Taiyuan with more than ten generals above the command and hundreds of guards, but instead of passing through the city, he continued straight to Hebei.
After the battle of Xixia, Liu Yanqing was in awe of Wang Lin's military skills and the fighting power of the Fuhu Army. In addition, his son Liu Guangshi was still a general under Wang Lin. He was the first to fight after receiving the imperial edict.
A commander who left Lin Mansion for a while and went to Hebei to accept the inspection of King Yan.
And Wang Lin used him to take over the Western Army, which was an important use.
Naturally, he has to show his own attitude.
Qin Feng's Wu Jie and Wu Ga also led their generals to Hebei, and it is estimated that they will arrive at Zhending Mansion on the first of next month.
Wu Jie and Wu Ga are also among the generals that Wang Lin has always recommended, promoted and reused. It can be said that without Wang Lin, the two brothers would not be where they are today.
Therefore, although he was not Wang Lin's direct general, Wu Jie and Wu Zhang's loyalty was no less than that of Zhang Jun and Liu Guangshi.
At least Wu Jie and Wu Zhang knew very well that the Song Dynasty was facing internal and external troubles at the moment, and without Wang Lin, the Song Dynasty would surely perish.
They have been fighting against the Xixia people for a long time, and they know the virtues of the Xixia people.
As long as the Jin people have the advantage, Xixia will definitely take advantage of it and take advantage of it.
At that time, the Song Dynasty will be attacked from both sides, will there be any way to survive?
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Zhending Mansion.
Since the Song Dynasty, Zhending Prefecture has been an important town and the center of politics, economy and military culture in Hebei Province, and is the capital of Hebei West Road.
Although such a large city was slightly destroyed by the Jin invasion, it was repaired by local soldiers and civilians led by Ma Kuan who arrived in advance, and it has been restored to its former glory.
People from Zhendingfu who fled to various parts of Hebei gradually returned to their homes.
The permanent population of Zhending Mansion is now approximately 300,000.
Lu Yihao recorded in his "Miscellaneous Notes of Yan and Wei": "Thirty miles around the city of Zhending, the residents are prosperous, and the Buddhist palaces and temples are nestled among flowers, bamboos and flowing water. They are north of the Great Wall and south of the Yangtze River."
"Behind the government, there is a pond garden, which is surrounded by nine miles, with towering ancient trees, and a platform and marsh facing each other."
Ouyang Xiu also mentioned Tan Garden many times in the dozens of poems he wrote when he was the transfer envoy of Hebei Road, which shows the style of Tan Garden at that time.
Therefore, when Ma Kuo led his people to Zhending to prepare for the Prince Yan's Mansion and the Generalissimo's Mansion, they walked around the city twice and immediately decided to transform the original Hebei West Road Transfer Envoy Yamen into the service Yamen of the Generalissimo's Mansion, leaving the back
The Tan Garden was designated as Prince Yan's Mansion.
There are pavilions, pavilions and hundreds of houses in the garden, which is more than enough to accommodate more than a hundred people in the Yan Palace's family members and subordinates.
Zhending Fucheng not only has a city but also a castle, as well as Yacheng, Tancheng, Zicheng and Yicheng.
In the past two days, all the generals in Wang Lin's army arrived at Zhending Mansion one after another. The Jin people had completely withdrawn from the Song Dynasty and crossed the Baigou River.
Although Ma Kuo repeatedly invited the generals to enter the city, Yue Fei and others politely declined.
Yue Fei and his generals set up camp in the wilderness outside the city. Except for the 100,000 troops stationed south of the Baigou River to defend against the Jin people, the remaining 100,000 troops had already completed the grand division in Zhending Mansion.
Flags were fluttering outside the city of Zhending Mansion, blocking out the sun.
Although winter is approaching, the atmosphere in the military can incinerate everything.
Because King Yan is coming soon.
Yue Fei has already sent out sentry troops to greet him. Wang Lin led the subordinates of the Generalissimo's Mansion and Prince Yan's Mansion, Hebei officials newly arranged by the imperial court, and more and more scholars from various places, merchants and craftsmen who voluntarily followed... Ten Thousand Tiger Gods
Under the guard of the guards, they gradually approached.
This gave Yan Qing some illusion.
He felt that if the prince proclaimed himself emperor in Zhending Mansion now, and then established a court, there would be no shortage of people.
The north wind was howling, and Ma Kuo was leading people to inspect the final furnishings of Prince Yan's Mansion, preparing to welcome Wang Lin and his people to move in. Suddenly, he heard earth-shattering shouts coming from the direction outside the city, and in his ears came the extremely clear "King Yan Wansheng"
"Slogan, Ma Kuo's face lit up. Knowing that Wang Lin had arrived, he immediately led his men and rode out of the city.
A team stretching for dozens of miles marched on the official road leading to Zhending Mansion.
The banner of King Yan and the flag of the Fuhu Army were fluttering, and they were within sight.
At the gate of the city, Liang Hongyu, Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Guan Sheng, Hu Yanzhuo, Suo Chao, Yang Zhi, Qin Ming, Liu Guangshi, Zhang Jun, Dong Ping, Luan Tingyu, Li Kui, Shi Jin... Ordinary army commanders and above in the Eastern Army series
There are nearly a hundred soldiers in the army, all lined up and ready to welcome the commander.
All the generals looked excited.
Seeing Ma Kuo's arrival, Yue Fei immediately led his generals to bow their hands in ceremony.
Ma Kuo knew that at this moment, Wang Lin was going to make drastic reorganization of the military system and military positions of his troops in Zhending Mansion.