Chapter 601: Shen Tang refutes and counts the merits
Shen Tang whispered a few words to the chamberlain beside him, and then the chamberlain left the palace. Not long after, he walked in holding a box.
"Master Zhang, do you want to take a look?"
Shen Tang said to Zhang Tianhua disdainfully.
Zhang Tianhua sneered, "Shen Tang, who doesn't know that those tribes have been won over by you? How can a mere letter be enough proof?
In a word, Shen Tang, isn’t it true that you can have as much as you want?”
Although it is nonsense, it is indeed irrefutable.
However, Shen Tang looked at Zhang Tianhua and laughed again, "Master Zhang is right, but if these letters alone are not enough proof, I'm afraid.
However, there was also a report from General Shao Hongyuan.
Mr. Zhang, from your point of view, General Shao Hongyuan's report to His Majesty is not credible at all."
Zhang Tianhua's face darkened when he heard this. He didn't expect that Shen Tang was here waiting to slap him in the face.
However, he could deny that those tribal letters were fake, but Shao Hongyuan's report was not something he could comment on.
If he still denies it, he will not only greatly offend Shao Hongyuan and others, but also offend the supervisors in Shao Hongyuan's army!
Shen Tang's army did not set up a supervisory army because of special circumstances. After all, with those Jin people around, even having a supervisory force would not make much sense.
Moreover, Zhao Shen at that time was eager to show favor to Shen Tang, so he did not send out any supervisory troops.
However, Shao Hongyuan does not have such qualifications.
Not only Shao Hongyuan, but Shen Tang returned to Lin'an, and Wang Huaizhen took over his position as commander-in-chief. In addition, the imperial court also sent out supervisory troops again.
It was impossible for the general's report to the court to be hidden from the supervisor, who was Zhao Shen's man.
If he denied Shao Hongyuan's report, wouldn't it mean that these supervisors were also denied?
Should we say that these supervisors betrayed Zhao Shen, or that Zhao Shen didn't know people well?
Seeing that Zhang Tianhua was silent, Shen Tang handed the letter and Shao Hongyuan's report to Wang Quan who came over!
Wang Quan inspected it and handed it over to Zhao Shen.
Zhao Shen looked at it briefly and put it down.
Even without these things, he believed that these tribes had already united with the Tubo people.
Therefore, he had no doubts about the things in the letter.
"Your Majesty! After I arrived at Fulu Road in Chengdu, I secretly found out about the secret alliance between these local tribes and the Tubo people.
As a result, we already have few troops. If we use these two sides as enemies at the same time, we will naturally be attacked from both sides.
Therefore, I have no choice but to bring these tribes together to deal with Tubo together.
Fortunately, your majesty is still powerful and has already recovered several tribes for our use in the Song Dynasty."
"As for the appointment of Wujia, the leader of the Qiang tribe, Your Majesty should know that the Qiang people are extremely powerful, with 40,000 to 50,000 warriors capable of fighting.
If I want to go south to pacify the Chengdu Prefecture, I must have a stable rear. Therefore, after discussing with Mr. Ye Maoye, I temporarily gave him the post of judge of Orchard Maozhou.
At the same time, I ordered my horse to report to His Majesty.
In this matter, I was indeed at fault and failed to wait for His Majesty’s order before acting.”
"However, Chengdu is thousands of miles away from Lin'an, and even if the army has fast horses, it will take nearly a month to go back and forth.
The battle on Chengdu Prefecture is urgent. If we wait until a month later, the Tibetans will definitely consolidate the prefectures and counties south of Chengdu Prefecture, making it more difficult for our army to conquer.
Therefore, I promised Orchard in advance, and when His Majesty’s imperial edict came, I had gathered 30,000 Qiang troops to join forces..."
"His Majesty!"
At this time, Zhang Jun also came out to appeal, "Although Shen Tang made mistakes, he was excusable.
The military situation is like a raging fire. If you delay even for an hour, you will miss the opportunity, let alone if you delay for more than ten days?
Moreover, before General Shen left, His Majesty had already considered the complicated situation on Chengdu Fulu Road, and therefore granted General Shen the right to make arbitrary decisions based on the situation.
Therefore, although the appointment of the magistrate of Maozhou seems to be excessive, it is also reasonable and reasonable."
Hearing Zhang Jun's words, Zhao Shen couldn't help but be stunned.
At this moment, he just remembered that he had indeed promised Shen Tang this way.
Thinking of this, his expression couldn't help but soften, and then he said harmoniously, "Yes, the situation in Chengdu Prefecture is complicated, but Shen Tang has the power to make arbitrary decisions when the situation arises. Although the appointment of Maozhou Judge is reckless, it is also reasonable.
Therefore, there is nothing wrong with this matter!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Shen Tang saluted respectfully.
Then, Shen Tang looked at Zhang Tianhua again, "Master Zhang accused me of borrowing troops from the Kingdom of Jin. This matter was not decided by me. Although our Song Dynasty has many soldiers and generals, we want to gather a large army in a short time." Leaving Chengdu Prefecture is also extremely difficult.
Therefore, with His Majesty's permission, I went to borrow troops.
As for saying that all the golden soldiers obeyed my orders, I don’t blame Sir Zhang for his nonsense.”
"Zhang Zhang is a weak man. He has never been on the battlefield to fight for the Song Dynasty. Naturally, he does not understand military affairs.
Although this general is modest, he still thinks that he is capable of leading troops.
I think back then, my job as a scholar was to help Prime Minister Zhang spread his voice to the Kingdom of Jin outside Sizhou.
Therefore, my general's troops can only be naturally stronger than Master Zhang's.
Therefore, it may be unbelievable for Master Zhang to ask his soldiers to obey orders, but it is not difficult for me."
"As for Mr. Zhang's statement that this general is related to the Kingdom of Jin, this is indeed true!"
"Back then, I was conferred the title of General Fengguo by the Kingdom of Jin, and even married a princess of the Kingdom of Jin.
However, in addition, two years ago, in the battle of Tongbai Mountain, I led hundreds of Song generals to defeat 20,000 Jin soldiers and beheaded thousands of people, allowing our Song Dynasty to win the battle at Tongbai Mountain. .
Afterwards, I will be in Sizhou to assist the general under Prime Minister Zhang in guarding the Lingbi.
In the bloody battle at Lingbi, all the 40,000 gold soldiers were killed, and no one escaped. They all became the victims of our soldiers of the Song Dynasty."
"A year ago, our Song Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom confronted hundreds of thousands of troops in Sizhou. The general used a clever trick to injure tens of thousands of Jin soldiers. In the end, he retreated without any achievements!"
"Also a year ago, I went to the Kingdom of Jin as an envoy and negotiated with the Kingdom of Jin for several months, causing the Kingdom of Jin to compensate our army and cede several cities in Sizhou to the Song Dynasty!"
Having said this, Shen Tang paused for a moment, and then shouted loudly, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being so presumptuous! Although I am weak, but so far, more than 100,000 Jin people have died directly or indirectly in my hands! If I and The Kingdom of Jin secretly communicated the tunes, so how about you colleagues also secretly communicated the tunes?
As long as everyone kills a hundred thousand gold soldiers, why worry about the Jin Kingdom being destroyed?"
When Zhao Shen heard Shen Tang's voice, he felt excited, happy, and even guilty.
Yes, how could such a minister have any personal connection with the Kingdom of Jin?
Even with all the great achievements he has made, it is simply impossible.