From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 355

Ye Qingying and other internal guards evacuated Luoyang and Funiu Mountain and began to gather in Nanyang.

Zhou Yuan also took Cai Ni, Li Yu'an, Guan Lu and others to Nanyang.

Li Yu'an said: "There shouldn't be any problem with 20,000 people guarding 30,000 soldiers in the five military camps. After all, your people have all been unarmed. How can we fight in Nanyang now?"

Zhou Yuan said: "Nanyang has been taken."

Li Yu'an suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhou Yuan, saying incredulously: "What did you say?"

Zhou Yuan said slowly: "The decisive battle of Funiu Mountain was when Liu Fang attacked Nanyang. 20,000 defenders had to guard 35,000 soldiers in the military camps, and they could not stop the attack of Liu Fang's 17,000 people."

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuan chuckled and said: "Do you think Liu Fang really went to attack Guangzhou? In fact, he did not enter Guangzhou from Gushi, but went through Lu'an to Huoshan, went east to Huang'an, and then went east through Suizhou to Zaoyang, and finally attacked Nanyang from the south."

"Many people think I'm watching Guangzhou, in fact, Nanyang and Luoyang are Zhang Bailong's most important territories. "

"Now that we have Nanyang, Guangzhou and Runing have become isolated islands, with a total of only 30,000 to 40,000 defenders. My five military camps have joined forces, totaling 50,000 people, and can easily crush Guangzhou and Runing."

"At this point, the situation in the Central Plains has completely reversed. Zhang Bailong can only defend Luoyang and rely on 20,000 to 30,000 remaining soldiers to survive."

Li Yu'an took a deep breath and said in shock: "Zhou Yuan, are you serious? These strategies are closely linked and laid out very early. Did you think about it a long time ago?"

Zhou Yuan shook his head and said: "War is ever-changing. Generals should make random changes according to the current situation. The way to adapt is infinite wisdom and needs to be learned forever."

"I originally wanted to capture Guangzhou and attack Runing from both sides. However, Zhang Bailong boldly offered support from Songyang and Yingcheng, which made my plan fail. We even realized that he was going to counterattack Kaifeng, so we had to immediately terminate the previous plan and start the fake death plan. "

"The key to our victory in the Central Plains War lies in the outstanding contribution of the inner guards. Intelligence means everything."

Li Yu'an said: "The situation in the Central Plains has been completely reversed. Does that mean that the Central Plains can be recovered in a short time?"

Zhou Yuan thought about it, then shook his head and sighed: "It's the second day of June now. I have been away from Shenjing for three months. It's not too early to make such progress, but it's not too late. "

"There is about a month before the Central Plains can be recovered."

"After we arrive in Nanyang, we must first organize troops to eliminate the remaining forces in Nanyang, and then go east to Guang "Zhang Bailong is going to give up Guangzhou and Runing. In this way, in the entire Central Plains, only Luoyang has not been recovered."

Li Yu'an couldn't help but ask: "Is Zhang Bailong going to give up Guangzhou?"

Zhou Yuan nodded and said: "This is inevitable. He only has 20,000 or 30,000 remnant peasant soldiers left. It is not enough to hold Luoyang. During this period, a large number of conscriptions are needed, at least 70,000 or 80,000 people are needed to have a fighting force."

"I must give him this time, and he must also give up Guangzhou and Runing. This is a basic tacit understanding."

"Moreover, Deng Su is gradually unable to cope with it. The large number of grassroots officials missing makes him stretched to the limit and he really can't manage such a large place."

"After all, I am the Grand Commander of the Central Plains, in charge of all military and political powers. I have to stand up and help him."

Li Yu'an said: "So after taking Guangzhou, you are going to Kaifeng?"

Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "Sister Saint is getting more and more knowledgeable about military and politics. She will definitely be a good emperor in the future. "

This casual remark made Li Yu'an smile, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up.

This bad guy finally remembered to help me recover my kingdom, and it was worth it for me to help him.

She chuckled and said, "I don't know if I am a good emperor, but your empress will be very happy. It would be a shame if I don't make you a marquis for such a great achievement."

"Who knows, even the innocent dragon body will be given to you."

Zhou Yuan was startled, and couldn't help swallowing his saliva. The face and temperament of the eldest sister lingered in his mind.

He couldn't help but say loudly: "Write a letter! I have to write a letter to the eldest sister!"

...

Shenjing, the Golden Palace of the Imperial Palace.

Yang Guozhong and others knelt in the hall, their faces solemn.

Empress Zhaojing's face was extremely ugly, and she gritted her teeth and said, "You, you must force me? The Portuguese have been in Haojing for more than ten years, right? You have never intervened, but now you want to fight?"

"Xu Shigong, do you really want Qi Changshi to make achievements? He just arrived in Yuehai, does he have to start a fire to live up to his title of governor?"

Xu Shigong hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this is not a matter of favoritism, but the Central Plains was defeated, and the five military camps surrendered to the enemy. The news can no longer be blocked. Now the whole of Shenjing is discussing this matter, and the people are boiling with resentment!"

"My Great JinThe dynasty has been established for 400 years, but it has never been in such a situation. We must have a great victory to boost the national prestige. "

"It is not easy to fight the Mongols in the north, the Tartars in the east, and the bandits. It is not easy to fight a few Portuguese ships!"

Yang Guozhong said solemnly: "I reconsider, Your Majesty, fighting is a small matter, and restoring the majesty of the court is a big matter."

Deng Bochi said: "Your Majesty, please put the overall situation first!"

"Your Majesty, please put the overall situation first! "

Civil and military officials all bowed their heads to the ground.

The three parties put pressure on the court, and the whole court was kneeling for a long time. Empress Zhaojing felt tremendous pressure.

Political affairs are piled up like a mountain, about taxes, about autumn harvest, about merchants, about wars, all the affairs of the world need these ministers to deal with, I really dare not delay any longer!

There is no letter from the junior brother, the situation in the Central Plains is difficult, and I don’t know how long it will take to make progress.

I can only appease these ministers first.

"In this case, I will allow... the battle of Yuehai!"

She immediately emphasized: "But the treasury will not pay money, Jiang Hao can discuss with Qi Changshi to borrow money from the Guangdong merchants to fight the war, and repay the debt with taxes after the autumn tax. ”

It’s not that the treasury is short of money. The property of King Jing and a group of officials and clan members confiscated is worth tens of millions, but all this money must be spent in the Central Plains.

There can be no more chaos over there!

Yang Guozhong and others have already waited for the answer they wanted, so they kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"

"How lucky the people of Dajin are to have such a wise king!"

Listening to these words of praise, Empress Zhaojing felt extremely ironic.

If it weren’t for her shallow foundation, she really wanted to exterminate all these dog officials!

After the court was dismissed, Empress Zhaojing was extremely tired. She returned to Ziwei Palace and sat on a chair, closing her eyes and meditating.

It was not until dusk that Xiaozhuang knocked on the door and went in, saying softly, "Your Majesty, it’s time for dinner."

Empress Zhaojing said, "Put it there, I’ll eat it later."

Xiaozhuang smiled softly and said, "Your Majesty always says this, but he has never moved his chopsticks once. ”

Empress Zhaojing was a little embarrassed and said helplessly: "What can we do? You don't know, this group of court officials... Oh, forget it, there is nothing to say."

"They want to help the country's prestige, the general direction is correct, but I can't tell whether they are out of public interest or selfishness."

Xiaozhuang said: "It's right that they are more selfish than public, Your Majesty just doesn't want to speculate about the ministers like this."

Empress Zhaojing sighed and said: "State affairs are difficult, I am really tired."

"The affairs of the Central Plains can't be suppressed, the people of Shenjing are already spreading it, the court has lost its majesty, and there is no news from the little junior brother."

"Xiaozhuang, the court of the Great Jin Dynasty needs good news more than ever at this moment!"

Xiaozhuang said softly: "But... Your Majesty, just a quarter of an hour ago, the Central Plains 800 miles of express arrived. "

After saying this, she took out a thick stack of letters from her sleeve.

Empress Zhao Jing's eyes lit up, like a fish in a dry ditch seeing water, and she immediately said, "Show me quickly!"