Just when Zhao Qi was leisurely building muskets, making gunpowder, building food stalls and orphanage schools at home, and taking a break from his busy schedule, he could still have a comfortable and comfortable trip with the woman he liked.

Recently, there was a person in the capital who was in a bad mood and was furious.

Since the last time the 500,000 military pay was intercepted by Qingyuan Mansion, Ding Daquan has not given up on this matter.

First of all, he and Wu Qian were not in dealing with each other. Although Wu Qian was thankless in his opinion, this incident of being accused of Ezhou was actually a vague threat to him. After decades of official career, Ding Daquan can be regarded as a master in the officialdom.

Secondly, the recent trend of the court has been revealed to be unfavorable to him.

In addition to the trouble-making of Tai students in March, there were incidents of "letter-letter" and "big-letter posters" in May. These two consecutive events greatly shook the emperor's trust in him. In the past six months, almost all officials impeached him have been memorialized. Although these matters have been suppressed by him with various relationships, many officials who impeached him have been dismissed and even falsely accused and imprisoned, the signs of the capital have shown that the court has begun to form a huge force against him, and this force is increasingly unsuppressed.

In particular, Wu Qian, who had been silent for several years, suddenly jumped out. Not only did he point fingers at the military arrangements, but he even bet on his official titles and futures. He requested to issue a military order in front of hundreds of civil and military officials in the court, applying to be transferred to Ezhou to preside over the military and political affairs, and to fight the Mongols to the death.

This is a very obvious signal in Ding Daquan's opinion.

That is, hostile forces represented by Wu Qian have taken advantage of the opportunity of the Mongol invasion and have begun to launch a war against him, wanting to drive him out of the court.

The conflict between him and Wu Qian is irreconcilable, and Wu Qian is ten years younger than him. As long as he has negligence, once Wu Qian gets enough achievements in this anti-Mongolia war, he will inevitably be promoted and reused by the emperor. A person with a stronger qualification than him returns from a first-class duke, and there is no place to be placed except as the prime minister.

If Wu Qian became the prime minister, his future would be destined to be difficult.

Over the years, hundreds of officials have been dismissed from office and more than ten have been imprisoned by him. According to past experience, Wu Qian will inevitably reactivate these people who oppose him when he comes to power. His fate can also be imagined. He will probably be sent to remote prefectures and counties to spend his remaining life.

This is something that Ding Daquan absolutely cannot bear.

Therefore, no matter what, no money can be sent to Ezhou or Wu Qian.

But from the beginning, he never expected that the donations from Qingyuan Mansion would be secretly transported from the water by using a trick of concealing the world.

It is useless to go to Qingyuan Mansion to find the donation Zhao Qi. Qingyuan Mansion is now in charge of Zhao Kui, Duke of Wei. This is the leader in the Song Dynasty military. Although his daily style is low-key, no one dares to ignore his existence and he dares not touch him easily.

Since Zhao Qi announced that Xiaolongwan donations were 180,000 yuan to fund Ezhou, and at the third day of the donation box at Yanggong Town Wharf, this news has reached the capital. The following donations and charity sales have spread like a hurricane. The capital is close at hand, so I naturally understand it very clearly. Zhao Kui even wrote to the emperor one after another, asking the court not to make any decisions about the donation, and must ensure that the donation was sent to Ezhou, so that the hearts of the people of Qingyuan Prefecture will not be disappointed.

Although Emperor Zhao Yun was old and foolish, he was not completely confused.

In response to the proposal of officials in the court to write to the court to intervene in donating money, Zhao Yun issued several edicts in the court that the people of Qingyuan Prefecture donated money to the country was his pride of being the emperor, it was a way of governing the country, and it was a manifestation of the loyalty and patriotism of the people. No one was allowed to interfere or interfere in the whereabouts of the donation. At the same time, officials in various places should also be required to closely protect the convoys that escort military pay, etc.

But in order to protect his official career and identity, Ding Daquan did not take the emperor's words too seriously.

Nowadays, most of the court are his followers, and he only needs to speak up for many things, so someone can do it properly.

Unfortunately, Ding Daquan felt as uncomfortable as he hit the cotton pile with one punch.

After the last time the interception of donations failed, Ding Daquan quickly wrote a letter to inform Jiujiang Commander Yuan Jie, asking him to pay close attention to the merchant ship heading towards Jinghu. According to his understanding of Yuan Jie, Yuan Jie would spare no effort to help for this huge amount of 500,000 yuan.

But just when Ding Daquan speculated that the merchant ship that secretly transported military pay was about to arrive in Jiujiang.

Five days ago, Jia Sidao, the ambassador of the Prosecution of Lianghuai, suddenly reported to Beijing, saying that it was the Jiujiang commander Yuan Jie who violently urged local fishermen to extort money in Jiujiang, causing many local fishermen to riots and harassing the canal ships transporting military supplies and food. Yuan Jie not only did not restrain himself, but instead intercepted merchant ships along the river to search the mob, resulting in the military supplies and food on the front line of Lianghuai.

Jia Sidao severely criticized Yuan Jie in his memorial and asked the emperor to punish him severely.

In peacetime, the emperor might arrange for officials to investigate before making any disposal. However, it is an extraordinary period when fighting with the Mongols, and this kind of investigation is completely unnecessary. Moreover, the front line of the two Huai Rivers is the northwest barrier of the Song Dynasty, so it cannot be careless at all. Cutting off military supplies, food and grass is not much different from treason.

Moreover, Yuan Jie still has a criminal record.

The reason why the Taishi student dismissed Ding Daquan was because Yuan Jie extorted local fishermen and powerful people in Jiujiang, causing riots in the local area.

Therefore, after reading the memorial, the emperor was furious in the court and directly ordered the Secretariat to issue an order to dismiss the position of the Yuanjie Jiujiang envoy, and asked the Ministry of Justice and Dali Temple to send officials to Jiujiang to get people.

Ding Daquan didn't care whether Yuan Jie died or not, he was just a greedy minion.

But he had no way to get involved in this ship of money. If nothing unexpected happens, just waiting for Yuan Jie to be arrested and Jiujiang shipping will be restored to smooth flow, and the 500,000 pounds of money will be delivered steadily to Wu Qian of Ezhou.

Because of this incident, Ding Daquan was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He fell several tea bowls and finally calmed down slightly.

But today, a news that suddenly terrified him even more came. Wuliang Hetai, the commander of the Mongolian army who had been stationed in Dali, led 3,000 elite cavalry of the Mongolian army and more than 10,000 servants to drive the elephant tiger and leopard to suddenly launch an attack, and soon broke through Hengshanzhai and Laocang Pass where the Song army was stationed in Yunnan. In just one month, several provinces and counties were stationed in Guizhou, and several counties were taken to Jingjiang Prefecture, Guangxi.

The news came back a little late, mainly because the speed of the Mongolian army was too fast. In addition, the mountains and forests in Guangxi in Yunnan were densely packed with traffic difficulties, so messengers from all over the country were not as fast as those of the Mongolian army. By the time the army reported to the capital, the Mongolian army had already entered Jingjiang Prefecture.

At the beginning, Wu Qian showed his analysis of the situation of the Mongols' attack this time, pointing out that the purpose of the Mongols this time was Ezhou, and he was ready to break the Yangtze River spinning line of the Song Dynasty. It also specifically mentioned the movements of the army stationed in Dali, which is likely to detour Guangxi to attack Hunan, and then form a three-way attack on Ezhou.

It was Wu Qian's analysis that almost didn't agree with the emperor and civil and military officials.

You should know that the Central Plains Empire has been in the Qin Dynasty for hundreds of years, and there has never been any precedent for Western nomads to attack from the south. It is not only because of the supply problem, but mainly because of the climate and environment in the south that the nomads are completely unable to adapt. Moreover, Guangxi and Guizhou each have more than 100,000 armed soldiers and civilians. In addition, the mountains are high, forests are dense, rivers and valleys are scattered, and the Mongols want to break through and surround Ezhou from the south, which is like a joke.

But now it seems that this joke has become a reality.

If the Mongols conquered Guangxi and entered Hunan, the army would be able to attack Ezhou at the same time, and if the 100,000 Mongolian elite troops led by Mengge broke through Chongqing, the 100,000 army would also pounce on Ezhou.

Although Ding Daquan does not understand military affairs.

But it also shows from this news that Wu Qian's original speculation has almost begun to take shape.

Fear and anger are Ding Daquan's current state.

In other words, Wu Qian used his title and future to bet and had already won the start.

Ding Daquan took the military newspaper he sent and felt like he was in a pin and needle in the Secretariat's yamen.

If we tell the emperor this news now, the emperor will definitely arrange to mobilize troops and a large amount of supplies to start aiding Jinghu South Road. Ezhou is the first target. After all, the army in Wulianghetai is only more than 10,000, and it cannot pose too much threat to the Song Dynasty. As long as Ezhou keeps the offensive lines between the north and Sichuan of the Mongols, this Mongolian army will be trapped in the south.

But if Ezhou is lost and the three Mongolian troops gather, basically the blind man can see that the future of the Song Dynasty is worrying.

Once the court provides large-scale assistance to Ezhou, Wu Qian will definitely become the biggest beneficiary of the resistance to the Mongolian army this time. If victory is finally achieved, then Wu Qian will be the biggest threat to his position as prime minister.

Ding Daquan locked himself in the room alone, walked around irritably, his skin was sometimes frightened, sometimes angry, and sometimes gloomy. Nearly half an hour later, he took out a fire note and lit a candle, and then burned the military newspaper to ashes.

Regardless of whether the Mongols would besiege Ezhou or not, he would not allow Wu Qian to take this opportunity to get up.

What's more, he knew that Jinghu South Road was completely different from Guangnan West Road and Guizhou. The 2nd Army and 37 counties in the Seven Prefectures had nearly 200,000 wing troops and militiamen. The more than 10,000 miscellaneous troops in Wulianghetai were not easy to get it. Perhaps if you can't even defeat Tanzhou, you will be defeated by the local defenders.
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