Prime Minister

Chapter 666
The head of the Bianjing Imperial Palace is illuminated by colorful fireworks.

Between the light and the darkness, the expressions of countless people were frozen at this moment.

He still had an expression of being out of breath just now, but now his eyes are focused.

As for Wen Yanbo, he has the wisdom in his hands. This sentence has defeated the enemy, and he has completely imitated Xie An's demeanor back then.

Wu Chong stood behind Wen Yanbo calmly, Zhang Yue was his son-in-law, of course he was honored.

As for the left and right sides of the city tower, many people looked at this place.

The official looked deep and solemn, and asked in a flat tone: "If the military report is true, I haven't won such a big victory since I became the throne."

Wen Yanbo said: "This is all thanks to His Majesty's blessing, so the soldiers work hard!"

The official asked, "Is the military report accurate?"

Wen Yanbo said: "The Privy Council has checked and checked. This one is the memorial of Zhang Yue, the judge of Qinzhou, this one is the memorial of Han Zhen, the magistrate of Qinzhou, and the appeasement envoy of Qinfeng Road, and this one is the memorial of Shaanxi Province. , the memorabilia of Han Jiang, Xuanfu envoy of Hedong."

"The proof is correct."

"On December 17th, after our army crossed Maxian Mountain, we captured Wadanghui, a border town in Xixia, and captured [-] people, beheaded more than a hundred, captured more than [-] people, and obtained tens of thousands of cattle and sheep."

"On December [-]th, our army entered Ruzhe Valley, captured one enemy chieftain, killed seven of them, beheaded more than [-] soldiers, surrendered more than [-] troops, obtained more than [-] cattle and sheep, and tens of thousands of horses. match."

"On December 5000th, our army Kangu defeated [-] cavalry from Yu Zang Huama, the commander of the Western Xia Dynasty, beheaded more than a thousand heads, captured [-] people, and gained more than a thousand horses."

Wu Chong said without losing the opportunity: "My Majesty, Zhang Yue, Wang Shao led the army to go deep into thousands of miles, three battles and three victories, it is indeed a great victory!"

The official was secretly happy, he knew that he must not fluctuate because of a big victory, and let his subordinates look down upon him.

"Wang Qing, what do you think?"

Wang Anshi picked up the military newspaper and read it, then said, "Very good."

Wu Chong held the memorabilia and said: "Zhang Yue made a request to enshrine Yu Longke as an enshrined official in Xitou, and allow him to go to Beijing to face the saint and receive the reward."

"Prelude!"

Wu Chong said again: "Zhang Yue submitted a form, please attach a new Kanbo, and give the 22 clans of the Qiang chieftain to the army, the post of army deputy, and the first payment every month."

"Prelude!"

Wu Chong said again: "Zhang Yue submitted a petition to confer the title of Qiao Zong, the Qiang Chieftain in Lijing City. This man has made great contributions in persuading him to surrender, and he is also Dong Zhan's uncle. Please grant him the Banzhi of the Right Hall!"

The official family laughed and said: "I've got it all! If anyone else wants to give a reward, I'll get it all."

Wen Yanbo said: "Your Majesty, Zhang Yue and Wang Shao went deep alone and beat the Xixia people by surprise, subduing tens of thousands of Tibetan tribes, countless cattle, sheep and horses, it can be called a marvelous achievement!"

The official is about to speak.

Wang Anshi said at the side: "The rewards from the newly attached Fan tribe can calm people's hearts, but I think it is not the time to appoint officials and make a wish. Although this battle was won, it only restrained Zhuo Luo and Nan, the supervisor of Xishou Baotai. Mobilize the military commanders in front of Hengshan, and even the military commanders in Xingling and Lingzhou."

"Han Jiang said to Wang Shao that Zhang Yue should not be greedy for a temporary victory and give up halfway. He must immediately lead his army across the Yellow River and go straight to Lingzhou. I have the same opinion as Han Jiang. It is too early to discuss rewards."

Wu Chong listened to Wang Anshi's words, and he was almost the same as Feng Jing: "Your Majesty, although Zhang Yue and Wang Shao won, they were all defeated by the Tibetans in Huizhou, Lanzhou. The Western Fans have always been weak, and they are far less good at fighting than the Dangxiang people."

"It would be too dangerous for Wang Shao and Zhang Yue to cross the Yellow River alone. What's more, although Yuzang Huama suffered a setback, he retreated to Anxi City and could make a comeback at any time. If he cut off the retreat instead, the entire army would be in danger of being wiped out!"

In recent years, the Hehuang Fan tribe had few victories against the Song army or the Xixia army.

Not to mention that it is now a mess and torn apart, even in the heyday of the year, after being cleaned up by the famous general Cao Wei in the Battle of Sandu Valley, he has been honest for 30 years.

Wen Yanbo has repeatedly opposed Kaibian Hehuang's strategy, citing the fact that the Hehuang people are all scumbags. If he expects to unite with them to beat the party members, he might as well train a few more soldiers himself.

So he always thought that Wang Anshi and Han Jiang suggested Kaibian and Hehuang took advantage of the government's love of Kaibian and their great success.

However, Wen Yanbo still regarded Zhang Yue very highly. He made a lot of profits from Zhang Yue's exchange every year, and the two were still in-laws.

He felt that Zhang Yue would capture most of Lanzhou and a part of Huizhou, so that he could be promoted and rewarded. As for the plan to cross the Yellow River to attract the main force of the Xixia people to a decisive battle, whoever took it seriously is a fool.

Wen Yanbo and Wu Chong's one thought was to protect Zhang Yue: "The minister thought that Lanzhou was newly settled, and he should appease the tribe and accept people's hearts, instead of taking risks rashly. Once he loses, not only will the newly attached people disperse, but also the teacher will be lost. defeated army."

Wang Anshi said: "The Golden City is still in the hands of Xia Guo, so it cannot be said that the entire territory of Lanzhou has been settled."

"Besides, those who are good at using soldiers don't fight for the gains and losses of a city or a place. Zhang Yue and Wang Shao sent troops to Guwei to cooperate in capturing Luowu City. If they are afraid of difficulties and do not advance, it will be as if all their efforts have been wasted."

The officials knew that Wu Chong was Zhang Yue's father-in-law, Wen Yanbo, and Wang Anshi were all related by marriage to Zhang Yue, but only Wang Anshi was really considered in terms of victory.

Wang Anshi said again: "Nowadays in the management of the Xia Kingdom, its master Bingchang is just a naive thing, and it is appropriate to learn from it. This is a very promising thing, and it must not be lost!"

The official pondered for a while and said, "What Wang Qing said makes sense."

Wen Yanbo knew that Wang Anshi couldn't speak up, and said: "Then I will go back to the Privy Council and send a letter to urge Zhang Yue quickly, so that Wang Shao can cross the Yellow River!"

Wu Chong said: "Since it is necessary to cross the Yellow River to the north, please issue an order to Qinfeng Road to send troops from Gangu City to Huizhou to respond!"

The official said: "Quick play!"

At this time, the artists under the city propped up two "lantern dragons", which looked like flying dragons, and there were thousands of lights on them.

The Shangyuan Lantern Festival is also extremely lively at the moment.

But on the city tower, no one cared to look at the scenery, and countless people looked under the canopy of Huang Luo.

The official family saw that the queen mother of the two palaces had sent a maid to come to the steps to inquire. The official family said: "I will report this to the queen mother, the empress dowager! Let them be happy."

The officials remembered that when they first came to the throne, they wore a suit of armor and told the two queen mothers that they should strengthen their martial arts.

At that time, the two empress dowagers seemed to feel that they were just acting on a whim. At the beginning, it was the attitude of you just giving it a try and it doesn't matter if it doesn't work.

But now the officials want to tell the two empress dowagers, I am not just talking casually.

The official looked up at the night sky, his young heart was beating vigorously. At this moment, his blood was boiling, and I, Da Song, can also win.

Zhang Qing really did not disappoint me in this Jiangonglan meeting.

On New Year's Eve and the beginning of the first lunar month, in Gyeongju, a convoy full of military rations and luggage was on its way.

The convoy transporting military supplies was transported from Longzhou on Qinfeng Road, and the official in charge of the escort was Zhangzhi from Longzhou.

Zhang Zhi came to Longzhou to serve as a judge at the end of the second year of Xining, and now he has been an official for just one year.

Zhang Zhi, as a contract judge without complicated drama, is also the son-in-law of Lu Gongzhu and Zhang Yue's nephew.What kind of family is the Lu family, Zhang Yue is 26 years old and knows the edict, and he will be a general and a minister in the future.

Therefore Zhang Zhi in Longzhou, even in the officialdom on Qinfeng Road, everyone gave him three points.

Sometimes when Zhang Zhi does something in office, others agree to it as soon as he opens his mouth, and there are also various resources for cooperation and support.

Therefore, Zhang Zhi accomplished a few things with ease, and he will definitely be outstanding when he is in the official department.

Zhang Zhi knew that it was because of the greeting from his father-in-law or Zhang Yue, but the shortcoming was that it was too smooth, so Zhang Zhi felt a little boring.

Zhang Zhi made friends with famous people from all walks of life in Longzhou, traveled with people to enjoy paintings, and at the same time visited people's conditions and found out about military affairs.The entire Shaanxi Road, including Qinfeng Road, was suffering from extreme suffering. He sympathized with the suffering of the people from the bottom of his heart. At the same time, he felt indignant at the repeated defeat of the Song Dynasty by Xixia.

Occasionally, I miss my wife and parents in my spare time.

Three months ago, the government set up a Xuanfu Department in Shaanxi, and made Han Jiang the Xuanfu envoy.

After Han Jiang arrived in Shaanxi, he ordered the people in all prefectures and counties to make rice cakes, miscellaneous cakes, and wrinkled rice for distribution.

Zhang Zhi couldn't bear it when he knew about it.The people in Longzhou are very poor, and they have just been hit by a disaster. Let alone a war, they don't have much food to maintain at home on weekdays. How can they bring food for a month?
Zhang Zhi reported this matter to Zhizhou.

Zhizhou sighed and said bluntly to Zhang: "This is the order of Xuan Fusi, I dare not say anything, let alone you, even Cao Si would not dare to disobey."

After hearing this, Zhang Zhi said, "Then the next official will talk to Cao Si."

Zhang Zhi was very stunned and wrote a letter to Shen Qi, the Shaanxi transshipment envoy.

After Shen Qi read Zhang Zhi's letter, he was a little angry, and the officials below could just do the work, and what conditions were discussed, everyone seemed to want to do the work.Doesn't the imperial court know where the center of gravity is now?In order to capture Hengshan, even if some ordinary people died of starvation, it was nothing.If you are timid, don't do anything.

I was going to teach Zhang Zhi a lesson, but later Shen Qi learned about the other party's background, so he wrote back a letter to Zhang Zhi, saying that I didn't understand the situation clearly, and reduced the original Longzhou share by one-third.

Zhang Zhi was stunned by this move. Before he went to Shushu, he was ready to die, but for the sake of the people, he still felt that he had to reflect the situation in Longzhou.

Unexpectedly, he didn't eat at all, and the transporter even apologized to him.

What's more unexpected is that Zhang Zhi became famous because of it.

Hearing about this matter and now being relegated to Shaanxi, Sima Guang, the boss of the Yongxing Army, personally wrote to Zhang Zhi, praising him.

As a person who is famous all over the world, Sima Guang's praise immediately boosted Zhang Zhi's reputation.As for Zhang Zhi, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. In fact, he still supported the use of troops against Hengshan from the bottom of his heart.

What's more, Xuanfu envoy Han Jiang is the leader of Zhang Yue's official career.

Therefore, this time when the military supplies were transported to Gyeongju, Zhang Zhi took the initiative to invite Ying to come to Han Jiang to make it clear that it would be bad if Zhang Yue and Han Jiang were separated because of himself.

Zhang Zhi went all the way and had nothing to do, so he was stationed in a military camp to rest that day.

As soon as Zhang Zhi entered, he saw that the atmosphere in the barracks was very bad, and many soldiers were downcast. Zhang Zhi sent his cronies to inquire, and learned that Han Jiang wanted to kill the general of Qingzhou. Thinking about how to rebel.

(End of this chapter)