The Jin army besieged the city, and the Song emperor’s daughter died

Chapter 43: Go dig coal

When I saw Zhao Fujin again, it was already the fifth day of February.

In Akihito Palace, Zhao Fujin lazily leaned on the couch, looked at Yao Pingzhong who was kneeling on the ground, and said coldly: "They asked me to kill you!"

"If the officials want to kill me, they won't let General Han stop me!" Yao Pingzhong raised his head and said.

Zhao Fujin snorted softly: "It seems you are not stupid? Since you are not stupid, why are you running away?"

"I have to run away!" Yao Pingzhong burst into tears!

Seeing such a big old man, Zhao Fujin sighed: "When I stopped you from coming back, I had only one thought, and that was that I was very curious, why did you flee west?"

Without waiting for Yao Pingzhong to answer, Zhao Fujin spoke again: "But I have figured it out now!"

Yao Pingzhong was stunned. Although he didn't dare to talk back, he still didn't believe that Zhao Fujin knew why he was running away.

Zhao Fujin slowly sat up, and a pair of jade feet also came down from the couch, stepping on the soft carpet, just ten inches in front of Yao Pingzhong.

Yao Pingzhong was so nervous that he didn't even dare to express his anger.

Zhao Fujin leaned forward slightly and said jokingly: "Are you completely disappointed in me, Da Song?"

When Yao Pingzhong heard this, he trembled all over, because Zhao Fujin revealed all his thoughts in one sentence!
"Sir...Sir..."

"You don't have to speak, just listen to me!"

Zhao Fujin stood up, walked a few steps forward, and stopped in front of Yao Pingzhong. He looked down at Yao Pingzhong who was kneeling on the ground: "Emperor Daojun issued an order to ask the garrison from all over the country to rush to King Qin of Kaifeng. Yao Pingzhong thinks this This is a great opportunity. If you can gain military merit in the battle of Kaifeng City, your Yao family’s reputation will be at its peak, and you will no longer have to fight with the Zhong family in Shaanxi, right?"

"A clear lesson from the official family!"

Zhao Fujin sighed and continued: "So you thought that you could get to Kaifeng City before Zhongshi Dao, so you didn't bother to mobilize the cavalry army's food and grass, so you took the infantry and set off in a hurry. Along the way, you guessed that Zhongshi Dao or Zhongshi Dao would be based in the city. Defend, or use superior troops to attack, in order to show the difference of your Yao army, so you know that the chance of winning by surprise attack is not high, but you still want to take a gamble?"

"I...are guilty!" Yao Pingzhong kowtowed!

"But you didn't expect that the Iron Buddha Temple of the Jin Army was so terrifying, so from the moment the war started, you didn't even think about how to fight this battle, nor how to make the Yao family army's brothers escape unharmed. All you thought about was Is it all your Yao family that’s going to end it?”

"No... I wanted to..."

"You were still thinking at the time, how did the Jin army know that you were coming for a surprise attack and set up an ambush in advance? You guessed that there must be a mole in the Song Dynasty court, and this mole might even be me, the emperor!"

Yao Pingzhong did not dare to answer because Zhao Fujin once again expressed his truest thoughts. Yao Pingzhong was horrified. Can the woman in front of him really see through people's hearts?

"Huh? I understand. You think that I don't want to fight this war at all. You think that I will only grovel and sue for peace. In order to prevent you from ruining the peace talks, I simply betrayed your Yao family army. So you are afraid! You are afraid that even if you escape When we return to Kaifeng City, I will kill you on the grounds of your defeat! I will even destroy your entire Yao family!"

Zhao Fujin's tone suddenly became severe and he shouted: "Yao Pingzhong!"

Zhao Fujin waved his long sleeves, turned around and sat back on the couch: "Am I such an emperor in your eyes?"

Yao Pingzhong, who was originally kneeling on the ground, was so frightened when he heard Zhao Fujin's scolding that he collapsed on the ground: "The officials... I am guilty, I am confused. At that time, I just thought that if I escaped alone, the officials would be angry. , it won’t bring harm to the Yao family... I’m so confused!”

Faced with Yao Pingzhong's cry, Zhao Fujin breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. The record of Yao Pingzhong's defeat and escape in the historical data at that time was finally revealed!
He is not crazy, he is just heartbroken about the Song dynasty!
"Give me a reason not to kill you!" Zhao Fujin said coldly.After crying, Yao Pingzhong finally calmed down, shook his head and said: "I escaped from the battle and killed so many brothers in the Yao family army. I deserve to die!"

"Want to die? Ha... I just don't want to help you! Yao Pingzhong, I want you to go back to Shaanxi with guilt!"

Yao Pingzhong was stunned...

Why is this?

"After you return to Yan'an Mansion, don't continue to lead the army. Take your Yao family and go mine coal for the imperial court to atone for your sins!"

Yao Pingzhong was even more confused: "The official...mining coal?"

The Yao family has lived in Shaanxi for a long time, and they have never heard of coal in Yan'an Prefecture!
Zhao Fujin smiled slightly and said: "How to find ore and how to mine coal is your business, Yao Pingzhong. I can only tell you that there are many coal mines around Yan'an Prefecture!"

Yao Pingzhong didn't dare to ask more questions, not even why Zhao Fujin wanted coal. A few days ago, Han Shizhong told him that the officials knew everything. Yao Pingzhong was still a little skeptical, but when he saw it today at Minjin Palace, Yao Pingzhong was convinced!
"I have already asked Han Shizhong to recruit Yao Jiajun who escaped back. In a few days, I will use your madness as an excuse to allow you to return to Yan'an Mansion. After you go back, do your business well and don't let me down again!"

Before leaving, Yao Pingzhong couldn't help but ask: "Can the officials make it clear to me whether they are calling for war or peace?"

Zhao Fujin smiled and said: "Whether it is war or peace, it depends on the general trend of the world. Our Song Dynasty does not have the only enemy like the Jin Kingdom! It is not worth spending all your thoughts on the Jin Kingdom!"

Yao Pingzhong was puzzled: "The Liao Kingdom has been destroyed, the Xixia Kingdom has been ruined, the Tubo tribes are in decline, and Dali Jiaozhi is unbearable. Aren't we, the Song Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom, the only ones left in the world now?"

Zhao Fujin didn't bother to explain to him what the world is, and waved his hand and said: "Just go on errands. You, Yao Pingzhong, can't understand the affairs of the world!"

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In the inner hall of the Ministry of War, Zhong Shidao poured a cup of tea for Li Gang with some embarrassment: "I hope Xianggong Li doesn't want to have any quarrels. This move by the officials is helpless!"

Li Gang took the tea cup, chuckled and shook his head and said: "How can there be any quarrel? I, Li Gang, lead the troops in the war. Compared with Mr. Zhong, I am like fireflies to the sun and moon, corn to the sea. The official will lead the troops in Kaifeng City." How wise it is to hand over all the power to Lao Zhong Xianggong."

Zhong Shidao picked up the tea bowl and took a sip: "The only thing to blame is Yao Pingzhong... Hey, don't mention it, don't mention it, I will cooperate sincerely with Mr. Li in the future to defend Kaifeng!"

Li Gang hummed and asked, "Does Mr. Zhong really think it's because of Yao Pingzhong?"

Zhong Shidao wondered, wasn't Li Gang's dismissal caused by Yao Pingzhong?
Li Gang smiled again and said, "Even without Yao Pingzhong, the officials would have found a crime for me, Li Gang, to hand over the military power to Mr. Lao Zhong."

Master Zhong was stunned and said, "Supervisor Li, please don't hate the officials!"

Li Gang quickly put down the tea bowl in his hand, waved his hands repeatedly and explained: "My dear Mr. Zhong misunderstood! Misunderstood! How can I dare to hate the official family? I think the official family's skills are very good. In order to hand over the power to the official in an upright manner." Mr. Zhong, but we can't let others think that the officials are killing the donkeys and destroying the bridges. The officials are really thinking this time. The official said, it is the blessing of the Song Dynasty and the blessing of all the people! "

Zhong Shidao pondered for a moment, and suddenly understood what Li Gang meant, and admiration arose spontaneously: "The Supreme Emperor is wise to give the Zen position to an official this time!"

Zen position?

Li Gang smiled and said nothing!
(End of this chapter)