When everyone saw it, the person who came was the new Jiangnan West Road pacification envoy Zhang Shuo, and saw that he was sweating profusely, dusty, and looking very embarrassed. Where to chase fast, where to go fast, where to update the fastest? Please be sure. I saw her fall on the Golden Palace, and said: "Your Majesty, something is wrong, our army was defeated on the front line of Yanzhou, and now the Jin army has reached the city of Longxing Mansion with a warp." ”

As soon as Zhao Dian stood up, he was so frightened that he sat on the dragon chair again, and the other ministers were also shocked, and the situation suddenly took a turn for the worse?

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After sending Zhao Yueru away, Zhao Qianru immediately went to Yanzhou with the edict and sent the edict to the army. Two days later, Zhang said that Yanzhou took office, and after Yang Yan completed the handover with him, he and Zhao Qianru returned to Longxing Mansion.

At this time, the material backup that the Jin army had been waiting for was finally delivered, and Wan Yan Yong immediately ordered Wan Yan Changzhi and Po Sa to lead 70,000 troops each to counterattack the Song army in two ways. Wanyan Changzhi's army camped thirty miles outside Yanzhou. Zhang said that he didn't know the strength of the Jin army, and he was planning to be complacent and would fight a decisive battle with the Jin army the next day. That night, the Song army from all walks of life ignored Ben Buzhang and did not report it, so their respective leaders retreated. By the time Zhang said that at present, there were less than 1,000 people left in the entire city of Yanzhou.

Zhang said that he was so frightened that he hurriedly got on his horse and escaped from Yanzhou overnight, and finally left in time to not be caught by the Jin army. But Yanzhou was recaptured by the Jin army. Bi Zaiyu also led the army to withdraw to Raozhou, Meng Zongzheng also led his men to retreat to Chizhou, and the other Song armies gave up the state capital they had obtained and retreated until Longxing Mansion to stop their footing. Huizhou, Quzhou, Chun'an, Yiwu, Wuqi and other places were all reoccupied by the Jin army, and they returned to the situation before Yang Yan sent troops.

Zhang said that he saw it, and he didn't dare to go back to Longxing Mansion, so he hurriedly changed his route and fled all the way back to Tianlin Mansion. Crying to the emperor on the Golden Palace

The one of the several ruling ministers is not a human spirit, and after hearing it, they all understand that this rout must be caused by Yang Yan behind the scenes, in fact, it is to use the war situation to force the imperial court to regain its official position. But on the surface, this rout was not responsible for Yang Yan at all, because the official who was in charge of the overall situation in Yanzhou at that time said that it was Zhang.

But the middle and lower-level officials don't understand so many truths, in their opinion, it is the place that Yang Yan has recovered, and the result is lost by Zhang Shuoquan, which is better and which is worse, and the current situation can only be reversed by reactivating Yang Yan. Therefore, these officials immediately spoke one after another, saying that Zhang Shuo was overwhelmed by the heavy responsibility, and asked the emperor to immediately issue an edict to restore Yang Yan's official position, fight against the Jin army, and clean up the mess.

It turned out that after Zhao Qianru passed the edict of Yang Yanpi's dismissal to Yanzhou, it immediately caused an uproar in the army, and the generals and soldiers were unhappy with Yang Yan. For a time, the crowd was angry, and everyone was dissatisfied with the court.

Cao Xun said: "Big brother, what kind of edict is this from the imperial court?" Now that the Jin army is invading, all walks of life are defeated, only you can lead us to defeat the Jin army, and now that you have recovered so much lost territory, the court not only does not reward you, but still exempts you, what is the reason. After you are gone, who will be able to lead us in battle against the Jin army. Big brother, you must not go. ”

Liu Fuwu also responded immediately and said, "Yang Shuai, you must not go." ”

Wu Xi also said: "If Yang Shuai leaves, then the good situation we have worked so hard to create will no longer exist, so you must not leave here." ”

Gao Zhen said: "Anyway, I only listen to the eldest brother, and I will never listen to the order that Zhang said, if the eldest brother leaves, I will not do it." ”

Other generals also paid peace one after another: "Yang Shuai can't go, we only listen to Yang Shuai's orders." ”

Yang Yan also smiled bitterly, in fact, he was not full of resentment in his heart, he was completely loyal, and fought bloodily to protect the Jiangshan Society of the Great Song Dynasty, but he was dismissed in such an unknown way. Although Zhao Yan was also on guard against him before, once he activated it, he absolutely trusted him and would not use it to restrain him. But the current emperor Zhao Dan's approach is really chilling.

At the same time, Yang Yan also had another layer of heart, he knew that the victory he had won before was actually very false, and the strength of the Jin army had almost no loss, on the contrary, the Song army was now far away from Longxing Mansion, the battle line was elongated, and the pressure on logistics and supply was greater, and the difficulties naturally increased. And in Yang Yan's view, the Jin army will fight back sooner or later, if he sits here, he is confident that he can resist the counterattack of the Jin army, and in other words, he can only bury these hundreds of thousands of Song troops in vain. These hundreds of thousands of Song troops are the most elite men and horses in the Great Song Dynasty at present, and once they are buried here, I am afraid that this time the Great Song Dynasty will really have no hope.

That night, Yang Yan, Zhao Qianru, Cao Xun, Gao Zhen, Lai Wenzheng and others finally decided on such a method after a night of deliberation to force the imperial court to restore Yang Yan's official position.

In fact, according to Yang Yan's original plan, it was not to fight hard with the Jin army in Yanzhou, but to lure the Jin army to Longxing Mansion to fight again. It's just that things are forced to this point, but in order to maintain the morale of the people, the state capital obtained cannot be easily abandoned. Now it seems that it is the best choice to retreat back to Longxing Mansion without bearing the charge of defeating the army.

After the discussion was decided, Liu Fuwu, Zhang Shiyan, Wu Xi and others also expressed their support, and even Bi Zaiyu and Meng Zongzheng knew Yang Yan's plan to use troops in advance, so they agreed to this approach. Anyway, the law doesn't blame the people, so you can't replace all the generals.

Therefore, Yang Yan immediately arranged the retreat of the whole army, and as soon as Zhang said that as soon as he arrived, Yang Yan and Zhao Qianru would return to Longxing Mansion first. Cao Xun, Gao Zhen, Liu Fuwu, Zhang Shiyan, Wu Xi and others led their respective headquarters to retreat to Longxing Mansion, and Yang Yan was still in charge of the overall situation.

And because the Song army withdrew too quickly, even Wan Yan Changzhi was a little puzzled. After chasing until Xinzhou, he immediately stopped the men and horses, and the lord was afraid of being ambushed by the Song army, so he didn't dare to chase him anymore.

Within a few days, Tianlin Mansion sent Fan Chengda to Longxing Mansion to issue an edict to restore Yang Yan's position as the pacification envoy of Jiangnan West Road and the pacification envoy of Jiangnan East Road. and ordered Yang Yan to return to Tianlin Mansion to inquire about resisting the Jin army. Fan Chengda also brought a letter from Zhao Yueru, explaining the process of Yang Yan's reinstatement this time, because the rout of the Song army at Jiangnan East Road had caused tension in the imperial court, so he urgently ordered Yang Yan to go to Tianlin Mansion to inquire about the battle situation.

After the edict reached Longxing Mansion, the people and soldiers naturally liked it very much, and the generals also congratulated Yang Yan one after another, congratulating him on his reinstatement. However, after the official was reinstated, he immediately ordered Yang Yan to go to Tianlin Mansion, but he had to arouse everyone's suspicions, because although Yang Yan's actions before were not rebellious, they could be regarded as blackmailing the imperial court, but now Yang Yan has soldiers, food, money and land in his hands, if he stays in Longxing Mansion and does not move, the imperial court will not be able to help him, who knows if it is a conspiracy to deliberately send Yang Yan to Tianlin Mansion.

Therefore, Yang Yan first ordered someone to ceremoniously entertain Fan Chengda, and in the evening Yang Yan sent Fan Chengda to the pavilion to rest, and then gathered Zhao Qianru, Chen Liang, Lai Wenzheng, Cao Xun, Gao Zhen and others together to discuss whether to go to Tianlin Mansion or not. Cao Xun and Gao Zhen are Yang Yan's brothers who have been born and died for many years, and Chen Liang and Lai Wenzheng also have today's status by virtue of Yang Yan's recommendation.

Lai Wenzheng said: "Yang Shuai, I thought that at this time, it would be better for adults not to go to Tianlin Mansion first, just now that the Jin army is attacking, you can use the reason of military urgency as an excuse to refuse the imperial court, and after finding out the true intentions of the imperial court, it is not too late to make a decision." ”

Chen Liang said: "But if this time the imperial court really just ordered Yang Shuai to return to Beijing and inquire about the battle situation and had no other intentions, wouldn't Yang Shuai's excuse make the court suspicious?" I think the imperial court also knows the current situation, only Yang Shuai can save the situation, and the forbidden army of Tianlin Mansion is also in the hands of Yang Laojunwang, the imperial court may not have other intentions for adults? ”

Lai Wenzheng said: "I think that if the imperial court really has no other intentions, it should ask King Yang Laojun to write a letter at this time." ”

Chen Liang said: "I don't think so, if the court really has no suspicions, why let Yang Laojun write a letter, isn't it trying to cover up?" What's more, didn't Princess Yongan have a letter? In the next opinion, Yu Qing and Li adults should still go to Tianlin Mansion for a trip, but the heart of defense is indispensable, just be careful. "Princess Yong'an's concubine chose Yang Yan by the scriptures, and everyone knows about this matter now, so Chen Liang thinks that Zhao Yueru's letter is enough to prove that this time the court is just a normal edict, and it is not wrong.

Yang Yan listened and nodded slightly, he really didn't doubt Zhao Yueru's letter.

Zhao Qianru said: "Although there is a letter from my sister, we can't trust it easily. The last time the court didn't beat my sister to come to Longxing Mansion first, it was just to ask, but as soon as my sister left, the official family issued an edict to remove the horse from his official position. ”

Chen Liang also felt that it made sense when he heard it. Yang Yan smiled bitterly: "Then whether to go or not to go." ”

Zhao Qianru said: "Mr. Chen's words are also reasonable, and the imperial court may not have other intentions now?" If you don't go, it will make the court suspicious, and it will also go against my sister's intention to write this letter. However, since we are going, we must be fully prepared, we can bring more men and horses, so that even if the court is prepared to be unfavorable to the horses, it will not dare to attack easily. ”

Chen Liang nodded and said, "The princess's words are reasonable, but I am afraid that taking the army to Tianlin Mansion will make the court think that the lord is threatening with heavy troops." It's better to negotiate a foolproof plan. ”

Lai Wenzheng said: "This is also easy to do, adults can bring a small number of people and horses for the Ming, and choose another will bring a large group of people and horses to accompany them secretly, after arriving at Tianlin Mansion, they will be stationed outside the city, anyway, this time to Tianlin Mansion is only a few days of effort, no one will know, once something happens, you can respond to adults." ”

Chen Liang listened and said, "Mr. Lai's method is good. It is considered feasible below. ”

Yang Yan nodded and said, "Then it's decided." Saying that, he stood up, walked slowly, and said with a wry smile: "I didn't expect that I have always been loyal to the country, and I asked myself if I had never done anything like Ren He was sorry for the Great Song Dynasty, and now I would become like this." ”

When the others heard this, they also felt uncomfortable in their hearts, and persuaded Yang Yan a few more words before they went back to rest.