【Yue Fei was disheartened by the court's actions, and he wrote to Zhao Gou to request his resignation. Zhao Gou also received Zhang Jun's impeachment of Yue Fei, saying that Yue Fei's resignation was a threat to the emperor.】

Such despicable behavior caused people from all dynasties to curse him. Yue Fei was determined to fight a northern expedition to recover lost territory, but the court behind him not only did not support him, but also framed and slandered him secretly!

This... How can one not be angry!

Zhao Kuangyin once again shouted: "Rebellion! Rebellion against this rotten Southern Song Dynasty court!!!"

【Zhao Gou rejected Yue Fei's resignation and recalled Yue Fei for the sake of his throne in the south of the Yangtze River. Yue Fei compromised for the sake of the Northern Expedition.】

【Yue Fei's actions made Zhao Gou more suspicious of him, and he even wanted to kill Yue Fei.】

【Yue Fei returned to Ezhou and began to prepare for the Northern Expedition. However, a large-scale mutiny broke out in Huaixi at this time, and the main general surrendered to the Pseudo-Qi. Zhao Gou once again left Jiankang, which was close to the front line, and returned to Lin'an. He completely gave up the idea of ​​conquering the Central Plains forces, and only focused on suppressing the generals and living in peace in a corner. 】

Every dynasty was shocked: It’s over, this dynasty is hopeless!

【In late September 1137, Yue Fei wrote a secret memorial to Zhao Gou, informing him that the Jin Dynasty was preparing to depose Liu Yu and replace him with Zhao Gou's brother, Emperor Qinzong of Song, as a puppet emperor. If this were true, the Southern Song regime would be in a very awkward and passive position, and even pose a challenge to the legitimacy of its existence.】

【Yue Fei suggested that Zhao Gou should appoint his adopted son as the crown prince as soon as possible. Only in this way could the situation be stabilized.】

Everyone was surprised: Huh? This guy is not dead yet?

They were really lucky. The Jin army directly attacked the vital points of the Southern Song Dynasty court.

Zhao Kuangyin's eyes were bloodshot: Why hasn't he died yet? ! Why doesn't he just die? !

Liu Che shook his head: Yue Fei is a genius in fighting, but his political sensitivity is too low. He dares to say such things. Doesn’t his dislike for the emperor mean enough to his suspicion of him?

Maybe he is upright, but those people are all shady and dirty villains...

Things that are too rigid will easily break.

【However, Zhao Gou did not want to appoint a crown prince too early. He was seeking medical advice and hoping to have his own biological heir. Yue Fei's suggestion violated the biggest taboo of the royal family. A general with a large army made comments on the issue of succession to the throne, which was a crime he deserved to die! Yue Fei's memorial deepened the rift between him and Zhao Gou.】

[In November 1137, the peace faction took control of the Jin Dynasty and prepared for peace talks. Qin Hui also ascended to the position of prime minister at this time because of Zhao Gou's heavy use of him.]

[On the 1138th day of the twelfth lunar month in AD, under the leadership of Qin Hui, Song and Jin reached a peace agreement.]

[Zhao Gou was so happy that he rewarded Yue Fei and his army, but Yue Fei refused. Zhao Gou became more and more wary and suspicious of Yue Fei.]

Damn it! It was so painful to watch! Everyone joined in cursing Zhao Gou.

Emperors and ministers of every dynasty all despised and disdained him. Who dared to be the emperor?

"Negotiation?" Ying Zheng said coldly, "How dare you take this seriously?"

[In 1140 AD, just one year later, the Jin army tore up the agreement and marched south again. This time, the hardline war advocate Wanyan Wushu took power, and destroying the Southern Song regime once again became the national policy.]

No one was surprised at all, and they even felt that it took so long to tear up the agreement...

【Wanyan Wushu led the army to attack Shunchang, but was defeated by Liu Qi's Eight Character Army in Shunchang. Yue Fei decided to lead the army north, but he did not expect that the emperor sent an order: troops should not be moved lightly! 】

Everyone:...

This Zhao Gou is actually from the Jin Dynasty, so he should change his name to Wanyan Gou!

He is more active than the Jin people in stopping Yue Fei's Northern Expedition every day. Who else could it be but Wanyan Gou!

Why didn't he just offer the Southern Song Dynasty to the Jin Dynasty?

Maybe Jin Guo can give him some leftovers, and he can be reunited with his brother!

[Fortunately, the minister who delivered the imperial edict understood the greater good and took the blame for changing the emperor's order. Yue Fei continued to lead his troops to the front line. This was his fourth Northern Expedition.]

Everyone: This is the fourth time, can we succeed?

Li Shimin knew without hesitation that his Northern Expedition would not succeed. The entire Southern Song court was holding him back. How could he succeed?

What a pity for Yue Fei!

[Yue's army went straight to Kaifeng. In the summer of 1140 AD, Zhang Xian led his army to first capture Yingchang. In less than half a month, Yue's army successfully cleared the periphery of Kaifeng Prefecture.]

[However, due to the lack of friendly forces to follow up, Yue Fei's army was alone and deep in the enemy's territory, and the troops were scattered, so Yue Fei stopped advancing. ]

【Yue's troops assembled in Yancheng and Yingchang.】

[On the eighth day of the seventh lunar month, there was news that many elite cavalry of the Jin army came from the north, more than 20 miles away from Yancheng, and behind the cavalry were more than 10 main forces of the Jin army.]

Everyone watched with great nervousness.

[Because Yue's army had not yet assembled, Yue Fei sent Yue Yun to fight. ]

[When the two armies engaged, Wanyan Wushu sent out the Crooked Horse, which was a type of light cavalry deployed on both sides of the main force, using its high mobility to attack the opponent's formation and outflank the enemy.]

【Yue Yun led the Beiwei soldiers and Youyi cavalry to fight. The Beiwei troops were the elite among the elite of Yue's army. 】

[The battlefield was covered with yellow dust and the sound of killing shook the earth. Wanyan Wushu called out the Iron Pagoda wearing heavy armor.]

Facing such a battle directly, all the generals of various dynasties were fully focused. The cavalry, light cavalry, and heavy cavalry made them constantly analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the two armies.

Meng Tian wrote furiously while reading, recording all the important information.

Zhao Kuangyin felt that watching this battle was more nervous than going to the battlefield himself, and he still held out a glimmer of hope for the Southern Song Dynasty.

Cao Cao slowly wiped his sword and said, "Yue Fei can't win."

Cao Pi was puzzled: "Why?"

Cao Cao sneered: "Even if he wins, he must lose! Because the court behind him is spineless! A spineless court doesn't even dare to take the fruits of victory!"

[Facing the Jin army's Iron Pagoda, Yue Fei ordered his infantry to go into battle, holding their horse-barreled swords and hacking at the horses' legs. For a moment, the Iron Pagoda was overturned.]

"Great!" Zhao Kuangyin shouted, "Yue Fei is indeed a military god! That's great!"

The military generals cheered and the civil officials' eyes lit up.

The people in the early Song Dynasty were so happy that they danced with joy.

[Seeing that the battle had reached its most stalemate, Yue Fei personally led 40 cavalrymen to charge forward, shooting arrows left and right, with every arrow hitting its mark. The morale of Yue's army was greatly boosted, and the Jin army finally could not hold on and fled in disgrace.]

"We won!" The military generals were happier than if they had won the battle themselves. The civil officials who usually looked annoying now appeared amiable and amiable.

Zhao Kuangyin also laughed out loud, "Great! Great! ! !

Only Yuan, Ming and Qing remained silent.

When Kangxi looked at the history of previous dynasties, he couldn't help but think of the late Qing Dynasty. Was the late Qing Dynasty like Zhao Gou's Southern Song government?

Otherwise, where did all the cession of territory, payment of indemnities, and various unequal treaties come from?

And the contempt of future generations...

[The Jin army changed its route to attack Yingchang. On the 300th day of the seventh lunar month, Yue Fei came to rescue Yingchang. The vanguard led by his subordinate Yang Zaixing suddenly encountered the Jin army. The number of troops was greatly disparated, but Yang Zaixing led 300 cavalrymen to fight the Jin army to the death without fear. In the end, Yang Zaixing's horse got stuck in the mud and died for his country. All 30 soldiers died. Yang Zaixing's body was found later and there were more than arrowheads on it! ]

Zhao Kuangyin burst into tears. This is the warrior of the Song Dynasty!

The generals' eyes were red.

Other dynasties also admired and sighed.

Li Shimin was puzzled: "Fuji, you see, the Southern Song Dynasty is not weak! There are talented generals like Yue Fei, and brave warriors who are not afraid of sacrifice like Yang Zaixing. Even if Zhao Gou has no talent, he can still sit on the throne safely with these people. So what is he afraid of! He dare not even launch a northern expedition, and dare not expand the victory after winning the war..."

"Your Majesty, a leader must not only have talent, but also the ability to distinguish right from wrong. Obviously, Zhao Gou does not have this ability," said Changsun Wuji.

Ying Zheng stopped and looked at the sky, shook his head and went back to deal with government affairs. Li Si couldn't be released yet. He had to suffer enough, using both kindness and force to prevent him from having any other thoughts!

[The Jin army and the Song army fought the Yingchang Battle in Yingchang. 3 Jin cavalry and 10 infantry lined up in the west of Yingchang City.]

【The 22-year-old Yue Yun led 800 Beiwei soldiers to fight first. The two armies fought hard for dozens of rounds, but it was still difficult to determine the winner. At noon, the reinforcements of Yue's army arrived and the situation was quickly reversed. Wanyan Wushu was completely defeated. The battles of Yancheng and Yingchang were great victories of Yue's army in the Fourth Northern Expedition. Facing the severe situation of being alone and deep in the enemy's territory, Yue's army relied on their iron will to defeat the superior forces of the Jin army. 】

"We won! Hahaha, we won!" The generals were so happy that they forgot everything else: "Yue Fei! The God of War!"

The civil officials also breathed a sigh of relief. Great, they would be able to recapture Kaifeng next!

The other dynasties also felt relieved when they saw this. After being depressed for so long, they finally got rid of their depression!

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