"Is it hard that the situation has really reached such a crisis?" Zhao Gou also asked a little blankly.

Zhao Tuan said: "It was the incompetence of the sons and daughters that caused the Great Song Dynasty to suffer a catastrophe." alarmed the Taishang, it was really the sin of the sons. Even if the son dies, it will be difficult to ......"

Zhao Gou waved his hand and said, "It's useless to talk about these things now, you say, what are you going to do next?"

Zhao Tuan said: "Now that the Jin soldiers are in the city, and the Lin'an garrison is empty, Erchen wants to ask Taishang to temporarily take Tanzhou, take refuge for a while, and then return to Lin'an after he defeats the Jin people in the future." ”

After returning to the palace from Yu Yunwen's mansion, the autumn rain still kept falling, but the continuous autumn rain could not stop the news from reaching Lin'an, and Zhao Tuan immediately received two more news, one is that Wei Sheng's reinforcements have arrived and are stationed near Wukang County in the northwest of Lin'an Prefecture. Li Bao's fleet was also temporarily anchored in Jinshan on standby. The other is the Jin army's fleet to the Yangtze River estuary in Jiaxing Province to dock, after the Jin army landed, the same day to capture Jiangwan County, now divided into two routes, all the way to take Pingjiang Mansion, all the way to Jiaxing Mansion. At the same time, Liu Bao also received an order and began to prepare for a retreat.

Zhao Tuan immediately recruited Chen Junqing, Han Yanzhi, Yang Yizhong, Li Dao and others, and first explained Yu Yunwen's anti-gold strategy to them. Chen Junqing, Han Yanzhi and others also felt that Yu Yunwen's strategy was very feasible, in order to block the Jin army, but also to buy time for the retreat from Lin'an, Chen Junqing, Han Yanzhi, Yang Yizhong, Li Dao and others also worked out a defense plan to defend the Jin army with Taihu Lake as the boundary and divided into north and south roads. The South Road takes Chongde as the core and is deployed in Shimen, Soolin, Chang'an Town, Wudun Town and other places, and the North Road is centered on Huzhou and is deployed in Wucheng, Gui'an, Bian Mountain, Changxing and other places.

After Zhao Tuan saw the defense plan they formulated, he immediately approved it, and immediately issued an order, ordering Wei Sheng to lead the people's army of the headquarters to temporarily garrison Huzhou, and after Liu Bao's men and horses were withdrawn, he handed over the command to Liu Bao to pay for the defense of the North Road, and Zhao Yueru led the selection of the front army, the selection of the front army, the Youyi army, and the four armies of the Shenyong army, totaling more than 26,000 people. Stationed in Chongde. At the same time, he ordered Li Bao to lead the fleet south and join the naval army of Quang Nam.

After arranging the defense, Zhao Tuan personally went to Deshou Palace, saw the Emperor Zhao Gou, and asked Zhao Gou to leave Lin'an as soon as possible.

After listening to this, Zhao Gou was silent for a while before he said, "Is it so difficult that you can't make peace with the Jin people again?" ”

Zhao Tuan shook his head and said, "At this point, does Taishang think that the Jin people will reopen the road of peace with my Great Song Dynasty?" ”

Zhao Gou sighed softly, he naturally knew that even if it was to negotiate peace, it must have the strength to be used as capital. The success of the Shaoxing Peace Conference was due to the fact that the Great Song Dynasty thwarted the southern invasion of the Jin people for two consecutive years in the tenth and eleventh years of Shaoxing, which made the Jin State feel powerless to eliminate the Southern Song Dynasty, so it decided to negotiate peace with the Song Dynasty. And the current situation, it is obvious that the Jin State wants to destroy the Great Song Dynasty in one fell swoop, and now it is approaching the city with its troops, and in this case, to negotiate peace with the Jin State will only end up in the Jingkang period, the second emperor was captured, and the country was ruined.

Therefore, Zhao Gou nodded and said, "When are you going to leave Lin'an?" ”

Zhao Tuan said: "Although Erchen is incompetent, he also knows that the 'Son of Heaven Died Sheji' is the king of the Great Song Dynasty, and he should defend Lin'an to the death and never take a step back." If you are lucky enough to hold Lin'an, it is the Great Song Dynasty that is not exhausted, and Emperor Taizu Taizong protects you. If you can't keep Lin'an, when the city is broken, the sons will die to martyr the country, in order to tell the spirits of the ancestors and ancestors in the sky. ”

Zhao Gou was stunned and said, "What? ”

Zhao Tuan continued: "It's just that it's not a pity that the son of the minister died, but in order to continue the imperial lineage of the Great Song Dynasty, please leave Lin'an as soon as possible, fortunately drive Tanzhou, and take refuge for a while." If the son of the minister to the martyrdom, then please the prince as the king, I have been in the Song Dynasty for more than 200 years, has always ruled the world with benevolence, will be blessed by the Song Dynasty, the fate should not be extinct, there must be a time to return to Lin'an. ”

Zhao Gou was speechless for a while. Zhao Tuan got up and knelt down for Zhao Gou, and said: "Erchen is grateful for being too thick, I'm afraid that there will be no retribution in this life, I only want to repay in the next life, just ask Taishang to prepare early and leave Lin'an." As he spoke, he bowed to Zhao Gou four times, and then got up and left Deokshou Palace.

Coming out of Deoksugung Palace, Zhao Yan found that the autumn rain that had been falling for several days had stopped at some point, and the long-lost sunshine also emerged from behind the dark clouds. When he returned to his palace, Han Yan rushed to report to Zhao Yan that Yang Yan had rushed back to Lin'an. When Zhao Yan heard this, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly issued an order to summon Yang Yan into the pair.

It turned out that after receiving the order from Lin'an, Yang Yan left the army in Guangnan, slowly prepared, and rushed back to Lin'an with Liu Fuwu and Ma Junsi Xuanfeng Army, and received a messenger urging him to return quickly on the way, only then did he know that the Jin army had been raided from the sea, and Li Bao's army was defeated, so Yang Yan immediately ordered a hurry, one day and one night, more than 350 miles, tired of more than 20 war horses, and finally rushed back to Lin'an, but the whole army had already been tired and tired. As soon as Yang Yan arrived in Lin'an, he had just settled down and didn't even return to the mansion, so he was taken straight to the palace and went to meet Zhao Tuan.

After seeing that the ceremony was finished, Zhao Tuan gave Yang Yan a flat body. Looking at the young man in front of him who was only in his early twenties, but now that at least half of the fate of Da Song was in his hands, Zhao Tuan couldn't tell what it was like in his heart.

Since Yang Yan became famous, although he has made a big fuss in court and robbed people, on the whole, he is still very loyal to Da Song and conscientious, and his achievements far exceed the normal performance of his current age. This time, he was the first to predict that the Jin army would attack the Great Song Dynasty from the sea, and when the Great Song Dynasty was in the most crisis, he rushed back to Lin'an non-stop, and it could be seen from the mud he was covered in mud and the dust on his face that he was eager to rush back to Lin'an, so Zhao Tuan also felt quite relieved in his heart.

But it is precisely because of this ability and merit that far exceeds normal age that Zhao Tuan always feels like a knot in his heart that cannot be resolved. If it is still peaceful and prosperous, it will be fine, but now it is almost the time of the chaos of the Song Dynasty, and it is often easier to produce heroes in troubled times, whether Yang Yan wants to be a hero or not, but it is undeniable that Yang Yan does have the ability and strength to become a hero now.

Zhao Tuan sighed secretly in his heart, everything he could arrange was arranged by the scriptures, and the future affairs were not something he could predict and control, whether the Great Song Dynasty still had the number of qi, then he could only resign himself to fate.

Zhao Tuan coughed lightly and said, "Yang Yan, you know the current situation." ”

Yang Yan said: "Back to Your Majesty, the previous situation, the envoys who sent the order all told the ministers, but I don't know what new changes there are in the current situation. ”

Zhao Tuan smiled bitterly and said: "The Jin army has landed at the mouth of the Yangtze River in Jiaxing Mansion, according to the news received today, this Jin army is led by Wanyan Changzhi, and now it has captured Pingjiang Mansion and Jiaxing Mansion with Jingjing, and is now attacking Chongde from Jiaxing Mansion, Liu Bao and Wei Sheng led the army back to help, and Haizhou, Chuzhou, Gaoyou Army, Yangzhou, and Zhenjiang Mansion were all lost, and the Jin Army has crossed the Yangtze River in Zhenjiang, all the way south, and attacked Huzhou along Taihu Lake. That's the way the situation is. ”

Yang Yan was also taken aback, he didn't expect that in just a few days, the situation would become like this, and even Zhenjiang Mansion was lost. Of course, he didn't know that Zhenjiang Mansion was deliberately given up by the imperial court, but now was not the time to ask for details, so he immediately said: "May I ask Your Majesty, how does the imperial court arrange to resist the Jin army now." ”

Zhao Tuan said: "I ordered Liu Bao and Wei Sheng to garrison Huzhou to block the Jin army from the south of Zhenjiang Mansion, and ordered Princess Yong'an to garrison Chongde to resist Wanyan Changzhi." ”

Yang Yan's whole body was shocked, and he let out an "ah" and said, "Princess Yong'an? ”

Zhao Tuan smiled bitterly: "There is no general in the court, so I have to let her lead the troops to fight, so you came back just in time, now is the time when there is a shortage of people, do you think it is appropriate for you to defend which side now?" ”

Yang Yan said without thinking: "Chongde." ”

"Oh?" The corners of Zhao Tuan's mouth flashed a smile, and said, "Why Chongde, not Huzhou?" ”

Yang Yan thought for a while and said: "Huzhou is guarded by Liu Dutong and Wei Tong, both of them are veteran generals who have been on the battlefield for a long time, and there should be no big problem, so the minister should go to Chongde to garrison, not to mention that it is Wanyan Changzhi who attacks Chongde, this person's martial arts and military skills are outstanding, only the ministers ......" Speaking of this, Yang Yan stopped, because he found that if he continued to speak, he was suspected of boasting.

Zhao Tuan smiled slightly and said, "Are these reasons?" Is there no other reason? ”

Yang Yan was stunned, and he didn't understand what Zhao Tuan meant. Zhao Tuan continued: "Do you dare to say that there is no fate of Liuniang in this?" ”

Yang Yan's body trembled, and said, "Your Majesty, this ......" was speechless for a while.

Zhao Tuan couldn't help laughing when he saw his dumbfounded appearance. Yang Yan faintly felt as if something was going to happen, but he didn't dare to think about it. In fact, he has long been aware of his feelings for Zhao Yueru, but he knows that Zhao Yueru is a royal princess, and marriage is not up to him, especially after marrying Zhao Qianru, he understands that the two are destined to have no chance in this life, so he buries this feeling in his heart, and usually talks about Zhao Yueru with Zhao Qianru, and tries his best to get rid of it, and he doesn't want to talk about it. But I don't understand why Zhao Tuan wants to pull himself and Zhao Yueru together now.

At this time, Zhao Tuan stopped laughing, sighed again, and said: "Actually, when you went to Guangnan for the second time and Jiu Niang entered the palace to leave, you told the queen about the matter between the three of you, and the queen told me again. I hope that I can fulfill you, so that you can have a lover and become a family together. Saying that, Zhao Tuan shook his head again, and said, "I didn't expect that there would be such a complicated matter between the three of you, and I really don't understand, why do my two daughters have a soft spot for you?" ”

Yang Yan is not a thin-skinned person, but at this time, he can't help but feel that his face is feverish, and even the roots of his ears are hot. /