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Volume 1: Yan Yun Chaos Volume 3: Mending the Sky Chapter 4: The Wedding (4)

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    In Bianliang City, from Nanxun Gate to the imperial road of Xuande Tower, there was already a scene of flowers blooming before the wedding of King Yan.  ( Bianliang Street is either paved with blue bricks or granite. These days, water is repeatedly sprinkled, and the streets and streets in the market are clean and refreshing. The garbage in the city is also cleaned up by the organization during these days. Originally, Bianliang is a place in this  The city that has been extremely clean in this era is like a diamond that has been polished and sparkled. The weather is also the most springy time, and the Bianhe River running through the city is like a smooth jade belt.  In the most beautiful city in the world, the willows and willows line the river, and the greenery lingers. Starting from the Nanxun Gate, all the residents on the second floor are covered with flowers brought from all over the country. Some of them have copper in their waists.  The fellows also hung colorful satin from upstairs, which was colorful and dazzling. On both sides of the imperial street in front of Xuande Tower, brocade screens were set up. The Shu brocade collected in the forbidden area was hung up like this, which was simply brilliant.  Yunxia. The atmosphere of prosperity in the Song Dynasty, even after the unprecedented palace change, is still so full that it seems to be overflowing. Downstairs in Xuande, the straight people are standing in their respective positions, chattering.  Many idle people from Bianliang were watching from a distance outside the Jinping Bu barrier, and from time to time they pointed and yelled "Hey!"  The people in fresh clothes and uniforms were solemnly gathered, and they had been on alert for a long time. Ever since Zhang Xian took charge of the imperial squads and jointly promoted the imperial city department, Xiao Yan, the squad commanders in front of the palace, had no hesitation in carrying out a major change.  There are more than 200 members of the Imperial Guards in the Forbidden City. Although there are many numbers, the actual strength of the Golden Spear Squadron is only one hundred.  Dozens of people, plus more than a hundred years of peace, have also been taken by the imperial guards. More than two hundred mink hat guards have been inserted inside, and the ban can basically be firmly controlled. It turns out that these are all.  Even when they were on duty, the imperial guards looked like idle men. They could neither stand nor sit. They were too heavy to carry ceremonial items such as golden melons and long stems. Later, they simply changed their appearance.  But now, among the new policemen who have started to change their duties two days ago on both sides of the Royal Street, you can see that their faces are scarred, their weathered look has not faded, they are tall, strong, tough and simple, and they wear the thickest armor.  , without cutting corners. Standing tall, his body is slightly tense, and he can react at any time when he is attacked. The powerful aura exuding from his body, which has killed people in battle, is just like the real thing with them taking the lead here!  The retained Banzhi guards no longer dared to be lazy, even if they didn't have that kind of fierce and evil spirit, they still tried their best to stand straight with their chests and belly raised, and their front mink hats exuded a strong evil spirit.  The presence of the imperial guards made the people of Bianliang who were watching the excitement retreat far away from the Jinping barrier and did not dare to come forward. In addition to the fact that these new imperial guards were a bit scary, the people of Bianliang still felt this way.  The wedding was very enthusiastic. The city was cleaned, decorated, and many idle people were hired. The money was paid by Xiao Yan anyway, so the person in charge didn't feel bad about it even after he came to the throne.  It was neither embarrassing nor embarrassing. After the change of Yuan Dynasty to Jingkang, the suburban sacrifices to heaven and earth were not carried out.  Preparing for Xiao Yan's wedding in this way is tantamount to holding a suburban ceremony for the people of Bianliang except the officials.  Even among Xiao Yan's own new army, there are also generous rewards that are being handed out urgently.  The officers and soldiers of the new army also took turns to go out on vacation, which added a lot of business to the Bianliang market, which was somewhat depressed after the Second Palace Change in February.  Among the wine shops and tile houses, there are many ordinary people and the freshly baked Bianliang Shenwu Changsheng Army officers and soldiers toasting to the longevity of King Yan.  ¡°However, such a lively scene is extremely dazzling in the eyes of many people.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~~ The music played by Jun Rong passed past the Xuande Tower and entered the Dongfu Festival Hall.  In the side hall of the festival hall, the two people who were kneeling and sitting upright showed indignant looks.  ??Among the two people, one is in his forties, has a stern and tough appearance, has a three-strand long beard, and is impeccably neatly dressed.  Although the eyes are smaller, they are radiant and sharp.  At first glance, you can tell that he is a person with a strong heart and cannot be shaken.  Geng Nazhong, the princeling who has been exposed, also has such a temperament.  However, those with real experience can see that Geng Nanzhong's stern attitude is mostly pretended to be pretentious, but this character really comes from the heart and not from the outside.  This person is none other than Li Gang.  After twenty years of losing his reputation, he returned to the capital, but he was hit by a palace coup during the Second Forbidden Period of February, and Zhao Ji resigned.  Xiao Yan didn't mind giving him the position of Vice President of Xifu.  However, Li Gang refused to give in. Instead, he went around in private to defeat Xiao Yan, a rebellious minister and traitor in his mind.??.  "For people like Li Gang, the real concept of right and wrong is too clear-cut.  No room for manipulation.  And in terms of stubbornness, he is very similar to Geng Nanzhong.  It's just that Geng Nanzhong's stubbornness was for his own benefit, while Li Gang's stubbornness was for doing what he thought was right.  (In real history, Li Gang was re-employed several times because he failed to meet the expectations of the world. During the first Kaifeng defense war, Li Gang went to the city with the title of envoy to supervise the war. In the end, he was dismissed for opposing peace. In fact, the Song Dynasty was extremely weak at that time.  It is not a bad thing to seek peace to retreat from the Jurchens. As long as the Song Dynasty regains its strength, it may not be possible to have revenge. Li Gang's reputation has risen to a higher level under Qingliu's clamor.  . Seeking to be the governor of Hedong and Hebei, the so-called surrender faction was squeezed out of the center. It was really unreasonable. They were squeezed out to the point of controlling almost all the Qinwang's troops in the Song Dynasty, and finally the main field force, plus several areas in Hebei and Hedong, the military and political affairs.  Is it a matter of such an important position to be settled in one word? After Li Gang took up this mission, he tried his best to promote the battle to restore Taiyuan, despite the exhaustion of the army and the difficulty of supplying civilians in Hedong, Hebei Province.  He constantly urged the armies to move out and rejected the correct suggestions of the Zhong division. He poured troops one by one into the massacre in Hedong. The Zhong division was defeated and died, which made the silver art unparalleled.  . Although there are also major factors that caused the Bianliang center to do a lot of tricks, Li Gang's short career as a military commander also has his unshirkable responsibility. The last time he was appointed was after Zhao Gou went to the south, Li Gang recommended Zongze again.  It is quite correct to leave the Hebei Advocate and the Hedong Economic Envoy to recruit strong rebels in the two places, and use their prestige to reorganize the chaotic regular army of the Song Dynasty in Jianghuai, Tokyo and other places.  However, Li Gang still didn't know how to change the situation at all, and almost sprayed all his colleagues in the center. During the process of reorganizing the army, he was too aggressive, which made the imperial army's morale uproar. As a result, he left again after seventy-seven days.  The position has never been reused since then. At the turn of the Song Dynasty, Li Gang was so popular that nothing could be done about him.  Heavy responsibility, of course. This is also a statement from a family that is somewhat demanding of perfection. Li Gang is loyal and upright, and is still a model for future generations to admire - Oscar press) Beside Li Gang, there is a man who is much older than him, and his beard and hair have turned white.  Ten old men.  Wearing a green robe and leather belt, the long-legged headband is worn neatly, and he looks like someone who has been away from home for a long time.  Being in the Bianliang East Mansion, which is the holy place in the eyes of civil servants and officials all over the world, I still feel a little restrained.  Li Gang and this old man who looked like a subordinate came here in response to the summons of Cai Jing, the master of Dongfu.  The title "Master of the East Mansion" is really not a joke at this moment.  Cai Jing hopes to become Feng's wife again when she is eight years old.  After the unprecedented weakening of the monarch's power, and the emergence of Xiao Yan, a baseless warrior from the south, Cai Jing, who was in charge of the East Mansion, was expected to be a civilized official in the world!  Xiao Yan was not able to intervene in the affairs of the political hall for the time being, but he had to give Cai Jing enough respect.  And now the new official in Yanfu Palace who is not like a human king, in the eyes of the people of the world, is even worse than her husband!  ??And people with a discerning eye can also see clearly that with Cai Jing's current status, as long as he firmly controls the Dongfu and is expected by the world's civil servants and officials, no matter whether it is the restoration of Zhao Ji or the support of Zhao Kai in the future.  This power of the prime minister has already rivaled the power of the monarch and even gone beyond it.  And the remaining shadow accumulated by Cai Jing was enough for the Cai family to develop into a high-ranking family in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and became officials for generations.  Don't think that if the civil servants and officials had more power than the king, they would not go down the road of monopolizing power in the Wei and Jin aristocratic families.  The so-called selection of scholars through imperial examinations was still a method used when the monarch's power was intensified.  On the contrary, it is the Yan King Xiao Yan. If his position is stable, it will weaken the authority of Dongfu.  People of Cai Jing's status would never be allowed to live in the East Mansion for a long time, or even form an important force that could threaten Xiao Yan's power and position.  Although Xiao Yan and Cai Jing look like they are respectful to each other now, they will definitely break up eventually.  It just depends on who makes the move first, and what is the timing of the move.  At this moment, it seems that the opportunity for Dongfu has quietly arrived.  Li Gang and the old man were sitting on both sides, and Cai Jing was taking the lead.  Compared with the previous two years, Cai Jing is older.  When he left his seat, he looked as if he was dying of old age.  When Zhao Ji re-enabled him to take precautions and manage money at the same time, Cai Jing only entered the East Mansion five days ago, looking completely old and unable to be driven.  But now I am sitting alone in the East Mansion, surrounded by everyone, and it is the time when all the scholars and officials in the world are returning home.  Cai Jing no longer looked so old. He went to Dongfu every day to serve as director. Sometimes he even stayed here and never returned home.  Sitting there is no longer a description of someone who will die in the next moment. Instead, his back is straightened. After sitting for an hour or two, he is not tired at all.  Power is always the best aphrodisiac for men.    While Li Gang and the old man were waiting in silence, Cai Jing kept listening to the faint sound of music playing from outside with a leisurely expression.  I don¡¯t know how much time passed before Cai Jing smiled and said calmly: "Your Majesty, King Yan, the Tian family has never had such a grand event in more than a hundred years. In more than a hundred years, the Tian family has never had a prince-in-law like King Yan.  "" When Cai Jing finally spoke, Li Gang snorted: "The rules are often reversed, why not! Where is Shang Diji? But this traitor is oppressing the Tian family!  Is it because you are coercing your Majesty and appointing the emperor as a concubine in the future? The country is now in chaos. The disaster of Jiangnan Food Demon will be over. The tax will be halved and the household registration will be withered.  The roads in Hebei are exhausted again. The money in the government has changed, and the people are in dire straits. The Jurchens are no less powerful than those in the Liao Dynasty.  If we don't take action, are we really going to watch the country collapse? "Li Gang can troll people anytime and anywhere, as long as he is given this opportunity.  He is an orthodox civil servant and official, and he is well-respected by the world for his reputation as a Qing Dynasty.  Upright and honest, he is indeed an anomaly among civil servants and officials at this moment.  However, he was deeply wary of the disasters caused by the Five Dynasties vassal towns. Xiao Yan had unknown origins and had strong soldiers.  I really hate the tyrants in troubled times who interfere with state affairs and oppress the king to the extreme.  Once you start spraying, there is nothing to hold your tongue.  When Cai Jing took power before, he was also the object of Li Gang¡¯s opposition.  However, times are getting easier. In Li Gang's mind at this moment, Xiao Yan, the traitor, is a hundred times more dangerous than Cai Jing. With the enemy in front of him, even working for Cai Jing is nothing.  Previously, Li Gang was in Dumen to contact his colleagues.  Plan how to deal with heroes like Xiao Yan.  Naturally, Li Gang is not the kind of waste who can only talk but not do anything. In addition to the specific command of operations, he is very difficult.  His abilities in other aspects are quite extraordinary.  Naturally, he would not be stupid enough to lead a group of civil servants to confront Xiao Yan, who had strong soldiers, and drag Bianliang to die in the fire of war.  He keenly discovered that in order to deal with Xiao Yan, who had troops, he had to capture the Western Army, the largest military group in the Song Dynasty.  He also volunteered to go out of Shaanxi to pacify him, no matter which way he went.  After completely capturing the Western Army, and cooperating with the center Cai Jing and others, it was enough to overthrow Xiao Yan.  For this reason, Yu Wenxuzhong was specifically approached, hoping to work with him in Shaanxi as this wise man whom he rarely admired.  Although the plan was good, it was blocked by Cai Jing.  This made Li Gang less resentful. Although he realized that he did not act as strongly as usual, today he casually mocked Cai Jing, saying that you are also responsible for the country's corruption, but this was something that Li Gang could not do, and this was done in private.  He beat around the bush before speaking sarcastically. Mr. Liang Xi was already showing great respect to his husband.  Cai Jing smiled slightly, as if he didn't even realize that Li Gang had brought him along.  He just said softly: "A letter has come from Wu Yuanzhong in Hedong." Li Gang suddenly perked up and said, "How?" Although Wu Min in Hedong was already implicitly regarded as a member of Xiao Yan's party, he sold himself out so neatly.  But suddenly a letter came and Cai Jing mentioned it seriously, which means that there is an opportunity to take advantage of the current situation in Hedong!  Hedong is now obviously one of Xiao Yan's most important areas, and is even more entrenched by the ever-victorious army of the old Shenwu.  To shake the old Shenwu Changsheng Army is to shake the foundation of Xiao Yan's power.  Wu Min is in Hedong. No matter what, he can always get the most timely news, and this news may determine the final outcome of the unprecedented change in the political situation in this century!  Cai Jing also had no intention of preying on Li Gang. For an old man of his age, time is very precious.  In the hall, his unhurried explanation voice could be heard.  Li Gang and the old man listened carefully, for fear of missing a sentence.  The Shenwu Changsheng Army is stationed in Hedong, although no one dares to do anything.  But Wu Min was in a position of comfort, taking care of civil affairs, and also doing his best to provide supplies for the Shenwu Evervictorious Army.  It¡¯s not like you can¡¯t find out any inside information.  Moreover, Yun Nei has been reduced to a pot of porridge, and the east edge of the river is full of transshipment refugees. No matter how secretive the matter is, it cannot be concealed for a long time.  Wu Min suddenly discovered that Xiao Yan had not waited for orders from the court and sent his army north to take control of the Yunnan states.  This is no different than the land east of Hedong, where officials from the Song Dynasty were able to provide peace of mind for the people and govern the country. It was completely a place where he could make decisions and mobilize all resources!  There are even rumors that Xiao Yan seems to have taken control of a piece of territory in the Yan region, running his own army and horses, and is implicitly the local emperor.  As for the officials selected by the Song Dynasty to appease the people in the Yan region, the central government was in a mess. In addition to Zhuozhou and other places near Hebei Province, which had already had hard-luck officials to take up their posts, officials from other places further north were still there.  Nestled in Hebei, there was no one to take care of me for a while.  The sum of Yunnei and Yan is the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun that the Song Dynasty has called for more than a hundred years. Based on this, the Khitan people have a commanding position, more soldiers and food, and have always maintained their strategic advantage over the Song Dynasty.  However, after several attempts by Xiao Yan, he unintentionally managed to develop the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.The meaning of vassal state.  Although Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures are now in ruins, they still produce good horses and elite soldiers from the North who have experienced the test of war.  Xiao Yan was in charge of the financial planning in Bianliang Center, and even seized the property of the imperial family in the capital.  It can continuously transport food, general pay, and armored soldiers to support the Northland army and horses.  Xiao Yan has developed such strong strength. Even if there is no palace change on the night of February 2, Xiao Yan still has the strength to overturn the Song Dynasty in the years to come!  Wu Min joined Xiao Yan.  It¡¯s also a matter of necessity.  For one thing, there is no way out in Kyoto.  Political life is basically over.  And now it's on Xiao Yan's territory in Hedong.  Once there is any unruly expression.  Or dare to reach out and hinder Xiao Yan's actions.  Xiao Yan, who had already established himself as a powerful vassal in the Five Dynasties, why did he hesitate to repay Hedong to appease him and die of a sudden illness?  Even in Bianliang City, didn't Xiao Yan dare to kill a person with his head rolling?  So during this period, after discovering that Xiao Yan's strength was far beyond his imagination.  Wu Min had already tried his best to cooperate in government affairs and logistics, and was much more proactive and diligent than before. He seemed to be a senior official with envoy qualifications serving as an official under Xiao Yan.  Hedong Shenwu Changsheng's army marched northward in two directions, stepping left and riding right.  In addition to the thousands left behind, more than 10,000 elite soldiers were mobilized to go out to Yanmen.  The accompanying war horses, pack horses, and other livestock were twice as many, and there were thirty to forty thousand soldiers and civilians accompanying them.  Although the mobilized civilians were paid on a daily basis, and the money was paid by Xiao Yan, and the food and horse materials were also transported from the warehouses of several high-ranking officials in Bianliang, the people in Hedong did not suffer much harassment due to this winter war.  With such a big benefactor as Xiao Yan, Wu Min did not have to spend much effort on the most difficult and troublesome matter of raising money, military pay and food.  However, to mobilize tens of thousands of civilians to accompany the army, it is also necessary to organize the transfer of almost the same number of civilians in sections within Hedong.  Is this an easy thing?  And Wu Min invested a lot of effort, leading his staff to run around the east of the river in the cold wind and the water dripping like ice, to handle the huge army supply matters in an orderly manner.  In the first two years, the Western Army raised more than 100,000 troops to attack Yan.  Tong Guan, who is in a high position, is in charge, and junior Wang Qiliang is in charge of the center to cooperate fully.  The logistics support army is still in a mess.  All the roads in Hebei were in a state of commotion, and many people had their homes broken down.  There are only a few reasons. A large army of more than 100,000 people supports it. Compared with the Hedong Shenwu Changsheng Army's march north this time, it is an order of magnitude difference.  The level of difficulty is also ten times worse.  Secondly, there are a lot of people employed, and they are all newcomers. Everyone wants to get a piece of the 60 million yuan military expenditure for conquering Yan, and they are scheming with each other to get one more bite, which will naturally lead to failure.  The third is that Cai Jing, who has been in charge of the central financial affairs, has resigned. There is no such experienced old bureaucrat to take charge of the affairs, and he is even constrained intentionally or unintentionally. It is natural that the logistics support after the Yan War will be unfavorable.  "Wu Min, on the other hand, was single-minded in his affairs, and the Hedong Shenwu Changsheng Army that received supplies did not have as many bad habits as the Western Army had developed over the past century.  Unexpectedly, with a logistics organization that was many times smaller than that of the Yan War, it managed to do a great job in supporting the army.  Even if there are objective reasons, Wu Min's personal ability is indeed quite good, and he can be regarded as a qualified and hard-working bureaucrat.  Since Wu Min wanted to supply the army, he had to travel to the front. He even went to Yanmen Camp.  Naturally, we learned more and more inside information about Xiao Yan's Hedong layout, and the information came more and more quickly.  During the busy period, Yunnei news kept coming, and naturally Wu Min collected it in time.  Thousands of Jurchen soldiers and horses ventured deep into the clouds, but Wu Min didn't take it seriously, thinking that it was something within the scope of the Hedong Shenwu Changsheng Army's response.  After visiting several major camps, how could Wu Min not see that Hedong Shenwu's ever-victorious army had elite soldiers, high morale, and the soldiers were happy to hear the battle?  There is a kind of enthusiasm for a newly strengthened army.  Not to mention the so-called strong armies such as the Western Army, which are actually quite deep in twilight.  Moreover, Wu Min knew something about the military fortress in Yunnei. A quick look at the geographical map of the military fortress would help him understand that the pass in Yingzhou could not be lowered. The thousands of Jurchen soldiers would either have to continue to climb back over the mountains in despair, or else they would have to go back.  They must be gathered and annihilated in the clouds.  It is difficult to shake Xiao Yan's layout in Hedong Yunnei.  But not long after, the latest military news came. The two camps at Yanmen in Yuzhou and the garrison in Taiyuan Prefecture had to be redeployed to the north to join the battlefield in Yunnei.  Yingzhou has actually fallen into the hands of the Jurchens!  And the main force of Jurchen Zonghan's army in Datong Prefecture in Xijing is heading south!  For a standard civil servant like Wu Min, people like Xiao Yan are natural enemies of their class.  When Xiao Yan has enough power, Wu Min and others may still endure and work for Xiao Yan.  And if Xiao Yan's strength continues to develop like this, he may not really surrender to him wholeheartedly, and he may even be the first to persuade him to join the table in the future.  But when Xiao Yan¡¯s strength foundation is shaken, how can Wu Min keep him from moving?  After keenly feeling that Xiao Yan had encountered a big crisis, if the Hedong Shenwu Changsheng ArmyIf they are defeated, Xiao Yan will be in Yun Nei and Yan Di.  How to lay out the Bianliang hub.  All have become water without a source.  A tree without roots.  Wu Min immediately reported the true inside story of Hedong Yunnei as quickly as possible to her husband, the only one the scholar-bureaucrat group relied on now.  The previous grievances between Qingliu and Cai Jing were basically regarded as floating clouds.  And Cai Jing, the husband and prime minister of Xiao Yan, who has been dormant in Bianliang and even worked hard for Xiao Yan's wedding, and was regarded as a little afraid of Xiao Yan, received this most important and detailed information.  After getting the most accurate information, he finally showed his fangs slightly as the representative of the civil servants and officials group.  After Cai Jing slowly finished everything Wu Min reported, Li Gang and the old man both looked shocked and were speechless for a moment.  Who would have thought that Xiao Yan had already initially mastered the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, and when he was in Bianliang, manipulating a lowly business such as the football market to please Zhao Ji, he was already planning the world!  After the second house changes in February.  Is it a fluke to become King of Yan in one leap?  Such a hero.  The Song Dynasty has never been encountered in a hundred years!  Even dating back to the Han and Tang dynasties, he was comparable to Cao Mang, Zhu Wen and others, and he was in the same league, or even better!  Cai Jing looked at Li Gang and the old man who could not hide their shock. He smiled slightly, picked up the ginseng soup on the table and took a sip. He felt that his mouth was a little cold, so he frowned and stopped drinking.  "Xiao Yan is a man who is fierce and diligent, and can fight his way out of desperate situations. This is the reason why he has reached his current position.  But the foundation is too shallow and the expansion is too fast.  Since we control Hedong and have arrangements in Yandi, why rush to grab Yunnei?  According to Wu Min, there were thousands of elite troops heading north to Yunnei under the banner of Liao people.  Now that this force can be withdrawn from Hedong, how good would it be to transfer it to Bianliang?  Having been operating steadily for several years, and soaked in day and night, maybe it really has an unshakable trend. Even if I have no choice but to change my family at that time, I will plan for future generations I can only say that this Xiao Yan has not yet  The luck that really turned this Song Dynasty around Cai Jing thought deeply, but was slightly emotional. Bianliang has been up and down for decades, how many people have seen buildings rise and collapse?  From famous ministers to important generals, even kings like Zhao Ji, heroes like Xiao Yan.  There are always weaknesses of one kind or another, but in the end, I couldn't survive this old man.  In the silence, Li Gang suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Nan Laizi is suddenly eager to take care of Shang Diji's affairs. He must want to support the imperial concubine in the expedition! If the three kings in Yanfu Palace don't come out, the saint and the prince will also  I am being held hostage by this Nan Laizi! The situation is urgent! Please go to Shaanxi immediately to take charge of the Western Army and help the government! " Wu Min is a discerning person, Cai Jing is a discerning person, and Li Gang is a discerning person.  And how come the generals of the Western Army are not discerning people?  They are just waiting to see the situation, waiting for the best opportunity to join the conflict in order to gain maximum benefits.  They also have a natural competitiveness with Xiao Yan. Civil servants and officials always want to use them. Xiao Yan's murderous aura has captured the Forbidden Army generals' family, but they are not merciless. They can expand the Shenwu Victory Army to replace them!  It turned out that what he was afraid of was that the Hedong Shenwu Changsheng Army and the Bianliang New Army had formed a stable rivalry, and Xiao Yan held in his hands the three auspicious treasures of the Zhao family, from the Supreme Prince to the deposed prince to the three great kings.  We need soldiers, we need wealth, we need names, we need names.  And the most fundamental reliance is that the Hedong Shenwu ever-victorious army has been known as invincible since its formation. The remnants of the Liao people defeated the Western Army and suffered heavy defeats. Shaanxi's four-pronged strong army became a three-pronged strong force.  soldiers.  And Xiao Yan led the Shenwu Victory Army to defeat Xiao Qian, defeat the Jurchens, and go upstream to seize Yanjing, destroying Yelu Dashi's last resistance in one fell swoop.  What is the easy challenge?  The Western Army's military horses have been raised in the past few decades, and their vitality has been damaged by Yan.  If you act rashly, you will suffer losses.  Will there be any good ending?  But this time it was different. Xiao Yan's main force was fighting against the Jurchens, far away in the clouds.  Xiao Yan not only refused to transfer the troops who had been sent north to Bianliang, but also went out with them to personally conquer Hedong and even Yunnei.  Isn¡¯t this the best time to take action?  The tens of thousands of newly trained military horses in Bianliang have not yet been taken seriously by the Western Army.  The Yongning Army will also come in handy when the time comes.  As long as Xiao Yan crosses the Yellow River, there is a big river blocking his retreat, and he wants to advance to the third route of the Western Army to join forces with the Yongning Army. Cai Jing and others are in the center of Bianliang to support him. What will Xiao Yan do if he is not defeated?  "It's just that we have to move the Western Army quickly!"  Li Gang immediately understood everything and stood up to ask for orders!  Seeing Li Gang's angry look, Cai Jing also stood up tremblingly and saluted Li Gang solemnly: "Bo Ji is loyal, brave, strong and smart, I am not as good as me" With Bo Ji working hard for Chao Gang, why worry about the Song Dynasty being uneasy?  Why worry about the crack in the sky? It's just that Bo Ji is too famous. If Bo Ji goes out to control Shaanxi in the name of appeasement, then Nanlaizi will definitely be in trouble." Li Gang raised his eyebrows and said.  : "Why do you need to appease and place people in a prestigious position? Students are just walking away in vain, how can they be like this?"what?  " Cai Jing still shook his head slightly: "Bo Ji bears the hope of the world. Even though his body is white and his every move is as bright as the sun and the moon, how can Nan Laizi not value him?  " There was a hint of anger on Li Gang's face, and he suppressed his strong temper, and his tone became a little colder: "Does the Prime Minister still want to watch indifferently, waiting for the opportunity?  " If Cai Jing dared to say that, Li Gang would dare to leave and go to Shaanxi to act on his own. General of the Western Army, doesn't he know Li Liangxi? If the Nan Laizi dares to assassinate him, he will let the people with lofty ideals in the world see his true face clearly.  What will happen if you become undefeated from now on? Cai Jing still smiled, and his tone was even flattering: "Bo Ji, Mr. Liang Xi, Mr. Liang Xi!  I and you must not move lightly, and we must deal with this Nan Laizi.  If we go to Shaanxi, we will leave Zong Wu alone.  He was recommended to the court by you.  Could it be that Liang Xigong still can¡¯t believe it?  " Li Gang was startled and turned to the old man beside him. The old man also stood up and silently saluted Cai Jing: "I am a low-ranking official with little power and heavy responsibility. I am afraid that I will fail my husband's trust.  "This old man is Zongze, who is in his early sixties this year. At the age of thirty-four, Zongze participated in the Jinshi examination and appeared in the political arena of the Song Dynasty for the first time. The articles in the imperial examination were written by other new Jinshis in a flourishing way, singing and dancing.  However, Zongze wrote a ten-thousand-word letter during the palace examination, clearly stating that since Wang Anshi's reform, the Song Dynasty had formed a war between factions, whether it was the so-called new party that continued to carry Wang Anshi's banner, or the old ones who were busy counterattacking.  Dang Qingliu is not a good bird. The fight between Wang Chuhou and Cai Que is like a dog biting a dog. It has simply set the lower limit of party struggle in the Song Dynasty. Zong Jinshi, who has written thousands of words and wiped out almost all the princes in the court, naturally.  He was demoted to the lowest rank and given the rank of Jinshi. From then on, he began his official career of ups and downs for several decades. From the eighth year of Yuanyou to the first year of Xuanhe, Zongze's career was spent in various prefectures and counties.  In more than 20 years, I have never been an official in the imperial court, and my highest assignment is to serve as a general magistrate in Dengzhou. If other scholar-bureaucrats were ambitious in their youth, they would be as defeated as Guang Tong.  However, during the ups and downs of more than 20 years, Zongze has achieved great political success, but the people who control the center are not as good as the previous ones.  Zongze has the reputation of being the best official in the world, but he is still being pushed around in other provinces, never giving him a chance to show his talent. In the blink of an eye, Zongze has reached his sixtieth year. At this age, Zongze  No matter how much one's ambition is to bring clarification to the world, he still feels a little cold-hearted. He retires to his hometown in Donghua, settles down in a house and writes books, and is accused of contempt for Taoism while living in the countryside.  Emperor Daojun's tail was immediately dealt with by a supervisor, and he was sent to Bazhou for resettlement. He didn't know who Zongze had offended, but he gained a great reputation.  The so-called New Party led by Cai Jing has been in control for decades, and many politically dissatisfied Qingliu literati have exchanged letters with Zongze, who was now an old man. Zongze edited and edited "Gu Nan Fu".  ", "Rebuilding the Yinghuihou Yiji Temple" is even more popular in the world. It seems that the sixty-year-old old man Zong was discovered by the scholar-bureaucrats all over the world at this time. It is nothing more than some people who have been unhappy in politics for a long time.  Zongze was just complaining. But as the complaints became more frequent, Zongze, who had been forgotten by the world for a long time, gained some fame in his old age. Although he was not as good as Li Gang, he was well known in the world among the scholar-bureaucrats.  Li Gang corresponded with Zong Ze at that time, and they became friends from then on. After the central government decided to appoint Li Gang, Li Gang immediately recommended Zong Ze to the court.  When Xiao Yan was seizing power, Li Gang had a strong temper and naturally refused to become an official in the court. Instead, he traveled abroad to contact Nan Laizi, so Zongze followed Li Gang.  . These days of constant contact in Bianliang allowed the world to truly understand Zongze. Although he is already old, his local experience has made him deeply aware of the world, capable of great things, and far-sighted.  Zongze also served as a county captain, fought against Cai Mo and bandits in Longyou, and was no stranger to military affairs.  He also has a calm temperament, and has repeatedly dissuaded Li Gang from acting too decisively.  How could Cai Jing, who had been silently watching Li Gang's actions from behind, not notice people like Zong Ze?  This is a person worthy of being entrusted with a heavy responsibility, and he is much more reliable than Li Gang who is too impulsive.  So what if I'm older?  I am still eight years old this year, haven't I worked tirelessly to control the center of the Song Empire?  This time, Li Gang and Zongze were summoned to tell them the secret.  However, Cai Jing is still prepared to keep Li Gang as the poster child for the specific employment, and leave the specific actions to Zong Ze.  Xiao Yan will definitely keep a close eye on anyone who is important in the court.  Xiao Yan also keeps a close eye on his confidants.  Who will be sent at this time?It is not suitable to control Shaanxi.  And if a small official is sent to serve as a judge for any state in Shaanxi, even if Xiao Yan has eyes in the back of his head, he won't notice it, right?  As long as Zongze uses the name secretly given by Cai Jing to talk about the Western Army, are we still afraid that the Western Army will not buy it? Are we still afraid that the Western Army will not see such an excellent opportunity?  Cai Jing¡¯s appreciative eyes fell on Zongze.  The old man's eyes were filled with eager expectations.  But Zongze stood silently and didn't say a word for a long time.  Li Gang suppressed his temper and waited for a while, and finally couldn't help it, and said sternly: "Zong Rulin! You go to Shaanxi, you are worthy of a big job, and I am deeply relieved that the prime minister has promoted you! From now on, you can spread your life's ambitions."  By clarifying the world's opportunities like this, why should you and I be afraid of anything? If you have anything to worry about, just talk to me! If it's just because you're afraid of the Nanlaizi, it's just because you don't know the person well!  " With Li Gang's two threatening glances, Zongze finally stopped being silent and bowed to the ground: "I dare you not to accept my order. " Cai Jing finally smiled and raised his voice. He looked so old.  elder?  "This is very good. We all work together and we can't get rid of this Nan Laizi who is causing trouble to Chao Gang!" (To be continued) ps: I came back from the meeting in Shenzhen and worked hard to update.
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