By the way, on the third day after the Battle of Yaoshan, that is, in early June, as the rain stopped, the war situation quickly moved towards calming down across the board.

Whether it was for sure that Wanyan Wushu had fled to Hedong or for sure that the remaining soldiers on the southern front had been surrounded and annihilated, the Jin army, which had lost its leader, did not hesitate anymore and strode northward under the leadership of Wanyan Huonv and Wanyan Balisu, and then gave up one after another.

After arriving at Yincheng, we camped at the mouth of the North Luoshui River, and then looked at the entire Danzhou, saying that Yanzhou would also be abandoned...

In this regard, Wu Jie, the military commander of the Song Army, did not dare to neglect, and immediately dispatched troops to attack in multiple directions. While carefully recovering the lost ground, he also monitored and guarded against the main force of the Jin Army, which still had considerable combat power. Even he himself moved to Fang.

The state will conduct the next step.

And soon, as the troops moved north in batches, and most of the wounded were moved to the Wei River Plain behind, the baggage was dispersed, and the Yaoshan Camp was no longer a place where heavy troops were gathered.

However, because the dragon banner of Zhao Guan's family has been flying here, this place is still the focus of the world, and it is the real heart of Kansai.

For several days, Zhao Jiu, the emperor of Zhao and Song Dynasties, Yu Wenxuzhong, the envoy to Kansai, Zhang Jun, the transit envoy of Bashu Fifth Road, Hu Yin, the actual person in charge of the former Shaanbei Third Road, and Lin Jingmo, a bachelor of Hanlin, and the Privy Council all agreed to Liu Ziyu's order.

He led a group of ministers heading west and stopped here.

Among them, Zhao Guanjia did not care about other things. Within a few days, he was just offering sacrifices to the dead, copying the list of those killed in the war, performing large-scale favors on the dead, and enfeoffing. Many important military and state affairs in Guanzhong were still the three former Kansai officials plus the accompanying ministers.

Deal with it together.

And here, I have to say something special, this battle was really brutal.

In fact, before Lou Shi launched the assault, the casualties on both sides were only at a normal ratio. The battle between the armored troops was fierce and the attrition was attrition. However, if both sides wanted to completely kill each other, it would take even one armored warrior.

They spent all their efforts. However, when Lou Shi launched the assault, the troops of Jiao Wentong, Li Yongqi, Xihe Road, and Qinfeng Road suffered a real face-to-face defeat and wanton massacre, coupled with a large-scale stampede after the collapse,

The two armies and four armies suffered heavy casualties... In the end, as the victor, they collected less than 10,000 corpses, even those who were disabled or seriously injured and could no longer serve in the army were probably no less than this number.

Out of a hundred thousand people, 20,000 were lost in one battle!

In addition to the high-ranking generals who died in the battle, if they had not successfully killed Wanyan Loushi, captured Han Chang alive, and surrounded and annihilated Wanyan Wushu's troops as much as possible, the victory would have seemed reluctant.

And with such a tragic war situation, post-war cleanup was naturally prudent and arduous.

However, that was not all. As the war continued to ebb, another piece of news that many people had anticipated but was destined to shock both the government and the public soon came out.

It is said that after Wanyan Wushu crossed the Yellow River on a wooden dragon and arrived at Hezhong Mansion, he desperately did two things:

One thing is that he himself did not stop at all, and immediately set off from the small road to Huguan to catch up with the 20,000 gold army he had separated earlier... Let’s not mention this for now;

The other thing was that he urged his brother, the third prince, Nianliduo, to quickly order the withdrawal of Luoyang tribes all night before leaving. This made Li Yanxian's tentative move inevitably failed. With the withdrawal of Ali and Nulubu, the battle situation in Luoyang changed.

was completely uncovered, and some things were finally revealed to the public - Prime Minister Wang Boyan was confirmed to have burned himself in the old palace of the abandoned capital after the city of Luoyang was destroyed.

This was not the first prime minister-level figure to die after Jingkang, but he was the first prime minister to die for his country after Jingkang. Its significance is self-evident.

So far, the Song and Jin armies only have something to say about the Hebei battlefield, and the rest are gradually converging towards the pre-war front line.

And it was under this circumstance that in mid-June, Xu Jingheng, the deputy prime minister of the capital, who had already been prepared, traveled day and night and took the road on the south bank of the Yellow River to Guanzhong and Yaoshan.

Yu Wenxu and other officials from Guanxi met each other after leaving the camp for more than ten miles. The two sides kept talking. By the time they arrived at the camp, it was already noon. After entering the camp, without waiting for rest, the provincial minister came to see the official family of Zhao Song.

After the two parties had finished their greetings, they did not mention other matters. Instead, they chatted for a few words, and then Zhao Jiu asked about the situation in Tokyo.

"Good instructors know that." Under the arbor facing the mountain behind the military camp, Xu Jingheng sat next to Zhao Guan's family holding warm tea with salt. After hearing this, he also put down the tea and looked quite emotional. "Tokyo was surprised this time.

risk……"

"How to say?"

Zhao Jiu, who was sitting under the pergola, had already stopped writing documents on the desks in front of him and turned sideways to face them, showing enough respect for Xu Jingheng and Zhu Wenwu who were left behind in Tokyo behind him.

"First, Daming Prefecture lazily gathered tens of thousands of troops. There was a sudden movement, and it seemed that they wanted to cross the river from the lower reaches to join forces with the puppet Qi. However, at that time, the rear army of the imperial camp had not arrived, and the front army of the imperial camp had an extremely long battle line. There was a moment of panic in the capital..."

"We have set up a line of defense. How dare we dare to fight with that lazy person's temperament?" Zhao Jiu sneered. "Even the current leaders of Puppet Qi don't dare to move lightly, and Liu Yu is alone.

, even if he had the intention of revenge with his son, he would not dare to disobey the superiors and send troops at the same time."

"Yue Pengju said the same thing." Xu Jingheng said with a smile. "And that's when he proposed to cross the river and go north to counterattack an army..."

"Is there any obstacle to this matter in Tokyo at that time?"

"Of course there is." Xu Jingheng said sternly. "But he was suppressed by Lu Xianggong... Lu Xianggong said that things must be prioritized. Officials in Guanxi are the real foundation. Yue Peng's actions will not affect Hedong in the slightest.

The effect of the Jin Army can be achieved."

"Xiangong Lu has not failed me, and the province has not failed me either." Zhao Jiu sighed. "And Xianggong Wang has not failed me either..."

Xu Jingheng was silent for a moment.

"What?" Zhao Jiu noticed something immediately.

"There are some recent things that I want to tell the officials..." Xu Jingheng became more and more solemn. "Yang Laotaiwei, the commander of the imperial army, came to Tokyo to help Tokyo as quickly as possible. After arriving in Tokyo, he fell ill and became difficult to deal with. The Jin army withdrew from Luoyang.

He passed away that night before I left."

Zhao Jiu was also silent for a moment.

"There was also one of the Luoyang guards, the Great Zhai Zhai Xing of the Great and Small Zhai. When the Jin army evacuated, he handed over his subordinates to his younger brother, then led a small number of troops out of Sishui Pass to pursue him, and finally died on the bank of the Yellow River."

"He feels guilty and is paying for it with his life...it's unnecessary."

"yes……"

"The Zhai family's troops are all members of the clan. As a special exception, let his son Zhai Cong take over his duties... Is there any more?"

"Also, I just mentioned that Yue Pengju crossed the Hebei River and marched northward. That was what he said at the time, but now it seems that the fall of Luoyang, the death of Wang Xianggong, and the death of Old Taiwei Yang from illness may not necessarily be related to the imperial army's march northward.

The relationship, even the word "involvement", seems to be a little insufficient..." Xu Jingheng continued to respond seriously. "After all, didn't the Hedong Jin Army still have a full 20,000 people from Longmen for this battle? I heard that they almost won the duel.

The stability of the city of Tokyo was shaken, thanks to the timely arrival of the imperial army and the division of troops to block Songshan and Bishui Pass. Therefore, before I came here, the capital was excited about your majesty's victory.

, Public opinion vaguely intends to question Xianggong Wang and Yue Pengju about the matter of Taiwei Yang, and even Xianggong Lu!"

Zhao Jiu nodded, not surprised, but quickly shook his head and formally expressed his position: "In this battle, the victory of Kansai, the defense of Shaanxi and Tongzhou, the loss of Luoyang, and the stability of Tokyo and Huaidong

, the advancement of Hebei is originally one. We can finally drive the Jin people back because we work together, advance and retreat together, gain and lose together... If there is a person who is responsible for the whole thing, it is me. In fact

When Yue Peng decided to march north, I already knew about it and made a promise before leaving... How could the victory be mine and the loss belong to some princes and commanders? What's more, the battle is dangerous from start to finish, so

It was Ziyu who took charge of the defense before, and after this battle, I also feel that he was very reasonable at the time and could be said to have fulfilled his duties."

"The province also means the same thing." Xu Jingheng glanced at Liu Ziyu, who had a normal expression, and was also not surprised by Zhao Guan's response. "When it comes to a battle, how can we use the gains and losses afterwards to calculate the decision at the time? What's more, Yue Peng's move was indeed

Involving the Hedong army also made Ta Lai in Daming Mansion almost unable to do anything. As the saying goes, there are no faults but great achievements."

Zhao Jiu nodded, but as if thinking: "Do you still have words?"

"Yes." Xu Jingheng continued to speak, but he stood up and faced each other seriously. "Guan family, although this battle has been won, by now, the Central Plains is exhausted. The Jingxiang rebellion has also swept over more than ten state armies, and there are

The Wuling Rebellion that has not been dealt with for four or five years...Under this situation, Henan, as a place that has suffered frequent military disasters, cannot possibly follow the example of Bashu in Guanxi and advance taxes to the people for the coming year, right? Therefore, the provincial government will send

When I arrived here, I congratulated the officials on their great victory, welcomed them back to Luan, and wanted to ask the officials to formally issue an order. Yue Pengju immediately retreated his troops and returned to Henan... In addition, I also heard on the way that

I have something else to do and I am about to discuss it with the officials."

Zhao Jiu, who was sitting in the seat, looked at Xu Jingheng, who was waiting in full formation, and Yu Wenxuzhong, who stood up as Xu Jingheng stood up. However, he hesitated for a moment, and then sighed slightly:

"I can't promise any of the four things!"

Xu Jingheng was startled for a moment, but then he responded seriously: "Please speak frankly so that I can reply."

"First, although this battle killed Lou Shi, captured Han Chang, wiped out more than 10,000 enemies, forced the Jin army back, and saved Guanzhong, it can be called the greatest victory for the country since Jingkang. However, our army suffered heavy casualties and many martyrs.

, the number of war dead, from Xianggong Wang on down, has totaled more than 10,000... The so-called great victory is also a tragic victory, I will not be congratulated for my condolences!" Zhao Jiu faced each other solemnly in front of several cases, and with solemn words, he simply opened the door after Xu Jingheng came.

The gauze cloth covering it revealed piles of rosters and other items.

Xu Jingheng was slightly startled, then took a few steps back and saluted respectfully: "I am ashamed!"

"Second," Zhao Jiu covered the gauze again and continued to face each other sternly. "I made a promise to the sons of Kansai and the soldiers and horses of the imperial camp before the war, and I was to grant them fields with military merit... My words are as clear as white dye.

, we must not lose track of it, when will this matter be settled, and when will I return to Tokyo!"

Xu Jingheng thought carefully for a moment, turned around and looked at Yu Wenxuzhong, and then nodded heavily: "In that case, I have nothing to say."

"Thirdly, Yue Pengju, as a commander-in-chief, led tens of thousands of troops to attack Hebei. We don't know what the situation is there. He also has the power to make his own decision whether he should advance or retreat... I think

, explain the difficulties in Henan to him clearly and let him make his own decision, so there is no need to issue a special decree in my name or in the name of the Province or the Privy Council."

Xu Jingheng hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly: "If that's the case, I'm afraid he has already received Tokyo City's intention, but I want to write another letter in a private name and have it delivered quickly."

"Okay." Zhao Jiu nodded in agreement.

"There is a fourth thing..." Xu Jingheng continued. "The officials didn't even ask which thing it was, so are they going to drop it?"

"Isn't it the matter that I sealed Han Shizhong's prince with a white paper and made Li Shifu succeed his father's title?" Zhao Jiu finally showed a smile. "Or maybe I guessed wrong, and Xianggong Yuwen didn't mention this to Xianggong Xu along the way?"

"It is indeed related to these two matters. Specifically, it is the matter of Li Shifu's ascension to the title." Xu Jingheng responded seriously. "The officials and ministers are not pedantic people. It is not that I did not know about the appointment at Jinggou that day. Han Shizhong Huaishang

His merits, the merits of Yanling, and the merits of rescuing him, his merits are outstanding, his loyalty and bravery are comparable to those of famous generals in ancient times, it is enough to be granted the title of a county king, it is still better than Tong Guan! But regarding Li Shifu, I cannot respond!

"

"Because of the system?" Zhao Jiu also became serious again.

"That's right." Xu Jingheng said in a deep voice. "In the Song Dynasty, in addition to the Chai family of Chongyi, the Kong family of Yansheng, King Sipu (the original branch of Yingzong of the Song Dynasty), and the prince of Anding County (inherited by Zhao Dezhao, the second son of Taizu), there were also

There is no tradition of inheriting the title, so many unreasonable things will inevitably arise from this case. If the officials really want to reward the Li family and his son, why not posthumously reward his father, the founding father of Nanyang County, and then follow the normal military merits and military positions, and give him a real estate with Li Shifu

Founder?"

"I know these truths and allusions. Mr. Yu Wen told me about them face to face that day..."
To be continued...