Chapter 1166: Xiangyang
This time, Shen Long didn't pretend to be a ghost, but left a signal somewhere in Lin'an City, and then waited in the restaurant. After a while, the Eunuch Duan whom he met last time came over.
"Eunuch Duan's martial arts has improved again, it's really gratifying!" Shen Long said, from the sound of footsteps when he went upstairs, he could tell that the other party had made considerable progress in practicing "Evil Resisting Swordsmanship", and he hadn't seen him for a few months , Martial arts are no longer comparable to the past.
"Haha, it's all thanks to Yang Shaoxia!" Eunuch Duan didn't care about the politeness, and immediately asked, "The court hasn't received the news yet, but seeing Yang Shaoxia so calm, it should be good news, right?"
Shen Long's speed must be faster than the messenger who reported the victory, "Of course! General Meng led his army to break through Caizhou. Brother Guo was the first to go to the city and took down the corpses of Wanyan Shouxu and Wanyan Chenglin. The Kingdom of Jin has already been destroyed! Presumably after this Send the bodies of the two back, and the officials will be able to win the Taimiao!"
Winning the two emperors of the Jin Kingdom, such a big victory, even in the entire Song Dynasty, is still a first-class achievement, and it is definitely qualified to win the Taimiao.
Eunuch Duan has been waiting for this news for the past few days. Now that he heard that the Song Army had won a complete victory, he finally heaved a sigh of relief, "Thank you Young Master Yang, our family will go back to the palace to report to the officials, and we will definitely not let General Guo's achievements go unnoticed." "Even if the good news says otherwise, the officials will compensate General Guo!"
He also knew the style of civil servants and Zhao Yun's situation, and there were some things that Zhao Yun could not settle with one word. After talking about these, he asked about the Mongolian army's movements.
Shen Long nodded slightly. The fact that his confidants have such insights shows that Zhao Yun has done a good job, "Although the Kingdom of Jin has perished, the Mongol army first destroyed Xixia and then the Kingdom of Jin. During the period, they also went on an expedition to Khwarazmo, and they were already exhausted. In addition, General Meng overwhelmed Tachal in Caizhou, and it is expected that Mongolia will have to rest for a while, and they will probably not go south before this autumn."
"That's good, that's good!" Eunuch Duan nodded repeatedly. He apologized to Shen Long for the urgent matter, and after making an appointment for the next meeting, he hurried back to the palace to report the good news to Zhao Yun.
Two days later, Eunuch Duan came out happily, and brought Shen Long some precious medicinal materials and a sword from the palace, "Our family doesn't know what Yang Shaoxia likes, but I guess people who practice martial arts can't lack these. Let's talk about things, and I hope Yang Shaoxia will not be disgusted."
"It's just right. I found out that General Meng had some hidden dangers in Caizhou before. I wanted to treat General Meng, but I didn't have a few main medicines. The ones sent by Eunuch Duan just happened to be used!" Meng Gong passed away just at the age of fifty. , I have to say it is the regret of Song Dynasty. If Meng Gong can live a few more years, the situation of Song Dynasty may be better than in history, right?
Meng Gong's death was due to both his own body and his mental state. According to historical records, shortly after Wo Kuotai's death, Meng Gong sent troops to attack the Mongolian fortress in Henan many times, burned the grain and grass hoarded by the enemy, and repeatedly Victory; Meng Gong's reputation has become even more prominent now, and many soldiers of the Southern Song Dynasty who had surrendered to the Mongolian army came back one after another, which brought an unprecedented improvement in the situation on the Jinghu battlefield.
Fan Yongji, the former general of the Zhenbei Army in the Southern Song Dynasty and then in the Henan Province of Mongolia, also betrayed the Mongols and secretly asked Meng Gong to surrender. Meng Gong was overjoyed, and hurriedly wrote to the court for approval. As the military and political chief of the Henan province of Mongolia, Fan Yongji would obviously benefit the Southern Song Dynasty militarily once he surrendered.
Song Lizong was afraid that Fan Yongji's surrender would increase Meng Gong's power, so he became jealous, and refused Meng Gong's request on the grounds that Fan Yongji "rebelled and surrendered uncommonly".
After Meng Gong heard about it, he couldn't help feeling disheartened, and sighed,
"The people who cleaned up the Central Plains for 30 years, but now their ambitions can no longer be stretched." Then he took the initiative to ask for an official post, and Song Lizong immediately approved it, and asked Meng Gong to retire in the name of the school's junior division and Ningwu Army Jiedushi. Meng Gong was already sick, so it might have worsened, and he could not get sick all summer in Jiangling.
It was expected that Zhao Yun would not do such a thing after seeing the tragic situation in the Southern Song Dynasty in his dream. If Shen Long went to help him with diagnosis and treatment, Meng Gong would definitely live longer.
Two days later, Lubu quickly rushed into Lin'an City. After the people in Lin'an learned that the Kingdom of Jin had been destroyed, the whole city erupted. Zhao Yun immediately led people to the Taimiao.
After the corpses of Wanyan Shouxu and Wanyan Chenglin were brought back to Lin'an, Zhao Yun went to the Taimiao again to win the victory, and followed the advice of Hong Zikui, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment and Duanming Palace scholar, to bury the corpses of Wanyan Shouxu and Wanyan Chenglin in the prison warehouse of Dali Temple There will always be suppression.
However, when the city was full of joy, it was not without discordant voices. Zhang Tiangang, the minister of the Jin Dynasty, after being captured by the Song Army and brought him to Lin'an, angrily reprimanded the Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers, saying, "The rise and fall of the country, what generation does not have it. The death of my Jin Dynasty , how is it compared to your two emperors?" Most of the courtiers were speechless.
Compared with the staunchness of Wanyan Shouxu and Wanyan Chenglin, the actions of the two fathers and sons Song Huizong and Song Qinzong really made Da Song a little embarrassed.
The victory of this battle caused the Song Dynasty to swell a bit. Since the Song and Mongolia alliances did not make clear regulations on the ownership of Henan, after the Battle of Caizhou, the Mongolian army retreated northward to the Yellow River considering the lack of food and grass and the hot weather. To the north, Henan has become an unoccupied area, so many ministers hope to take the opportunity to take Bianliang and repeat the old land of the Song Dynasty, and many of them have Shi Miyuan's henchmen.
Although Zhao Yun has promoted some people in a very secret way these years, the power attached to him is still too weak to change the decisions of the courtiers, so he can't help feeling worried.
On this day, Eunuch Duan went out of the palace again to look for Shen Long, "Young Master Yang, Your Majesty has received the memorabilia of General Meng and General Guo, but it's a pity that the court underestimated Mongolia too much, this matter is very bad."
"Oh? How do the officials make a decision?" Shen Long also wanted to test Zhao Yun to see how capable he was, so he didn't go to see him during this period of time.
"Now all the important officials in the court support the restoration of Bianliang, and the public opinion is raging, and His Majesty is powerless to stop it; now he can only minimize the loss, so His Majesty wants General Guo to go to Xiangyang to serve as the defense envoy of Xiangyang, and rectify the defense of Xiangyang, so that the future Mongolia When the army goes south, they can keep them out of Xiangyang; General Meng and General Wang also arranged in the same way..." Duan Gonggong said, Zhao Yun still attaches great importance to the generals recommended by the immortal master, and specially sent someone to come before giving the order Explain one or two.
"That's fine." Shen Long nodded. Since there was no way to prevent the Song army from going north, let Meng Gong, Wang Jian, Guo Jing and other capable generals guard various key points to reduce losses. This strategy is also feasible.