"The second thing," Zong Ze continued, pointing at the pile of documents on the table. "These decrees are everywhere. You must have seen them, right?"
"I have seen them!" Yue Fei continued to answer straightforwardly. "The messengers going to Hebei could not get through at all. They were all stopped in Huazhou. I have seen many of them in the army, but I don't know if they are all there?"
"It doesn't matter." Zong Ze shook his head. "What do you think?"
"It's always a good thing!" Yue Fei was still very frank. "To recover Hebei, it will not be accomplished overnight. We need hundreds of thousands of troops to defeat the enemy's main force. To accomplish this, we need hundreds of thousands of elite troops. It will be impossible unless the government steps in, sets such a determination and strategy, and gathers the full strength of the southeast, Jingxiang, Bashu, Guanzhong, and even Lianghuai and Central Plains!"
Zong Ze hesitated to speak, but just shook his head: "These are a bit far-fetched, let's just talk about one of them today..."
"But will you lead the troops to Shouzhou to defend the emperor?" Yue Fei instinctively looked back at the direction of the outer door. "Otherwise, there is no need for Ma Zichong to come here. Everyone in the garrison knows that Ma Zichong is here to see the emperor."
"That's right." Zong Ze sighed. "Although the frontline is difficult, the government still has to provide support. Otherwise, if something unexpected happens, it will be like the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. By then, not only will it be difficult to see the great unification of our ancestors, but we may even see a Jurchen emperor. You and my descendants will all have to wear left-side lapels!"
"You absolutely cannot do that!" Yue Pengju narrowed his eyes and answered instinctively. "Recently, more and more people have fled from Hebei because the situation there has become increasingly unbearable due to the Jurchens!"
"Let's not talk about this," Zong Ze pursed his lips again. "As long as you understand what I mean, go back and have a good rest. When the weapons are delivered tomorrow, you can lead the troops. There is also a memorial on the table, which advises the emperor to return to Tokyo to fight the Northern Expedition. You should also take it with you..."
"Sir," Yue Pengju couldn't help himself again. "It seems that Dongjing can stop the Jurchen soldiers, and the battle in Huazhou and Baimajin is also fierce, but in fact, the Jin army's original intention is to sweep Hebei, not to cross the river to advance. The third prince of Jin, Erliduo, went south at this time, more like to clean up for the fourth prince, Wushu, and did not cross the river. The so-called Huazhou crossing the river is only 20,000 to 30,000 troops. We have more than 100,000 people and dozens of troops. It's still hard to fight in turns. How can we let the emperor come here again? If the emperor comes here, I'm afraid he will attract the Jin army from the east and west to the city of Dongjing. What can we use to resist then?"
"Is that so?" Zong Ze didn't want to discuss this matter with Yue Fei, so he just pretended. "Send it over. The emperor is blocked in Shouzhou and can't get through... Ninety-nine percent of the time, he still has to go to Yangzhou, so you go to the king to rescue him."
Yue Fei had no choice but to stuff the note back into his sleeve, tie up his cuffs with a leather belt, and then bow to say goodbye... However, as soon as he raised his hand, he suddenly remembered something:
"Eun Xiang said there were three things before. Is there one thing that he didn't make clear?"
"Oh, yes!"
Zong Ze also suddenly realized what was going on, but he simply took off his fur coat, turned over and climbed onto the couch, rummaging around in the corner for a long time, then took out a box, and then turned around and waved. "Pengju, come up to the couch, I'll show you a treasure! I almost forgot!"
Yue Fei was speechless for a moment and did not step forward.
PS: It’s basically confirmed, and it will be on the shelves early next month. And I saw that the investment really made everyone’s money back… I feel a sense of pride.
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