HLnovel Chapter 405 Li Qiong
Chapter 405 Li Qiong
People in the Southern Song Dynasty felt deeply depressed upon hearing this, never imagining that Emperor Huizong Zhao Ji and Emperor Qinzong Zhao Huan would end up in exile.
He never returned to his homeland until his death. How lamentable and tragic! Even Zhao Ji's son and Zhao Huan's brother did not want them to return. What was the use of those ministers' northern expedition?
It seems that if they were to rely on the Southern Song court to recover lost territory, they would really be better off relying on Zhu Yuanzhang later on!
By then, the grass on their graves must have been several meters tall, or worse, there might not even be a grave at all!
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"Liu Yu went to great lengths to smear Zhao Gou, so it's no wonder that Zhao Gou issued an edict to Yue Fei saying this:"
[Liu Yu and his son have actually gone around slandering me, even calling me a wicked and wicked son, and hurling insults and abuse at me! My dear minister, listen to this, is this even human language?!]
Although I have committed some immoral acts, how could I possibly deserve such slander?
"Look, even over time you can feel how much Zhao Gou hated Liu Yu. He even cried to General Yue about it. He really had the nerve to do that!"
"Zhao Gou was forced into this situation, which led to his later meeting with Yue Fei in Pingjiang Prefecture, the dismissal of Liu Guangshi, and a series of events that caused discord between the emperor and his minister."
"Regardless, the relationship between Yue Fei and Zhao Gou was no longer what it used to be, and even the relationship between Yue Fei and Zhang Jun was far from what it used to be."
"However, Yue Fei considered the Northern Expedition his lifelong ideal, and the current emperor's attitude made him realize that this matter would be difficult."
"So after he returned to Ezhou, he wrote a memorial to the emperor, expressing his desire to lead an army on a northern expedition."
"However, at this very moment, the Huaixi Mutiny broke out, just as Yue Fei had told Zhang Jun."
"If Wang De is made the leader, Li Qiong in Liu's army will be dissatisfied and will inevitably fight with him. At that time, there may be turmoil."
"As it turns out, Yue Fei's foresight was truly remarkable; after Liu Guangshi was dismissed, Wang De was appointed as the Left Protectorate Army Commander."
"At this point, Li Qiong even gave him a way out, trying to please him first. I don't know if the two of them really had a falling out or what, but in the end, Wang De completely ignored Li Qiong. Wasn't that just being ungrateful?"
"Therefore, Li Qiong worried that working under Wang De would make things difficult for her, so she conspired with eight of her subordinates to file a private report."
"After the Song court learned of this, it sent people to mediate, promoting Li Qiong to the position of Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Left Protectorate Army, and transferring Wang De and several thousand of his men to garrison Jiankang Prefecture."
"Then, as Zhang Jun had previously suggested, Lü Zhi, the military advisor, was appointed to lead the army. At this time, he was again sent to Luzhou as a military supervisor, and as Yue Fei had predicted..."
"Ultimately, Lü Zhi was a civil official who neither knew how to fight nor understood military affairs; he was just a talkative man who loved to discuss military matters."
"He didn't even know his own limitations, yet he dared to boast: 'If he could be in charge of an army, Liu Yu and his son would be easily captured, and the Central Plains could be recovered.'"
"Not to mention Li Qiong on the other side, even we bystanders think this person is just a theorist who talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk. He'll suffer a great loss sooner or later!"
A bystander from the Ming Dynasty: I don't know if the people on the other side are speechless, but right now my only word is "speechless"!
Judy, the Great General Who Conquers the North: This guy is arrogant. We wanted to beat him up, but how did the other side manage to refrain from doing so?!
Li Si of Qin: Yue Fei has already analyzed this once, so why is Zhang Jun still so stubborn?
Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty: "Talking about war on paper is not as easy as it seems. You have to understand that the situation is constantly changing, and it's not going to be that simple!"
The optimist Su Dongpo: ...How did this idiot become an official?!
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Early Southern Song Dynasty
At this moment, everyone in the imperial court twitched at the corners of their mouths, unable to believe that these words could be said so easily.
If it were that easy to recover the Central Plains, would they have waited so many years, only to end up with nothing?!
However, thanks to Miss Lin, they learned that the task of recovering the Central Plains should be left to Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty!
Sigh, I guess I'll never see my homeland reclaimed before I die!
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Lin Ke continued, "After Lü Zhi entered Luzhou, he always made excuses to avoid meeting with his soldiers, and over time, the relationship between the two sides deteriorated."
"The soldiers also harbored resentment towards Lü Zhi, and before long, Lü Zhi discovered that Li Qiong had won over many generals."
"He then secretly reported this to the court, and the Song court then dispatched Zhang Jun, Yang Yizhong, Liu Qi, and others to garrison Huaixi."
"The atmosphere seemed to have become more tense at this point, a fact that Li Qiong was keenly aware of. The arrival of Zhang Jun and others in Huaixi further aggravated his premonition."
"So Li Qiong sent people to keep an eye on Lü Zhi, and they eventually intercepted his letter of complaint to the Song court."
"The letter stated that there were many accusations against Li Qiong and himself within the army, which were clearly due to being reported on by someone."
"We're colleagues, yet you're secretly tattling on others. You seemed so honest, but so that's what you're really like!"
"Anyone would be angry, so Li Qiong and others were furious and simply launched a mutiny, historically known as the Huaixi Mutiny. Lü Zhi was also killed in this mutiny."
“What’s worse is that Li Qiong and others also carried out a mutiny. They didn’t care about adding another crime to their list of crimes. They simply led their entire army of more than 40,000 people, along with more than 100,000 local people, to surrender to the puppet Qi regime.”
"Now it's just as Yue Fei said, it's come true! Zhang Jun and his group won't know the pain until they hit a brick wall!"