Chapter 257 Seeing Tong Guan for the first time, planning a mission
On the fourth day after Yan Qing set out to escort Tang's father and the government officials who escorted him to Jiangzhou, Tong Guan, who had traveled through the northwest, finally returned to Bianliang, Tokyo. When Xiao Tang heard the announcement and had just entered the palace, he met Gao Qiu. When he came towards me, he seemed to have seen Zhao Ji preparing to leave the palace.
When Gao Qiu saw Xiao Tang, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He clasped his hands again, looked at Xiao Tang sideways and said, "It turns out to be Marquis Xiao Du Yu. In recent days, I have come to eradicate those who have caused trouble in the palace. The traitor is very busy and has no free time to get close to Du Yuhou, Lord Du Yuhou... don't be offended."
Seeing Gao Qiu openly provoking him, Xiao Tang was not angry. The Sanya Taiwei in front of him thought that he could cut off his own wings unscrupulously and had suppressed him steadily. Little did he know that Gao Qiu was going to kill someone who could clearly be beaten by him. The generals who took advantage of him were pushed to the side of his own green forest power.
"Lieutenant Gao has great merit and hard work, and I admire him for his humble position. I hope Taiwei will put his body first and make sure he doesn't make any mistakes." Xiao Tang smiled lightly, and started laughing with Gao Qiupi. Come.
Gao Qiu raised the corner of his mouth and thought: You kid with a yellow mouth, you are so brave! Now I am pulling out your cronies among the imperial officers and generals one by one. What can you do, but you dare to compete with me! Sooner or later, I will call you. There is no one available in the capital's imperial army. You are relying on the favor of the officials. Let's see how long you can rely on it!
Gao Qiu ignored Xiao Tang and went straight to the palace gate. At this time, he was still thinking in his heart: Those government servants who had been talked through by Lu Qian should also come back to give orders. Only I'm afraid that Lin Chong and Yang Zhi have already become lonely ghosts at this time. If you can't even protect your subordinates, who will serve you? Also in Bianjing is the Busi Yamen soldiers and horses Baoyi Xuanzan, Ling Zhen, the counselor of Guangbei siege of the capital, and Wen Huanzhang, the magistrate of the southwestern road of Beijing, also had to be eliminated.
At this moment, Gao Qiu suddenly remembered something: Lu Qian mentioned that Xu Ning, the instructor of the Golden Spear Class in front of the palace, was on good terms with Lin Chong. Xu Ning's uncles and brothers are actually close confidants in Xiao Tang's mansion. This person... I'm afraid he won't be able to keep him.
Gao Qiu became more and more arrogant, and the villain was successful. Xiao Tang looked back at Gao Qiu's leaving figure, and thought in his heart: In fact, Gao Qiu's method of eradicating dissidents was definitely more than just hurting others and not benefiting himself. Now the capital's forbidden army Most of the generals in the Song Dynasty were either coerced or induced to succumb to Gao Qiu. Judging only from Gao Qiu's personal interests, for the time being, he did win. But from the perspective of the entire Song Dynasty, he was strong and strong. He suppressed all the loyal and brave generals who were full of blood. They gathered around Gao Qiu and were greedy for wealth. More and more generals were submissive. If the army was controlled by these people, how could they oppose the fierce and unmatched Jurchen cavalry?... ...
"Didi is romantic, as she is delicate and soft, she is even more speechless, but looking back~ I can't believe that my mother can't be free, new sorrows on her brows overwhelm old ones~ I am so bored every day that people come to visit, and my deep thoughts turn into hatred, and I wait to treat each other. Pursuit, meeting Yi before and then breaking up, it’s love from behind and shame from face to face~"
Under the watchful eye of the guards around him, Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, who was sitting in the middle, was enjoying the tunes of various palace tunes evolved from Jiaofang Daqu, miscellaneous tunes, etc. When Xiao Tang came to Zhao Ji, he also saw There was a courtier in his fifties sitting under Zhao Ji, enjoying the opera together with the officials.
"I, Xiao Tang, have met your Majesty!" Xiao Tang stepped forward and bowed to Zhao Ji.
"Haha, Xiao Aiqing is alive." Zhao Ji was obviously in a good mood, and he said to Xiao Tang: "Xiao Aiqing hasn't met Tong Aiqing yet, has she? You two are also in the military, so you can get closer and closer."
Xiao Tang then raised his head and looked at Tong Guan carefully. To be honest, if Xiao Tang hadn't known his identity, it would have been hard to believe that the man in front of him was an eunuch who had been demoted. He was still in his fifties, but he was still in good health.
, a dragon and a tiger. Especially his angular face, which not only has regular features, but also shows majesty between the brows. It seems that although Zhao Ji, an artistic emperor, has many sycophants around him, most of them have a good temper.
As for the half-sparse and half-dense beard under Tong Guan's chin...well, Tong Guan was not only a eunuch who had a long beard but also had a lot of personality. Compared with Liang Shicheng, Yang Jianzhi was a white-faced and beardless eunuch with yin and yang.
His appearance and temperament are very unique.
At this time, Tong Guan's eyes also looked towards Xiao Tang, and their eyes met. Xiao Tang suddenly felt that Tong Guan's eyes were sharp and filled with a sense of compulsion.
I have felt it before, but never as aggressive as Tong Guan. This Tong Guan has been leading the army for decades, and he does have the air of a general in terms of his imposing manner.
At this time, Tong Guan suddenly smiled and said to Xiao Tang: "I have heard about Xiao Tang for a long time. Xiao Renxia is a rare hero in the army. He is indeed a handsome and well-mannered man! Congratulations to Your Majesty for gaining another talent.
Jun assists."
Xiao Tang didn't expect Tong Guan to be so polite to him. Although Zhao Ji was by his side, Tong Jie Commander, who had been supervising the army in the northwest for a long time and had become increasingly arrogant and domineering, did not need to praise him so much. After all, he would continue to give him face.
, Xiao Tang thanked him repeatedly, and Zhao Ji looked at him and sat down respectfully.
Zhao Ji summoned Tong Guan, and Xiao Tang came, but he did not talk about the topic. He only talked about romantic affairs with Xiao Tang, and talked about old times with Tong Guan. Tong Guan was patient in front of the officials, and after less than half an hour,
Then he spoke to Zhao Ji and said: "Your Majesty, the small country on the border of Xixia was once again defeated by Pingxia City. Most of the defense line on the west side has been lost. Our army has formed an encirclement against the Xia people. I inspected the western border countries of the Song Dynasty.
The road is the one that can be used by the military to seize Xixia's barrier of Hengshan in one go."
Xiao Tang listened to what Tong Guan said and said to himself that this concubine really only wanted to fight for merit. Among the notorious "six thieves" in the Northern Song Dynasty, such as Cai Jing, Liang Shicheng, Zhu Meng and others, they all used excessive corruption to break bones and suck out marrow to cultivate relatives.
The party also wants to be sensual and have fun. But Tong Guan spent most of his life as a soldier and was inseparable from the army. Even when he was over sixty years old, he still led his troops to march into Yanyun.
In terms of his military exploits, if he hadn't been too domineering in the Western Army and was too hasty in deploying and supporting his forces like Gao Qiu, he could still be called a general.
But after all, this Tong Guan is still a fierce person. The battles Tong Guan fought throughout his life were all relying on the power of the Song Dynasty to defeat the Xixia, Qiang, Fang La and other forces with a heavy encirclement. But when he faced the Liao Kingdom and the Jurchens
, completely without the spirit of the past. The old and souchong managers who fought with him for the control of the Western Army died heroically one after another, while Tong Guan was killed by the Jurchens of the Liao Kingdom and lost their courage, abandoning the fertile land in Hedong and Hebei.
The Jurchens, Tong Guan, who had been asking for war all his life, turned into a runaway and scared rat at the time of the final national crisis.
At this time, Zhao Ji smiled faintly and said: "Song and Xia have suffered from wars for hundreds of years. When the Xia thieves were strong, they coveted the western roads of the Song Dynasty. When they were weak, they retreated to protect themselves. Although I love you and are loyal to the country and have made many military exploits, I, the Song Dynasty, are not alone.
There is Xixia in the west, and Liao people are watching in the north. Although there has been no war between Song and Liao for a hundred years, how could the Liao country stand by and watch?"
Tong Guan bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the Liao Dynasty is strong and the Xia Dynasty is weak. If you want to take Xixia, you must first deal with the Liao people. However, the Liao Kingdom suffered from the rebellion of Yelu Zongyuan and his son, Yelu Yixin's chaos, and Xiao Haili's rebellion. The country's strength is gradually weakening.
I have also heard that the current ruler of Liao is ignorant and unruly, and chaos has arisen in the north. Bohai, Xi Ren, Jurchen and even my Han family have their own thoughts, and they all have disobedient feelings towards the Liao Kingdom. If the Liao Kingdom is true,
I have no time to think about it. Isn't this the best time to take Xixia? Isn't this the reason why Your Majesty called me here?"
Tong Guan told Zhao Ji that Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Dynasty, Yelu Yanxi, was fatuous...Don't make fun of the second brother. Xiao Tang couldn't help but sneered in his heart. Song Huizong and Emperor Tianzuo, the paragons of fatuous emperors, controlled respectively.
The Liao Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, but Wanyan Aguda, who unified all the Jurchen tribes in the white mountains and black waters, has the appearance of a hero. The Jurchens in the deep mountains and forests can destroy the entire Liao Dynasty and half of the Song Dynasty.
It is indeed not a rare thing.
At this time, Zhao Ji laughed and said: "The Liao Kingdom heard that Tong Aiqing defeated Xixia, and even the Qiang people were very surprised. Since Aiqing is worried about military and political affairs, I plan to use Aiqing as an envoy to the Liao Kingdom. Once I come, I can
Isn’t it a good strategy to look for the opportunity of economic strategy and reform, and secondly, to understand the national conditions of the Liao Kingdom?”
After Xiao Tang heard this, he suddenly recalled the historical facts that Zhao Ji indeed sent Tong Guan as envoy to the Liao Kingdom in the first year of Zhongzhenghe, but now he met him, but why did Zhao Ji announce his arrival again? Could it be...?
As expected, Zhao Ji turned around and smiled at Xiao Tang: "Aiqing is from Khitan and also serves as the envoy of the Xishang Pavilion. I also plan to let Aiqing serve as the deputy envoy to the Liao Dynasty and go on an envoy together with Tong Aiqing.
