Chapter 224 Shaanxi People
Zhao Jiu did not lead the army in person immediately after entrusting his son to the care of others at Yiyou Gate. In fact, after ensuring the loyalty and action of the central government by entrusting his son to the care of others, he first convened a comprehensive court meeting, clearly put forward the strategic goal of protecting Guanzhong at all costs, and then required the entire court to exert all its action capabilities to ensure military operations.
Of course, the most important thing is to make certain military arrangements before the emperor leads the army in person.
As a passive defender, how to deploy troops is always a huge problem... After thinking about it, it is almost the same as the last response. Zhang Jun needs to defend the Huai River and Jingdong, and Yue Fei needs to go to Kaifeng Prefecture to confront the Jin army in Daming Prefecture head-on. Otherwise, what will happen if the 40,000 to 50,000 troops of the Eastern Army gathered in Daming Prefecture go south?
The troops that can be dispatched in the short term seem to be the same ones as last time, and the number of these troops and the speed at which they gather in Guanzhong have already been fully known by Wanyan Loushi through the last strategic reconnaissance... This is an open conspiracy, an unavoidable open conspiracy, and the horror of Wanyan Loushi has begun to show.
Of course, neither Zhao Jiu nor the entire Song Dynasty court could sit idly by and wait for death.
Therefore, as Emperor Zhao officially set out on his journey west after the grand court meeting, the order for the rear army of the southeastern imperial camp to march north was immediately issued. At the same time, the court in Guanxi, Central Plains, Lianghuai, and even in Bashu and the southeast region also issued rewards for recruiting "righteous armies" and "civilian armies", offering official ranks, titles, and places in imperial students to encourage the wealthy and powerful to contribute people, effort, and money.
These were the contents of the court reports that Liang Jiaying, a fellow Jinshi who followed the army, read out a few days ago.
As for the first day of April, which came now, Secretary Liang saw the arrival of the Jinwu banner and the emperor and the imperial guards went straight into the camp. He reported his identity and completed the handover. He still received the task of reading the newspaper from his classmate, the Jinshi official Yu Yunwen... In Yu Yunwen's words, the emperor had explained more than once that this was the most important job of the Jinshi who followed the army, and no one was allowed to neglect or misinterpret it... But when Secretary Liang received today's report, he just took a quick look at it and was stunned on the spot, then dizzy and panicked.
However, this time it was not because Guangzhou Jiayingzi was inexperienced. Those serious scholars who accompanied the emperor directly were all frightened. Some shed tears on the spot, some were terrified, some beat their chests and stamped their feet, and some even wanted to break into the emperor's tent, but they were stopped by the imperial guards who were well prepared.
There was no other reason. This time, the official report directly recorded the event of Emperor Zhao entrusting his son to the care of others at Yiyou Gate!
The article was written by the person involved, Yu Yunwen, the attendant, and then submitted to his old friend Hu Quan for editing. Except for the part where he scolded the Emperor Taishang Daojun, all the rest was included... Faced with such a serious political event with strong emotional overtones that concerned the foundation and destiny of the country, it was normal for these young political elites to have such reactions.
They didn't even know that this supplement had caused chaos in the Imperial College when the students were copying the court reports. Fortunately, Chen Gongfu, the Imperial College's chief priest, had some courage and led the Imperial College's guards to block the gate physically, otherwise these students might have burned down the house of the Emperor's uncle Zhao, knowing that Emperor Zhao had already gone to war the day before!
As for the extremely innocent family of Grand Secretary Zhao Huangshu, they immediately demolished their own front door after receiving the news two or three days earlier. Then, several sons of the family slept in the yard all day and all night in the midst of mosquitoes and dew, and did not dare to return to their rooms.
However, returning to the present, after venting their emotions, everyone was speechless again - with a war approaching and the emperor determined to do this, what could a minister do?
So, after a while of commotion, the group of Jinshi who followed the army had no choice but to take their own attitudes and read the court reports to the officers in the army... The imperial squad was different from other squads, because there were so many civil officials and scholars accompanying the emperor, so it was a real "Jinshi entering the capital", and every soldier had to read it out.
"Sir, forgive me for being blunt, but is this really useful?"
As summer approaches, the sky darkens more and more slowly. At the central army tent, the Privy Councilor Liu Ziyu, who was accompanying the army, looked through the open tent door for a long time. As soon as he turned back, he couldn't help but speak to Emperor Zhao, who was standing in the dark and also watching the situation outside with his hands behind his back. "The matter of entrusting an orphan to someone else is related to the foundation of the country. If this kind of thing is put in the court newspaper and let the officials, scholars, and students know about it, it will be a bit scary. As for ordinary soldiers... sufficient military pay, clear rewards and punishments, and a combination of kindness and severity will be enough. Telling them these things, they may not understand what righteousness is!"
Qu Duan, who was in the tent with him, sneered instinctively and was about to mock, but when he saw the official nearby stopped watching after hearing the sound, he forced himself to hold it back.
"What Liu Qing said is absolutely right."
Unexpectedly, Zhao Jiu turned back to his seat with his hands behind his back and did not directly refute the other party. "If you want soldiers to obey you, the most fundamental things are the supply of military pay, rewards and punishments, and grace and authority. Without these, it is ridiculous to use empty words to influence the soldiers... But since the establishment of the Imperial Camp, the court can be said to have devoted all its efforts to support the soldiers and guarantee military pay. Although there are still many drawbacks and chaos, it is really impossible to do more in this regard for the time being. It is also a helpless move to boost morale before the battle."
Seeing the official turn around, several guards in the tent immediately lit candles. Liu Ziyu also lowered the wide tent door with his own hands and then turned around.
"As for whether the soldiers understand the righteousness?" Zhao Jiu continued to smile as he spread out the map. "Do they understand? It's best if they can, but it doesn't matter if they don't. Everyone is fighting for their lives, and we can't let the military scholars sit idle. As long as one out of a hundred can understand, it will be worth the effort of these scholars to talk for a few days."
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