Chapter 1059 Jia Heng: If Emperor Chongping wants to regain his position immediately(
Chapter 1059 Jia Heng: If Emperor Chongping wants to regain his position immediately... (Please vote for me!)
Kaifeng Mansion, Song Zhai
At this moment, the house was surrounded by Tiqi from the Jinyi Mansion and Rangers from the Beijing Camp, blocking the streets and strictly prohibiting outsiders from approaching.
In the evening, the western sky is filled with sunset, and the houses with blue bricks and black tiles, from the roof ridge to the gable wall, seem to be covered with a layer of golden gauze. Occasionally, wild geese fly across the sky and make a few calls.
Several sweet-scented osmanthus trees in the courtyard were fluttering in the wind. Since it was not yet the 90th month, only the leaves were in waves and no fragrance was floating. More than ten maids in bright clothes stood under the eaves of the corridor with their hands down to serve, so that Empress Song could call her.
In the wing room of the back house, the Empress of the Song Dynasty was dressed in a pale yellow dress with embroidered phoenixes, and a golden hairpin on her head.
Below, her eyes are full like autumn water, under her delicate and straight jade nose, her lips are like pink rouge, and under her tea-white tube top, the full moon is like a wheel, white and eye-catching.
At this moment, the wife of the fourth brother Song Xuan, Yue Shi, was smiling with her, and the nanny beside her was coaxing Yue Shi's child.
It was a boy, about three or four years old, with a thick head and a thick head, and eyes like black grapes.
Empress Song said softly: "This child is so tall. He will probably become stupid in two years."
With a smile on Yue's Guazi's face, she said: "It's still early, I'm a bit impatient, but my husband said that children shouldn't learn so many things at once."
Empress Song said softly: "Fourth brother is usually busy at the government office, does he spend much time with you two?"
Yue said: "Those who live in the front office and the back room come here to rest when they are tired. However, recently, my husband is busy with the new policies of Kaifeng Mansion. Sometimes he often goes to the prefectures and counties below, and sometimes he cannot get to the mansion."
Empress Song nodded her head, the ruby emerald earrings on her earrings sparkling in the sunlight, and said softly: "He is an official of the same government, so he has to worry a lot."
"We are not so busy usually. This is not what Duke Wei said when he was in Henan not long ago. During the disaster relief in Nanyang Prefecture, he mentioned that the implementation of the new government should be adapted to local conditions and the times, and encouraged state and county officials to go to the countryside. We,
Women don't understand this either." Mrs. Yue said, taking out a newspaper from the small drawer on the side and handing it over.
At this time, Di Bao already had a front-page headline, but there was no picture of Jia Heng standing on the edge of a field.
Empress Song took the Di newspaper and looked at the articles on it. A trace of curiosity flashed through her beautiful eyes and she said, "Not long ago, Ziyu went to Nanyang Mansion to provide disaster relief."
At this moment, the nun outside reported: "Mother, madam, the master is back."
Empress Song put down her newspaper and looked up.
After a while, Song Xuan's young and handsome face became gloomy and gloomy, and he said: "Your Majesty, something happened in the capital."
Under the curved eyebrows of Queen Song, her phoenix eyes were full of surprise, and she said, "What happened?"
Song Xuan sighed and said: "News just came from the capital. The imperial army's expedition to the west was defeated in Qinghai and the king of Nan'an was captured. The Holy Emperor was furious when he heard about it and immediately summoned the Duke of Wei back to the capital."
Because the fact that Emperor Chongping vomited blood was difficult to spread to the world, it was only mentioned in official documents as a taboo by the venerable, mentioning Long Yan's anger.
When Empress Song heard this, her crystal jade face suddenly changed, and her soft voice trembled slightly as she said, "How could it be like this?"
Because I was anxious, when I stood up, the full moon under my beautiful neck trembled, and it seemed that the halo of the moon was spreading out.
Of course no one noticed at the moment.
Song Xuan said: "Not long ago, my colleagues said that the army of the Western Expedition went deep into the country alone, and the grain roads were robbed by the Mongols in Qinghai, so the army was in danger."
"A hundred thousand troops were completely wiped out. This is a national tragedy." Song Xuan lamented.
Empress Song calmed down, feeling extremely anxious, and murmured: "I wonder how your Majesty is doing now? I have to go back to Beijing."
Yue said: "My dear, don't worry yet."
Empress Song sighed and said, "Why aren't I worried? Your Majesty has trouble sleeping and eating because of the affairs in the northwest. After this incident, I don't know how worried I should be."
At this moment, a female official came from outside and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, an angel has come from Shenjing, saying that he has a message for your Majesty."
Coincidentally, the angel sent by Emperor Chongping had already arrived.
Queen Song's phoenix eyes were filled with joy, her plump and glossy lips slightly opened, and she urged: "Go and bring the person over quickly, I will ask about the situation."
Although she is an angel, there is no need for Empress Song to come out of the palace to greet her in person.
After a while, I saw a young eunuch, his fair and beardless face full of the dust of the fast horse. He entered the hall under the guidance of the female officer. He bowed first and said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty has spoken.
There is no need to return to the capital, just go to Hangzhou to visit Duke Song."
Empress Song asked anxiously: "The Northwest Army was defeated. How is your Majesty doing?"
The eunuch glanced around and whispered: "Your Majesty."
Empress Song's willow eyebrows stood upright, a cold light shone in her narrow and clear phoenix eyes, and she said in a cold voice: "There are no outsiders here, so why are you hesitating?"
The eunuch made a bitter face and said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty was shocked to hear the bad news of the defeat in the Northwest. He vomited blood and fainted in the Wuying Palace..."
When Empress Song heard this, her heart trembled inexplicably, her beautiful eyebrows furrowed a little, and her round voice trembled a little, and she asked: "Your Majesty, why..."
Why is he vomiting blood again? Although she doesn't know the art of Qihuang, she also knows that vomiting blood is a very draining matter. She had vomited once during the Henan Incident, so why is she vomiting again?
Empress Song's snowy face was full of worry, and she quickly asked: "Have you ever seen the imperial doctor?"
The eunuch said: "Your Majesty, the imperial physician has already diagnosed your pulse and prescribed medicine. When I returned from the capital, Your Majesty was feeling much better."
Empress Song breathed a sigh of relief and said, "In this case, I feel relieved. I just have to go back to feel relieved."
At this time, Empress Song obviously knew who was less important and who was more important. If the emperor had no major problems, she would come back at worst.
The eunuch said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty said that your Majesty just goes south to visit Song Gong. Your Majesty is not in serious trouble. He also said that your Majesty attaches great importance to filial piety, so I will take care of you by your side. It is appropriate for your Majesty to return to Hangzhou to return home to Ning."
Common sense of human ethics.”
Queen Song said: "Kaifeng is not far from the capital. Let's go back first."
Just waiting for her to return to the capital, your Majesty may be fine.
As the beauty spoke, she suddenly remembered something and asked in a clear voice: "Where is Ziyu?"
Song Xuan said: "We set out from Jinling four or five days ago. In terms of fast horses, we should arrive in the next two days."
The young eunuch then said: "Reporting to your Majesty, your Majesty has sent people to urge Duke Wei to discuss military and national plans."
Empress Song was silent for a moment, her peach-blossom-like lips parted, and her sparkling cherry teeth were like braided shells, and she said softly: "Then wait for Ziyu to come over and ask him what the regulations are."
For some reason, the beauty chose to listen to Jia Heng's opinion at this moment.
He vomited blood twice. If something goes wrong, if there is no strong support from an important official in the court, things will inevitably happen in Beijing.
When Empress Song ordered the female officials to send the prisoner out, a look of worry could be seen on the snow-skinned jade face under the green feathers' beautiful eyebrows.
I even regretted why I didn't stay in the capital for a little longer.
Yue said: "My dear, don't worry too much. Your Majesty will bring great blessings to the heavens. I hope you can be blessed in times of trouble. Besides, Duke Wei has returned to the north."
Empress Song said worriedly: "Your Majesty has always been impatient. After such a huge defeat in the northwest, I don't know what it is like to be so angry."
He vomited blood again, which was heart-wrenching.
As it was getting dark, the sound of horse hoofbeats could be heard on the official road outside Kaifeng City, accompanied by the shouts of knights.
By the light of the horse lantern on the side of the city gate, we can see the young man holding the saddle and riding the horse. Under the wingless crown of the mountain, he has sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes.
"Who is it?" The hundreds of people on duty at the city gate shouted, surprised. They looked at the horses with torches in the distance and took a closer look. They were shocked.
Li Shu, the Jinyi bodyguard behind Jia Heng, held a black iron token in his hand and said loudly: "Jinyi Mansion is working as an imperial envoy, and you haven't opened the city gate yet."
At this moment, the hundreds of guarding households on the city gate tower also saw hundreds of cavalry with torches below. They were startled and ordered the soldiers on the side: "Quickly, let go of the hanging basket."
"Brothers in Jinyi below the city, please pass the token to the basket. We will check it later." The hundred households at the city gate said loudly.
Li Shu was about to get angry and scold him when an indifferent yet majestic voice sounded beside him: "Since the city gate is locked, follow the rules."
In fact, if it were Kaifeng Prefecture that had not experienced the Central Plains Rebellion, it might not have been so tightly guarded. However, once the city gate was forced open, once bitten by a snake, and for ten years afraid of well ropes, Kaifeng Prefecture's access control system has become increasingly strict.
Got up.
After the token was delivered, not long after, there was a "squeaking" sound from the copper door, and the two heavy vermilion copper-nailed doors slowly opened, revealing the dark city gate hole.
Hundreds of horsemen galloped through the long city gates like a whirlwind toward the brightly lit streets.
After receiving the news, Zhongjing Hou Shi Ding, the governor of Henan, and Song Xuan, the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture, led a group of retinues and were approaching Jia Heng.
The two sides met at the intersection of the governor's office. Jia Heng waved his hand, reined in the reins, stopped, turned over and dismounted, and looked at Shi Ding, Song Xuan and others who were approaching.
"Marquis Shi, the prefect of the Song Dynasty." Jia Heng called out first.
"Ziyu." Shi Ding looked at the young man in python suit who was walking quickly, surrounded by a large number of Tiqi, under the bright moonlight, and his heart was slightly shocked.
Song Xuan also came forward to greet Jia Heng, cupped his hands and said, "Zi Yu, long time no see."
At this time, the lanterns on both sides of the street were swaying, and in the silence, the sound of dogs barking in the distant streets could be heard, accompanied by the crackling of pine oil torches. The two sides looked at each other in silence for a while.
In the starry night, Fengchen came to rescue the fire.
This situation probably goes like this: "Every time I hear you, a strong wind rises; every time I see you, a thunder breaks out..."
Everyone was chatting, and Jia Heng, surrounded by Chen Xiao and other Jinyi palace guards, strode into the governor's Yamen.
Looking from a high altitude, we can see the governor's office in the front and rear courtyards. The lanterns are bright under the eaves. Behind them are two teams of dismounted cavalry, wearing flying fish uniforms and embroidered spring knives. Two rows of torches enter one after another, shining like dragons.
In the hall, everyone sat down and drank tea.
The candle flickered, reflecting a face with sighs and sighs. Shi Ding sighed: "Zi Yu, I have heard about what happened in Beijing. The prince of Nan'an and others were too greedy for success and rushed in. A hundred thousand troops
, 60,000 elite soldiers from the Beijing camp were buried in the wilderness of the northwest like this. I, a man of the Han Dynasty, have not suffered such a defeat in ten or twenty years. It is heartbreaking."
Jia Heng sighed and said: "Nan'an, Liu Fang and others were eager to make meritorious deeds, and now they fell into the enemy's trick of luring the enemy in. It's really heartbreaking. The 60,000 elite soldiers of the Beijing camp are all the heroes I carefully drilled in the past."
A man of fruit."
On the way, he had received news of Nan'an's defeat, and saw an angel holding an edict summoning him to return to Beijing immediately.
To be honest, even though I knew it was him alone, I didn't feel much joy in my heart.
Along the way, he was thinking about one thing: how to comfort the emperor's wounded heart while taking care of his self-esteem?
After this battle, the emperor was afraid that his intestines would turn green with regret, but the shame in his heart might lead to suspicion and sensitivity, and a drastic change in his character.
Shi Ding looked inquiringly and said: "Zi Yu, the situation in the northwest is a mess now, how do you deal with it?"
"According to my wishes, we will stay in the northwest for the first half of the year, and wait until everything in the south of the Yangtze River is settled before leading troops to conquer the west." Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said loudly.
This was also the arrangement he had made with Xiaoxiao before, but being too safe would make it more difficult to pacify the captives in the future.
Shi Ding nodded and said: "That's fine. Now the imperial court has just suffered a big defeat. If you include the Xining frontier army, it has already been two defeats. Not to mention the morale of the army, it also suffered in terms of money and food."
No."
Jia Heng said: "If there is really no other way, it is not impossible to have another fight with the Qinghai bandits."
Shi Ding was shocked and said: "This... still wants to fight?"
Jia Heng said: "If there is really no other way, we can only fight again. The Heshuote Mongolia in the northwest and the Donglu in Liaodong have a deep collusion. If they cannot be cut off when their power is weak, the elbow and armpit troubles in the northwest will be
It will be a serious problem for everyone."
This was what he pondered along the way, whether to wait until the Jiangnan issue was settled before pacifying Qinghai, or to directly send troops to Qinghai again to win this arduous war.
The main reason is that the Jiangnan New Deal may have another setback. Originally, the victory in Ping'an Prefecture was used to reduce the resistance to the implementation of the New Deal, but now it has been completely destroyed by the Nan'an County Prince.
Shi Ding was silent for a moment and said: "Zi Yu, I don't doubt your ability to use troops, but you should be cautious about this matter. If you add the Xining border army, my big man has already lost two games in a row, so he should rest and recuperate.
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This does not mean another defeat, but it means repeated wars. Can the national strength be able to sustain it?
With such a desperate militancy and such a stalemate in the war, what can be done?
Let’s talk about the morale of the army. The northwest frontier army and the Beijing army were defeated one after another. Can they still fight again?
"It's not impossible to send troops again next year, but the northwest and Liaodong may agree to send troops at that time, and the situation will be more difficult." Jia Heng said slowly, with a dark look in his eyes, "And this year is the time when Heshuote Mongol Khan marched into Tibet.
Once Tibet is wiped out and the main force returns to Qinghai, it will be almost impossible to wipe out the northwest frontier troubles."
According to the history of parallel time and space, now is a window period. When the Heshuote Mongols take Tibet into their hands, the Heshuote Khanate will then unite with the Tatar Qing in Liaodong.
At that time, the Heshuote Mongols were expanding from the northwest to the east, and the Qing army declared a major invasion. The two separate forces responded to each other from afar, and the two ghosts knocked on the door.
Chen Han said that he had to move the capital to temporarily avoid the danger.
"Yes, there are still Jurchens here, and the Jurchen prince is still in the northwest." Shi Ding also frowned, feeling worried.
Jia Heng said: "I'll go back to the court first and check the situation."
In fact, even if he sends troops to conquer Qinghai again, he has no chance of winning. This is based on the absolute advantage of the Han national power to crush the northwest corner.
Even though the Han Dynasty could withstand two defeats of one small and one large, Qinghai and Mongolia could not withstand even one defeat.
Along the way, he was thinking hard about how to defeat Qinghai and Mongolia and how to turn defeat into victory.
If Emperor Chongping wants to regain his position immediately...
In fact, he could lead troops to conquer Qinghai in the northwest again. This time, he could no longer seek to recover Haiyan and other cities or seek a decisive battle with the enemy. Instead, he could continue to bleed the Mongol tribes in Qinghai and annihilate their effective forces.
Judging from the most confidential intelligence analysis, Gushi Khan led an expedition to Tibet and is still marching into Tibet. The total remaining Mongolian troops in Qinghai should be around 80,000. This is under the full force of the entire people, gathering all the troops in Qinghai.
There are many young and strong people in Mongolia, and the rest are old and weak who are herding herds.
You must know that Qinghai Mongolia launched two wars in a row and reached the point when the division's veterans were exhausted. They needed to disband the young troops and return to Qinghai Lake. They could not continue to fight a war that only consumed and had no replenishment, unless they captured Xining Prefecture.
He then sent 50,000 cavalrymen to the Beijing camp, and about 60,000 to 70,000 cavalrymen in Xining. He then marched to Qinghai and divided his troops into four strategies.
This is a strategy of using cavalry to control the enemy. Instead of seeking to gain or lose one city or one place, the elite cavalry are used to attack in turns, dividing the troops into attacking their lairs, and pursuing a strategy of burning, killing, and plundering.
As for the use of cavalry, he and Xie Zaiyi, a fierce general in the Beijing camp, had to personally lead it.
In addition, there is a key helper, the Chahar Mongolian elite cavalry!
The ministry is proposing to the DPRK to return to the Mongolian homeland of Chahar to graze cattle. After he returns, he can get 10,000 or 20,000 of his elite cavalry.
This department should be familiar with the habits of the Mongols in Qinghai and use barbarians to control barbarians, so they can effectively attack the Mongolian tribes in Qinghai. As for geography, Xining Prefecture has also been conquering Qinghai for a long time.
Of course, if Emperor Chongping was not in a hurry to regain his position, he would have been worried about a big defeat...
Probably not. This time the correct choice was placed in front of the emperor. It was impossible for him to pretend not to see it. It was true that he had doubts.
By roughly estimating the time, it will take a month or two to achieve the results, because this is Chen Han's change of nomadic grassland, and he no longer seeks a stable troop formation, but a battle between cavalry and cavalry.
In terms of equipment such as muskets and crossbows, Chen Han was even better than the Qinghai Mongolian tribes, and they had the support of the Chahar Mongols.
In this way, the chances of winning are already very high.
And it eliminated the possibility of Yue Tuo and others continuing to engage in conspiracy.
Along the way, by collecting various battle reports, he roughly figured out Yue Tuo's tactics. The cities of Haiyan and Huangyuan had been infiltrated by Yue Tuo or the mixed Qiang.
It can be said that both cities are traps. Before entering, the traitors must be eliminated first.
If he quickly wins this battle after taking over, then after he comes back, his status in the DPRK will be almost the same as that of Lee Yoon-seok after the Boju Conference.
However, the Jiangnan New Deal has been put on hold for the time being. The issue has just suffered a huge defeat, and it will not be easy for the New Deal to be rolled out.
There are also civil servants in the DPRK and China who may have been tempted to negotiate for peace after this defeat, coupled with the continuous wars and military violence.
So when you get to Beijing, you have to take advantage of the situation.
Shi Ding said: "In that case, let's wait until the courtiers in Beijing discuss it."
However, in his estimation, judging from the situation after the defeat of Nan'an, there would be considerable resistance from the court to sending troops again.
If Ziyu once again defies everyone's opinions, this battle cannot be lost, otherwise there will be backlash.
Of course, next year, we can’t lose either.
Nan'an, Liu Fang, Jin Xiaoyu and others suddenly made Qinghai Mongolia's military affairs much more difficult.
Jia Heng nodded, then looked at Song Xuan beside him and asked: "Uncle Song Guo, where is the Queen Empress now?"
He came on this trip as a royal governor to take Empress Song to Jiangnan.
Only then did Song Xuan say, "Your Majesty is staying at the palace in Kaifeng Mansion."
Jia Heng said: "I'll visit you later."
Well, I haven’t seen her for a while, and I don’t know how Empress Song is doing. Has she gained weight?
With that said, without any further delay, he and Song Xuan left the governor's office and went to the palace in Kaifeng Mansion to visit Empress Song.