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A few days later, the Shenji Left Army, the Zhe Family Army, the Jinwu Left Army, and the Shanzhen Army attacked Lingqiu from front to back. The Lingqiu defender, who had already lost his fighting spirit due to the destruction of the country and the family, gave up resistance after barely defending for a day and night.

Two days later, the Feihu Guards also lost their fighting spirit because of the destruction of the country and the family. In addition, they were bombarded and bombed by the left army of Shenji, and they did not defend for even half a day and surrendered.

After the four armies gathered together, they immediately went to Weizhou to capture Weizhou.

What no one expected was that after the Han people in Weizhou City heard that the Song army had taken Yingzhou one after another, Shuozhou, Lingqiu and Feihu were about to attack Weizhou City, they privately connected and then led a Han official named "Feng Congwen", they killed the Khitan people in Weizhou City, especially those with the surname Yelu, who were almost slaughtered completely, and then they presented Weizhou City.

Such a change made Han Shizhong and others stunned, and made Han Shizhong and others a little at a loss!

There was no choice but Han Shizhong and others had to take over Weizhou City first, and then send people to clean up the other county towns and fortresses in Weizhou, while sending people to ask Cai for instructions.

After receiving the good news from Han Shizhong and others, Cai still frowned!

In fact, Cai still hoped that Weizhou City was defeated by Han Shizhong and others, because in this way, he could send people without any scruples to clean up the inherent forces that hindered his promulgation of the new policy in the name of public trial.

Now...

Cai still had to put Weizhou City first and implement the new policy in Weizhou with a slightly softer means.

There is no way, who makes Weizhou City represent more than just a city?

In the future, there will inevitably be people who want to surrender to themselves like the people in Weizhou City. If they don’t set a good example in Weizhou City, how could those people open the city to surrender?

If the cities you want to attack will all resist to the end like Shuozhou City, then your path to compete will be cut step by step. It will definitely be extremely difficult to unify the world.

The key is that after both sides suffer losses, a large amount of food and supplies will definitely be destroyed, which may lead to a complete failure.

Take Weizhou City as an example. If it was captured forcibly, nearly one million stones of food and grass in the city might be burned by them. Then Cai still had to find ways to get food for the soldiers and civilians in Weizhou City from other places. It would be fine if it could be done. If it couldn't be done, after all, there would be a series of troubles that would make Cai still anxious. At that time, what else would you talk about competing for the world?

(In addition to nearly one million stones of grain and grass, Han Shizhong and others also seized 2,000 war horses, 50 cattle, 170 camels, 7,000 sheep, and 50 vehicles (all of which were wealth). This is the largest income seized by the Jinwu army so far.)

Therefore, after thinking about it, Cai still sent Chen Kangbo to Weizhou and instructed Chen Kangbo to flexibly deal with the people in Weizhou city and to flexibly promote the new policy.

The reason why Cai still sent Chen Kangbo, the famous prime minister, to Weizhou was like letting Chen Kangbo take a softer path.

In other words, Cai still regarded Weizhou as a pilot and asked Chen Kangbo to try to go another way to see if he could achieve the effect he wanted without a radical method such as public trial.

In fact, Cai still has confidence in Chen Kangbo.

In history, Zhao Gou once praised Chen Kangbo for being "quiet and smart, and not making any words a fool, he is the real prime minister." He was a famous minister of the Southern Song Dynasty who was listed as one of the twenty-four heroes of the Zhaoxun Pavilion with Zhao Ding. If he could not do this, he would be too sorry for his fame in history.

but--

This is just Cai’s idea.

Others were surprised that Cai still asked Chen Kangbo, a new Jinshi who had just passed the imperial examination, to manage Weizhou, a big province with such a complicated situation.

Li Guang, Hu Shijiang, and Chen Gongfu all opposed Chen Kangbo's appointment as the governor of Weizhou. They all thought that Chen Kangbo was too young and too inexperienced, and were afraid that Chen Kangbo would not be able to take on this great task.

But Cai still refuted Li Guang, Hu Shijiang, and Chen Gongfu, and said in public: "Those who can take on this great responsibility must be Changqing."

Chen Kangbo said nothing, but just bowed deeply to Cai, and then took his people to Weizhou to take office.

In a row, Ying, Shuo and Wei, it can be said that the task assigned by Zhao Song to Cai Jian has been completed.

Then...what should I do next?

At this time, Cai's subordinates were divided into two factions.

The faction was headed by civil officials such as Li Guang, Zhao Liangsi, and Tang Chong. They believed that they should abide by the alliance with the Jin people and could not move forward any further. They should immediately send people to communicate with the Jin people about the next step. Zhao Liangsi even volunteered to negotiate with the Jin people.

Another faction was led by generals such as Niu Gao, Zhai Jin, Guan Sheng, etc. They believed that they should take advantage of the victory and go directly to take Yunzhou, and then sweep across the entire Yundi and recover Yundi in one fell swoop, so as not to wait for the Liao people to react and send reinforcements, which would miss this great opportunity.

Both sides argued endlessly and thought they were right.

Of course, Cai Jian's heart was inclined to what Niu Gao and others said, and directly attacked Yundi, where the defense was insufficient.

But the problem is that Cai Shen's troops are too small and are not enough to support him in such a big deal.

Later, Chen Gou proposed: "It's better to ask the court to see what the court said?"

When Cai still thought it was reasonable, he sent someone to go back quickly to report the victory.

...

actually--

The Zhao Song court had known that Cai was still winning a great victory ahead. As early as when Yue Fei's victory was delivered to Taiyuan City, Huang Jingchen had secretly sent someone to report the victory to Zhao Ji. Later, after the victory of the left vanguard army was delivered to Taiyuan City, Huang Jingchen sent the second victory to Zhao Ji. Even Lingqiu and Feihu were captured, Huang Jingchen sent the victory to Zhao Ji. It is no exaggeration to say that Huang Jingchen sent letters to the Zhao Song court almost every day to report to Zhao Ji every move on the front line.

Unlike Huang Jingchen, although he fought several major victories in a row, Cai still did not report the victory to the Zhao Song court and Zhao Ji. Until the entire Yunnan was recovered, Cai still sent someone to deliver the victory to Zhao Ji.

Moreover, there were three letters of request sent together with the Good News.

In the first letter, Cai still requested the Zhao Song court to send reinforcements.

In the second letter, Cai still asked the Zhao Song court to allow him to recruit soldiers on the spot.

In the third letter, Cai still asked the Zhao Song court to send him food, supplies and various support.

In short, Cai still relied on his own to win a big victory and asked the Zhao Song court for everything.

...

Not to mention how happy Zhao Ji was during this period.

You know, Zhao Ji was carrying out the grand plan of the Union of Jin to destroy Liao and recover Yan Yun under great pressure.

In fact, the voices against this matter have never disappeared.

Now, as soon as Cai went to Yundi, he recaptured Ying, Yun and Weizhou, and completed the strategic goal of the first phase. It can be said that he won the first battle.

This brought the voices of opposition to abruptly, and even a new look at the fact that the coalition of Jin destroyed Liao and regained Yan Yun.

Among them, the Hanlin scholar's reign was the fastest transfer of Li Bangyan. He said to Zhao Ji: "Now Your Majesty has responded to the three states, Shuo and Wei, which is a great joy. I suggest that Your Majesty hold a banquet to celebrate, and the king and ministers enjoy each other."

Zhao Ji accepted Li Bangyan's proposal with a victorious smile, and then ordered the eunuch Tong Shili to go to Yanfu Palace to arrange a banquet.

The monarch and ministers gathered together, drank and drank, wrote lyrics and poems, sang and acted, and had fun. This kind of thing was actually a common thing in the Northern Song Dynasty palace, but Zhao Ji seemed to be more prominent and more enthusiastic.

Because Zhao Ji likes to dance and write, he has a literary atmosphere and democratic style, he has a casual relationship with ministers such as Wang Fu, Cai You, and Li Bangyan in private, and sometimes he does not even need to perform the etiquette of the monarch and the ministers.

The banquet was ready, and Zhao Ji held a banquet to entertain a group of ministers in the Ruimo Hall of Yanfu Palace.

The ministers attending the banquet were Prime Minister Wang Fu, Shaanxi, Hebei, Hedong Xuanfu Envoy Tong Guan, Jiedu Yi and the eunuch Liang Shicheng, Kaifu Yi and the Grand Marshal Gao Qiu, Kaifu Yi and the Grand Marshal of Xuanhe Hall, Kaifu Yi and the Grand Marshal of the Third Session, Cai You, the Grand Marshal of the Third Session, Zheng Juzhong, the Minister of the Privy Council, Zhang Bangchang, the Minister of the Left Chief of the Shangsan, Wang Anzhong, the Hanlin Scholar of the Shangsan, Li Bangyan, and Bai Shizhong, the Minister of the Zhongsan Scholar of the School of the Shangsan.

Undoubtedly, these people are all important officials of the court.

Outside the hall, there are bamboos and cypresses, the trees are lush, and the hall is filled with wine and teasing, laughter and joy. The utensils used in the imperial banquet are extremely magnificent and radiant. Fine wine and delicacies, Shao music and beauties are combined with beautiful women, and the fragrance is everywhere, just like the heavenly realm.

The king and his subjects gather together, how happy it is.

After five rounds of drinking, Zhao Ji suddenly had an artistic impulse. He stood up and said, "I suddenly wanted to write a book, so everyone will go to Baohe Palace with me."

The ministers were excited, shouting and rushing forward and heading to Baohe Hall along a flower path.

Everyone admires and admires Zhao Ji's calligraphy art very much, and wants to witness the scene of the emperor splashing ink with his own eyes.

Baohe Hall treasures countless treasures, ancient tripods, Yi utensils and jade utensils, as well as a large number of works by Confucian classics and schools of thought, as well as Taoist books on golden cabinets and jade books, all collected by Zhao Ji from all over the country.

When he arrived at Baohe Hall, Zhao Ji spread the rice paper, lifted his pen and concentrated his mind, held his breath for a moment, and then started writing gently, and then the dragon and phoenix danced, and a huge thousand-character text was actually completed in one go.

All the ministers were shocked by the words Zhao Ji.

Because Zhao Ji was abnormal this time and did not write about the thin gold style he was good at, but wrote wild cursive scripts, which opened his eyes to the ministers.

"The heaven and earth are mysterious and yellow, the universe is vast and vast, the sun and the moon are full, the city is full of heaven, the cold is coming and going, the autumn harvest is hidden in winter..."

The ministers looked at the eleven-meter-long golden cloud dragon painting and praised it all.

Wang Fu said: "Your Majesty's cursive script is like a leaping ape passing through a tree, the ease of the water, the stretching is free and the momentum is magnificent."

Li Bangyan said: "Your Majesty's cursive script is either continuous or broken, like blooming spring flowers and scattered pearls and jades."

Cai You said: "Your Majesty's madman's painting is ups and downs and changing in a variety of ways, just like flowing clouds and water, and also like lightning and thunder. His artistic level has far surpassed Zhang Xu and Huaisu of the Tang Dynasty."

Zhang Bangchang said: "Your Majesty's cursive script is more like a bird flying out of the forest and a snake striking into the grass."

Bai Shizhong said: "Your Majesty's cursive script is like green pines lying on the high mountain, and strange stones set up a gulf."

Liang Shicheng glanced at the ministers and said, "You all saw only some fur, but they didn't see the essence or true meaning."

The ministers looked at Liang Shicheng and waited for him to continue talking.

Liang Shicheng continued with satisfaction: "Look, looking at the whole book, it flies like a tiger lying on the dragon, floating like a wind and clouds, and is vast and unrestrained, and full of energy. Haven't you experienced the joy of victory?"

When the ministers heard this, they suddenly realized that only Tong Guan was silent.

Zhao Ji nodded and affirmed Liang Shicheng's evaluation.

Zhao Ji then ordered, "Send this calligraphy of my whip to the Champion Hou."

Everyone is a talented person. When Zhao Ji heard that Cai was still called "Champion Marquis" instead of Cai still called "Champion Bo", he knew that Zhao Ji was promoted to Cai still to Marquis...

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Chapter completed!