Wang Fu really didn't expect that their Song Dynasty army would be so vulnerable, and he didn't expect that Li Yan was so powerful!

"Tong Guan and Zhong Shidao are both commanders and generals who have been through the battlefield for a long time. How could they be defeated by the Liao army at their doorstep?"

"Don't the Han people in Yan look to the Central Plains?"

"How could Yelu Chun have such a powerful military force?"

"Why is Li Yan invincible and invincible? The army of the Song Dynasty is so vulnerable?"

"You must never let Li Yan leave Yundi, otherwise our Song Dynasty will be in danger!"

“…”

Just as Wang Fu was thinking about how to deal with these two changes and how to explain to Zhao Ji, Zhao Ji called Wang Fu.

Despite his uneasiness, Wang Fu still went to see Zhao Ji as soon as possible.

As soon as he entered the hall gate, Wang Fu saw Zhao Ji angrily throwing a memorial to the ground.

The eunuch Liang Shicheng quickly squatted down and picked him up.

Zhao Ji questioned Wang Fu and said, "Do you know that our 100,000 army in the Song Dynasty was defeated by 30,000 Liao troops in Baigouhe? But Li Yan was able to defeat the Liao, Xixia and Mongolian coalition forces with the same force! I spent tens of millions of treasurys every year, and I didn't want to raise only these wastes, even a group of robbers!"

Zhao Ji's face was gloomy and his voice changed tone, not as soft as usual.

Wang Fu's heart skipped a beat, and then he hurriedly said, "The official family can't be killed or injured, right? Whose memorial is so exaggerated?"

Liang Shicheng handed the memorial to Wang Fu.

Wang Fu took it and looked down. It turned out that it was deposited in Zhizhen Dingfu.

Wang Fu's face immediately opened a smile and said, "This person in the deposit has always been very good at showing off his literary talent and making good use of exaggeration. The government does not need to believe it."

The Sedimentary Central Plains was appointed as the Ministry of Revenue. Wang Fu promoted him to Zhending Prefecture. He wanted him to go to Hebei to find out the internal movements of Liao and seek credit for the Northern Expedition to recover Yanyun. However, he repeatedly submitted memorials to "Liao cannot be attacked, and Jin cannot be neighbors", which echoed the ministers who opposed the Northern Expedition in the court, which aroused Tong Guan's strong disgust.

Wang Fu was also very tired of sedimentation and had long wanted to find a suitable location to transfer him away.

Wang Fu said again: "I guess Mr. Tong's memorial should be coming soon, let's see what he said." Wang Fu felt that although their Song Dynasty failed, the results of the battle could not be as serious as those mentioned in the deposition.

Soon, the Yintai Department indeed submitted Tong Guan’s memorial.

Tong Guan’s memorials are all impeached by one article, saying that Zhong Shidao: "I am good at killing, and I am willing to help the thief as a plan, and I am discouraging the will of the holy." One article impeached and rumored, saying that "I do not follow the control." The third article impeached and rumored Hou Yi, the appeasement envoy of Gaoyang Pass Road and the prefect of Hejian Prefecture, saying that he said: "The investigation is not true."

Wang Fu quickly understood Tong Guan's intention, "It is indeed the best result to let Zhong Shidao and Heshen bear the responsibility for this defeat."

Wang Fu immediately agreed to Tong Guan and said: "The official family and the Taishi explained it very clearly in the memorial that it was because Zhong Shidao and Heshen failed to lead the army well. If they could follow the official's plan and carefully implement the three strategies of patrol the border, the situation would never end here. In order to uphold the military law, I suggest that these two people be exiled to Lingnan."

Zhao Ji was very disappointed with Zhong Shidao's performance in Hebei. No, it should be said that he was very disappointed!

But Zhao Ji thought again: "Zhong Shidao may be too old and is no longer suitable for commanding troops."

Thinking of this, Zhao Ji asked Wang Fu: "Master Zhong is over seventy years old this year?"

Liang Shicheng rushed to answer: "It's already seventy-two."

Zhao Ji sighed lightly and said, "Life is rare in seventy years. He is seventy-two years old. Don't exile. Just demote him and resign."

Wang Fu asked: "What about Heshen and Hou Yi?"

Zhao Ji said: "He Yan is not the main general, and military failure cannot be allowed to take the main responsibility. However, as the deputy governor and governor of Xiongzhou, he cannot escape from his relationship. He was transferred from Xiongzhou to demote him, and Hou Yi was also demoted."

On June 12, the imperial court issued an edict to Xiongzhou, ordering Zhong Shidao to take him to the Privy Council of the capital and accepting punishment. He Shi was transferred to the deputy envoy of the Bozhou Tuanlian and placed him in Yunzhou, and Hou Yi was transferred to the governor of Haozhou.

It has to be said that although Zhao Ji was foolish, he was not a harsh person. Otherwise, he would never have let the defeated Zhong Shidao and others so easily go so easily.

Wang Fu said again: "As for the 100,000 coalition forces defeated by Li Yan, it should be just a group of mobs. You think that they were united by multiple families and were not affiliated with each other. There may be a lot of dirty things in the middle. How can we work together? So it is normal for Li Yan to get a bargain."

Zhao Ji felt that Wang Fu’s words were very reasonable, and his vigilance towards Li Yan was slightly reduced.

...

Zhong Shidao returned to the Privy Council and wrote a thank-you form:

I am the general of Rong, and I will be punished by the country. When I am grateful and lenient, I will be punished by the rules of surrendering the country. I am the teacher of Xing June, and I admire the calculation of all the fullest. Everyone said that Yan Ran could be captured. However, when I was ignorant, my talent was not adapted. After my muscles were exhausted and weak, I became a resource for not being strong. I was also responsible for my failure and was not only a loss of national affairs, but also a defilement of the ancestors. I deeply thought about my life, and I was very sorry for today! I swear my heart and swear myself, and promoted my white hair to several faults. The figures of the Yange were already in line with the hope of being innocent, and the hunting generals of Baling were completed for the rest of my life...

Afterwards, Zhong Shidao left Tokyo silently, then came to the foot of Mount Zhongnan, Shaanxi, lived in seclusion in the Leopard Forest Valley, and lived a peaceful life. He thought he would live here in this life.

However, things are always so unpredictable...

...

Master Zhong left.

Everyone knew in their hearts that Master Zhong could not be said correctly, but the main responsibility was not Zhong Shidao. He was just taking the blame for Tong Guan and others, and was scapegoating for Tong Guan and others.

That night, the marching staff officer Liu Wei said a word after drinking. He said to an official named Kang Sui of Zhong Shidao: "The old general Zhong is the one who has been in the army for decades. How can he not fight? Why can't he go down? Baigou is shamed today, a pity, a pity!"

Kang Sui said: "This time, General Zhong was not allowed to participate in the plan. When the army was launched, General Zhong was suddenly ordered to be appointed as the commander-in-chief. Moreover, the military power was also controlled and could not be commanded independently. This was the defeat. Can he bear the responsibility alone? If Tong Xuanfu could believe in General Zhong like the general who believed in Liu Qi, could we have such a defeat?"

Liu Wei said: "The generals under the commander-in-chief are all from our Western Army, such as Liu Qi, Han Shizhong, and Wu Jie. So, this is not that our Western Army soldiers are not outstanding, but that the officials and Xuanfu envoys are the Tai..."

Speaking of this, Liu Wei suddenly realized that he had lost his words, so he quickly stopped.

Kang Sui didn't want to continue this sensitive topic, and then changed the topic and said: "Is it good for young master there?"

Liu Wei smiled and said, "That kid has now achieved the position of Yingzhou Prefecture, and is more promising than me."

Kang Sui sighed: "The Grand Governor really dares to hire people! Of course, the young master is indeed very talented. I just heard that the generals on the Grand Governor are generally very young. There is a man named Yue Fei who has achieved the position of command before he was twenty years old, and he has this feeling."

Liu Wei thought that he was almost fifty, so he could only serve as a counselor for Tong Guan, and couldn't help but say, "There is the sunset over there, and the sunset over here."

Kang Sui thought about it, Master Zhong was seventy-two, Tong Guan was sixty-nine, and Liu Qi was less than thirty, and Li Yan was only thirty-one. It was indeed the sunset and the sunset, so I couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion!

After a while, Kang Sui reminded Liu Wei: "You should talk less about the matter of the Lord Ling. Now that there is a turbulent tide on both sides, it is difficult to guarantee that the official and Xuan Xiang will not let the Lord Ling rebel. In this way, it is time to teach the Lord Ling to be in a dilemma."

Unexpectedly, Kang Sui's words came true.

The conversation between Liu Wei and Kang Sui was overheard and then reported to Tong Guan quietly.

From then on, Tong Guan no longer trusted Liu Wei, and gradually became cold and alienated Liu Wei, and planned to find an opportunity to transfer Liu Wei from Xuanfu Department.

At the same time, Kang Sui's words also reminded Tong Guan that many of the humeral ministers under Li Yan were dug from their Song Dynasty. If some of them were dug back, it would be better that they could bring back a few more troops, then wouldn't their Song Dynasty crisis be solved?
Chapter completed!