Chapter 1 Summoning (Part 1) (Thanks to the big brother of the Silver League.)
In late February, on the Huaihe River, east of Rushuikou at the junction of Caizhou, Guangzhou, and Shunchang Prefecture, a small fleet of boats was slowly going upstream. On both sides of the river, at the time when the trees were blooming,
With green flowers and red flowers, tens of thousands of troops, either on horseback or on foot, were meandering westwards along the river.
At this time, on the embankment on the north bank, the censor Zhongcheng Zhang Jun and Zhang Deyuan, who came out to inspect military discipline, were chatting with several subordinate censors, idle officials who had recently come to vote, and even a few white-clad scribes.
"The original name of Shunchang Prefecture is Yingzhou. Together with Caizhou to the west, although it belongs to the west of Beijing, it has been the heart of Huaixi since ancient times. It is almost called Huaixi. Han Taiwei used the Huaixi system to make his envoys live here.
, it is worthy of its name." Zhang Jun said something casually and then immediately shut up, as if he respected his identity and wanted to hear other people's opinions.
It can only be said that although Zhang Deyuan is only in his thirties, after being polished by the Jingkang Rebellion and the twists and turns of this year, and having firmly established himself as the number one confidant of Zhao Guan's family in Hezhong, he already has a bit of the bearing of a superior.
"What Xiantai said is true." A supervisory censor knew that Xiantai, who was above his head, had turned enemies into friends with Lieutenant Han when they were at Bagong Mountain. Recently, they have become closer and closer, and there is a vague alliance. In addition,
The two most prominent imperial censors in the palace are currently vacant, but they are interested. "As for Huaidong and Huaixi, it seems that Huaidong has more jurisdiction, but Huaixi is closer to the line. The officials would rather let Han and Zhang
The two of you changed the defense area, and you also asked Lieutenant Han to come here and put him in front of you, and dedicated him to clean up Huaixi, Jingxi, Jingxiang, in order to open up the Nanyang swing area, which shows your favor."
Zhang Jun twirled his beard slightly and nodded.
"How unbearable are words of favor?" At this moment, a middle-aged man who was following him suddenly stopped his horse and scolded him in public. "Han Taiwei is a famous general in the country. The officials regard him as a leader in Huaixi affairs, but for the future."
With the overall situation in mind, how can you appoint someone arbitrarily because of a close relationship?!"
Everyone turned around and saw that this man was about thirty years old, but he had an extraordinary appearance. Although he was dressed as a civil servant, he was immediately wearing a spear and a big bow, and his waist and sleeves were tied with the recently popular cowhide belt, which was a bit nondescript.
The supervisory censor was naturally dissatisfied when he was scolded in front of his immediate superior. However, because his immediate superior was around, he could not easily get angry. He could only ask patiently: "Who is this subordinate? In what year is he a Jinshi? What should I do?"
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"Jianzhou Liu Ziyu is not a Jinshi in any subject. He is just a Chaosan official and has no assignment." This man was not afraid when he heard this and faced him directly.
And the supervisory censor thought about it for a moment, and he knew the background of the other party... He was not a Jinshi, but he could become a fifth-grade civil official, Chaosan doctor, at the age of thirty. He must have been born in Enyin, and he had no mission, and he must have
It was Jingkang who had not followed up after the chaos, and now he found the group of people who were walking around... So he couldn't help but feel confident, and sneered at him:
"It turns out that Liu Yanei came here to look for an official job because he heard that he was in a stable position. Who did you think he was?"
"During the national calamity in Jingkang, my father hanged himself from a beam and died for the country. As the eldest son, I should support the coffin and return home. And because of the hatred of the country and the family, I have no sworn relationship with the Jin people. I came here in such a hurry. How did I become a person seeking stability?"
Liu Ziyu also changed his color for a moment. "Let us discuss the matter. What we are talking about is why the official family settled Taiwei Han in Huaixi, and why did they use Enyin's background to criticize private individuals? The country is in danger, and the censors in the DPRK are now like this.
Good stuff?!"
This was basically said in one sentence, but it was also revealed in the words that his father had just left for the national disaster and must be a well-known person in the world, so even Zhang Jun couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb, so he took the initiative to say: "Dare you hear this?"
Great talk!"
"I dare not trouble Xiantai to ask." Liu Ziyu didn't seem to be an older and angry young man. Facing the censor Zhongcheng, who was about the same age as him, he immediately returned the greeting and walked down the steps. "It should be noted that the secret of Han Taiwei's appointment,
In fact, it is still above the word Nanyang..."
Zhang Jun thought about the recent discussions in front of the emperor, and his heart moved slightly. He couldn't help but lean forward slightly on his horse: "Please give me a detailed explanation."
"This matter is simple." Liu Ziyu, who reined in his horse and stopped on the embankment, also looked slightly solemn. "Xiantai will know it after thinking about it. In order to take charge of the overall situation, the officials are determined to station in Nanyang. This is correct, because if they want to restore the world, they must
This can only be done if we have the strong troops in Kansai and the wealth in the southeast. But now that the war is undecided, in terms of military planning, there will be two big difficulties in using Nanyang as the capital in the future. One is wealth. Specifically, how to ensure the southeast,
The treasures of Bashu were gathered in Jingxiang to support the army. In this regard, the officials gave Li Gongxiang the importance of supporting the Queen Mother and the emperor's heir in Yangzhou. This was already a clever move, but I was really not financially talented, so there were not many
He said it...but how did the other one keep it!"
Zhang Jun's eyelids twitched.
"It should be noted that Nanyang is known as the Basin, with one side extending in all directions, and the other side faintly surrounded by mountains, which can be defended. But in fact, there is a huge gap on the northeast side of Nanyang, passing through Yingchang Prefecture (later Yancheng, Luohe, and Xuchang areas)
Directly leading to the Central Plains, through this flat passage, armies are coming and going, and cavalry are galloping without any stagnation!" Liu Ziyu continued to speak calmly. "For this reason, in addition to Yizong staying in the north, the officials, Zhang Longtu and Zhang Taiwei, set up defense zones to form a continuous line.
In addition to being used as the front line, Han Taiwei is also used as the backbone, based in Huaixi, and close to this entrance. In case of emergency, Han Taiwei is used as the last resort or the basis to rely on.
The enemy may use it to close the door and beat the dog! Compared with this disposal, such as cleaning up the surrounding areas of Nanyang and opening up a place of maneuver, they seem insignificant!"
After everyone listened, they either twisted their beards and nodded, or didn't take it seriously, and just looked at the leader Zhang Xiantai.
However, just as Zhang Jun was about to speak, he saw the big boat in the river suddenly approaching the south bank, and then several chamberlains and Ban Zhi took a small boat to approach the north bank. Seeing the censor Zhongcheng here, they even waved from afar.
Zhang Deyuan knew that the official was calling for something, so he didn't say anything more. Instead, he got off his horse and took a small notebook directly from the backpack on the horse's butt behind him. He also picked up a small piece of good charcoal and placed it on the saddle.
Spread it out, bend down to record, and ask again: "Liu Ziyu, a native of Jianzhou, may I ask what is the name of your step? What is your age? And the name of your respected father?"
"My courtesy name is Yanxiu, I'm thirty-two years old, my father is Liu Taoyi, the former great scholar of Zizhengdian Palace!"
Zhang Jun, who was lying there, raised his head in astonishment: "At your feet is Liu Zhongyan's eldest son?!"
Just as Liu Ziyu was about to say more, the waiter's boat in the river was approaching, and Zhang Jun hurriedly put away his little notebook, carried his backpack and went down. When he reached the river, he hurriedly turned back and greeted: "Brother Yanxiu, great talent, again
After being loyal and good, please be patient. When the opportunity arises, I will recommend you to the emperor! I will definitely give you a good job where you can use your talents!"
After saying this, before Liu Ziyu could react, Zhang Jun took his bag and boarded the boat to find Zhao Guan's house on the other side.
After Zhang Jun left, he also knew that Liu Ziyu was a well-established figure, so the group of people looked at each other and simply dispersed. However, before leaving, they couldn't help but drop something like, "How can I find a way to find Xiantai after being a bachelor of Zizhengdian?"
'It's actually this person who has been promoted to the official position in Xiantai today' and other ridiculous words.
Not to mention the commotion in the periphery, this afternoon, the Zhao Guan family suddenly stopped the big ship and held a temporary imperial meeting in Guangzhou on the south bank of the Huaihe River. However, this time the meeting was held in a tent in the wilderness.
The atmosphere is obviously not good.
The reason is actually very simple. The so-called "insignificant" thing that Liu Ziyu just said is already imminent.
"I would like to teach you all that there is something unusual going on in Ding Jin ahead."
The first person to speak and introduce the problem was the Prime Minister Wang Boyan. Since he decided to accompany the capital to Nanyang, he has become increasingly active and has long lost his previous caution. I don’t know if it is an illusion. At this time, he is clearly introducing difficult matters, but
It always makes people feel that he has a bright face, as if he is saying something happy. "When the official family entered Guangzhou, the Privy Council summoned this person to come to the imperial court, but this person hesitated and did not dare to come easily.
Finally, the officials discovered the order, and when they set out, they actually brought 30,000 people to see him. At this time, they were stationed in Zhugao Town, forty miles ahead, and they seemed to be turning against the guests."
"Ding Jin can't be trusted."
After everyone listened, the prime minister was naturally the first to speak, and probably because Li Gang was not here, Lu Hao seemed to be more energetic when asking Lu Xianggong. "He was a thief who took advantage of the chaos. He was forced to do so in a hurry before the war.
Come on, it’s not surprising to behave like this.”
"That's right." Xu Jingheng, the third minister, also took advantage of the situation and spoke. "If I remember correctly, this beast was supposed to be stationed in Zhugao Town. It was summoned just now. It seems that it had retreated without authorization before. This shows that not all warriors are like Zhang Gao.
Jun, Han Shizhong, Yue Fei, Zhang Rong and others are even rarer..."
The three prime ministers were talking nonsense at the beginning, but Zhang Jun, the censor Zhongcheng who was still carrying a backpack, couldn't help but squint his eyes to look at Zhao Guan's house who was sitting still, and then he couldn't help but feel something in his heart... It turned out that at this time, sitting in a Luoying place
Under the colorful peach blossom trees, Zhao Guanjia remained motionless and had a calm expression. If it weren't for his bright red robe, he would have looked like a Taoist cultivating immortality. He seemed to be turning a deaf ear to everything.
However, how could Zhang Xiantai, who was good at observing words and emotions, not understand that the officials were waiting for someone to say something really useful - what the Zhao officials wanted to do with Ding Jin, not how Ding Jin should have been treated!
However, Zhang Xiantai understood better that this time it was an old habit of the official family and he did not understand everyone's words, because the two Dongfu Prime Ministers had clearly expressed their own solutions. At this time, it was time for him to come out to help.
When the official gave a brief explanation.
But having said that, just when Zhang Deyuan was about to speak, he couldn't help but look at Bachelor Xiaolin who was motionless on the side. After spending a long time with this profound scholar Yutang, he always felt that he was a little too aggressive...
Of course, human nature is hard to change. More importantly, Zhang Xiantai knew who his status and power came from, so he did not dare to neglect him. While he was hesitating, he had already taken the step to inquire:
"I would like to ask my two gentlemen, do you think Ding Jin is a warrior who is just a bandit? You don't need to care too much about it, but he can be recruited and placed to be useful. So there is no need to use force?"
Zhao Guanjia finally moved slightly, as if he had woken up.
"I don't think this person is innocent, but if I can use the favor of the court to control him a little, why bother to cause trouble on him?" Xu Jingheng seemed not to understand why the censor Zhongcheng said this.
This kind of nonsense, but Lu Haowen had been in front of Zhao Guanjia for a long time these days, but he suddenly realized it, and couldn't help but explain to Zhang Jun, and also to Zhao Guanjia on the other side. "Guanjia, I think Ding Jin can be a little more lenient.
Just give him a reward and let him retreat... There are three reasons."
"Come on." Zhao Jiu finally spoke after thinking deeply.
"First, the most important thing to do at this time is to arrive in Nanyang quickly to settle people's hearts. Everything can be settled after we are established in Nanyang. It is not advisable to get involved in disputes and waste time on the road."
"That makes sense." Zhao Jiu nodded slowly.
"Secondly, after all, Ding Jin still has 30,000 troops and horses, which is slightly more than Xing Zai's troops and horses combined. What's more, our troops are divided on both sides of the bank, and the strong troops are all on the north bank. Therefore, Xing Zai must deal with it forcefully.
It may not be possible. And even if it is possible, if it is not handled well, 30,000 broken troops will disperse into Guangzhou and the people will be poisoned."
"It makes sense." Zhao Jiu continued thoughtfully.
"Thirdly, after Huaixi, Jingxi, Jingxiang, Jingkang, and around Nanyang, there are so-called bandits, rebels, bandits, powerful, defeated troops, and those who are unstable after recruiting troops like Ding Jin who took advantage of the situation.
Duo, today we are dealing with Ding Jin, but we don’t know how to recruit the bandits behind him? The key is, if we take action now, how will Fan Qiong, who has the best soldiers of the imperial court and has settled in Xiangyang, deal with him?"
"What Xianggong Lu said is indeed very reasonable." Zhao Guanjia nodded for the third time.
"Therefore, I would like to send an envoy to Zhugao Town to give him a small reward to ease his mind and allow him to temporarily withdraw his troops and clear the way." Lu Haowen saw that the officials expressed their agreement again and again, so he reassured and reiterated.
My own opinion. "After we have passed the Dingjin defense area and arrived at Dingcheng, we have gathered Privy Councilor Yu Wen and generals Liu Zhengyan, Miao Fu, and Liu Yan. Why not make the next step?"
"Xu and Mr. Wang, do you think so too?" Zhao Guanjia continued to nod and looked at the other two men again.
Xu Jingheng and Wang Boyan looked at each other and thought it was okay, but they bowed their heads in agreement.
Zhao Guanjia still nodded, but did not give an order, but looked directly at Zhang Jun.
Zhang Xiantai was moved in his heart and prepared to refute.
However, Zhao Guanjia just glanced at Zhang Jun and Xiao Lin, and without looking back, he turned to Yang Yizhong and blurted out: "Let Han Shizhong and Wang De come in."
After a moment, Han and Wang appeared directly under the peach blossom tree amidst the astonishment of the civil servants. It was as if they had been summoned before and the prime minister was nearby.
"You sent a detective to investigate Ding Jin's matter, so I won't say more." Zhao Jiu easily exempted the two of them from the formalities. "But when you mentioned this matter just now, you mentioned three difficult points.
Let me ask you one by one...if you are asked to pacify Ding Jin, can you do it quickly and not delay it for a long time?"
Han Shizhong and Wang De were both strong generals at that time, and they both obeyed orders with their heads held high. However, upon hearing this question, the gap immediately became apparent. Wang De hesitated for a moment, as if he had no plan and calculation, but Han Shizhong simply handed over and responded: "Guan Jia, please."
Don’t worry, I can finish this matter in as little as three days or as much as five days!”
Zhao Jiu nodded slightly and smiled: "This is why I call good ministers in front of me... Secondly, Ding Jin's tribe has 30,000 people, and he has plundered Guangzhou and Caizhou before. He has abundant military resources and many soldiers.
, The princes are worried that if they lose control, the defeated troops will disperse into the surrounding areas and cause harm to the place. Can you stop it?"
"I will never let the rebels disperse!" Han Shizhong pointed to the sky and answered simply again.
"That's enough. It's enough to stop two of the three evils." Zhao Guanjia smiled again. "But what else can you say?"
"But I beg the officials to trick Ding Jin, who is a close friend of the civil servants!" Han Shizhong ignored the blank expressions of the three ministers and Wang De around him, and still answered simply, but smiled slightly awkwardly. "However, if the officials can remain calm,
If you send the guard of honor forward, you will be able to move faster and more steadily..."
"I would like to see Ding Jin!" Before Han Shizhong finished speaking, Hu Yin, a member of the Zhongshu House, turned out of the queue and spoke loudly, which also shocked Zhang Jun and Xiao Lin.
It can only be said that since leaving Bagong Mountain, the officials have become more and more skilled and decisive. However, there are more and more sworn brothers at the top, and the brothers below are becoming more and more unable to suppress them. How difficult it is!
"That's it, let's not delay." After Zhao Guanjia raised his hand to signal, he stood up directly, as if he had passed the resolution harmoniously with the two princes.
At this time, Lu Haowen and Wang Boyan were just two of them. Xu Jingheng, who had just returned, finally couldn't hold himself back and came out to confront each other: "Guan family!"
"Ms. Xu!" Zhao Jiu, who stood up, suddenly spoke out while holding on to his belt, and took the initiative to cut off the other party. "I'm not just asking you today, I'm also asking all the ministers in front of you... Why was there so much chaos in the world before, and how can there be peace in the future?"
Xu Jingheng and others were all stunned.
"In my opinion, the world is in turmoil, internally caused by Wen Tian and Wu Xiu, externally the soldiers and the people are fighting endlessly, but the two saints actually descended before the world." Zhao Jiu answered slowly, as if he had already prepared his words. "So, I want the world to be restored.
To return to peace, the civil servants should not love money, and the military ministers should not hesitate to die! And I should try my best to adhere to the great government, no matter the danger, never waver! You think, right?"
Lu Haowen, Xu Jingheng, Wang Boyan and below, as well as Zhang Jun, Lin Jingmo, and a growing number of other civil servants, as well as several military men such as Han Shizhong, all looked awe-inspiring and quickly saluted and said their orders.
"Actually, I can tolerate other things." After appropriating some famous quotes to calm the scene, Zhao Guanjia blushed slightly and took the initiative to explain. "During the battle in Shouzhou before Dante entered, the two sides even heard the news.
The wind escaped and almost caused a catastrophe, but I really can't bear it! Please note that you and Mr. Li before you all regard warriors as long as they don't cause trouble, but I can tolerate everything about warriors, except them.
Retreat before the battle! If we move to Nanyang this time, if we can't take advantage of the situation to strictly enforce military discipline and organize the place, let alone how we will use this as our heart to control the Jin army in the future, we will only talk about Liu Guangshi and Liu Taiwei on Bagong Mountain.
Are you wronged?"
After hearing this, many people from Xianggong Lu remembered what happened that night, and even felt that the official behavior was much more reasonable now... This is progress!
ps: Thanks to Mr. Mu from Jamil, the leader of the Silver Alliance... Yesterday, he said that the two and a half alliance leaders did not show up at the front desk. Today, the Silver Alliance directly... kneeled down! But I really didn't save the manuscript... I feel ashamed that I have high blood pressure.