Chapter 197
When Zhao Yun saw the 800-li urgent letter from Meng Gong, "Meng Zong Wang Wen Buhua personally supervised the horse and infantry army to count more than 300,000 people to Xiangyang. When His Majesty saw the report, the beacon fire in Xiangyang had already risen." Zhao Yun couldn't help but turn dark. Fortunately, Dong Songchen, who was standing beside him, was quick-eyed and helped Zhao Yun, otherwise Zhao Yun would have fallen directly from the tall dragon chaise.
After seeing Zhao Yun like this, the ministers in the palace were stunned for a moment, they suddenly became panicked. Some shouted at the imperial physician, some cried and shouted at the priest, and some crawled on the ground and shouted long live, the real appearance of sentient beings. Regardless of whether the ministers were really sad or for other reasons, at least the anxiety on most people's faces was real at this moment.
No one dares to imagine what kind of model the Song Dynasty would have entered if Zhao Yun was really gone at this time.
"Okay, stop howling, I'm fine."
He waved his hand to reject Dong Songchen, and Zhao Yun said weakly. He then handed the letter in his hand to Dong Songchen, signaling Dong Songchen to take it down and circulate it to the ministers in the hall. Zhao Yun held his forehead and said no more.
Soon, the eight hundred miles of urgent letters submitted by Meng Gong had been spread all over the hands of several important officials in the court. As more and more officials read the letters, the Hall of Supreme Harmony fell into a noisy again, with a little inexplicable fear in the noise.
Although Shi Songzhi and others were not like those young people, the solemn expression on their faces also showed how heavy they were in the moment.
"Enough!"
Zhao Yun, sitting on the dragon throne, looked at the ministers who were panicking below, and suddenly shouted in anger. The Mongolians had not come yet, had not defeated Meng Gong, and had not crossed the river, so they scared these people to this end. If the Mongolians really came, how could such a person be the pillar of the country?
The ministers in the palace rarely saw Zhao Yun so furious, all of whom were as quiet as a cicada.
"The Privy Council immediately deduces the Battle of Xiangyang and calls on the army to prepare for support to Meng Gong." Zhao Yun originally wanted to ask the opinions of the ministers in the hall, but the attitude of the ministers in the hall made him deeply suspicious, and it was probably another long process for these ministers who had never seen the Mongols to discuss this matter.
It's not afraid of long, but it's afraid that there will be no result in long, and even if the result comes out, this result is not what he wants to see.
It can be said that at least for now, after a series of victories such as the Battle of Xiangyang, Zhao Yun, who was still young, has not extinguished the remaining belligerent intention and brought both of them back from the Mongolians, and has left a reputation in history, which has not been completed by four generations of emperors for more than a hundred years. Zhao Yun has always held a little hope.
More than two years have passed since the Battle of Duanping and Luo. In two years, Zhao Yun's depression and unwillingness have not decreased much, but have increased day by day. In the original history, Zhao Yun also had no results in Meng Gong's previous battles, but instead consumed the national treasury money and food, and the death of his beloved concubine, and the blow of having no children. The Song Dynasty was really withered, and there were people like Ding Daquan and Jia Sidao who could just live by.
At least today, Zhao Yun is still a little bit of blood in his bones, or a person who has achieved meritorious achievements like the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, Qin Emperors and Han Emperors and Tang Emperors and Song Zu.
Of course, which emperor doesn’t want to be a good emperor?
"What Meng Gong said, "Give me a reward to the army and let Sidao go back... What do you think of? Should I let Sidao come back or continue to go to Xiangyang?" Zhao Yun originally planned to decide on this matter, but he seemed to remember something halfway through his speech, and then turned the subject and asked the ministers in the palace.
Zhao Yun was very clear about the pros and cons of whether to go or not to reward the army. He wanted to see how many people in the court really thought about him as the emperor, and at the same time, he also made a different decision in his heart. He also wanted to see what choice Jia Sidao would make.
If Jia Sidao really chose to return to Lin'an, then... what should I do? Don't be disappointed? Or pretend not to know anything? If Jia Sidao really went to Xiangyang, there was an accident... three long and two shorts, Zhao Yun no longer dared to think about it.
Unexpectedly, the ministers in the hall were quickly divided into two factions. However, the candidates for these two factions surprised Zhao Yun even more.
The ones who supported Jia Sidao to return home were Li Mingfu, Yuan Fu and others. Their reasons were very simple. When Jia Sidao rushed to Xiangyang, he was afraid that Gu Wenbuhua would have been besieging the city long ago. Meng Gong and others would definitely divide their troops to pick up Jia Sidao into the city. Gu Wenbuhua obviously would not miss such a god-given opportunity! This is not good for Xiangyang City's defense.
As an ally of Jia Sidao, Shi Songzhi, Xie Jubo and others firmly supported Jia Sidao to continue to go to Xiangyang to reward the army, and the reasons were very sufficient. Since the war was about to begin, Jia Sidao's ambassador represented the emperor. At this time, he went to Xiangyang City and encouraged the morale of hundreds of thousands of Song soldiers guarding Xiangyang City. Moreover, if Jia Sidao returned halfway, it would inevitably hurt morale.
These two reasons happen to be what Jia Sidao analyzed himself.
The two sides said that the mother was right, and the mother said that the mother was right, and they were in a fight. Of course, as the leader, Shi Songzhi, Li Mingfu, Yuan Fu and others naturally did not have to go bare-handedly. There were a lot of people under them to cite the scriptures for them to attack each other.
"quiet!"
Dong Songchen looked at the increasingly obvious impatient expression on Zhao Yun's face and said sharply.
From the bottom of my heart, Dong Songchen's idea was very simple, that is, Xiangyang was very dangerous, and Jia Sidao naturally wanted to come back. However, depending on the emperor's meaning, it was obvious that there were other thoughts, but we had to tell the imperial concubine this news quickly.
"Whether Sidao rewards the army or returns to Lin'an, please don't argue anymore. Let Sidao make a decision on this matter. I sent an order to return to the court immediately to take over as the left prime minister, and the Privy Council immediately deduces the battle in Xiangyang. I will see the report to the evening. It is strictly forbidden to spread this matter privately, and those who violate it will be punished seriously!"
Zhao Yun was a little excited, and after saying these words, he left the ministers without looking back.
"I respectfully send you to the emperor!"
Shi Songzhi and others bowed and shouted.
When Zhao Yun left, Qiao Xingjian avoided the officials who came up and left first.
This time his resignation was surprising and he suffered the greatest losses.
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The official documents asked by the court caught up with Jia Sidao, and three days later, and at this time Jia Sidao had passed Anqing Prefecture and arrived in Qizhou Prefecture. In fact, Jia Sidao's attitude was enough to show his choice, that is, to continue to go to Xiangyang City to reward the army.
Jia Sidao believed that he was not a noble person or a selfless person. But he understood the truth that his lips were gone and his teeth were cold.
When the imperial messenger left, in addition to bringing back Jia Sidao's memorial, there was also a secret letter from Jia Sidao to Zhao Yun. Then, Jia Sidao urged a large group of people to rush to Xiangyang City.
Chapter completed!