Chapter 800: Traitor

Seeing that the two of them understood, the Princess of Shu nodded: "Thanks to my sister, Bi'er's illness was cured. Now that my sister has something to do, I will take care of the flat jar and colander."

Shi Wei smiled and said: "Well, I can rest assured if I leave it to you, but he is too naughty. Sister, please be more patient."

The princess of Shu knelt down and held Bian Guan's hand: "Bian Guan is good, Bi'er misses you, can you go and play with him? You have to protect Hachigong, and your mother is the same as you, she has to protect your father.

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After all, Bian Guan was a little reluctant to let go of his mother: "Then I will protect dad too."

The princess of Shu touched the flat pot and combed her head: "What about Hachigong? You still have to protect Hachigong."

Bian Guan raised his head and asked Shi Wei eagerly: "Mom, when will you come back?"

Shi Wei is actually very hard-hearted towards her children. Now that she heard this sentence, her eyes were sore: "This depends on your father's ability..."

…

Let’s not talk about how Su You prepared after receiving the order. Let’s just talk about the situation in the DPRK. Before the war started, a quarrel broke out first.

First of all, although Zhao Man was the commander-in-chief, he was also a civil servant with a Jinshi background, and he was extremely disgusted with the idea of ​​sending eunuchs to supervise the army.

In addition, Li Xian is not a good guy. He has great achievements. Except for those who have greater merit than him, except for the clan and nobles, he is also praised by those who are flattering, and everyone looks down on him.

In addition, Li Xian did not have much literary accomplishment. Unlike Zhang Chengyi, Li Shunju and other emissaries were able to recite poems and compose poems and were very talented in literature. He had always been a fool of virtue, so there was a conflict with Zhao Man the first time they met.

So Zhao Man asked Zhao Xu to remove Li Xian.

Zhao Xu was a little overwhelmed and asked Zhao Man who could take his place.

Zhao Man recommended his old superior Guo Kui, saying that Guo Kui was good at military affairs and had served as a Privy Council official. He was an excellent general and planner. If Guo Kui led the army, he would be willing to be Guo Kui's deputy.

Wang Anshi also had a naturally crooked buttocks, so he advised Zhao Xu: "Sending eunuchs to supervise the army was originally a bad policy in the later Tang and Five Dynasties. It would have more harm than good on the military, so it is better to follow Zhao Man's suggestion."

When the two parties were in a stalemate, Su You's report arrived, saying that he had received an appointment from the imperial court. He was very frightened and hoped that Zhao Xu would send a capable internal envoy to help him. At the same time, he asked Zhao Xu to be dispatched as the pacification envoy for the transportation of the two Zhejiang roads and concentrate on

Army logistics.

Zhao Xu felt very comfortable. Look at Su Mingrun, he is also a civil servant, but why are the morals of this civil servant different from those of a civil servant?

He turned around and discussed with Wang Anshi and others whether to relieve Su You of his duties.

Wang Anshi hesitated for a long time, but finally felt that state affairs were the most important thing: "Your Majesty, there is actually a person who is very suitable as Su You's successor."

"Oh?" Zhao Xu asked, "Who is it?"

Wang Anshi took a long breath and said, "Huainan transfer envoy, Zhiying Tianfu, Su Song."

Zhao Xu also remembered: "Yes, yes, the disaster in Hebei, Su Song wrote to remind him. It is a good idea to immigrate to neighboring Luzhou to catch up with the familiar people, but the issue of food supply must be taken into consideration."

"For example, the counties in Huainan may be slightly prosperous, but if there are many places to eat, prices will skyrocket."

"In case Qiucheng is disappointed, the wandering people will not be able to return to their jobs for a while. When the time comes to eat in your valley, they will need to ask the county officials for rescue."

“Therefore, in order to provide disaster relief, it is better to equalize commodity prices first. In order to equalize commodity prices, it is better to implement rations so that the refugees can have cheap things, so as not to transfer the suffering of the refugees.”

Wang Anshi bowed and said: "Exactly, no one who is not an experienced and meticulous minister would have thought of this. Therefore, he discussed with Su You and transported more grain from the Liangzhe Road to Huainan, which was already rich in grain. He also relocated some refugees to

Planting newly opened official fields on Liangzhe Road seems to be a good strategy indeed."

Zhao Xu said: "But back then Su Song refused the imperial edict to appoint Li Ding..."

Wang Anshi cupped his hands and said: "National affairs are current and there is no room for personal grudges."

"First, Su Song is extremely filial and loyal, and he is a kindhearted person. His knowledge is complex and similar to that of Su You. He can understand Su You's actions in chemical engineering, science, polders and ships. In terms of ability, there is nothing to say."

"Secondly, Su Jin's act of loyalty should be commended to his family. Su Song is Su Jin's nephew. This appointment is also the court's way of rewarding loyal ministers and their families."

"Thirdly, Su Song's seniority was already high in the Yingzong Dynasty, enough to serve as a transit envoy for the two Zhejiang roads."

"Fourthly, Su Song admired Su You's actions quite a lot. With Su You's various measures on the two Zhejiang Roads, he would definitely follow suit and would not stop and make new changes."

"Your Majesty, I have a personal grudge with Su Song, and I am not in harmony with Su You's philosophy. However, Su You is indeed the best person to handle the follow-up affairs of Jiaozhi; and Su Song is indeed the best person to handle the follow-up affairs of the two Zhejiang provinces after Su You leaves.

The best candidate.”

"Both places are important in the Song Dynasty, and there is no room for mistakes. Since there are qualified ministers, I naturally dare not not recommend them."

Zhao Xu smiled with satisfaction: "Okay, let's draft the imperial edict, with Guo Kui as the commander-in-chief and Zhao Man as the deputy.

Su Songchong served as the transit and appeasement envoy on the two Zhejiang roads.

Su Mingrun promoted the Annan Camp Logistics Department and the Hangming Shipping Department to control the Kuizhou Yiyong and Guangrui and Yijin armies as deputy privy envoy.

Li Xian was transferred to the Military and Horse Command of the two Zhejiang Provinces, and Jing Haijun stayed behind."

…

In Yongzhou, Li Changjie, the eunuch of Jiaozhi School Inspector, and Zong Quan, the commander of the capital, were patrolling surrounded by soldiers.

In fact, the current Yongzhou can no longer be called a city, because the city wall has been demolished and filled into the Yongjiang River, and after a massacre in the city, nearly 60,000 people were piled up into 58 piles of corpses.

Yongzhou has become a ruin.

The fire in the city has long been extinguished, and there are ruins everywhere.

Li Changjie is nearly sixty years old, but because he has no beard, is well maintained, and practices martial arts all year round, his body is still strong. He looks about forty years old, and he is very handsome and resolute.

His surname was Wu, and he was the descendant of Wu Quan, a royal family of the Wu Dynasty. His father was Guo Shengyi, the Taiwei of Li Taizong, and he had been a warrior for generations.

As for why Lao Wu's descendant was named Guo and later gave birth to Li Changjie, I can only say... Jiaozhi is a magical place.

Li Changjie had "beautiful appearance" since he was a child, and he also practiced riding, archery, and the art of war. During Li Taizong's time, he was appointed as a riding school captain because of his father's influence.

Later, for unknown reasons, he and his younger brother Li Changxian became eunuchs.

In the third year of Li Qianfu's reign, Li Changjie was summoned to the imperial palace and served as the imperial eunuch and Huangmen magistrate.

During Li Shengzong's reign, Li Changjie was promoted to Taibao based on his merits.

In the third year of the Jiaqing reign of Emperor Zhangsheng, Li Changjie was transferred to serve as an envoy to visit Qinghua, Nie'an and other places to suppress the local unrest of the Mong people.

In the second year of Tiankuang Baoxiang's reign, Li Shengzong personally conquered Champa City because "the Kingdom of Champa City often came to harass it."

Under the command of Li Changjie, the Jiaozhi Army fought smoothly and defeated the Champa Army one after another.

Rudravarman III, the king of Champa, was defeated and fled. In May of the same year, he was captured by Li Changjie in the Chenla realm.

The king of Champa had no choice but to seek peace and atone for his sins, and ceded the territory of Li, Ma Ling, and the three states to the Li Dynasty.

Later, Champa fell into civil strife, and Rudravarman III defected to the Li Dynasty.

In the fourth year of Taining, the Li Dynasty sent Li Changjie to lead his troops south, using the pretext of supporting the restoration of Rudravarman III to attack Champa again.

The battle ended in a draw, but Jiaozhi, as the attacker, still took advantage, plundering a large number of people and moving them to the areas that Jiaozhi occupied at that time, such as Li, Maling, and Buzheng.

It can be said that Li Changjie has never lost a battle in his forty years of military career, and he can be called the God of the Jiaozhi Army.

Now he dared to launch an attack on the Song Dynasty, and he won the battle and expanded his territory to three states and 800 miles!

Zong Quan admired Li Changjie to the extreme: "The Taibao is so powerful that he conquered three cities in a row. When he returns this time, the king will definitely reward him greatly."

Li Changjie smiled slightly: "Go back, why do you want to go back? Nong Man of Guangyuan Prefecture has refused to accept Wang Hua for a long time, and now he is heartbroken. Moreover, there seems to be no movement in Guizhou of the Song Dynasty."

"The Song Dynasty's response was too slow. We can continue to expand our results."

After speaking, he turned around and said to a Confucian scholar next to him: "Xu Sheng is indeed a talented person. Without your advice, Yongzhou City would have been difficult to break overnight."

The Confucian scholar was from the Song Dynasty, born in Lingnan, and his name was Xu Baixiang.

Xu Baixiang also lived in poverty for ten years in his early years. He had a lot of reading history and was quite talented.

Unexpectedly, Shi Guaimingjian, like Zhang Yuan and Wu Hao, took the imperial examination many times but failed repeatedly.

As he aged, he accomplished nothing, and his wealth of knowledge was useless. He gradually complained about everything but others, and was full of resentment. He believed that the emperor and officials of the Song Dynasty were ignorant and did not recognize talents, which delayed his bright future.

Beginning in the second year of Xining, Xu Baixiang heard that the relationship between the Song Dynasty and Jiaozhi was tense, and he had a sinful idea in his heart.

So he took up a pen and wrote a letter to the King of Cochin.

"Your Majesty, the ancestors of your ancestors were originally from Fujian. I heard that many of the noble officials in Jiaozhi today are from Fujian.

Baixiang's talents are not behind others, and they are not used in China. I am willing to help the king to take advantage of him.

Now China wants to destroy Jiaozhi on a large scale, and its military strategy has the intention of seizing the enemy first. It is better to send troops across the border first, and Baixiang will be the internal response."

Li Changjie communicated with Xu Baixiang many times and felt that he was available and his words were very reasonable, so he suddenly raised troops and caught the Song Dynasty by surprise.
Chapter completed!