Chapter 352

Yue Pengju and Hua Rong knelt on the mound, crying like rain Yue Pengju said sadly, "the war was difficult, and the remains of all the soldiers could not be returned to their hometown for burial. It was also Yue Pengju's incompetence!"

Hua Rong was also very sad, but seeing that her husband worked hard these days, and the great husband who used to be heroic was also getting haggard, she forcibly restrained her grief and silently lifted him up

It was ten days before the people arrived at Yingshui, and the soldiers rested for two days, so they decided to leave on the 14th. This time, the march route was Zhuxian Town The goal is to completely expel the Jin army, which had retreated to Kaifeng Kaifeng is the final goal of this northern expedition. As long as the Jin people are driven away from here, the two rivers will be truly recovered. Only after the humiliation of the Zhao clan's Mausoleum can we get this snow The whole army is boiling with enthusiasm and eagerly looking forward to this moment

The continuous war has maximized the consumption of human strength and energy. Yue Pengju and his wife had a rest in addition to their normal business for two consecutive days On the third day, Yue Pengju got up in the morning and did morning exercises. He saw that his wife had prepared porridge for the first time since the war

He looked at his wife's increasingly haggard face and said softly, "sister seventeen, you are also working very hard these days, so you don't have to work so hard."

Hua Rong smiled, gently took his hand and sat down at the table: "Peng Ju, I'm happy to do these things. You can only have energy by eating more."

Yue Pengju sat down and drank three bowls of porridge. He had to admit that the food his wife cooked was indeed more to his taste than the food in the army

He was about to say a few sweet words to his wife, but he heard the noise outside, and the soldiers couldn't stop it. He saw two women running in, kneeling down and crying: "Mr. Yue, you have to decide for me."

It turned out that these two people were Wang GUI's wife and her cousin Wang GUI's wife and Han Qing's wife are cousins. They came to Yingshui with a small number of military families recently Wang's hair was disheveled, and his face was black and blue. Naturally, it was for Wang guixinna's concubine. Because of Wang Guijiao's pet, he became more and more arrogant She cried to her cousin. Naturally, her cousin was unfair for her, so they came together to complain to Yue Peng

Although Yue Pengju is the head coach, how can he deal with these household chores of the Ministry? He was helpless. Looking at his wife, he saw that Hua Rong had walked over with a smile and lifted Wang, saying softly, "get up first, and have something to say..."

Hua Rong naturally remembered that on the eve of Yue Peng's "concubinage" last year, Wang's cry, secretly sighed the pain of being a woman, and her husband's concubinage, can't interfere, can't be jealous; The status in the family completely depends on the preferences and preferences of the husband How can a monogamous wife be truly impartial? Outsiders seem to have three wives and four concubines, and the whole family is happy. Who knows the waves? Fortunately, I have met a lover, monogamous, affectionate and harmonious However, how many men can there be in the world?

However, no matter what happens to others' private affairs, outsiders can only persuade them and have no right to really interfere Hua Rong can only summon Wang GUI's wife and concubine to persuade them, and temporarily suppress the storm

On this day, Wang GUI, Zhang Xian and other generals came to discuss the military. After the military ended, Yue Pengju left him alone, Just say: "I have been fighting with Wang Taiwei for more than ten years, and I feel like a brother. So I'm not afraid to say a few words of comfort today. The hardest thing for my husband is to be drunk and rich. The famous general of Sichuan and Shaanxi, Mr. Wu Xianggong, is a hero, but he fell in love with the beauties of Chengdu when he was middle-aged. He raised many beautiful concubines and took pills, so that he died young in his forties; just like Mr. Han Xianggong, who is also a first-class hero, but he will be delayed because of invasion Tong's wife led to huyantong's suicide, and there were no more generals under his command The wife of chaff cannot be abandoned... "

Wang GUI's face turned red and white. Naturally, he knew what the commander-in-chief meant Although he didn't dare to refute, he didn't think so in his heart. When a man is alive, he naturally wants to love beautiful women. Otherwise, what's the fun of fighting through life and death to seal his wife and children? He didn't agree with the simple life of the commander-in-chief's wife. After hearing Yue Pengju's words, he was even more disgusted

Yue Peng raised his mind, everyone has their own aspirations, and family affairs can't be discussed on the table, so he stopped talking and sighed secretly, making Wang GUI step down

That evening, Li Ruoxu rushed back to the army

He took out Zhao Deji's hand edict, which was naturally ambiguous. He mentioned two things: one was that the soldiers must withdraw before the 20th, and the other was that Yue Pengju and others returned to Lin'an for an audience

Zhu Fu, Yu Peng, Zhang Jiefu and other aides have read this imperial edict. Although they have long guessed that this is the result, they are also deeply disappointed It's only a few days before the 20th. How can we win Kaifeng?

Seeing that everyone was disappointed, Li Ruoxu said with regret, "the Northern Expedition should not be destroyed once. The lower officials voluntarily bear the crime of correcting the imperial edict."

Yue Peng was greatly grateful and moved, and deeply bowed: "in that case, the Yue family army immediately set out. After beheading the fourth prince, we can celebrate this great feat."

At the first order, the Yue army immediately set out for Zhuxian Town

Along the way, Yue Peng saw that his wife was worried, but he had no time to ask her. The couple didn't have time to talk until they camped at night Hua Rong served her husband to eat and go to bed. Yue Pengju asked her, "Seventeen sister, why are you worried all day?"

Hua Rong whispered, "the emperor has long been suspicious. Now Qin Hui is in power, and I don't know how many slanders have been made. Although Li Ruoxu volunteered to bear the crime of correcting the imperial edict this time, how should he be punished if the emperor investigates it in the future?"

Yue Pengju had already made up his mind to destroy everything, so he said, "morale can't be defeated. We have the conditions and confidence to defeat the fourth Prince this time. Therefore, even if we make an imperial edict, we will expel the prisoners. Moreover, I have decided to resign and retire after recovering Kaifeng."

Hua Rong had nothing to say, just thinking that the emperor's jealousy was nothing more than a high-ranking general. If Peng Ju didn't have a single soldier and became a farmer, should he always put down his jealousy butcher's knife?

But my heart was always uneasy, and I couldn't sleep over and over this night

Besides, Jin Wushu retreated to Kaifeng and still returned to Longde palace After several days of rainy days, he was extremely depressed, drunk every day, and deeply frustrated

On this day, he woke up and got up early. He convened Tu Hesu, Sai Li, Zhang Tonggu, Li Qiong and others to discuss Everyone was at a loss about the military issue and kept silent Jin Wushu angrily said, "give advice quickly. Whoever has a good idea will be rewarded by the crown prince."

Zhang Tonggu slowly said, "listen to the court of the nine kings. The nine kings are fatuous and lecherous, and Qin Hui is in power. The fourth Prince Mo ruo will sign again, asking Qin Hui to negotiate peace and relax the conditions of the peace talks, but the song side will kill Yue Pengju."

Jin Wushu thought of his secret letters to Qin Hui in the past, and there was no official document. Today, why not change his strategy and issue an order with the official order of Da Jin. In this way, it is estimated that it will be more deterrent to Zhao Deji, so he nodded: "OK, let's do it."

When Zhang Tonggu wrote it, Jin Wushu dictated, "Da Jin Taibao, marshal Du, and King Yue sent it to the nine kings of Jiangnan" - he still called the song state "Jiangnan" and the emperor of the Song Dynasty "nine kings". Between the lines, the arrogance of the Heavenly Kingdom was obvious. Then, this letter sent Zhang Tonggu as an envoy to Lin'an officially

After Zhang Tonggu left, he was still restless. Kaifeng is now the last stronghold of the southern invasion He led the 120000 troops of the state of Jin to March south. Although the political enemies in the DPRK and China have almost been eliminated, for the sake of the future political path, this time, if it was a complete failure, what would it be like to go back?

He was strong by nature and had a strong self-esteem. He simply couldn't tolerate being disheartened by Yue Peng and being driven back to the state of song, so he enforced orders and arrangements to discuss the strategy of defeating the enemy day and night. Anyway, he wanted to fight back by Jedi

Zhang Tonggu hurried to Lin'an day and night. Thirty miles outside the city of Lin'an, he was attacked by an army. It turned out that it was Huaixi Han Zhongliang who was ordered to report to the palace. When he found out that Zhang Tonggu had sent a peace letter to Lin'an, he sent someone to intercept him Han Zhongliang stationed in Huaixi with outstanding military achievements. Naturally, he was unwilling to negotiate peace. He hoped that after entering Beijing, he could persuade the emperor to ask Yue Pengju to raise troops together to completely expel the prisoners His soldiers rushed into the post house and were about to catch Zhang Tonggu. They were blocked by the song army sent by the prime minister. After all, Han Zhongliang dared not openly oppose the court, so he could only fall short

Zhang Tonggu narrowly escaped death. He was grateful to Qin Hui and immediately went with him to see Zhao Deji

Zhao Deji saw the autograph of the four princes, and was overjoyed. He didn't care about the contempt for himself. What really pleased him was that Jin Wushu promised three conditions in his letter: return the Zigong of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, return Princess Wei Xian, return Lianghe, and reduce the age tribute and coins of the Song Dynasty

The first two conditions are old-fashioned, while the third condition is no different from pie falling from the sky. Zhao Deji was overjoyed, but he was skeptical: "since the fourth prince wants to return the two rivers, why don't he occupy them?"

Qin Hui immediately said: "The fourth Prince is fierce but foolhardy. Yue Peng can defeat him with 20000 troops. It can be seen that the power of the state of Jin is declining, and there is simply not enough power to pose a major threat to our great song dynasty. Now he is forced to retreat to Kaifeng, and Lianghe naturally cannot defend it. After the continuous victory of the king division, it is better to show benevolence, righteousness and magnanimity. In this way, it can shake the hearts of the prisoners. Since ancient times, the fate of the country has not been in war, but in peace. Now, Yue Peng is arrogant and arrogant, and even disobeys orders Send troops... "

With the successive victories in Shunchang, Yicheng, Yingshui and other places, Zhao Deji has been convinced that half of his country is safe Accompanied by more anger and fear for Yue Pengju's sending troops in violation of the order: "Li Ruoxu, this fellow, unexpectedly bears the crime of correcting the imperial edict, and bears my entrustment..."

"Yue Pengju has always shown his honesty and made friends with the scribes. Collusion between Wu Fu and the scribes will be a disaster."

At this time, Qin Hui had spoken very plainly, but he was right in the heart of Zhao Deji. Even Li Ruoxu and other famous "loyal men" were willing to take the blame for Yue Peng And I can't publicly punish myself, otherwise, how can I block the mouth of the world? Li Ruoshui's martyrs are still on display!

His anger at Yue Pengju was deeper, so he asked Qin Hui, "what should I do to stop Yue Pengju from retreating?"

Qin Hui completely felt the emperor's intention at this time, and said, "if you want him to withdraw, don't cut off his food and grass first."

Zhao Deji said, "food and grass can be moved slowly, but the victory of Yue's army in the continuous battle can't let him run out of food."

Qin Hui was overjoyed. Of course, he wouldn't say that he had already intercepted the food and grass of the Yue family army without permission, but he was also honest to get rid of the crime of Jiao Zhao