"Wanyan Saili's head was shown to all the counties in Jingdong, and Jeju was definitely recovered. This shows that the information of this battle is true and reliable, and the results are outstanding and obvious. I would like to congratulate the emperor first!"
Unexpectedly, the first person to stand up at the meeting held in the wooden shed-the Political Affairs Hall that evening was the Prime Minister Wang Boyan. "If the emperor had not decided on Yingshang that day, established a foothold in Huaidian, and insisted on defending Shouzhou against all odds, and issued an edict on Bagong Mountain to explain the righteousness of resisting the Jin army and call on people all over the world to fight on their own land, how could we have such a great victory?"
"good!"
Wang Yuan, the commander of the Imperial Camp, followed closely behind him and flashed out from beside the brazier. "It is said that planning in the tent can lead to victory thousands of miles away... Commander Han annihilated the enemy at Juejianzhou, Commander Wang defeated the enemy at Xishi Valley, and General Zhang preemptively attacked Jin Wushu. In addition, the great victory of Liangshanpo this time was all due to your proper planning and skillful use of troops. And the previous destruction of Jin Wushu's floating bridge on the Huai River was personally commanded by your emperor. Throughout history, no one has ever used troops like this, not even Emperor Tang and Emperor Taizu of this dynasty! Your Majesty, the Great Song Dynasty has hope for revival!"
Zhao Jiu, who was sitting on the broken chair in front of the imperial tent, was slightly startled. The slight jealousy that had arisen before was actually dispelled by these two pieces of flattery... Of course, leaving aside the flattery that everyone loves to hear, and without the need for the recently atrophied Scholar Kobayashi to fill in the gaps, Zhao Jiu himself knew what these two were doing.
Over time, Emperor Zhao had a deeper understanding of these officials who had always been by his side. For example, Wang Boyan, Wang Yuan, and others, the so-called surrenderists, peace advocates, and Yangzhou faction, were actually only a small number of them, and were considered die-hards. Most of them were labeled just because they followed the crowd and were good at guessing the emperor's intentions.
The previous emperor Zhao Gou was determined to flee south and was afraid of the war of resistance. In order to keep up with the core, these people naturally had to transform themselves into the peace faction, the Yangzhou faction, and even the surrender faction. But the current emperor Zhao Jiu gritted his teeth and stayed in Huaidian. His determination to fight the war is clear as day, so these people naturally have to seize the opportunity and change their positions.
In fact, Zhao Jiu only found out a few days ago that Wang Boyan’s son was also captured by the Jin people when he was in Hebei. At that time, the Jin people also used this to threaten him, and he had more or less stood firm on his position.
But back to the present, the attitude of Wang Boyan and Wang Yuan, two people who had lost their power, naturally aroused the disdain of the civil and military officials.
However, Wang and Wang had a proper division of labor. Wang Boyan, as the second minister of the imperial court, was the first to discuss military affairs, which was not a problem. Moreover, he still retained the dignity of a prime minister in his words, and all the overly flattering words were said by Wang Yuan.
As for Wang Yuan, he is a military man. Is it a crime for him to flatter others?
So, everyone had to watch from the sidelines as these two people seized the initiative!
"Let's not talk about this for now," Zhao Jiu instinctively alerted himself to his strange mentality, and then asked, "The West Palace and the Imperial Camp are doing their job properly. Do you have any plans for the handling of this battle and the subsequent arrangements?"
"Your Majesty, this is within our duty, and we dare not neglect it." Wang Boyan came prepared. "First of all, the war is still tense, so we should first discuss the post-war arrangements..."
"How do you arrange it?"
"With their retreat cut off, Jin Wushu will certainly flee north, but given his powerful military, we must be careful to guard against them along the way... I think that Taiwei Yang should lead the troops and soldiers of the various military states and volunteers in the east of Beijing, deploy them properly, and then Zhang Jun and Han Shizhong should lead the troops to follow them. Only after they pass Mount Tai can we say that this battle is over."
"Well said."
Zhao Jiu nodded repeatedly, and had to admit that Wang Boyan was cautious.
"Thank you for your praise." Wang Boyan was so happy that he continued, "I have a plan for the arrangements and rewards after the withdrawal of the troops."
"Tell me."
"Looking at this war, the north and the south are actually one. Among them, Yang Weizhong, Han Shizhong, and Zhang Jun have made special contributions, so Han Shizhong should also be appointed as the envoy to re-establish his authority..." At this point, Wang Boyan paused for a moment before he became serious. "And the country is in danger, why not temporarily use military men as the governors? Let Zhang Jun establish Huaixi, Han Shizhong establish Huaidong, and then let Yang Weizhong stay in Nanjing (Shangqiu). At that time, the government will be in Shouzhou, and Liu Zhengyan, Ding Jin, Xin Daozong, Xin Xingzong, Wang De, Fu Qing, Zhang Jing, Qiao Zhongfu, Hu Yantong and other generals will be in front of the emperor. With the financial resources of Huainan and Southeast as the foundation behind him, he can directly control the two Huais and remotely control Tokyo and Nanjing. In this way, he can naturally control the overall situation and the restoration is in sight!"
As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the Thatched Cottage.
Of course there will be an uproar!
Amid the chaos, Scholar Kobayashi, who was standing under the wooden shed, sighed repeatedly in his heart.
You must know that this Yutang scholar saw clearly that what Wang Boyan said today was obviously planned for a long time, but he took the opportunity to throw it out by taking advantage of the great victory in Liangshan and the great victory in the artillery battle of Xiacai today.
But in just a few words, Wang Shuxiang revealed more than one huge plan:
First, a military official was appointed as a general... To be honest, this was the general trend. During the Jingkang period, a vassal state was established in Hebei, let alone now? The emperor had actually shown similar intentions before.
As for Han Shizhong establishing Huaidong and Zhang Jun establishing Huaixi, these were arrangements that had actually been made before the battle and could not be called shocking.
But, so to speak, this kind of words were spoken publicly for the first time, and it was said by a prime minister, so it was always a bit shocking.
Secondly, Wang Boyan killed many birds with one stone. He also took the opportunity to win over all the military officials in a dignified manner in the name of the Western Palace. How would Zhang Jun, the Chief Censor who guaranteed Han Shizhong, and Zhao Ding, the prefect of Shouzhou who was almost integrated with Zhang Jun in Caicheng, think?
Thirdly, this fellow actually appointed Yang Weizhong as the governor of Nanjing instead of the governor. Even though Yang Weizhong had extraordinary qualifications and had made special contributions this time, it was still shocking.
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