Such a victory in the Great Song Dynasty was an unacceptable result for King Kang's family, but Li Hui and Zhang Cheng were not people who damaged the overall situation for the sake of infighting, and almost all of a sudden there was no way. On the contrary, Zeng Xue said cautiously: "If Bianliang is lost, can we shrink the defensive line, only deploy on the front line of Chenzhou, and let the Jin army go west." Yang Zhi is the opponent of Jin Jun, and Jin Jun should not let go of such an opportunity. ”

Li Hui was very dissatisfied, he didn't expect Zeng Ze to say this, especially since Zeng Ze was not a eunuch in charge of the military, and he could have such an idea, which must have been heard by King Kang during the discussion. If an army had this idea from the start, it would have found reasons for its mistakes, and even without people like Liu Guangshi who fled as soon as they heard the arrival of the Jin army, the morale of the troops was a problem.

Li Hui felt that he needed to remind King Kang, and Zeng Zhi was undoubtedly a good microphone, Li Hui explained to Zeng Ze: "Let's not talk about right or wrong, just in the military, this idea is not reliable, the west of Bianliang is Luoyang, Yang Zhi starts to prepare now, and he must have a perfect plan." Secondly, even if the Jin army kills Tongguan and occupies Chang'an, Yang Zhi can also use Qinzhou to consume the opponent, and he will never be cornered.

If we really want to do this, the biggest possibility is that Yang Zhi will fight the Jin army on the front line in Luoyang, take away the command of King Kang and Zhai Xing, and maybe even stay in Xijing and Henan Mansion Yin Du will become a member of the Dingbei Army. When the time comes, it will not be Yang Zhi who will be in a hurry, but us, and the grain and grass of hundreds of thousands of troops will be able to make the army on the front line collapse without a fight. Now it is clear to Hangzhou that there is only one change for King Kang's army, all the generals are dismissed and transferred, and the army is scattered. ”

This is to eliminate King Kang's influence cleanly, Zeng Xue was startled: "Whose idea is so vicious." ”

Zhang Cheng nodded to prove Li Hui's statement: "Both the Ministry of War and the Privy Council believe that the defeat of Bianliang is the general's problem. There are many people in the Dingbei army who are not as good as Yang Zhi, and there are times when they lose battles, but there are almost no times when the army collapses, because in the eyes of King Yun, the generals who have collapsed the army can no longer be trusted, and the generals below at least know how to fight to the death. ”

Zeng Xue naturally knew that this opinion was correct, and said with a wry smile: "If this is the case, half of the generals under King Kang cannot be used." ”

Li Hui and the two did not squeak, Zeng Xue had already saved enough face for Zhao Gou, according to the opinion of the imperial court, except for a few people such as Zhang Jun, Zhai Xing, Zhang Jun, etc., King Kang's generals who had fought with the Jin army could not be used. Wang Shu's western army was all newcomers, and the gold content would not be known until after this war. However, considering the poor performance of the Western Army in the face of the Jin Army, Li Hui really didn't dare to have too high hopes in his heart.

Zeng Ze asked, "How do you reply to King Kang?"

Li thought about it and said, "I will write a letter to King Kang, explaining the meaning of the saint, and you will send it in person to see what King Kang means." ”

Zeng Xue had no choice, he was just a eunuch who passed the word, Li Hui was a high-powered deputy privy envoy, and there was also Song Huizong's orders; Zeng Xue had no choice but to nod and say: "It's okay, I can go back immediately, but I don't expect King Kang to make a decision soon, after all, Zhao Ding plans to recruit 30,000 troops, and King Kang still has room for maneuver." ”

Zhang Cheng said: "We need to fight for King Kang for a period of time, even if we return to Hangzhou, King Kang's hands also need heavy chips, Zhao Ding is a good person, is a person who does practical things, after two years of development, Yingchang Mansion is now also a rich place, I chose to go back, please King Kang consider whether to set up a pacification envoy in Yingchang Mansion, and row several places in nearby Chenzhou, it is best for Zhao Ding to be responsible." ”

I see, Li Hui showed a knowing smile, Zhang Cheng's idea was to leave the last piece of land for Zhao Gou to control, Zhao Ding is also a certain anti-Jin element, even if Zhang Jun's army is defeated, he will not retreat easily; this is a feasible method, much easier than Liu Guangshi and others in Zhenzhou. Li Hui smiled and said: "If there is no big accident, as long as Zhang Jun can carry it for three months, King Yun should succeed in Xingzhou." Yang Zhi is a serious person, even if he does not send troops, he is afraid that he is secretly mobilizing men and horses now, and he will definitely reinforce Luoyang when the time comes; as long as Yang Zhi's army goes out of Tongguan, Yingchangfu will be the partial division of the Jin army, and there is also the army of Li Gang of Huaixi behind him, there should be no problem. ”

After Li Hui finished speaking, he went out directly and ordered someone to bring pen, ink, paper and other things, and after writing a letter and handing it to Zeng Ze, he sat down and raised his glass and said, "We have done everything we can do, I wish Lord Zeng a smooth journey." ”

Zeng Xue nodded as if he understood and drank a glass of wine; Zeng Xue only figured out when he walked to the Yangtze River, no matter how much Li Hui and Zhang Cheng discussed with him, in the end, he still had to make up his mind to King Kang, compared to Zhao Ding, who was not at all in King Kang's inner circle, as long as King Kang hesitated a little, it might be someone else who served as this appeasement, and Li Hui and Zhang Cheng were not optimistic. The river slapped against the riverbank, setting off layers of waves, Zeng Xue suddenly found himself helpless as a little person, don't look at the usual show off, when it comes to the critical moment, he still can't do it.

The guards behind Zeng Ze had already gone to the riverside to contact the officers and soldiers guarding the river, and the officer headed by him verified the official document of the Privy Council, ran over with a flattering face, and saluted Zeng Ze and said: "Lord Zeng, cross the river by boat at night, and send a boat every half an hour to escort the fast horse across the river, the boat in front has just left, do you want to go to the front room to rest?"

Zeng Xue was surprised: "Now the ships are so frequent?"

"yes. The officer said casually: "The Jin army is going south, and now there is constant information with various places, and a large number of materials are being transferred, that is, our special wharf is a little better, and other wharves for transporting goods have not stopped until night." ”

Zeng Ze looked at the two piers in the distance, the lights were brilliant, like two cities that never sleeped under the night sky; Zeng Ze retracted his gaze and asked, "What are they transporting?"

The officer smiled proudly and said: "The most important thing is people, Lord Zhu Shengfei said, people are in the ground, and now Jiangnan is trying its best to resettle the people who fled from the Central Plains, take Hangzhou as an example, it turns out that several county towns to the south of Hangzhou are small towns, but now it is different, densely populated, last time I heard Lord Hu Yin say that if Jiangnan is all reclaimed, 100 million people can be settled." ”

Zeng Ze's heart trembled, Hu Yin stayed in Bianliang, Taiyuan, and Weinan for a period of time, and only returned to Bianliang half a year ago; even Hu Yin thought that Jiangnan was promising, no wonder the original methods of King Kang's envoys had no effect, I am afraid that in the mind of the saint, only Jiangnan is the foundation, after all, King Kang suggested signing the Song-Jin agreement, so that Bianliang and Henan became the first line of resistance to Jin.