Chapter 481: Zhao Shen's decree to travel north again
Chapter 481: Zhao Shen issued an order to travel north again
"His Majesty!"
Shen Tang stood up and said solemnly: "Now that the Song Dynasty is in trouble, Shen Tang will definitely make this trip regardless of success or failure.
If the Jin Kingdom agrees, then Shen Tang will come back with a large army; if the Jin Kingdom does not agree, then Shen Tang will come back alone and lead our Song soldiers to Chengdu!"
"Shen Tang is a man of the Song Dynasty. Now that the Song Dynasty is in trouble, Shen Tang will never take a step back even if he is wrapped in horse leather.
Although Shen Tang does not have an official position now, he is still His Majesty's minister.
Therefore, with your Majesty’s permission, I can leave for the north immediately and try my best to persuade the Kingdom of Jin to lend us troops and horses!”
Zhao Shen was moved by Shen Tang's words! To be honest, he had just dismissed Shen Tang from his official position not long ago. Although this punishment was not big, compared with Shen Tang's loyalty at this moment, he owed him more But there are more and more!
"One inch of mountains and rivers, one inch of blood! Shen Tang, I believe it! I am ashamed of you for what happened before..."
"His Majesty!"
Shen Tang opened his mouth and blocked Zhao Shen's words, "I am your Majesty's servant! I will be loyal and courageous for our great Song Dynasty!"
"good!"
Zhao Shen patted Shen Tang hard on the shoulder, "Shen Tang, I'm sure! King Quan immediately drafted an order to order Shen Tang to be an envoy to the Kingdom of Jin and lend troops to the Song Dynasty.
In this matter, Shen Tang has the power to make arbitrary decisions based on the opportunity!"
"Slave obeys!"
The royal power is gone in a hurry.
Shen Tang spoke again, "Your Majesty, if you want to borrow troops from the Kingdom of Jin, you can't do it unless there are no benefits.
Therefore, I want to promise them that as long as this battle can be won, I will send troops to the Tibetan tribe to conquer Ruoergai and Luqu as military supplies for the Jin Kingdom. I hope your majesty will agree!"
Naturally, we have to talk about this kind of thing first, otherwise, if we really win in the future, we won't be able to explain it clearly.
Zhao Shen was stunned at first, and then he laughed, "Hahaha, okay, you Shen Tang, why can't I allow such empty talk?
Even if you give the entire Tubo to the Kingdom of Jin, as long as they agree to it, I can do anything!"
"In addition, Your Majesty, we currently have insufficient food, grass and military equipment, so the Jin soldiers naturally need to prepare their own early stage food and grass.
I think that we, the Song Dynasty, can use tea, silk brocade and other items to compensate the Jin Kingdom."
"allow!"
Zhao Shen didn't feel distressed at all about this kind of thing.
The Song Dynasty was short of grain, grass and other supplies, but there was no shortage of tea and silk brocade.
And using these things in exchange for grain and grass from the Kingdom of Jin is a cost-effective thing no matter how you look at it.
"You can decide on your own about this matter. How much tea and silk brocade are needed? You only need to send the news back and I will order people to prepare it immediately!"
"Your Majesty, the war in Chengdu is related to the comfort of our western frontier in the Song Dynasty, and its importance is self-evident.
But now all the elite soldiers of our Song Dynasty are hoarding in Sizhou. Therefore, if we want to pacify Chengdu Prefecture, I am afraid that the soldiers of Sizhou still need to move."
"Whatever your specific thoughts are, feel free to tell me."
Zhao Shen responded.
"The Tibetan army now numbers hundreds of thousands, and if we borrow troops from the Jin Kingdom, I think that even if we succeed, they will probably not exceed one hundred thousand at most. It is very likely that they will only be around fifty thousand.
Today, we in Chengdu Prefecture already have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but even so, if we want to not be at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, we still need at least tens of thousands of soldiers and horses."
"Now, there is no Jin army in Shandong, so the possibility of a war between the two countries is small.
It would be better to draw about 50,000 elite soldiers from the Sizhou branch and replace them with other local armies.
In this way, our chances of winning will be greater."
Zhang Jun on the side heard this and immediately nodded and said, "Your Majesty, what Shen Tang said is reasonable.
Moreover, if we can borrow troops from the Jin Kingdom, then our commander can only be Shen Tang. If someone else leads the troops, I am afraid the Jin people will not agree with it.
Bian Xi, Li Xianzhong and others in Sizhou were all very familiar with Shen Tang.
Many of those soldiers and horses have seen Shen Tang's power in the Battle of Lingbi, so it would be best if Shen Tang leads these soldiers and horses!"
This time, Zhao Shen did not refuse like the last time Zhang Jun recommended Shen Tang. Instead, he gave Shen Tang a deep look, and then solemnly said, "Shen Tang, the safety of Chengdu's road is in danger, and the safety of the Song Dynasty is in danger. This time I'll leave it to you.
I have decided on this matter. You and Zhang Aiqing will discuss the specific number of troops and horses to be allocated. After making a decision, you can report it to me."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Shen Tang bowed and said.
"I should be the one thanking you. When our Song Dynasty is in turmoil, we just know which of our loyal ministers is the most loyal! Shen Tang, I hope that in the future, you and I, our monarchs and ministers, can work together to create a prosperous age for our Song Dynasty!"
Zhao Shen said emotionally.
"Chen Ding is in disarray!"
With Zhao Shen's order, Wang Quan quickly drafted the imperial edict, and there was no need to go to Zhongshu Province.
Now, only Shi Hao is in charge of the Zhongshu Province. After Tang Si resigned as prime minister, the position of right prime minister is still vacant for the time being. Therefore, even if Zhao Shen makes a direct decision, the Zhongshu Province will not have many objections.
After receiving the imperial edict, Shen Tang no longer stayed, but directly said goodbye to Zhao Shen, Zhang Jun and others.
Wang Quan had already prepared fast horses and guards, and then Shen Tang rode on the fast horses.
First, he came to the Dark Night Pavilion in the city and made some arrangements. Then, Shen Tang left Lin'an City directly with his guards and rushed towards the north.
This time, the matter was urgent, so Shen Tang and dozens of guards were all equipped with one person and three horses.
In this way, they can travel as fast as possible without worrying about the fatigue of the horses.
It was already afternoon when Shen Tang and others set out, and when they returned to Sizhou again, it was only the early morning of the next day.
Li Xianzhong was overjoyed when he saw Shen Tang return. However, after learning that Shen Tang was urgent and needed to rush to Zhongdu, he did not delay. He directly replaced the horses for Shen Tang and others, prepared dry food, and escorted them away. Arrive at Sizhou City.
As for Shen Tang and his party, they went all the way north. Even when they passed by Lianli City, they didn't stop and just went all the way north.
However, before going to Zhongdu, Shen Tang naturally had to go to Daming Mansion first. Now that Liu Xiangling and others were all in Daming Mansion, and he had returned safely, he naturally wanted to go to reassure them.
The fact that he was demoted and even what happened to him in Lin'an City were not secrets. If Liu Xiangling and others knew about it, they would definitely not feel at ease.
Traveling through Shandong, Shen Tang and his party naturally had an unimpeded journey!
Nowadays, the story between Shen Tang and Wan Yan Yue is being circulated throughout Shandong. It has even been turned into a script by storytellers and sung in the streets.
It can be said that Shen Tang is definitely one of the most famous Song people in the Jin Kingdom.
The group of people hurried all the way and arrived outside Daming Mansion in less than five days!