Chapter 1058: The Merchant's Insight
According to Song Huizong's casual character, he must be embarrassed to continue to force Yang Zhi to give up Zhengzhou, and Zhengzhou will once again become a nail inserted in front of Zhang Jun. At that time, Zhengzhou was completely on its own, but there was harm in comparison, and the appeasement appointed by Zhao Kai made Liang Xun every policy that would make Kaifeng's merchants and landlords jump to their feet.
The Xie Ke family didn't know much about the Lonely King, but the Xie Ke family affirmed Zhao Kai's conjecture, and a large number of materials were being transported out of Bianliang with a chance. After Xie Ke's family left, Zhang Jun hurriedly wrote a letter to Runzhou, and the people who went came back soon, the post station was closed, Zhang Jun could only invite Xie Ke's family back, and explained in detail some of his ideas, arranged fifty cavalry, and escorted Xie Ke's family and his letter back to Runzhou early the next morning.
After sending off Xie Ke's house, Zhao Kai went around the street and found that just like yesterday, since early in the morning, a large number of caravans and people had begun to leave the city, and the mule carts, ox carts, donkey carts, and small carts were rushing towards the west and north like torrents; on the wharf of the Bianhe River, there was a sea of people, and a large number of ships were carrying people, grain, and supplies.
The merchant said helplessly: "Bianliang has spread, the Dingbei army is leaving, we are following the north and south to Bianliang to do business, now the Dingbei army has decided to leave, the north and south line announced that they will withdraw from Gyeonggi Road, we can only follow them back to Puzhou, otherwise we will not have to do business." ”
Zhao Kai asked curiously, "Why, can't you do business if you stay in Gyeonggi Road?"
The merchant said casually: "I heard that the new left-behind division is Zhang Jun under King Kang, what kind of thing is that, when he was stationed in Chuzhou, he connived at his troops to rob everywhere, and when he encountered the materials he wanted, he snatched them in the name of requisition, so as not to do such a business, so as not to work hard for several months, and it will be gone in the blink of an eye." The Dingbei Army is different, even if it fights with the Jin people, it has never relied on our accounts, do you see, those are the families of the Dingbei Army, and they can take a boat for free; I heard what the officials said, the Dingbei Army does not force its subordinates to leave Gyeonggi Road, but if they are willing to go, their families can move away. ”
Zhao Kai thanked the vendors, and watched the vendors walk to the dock with their luggage, and smiled bitterly, when Zhang Jun accommodated Liu Guangshi and others, the evil consequences were found by the Dingbei Army to find the most suitable opportunity to take advantage of, and his side wanted to restore the previous reputation, I don't know how much time it would take.
Zhao Kai understood that what he saw in front of him was the first batch of personnel to withdraw from the Dingbei Army, and when Yang Zhi and Zhang Jun did not meet, and the time of the transfer of the army and power was discussed, the Dingbei Army would not be easily withdrawn, but it was the actions made by Zhang Jun and Yang Zhi that were enough to cause panic in Bianliang. In a series of cases, the merchants controlled by King Kang and King Jing were dealt with a lot by the Dingbei Army, and it was not so easy to regain their strength.
When Xie Ke's family arrived in Guazhou in the evening, they heard a bad news that the heads of Mao Shuo and Xiao Qing were directly sent by Yang Yizhong to Runzhou by 800 miles of fast horses, and they are now in Guazhoudu. Xie Kejia's heart trembled, and he immediately thought that this was a means for Yang Zhi to sabotage the peace talks, not only to tell everyone that he knew the truth, but also to create a difficult problem for King Kang Zhao.
Chen Yan, the commander of the Guazhou Dushui Army, personally sent the heads of Xiao Qing and the others over, and said respectfully: "The head is sent by the post station on a fast horse, and the troublesome lord will bring it into Runzhou City and hand it over to the Privy Council for processing; I heard that the front line also seized the letters written by Wang Yuan to Mao Shuo and Xiao Qing and the materials sold to the Jin people, Yang Yizhong sent someone to send the evidence to Yingtianfu. ”
Only then did the Xie Ke family understand why Yang Zhi went to Huazhou after killing Lu Jian in order to prevent the Jin army from retaliating; as for Wang Yuan's letter in the hands of Li Gang, whether there would be any more trouble, Xie Kejia knew that he couldn't manage it, but fortunately, Li Gang was still an official who did things according to the process, and without the permission of the imperial court, it was estimated that Li Gang would not do anything to Wang Yuan.
The Xie Ke family did not refuse Chen Yan, crossed the river with two heads, and directly sent the heads to the Privy Council, Zheng Ying, Fan Zhixu, and Li Bing couldn't cry or laugh when they heard Xie Ke's family. It can be expected that under such circumstances, the Dingbei Army will definitely withdraw from Gyeonggi Road, and the things that will follow will be trickier than originally imagined
Zheng Ying, who knew the Privy Council, said worriedly: "Lord Xie, the future is worrying, now that the two sides have really started to fight, there will be more and more unpredictable things in the future, no matter whether the peace talks can be completed or not, Gyeonggi Road cannot be chaotic." Once the chaos is over, the so-called good situation will be in vain. ”
If it turned out that the officials in Runzhou only regarded this dispute as an infighting, they had already seen the big picture at this moment, and no one would have willingly withdrawn. Zheng Ying is a fan of King Jing, and he also hopes that the Dingbei Army will leave Bianliang, but if it becomes a pot of chowder, it is not what Zheng Ying wants to see; in the face of Zheng Ying's reminder, Xie Kejia said helplessly: "I don't know if Guanzhong can transfer 200,000 troops to come." ”
"Whether or not to transfer the army is not the key, the key is that after Zhang Jun takes over, he cannot lose Kaide Mansion and Caozhou. Li Bing, the squire of the military department, is different from Zheng Ying is a diehard loyalist of King Jing, and the bystander is Qing; but in the face of Xie Ke's family, Li Bing has a feeling of playing the piano with the cow, so he had to remind: "The retreat of the Dingbei Army will first start from Kaide Mansion, then Huaining and Yingchang Mansions, and then to Gongzhou, Kaifeng, and Huazhou, Zhengzhou was originally their territory, and Yang Zhi will definitely not withdraw." If Kaide Mansion is occupied by the Jin Army again, Lord Xie, you and Zhang Jun will probably have to be prepared to be scolded by 10,000 people. ”。
Li Bing also has good intentions; as a person in charge of military affairs, he attaches importance to the overall situation; Li Bing does not care about changes in officialdom or the transfer of troops, but from a strategic point of view, Li Bing hopes that the peace talks will bring better prospects. However, it was extremely harsh in the ears of Xie Ke's family and Zheng Ying, and Xie Ke's family snorted coldly: "Lord Li, don't worry, if you lose Kaide Mansion and other places in our hands, I am willing to resign and apologize." ”
"Lord Xie, no, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers. Fan Zhixu naturally knew the current predicament, and hurriedly reminded him: Zhang Jun should be said to have a great failure on Gyeonggi Road, but changing the battle on the spot will be a taboo for soldiers, especially after driving away the Dingbei Army, if Zhang Jun, Xie Kejia and others suddenly resign, it would be almost a heavy blow to the Bianliang army and people at that time, and the imperial court would have no chance to arrange a person to replace it.