Zhao Gou nodded and said, "Okay, Yang Yizhong is a minister, and his two sons are now also ministers of the court, and now even his grandson has made meritorious contributions." Three generations of a family will be important ministers of the court, which can be described as a prominent moment. ”

Zhao Tuan was a little stunned and said, "Taishang, don't you think this is wrong?" ”

Zhao Gou shook his head and said: "Yang Yizhong is talented, loyal, filial piety and bravery, and he has been in and out for forty years, and he is an absolutely reliable minister. Although his two sons relied on their father's favor, they also had merit, and it is not an exaggeration. This time, Yang Yan went deep into the Golden Realm for thousands of miles with thousands of people, and was born and died, also to understand the siege of the official family. Even if it is an official and a knight, it should be done. However, in this way, the three generations of the Yang family will become important ministers of the court, and it is inevitable that they will be jealous. The lesson of Di Xiangwu back then must be guarded against. What is even more terrible is to force them down the path of having to do the opposite. ”

Zhao Tuan nodded silently, Di Xiangwu is Di Qing. He was the most capable general of the Song Dynasty before Yue Fei. And as a military general, but as a privy envoy, there was an uproar in the government and the opposition, and even the famous ministers Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan were worried that Di Qing might be a great master and usurp the throne. And it is rumored that Di Qing's family has strange lights at night, and the dog's head is horned. As a result, Di Qing died of depression.

Zhao Gou said: "As an emperor, you must not only make good use of the minister, be good at preventing the minister, but also protect the minister." I made Qin Hui kill Yue Fei back then, so as to make a big mistake. You must not make the same mistake again. But remember, they must not be placed in an environment where they can rebel. ”

As he spoke, he sighed again and said, "In fact, the way of being a king is also the way of a courtier. It was because I felt that I was unable to make an envoy that I gave up the Northern Expedition. If you don't have the way of a courtier, you don't have to waste your time. ”

Zhao Tuan gave Zhao Gou a deep look and said, "Taishang has taught, and the sons have been taught." ”

Zhao Gou said again: "After the end of this Northern Expedition, I am afraid that the Song and Jin countries will not use troops on a large scale for several years. I think it's better to negotiate peace with Jin Guo first, and it is not too late to wait until my Great Song soldiers are well fed and ready to go on the Northern Expedition. ”

Zhao Tuan thought for a while, and finally nodded and said, "It's okay, if the conditions of the Jin Kingdom are appropriate, as Taishang said, there is nothing wrong with negotiating peace." ”

Zhao Gou nodded and said, "Okay, what I said to you today is all from the bottom of my heart, and that's all I say." In the future, I will never interfere in your affairs. The officials should do it themselves. Go ahead. ”

Zhao Tuan gave Zhao Gou a deep look and said, "Erchen has retired." Only then did he withdraw from Deoksugung Palace.

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June 28, the fourth year of Song Qiandao (1167), not time.

At this time, many people had gathered in the ten-mile long pavilion outside Lin'an City.

Because Yijing had received news in advance that the expeditionary force would arrive in Lin'an this afternoon, just after noon, people gathered in the long pavilion and waited for the expeditionary force to return. Most of the people who came were the families of the soldiers who participated in the expeditionary force this time, some of them were senior members of the DPRK and China, and some were ordinary people, just to see the legendary heroes. All of them are facing the north and looking forward to it.

Even Yang Yizhong took Yang Chaoguang, Yang Chaoliang and Yang Changpeng to greet Yang Yan in person. At this time, they were sitting in the long pavilion, and they were accompanied by Zhang Jun's two sons: Zhang Yan and Zhang Fang. After Zhang Jun returned to Lin'an, his condition did not improve, and he was bedridden, so he had to send his two sons this time. Zhang Yan is the Xuanfu Sidu Governor's Mansion Writing Machine Yiwen, in addition to the Zhimi Pavilion, is a master of science with Zhu Xi, Lu Jiuyuan, and Lu Jiuming; Zhang Fang is a direct bachelor of Longtu Pavilion and knows Lin'an Mansion. Yun is an important position in the DPRK and China.

Also in the long pavilion were the eunuchs from the palace who greeted the princess, led by the father-in-law Cao An Cao, whom Yang Yan knew. Yu Yunwen proclaimed Sichuan, leaving only his youngest son Yu Hangsun at home. However, he already knew the news of his brother's death in battle, and he came to receive the spirit in a filial piety robe.

At this time, suddenly a horse on the avenue rushed to him, and the knight on the horse said loudly: "Here they are, here they are." ”

There was a commotion in the crowd. Even Yang Yizhong couldn't help but stand up and look around. I saw that in the afterglow of the setting sun, I saw a figure shaking in the distance, getting closer and closer, and sure enough, a team of people appeared.

It was indeed Yang Yan's expeditionary force that came. They arrived in Haizhou on June 19 and received an edict from the emperor, and Yang Yan immediately returned to Lin'an with all the remaining soldiers of the expeditionary force, and met with the emperor diligently. Therefore, they only rested in Haizhou for two days, and sent the coffins of Wang Shilong, Zhang Rong, Dong Cheng, Zhu Zhen and other four people back to their respective homes for burial, and only returned to Lin'an with Yu Gongliang's coffin. On the way back, many soldiers died of their injuries, and at this time, there were only 2,753 people left in the expeditionary force plus Yang Yan, of which 241 were disabled for life and could no longer serve as soldiers.

Before they reached the long pavilion, Yang Yan and the others saw that the front was already full of people standing under black pressure. Cao Xun stuck out his tongue and said, "Are these people here to greet us, there are so many!" ”

Before he could finish his words, the families of the soldiers standing outside the pavilion saw the procession coming, and they all rushed up to shout for their loved ones. At this time, the soldiers of the expeditionary force also couldn't help but stand on their own to greet them, and each looked for their own families. The whole team stopped at once, and the cries and shouts erupted, and immediately there was chaos.

Seeing this, Yang Yan also sighed and did not stop him. Looking back at Cao Xun, Gao Zhen, Zhang Shiyan and others, and some soldiers standing behind him without moving, he said, "Your family is probably here too, go and meet them." ”

The soldiers let out a burst of cheers and rushed into the crowd to look for their families, only Liu Fuwu, Xin Qiji, Wei Chang and less than a hundred soldiers did not move, because they all had no relatives in Lin'an.

Yang Yan shook his head and was about to speak, when he suddenly heard someone calling him, and when he looked closely, it was Yang An, the head of the Yang family. He angrily parted the crowd, came to Yang Yan's horse and said, "Young Master Yan, I have found you." Come with me, the old prince, and the eldest and second masters are waiting for you in the long pavilion! ”

Yang Yan was stunned, but he didn't expect his grandfather and uncle to come to pick him up, so he hurriedly jumped off Hai Dongqing and followed Yang An to the long pavilion. Seeing Yang Yizhong, Yang Yan immediately knelt on the ground, Yang Yizhong rushed to pull him up, and said, "Okay, you came back safely." His voice choked up. He has always been ashamed of Yang Chaohui's death, so he has always had a trace of debt to Yang Yan, and his attention to him is far above that of other grandsons.

Then Yang Yan went to see the two uncles again, and Yang Chaoguang and Yang Chaoliang also said a few words of encouragement. Yang Changpeng couldn't help it, came over and hugged Yang Yan, and said, "Brother Yan, you're back, it's really good, it's great." "In the Yang family, except for Yang Yizhong, it's just Yang Changpeng who is the best for Yang Yan. At this moment, the true feelings between the brothers were revealed, and even the corners of Yang Yanye's eyes couldn't help but get a little wet.

Later, Yang Yizhong introduced Yang Yan to Zhang Yan and Zhang Fang's brothers. Yang Yan knew that he was Zhang Jun's son, so he did the gift of the juniors. Zhang Yan and Zhang Fang brothers also said a few polite words. Zhang Yan said: "Actually, my father wanted to come in person to meet the system, but unfortunately my father has been sick since he returned to Lin'an, so he had to entrust our two brothers to come on his behalf." ”

After Yang Yan arrived in Haizhou, he also learned about Zhang Jun's illness, and said: "The two adults please greet Duke Wei on behalf of Yang Yan, and after the matter is completed, I will definitely go to the house in person to visit Duke Wei." ”

Zhang Yan said: "Yang Tong's intentions, I must tell my father in the future, you come back from a long journey, or rest for a few more days, my father's illness is not a big problem, you just need to recuperate for a while." ”

At this time, the father-in-law Cao squeezed into the long pavilion from the crowd and said to Yang Yan: "Yang Tong, the two princesses are about to drive back to the palace now, and they specially called our family to come and say a word." ”

Yang Yan was stunned for a moment, he actually forgot about them. When I looked back, I saw that the princess's car was slowly leaving. Yang Yan chased out of the long pavilion, only to see the curtain of a car opened, revealing Zhao Qianru's delicate face, smiling at himself, and beckoning.

Gonggong Cao also followed, and said with a smile: "The princess told our family, it is not easy for the soldiers to get together with their families this time, so they will not spare the soldiers." However, tomorrow morning, the emperor will summon Yang Tongzhi and the generals in the Chongzheng Palace, but don't be late! Let's say goodbye first. As he spoke, he arched his hand to Yang Yan and chased the car away.

Yang Yan watched the car drive away, only to find that the long pavilion was chaotic for several miles. Parents call out to their sons, wives to their husbands, and children to their fathers. Those who found their relatives were crying and laughing together, and those who were not found were still crawling in the crowd, crying when they knew that their relatives were dead. Yang Yan's scalp was numb: Why did he forget everything as soon as he came back, is he still a qualified commander?

At this time, Xin Qiji, Liu Fuwu, and Wei Chang squeezed over, and first went to Changting to meet Yang Yizhong, Zhang Yan, and Zhang Fang's brothers, and then Xin Qiji said to Yang Yan: "Yang Tong, you go home with Yang Junwang first." Here we deal with it. ”