This is a quite heavy topic. Gong Lince understands the meaning of his words, but some things are not that simple.
Yanjing is where Shang Jianxiong's interests lie. Shang Jianxiong has been operating in the Yan Kingdom for many years. Most of the people in the Yan Kingdom are in the hands of the Shang Jianxiong faction. Most areas in the Yan Kingdom are still controlled by the left-behind troops of the Shang Jianxiong faction. The three major factions also have concerns.
Similarly, the three major factions do not want to overwhelm the Shang Chaozong faction at this time. Facing foreign enemies, the court personnel are useless, and the three major factions still want to rely on the Shang Chaozong.
What the three major factions want now is for the court and the princes to work together to overcome the difficulties.
This is why Gong Linche remained polite to Meng Shanming when he came here in person, hoping to coordinate the conflicts between the two parties.
But facts proved that the contradiction between the two sides was irreconcilable. One side wanted to protect the capital, and the other wanted to protect the Yan Kingdom.
It sounds like there is no conflict between the two, but in fact there is a great conflict between the two in the face of the real situation.
From the standpoint of the three major factions, they naturally tend to protect the Yan Kingdom.
Gong Lince didn't know if Meng Shanming was fooling him, but the difficulties Meng Shanming presented were facts, and there seemed to be no other way.
When things have reached this point, the three major factions between the two must also make a choice.
After Gong Lince hesitated for a while, he slowly asked: "Can you control the people in the court?"
Having said this, it is obvious which way the attitude is shifting. Just because the situation is like this, the interests of the people in the court must be subordinated to the interests of the three major factions.
This was what Yan Emperor Shang Jianxiong was worried about, so he said that he could not completely count on the three major factions and secretly ordered the northern troops to prepare for reinforcements.
Meng Shanming: "The remaining grain and grass have been controlled by the law enforcement supervisor."
Gong Linche raised his eyebrows slightly. With just this sentence, he understood that Meng Shanming had already grasped the lifeblood of the people in the court. The people in the court could not make trouble and had to obey Meng Shanming's command. As long as Meng Shanming disagrees, even if the court people are allowed to leave, they will not be able to leave.
The three major factions were previously worried that Shang Jian's desperate attempt to jump over the wall would cause conflicts between the imperial court and the princes. Now it seems that they were overly worried. Meng Shanming has firmly taken control of the frontline army.
Gong Linche: "Jiang in the Eastern Region is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Without Wu Gongling's trouble, the Song army would not be able to easily invade the Yan State. On the contrary, are you sure of attacking the Song State?"
Meng Shanming: "The situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, and anything can happen. It cannot be manipulated casually. It also depends on the response of the enemy generals. No one dares to say that it will be successful. However, for Dongyu Jiang I'm very familiar with the terrain in this area. Things change and people change. People change, but the place remains the same. You can give it a try, but it may not be impossible to break into it."
As soon as these words came out, Gong Linche remembered that this was not the first time that this old commander had fought against the Song Army. He had fought against the Song Army several times in his early years, and had invaded the territory of the Song State several times, and had invaded the Dongyujiang River. The boss is experienced.
Thinking of this, Gong Lince's eyes flashed with light and he felt a little confident, but he couldn't help but sigh: "Shuai Meng, you are going to allow the enemy to do whatever they want in my country, Yan!"
Meng Shanming had no expression on his face: "My Dayan is already in tatters from the inside, and I am not afraid of him to continue tossing the broken house and pots, but that is not the case in the Song Dynasty. Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. Is it? If we attack the Song Dynasty, there is still a chance for Dayan to be saved. If we don’t attack, Dayan will be doomed. Head of the Palace, I can’t force you to decide what the three major factions will do, so I will let you decide.”
The two continued to talk for a long time. After the talk, Meng Shanming cleared many of Gong Lince's doubts and finally made the final decision.
He informed the Xiaoyao Palace and Lingjian Mountain about the situation, but he did not go back. He planned to follow the army personally so that he could grasp the first-hand situation at any time...
There were no major obstacles, and the Song army had almost unhindered access within the territory of Yan State, heading straight towards Yanjing.
The three major factions did not change the situation, but instead followed the attitude of Shang Chaozong. Shang Jianxiong was shocked and angry.
The head of Xiaoyao Palace, Long Xiu, and the head of Lingjian Mountain even personally came forward to reason with Shang Jianxiong, and promised that if there was any loss in the capital, they would first ensure the timely evacuation of him and a group of important ministers, so that their safety would not be threatened. .
Shang Jianxiong hesitated, but the members of Tong Mo's group panicked. The people who had promoted the purge of Ning Wang's faction panicked.
Tong Mo and others immediately encouraged Shang Jianxiong with all their strength, and Shang Jianxiong was shocked and confused.
Thinking about it, what Tong Mo and others said does make sense. The attitudes of the three major sects are worth pondering. It seems that they have leaned towards the Shang Chaozong. Do they want to replace him or something
For Tong Mo and others, for those who were ruthless to King Ning's faction in the past, they would rather surrender to the enemy than let Shang Chaozong ascend to power. Once Shang Chaozong ascends to power and takes control of the Yan State, the accounts will be settled. There is no way for them to survive. They will definitely die miserably. If they surrender to the enemy, they will at least have a way to survive.
The attitude of the three major factions in siding with Shang Chaozong really frightened these people, but they knew very well what Shang Jianxiong cared about.
Shang Jianxiong was poked into his weakness, and was bewitched by Tong Mo and others. He ignored the persuasion of the three major factions and secretly ordered people from the north to rush for reinforcements.
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In a cave among the undulating mountains, Niu Youdao sat cross-legged and meditated, practicing quietly.
Guan Fangyi walked in, said "hey", threw a secret letter to Niu Youdao, then turned around with a look of displeasure, twisted her waist and left.
There was no other reason. It was a letter from Yuan Gang, and it was written in words she couldn't understand. It definitely had nothing to do with her.
Niu Youdao slowly opened his eyes, picked up the letter that fell in front of him and looked at it.
It was okay not to read it. When he saw the content of the postcard, Niu Youdao couldn't help but sneer and said word by word: "Tong Mo deserves to die!"
The letter was a letter from Gao Jiancheng relayed by Yuan Gang. Gao Jiancheng informed this side that Tong Mo and others instigated Shang Jianxiong to mobilize troops from the north, so that they could make preparations in advance.
Knowing that heavy troops in the north were guarding South Korea, if South Korea were to intervene at this time, the situation in the Yan country would be unimaginable, but Tong Mo and others did not hesitate to push the Yan country into a pit of fire for their own personal grudges. Even though Niu Youdao had a good temper, he could not help but get angry. !
Today he really saw what it means to be a national thief!
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The people and horses were rushing along the official road in the mountains until they reached a dangerous place. A pass was located between two mountains. It was stuck in the most dangerous place. It was easy to defend but difficult to attack. It was closed tightly.
There was a row of people blocking the way, guarded by men and horses.
The advance officer called the door before closing, but no one answered and the door would not open.
General Lu Congsheng drove his horse to the front and shouted loudly: "I am General Lu Congsheng of Huwei. If you have urgent military affairs, please open the door quickly."
A general appeared on the pass wall and replied: "General Lu, no one is allowed to trespass without the governor's instructions. Please come back quickly."
Lu Congsheng waved his hand, and a general immediately jumped off his horse, walked quickly to Juma, and handed a letter to the sergeant.
The sergeant returned to the city, put the oracle into the hanging basket, and hung it on the wall of the pass.
The hand of the general on the wall came into his hands. After reading the hand of the general, he waved it and said, "It's a fake!" He tore the hand of the hand on the spot.
Lu Congsheng was startled, then he waved his riding crop and shouted angrily: "How dare you, the incoming and outgoing handwriting written by Shao Dengyun can be false? Do you want to rebel?"
The general on the wall ignored him and turned back to the tower. Behind the case in the building, he saw a veteran in armor sitting upright with his eyes closed in meditation. It was none other than Shao Dengyun himself.
The general quickly walked over to Shao Dengyun and whispered something into Shao Dengyun's ear.
Shao Dengyunhu opened his eyes, stood up slowly, strode around the table, walked out of the tower, and came to the wall. He looked at the people below who were shouting to open the door, and shouted: "What's the fuss about?" His voice was full of anger.
Shao Dengyun? Lu Congsheng was stunned, raised his hand, and his men immediately stopped shouting, and then said loudly: "Brother Shao, why are you here?"
Shao Dengyun glanced at the men and horses behind him that were winding to the end, and hehehe said: "It turns out to be Brother Lu. Shao happened to be patrolling here and didn't want to run into Brother Lu. Brother Lu, where are you going with these men and horses? ?”
Lu Congsheng replied loudly: "Of course there is an urgent military matter." He raised his riding whip and pointed at the general beside Shao Dengyun, "Who is this? How dare you tear up Brother Shao's handwriting."
Shao Dengyun chuckled and said: "Misunderstandings are all misunderstandings. I just recently ordered the garrison in various places to change the customs clearance documents. The people below are dull and do not know how to adapt, so they misunderstood."
Lu Congsheng: "Since it's a misunderstanding, let's forget it. Brother Shao, please make it easier for my army to switch on and off."
Shao Dengyun shook his head: "I'm afraid this is inappropriate."
Lu Congsheng was surprised, "Why?"
Shao Dengyun tilted his head and signaled. A monk beside him folded a piece of paper and shot it towards the city like an arrow.
The attendant mage beside Lu Congsheng caught it with his hand and passed it to Lu Congsheng.
Lu Congsheng opened the origami and was shocked on the spot. It was actually the appointment of Shang Chaozong, the governor of the expedition, and the governor of Beizhou as the law enforcement supervisor of the northern defense line. He couldn't help but slowly raised his head to look up at Shao Dengyun.
Isn’t it that the Shaw family doesn’t have any dealings with Nanzhou? He was confused and confused.
Shao Dengyun already said loudly: "The Governor has an order. The frontline army has not received the order from the Governor. No one is allowed to evacuate the defense line without authorization. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed on the spot by the troops of Beizhou! Brother Lu, if you mobilize the army like this, there will be great dangers." Commander’s military order?”
Lu Congsheng: "Brother Shao, to tell you the truth, I received a military order from the imperial court. The governor's military order cannot be greater than the imperial court's, right?"
Shao Dengyun sneered, "Brother Lu is also the one who leads the troops. How can he order many people to go out during the war? Even if there is no order from the military governor, I still ask Brother Lu to go back immediately, otherwise there will be some misunderstanding." He raised his hand and waved. .
The war drums on the pass suddenly rumbled and thundered. On top of the city, on the mountains on both sides, there was a faint roar, and a large number of people emerged. The densely packed archers aimed their bows at the people coming from below. They even lit rockets and were ready to throw them at any time. Once the earthen jars and oil pots below launch an attack, the mountain road will instantly become a hell on earth.
Lu Congsheng's face turned green as he looked left and right on horseback.
Needless to say, Niu Youdao, who had received the news, had warned that Shang Chaozong had long been on guard against trouble in the north and had already issued an order to Shao Dengyun just in case.
As for whether Shao Dengyun would listen, Shang Chaozong was not sure at all. Fortunately, Shao Dengyun did not let him down, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
Ps: "Yishi Sixiu" smashed four little red flowers and returned to the top of the list. I don't know how long it can stay. It is estimated that it will be a matter of time before it is overthrown. Cover your face! Also, I came back late from New Year greetings and rushed through a chapter. I feel ashamed.