Chapter 335 Preparations for the mission, why did my brother choose him to go with him?
In Yanqing, Zhang Shun and his two men hired a rickshaw to pick up the wives and children of the three Ruan family members. When they went to Bianliang, Tokyo, Xiaotang's mansion was full of people. Every day, many colleagues who were familiar with the court came to congratulate them.
I wish him success and smooth sailing on his mission to the Liao Kingdom. Tian Lai Novels
It turns out that in the early dynasty, Zhao Ji sent Tong Guan as an envoy to the Liao Kingdom in the name of celebrating the birthday of the Lord of Liao. Since there was no precedent of sending eunuchs to other countries in the previous dynasties, many scribes still controlled the eunuchs.
The soldiers were very angry at Si Chen's behavior, so at that time some officials jumped out and objected fiercely, saying that sending a eunuch as an envoy would not make the Liao Dynasty think that the Song Dynasty had no one?
And now Tong Guan is favored by Zhao Ji. Regarding the Song-Xia War and the repeated interference of the Liao Kingdom, he is asking Tong Guan, the inspector general who commanded the Western Army, to deal with the Liao Kingdom.
When people see this, they think it will strengthen the atmosphere of the Song Dynasty. What's more, Aiqing is well versed in military affairs and can investigate the Liao Kingdom.
After some debate, Zhao Ji compromised and ordered Zheng Yunzhong, who had served as an envoy to the Liao Dynasty in the first year of Daguan and was promoted to the imperial censor, and who was now a bachelor in the Duanming Palace, as the chief envoy, and Tong Guan as the deputy envoy to celebrate Liao's birthday.
Envoy, so this eunuch will command the army for twenty years in the future, and will be the eunuch who has held military power for the longest time in Chinese history; he will also lead the Privy Council as a Taiwei and take full power over the country, and will be the eunuch who controls the most military power in official history; and he will also be named the eunuch.
The Prince of Guangyang was also the first eunuch named Tong Guan in history to be ennobled as a prince. At this time, he became the first eunuch in history to represent the country on a mission to a foreign country.
Among the members of the mission below Tong Guan, the first one mentioned by Song Huizong was Xiao Tang, who was also the envoy of Xishang Pavilion. Since he was also the envoy of Wukang Army, Lu Jinglue
Tong Guan, who holds important positions such as the pacification system and the inspector, is also a deputy envoy. Xiao Tang, a military attache who is only the third or fourth highest ranking officer in the capital's imperial army, cannot always be on an equal footing with him. However, compared to Tong Guan, Xiao Tang
The Tang Dynasty's mission to the Liao Kingdom did not arouse much criticism from the officials in the court. After all, the opposition officials in the court focused their firepower on Tong Guan, who was becoming increasingly domineering. Everything else had to follow the wishes of the officials.
The ministers of the previous dynasty, including Han Duanyan and others, seconded the proposal to send Xiao Tang as an envoy to visit the Liao Kingdom. Among them, there was something unexpected, including Zheng, who was expected to become prime minister, but was demoted to a bachelor of Guanwen Palace after never knowing about the Privy Council affairs.
Centered.
Zhao Ji sent Xiao Tang as an envoy with good intentions. As long as there are no major mistakes in his country as an envoy, he will be promoted after returning home. Moreover, Xiao Tang's envoy's main responsibility is to purchase goods for the royal family.
Beizhu has a small responsibility but a big contribution. As a loyal fan of Xiao Tang's Jinfeng Yulu Tower, Zhao Ji, who controls the government very willfully, treats Xiao Tang. It can be said that "the emperor's favor is magnificent".
However, once the news of his mission to the Liao Kingdom spread, Xiao Tang was greatly troubled. Most of the people who came to congratulate him were those who knew that Xiao Tang was favored by the saints, and they did not need to look at the big and small civil servants who controlled the eyes of Gao Qiu, the captain of the third government office. Since they were in the same palace,
As a minister, Xiao Tang couldn't let those ministers who came to congratulate him be ignored, so these days he was very troubled by various entertainment affairs.
Originally, in the Xiaotang Dynasty, the officials who lived in the palace, the commander-in-chief, and the capital, Yuhou, were subordinate to the fifth rank. They did not have to go to court every day like the officials of the fifth rank and above in the imperial court. After the pacification mission in South Jingxi Road, the military power was returned to the Privy Council, and they only had to follow the pacification envoy's orders.
Taiwei Gao Qiu, who holds the national salary in a false title and is in charge of the palace commander's palace, will never allow Xiao Tang to get any real power. Therefore, Xiao Tang has the time and opportunity to go to Jiangzhou, Shanzhou and other places privately, and has enough energy to make arrangements.
There are five mountain villages in Green Forest under his command.
But now Xiao Tang has to prepare for his mission to the north, and he has to deal with the civil servants in the DPRK and China who use the bright eyes of congratulations to test each other's usefulness. Without the ability to do anything, Xiao Tang will arrange the big events planning the Green Forest Exhibition.
Some affairs are handled by Xiao Jiasui.
The current matter concerning the mission to the Liao Kingdom is to select those close brothers to go north with Xiao Tang. When the envoys are going to other countries, their names, number of people, and origins need to be reported to the Liao Kingdom in advance, and they will be compared one by one when entering the country. Because Xiao Tang
The Tang Dynasty wanted to purchase northern pearls for the official family, so the north room of the Privy Council (responsible for all diplomatic relations with Liao and Jin Dynasties, including document exchanges, dispatch of envoys and all reception matters, etc.) promised five places to Xiao Tang, and he did not have to be a court official.
As long as he is a steward around Xiao Tang and can assist him in doing things in Liao.
As for Xiao Tang, he was also going to use this opportunity to secretly inspect the situation in Liao Kingdom, especially in Liaodong and other places. When he, Xiao Jiasui, Shi Xiu and others selected candidates to accompany him on the mission, they first
Yan Qing and Xu Guanzhong were finalized.
Among them, Yan Qing has a beautiful heart and is smart in dealing with people. Whether dealing with other envoys in the envoys or dealing with local officials, wealthy businessmen and even tribal leaders after arriving in Liao, he can be Xiao Tang's good help; and as a
Xu Guanzhong was gradually emerging as a counselor, and Xiao Tang also needed him to put himself in his shoes and make suggestions, analyze the situation that the local area was facing, and determine the next development direction of Liaodong in the green forest.
The other two candidates finalized by think tanks such as Xiao Tang and Xiao Jiasui were Xiao Yi, a young falcon who stayed in Daming Mansion in Hebei Province, and two close brothers, Duan Jingzhu, a golden retriever. Needless to say, Xiao Yi was loyal to Xiao Tang, and the same was true.
After moving from the north to the Song Dynasty, he was not only fluent in the Khitan language, but also Xiao Yishan domesticated falcons and homing pigeons. If he had been in the Xiaotang along the way, he would have been able to communicate with Xiao Mansion in Bianjing and Green Forest Village in time.
Although the golden retriever Duan Jingzhu was mediocre in martial arts and knowledge, he was originally from Zhuozhou in the Liao Kingdom. Not only was he proficient in Khitan, Jurchen and other languages of the northern Liao tribes, but he often appeared in the Song and Liao Dynasties before he defected to the Xiao and Tang Dynasties.
On the border (according to the original trajectory, he even sneaked into the Jurchen tribe's gathering place to steal their BMW), having a guide like him who has been hanging out in the north for a long time to show the way will make it easier for Xiao Tang to act secretly.
"There is still one spot. I wonder which brother you want to choose to go with me?" Xiao Jiasui asked Xiao Tang after finalizing the first four candidates.
Xiao Tang thought in his mind that since the two armies were not fighting when he was sent as an envoy to Liao, generals such as Li Guanghuarong in his own residence in Bianjing and Sai Gongming Bian Xiang who stayed at Xiaojiaji in Daming Prefecture would not be of much use;
Yang Xu had to take care of all kinds of business and finance, Shi Xiu had to take charge of all the affairs of the Xiao Mansion in Bianliang, Tokyo, and Xiao Jiasui had to coordinate and manage the development of Green Forest and Five Mountains from an overall perspective... Bianjing, and other confidants in the Daming Mansion were doing their own things.
, it is impossible to ask a brother who is already a strong man from Luocao to sneak in and out of the envoys visiting the Liao Kingdom? So who is more suitable to bring?
Suddenly, a name flashed in Xiao Tang's mind. He raised the corner of his mouth and said, "How about asking Brother Shi Jin to come with me?"
That Shi Dalang? Xiao Jiasui, Xu Guanzhong and others were surprised. Shi Jin, who had just arrived in Xiao Mansion, was indeed good at getting pregnant, and he had a straightforward and straightforward temperament. He soon got along very well with other close brothers in Xiao Tang Mansion. But
When it comes to dealing with people, Shi Jin can never be called meticulous and steady. On the contrary, he has a carefree temperament and is easy to do things. What's the use of taking him to the Liao Kingdom with Xiao Tang?
Xu Guanzhong was very puzzled. He opened his mouth and asked Xiao Tang: "Brother Shi Jin is so reckless... Why did my brother think of taking him with him?"
Xiao Tang smiled slightly and said: "I decided to take brother Shi Jin with me, not because he can be of much help now, but because I want him to have more experience..."
This is indeed out of Xiao Tang's selfishness. In the original work, Shi Dalang, who he loved very much, has very obvious advantages, and his shortcomings are also very prominent. Shi Jin's martial arts improved by leaps and bounds in less than half a year, and he was able to draw a sword to help when there was an injustice.
He had a chivalrous temperament, but after Shi Jin became the master of a cottage, whether he was assassinating alone, leading troops in battles, or working behind enemy lines, Shi Dalang's various actions were just like that of an inexperienced young boy.
Although Shi Jin had great perseverance and resilience when he was practicing martial arts, his parents could not control him because of his young and willful nature. Even when he later encountered difficulties in the world, Zhu Wu, the Shaohua cottage owner who owed Shi Jin a favor, was willing to do so.
The position of leader of the village was given to him. With the permission of his family and fellow martial artists, Shi Jin lost a lot of life experience. As a result, except for killing some enemy generals who were not very good at martial arts during the confrontation between the two armies, he could not do anything at all.
Can't stand alone.
This is why, compared with Hua Rong, Xu Ning, Yang Zhi, Suo, Zhang Qing and other generals who were also ranked in the Eight Hussars of Liangshan, Shi Jin only led troops and horses twice as a general, and failed once.
Half of the troops were killed and were defeated. Another time, he easily stepped into the enemy's ambush, causing him to die on the battlefield together with five other Liangshan heroes.
Xiao Tang liked Shi Jin's high-spirited spirit when he first appeared in Water Margin, and also liked Shi Dalang's distinctive personality, so he didn't want to make Shi Jin's life repeat the same mistakes again and again, paying a heavy price for his recklessness and recklessness. And if he wanted to
For Shi Jinxun to mature, he obviously still lacks sufficient experience and knowledge. These life experiences cannot be accumulated by practicing martial arts all day long or drinking with like-minded friends all day long.
Xiao Tang roughly shared his thoughts with Xiao Jiasui, Xu Guanzhong and others. Xiao Jiasui smiled lightly and said: "At the end of the Han Dynasty, Lu Su commented on Lu Meng and said: 'I am called the eldest brother, but he has an ear for martial arts. As for today,
A man of great knowledge and talent cannot be compared to Amen from Wu. I also love Shi Dalang as a person, and hope that he will be reborn and make people admire him with admiration."
"The accompanying brothers have made up their minds. This time they are going north as envoys to the Liao Kingdom. They can also take this opportunity to return to Hebei to visit Brother Lu, Master and the brothers who are staying in Hebei." Xiao Tang let out a long sigh, and he just finished speaking.
, but the servants in the mansion came to report that Yan Qing and Zhang Shun had rushed to the capital with the three heroes of the Ruan family and their families.