"It seems that you have made up your mind about this matter..." Liang Shijie gently blew away the faint steam lingering on the hot tea in the blue and white porcelain tea cup, took a sip, and said calmly.
Xiao Tang informed him that he had led Jun Xiangyong to Kongsongzhuang. Liang Shijie also learned that Xiao Tang had fought with Zhang Di's thieves and killed more than 200 enemies. Today, Xiao Tang came to visit just to invite him.
He came with the purpose of suppressing the bandits from southern Hebei Province in Mingzhou.
Originally, Liang Shijie had not paid much attention to Mingzhou Zhang Di in the past few years. What kind of place is Daming Mansion? One of the four capitals of the Song Dynasty, the first place in Hebei Province. The city is high and dangerous, with wide and deep chasms, but this is Daming Mansion.
Liang Shijie also commanded the army and was known as "Thousands of fierce generals commanded the city, and millions of civilians lived in the country." Which thieves dared to come to seek death?
However, as Zhang Di's power grew stronger and he was now invading the states in Hebei, this not only harmed Liang Shijie's interests, but also had a certain impact on his performance evaluation and inspections. Liang Shijie also launched a campaign of suppression.
The group of thieves who were close to Daming Mansion were thinking about it, but they didn't expect that Xiao Tang, whom he valued highly, had already started a conflict with them.
Regarding this, Liang Shijie felt that Xiao Tang was a bit reckless, especially since Xiao Tang not only persuaded Liang Shijie to submit a letter to the imperial troops, but even took the initiative to ask Ying to lead his troops to attack Zhang Di in Mingzhou.
Originally, Liang Shijie saw that Xiao Tang was a useful person, so he promoted him through the military attache route because of his status as a military attache. However, the kind of war and suppression of bandits was something that Li Cheng and Wen Da waited for his cronies to do.
I am granting you a military position so that you can do your duty well. Our government controls all the armies, and all the officials in the Privy Council and other councils are served by scholars. How many of them know about military affairs? Especially the second-year high school student in the palace commander's office.
Did you get to where you are today by accumulating military exploits?
However, Xiao Tang said to Liang Shijie: "I have not been promoted to a benevolent minister, but I must take the lead when I have to serve the country. Nowadays, the bandits are powerful, invading all the counties and counties in Hebei, killing people, looting and causing harm. In the end, the general wishes
By using the hard work of dogs and horses, we can eliminate the troubles of those close to Hebei, and I will live up to my kindness."
Liang Shijie frowned and said to Xiao Tang: "You are a smart man. Since ancient times, there has been no certainty in swordsmanship. If you are not careful, your success will be ruined. At that time, even if I want to promote you, I will have to do something wrong. I miss you.
You are a good helper of this house. According to your ability, you can achieve fame by more than just one sword and one shot. Why do you have to add unnecessary unnecessary trouble and put yourself in a dangerous place?"
Xiao Tang understood Liang Shijie's words very well. Similar to Gao Qiu's phenomenon of relying on catering to officials and getting promoted by his superiors, it also represented a trend at this time. On the other hand, Di Qing, the Marquis of Wuxiang, was proficient in the art of war and had made great military exploits.
He was highly suspicious of the court, which led to his death in depression.
In the general environment of the imperial court, people generally had a contemptuous and disdainful attitude towards the reckless warriors who only knew how to fight and fight but did not know the power. In Liang Shijie's view, it was enough to have three or two confidants who could lead troops in war. But Xiao Tang only needed to rule the country.
After taking care of the farm work, water transportation, horse herding and other matters clearly, and relying on his ingenious means such as setting up the Jinfeng Yululou Music Workshop, and relying on his promotion and introduction to his father-in-law Cai Jing, there is no need to worry about not being able to rise through the ranks and get a high official with a generous salary? Why bother?
It seems that the Mangren military attache can only go in and out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood several times, and narrowly escape death to seek fame?
Xiao Tang knew that Liang Shijie had good intentions, but the military affairs of the Song Dynasty were in ruins, and now it had reached an urgent level. There were redundant soldiers and redundant officials, and the emphasis on civil service and suppression of military affairs became more and more serious. The treatment of military attaches was not only greatly different from that of civilian officials, but also restricted the army and soldiers of the Xiang army.
In order to make ends meet, it is not uncommon for people to work as servants in the homes of military officers or as soldiers to extort money from the people.
In the future, the 200,000 Song Dynasty Western Army who intended to recapture Yanyun was defeated by the remnants of the Liao army and fled in defeat. In the Jingkang Disgrace, the Jin Kingdom's cavalry drove straight into the capital twice and broke through the capital, both of which seriously exposed the corruption of the Song Dynasty's military system.
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Now only Xiao Tang knows those historical lessons that deeply hurt the people of Song Dynasty, and he doesn't want to wait until a disaster strikes before he regrets his mistakes. According to Liang Shijie's conception, he did not want Xiao Tang to make contributions on the battlefield, but Xiao Tang now just wants to do his best
If you are familiar with military affairs, try to turn things around, and seize the one in ten thousand chance to prevent the catastrophe more than ten years later, how can you accept Liang Shijie's mercy and become the "Second Gao Qiu"?
Thinking of this, Xiao Tang said to Liang Shijie: "My dear friend, you have the truth that jade cannot be turned into a weapon if it is not polished. Since the last general is a military officer, it is my long-cherished wish to carry the three-foot sword to achieve immortality. I only hope that my grace will be fulfilled."
"You!..." Liang Shijie's face showed a trace of embarrassment. Xiao Tang was usually cautious in his words and deeds, and he was also a person who could listen to good words. Why was he so insistent today that he actually ignored his own good intentions?
Seeing that Xiao Tang's expression was still calm, Liang Shijie thought that he had done a lot for him in the past and had never made any mistakes in the many matters he had ordered. If you insist on imitating that reckless warrior, I will not bother to persuade you any more!
"That's it! It's up to you." Liang Shijie snorted coldly and said, "Last time you wiped out Niu Wenzhong's group of bandits in Gaizhou, killing three thousand thieves and capturing hundreds. This matter has been reported to the imperial court. Rewards will be based on merit.
, I will promote you to Daming Mansion’s left-behind military commander, and wait until I write to the court to help you fight against the thieves when the army arrives at Daming Mansion, there will be no mistakes!”
Xiao Tang was stunned at first, and then suddenly realized that although he could not kill and capture hundreds of bandits during the pacification of Niu Wenzhong in Gaizhou, it was common for various parties to take credit for their crimes and even cover up the blame for defeat. Liang Shijie and the prefect of Gaizhou
When reporting to the court, it was commonplace to add more military exploits out of thin air with the stroke of a pen.
As for the appointment of Xiao Tang as the commander of troops and horses, he was in charge of the garrison, armor, training and missions of the headquarters. Those with junior qualifications were called supervisors. At present, the post of chief military commander of Daming Mansion is currently held concurrently by Liang Shijie.
He had all the power of the military and government in his hands. In addition to the two soldiers and horses, Li Cheng, the king of heaven, and Dadao Wenda, Xiao Tang, the prisoner, was regarded as the fourth most powerful person in the imperial army left behind in Daming Mansion.
"Thank you for the reward, and I will repay it with all my strength in the end!" Xiao Tang bowed to Liang Shijie, but he was thinking in his heart: Although he still needs Liang Shijie's help now, Liang Zhongshu and I, especially the man behind him who has been notorious for thousands of years,
, Cai Jing, the powerful traitor who has brought disaster to the country and the people, will never be able to join the party. Although he is hiding in hiding now, sooner or later he will become an enemy of the eternal traitor.
However, even though he has some reputation now, in the eyes of the powerful people in the court, how is he any different from a trafficker and a lackey? I am afraid that there will still be too many things to worry about in the future...
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When Liang Shijie wrote to the court and reported to Song Huizong Zhao Ji, Zhao Ji learned that Zhang Di had gathered party members in Mingzhou, Hebei, and gathered 30,000 people to harm the counties and counties in Hebei. Mingzhou was adjacent to Daming Mansion in the northern capital of the Song Dynasty.
, should not be treated with caution.
He appointed the general in command, gave him the golden seal military talisman, and ordered the Privy Council to mobilize troops and assign Tokyo to take charge of the three military states, with Chen Zhu of Zhengzhou as the main vanguard, Chenzhou Bingyi as the deputy vanguard, and Ruzhou Ma Wanli as the main vanguard.
After joining together, a total of 15,000 soldiers and horses were united and selected an auspicious day to set out.
In the two roads of Hebei and Hebei, the soldiers and horses of Daming Prefecture were supervised by Wen Da, and Xiao Tang was ordered to lead a total of seven battalions of forbidden troops.
Two battalions of infantry assisted the court in conquering Zhang Di's army.
As for the two commanders of the expeditionary army, the first and the second were both appointed as military governors in the Hebei region. The deputy commander was the military governor of Zhongshan Anping, Lonely Hu Kaikai, and the commander Xiao Tang was very familiar with them.
Because the man in charge of the army was none other than Wang Huan, the envoy of the He-Nan-He-Bei Festival, known as Lao Fengliu.