Yin Yinglei smiled and said: "Your Majesty, when Marshal Yue was young, he went to Hebei to fight against the Jin Dynasty alone. He went to Zhang Suo, who was the ambassador of Hebei Road at that time. Zhang Suo asked Yue Fei during the test, 'I heard that you stayed behind from your clan. "A brave champion, how many enemies can you think of?" Commander Yue said, "Courage is not enough to rely on. When using troops, you must make a plan in advance. The one who plots has the chance of victory or defeat. Therefore, as a general, don't suffer from lack of courage." "There is no plan." Later, Marshal Yue said to the old Marshal Zongze, "The key to a military strategist is to be surprising and unpredictable. Only then can you win. Fight in formation and then fight. The regularity of the art of war and the wonderful use of it all depend on one mind." I think , these two sentences can summarize the reason why Marshal Yue fought hard all his life,"
"Courage is not enough to rely on. You must make a plan before using your troops. The best way to use them lies in your single mind." I repeated it and agreed, "Well, these words of Yue Fei are right, and they are also in line with what is said in ancient military books. The way to conquer the enemy with war,"
Yin Yinglei continued: "Your Majesty is right. Marshal Yue will carefully analyze the advantages and disadvantages of both the enemy and ours as well as the geographical environment of the battlefield before each battle. This is what His Majesty once said, be fully prepared in advance and be flexible in the event. Be maneuverable and deal with the aftermath decisively.”
I nodded and said, "Shi Aiqing,"
"I am here,"
"Compile the essence of Yin Aiqing's lectures on military universities into a volume and forward it to all major military regions by the Military Academy,"
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
I said a little louder: "Okay, dear friends, in order to commend Yue Fei for his contribution to our court, I have decided to posthumously confer him a posthumous title. Xiao Qi, declare the decree."
Xiao Qi walked out from behind me, took out the imperial edict, and read loudly: "Yue Fei, the famous general of our dynasty, whose martial arts is outstanding and has shocked the past and the present, in recognition of his immortal achievements for our dynasty and his righteous spirit of serving the country with loyalty, Yue Fei is specially granted the title of Tianzun Wusheng Emperor of Weiyuan Town. Temples can be built for him in various places, so that he can live in the temple and enjoy fireworks and offerings for the people of our country to worship and remember. In addition, Yue Fei, Han Shizhong and other martyrs and their descendants are willing to serve for our country. Anyone who works can come to the Ministry of Personnel, and I will personally interview them to determine their positions and award them."
"Ah, Martial Saint Emperor, this gift is the ultimate," everyone sighed and sighed.
In China's thousands of years of history, there have been two martial saints. Before the Tang and Song Dynasties, the martial saints honored by emperors were Jiang Shang and Jiang Ziya, who had contributed to the rise of the Zhou Dynasty for 800 years. Starting from Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, they began to grant the title of martial saint to the Three Kingdoms period. In the Ming Dynasty, the military commander Guan Yu continued to be granted the title "Holy" by Emperor Zhu, and Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty officially granted him the title of "Holy". During the Qing Dynasty, Guan Yu's status was even higher. The Qing government also issued an order nationwide to build Guan Yu temples and offer incense on time. Guan Yu became a martial sage as famous as the literary sage Confucius, and this continued to later generations.
At this moment, I gave Yue Fei the title of "Martial Saint", which made all the generals envious, but also convinced. As the leader of the four Zhongxing generals in the Southern Song Dynasty (the other three are Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun, and Liu Guangshi), Yue Fei, His achievements far exceed those of the other three. Even in the entire history of the Song Dynasty, Yue Fei's achievements are unparalleled. It can be said that without Yue Fei, there might not have been the Southern Song Dynasty.
Relatively speaking, from the true face of history, Yue Fei is more suitable as a martial saint than Guan Yu. Whether it is his contribution to the nation or the country, or his military achievements, Guan Yu cannot be compared with Yue Fei. After Guan Yu's death, when he appeared in the spirit He yelled: "Give me my head back," which seemed to be extremely heroic. However, Yue Fei once shouted: "Give me my rivers and mountains." Comparing the two, what Yue Fei said was so heroic. One was the brotherhood between Liu, Guan, and Zhang, and the other was For the love of all people in the world, this is completely the difference between small righteousness and great righteousness. The two minds can be judged in this roar.
However, history is written by those in power, and Guan Yu just suited the tastes of the rulers' changing dynasties, so he was constantly crowned kings and saints by the ruling class. In later generations, the fame of the martial saint Guan Yu was far greater than that of Yue Fei, and the Guandi Temple was also Far more than Yuewang Temple.
This cannot but be said to be a kind of sorrow, the sorrow of the nation and the sorrow of the country. Under the feudal monarchy, being loved by the people is far inferior to being granted titles by the emperor.
A few days later, major newspapers in Lin'an, led by the Song Dynasty Royal News, published the entire process of the Song Dynasty Emperor paying homage to Yue Wang Temple. From then on, the name of the Martial Saint Yue Fei spread. When the country was in crisis, the court needed heroes. The people also need heroes, and Yue Fei, who had a high reputation among the people of the Song Dynasty, is undoubtedly the best candidate.
Under my instructions, Lin'an Prefecture decided to build a statue for Yue Fei in the central square of Lin'an City. At the same time, major newspapers also published two articles under the instruction of the court, one was written by Hu Quan in the early Southern Song Dynasty. According to "Shang Gaozong's Seal", in 1135, Hu Quan, who had just been promoted to Privy Council Editor, heard that Qin Hui had sent Wang Lun as an envoy to the Kingdom of Jin in August 1138 to beg for peace. With the spirit of "Gan Qi axe", he wrote the famous "Xuwu Shang Gaozong's Fengshi", stating that "righteousness does not share the same fate as the juniper." In this article, Hu Quan said, "The ministers and subordinates, the righteousness If you don't share the same fate with the cypresses and others, you are willing to cut off the heads of three people and pole them in Gaojie, and then detain the captives and punish them for being rude. If I go to the East China Sea and die, I would rather live in a small court and seek survival."
The other article is "The First Letter of Shang Gaozong" written by Chen Dong, a student of the imperial family during the Jingkang period. In the article, Chen Dong wrote, "I consider that I am a humble person, so His Majesty recorded my name and gave him the first honor to call me. I dare not not repay Your Majesty with the words of the world, thinking that the ministers will have angry words, but I know that I dare not deceive the emperor and his father, and I will live or die."
Both articles express a common point of view, that is, they hope that the imperial court will actively take the lead in the war to regain the lost territory and reestablish the unity of the country. They should not blindly seek peace and rely on the small imperial court to survive, otherwise they will live and die.
From the release of the "Book of Reporting to the People of the Song Dynasty" to the posthumous title of Yue Fei as the Martial Saint Emperor, all this showed the court's determination to fight against the Mongols and regain the old mountains and rivers. Under the subtle influence of the newspaper, the enthusiasm of the people of Lin'an to resist the Mongols was unprecedentedly high. , confidence in recovering the north also began to gradually recover.
Under the command of Suo Wuhun, the members of Longya kept sending copies of the Song Dynasty royal newspaper to the north and posted them in the downtown areas of major cities. This more or less ignited the century-old silence of the Han people in the north. Of course, Longya also paid a lot for this, and secret contact points in several places were seized by the Mongolian officials.
On September 14, another group of Mongolian troops, about 25,000 Han and Jin mixed infantry, arrived at the foot of Xiangyang City under the leadership of Shi Tianze, the deputy supervisor of the Southern Expedition, and Kong Yuan, the capital commander. With the addition of the 15,000 Mongolian soldiers to the original 60,000 troops, the number of Mongolian troops under Xiangyang City reached 85,000, which exceeded the number of people in the Xiangyang Military Region. At the same time, there were two more who came with Shi Tianze. Hundreds of trebuchets, all of which were medium-sized trebuchets with two or more tips, and some even had large trebuchets with four to thirteen tips. On the third day after that, Marshal A Shu ordered, led by Ali Hague, Kong Yuan led 20,000 soldiers to surround Fancheng. From then on, all traffic on the roads between Xiangfan and Xiangcheng was interrupted.
Judging from the battle reports I received from Sichuan, Luzhou, Yangzhou and other military regions in August and September, Mongolia's eastern and western armies are also actively deploying soldiers and generals to prepare for an offensive.
September 18th, Lin'an Daqing Hall.
"Go to court," Xiao Qi's voice sounded, and the day's court meeting officially began.
"I see your Majesty, long live your Majesty, long live your Majesty,"
"Everyone who loves you, please forgive me for being free."
"Thank you, Your Majesty,"
"Dear dear friends, the war between Song Dynasty and Mongolia has begun for several months. Currently, our country is in the defensive stage. Perhaps this period is the most difficult, but the Mongols will not be easy either. In addition to competing for strength, the two sides also have to When fighting for perseverance, when the strength is equal, perseverance is likely to be the key to victory or defeat. Regarding the source of this perseverance, I think there are two aspects. One is from myself. As a soldier, when we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. Without such courage and Perseverance can only lead to death. The second is the guidance from the imperial court. The imperial court has the responsibility to let the soldiers in front understand that behind them are their families, their compatriots, and their country. If they take a step back, they are equal to Their family and their country are in danger. Therefore, they must guard the frontline without hesitation. In order to boost the morale of the Xiangyang army, I plan to send an imperial envoy to Xiangfan for inspection. I don’t know which dear friend is willing to go,"
"Chen Wen Tianxiang is willing to go to Xiangyang,"
"Your Majesty Lu Xiufu is willing,"
The deans of the Government Affairs and Military Affairs Houses said simultaneously.
Although Wen and Lu are not of high rank and currently only hold the third rank, they are the deans of the two most important departments in the Xianchun court, so they have considerable weight.
I thought about it and said, "Lu Aiqing, the war has started now, and the Military Academy has a lot of affairs. You are not allowed to go out for the time being, Wen Aiqing,"
"I am here,"
"I appoint you as the imperial envoy. Tomorrow I will set off for Xiangyang to express my condolences to the officers and soldiers of the three armies and the people of Xiangfan."
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
"Li Beiyang and Li Aiqing, Shi Aiqing of Shi Yan, I appoint you two as deputy imperial envoys to accompany Wen Aiqing."
"I obey your orders,"
"My dear friends, you will stay after the court meeting is over. I have something to tell you."
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
"Okay, dear friends, let's continue with today's meeting."
Jiang Wanli first came out and said: "Your Majesty, tomorrow is the time for this year's imperial examination. Your Majesty still needs to decide on the main examination questions and the candidates for the main and deputy examiners. You need to inform the parties tonight."
"Well, time flies so fast, and in a blink of an eye, it is the triennial scientific examination again. Jiang Aiqing, I will inform the Ministry of Rites before Unity Time today (5 p.m.). After the Ministry of Rites receives my notice, it will notify the relevant personnel one by one. "