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Volume 1: Yanyun Chaos Volume 2: Bianliang Mistake Chapter 140: North Wind Volume (2)

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    On December 28, the fifth year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty, Taiyuan Prefecture.  At this time, this important town in the east of the river is a bustling scene before the new year is about to arrive.  ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????¡­  There are residential areas everywhere and commercial areas everywhere.  Taiyuan Mansion is also average.  [.] Even though the weather is cold, it snowed heavily.  The streets and alleys were still crowded with people.  Needless to say, there are usually shops selling cloth and silk, grain shops, dried fruit shops, and shops selling miscellaneous utensils.  Business is booming.  In the past year, everyone's life has been a bit tight, but if we are usually embarrassed, we should not be embarrassed during the New Year.  I always have to buy some cloth and silk to buy new clothes. If I can¡¯t afford the clothes, I have to buy a new pair of shoes.  On the official day, there are always some new things to take advantage of.  But the busiest businesses are those selling mutton, brewing Tusu wine, and selling firecrackers.  On New Year¡¯s Day, it¡¯s natural to play slots.  That is, the dumplings of later generations.  The origin and whereabouts cannot be studied deeply.  But now it is the custom of the Song Dynasty.  People in the Song Dynasty valued mutton but despised pork.  Hedong borders Beidi, so there is no shortage of mutton and the price is not very expensive.  Even if you just boil some sauce to go with the meal on weekdays, there must be enough mutton in this Zhengdanjiao.  Every butcher's shop is so crowded that people can't even turn around, and money is handed over people's heads.  The butcher and the underhand were sweating profusely from their work.  The clothes on my body were replaced by thin ones, so thin that I wanted to peel them off.  The custom of drinking Tusu wine is older, and brewing Tusu wine doesn¡¯t waste anything.  In Taiyuan City, in addition to businessmen, there are also sellers everywhere who are responsible for brewing Tusu wine.  A dime is given to the people who come to buy wine.  The air was filled with a strange aroma of rhubarb and peppercorns.  As for firecrackers, let alone firecrackers, the one who liked to set off firecrackers the most in the entire Song Dynasty was probably the one who set off firecrackers in the Song Dynasty.  Advanced gadgets like medicine-haired puppets all appeared because of the Ying Fengtian family.  What is good from above must be followed by those below.  The firecracker shop is also doing a booming business.  The people of the Song Dynasty who loved fun and excitement were probably more interested in firecrackers than eating slots and drinking Tusu wine.  Outside the shop, there are already several levels of people surrounding it.  The situation in recent years has not been very good. The war against Yan also affected the land east of Hedong.  It is now rumored that the Jurchens replaced Liao.  The people of the Song Dynasty also had a simple understanding of this change in the international situation.  It turns out that the Khitan people are considered to be well-fed wolves. They are all bordering each other and have been living in peace and harmony these years.  The Jurchen Tatars will succeed, but they are a hungry wolf, and they will only be afraid of trouble in the future.  Since the future prospects are not too promising, it is better to seize this last peaceful moment and have a good time.  Not to mention that there are already faint rumors circulating in the market, saying that there is another war in the Yunnan states.  If a Liao princess raises an army, the Jurchens will go south.  This war happened close to Hedong!  The city gate caught fire, affecting the fish in the pond.  Even if we are relatively far away from Taiyuan, those prefectures and counties at the northern foot of Mount Wutai will inevitably suffer.  And who knows how long it will last in Taiyuan?  With such rumors circulating, there is a feeling in Taiyuan Prefecture that the future will not last long. Everyone should seize the time to eat, drink and spend time on the upcoming official day of the sixth year of Xuanhe.  What's more, Taiyuan Fucheng experienced a kind of morbid prosperity at the turn of the year.  The Hedong Appeasement Embassy is located on Tangming Street in the center of the city.  Hedong's pacifying envoy was Wu Min, an important minister of the capital at that time.  In the middle of last month, I finally arrived in Taiyuan slowly.  The Hedong pacification envoy has not been established for a long time, and Wu Min has nothing to accept or explain.  Although he knew about Taiyuan Prefecture, at this moment, Taiyuan Prefecture had long been no longer known from the Tang Dynasty and the founding of the Song Dynasty, with many counties under its jurisdiction, heavy garrison troops, and complicated affairs.  Although the geographical location is still extremely important, there are not many government affairs, and it is just in time for the sealing season.  When Wu Min arrived here, he didn't do anything. He just met with his staff and took a quick look at some nearby places. The weather was too cold and he was not in the mood for a visit.  These days I just stay at home in the government office.  It seemed even quieter after the seal.  Many people have forgotten the existence of such a newly established Hedong pacifier.  The subordinates also know something about it. It is said that this boss made a big mistake in Kyoto.  There is no place in the world as good as Bianliang. How can he keep his spirits up if he is left here?  At this moment, in a small building in the backyard of the Yamen Office.  Wu Min was having a drinking party, drinking and chatting with a few close aides who had been brought to Taiyuan.  A warm curtain was put up on the small building and a charcoal basin was set up.  It's as warm as spring inside the building.  Several maids stood with their heads bowed.  The scene after the snow is quite unique.  But thinking of the lively scene in Bianliang at the moment, several people here felt a little bit depressed.  Even if the staff tried to say something funny, Wu Min seemed a bit lazy.  After drinking a glass of Tusu wine, Wu Min held up a corner of the open curtain, and the cold wind blew in, which refreshed his spirit.  Looking around, I couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity that this place no longer looks like a majestic city like it used to!"   This sentence has its origin. Hedong Road is the backbone of the world, and Taiyuan controls the entire Hedong Road.  Crossing the river and heading west is directly into Guanzhong, where Li Yuan established the Tang Empire.  Going south, it points directly to the Central Plains. After the center of China's rule gradually moves eastward, it has the advantage of being commanding.  Liu Zhiyuan used this to establish the Later Han Dynasty.  From the late Zhou Dynasty to the founding of the Song Dynasty, the Northern Han Dynasty, which occupied Taiyuan and attracted help from the Liao people, became a huge threat to the Song Dynasty.  Two generations of emperors fought in person and used all their strength to capture this majestic city.  After destroying Taiyuan, in order to maintain the ancestral system of strong stems and weak branches.  The Song Dynasty, which suffered a lot in Taiyuan, not only burned but also destroyed the entire old city of Taiyuan.  Three years later, in order to prepare for the defense of Liao, the Song Dynasty had to restore Taiyuan.  But the new city was built thirty miles northeast of the old city, separated by the Fen River.  The majestic city that used to have a circumference of forty-two miles, twenty-four gates, walls several feet high, and covered with huge rocks can only exist in memory.  At this moment, Taiyuan New City is only one foot high and is made entirely of rammed earth without being covered with bricks.  The city wall is only eleven miles in circumference, with only four gates open.  Speaking of which, if Taiyuan was still the great city it once was, Wu Min's mood would be even higher.  Being like this now will only intensify his depressed mood.  When saying goodbye to Dumen, Wu Min vowed to do so.  It is true that Geng Nanzhong and Yu Wenxuzhong expressed their intention to make a career here, which was echoed by the brothers in the center.  Keep a close eye on the Shenwu victorious army at the border.  But everyone will say nice things. Now that we are here, Wu Min just feels like she can¡¯t cheer up.  He is the pacifier of Hedong Road and the governor of Taiyuan Prefecture.  Needless to say, Taiyuan Prefecture, under the deliberate restrictions imposed by the founding of the Song Dynasty, governed Yangqu County.  How many things can you do and how much power can you have?  The Hedong Road pacifier focuses on military affairs, and nominally has the power to command all the troops on the Hedong Road.  But to the west of Hedong Road, there are those soldiers and horses belonging to the Western Army.  But he would never listen to the instructions of his comfort messenger.  Wu Min will not ask for trouble.  The large army that was originally used to prepare for the Liao Dynasty at the founding of the People's Republic of China has now long since dispersed.  Within Wu Min's range, the Forbidden Army and Xiangjun were put together. I don't know if there were 20,000 people.  Without troops and horses to dispatch and command, there would be no power and prestige.  Naturally, there will be no benefits that come with this power and majesty.  At this moment, even the personal guards on duty at Shangsu who appease the embassy were brought over from Bianliang by Wu Min!  People here are far away from the center of Bianliang. Looking north, they are all steep and desolate mountains. People here are really depressed.  Hearing Wu Min sigh, his tone was full of decadence.  An aide explained generously: "My lord, after all, Hedong Road is still a strong town. Although the weather is not the same as before. But the court gradually began to take up the defense of the roads east of Hedong and Hebei. Although my husband is away, the saints and the princes in the court still value it.  Mr. Xianggong After a little delay, Mr. Xianggong will surely return to the capital and enter the two mansions again. The students are waiting here to borrow a cup of Tusu to congratulate Xianggong. " Several staff members are all Wu Mincong.  Take him out of the capital.  It turns out that they all have errands in Xifu.  Of course, they are all members of the same party.  After Wu Min left, Xiao Yan carried out the decree for the deputy capital in Xifu. Everyone felt that it was boring, so it was better to go to Hedong with Wu Min.  Wu Min was the pacifier of Hedong, so of course he could appoint staff, but the staff system of the Song Dynasty was not like that of the masters of the later Ming and Qing Dynasties. They held great power for Shangguan in a private name, and the court system had no binding force on it.  As a Shangguan, you can appoint people to work for you, but you also need to be dispatched to the Hedong Proclamation Office. The bureaucracy can still manage to get your staff.  After accumulating merit, it is also normal to be promoted and circulated in this bureaucracy.  These staff members are much more enthusiastic than Wu Min.  They are in their prime, and a trip to Hedong can be regarded as accumulating qualifications.  If you do something, you can still get promoted if you return to Bianliang.  They didn't want to see Wu Min so depressed, and they wanted to help him cheer up, do something in his career, and plan for the future.  Wu Min forced a smile, drank a glass of Tusu wine, glanced at his staff, and said with a wry smile: "There is confidence in the capital, and there is news of Mr. Liang Xi's revival. When the time comes, who will remember such a big move? If you miss a step,  If I stumble forward step by step, I will be hopeless in this life if I return to the two houses again!" These words sounded sad, and this is indeed what Wu Min is thinking now.  He is like this now because, on the one hand, Hedong has nothing to do now.  The cost of entertainment is even worse than in Bianliang.  On the other hand, there are rumors coming from the capital that Li Gang is going to be revived!  Wu Min himself knew about his own party affairs, and after Zhao Ji and Cai Jing teamed up to destroy it.  The old party has been without important figures who can control the situation and stabilize its position for a long time.  In the past few years, he, Wu Min, was already considered the leading star.  As Cai Jing grew older, Zhao Ji's monarchy became increasingly powerful, and he gradually wanted to reuse the old party.  Wu Min is not without ambitions to be the leader of the old party and to grasp the meaning of the affairs of the government.  As a result, in the hands of Xiao Yan, the fall resulted in a bruised nose and swollen face, and he came to the scene sadly.This is Hedong Road.  All the princes in the court will forget the old ones when they have new ones.  Now he is thinking of bringing out Li Gang, who has an upright temper but is highly regarded by the world!  By the turn of the fifth and sixth years of Xuanhe, the original political structure of the Song Dynasty could no longer be maintained and had to be changed.  At this time, people with good reputations and people who live up to the world's expectations will receive double the attention of the officials.  No one in the old party can surpass Li Gang in this world-renowned position.  Wu Min could even imagine that when Li Gang really recovered and returned to Bianliang, he would be in the limelight for a while!  People from the old party naturally gathered under him and used this sign to rise to power in the court.  "Wu Min lives in a remote place on the east side of the river. How can he fight with Li Gang?"  In this world, there is a saying that tells people to take a break from tea.  Only when he is in Bianliang and soaked in it all the time, others will think of him Wu Min.  I am far away in Hedong, and the situation in the court is changing rapidly. Everything I have managed in the past years in the court will disappear in a short time!  After staying in Hedong for several years, Wu Min could return to Bianliang according to the normal promotion and transfer of officials.  But it is hard to hope to enter the two houses again.  I am already approaching my sixties, and I don¡¯t have much time for an official career.  I can¡¯t afford to wait or endure it.  Once a person has stayed in the position of envoy of Xifu, any other assignments will be boring.  According to the practice of the Song Dynasty, a person has to come and go several times in the two houses before he can be called an important minister.  When there are important matters in the court, these important ministers should be consulted at any time.  Once the situation becomes unstable, it is these important ministers who can calm people's hearts.  No matter where he was, the imperial court would always send envoys to inquire about daily life, giving medicine when it was hot and charcoal when it was cold.  Every three years during the suburban festival, Enyin is the first share.  The children of the family were placed in the court, and then integrated with those aristocratic families through marriage relationships, and they were firmly associated with the Song Dynasty.  As a civil servant and scholar-bureaucrat, only in this way can we live up to our life.  This has been the direction Wu Min has been striving for since he became an official.  Now there is no need to mention all of this.  At this moment, there is an emotion called discouragement.  When he said goodbye to Dumen, Wu Min could still maintain a little bit of humiliation and humiliation.  Now in Hedong's own small world, there is no need to hide this disappointment and decadence.  Several staff members looked at Wu Min's behavior and looked at each other, shaking their heads inwardly.  However, they are all people sent by Wu Min, and officialdom is about taking sides.  They have been clearly marked by their association with Wu Min.  The relationship with him is truly a mutually prosperous and mutually destructive relationship.  For his own future, he must cheer up Mr. Wu.  One of the staff members pondered for a moment, then smiled and said: "My lord, why are you doing this? We haven't had much use in these years, and we are actually short of people. Mr. Liang Xi, even if he has the world's expectations, can he shoulder all the burdens? And now,  It seems that saints require performance when employing people If there is no question about military affairs, there will be measures to reorganize the imperial army. If there is no question about financial affairs, there will be measures to organize financial plans and set up Bianliang to serve.  It was because of these two things that Laizi was a little talented, and he suddenly became famous. If Xianggong had made some achievements on Hedong Road, how could the saint not think of Xianggong when he was diligently seeking governance at this time? If Xianggong could really organize Hedong?  A town has great influence on Pingfan, and even the princes in the court, how can they not rely on the Prime Minister? " This staff is really talented. In a short time, he can put together a watertight statement.  Wu Mindu listened attentively and cheered up a little.  Everyone knows that the Song Dynasty has formed a relatively stable North-Chinese structure and ruling method in the past ten years.  At the turn of the fifth and sixth years of the Xuanhe period, the Song Dynasty was already in tatters, causing smoke and fire everywhere, and could no longer be maintained.  The influential figures who have presided over the situation in the DPRK and the Central Government in the past ten years have either become old or sick, or have passed away. They have withered away.  Now there are Jurchens rising outside, and the defense in the north is empty.  Internally, the country was in financial straits, and the Western Army was growing in power.  The Imperial Guard has been reduced to a complete mess.  Even if the government does not want to change, it must change.  When the situation of the government changes, on the one hand, there is a need for someone who can live up to the expectations of the world, at least a moral benchmark.  It can be used as a stabilizing force in the changing political situation.  The saint reused Cai Jing because of his strong influence, and when there was talk of reviving Li Gang, he used this moral benchmark.  On the other hand, someone needs to do the work and show actual results to effectively support these changes.  Only by taking a two-pronged approach can the current crisis be overcome while maintaining the rule of the Song Dynasty without major changes.  In this process, a new pattern and a new way of governance naturally formed.  A new batch of influential figures will emerge.  In a few decades, another round of changes will usher in.  If it can be overcome safely, the country will be extended for several more decades.  If not, it may be time for a revolution.  Since history can be recorded, it has been like this for two thousand years.  The implication of this aide¡¯s words is that you, Mr. Wu Min and Wu Xianggong, can¡¯t compete with Li Gang for this sign, so why don¡¯t you focus on actual performance?  If Xiao Yan had not returned to the south, he would haveWith amazing performance, how did you get to where you are today?  Your Xianggong Wu's foundation is as good as that of Xiao Yan, a boy from the south. As long as you can achieve some results, returning to the two houses is a matter of course.  Wu Min thought for a while, then put down the wine cup in his hand, pointed at the aide who was smart and eloquent, and said with a smile: "Cunzhong Cunzhong, don't you want to cheer up and weaken the Shenwu Evervictorious Army?"  , is it really in your hands? "The staff member's surname is Lu, and he is from the Lu family in Guanzhong.  Use the word line to save the center.  Not yet thirty years old, he is stuck at the crucial moment of choosing an official to go to court, and his thoughts are the most intense.  He was indeed thinking very hard about how Wu Min Hedong should act.  At this time, some advice seemed to be useful, but at the moment he just smiled and said nothing, expressing his acquiescence.  When he came to Hedong, one of Wu Min's important responsibilities was to limit and weaken the Shenwu Victory Army.  But he didn't do anything. Firstly, he came in a short time, and he caught up with the Zhengdan seal, so he didn't have time to do anything.  Secondly, even Wu Min was really feeling down.  When he thought about it, in remote places like those on the east side of the river, the Shenwu Changsheng Army had ridiculously little funds for establishing towns. Even if Xiao Yan secretly supported it, what big splash could be made?  A lack of food can suffocate them.  There is no need to look so ugly, but it will lose the dignity of a minister.  But this Lu Cunzhong came up with new tricks in this plan, asking him to truly take the Shenwu Ever-Victorious Army into his hands and rebuild Hedong into a strong town.  Use this as a boost to return to the capital and take charge of both palaces!  At this moment in the Song Dynasty, the central military strength was extremely scarce.  If Wu Min could control a strong army and balance the Western Army, how could that superior saint not reuse him?  And with the strength in hand, I am afraid that he will go further in the future than those like Li Gang who rely entirely on Shi Wang's reputation.  At this time, even civil servants like Wu Min felt vaguely that the world was about to change.  The importance of military officials and military men has far exceeded before.  Lu Cunzhong's words really made him feel like a bucket of cold water was poured down his head in the middle of winter.  The whole person became energetic.  He sat up straight, tapping a few boxes with his fingers unconsciously, and pondered: "How can the Shenwu Ever Victory Army be in someone's hands?" The superior officer asked, and the staff below naturally did their best.  Come up with an idea.  The Song Dynasty has a long history of using culture to control military affairs. Naturally, there are all kinds of such methods, and anyone can pick out a few.  The small building, which was a little deserted just now, suddenly became lively.  At the end, Lu Cunzhong, who had won the prize today, made the summary. He smiled brightly and said: "It's just about making a fuss about the baggage. The Shenwu Ever Victorious Army has more than 10,000 soldiers and more than 10,000 mules and horses. Every day people eat horses.  Chew, that's a big number. How much food can be bought in this remote place? Recently, students have heard that the two generals of the Shenwu Changsheng Army are trying their best to buy food. How much food and grass can they buy?  The boss is so hungry that they are frightened! When the New Year begins, my husband will do a little exercise in Dumen and transport hundreds of thousands of grains and grains to Taiyuan Prefecture. Then he will use this as bait to send troops to the Shenwu Changsheng Army.  Come here and eat! These soldiers, who have been hungry and cold all winter, will come here obediently. They will prepare one by one and put our people in place in a few months.  Shenwu's ever-victorious army is the one in Xianggong's pocket Although its strategy is simple, it is a grand strategy with no loopholes. The most important thing is this winter, from the heart of Hedong to the south of Taiyuan.  , Don¡¯t transfer a bucket of grain or a bunch of fodder to this Shenwu ever-victorious army! If you want to feed the army, you can only use it within your scope!¡± The key to controlling military power lies in logistics.  Throughout the dynasties, as long as civilian officials controlled the army, this was the mentality.  Lu Cunzhong's plan is indeed simple, but it is also effective.  Shenwu Changshengjun opened a town on the east edge of the river, although the military expenditure for the town was really pitiful.  However, when branches need food and grass, they must be supplied in full.  The people above, Chao Zhong, will not go too far.  It turns out that Wu Min was asked to keep an eye on the Shenwu Evervictorious Army because he wanted to limit the funding of the Shenwu Evervictorious Army, so that this army would not be able to earn a penny in the local area.  If possible, make some deductions on food and grass.  With no money and not much food and grass, the Shenwu Evervictorious Army cannot expand its strength.  But if you want to operate a peripheral defense system, you can only rely on your own capital.  The compensation did not take place. In an army, those generals naturally had different aspirations, and they could naturally wait for the whole army to be divided and weakened.  To the point where the princes in the DPRK can rest assured.  At this moment, Lu Cunzhong¡¯s suggestion was much more poisonous than the original decision.  Don't even give away the food and grass that support your life to the Shenwu Ever-Victorious Army!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~ As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present turned pale.  ??Wu Min pondered for a long time, then slowlyHe said: "The army is making noise, what can be done?" Lu Cunzhong responded quickly: "The generals of the Shenwu Ever Victorious Army are mostly people from all walks of life in Shaanxi, and their families are all in the Song Dynasty. They are making noise, are they going to join the Jurchens?"  This is how the literati have the confidence to block the logistics of the military in times of peace.  If you want to make noise or even rebel, are you willing to be a rebel?  Your family members are in the country, where will you go?  The Song Dynasty was quite lenient to the military. In the Ming Dynasty, for many years the marginal military was not provided with food and salary. Some soldiers sold their sons and daughters, and some of their wives prostituted themselves.  It¡¯s not just hard work year after year.  At most, they would make a fuss about pay, or express condolences to the court.  It is true that although there are few rebels, there are many who are submissive to civil servants.  Such methods are of course useless in troubled times.  However, due to the strong inertia of the Song Dynasty, which had been dominated by civilized and military forces for more than a hundred years, even though Lu Cunzhong's plan for Wu Min was quite extraordinary, no one here would have thought that the Shenwu Ever-Victorious Army could actually raise a flag to rebel.  As long as he surrenders and accepts Wu Min's restraints, won't he still have food to eat?  Maybe it can be taken care of in terms of funds. Once a general is appointed, he may not have the opportunity to continue to be promoted and make a fortune within the system.  Wu Min pondered again: "The generals expressed their condolences to the capital, what can be done?" Lu Cunzhong sneered: "How can the princes in the court treat these generals but not your husband?" If Wu Min really used  Using this method is naturally a big violation of the court's laws.  The Song Dynasty had no reason not to provide food and fodder to the troops guarding the border.  Shenwu Changshengjun wants to appeal, so he is confident.  But there are two ways to talk.  The imperial court did not want to see this magical and ever-victorious army, and the method it had always used was to restrict and weaken it.  If Wu Min really wants to do something so extraordinary, the DPRK might still be happy to see it happen.  While perfunctory, the two sides were engaged in a lawsuit.  Before the court can make any decision, the Shenwu Changsheng Army may have been so hungry that they went to Taiyuan to eat and accept reorganization.  If Wu Min really acted like this, he would be nothing more than taking the methods used by the imperial court to restrict and weaken the Shenwu Evervictorious Army to the most ruthless, cruel and shameless level!  If it were placed in a political dispute between scholar-bureaucrats, it would be so shameless and extremely vicious.  He wouldn't dare to give Wu Min dozens of courages.  But facing the tens of thousands of unpopular military warriors, there is the temptation to return to the capital and enter the two palaces.  Wu Min was really tempted.  In the small building, several staff members watched Wu Min's face turn blue and white.  No one said a word.  Everyone had different expressions. Some of them, like Lu Cunzhong, were eager and could not help but gnash their teeth and work hard for Wu Min.  Some looked panicked and shook their heads secretly.  I feel that this move is a little too cruel and a little too unscrupulous.  Wu Min pondered for a long time, but it was still difficult to make up his mind.  Although the world is declining and the laws are weakened.  The heroes who founded the country are long gone.  Even a few decades ago, the demeanor of famous ministers such as Da Fan Xiao Fan, Fu Han Ergong, and Aoxiang Company Ma Guang could only be matched in dreams.  However, the magnanimity cultivated by the scholar-bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty who shared the world with the emperor for more than a hundred years still has some lingering charm.  As a civil servant of the Song Dynasty, he sang it seriously outside Donghua Gate.  Still somewhat thinking about taking the world as his own responsibility.  Rather than being 100% willing to do anything for your own power and position.  "Intrigue and intrigue are okay, but it's not uncommon now to use lucky means to get to the top."  It is true that he always looked down on Wu Chen and suppressed him in various ways.  But the Song Dynasty never thought about starving its own border generals!  Let others fight, let others bow down in front of you, but you still have to feed them?  When the Song Dynasty controlled the Western Army, the strongest armed group, the leading civil servants killed famous generals like slaughtering a gou.  When Han Qi led the Western Army, he wanted to kill Di Wuxiang's important general Jiao Yong, so he killed him.  Di Wuxiang interceded and was humiliated.  The reason is simply to frighten the military officials.  Even so, the civil servants of the Song Dynasty also provided the Western Army with a bucket of grain and a bunch of fodder.  In terms of military pay on weekdays and rewards in battle, there is not a penny less.  It's not because of this that the civil servants got rich, but it was because the generals took advantage of the empty quota.  Lu Cunzhong¡¯s suggestion made Wu Min feel a little chilled.  There is no other reason than that he wants to lose face.  .  ) Lu Cunzhong watched Wu Min meditate there for a long time, and the fiery thoughts just now quietly cooled down.  After he calmed down and thought about it carefully, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his vest.  If word of his plan spreads, what should he think of fellow civil servants and officials?  A person with cold intentions may not be able to escape.  My career may end here.  At the moment, he did not dare to say anything. Wu Min made up his mind and sat up straight with his eyes and nose in mind.  After a long while, Wu Min finally said calmly: "Too forbearing is too forbearing!" When a staff member who had been listening quietly heard Lu Cunzhong's suggestion, he was full of words to say.  But Shangguan was silent there and didn't dare to disturb him.  Hearing that Wu Min seemed to have changed his tone, he let out a sigh of relief: "Yesit's true that my wife is tootoo tolerant! Guard the side"Bianbian soldiers, how can they forbid forbid?  No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no Needless to say, there is still, still, the wind  SouthGo south!  " This staff member is almost forty years old, with a plump and pleasant face, and good official appearance. Unfortunately, he stutters. In the officialdom of the Song Dynasty, people who stutter do not have a great future. He said this with difficulty.  , everyone around him was sweating profusely. Wu Min listened patiently to what he said, and suddenly became shocked: "What?  Are the remnants of the Liao people rising?  Rumor has it that the Jurchen is going south?  Frankly speaking, where did this come from?  " This fat staff member looked at Wu Min with an innocent face. His name was Liu Ping, and his courtesy name was Tanzhi. Although he was also a top three Jinshi, he really suffered from a stutter. He was still in the Privy Council when he was in his forties.  He was on an errand. Because he was close to Wu Min's family, he was considered a confidant. If Wu Min left his post, it would be pointless for him to continue to serve as privy councilor. Without his support, it would be even harder to stay with Wu Min.  Arrive at Hedong. Even in the Hedong Proclamation Office, he does not have any important assignments, but his job is a casual one. Liu Ping knows his own affairs, so his official career is very limited, so he doesn't like it.  Wandering around in the market, maybe getting involved in some business, Wu Min had a short time in Hedong, and he didn't even look around.  The usual behavior of new officials when they take office is similar to that of several aides. It's just that when Liu Ping comes, he will be confused in the market for a while.  With the rise of the state, the Jurchen army went south to quell the rebellion. They even had to go straight to Hedong Road before Han Shizhong sent an envoy to contact Xiao Yan. Although it was in the name of passing on military information, no military information was conveyed to the governor's office along the way.  Rumors. The court has not heard any news yet, but at least the rumors have started on Hedong Road. Liu Ping has not had time to report back to Wu Min today.  Let him stay within Wu Min's range. His face turned red with anxiety. He was not very eloquent, and he was holding back the white hair on his forehead. Only then did he say it, which immediately alarmed everyone in the small building.  Lu Cunzhong also reacted very quickly and turned to Liu Ping, whom he had always looked down on: "Brother Tan, this is a serious matter, please tell me in detail!  " Several people looked at me, and Liu Ping sweated more on his head. The more he spoke, the more he stuttered, and his fat face turned red. It was Wu Min who handed him a glass of Tusu wine and said warmly: "Frankly,  There is no need to rush.  You are not an outsider here, and no one will laugh at you.  Don¡¯t be afraid if the conversation is long, just listen carefully.  " With Wu Min's encouragement, Liu Ping struggled to speak. His words were confused and stuttered, and he squeezed them out with force. He almost spit out blood. He finally poured out everything he heard. After finishing speaking, he breathed a sigh of relief.  I couldn't help but regret it. It would be better to write these words down than to say it to myself! I am a person in my fifties. My vitality is precious and I should cherish my fortune today.  He was suffering from so much constipation and didn't know how much medicinal food he should use to make up for it. He felt regretful and at the same time felt at ease. He was a man of good faith and couldn't bear to starve the soldiers guarding the border.  Knowing that the edge of the river was unstable, there was no need for Xianggong Wu to adopt this strategy. To Liu Ping's surprise, Wu Min and Lu Cunzhong looked at each other, and the atmosphere in the small building became tense.  Because of his limited talent, he felt something was wrong. He looked around with his fat face, not knowing why his words made a loud noise, but Wu Min used all his strength to slap the few in front of him.  The wine cup filled with Tusu wine jumped up and clanged to the ground again, breaking the original tranquility in the small building. "You have ulterior motives!"  " Wu Min gritted his teeth and uttered these words from between his teeth. The vicious meaning in the words simply penetrated into the bone marrow! Lu Cunzhong also had a cold face and echoed: "Wait, you are a traitor to the country!  "Since he is going to Hedong, he is the pacification envoy of Hedong. Hedong has mountains and rivers, and the strength of the Jurchen army in front of him must be known. Wu Min went out from the position of Deputy Privy Envoy. The military information he can get is naturally that of the Song Dynasty.  The most informative. Even though the Privy Council of the Song Dynasty had long existed in name only, Wu Min always knew that Yelu Yanxi's army was defeated and captured, leaving only Wanyan Zonghan to lead the main force of the West Route Army.  Thousands of Jurchen troops guarded the area around Datong Mansion in Xijing, which was still several hundred miles away from the east side of the river.The Jurchens in Wei Zhuzhou didn't even send troops to guard them, so how could there be rumors of going south?  It is even more ridiculous that the remnants of the Liao people are rising.  The only difference was the Fengtian initiative to revive the Liao army that suddenly broke out in Yanjing.  This matter is quite unclear, so everyone just keeps silent.  After all, there is no evidence to say it, and Yelu Dashi really died when Fengtian advocated rebellion and the Liao army was overthrown.  ¡°But doing this here again would be an insult to Wu Min¡¯s IQ.  It¡¯s nothing more than old tricks to feed thieves¡¯ self-respect!  Exaggerate the enemy's situation in front of you to threaten the court.  Let the court allocate more military expenditures and more supplies of food and grass.  The predicament of the Shenwu Ever-Victorious Army was naturally solved.  ???????????????????????????The two generals of the Shenwu Ever-Victorious Army, Wu Fu'er, have no general foundation, so I'm afraid they don't have the courage.  Tracing back to the source, it's nothing more than Nan Laizi's method!  Thinking that Xiao Yan was still manipulating the Shenwu Changsheng Army behind his back to create trouble for his family, Wu Min felt itchy with hatred.  The intentions of this Nanlaizi are simply unquestionable!  No matter what means are used to deal with him, it is natural!  As long as you are a human being, you have your own position and your own bottom line - if you have no bottom line at all, you can no longer be called a human being.  When I think of the Shenwu Changsheng Army's methods of raising thieves' self-respect, there is also Xiao Yan's hateful face behind it.  Wu Min felt that there was no pressure to deal with it no matter how vicious the method was.  To be honest, Xiao Yan cannot be called completely innocent in this matter.  As long as it involves political struggles and struggles for power and position, no one is clean.  When it comes to political matters, sometimes it¡¯s really just about the results.  What Xiao Yan did also had his bottom line, which was to use this strong army to quickly get to the position and take control of the power.  In real history, people like Wu Min cannot defend this civilization, so I will defend it!  Wu Min finally made up his mind and said harshly to Lu Cunzhong: "Cunzhong, as soon as you pass Zhengdan, follow me on a tour of Hedong. From the south of Wutai to Bianliang. Not a grain of rice or a bunch of fodder is allowed to  Luck on the edge! Look at what tricks they can do to support thieves! But if there is any trouble, look at what kind of tricks this Nanlaizi who lives in the capital can do.  , As long as he goes to the Shenwu Evervictorious Army, this son will never be defeated!" Liu Ping was already stunned. After Lu Cunzhong loudly accepted the order, he still struggled to speak: "TatarsTatars should be  If we really go south, what can we do?" Wu Min gave him a hard look: "The Tatars just plundered on the edge and retreated naturally.  , Such unruly warriors are a disaster to their hearts! No matter what happens, they will not be able to fulfill their wish!" At this moment, Wu Min had already made up his mind.  No matter what, I have to fight Xiao Yan again in this land east of the river!  This is no longer a simple battle for power and position.  He could vaguely feel that this was the beginning of the battle between warriors and civil servants over the rise and fall of power.  Even if we let the Tatars come in and plunder, we can't let the warriors climb on top of the military ministers and ask for anything from the civil servants and officials!  The Song Dynasty was so big that the Liao people only reached Chanzhou during their heyday.  No matter how powerful the Jurchens were, could they still defeat the Song Dynasty?  Changing the ancestral system of using culture to control military affairs was the foundation of the Song Dynasty!  At this moment, Wu Min only felt full of confidence.  With the support of the scholar-bureaucrats in the world, he believed that whatever happened to Xiao Yan and the Shenwu Changsheng Army, he could handle it.  At this moment, Wu Min never thought that the storm that would arise due to his forbidding decision in the future would be so dangerous that he would eventually lose his head!  He really didn't expect that Xiao Yan's plans from the Yunnan states to Bianliang would be so grand that he stirred up the entire Song Dynasty!  (To be continued)
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