In late April, people in Nanyang City were in a state of flux.
The reason is very simple. The news of Han Shizhong's defeat in Xijing cannot be concealed from anyone in Nanyang City, which is still not formal enough at the moment.
However, on this day, as the weather suddenly turned hotter, without any delay, Han Shizhong's detailed military information was immediately reported. Everyone here from the officials down to the central government could not help but breathe a sigh of relief after roughly understanding the situation.
It turned out that the cause of this battle was Li Yanxian. Li Yanxian crossed the Yellow River and used Zhongtiao Mountain as a base to regain Jiezhou. He opened up contact with Wang Yan's tribe of the Eight-Character Army, which greatly shocked the Jin people who regarded Hebei as their heartland. Because of this
The action has huge political and strategic significance.
As a result, as a last resort, Wanyan Gushen (also known as Wanyan Xiyin), the Jurchen supreme commander who was still in Luoyang, Xijing, the inventor of Jurchen writing and the actual planner of the so-called "Two Saints Northern Hunting", at the same time
It was also the right-hand man of Wanyan Nianhan's faction with Wanyan Loushi Yiwen and Wu, who made a decisive decision and ordered the entire army to withdraw to Hebei and abandon Luoyang, Xijing.
Faced with such a situation, it may be that Han Shizhong is jealous of Li Yanxian's military exploits again (this kind of thing is too common), or it may be that people like Dazhai and Lu Qing are already jealous of the Jin people in Xijing, and they have already established a relationship with each other.
Blood feud... In short, after Han Shizhong obtained unanimous consent from the top and bottom of the army, before Wanyan Gushen and Yelu Yujian were about to withdraw their troops, he joined forces with Xiao Zhai and Lu Qing to launch a three-pronged campaign against Wanyan.
The Ceres Department launched a multi-faceted joint raid in an attempt to make big news.
However, when the three armies came out together, unexpectedly Wanyan Gushen also gathered his troops at the same time to prepare for crossing the river.
Therefore, the result was that the Lu Qing tribe encountered the rebel Yang Jin who surrendered to the Jin people on the way. The two sides met in a hurry and fought hard; Han Shizhong's headquarters also encountered the Khitan troops of Yelu Yujian; in the end, only Xiao Zhai led Niu Gao
These rebels arrived at the predetermined battlefield and faced the Jurchens. Naturally, they suffered a disastrous defeat... If Han Shizhong had not repelled Yelu Yujian and supported them, I am afraid that both the big and small Zhai and Niu Gao would have ended up on the banks of the Yellow River.
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However, the situation after the war was not as bad as imagined, because after Wanyan Gushen's victory, he still chose to turn back and cross the river with Yelu Yu's Khitan soldiers and horses, which was equivalent to giving up Henan and Luoyang.
Not only that, according to Han Shizhong's urgent note, Yeluyu saw that this former Liao clan general had obviously retained his strength in the war, and might have some operational possibilities in the future; as for the rebel Yang Jin, that was even more
Needless to say, it was obvious that he had exerted all his strength... This guy was summoned at that time, and he probably thought Wanyan Gushen was going to take him with him... but he was still left alone in Henan, with no help, and could only stand on the bank of the Yellow River in a mess in the wind.
In response to this, Lieutenant Han almost swore in his letter. He probably issued a military order to hang Yang Jin on the edge of the Yellow River within half a month, otherwise he would not return to Huaixi.
Of course, you must come back. If you don't come back, how can you rest, expand your troops, and prepare for battle? The Zhao Guan family inevitably issued another decree to comfort them, and asked Han Shizhong to return to Huaixi early to rest and recuperate after defeating Yang Jin.
Yang Jinbu added the following to Da Zhai and Lu Qing.
In any case, the incident was more or less a false alarm, not to mention that these days, everyone is used to losing. Zhao Jiu couldn't stop Han Shizhong from losing the battle just because he gave him a belt, right?
However, after the "crisis" of Han Shizhong's defeat in Xijing was removed, only Zhao Guan's family felt a big stone in their hearts, and they even took a nap peacefully, but the hearts of Nanyang City were still floating.
The reason is very simple. There are too many people and too many things. Moreover, there are all kinds of incidents out there, and for different people, the importance of them is not the same thing at all.
For example, for the only Zhao Guan family, the military situation on the front line is naturally the most important. Because in Zhao Jiu's eyes, everything in the rear is ultimately for the victory of the front against Jin. This is basically what he will do in the next ten years and even in the future.
The most important value of life in the past twenty years was also related to his wealth and life. This became unshakable ever since he refused Southeast and came to Nanyang.
Therefore, this official would be so excited about Li Yanxian's victory that he would be appointed as the Yongxing military route pacifier overnight, and then send an edict overnight to appease Han Shizhong, and ask about the battle situation, and finally after confirming that the situation was stable
Completely relax.
To put it bluntly, in the eyes of Zhao Guanjia, other things are nothing to do with frontline military affairs.
Relatively speaking, for the local residents of Nanyang, after confirming that the Jin people will not come, the most important thing is the rumor that large-scale city defense renovations may be carried out, because this matter will inevitably involve their travel and even their own houses.
The preservation of sacrifice is the real matter of survival.
For example, people from all over Nanyang gathered recently to select talents. They would discuss everything, but discussions are discussions. The palace examination itself in a few days is the biggest thing... Because whether you are determined to serve the country and save the country or save the country, you will be promoted.
It's okay to be utilitarian, but you have to be an official first.
As for the old bureaucrats who care that the Yuanyou Party members were not rehabilitated in time, the Bashu craftsmen who care about being diverted to Xiangyang to settle down, and the merchants who care about the restoration of smooth traffic in Jianghan, it is even more natural.
In the same way, it is natural that Zhang Jun, the censor Zhongcheng, has become increasingly worried over the past two days... because a long time ago, as the government affairs were unfolding in an orderly manner, he was keenly aware of his embarrassing position in the court. And with these
As many things unfolded and happened during the day, he became more and more restless.
"It's difficult."
Facing his close friend Liu Ziyu who had returned from Xiangyang, Zhang Deyuan opened his heart to his best friend Liu Ziyu, who had returned from Xiangyang. On the bank of a small river outside the city, under the green trees, Zhang Deyuan rarely opened his heart over the wine of Heliang Town, just as he had done with Zhao Ding and Hu Yin when they were wandering around.
"Ziyu doesn't know. In the eyes of outsiders, I, Zhang Junxu, am the royal censor, the so-called half-prime minister, and the number one person in the official family's confidant. I should be satisfied long ago, but in my position,
But it is difficult to do anything if you are neither up nor down, nor forward nor backward..."
Liu Ziyu grabbed a pear and took a bite, but said nothing.
"Ziyu must not believe it." Zhang Deyuan roughly understood the other party's mentality, but he explained it seriously. "I only want to ask you one thing. You said that the sun is shining here and the scenery is beautiful in early summer. It is the time when the scholar-bureaucrats are drinking wine and being literary and elegant. Why is it like this?
There are only two serious officials of the court, you and me, sitting around here? You must have just returned from a meritorious service and have been specially granted leave by the government. What about me?"
Liu Ziyu then put down the pear, and then thought thoughtfully: "Deyuan is saying that the rest of the people are busy with work and cannot have leisure time?"
"It's natural." Zhang Jun sneered, raised his glass and took a drink, then raised his hands to list. "Of course it goes without saying to the four ministers. The officials pass notes every day, and one thing is assigned to the ministers one by one.
When things are done, they will put a tick on the note and hang it in the palace. If things are not done, they will make a mistake and still hang it in the palace. If it is delayed, the official will have to go to the palace every day and pat the table.
, ask a certain gentleman in public if there are still a few notes that have not yet been completed today... Accompanying everyone is in a hurry. The main hall, the meeting hall, and the capital hall are all in one body. They are all watching from top to bottom. Which gentleman can not go all out?
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"I know about this." Liu Ziyu also shook his head and smiled when he heard this. "Three ministers, Lu Haowen, it is said that Mr. Lu is unveiling, dividing, and reporting every day, almost taking away Lan Daban's work; Mr. Xu Jingheng, the master of stacking,
All difficult and important matters in government affairs were dealt with by him, so that it was difficult to deal with a pile of notes; the Prime Minister of Kansai counted Yuwen, and Prime Minister Yuwen took charge of major affairs of the Western Army. However, the situation in Kansai was never completely settled, so the notes in Kansai were misplaced.
The palace is full of them; Wang Boyan, the proud husband, is in charge of other military and state affairs, and he always handles them efficiently, so all his notes are ticked, and the hall is full of them."
Zhang Jun shook his head more and more: "Having said that, who doesn't want to leave a note himself?"
"Indeed." Liu Ziyu also became serious. "You and I were just joking in private. If we really talk about it, who wouldn't want to do things like a few of our husbands? As just said, except for Lu Xianggong's slight ridicule, the other few
No matter whether you have a lot of hooks, a lot of misunderstandings, or a lot of incompatibility, everyone in the world knows that the husbands are doing things one by one, not just sitting there. But Deyuan... you have to
Only thirty-one years old!"
Zhang Jun nodded slowly, then shook his head slowly.