He Motie'er never suffered such a big defeat in his life, and in the southwest of the Central Plains, on the border with Liangxi Plain, he met Nie Dan, who was heading north. Lost to the might of Nie Dan, he threw away his armor and fled back to Gyeonggi.
Li Zhifeng chased after the victory and drove the Tartars out for a hundred miles overnight.
At this point, the north and south banks of the Yangtze River have been fully recovered, and the front line has been pushed to the foot of Dianjun Mountain, 120 miles south of the capital, and Tang Hui has withdrawn his troops to guard the Dianjun Mountain Canyon. This is the best battle report this year. When You Miao heard this, a big stone in his heart finally fell.
The courtiers congratulated Zhao Chao one after another, but Zhao Chao slowly sighed and nodded. You Miao was the last to arrive. Standing outside the hall, he also nodded to Zhao Chao, bowed and saluted, turned to exit the hall, and left.
Outside the military department, several soldiers were exhausted and sat in the cold wind. The military department did not do well in the initial construction. In winter, it is easy to have a draft.
When You Miao entered, the soldiers did not recognize him, but looked up at him blankly.
"Have you eaten yet?" You Miao asked.
"Never." A soldier smiled and said, "Little Master, how many of you would like to eat?"
You Miao went in and shouted a few times, but someone came out and said in surprise, "Master You, haven't you had the New Year's Eve dinner yet?"
Only then did the soldiers know You Miao's identity, so they hurriedly stood up and saluted, but You Miao said it would be alright, put them all back to their seats, and let the servants go to buy wine and vegetables, and then ate them in the lobby of the Ministry of War when the stove was hot. New Year's Eve dinner.
Another messenger came one after another, and all six messengers from the army came to the Ministry of War.
You Miao asked them kindly, "How many brothers died?"
"General Tang's team has more than 2,400 people." One person replied.
Another person replied: "In the Huwei General's department, the most brothers died, even the Huns, nearly 5,000 died."
You Miao looked at another person, who said, "Nie Shuai has the fewest brothers who have sacrificed, more than a thousand people."
You Miao took a glass of water and said, "To the dead brothers."
Several messengers raised their glasses with red eyes. There is a steaming pot of mutton, and everyone eats meat, noodles, and drinks when they are full, and they sing songs. What "sounds from all sides", "Chang'an has a full moon", You Miao asked in detail about the military situation, which place, which mountain, which field, which river, and how He Motieer was defeated. Ask clearly. In the end, he also got drunk with everyone. In the middle of the night, I heard someone say, "Why is Master You here..." Fang felt that he was being carried back, and the night passed without mentioning anything else.
On the first day of the new year, every household set off firecrackers to celebrate the great victory on the front line. Zhao Chao didn't sleep a night. In the early morning of the first day of the new year, he personally prayed to the sky and prayed for good weather, peace and prosperity for the country and the people, and to recover the broken rivers and mountains as soon as possible.
However, although Nie Dan won the battle, it was only the first step in restoring the mountains and rivers to the north. There is still a lot of business left to deal with. On the first day of the new year, Sun Yu rarely followed Zhao Chao to sacrifice to the sky. After standing in the cold wind for an hour, when he came back, he was exhausted and went back to the political office to rest.
At noon that day, the documents of the political affairs hall were piled up like a mountain. While Tang Bo and You Miao were still in a daze, Zhao Chao passed on that You Miao entered the court to discuss matters, thinking that it was the next step.
Before noon, the military report came again, and Tang Hui would be sent back to Maocheng to report his duties, and he would lead his troops back to Yangzhou. After all, Yangzhou was empty of troops. You Miao looked at Tang Bo and said, "I'll go to the palace now. There are so many things to do, and it's hard work for Mr. Tang."
Tang Bo nodded. In the past two years, the political affairs hall also knew that you could not compete with You Miao, and gradually formed a system in which Sun Yu was less involved in political affairs, with You Miao as the main and Tang Bo as the auxiliary. At first, they still couldn't take this breath, but gradually they discovered that You Miao's temper was not too different from Sun Yu's. It has never been a dispute.
So they gradually accepted You Miao in the process, otherwise what can we do? It's hard, I can't play You Miao, Zhao Chao is covering his head, and there are people in the army. Impeaching him without finding his fault will only lead to more violent revenge.
You Miao sorted out the book and walked through the corridor, wanting to wait for Sun Yu to wake up, and then go to the court to see Zhao Chao after inquiring. He asked Mr. Sheng outside, and Sun Yu answered inside. Sun Yu got up.
Guess it didn't take long for You Miao to be startled by the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground.
"Sir!" You Miao shouted anxiously, pushed the door open, and this sound alarmed all the things in the front hall. Except for those who went home for the New Year, all the disciples threw away what they were doing and rushed towards Sun Yu's room in the backyard.
Sun Yu couldn't help twitching, and was carried back to the bed by You Miao. They were all stunned for a while without this incident. Tang Bo stabilized everyone after coming in and said, "Get out and open the windows!"
In winter, there is a stove in the room, which is very sultry. You Miao wakes up to not be stuffed by the fire, and hurriedly opens the window to ventilate, and fresh air pours in, which is better. Come, give Sun Yu a pulse, and open Sun Yu's eyelids to see that his face is white and terrifying.
"Stroke." That said in the middle of the matter: "Tell the palace quickly and find the imperial doctor to administer the needle. Once the blood is cleared, it will be fine."
Sun Yu's lips twitched and he grabbed You Miao's wrist. He wanted to command a sentence, but he couldn't say anything. You Miao was in a hurry and immediately said, "I'll enter the palace now."
You Miao rushed out of the backyard in the eyes of everyone, got on his horse, and rushed towards the palace.
This year is destined to be an unstoppable year. Sun Yu was so ill that he could not speak. Zhao Chao knew that this matter was no trivial matter. After waiting anxiously in the hospital for an hour, the imperial doctor couldn't give a definite answer after giving the needle, so he had to press it.
"The political affairs hall will be led by You Miao for the time being." Zhao Chao said: "The rest of the affairs are on schedule. Sun Shen knows that his condition has improved, so he came to inform me in time." The affairs of the political affairs hall, but gradually he discovered that Sun Yu had gradually let go. Today's political affairs hall, with him and without him, doesn't seem to be much different.
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Zhao Chao decreed that the front-line generals Li Zhifeng and Tang Hui should be transferred back, while Nie Dan was still stationed at the frontier. You Miao and Li Zhifeng have been separated for nearly a year, and I can't help thinking about it, but there are too many political facts after Sun Yu's illness, and he is too busy to leave.
On that day, when the Yangzhou army returned, the city of Mao was full of joy, and the people rushed out. Zhao Chao led his ministers to wait outside the city, but it was not Li Zhifeng who came back, but Nie Dan.
After Nie Dan won the battle, his face showed no joy. He dismounted and knelt down to salute Zhao Chao.
"I have left my office without permission, please punish Your Majesty." Nie Dan said.