Chapter 1,202 Achievements (two updates combined into one)
Chapter 1210 Achievements (two updates combined into one)
Zhang Yue's carriage arrived outside Donghua Gate, and many officials who heard the news were already here.
Because the palace door was locked at midnight and could not be opened lightly, even the envoy who revealed his victory was blocked from the palace door.
The officials gathered here and saluted Zhang Yue when they saw him.
Dozens of officials saluted, and Zhang Yue waved his hand and asked, "Where is Lubu? Where is the messenger?"
Immediately, a messenger who was so exhausted that he lost his shape was brought to Zhang Yue, and presented Lubu and Xinhan with both hands. Zhang Yue asked others to check the messenger token.
After a high chair was put down, Zhang Yue sat down and took the cloth to look at, and then looked at the letters, lacquer, seals and other items.
There were endless cases of counterfeit letters in the Song Dynasty. Although it was announced that the announcement was successful, what if it was false news? The people of Kaifeng Prefecture were fooled around, and the prime minister brought false news to congratulate the emperor. This undoubtedly became a big joke.
His face was swollen from being beaten.
The people can be happy, but Zhang Yue needs to confirm the matter first.
Zhang Yue's face was calm, as if he was as calm as an ancient well.
All the dignitaries lowered their hands and stood in silence behind the backs of their chairs.
After confirming that the tokens signed by each other were correct, Zhang Yue said to the captain on the ground: "Yes, Sun Lu, the general manager, ordered you to come."
"Replying to my husband, it was Fan Jinglue who sent a villain to hold the cloth."
"Where was Fan Jinglue when Liangzhou City was destroyed?"
"I told you that Fan Jinglue was at Yujing Pass. He sent a horse to find out what was going on. Liangzhou has been defeated on three sides... the city has been destroyed!"
Zhang Yue heard this and asked: "Three sides of the city have been defeated, but Liangzhou City has not yet been captured!"
Zhang Yue's words stopped and the envoy suddenly started to sweat profusely. The officials around him also held their breaths.
"This is what I would like to report back to my husband."
The envoy did not dare to say a word, so Zhang Yue put the letter with the exposed cloth aside. Huang Lu said to the kneeling envoy beside him: "Although the city is broken on three sides, we should not be in a hurry to repay the victory with the exposed cloth. Sun Jinglue has been hasty in this matter."
A little bit."
"This is none of your business, just rest for now!"
Zhang Yue put the letter aside and said, "Let's wait until Wang Hou and Cai Bian's gold medal arrives!"
Zhang Yue sat outside the palace with his eyes closed. At this time, the governors also arrived one after another. After all, Wang Gui was too old to arrive, so he didn't arrive.
It was almost the fourth watch at this time, and the people in Bianjing City were still celebrating.
But the Donghua Gate was very quiet. The officials who arrived one after another saw that all the officials were standing behind Zhang Yue, including Zeng Xiaokuan, the Deputy Privy Councilor.
No one had any objections, and the prime minister was courteous to all officials.
An official whispered: "Obviously the three sides of the city have been destroyed and we can win. Why don't you allow it?"
Another official said: "Prime Minister Zhang uses this to establish his authority!"
One person said: "I don't think so. Fan Jinglue is not the prime minister's confidant, so the prime minister doesn't believe what he said. He has to wait until Cai Bian and Wang Hou speak."
"I think the frontline generals are doing everything they can to gain credit. Everyone is rushing to claim victory. This is not the case twice. The prime minister previously focused on the overall situation, so he didn't care about it. But when it came to such a big thing as capturing Liangzhou,
It’s better to be cautious.”
Zhang Yue closed his eyes and rested his mind.
I don’t know how long it took, but another group of people came rushing from a distance.
This time, Su Song, the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture, personally escorted him and brought hundreds of Kaifeng Prefecture officers.
They were surrounded by a gold medal messenger, and the bells in front of the horses were ringing loudly,
What was written was "Prince's writings are not allowed to enter the shop." Even in the night, the golden characters were dazzling, as if they were coming like lightning.
This kind of momentum is quite compelling.
When the gold medal envoy arrived in front of Donghua Gate, he was almost dizzy and almost fell off his horse.
The government officials on the side supported the other party.
Su Song personally took the gold-medal paint tube from the gold-medal envoy and brought it to Zhang Yue, who then cut open the paint tube himself.
Zhan started reading the letter.
Beside the towering palace walls of the imperial city, officials and servants held countless fires and hunted in the night wind.
Zhang Yue looked at him with confidence, and all the officials were silent.
But Zhang Yue finally concealed the letter and said with a slight smile: "Far above the Yellow River, among the white clouds, there is an isolated city called Wanren Mountain.
Why should the Qiang flute blame the willows? The spring breeze does not pass through Yumen Pass."
"This Liangzhou poem is truly worthy of its reputation."
As soon as these words came out, the heavy stone hanging in the hearts of all the officials was finally put down, and all the officials celebrated each other.
Zhang Yue continued to browse everything in the letter.
Zhang Yue learned the specific information about Liangzhou from the letter. Although the report was jointly issued by Wang Hou and Cai Bian, it was Cai Bian's handwriting. Zhang Yue could still trust Cai Bian's work.
This letter of victory is also written in detail.
Weiming Ali, the supervisor of the Liangzhou army, committed suicide, and Ren Duoyading, the first general of the party, fell into the city and died along with hundreds of his subordinates.
After the city was broken, thousands of Party soldiers and horses preferred to die rather than surrender, and even died fighting in the streets with the Song army.
Two days before the city of Liangzhou was destroyed, Liang Yibu led the Xingling Fifteenth Army to aid Liangzhou, and had a bloody battle near Pangluoling with Miao Shuo, the magistrate of Huizhou who was responsible for the reinforcements.
As a result, the Song army suffered a small defeat in the three-day battle. Although they were waiting for work, three forts were breached, and the most elite Xihe Road Second Army suffered nearly half of its casualties.
Fortunately, Liang Yibu immediately retreated his troops after learning about the fall of Liangzhou.
When Zhang Yue heard this, he realized that Dangxiang still had loyal ministers and righteous men in this country, not only the generals, but also the soldiers at the bottom who were still bloody, and the strength of the regular army was not lost.
It seems that the energy is not exhausted yet.
I am not a person who covets temporary achievements. Isn't it better to wait for three to five years for the fruits to ripen and take advantage of them?
If Xia was to be destroyed immediately as told to the emperor, Zhang Yue felt that it was better not to take the risk. What's more, there was the variable of Liao Kingdom.
Dangxiang of the Liao Kingdom in the Song Dynasty was an ancient version of the Three Kingdoms.
And in Dangxiang, Song Dynasty, Qing Tang Dynasty, it is a mini version of the Three Kingdoms.
Now that Ali Gu is a variable, the situation is even more complicated.
Zhang Yue felt that it was better not to act rashly when the general situation was not yet clear.
He is patient, because the most powerful thing in the world is time, but the biggest enemy is also time.
No matter how powerful the empire is, no matter how powerful the cavalry is, they cannot withstand the passage of time.
And no matter how humble a person is, given time, he will eventually become a blockbuster.
"Prime Minister, Prime Minister?" Huang Lu couldn't help but said when he saw Zhang Yue lost his mind, as well as Wang Anli and Xue Xiang who had just arrived.
The three of them and Su Song are Zhang Yue's confidants in the high hall.
Zhang Yue came back to his senses and everyone said: "I was just thinking about taking over the affairs of the world with intelligence and barbarism, and then guarding them with loyalty, benevolence and righteousness. This is what I had in mind when I read Han Dynasty and saw Zhang Huande's "wisdom and benevolence"."
"There are many examples from ancient times to the present of countries that have persisted in strength and perished."
"Use war and war together, Fang is the only means."
Several people said yes.
Zhang Yue stood up, put his hand on the back of the chair and said: "Jing Guogong's reform adopted stubbornness as a virtue and determination as a condition for success."
"I'm different, I just go with the flow."
Everyone said it was the way: "This is how it should be."
At this time, the palace door also opened.
Although it was a little earlier than the fifth watch, Shi Deyi, Song Yongchen, Li Xian and other officials' confidants came out in a hurry with hundreds of eunuchs wearing brocade coats and carrying lanterns.
Shi Deyi, Song Yongchen, and Li Xian saluted Zhang Yue and asked, "Prime Minister, is there any good news?"
Zhang Yue nodded and said: "Liangzhou has arrived!"
Several chamberlains were almost overjoyed when they heard this. Shi De said: "The officials have been waiting for news from Liangzhou these days. We have been told to wake him up in the middle of the night if there is any news."
"But the official himself didn't sleep well for more than ten nights. Whenever someone in the palace walked by, he would ask if it was about the military situation in Liangzhou. He did this dozens of times."
"It happens to be tonight, and the officials are fast asleep for some reason, so we don't dare to disturb the news from outside. At this moment, the officials woke up and opened the palace gate in advance to ask the prime minister."
Zhang Yue couldn't help but thought that the official family was still the same as before.
"But fortunately, the official, the official... finally got what he wanted." Shi De was on the verge of crying. After hearing this, many of the officials had red eyes and silently wiped away tears.
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty is like the backbone of the sky, sage and wise, making strategic decisions."
"The capture of Liangzhou this time is entirely dependent on His Majesty's military and literary tactics."
It is said that all officials are united.
Shi Deyi smiled happily and said: "Prime Minister, let's lead all the officials into the palace!"
Zhang Yue said reservedly: "We have to wait for Mr. Zhaowen!"
Shi Deyi smiled when he understood.
Soon after, Wang Gui's chariot arrived late, and Zhang Yue led all the officials to come forward and salute.
Wang Gui stroked his white beard and asked, "The younger generation won, right?"
Zhang Yue presented the dew cloth and the good news, and wrote to Wang Gui in a letter: "Replying to Mr. Zhaowen, Fan Yu, the Qinfeng Road transfer envoy, had defeated the three-sided city and reported the victory first with the dew cloth."
"Later, I won the gold medal from Wang Hou and Cai Bian, and my words are unmistakable."
Wang Gui glanced at it hastily. In fact, his old eyes were dim and the torch was dim, so he couldn't see clearly. It was just a show.
Wang Gui smiled and said: "Okay, okay, okay!"
Wang Gui was really happy. He didn't want to be able to achieve success in his twilight years and at the end of his official career. Such achievements are enough to be recorded in the annals of history. As he approaches his twilight years, these are the only things that make him happy.
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He will also go down in history as a wise prime minister.
Wang Gui looked at Zhang Yue and immediately had an infinite favorable impression. Although the other party had taken over the power and half-empted him as the chief minister, he did get the job done. This subordinate and student was really great. He really paid off for his training back then.
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Xue Xiang looked sideways at Wang Gui. He had done nothing and could still enjoy the position of being a minister with peace of mind. He was really getting a huge advantage for nothing.
Wang Gui said: "Fan Jinglue is also eager to repay his merits, so don't blame him."
"In accordance with the decree of Prime Minister Zhaowen Jun," Zhang Yue said respectfully to Wang Gui: "I would also like to ask Prime Minister Zhaowen to lead us into the palace to congratulate His Majesty."
Wang Gui was even more happy when he heard this and said: "It's really true."
Immediately Wang Gui and Zhang Yue escorted the officials to the royal road in the palace.
Due to his old age, Wang Gui was given a walking chariot by the emperor in recent years to enter the palace.
So eight people carried the chariot and carried Wang Gui in front. The other chamberlains hurriedly held lanterns for Zhang Yue and the officials to light the way, from Donghua Gate to Zichen Hall, and then to Wende Hall.
As we walked, the morning light gradually appeared on the horizon.
The eastern sky began to light up.
Clouds and mist lingered between the palace towers.
Wang Gui led the ministers to the Wende Palace and stood solemnly in front of the towering palace. The long corridor of the main hall in the distance surrounded them, and the palace walls were covered with pepper powder.
Zhang Yue stroked the 'jade belly' on his waist and looked at the palace made of glazed tiles, feeling a little thoughtful in his heart.
If I had bravely retreated from the rapids at this time, I might be able to create a good story. But this thought just passed away.
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And on the other side is Dutingyi.
This has always been the residence of the Liao envoys.
This time, Xiao Derang, the envoy of the Song Dynasty to the Liao Kingdom, was staying in this capital pavilion.
For the Liao Kingdom, domestic turmoil had just occurred.
After the death of the queen and the crown prince by Yelu Yixin, the Lord of Liao, Yelu Hongji, wanted to kill King Yelu Yixin of Wei.
Yelu Yixin gradually lost power and was then put to death by Yelu Hongji.
But who would have thought that Yelu Yixin, who had always been loyal to Yelu Hongji, actually had a back-up plan and fled privately.
Yelu Yixin escaped on a sea ship. There were only two places he could go to, one was Goryeo, the other was Song Dynasty, and of course Fusang, but this possibility is extremely low.
Later, Yelv Hongji, the leader of the Liao Dynasty, sent people to Goryeo to ask for Yelv Yixin, but the ministers of Goryeo said that there was no such person, and swore that if Yelu Yixin was captured, he would return it to the Liao Kingdom.
Therefore, Xiao Derang and Liang Gaoli did not have the courage to harbor traitors from the Liao Kingdom, so the only possibility was to escape to the Song Dynasty. Moreover, Xiao Derang learned from the servants who interrogated the Wei Palace that Yelu Yixin was secretly communicating with the Song Dynasty Prime Minister Zhang Yue
There were letters exchanged.
and give each other gifts.
Xiao Derang was shocked when he heard this. Yelu Yixin not only defected, but also dared to communicate with the Song Dynasty before.
He knew that the Song Dynasty had a crime of tongliao, and the Liao Dynasty also had a crime of tongliao.
In all likelihood, Yelu Yixin fled to the Song Dynasty, and only Prime Minister Zhang Yue in the Song Dynasty dared to make the decision to take him in.
Therefore, Xiao Derang was ordered to go to the Song Dynasty as an envoy. At this time, Dangxiang twice asked the Liao Kingdom to send troops for assistance.
This also shocked the leader of the Liao Dynasty, Yelu Hongji. Dangxiang was also a powerful country in the past and even defeated the Liao Kingdom when Li Yuanhao was in power. Now he was forced to be so embarrassed by the Song Dynasty that even Liangzhou, an important town in the northwest, was lost.
The Liao Kingdom was still unwilling to go to war with the Song Dynasty. After all, the two countries had been at peace for a long time. At the same time, the Liao Kingdom also needed the annual tribute from the Song Dynasty, and it also had many internal and external troubles.
However, some ministers said that the Liao State and Dangxiang were closely interdependent. Once the Song Dynasty destroyed Dangxiang, it would inevitably go to war with the Liao State.
Therefore, Xiao Derang followed Yelu Hongji's order to carry the letter of state to the Song Dynasty to mediate the dispute between Song and Xia.
Xiao Derang detained Yelu Yixinzhi in advance, and only secretly inquired about it until the Song Dynasty, and then deceived him with words. But the most important thing for him now is to understand the intentions of the Song Dynasty court.
However, Xiao Derang learned from the Song Dynasty more than a month ago that the Song Dynasty had no intention of destroying Dangxiang. It was just that the Han people who had returned to the Yi army were persecuted by Dangxiang, so they rescued them.
Xiao Derang was of course doubtful about this, but the Song Dynasty placed him in the Duting Posthouse under close surveillance and did not allow him to leave the posthouse, which also left him with nothing to do.
On this night, there was a huge noise outside, and the sound of countless fireworks and firecrackers was deafening. Xiao Derang woke up from his sleep, but saw that the Song soldiers guarding him seemed to be slacking off that night.
So Xiao Derang immediately changed into Song Dynasty clothes without saying a word, slipped out from the wall and came to the street.
Xiao Derang was wandering aimlessly in the streets of Bianjing when he heard that several scholars were very drunk.
A scholar held a wine pot in one hand and said with a smile: "A man should be worthy of Wu Gou. I am going to the northwest to obtain fame. How can I bury my head in the pile of old papers ten times!"
Xiao Derang was shocked, grabbed the scholar and asked: "Why was Liangzhou captured?"
The scholar glanced at the other person and said, "Of course. The emperor took it as his own duty to recreate Zhongxing and conquered Liangzhou. He would naturally regain the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties and restore the original prosperous age."
"With such ambitions, he is worthy of being a hero of his generation."
Xiao Derang listened clearly to the idea of ZTE and regaining the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties. He knew that Liangzhou was undoubtedly the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and the sixteen states of Yanyun that the Liao Kingdom occupied were also the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties!
