"Get up!" Tang Yin put down the book in his hand and waved his hand casually.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhang Xin stood up and stood aside with his hands down in a polite manner.
Tang Yin glanced at Zhang Xin, waved his hand and said, "What are you doing standing there? Sit down and talk."
"Yes!" Zhang Xin responded and carefully sat down opposite Tang Yin's desk.
Seeing his reserved appearance, Tang Yin couldn't help but smile and said, "Zhang Xin, you are my powerful minister, you don't have to be so reserved in front of me, right?"
It is not easy to be regarded as an important minister by Tang Yin. Zhang Xin was shocked and hurriedly raised his hands and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
Tang Yin shook his head and smiled, stopped talking these useless nonsense, and asked directly: "Why did you enter the palace and the emperor came out of the city to pick me up?"
Zhang Xin said seriously: "Since your Majesty became the King of Wind, I have led Gale to victory in many battles. First, I quelled the troubles in the north, and then recaptured Hedong, and then annexed the eight counties of Ningguo. This made me, Gale, dominate the north. I have made great contributions and no one else can."
Not to mention that the king has the merit of rescuing the king. This marriage to Princess Besa is of far-reaching significance. It is only natural that the emperor personally goes out of the city to welcome her. At the same time, it can also show the emperor's respect for the king and make the king's prestige even greater."
Tang Yin nodded, and then asked with a smile: "Then why did you grab the emperor's toast?"
Zhang Xin hurriedly left his seat, knelt down and kowtowed again: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Tang Yin raised his head and said, "Get up, I don't blame you."
Zhang Xin stood up and said: "I respectfully welcome the king. The emperor will definitely be angry with the king and hold a grudge. I am not sure whether the emperor will poison the wine, and it is difficult to remind the king directly, so I can only drink the emperor's toast first."
, to test whether the wine is poisonous.”
Sure enough, Tang Yin had roughly guessed Zhang Xin's intention. Now that he said this, Tang Yin was not surprised. He asked with a smile: "Zhang Xin, haven't you thought about it? If the wine is poisonous, you will survive if you drink it.
It’s not possible.”
Zhang Xin's face turned red and he said excitedly: "The Feng Kingdom can live without ministers, but it can never live without the king. The king is worth a thousand gold, but the minister only has one life. If I can protect the king's safety with my life, even if I give up,
I will not hesitate to break my body to pieces."
Tang Yin was deeply moved by his generous words. Although there may be some exaggeration in them, it is true that Zhang Xin ignored his personal safety and tried the wine by himself. How could such a person not let Tang Yin trust him and use him in an important way?
Tang Yin sighed softly and said: "You are lucky this time. Don't take such risks again. I'm not afraid of poisonous wine. What I'm afraid of is losing my right and left-hand man. Do you understand Zhang Xin?"
Zhang Xin was willing to take such a big risk in exchange for Tang Yin's words. He knelt down on the ground again, choking and said: "I am so virtuous and capable, but I am so loved by the king..."
Tang Yin stretched out his hand to pull Zhang Xin up and said: "I can see your loyalty and ability. I regard you as a pillar of Dafeng, and I hope you can work harder in the future."
"We all have our own responsibilities!" Zhang Xin said without thinking.
Tang Yin nodded, pulled Zhang Xin to sit back on the collapse, pondered for a moment, and said: "Our country is about to send troops to Tia. I will send a message to Tongmen tonight and dispatch the Sanshui Army stationed in Tongmen to march westward to Ningdi
Western Territory.”
Zhang Xin said: "Our country is now married to Besa, so we no longer have any worries. It is the right time to send troops to Tia."
"Your statement is consistent with Qiu Zhen." Tang Yin said: "The Sanshui Army went to Tia to fight, and Ningdi had to bear the logistics supply of our army. However, Cai Song and Zhang Zhe have always been at odds and often sent letters back to the capital.
To impeach each other, the imperial court needs to send someone to Ningdi to mediate and take charge of our army's logistics. After much thought, I still think you are more suitable, Zhang Xin, what do you mean?"
"The king has your destiny, and I will do my best." Zhang Xin said with cupped hands.
"Okay! I'll leave this matter to you." As he spoke, Tang Yin took off his sword, slapped it on the table, pushed it in front of Zhang Xin, and said, "You are going to Ningdi this time to collect
Food, grass, military pay, and supplies, if anyone dares to make a fuss and do things half-heartedly, you can kill him first and report later!"
Huh? When Zhang Xin heard this, he couldn't help but take a breath. The authority to kill first and report later is too great and too intimidating. How much trust and attention does it take for the monarch to delegate such a large authority?
Zhang Xin was stunned there, staring blankly at the sword in front of him. After a while, he came back to his senses. He grabbed the sword tightly with trembling hands, then knelt on the ground again, holding the sword with both hands and holding it high.
He stood up and said in a trembling voice: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will guarantee with my head that our soldiers will have no worries about their logistics!"
Tang Yin patted him on the shoulder and said, "Okay, go back and get ready and leave as soon as possible."
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
Zhang Xin kowtowed and bowed and exited the study. He almost floated all the way out of the palace. Until he returned to his home, he felt that his body was light and airy, as if he was stepping on the clouds. At this moment, he deeply felt that he was
The risk was worth it, and it was very worth it, and it was only now that the king truly trusted and reused him.
Tang Yin sent a letter to Tongmen and dispatched the Sanshui Army stationed in Tongmen to march westward.
After being stationed in Tongmen for such a long time, the Sanshui Army headed by Liang Qi and Shangguan Yuanrang has already prepared everything and is ready to go. There is nothing to do on weekdays and they basically train every day. Although there are a large number of new soldiers in the Sanshui Army
Although I joined in, through this period of intensive training, my combat power has improved a lot.
After receiving Tang Yin's order, Liang Qi didn't delay for a moment and immediately marched westward. In only half a month, he crossed most of Ning and entered the former Ningdu Liangzhou. Ning State was destroyed and Liangzhou was no longer
It is the capital of a country, but it is still the largest and most important economic, cultural and political center in Ningdi.
After arriving in Liangzhou, Liang Qi ordered the entire army to be stationed outside the city and rest for a few days. After half a month of rapid march, the Sanshui Army was exhausted. If they did not rest and regroup, they might disperse before the war could begin.
Naturally, Zhang Zhe and Cai Song in Liangzhou treated them warmly, especially Cai Song. As if they were afraid that Zhang Zhe would beat them first, they directly took Liang Qi and Shangguan Yuanrang to their homes, and then refused to let them leave, saying
No matter what, the two of them stay at his house.
Liang Qi and Shangguan Yuan couldn't resist the warm hospitality, and Cai Song's hospitality was indeed considerate, so they settled down in Cai Mansion.
Originally, Liang Qi planned to rest in Liangzhou for a few more days, but since he lived in Cai Mansion, he has not stopped. There is an endless stream of people coming to see him every day, some are here to get close, some are here to build relationships, and there are many
They were giving gifts to seek employment. Liang Qi had been accustomed to such scenes since he was a child and hated them deeply. He only stayed in Liangzhou for two days before leading his entire army to continue marching westward.
After passing Liangzhou, the Sanshui Army no longer marched in a hurry, but took their time to go to the west to maintain the physical strength and combat effectiveness of the entire army.
After marching for more than half a month, the Sanshui Army arrived at the western border of Ningdi and marched to the city.
Xingcheng is located at the junction of Ningdi and Tia. Twenty miles west of Xingcheng is the territory of Tia. Because of its proximity to Tia, Xingcheng is deeply influenced by Tia. Even the city is similar to a castle.
The architectural style is unique, and the city is lined with tall and spectacular towers. Compared with other Ningdi cities, it has a completely exotic scenery.
In the past, Xingcheng was prosperous, and there were many Tia merchants in the city. The Tia people who had lived in the city for a long time accounted for 20 to 30% of the city's population. Now the Ning Kingdom has been swallowed up by Feng and Mo, and Tia has been invaded by Duki.
Most of the Tia people in the city returned to their home country, and the prosperity of the city suddenly declined a lot.
The Sanshui Army was stationed in Xingcheng, and Liang Qi began to actively prepare, create and look for excuses to send troops.
On the other side, not long after the Sanshui Army left Liangzhou, Zhang Xin, who was appointed by Tang Yin, arrived.
After Zhang Xin arrived in Liangzhou, he immediately ordered all counties in Ningdi to deliver grain, grass, gold, silver and materials to Liangzhou. He set corresponding goals for each county and ordered the counties closer to Liangzhou to deliver ten
Delivery within the same day, delivery within 20 days for farther distances, even to the farthest county should not exceed one month.
Next, grain, gold, silver, and materials from various counties in Ningdi began to flow into Liangzhou. Ten days later, the counties closer to Liangzhou completed their tasks as scheduled, but Zhang Xin did not give up. He drafted a
He produced a list of officials from these counties, and then used Tang Yin's sword to order the Sky Eagle Army who stayed in Liangzhou to immediately arrest these officials.
His list involved more than 30 officials, with various official positions, ranging from counties to cities. Ziying didn't know what Mr. Zhang was so crazy about, but the king
The sword was in his hand, which was no different from the king's presence in person. Ziying still followed his wishes and arrested all the officials involved in the list.
Twenty days later, the second batch of supplies arrived. Zhang Xin still drafted a blacklist and handed it to Ziying to continue arresting. This time, more officials were arrested than the last time, more than fifty people. Wait for a month.
Later, the third batch of supplies was delivered, but Zhang Xin still did not let go of the officials from these counties and drafted a list of more than a hundred officials.
After three arrests, nearly 200 Ningdi officials were captured by Zhang Xin. There was no need to examine them one by one. Zhang Xin closed his eyes and convicted these arrested officials of corruption, perverting the law, plundering people's wealth, and preying on the people.
Unfavorable performance, etc.
Although these charges have not been examined, they are definitely determined. The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. Cai Song, who is in charge of Ningdi, is himself a huge corrupt person. Others gave him heavy gifts and bought him an official position. Naturally, he is
Turn into Bengali's corruption and looting, and earn back the money you gave away ten times or a hundred times.
Who is Zhang Xin? He is so treacherous that he has almost become a spirit. Along the way, just by looking at the public sentiment in Ningdi, he can tell that the corruption and bribery in Ningdi has been corroded to the core. He will not miss this opportunity to express himself.
It was a good opportunity, so when he arrived in Liangzhou, he arrested nearly two hundred local officials from Ningdi, and sentenced them all to death on charges he added casually.