When the Liao people arrived at the open area in front of the valley, they galloped their horses and made a loud noise, which had the effect of giving them a head start. They were followed by a large group of people from behind, and they set up camp in front of the Song and Xia troops. Zhang Chongwei looked at it carefully for a moment, then looked back and said to Yang Hao: "Your Majesty, although this army is fighting under the banner of the King of the North Courtyard of Liao Kingdom, looking at its camp, it does not have the regulations of the King of the North Courtyard. It seems to be just a vanguard force."
Yang Jiye frowned and said, "What are the people from the north doing here? If they are plotting against the Song Dynasty, it makes sense to station troops in Datong to deter Yanmen."
Yang Hao's eyes flickered slightly, and he said with a smile: "Look at this group of people, there are at least five thousand people. The Liao people sent so many people to camp here, they can't just come to see the scenery, right? Haha, it's up to him Go ahead, let’s just stay put and remain unchanged in the face of all changes.”
"yes!"
Yang Hao turned around and walked away. After taking a few steps, he turned back and said, "Whether the people of Song Dynasty intend to fight us or not, they will fight us again. You have to be able to grasp the appropriateness."
As the commander-in-chief of Hengshan's former enemy, Yang Jiye was one of the few people who knew Yang Hao's complete national policy of first establishing a country, then abdicating his throne, begging for surrender, and accumulating strength until he became emperor again. Naturally, he understood the meaning of Yang Hao's words and quickly agreed. One sound.
Yang Hao glanced lazily at the felt tents that were being quickly set up on the snowfield, and said with a smile: "Let's go, it's not Yelu Xiuge who's here, and I'm too lazy to show up. Let's go back."
"Your Majesty." Yang Yanxun hurriedly caught up: "Your Majesty, the camps of the Song and Xia countries are like horns. I see where the Liao people camp and are impartial. They may not have good intentions towards us. If the Liao people provoke or make trouble, ,How should I respond?"
Yang Yanxun did not understand the highest intentions of the superiors. He was the guard of Fengtai Valley. He saw that the Liao camp occupied the third corner of the mountain where the three peaks faced each other. The placement of trenches, horses and other objects was not only aimed at the Song people. , basically regarded the Xia army as an imaginary enemy, and suddenly felt that the Liao people were coming with bad intentions. Not only had Yang Hao attacked Yinzhou with the Liao people before he became emperor, but he was also the first person to send envoys to establish diplomatic relations after the founding of the country. In the Liao Kingdom, he felt it was necessary to first understand how to handle various unexpected reactions.
Yang Hao glanced at him with admiration. If he could think of this question and ask this question, he is a qualified general. War is the continuation of war. A person who can only fight can only fight. At best, he has a sharp edge. A knife that is handy, only those who are willing to use their brains and think about the purpose of war service can become a qualified handsome man.
It's rare that this young general who destroyed the bridge when King Qin was conquering the Han Dynasty and almost died under his vanguard has such vision and careful thinking at a young age. Anyone chosen by Yang Jiaerlang can stand alone. Talent, I really don’t know that Lao Yang prepares for battles and trains troops all day long, and is busy creating people all night, how can he still have so much time to teach such outstanding descendants. I estimate that most of the credit for this is that "Old Man" "Taijun", when the son is older, it is better to let this Mrs. Yang help discipline and discipline him. Isn't it just to teach him to change his son? He has been raised in a deep palace since he was a child, and his wings cannot be strong.
While Yang Hao was thinking about it, he patted Yang Yanxun on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Remember, this mountain is your camp, and the west of the Zhuolang River at the foot of the mountain is our Xia Kingdom's territory. No matter whether the intruder is a Liao person, We are still Song people, treat everyone equally! If they provoke trouble, there is no need to tolerate it, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!"
These words sounded encouraging. Although Yang Yanxun was good at both civil and military affairs, he was young and prosperous after all. When he heard these words, he was very happy. He quickly stood at attention and said: "My lord, I obey the order."
Yang Jiye said uneasily: "Your Majesty, I was well aware of the habits of the Liao people when I was in the Han Dynasty. The Liao people have always been arrogant. Even if they were ordered to aid the Han Dynasty, they would still be bossy and arrogant. If they occasionally provoke troubles, it may not necessarily be the case.
He intends to cause trouble, Quanzi is young and energetic, and the Holy One has given him this decree, just in case he really gets into trouble with the Liao people..."
Yang Hao glanced at him and asked: "How?"
Yang Jiye hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "Although the Song people are now driven back to the east of Hengshan, the tyrannical strength of the Song State does not damage their vitality. In order to curb the greed of the Song people, the Holy Spirit must also rely on the help of the Liao people."
Momentum, as the saying goes, the inchworm bends to gain trust; the dragon and snake stings to protect one's body. It is not appropriate to cause trouble with the Liao people at this time."
Yang Hao smiled slightly, walked slowly, and said in a low voice: "Taking advantage of the situation, there are bright borrowings and secret borrowings, yin borrowings and yang borrowings, direct borrowings and straight borrowings, forced borrowings and soft borrowings... Some people are donkeys and cannot be led.
Go ahead and retreat. Extraordinary people have to use extraordinary methods. You don’t need to be too polite to Yelvxiu."
Yang Jiye stood there with a wry smile. Yang Yanxun frowned and thought about it seriously, and then said to Yang Jiye: "Dad, what is the Holy Spirit talking about?"
Yang Jiye sighed: "It's so unpredictable that even dad doesn't understand it."
Yang Yanxun sneered and said, "Then why are you laughing? I thought you understood."
Yang Jiye was slightly embarrassed: "The reason why dad is laughing is because he discovered that the Holy One suddenly had a problem recently."
"What's wrong?"
"Giving people nicknames..."
Zhao Guangyi couldn't just ignore the fall of Chengdu. However, he put a lot of thought into who to send to Xichuan to quell the rebellion. The most satisfying thing was naturally the Luo Kedi he promoted with one hand, but since he felt that Pan Mei
, Dang Jin, Cao Bin and other veterans from the previous dynasty seemed to have the potential to form a party, how could they dare to send Luo Kedi out?
He Jijun, Li Jixun, Zhao Zan, Wang Quanbin... these are all famous generals. Unfortunately, in the past two years, these veterans have all gone to the West like a race. Dang Jin? This old guy can fight, but... Pan Mei
Now that he is leading the troops outside, will the party send a large army to send him out as well? Guanzhong is close to Bashu, and Zhao Guangmei, the third oldest, is currently in Chang'an Mansion. What if these veterans..., no, absolutely not!
Zhao Guangyi thought about it and thought Cui Yanjin was a good idea, but as soon as he came up with the idea, before it could be discussed in the Golden Palace, it was rejected by Song Qi, Cheng Yu and other confidants.
The first contributors were Wang Quanbin and Cui Yanjin. Not only were these two good at fighting, but they were also considered the most familiar with the mountains and rivers of Shu.
However, the most direct reason why the people of Bashu hated the Song people so much and rebelled repeatedly was not because the taxes in Bashu were too high. You must know that those exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes were so high when they were still in the Shu Kingdom. After the Song Dynasty occupied Bashu, they just deliberately pretended to be confused.
These exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes that did not exist in other parts of the Song Dynasty were not abolished. The reason why the Shu people rebelled repeatedly was because of Wang Quanbin.
After Wang Quanbin entered Shu, he burned, killed, looted, and captured more than 10,000 people. From then on, he formed a deep hatred with the Shu people. This was a direct response to the Shu people's repeated rebellions. Now that Wang Quanbin is dead, Cui Yanjin was his deputy general at that time.
If Cui Yanjin is sent to Xichuan, wouldn't it be a disguised form of pushing the Shu people towards the rebellious Tong Yu?
Zhao Guangyi thought it was reasonable, so he finally chose General Hao Chongxin as the commander, Wang Zhengzhong as the vanguard, and Cheng Yu as the supervisor. He led the imperial army of 50,000 people, and controlled the local soldiers and horses in Xichuan with restraint, and rushed to Xichuan without stopping.
Went.
The sudden outbreak of the war in Xichuan was not as simple as using troops on both sides. The Liao Kingdom suddenly increased its troops to Datong when the war between Song and Xia was in full swing. Zhao Guangyi was still a little confused about what the intention was. The Battle of Hengshan may have to be put on hold, but the Song Dynasty
The country has just suffered a huge defeat at the hands of the Xia Kingdom. If it ceases its activities, how will it explain to the world? It will not help but make the neighboring countries look down upon it, and even if they bite the bullet, they will still have to fight.
Cao Bin's attitude in the court aroused Zhao Guangyi's vigilance. It is taboo to change generals before the battle, not to mention that now Pan Mei is leading the army and has the power? Zhao Guangyi gave up the original idea and issued an order to severely reprimand Wang Jien.
His duty as supervisor of the army was still returned to Hebei for observation.
He originally wanted to transfer Guo Jin to Linfu, but the military situation at Yanmen Pass was urgent, so he had to send the veteran general Dingguo Jiedu to rush to Linfu, with only 15,000 men and horses as a token.
In fact, he was asked to control the six border troops in the northwest to share Pan Mei's power.
Under such circumstances, it is easy to imagine how the northwest war situation will progress. No matter what, at least the two states of Linfu have fallen into Zhao Guangyi's bag. Finally, there has been quite a gain. If not for the loss of 60,000 troops in Black Snake Ridge,
It resulted in a disastrous defeat. So far, this war has been very glorious.
The northerners were fierce and far more difficult to defeat than the southerners. When Emperor Taizu personally conquered the Northern Han Dynasty, he was able to return without success despite tens of thousands of troops and several broken cities. Zhao Guangyi asked himself whether this military attack on the northwest was a success.
What was more important than that, what he was worried about now was how to end this war with dignity. In terms of national strength, he did not believe that the Xia Kingdom, a newly established barren land, could consume more energy than his Song Dynasty.
The incense in Chongxiao Temple is very strong.
Chongxiao Temple is a very famous temple. In addition, it is located in the western suburbs and is not the bustling center of Bianliang. Therefore, the temple is huge and covers a large area. Although it is a nunnery, the number of monks is not as good as that of Daxiangguo Temple.
There are many monks in this very famous male monastery, but Bianliang has a population of one million, so the base is huge, so this most famous nunnery only has a lot of monks and lay disciples.
There were more than 150 nuns and lay disciples who kept the precepts and practiced here. Since Princess Yongqing became a monk and practiced here, the court made great efforts to repair the temple, rebuild the temple, and reshape the golden body. The incense here has become more prosperous.
The number of nuns who come here to be ordained and practice is also increasing day by day, and now there are more than 280 people.
At this moment, a great benefactor from Chongxiao Temple came to offer incense again.
With the sound of firecrackers outside the nunnery, the New Year's atmosphere is still very strong. Inside the nunnery, the master of the nunnery, Princess Yongqing, personally receives the old couple who come to offer incense. The old couple are Gao Yuanwai and Mrs. Gao, husband and wife.
Both of them are Buddhist believers. No matter where they go, the old couple always carry a string of red sandalwood beads in their hands. They usually build bridges and roads and provide relief to the countryside. They are well-known as good people.
Gao Yuanwai and his wife were originally benefactors of Daxiangguo Temple. Since the princess arrived at Chongxiao Nunnery, she has become a golden branch and jade leaf. This level of status is more attractive than making the Buddha shine in gold. From then on, the old couple took this Chongxiao Temple
The nunnery has become a Buddhist holy place where Buddha is worshipped.
As soon as they came back, the old couple spent a thousand guan of sesame oil money. The believers who spent such generous money were naturally the most favored figures among Buddhist disciples. Even though Yongqing was a princess and now became the head of Chongxiao Nunnery, Gao Yuanwai and his wife made such great contributions to the nunnery.
It's huge, so it needs to be treated with great courtesy.
At this moment, Master Dingru was in the abbot's monastery, personally receiving and entertaining the old couple. Yongqing had only one palace maid, Lin'er, who had served her with food and drinks when she was in the palace, and she was sent out at this moment.
When Yongqing first arrived at Chongxiao Nunnery, Zhao Guangyi asked the Imperial City Secretary to secretly pay attention to the movements of Chongxiao Nunnery. However, the real reason was naturally unknown to the Imperial City Secretary. They only thought that the officials were concerned about the safety of the emperor's niece.
Don't take orders lightly.
However, they could only send some people to move around Chongxiao Nunnery and pay attention to the movements of pilgrims coming and going in the nunnery. They could not go further and accurately grasp every move of Yongqing. For two or three years, nothing special happened in Chongxiao Nunnery.
, Yongqing was originally a daughter's family, Zhao Guangyi had limited fear of her, so he relaxed his control. Now the Imperial City Division rarely sends people to occupy the area near Chongxiao Temple.
Yongqing is dressed in silk clothes and has beautiful autumn water. He has the air of a Buddhist master. Gao Yuanwai and his wife are a pair of kind-hearted old people with graceful demeanor and pleasant appearance. They are also a pair of lay people who have been vegetarians for many years. Such people met in
Buddhism is supposed to be talking about scriptures and teachings, but if anyone heard the conversation between the three of them now, they would definitely be shocked.
"Executive member, I am now willing to accept your helping hand."
The white-haired senior official was beaming with joy: "Princess agrees? That's good, that's good, the common people will soon..."
"Wait a minute, I want you to promise to do something for me."
Gao Yuanwai's expression suddenly calmed down. How could it be that what the princess asked him to do for help was not easy to accomplish? Gao Yuanwai did not dare to agree directly and just asked: "I wonder what the princess asked him to do?"
Yongqing said slowly: "My brother Defang has reached the age of sixteen. I want you to mobilize your power to create momentum and force the officials to be crowned king."
The senior official said in surprise: "Become a king? Since the princess has agreed to the arrangement of the common people, why should she care about the title of a prince? This..."
"You don't have to worry about what I want. This is my only condition. As long as you can do it, I will do what you say."
The Gao Yuanwai and his wife looked at each other, twirled their beards one by one and began to ponder. Yongqing's bright eyes glanced at him slightly, picked up the tea and took a slow sip, calm and leisurely.
The senior officer's face was uncertain. After a while, he nodded solemnly and said: "Okay, the common people have agreed. However... whether to be crowned king will be decided today, and the common people cannot guarantee it..."
Yong Qing narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a faint smile: "Don't worry, that person's biggest ambition in life is to be Li Shimin's second. Not only does he aim at Li Shimin in both civil and martial arts, but he also hopes that he can make outstanding contributions like Li Shimin.
, so that future generations will only remember his good deeds and not his faults. If you really have such huge power as you said, then as long as you mobilize the gentry and ministers to create momentum, even if he is no longer willing, this
He also has to take care of his reputation."
"Okay!" Gao Yuanwai raised his eyebrows and said, "We will try our best. I hope everything will be as the princess expected."
After getting up and sending Gao Yuanwai and his wife out, Yongqing stood in the corridor, clasping his hands and looking in the direction where Gao Yuanwai and his wife were leaving. After a long while, his eyes slightly lowered, and he looked at a woman who was clearing the snow in the courtyard. She was wearing a gray dress.
The robe, but the lock of hair faintly exposed at the back of the neck under the monk's hat, shows her identity: she is a lay disciple who has taken refuge in the Three Jewels but has not yet observed the precepts.
Yongqing stared at her quietly for a while, then called out: "Ding Yu, remove the tea from the poor nun's monastery."
The pretty woman who was immersed in sweeping the snow raised her head when she heard the sound, smiled at her, gently put down her broom, and walked lightly through the snow...