Chapter 1223: Hu Bangheng welcomes the return of Yu Yunwen
Chapter 1223: Yu Yunwen returns and is greeted by Hu Bangheng
Yu Yunwen didn't know why the imperial court called him back to Lin'an this time, but being able to meet Zhao Shen was obviously an opportunity for him, and he didn't want to give it up.
Although he was demoted to Sichuan and Shaanxi, the thought of the Northern Expedition never disappeared in his heart. However, since the end of the Northern Expedition and the peace talks between the two countries, the relationship between Song and Jin gradually became harmonious. Therefore, there are obviously no hardliners like him anymore. Useful place!
As for Shen Tang, although the two of them have never met, they are both in Sichuan and Shaanxi, so of course he has heard of Shen Tang's reputation.
Yu Yunwen greatly admired Shen Tang's achievements on the battlefield, but he did not recognize Shen Tang's actions, even with a bit of contempt and disdain.
In his opinion, since he is so good at conquering and fighting, and even uses troops like a god, he is almost betraying the country by cooperating with the Jin Kingdom instead of counterattacking the Jin Kingdom! He even heard that Shen Tang was actually married to a princess from the Jin Kingdom. He was even more angry about this! Therefore, the reason why the two had never met in Sichuan and Shaanxi was firstly because there was no suitable opportunity, and secondly because Yu Yunwen deliberately avoided meeting.
Especially this time, he heard that Shen Tang not only resigned from his post because of the relationship between his children, but also went directly to the Kingdom of Jin. In his eyes, Shen Tang almost became an enemy.
If Zhao Shen hadn't personally ordered Wang Quan to go to Lizhou in person, he would have wanted to lead his troops to stop Shen Tang directly.
Although he knew that Shen Tang was not easy to mess with, as the envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi, he had good relations with General Wu Lin! Wu Lin commanded the troops in Lizhou, so if he wanted to stop Shen Tang, it would be almost easy.
This time he came to Lin'an, and his biggest purpose was to continue to persuade Zhao Shen to agree to his wish for the Northern Expedition.
Although Yu Yunwen is a civil servant, his style is more like that of a military general! He advocates the use of force to govern the country and advocates improving the generals' treatment. Therefore, even though he is old, he still doesn't like sitting in a sedan chair, but prefers riding a horse!
They first took a fast boat all the way east, then changed to a fast horse, and arrived in Lin'an not long after.
Just as Yu Yunwen and his party stopped, a small sedan came hurriedly toward them from inside the city gate. The sedan stopped, and a man dressed as an old master got off the sedan and stepped forward with a smile.
"Binfu, we haven't seen each other for two or three years since we last said goodbye."
The old master laughed and said.
Seeing the visitor, Yu Yunwen also smiled a little, "Bang Heng, you old master is still so pretentious. Why, after living a peaceful life in Lin'an City for a few days, have you moved out of your way again?"
Bang Heng, whose given name was Hu Quan and whose courtesy name was Bang Heng, was a Jinshi in the second year of Jianyan's reign!
He has a rare reputation for talent, but his life is bumpy! Zhao Gou knew his talent and learning, so after becoming a Jinshi, he entered the court and became an official and editor of the Privy Council!
Hu Quan was an extremely upright and loyal person, and was extremely angry at Qin Hui and Gaozong's lax security. Therefore, he wrote to Gaozong and asked Gaozong to kill Qin Hui, otherwise, he would die to prove his ambition!
Because of this petition, Hu Quan gained a great reputation among the people, but he also offended Qin Hui, who was in power at the time.
Qin Hui thought that Hu Quan was arrogant and rebellious, and encouraged the crowd to kidnap him, so he asked the court to order his demotion! Emperor Gaozong agreed and directly demoted Hu Quan to Zhaozhou for supervision! Later, because many colleagues interceded for Hu Quan, he was sentenced to be sent to Guangzhou for supervision. Salt warehouse.
A year later, because Li Misun, the then Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, secretly helped, the sentence was changed to a magistrate of the mighty army.
However, only two or three years later, someone in the court impeached Hu Quan again. Emperor Gaozong was angry and demoted him to Xinzhou for control.
Four or five years later, Zhang Di, the governor of Xinzhou, wrote to the court, mentioning that Hu Quan resented the court and slandered the court from time to time behind his back, so Hu Quan was once again demoted to Jiyang Army (Ya County, Hainan!)
The reason why all of this happened was naturally because of the methods of the powerful Prime Minister Qin Hui! As long as Qin Hui is around, Hu Quan has almost no chance of resurrecting. Fortunately, Qin Hui is dead, and those who originally targeted Hu Quan will naturally not continue. A few years later, the control over Hu Quan was basically lifted. After Zhao Shen succeeded to the throne, he was called back to Lin'an to serve as an official in the Ministry of Personnel, and now he is a wine minister in the Imperial College.
Although he is not a high-ranking official, he is much better than before.
Both Yu Yunwen and Hu Quan were loyal and upright people, and they had a very close relationship. Therefore, when Yu Yunwen returned this time, Hu Quan came first to greet him.
As the two entered the city, Yu Yunwen asked, "I am far away in Sichuan and Shaanxi, and I have no information. Please tell me quickly. Why did the officials call me here this time?
Why did you suddenly ask me to come and summon you?"
Hu Quan smiled and said, "Old man, this time your opportunity has come! Not long ago, Zhang Jun resigned and the position of Privy Council became vacant, and Ye Yong recommended you! This time the official summons you to ask questions. , just for the position of Privy Councilor."
"ah!"
Yu Yunwen was shocked. He was in Sichuan and Shaanxi and did not know much about the news about Lin'an City. Although he had heard about Zhang Jun's resignation, he never thought that the position of Privy Council would fall to me. On the head.
"Will Ye Yong and those people recommend me?
Are they so kind?"
Yu Yunwen said differently. Speaking of which, he, a deadly warrior, was not in the same group as Ye Yong and others, and Ye Yong had no reason to recommend him.
"The reasons behind this are naturally unclear, but this is the fact!"
Hu Quan replied.
Yu Yunwen nodded, "No matter what they think, it is indeed a good thing if they can sit in the position of Privy Councilor! After several years of recuperation, the military in Lizhou is extremely strong, and it is time to send troops to the Northern Expedition.
As long as there is support from the officials, the soldiers and horses of Lizhou can go north to the Kingdom of Jin to regain their homeland!"
Hearing Yu Yunwen's words, Hu Quan couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. He naturally knew the character and persistence of his old friend. However, now that Song and Jin were on good terms, it might not be a good thing for the Song Dynasty to rashly provoke a war.
"War is a big deal, and you need to think twice about it.
Not to mention anything else, this time I asked the right question and passed the official level first. If you become the Privy Councilor, you can continue to plan other things."
Hu Quan said in a low voice.
"Don't worry, I will take care of it naturally!"
Yu Yunwen responded.
While the two were talking, they saw a chamberlain coming in a hurry. When he came to them, the chamberlain saluted respectfully and said, "Is this Mr. Yu Yunwen here?"
"Exactly!"
Yu Yunwen replied.
"My lord, please follow me. Your Majesty is waiting to summon you in the palace!"
Yu Yunwen nodded, turned to Hu Quan and said, "I will go to see Your Majesty first. Then when I have some free time, you and I will drink and talk!"
After that, he said goodbye to Hu Quan and followed the chamberlain towards the palace.