Xianxia version of Water Margin

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Zhang Jun, Liu Guangshi, Yang Yizhong, Zhao Mi, Tian Shizhong, Zhang Zigai, Yu Yunwen…

Zhao Gou felt very painful when he saw the list of talents that Jiang Hongfei asked for!

At the beginning, Liang Yangzu led Zhang Jun, Miao Fu and other generals to report to the Grand Marshal's Office.

Zhao Gou trusted Liang Yangzu very much.

And at that time, Zhao Gou was in urgent need of trusted generals.

Zhao Gou asked Liang Yangzu: "Who is the most capable?"

Liang Yangzu recommended Zhang Jun to Zhao Gou: "The Yuan army came to our city several times, and Zhang Jun won every battle."

Zhao Gou then summoned Zhang Jun, and saw that Zhang Jun was handsome and loved him very much, so he promoted him to the commander of the rear army of the Grand Marshal's Office.

Since then, Zhao Gou has cultivated Zhang Jun as a confidant.

Later, Zhao Gou wanted to go south.

At that time, the people in Zhao Gou's hands were mainly composed of two groups of people. First, there were all kinds of people who followed the Grand Marshal's Office. Most of them came from the vicinity of Tokyo. They missed their families and were unwilling to go south. Second, there were soldiers from the northern counties who were loyal to the king. They were afraid of going south to fight the Yuan army, so they were unwilling to go south.

These Song army soldiers who did not want to go south heard that the Grand Marshal's Office wanted to go south. Before dawn, they secretly set fire to the north gate of the city and the front of the government office, trying to create chaos and then take the opportunity to escape.

After Zhang Jun received the report, he decisively sent troops to capture all the rebels and put out the fire that had just been ignited. The treacherous plot to create chaos in the army did not succeed in the end.

Zhao Gou and others were not disturbed by Zhang Jun's efforts. They set out as planned and finally went south smoothly.

Zhang Jun started his military career as a soldier. He fought his way up from the grassroots level of the army. His insight and courage were far better than other officers.

To be honest, Zhao Gou really didn't want to let go of such talents.

Let's talk about Liu Guangshi.

Liu Guangshi was born in the Baoan Army Liu family, a family of generals, and was a famous family of foreign officials on the border of Song and Xia.

The Dangxiang tribe had moved to the Loess Plateau during the Tang Dynasty. Since the reign of Emperor Renzong, the relationship between Song and Xia had been tense, and the number of foreign officials had increased suddenly. During this period, the Baoan Liu family also surrendered to the Song Dynasty and became a familiar household.

The founder of the Baoan Liu family was Liu Huaizhong. The surname Liu and Huaizhong should be Chinese surnames and names, and according to the Song system, they should have been granted when they surrendered to the Song Dynasty.

By the fourth generation, the representative of the Baoan Liu family was Liu Yanqing, Tong Guan's current deputy.

The most outstanding representative of the fifth generation was Liu Guangshi.

Liu Guangshi was appointed as a third-class official by yin, and was promoted to Defense Envoy and Military Commander of Langyan Road.

In the third year of Xuanhe, he followed his father Liu Yanqing to suppress the Fang La uprising, and was promoted to Yaozhou Observation Envoy and Military Commander of Fuyan Road by virtue of his military exploits.

Over the years, Liu Guangshi has been actively running and fighting for the Zhao Song Dynasty.

After Zhao Gou moved the palace to Yangzhou, Liu Guangshi resolutely led his troops north to Zhao Gou despite the obstruction of his father Liu Yanqing and everyone else, so he was relied on by Zhao Gou.

Yang Yizhong was born in a military family. His grandfather Yang Zongmin was the general manager of Yongxing Army Road, and his father Yang Zhen was the governor of Jianning Village in Linzhou. Both of them were senior generals in the Western Army and were firm resistance factions. Even when the Yuan army entered Shaanxi, they were still resisting, and later they were captured by the Yuan army in the process of resistance.

However, Yang Yizhong did not rise by relying on the protection of his father and grandfather - he was a general of Zhang Jun, fighting bravely, and knowing military tactics well, and soon stood out among Zhang Jun's generals.

At that time, Zhang Jun was Zhao Gou's guard, and Yang Yizhong's actions left a good impression on Zhao Gou.

In the series of wars that took place during this period, Yang Yizhong performed well, and almost every battle was in the front, and finally was favored by Zhao Gou and took charge of the guards.

After Yang Yizhong took charge of the imperial guards, he not only performed the security work well, but also often assisted other generals in fighting the Yuan army.

Moreover, Yang Yizhong's strategy was conservative, focusing more on defense, and rarely underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly, but he often led the troops in battle and performed very bravely, which was in line with Zhao Gou's expectations of generals.

The key is that Yang Yizhong has strong coordination ability and is good at handling the relationship with officials in the court, so that both the surrender faction and the pro-war faction in the court highly praised Yang Yizhong.

Zhao Gou also wanted to reuse Yang Yizhong.

There are also generals such as Zhao Mi, all of whom are favored by Zhao Gou.

But Jiang Hongfei wants to "borrow" all these people, and also asks them to bring all their families with them.

This is not borrowing, it is clearly asking!

Don't give?

Zhao Gou can't protect himself now, how can he take care of his subordinates?

For Zhao Gou, the real difficulty is not to make this decision, but to use his trusted generals and ministers to seek peace. It is not easy to say, and it may make Zhao Gou alienated.

As for Jiang Hongfei's evidence of the alliance and collusion between the Southern Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, Xixia, and Chu, this is really a relatively easy condition for Zhao Gou.

Not to mention, Zhao Gou himself is in danger, how can he take care of these allies with ulterior motives? To put it another way, even if Zhao Gou can take care of these allies, he hopes that Jiang Hongfei will focus on these allies instead of his Southern Song Dynasty. After all, only with the latter can he sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight and reap the benefits.

Moreover, if these allies are powerful, the Southern Song Dynasty cannot be forced into a corner by the Yuan Empire and face such a difficult choice.

The key point is that Zhao Gou knows very well that the purpose of Jin, Xixia, and Chu coming to him to form an alliance is not to help him at all, but because they are afraid of the Yuan Empire and want to carve up the territory of the Zhao and Song Dynasties. In other words, None of them are good birds, they are all ambitious and just taking advantage of him.

The key point is that Zhao Gou can still agree. After the small court of the Southern Song Dynasty has overcome this difficulty, he will tear up the peace treaty and continue to form alliances with Jin, Xixia, and Chu.

Don't forget, Zhao Gou was also born in the royal family. How could he not understand the simple truth that the peace treaty is to be torn up after it is signed?

What really embarrassed Zhao Gou was the fact that Jiang Hongfei asked Zhao Gou to change his surname to his own. If Zhao Gou became Jiang Gou, he would lose the basis for being the emperor of the Zhao and Song Dynasties.

Seeing Zhao Gou's hesitation, Chai Jin said calmly: "If the king feels embarrassed, you and I can continue to fight. After all, there is no certainty on the battlefield. You may not be able to defeat this defeated general of yours." I’m not sure if I’m an elite member of the Great Yuan Dynasty.”

Chai Jin's words awakened Zhao Gou.

Zhao Gou quickly apologized: "The ambassador is sorry, but the trouble is serious. How can Xiao Wang not discuss it with his officials? I hope the ambassador will be accommodating."

After hearing what Zhao Gou said, Chai Jin's tone improved a little, and he said earnestly: "Don't think that today's opportunity is easy to come by. If Concubine Wei Xian hadn't given birth to a dragon son, if Concubine Xing and the others hadn't..."

Having said this, Chai Jin sighed "Alas" on purpose, leaving Zhao Gou and his ministers with endless reveries.

Taking a deep breath, Chai Jin shook his head and said: "In short, this opportunity must not be missed before it comes again. I hope King Kang will not let down the efforts of your closest relatives."

Zhao Gou did not answer Chai Jin's words, but thanked him: "The little king knows what is good and what is good. When the ambassador returns, he will definitely give you a generous gift!"

After Chai Jin and Xiao Rong went down, Zhao Gou and his ministers closed the door and discussed for a long time.

There are also smart people under Zhao Gou. How can we not see that Jiang Hongfei, Chai Jin and his ministers have no good intentions at all, and they clearly want to destroy Zhao Gou's small rule foundation?

But what can I do if I know?

The Great Yuan Empire is now much more powerful than the Southern Song Dynasty's small court.

The small court of the Southern Song Dynasty had many problems of its own.

The key point is that Zhao Gou and the others have no way to escape. If the Yuan army continues to fight, they will only be the turtles in the urn.

Zhao Gou and his ministers discussed it all night, but they were still in a dilemma.

In the end, Zhao Gou, who was still thinking about it, decided: "The matter has come to an end. Let's treat it as a major matter and ignore the trivial matters."

Others had no better way and could only listen to Zhao Gou.

To be honest, Zhao Gou had no choice.

The Yuan Empire had already annexed half of the territory of the Zhao and Song Dynasties, and most of the remaining half of the territory was not in Zhao Gou's hands.

Most of the talents, resources, soldiers and horses of the Zhao and Song Dynasties were acquired by Jiang Hongfei, and a small part was scattered in the hands of Wang Qing and Tong Guan.

What do you want Zhao Gou to do to fight Jiang Hongfei?

Let's put it this way, if Jiang Hongfei and his ministers hadn't made a strategic plan to destroy Chu first and temporarily let go of the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhao Gou and his ministers would have been unable to escape this disaster unless they could capture Tong Guan as soon as possible and seize Tong Guan. Take advantage of the 5 to 6 million Confederate troops in your hands.

At this point, I have to mention that the reason why Zhao Gou and his ministers agreed to Jiang Hongfei's harsh conditions was because they wanted to buy time to solve Tong Guan.

For this, Zhao Gou is willing to pay some price.

The only trouble at present is that Zhang Jun and others wanted by Jiang Hongfei are still leading the army on the front line.

Also, Zhao Gou and his ministers only wanted to give Zhang Jun and others to Jiang Hongfei, but did not want to give their troops to Jiang Hongfei.

Zhao Gou and his ministers discussed this for a while.

On this day, the imperial envoy arrived at Zhang Jun's army with Zhao Gou's imperial edict.

Zhang Jun brought the imperial envoy in, and the imperial envoy opened the imperial edict: "Zhang Jun listens to the edict."

"I'm here!" Zhang Jun responded.

"Emperor Fengtian Chengyun issued an edict: Because the peace negotiation with Dayuan was successful, Zhang Jun was ordered to meet the edict and lead the troops back to the court! He was granted an official position."

Zhang Jun finished kowtowing and sent the imperial envoy away. He was in a daze: "We have negotiated peace with Dayuan and asked me and the generals to return to the court? I'm afraid the peace negotiation is false and the surrender is true. Should I go back? If not, why don't I go back? If you don't obey the order, please go back. Someone in the court has already told me that the Emperor of Yuan Dynasty wants me by name. I don't know what will happen if I go away."

When Zhang Jun was in a dilemma, a soldier came to report: "Report to the commander, the imperial envoy has arrived!"

Zhang Jun was startled and was about to go out to greet him.

The imperial envoy stepped in and took out a gold medal: "Marshal Zhang, long live the gold medal, urging you to return to Beijing quickly."

After saying that, he held up the gold medal and asked Zhang Jun to watch.

This gold medal is made of pure gold. It is engraved with two dragons playing with beads and has the word "Qin Ming" written on it. It is dazzling!

This gold medal is more powerful than the imperial edict. It was used by the emperor of the Zhao and Song dynasties to personally recruit generals. It is like the emperor came in person. Seeing the gold medal is like seeing the emperor. If you disobey, you will be punished by beheading.

After reading the gold medal, Zhang Jun's head buzzed, "It's over, the emperor used the gold medal to transfer me back to Beijing. I can't leave without leaving!"

Zhang Jun said hurriedly: "I obey your order."

As soon as the imperial envoy left, the soldiers reported again: "Marshal Zhang, the second gold medal has arrived."

"The third gold medal is here again!"

A series of twelve gold medals came to urge Zhang Jun to return to the court.

Zhang Jun's heart was boiling: "Your Majesty is so anxious to urge me to leave, I'm afraid it's going to be a disaster."

At this time, all the generals knew about this, and someone said: "Commander, you must not return to the capital. The Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty named Xie by name, because he was afraid that it would be easy for Xie to enter the capital, but difficult to leave the capital!"

Zhang Jun looked at the generals and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty ordered me to go to the capital, how dare I disobey the order?"

Zhao Mi said with a sullen face: "What are you afraid of! They all say that the Great Yuan Emperor is wise and wise, open-minded and generous, knows how to appoint people, and is happy to use people. In a few years, he has made every plan and left no soldiers unattended, and has established a great cause. He wants us to go, most likely not because we fought hard, but to retaliate against us, he must have taken a fancy to our talents and wanted to teach us to use them. If this is true, it is a blessing in disguise."

Among Zhang Jun's generals, in terms of combat power, they belong to Yang Cunzhong, Zhao Mi and others, but in terms of close relationships, it is Tian Shizhong.

This man was originally a general of the eunuch Liang Fangping. He participated in the defense of the king at the beginning of Jingkang, and was later assigned to Zhang Jun.

Zhang Jun's son died early, so Zhang Jun married his widowed daughter-in-law to Tian Shizhong. Since then, Tian Shizhong has also called Zhang Jun "Dad", which is half a son.

With this relationship, Tian Shizhong's promotion was naturally very smooth.

To be honest, in terms of fighting ability, Tian Shizhong can only be said to be not bad, not very strong.

Tian Shizhong's real ability is to engage in farming, internal affairs, and make suggestions.

Historically, Yue's army finally fell into his hands. He later retired from the military with "honor" in his entirety. In his later years, he enjoyed his old age in Lin'an with the state pension. The ending was not bad.

From this aspect, it is not difficult to see that he is indeed something.

Unlike Zhao Mi who openly clamored to surrender to the Yuan Empire, he didn't care what he thought in his heart. On the surface, he sighed and reminded Zhang Jun: "The king ordered his subjects to die, and the subjects were not loyal if they didn't die."

Zhang Jun's heart moved.

Zhang Zigai is Zhang Jun's nephew, but don't misunderstand that he is a pure dandy. Compared with Tian Shizhong and other guys who rely entirely on flattery to climb up, he still has a certain fighting power.

Historically, Zhang Zigai first followed Han Shizhong and participated in the crusade against the Miao Fu rebels. He was promoted to Wugonglang for his merits.

Later, Wanyan Liang broke the alliance, and Zhang Zigai had the opportunity to clear his name. He was ordered to rescue Haizhou, fought a fierce battle with the Jin soldiers outside the city, defeated the Jin soldiers, drove thousands of Jin soldiers into the water and drowned them, and finally lifted the siege of Haizhou. Although he did not accept Wei Sheng's suggestion to pursue the victory, but retreated to Sizhou on the grounds of "receiving the imperial edict to lift the siege, I don't know anything else." However, considering that he was already fifty years old at this time, other generals who crossed the south, such as Cheng Min, Zhao Mi, and Wang Quan, had become timid and fearful at this age. It was not easy for Zhang Zigai to defeat the Jin soldiers in the field.

Zhang Zigai also said to Zhao Gou: "Uncle, since His Majesty has given an order, how can we, as ministers, not follow it?"

Tian Shizhong and Zhang Zigai gave Zhang Jun advice, and Zhang Jun sighed: "Alas! Withdraw!"

Immediately, Zhang Jun returned to the camp with his troops.

However, what outsiders don’t know is that before Zhang Junlin took Zhao Mi, Tian Shizhong, Zhang Zigai and other generals to meet Zhao Gou, he gathered all his confidants and held a secret meeting...

After Zhang Jun and others returned to the palace, they saw Liu Guangshi, Yang Yizhong, Yu Yunwen and others had already arrived.

Seeing that everyone was there, Zhao Gou personally met them.

Before speaking, Zhao Gou burst into tears and cried, "My dear ministers, I can't wait for you, and I hope you can understand me and the Song Dynasty..."

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