Jiankang, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties.
Later, it was also called Nanjing.
In the past few years, Zhao Gou, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, had actually been living in Lin 'an (Hangzhou).
However, Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, and the other famous generals turned the tide and not only blocked the Jin people and the puppet Qi's attack.
They even counterattacked and recovered many lost territories.
With the death of the monarch of the Jin Kingdom, the Jin people temporarily stopped their southward march as the peace faction and the war faction fought endlessly.
Seeing the opportunity of the Northern Expedition, Prime Minister Zhang Jun immediately wrote a letter to Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty to move to Jiankang, which was further north.
However, this person was just as Liu Chan had judged.
He was also a little narrow-minded and overly passionate about power.
He even carried the hatred and fear of the Song civil officials towards the generals.
The northern expedition was fine, but it had to be his credit. It had to be the person he recommended who succeeded in the northern expedition!
Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, and the others were just tools to be thrown away!
As a result, the northern expedition had yet to begin and it was already in a mess.
In the emperor's camp.
Liu Chan looked at the well-made map in front of him, deep in thought.
Yue Fei stood at the side, waiting for the Emperor to ask.
Unlike when he came, his eyes were now filled with light.
His heart was filled with ambition and he wanted to make a great cause!
Two years ago, 200,000 to 300,000 soldiers of the Southern Song Dynasty were divided into five parts by Prime Minister Zhang Jun.
In front of the camp, in the middle, in the back, on the left and on the right
According to the battlefield against the golden men, there were three lines of defense.
On the far left was the left guard of the camp guarding the Sichuan and Shaanxi regions, Wu Jie.
The most important thing in the middle was naturally the Yue Family Army led by Yue Fei. The rear guard army was stationed in E Prefecture.
On the right were the three generals, Han Shizhong, Liu Guangshi, and Zhang Jun. They led the front, middle, and right guards respectively.
"Marshal Yue, you said that Huaixi's morale was unstable?”
Liu Chan looked at the right line of defense, which was Liu Guangshi's defensive area, Huaixi.
Before this, Yue Fei and Prime Minister Zhang Jun had a conflict, and he resigned from the throne.
It was the other party who accused Yue Fei of harboring evil intentions and preparing to take over Huaixi's military power and expand his own power.
"Yes, Your Majesty.
The Prime Minister had not sent a suitable candidate to Huaixi Camp.”
After a pause, Yue Fei organized his words and continued.
"Minister of War Lu Heng is a civil official and has always looked down on generals.
If the Left Protector Army changed generals at the last minute, their morale would definitely be unstable.
If Lu Heng continues to be arrogant, I'm afraid that something unexpected will happen.”
What he meant was that this troop might mutiny.
As the highest military officer of a country, Yue Fei naturally understood the habits of every troop.
He believed that he could tame this group of people, but if it was an arrogant civil official who treated generals like grass.
Then everything was hard to say.
"Something unexpected?"
Liu Chan was shocked. There weren't many people to begin with.
These 40,000 people were not as good as the Yue Clan Army, but if they were gone…
Then Huaixi above Nanjing would be empty.
If the enemy attacked, Liu Chan, who was still in the city, would not have time to run!
"Marshal Yue, how do you think we should resolve this matter?”
he asked eagerly.
"I request Your Majesty to immediately issue an edict to recall the generals of the Left Guard Army and reward them with grace.”
Yue Fei's idea was to use both kindness and intimidation.
He let the Emperor treat them well, and he used military law to restrain the Huaixi Army.
Using private matters to help the public, in the entire Zhao Song, only Yue Fei could do it.
The other four generals, Han Shizhong, Wu Jie, Zhang Jun, and Liu Guangshi, all led wealthy lives.
The soldiers below insisted on protecting the country.
It was more like finding a way to eat and earn more money.
"Correct!"
Liu Chan couldn't wait to issue an imperial edict to gather the generals of the Huaixi Army.
……
Several days later.
Commanding officer Li Qiong and a group of generals rushed to Nanjing from Huaixi.
Liu Guangshi was not around, so he was the highest official position and the backbone of everyone.
Everyone asked uneasily before entering the palace.
"Governor Li, how will His Majesty deal with us?”
What they were afraid of was the conflict they had with the Minister of War, Lu Heng, who had taken over the Huaixi Army.
"Are you going to punish me?"
someone said uneasily.
"Alright, don't think too much!
Maybe it's just an ordinary summons!"
Commanding Officer Li Qiong did not believe his own words and only comforted the generals.
Everyone suppressed the uneasiness in their hearts and walked into the Emperor's camp uneasily.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
A group of people knelt on the ground and bowed to Liu Chan.
Some of them even secretly looked around, afraid that hundreds of axemen would suddenly rush out and kill them.
After all, they had really discussed the possibility of surrendering to Northern Qi.
Furthermore, he used this as a backup plan.
How could he not be afraid when he had a ghost in his heart?
"Everyone, please rise."
Unexpectedly, Liu Chan did not smash the cup or plate. He only asked the commander, Li Qiong, to explain the situation in Huaixi.
"Your Majesty, Huaixi."
Because he was too nervous, Commander Li Qiong couldn't help but fart halfway through his sentence.
"Pfft."
For a moment, the entire hall fell silent.
The civil officials standing on the left had a strange look in their eyes.
"Li Qiong, how dare you!"
A civil official directly cursed out. How could he be so unbearable in front of the Emperor!
Many people whispered. Generals were just vulgar.
It was simply an insult to the cultured.
Commander Li Qiong panicked and was sweating profusely.
He quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I hurried over overnight.
I ate some cool breeze, and, and."
His heart was filled with despair. It was not easy for him to have the opportunity to meet Tian Yan and tell her his difficulties.
But he had completely messed it up!
"Fork it out!"
The civil officials around him were shouting and killing him, making him feel extremely terrified.
Liu Chan, who was sitting on the Dragon Throne, laughed.
With a wave of his hand, he absolved him of his crimes.
"It's fine.”
"Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Majesty!"
Controlling officer Li Qiong suppressed his uneasiness and continued to talk about Huaixi's defense.
However, he didn't dare to bring up the matter of complaining.
After that, Liu Chan gave the order to reward the generals of Huaixi.
Controlling Officer Li Qiong and the others received their rewards outside the hall.
However, the generals who received the rewards weren't very happy.
He did not voice out his complaints.
A missed opportunity!
Commander Li Qiong stood in front of His Highness, feeling extremely guilty. He felt that it was all his fault.
Who is Li Qiong?"
After a while, a palace servant walked over.
"I am."
Controlling Officer Li Qiong felt uneasy. Was he going to be demoted again?
Unexpectedly, the other party put on a smile.
"Oh, this is Commander Li.
His Majesty said that everyone had worked hard on their journey through the night and asked me to bring you fish soup to ward off the cold.”
As he spoke, he distributed delicious fish soup to everyone.
Shu Han was established by martial arts, so Liu Chan did not have the bad habit of valuing literature over martial arts.
It was almost a subconscious act for him to treat generals well.
But he didn't expect that his small action would cause a huge wave in the general's heart.
Li Qiong wasn't the only one drinking the fish soup.
They all shed tears!
The civil officials had never treated them as humans.
What they felt was a dignity that they had never felt before.
They were also humans!
They were the people who had fought on the sidelines with their heads held high!
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
All the generals faced Liu Chan and kowtowed repeatedly before drinking the fish soup.
Midnight.
Li Qiong and the others remembered what happened during the day and suddenly sat up from their beds.
"His Majesty is so generous, but we actually want to defect to the enemy!”
"I really deserve to die!"
Guilt almost drowned Li Qiong and the others.
As soon as they returned to the military camp, they immediately uncovered the spy who had contacted the fake Qi Jin people.
He killed all of them and hung their heads on the main gate.
There was only one sun in the hearts of the generals.
That was the Emperor of Great Song!
I swear my loyalty to His Majesty!
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