Chapter 420 Change
Zhao Bing didn't know when he fell asleep, but it was noon the next day when he woke up. He felt very hungry and ate two big bowls of white rice and a basin of meat, and two plates of snacks. But he wanted to eat again, but he frightened Wang De and said he didn't dare to serve the rice up any more. Then he gave up.
"His Majesty……"
"You want to say that the Queen Mother and the Grand Tutor are back. They are discussing the court, right?" Zhao Bing waved his hand and did not let Wang De continue, and said with a smile.
"Your Majesty is really a god-like prediction, you can guess it!" Wang De was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise with a wide mouth wide open.
"Stop pretending, your level has not improved at all. You can see it as a fake fall!" Wang De has been showing his "magic skills" many times, and as a person around him, Wang De has long been used to it. Such a small thing has long been difficult to arouse his surprise.
"Haha, no matter how young people act, they can't deceive His Majesty's eyes!" Wang Degan said with a smile, but he was not embarrassed at all.
"Hmph, life is a big stage. After you finish singing, I will appear. Everyone is performing!" Zhao Bing snorted coldly and patted his bloated belly and said. He only realized something last night, "A gun shot out the first bird!" He took the stage strongly and staged such a shocking drama. Although he saved the lives of many people and changed the fate of the country, what he received was not necessarily respect and gratitude, but more likely to be guard against and suppression.
Zhao Bing is not a god. Although he guessed that there might be any changes today, he would not know the details. Later, Lin Zhiwu, Cai Qiao and others came in to report the follow-up matters to the emperor. After returning to Hong Kong, Xu Fu did not let the troops reach the 6th, but only detained the surrendered soldiers and prisoners in the camp on the island. Then he ordered the troops to return to the team to inspect the number of people and report the results of the battle. At the same time, he secretly sent his personal guards to welcome the queen mother back to Luan.
After a preliminary inventory of yesterday's battle, the Song army lost more than 200 warships, and more than 25,000 soldiers were killed and injured and missing from each army. There were 30,000 or 40,000 casualties or missing people in the court. The results of this battle were very great. Nearly 400 enemy ships were destroyed and injured, more than 200 enemy ships were seized, more than 10,000 enemy soldiers were captured, and more than 20,000 enemy soldiers were killed, more than 20,000 soldiers under the brothers of Zhang Hongfan, including more than 300 generals and officers above centurion, countless soldiers, weapons and armor, and more than ten ships of property. Li Heng has always been missing and his whereabouts are unknown.
Zhao Bing estimated that his side suffered a considerable loss, and this battle should be considered a tragic victory. However, the naval forces of the two provinces led by Zhang Hongfan also suffered a devastating blow and were unable to pose a threat to his side for a while. However, the political influence was more profound. After this battle, the Chaozhou Dynasty could get a chance to breathe, forcing the coastal enemy to retreat at sea, and it would make the Jiangnan people believe that the Song Dynasty was still there and the hope of restoring the country still existed, so that the Chaozhou Dynasty would win the hearts of the people and gain the support of the people more easily.
However, the victory of this battle is also prominent in the long run. Kublai Khan will certainly not give up when he defeated the Jiangnan Navy and killed his beloved general. He occupied a large area of land and controlled nearly 100 million people. Once the war machine started, he would reorganize the navy and the conscript army to clear the ******. Then their life would not be easy. As long as they strengthened the blockade of the coastal areas, they would seriously compress their living space and dealt a heavy blow to the ****** economy. They would not be able to obtain the required materials and funds, and it would be difficult for the soldiers to obtain supplementary services.
According to the situation discovered by several people, in the early morning, the Empress Dowager returned to Hong Kong under Zhang Shijie's protection. They did not ask for an audience with Zhao Bing first, but issued an order to reward the army in the name of the Empress Dowager and rewarded the meritorious people. Zhang Shijie even stepped up the time to contact the court officials and gathered the army. Not only did he reclaim the Huai Army he had previously belonged to, but he also forcibly recruited the volunteers and organized them into his army to supplement the vacancy, and even sent people to try to buy the guards' subordinates. 6 Xiufu and others had contact with him, but could not find out the specific content. In the early morning, he summoned all the ministers to discuss matters, but did not inform the East Palace in the name of His Majesty's fatigue...
"Your Majesty, Governor Liu requested an interview!" After sleeping all night, Zhao Bing did not expect that after so many things happened, Zhang Shijie returned strongly to seize troops and power, and some court officials were "ungrateful" and threw themselves back to his arms. And Liu Xiufu and him did not know what agreement they had reached, otherwise they would not have cooperated with him to hold a court meeting in a hurry. Just as he was thinking about the changes in the situation, Wang De reported.
"Let him come in!" Zhao Bing thought for a moment. He knew that something must have happened in the court, otherwise Liu Fu would not have been so anxious to see him, but coming so unrestrainedly would definitely make people jealous.
"See Your Majesty!" Liu Fu politely said after coming in.
"No gifts, there is no need to be so much polite!" Zhao Bing looked at Liu Fu's face with anger and had not changed his clothes. He must have gone to his place after the court. He felt something was wrong in his heart, but he still smiled and said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, these people are really shameless. They still pretend to be righteous when they escaped at the battle. It's really disgusting!" Liu Fu said angrily after sitting down.
"Sir, don't be angry. This kind of thing happens every day. You should be used to being in the court for a long time, so why bother to get angry!" Zhao Bing sent someone to tea and persuade him.
"After that being said, it's still hard to suppress yourself, which makes Your Majesty laugh." Liu Fu felt disobedient after hearing this and bowed his hand and said, "Your Majesty has not been promoted to the seat of the court meeting today, but there are many things. Your Majesty must make plans early!"
"What happened at the court meeting? Please tell me a little bit." Zhao Bing said as if he was unaware of it.
"Today's court meeting mainly talked about two things. One is that Taifu Zhang said he would attack Guangzhou during the victory and then go to the court here; the other is that he asked to rectify the army, and wanted to take all the military power into the Privy Council, including the personal army of the Qiongzhou guards, and accept the dispatch of the Privy Council. From this, his heart shows that his Majesty should make plans early." Liu Fu said.
"Haha, he knew that retreating in the last days might lead to impeachment from all ministers, so he wanted to control military power. In Guangzhou, he wanted to avoid moving the court to Qiongzhou. This was just a self-protection strategy and it was no big deal. But he also discussed other matters?" Zhao Bing was relieved when he heard this. Zhang Shijie was so anxious to demand military power would arouse suspicion from the civil officials. It was not easy to fight Guangzhou. He had been in short supply for nearly a month and had already lost troops and all the troops needed to rest. He would definitely be opposed.
"Your Majesty must be on guard! After his proposal, many people in the court responded with peace of mind. Although there were still disputes, it can be seen that he still had remnants in the court. If he was left to ignore it, there would still be people who would submit." Liu Fu said anxiously when he saw that the emperor did not take it seriously.
Chapter completed!