A knife in love

Chapter 1970
When Feng Wei said this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "Master Zhao Liangsi saw the look of surprise on my face, and immediately asked me if I had anything to ask him. I expressed the doubts in my heart, Master Zhao Liangsi smiled slightly, and said to me, what Master Tong Guan wants me to do is not to accompany Master Zhao Liangsi to the Kingdom of Jin, but to leave something else for me to deal with.

"I heard Lord Zhao Liangsi say this, and my heart became more and more suspicious. I thought to myself that Lord Tong Guan wanted me to help Lord Zhao Liangsi. , This is really strange. Master Zhao Liangsi knew that I was puzzled, so he said in a deep voice, Master Feng, why do you think Master Tong Guan is so keen to conclude an alliance with the Jurchens and want to unite with Jin to destroy Liao?

"I didn't expect Mr. Zhao Liangsi to ask this question. I was dumbfounded for a moment, and didn't know how to answer. After a while, I hesitated and said, Mr. Tong Guan is an important minister of the court, and he is worried about state affairs. And because Mr. Zhao Liangsi inquired The news that the Jurchens are about to enter the customs, in order to avoid future troubles and deter the Jurchens, it is necessary to preemptively take back the Sixteen Youyun Prefectures before the Jurchens have any plans to go south to attack the Song Dynasty. Go south in a big way.

"Master Zhao Liangsi shook his head after hearing what I said, and said, these are my opinions on Lord Tong Guan. The reason why Lord Tong Guan is so keen on this matter is not only state affairs, but also his own plans. Mr. Zhao Liangsi pondered for a while when he said this, and then he continued, Mr. Tong Guan was originally a minister and won the emperor's trust. Went to the northwest, Lingnan, southeast and other places to supervise the army, took bows and arrows, charged into the battle, accumulated a lot of military merits, and was awarded the position of Jiedushi. It seems quite beautiful to outsiders, but with Master Tong Guan's status in the palace, even if you don't Taking this risk will not lose the emperor's favor. Don't you find it strange, Mr. Feng?

"Lord Tong Guan is in the third place. A small official like me, who is as big as a sesame seed and mung bean, can only look up to him. How can I dare to speculate on Master Tong Guan's mind? What's more, even if I have thought about it secretly, I don't dare to ask him." Mr. Zhao Liangsi said it. After listening to him, I just shook my head and didn't dare to say a word. Mr. Zhao Liangsi glanced at me and said, in the second year of Chongning, Mr. Tong Guan led the army to conquer the The Qiang people who rebelled in the northwest took back Huangzhou, which was occupied by the Qiang people. In the third year of Chongning, Master Tong Guan led a large army to march westward, defeated the Dangxiang people, and recovered Qingtang and other places. There is no difference for a while. With Master Tong Guan's military exploits, he should have been promoted to the third prince, but when the emperor was about to be crowned, there were important court officials who obstructed him and secretly told the emperor, saying that Master Tong Guan's military exploits were not only useless, but also guilty. Good The emperor did not listen to the slander, and still promoted Mr. Tong Guan to be the inspector Sikong.

"I saw Mr. Zhao Liangsi's expression of injustice when he said this, and he hurriedly echoed his voice. He was wronged by Mr. Tong Guan. It's just that I thought to myself, Mr. Tong Guan is a celebrity around the emperor, and he came to the army as an army supervisor. If you are on an errand, the one standing behind you is the emperor. Regardless of whether he pretends to be a military leader or not, it is the emperor who intends to promote Mr. Tong Guan. I don’t know which minister in the court is so ignorant that he dares to talk about Mr. Tong Guan behind his back.

"Lord Zhao Liangsi went on to say that Master Tong Guan supervised the army in the northwest, and he first served as the envoy of Xihe Lanhuang and Qinfenglu's economical appeasement system, and soon he was promoted to Wukang Army Jiedu envoy. Later, he led the army to crusade against Xige Zangzheng and recovered Jishi Jun and Taozhou have become the No.1 generals of the Song Dynasty. However, although he is ranked among the three princes and has the title of Jiedushi, Master Tong Guan cannot open the mansion. At best, he can only be said to be a general who stands alone. It cannot be called the first-class minister in front of the emperor."

When Li Qiufeng and Qi Jiu heard what Feng Wei said, they all thought in their hearts that the old thief Tong Guan was insidious and cunning, and he wanted to be a military supervisor instead of being a good courtier.Zhao Liangsi complained for him, maybe the two are already a party, seeking personal gain.

I only heard Feng Wei go on to say: "After Emperor Taizu established himself on behalf of Zhou, because he saw military generals fighting for hegemony with his own eyes, causing chaos in the world and people's hardships, so after he ascended the throne, he immediately guarded against military generals. Since Tang Xuanzong However, when a military general gets the title of Jiedushi, he can stand on his own with his troops, and the disaster will be endless. After the Taizu cupped wine and released his military power, although he still retained the title of Jiedushi, he regarded it as a vacant position and no longer awarded it to the soldiers. The right to use troops. The official from Tong Guan to the Wukang Army Jiedushi sounds majestic, but it is useless in the officialdom. As for the title of inspector Sikong, although the status is respected, it is also a void. It is what Zhao Liangsi said. It's not bad, with Lord Tong Guan's military merits, he only got two false titles, which is indeed somewhat inaccurate.

"Master Zhao Liangsi said this, he glanced at me, and then said, in fact, the emperor intends to promote Lord Tong Guan, and wants to grant Lord Tong Guan the opening ceremony and the third division. If Lord Tong Guan can open the mansion, he will become a member of the Great Song Army. The number one general is naturally the pillar of the country, with a high position and authority. In addition, he has always been the emperor's confidant, whether it is in the palace or the court, Mr. Tong Guan is a loyal minister. He has become an important minister under one person and above tens of thousands. .

"I heard Mr. Zhao Liangsi mention 'an important minister who is under one person and above tens of thousands of people', and my heart trembled. I thought to myself that the person with such status in the imperial court is naturally Mr. Cai Jing. Although Mr. Tong Guan said His position is high and powerful, but compared to Master Cai Jing, he is still slightly inferior. Although Master Zhao Liangsi did not mention Master Cai Jing at all, it seems to be related to Master Cai Jing everywhere. It's just that although I vaguely guessed something in my heart, He didn't dare to say much in front of Master Zhao Liangsi, so he just kept silent.

"Lord Zhao Liangsi went on to say, seeing that Lord Tong Guan was about to become Emperor Huizong's most important minister, someone secretly said to Emperor Huizong, how can the official position of envoy be given to an eunuch? If it breaks the rules established by Emperor Taizu, if it is passed on to the Khitan people and the Dangxiang people, it will definitely become a laughing stock. Even if the emperor has this plan, the three provinces dare not obey the edict. Although Emperor Huizong intends to promote Lord Tongguan, but He was also worried about destroying the ancestral system, which would cause a lot of troubles between the government and the opposition, so he had to give up this idea. Since then, many censors have spoken ill of Mr. Tong Guan from time to time, accusing him of committing suicide for his meritorious deeds. Arrogant and domineering, there are many illegal things. Some people even said in the excerpts that Master Tong Guan cultivated power in the army, wanted to follow the example of Emperor Taizu in launching a mutiny, added a yellow robe, and became emperor himself. Although Emperor Huizong didn't believe it at the beginning, he couldn't stand it. There were too many ministers who spoke badly of Mr. Guan, and in the end he couldn't help but believe it. The emperor once decreed to deprive Mr. Tong Guan of his military power, and demoted him to the Shaanxi system envoy, and he stayed away from the center since then.

"Master Zhao Liangsi paused for a while when he said this, and then continued, Master Feng, you might as well guess, who is that important court official who has been suppressing Lord Tong Guan behind his back?"

(End of this chapter)