Chapter 46 Return Me Rivers and Mountains (VIP)
Li Jun and Empress Quan helped Xie Daoqing in, one by one, and saw that the hall was already crowded with people. Not only were there civil and military officials, but also representatives of military officers and soldiers who made great contributions in the Lin'an defense battle, as well as elders who were particularly selected who were respected by young and noble.
These are all Li Jun's meaning. Li Jun is very clear that the Southern Song army urgently needs a large number of capable, flexible minds, dare to fight, decisive command, and able to accept new things. If there is a team of capable officers, the combat effectiveness of the Song army will rise sharply. On this festive day in China, it is natural that a group of officers and soldiers who have made military achievements will be selected from the army to participate in this celebration, so that they must know that as long as they make military achievements, the court will not treat them unfairly. They are the mouthpieces and go back to publicize the entire army, which will add many free propagandists.
Needless to say, the elderly are not allowed to celebrate the court every time there are major celebrations, and of course they cannot escape. Li Jun knew very clearly that the people of the Southern Song Dynasty were extremely eager to be excited. This cannot be blamed on the people, but only the court’s incompetence. They were defeated too many times and even the battles that should not be defeated were defeated. The enthusiasm of the people was hit and the morale was depressed. With these elders, they would go back to promote the situation and the effect would be greatly increased. In addition to other publicity measures, Li Jun believed that the people of the Southern Song Dynasty would regain their confidence and make due contributions to the War of Resistance.
Under the leadership of Wen Tianxiang, all the civil and military officials and the elderly knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "See Shou and Holy Blessings! See the Emperor! See the Queen!"
There were many people and the momentum was also very popular. In addition, the atmosphere today was very good. Xie Daoqing looked at the civil and military ministers, the officers and the elders who were kneeling on the ground with a dragon-headed crutch, and were so happy that he couldn't even speak.
Li Jun smiled and took her to deal with it, saying, "Get up, get up, get up, get up. Today is a happy day, so don't need these false tributes. Everyone has a lively New Year's Eve." Li Jun really didn't compliment her for Xie Daoqing, but due to the etiquette at that time, she had to come, so Li Jun had to invite her.
"Yes, yes, the emperor is right. This is a festive day. You can have fun and don't have these vain gifts. Get up, get up." Xie Daoqing smiled and nagged.
"Xie Shou and Shengfu! Thank you Emperor! Thank you Empress!" The ministers stood up after politely.
Li Jun helped Xie Daoqing to sit down and said, "Shou and Shengfu, please tell you a few words." This is a requirement for etiquette. Although Li Jun has no relatives with Xie Daoqing, he occupied the body of Song Duzong after all, and he had to worry about this layer.
"Please live and the Hadith of Holy Blessings." The ministers asked for instructions.
Rather than saying that the victory of the Lin'an defense battle came very hard, it was better to say that it came too unexpectedly. Xie Daoqing sent severance fees to be prepared to dismiss the ministers, but Li Jun came to this world unexpectedly. After his efforts, he finally had this fruit. When he thought of this, Xie Daoqing couldn't help but feel a little ashamed and excited, saying, "Everyone wants me to talk about it, and the old woman will talk about it. You all know that my old woman is timid and believe in Buddhism.
Maybe I felt a little embarrassed, and then said, "When it comes to this timid, the old lady is really embarrassed. Think about it, the scene when Boyan's army arrived in Lin'an was one in the sky and the other is underground. I have sent you a trip fee, saying that you want you to go to the south to meet with the court. That's just a talk. If the old lady doesn't understand the truth, she still understands one thing, that is, in this case, all dynasties mean destruction. How many people really want to share the hardships with the court? This time you go, it seems like two couples who are about to break up, and they flew away when the disaster comes."
Xie Daoqing said a big truth. When every court reaches its demise, how many people can share the hardships with him? Moreover, the hardships with him are often those ministers who are suppressed on weekdays. Those ministers who are full of loyalty to the emperor often escape with huge sums of money and do not know which corner to hide in to enjoy their happiness. The most ironic thing is that at this moment, the emperors often become extremely wise and suddenly realize what loyal ministers are. They are a little late, and can only respond to the nonsense of "I hear the truth in the morning and die in the evening" and enter the coffin with the clear truth of loyalty and treacherous.
Thinking about the scene that day, at least half of the ministers had the idea of not sharing hardships with the court. After Xie Daoqing mentioned it, he couldn't help but lower his shameful head.
Xie Daoqing continued, "To say something heart-to-heart, the old woman thought the Song Dynasty was over, and she had no confidence, so she thought about chanting Buddha's name and wanted to retreat the Tartars army. However, this Buddha did not bless me, the Song Dynasty, and did not let Boyan retreat. It was the emperor who was wise and led you and led the soldiers to defend Lin'an to the death and fight bloody battles, which led the great situation today." After speaking, I was very excited and tears flowed down.
"Who said she was unreasonable? Isn't this quite clear? It's just a little late. If the Mongols first started to attack Xiangyang, they could save Xiangyang. This situation was much better than what they are now." Li Jun had to look at Xie Daoqing with admiration. She could admit that she was so wrong. Li Jun never expected her to comfort her and said, "Shou and Shengfu, don't you have to think too much about it. Isn't it good now? Lin'an is still there, and the Song Dynasty is still there. Tomorrow, we will be better."
"Tomorrow, we will be better." This is a very plain sentence. The people present at this time were different. It was more powerful than ten thousand oaths. Under the leadership of Wen Tianxiang, the ministers said together: "The emperor is wise!"
Xie Daoqing took a breath and said, "The old lady doesn't want to say those things that are not easy to see, so I won't say them. The old lady said one last time: Follow the emperor, drive the Tartars out of Jiangnan, drive out of the Central Plains, and bring back Bianjing to the old lady." After thinking for a while, he said, "There are the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, which is the territory that Taizu wanted to take back. It has not been settled until now, so it depends on you."
The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were sold to the Liao Kingdom by Shi Jingtang during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. After the founding of the country, Song Taizu always wanted to take it back, but there was no chance. He even specially made a small treasury and saved a sum of silver. He thought that the opportunity was mature and he would use it when the Northern Expedition of Yanyun. After Emperor Taizong of Song ascended the throne, he used five troops to take advantage of the Liao Kingdom's mourning, but he was defeated and returned. Therefore, the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun have always been a dream in the hearts of the Song people and a pain in the hearts of the Song people.
In fact, the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are the pain of the entire China. The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are the most important places, and the rivers and mountains are easy to defend but difficult to attack. They are the northern barriers of the Central Plains. The Song Dynasty, which lost the land of Yanyun, was suffering. The Liao Kingdom, Jin Kingdom, and Mongolia all used this as a springboard to attack the Central Plains in large numbers.
Therefore, some people came to a pessimistic conclusion: the reason why the Song Dynasty was weak was because it did not recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. This conclusion was wrong. The fundamental reason for the weakness was because the court was incompetent, not because the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun was not recovered. However, this illustrates the importance of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun from another aspect.
Speaking of this, let’s take a little further. Shi Jingtang’s betrayal is really a disaster. From the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms to the demise of the Song Dynasty, it was a total of more than 300 years. It was not taken back by the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, which caused the entire Central Plains to be invaded by northern ethnic minorities for years, and the wars continued. The people died suddenly. I don’t know how many people lost their lives innocently because of this betrayal. At this point, it is often outrageous that the curse of Shi Jingtang, the son emperor, should go to the eighteen levels of hell. It was not until Kublai Khan unified China and established a national regime that this harm ended.
"She has such ambition. Does winning battles have a unique therapeutic effect that arouses people's ambitions? Should she recommend this good prescription for Chang Yu?" Li Jun never expected that Xie Daoqing would say such ambitious words. He looked at this trembling and twilight body a little foolishly, and he felt a little unrecognizable.
Under the leadership of Wen Tianxiang, the ministers said together: "Longevity, holy blessings and wiseness!"
For Wen Tianxiang, Xie Daoqing is really nothing to say. Wen Tianxiang was excluded and suppressed many times and had a great relationship with her. He looked down on her at all. Unexpectedly, she could say such ambitious words, and it was even more important to Wen Tianxiang's heart. Wen Tianxiang praised her for her wiseness, which was the first truth that she had ever been told for the first time.
Xie Daoqing was not stupid either. He could hear the words of the ministers praising her were different from usual. He was a little more sincere and very happy, and said, "You can see the old woman like this, and the old woman is very happy, so happy." After wiping her tears, he said, "You are happy, the king and the ministers, the old woman will not disturb your joy." He turned around and said to Queen Quan, "Yaner, help your aunt back."
Queen Quan dressed up carefully today, tied a palace bun, and put a bead of flowers on her head. She was beautiful and beautiful, with a little more charming and a little more noble, which made people dare not look at her. For Queen Quan now, Li Jun, the fake Song Duzong, is no longer the soft emperor who only wants to please women. She is extremely wise and powerful, and she is a great husband. Even if Mount Tai is pressed down, he can stop him. Li Jun has been busy dealing with national affairs these days, and it is rare to see him even when he finally got the opportunity to get close. Xie Daoqing asked him to leave without tactfulness. He really didn't want to stand still.
Xie Daoqing pulled her sleeves and whispered in her ear: "Yan'er, this is their men's world, we women don't have to stay here." Queen Quan couldn't help but say it and pulled her away.
"Who said she was unreasonable? Isn't it reasonable?" Li Jun heard Xie Daoqing's words clearly, looked at her back, thinking very gratefully.
Xie Daoqing was full of joy at this moment, and even walked with a little more spirit of dragon horse, as if he was twenty years younger.
As soon as Xie Daoqing left, Li Jun, the real person, began to appear. It was time for him to give his ministers a Hadith. In the current words, Li Jun wanted to deliver a New Year's greeting. Of course, on this festive day, Li Jun naturally wanted to say some congratulations to make everyone happy.
Li Jun faced the ministers, and stood in a stable manner. The emperor was imposing and began to deliver New Year's greetings, saying: "All ministers, soldiers, elders: I wish you a happy new year." As soon as he finished speaking, a voice of "Long live the emperor!" sounded.
Li Jun heard too much when he came to this world. He, a modern man, couldn't help but frown and said, "Before I formally spoke, I had a suggestion that everyone thought I had said well, so he didn't have to shout Long Live the Emperor, just applaud."
On this festive day, Li Jun's speech must be wonderful. If he shouts "Long live the emperor" as soon as he arrives, and then kneels down and kowtows twice, it will be too tormenting and his interest will be reduced a lot. It is better to applaud. The ministers did not say it, and they agreed in their hearts, saying: "Abide by the order."
Li Jun understood their thoughts, smiled slightly, and said, "In the year that was about to pass, the Song Dynasty experienced the most severe test. The Mongolian army advanced towards Lin'an with a staggering momentum. Xiangyang was lost, Anqing was lost, Nanjing was lost, Zhenjiang is lost, Changzhou is lost, Wuxi is lost, Jiangyin is lost, Suzhou is lost, Songjiang is lost, Jiaxing is lost, Gaoting Mountain is lost, Lishui is lost, Liyang is lost, Dusong Pass is lost, and the Song Dynasty was lost most of the Jiangnan. In the end, the Boyan army has arrived at the city of Lin'an. All this is caused by mistake. It is not your fault. It is because I am not sick and have not handled the military and national affairs in time, so that I have such a defeat."
"I, the greatest hero who saved the Song Dynasty, actually took the blame for Song Duzong, a foolish monarch, which is really awkward." Li Jun thought in his heart. Li Jun was very unhappy in taking the blame, and there was no way. He could not blame the ministers in this situation and said that it was caused by your incompetence. As a profound scholar, Li Jun knew very well that the reason why there were incompetent ministers in all dynasties was because the emperor was incompetent and could not gather capable ministers. Not to mention anything else, just talk about Emperor Wu of Han. The reason why he was able to achieve such great achievements was not because he could gather a large number of capable ministers and generals. The Book of Han praised "the beauty of poetry and books is difficult to survive." Look at Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were "Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai" and Emperor Taizong of Tang had "Twenty-Four Scholars of Lingyan Pavilion". It was precisely because they discovered these useful ministers that they achieved great achievements. Therefore, all the mistakes cannot be blamed, and they should be blamed on the emperor.
When Li Jun mentioned those lost places, the ministers broke out in cold sweat on their foreheads, fearing that Li Jun would take the opportunity to pursue them as a crime of ineffective resistance, but he could not afford to be guilty. Unexpectedly, Li Jun took it all by himself. The ministers were overjoyed and kowtowed together, saying, "The emperor is wise! The candle shines thousands of miles!"
Wen Tianxiang praised on behalf of the ministers: "The emperor is brave enough to take responsibility and has a open mind. He has never been as good as the emperor since the Three Kings and Five Emperors. Even Emperor Taizong of Tang is not as good as the emperor."
Emperor Taizong of Tang was known for his courage to admit mistakes, which was also for Wei Zheng. If Wei Zheng had not forced him, it would be hard to say how many mistakes he could admit. As he showed later, it was a bit difficult to accept advice. Not to mention the urge, no one even reminded him of the reminder, Li Jun took the initiative to take responsibility. This mind cannot be said to be too big. Although Wen Tianxiang said something exaggerated, it is not too much.
Li Jun smiled and said, "Didn't you say you can applaud? Why did you kowtow again?"
As soon as the words came to an end, a burst of applause rang out and the atmosphere suddenly became active.
Li Jun pressed his hand down, signaling his ministers to sit down, and said, "Fortunately, the way of heaven is shady, and I bless my Song Dynasty. After the efforts of all the ministers and the bloody battles of the soldiers, I finally have the ability to keep Lin'an. Here, I can tell you that the Song Dynasty is as stable as a rock now!"
This is a consensus. In addition to commanding the war, Li Jun also devoted a lot of energy to deal with internal affairs and eliminated the accumulated problems. Although the time was short, the results were already good. In particular, the measures taken by Li Jun in the army were even more effective. The military orders were smooth, the generals' status was improved, the rewards and punishments were clearly distinguished, the rewards of military merits were improved, and the enthusiasm of the soldiers was also increased. It can be said that the words "soldiers use their lives", which was completely different from when Boyan's army first arrived in Lin'an. If the Lin'an defense battle was started again, the result would not change, and the process would be much simpler and clearer, and it would not take so much time and would not be so difficult.
Not only did the ministers and workers in the court think this way, but even the common people think this way: the Song Dynasty will not perish.
As soon as Li Jun finished speaking, there was another warm applause, which was even more warm than before, mixed with the sigh of an old minister. They were ministers in the court for decades and had been through several dynasties, but they had never seen such a good situation as they are now. When they think about it, they couldn't help but feel very moved.
Li Jun did not forget to remind them, saying, "But we must be clear that the Mongols have not been hurt yet, they will fight back frantically. The road we have to go is still long, and our task is still very difficult. Even so, our determination to concentrate the manpower, material resources and financial resources of the whole country to resist the war to the end remains unchanged! Our determination to recover the lost land in Jiangnan remains unchanged! Our determination to regain the Central Plains remains unchanged! Our determination to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun remains unchanged! Our determination to solve the problems of the northern borders remains unchanged!" With a strong wave of his hand, he had a thousand pounds of force. Even if Mount Tai was in front of him, he pushed it away with a wave.
The Song Dynasty lost too much territory, and it was not that there was no emperor who wanted to take it back. Since Emperor Gaozong moved south, many emperors have wanted to regain their hometown. Even Emperor Gaozong himself had the idea of using Yue Fei to regain his hometown and had taken action. Not to mention that it was not implemented in the end, Yue Fei died tragically at his hands.
This was said by Li Jun, a hero who saved the Southern Song Dynasty at the most critical moment in the Southern Song Dynasty. The feeling was different. No one dared to suspect that this was fake. Everyone was excited and their blood was boiling. The ministers were so excited that they kowtowed and applauded again. They couldn't figure out whether they should kowtow or applaud.
When we arrived here, we seemed to have reached orgasm, but the real orgasm had not yet arrived.
Liao Shenggong reported to Li Junhui with joy: "Your Majesty, I received a letter from the special operation team, and the special operation was successful."
"Okay, this is very good!" Li Jun was very happy and asked, "How is the casualties? Has the special operations team withdrawn? They are our treasures and cannot afford to lose."
Li Jun did not ask about the results of the battle first, but asked about the casualties first, caring about the life and death of the soldiers. This was very rare in the history of the Song Dynasty, and the soldiers were very moved. Liao Shenggong took a breath, suppressed his excitement, and said, "Thank you for your concern! When you go back to the emperor, the special operations team did not suffer any casualties, and all retreated."
"That's good, that's good, if that's the case, I'll feel relieved. Boyan and I signed a three-day agreement to not engage in war. The fear is that if they can't withdraw and take it away, it's easy to rescue them." Li Junda was relieved and asked, "How is the harvest?"
Liao Shenggong said excitedly: "Master, we have gained a lot. We assassinated ninety-three Tartars, one of which was the commander of ten thousand men and two commanders of thousands. The special operations team hung their heads on the head of the city, and the Tartars were very scared when they saw it."
"It's a good thing they can think of, but they actually thought of such a way." Li Jun was also happy and said, "Do less dangerous things in the future. I just want them to go to the Mongolian military camp to set off some firecrackers to add a little festive atmosphere to Boyan." A smile of a wolf grandmother on the corner of his mouth. It can be imagined that during the Spring Festival, the Mongolian military camp set off firecrackers for the Song army. What is the effect? As long as there is no IQ problem, I want to get it.
Liao Shenggong was so excited that he almost sang it: "Your Majesty, you don't know yet. When Boyan saw the emperor's handwritten horizontal draft of "Returning My Rivers and Mountains", he was so angry that he vomited blood on the spot."
Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, it has been defeated again and again in front of foreign enemies. There has been too much land lost. Many people with lofty ideals have shouted "Return my rivers and mountains" and the veteran Zong Ze shouted "Crossing the river and perishing", which is so touching. However, even if the emperor shouted it out in public, it is still used as a horizontal banner to send Spring Festival couplets to the enemy. Everyone understands the significance of this.
Li Jun asked Boyan to check the second couplet, but he just wanted the special operation team to find a conspicuous place to hang it, ridicule Boyan, and make him angry, and torture Boyan's ambition. Unexpectedly, Boyan actually said to him, "The Great Wall is magnificent and updated with ten thousand miles." He was originally demonstrating to Li Jun, but he did not expect that Li Jun's horizontal draft was "returning my rivers and mountains", which just made the Spring Festival couplet perfect.
Boyan declared with great power that the Mongols had the Great Wall, and the banner said tit-for-tat that it was our territory and we wanted to take it back. Boyan's power of power, instead fell into a trap, and naturally vomited blood.
"Return my rivers and mountains" is like a heart-to-heart voice. It is the heart-to-heart voice of the ministers, soldiers and elders here. When Liao Shenggong finished speaking, he stood up together, raised his arms and shouted: "Return my rivers and mountains!"
This roar shook the earth and went straight to the sky. The people of Lin'an were infected by it and shouted loudly, "Give me back the rivers and mountains!"
Chapter completed!