14. War Report

On May 21, it rained heavily in Bianliang.

The war is coming.

The expedited documents at the border gate flew to the capital like snowflakes. The officials who entered the court were simply busy. They had not been idle since they got up in the morning. The messengers between the Central Book Province and the Privy Council were even more flying to pass on the official documents.

Lv Yijian was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He trotted all the way into the palace. He didn't care about being soaked by the heavy rain and went straight to the Chongzheng Hall.

Chongzheng Hall.

As soon as the two rolling curtain eunuchs put away the rain curtain, Lv Yijian arrived and broke in. He didn't see anyone at the door clearly. He only felt that his eyes were dazzling and almost fell down.

Fortunately, his elbow was held by someone. Only then did Lv Yijian come to his senses and took a fixed look at the father-in-law Lan Yuanzhen, who was on duty in Chongzheng Hall today.

"Lv Xianggong, are you all right? These little bastards bumped into their prime minister, which was simply rebellious. After a while, I asked someone to beat him on the 20 boards to vent his anger for you." Lan Yuan helped Lv Yijian up with a smile and stared at the unlucky little eunuch.

Lv Yijian didn't have the heart to care about this with him. She just said, "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. This little thing is nothing. Well, you can do whatever you should do. There is still something urgent to ask your majesty. I won't accompany you!"

After Lv Yijian got up, he came to the hall a few steps and was about to give a salute. He suddenly saw that Du Yan, the secret secretary, was more miserable than him. His whole body was soaked, his face was pale, and his teeth trembled!

"Lord Du, what are you?" Lv Yijian looked at him with tears and laughter and didn't know what to say.

"Hey, don't mention it. The rain just now is bigger than now. Your Majesty hasn't arrived yet." Du Yan turned around helplessly and found that Lv Yijian also looked like a drowned chicken. He couldn't help laughing and said, "Lv Xiang, you are also unstoppable!"

"Each other!" Lv Yijian and Du Yan looked at each other and smiled, and the intention in his heart was self-evident.

They all want to take the opportunity to show their performance in front of your majesty. The more they are, the more they have to let your majesty know that they are loyal, in the face of danger, and have evidence to advance and retreat.

Just as Lv Yijian and Du Yan were chatting in the Chongzheng Hall, Renzong woke up drowsily.

asked, "How long has Lord Du been here!"

Empress Cao said softly, "Within less than a ray of incense, your majesty, don't worry. Let me rub your temples for you, and you won't feel dizzy."

"Okay, okay!"

While silently enjoying the gentle and considerate service of Empress Cao, Renzong considered the direction of the war. Didn't it be recorded in the history books that the battle of Song and Liao ended when his father Zhenzong? In the first year of Jingde, the Liao army made a big attack. Song and Liao fought in Changzhou for more than three months, and the two sides suffered countless deaths and injuries. The emperor personally committed suicide. In danger, in the head of the city of Changzhou, our army's morale was greatly boosted and repelled the attack of the Liao soldiers several times. In order to end the war as soon as possible, Xiao Tariin, the commander of Liao, visited the woods outside the city of Changzhou in person and wanted to secretly explore our terrain to find a way to break the city. Unexpectedly, it was a sneak attack against our assassin.

In the history book, it is recorded that Xiao Tarin was killed by the Song army, but he didn't know that it was a mistake and was killed by the Jianghu people of the Song Dynasty, not the real soldiers. I'm afraid only the old ministers in the court know this.

Thinking of this, Renzong laughed knowingly. Empress Cao asked him, "Your Majesty, why are you laughing!"

Renzong said, "I laugh at the absurdity of historians!"

"They are old and young, and they know how to make trouble all day long. It's no wonder that it's not ridiculous!" Empress Cao used a little force, and Renzong said, which scared Empress Cao to stop quickly and asked, "Is my concubine hurting your majesty?"

"No, no, the queen's strength is just right, and I shouted comfortably."

"Your Majesty, why do you really worry about those trivial things all day long and let the ministers do it? When you have nothing to do, you can accompany your concubine to enjoy flowers, look at the moon, fish, and the telescope in the imperial garden is really interesting!" Empress Cao helped Renzong rub his temples again.

"I'm free, I'm free..."

Renzong gently hugged Queen Cao's plump waist and thought of another thing. Suddenly, he sat up and wondered, "Has it really changed?"

"What has changed?" Empress Cao asked puzzledly.

"Weather, the weather has changed" Renzong deliberately changed the topic. He didn't want Empress Cao to know what was on her mind.

After two columns of incense, Renzong came to the Chongzheng Hall.

Seeing that Lv Yijian and Du Yan's faces were pale and trembling, they couldn't help laughing and comforting them, "The two Qing family have worked hard. I know what you are going to do!"

"Your Majesty" Du Yan hurriedly stepped forward and replied in high spirits, "Hebei's slight appeasement made Jia Chang send news to Lord Jia. Liao soldiers were frequently mobilized at the border gates. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were stationed in the new city opposite Xiongzhou alone. This is what the business traveler saw with their own eyes. It can't be fake. The Baoding army in Bazhou also confirmed this matter. The Guangxin Army and the Ansu Army also found the movement of the Liao soldiers on the other side of the Juma River. It was of great importance. As soon as I received the letter from Lord Jia, I did not dare to enter the palace for a moment to report this matter to your majesty. Please make a ruling!"

"This matter..." Renzong lengthen the voice, thought for a moment, and then issued the imperial edict, and the Duke of Lu Wang Deyi. He immediately set off to Hejian Mansion to cooperate with Lord Jia's training and deployment of troops, and deterrence if necessary!"

"Your Majesty, Wang Deyong, the Duke of Lu, took office in Kaidefu, Qianzhou. These firearms are used to defend the capital. Once they are taken away, the northern barrier will be less helpful. Now that the inventory of Xiangfu firearms is insufficient, Li Xian has written to the court half a month ago," Du Yan said.

"Where are the firearms made by the Xiangfu musket workshop? Didn't Fubi give it to Sansi Caoyun to Qianzhou last month? There is no need to worry about it for the time being," Renzong said firmly.

"Your Majesty, if the war is restarted, the Liao soldiers can arrive in Chenzhou in an instant. It is inevitable that the people sitting in Chenzhou must have both virtue and talent. According to the opinion of the ministers, it is not necessary for the old country." Du Yan continued to persuade Renzong, hoping that it can be implemented in accordance with the plan previously formulated by the Privy Council.

"Chenzhou is the last line of defense in my dynasty. I have decided that a famous general like the old prince must be used on the front line. As for the people guarding Changzhou, if there is no suitable candidate in the Privy Council, I think Shi Yuansun can let him make contributions. If he loses again, tell him not to come back to see me." Renzong said a sentence On Du Yan's mouth, Lv Yijian laughed at Du Yan's stupidity and had to force His Majesty to say something.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I'm at your command!" Du Yan had no choice but to bow deeply, and the personnel appointment on the northern front came to an end for the time being.

Next, Lv Yi said briefly, "Your Majesty, I have something to play!"

"Lv Xiang, if you have something to say, don't be polite!" Renzong leaned gently on the dragon chair and felt a little sore.

"Yes, Your Majesty"

Lv Yijian took out an urgent letter from the sleeve cage and asked the internal servant to submit it to Renzong, and then slowly said, "The Jeju Maitreya religion has been eliminated, and there are also a group of rebellious thieves in Yizhou. The leader of this group of thieves is called Wang Lun, who is the head of the tiger-winged pawn responsible for catching the thieves in Yizhou. I don't know why he killed Dang. Zhu Jin, the local inspector, fortunately, Fang Datong, the magistrate found this group of anti-thieves in time, but they did not succeed. In order to calm down the thieves as soon as possible, the magistrate Fang Datong sent a lot of people to chase and suppress them. Unexpectedly, this group of thieves had long robbed the armor warehouse in Yizhou. The soldiers of Fang Datong, the excellent magistrate, could not help them. Fang Datong had to send a messenger on the road overnight and reported the chaos of Wang Lun's group to Ying Tianfu. After receiving this letter, Ming Hao, the governor of Ying Tianfu, quickly sent Fu Yongji, the inspector of Ying Tianfu, to lead a thousand troops to Yizhou to suppress it. Unexpectedly, the thief was too strong. There were more than 500 people. The inspector Fu Yongji chased the thief along the way. He kept chasing from Yizhou all the way east to Mizhou, but there was an ambush in the middle of the road. The army lost more than half of the army. The thief narrowly escaped and went south along the coast. I guess he went to Haizhou..."