One Piece of Song Dynasty

When Yu Wenxuzhong took the box out of Shuixianju, his mood was complicated. He felt sorry for the Zhao family, but also pleased that the Song Dynasty had an ambitious leader. Of course, he was also happy that he would not have to fight alone in the future.

Returning to Wanyanchang's mansion, Queen Mother Wei bumped into Yuwen Xuzhong who was carrying a box and said, "Master Yuwen has just come back."

Yu Wenxu nodded and said, "Yes, Queen Mother, Boss Liang, the owner of Shuixianju, treated me to a meal today, and gave me five hundred taels of gold, and asked me to help him search for the paintings Along the River During the Qingming Festival and Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains." "

Queen Mother Wei smiled and said, "Master Yuwen has made a good harvest today. Even in the Song Dynasty, this is a huge sum of money. Boss Liang has really spent a lot of money."

Yu Wenxuzhong smiled bitterly and said, "I have nothing to spend the money on. I can live in the prince's mansion without worrying about food and clothing. I will send the gold to Lord Wanyanchang right away."

As soon as Yu Wenxuzhong finished speaking, Wan Yanchang came out from the yard next to him and said, "No, you can keep it yourself. I don't need anything here, but Boss Liang is really looking for the Picture of Along the River During the Qingming Festival and the Picture of Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" These two paintings”

Yu Wenxuzhong nodded and said, "Yes, Boss Liang is willing to pay another thousand taels of gold for those two paintings."

Wan Yanchang said in confusion, "Boss Liang really spent a lot of money. It's just two paintings. No matter how good the paintings are, they are not worth a thousand taels of gold. Those two paintings are here with me. Mr. Yuwen has time to give them to me." Boss Liang, give it to me, it can be exchanged for another thousand taels of gold."

Yu Wenxuzhong handed the gold to Wanyanchang and said, "Okay, but the prince should take the gold first. Living here with the prince will cost money for food, clothing, and everything. It's useless for me to ask for this gold. I'll just give it to the prince." Consider the various expenses I have incurred living here, I can’t keep living and eating at the prince’s house for free.”

Wan Yanchang took the gold and said, "Okay, since Lord Yuwen has this intention, I will accept it."

At Qin Hui's residence in Lin'an, Qin Hui has been worrying about how to test Li Xin's bottom line since he received the news that Wan Yanchang asked him to inquire about Li Xin's attitude towards peace talks.

Mrs. Wang said, "It's okay for my husband to be so worried all the time."

Qin Hui sighed, "What can we do? Neither we nor the Jin people expected that things would turn out like this. Things have exceeded our expectations. The north is also a little anxious now. The Jin people fought against Monk Shangyuan twice last year." They have all been defeated. Although the prince is now in charge of the defense, it is not clear what will happen in the future. Moreover, the prince has been carrying out innovative measures. After the implementation of the enhanced version of the Qingli New Deal, the national power of the Song Dynasty will definitely be improved. What will happen then? It’s really hard to say.”

Wang asked, "What should we do?"

Qin Hui said, "We can only wait until Wang Lun comes back. Wan Yanchang said that Wang Lun was released last year and was delayed in Puppet Qi for a while. He should be arriving soon."

After the banditry in Jiangxi was pacified, Han Shizhong and Yang Yizhong led the army back to Lin'an. On this day, Li Xin summoned Han Shizhong, Yang Yizhong, and Yang Zaixing at the Lin'an government office.

Han Shizhong and the others knelt down and said, "I will see you, Your Majesty."

Li Xin said, "Everyone, get up. You have worked hard in suppressing bandits in Jiangxi."

After the three of them stood up, Yang Zaixing cupped his fists and said, "My lord, Yang Zaixing, would like to thank you for not killing me."

Li Xin nodded and said, "Okay, your martial arts should not be used to oppress the people, but should be used on the right path. From now on, you can fight with the Jin army by General Han's side."

Yang Zaixing replied, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I obey your order."

Li Xin then said, "General Yang, the new soldiers in Lin'an have been trained. You can take some of them to supplement the right guard of your camp to people and temporarily station them in Lin'an."

Yang Yizhong cupped his fists and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I obey your order."

After making arrangements for Yang Yizhong, Li Xin asked, "General Han, if I ask you to cross the river, do you dare?"

Han Shizhong patted his chest and said, "I dare you, I will fight however the prince tells us to do. Besides, there are troops of the puppet Qi on the other side. Although the Jin military ministers cannot guarantee victory, there is still no problem in attacking the puppet Qi army."

Li Xin nodded and said, "Okay, as long as you, Han Shizhong, are confident. I think you all should know about the West Road Governor's Mansion. I originally planned to build three Governor's Mansions on the front line, the East, Middle and West Road Governor's Mansion, and the Middle Road Governor's Mansion in the future." The station is in Xiangyang, and the East Road Governor's Office is stationed in Yangzhou. Since you, Han Shizhong, dare to cross the river, I will now promote you to the position of Governor of the East Road Governor's Office, the Commander-in-Chief of the Two-Huaihe War, and transfer Zongying to the position of Deputy Governor of the East Road Governor's Office and the Propaganda Officer of the Two Huaihe Rivers. Fu envoy, Qiu Cun will be promoted to be the envoy of the Lianghuai system. I will deploy the people under Fu Xuan's command and the elite cavalry under Li Shifu's command to you. When all preparations are completed, you will take them with you. Let's send men across the river to Yangzhou."

Han Shizhong knelt down again excitedly and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I, Han Shizhong, will definitely live up to His Majesty's trust."

Li Xin motioned to Han Shizhong and said, "Get up. I originally assigned troops to the three major governor's offices, but I don't have that many troops for you at the moment. When you get to Yangzhou, I won't ask you to fight them out. Control the area of ​​Yangzhou, Taizhou and Tongzhou to serve as a barrier to the south of the Yangtze River. Remember that you must cultivate the fields and clear out the rebels in various places. It is unrealistic to rely solely on Jiangnan to supply military rations. The garrison can solve part of the problem. I will send you part of the army from the south of the Yangtze River. You don’t have to worry about the matter. I will send people to Yangzhou on time. In addition, I will allow you to recruit troops on the spot when you arrive in Yangzhou, raising the number to . The remaining , I will make up for it for you within the next two or three years."

Han Shizhong cupped his fists and said, "I obey your order."

Li Xin finally said, "By the way, leave your subordinate Hu Yantong behind. I have another appointment. Zhenjiang opposite Yangzhou is Zhang Jun's defense area. If you cross the river and need Zhang Jun's cooperation, you can send a message directly." Give it to him, and I will inform Zhang Jun in advance so that he can cooperate with you."

Han Shizhong nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I have recorded it."

Li Xin took Han Shizhong's sign language and said earnestly, "Good minister, I leave the two Huaihe Rivers to you. Since ancient times, you must defend the Huaihe River to defend the Yangtze River. Only by guarding the Lianghuai River can Jiangnan develop with peace of mind. But guarding the Lianghuai River does not rely on clinging to death. I have the right to defend the Yangtze River." Two sentences for you, the first sentence "If you save people and lose territory, everyone and land will be gained. If you save land and lose people, everyone and land will be lost." The second sentence is "When the enemy advances, we retreat. When the enemy is stationed, we harass. When the enemy is tired, we fight. "When the enemy retreats, I will pursue him." Remember these two sentences. We must attack the enemy flexibly and lead the enemy by the nose."

Han Shizhong chewed these two sentences carefully and said with bright eyes, "I have all remembered the prince's instructions."

Li Xin joked, "Does the good minister have any other requests? If you have any requests, feel free to raise them now. If you raise them after you leave this door, I won't accept them."

Han Shizhong reported, "It's true. I only have one request. I hope the prince can give me more squatting cannons."

Li Xin nodded and said, "Okay, Lin'an now has tiger squatting cannons. I will allocate another to you. Adding to the you originally had, will be enough for you."

Han Shizhong cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I have no other requests."