Chapter 1,212 Zhang Dun’s Regret (two updates in one)
Chapter 1220 Zhang Dun’s regret (two updates in one)
Wang Anli was quite surprised. Why did Zhang Yue want to quit when he had not yet competed for his achievements? Shouldn't the next step be to collect party titles and achieve unparalleled achievements?
Of course, he was vaguely aware of Zhang Yue's consideration of seeking a career, but he felt that a man should not do important things without sacrificing his life.
"Liangzhou has been conquered, and the party will not be destroyed until the new year. Why does the prime minister say this at this time?"
Is Dangxiang allowed to be destroyed in the next year? You, Wang Anli, are also the Deputy Privy Envoy, so are you so optimistic?
This is a rather dangerous signal, Zhang Yue thought.
At this time, an official came forward and said: "First he went to Liangzhou, and then he conquered Lingwu. The Prime Minister has made such an unparalleled contribution! No one can match it later."
All kinds of words of praise came, and the officials were both optimistic and flattering at this time.
However, they saw that the officials were optimistic about the destruction of the party after seizing Liangzhou, and congratulated Zhang Yue on this. Zhang Yue's expression was very solemn. The officials did not know what he was thinking, and they did not know why Zhang Yue did not speak.
An official asked: "Is Mr. Zhang unhappy about Privy Council Han?"
An official said: "As a privy envoy, Han Zhen holds the Six Route Army and plays a very important role in the outside world."
"I'm afraid it won't be Zhang Gong's turn to destroy Dang Xiang."
An official said: "How can it be that the central government cannot mobilize the generals? Even if they are serving as privy envoys, they should obey orders."
"Don't you know? The last time the imperial court intended to order Han Zhen to flank Dangxiang from Huanqing Road in order to coordinate Yingxihe Road's attack on Liangzhou, but Han Zhen refused to obey the order in the name of Dangxiang disturbing the border."
"This happened, isn't it... Han Gong actually acted so recklessly? This is not self-respect for supporting the army. Han Gong has always been like this. This time Xihelu has achieved great success. Although he is the privy envoy of the six ministries, he does not have much credit.
Run, naturally I am dissatisfied."
"Unless the imperial court allows Feng Jing to supervise the division, no one can change Duke Han."
The officials scrambled to speculate, not knowing what Zhang Yue meant, but they all congratulated him and became more and more respectful.
It was difficult for Zhang Yue to say clearly that it was not good to destroy the party items now. This was like destroying everyone's enthusiasm. It was difficult to gather the will of the imperial court to fight through the "Reconstruction of ZTE".
Zhang Yue did not directly respond to the matter of destroying Dangxiang. Instead, he smiled at the officials who came to congratulate him and said: "Everyone, if you want to manage the big ones, you can't bother them. If you bother them, they will cause chaos. When you manage the small ones, you can't be lazy. If you are lazy, they will be destroyed."
After listening to what Zhang Yue said, the officials knew that these two sentences came from the Theory of Salt and Iron.
You must be diligent in small things. If you are not diligent, you will achieve nothing, but you cannot be impatient in big things. If you are impatient, you will have no clue.
You have to be diligent for the art, and be indifferent for the Tao.
Diligence does not mean haste over haste, nor can we equate lying down with doing nothing.
All the officials were stunned, and many understood what Zhang Yue meant.
To destroy party items, this is a major matter and should not be bothered.
Many officials who understood what Zhang Yue meant showed admiration. One official said: "The Prime Minister has already grasped the opportunity. Why should I bother to say anything? Everything is left to the Prime Minister's will."
Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Don't say that, good governance can only come from asking questions about politics!"
Many officials get annoyed when they hear other people's questions about politics, and act as if you are not worthy of my words. This is actually wrong. Even if you have more comprehensive information than your subordinates, you still need to have a positive interaction.
As an official, you should not only follow the good deeds, but also have your own opinion when it comes to big things.
The officials who came to congratulate Wang Gui left one after another, and everyone on the street admired Zhang Yue for his decisive decision. The other officials who had paid their respects to Wang Gui in the east hall were also impressed when they heard this.
On the steps, officials wearing red, purple and green official robes came to congratulate him in an endless stream.
The faces of the officials who left were all happy, and even when they met, they held hands and congratulated each other.
"You also congratulate Zhang Jiangong!"
"Yes, who among the officials can't come?"
The officials walked by in a hurry, and the wind carried the autumn leaves on the ground with their footsteps.
Huang Lu and Han Zhongyan were walking on the road.
Huang Lu said to Han Zhongyan: "When I paid homage to the prime minister at the beginning of my life, I was ordered to do so in danger. When people's hearts were shaken, and the joy in the court was not yet so thick, I just heard an old official say, as if it was the time when the two prime ministers of Han and Fu paid homage.
At the time of the Prime Minister's Day, the scene of hundreds of officials celebrating each other."
Han Zhongyan said: "Yes, although I don't admire him very much, in just two years, the prime minister has fully controlled the party, and the destruction of the country seems to be only a matter of seconds."
Huang Lu smiled and said: "Such an achievement is congratulated by so many people. You and I don't have to join in the fun. We can go and congratulate Mr. Zhang Sanxiang. Let's find a place to sit down and have two glasses of wine."
"Just what I wanted." Han Zhongyan smiled loudly.
The two immediately turned around and left.
There was a joyful scene in the Forbidden City. Even the maids and chamberlains congratulated each other when they learned that Zhang Yue had to pay homage to the Duke.
The evening wind blows, and the fallen leaves are full of leaves.
Before I know it, another autumn has passed.
…
Chenzhou.
In a thatched cottage, Zhang Dun, wearing a cloak and a wine flask hanging on his waist, and two attendants were looking for famous mountains and great rivers, looking for monks to ask questions, and sitting in meditation.
It didn't mean to be relegated at all.
In fact, Chenzhou is only a hundred miles away from Tokyo and can be reached day and night, which means it is ready for use at any time.
Officials understood that although Zhang Dun had a disagreement with Wang Gui and Zhang Yue and left the country, Jian was still in the heart of the emperor.
Although Zhang Dun was unhappy in his official career, he had no intention of being depressed.
Whether he offended Wang Gui to save Su Shi or offended Zhang Yue by insisting that the new law remain unchanged, he felt that he should act from his heart. As long as he insisted on what he thought was right, he would do it. As for the result, it was up to him.
Zhang Dun had a handsome appearance, firm brows, and a heroic look in his eyes. Everyone he talked to along the way was impressed by his charm.
Zhang Dun was sitting in the thatched cottage to rest. When he was going up the stream tomorrow, two uninvited guests came from the distance of the thatched cottage.
Zhang Dun seemed to be two local scholars in Chenzhou. Zhang Dun liked to make friends with scholars most in his life. If he met a talented person, he would not hesitate to promote him, regardless of the distance of the relationship. Zhang Shangying was recommended by him as the censor.
A scholar said as he walked: "This time Prime Minister Zhang has regained Liangzhou, it really makes me, a scholar, excited!"
"This time there will be many scholars on Xihe Road who will be awarded the title of marquis for their military merits. Thinking of this honor, I no longer wait to go to Bianjing to take the imperial examination."
Another person said: "Hey, don't ignore it, it's not easy to learn too much. This time when a scholar becomes a prince, martial arts must be even more difficult. I think it's better to be more cautious."
"Let's go to this thatched cottage to rest for a while and think it over carefully."
The two couldn't help but smile at each other when they saw someone in the thatched cottage. They liked visiting friends the most and seeing someone there was the best thing.
"Can you please sit here and take a rest?"
A scholar asked Zhang Dun politely.
Zhang Dun looked solemn and stretched out his hand to ask the two of them to sit down.
Although he had expected it, Zhang Yue's recapture of Liangzhou made him unable to calm down for a while.
The sound of rabbit meat being roasted by the attendants nearby made the two scholars twitch their index fingers at the sight. In fact, the two of them had already considered dating Zhang Dun because of his unusual clothes.
Zhang Dun took out his knife and cut off a piece of rabbit leg. He raised his head and saw the expressions of the two scholars. He immediately distributed the remaining rabbit meat to each other.
"Brother, why is this so embarrassing?"
Zhang Dun said: "It's just a piece of rabbit meat. I have something I don't know and I want to ask these two dear friends. I just heard from them that the imperial court has won Liangzhou."
The two smiled and said: "Exactly, we just got the news and are going to the city to find some classmates from the county school to celebrate."
The two men inadvertently showed off that they were students of the county school. They were quite satisfied and expected to gain the other's attention.
Zhang Dun smiled and said: "It turns out that I am a scholar. I am disrespectful. I also have a pot of snake wine here, which can dispel wind and replenish blood."
Zhang Dun immediately took the wine flask and shared it with the two of them.
After several people chatted for a while, Zhang Dun asked: "May I ask why the imperial court can take Liangzhou?"
One person put down the rabbit meat in his hand and said with a smile: "After eating my dear friend's rabbit meat, you will know everything. I just have to take the martial arts test in Taixue, and I am studying this way."
"Let's start with Prime Minister Zhang's visit to the Xian Prime Minister in the second year of Yuanfeng. It can be said that he was appointed when the army was defeated and was in danger. Why did the situation reverse and the offensive and defensive positions change after less than two years as Prime Minister?"
"I believe that Zhang Xiang's military strategy lies in 'shallow attack and advance fortification', and the essence is based on his often-quoted theory of 'building a strong fortress and fighting a dull battle'."
Zhang Dun didn't know why he remembered the emperor's words about Zhang Yue: "You can know the depth, but you can't know the shallowness."
Zhang Dun did not refute. The two of them were surprised that when other people mentioned Zhang Yue's takeover of Liangzhou, they were all in high spirits, thinking that it was a grand move to rebuild Zhongxing. Why did this person feel depressed?
Is it because of this person’s personality?
The scholar continued: "The soldiers and horses of our dynasty are good at defending but not good at attacking, but the party's soldiers and horses are good at attacking but not good at defending, so attacking with attack plays into the opponent's plan."
"Therefore, when Prime Minister Zhang used his troops, he first established himself in an invincible position, and first defended the place where the party members must attack. He used defense as an attack, so he won."
Zhang Dun shook his head.
Another scholar said: "Zhang Xiang never uses any cunning tactics when deploying troops. Shi Fang's strategy is unexpected. It's really surprising that he can win like this."
Zhang Dun said: "This method can only defeat weak enemies, but cannot defeat strong enemies."
The other party said: "But dear friend, have you ever thought about it? Is the party weaker than us?"
Zhang Dun discussed with two scholars. The three of them chatted for a long time. The other two scholars admired Zhang Dun's knowledge and expressed their willingness to follow the other's opinions.
Zhang Dun thought to himself that he was just winning with his words, but not with his words.
He said to himself: "The nature of a gentleman is not different. He is good at fake things."
This sentence is what he has always admired. This is the case in officialdom and society. It is like going up a level. Every time you climb a level, others will look at you higher. But when you are at a lower level, others will look lower.
Take a look at you.
He has understood since he was a child that if a person wants to stand out, he must be good at fake things, that is, taking advantage of the situation. Otherwise, if a person does not climb to a higher level, he will not be enough.
To be called a gentleman can only be called a kind but useless person.
So he didn't think there was anything wrong with him defecting to Zhang Yu. This was a first-class method.
Otherwise, if he is buried in Pucheng, a little Zhao Yasi can kill him.
But whose power did Zhang Yue borrow from?
Why did such a stupid brother suddenly become enlightened? The strategies he used to level the party seemed ordinary at first glance, but in the end he had nothing to do.
It seems like they sent troops to dig forts and garrison in places where Dang Xiang would definitely attack, and then waited for Dang Xiang to attack, and finally defeated Dang Xiang like this?
Until the final capture of Liangzhou, it was just a matter of overwhelming others with force.
Where can there be such a military art from ancient times to the present?
This is a truth that Zhang Dun could not understand no matter how hard he thought about it. Is it true that as the famous scholar said, Zhang Yue did not need any cunning strategy to use his troops, and Shi Fangluo won the battle unexpectedly?
Where in the world is there such a truth?
When he was young, he looked down on his younger brother and thought he had no future, and thought that he would never be able to hold up a brick wall. Now he used methods that he looked down upon and even said was useless, and he actually made a great contribution to the world.
That’s Liangzhou!
It is the hometown of the Han and Tang Dynasties that countless people with lofty ideals dream about.
Zhang Dun felt a little stinging in his heart, and even felt some regret. It was difficult to explain this emotion at the moment.
The two scholars saw that Zhang Dun was full of depression and didn't know what to say. The other's vision and knowledge were far superior to theirs. It was probably difficult for the two of them to reach such a high level with such a strange man.
That night everyone slept in the thatched cottage and set off at dawn the next day.
When they parted, Zhang Dun took a letter and said to them: "The Imperial Examination has passed long ago. If you take this letter and go to the Imperial Academy, they will look at my face and give you a supplementary admission."
Chance."
"It will be up to you whether it succeeds or not."
The two were overjoyed.
Zhang Dun waved his hand, he was always willing to appreciate and promote talented young people.
After Zhang Dun and his entourage left, they opened the letter and looked at it, and were surprised.
"It's him!"
The two of them raised their heads and saw that Zhang Dun and his entourage had disappeared deep into the woods.
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Party capital.
Xingqing Mansion is also the Xingzhou among people in the Song Dynasty.
Dozens of old and important ministers were discussing with His Highness. The king of the country, Li Bingchang, and the Empress Dowager Liang, who was sitting behind the curtain, were listening to all this.
"Your Majesty, there is actually a way to deal with the Song Dynasty's fortress tactics."
"Every time they build a fort, they waste a lot of manpower and material resources. Can their national strength sustain it? If possible, why didn't they use this method earlier?" An old minister said plausibly.
Many ministers nodded in agreement.
"I think over the years since the Song emperor ascended the throne, a total of more than 200 fortresses have been built on Hedong Road, Fuyan Road, Huanqing Road, Jingyuan Road, Qinfeng Road and Xihe Road, and nearly half of them are on Xihe Road and Xihe Road.
Qin Feng Road. The Song people's intention was obviously to capture Liangzhou first to seize the upper reaches, and finally combine to capture Lingzhou and Xingzhou."
"The next step is for the Song people to leave Huluchuan, follow the original road and then go north to build a city, and build the city until they reach Mingsha. Finally, they will go east by boat on Xihe Road, and the two roads will join together to attack Lingzhou."
After this veteran minister spoke, everyone's eyes became solemn.
Ruo Zhangyue must admire the other party's foresight and sagacity here. He actually explained clearly the plan for the Pingdang that he had predicted a few years ago. To be honest, there has never been a shortage of strategic masters with a long-term vision among the grassland peoples.
"Then what should we do?" Li Bingchang asked.
The old minister said: "The people of the Song Dynasty have limited financial and material resources. If they continue to build fortresses like this, the country will not be able to support it. We can trade land for time."
"Let the city go!"
"Move the capital to Dingzhou in the north, or even move it to Keyimen, to get closer to the Liao Kingdom. Song people have short legs and it is impossible to travel long distances here!"
When they heard about the idea of moving the capital, the whole court was in an uproar.
Is the Song Dynasty's fortress warfare insurmountable? Are they actually forced to move their capital?
But no one is willing to move the capital.
Xingqing Mansion has been operating as the capital of Dangxiang State for decades. The land here is fertile and rich, and there is danger from the Yellow River.
They are all used to living here.
But where is Dingzhou? It is at the foot of the east mountain of Helan Mountain. The city here is small, how can it accommodate so many people.
Not to mention Keyimen further north, which is extremely desolate, almost reaching the border between Dangxiang and Liao Kingdom.
Moving the capital here is even more unacceptable to them.
Liang Yibu, the Prime Minister of the State, said: "Don't forget, in the past, the Song Army could not penetrate deeply because they did not have cavalry. Now that Liangzhou has been captured, does the Song Army still lack horses?"
