"You walked from Xixia to our Qingjian City in such a swagger? How did you do it? My scouts would have to go through nine deaths if they wanted to pass the Geota Stronghold."
"So I am the general, not your scout. Let me tell you, the higher your status, the better as a scout. If your majesty is willing to go to Xixia, you will definitely be able to see all of Xixia."
"Stop talking nonsense, how did you become the Zuo Shuzi of the Prince's Mansion in Xixia? This is a fourth-grade official position, belonging to the prince's nobility. In the Song Dynasty, it is definitely an official position that will be fought over."
Yun Zheng said with a smile: "I am a talented person. The Xixia people can tell at a glance, so they appointed me as a high-ranking official. If I am willing, now I will be Yin, the farm manager of Xia Erzhou. Within five years, I will only be able to raise my hand." Ask Xixia for money and grain, but don't give them a grain of grain. Well, Li Yuanhao's decree is very clear and clear."
"How?" Zhonge just wanted to know the reason.
"If Li Yuanhao doesn't go crazy and rape his daughter-in-law, Brother Ning Ling's wedding might be arranged by me. Lord Fu, please don't ask. There is a spy from the imperial court in the team. He will explain clearly what happened. Now What we need to do is how much money you have. The daily fodder for three thousand war horses is a huge expense. In Xixia, someone provided it for free. In the Song Dynasty, I had to pay for it myself, and I couldn't afford it."
Zhong E didn't want to ask about the legendary Boy's Army. Hearing what Yun Zheng said, he sighed and said: "You know, Huanzhou is barren and the people are poor. Three thousand war horses is a huge number. Not to mention now, ten We won’t be able to leave Huanzhou within this year.”
After saying this, he solemnly invited Yun Zheng to go to his mansion to rest. At this moment, he regarded Yun Zheng as a hero who could be equal to him, rather than a little general in Shu.
Yun Zheng, who was completely relieved, was also as sleepy as if he was out of strength. As soon as the tight string relaxed, he just wanted to sleep. Zhong Pei noticed Yun Zheng's tiredness and arranged for his servants to wait for Yun Zheng to take a bath and rest. He came there himself. The stable looked at the war horses filled with pits and valleys and sighed. Finally, he got up and went to the study. He took up a pen to report everything that happened here to Bianliang City in Tokyo. Since Yun Zheng didn't want to become famous, he had to write two memorials. One letter is for the emperor to read, and the other letter is for all the ministers in the political hall.
The memorial to the emperor described the matter in great detail. Everything that happened when Yun Zheng entered Xixia was clearly explained in detail. Wugou considered all these things before telling Zhong E. All the taboo things were obtained. Correction.
The memorial to the Prime Minister of Zhengshitang used the Spring and Autumn style to describe Yunzheng's experience in one stroke. He only said that Zhang Fangping of Shuzhong sent his troops to trade in Xixia, and finally returned with a full load and obtained 3,000 good horses.
One focuses on talking about things, and the other focuses on talking about gains. No matter which party is talking about it, it is impossible to say whether it is wrong or not.
In his sleep, Yun Zheng was like a free-flying bird flying over the Ten Thousand Mountains at night. He saw his courtyard, Yun Er teasing the house snake, Lu Qingqing dressing up by the window of Xiaoxuan, and also saw When I arrived at the hard-working bacon, I even saw the old-fashioned Su Xun. There were too many vendettas in Xixia, and the cold wind in Qingtang was too fierce. Only there is the harbor where the soul can truly inhabit.
His unparalleled achievements cannot compare with the smiles of his wife and family. When he is tired, he just wants to hurry back to Sichuan and return to his own small courtyard.
In the early morning, he was reluctantly awakened by the horn of the military camp. He put on his clothes and got up. Qingjian City was filled with the smell of loess. Last night's east wind brought not the breath of spring, but the sky full of loess.
During breakfast, he heard Wugou talk about the memorial. He sighed and said, "I'm afraid this is not a good thing."
Wugou put down his porridge bowl and asked strangely: "Isn't it a good thing to be famous all over the world?"
Yun Zheng smiled bitterly again and said: "The Great Song Dynasty emphasized that a gentleman should be as gentle as jade, not exposed to light, and with a restrained temperament, so that he can be made into a good man. If I am so sharp-edged and strive to be the first in everything, I am afraid that I will be the target of embarrassment to everyone in the political affairs hall. "Only by polishing my edges and corners can I truly enter the political system of the Song Dynasty. Those who are famous in the Song Dynasty will not have a good end. There may be only one exception. I only hope not to see this person in this life."
Zhong E interjected: "Shouldn't a young hero like you be reused? As everyone in Xixia knows, the ministers in the political affairs hall are not stupid. Don't they have a clear conscience? You think too much. ."
Yun Zheng shook his head with a smile and just kept his head down to eat. Now he only thinks about returning to Shuzhong as soon as possible. He will wait until the end of the matter to discuss other matters. After all, he needs soldiers to block the water and cover the ground.
Young people should guard against sex, middle-aged people should guard against anger, and old people should guard against gain. Many people know these three sentences, but they don’t know that young people also need to guard against fame. If you don’t care about career, you can naturally be like Liu. Like Sanbian, he was ordered to write lyrics and win the reputation of a brothel. Yun Zheng was going to be called out at Donghua Gate, so he had to be steady and steady like a bastard. He slowly made meritorious deeds, became an official slowly, slowly accumulated knowledge, and took a slow step. In Yun Zheng's own opinion, as long as everything is in line with the bastard, he will have a worry-free career.
As long as you add the speed of a cheetah to the pace of a bastard, this is definitely an unruly method. Yun Zheng doesn't want to be an outlier in the officialdom. Let alone doing things, can such a guy safely regard himself as an official? Going down is a problem.
The Wusha of the Song Dynasty is very similar to the head of a tortoise. There are two long wings on the hats of civil servants to prevent civil servants from whispering in the Jinluan Palace, while the Wusha of military attachés is just a huge turtle head.
This is also the reason why military attaches always want to climb into the ranks of civilian officials.
"Does the Master know if there will be a competition this year?" Yun Zheng asked Zhong'e after finishing the meal.
Zhong E shook his head and said: "It seems not. The officials believe that there are many officials in the Song Dynasty, and it is not appropriate to work too hard in the competition. You are now a seventh-grade military attache. What is there to be dissatisfied with when you are in the position of general at such a young age? , are you planning to lock the hall to participate in the competition?"
Yun Zheng lamented, "There are so many officials, but it was actually caused by the civet cat replacing the prince. To this day, the emperor still resents the scholar for not speaking up for him and not making his mother and concubine a queen. That's why there is such a thing." The tragedy happened that was not the same in eight years, leaving people like Su Xun to waste eight years in vain.
Many people have lived in poverty for ten years, worn out by iron inkstones, and only look forward to being named on the gold medal list and leaping over the dragon's gate. There is no competition for eight years. The punishment for scholars is very cruel.
"The military attache is not bad. Look at Di Qing. Now he has been admitted to the Privy Council. He is also a high-ranking official in our dynasty. Those general families are also rich and glorious." Zhong E used this to admonish Yun Zheng again, hoping that he would not. After thinking about it, he very much hoped that Yun Zheng could become a real military attaché and fight with him on the border.
"Being a military attache is not out of the question. As long as I can fight, I don't shy away from being a military attache. Anyway, I am still a civil servant. Most of my relatives, friends and uncles are also civil servants, so I was born a civil servant. Even if I hold a military position, I am still a civil servant. You also know that I was forced into the army by Zhang Fuzun."
Yun Zheng's words are very unreasonable. Now that he has meritorious deeds, he is dedicated to joining the ranks of civil servants. This is a great honor for civil servants. A civil servant has accomplished something that a military man would never dare to do. This kind of honor is of course He must try his best to drag himself into the ranks of civil servants.
What others value is how much money Yun Zheng made this time and how much achievements he made. Only Yun Zheng values the difference between civil and military affairs. If the civil servants of the Song Dynasty think that he is an out-and-out martial artist, he will be in bad luck. Well, if you become a general in civilian politics, people will have a thousand ways to choke you.
After listening to Yun Zheng's analysis of the differences between the civil and military forces of the Song Dynasty, Zhong E was speechless in astonishment. If young people made such extraordinary achievements, they would naturally become arrogant and complacent, but Yun Zheng was already seeking a future. He sighed and said: "You are born to be an official, and you will definitely be able to fulfill your official position to the fullest in the future."
You are right, Di Qing is in a dilemma in the capital now. He is shocked three times a day. A prisoner with a gold seal on his face is sitting high above the temple. It is indeed a kind of torture. It is better to stay at the border and live comfortably."
Yun Zheng gritted his teeth and said with a smile: "You will definitely not have as much trouble as him when you become the Deputy Privy Envoy. Your ancestors were great Confucians, and the civil servants will automatically include you in the ranks of civil servants."
After hearing this, Zhong E laughed loudly and felt a little closer to Yun Zheng.
After finishing the gossip, Zhonge naturally wanted to bring the topic to war horses. As soon as Zhonge brought up the topic, Yun Zheng smiled and said: "You have no money, but you still want war horses. Think about it, what else is there in Huanzhou?" I can exchange it for something I want!"
Zhong E spread his hands in embarrassment and said: "The people of Huanzhou are poor and impoverished, what can they give in exchange for war horses?"
Wugou looked at Yunzheng and Zhonge, and Zhonge was fine with it. The cunning smile on Yun Zheng's face appeared again, which meant that Zhonge did have something he valued here, but he didn't know what it was. I am too familiar with Yunzheng and understand him too well.
"Actually, it's not difficult. The best one thousand of these war horses are to be used as stallions. No one can take them away. The remaining two thousand war horses, if you can get 500 from Huanzhou, it will be considered good. , let’s do this, you pay as much as you can, and you can give me a piece of land as compensation for the rest. I don’t want your fertile fields and pastures, all I want are wastelands, is that okay? You are the prefect of Huanzhou, and you have this right. There must be some. The place is not big, a five-mile radius is enough."
Zhong E stood up in surprise and asked in a low voice: "What are you going to do?" He was not a fool, and he knew even more clearly that Yun Zheng was not a fool. Five hundred war horses were exchanged for a land with a radius of five miles, and it was still wasteland. If something goes wrong, he would become a monster. There must be a ghost in here.
Yun Zheng smiled and picked out a piece of coal mixed with loess from the wall of Zhong'e's house and said with a smile: "I want this thing!" (To be continued)