C351 ambition

On this day, Zhao Deji summoned his group of courtiers, and then, he faced it alone. Zhao Deji naturally mentioned the continuous reports that the two rivers had sent over, and laughed out loud: "The prisoners often use the plains to their advantage, and lead troops into the world.

Qin Gui immediately said: "It's all His Majesty's doing."

Qin Gui scrutinized Zhao Deji's expression and tone, and then said: "Yue Pengju's victory is indeed something to rejoice about, but he disobeys the decree, and is an arrogant and valiant general …"

Zhao Deji was a little displeased with Yue Pengju's noncompliance with the words "heavy guard, light guard", and did not expel the citizens who had pledged allegiance to him from both rivers. However, Qin Gui saw that he still held high expectations for victory, and only mentioned Yue Pengju as the "valiant general".

Qin Gui took out the contract letter that the auricula sent over. When Zhao Deji saw the third contract, he did not expect that the Golden Man would have such a request.

From his tone, Qin Gui was not saying that they should not kill Yue Pengju, but rather, raised the taboo in the Golden Man towards Yue Pengju, and said: "The Fourth Prince is extremely vicious, but the best weapon is inauspicious, so it would be better to take advantage of the weakened state of the old man and take advantage of the fact that the Wang Shi is punishing the old, taking advantage of the victory to withdraw the new troops. "Today, the abductors proposed to negotiate peace and return it to the empress dowager …"

The most important thing was to return it to the empress dowager! Qin Gui tactfully stopped for a moment. Sure enough, Zhao Deji started crying again, "This Emperor's been through a lot in the Northern Lands, I really am unfilial …"

She naturally had to sacrifice herself to receive the Empress Dowager. Was it worth it to exchange Yue Pengju for the empress dowager?

Qin Gui was no longer worried about this issue. After comforting Zhao Deji for a while, he threw this "filial piety" to Zhao Deji to consider.

Zhao Deji thought for a while, and on the second day, he would call for Censor Zou Dui. The censor of today's performance was Fan Tong. After getting Qin Gui's recommendation, he continued to be promoted to the next level. He called Qin Gui "phase of grace", and from then on, the term "phase of grace" had become an unspoken secret of officials. The Censor's record was originally the emperor's eyes and ears, but now, it had become Qin Gui's subordinate.

Zhao Deji asked: "Now that Yue Pengju has achieved great victories, what does Fan Qing think of it?"

Fan Tong then said: "The great general of the country, giving high officials, sons, daughters, and good fields, originally expected them to serve the nation loyally. Now, Yue Pengju was only showing off and disobeying the orders of the imperial government. He was thrifty, not greedy for money, not accepting concubines, able to share hardships with soldiers, but also wholeheartedly recruiting downtrodden scholars, being a courteous corporal, and establishing his own personal reputation and prestige. What they did not know was that colluding with the civil officials and military generals was a taboo … Mr Zhou feared rumours of days when Wang Mang was humble and untouched. "When the envoy died, his life would be full of truth and falsehood!"

His viciousness had completely turned the virtues of Yue Pengju that the scholars of the past discussed about, into his terrifying "ambition!"

Sure enough, Zhao Deji had a deep impression of him, especially when he said "Wang Mang was modest and untouched", and said: "Fan Qing is right. Ever since I ascended the throne, I have been working hard, treading on thin ice, and my hair has turned white for the sake of the nation's grand plan. Only now did he realize that martial generals were greedy and unambitious, and ambitious and ungreedy. "In the past, before he usurped the throne, Wang Mang wore old clothes and only had one wife. Later on, the Han Dynasty was destroyed by him …"

Fan Tong was overjoyed to receive such precious information, although on the surface he was still diligent and diligent, and after saying a few more good words that Zhao Deji liked to hear, he took his leave. Taking advantage of the night, he rushed to Qin Gui's Prime Minister Residence, and secretly reported Zhao Deji's information to him.

On this day, when Qin Gui returned home, he saw Wang Junhua scolding his daughter-in-law Cao Shi. Her adopted son, Qin Xi, had already married her when she was young. Qin Xi, who was still a teenager due to the influence of his adopted mother, had actually married a third concubine in succession. However, Wang Junhua's attitude towards his adopted son was exactly the opposite as compared to when he treated Qin Gui. Instead, he reprimanded his daughter-in-law, "This Bastard, the son of a dignified prime minister, let alone a concubine, even if you had thirty concubines, it's not your place to speak."

Qin Gui naturally did not dare to say too much. Right at this moment, a report for Gao Yigong's visit. Since Gao Yigong was installed by the Fourth Prince to monitor the couple, he naturally did not dare to slack off. Wang Junhua immediately stopped his scolding, dismissed his son's wife, and welcomed Gao Yigong back to the study room.

Once again, Gao Yigong took out the secret letter from the Fourth Prince. On top of that, the Fourth Prince had said that his son-in-law had died in Yue Pengju's hands, and now that they were going to negotiate, Qin Gui wanted to be a peaceful and steady prime minister. Firstly, they had to convince Zhao Deji to order him to retreat, and secondly, they had to convince Zhao Deji to kill Yue Pengju.

Qin Gui was very pleased: "Tall man, you can report to Fourth Prince. This old man already has some understanding of these two conditions, and will definitely not disappoint this Fourth Prince."

After Gao Yigong left, Fan Tong paid another visit. When Wang Junhua heard his match with Zhao Deji, he was so happy that he almost jumped up. "This Bastard, Hua Rong, is finally about to die! Kill Yue Pengju, we will definitely kill Hua Rong! "

However, Fan Tong said: "I heard that Yue Pengju's emissary, Li Ruoxu, has already rushed back to Lin An, what should we do?"

Qin Gui said: "This official will first summon Li Ruoxu."

Indeed, Li Ruoxu had followed the order to go back and report to Zhao Deji on behalf of the main marshal, requesting the imperial government to delay the withdrawal of the troops. Initially, he was anxious to meet the Emperor Zou Dui, but he could not ignore the Prime Minister's summons. Qin Gui's summons could only be used to deduce clues from his conversations, to see how much of a winning chance Yue Pengju had to move Zhao Deji. However, after the conversation, he did not discover anything and heaved a sigh of relief.

On the second day, Li Ruoxu went to face the imperial court.

The emperor asked: "Yue Pengju's consecutive victories are certainly something to be happy about. However, it is said that the people of the Tulip Family set up heavy soldiers in the open seal in order to lure them in.

Li Ruoxu replied, "open seal is the resting place of our Da Song's sect. micron all cried miserably when he recalled of the great calamity that had befallen Jingkang. Now, in the land of two rivers, Zhang Henggong and the Yue Xiang Gong should have sent troops together, but when the Zhang Henggong withdrew from the formation, he hoped that the Emperor would urge them to join hands and expel the captives, so as to protect our Da Song's temple. This is the best time to take back the mountains and rivers to the north of Da Song. "

Being destroyed by the Golden Man, no matter how thick-skinned Zhao Deji was, it was still an unbearable humiliation. After hearing Li Ruoxu bring up this matter, he pondered for a moment and asked: "If Yue Pengju goes in alone, so what?"

Li Ruoxu resolutely and decisively replied: "The entire army and warriors share the same thoughts, we will win for sure if we mourn!"

Zhao Deji had nothing else to say, he thought for a while, then said: "This time, I have to help Yue Army out, and reward him with one hundred thousand gold."

Li Ruoxu thanked him and left.

Qin Gui stood at the side. Seeing that Zhao Deji did not bring up the matter of asking Yue Pengju to withdraw immediately, he knew that he was hesitating. He knew that Li Ruoxu had played a role, and his hatred towards Li Ruoxu made his teeth itch, but he could not think of anything else to do. Li Ruoxu was the younger brother of Li Ruoshui, the loyal subject who lost his life during the time of Jingkang's disaster, and he was planted as an aide by Yue Pengju by the imperial court. He had to pick on Li Ruoxu's thorns, but he couldn't find them.

Li Ruoxu left with Zhao Deji's edict, and Qin Gui immediately gathered Fan Tong and the others to discuss it. He was afraid that the Fourth Prince would suffer a crushing defeat. If the two rivers were to recover, Yue Pengju's prestige would definitely rise to a terrifying level.

Fan Tong saw that Qin Gui was frowning in distress and wanted to show off, so he said: "Qin Chuanggong, what is the most important thing in the military?"

Qin Gui asked with a questioning look in his eyes, causing Fan Tong to feel quite pleased with himself, "Since ancient times, grain is the treasure of the army. No matter how capable Yue Pengju is, what can he do if there is no food in the army? "

Qin Gui was overjoyed, "What a brilliant plan! If there is no food in the army, then how can Yue Pengju wreak havoc? "

Qin Gui immediately used the name of the Cabinet to give Yue Pengju the original hundred thousand stones of food and a hundred thousand coins. With the name of Zhang Jun and Zhang Jun who were deploying Yang Yizhong, he transferred the rest of the food and supplies to him. After he had finished writing and hastily delivered the letter, he immediately ordered his errand boy to personally deliver it.

Furthermore, after the battle at Little Shang Bridge, Jin Wushu's army had shifted their focus to the Ying Shui where Wang Gui was at. Wang Gui's army numbered more than nineteen thousand, Jin Wushu's army numbered more than fifty thousand. They stopped 20 miles away from Yingshui and got into formation.

That night, it started to rain heavily and it was a complete mess. Wang Gui was able to fight well, so he rode his horse twice in the mud to check the enemy's situation. When he returned, he ordered the infantry to fight, and the cavalry to rest. The generals were confused, and Wang Gui said: "Sky Rain Mud, the captured war horses are not fast, why don't we recuperate our horse soldiers and use our infantry to fight?"

Sure enough, gold soldier's cavalry could not run freely in the mud like they usually did. It was very difficult for them to walk. But under Tu Hesu's urging, they also launched waves after waves of attacks. Wang Gui casually led his troops to meet the attack, continuously repelling the attacks.

But this time, Jin Wushu had made up his mind. Relying on the advantage of numbers, he divided the army into eight teams and took turns to charge. In this way, the two sides fought for twenty-two consecutive rounds, turning the both of them into blood men and blood horses. In the mud, all of the soldiers from both sides fell. Every time this happened, the deputy general Han Qing's horse army would rush forward and fight to the death, causing the Song Jun to be in danger time and time again.

After twenty-two rounds, Tu Hesu, Han Chang and the others could no longer suppress the anxiety in their hearts. One had to know that a person's life wasn't made of iron or stone. Golden Army watched as he charged again and again, and his comrades' corpses fell one after another, and he was unwilling to continue with this' wheel '. Even if he could completely destroy Yue Army in the end, he himself would have to pay the price with his life.

Jin Wushu was supervising the battle from a high place. Seeing that Han Chang was defeated again, Jin Wushu was so angry that he raised his whip and whipped him. In his rage, he had continued to lash out. He had actually lashed out over fifty times! Han Chang was blind in one eye to begin with and was extremely disgusted with this invasion. Seeing that the Fourth Prince did not care about his past feelings and continued to beat him up, he felt even more resentful.

On the second day, when Wang Gui saw that the Golden Army was slacking and that the cavalry soldiers had been resting for a long time, he rushed out in one go. Reaching this point, Jin Wushu could only retreat towards the open seal. Since Han Chang was not willing to follow him to the open seal, he brought his men and escaped to the north of Ying Shui, Chang Ge County.

When Yue Pengju led his troops to Ying Shui, it was already five days later. Zhang Xian, Wang Gui, Yue Pengju, the three armies had gathered together, and out of the initial one hundred thousand troops, there were still eighty-eight thousand people left. Other than the fifty thousand that were currently in Ying Shui, the rest were distributed among the three strongholds on the two rivers.

That night, Yue Pengju led his soldiers and held a grand ceremony to commemorate all of the fallen and the small business bridge's warriors who were engaged in the bloody battle. After the Golden Army was defeated, and after collecting the corpses of the three hundred soldiers from Little Shang Qiao, they had actually taken down more than two liters of arrows from their bodies. It could be seen that each of them had been hit by at least tens or hundreds of arrows.

The two liters of arrows were placed next to the tall fire, causing the soldiers and soldiers to shed tears. The offering was written by Zhu Fei: "... "Amazing as a living man, the dream of his family is still the same as the return of the hymn of victory; beauty lives forever in the book, and the glory of the expedition under the heavens …"

In the midst of the cigarette smoke, the collected dead soldiers were cremated and their souls returned to heaven in the flames.