Chapter 933 The current sesame official, the future privy envoy
After hearing the news that soldiers and horses dressed as Tibetan soldiers were about to rush to the city fortress, all the generals in the commander's tent stood up suddenly, "Let's go and see what those guys have planned first!" Xiao Tang said in a deep voice, and he felt something in his heart. He was very surprised and said: Now Brother Cha is still in our hands. Normally the enemy would not dare to act rashly. Now they are rushing to the city. Could it be that something has happened to the Xia army? If the enemy is really malicious, I'm afraid The soldiers who escorted the people to move south were in trouble!
When Xiao Tang and a group of generals climbed up to the watchtower, the military commanders in the city had already spread out layers of bows, crossbows and arrows. Seeing dust and smoke rising in the distance, as the generals of each battalion gave orders one after another, the soldiers immediately put their arrows in their hands. The bows, arrows and crossbows were full, and the arrowheads flashed with layers of cold light, and they looked towards the Biaofan army soldiers and horses.
I saw that among the soldiers and horses below the city, many of them either had their hair braided or had their hair braided in ocher. Indeed, they were all dressed up by Qiang, Tubo, Uighur and other tribesmen. However, the soldiers from various tribes in the Western Army The soldiers probably looked at the uniforms and armor of the soldiers and horses coming from the Qing Dynasty, but they breathed a sigh of relief. One of them, Yao Pingzhong, reported to Xiao Tang: "Shuai Xiao, the soldiers and horses coming are not from the Xia army, but from the west of the Song Dynasty. There is nothing wrong with the uniforms, uniforms, and flags of the Tibetan soldiers of the various tribes."
As a local force composed of ethnic minorities in the northwest of the Song Dynasty, the Tibetan soldiers are also the northwest border guards. Generally, the areas bordering Xixia and Shaanxi, Gansu, Shaanxi and other regions belong to the Qiang and Hu familiar households, various tribes and tribes under the rule of the Song Dynasty They are composed of young and strong men. These troops are usually awarded military positions by the Song Dynasty to the leaders of various tribes.
Lead the tribe's men to guard the border, but there will also be Han generals from the northwest to take charge of the troops. People like Kang Jiong served as deputy soldiers and horsemen among the Tibetan soldiers. Later, they accumulated military exploits and were promoted, and they could also be transferred to the imperial army. However, the Tibetan soldiers were only deployed in the northwest border area. Therefore, in addition to some experienced Western army officers and soldiers from various departments, the Qingqi who were scouting around thought that the Xia army was up to something evil again.
At this time, another cavalry general galloped out from among the Tibetan soldiers. He rode his horse in a circle first, and then asked loudly toward the top of the city: "I am the commander of the Xihe Road Army. I am in charge of the generals, and I am sending a message to Pao Ze in Lao City, but I am not going to see Liu Jinglue and Xiao Jieshuai."
Xiao Tang looked at the face of the general official, with a pair of hanging eyes under his thick eyebrows that looked like paintbrushes. He also had half a beard under his chin. He looked very majestic when he looked at it. He also said loudly: "I will This is Xiaotang. Liu Jinglue will be here in a moment. What is your last name? Which Xianggong sent you here?"
After the Tibetan general heard what Xiao Tang said, he immediately rolled off his saddle and dismounted, and bowed to the top of the city: "The last general is the commander-in-chief of the Huangzhou fan army on Xihe Road, and the commander of the Linzong stronghold, Wang Yuan, who has seen Xiao Jieshuai, Liu Jinglue!"
At this time, Liu Fa also went up to the watchtower with the support of his accompanying soldiers. When Xiao Tang heard that Wang Yuan reported his name and military position, he subconsciously looked towards Liu Fa and said to himself that Liu Jinglue should follow the original plan. His fate was to die in battle, so it was naturally impossible to know that Wang Yuan, who is currently under the city, died in the Miao-Liu mutiny launched by your son...
The mutiny, which was called the Qing emperor's side and forced Song Gaozong to abdicate, was actually a struggle for power among the generals within the Song army. According to Xiao Tang, it looked like a ridiculous farce. For Liu Zhengyan and Miao who died in the mutiny under the city, Xiao Tang was also very disgusted with Wang Yuan in Fu's hands.
Although the Song Dynasty built military fortresses in the western frontier and deployed heavy troops to guard them, Wang Yuan, the Zhizhai officer in Huangzhou Linzongzhai on Xihe Road, had more military power than Wenzhizhai and Wuzhizhai in Qingzhou Qingfengzhai in the hinterland of the Song Dynasty.
His status is much higher, but based on his current military assignment, he is still a low-ranking general in the final analysis.
Later, Wang Yuan, who had a fair but not outstanding record, was favored by Song Gaozong Zhao Gou, and even became a privy envoy who held military and political power in his own hands as a military general. This was also because after the Jingkang Incident, Wang Yuan
The soldiers and horses of King Qin led by Yuan were directly dispatched by King Kang Zhao Gou and became the direct relatives of Emperor Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty... After Zhao Gou was proclaimed emperor, Wang Yuan fought against Zong Ze, Li Gang and other famous officials who resisted the Jin Dynasty.
First of all, most of the courtiers strongly recommended that Zhao Gou return the capital to Bianjing. Wang Yuan was also one of the favored ministers who was able to cater to the holy will very early and advised Zhao Gou that Lin'an was blocked by the Qiantang River in the north and was suitable for moving the capital.
In addition, after the Jingkang Rebellion, Wang Yuan's prostitute in Bianjing, the Zhou family, gained income from Zhao Shujin, a descendant of the Song Dynasty clan. He was so resentful that he framed Zhao Shujin for having an affair with the bandits, and then hinted that he was still his close subordinate at the time.
, Zhang Jun, who was one of the "Four Generals of Zhongxing" in the Southern Song Dynasty along with Yue Fei, Han Shizhong and others, sent people to hack to death Zhao Shujin, who was about to appease the military mutiny caused by Xiuzhou and wrote to the court to appease the local government.
...What's even weirder is that when Wang Yuan tried his best to kill Zhao Shujin and regained his old sweetheart, he immediately changed hands and wanted to reward her to Zhang Jun, who had just killed Wang Yuan.
Zhao Shujin, who had snatched his concubines, naturally did not dare to take in the woman who had a "close relationship" with his Shangguan. After the Zhou family changed hands, Wang Yuan rewarded him with Han Shizhong, who was indeed his confidant at the time...
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When thinking about this episode, Xiao Tang couldn't help but complain that Po Han Wu was indeed a naughty man with all kinds of unscrupulous habits, and he was also very uninhibited in matters between men and women. Among the wives and concubines who followed him, except for his original wife Bai, no matter whether they were
Liang Hongyu, a generation of heroes, was still a Mao family, Zhou family and others were all working prostitutes when they were chosen by Han Shizhong, but later these women who had fallen into the world of prostitution were also named the wives of Qin one after another because of Han Shizhong's illustrious military exploits.
, Mrs. Yang Guo, and Mrs. Ji Guo, it can be said that they have found a good home.
After all, although Wang Yuan was able to discover that Han Shizhong, who should have continued to be suppressed in the army, was a general during the expedition against Fang La, and then planned to win over him and promote him, he was somewhat capable of promoting talents, but he was narrow-minded and even more so.
Needless to say, later Wang Yuan and the eunuch Kang Lu took care of each other. When the Jin army invaded the south again, they were originally responsible for breaking up the rear, but they used the warships crossing the river to transport their treasures, causing tens of thousands of Song soldiers to fall into the enemy's army.
With all the evil deeds... How could Xiao Tang be fond of this guy?
When Xiao Tang looked at Wang Yuan again, there was a bit of indifference in his eyes. He said in a cold tone: "Previously, I led the soldiers of all departments here to protect our soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty, and fought bloody battles with the Xia army. Xihe
Road, Jingyuan Road, various tribes must also know that the Xia army marched southward, and took advantage of the situation to burn and slaughter the military strongholds along the way. The soldiers and horses of each tribe must have received the news. However, the commander-in-chief led the soldiers in the city to fight alone, and there was no reinforcement to come to the rescue.
, you came as soon as the Xia army retreated, but I don’t know who sent Wang Zhizhai here, so what’s the point of looking for me?”
Although Wang Yuan was rough by nature, he was also a man who was good at figuring out Shangguan's thoughts. After listening to Xiao Tang's solemn words on the watchtower, he could already tell that he was very unhappy. Wang Yuan immediately lowered his head and couldn't help but feel. He also secretly slandered: I also know that you are leading the army here to resist the Xia army, and you will inevitably feel angry if you are not rescued by other troops. But Xiao Jieshuai, you and I are so arrogant? Tong Xuanshuai issued a military order , ordered the soldiers and horses of the military guards on Xihe Road and Jingyuan Road not to act rashly. Violators will be punished according to military law. I am just a Zhizhai officer who leads the Tibetan army. In the eyes of several ministers of the Western Army, I am no bigger than a mustard seed. Whether your official position is Tong Xuan Shuai or you and Liu Jinglue, if you have a quarrel, I will not spare it. How can you dare to disobey the commander's order? What can these mediocre people under my command do?
However, although he was resentful and slanderous in his heart, given Wang Yuan's character and current status in the army, he definitely did not dare to make a difference with Xiao Tang's teeth. Wang Yuan was also afraid that Xiao Tang would take the anger out of him because he had no reinforcements, so although he In the Song Dynasty, soldiers in the imperial court were not allowed to kneel down, but Wang Yuan still knelt down on the ground, bowed his head and said: "It's not that the general is afraid of the sword, it's just that the commander of the army has ordered not to move. And the general is responsible for patrolling the border." Responsibility, Xihe Road Military Division had another decree from Commander Tong Xuan, reporting to Marshal Xiao that Xie led his troops to fight to the death and captured King Jin of Xia Kingdom alive. Commander Tong Xuan asked Xie to escort Cha Ge to Xining Prefecture quickly... Liu Jinglue, because he violated the commander's order, also asked Commander Xiao Jie to take him with him and wait for the decision of the Bianjing Privy Council."
