After traveling through time, I became Han Zhang’s grandson?

Chapter 350: Recovering from love?

"Your Majesty, Marquis Gu is now imprisoned. At this moment, we must reinstate Marquis Han and have him come out of seclusion to take charge. Only then can we avert the possibility of defeat!"

As the current head of the Privy Council and a former censor, Fu Yaoyu did not beat around the bush and directly proposed a solution.

Unfortunately, the current Emperor Shenzong was completely exhausted by the war at the front and the fact that the wife of the Marquis of Ningyuan cried every three days and made a fuss every five days.

He had already felt rebellious towards Han Ming and the others, and Fu Yaoyu's words were like adding fuel to the fire, completely irritating Emperor Shenzong's fragile nerves.

"Han Hou, Han Hou, Han Hou... Is it true that without him, I can't do anything?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of all the civil and military officials in the court changed, knowing that the emperor was dissatisfied with Han.

"Your Majesty! Please be careful with your words!"

Sima Junshi, who was drawing on the side, has been very proud recently. After all, he is from the Han Party, so he has never had any objection to the Han Party taking charge of the central government and implementing new policy reforms.

Now it is very troublesome to hear that Emperor Shenzong panicked and made his dissatisfaction with Han known to the public.

One is a loyal minister left by the previous emperor, and the other is an official who is full of energy and ambition to accomplish something.

If a dispute arises between these two people, the current good situation of the Song Dynasty may be ruined overnight.

Moreover, the two courts of censorship were tasked with enforcing discipline. Upon hearing Emperor Shenzong's inappropriate remarks, Sima Junshi immediately put away his relaxed expression and shouted to stop him.

The boss spoke, and the officials from the two chambers of censorship behind him collectively stopped him: "Your Majesty, please be careful with your words!"

Emperor Shenzong forced himself to calm down, waved the sleeves of his dragon robe, and sat back on the dragon throne.

"The Marquis of Han is currently under mourning duty and should not be involved in warfare."

"Send Guo Kui and Zhang Yu forward to provide assistance. Also, have Zhong Yan, who is in Ningxia, lead his troops eastward to Yunzhou to assist Marquis Gu."

"..."

Although Emperor Shenzong's words seemed to be considerate of Han, everyone could see the emperor's temper and he just didn't want to rely on that outstanding man who was in mourning.

Even after Han Ming finished his mourning period, it was still unknown whether the emperor would give him the position of Privy Councilor.

Most of this was because the Song Dynasty had developed rapidly in recent years, which gave Emperor Shenzong great confidence. He believed that the Song Dynasty would not change without the rule of the Han Party.

Little did they know that Han Ming had already gathered all the famous talents of the future Song Dynasty. It was probably too late for Emperor Shenzong to cultivate an imperial party.

The ministers wanted to persuade him, but Emperor Shenzong was determined to teach the entire Han Party a lesson and refused to reinstate him.

. . . . . .

As expected, what happened in the court caused a stir among the officials' families in Bianliang City.

Especially Sheng Minglan, who heard that the emperor was determined not to reinstate Han, but instead ordered Guo Kui, who had already been defeated, and Zhang Qie, who was in charge of logistics, to send troops to rescue him.

The other Zhong Yan is a great distance away from Shunzhou. If he is asked to go to Yunzhou to meet him, Gu Tingye must be able to escape first.

Even Sheng Minglan could tell from such a chaotic fate that the emperor was angry with someone and wanted to use her own husband as a pawn.

Minglan held her swollen forehead and kept thinking about how to solve this problem.

"Mother, uncle and aunt are here!"

Chang Ge'er, who has now grown up, hurriedly led a group of people into the hall.

Minglan looked up and saw Sheng Changbai and Sheng Changdong at the head, with Molan and Rulan behind them.

"Third brother, fourth sister, fifth sister, Xiaoqi!"

Minglan's face lit up with joy and she quickly stood up to greet everyone.

"Brother Chang, look at the tea!"

"Sixth sister, there's no need to be so polite. We came here because we heard about what happened in the court."

"My father is also very anxious now, running around and looking for people to check on him."

Sheng Changfeng was in Luoyang, the Western Capital, dealing with issues concerning the new bookstore and its book collection. Upon hearing about this, he immediately finished his work and rushed back to the capital.

As a result, as soon as he got home, he heard his wife Liu talk about the court meeting. Now Changbai was outsourced to another place, and he was the eldest in the family, so he had to take over.

Hearing that her family cared so much about her, Minglan felt a lot warmer in her heart, but the sadness on her face still lingered.

"I heard from Liu Lang that the emperor has made it clear that he will not reinstate Marquis Han. This will complicate the situation on the front lines."

Molan is no different from others, and the situation is tense now, so there is no need to hide anything.

"I've been thinking about this as well. If we want to resolve this crisis, I'm afraid there's no other way except Marquis Han."

Minglan's words made everyone fall into silence.

"My husband is trying to contact Marquis Han. I hope to hear back soon..."

Rulan looked around and could only repeat Lu Haoqing's instructions before leaving.

"Actually, I have a way to restore Marquis Han's throne, but the ultimate result might be that the Sheng family will be cut off from the emperor!"

As soon as Minglan said this, they understood what the method was and their expressions changed instantly.

"Sixth sister, if you really manipulate public opinion and force the emperor to issue an order to seize the love, then the subsequent problems will not be something the Sheng family can bear alone..."

Sheng Changfeng had long known that his sixth sister had different thoughts from ordinary people, but she was still so bold that he was shocked.

"But I can't just sit back and watch the Marquis fall into danger!"

Minglan sighed helplessly.

"Why don't we wait a little longer? I heard that both my father and mother sent a letter to my second brother. I think we'll have a result in the next two days."

Sheng Changdong, the seventh son of the Sheng family, who had remained silent all this time, spoke up to comfort his sixth sister.

"Hmm..." Minglan could only nod.

. . . . . .

At the beginning of September in the first year of Yuanfeng, half a month had passed since Gu Tingye was besieged, and less than three months had passed since Han's mourning period ended.

What's happening on the northern front concerns everyone who is paying attention, including Gu Tingye and his 50,000-strong army from Hedong Road.

This is all the troops in Gu Tingye's hands after excluding the cities stationed in Yunzhou.

At this moment, after building a defense line south of Shunzhou, relying on the mountains and rivers, Gu Tingye confronted Yelu Hongji, Xiao Boyu, Yelu Asi and others.

Looking at the Liao army not far away that was not in a hurry to attack, Gu Tingye knew that this was a strategy of Yelu Hongji and others to encircle the enemy and attack the reinforcements.

It is estimated that he wanted to attract more Song troops to come to rescue, eat them one by one, and finally come to surround and kill himself.

"These Khitans are so ruthless."

Shi Tou, who had been trained in the military for many years, said angrily.

"But I have to say, their move was indeed ingenious."

"We know that the imperial court will not give up on us easily. As long as we maintain the current standoff, the Song army will surely come to our rescue."

Gu Tingye's temples are now a little frosted. After experiencing the Battle of Jiaozhi, he has been cultivating himself over the years, fearing that he would bring disaster to his family.

But why did I find myself in such a precarious situation this time? Could this be karma, retribution, the retribution for my sins?!

Gu Tingye lay on his back in the handsome chair, his mind wandering. Finally, a trace of bloodshot flashed in his eyes, and he stood up suddenly.

"We can't just sit there and wait for death. Instead of following their path, why don't we do the opposite?"

Gu Tingye didn't want to become the key point for the Liao army to strangle the Song army, so he had to save himself to solve the problem.

"Order all troops to light a fire and cook. After a hearty meal, immediately continue advancing eastward!"

"We won't turn back, nor will we break out to the south. Let's head straight for Jizhou!"

Gu Tingye planned to make a feint to the east and attack in the west. The Liao army thought that we were anxious to retreat eastward to escape to the Guizhou area, or break out to the south to Xijin Prefecture to meet up with Guo Kui.

He just didn't let Yelu Hongji and others get what they wanted. This time he broke through directly from the east and captured Jizhou. This way he would have a base where he could hold on and wait for help.

This is indeed the case. When Gu Tingye led his troops to break through the encirclement of the Liao army and headed straight for Jizhou, the Liao army had no time to react at all.

However, although this method helped him escape the encirclement, it also made Gu Tingye's situation even more dangerous.

Jizhou had already advanced deep into the territory of Liao. With its men and horses exhausted, its defeat was inevitable.

As for how to break this crisis, I'm afraid it's completely hopeless...