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Chapter One Hundred and Four

Yue Fei went up from the Shuo River in Xiangyang, went to Yuzhou, passed the Hanzhong Plain, entered Guanzhong, and only half a month after he arrived near Chang'an City.

Unlike the situation when he set out, the Guanzhong Plain was already in late autumn. The wheat harvest had passed, and there were harvested fields everywhere. The cut straw was lying on the ground. The farmers in groups of three or three would slowly gather and push the straw into hay piles. The leaves on both sides of the road were golden and fell to the ground scattered, and there were brown and yellow high mountain slopes everywhere. Looking around, there were golden everywhere.

Not only Yue Fei, but also Yue Yun and the many generals who followed him were also the first time they had arrived in Guanzhong. Seeing such autumn scenery, it was the first time they had seen it in their lives, and they were all stunned.

Yue Fei is different from the side. When he looks at the scenery for a few seconds, he pays attention to the nearby roads, water conservancy and people's livelihood. Naturally, the most important thing he pays attention to is the garrison.

Chang'an is not the capital of the Song Dynasty. The imperial edict only says that the original name of Jingzhao Prefecture is not to be abandoned. This is an important point. There should be many troops garrisons around him. Whenever Zhao Gou went there, civil officials, military generals, soldiers and officials and gentry and people accompanied him had hundreds of thousands of people, which was a huge supply, and it disturbed the people. Chang'an has been around for a long time, but the emperor never built a large-scale construction of the palace. It's okay, the troops garrisons near Chang'an gradually shrank from more than 100,000 at the beginning to a shortage of 100,000. After the Jin army invaded last year, the Zhengshitang and the Shufu insisted on setting up an army in Chang'an, plus the inner squads directly guarded, which was only 30,000 guards. As for the other podium guards, there was never before.

Yue Fei had long heard that everything in Chang'an was as usual, but he always thought there was something exaggerated and whitewashed. When he came to the city, the gray-black city walls were visible not far away, while the pedestrians were sparse as usual, and farmers harvested their crops as usual. When they arrived not far away from the city, only more than ten people and a small team of cavalry patrolled and inspected them, which showed that the rumors were true. He felt that Zhao Huan was far away than Zhao Gou.

He was the military governor who was in charge of the imperial edict, and he had the title of the Chief of the Procuratorate, the Young Guardian, the Commander of the Infantry Commander and the Military Governor. Speaking of the official rank, he was already at the second rank of the military officer. When the group arrived near the city gate, the city guards looked at the documentary certificate, but they looked awe-in, saluted to Yue Fei, and then smiled and said, "The General must have entered the palace immediately to seek a visit. If the road is not familiar, the general can send someone to guide the way."

In fact, Yue Fei was rushing too fast. According to common sense, officials like him need full-time officials to greet them and arrange many things. He arrived today, but the relevant personnel in the city did not expect that. Therefore, no one paid attention to them.

He pondered for a moment, then shook his head and smiled, "Your Majesty has arrangements for everything, so how can I take the liberty to ask for it? It's better to go to the sectar first. I'll pay my respects to you before talking about anything else."

"What the Grand Marshal said is that the last general wants to leave."

Yue Fei's reputation was far superior to his peers at this time. Although the soldiers guarding the gate were from the Western Army system, they were also very polite to him. Because they knew that Yue Fei and others were not familiar with the road, the gatekeeper sent a few scattered soldiers to follow him, rode a horse to lead Yue Fei to the outside of the scrambled courtyard, and did not give him any rewards. After everyone saluted again, they said goodbye and left.

After this incident, Yue Fei was very fond of the Chang'an garrison. When he asked about the Japanese local command, Yao Pingzhong, he laughed and said, "Watching the strange way, the Chang'an garrison was well-trained, and he was very good at adjusting the army between advance and retreat, but he was the commander of the Yao Dians. This is not surprising."

He rarely praised others, but Yao Pingzhong was a senior in the army. Before Yue Fei joined the army, Yao Pingzhong was already in charge of the first army. In the second year of Jingkang, Yao Pingzhong was actually the deputy commander of the Song army who served the king. Although he was defeated, he had the courage and his status in the hearts of the soldiers.

While chatting, the group sent people to the Guanyuan to sign up for a visit. Everyone looked coldly and felt that the courtyard of the Guanyuan was not deep, with blue bricks, green tiles and green trees withering, and the unusual three-entry courtyard pattern. If it weren't for the fact that many imperial guards held spears and spears to guard the guard, they wouldn't really tell that it was a key place for the country to decide the important matters of the country's military and national affairs.

After a cup of tea, a tall yellow-robed official came out with the soldiers who had just entered the country. He smiled at Yue Fei from a distance and said, "This must be the Shuai Yue, the lower-ranking official Yu Yunwen. He has met Shuai Yue several times in Hangzhou. I wonder if he still remembers it?"

Yu Yunwen strode forward while greeting him. He was nearly two meters tall and was like a giant in the world. He had reached Yue Fei in just a few steps.

Yue Fei is not short, so he had to look up and speak in front of Yu Yunwen. He knew that Yu Yunwen had great military talent and was a literati, so he had fewer concerns than martial officials in his words and actions, and was more likely to gain the trust of the Zhengshitang and the Shufu. The most important thing is that he would not be afraid of the emperor and could be trusted as his confidant. Since the third year of Jingkang, Yu Yunwen has experienced the Miao and Liu Liu mutiny in Hangzhou, Liu Guangshi rebelled, and Jin soldiers attacked the chief

The matters were settled and clear, and the situation was clear. Miao and Liu were able to defend Hangzhou, and Chang'an was able to quickly turn and counterattack, which was also the person who arranged it properly. In addition, he was ordered to go to Xixia, and changed his eloquence, which made the Xia people retreat and remained neutral outside the Song and Jin wars. Various stories were passed on to the people. Some people were spread as a story about the story of the white horse entering the Xia camp. How could Yu Yunwen not be surprised and admired by being in his twenties?

When this person was in his early twenties, he was already a privy minister. This was unprecedented in the Song Dynasty, and it also showed his position in the emperor's heart.

He was not the one who welcomed and patted the horse, but he always admired Yu Yunwen, a white-clad man, who had such a military chief. Seeing the other party smiling, he mentioned the incident in Hangzhou as soon as he met. It was obvious that he was following the friendship of that year, so he could not miss it. He immediately raised his face and smiled: "If it weren't for Lord Yu that day, I wouldn't have been able to succeed easily."

Yu Yunwen took Yue Fei's hand and led Yue Fei to the inner courtyard. He laughed and shook his head, "You must not be the case. The situation on that day was too late. If the general had not arrived, I was afraid that things would not be good. When I think about it, I still sweated in a cold sweat."

The two of them went back and forth, and both knew that the other party was a rare hero. Although they were quite different in age, they only felt that they were the same at first sight.

When he was in Hangzhou that day, Yu Yunwen was in a position of self-discipline, although he had seen Yue Fei in his class, he was not very humming, which made people unable to understand his depth. At this time, he was more generous and generous, and said with all his witty words. When the guests and the host and the host sat down, the servants had finished their tea and were chatting with each other. Yue Fei was talking to him very happily, and he couldn't remember what happened.

Yu Yunwen cut off the topic himself and smiled at Yue Fei, "It's a coincidence that the general is here. Zhang Shu is still in Tongguan and has not returned. Zhao Shu has entered the palace and accompanied His Majesty to worship his ancestors and perform the temple ceremony. It is estimated that the main ceremony has not begun yet. I guess he will be unable to meet today."

Seeing Yue Fei's face showing disappointment, Yu Yunwen smiled and said, "The emperor has sent someone to the palace to report. If your Majesty has some free time, he will definitely meet."

Yue Fei also smiled and said, "There is no rush to see Your Majesty earlier and seek some truth. Before I came, I heard that Wanyan Chang and Zongfu of the Jin Kingdom had the upper hand, and the Supreme Emperor was expected to be welcomed. There is no news on the way to connect and get along, and I don't know what the situation is?"

He didn't ask any questions. If the Jin State really wanted to negotiate peace, how much territory was returned, how to comfort the soldiers who died and injured, and how could the Jin people guaranteed that they would never invade again. All of this was lingering in his heart, which made him feel extremely depressed and uncomfortable. From the perspective of a general, he was really unwilling to negotiate peace in the situation where the situation was finally dominant.

But if he disagrees with peace talks at this time, he will be suspicious of not regulating the life and death of the emperor, which makes him very embarrassed and cannot speak.

Of course, Yu Yunwen knew his thoughts. After pondering for a moment, he replied: "The commander is so anxious, and the subordinates do not hide it. In fact, Your Majesty has made a decision and made peace. He will spend this period of time to rest and recuperate, train more soldiers, and build more armored and strong soldiers. If he fails, he will still deal with the enemy and do it according to the agreed place last year."

Speaking of this, he smiled and said, "After calculating, we will not suffer any loss. The court fought with the Jin people for many years. Although our family has a solid foundation, we have never been able to take action to deal with government affairs. The burden on the people and farmers is getting heavier. If this continues, we will find it difficult to support it. Fortunately, the Jin people can't bear it. Many people are determined to discuss peace, so they have more people. When we reply, we are quick. In this way, we are really digging our own graves!"

When he spoke, he was calm and meticulous and thoughtful. Only then did everyone see clearly that although this person was tall, he was pretty and handsome, with a literati's depressed scholarly aura. When he spoke, he felt unspeakable confidence and decisiveness, which made people please and applaud him and did not doubt his judgment.

Yue Fei was so excited that he slapped his hand in front of his desk and smiled: "As a minister, I am afraid that Your Majesty will hesitate. If Your Majesty is really so decisive, what else can we say?

If you fight to the death, you must restore your hometown to the end of your army!”

Yu Yunwen intercepted, "Not only that, we must also attack Huanglong and destroy this dynasty. We cannot let the Jin Kingdom beside the bed like the Great Liao Dynasty. After a hundred years, we don't know what kind of clown will appear, which is very troublesome. Taking back Youyan and pacifying Liaodong is your Majesty's constitution."

Seeing Yue Fei getting up and answering, he quickly reached out to stop and smiled and said, "Master-in-law, this is just a private gossip."

He smiled again, "It was a coincidence that the commander came to report his duties this time. Your Majesty is going to enthrone the queen, and the commander is here to watch the ceremony."
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