Chapter 108: A Family in China (4)

Shao Jiu's words had the power to shock the world and cry for ghosts and gods. As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a scream.

"What?"

"This is impossible! It is absolutely impossible!"

"Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, there has been no loss of five cities in one day! The Khitans did not do it, and the Xixia people were even more unlikely to do it! You must be lying!"

The news was so amazing. From Song Shenzong to the ministers, they were all surprised, with their eyes protruding, and they almost fell to the ground.

They are right. Since the establishment of the Song Dynasty, although the Song Dynasty has been fighting against foreign races, it has not lost the city. Not to mention, this is the loss of five cities. It is very difficult to make Song Shenzong and others believe it.

The most important thing is that in the minds of the monarchs and ministers, the Liao Kingdom was strong and the Western Xia was weak. In the war between the Song Dynasty and the Western Xia, the Song Dynasty had always taken the offensive and the Western Xia defensive. Although it had long expected that the Western Xia would launch a large number of troops, it was impossible for the Western Xia to capture five cities in one dynasty.

None of the monarchs and ministers believed it, and they all stared at Shao Jiu with wide eyes.

"Official family, this is a military newspaper from Shanzhou!" Shao Jiu knew that they would not believe it, so he hurriedly submitted it to the military newspaper and muttered to himself: "Don't say you don't believe it, even I won't believe it! If I hadn't read the military newspaper five times in a row, I would have thought it was a lie."

Song Shenzong quickly stretched out his right hand and snatched it over, spread it out in three or two, and glanced a little, his body trembled, and he almost fell to the ground, his face pale and bloodless. Just now, Song Shenzong was still very happy. After a while, Song Shenzong seemed to have changed into another person, and was at a loss.

"Suddenly!" Wang Anshi and the others no longer needed to read the military newspaper. From the expression of Song Shenzong, it was obvious that what Shao Jiu said was true. They only felt that their hearts were sinking, and the joy just now disappeared.

Today is a special day. I just got the news of a great victory in the north, and then I received the news of a great defeat in Shanzhou. This victory and one defeat were unexpected. Victory was a great victory, and Yan Yun's return was unstoppable. Defeat was a miserable defeat. Five cities were lost in one day, which has never happened in the history of the Song Dynasty. If this news spread, it would inevitably cause a huge shock. If it were in the past, it would have been a political earthquake, and Wang Anshi would have stopped his prejudice, and the new law would have been very likely to die.

Even when the news of a great victory was just received today, it was extremely difficult to eliminate this major influence. The Song Dynasty had been fighting for hundreds of years and had not lost the city, let alone five cities, which had a strong impact.

quiet!

Deadly silence!

The king and his ministers seemed to be struck by lightning, and they were all stunned and no one spoke. The only sound of heavy breathing of the king and his ministers, their chests were undulating, like stone sculptures.

"At this time, the official family should come up with a proper solution. The military situation is like fire, and it is urgent!" Su Shi was the first to wake up and was busy reminding him loudly.

"Oh!" He woke up the words of Su Shi, and then the king and his ministers woke up, all of them stroked their chests, and a heart almost jumped out of their chests.

"So Dongpo is right. Now he should come up with a proper solution." Song Shenzong took a long breath, calmed his mind and said, "At this point, any complaints and feelings are useless. We should work together to come up with a proper solution. Although Shanzhou lost five cities and the Anding Army was wiped out, the Anding Army is worthy of being the elite of the Song Dynasty and the Western Army. They all died in battle, and no one retreated or one escaped. This is extremely valuable! I must praise the Anding Army!"

Immediately afterwards, Song Shenzong briefly told the story of Anding Army's defeat. The ministers' eyes turned red when they heard it, and tears flowed down their cheeks, and they were all excited.

In the weak era of the Song Dynasty, the Western soldiers were outstanding, able to fight and fight, brave and good at fighting, and made great achievements. Although the Anding Army was defeated, they were still honored even though they were defeated. They did not lose their integrity. They insisted on a last soldier and a soldier!

"The old Qin will regain my rivers and mountains! I will never stop fighting until my blood flows!" The monarchs and ministers gently sang this war song that the 800-li Qinchuan is still singing. The scene of the Anding army singing war songs and rushing towards the Western Xia army heroically.

They deeply felt the heroism of the old Qin people and deeply felt the courage of Anding Army!

"Liu Changzuo, Anding Army, you can go!" Song Shenzong couldn't help but kneel down to the west, touched the ground with both hands, and prayed softly: "Don't worry, I will definitely avenge you!"

"I will definitely take revenge!" Wang Anshi and his ministers knelt behind Song Shenzong, burst into tears and shouted loudly.

Although the Anding Army was defeated, its momentum was inspiring. The old Qin people's spirit of not fearing death deeply impacted their hearts. At this moment, everyone was filled with anger and wished they could kill to the battlefield to avenge the Anding Army.

"Dong!Dong!Dong!" Song Shenzong knocked three times hard, then stood up and said, "My dear friends, get up, let's discuss how to clean up this situation."

At this moment, the main focus is on solving the problem. Although the ministers were full of indignation, they held back and stood up, and sat down again at the greeting of Emperor Shenzong of Song, and began to discuss the current situation.

"Huh!" Song Shenzong took a long breath and forced himself to calm down. Then he glanced at the ministers and said, "The situation facing the Song Dynasty is extremely complicated. In the north, Wang Shao and Wu Ji were leading the army to chase and die to the north, Yan Yun was about to recover, and the situation was very good. In Shanzhou, he was defeated like an unprecedented defeat! Tens of thousands of Anding troops were wiped out, and none of them survived! The five cities in Anding were lost in one dynasty, and Xia *** Ju attacked Guanzhong soon. One victory and one defeat were a huge test for the Song Dynasty. If one is not handled well, it will cause the Song Dynasty to suffer unestimated losses. You all express your opinions on how to deal with this matter!"

"A great victory in Zhuozhou!"

"The Song Dynasty defeated the Liao dog!"

"The Liao dog is buried in a thousand miles!"

"Commander Wu is chasing the thief Yelu Hongji!"

The earth-shaking cheers came from outside the palace, and Bianjing was already boiling. However, Song Shenzong and others were not at all happy when they heard it.

Shanzhou lost five cities, and there was no such great defeat. More importantly, Shanzhou is in a high position and overlooks Guanzhong. If the people of Xixia use this as a springboard to attack Guanzhong, Guanzhong will shake, the world will shake, and the good situation of the north's victory may be ruined. Who can be happy?

"Officials, I ask for an order!" Han Qi's white beard and pleasing, stood up first, greeted Song Shenzong, and said, "I have been in Shaanxi for many years and are familiar with the situation in Xixia! Although I am old, I still have the power of Lian Po to eat, and I am willing to serve the officials in Shaanxi to die."

At this time, Han Qi was passionate, extremely excited, and his face was flushed. One reason was that he was really willing to contribute to the country. The north was so victorious and Shanzhou was defeated, which gave him a great opportunity to make the Western Xia. It was very likely that he would return again and lead troops to Shanzhou. At this time, Han Qi had almost no selfishness, and some of them just wanted to contribute to the country.

Second, they were very quiet and moved. They had been recuperating at home for so many years and had long wanted to lead the troops again. Now, the opportunity has finally come. How could he not be excited?

"Officials, I recommend Han Qi to lead the troops of Shanzhou!" Sima Guang was the first to agree: "The officials knew that Han Qi had been in Shanzhou for many years and had made many achievements in resisting the Western Xia. He was called Han Fan together with Fan Zhongyan. If Han Qi led the troops, the situation in Shanzhou could stabilize."

The reason why Sima Guang agreed was that they were all opposition parties. If Han Qi made great contributions this time, the opposition's power would rise sharply. Furthermore, this is a favorable opportunity to seize military power and cannot be missed. Third, among so many ministers, except Han Qi, there is no other person familiar with Xixia.

Among so many ministers, Han Qi is a famous general and respects the world. He has been in Shanzhou for many years. It is legitimate to send him to lead troops to Shanzhou. Although Wang Anshixin was worried, he had to agree: "Officials, I will discuss it!"

Wang Anshi is the leader of the reform. His opinions almost represent mainstream opinions. Even he agrees. Han Qi's leadership is almost a foregone conclusion. Sima Guang and Han Qi looked at each other and were secretly happy. Even Wang Anshi agreed. Who can object?

What they are most worried about is that Wang Anshi opposes. Wang Anshi cannot disagree until there is no better candidate than Han Qi.

"I'm going to discuss it!"

"I'm going to discuss it!"

The ministers agreed one by one. They all had the same idea. No one here is more suitable for this position than Han Qi.

Listening to the repeated comments, Han Qi's mind became more active. This time, when he went to Shanzhou, he must fight a few battles. He cannot let Wu Ji and Wang Shao make all his achievements, and he must also share some of his achievements.

All the ministers agreed, only one person did not speak. This person was Cai Jing. He was browsing deeply, his eyes were squinting and he was thinking.

If it were normal times, his actions would not attract attention. However, at this moment, it was too abrupt. All the ministers supported Han Qi to lead the troops in Shanzhou, but he not only did not support him, but also looked as if he was divine and could not make people curious.

"Cai Jing!" Sima Guang shouted softly and said, "How dare you be so rude in front of the official family? Are you guilty of this?"

"Yes!" Cai Jing woke up from Sima Guang's slight reprimand, raised his eyebrows, and said loudly: "Officials, I have a memorial!"

"Tell me!" Cai Jing was a capable general in the reform. He was flexible, knowledgeable, and capable of doing things. He was highly valued by Emperor Shenzong of Song. When he heard that he had a memorial, he would not disagree.

"Officials, I think it is not appropriate to send troops to Shanzhou at this moment!" Cai Jing said nothing but shockingly. He said in his words, from Song Shenzong to the ministers, all of whom were surprised and looked at Cai Jing, as if he was looking at a monster.

"Cai Jing, are you crazy?" Han Qi was the most angry. It was a foregone conclusion that he had regained the troops in Shanzhou. How could he allow Cai Jing to cause trouble? He shouted the most vigorously.

Even though he knew that he had some selfishness, the monarch and ministers agreed very much.

"Cai Jing, Shanzhou was defeated and lost five cities in one day. It was extremely critical. If the court did not dispatch troops and generals, Guanzhong would be invincible, the consequences would be unimaginable!" Song Shenzong's tone was already quite strict.
Chapter completed!