In the next two days, Yelu Ma will not come back on May 1st, and Wanyan Yinshu will still not arrive.
Zhao Guan's family sent the new Banzhi officer, the so-called Chengxin Lang Zhai Biao, who was ranked as the junior envoy, and asked him to cross the river to the other side of Ru River to investigate by taking advantage of the local people. However, Zhai Biao came and went in a hurry, but he simply took him with him.
Returned messengers from Han Shizhong, Wang De and others.
Combined with the information brought by the latter, Xing Shang Xia came to a simple and direct inference:
Wanyan Yinshu had indeed marched to the foot of Zhongyang Mountain less than a hundred miles away from Ruyang a few days ago. But soon, Yelu Ma should have missed the attack on May 1st, and after knowing that many reinforcements had entered Ruyang City, this person unexpectedly
He made a prompt decision and took only the main force brought from Taiyuan to the north. While Han Shizhong and Wang De mobilized the main force to cautiously return reinforcements, they took advantage of the cavalry to cross Yingchang Prefecture through the gap on the east side of Fangcheng Mountain.
Then he conquered Ye County in Ruzhou and headed north.
Judging from the route, Wanyan Yinshu should have joined his younger brother Wanyan Balisu, and then together they would retreat to Hezhong Mansion (Hedong area, later Linfen area) and return to his hometown Taiyuan.
However, this inference is too easy and makes people a little suspicious. The people in Ruyang City have no intention of acting without authorization.
But soon, as more and more messengers came from Han Shizhong, Wang De also returned to Ruyang in person. The central government still accepted the fact that Wanyan Yinshu could retreat. When Wang De quickly led the main force of the imperial camp to return,
Later, Zhao Guanjia himself put aside all his confusion and directly ordered Xing Zai to continue his journey westward.
And on the day of mid-March, we arrived at the foot of Fangcheng Mountain in the north of Tangzhou, outside Fangcheng. Since this place is located at the junction of Dengzhou, Ruzhou, Caizhou, Yingchangfu, and Tangzhou,
The location was important, so after Xing Xing settled down at the foot of Fangcheng Mountain, he stopped here for a while, and then immediately called for his subordinates to gather around him.
After receiving the summons, Han Shizhong, who was well-arranged in the north, hurriedly returned with Liu Yan, Yang Yizhong, Hu Yin and others. Several important ministers from Nanyang also came here to greet them. Information from all aspects converged, and Xing Zhi just extracted from it.
An incredible, yet completely sobering military situation - it turns out that just a few days ago, in early March, Li Yanxian almost single-handedly defeated the remaining troops that Fan Zhixu left behind in Shaanzhou.
to Shaanzhou.
Shaanzhou is located between Luoyang, the capital of Xijing, and Chang'an, the capital of Beijing. It has a prominent strategic position. If Wanyan Yinshuke had learned about this incident at the foot of Zhongyang Mountain, then it would have been natural for him to turn around.
However, because of Li Yanxian's great achievements, Zhao Guan's family did not directly give him a serious explanation. Instead, they waited for another two days for the Prime Minister Yu Wenxuzhong to perform it in public before Zhao Jiu gave him a reward.
"Add Li Yanxian as the governor of Shaanzhou!" Under the slanting sunshine of late spring, Zhao Guanjia, who was dressed in a red robe, blurted out without even frowning. "The Privy Council and the imperial camp immediately discussed the relevant official ranks and rewards. We must hurry up."
service!"
Yu Wenxu, who was dressed in purple robe, stood motionless in front of the emperor. Another purple-robed official, another Privy Councilor Wang Boyan, and Wang Yuan, the commander of the imperial camp in full robes, immediately stepped out and stopped for a moment.
When no one objected to the appointment of the governor, they solemnly accepted the order, and then the three of them returned to their respective queues.
Let us also say that this meeting held at the foot of Fangcheng Mountain was not an ordinary political meeting, but a great meeting that brought together the entire civil and military circles, the imperial camp generals, and the remaining civil and military personnel in western Beijing!
In fact, this kind of thing should have been carried out after the official family arrived in Nanyang, which was only a hundred miles away, and it should have been held in the palace that Liu Ji (the transfer envoy to the west of Beijing) had worked hard to build for the official family. At that time, everyone
Wash away the dust, refresh your mind, and naturally become more efficient.
But for some unknown reason, following the suggestion of the official himself, the long-awaited meeting was finally held in the wilderness at the foot of Fangcheng Mountain, with nothing more than a curtain on both sides...
...The officials even refused to climb the famous golden summit of Fangcheng Mountain to hold the meeting through the temples and Taoist temples on the city, and also declined the offer to enter the city.
However, the number of soldiers accompanying the imperial camp totaled more than 10,000, and they showed off their power. According to the divisions, they lined up almost half of the square city. In the field at the foot of the mountain, from the hillside of the mountain where the meeting was held, there was something strange.
There is some momentum.
In fact, there are discussions on this matter in the industry. Some idle people will naturally only say that the officials are willful and impatient. But other than that, the truly knowledgeable people think that the officials want to use the wilderness and soldiers to
I would like to remind all ministers that although Nanyang is right in front of us, the country is still in danger and we should be aware of the crisis.
However, there are also a few people who believe that the officials have always valued military affairs, and they may just feel that they should respect the frontline generals and there is no need to delay, so they directly held the court meeting in this convenient place without any other considerations.
Back in front of us, after Li Yanxian's great achievements were agreed upon, the two prime ministers of Dongfu, Lu Haowen and Xu Jingheng, came out one after another to report various matters in turn.
"There are vacancies in various counties in the west of Beijing, such as Ruzhou, Caizhou, Yingchang Prefecture, Henan Prefecture (where Luoyang, the capital of Xijing is located), as well as Guanzhong Shaanzhou and Jingzhao counties. I have been ordered to draw up appointments for various places, and also invited
For official viewing." Lu Haowen, who didn't know where he took out a first-class merit crown, was also wearing a purple robe, but he took out a document from his sleeve, and then turned out of the queue seriously for the fourth time.
"I can trust you all."
Next to him, Lan Gui, the chief warden of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, hurriedly ran down to take the document. Zhao Jiu opened it and looked at it, then closed it again and handed it back to Lan Gui, asking the latter to put it away carefully. "But there is one thing...such an appointment
The opinions of those who stay behind, establish envoys, and suppress envoys must be considered. They are facing enemies in the front, and they always have the right to make appointments. They cannot replace those who have the power at will. And if there is indeed a conflict in the appointment, they must also make the appointment.
Those who have been defeated should arrange their places to go and make arrangements to appease them... Please note that at this time, everything is focused on resisting gold, and the rear should not easily compete with those in the front."
"I know the pros and cons." Lu Haowen also quietly waited for the official to finish speaking, then solemnly agreed, and then slowly withdrew into the queue.
After Lu Haowen retreated this time, it was not Xu Jingheng, another husband-in-law, who followed him again, but Zhang Jun, the imperial censor Zhongchen in a crimson robe, who came out and said proudly: "The official family, there is a discussion at the censor's desk...
Previously, when the Jin people went south to the west of Beijing, various states fell, and officials suffered defeats, lost their land, and abandoned the people. However, more than a month ago, the officials issued an explicit edict at Bagong Mountain in Shouzhou to prevent the officials from doing anything.
Retreat, and the officials are not allowed to retreat any further. Now I would like to ask what should be done, and please give me clear instructions from the officials!"
As soon as these words came out, behind the four prime ministers, several people in Fei Pao who were on par with the Tai Jian people, and even a purple-robed official, immediately changed their expressions, and then became unbearable. However, among them, the "lost soil and captured" person was definitely
Yan Xiaozhong, the magistrate of Tangzhou, had a dark complexion, making it difficult to tell whether he was "discolored" or not.
However, Zhao Guanjia's expression did not change, and he blurted out, as if he had made a private agreement: "My will has two limitations, one is geography... Since I have not retreated, but my officials cannot retreat, then where am I?
It can be tolerated in the past, but not in the future, so for this reason, I pardoned the people who escaped from Jingdong and killed Ding Jin. Now, when I travel from the west of the Huaihe River to here, naturally the road to the northwest of Jingdong can be pardoned, but the road to the southwest of Jingdong cannot be pardoned; the other,
But it's time... I sent this document from Bagong Mountain, and I will naturally follow the order when it comes. However, it was defeated before the order came, so it is not easy to be harsh."
Hearing this, the perverted ministers almost all breathed a sigh of relief. However, when they saw Hu Yin, the imperial censor in the palace, standing still under Zhang Jun's empty seat without changing his expression, they heard something.
Some people who heard these rumors were shocked and suspicious.
"But," Zhao Jiu paused for a moment, and then continued to speak with a straight face. "Aside from the will, in the past, when Mr. Li was still around, he often made remarks about severely punishing those who were unruly and incompetent, so as to maintain a righteous style. Yesterday, the servant in the palace
The imperial censor Hu Yin once said that if someone in the position of a minister commits absurd acts to kill all living beings and dead people, he will never be pardoned... I quite agree! Where is Fan Zhixu, the great scholar of Zizhengdian, the governor of Dengzhou?"
A purple-robed official whose position was second only to the four princes turned pale when he heard this. He trembled and came out of the queue. He leaned over and wanted to speak, but was speechless for a moment... He did not have the demeanor of a minister.
"Xueshi Fan." Zhao Jiu frowned slightly when he saw this. "I heard that you have been the minister fifteen years ago.
How can one of the most important ministers in the world be so miserable that he can't even answer a single question?"
"I...I must be a civil servant. I ask the officials to measure according to the family law of their ancestors and not to judge by Liu Guangshi and others. I wish to achieve results like Zhang Bangchang's, which will be enough for my family's kindness." Fan Zhixu, who is over fifty years old, is frightened.
Then he actually lost the dignity of a civil servant and knelt down without his hat, which caused an uproar among the many civil and military ministers standing around.
And listening to his words, it seems that he knew that this official dared to kill the minister, so he was afraid of death.
Zhao Jiu was silent for a moment. In the two days before this matter, he had a fierce argument with several husband-in-laws and several close ministers... But except for one Hu Yin, no one supported his "Ning Guo". And Zhao Guan's family also understood to some extent that the accompanying capital
At the front, people feel at ease, but the front line is still struggling. If Fan Zhixu is really killed at this time, it will arouse the collective dissatisfaction of the civil servants, which may lead to serious consequences.
Especially now, because of the fierce actions of Zhao Guan's family, the civil servants have vague signs of joining forces to oppose him, and there is a legal basis for not killing the top scholar-bureaucrats... After the fall of Tokyo, Song Taizu had the three precepts in the Ancestral Temple.
Gradually word spread... Of course the Zhao Guan family didn't care about this, but they couldn't stop the civil servants from using it as a basis to confront him.
It must be understood that no matter how high his position was, Liu Guangshi was still just a military official. Killing him was unconventional and inconsistent with the system, but this matter was clearly restricted.
And based on the current situation, at this time, Zhao Jiu really needs civil servants to help him.
But then again, the Zhao Guan family feels that it is not necessary to kill a person in a hurry, and there is no need to know the canonical punishment...especially since this person really cannot know the canonical punishment.
While Zhao Guan's family was silent and thinking wildly, not only Fan Zhixu, but also several ministers, the censor Zhongcheng Zhang Deyuan who stood up, and other officials were already upset. How could they not know that Zhao Guan's family still wanted to kill?
"Forget it!" Zhao Jiu sighed suddenly. "Take away all official status and benefits, demote to Zunyi Army and place them..."
Everyone below almost all breathed a sigh of relief... Since they can save their lives, they naturally don't care about the temporary change of Zhao Guan's family to such a serious treatment. After all, this official just now really had murderous intentions again. However,
After Fan Zhixu hurriedly thanked him, and then Ban Zhi stepped forward to pull off his clothes and drag him out in public, almost everyone became confused again... Where is the Zunyi Army?
"Do you have anything else to report?" Zhao Jiu watched Fan Zhixu being dragged out of the curtain, and then continued to ask.
The only minister standing in the center, the censor Zhongcheng Zhang Jun, was about to retreat when he heard this, but suddenly remembered something. It seemed that the debate over Fan Zhixu in the previous two days was too intense, and was forgotten by everyone in a hurry.
However, just as Zhang Deyuan was about to take advantage of the situation, as soon as he raised his head, he was met with the expressionless face of Zhao Guanjia. Then his heart moved slightly, he avoided speaking, and turned back directly... It can only be said that since the final blow,
After the slap from his close younger brother Hu Yin, although the official's number one confidant became much calmer, he was still far better than others in figuring out the official's thoughts.
It's just that this person originally liked to cater, but now he likes to deal with it in a roundabout way.
However, as soon as Zhang Deyuan returned to the queue, Hu Yin beside him and Yan Xiaozhong, the magistrate of Tangzhou opposite him, all came out of the queue. Liu Ji, the transfer envoy to the west of Beijing who was diagonally opposite him, was also ready to move, but due to some subtle mentality
It's just that I didn't come out in the end.
In this regard, the censor Zhongcheng Fu was not calm anymore - he still didn't understand that he had made a huge mistake. It should be noted that now that there were so many civil servants, he was no longer just looking at the over-energetic Zhao Ding and paying attention to the deepest things in the city.
Bachelor Xiaolin can handle everything in Bagong Mountain!
This is Fangcheng Mountain!
There are only tombs and military camps on Bagong Mountain, but there are more than a dozen Guangming Monk Temples and Taoist temples on Fangcheng Mountain!
Not to mention the commotion in the city that Zhang Jun had suppressed for only a month. Hu Yin and Yan Xiaozhong came out together. Their eyes met and each stayed for a moment. Neither of them concealed their appreciation for the other, and neither of them gave way.
meaning.
At this moment, Liu Ji, who was wearing a purple robe and transferred to the west of Beijing, couldn't bear it anymore. He passed over the two of them directly and faced the throne with his hands: "Guan family! I dare to hear that, Fan Zhixu has left, and Dengzhou has sent him
Who can do it? And since the official family is determined to make Nanyang the capital, should Dengzhou be promoted to Nanyang Prefecture, following the old example of Kaifeng Prefecture?"
Zhao Jiu smiled slightly, then stood up from the throne, came up to Liu Ji's side, and held his hand.
I pity Liu Ji and Liu Zhifu, who are in their forties and fifties, but this is the first time they meet this official, and they don't know his temper and habits. How can he bear this? So his face turned red immediately.
When Lu Haowen and others saw this, they knew that Liu Ji would either be used in a big way or suffer a big loss... However, even so, they were still a little sour, because they worked so hard to follow the industry.
He traveled here and there for more than half a year, working hard but without any credit, but it seemed that he had never been held by Zhao Guan's family.
Not only that, none of these smart people are knowledgeable about the past and present. Seeing Liu Ji being shaken by an official, his face turned red at first, and then tears came down. But then he suddenly realized that it turned out that the official shaking hands with Liu Ji at this time was not a purely
It's not a favor, but it has deep meaning!
You must know that the allusion of shaking hands and talking about joy happened to Emperor Guangwu and his founding hero Li Tong, and the place happened to be near Nanyang.
Among them, Emperor Guangwu's capital for resurgence is naturally the most appropriate comparison with the Zhao Guan family in exile at this time. And what was the opportunity for this incident to occur? It happened to be when Liu Xiu was being hunted down and had no place to gain a foothold.
What happened when Li Tong went to find Guangwu and placed him at his home in Nanyang.
Therefore, Zhao Guanjia's performance was really not impromptu. With just one move, Liu Ji was given the primary responsibility for Nanyang's preservation. But Liu Zhifu always sought fame, and Jing Kangzhong almost committed suicide before.
A few days ago, when Dengzhou was defeated and Nanyang was in the most critical situation, he also said that he wanted to die, "to show that the Song Dynasty also had envoys who were willing to die for the country."
This kind of person, if he gets such a hold on such an occasion, I am afraid he will lose his mind. It can only be said that the official family has recently been surrounded by capable people. Otherwise, with the level of historiography of the Zhao family, he would never have thought of this method.
!
At this time, although they understood that the officials were performing and trying to win people's hearts, they understood that the other important ministers were still not calm. The eyes of the civil servants below were almost red with jealousy... that is, people like Han Shizhong
People wearing a jade belt often look down on scholars, so I don’t understand what’s going on.
It's hard to say that Lieutenant Han thought it was inappropriate for Liu Ji to cry.
"The preservation of Nanyang is all due to Liu Qing," Zhao Jiu said slowly while holding the other party's hand. "I have thought about the Nanyang Mansion before, so I simply merged Dengzhou and Tangzhou into one and restored the Han Dynasty.
Nanyang's old system... But I thought at that time that Liu Qing was not the only one who could handle the Nanyang Prefecture Yin's mission."
Wang Boyan, the prime minister next to him, heard this and couldn't hold it back. He actually sighed regardless of the occasion... You must know that in Hebei back then, when this official was still the generalissimo, he, Wang Boyan, personally led the troops with bows and arrows.
As a guard, when it was generally believed that the capital should be moved to Chang'an, the officials also held his hand and said, 'When I see you one day, I will treat you as the king of the capital'... In the blink of an eye, it has been more than a year.
All I can say is that things are different and people are not the same!
However, with these words, Wang Boyan instantly concluded that Liu Zhifu had a great future and he might join the central government in the future to replace himself as the prime minister. However, the Nanyang Prefecture Yin, who was extremely respected and important, must have no chance with him.
"But I thought about it later. Liu Qing's power of transportation and creation is really outstanding. There is one key point, which is far more important than Nanyang. However, I must rely on Liu Qing, and I can only rely on Liu Qing." Zhao Jiu held his hand.
Liu Ji held his hand and continued to speak sincerely. "I hope that Liu Qing will know Xiangzhou as the pacification envoy of the South Beijing Road, stay in Xiangyang, and take charge of the transportation of materials from central Shu, southeast, Jingxiang, Dajiang, and Hanshui for me...
... You must know that Liu Qing is a figure like Xiao He, and I want you to take charge of my affairs. How can I use you as a mere prefect?"
Liu Ji burst into tears, but regardless of the fact that Xiangyang was still in the hands of Fan Qiong, a warlord who didn't dare to come today, he immediately agreed and almost swore to die for the officials.
"Let Yan Qingquan, the magistrate of Tangzhou, take charge of the affairs of Nanyang Mansion!" Seeing Liu Ji's agreement, Zhao Jiu casually gave the order, but asked Yan Xiaozhong, who had come out to inquire about the matter, to do the same.