The knight galloped through the streets with his horse, and did not stop until he reached the entrance of the palace!
The guards came forward, but before they could speak, the knight hurriedly said again, "A great victory in Chengdu, and Tubo is defeated!"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of all the guards immediately changed! The leader of the guards said, "Take good care of this brother, and I will go to report it immediately!"
Naturally, it is impossible for a guard commander to see Zhao Shen directly. However, everyone knows that such a thing is a happy event, so naturally no one can stop him.
Therefore, it didn't take long for a servant to inform the king of the news.
While Wang Quan asked his chamberlain to lead the people over, he headed towards the Qinzheng Hall with a bit of joy.
The morning court had just ended, and Zhao Shen had returned to the Qinzheng Hall.
However, in the morning meeting today, someone once again participated in Shen Tang's performance, saying that he was using intimidation to regain the local tribes for his own use in Chengdu, and he might have disobedient intentions! Zhao Shen was also worried about Shen Tang's victory during this period. And if you are happy, you will naturally be unhappy when you hear someone participating in the music.
Therefore, after going to court, he returned to the Qinzheng Palace with an angry face. Even if Ma Shao, the third minister, asked to see him, he was directly blocked by the royal power.
"I think His Majesty will be a little happy when he hears the news about Chengdu Prefecture's great victory!"
Wang Quan naturally knew that Zhao Shen was concerned about the war in Chengdu, not to mention that for an emperor, victory in war was always the best opportunity to demonstrate his might and virtue.
However, the Song Dynasty could not win many victories. Even in the two-pronged battle with the Jin Kingdom in Shandong, although it was nominally victorious, it was only when the Jin soldiers took the initiative to retreat.
If we can defeat Tubo this time, it will be extremely important to both the Song Dynasty and Zhao Shen.
In the Qinzheng Hall, Zhao Shen, who was sulking when he saw that it was Wang Quan who had returned, couldn't help but said with a bit of anger, "You said these ministers, after finally improving the war in Chengdu, they started to attack Shen Tang again.
Where did Shen Tang provoke them?
Are they so blind to people who can help me?
Is it necessary to replace him with a waste like Wang Huaixian to satisfy their wishes?"
Naturally, Wang Quan did not dare to respond to Zhao Shen's words.
There are some words that everyone understands but cannot say.
Although the Song Dynasty always said that it shared the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, the emperor of the Song Dynasty was indeed very tolerant of his courtiers.
However, the emperor is still the emperor, and the ministers are still ministers.
This world is ultimately the emperor's world! Therefore, sometimes, the interests of the emperor and the interests of his ministers are not consistent.
For example, in the battle of Chengdu, the emperor naturally hoped to win as soon as possible.
After all, once Chengdu Prefecture fell, Tubo could use Chengdu Prefecture as a springboard to advance further eastward, and even threaten the security of half of the Song Dynasty.
But for the ministers, only the benefits are real! If they can profit from this war, it doesn't matter even if they really lose the Chengdu Mansion.
For the emperor, losing the world almost meant losing his life.
However, for the ministers, even if they lose the world, they just need to change their family and work under another emperor. Therefore, how can they think the same?
The rise of Shen Tang and the rise of generals will naturally affect the interests of many people.
Therefore, there are many officials of the Song Dynasty who hope that Shen Tang will be defeated in Chengdu.
"Your Majesty, you are so happy!"
"What a happy event!"
Zhao Shen stared and said.
"Your Majesty, there is another good news coming from Chengdu Mansion."
Brush! Zhao Shen stood up with surprise on his face, "Where are the people and where is the good news?"
"Already entered the palace, should arrive soon."
While he was talking, there were several noisy footsteps outside the main hall. King Quan was about to deliver the message when Zhao Shen said, "The person delivering the message must be a soldier in the army. Let him come in directly and tell me personally!" "
Wang Quan nodded, and not long after, he led the man who delivered the message into the main hall!
After galloping for thousands of miles, I don't know how many horses have been replaced. At this moment, the leather armor on the man's body is not only worn out, but even covered with dust.
However, Zhao Shen was satisfied with what he saw. Although this man was tired and panting, he was powerful and a bit more rough and arrogant than the guards in the palace.
"You are a soldier in the army..."
This man had obviously never entered the palace, let alone met the emperor. Therefore, after entering the hall, he felt at a loss and didn't know where to put his hands.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Zhao Shen didn't care. Instead, he found the soldier interesting, so he spoke first.
"You rough guy, why don't you come and pay homage to His Majesty!"
Wang Quan drank lightly from the side.
"The common people... the ministers... the villains... the villains are Yao Yong, the deputy commander of the Zaoyang Army under Marshal Shen Tang. I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
The overwhelmed man fell down on the ground and paid homage!
In the Song Dynasty army, apart from the lowest-ranking corps commanders and chiefs, the most basic one is the capital. A capital consists of hundreds of people, with a captain and a deputy captain.
Above the capital are battalions, one battalion is the fifth capital, with a command room and deputy commander.
Above the camps is the army, and above the army is the compartment! One army has five battalions, and one compartment has ten armies! For example, local armies such as Zaoyang Army or Xinjia Army are basically organized into one compartment.
However, the number of people in a class may vary slightly depending on the region or needs.
"Zaoyang Army?"
Zhao Shen raised his eyebrows, "I know, it was Bian Xi who led the army in Suizhou back then!"
"Did you come directly from the army?"
Zhao Shen asked again.
"The villain came from Chengdu on the orders of the commander-in-chief!"
Yao Yong said respectfully.
"Okay, since you are a member of the Zaoyang army, you naturally know what happened during the war. Then you can tell me personally what a great victory this is."
Zhao Shen said with some excitement, "King Quan, give Yao Yong a seat!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Yao Yong stood up and clasped his fists, but felt that it was a bit inappropriate, so he put it down and sat on the Jindun with his buttocks crotched.
"Your Majesty asked you to tell the reasons for this great victory, why don't you speak quickly?"
Seeing that Yao Yong once again didn't know how to speak, Wang Quan on the side had no choice but to remind him.
Zhao Shen also spoke in a harmonious voice, "You can just say what you say, there is no need to press..."
Yao Yong grinned, stood up again, mustered up his courage, raised his hands and said to Zhao Shen, "Your Majesty, half a month ago, the general gathered troops on the bank of Moshui, set up an ambush on three sides, defeated the 50,000 main Tibetan army in one battle, and advanced on the other side of Moshui. Ambush the soldiers and horses, and finally destroy the entire 50,000 Tibetan army directly!"
Later, Yao Yong briefly told Zhao Shen the details of the battle! Although the last battle report had already mentioned this, but when he heard Yao Yong talking about Shen Tang’s plan and layout, as well as the fighting of hundreds of thousands of people , still made his blood boil.
When it was said that the 50,000 Tubo army would be completely destroyed in the end, Zhao Shen could not help but clapped his hands and stood up, "Okay!"