Song Dynasty's Ignorant Prince

After more than half a month of preparation, Liao finally withdrew its troops from the seven states.

Zhong Shidao and Yue Fei received different places respectively. At first, they were a little suspicious. They sent people to check inside and out, and found that those Liao soldiers had really retreated, but only a few soldiers were left to maintain order.

So the army of the Song Dynasty immediately entered those cities. They originally thought that these places have been the land of the Central Plains since ancient times, and the people here are also Han people, so they would definitely welcome them. But when they got there, they discovered that the people here seemed to be somewhat hostile to them, with hostility and indifference in their eyes.

There was no welcome scene at all, and some people were just panicking, as if they were all abandoned.

"Hey, go back to your homeland, as if they didn't want to,

"I have heard that these "July 13" numbers are forgotten, it seems really good!"

"What's the use of these people? Why don't the Liao Kingdom take them away?"

"You don't know, where can Liao take them? Now that Liao is too busy to take care of itself, how can it take care of these people?

Some Jiang Liang was whispering, and Chong Shidao was also frowning, but he thought more. In the past, Song State fought several wars with Liao State because of the Sixteen States of Yanyun. At that time, the people of Sixteen States of Yanyun still welcomed Song Jun very much, but Song Jun was not strong enough and was quickly driven away. The people who stayed in the Sixteen Provinces of Yanyun were bad luck and were killed by the Liao Kingdom. After so many times, no one hoped that Song Jun would come over, and they were disappointed with Song Jun.

"Instruct everyone, not to disturb the people, not to disturb the normal order here, everything is business as usual!" Chong Shidao ordered.

Soon Shidao saw the city lord here, and his subordinates were busy handing over, and the two of them sat down and exchanged a few words.

The city owner was a Han Chinese, called Wu Xuanhan, and he said very reluctantly, "Chong general, Youzhou will be handed over to you, and I hope the general will treat the people here kindly!

Chong Shidao laughed, "That's natural. Speaking of which, they are also the people of my Great Song Dynasty. Now that we return to Great Song Dynasty, we will of course treat them as the same people as the people of Great Song Dynasty! It's the city lord of Wu, you are also a Han Chinese, why don't you stay? ?"

Wu Xuanhan shook his head, "I am already a native of the Liao Kingdom, and His Majesty the Emperor has given me a mountain of kindness. Although Wu is not talented, he still understands the principle of repaying his kindness.

"The Liao Kingdom is in jeopardy, the sun is sinking, and our Great Song Emperor His Majesty is wise and martial, wouldn't City Lord Wu think about the future for himself?" Chong Shidao persuaded, although he knew it was unlikely.

Sure enough, Wu Xuanhan still rejected Chong Shidao's invitation, "A man has something to do, something he doesn't do, and Mr. Wu thanked General Chong for his kindness."35

After the handover was completed, Wu Xuan wrote to leave.

"Report to the general, the general treasury of the Liao Kingdom has been emptied, but there is only half a month's worth of food left, and many wealthy businessmen have moved away." A soldier in charge of inspection came to report.

The masters knew that this was the case. The Liao Kingdom could not leave valuables behind, but they did not expect that they would also take away the food.

"Yang Keshi, come to guard Youzhou, place the red-clothed cannon on the city wall, and send soldiers to guard it closely. The golden soldiers dare to attack, and you are allowed to use the red-clothed cannon!" Chong Shidao instructed a general.

Yang Keshi was originally the Jingyuan Army soldier Ma Lingju, Huazhou observation envoy, stationed in the Guyuan area of ​​Ningxia, and defended Xixia. Now that there is an urgent need to employ people, Yang Keshi is recruited. The two were both in the Western Army, and they were familiar with each other, and they spoke more casually.

"The last general is ordered!" Yang Keshi clasped his fists, "But general, is the red-clothed cannon really that powerful?

They haven't tried it yet, just heard some data, and both are a little skeptical about it.

"Since Your Majesty values ​​it so much, it naturally makes sense. You'll know if you try it when the Golden Soldier arrives." "Chong Shidao laughed, he was actually a little unconvinced. The Northern Song Dynasty already had a firearm burst gun, but it was very effective. Not good, so Shidao has no confidence in the red-clothed cannon.

Yang Keshi laughed, "It doesn't matter if the red-clothed cannon doesn't work well, our 20,000 soldiers can resist 100,000 golden soldiers!

This is not Yang Keshi's arrogance, because there is a Great Wall here that can be defended, and as long as it is properly coordinated, it is very difficult for the enemy to break through.

Chong Shidao and the troops led by Yue Fei had strict military discipline. There was not much disturbance in taking over the seven states. After all, the Liao soldiers had all withdrawn. Although the remaining people were dissatisfied, they had no choice. According to Ji's orders, they entered different state capitals, controlled important passes, occupied the Great Wall, and deployed heavy troops.

Although they now have red-clothed cannons and individual cannons, they still think they should be defensive. Keep what you got first and then talk about other things. This kind of mentality is not a mistake, it is the result of the discussion between Zhong Shidao and Yue Fei.

But Yue Fei was young after all, and he still had a warm-blooded side. On the one hand, he was actively defending, and on the other hand, he was actively preparing to take the initiative to attack.

All the dust settled, the news was sent back to the country, and the whole country celebrated at once. Zhao Ji took the opportunity to give amnesty to the world and release the prisoners in the prison. Many of those people were falsely accused by Cai Jing and the others. Moreover, the rule of law in the Northern Song Dynasty was loose, and most of the prisoners were wronged. Of course, there are also vicious people, but it is too difficult to distinguish them one by one.

Zhao Ji simply let it all go.

This move has won the praise of most of the subjects.

The people of the Song Dynasty were full of laughter and laughter, and they all knew what it meant to regain the sixteen states of Yanyun, even though it was only half of it.

Zhao Ji also held a banquet in the palace and invited ministers to attend.

This is Zhao Ji. Note that this is Zhao Ji and not Song Huizong. It was the first time that a grand banquet was held, and the royal palace nobles and officials of all sizes were present.

Zhao Ji began to say publicly, "My Song Dynasty made a great alliance with the Liao Kingdom, and they returned part of the 3.2 part of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. We got the land of the past without a single soldier. This is the glory of all our subjects in the Song Dynasty. Drink this cup!"

Everyone raised their glasses and drank together. Only at this time did many officials know that the rumors were true. State, can't help but talk about it, there are those who are excited, there are those who are worried, and there are those who are frightened

"Let's congratulate the Song Dynasty, congratulations to His Majesty!" Zhang Juzheng raised a glass, and the crowd followed.

"Haha, very good. The alliance has been decided. I don't want to hear anyone's objection. All you need to do is to do your own work, be conscientious and down-to-earth and work hard for Da Song, let us The prosperity and strength of the Song Dynasty once again toast!" Zhao Ji toasted, and everyone toasted together.