However, it is also a fact that the weather is hot, and now in Zhong Ziang's opinion, the Song army really does not dare to fight with the Manichaean army, even if it will not be able to capture the city for a while and a half, and now it is indeed too hot to fight, so why let the soldiers continue to suffer, and it will cost money and food. Therefore, Zhong Ziang decided to adopt Chen Ziming's opinion and withdraw troops to escape the summer.

When the news of the Manichaean withdrawal reached Jingjiang Mansion, Yang Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that this arrangement had finally worked, and the Manichaean army finally began to slack off again.

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After sending off the eunuch who passed the decree, Yang Yan returned to the Yamen of the Imperial Envoy, and Zhao Qianru was waiting for him. At this time, the two of them were the only ones in the house.

Zhao Qianru said: "It is said that Chen Yichao's crime is enough to be beheaded, why did you still let him go." ”

Yang Yan said: "The purpose of my punishment is to deter the whole army, and I will never dare to disobey the general's order in the future, and now that this goal has been achieved, why do I have to kill Chen Yichao?" Chen Yichao, although he is a little conceited and a little extreme, but he is not a bad person, and he is indeed a brave general, expelled him from the camp and expelled from the army, so he killed him like this, I really can't bear to do it, he will definitely have a chance in the future, I just hope that this time I can teach him a lesson. ”

Zhao Qianru got up and walked to the window, and said, "If the holy decree is not for you to continue to refuse, but to start an army, what will you do?" ”

Yang Yan was stunned for a moment before he said: "I will not send troops, I will continue to garrison, and write to the imperial court to insist on my proposition." If ......"

Zhao Qianru interrupted him and said, "If the imperial court still insists that you go to war, would you rather resign or be dismissed by the imperial court?"

Yang Yan paused, and finally nodded and said, "Yes, because my assertion is correct, I must insist." ”

Zhao Qianru turned around and said, "Is it true that things in the world are only right and wrong?" You think that your strategy is correct, then Chen Yichao doesn't think that his proposition is right, before the final result comes out, in fact, everyone will think that their decision is the most correct, if the official really gives an order to you to fight, then it must show that he thinks that the war is the most correct. ”

Yang Yan smiled bitterly and said, "Don't make things so complicated, okay, just say it directly, do you think that if the emperor decrees that I should fight, I should fight?" ”

Zhao Qianru nodded and said with a smile: "Actually, that's what I'm going to say, but although you are usually easy-going, sometimes you are stubborn, once you recognize something, the nine cows can't pull it back, and I don't know that sometimes you have to choose compromise when you should compromise." ”

Yang Yan was stunned for a moment and said, "Compromise? ”

Zhao Qianru said: "You tell me, if you choose to start a war with Manichaeism now, what will be the result?" Will you lose?"

Yang Yan thought about it seriously for a while, and then said: "How can it be that it is not enough, now the forbidden army of the Ma Military Division has adapted to the climate of Guangnan, and the training of the Guangxi army has also begun to bear fruit, if I command it, if I start a war with the Manichaeism now, of course I will not lose, and I will win a few battles at the beginning, but after the Manichaean army is prepared, it will become a back-and-forth war for the fight for one city and one place, and if you want to quell this rebellion, it will be protracted, and it is not enough to work hard without three or five years." But if you change to someone else, this result is difficult to say. However, if the strategy I have determined can be used at most, the situation in Quang Nam can be reversed within one year at most, and within three years, the Manichaean influence in Quang Nam can be basically and completely eliminated, and the imperial court will be given a stable and stable Quang Nam. ”

Zhao Qianru also smiled bitterly and said: "Maybe your current strategy is the most correct, but sometimes not the most correct strategy is the best choice, what if the imperial court really needs to use a victory to inspire people?" What if you need a win to secure your position? ”

Her face gradually became serious, "You may not care about the position of the Guangxi envoy, but have you thought about it, as long as you are still in this position, as you said, even if it takes a little more time, you can calm Guangnan." But once you resign or are dismissed by the imperial court, what if someone else comes to quell the chaos? What to do in Quang Nam? What about the people of Quang Nam? What about Da Song? Have you ever wondered? ”

Yang Yan was stunned for a long time, and then remembered what Yu Yun had said to himself before he came to Guangnan last year: "The old man is not tired of power, so why don't you want to leave. It's just that even though I can be alone when I'm gone, what good will it do to the country? Now the Jin people are still eyeing the north, and there are rebellions in the south, and friends in the court are fighting for power and profit. State affairs are not impossible, the old man is in the court, and he can also do something beneficial for the country and restrain them. If the old man is not in the court, let Long Dayuan, Zeng Mo and others control the government, and I don't know when the situation in the Great Song Dynasty will be chaotic. ”

Zhao Qianru said again: "I shouldn't have said this, like Tang Taizong, and there are powerful emperors after all, they are only rare, but they can not be sought, although the official family is to make a difference, but after all, they can't think about everything so thoroughly, it is inevitable that there are unsatisfactory places, but state affairs are not impossible, just because of a disagreement, it is easy to resign from the official position, maybe you can also get a good reputation of not greedy for power, but what is the benefit of the country in the world, in fact, the most difficult thing to do is to compromise, Knowing that you can't do it. ”

Yang Yan was silent for a while, and said a little gloomily: "What you said is right, I really think things are too simple."

Zhao Qianru saw that his face was gloomy, and she was a little embarrassed, and said, "Didn't I say something too much just now, you are not happy." ”

Yang Yan smiled slightly, gently pulled her into his arms, hugged her slender waist, and said, "How come?" To be honest, although I don't care about official positions, I also hope to do my best to do something useful for the country, but I am not very good at politics and power schemes. ”

Zhao Qianru's face was slightly red, and she said coquettishly: "Who is your virtuous helper." ”

Although the two can see each other every day now, Yang Yan has too many affairs, and there are not many times when the two can really get along alone, so he took advantage of the busy time when he went to Guangzhou, so he went out shopping once. But now it's much better than before.

Yang Yan gently hugged her and said, "Okay, thank you for reminding me of such a thing today, there is nothing to do today anyway, just the two of us go out together." ”

Zhao Qianru was overjoyed in her heart and said, "Okay, I'll go change my clothes immediately." ”

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At this time, Wan Yan Changzhi had been serving as the Beijing Left-behind Envoy for more than three months, and the Jin soldiers of the Beijing Left-behind Division had gradually adapted to Wan Yan Changzhi's strict training, and his military appearance had changed greatly compared with when Wan Yan Changzhi first arrived in Beijing.

At the same time, Wan Yan Changzhi did three more local officials who were procrastinating and dirty, which caused the officials of the entire Beijing Road to suddenly become nervous, for fear that it would be their turn next. Those who had a way to quickly find a way to be transferred to other places to be officials, but they had no way to cheer up, be cautious and be an official, do things seriously, and no longer dare to procrastinate; as a result, within two months, the appearance of the officials on the entire Beijing Road was also completely renewed, and not only the efficiency of work was greatly improved, but even the phenomenon of fraud in Yinghong was greatly reduced.

When it came to Sun Xianlu, who came to Dading Mansion with Wan Yan Zhi, Xiao Zhi didn't understand why Wan Yan Changzhi would put so much effort to rectify the rule of officials behind the Beijing Road, but a few days later, a large number of wood, pig iron, coal and other items and craftsmen were mobilized to Beijing one after another, and they suddenly realized. If it weren't for the officials on Beijing Road who were rectified first, these materials would not have been taken away by their greed.

Wan Yan Chang was preparing for the attack on the Song Dynasty, and he did not relax his attention to Mongolia at the same time. However, Daikin has not paid attention to collecting information from the grasslands before, and in the short term, it has not been able to establish an effective intelligence-gathering agency, so for the past three months, he still has no idea about the situation on the grasslands.

Seeing this, Zhe Xiyan offered advice to Wanyan Changzhi: "Left-behind adults, in fact, it is not difficult to know the news of Mongolia, Ju Beizhi knows, there are many businessmen in Dading Mansion, often go to Mobei to do business with those Tartars, they should know the situation in Mobei very well now, adults do not visit a few such businessmen to ask." ”