Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

"What is the important thing?" Yang Shi said.

"Mr. Yang, let me analyze the situation in Hanzhong for you first! At present, in Hanzhong, His Royal Highness is nominally the highest, but His Royal Highness is still young, and Li Gang, Zhe Keqiu and others are really in charge of the political power!" Zhao Ding said.

"Not bad!" Yang Shi nodded.

"Especially Zhe Keqiu, he has more than 100,000 troops in his hands! Today we entered the Han Palace, and all the guards in the Han Palace are Zhe Keqiu's subordinates! In troubled times, military power is the most important! From my point of view, Zhe Keqiu has the greatest power in Hanzhong now! No matter whether it is the prince or Li Gang, it is actually impossible to compete with Zhe Keqiu!" Zhao Ding said.

Yang Shi nodded again!

"We don't know whether Zhe Keqiu is really loyal to the prince or has other thoughts, so we have to stay here and observe!" Zhao Ding said.

"Other thoughts?" Yang Shi asked in confusion.

"The prince is young. When the prince ascends the throne, he can force the emperor to command the princes, just like Cao Cao at the end of the Han Dynasty!" Zhao Ding sneered.

"Ah!" Yang Shi stayed there, unbelievable, and said: "In this way, isn't this the biggest treacherous minister in the world?"

Zhao Ding nodded and said: "That's right! If Zhe Keqiu really has such thoughts, he is the biggest traitor in the world! Emperor Jianyan is a son of the royal family, a descendant of Taizu Taizong, even if he inherits the throne, people all over the world will discuss it , That’s nothing, the Great Song Dynasty is still in the hands of the Great Song royal family! Both Emperor Jianyan and the crown prince are a family! You can ask for discounts, this is the real outsider!”

"It's such a big ambition! Why didn't I see it?" Yang Shi said.

"It was just a guess just now! So, we have to stay and observe for a while! See if Zhe Keqiu is really loyal to the prince! If Zhe Keqiu is loyal to the prince, then Hanzhong is naturally monolithic. In the future, Emperor Jianyan wants to deal with Hanzhong It will be very difficult! If Zhe Keqiu has other thoughts and there is civil strife in Hanzhong, it will be much easier for us to deal with Hanzhong!" Zhao Ding said.

"Not bad! Not bad! Master Zhao, it seems that you are quite wise!" Yang Shi said in surprise.

Zhao Ding smiled and said, "We have a second reason for staying here!"

Yang Shi frowned. He thought carefully for a while, but couldn't think of the reason, and said, "Master Zhao, tell me quickly! I can't guess it!"

Zhao Ding said: "The second reason is Qu Duan!"

"Qu Duan?" Yang Shi said, "What does it have to do with him?"

"Qu Duan is in the northwest, controlling an army of 100,000! If Qu Duan can be used by Emperor Jianyan, then he can go south to take Da San Pass, enter Hanzhong from Da San Pass, and destroy the prince! Even if he can't destroy the prince, Qu Duan is in the northwest. Block the prince's exit, making it difficult for the prince to come out of Hanzhong, and the prince will not develop much in the future! When the prince ascends the throne, Qu Duan is likely to go south to watch the ceremony, so we will take this opportunity to persuade Qu Duan!" Zhao Ding said.

"That's right! Mr. Zhao's idea is extremely fast! If we can persuade Qu Duan, the crown prince will be like a thorn in his throat, facing the threat of Qu Duan at all times! Qu Duan is a general of the Western Army, and his courage will exceed what can be asked for! At that time, it will be the crown prince and the prince." It's the end of the day!" Yang Shi said happily.

"In these days, we have to travel more in Hanzhong and contact officials in Hanzhong! If the officials in Hanzhong are willing to follow Emperor Jianyan, that would be the best!" Zhao Ding said.

"Yes! Let's do this right now!" Yang Shi said.

Now the two are discussing how to persuade Qu Duan and contact Hanzhong officials, not to mention this!

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At this moment, in Jingyuan City in the far northwest, it turned out to be a scene of billowing yellow sand!

There are many deserts in the northwest, and it is normal for sandstorms to appear in spring and summer.

Tens of miles east of Jingyuan City, there is an army marching forward! The formation of this army is very neat, even when the sandstorm comes, there is not much confusion in the formation! The soldiers all bowed their heads and strode forward!

"The wind is too strong, let the brothers find a place to rest for a while!" The leader is a tall general, who is riding on a horse, wearing an ordinary military uniform, and holding a square sky painting halberd in his hand! At this moment, he waved the Fang Tian painting halberd in his hand, and said loudly!

He looked to be about forty years old, and his face was resolute, revealing a sense of chic! His face was unshaven, and he hadn't shaved for some time, but it didn't affect his handsome appearance! He always seems to have a faint smile on his face, looking extremely chic!

Soon, under his leadership, the army found a dilapidated village, and the soldiers hid in the houses of the village one after another!

The middle-aged general also got off his horse and came to a dilapidated house!

A literati in his twenties entered the dilapidated house together with the middle-aged general. The literati looked thin and pale, but his eyes were unusually bright!

The middle-aged general had already sat down at this moment, he took out a huge gourd from his waist, he opened the lid of the gourd, and suddenly a smell of wine permeated the whole room!

The middle-aged general gulped down his drink while praising him. After a while, he put down the gourd and said with a smile, "It's really good wine! Wang Shu, would you like some sips?"

The young scholar shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "I can't drink the strong wine in the general's gourd! I have clear water here!"

The young literati took out a leather pouch, which was filled with clear water. He took a few sips, breathed a sigh of relief, and then stopped!

"Wang Shu, tell me, will there be any danger when we go to Hanzhong this time?" the middle-aged general asked.

The wind was whistling outside, but the middle-aged general seemed unable to hear it at this moment. He just looked at the young literati intently, waiting for the young literati to answer.

"Don't worry, general, there will be no danger at all! We have 100,000 troops on Jingyuan Road! With this 100,000 troops, who would dare to harm the general? Besides, although the general's martial arts is not the best in the world, there are few people there." Enemy! Even thousands of troops cannot stop the general! What is the general afraid of?" The young literati laughed.

"That's right! You're right! I, Qu Duan, joined the army when I was more than ten years old. I have experienced hundreds of battles in the past twenty years, and I have never been afraid! This Hanzhong is a dragon's pool and a tiger's den, and I want to go there!" The middle-aged general laughed. !

It turns out that this middle-aged general is none other than Qu Duan, the well-known Jingyuan road manager!

Among the Western Army, Qu Duan is definitely famous!

If we say that among the older generation, the most famous ones are Zhongshidao, Zhongshizhong, Zhe Keqiu, etc., the most famous ones among the younger generation are Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun, etc., and among the middle-aged generation, Qu Duan is the most famous! Among the middle-aged generation, no one can compare with Qu Duan!

Back then, Qu Duan was a subordinate of Zhong Shidao, and he was trained by Zhong Shidao as a "successor"!

Historically, in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, there was a popular saying "Wu Da who has literature and martial arts, and Wu Da who has courage and strategy", which refers to the two most powerful men in the Western Army at that time. Wu Jie! At that time, Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun and others followed Zhao Gou to the south of the Yangtze River, and they were no longer considered members of the Western Army. Wu Jie defeated the Jin soldiers many times and gained fame, but he just caught up with Qu Duan!

Qu Duan is upright and proud of his talent, so he is not welcome in the officialdom! Especially later, he offended Zhang Jun (not Zhang Jun), the Xuanfu envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi at that time, and was killed by Zhang Jun. Qu Duan was only 41 years old at that time!

When the common people in Guanshan learned that Qu Duan was killed, they "don't hesitate"! Before he died, "Many Shu people wrote letters to sue for injustice"! After the death, "soldiers and people from far and near heard of Duan's death, all of them regretted, and there were countless people who could not go under the solar eclipse", "Soldiers in Shaanxi all shed tears and regret, and some defected"!

The young scholar next to him is Qu Duan's counselor Wang Shu! This Wang Shu is a Jinshi of the Huizong Dynasty. He used to be a county magistrate, and was recommended by Qu Duan to become a member of the Jingyuan Army. Qu Duan had an extraordinary trust in Wang Shu, and the two of them almost had nothing to say, nothing to talk about!

"Wang Shu, do you think that if I went to Hebei with Mr. Zhong, and the Hezhong family army and the Jingyuan army were together, would I be able to compete with the Jurchens?" Qu Duan suddenly asked after laughing for a while.

"I'm afraid I can't!" Wang Shu said.

"Why not? The Zhong Family Army is the strongest army in the Western Army! Although my Jingyuan Army is not as good as the Zhong Family Army, it is not far behind. It is far better than the Zhe Family Army, the Yao Family Army and other troops! The combination of the two armies Two into one, with a total force of more than 200,000, is it still unable to compete with the Jurchens?" Qu Duan said.

"Back when the Zhong family army encountered the Jurchens, they were defeated by the Jurchens' vanguard with thousands of soldiers and horses before they met the main force of the Jurchens! General, you are going, I am afraid it will be the same!" Wang Shu shook his head and said.

"Hmph! I don't believe that the Jurchens could defeat Lord Zhong so easily! I heard that Lord Zhong was seriously ill at the time, which must be one of the reasons why the Zhong family army was defeated!" Qu Duan said.

"That's right!" Wang Shu nodded silently and stopped talking about this topic.

"Wang Shu, do you think the Jurchens will go south again? Can they destroy our Great Song Dynasty?" After a while, Qu Duan asked again.

"The Jurchens will naturally go south! They are greedy and have repeatedly gone south to rob wealth and population, and they will naturally do so again in the future! However, they want to destroy our Great Song Dynasty, but I'm afraid they can't!" Wang Shu said.

"Oh? Why?" Qu Duan asked.

"One, we have a large number of people in the Great Song Dynasty. The Jurchen invaded, and the people resisted one after another! The further the Jurchens go south, the greater the resistance! Two, His Royal Highness Kang Wang and His Royal Highness the Prince seem to pay attention to force. Kang Wang has hundreds of thousands of troops. However, His Royal Highness is in danger of the Zhejia Army and Sichuan and Shu! Among the three, the Jurchens are not the same as they were back then!" Wang Shu said.

"How is the Jurchen different from back then?" Qu Duan asked puzzled.

"The Jurchens just came out of the deep mountains and old forests. They only had a population of hundreds of thousands, but they wanted to challenge the Khitan Daliao! At that time, they could only win if they were united and brave! Now the Jurchens have destroyed Daliao and occupied Hebei, Hebei, Hedong and other places! They are no longer the barbarians in the deep mountains and old forests, but the powerful people who own the colorful world in the north! There are few people in the world who can compete with them, they just want to have a good time! I think the Jurchen military strength is about to decline greatly! I am afraid that many of the Jurchen generals are also greedy for wealth and honor, and are unwilling to continue fighting south!" Wang Shu said.

Qu Duan thought for a moment, then nodded!

Wang Shu seemed to be thinking about something at the moment, and after a while, Wang Shu suddenly said: "General, the world is in chaos, you should make plans early!"

Qu Duan was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Make an early plan? What are your plans?"

Wang Shu said: "Kang Kang ascended the throne in Shangqiu, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will ascend the throne in Hanzhong soon! The Song Dynasty is no longer the Song Dynasty before! As the saying goes, there are no two days in the sky, and there are no two masters in the country. How will the general choose?"

"This..." Qu Duan frowned, and said, "Jurchen invaded and stared at my Song Dynasty, Kang Wang and the crown prince actually started arguing at this time! I don't know what to do! Hey!"

"General, I've been thinking about this for the past few days! I have three strategies for the general!" Wang Shu said.