Outside Qingtang City, the Song army was stationed on three sides, but they could not stop coming and going between the DPRK and China.
The Song army had done nothing wrong so far, as if they were not here to fight but to be a guest.
Of course, the people of Qingtang did not think so. All tribes in Hehuang came to rescue Qingtang City, and even the Yellow-headed Uighurs also sent troops.
However, they were all defeated by the Song army outside the city.
At this moment, inside the Song Army's tent outside Qingtang City.
"A Hanlin scholar speaks on behalf of the emperor."
Zhang Yue read the edict given to him by the emperor, and he could tell at a glance that it was ghostwritten by Lu Huiqing.
Since Lu Huiqing became a Hanlin bachelor, he wrote his first edict in the name of imperial edict.
Zeng Bu, Lu Huiqing, a third-level envoy, and a Hanlin bachelor, were already at the rank of fourth-level officials, and they were all above themselves.
Zhang Yue read the imperial edict.
The imperial edict was for him to negotiate peace with Dong Fe and stop the war, but there was a sentence in the edict that used an allusion to Han Xin.
Lu Huiqing has always listened carefully to what he said, and his intentions are self-evident.
If Han Xin keeps his troops outside, he will be safe, but if he returns to the court, he will be in danger.
This is a warning to yourself!
Lu Huiqing told herself not to return to the court and to lead the army in Qingtang with peace of mind.
What kind of person is Lu Huiqing? If you help him, he will not hesitate to give you benefits, but if you violate his wishes, he will definitely give you a severe counterattack.
Over the years, Lu Shengqing has been with me, and he has helped him a lot in the court. Of course, the premise is that there is no conflict of interest between the two, but it will be different if he returns to the court.
Zhang Yue estimated that Wang Anshi was not far away from deposing the prime minister for the first time in history. Lu Huiqing must have wanted to obtain a higher power, so he was wary of himself.
Lu Huiqing has his own motives, but why should I, Zhang Yue, listen to your arrangements, Lu Huiqing?
Zhang Yue took the edict and asked Cai Jing, "Yuan Chang, what do you think?"
Cai Jing said: "Dong Xiang also had the intention of negotiating peace for a long time, and it was all in the commander's mind."
Zhang Yue said: "I mean, do I want to return to the DPRK?"
Cai Jing was silent when he heard this. He also heard some things from Cai Bian, but after all, there was a blockage between the central part of Beijing and the northwest.
Cai Jing thought for a long time and said: "Your Majesty's decree seems to hope that the commander-in-chief will return to Beijing, but Mr. Wang will not let go of his suspicion."
Zhang Yue nodded. If Wang Anshi was still suspicious of him, it would be meaningless to go back, but staying in Qingtang to avoid suspicion was not a solution.
After all, Bianjing is the center of power. It is not good for him to stay away from here for a long time.
Zhang Yue said to Cai Jing: "There is a saying that if the mother is weak, she becomes a merchant, and the father is strong and becomes a minister."
“The family wants to stay in their place of origin, but the poor family leaves for other places.”
Cai Jing tried to figure out what Zhang Yue meant. This is the way for a person to settle down in life. If your parents are rich, you can pursue an official career. If your parents are poor and cannot support you, then go into business and do some business.
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If the family is very powerful in the local area, you can stay in your place of origin and enjoy the support of the family. If the family is not powerful, you can just go far away.
Cai Jing felt that Zhang Yue meant that the power in the DPRK and China had increased and decreased.
Zhang Yue's previous trip to the northwest was due to a disagreement with Wang Anshi, so now there is only one reason for returning to the court, and that is that Wang Anshi may not be in phase with him anymore.
From Cai Bian's words, we can feel that since Wang Anshi paid homage to the prime minister in the second year of Xining, he has been the prime minister for exactly five years now, and he seems to have the intention to leave.
Zhang Yue looked at the edict, so it was obvious that Lu Huiqing asked him not to return to Beijing, but could he agree?
Zhang Yue thought for a while and said to Cai Jing: "Write two congratulatory letters for me."
Cai Jing was surprised.
Zhang Yue said: "One letter was given to Zengzi to congratulate him on becoming the third minister, and one letter was given to Lu Jifu to congratulate him on being appointed as a Hanlin scholar."
Cai Jing said yes.
Lu Huiqing and Zeng Bu were ordered to pay their respects in February of the seventh year of Xining. Now it is March, so it is not too late to write at this time.
In addition to the congratulatory letter, Zhang Yue also planned to send a generous gift to the two of them.
Of course, it is impossible to dispel Lu Huiqing's fear of herself with congratulatory letters and gifts.
But since he wants to return to Beijing, it doesn't stop him from trying to show his kindness to the two of them. He can either fight or pull them back.
The next step is to negotiate peace with Dong Fe.
In fact, there was no need for the emperor to issue an edict, Zhang Yue and Dong Fei were almost at peace with each other.
Taking Hehuang is not the purpose, the grand strategy is still to control summer...
Zhang Yue said to Cai Jing: "Tell Qingtang City that I can give up Jishi's army and return Kuozhou to him, but I must take Huangzhou. I can make a covenant with them and never violate each other from now on."
Cai Jing was overjoyed when he heard this and said: "They will definitely agree to this condition."
Zhang Yue smiled slightly, and the premise for his return was that the grand strategy of making summer has been completed.
Just like the strategy for Pinghe Huang that I wrote at the time, I had to level Taozhou first, then take Hehuang, and complete all the arrangements for summer production, otherwise I would not be able to escape.
After pacifying Taozhou, Hezhou has become the hinterland, and then we can capture Huangzhou. Then the situation in Hehuang is complete. We can not only surround Lanzhou on three sides, but also go north to attack Liangzhou.
By then, whether he is still in power or not, the imperial court's chances of winning the attack on Xia can be increased by 20%.
But this matter was left to the later generations to worry about. At present, the imperial court no longer had the money to support him in the war against Xia, so it was time for him to return to the imperial court.
Zhang Yue said: "Let's put the summer preparation aside for a while."
Cai Jing said happily: "Commander, I have done a great job in capturing the three states of Hehuangtao in this battle! Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, among the civil servants and generals of this dynasty, except for Cao Bin, no one can compare with the commander-in-chief."
Zhang Yue said calmly: "How can you rely on me alone? If you and your Majesty are not there, of course there is one person in the court... that is Wang Zichun."
Cai Jing thought to himself, could it be that the commander-in-chief pardoned Wang Shao on purpose? By the way, the commander-in-chief's contribution was so great that if one person took over all the duties, he would be frowned upon by the world. Therefore, if Wang Shao was resurrected and the credit was divided, not only would he be able to win over someone regardless of old grudges,
While gaining a good reputation, it also dilutes one's own merit. This is also a way not to be tabooed by others.
Cai Jing was smart enough not to continue asking.
Zhang Yue said a little tiredly: "Now that the Qingtang incident has happened, I will return to Bianjing and take off my armor from now on, and will never ask about side affairs again."
Cai Jing said with a smile: "Foreign affairs have passed away, then domestic affairs will come. From now on, the officials will have to rely on the great commander."
Zhang Yue thought to himself that he really had no leisure time.
I am used to the days of military service, but it is quite unaccustomed to return to Beijing suddenly.
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An came to the door from Bianjing.
An official named Zheng Xia was in charge here.
At this moment, thousands of refugees gathered outside Anshangmen City, looking at the people with sunken eyes and the babies in the arms of women and children waiting to be fed.
Zheng Xia witnessed all this.
In February, a large number of refugees gathered in Bianjing. At that time, the emperor issued an imperial edict. If the refugees went to the west of Beijing and passed through the capital, they might not have enough food or starve to death, so they could provide relief.
But Zhongshu's reply was that now that the capital is providing relief to the victims, if the refugees in nearby counties know about it, more people will flock to the capital. Since there are no projects in the capital, it is impossible to provide relief through work. It would be better to disperse the refugees to local counties.
Go and recruit young and strong men for service, and provide food rations to the old, weak, women and children.
Although the imperial court also arranged for the refugees to be resettled in counties and counties, it was difficult to do everything at the time, and at the same time, no relief warehouses were opened in Bianjing.
At the same time, there is another problem. Bianjing itself has not made arrangements, so how can the following counties implement it conscientiously?
