Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

By the time the banquet was over, it was already dark.

Han Shizhong and Liang Hongyu came out of the City Lord's Mansion, and they walked casually on the street.

"Husband, do we want to listen to Lord Zongze? His Majesty ordered us to launch an attack on Guan Shan, but Lord Zongze stopped! I'm afraid this is inappropriate!" Liang Hongyu said in the snowy sky.

"I'm afraid we can only obey Lord Zongze's words!" Han Shizhong said.

"Oh?" Liang Hongyu had a puzzled expression on her face.

"Master Zongze has been operating in the north for many years, and the northern army is under his command. His prestige is extremely high, and most generals will not disobey his orders! What's more, besides Lord Zongze, Wang Yan also agrees Talk about peace! That Wang Yan is the leader of the Bazi Army, the most famous figure in the world's rebel army, led by Henan Million Rebel Army! Both of them want to negotiate a peace, even if we go to war, we have no troops!" Han Shizhong said with a wry smile.

"However, now is the best chance to deal with Emperor Xuanwu, and it may also be the last chance! The battle cannot be delayed!" Liang Hongyu frowned.

"We have nothing to do now! Our Han family army doesn't have many soldiers! As for Zhang Jun, he has an army of 100,000, but the army under him is all from the former rebel army. Zong Ze and Wang Yan want to negotiate peace, and he wants to fight , I'm afraid they may not be able to mobilize their troops!" Han Shizhong said.

"What exactly is Emperor Xuanwu going to do? Even if he delays our stay for a few months, it is impossible to change the overall situation of the world! When the Jurchen army goes south and the rebels and Huaihe soldiers arrive, they will still have a dead end!" Liang Hongyu said.

After Liang Hongyu finished speaking, Han Shizhong also fell into deep thought. After a while, Han Shizhong said abruptly, "Do you still remember the information we got yesterday?"

Liang Hongyu let out an "ah" and said, "I understand!"

Han Shizhong said: "I want to meet Lord Zongze immediately and tell about this matter!"

Liang Hongyu nodded.

Immediately, Han Shizhong and Liang Hongyu headed towards the City Lord's Mansion again.

After arriving here, they reported and entered Zong Ze's room.

A candle was burning in Zong Ze's room at the moment, besides Zong Ze, Wang Yan was also here.

"Han Shizhong has met your lord!" Han Shizhong saluted immediately and said.

"So it's General Han, so don't be too polite!" Zong Ze said with a smile.

"My lord, we just got the information yesterday, it's extremely important!" Han Shizhong stared at Zongze and said.

"Oh? What information?" Zong Ze said.

"When we first came to Guanshan, we heard that Emperor Xuanwu had taken down Xixia. We couldn't believe it at the time, so we sent people to investigate! The people we sent came back from Xixia yesterday, and they said that Xixia really existed in name only! Emperor Xuanwu's soldiers The horse is extremely strong, almost surpassing Jurchen, it seems that this is beyond doubt! In addition, they said that they saw countless cavalry under Emperor Xuanwu heading north all the way, and the number of those cavalry was almost 60,000 to 70,000! This is the first time Song Liguo has so many cavalry in more than a hundred years! They are going north, I am afraid they are coming for the Jurchens! It is very likely that they are to deal with the two armies of the Jurchens!" Han Shizhong said.

"There is such a thing?" Zong Ze was also slightly surprised.

"My lord, Emperor Xuanwu's army is extremely strong. If they really blocked the Jurchen's two armies, our operation in Guanshan may not be successful! By that time, they will be stronger and can deal with us calmly! You Do you mean it?" Han Shizhong said.

"This..." Zong Ze frowned.

"My lord, I don't think we can make peace with them! We will use force against them immediately! Also, if such important news can reach the ears of the Jurchens, the Jurchens will definitely be wary!" Han Shi Loyalty.

"Han Shizhong, you are confused! We are Han people, how can we help the Jurchens?" Zong Ze said.

"However, for Your Majesty, we can only do this! Relying on us alone is definitely not the opponent of Emperor Xuanwu. Now we can only rely on the Jurchens!" Han Shizhong said.

"Have you forgotten that thousands of people in the north are still enslaved by the Jurchens? Have you forgotten that the two Supreme Emperors are still imprisoned by the Jurchens? We can guard against Emperor Xuanwu, but we cannot help the Jurchens! What Your Majesty said and I never agree with Jurchen alliance!" Zong Ze said.

"This..." Han Shizhong froze there.

Han Shizhong was extremely loyal to Zhao Gou, and he and Zhao Gou had a very good personal relationship in history. Qin Hui was so powerful that he demoted Han Shizhong, and Han Shizhong changed from a general to a commoner, but Zhao Gou still often went to Han Shizhong's home, played chess and drank with Han Shizhong. Therefore, he did everything for Zhao Gou's sake.

"You can't talk about this matter again! I've made up my mind, we'll wait for His Majesty's ruling!" Zong Ze said.

Han Shizhong nodded, and left without mentioning that.

Han Shizhong had already left, leaving only Zong Ze and Wang Yan in the room.

Zongze took out a letter from the file on the table. This letter was not signed, and there was only a piece of paper inside! Every word on this paper feels like it was carved out by a sword. This is the letter written by Zhao Chen to Zongze himself.

Zong Ze handed the letter to Wang Yan.

"Is this a letter from the one in the west?" Wang Yan said.

"Yes! I think what he said is right. The people are the most important, the king is the least, and the country is second! Tens of millions of people in the Central Plains are enslaved by the Jurchens, and life is worse than death! The two Supreme Emperors are both imprisoned by the Jurchens I am humiliated! As a citizen of the Song Dynasty, as a Han, how can we accept such a thing? Emperor Jianyan wanted to make peace with the Jurchens, but he actually abandoned tens of millions of people in the Central Plains, his father, Brother, how is this possible? Wang Yan, you know, I am extremely contradictory! I also understand that what Han Shizhong said is correct! Emperor Xuanwu led the army to the north, and he must have other purposes. In order to stabilize us and delay us! In the future, after he has dealt with the Jurchens, he will naturally deal with us! The reason why he sent Wang Shu here is just to give us an excuse! He must have seen our temperament , so I also think that we will definitely agree! And I did agree! I don’t know if I have betrayed Emperor Jianyan? How will I face Emperor Jianyan in the future? I am in great pain! But now I can only If I can do this, I will support whoever can beat the Jurchen." Zong Ze pressed his hand tightly on the table, his nails had sunk into the table, and his face was extremely pale!

He is a famous minister through the ages, how can he fail to see the truth of Zhao Chen's intentions, but he still did it!

In history, when Zong Ze was about to die, he yelled "Crossing the River" three times. He was determined to cross the Yellow River and regain his homeland. This was the most important thing in his heart! Over the years, Zhao Gou's actions have disappointed him to the core!

In fact, in two years, the General Staff Headquarters has already investigated Zong Ze, Wang Yan and others' characters, morals, ambitions, etc. clearly! Thousands of staff officers and intelligence personnel, after constant contact, testing, research, and analysis, feel that Zong Ze and Wang Yan have a 90% possibility of accepting the "peace negotiation". Even if they know that the peace negotiation is only to delay the war situation, they will promise.

Sure enough, both Zong Ze and Wang Yan accepted this "negotiation"! The two of them accepted the "negotiation" this time. Without Zhao Gou's clear instructions, the battle in Guanshan would be delayed for three months or even longer!

"My lord, there is another sentence in this letter that is true. The righteousness of the country is above the righteousness of the monarch and ministers! The Jurchens are our life-and-death enemies, killing millions of us Han people! How can such hatred not be reported? Emperor Jianyan is determined Negotiating peace with the Jurchens is... a national traitor! If it wasn't for your lord's persuasion, I would have voted for Emperor Xuanwu long ago!" Wang Yan said.

"How will history judge us in the future? We betrayed Emperor Jianyan, and we are traitors! We are sorry for the word 'loyalty'! But I don't regret doing so! In the future, if Emperor Xuanwu really calls, I will kill myself Thank you to the world!" Zong Ze couldn't let go of the Confucian word "loyalty", and at this moment he just felt like a knife was twisting his heart.

Wang Yan stood there blankly, without saying a word...

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Yue Fei led 70,000 cavalry all the way to the north, and on the fifth day of the first lunar month, he had already arrived in Fangzhou and Danzhou.

The Huanqing Army is stationed here!

The Huanqing army had already made preparations. When Yue Fei arrived, they went north together.

Liu Kai led 40,000 cavalry and Yue Fei's 70,000 cavalry headed north, followed by the Huanqing Army's 100,000 infantry.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, they came to Yan'an Mansion.

They just stayed here for one night and then moved on.

On the seventh day of the first lunar month, they were galloping on the snow field.

It was snowing heavily, and at noon, a few figures appeared faintly in the distance.

At that moment, Yue Fei immediately sent people to investigate.

After a while, the interrogating soldiers brought those people over!

Yue Fei was taken aback when he saw those people, they were all Khitan people!

"General! They said they came here at His Majesty's invitation!" A soldier who was investigating came up to Yue Fei on horseback and said.

"Invited by His Majesty?" Yue Fei was startled.

"This general, Yelu Yilie, is the son of Yelu Dashi! I have come to pay respects to His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty by the order of my father!" A young man among the Khitan people came up and said.

"The son of Yelu Dashi?" Yue Fei suddenly remembered.

That day when the Liao Kingdom fell, Yelu Yanxi, the emperor of the Liao Kingdom, was captured alive by Wanyan Loushi from among thousands of troops. The royal family of the Liao Kingdom was almost wiped out, but one person escaped! That man was called Yelu Dashi, and this Yelu Dashi was originally the eighth grandson of Yelu Abaoji, the ancestor of the Liao Kingdom. He was the only number one scholar of the Khitan royal family recorded in Liao history! After that, Yelu Dashi was appointed as Jiedu Envoy of Liaoxing Army, Yanjing Stay-at-home, etc.! After the rise of the Jurchens, the Liao army was vulnerable, but Yelu Dashi continued to resist.

Finally, when Yelu Yanxi was captured, Yelu Dashi led 40,000 Liao troops and hundreds of thousands of Khitans all the way west, into the vast desert and grassland.

If history does not change, Yelu Dashi will eventually establish Xiliao! The land of Xiliao was not as large as that of the original Liao Kingdom. It was not until the rise of Genghis Khan that Xiliao was destroyed.

Yelu Dashi is also a rare and talented figure in this era!

In the past two years, the Military Aircraft Department and the General Staff Headquarters have also been sending people to the west and north to try to find Yelu Dashi, but there has been no news! Unexpectedly, Yelu Dashi would send his son here now!