Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 493

State of Song, Bianjing City.

The first month's holiday has just ended, and the ministers of civil and military affairs went to court to participate in the first court meeting after the year.

The main point of discussion was to launch a crusade around the issue of whether or not the conquest of Shu should continue.

Since Zhao Kuangyin had chatted privately with powerful ministers such as Zhao Guangyi, Zhao Pu, Li Chugeng, Zhang Yongde, Xue Juzheng, and Chu Zhaofu in advance, at the court meeting, these people agreed to withdraw the plan to attack Shu, and re-selected a southern vassal state for the crusade Object.

Because the Kingdom of Shu is located in a remote place, it has no big ambitions, and it is a small country with the least threat and uncertainty. It can be left behind and attacked when it is found.

Officials from the three provinces and six ministries gradually accepted this political opinion.

The failure of the attack on Shu was accepted by the Song court, and it also made the intention to withdraw the troops, and began to gather in the Jiangdong area in a planned way to prepare for the crusade against the Southern Tang Dynasty.

After the court meeting, Zhao Kuangyin returned to the imperial study with a solemn face, and asked Wang Jien, the head of the Ouchi and the commander of the Wude Division.

"Over there in the Kingdom of Shu, did you find anything?"

Wang Jien cupped his hands and said: "I went back to the official's house and found some clues. It seems that there is an extra counselor beside the second prince Meng Xuanyu. It seems that his surname is Chen. I don't know the exact name. It is said that the second prince Meng respects this person very much and asks about everything. Mr. Chen suggested that our army's failure in the conquest of Shu has a lot to do with this person's advice."

Zhao Kuangyin looked puzzled: "Mr. Chen? Is there any story about this person? Could it be a certain talent in Shu? Has the talent of Wolong and Fengchu?"

Wang Jien looked embarrassed. The only information he received was this. A young man named Chen Gongzi was the second prince Meng Xuanyu's staff. Most of the schemes against the Song army were made by this person.

As for the name, identity, and facial features, there is no specific information yet.

"There is no other specific information about this person yet." Wang Jien replied awkwardly.

"This time, I don't even know how or who I lost to in this campaign against Shu, and how decent it is!" Zhao Kuangyin's face darkened, obviously dissatisfied with this pale answer.

"The old slave will continue to send people to investigate. If necessary, get rid of this person so that our Song army can act more conveniently."

Zhao Kuangyin nodded slightly, and sighed softly: "This kind of talent, the investigation is clear, if it can't be used by Da Song, I can only find a way to get rid of it."

After speaking, he picked up the article "Yueyang Tower" written on the table and glanced at it again.

"There is Mr. Chen in Shu, and Su Chen in Jiangnan. They are both amazingly talented. I have been in the Song Dynasty for several years, but I have not had a decent talent to surprise the world. It is a bit embarrassing. It seems that the national policy of selecting talents through the imperial examination must be strengthened." Greatness is the way to go. Troubled times are heavy on martial arts, but there is no war in the Song Dynasty, so it is better to increase the treatment of literati and let more scholars join the imperial court. Only by relying on the imperial court can there be long-term peace and stability."

Although Zhao Kuangyin was born as a military general and his ancestors were descendants of generals, he realized that the imperial court should not pay too much attention to military generals and military affairs, otherwise, the status of generals is too high, and accidents are easy to happen, and they do not rely on control.

Relying on literati to govern the country is the correct national policy, because no matter how turbulent the humanities can be, there will be no change of dynasties, and it will still be the sword of the royal family.

"The official is wise!" Wang Jien complimented him respectfully, temporarily diverting his helplessness about revealing the identity of "Mr. Chen".

"Outside the mountains, there are absolutely no audiobooks. After winter, spring comes back. Being close to the hometown makes me more timid, and I dare not ask people who come here."

Standing at the bow of the boat, Su Chen watched the Jinling Ferry in Runzhou getting closer, and suddenly read out this poem, expressing the complicated emotions in his heart.

"What does this poem mean?"

Peng Qingqing stood beside her, a little confused, so she was not ashamed to ask.

Su Chen looked at her expression of "hungry for knowledge", and explained with a smile: "It's just to write about a certain person who has been away from home for many years and has not heard from his hometown. He doesn't know the situation in his hometown. Is his family well? As I approached my hometown, I became more and more panicked. Even if I met someone from my hometown on the road, although I wanted to know the situation at home urgently, I hesitated to ask questions, for fear of getting bad news.”

"I'm more timid when I'm close to my hometown. I don't dare to ask people who come here. That's what I mean. It's quite appropriate when I write it." Peng Qingqing nodded and made a few casual comments. Although it wasn't gorgeous, it didn't digress.

After the ship docked, dozens of guards pretended to be merchant servants and began to carry supplies.

Su Chen sent people to rent a carriage, and brought these Sichuan specialties, such as rouge powder, silk cloth, some dried fruit and fine wine, etc., into the carriage.

Especially a few boxes of gold, silver and jewelry are Su Chen's most valued property.

In order to deceive others, the convoy entered Runzhou City in batches, took different alleys, and sent them to Su Mansion one after another.

When Su Chen got out of the carriage, seeing the plaque of the Su Mansion, he felt relieved for a while.

Finally came back, this trip to the west is like a fierce knife attack in Bashu, if you encounter danger a few times, if your life is not hard, you will probably end up in Shu.

Peng Qingqing didn't go home first, but came to Su Mansion with him.

After all, she and Su Chen have a deeper relationship now, and they have shared weal and woe many times. They are in the period of passionate love, so they must want to stay close to each other and get tired of being together all the time.

"Ling'er, I'm back."

Su Chen strode into the courtyard, and when the porter saw the master coming back, he also shouted loudly: Young Master Su is back.

Soon, the servants and maidservants in the yard heard the news and became lively.

"Brother Su Chen!"

Yang Ling'er heard Su Chen's voice, only wearing thin clothes, without a coat, and rushed out of the room impatiently.

Seeing Su Chen's figure, he flew over directly.

"Brother Su Chen!"

"Linger!"

The siblings had a big hug.

Although the two have no real blood relationship, they grew up together, and their relationship has grown deeper and deeper, and they both regard each other as their only relatives in the world.

Nestling in Su Chen's arms, Yang Ling'er's eyes were a little moist.

"I haven't seen you in a few months, she seems to have grown taller, and her body has become a bit plump." Su Chen hugged Ling'er's body, feeling that the little girl seemed to have matured a bit, and she was also a few centimeters taller.

After New Year's Eve, Yang Ling'er is 13 years old and has entered the cardamom age.

There are more than thirteen curls, cardamom shoots in early February.

From a little girl to a big girl.

"Brother Su Chen is tanned and even stronger." Ling'er smiled through tears, seeing that Brother Su Chen had returned safely, she felt relieved.

Before, he didn't know what Su Chen was doing in Bashu, nor did he know that he would join the battlefield to fight against the Song army.

It wasn't until Hu Bo explained Su Chen's deeds in Bashu to Linger on the island that Linger knew what Su Chen had experienced in this line of business and how dangerous it was.

"It's cold outside, don't talk here."

Peng Qingqing approached and reminded the siblings to pay attention to the occasion.

Su Chen smiled slightly and said, "Come on, let's go into the room and talk together, the family is finally reunited!"

Yang Linger also grinned and greeted Peng Qingqing.

"Sister Qingqing is even more beautiful."

"What a sweet little mouth, Linger is also a little beauty."

Peng Qingqing liked Ling'er very much, so he took her hand, and the three of them entered the lobby together.

In the courtyard, Jing Yun and the butler commanded the servants to unload the supplies from the car and move them into the warehouse. Su Mansion's financial resources were finally ample now.

　According to the original outline, I planned to write an essay about the protagonist going to the Northern Song Dynasty, but found that I might not be able to control it, so I changed it to an essay about hegemony. Next, the protagonist will conquer the world step by step.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)