Daliao's four armies invaded the country and plundered Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, and Hebei respectively.
All prefectures and counties rushed to report to the imperial court and ask for rescue.
Urgent reports from various states were submitted to the Privy Council one after another.
Privy Councilor Tong Guan was shocked when he saw it and hurriedly brought the memorandum to Cai Jing's mansion for discussion.
When Tong Guan hurriedly came to Cai Jing's house, Yang Jian happened to be there too.
Tong Guan was overjoyed and said to the two of them, "I just received urgent reports from several states and counties.
It is said that the Liao Kingdom sent four armies to plunder the border.
I see that the situation is serious."
I don’t dare to make arbitrary decisions, so I came here to discuss it with you two adults.”
After Tong Guan finished speaking, he handed the urgent report to the two of them respectively, and then waited quietly aside.
Cai Jing and Yang Jian were equally surprised when they heard this.
It was common for the Liao Kingdom to invade the country, but only small groups of officers and soldiers came to fight against the autumn wind.
Such large-scale invasions were rare.
The two of them hurriedly took the emergency report from Tong Guan and read it.
Their faces became more and more surprised and their expressions became more and more solemn.
When the two of them finished reading, Cai Jing sighed and said, "It's really a troubled time.
Lin Chong in Liangshan and Tian Hu in Hebei haven't been settled yet.
Now the Liao Kingdom is causing trouble again.
It's really hard to calm down."
"Now that the Liao Kingdom is committing a large-scale invasion, I wonder if we should suppress this news or report it to His Majesty?"
Tong Guan saw that Cai Jing just sighed after reading it and hurriedly asked.
Cai Jing sat there and pondered for a while, and then said to Tong Guan with a sinister smile, "This time the Liao Kingdom committed a crime that is different from the past.
The scale is rare in the past.
Although you and I can work together to suppress this matter, but in this way It won't do me any good to wait.
On the contrary, if I report this matter to Your Majesty, state the interests and benefits to Your Majesty, and request to send troops to stop the Liao army's invasion, then Lord Yang and I will join hands to guarantee that Lord Privy Council will be the commander-in-chief.
At that time, you will be able to recruit people from all over the world at will, and I don’t need to explain the benefits of this."
After Cai Jing finished speaking, he showed a "you know" expression to Tong Guan and Yang Jian.
After hearing Cai Jing's words, Tong Guan and Yang Jian immediately understood, and they both gave Cai Jing a thumbs up, high, really high.
This war cannot be fought casually.
It requires a large amount of money and food to support it.
But who is in charge of this large amount of money and food is of course the commander of the first army.
There is a lot of knowledge involved in such issues as when and how to pay soldiers' pay, etc.
Although the imperial court has clear regulations on military pay, the regulations are dead and deceptive.
If the regulations were effective, there would not be so many people in the Song Dynasty who were making military fortunes on empty pay.
The three discussed the details there again, and until all three parties were satisfied, they went back to make preparations, waiting to report to Huizong tomorrow morning.
The next morning at court, Baiguanshan shouted long live, and then the head official came out as usual and sang, "If you have something to do, leave early to play, if you have nothing to do, roll up the curtain and leave the court."
After the words fell, Tong Guan held the urgent reports from yesterday and went out to announce: "Your Majesty, yesterday the Privy Council received urgent reports from Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, and Hebei.
They all said that the Liao Kingdom sent troops to invade the territory, burning, killing, and looting.
The scale is rare in history.
Because the matter involves the two countries, I dare not act arbitrarily, and I am afraid of delaying the war opportunity, so I specially report to His Majesty for your decision."
After Tong Guan finished speaking, he bent down and saluted, and raised the urgent reports above his head.
The attendant next to him hurriedly walked down the stage, took the urgent report from Tong Guan, and quickly returned and handed it to Huizong.
Huizong had been having a heated fight with Li Shishi recently, and he was very infatuated with him.
He went out to the palace every night to indulge in pleasure, so it was inevitable that he was a little depressed.
I originally thought that there was nothing important to do in the early morning, so I could quickly break up and go back to rest.
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However, Tong Guan reported that the Liao Kingdom was invading the country again, and he was shocked.
Even the tired look on his face disappeared.
Huizong received several urgent reports and read them carefully with a frown.
Looking at the urgent reports one after another in his hand, Huizong's brows furrowed more and more.
When he finished reading the last one, he immediately said angrily, "How can this be unreasonable?
The Liao Kingdom has repeatedly raised troops and chaos in spite of the Chanyuan Alliance, and now it has sent troops to The armies from four directions are coming.
We should really regard the Song Dynasty as nothing.
This trend must not rise.
I want to raise an army to attack the Liao Dynasty.
What do you think?"
After hearing this, Cai Jing felt happy and thought to himself, "Your Majesty wants to raise an army.
This saves me a lot of trouble."
After thinking about it, he left the class and said, "I think this Liao country is a dishonest villain who ignores the covenant between the two sides and repeatedly violates the situation.
It is really abominable.
This large-scale invasion of the Song Dynasty must be premeditated.
I think it is to test the strength of the Song Dynasty.
If we do not respond tenaciously, then according to the greedy nature of the Liao State, we will definitely send more troops to attack in a large scale, so I agree.
Your Majesty sends out troops to attack."
When Yang Jian saw Cai Jing finished speaking, he hurriedly went out according to last night's discussion and said, "I also agree that your Majesty will send troops to attack Liao to extinguish his arrogance."
When other ministers saw Cai Jing and Yang Jian coming out to agree, they all agreed immediately.
After all, the Liao Kingdom was a foreign invasion.
If it was not eliminated early, it might lead to even greater disasters.
The emperors of the Song Dynasty all dreamed of regaining the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, but they all failed, and Song Huizong was no exception.
When he first came to the throne, he also had lofty ambitions, hoping that one day he could conquer the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun.
The state was recovered to show its merits.
However, Huizong's lofty ambitions were gradually replaced by a comfortable life.
Now seeing hundreds of officials conferring on the conquest of the Liao Dynasty, Huizong's gradually extinguished passion was rekindled again.
When Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty saw that the ministers agreed, Long Yan was overjoyed and said, "Since the ministers agree, the attack on the Liao Dynasty has been decided.
However, for the position of commander-in-chief, all the dear ministers can find a suitable candidate."
After hearing this, Cai Jing hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the old minister recommended Privy Tong Guantong as the commander-in-chief of the Liao Dynasty to lead the army to attack the Liao Kingdom and quell the border troubles."
"I second the proposal," Yang Jian agreed directly.
When the other ministers saw what these two people did, they immediately understood in their hearts that there are no stupid people who can live in temples.
Combining the above events with the performances of Cai Jing, Yang Jian, and Tong Guan, we can understand all the troubles between the three of them.
However, these three people were Huizong's favorites and had great power in the government and the public.
No one wanted to offend them, so they all agreed immediately.
After hearing this, Huizong was overjoyed and asked, "I wonder if Privy Tong would be willing to share my worries?"
"Your Majesty, if I were to lead the army, I would definitely do my best and die."
Tong Guan expressed his loyalty without any shame.
"That's great.
Well, since Privy Tong has such ambitions, I will appoint you as the Grand Marshal of the Liao Dynasty.
Soldiers from all over the country will be chosen as you wish, and we will set off to attack the Liao Dynasty on a certain day."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, I accept the order."
Seeing Huizong's attitude, Tong Guan was happy and hurriedly spoke out to accept the order.
The imperial court chose Tong Guan to lead the army to attack the Liao Dynasty, and Lin Chong also made up his mind at this time to unite with the imperial court to attack the Liao Dynasty.
But how to convey this idea to Song Huizong was a problem that stumped Lin Chong.
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When discussing an alliance, you definitely can't just send a spy to deliver a letter.
Not to mention whether the letter can be delivered to Song Huizong, even if it is delivered, whether it can be believed is another question.
After all, Lin Chong's current status He was a rebel and had just occupied several states and counties in the Song Dynasty.
At this time, Gongsun Sheng suggested, "Actually, brother doesn't need to worry about this matter.
I have a suitable candidate for me."
"Oh, I don't know who the brother is talking about."
Lin Chong was overjoyed when he heard that Gongsun Sheng said there was a suitable candidate and hurriedly asked.
Gongsun Sheng smiled slightly and said to Lin Chong, "This person is far away in the horizon, but right in front of me.
It is Zhang Shuye, the prefect of Jezhou."
"Zhang Shuye" Lin Chong was slightly startled after hearing this.
He was confused and continued to ask, "Why do brothers say this person is the most suitable candidate?"
Wu Yong, who was on the side at this time, reacted instantly when he heard Gongsun Sheng say Zhang Shuye's name.
However, he did not answer Lin Chong's words and just looked at Gongsun Sheng with a smile.
Gongsun Sheng nodded with a smile and said, "I say Zhang Shuye is the most suitable candidate for three reasons.
One: Zhang Shuye has a good reputation, is an upright official, and is loyal to the court.
If this person can be persuaded to go and deliver the message, the court will definitely believe it.
Second: If we ask Zhang Shuye to deliver the letter, it will be equivalent to letting him go.
This can also be regarded as showing our goodwill to the court.
After all, the current hostile relationship has suddenly turned into an alliance.
It is important to release goodwill to each other.
Very necessary.
Third: It's because Zhang Shuye's personality can guarantee that he will not interfere with or sow discord.
As long as he agrees, he will do his best to promote this matter.
After all, it is a great good thing for the court that we temporarily put aside our grievances with the imperial court and raise troops to help.
It is better than continuing to attack Yanzhou or Dezhou at this time and adding insult to injury."
Gongsun Sheng stated his three reasons in an orderly manner, then stopped talking and looked at Lin Chong with a smile.
After listening to Gongsun Sheng's words, Lin Chong thought carefully for a while.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt it made sense.
He immediately said loudly, "Brother, what you said makes sense.
In this case, I will go to Zhang Shuye in person and tell him this matter personally."
He knows, I hope he can take the overall situation into consideration and agree."
"Brother, don't worry, he will definitely agree."
Only then did Wu Yong speak out.
Today, Wu Yong has lost the vigor he had when he first went up the mountain.
When he first went up the mountain, Wu Yong was eager to be first in everything, eager to express himself in order to gain Lin Chong's approval.
But now, with the passage of time and the importance Lin Chong attaches to him, Wu Yong's desire to compete for strength has gradually faded away, because he knows that if he blindly competes for strength, although Lin Chong will not say anything, it will inevitably It would make Lin Chong suspicious.
As Lin Chong's power and status continue to rise, he will involuntarily want to check and balance, that is, not allowing any one of his subordinates to perform too prominently, so as not to affect Lin Chong's status and prestige.
This is the legendary emperor's art of controlling people.
After saying this, Lin Chong let the brothers disperse, and then personally led Mu Hong and Bian Xiang to the yard where Zhang Shuye was under house arrest, preparing to have a long talk with him and have a heart-to-heart talk with him.
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