Fenghou

Chapter 376
It is now late January and it is early spring. Although it is still cold at night, the weather is still relatively warm under the sun during the day.

In Ganquan Fort, almost all the roofs are covered with briquettes and briquettes, which is very spectacular. Looking down from the sky, it is a black mass.

A small amount of honeycomb has been dried, and the women are eager to use it. It is too painful to light the stove every morning. Of course, they are very happy to have the honeycomb overnight.

Smart craftsmen improved Chen Qing's formula and divided it into two types: ignited briquette and ordinary briquette. Only ignited briquette is mixed with sulfur and a small amount of nitrate powder, and ordinary briquette is not used, which can greatly reduce the cost.

Zhao Qiaoyun is also lighting the stove. Chen Qing personally helped her make her briquettes, which is better than others.

A group of women standing beside her were watching her light the fire, holding their breath one by one.

Zhao Qiaoyun squatted next to the stove, carefully wrapped a fire cloth around the iron chisel several times, lit it with flint, and slowly inserted the burning fire cloth into the hole in the middle of the briquette, surrounded by sulfur powder and nitrate powder At most, sure enough, the tunnel burned quickly, and the coal powder was also ignited.

The women around clapped their hands with joy, it was so easy.

A rare smile also appeared on Zhao Qiaoyun's face. She quickly picked up the ignited briquettes with tongs and carefully placed them in the stove, but this is ignited briquettes, which will burn out quickly, and a piece of ordinary briquettes must be placed on top, or briquettes Can.

The honeycombs are made by soldiers, but the briquettes are made by women.

"What if it burns out?" asked a woman.

Someone next to her gave her a look, "You are stupid! Didn't the instructor say that? Just use the tongs to take it out after burning, and it won't fall apart."

"But there is still a piece of burning briquette on it!"

"Hey! If you say you are stupid, you are stupid. Just take out the burning briquettes, put them aside first, and put them back later, isn't it all right? How simple!"

The women ran to light their own stoves one after another, and someone laughed and said, "Bian Chunshui, let someone light your stove! He must be worried that he won't be able to find a chance to serve you!"

All the girls laughed together. Bian Chunshui was a relatively plump young woman. Her face was flushed, but her eyes were not angry. There was even a hint of joy in her eyes. She quickly ran to the back with the stove.

Zhao Qiaoyun was squatting by the stove, looking at the kettle with her chin resting, and there was a rippling in her heart.

Lin'an, Yushufang, the two battle reports of Chen Qing and Wu Jie, and the report of the Xuanfu Department of Sichuan and Shanxi have all been placed on the imperial case of the official Zhao Gou. The three reports are about the same thing, but there are two different ones. The conclusion aroused intense debate in the court.

Chen Qing's military report only explained the detailed process of his battle, including the annihilation of [-] Xie Congjun troops, the killing of Zhang Zhongfu, a former Song general who surrendered to the Kingdom of Jin, and the capture of a group of Jurchen family members. He didn't say that Yan Wushu's withdrawal was due to him, because when Jin Bing withdrew, he had already left Fengxiang.

This is a more pragmatic battle report, including the marching route, the process of annihilating the enemy, personal casualties, and food and grass preparations, etc. It is very detailed and it is difficult to find fault.

The meaning of Chen Qing writing this battle report to the court is to say, I have already done the work, and reward you to figure it out!
What caused the controversy was Wu Jie's battle report and the report of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Commissioner. Of course, the Sichuan-Shanxi Xuanfu Commissioner's report was actually Zhu Shengfei's report.

Wu Jie strongly praised Chen Qing's contribution in the battle report. He believed that Wanyan Wushu's withdrawal was entirely due to Chen Qing's contribution, and Wu Jie naturally did not forget the contribution of his own soldiers. Thousands of people were killed and thousands of defenders were killed and wounded, and Jianmenguan has always stood firm. '

However, the report of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Propaganda Commissioner denied Chen Qing's contribution, and also denied the hard work of Wu Jie's army against the enemy. Pen and ink describe how they organized the people to retreat, how they fortified the walls and cleared the wilderness in Hanzhong, which resulted in the Jin soldiers searching for food in Hanzhong to no avail, the army lacked food, coupled with the cold winter, the Jin soldiers were not adapted to the climate, and the Wanyan Wushu was not prepared enough, etc. had to withdraw.

In the imperial study room, Zhang Jun unceremoniously reprimanded Zhu Shengfei for being shameless and shameless. As the Xuanfu envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi, he fled to Chengdu first. , is simply shameless.

"Your Majesty, here are the facts. Chen Qing threatened the safety of the Jin Bing's lair, and Wu Jie led his army to fight against the enemy hard. This is the root cause of the Jin Bing's retreat. However, Zhu Shengfei turned black and white and said that the Jin Bing's withdrawal was his fault." The meritorious service makes the world ridicule, is such a person suitable to be the Sichuan-Shanxi Xuanfu envoy?"

Zhang Jun seemed to be pleading for credit for Chen Qing and Wu Jie, but everyone understood that he was actually attacking Zhu Shengfei.

Zhao Gou glanced at Qin Hui beside him, and asked, "What do you think, Mr. Qin?"

Qin Hui is not as stupid as Zhu Shengfei. To deny Chen Qing's contribution now is to deny the emperor's decision?

He said calmly: "Chen Qing's plan to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao was approved by His Majesty, and it is also the result of His Majesty's order to support along the way. Without His Majesty's support, Chen Qing would not have been able to go to Guanzhong as the governor of Yuezhou.

Therefore, Weichen believes that His Majesty is the commander in chief who won the victory, and Chen Qing is the master general who realizes His Majesty's strategy. The master plan is good and the master implements it effectively, so this plan is a success. "

Qin Hui's shameless flattery made Zhang Jun and Zhao Ding almost throw up, but Li Hui secretly admired Qin Hui's ability to speak, and gave credit to the emperor at critical moments.

However, it was rare for Qin Hui not to support Zhu Shengfei this time, so Zhang Jun and Zhao Ding remained silent.

Although Qin Hui's flattery was a bit too straightforward, Zhao Gou felt very comfortable in his heart. At least Qin Hui was right in one point. Chen Qing was just a general. Who was the coach above him?Of course it was me, the name of this plan was drawn up by myself, it was called "The Strategy of Attacking Fengxiang and Saving Hanzhong," and I made several secret decrees for this, asking Li Gang to fully support Chen Qing's journey to the north.

This success was not only Chen Qing's sneak attack on Fengxiang, but also his own strategizing and decisive victory.

Zhao Gou simply wanted to add an official to himself.

Zhao Gou put Zhu Shengfei's report aside and asked, "Let's talk about it! How to reward the aftermath?"

Zhao Ding, who had been silent all this time, said, "Your Majesty, the facts have proved that it is more suitable for Chen Qing to stay in the northwest. I suggest that Chen Qing sit in Xihe and restrain the Jin soldiers from the outside, so as to ensure that Hanzhong and Bashu are not lost!"

"What's the attitude of the Privy Council?" Zhao Gou asked Li Hui with a smile.

Li Hui is a well-known centrist who specializes in being a good old man. He already knows it well. The emperor sent Chen Qing to sneak attack on Fengxiang.
Besides, he had a very good personal impression of Chen Qing, and Chen Qing even gave him a set of Ru kiln cups and pots, which he had to repay.

"Your Majesty, the Privy Council agrees to allow Chen Qing to sit on Xihe Road."

Zhang Jun also said: "Mr. Zhao's words are very reasonable. Chen Qing is flexible and good at dispatching surprise troops. Generals such as Wu Jie, Wang Yan, and Liu Ziyu have always agreed that he is suitable for fighting on the periphery to contain the golden soldiers. The minister also agrees to let him go." He sits on Xihe Road, and besides, I have drawn up a plan, Your Majesty please have a look."

After speaking, Zhang Jun took out a memorial and presented it to Zhao Gou. At the top was the discussion result of Zhizheng Hall, which was actually the result of the vote. Zhang Jun and Zhao Ding agreed, Qin Hui opposed, and Li Hui abstained.

Zhao Gou glanced at it and said with a smile: "Let me take a closer look first! It's getting late, everyone can go back."

Everyone stood up and said goodbye, Qin Hui didn't even go back to the court room, so he hurried back to the mansion, he was in a hurry to find his wife, Mrs. Wang.

(End of this chapter)