Everyone in Zhaodefang was silent. Suddenly, a eunuch from the Ministry of Internal Affairs came to the door. He entered the lobby and shouted loudly: "Yang Lin has accepted the order."
Everyone gathered around Yang Lin. In the Song Dynasty, there was no need to kneel down to receive an order. Some officials even refused to accept it if they refused.
It is not uncommon for people to be granted imperial edicts and refute foreign imperial edicts. During the Yuanyou period, Emperor Zhezong of the Song Dynasty dismissed Liu Zhi, the prime minister, and "made him a subordinate". However, he was granted the imperial edict by Zhu Guangting and was returned to the imperial court.
In the seventh year of Qingli, Song Renzong demoted Xia Song and appointed Xia Song as prime minister. However, because of Xia Song's bad reputation, Song Renzong had to change Xia Song's appointment due to the opposition of the admonishers and censors.
In the third year of Xining, two comrades-in-arms, Shenzong and Wang Anshi, wanted to promote Li Ding, the backbone of the new party, to supervise the censor. Song Minqiu immediately refused to draft the edict appointing Li Ding, returned the title, and resigned three days later; his successor The other two intellectuals, Su Song and Li Dalin, also returned the title again on the grounds that they "cherished the legal system of the imperial court".
In this regard, the most shameless person is Song Renzong. This emperor likes to bypass officials and issue imperial edicts. As a result, the prime minister will directly withhold it after getting it, and when he has accumulated enough, he will directly send it back to the emperor. The emperor felt as if he was eating shit, but On the surface, I had to praise the prime minister for being serious and helping me correct my mistakes.
If this kind of thing happened in the Ming and Qing dynasties, even the ten clans would not be able to kill it.
During the Huizong Dynasty, although Zhao Ji had no imperial ambitions, he was very lucky.
Continuous party disputes severely damaged the vitality of the civil service group, and the Song Dynasty did not have many powerful figures such as relatives or clan members. Song Huizong Zhao Ji Yuren benefited and became the most powerful emperor since the Song Dynasty.
If the prime minister dared to collect imperial edicts for him and send them back, he would never do it. Therefore, neither Liang Shicheng nor Cai Jing dared not stamp the edicts he wrote personally.
Yang Lin, full of worries, came out to receive the order. He saw the young eunuch loudly said: "I remember the fate of Haotian's family, and said: The only way to rule the world is to use literature, and to fight chaos with force. The ancient sages have said that the selection of scholars must come first before fame; the king of Ming will rule. , the establishment of an education is nothing more than rewards and punishments. However, Yang Lin, the chief inspector of the school, burned his salary until the end of the day, solved the classics, passed the imperial examination, passed the imperial examination, and made great contributions to river management, smoothed the south of the Yangtze River, and shocked Qinlong. Is it possible to neglect his achievements and not to praise him in favor of his life? I am hereby conferring upon you the title of the Third Division of Yitong of Kaifeng Prefecture. I hope that I will wholeheartedly establish my integrity and make new achievements."
Kaifeng Fuyi Tongsansi, the envoy of the Song Dynasty, this official position is extremely noble, except that the power is not as good as the prime minister, the treatment, status, and honor are already equivalent to the prime minister.
Before issuing the decree, Zhao Ji summoned Cai Jing, Zeng Bu and others and asked who should give this official position, Yang Lin or Tong Guan?
Even Zeng Bu, who had a deep grudge against Yang Lin, insisted that it was for Yang Lin.
Cai Jing did not dare to speak for Tong Guan. The envoy of the Song Dynasty must be a civil servant, and no one dared to stumbling upon Yang Lin in this matter.
It is impossible to say that the merit of exterminating Xia is not generously rewarded. In this case, it would rather be given to Yang Lin, who was born as a champion, than to Tong Guan, an eunuch and warrior. This is the consensus of the entire court.
After Yang Lin received the imperial edict, he froze on the spot. His Zhaodefang was sealed, and he had no idea what was happening outside.
He didn't know that Kaifeng Mansion was already in a state of excitement and all the citizens were celebrating.
After pondering for a moment, Yang Lin's eyes flashed with light. He pressed the young chamberlain's shoulders and asked, "But the report of the Xixia war is here again?"
The little chamberlain was so shaken that he was dizzy and said quickly: "Congratulations to the young master, congratulations to the young master, the child restraint has made a desperate counterattack and has broken into Xingqing Mansion."
A burst of heart-rending laughter came from the lobby of Zhaodefang, and his uncontrollable emotions made him almost crazy.
"Change my clothes, I want to perform the pilgrimage!"
After the excitement, Yang Lin immediately woke up. The situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly. Such a shocking change occurred in half a day.
Now hundreds of thousands of people from Tongguan are still in Xingqing Mansion. If anything goes wrong, it will be a reversal of joy and sorrow.
At this time, a thunderous blow must be struck to completely finish them off, without giving the Xixia people any chance.
In particular, there is a Khitan watching from the north. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Even though the Khitan is now in decline, its military value cannot be underestimated.
The servants in the mansion did not have Yang Lin's mentality. They cheered and cheered, and everyone's face was filled with joy.
After putting on his court clothes, Yang Lin went straight to the imperial palace. At this time, Zhao Ji, Cai Jing, Liang Shicheng, Wang Fu and others were discussing how to present victory to Daqing.
Seeing Yang Lin, Zhao Ji smiled all over his face and said, "Come here, give Yang Aiqing a seat."
Yang Lin bowed deeply and showed no resentment at all. After listening to their discussion, he smiled, but he was almost so angry that his fingernails were embedded in his flesh.
"Your Majesty, the Western Army is still in Xingqing Mansion of Xixia. It is conceivable that countless Xixia soldiers and horses will rush to Xingqing Mansion at all costs. If Xixia is to be completely pacified, I am afraid there will still be several bloody battles. I am willing to go to the northwest in person.
Organize troops to rush to support the Xia army."
Zhao Ji hesitated a little and said, "Does Yang Aiqing still need to go to this matter?"
Cai Jing said calmly: "Your Majesty, the northwest army has long fought with horses. It is unruly and difficult to tame. It is not an important official in the court and cannot coordinate the situation. It is very appropriate for Shao Zai to go."
"In that case, I'll do my best to love you."
Yang Lin hurriedly said: "It is not only a responsibility but also an honor to share your worries for the king. Even if a humble minister dies, why complain?"
After sitting down, Yang Lin listened to the plans of the emperor and his ministers, and realized that he had wronged them. These scoundrels were not completely letting themselves go. At least they knew how to mobilize the Hebei Forbidden Army to the Song and Liao border to prevent the Liao people from interfering.
At this time, Yanqing Mansion was already half a month away from conquering the city. All the soldiers and horses in the city were guarding the city and carefully watching the Xixia King Qin's army below the city.
In fact, the Dangxiang clan was not very united. The fights between them before the founding of the country were no less bloody than those between Song and Xia.
Now Li Qianshun is trapped, his life or death is uncertain, and all the leaders are waiting outside the city.
A Xia army general who was loyal to the royal family had sent people to the city several times to negotiate, but Tong Guan was always held back.
The warehouses of Xingqing Mansion are sufficient and can last for half a year. He is also waiting for reinforcements from the Song Dynasty to arrive.
Outside the palace, the Song army, which controlled the entire city, was finally about to take action.
The royal palace of Xixia did not have high walls and thick walls, so it was not very difficult for the Song army, which was experienced in attacking and defending cities.
Hu Yantong was covered in armor and stood outside the palace holding a sword. He licked his lips and said with a smile: "The Xia thieves have been invading for hundreds of years. I don't know how much jewelry and wealth they have accumulated. They are all in this palace. If you ask us to break the palace,
Just put one in your arms and you will become rich."
Han Shizhong looked at him and said: "Thieves and soldiers are like beggars, but they are better than strong men. We are the generals of the Zhao family, how can we do such shameful things?"
Hu Yantong said angrily: "Po Han Wu, what you are saying is not words. There is no time when you go into battle that your hands and feet are not the cleanest."
Just as Han Shizhong was about to retaliate, a general on horseback marched around the city and shouted: "Commander Xuan has an order to break the palace. All we need to do is capture Li Qianshun alive. It doesn't matter whether the others live or die. The treasury in the palace must not be touched lightly. The rest of the property can be left alone."
You divide it."
Spitting on the ground, Han Shizhong twisted his wristband and said with a smile: "This time it is time for us to get rich, Hu Yantong, after this battle is over, I invite you to go to the best Wanhua Building in Yan'an Prefecture. Come out again in the next day."
"Han Shizhong, what are you doing here? General Xuan ordered you to come to the scene several times. Why are you shrinking here to fight? The taste of military sticks is not good."