Prime Minister

Chapter 839
Outside Qingtang City, the Song Army was stationed on three sides, but they couldn't help going back and forth between the court and China.

The Song army has not committed any crimes so far, and it seems that they are not here to fight but to be a guest.

Of course, the Qingtang people didn't think so. All the ministries in Hehuang came to rescue Qingtang City, and even the yellow-headed Uighurs also sent troops.

However, they were all defeated by the Song army outside the city.

At this moment, in the Song Army tent outside Qingtang City.

"Hanlin scholars speak on behalf of the emperor."

Zhang Yue read the imperial edict given to him by the emperor, and at a glance he saw that it was written by Lu Huiqing.

Since Lu Huiqing became a Hanlin scholar, he wrote the first imperial edict to himself in the name of imperial decree.

Zeng Bu and Lu Huiqing, a third envoy and a Hanlin scholar, are all officials up to the fourth entry, and they are all above themselves.

Zhang Yue read the imperial decree.

The imperial decree was for him to discuss peace with Dong Xing and strike out, but there was a sentence in the imperial edict that used Han Xin's allusion.

Lu Huiqing has always listened to what she said, and her intentions are self-evident.

Han Xin's soldiers will be safe when they are outside, but they will be in danger when they return to the court.

This is a warning to myself!
Lu Huiqing told herself not to return to the court, but to lead the army in Qingtang with peace of mind.

What kind of character is Lu Huiqing?If you do him a favor, he will not hesitate to give you benefits, but if you go against his wishes, you will definitely give him a severe counterattack.

Lu Shengqing has been with me all these years, and he has helped him a lot in court.Of course, the premise is that there is no conflict of interest between the two, and it will be different if they return to the court.

Zhang Yue reckoned that Wang Anshi was not far away from being dismissed as Prime Minister for the first time in history. Lu Huiqing must want to gain a higher position, so he was on guard against himself.

Lu Huiqing has his motives, but why should I, Zhang Yue, listen to your arrangement?
Zhang Yue held the edict and asked Cai Jing who was beside him: "Yuanchang, what do you think?"

Cai Jingdao: "Dong Zhan also had the idea of ​​negotiating a peace for a long time, and it was all on the commander's mind."

Zhang Yue said: "I mean, do I want to go back to court?"

Cai Jing was silent when he heard the words. He also heard some from Cai Bian, but after all, news from central Beijing and northwest was blocked.

Cai Jing thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty seems to want the general to return to Beijing, but Wang Xianggong's suspicion will not fade."

Zhang Yue nodded. If Wang Anshi still doubted him, it would be meaningless to go back, but avoiding suspicion in Qingtang is not the solution.

After all, Bianjing is the center of power, and it is not good for him to stay away from here for a long time.

Zhang Yue said to Cai Jing: "There is a saying that the mother is weak to be a merchant, and the father is strong to be a servant."

"Family family members stay in their hometowns, and poor families leave their hometowns."

Cai Jing pondered what Zhang Yue meant. This is the way for a person to settle down in the world. If your parents are rich, you can take the road of being an official. If your parents are poor and cannot support you, then go into business and do some business. .

If the family is very powerful in the local area, you can stay in the place of origin to enjoy the support of the family. If the family is not powerful, you can go far away.

Cai Jing feels that what Zhang Yue means is that the forces in the DPRK and China have ebbed and flowed.

Before Zhang Yue went to the northwest, it was because of discord with Wang Anshi, so now there is only one reason for returning to the court, that is, Wang Anshi may not be in phase.

From Cai Bian's words, it can be felt that since Wang Anshi worshiped his prime minister in the second year of Xining, he has been prime minister for five years now, and he seems to have the intention of leaving.

Zhang Yue looked at the edict, so it was obvious that Lu Huiqing told him not to return to Beijing, but could he agree?

Zhang Yue thought about it and said to Cai Jing, "You write two congratulatory letters for me."

Cai Jing was surprised.

Zhang Yue said: "One letter to Zeng Zi announcing his congratulations on being the third envoy, and one letter to Lu Jifu congratulating him on his appointment as a Hanlin scholar."

Cai Jing said yes.

Lu Huiqing and Zeng Bu's orders were issued in February of the seventh year of Xining, and it is now exactly March, so it is not too late to write letters at this time.

In addition to the congratulatory letter, Zhang Yue also planned to send a generous gift to the two of them.

Of course, it is impossible to dispel Lu Huiqing's fear of herself with the congratulatory letter and gift.

But if he wants to go back to Beijing, it doesn't prevent him from being nice to the two of them. If he wants to fight, he also has to pull.

The following is the peace negotiation with Dong felt.

In fact, Zhang Yue and Dong Zhan had almost reached an agreement without the emperor's decree.

Taking Hehuang is not the goal, the grand strategy is still for summer production...

Zhang Yue said to Cai Jing: "Tell Qingtang City, I don't need to accumulate stone army, and Kuozhou can also return it to him, but I must take Huangzhou, and I can make a written agreement with them, and we will never violate each other from now on."

Cai Jing was overjoyed when he heard the words: "They will definitely agree to this condition."

Zhang Yue smiled slightly. The premise of going back by himself is that the grand strategy of Xia Zhi has been completed.

Just like the Pinghehuang policy I wrote at the beginning, that is to pacify Taozhou first, then take Hehuang, and complete all the arrangements for summer production, otherwise I will not be able to get out.

After Pingtaozhou, Hezhou has become the land in the belly, and then Huangzhou.Then the situation in Hehuang will be complete. It will not only surround Lanzhou on three sides, but also go north to attack Liangzhou.

At that time, regardless of whether he is still in power or not, the chances of winning the imperial court's attack on Xia can increase by [-]%.

But this matter will be worried by later generations. Right now, the imperial court has no money to support him in the war against Xia, so it is time for him to return to the imperial court.

Zhang Yue said: "The matter of making summer has to be put aside."

Cai Jingxi said: "Commander, it is a great achievement to capture the three states of Hehuang and Tao in this campaign! Since the founding of the country, except for Cao Bin, no one in this dynasty can match the commander-in-chief."

Zhang Yue said indifferently: "Are you relying on me alone? If there are no you and Your Majesty, of course there is one person... that is Wang Zichun."

Cai Jing thought to himself, did the commander-in-chief pardon Wang Shao on purpose?By the way, the commander-in-chief has made too much credit this time. If one person monopolizes it, he will be tabooed by the world. Therefore, if he recovers from Wang Shao and divides the credit, he can not only win a good name regardless of old grievances, but also dilute his own credit. It is also a way not to be tabooed.

Cai Jing wisely did not continue to ask.

Zhang Yue said a little tiredly: "This time the Qingtang incident is over, I will go back to Bianjing and remove my armor from then on, and I will never ask about side affairs again."

Cai Jing said with a smile: "The foreign affairs are a little bit, but the internal affairs. In the future, the officials will have to rely more on the handsome."

Zhang Yue thought to himself that he really had no time to relax.

I am used to the rough days of the army, so I am not used to returning to Beijing suddenly.

……

An from Bianjing came to the door.

An official named Zheng Xia was imprisoned here.

At this moment, thousands of refugees gathered outside the city of Anshangmen, looking at the people with sunken eye sockets, and the babies waiting to be fed in the arms of women and children.

Zheng Xia witnessed all this.

In February, a large number of refugees gathered in Bianjing. At that time, the emperor issued an imperial decree. The recent refugees who went to the west of Beijing, if they passed through the capital, might not have enough food or starve to death, so they could help each other.

However, Zhongshu’s reply was that now that the capital is helping the victims, if the refugees from nearby counties know about it, more people will flock to the capital. Since the capital has no projects, it is impossible to use work as a substitute for relief.It would be better to let the refugees disperse to the local counties and counties, recruit the young and strong to serve as laborers, and give rations to the old and weak, women and children.

Although the imperial court also arranged for refugees to resettle in counties and counties, it was difficult to be comprehensive for a while, and Bianjing did not open warehouses for relief.

At the same time, there is another question, Bianjing itself has not arranged, how can the following counties seriously implement it?
Zheng Xia witnessed all this.

(End of this chapter)