February 1171, the second year of the Great Song Dynasty.

After the New Year, everything recovered, although it was warm and cold, but it still couldn't stop the spring from melting. After the Jin army retreated and the two kings competed for the throne, after nearly half a year, the Great Song Dynasty finally recovered a peaceful and stable situation from the war. After the beginning of spring, the people have hoeed the ground and turned the plow,

Planting seedlings and planting seeds, hoping for a good harvest this year.

Although the scale and time of this time are much smaller than the wars experienced by the Great Song Dynasty in the 11361137 years of Jingkang and the 11371140 years of Jianyan, the crisis faced by the Great Song Dynasty this time is not inferior to the previous wars.

In just over a year, not only was there a critical situation in which the Jin army invaded and the two capitals were lost, but also the Great Song Dynasty changed four emperors before and after, and even in nearly nine months, the two monarchs stood side by side, and the sun and the moon were suspended. If it was at any time before, it is very likely to evolve into the chaotic situation of the Five Dynasties period in which decades of rejection and constant wars were uninterrupted.

The Great Song Dynasty not only did not appear divided and divided, but was able to restore the unity of the country in less than a year, not only repelled the Jin army, but also forced the Jin State to sign a basically reciprocal peace treaty, which cannot but be said to be an extremely rare thing, and people of insight in the world were all relieved.

Although the new emperor Zhao Chen was young, he also sat firmly on the throne because of this. Moreover, because compared with the previous emperors, he rarely had a firm determination to fight the main battle, and his aggressive attitude in Jiankang was extremely determined, and his tough attitude in the peace talks won the praise of most of the courtiers and scholars. Many people are even praying to the heavens in private, celebrating that the Great Song Dynasty has finally produced a promising Ming Jun, recovering the lost land, and returning the capital to Tokyo, which seems to have hope.

After the world is stable, it is natural to be rewarded for meritorious deeds. Zhao Chen first posthumously presented his father Zhao Jue as the king of Huai'an, respected his mother Zhou as the queen mother, and Zhao Yueru and Zhao Qianru were also promoted to the eldest princess.

Among the ministers of the court, Chen Junqing and Liang Kejia are the left and right servants who shoot the same Zhongmen Pingzhangshi, and Shi Hao and Hong Shi are still the governors. Han Yanzhi was also officially promoted from the Privy Council to the Privy Council, and Liu Heng was also promoted to the Privy Council's Deputy Privy Council, and these six ministers were all ruling ministers. The other six Jiuqing have hardly changed, but each of them has been upgraded by one level accordingly.

And this time to defeat the Jin army, the generals made a lot of meritorious contributions. As a result, he received more rewards. Among the several military generals who took charge of the situation and made great contributions, Yang Yizhong led Wusheng, Chongxin, and Zhaohua to make the three towns of Jiedu, plus the young master, and presented the three divisions of the opening of the palace, and he was still the commander of the front division of the palace. Li Xianzhong led the envoys of Xuande and Baoning two towns, presented the three divisions of the Fuyi and the same three divisions, and was promoted to the Duke of Weiguo, and served as the envoy of the two Huai to guard the border of the two Huai. Li Bao led the envoys of Ninghai and Ningjiang towns, was crowned as a lieutenant, and his title was promoted to Zheng Guogong, and he served as the envoy of Jinghu North Road and Jingxi Road, presiding over the defense of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Chen Min turned to the envoy of the Zhongwu Army, the title of the founding prince of Qiyang County, and was still the commander of the Ma Jun Division. Qi Fang was the envoy of the Tiande Army and was promoted to the commander of the infantry army. Wang Yannai was the Xuanfu envoy of Sichuan, in charge of the defense of the northwest.

Other generals Zhongbi was awarded the title of Wugang Army Chengxuan, Meng Zongzheng was awarded the Hanyang Army Chengxuan, Cao Xun and Gao Zhen were all awarded the title of Zhongshou Doctor, Liu Fuwu, Zhang Shiyan was awarded the title of Zhongwei Doctor, Li Gongzuo, Qi Dazhu, Wei Jiao, Yang Juyuan, Li Haoyi, Zhou Hong and others also had their own rewards, and were assigned to various places to garrison.

And Yang Yan was also changed from the Qingyuan Military Festival Envoy to the Chongning Military Festival Envoy, and the title was also promoted from the founding candidate of Wuchang County to the founding prince of Wuchang County, and a fictitious title of inspector major and a fictitious title of General Zuo Jin Wuwei. and rewarded 600 households with food and 300 households. At the same time, Yang Yan's father Yang Chaohui was posthumously appointed as the envoy of An** Jiedu and Wu Guogong, and his mother Wan Ruju was the wife of Wu Guo. His wife Tassel was named the Jun of Chu County, and together with Yan Rui, he was also named the Jun of Qingyuan County.

Although the festival envoy is only a fictitious title, generally speaking, once he is sealed, he will not easily transfer to the town. And once he is appointed as the envoy of the town, it is a reward after receiving the envoy of the festival, and it is often regarded as a great honor. The inspector Shaobao and General Zuo Jin Wuwei are both from the second rank, and the founding prince of the county is also from the second rank.

And after the initial decision of the right court, Ma had another big matter in front of the court. That is the issue of assisting Dali in recovering the country.

Gao Jianming, who fled to Jiaozhi last year, led the army back to Dali, killing Duan Xingzhi, the monarch of Dali, and in April, the remnants of Dali defected to the Great Song Dynasty under the leadership of Liu Renxian, hoping that the Great Song Dynasty could send a rescue army to recruit Gao Jianming. But at that time, Da Song was still too busy to take care of himself, and he had time to take care of Dali's affairs. Liu Renxian and other Dali relics had to stay temporarily in the Great Song Dynasty. Later, Liu Renxian also joined the Song army, followed Yang Yan to fight abroad, and also made a lot of meritorious contributions.

Moreover, Yang Yan and Zhao Qianru both knew that Liu Renxian and Duan Yanzhu, the princess of Dali, were originally a couple, but in order to save the aid of the Song Dynasty, Dali gave Duan Yanzhu to Zhao Dan, who was still the prince at the time, as a concubine, and the two were forcibly separated. It was only after Zhao Dian died that Yang Yan and Zhao Qianru planned to try to make the two reunite. After suing Zhao Chen, Zhao Chen also expressed deep sympathy and agreed to their approach.

After the Great Song Dynasty was settled, it was immediately necessary to handle the funeral of the two ancestors, and Zhao Yanji was posthumously named Emperor Chengxiao of Zhewen Shenwu, and the temple name was Xiaozong, and he was buried in Yongfu Mausoleum. Then he posthumously called Zhao Dian as the emperor of Xianren Shengzhe Cixiao, and the temple name was Guangzong. Buried in Yongchong Mausoleum. Before Zhao Dian was buried, Duan Yanzhu pretended to commit suicide by taking poison and was buried with Zhao Den. In fact, he was secretly rescued, released from the palace, changed his name and surname, and reunited with Liu Renxian.

However, on the point of whether to send troops to help Dali restore the country, most of the courtiers believed that the current Great Song Dynasty had just recovered, and the national strength was insufficient, and Dali was thousands of miles away from Jiankang Mansion, and the supply of money and food was far away, and Gao Jianming still had Jiaozhi support behind him, so it was not appropriate to send troops at this time. Some ministers even believe that Dali will not die in the country, and it has nothing to do with the Great Song Dynasty, and it should not be taken care of. Although a small number of far-sighted ministers, such as Chen Junqing, Han Yanzhi, Liu Heng and others, believed that Dali was a vassal of the Great Song Dynasty and that the Great Song Dynasty had the obligation to rescue them, they should at least wait for a year or two later, when the national strength of the Great Song Dynasty recovered, and it was not too late to send troops.

But only Yang Yan insisted that the Great Song Dynasty should send troops to aid Dali. The reason is that although Dali is small, it is located between Zhizhi and Tubo, and its position in the southwest of the Great Song Dynasty is too important. Because Jiaozhi and Tubo had always had ambitions for the southwestern territory of the Great Song Dynasty, they were only divided by Dali and could not form an effective alliance. Once Ren Dali is occupied by Gao Jianming, it is equivalent to bordering Zhizhi with Tubo, and it is very likely to form a three-country alliance of Zhizhizhi, Dali, and Tubo, and even the four-nation alliance that can also add Xixia, so that the western Xinjiang of the Great Song Dynasty will never be peaceful.

Although Gao Jianming occupies Dali, after all, his foothold is not stable, and there are not many people under him, just a rabble, so he is not to be afraid. The Great Song Dynasty also had the righteous name of helping Dali restore the country, and Liu Renxian was the guide, and after repelling the Jin army, the morale of the Song army was flourishing, and most of the people who went out of Sichuan also had to return to Sichuan to garrison. Therefore, Yang Yan believed that only by selecting 40,000 or 50,000 elite men and horses from the army in Huichuan, Gao Jianming could be pacified and Dali restored within three or five months.

Although the Great Song Dynasty has just been restored, it is currently supported by the tariff revenue of the coastal city of Guangdong, and there is no shortage of money for the time being, and Dali is close to Sichuan, and the supply of grain and grass can also be supplied to Sichuan, which can also reduce the consumption of the road. At the same time, sending troops now is just right to avoid the hot summer, and the time is also conducive to the Great Song Dynasty.

Jiaozhi only secretly assisted Gao Jianming this time, and did not directly send troops, which can be seen because Jiaozhi was defeated miserably in World War I, and he was still afraid of the Great Song Dynasty, so he did not dare to blatantly send troops to Dali, if the Great Song Dynasty sent troops, Jiaozhi may not dare to rescue Gao Jianming. Therefore, the Great Song Dynasty should immediately send troops at this time, and quickly defeat Gao Jianming with lightning speed, so as to deter Jiaozhi and Tubo.

On the contrary, if you wait until one or two years later, Gao Jianming will definitely gain a firm foothold in Dali, and it is very likely that he will form an alliance with Jiaozhi and Tubo, and then it will be too late to send troops. Although the Great Song Dynasty is now in ruins, it can still support the use of troops on such a scale. Therefore, even if we grit our teeth now and insist on fighting another war, although it is difficult for a while, it can ensure the peace of the southwest border for more than ten years, and it is worth it.

Because Yang Yan was the chief general who aided Dali for the first time, and he had also fought with the Jiaozhi people, the ministers did not dare to despise his opinions. After listening to Yang Yan's clarification, Han Yanzhi and Liu Heng, two chief and deputy privy envoys who understand military affairs, also changed their views and agreed with Yang Yan's decision. After repeated thinking, Chen Junqing also agreed to send troops. Therefore, Zhao Chen also immediately issued an order to send troops to help Dali restore the country.

In the selection of the main general of the army, Yang Yan originally decided to personally lead the army to help Dali restore the country. But now that Da Song has just settled down, Zhao Chen is still young after all, and he also needs Yang Yan by his side to feel at ease. And Yang Yizhong also believes that Yang Yan's achievements in the battle of the Song Dynasty are too great, and it is better to stay in Jiankang Mansion in the short term, and it is not appropriate to lead the army to fight again.

At the same time, Yang Yan and Zhao Yueru have to get married, the marriage between the two has already been decided, just because of the invasion of the Jin Army, it has been delayed and robbed, and now Zhao Yueru is over twenty-four years old, in the Great Song Dynasty, she has already passed the age when a woman should get married, and she really can't delay it anymore. So I had to do it. Finally, after Yang Yan's recommendation, Bi Zaiyu was the main general, and Cao Xun, who was seriously injured in the first battle of Lishui, was the deputy general and sent troops to Dali.

In this battle, the Sichuan army mobilized a total of 120,000 troops, in addition to the dead and stayed in Jianghuai garrison, a total of about 70,000 soldiers returned to Sichuan, from which 45,000 men and horses were selected. Yang Yan led Liu Fuwu to lead 2,000 cavalry troops to fight with Bi Zaiyu, and at the same time transferred 200 elephant troops to him to go to Dali together.

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