One Piece of Song Dynasty

The next day, Li Xin met with Li Qingzhao in person. Li Xin said, "I admire layman Yi An's act of offering treasures. The summer quatrains of layman Yi An are praised all over the world. I have long wanted to meet layman Yi An. Okay, today I got what I wanted."

Li Qingzhao asked doubtfully, "Your Majesty."

Zhao Ding explained, "Actually, the emperor has been recovering from illness for several months, and the prince has actually been in charge of the Song Dynasty for more than half a year." Then Li Xin ordered people to read the two imperial edicts.

After reading, Li Xin said, "I have not published these two imperial edicts yet, and only a few people know about them. The reason why I did this is to prevent the Song Dynasty from panicking. After all, now is the time when the country is in crisis, so I also Please ask Master Yi An not to spread this matter after leaving the government office."

Li Qingzhao nodded and said, "Thank you, Lord, for telling the truth. The daughter of the people obeys the order."

Li Xin said, "Ji An, actually we should have met a long time ago. A large number of your husband's cultural relics are still stored here with me."

Li Qingzhao suddenly realized, "The owners of Shopkeeper Ding and Shopkeeper Zhang turned out to be the prince."

Li Xin nodded and said, "Yes."

Li Qingzhao thought for a while and said, "In this case, those cultural relics were also dedicated to the country. Since Mingcheng left, keeping them will be of no use to the women."

Li Xin replied, "Then I would like to thank layman Yi An on behalf of the Song Dynasty. If layman Yi An encounters any trouble in the future, he can come to me."

Li Qingzhao gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, there is a matter where the women of the people really need your Majesty to make the decision."

Li Xin said in confusion, "Ji An, please tell me."

Li Qingzhao cried and said, "Some people are spreading rumors that the late husband of a common girl has gold. I hope the prince can make the decision for the common daughter and give justice to the dead husband of the common daughter."

Li Xin comforted him and said, "Master Yi An, please tell me in detail what's going on. I will definitely make the decision for you."

Li Qingzhao cried and told the story again. After hearing this, Li Xin said with a gloomy face, "Mr. Zhao, ask the Ministry of Punishments to investigate this matter immediately. If it is true, Wang Jixian will be thrown into prison and convicted."

Zhao Dingzuo bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

After hearing this, Li Qingzhao knelt down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for making the decision for the daughter of the people."

Li Xin helped Li Qingzhao up and said, "Master Yi An, please rise. Actually, I still have something to ask for."

Li Qingzhao wiped away his tears and said, "Your Majesty, please tell me. As long as a civilian girl can do it, a civilian girl will definitely do it."

Li Xin said, "I would like to invite Master Yi An to be a teacher and go to the college to teach students poetry culture."

Li Qingzhao asked in confusion, "Teacher"

Li Xin nodded and said, "Yes, Master Yi An is one of the most outstanding poets in the Song Dynasty. Wouldn't it be better if it could be passed on? What's more important is that from Yi An's poems, I can see the layman's desire to fight against the Jin Dynasty. I believe In the future, the students taught by Master Yi An will definitely be anti-Jin soldiers."

Li Qingzhao thought for a while and said, "Okay, Your Majesty, the daughter of the people will agree to this matter. I don't know where the academy is."

Li Xin smiled and said, "Okay, layman, don't worry, someone will send you to the place later."

Li Qingzhao smiled slightly and said, "The civilian girl will leave first."

On the second day after arranging for some arriving martial arts and liberal arts students to follow Han Shizhong's army to Jiangxi, Li Xin set off with the army. Due to Empress Dowager Meng's poor health, she stayed in Quanzhou, while Zhao Huanhuan In order to take care of Empress Dowager Meng, she also stayed in Quanzhou with her children.

After Wan Yanchang led Jin troops and Hebei troops to conquer Chuzhou, although his troops were reduced by thousands, they continued to advance south.

Li Xin ordered Liu Guangshi to do his best to protect Tong and Tai. The edict was issued on October th. It should have reached Liu Guangshi around October th, and it should have been later than Yue Fei, at least not earlier than October rd. Ten days. It is one hundred and twenty miles from Chengzhou to Taizhou, a journey of two days. Therefore, it can be concluded that the time when Yue Fei withdrew to Taizhou should be around November .

Yue Fei returned to Taizhou and saw that there was no food and grass inside and no city defenses outside. He also heard that Wan Yanchang's army numbered , so Yue Fei abandoned Taizhou on November th, taking with him more than soldiers and their families, plus Hundreds of thousands of Taizhou people crossed the Yangtze River and headed south. After Yue Fei personally broke off, he crossed the river from Chaixu Town on November and stationed himself at Jiangyin Shazhou. Yue Fei immediately punished him for losing his position. Wanyanchang's army arrived in Taizhou seven days later, on November th.

On the same day that Yue Fei withdrew to the south of the Yangtze River, that is, November , the fourth year of Jianyan, Li Xin received the news that Zhang Jun had summoned defeated troops, and the military strength had slightly recovered. At this time, Li Xin received the news that Zhang Jun was revoked from his position. still on the way. Zhang Jun said in the memorial that he had ordered Wu Jie to guard Dashan Pass and Heshangyuan Pass to intercept the Jin soldiers, and other departments to guard various states to prevent the Jin army from entering Sichuan. Zhang Jun himself led more than a thousand people to Sichuan to train the new army. . Li Xin said coldly, "Coming to Sichuan to train the new army is so easy to say."

Zhao Ding lowered his head and said, "Fortunately, Lou Su, the commander of the Jin army, died of illness after defeating Zhang Jun."

"Death from illness is not death in battle. If this is considered a fluke, then not only are we military incompetent, but our personalities are too despicable," Li Xin scolded. Zhao Ding had a grimace on his face, "There is one more thing. The former censor Zhongcheng Qin Hui who accompanied the emperor to hunt in the north has returned to the court."

Li Xin nodded and said, "Okay, it's good to be back. When we return to Lin'an, Mr. Zhao will bring Qin Hui to see the king."

Zhao Dingzuo bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Li Xin led the army all the way north and arrived in Lin'an at the end of November. After entering the Lin'an government office, Li Xin immediately summoned Qin Hui. Regarding Qin Hui, a big traitor, Li Xin had not yet figured out how to arrange for him, so he directly killed the prince. It's an advantage for him. Since he is an undercover agent, there must be a spy arranged by the Jin people to contact him. Maybe he can pass false news to the Jin country through Qin Hui.

Zhao Ding brought Qin Hui to meet Li Xin. Li Xin first had someone read out the imperial edict. Qin Hui was shocked when he heard it. As an official, Qin Hui understood that the Song Dynasty had changed as soon as he heard the imperial edict. He did not expect such a big thing to happen in the Song Dynasty. , if it was Zhao Gou, he would still have some confidence, but if it was someone else, Qin Hui felt unsure.

Qin Hui had no choice but to kneel down and say, "Former Yushi Zhongcheng Qin Hui, pay your respects to the prince."

"Xianggong Qin has suffered a lot, how are both emperors doing?" Li Xin asked. Qin Hui sobbed and replied, "Everything is fine. Although it is not the same as when he was in Tokyo, he is fine."

Li Xin nodded and said, "My husband has been in the Kingdom of Jin for three and a half years. He must have a clear understanding of the national conditions of the Kingdom of Jin."

"Now the Jin Kingdom reaches the Huaihe River in the south, Shaanxi in the west, and no end in the north. Its territory is three times that of the Song Dynasty today. The Jurchens have a population of five to six million, and the country's population is million, which should be three times that of the Song Dynasty today. The literature of the Jin Kingdom is almost blank. In ten years The Jurchen script was invented not long ago; the economy is backward, the annual tax is only two million taels, and the annual grain production is only million taels." Qin Hui talked eloquently. Li Xin thought thoughtfully, "The land and population of the Kingdom of Jin are three times that of mine, the taxes are less than a fraction of ours, and the per capita food supply is less than one stone and three stones."

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