A Homecoming1

At the end of the lunar month, it was close to the end of the year, and after the Northern Expedition, the four years of the Great Song Dynasty were finally about to pass.

However, at this time, there was no trace of the festive atmosphere of the New Year in the Lin'an Palace, although at this time the Jin Dynasty in the north stopped fighting, but the Manichaeism in the south had an intensifying momentum. No one thought that in less than half a year since the beginning of the Manichaean rebellion, not only had they occupied most of the Guangnan West Road, but also the Guangnan East Road had also been affected, and even Guangzhou had almost been lost. The court also sent the Sanya Forbidden Army to conquer and suppress, but there was no progress.

Not only that, Guangnan even aroused the prying eyes of neighboring countries, on December 18, the king of Jiaozhi Li Tianzuo sent a letter of state to the Great Song Dynasty, saying: Manichaean rebellion, has affected Jiaozhi, the border of the Great Song Dynasty, Jiaozhi in order to protect the territory and the people, willing to send troops to help the Great Song Dynasty quell the chaos.

After the Great Song Dynasty received the letter of state, there was also a lot of discussion, some ministers thought that they could borrow the soldiers of Jiaozhi to deal with Manichaeism, and some strongly opposed it. Zhao Tuan did not dare to underestimate it, and hurriedly summoned the ministers of Zaifu to discuss how to reply to Jiaozhi and how to calm the turmoil in the south.

Yu Yunwen first said: "Borrowing troops to level the Kou is harmful and unprofitable. If Manichaeism is in turmoil, trampling on the two wides, and the force cannot be controlled, and the desire to fake his hands on the barbarians, it is suitable for the world to laugh. What's more, Jiaozhi has been peeking at the land of the Great Song Dynasty for a long time, and there was a large-scale invasion during the Xining period, so it is necessary to guard against it. According to the minister's opinion, Jiaozhi is now called helping the army to quell the chaos, which is actually the two vast places of the Great Song Dynasty, if it is opened by a momentary benefit, it will be a disaster and ten times the chaos of Manichaeism. In the matter of Guangnan today, we should choose another elite soldier and fierce general, and then carry out the conquest, begging and dismissing the soldiers of Jiaozhi, so as not to suffer in the future. ”

Han Yanzhi also said: "Although Jiaozhi is a small country, it has always been insatiable, and the minister heard that Jiaozhi is secretly helping Gao Jianming, the powerful minister of Dali, to rebel in Dali. Now I want to get involved in the land of the Great Song Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, so I can only refuse with strict words, and take the military as a warning. It is really impossible to form a foreign aid, otherwise there will be no peace in the south of my Great Song Dynasty, and I hope Your Majesty will think twice. ”

Zhao Tuan nodded and said: "What the two secretaries said is very true, but it is easy to refuse it with strict words, but if the letter of state arrives, the country of Jiaozhi will send troops to invade the territory, or collude with Manichaeism, how can this be good?"

Han Yan said straightly: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, the Jiaozhi country is small and weak, at this time is trying its best to help Gao Jianming seize the throne of Dali, and there is absolutely no strength to invade the Great Song Dynasty for the time being. ”

Zhao Tuan frowned and said, "The former court has sent Wu Gong to lead the men and horses of the infantry military division to the south to conquer and suppress, but not only did it work to no avail, but it made the rebels more and more powerful. Now among my Great Song Dynasty, there are few people who are stronger than Wu Gong, if even Wu Gong can't quell the rebellion, then who else can be sent? Could it be that Li Xianzhong is going to be transferred to Quang Nam?"

Liang Kejia said: "Li Xianzhong guards Jiankang Mansion, which is also an important place, although the north and south have withdrawn the army, but the Jin people may invade the south again at any time, and they must be guarded again, how can Li Xianzhong move lightly." In Yichen's opinion, it is better to choose one person from Beijing to go to the conquest. ”

Zhao Tuan said: "If you choose a general from Beijing, then only Yang Yi will be selected." ”

Yu Yunwen said: "Your Majesty, the king of Yangjun is nearly seventy years old, if he is in the middle of the dispatch and command, the strategy is acceptable, if he wants to lead the army to go out and quell the chaos and destroy the Kou, it will be a little difficult to do so." What's more, the climate in the south is very hot, and there are many miasma diseases, and at least half of the reason for Wu Gong's defeat this time is that he is sick and can't be a director, and he should be a young and strong general. ”

Zhao Tuan smiled bitterly: "That's right, so who else can use it?"

At this time, Long Dayuan came out and said: "Your Majesty, even if this is the case, the minister thinks that the deputy commander of the front division of the palace, and Li Dao, the envoy of the Qingyuan Army, is competent, I don't know what Your Majesty thinks?" ”

Zhao Tuan listened, but he sank and said, "Li Dao?"

Long Dayuan said: "Li Daocai is over fifty years old, just in the prime of life, and now he is the deputy commander of the palace department, and in his early years, he also served as the commander of the imperial garrison of Xiangyang Mansion, and he has been in charge of the army for many years, and he knows the military aircraft well, and in the thirty-first year of Shaoxing (1161), there was a great victory in Cihu, and he was one of the thirteen military exploits of Zhongxing. ”

It turned out that since the defeat of Wu Gong's army, Li Dao had expressed to Long Dayuan that he intended to lead the army to conquer Manichaeism, and asked Long Dayuan to have the opportunity to recommend himself in front of the emperor. Therefore, when Zhao Tuan asked today, Long Dayuan recommended Li Dao to Zhao Tuan.

Zhao Tuan still frowned, stood up and walked a few steps, glanced at the others, and said, "Everyone, what do you think of Li Dao?"

Yu Yunwen immediately stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that using Li Dao may not be able to quell the rebellion in Guangnan, but will make a mistake. ”

Long Dayuan was a little displeased, he recommended Li Dao as well, on the one hand, it was because of his good friendship with Li Dao, on the other hand, if Li Dao was really enabled, then Long Dayuan, as the recommender, would be responsible for all the scheduling matters of Li Dao's rebellion in the court, this was a great opportunity to grasp the real power, and once Li Dao succeeded in quelling the chaos, Long Dayuan also had the merit of recommendation, and he could be promoted to prime minister. Therefore, seeing Yu Yunwen's objections, Long Dayuan said: "Xianggong Yu, if Li Dao is not suitable, then who do you think you can appoint?"

Yu Yunwen hesitated for a moment and said, "The minister thinks Yang Yan is more suitable." ”

When Zhao Tuan heard this, he was also stunned, and said, "Yang Yan?" Yang Yan's contribution in Guangnan Fan Chengda wrote in great detail in the recital sent back to Lin'an, and Zhao Tuan also looked at the world in detail, to be honest, Yang Yan's performance and achievements in Guangnan far exceeded Zhao Tuan's expectations. Zhao Tuan was very satisfied with this, and he had planned to wait for Yang Yan to come back and immediately resume his official position. And also decided that the next time he sent troops to recruit Guangnan again, he would definitely reuse Yang Yan. However, Zhao Tuan never thought that he would use Yang Yan as the chief general of the rebellious army, and Yu Yunwen's sudden mention made Zhao Tuan feel very surprised.

Appointing Yang Yan as the chief general of the rebellion is just a preliminary idea of Yu Yunwen, in fact, Yu Yunwen does not have much bottom of this prediction, he originally planned to wait for Yang Yan to come back, and after talking to Yang Yan first, he was making a decision, but now Long Dayuan took the lead in mentioning it and using Li Dao as a general, for fear that Zhao Tuan would agree to lower it, so he also proposed Yang Yan first.

Sure enough, as soon as he mentioned Yang Yan's name, Long Dayuan sneered and said, "Xianggong Yu, how old is Yang Yan, how can he be a general, your statement is really ridiculous." ”

Listening to Long Dayuan's words, Yu Yunwen just smiled slightly, and said: "Your Majesty, although Yang Yan is young, he is well versed in the art of war, good at knowing fighters, and is beyond the reach of ordinary generals.

Zhao Tuan's brows furrowed even tighter, and he kept pacing back and forth, thinking carefully about Yu Yunwen's words. What Yu Yunwen said just now is not bad, but with Yang Yan appointed like this, Zhao Tuan is still not at ease in his heart, Yang Yan is well versed in the art of war and is familiar with the situation in Guangnan, but this time the rebellion is not a simple matter, and it cannot be solved by fighting. Yang Yan Bijing is still too old, and in addition to leading the army to fight, he has not enough experience in other aspects. However, for Li Dao, Zhao Tuan did not think that he was a suitable candidate, so Zhao Tuan hesitated and could not decide for a while.

Long Dayuan was about to speak and argue a few words, when Yu Yunwenji said again: "Your Majesty, pacifying the south is a major matter, and it should not be hastily decided, but fortunately, there is no rush at this time." We can reply to the cochin and reject its heart first. After receiving the report, Wu Gong and Yang Yan will return to Lin'an from Guangnan Hui tomorrow, and His Majesty will summon them to the right before visiting, and listen to their opinions. ”

Zhao Tuan nodded, anyway, even if he sent troops again, he would have to wait until after the Chinese New Year, and there would still be time to study. Yu Yunwen also said a way, and said: "Then according to Yu Qing's play, I will order Li Dao to write a notebook, and wait for Yang Yan to come back." ”

Yu Yunwen heard Zhao Tuan say this, so he was relieved, in fact, there was still a bill in his heart that had not been proposed, that is, to enable Han Yanzhi to go to pacify Guangnan. Han Yanzhi is a general, he is also proficient in the art of war, and he also has a wealth of administrative management skills, so he is the most suitable candidate. However, if this bill is not forced to do so, Yu Yunwen will not put it forward, because among the current ruling ministers in the DPRK, Shi Hao and Long Dayuan are in the same party, Liang Kejia and Hong Shi's ideas are the same, only Han Yanzhi and his own opinions are different, if Han Yanzhi is transferred out of Lin'an at this time, he will inevitably be a little lonely in the DPRK, and many propositions will not be able to be done.

Yang Yan will return to Lin'an tomorrow, and Yu Yunwen can only silently wish in his heart, hoping that Yang Yan can take on this task.

Tomorrow is the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, the folk New Year.

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The New Year is coming, and every household in Lin'an City is putting up lanterns at the door to welcome the New Year. The street is crowded, the two sides can be seen everywhere that has not yet been built up the flower mountain, the color shed, men, women and children have gone to the street to buy New Year's goods, the small merchants and hawkers are desperately shouting and buying, and it is very lively. From time to time, there are also several teams of colorful jugglers dressed up, and circus performers will walk by, sometimes stopping to play a few times, which can also win the onlookers and trigger bursts of cheers. This scene is much more lively than in Guangzhou.

Gu Xueping sat on the horse, looking at the street with great interest, looking left and right with a pair of eyes, she couldn't be busy. Starling couldn't help but sigh: "Lin'an is really lively." ”

Yang Quan, who was leading the way in front, turned around and smiled: "Miss Gu, today is the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, it is a small year, and it will be much more lively to come out to play on the evening of the thirtieth night." ”

Early this morning, Yang Yan and Wu Gong arrived outside Lin'an City. Yang Quan was already waiting outside the city to pick him up. So Yang Yan said goodbye to Wu Gong and took Tie Chenglin and Gu Xueping to follow Yang Quan home. Tie Chenglin and Gu Xueping are both coming to Lin'an for the first time, on the occasion of the New Year, the two of them see everything fresh along the way, Tie Chenglin is okay, but Gu Xueping keeps asking this and that, talking non-stop. In fact, Yang Yan didn't stay in Lin'an for a long time, and only Yang Quan could answer many questions.

But today happens to be a small year, and the tassel followed Yang Yizhong and Mrs. Yang to the suburban grange to worship her ancestors yesterday, and she will come back tomorrow, and she won't see her today. Yang Yan was slightly disappointed in his heart, but another thought involuntarily came out of his heart: What was Zhao Qianru doing at this time? How is she now? Does she know I'm back?

After returning to Lin'an, he and Zhao Qianru were in the same city again, and the distance between the two seemed to be much closer, but it still seemed so far away. "Will I still be able to see her?" Thinking of this, Yang Yan shook his head with a wry smile, "What can I do if I see it?"

"The bun is loose and loose,

Leaden Hua is lightly made up

The green smoke and verdant fog cover is light.

The flying floc is uncertain.

Seeing each other as if not seeing,

How ruthless is affection.

After the sheng song dispersed, the wine first woke up.

The moon in the deep courtyard is quiet. ”

In the Washe fences on both sides of the street, the sound music of silk and bamboo reached Yang Yan's ears. Yang Yan's heart trembled slightly, this is a poem filled in by Sima Guang, the famous minister of the previous dynasty. Beauty] is a phrase often sung in the Vasher Hook column.

Yang Yan had also heard this poem before, and he still felt funny at the time, Sima Guang's character was solemn, even if he was the prime minister at the end, the people called Sima Xianggong, but he has always been known for being rigorous, fair, and eccentric, and he would actually fill in such a fragrant and lingering little order. Even at that time, there were many who did not believe. But when Yang Yan heard it at this time, he had another taste in his heart. He silently recited in his heart: "If you don't see each other, how ruthless is affection." "I can't help but be a little stupid.

Just when Yang Yan was in a trance, he suddenly heard Yang Quandao: "We have arrived." ”

I wish you all a happy new year, all the best, and all the best.

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