Chapter 433: Zhao Shen's departure, the matter of going to Beijing
Chapter 433: Zhao Shen leaves and goes to Beijing
Therefore, according to Zhang Jun's idea, it is best to keep Shen Tang in the army.
With Shen Tang's strategy and strength, I'm afraid it won't be long before he can become a top figure in the army.
By then, with Bian Xi, Xin Qiji and some of his arrangements, even if Shen Tang is a little younger, it will not be impossible to become a privy envoy.
Especially in the morning, seeing the attitude of the Jin soldiers towards Shen Tang, Zhang Jun's thoughts became even more urgent.
Zhang Jun is very aware of the pleasure of holding an army at the palm of his hand. Although he will not doubt Shen Tang, it is undoubtedly not a good thing if Shen Tang is closer to the strength of the Jin army than to the strength of the Song army.
The biggest problem is that although there are not many strong generals in the Song Dynasty army, they lack a core figure who can subdue the generals.
A car without a head is useless! The same is true for a country and an army.
Now, whether it is Li Xianzhong and other veterans who follow him, or rising stars like Bian Xi and Xin Qiji, although they are brave and invincible on the battlefield, they also have high prestige in their own army.
However, they were unable to convince other soldiers.
And Shen Tang undoubtedly has the greatest opportunity and strength.
As long as Shen Tang can exert his strength in the army, it will not be difficult to perform meritorious service. With the support of Bian Xi and others, it won't be long before Shen Tang becomes the number one person in the Song Dynasty army.
This is undoubtedly of great significance to today's Song Dynasty.
"ah……"
Zhang Jun's words stunned Zhao Shen. Obviously, Zhao Shen had never thought of placing Shen Tang's reward in the army.
After all, according to normal circumstances, it would be most appropriate to reward Shen Tang to continue his training in the Sixth Department, or to make him the state capital at this time.
"What do you mean, do you mean to reward Shen Tang to the army?
Isn’t this unethical!”
Zhao Shen frowned and said.
In his thoughts, he naturally hopes that Shen Tang will be above the court. After all, it is rare to have such a caring person, and he is not one of those old fritters in the court.
It is naturally best to have someone by your side.
"Your Majesty, first of all I must forgive you!"
Zhang Jun said, "The previous report to Your Majesty about the Sizhou war was not complete. In fact, Shen Tang also made great contributions.
However, because Shen Tang was focused on scientific research at that time, in order not to disturb him, he hid all the matter and only mentioned it a few times to His Majesty."
Later, Zhang Jun told the detailed story of the battle at Lingbi, as well as Sizhou being trapped, Shen Tang encircling Wei, rescuing Zhao Hai, and retreating the Jin soldiers.
Of course, Zhang Jun also concealed some things in his account.
For example, what happened to Bei Weijun and Shen Tang's direct subordinates was something that Zhang Jun knew very well, but it could not be known to the Holy One.
After listening to Zhang Jun's story, Zhao Shen was stunned for a long time, and then said with a wry smile: "The number one scholar I have appointed is indeed an extraordinary person.
He is so talented in both civil and military skills!"
Having said this, Zhao Shen couldn't help but rub his eyebrows, and he also hesitated.
As an emperor, he was certainly aware of the shortcomings of the Song Dynasty, and if a top general could appear, the benefits to the Song Dynasty would be self-evident.
He suddenly felt that having a top genius under his command was actually an embarrassing thing.
Especially when the genius is an all-rounder.
"Hey, okay, I'm thinking about this matter carefully, and it's not in a hurry anyway.
Moreover, I am afraid that our No. 1 scholar, who is currently enjoying the fragrance of soft jade, has no intention of following me back to Lin'an to receive the title.
In this case, let’s put it aside for now and wait until the end of the year to make a decision.”
Zhao Shen said helplessly.
Shen Tang was delayed on Xijing Road for more than a month. When he returned, it was already September, and the journey took a full two months.
Now, there is only less than a month left before the Chinese New Year.
"That's fine!"
Zhang Jun nodded, "However, Your Majesty, I sent my family to Lin'an before, but I have been in Sizhou and cannot return.
Now that the Sizhou matter has come to an end, the next step is just to consolidate the defense lines of several cities in Sizhou. Why don't you hand over these matters to Shen Tang and let Shen Tang be responsible for the time being? "
"Shen Tang probably wouldn't have returned to Lin'an. Moreover, he is familiar with Bian Xi and others, so there won't be any oversights."
"Can!"
Zhao Shen thought for a while, then nodded in agreement.
Although Shen Tang has not yet been enthroned and is only a fifth-grade official, just sending a special letter to Shen Tang first is enough to solve this problem. It is not a big deal when you think about it.
After settling the matter, they chatted for a while. After Zhao Shen asked the two of them to accompany him for dinner, he asked Shen Tang to return to Lianli City, and naturally he wanted to return to Lin'an.
The purpose of his coming here was to show Shen Tang that he valued the meritorious officials. As for the process, the length of time was not important.
Moreover, he left Lin'an and relaxed for a few days.
Nowadays, there are countless things waiting for him to make decisions in the court, so naturally he cannot continue to delay here...
Sizhou is a warm place, but a person who is closely related to it has not been in a very beautiful mood recently.
This person is, of course, Wanyan Yue’s father, Comrade Wanyan Hao.
In other words, Comrade Wanyan Hao was deeply trusted by Wan Yanyong. He transferred He Shilie Zhining to Xijing Road and temporarily transferred Wan Yan Hao to Beijing in the north.
After all, just as Shen Tang suspected at that time, Gao Cunfu did have some secrets, even the secrets of King Hailing back then.
It is naturally inconvenient for outsiders to know these royal secrets, so Wanyan Hao naturally became the best choice.
First of all, he is his confidant, and he is also a member of the royal family. Even if he really finds out, he will definitely not tell the outside world! However, it is different from the battles on Xijing Road. Although both sides of Shangjing are eyeing each other, except for the occasional small Apart from the friction, there was no real war.
Now, the troops led by Si and Wanyan Hao are summoned on the northeast road, and Shangjing is surrounded on both sides by the southwest.
Gao Cunfu, who was sitting in Beijing, seemed confident and had no intention of leading his troops to break out except to continue to strengthen the defense.
Therefore, within a radius of several hundred miles, hundreds of thousands of troops from both sides were stationed, but the scene seemed extremely peaceful.
Especially after October, it was freezing cold throughout Shangjing, and even the war horses were shivering from the cold. Naturally, there was no possibility of a war between the two sides.
Therefore, after Wanyan Hao arrived at the boundary of Shangjing, his life was extremely comfortable at first.
Although it is freezing cold outside, there is a lot of excitement in the camp, with big bowls of wine and big chunks of meat, so happy!