Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 674
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As soon as Wu Ge arrived at the gate of the palace, he ran into his old friend Fan Qiong.

From a long distance, Wu Ge could tell that Fan Qiong was very proud today, and it would not be an exaggeration to describe it as "proud in the spring breeze".

From this, it is not difficult for Wu Ge to infer that Fan Qiong must have been highly valued and rewarded by Li Yan.

This made Wu Ge, who was loyal to Zhao Song, secretly hate him!
Wu Ge could think with his heels that the reason why Fan Qiong was reused by Li Yan was that Fan Qiong gave Li Yan the daughter of Zhao's royal family and clan.

In other words, it was because of Fan Qiong that Zhao Song's concubine was humiliated.

How can Wu Ge not hate Fan Qiong?

Just as Wu Ge saw Fan Qiong, Fan Qiong also saw Wu Ge.

As soon as he went out in the morning, he heard that Li Yan visited Fan Qiong, who was all the concubines of Zhao Song, last night, and he was in a particularly good mood.

Previously, what Fan Qiong was most afraid of was that Li Yan shook hands with the remnants of Zhao Song to make peace.

Because in that case, Fan Qiong would probably be sacrificed by Li Yan.

Now, Li Yan tells everyone with practical actions: I, Li Yan, will never make peace with Zhao Song!

In this way, Fan Qiong was completely relieved, and everything he had done before was overturned.

Not only that, because he offered the daughter of Zhao Song's royal family and the daughter of the clan, he Fan Qiong also made great contributions and became the absolute confidant of the new emperor.

For Fan Qiong, this is definitely the best result.

Therefore, even though Wu Ge was not pleasing to the eyes, Fan Qiong still took the initiative to say hello, saying: "Hey, this is not Wu Xuanzan, what's the use of coming to the palace?"

Wu Ge said coldly: "Don't dare to be, the country is gone, so how can you praise Sheren!"

Fan Qiong was in a really good mood today, so Fan Qiong was not angry at all when faced with Wu Ge's obviously barbed words.

Fan Qiong said with a smile: "Wu Xuanzan, don't worry, the country will not be without land. The new official will take the throne in two days, and a powerful country that spans the four seas and far surpasses the Han and Tang Dynasties will soon be born."

Wu Ge said: "General Fan has too much confidence in the new dynasty, right?"

Fan Qiong said: "Now the nine barbarians have been recovered by the new official family, the six barbarians have been completely controlled by the new official family, Badi and Qirong are all defeated by the new official family, and the new official family has entered the Central Plains again. Sooner or later, all the world will be the territory of the new official family."

Fan Qiong's words were not so watery.

If the Nine Barbarians in the east were all taken back by Li Yan, it would be considered reliable—even if they almost missed the homeland of the Jurchen, compared with the vast territory that Li Yan had conquered, it would be negligible.

Nearly half of the six barbarians in the south are in Li Yan's hands, and the rest are also under planning. Fan Qiong said that they are all under Li Yan's control, which is barely reasonable.

It is a bit too watery to say that Li Yan completely defeated Badi in the north and Qirong in the west-yes, the Liangshan army had defeated the Mongolian allied forces, the Xixia army, and the Jin army, but those few battles failed. The tribes of Mongolia, Xixia, and Jin were hurt, so I am afraid that it will be a long-term war against Badi in the north and Qirong in the west. Li Yan can't even guarantee whether he can completely solve it in his lifetime. Badi in the north and Qirong in the west.

The greater moisture is still in the Central Plains.

The Central Plains area has a vast territory. Counting only the territory of Zhao and Song Dynasties, there are still 25 roads (including Yanshanfu, Yunzhongfu [-]nd Road), and Li Yan now only occupies Jingdong, Jingxi, and Gyeonggi (incomplete) , Hainan Fourth Road, not even a fraction.

So now it is said that the new dynasty built by Li Yan will be on par with the Han and Tang Dynasties, covering all corners of the world. This is not water at all, but jellyfish.

But in the face of Fan Qiong's watery words, Wu Ge did not refute, but chose to remain silent.

Why?

Because Wu Ge also believed that Li Yan might be comparable to Emperor Qin, Han Wu, Tang Zong and Song Zu.

Not to mention, during the Han and Tang Dynasties, China failed to fully recover Goryeo, let alone Japan, and during the Han and Tang Dynasties, China failed to get involved in the Indochina Peninsula, let alone the Xitian region.

But Li Yan has already done all of these at this stage.

As a general, Wu Ge admired Li Yan's achievements from the bottom of his heart.

However, as a courtier of Zhao Song Dynasty and the seventh grandson of Wu Tingzuo, an honored minister of the early Song Dynasty, Wu Ge really couldn't accept the fact that Song Dynasty died like this.

After a while, Wu Gecai said again: "General Fan has made many contributions to the new dynasty. I don't know how the King of Liaodong rewarded General Fan?"

Fan Qiong said with a smile: "The rewards from the official family are too many. First of all, the official family rewarded me with Fan Na's house."

This alone made Wu Ge feel different!

Before, including now, Fan Na was a Xuanfu envoy, an important minister in the Song Dynasty, and his home was a rare mansion in Tokyo, which was rewarded by Zhao Huan to encourage Fan Na to be loyal to the country. Therefore, the house Definitely a mansion.

That's all.

The point is, Fan Na still has [-] to [-] troops.

More importantly, Fan Na has always been in harmony with Zhao Gou's Grand Marshal's Mansion, supporting his own self-respect.

Moreover, Fan Na once disobeyed Zhao Huan's imperial order, instead of coming to Tokyo to serve the king, but fled to Nanjing Yingtian Mansion with his troops to wait and see.

Having said so much, what I really want to say is that Fanner is someone who can be won over.

But Li Yan took Fan Na's house and gave it to Fan Qiong.

Wu Ge couldn't help thinking: "Does the King of Liaodong know nothing about politics, or does he disdain to recruit a villain like Fan Na?"

Soon, Wu Ge denied the former, "It is impossible for the king of Liaodong to be ignorant of politics from a water bandit to today, and that is because he disdains to recruit a villain like Fan Na... that's right, such a weakling People, what is the use of recruiting? Give me five thousand elite soldiers, and I will be able to wipe out the mob in his hands..."

Fan Qiong continued to show off: "Ten real pearls, ten beautiful jade...ten beauties."

After listening to Fan Qiong's long list of rewards, Wu Ge finally understood why Fan Qiong was so stinky, because Fan Qiong really won a big reward.

But Wu Ge ignored these rewards, but said: "I don't know what position General Fan got?"

Fan Qiong smiled brighter, and said: "The officials allowed me to choose one of the positions of the deputy capital commander in front of the palace and the deputy governor of the state capital."

For the military generals of the Song Dynasty, it was really difficult to think of high-ranking officials. The first and second ranks were basically the limit, and the third and fourth ranks were definitely high-ranking officials.

And Fan Qiong can choose between the fourth-rank Beijing military officer and the third-rank local deputy Jiedushi, which is also a great reward.

but--

After Wu Ge listened, he laughed "haha" and said, "Congratulations to General Fan. Before he reaches the age of forty, he will be able to provide for the elderly and eat the imperial rations until he dies."

Fan Qiong always smiled at Wu Ge's cynicism.

It wasn't until Wu Ge found out that Fan Qiong was watching his jokes that he put away his smile and said, "Isn't Wu right? Isn't this second job a job for the elderly?"

Fan Qiong smiled and said: "Wu Xuanzan is right. These two positions are indeed for the elderly. However, I forgot to tell Wu Xuanzan that the officials gave me a choice. This choice is to give me [-] elite soldiers. , Let me form a new army and serve as the commander of that army."

Hearing Fan Qiong mention the third choice, Wu Ge's face sank!
In the military officer system of the Song Dynasty, the military command was not established permanently, only temporarily during wartime, and generally it was handed over to civil servants, not military officers. On the road, it can be said that it is difficult and difficult.

Take Wu Ge as an example. Wu Ge went to the Western Army to practice for many years, and he was aggressive in everything. Now he is just a martial arts doctor and a member of Xuanzan Sheren (Zheng Qipin).

Moreover, under the control of the Song Dynasty, under normal circumstances, only 500 troops can be led, and those who can lead 1 horses are already considered to be in control, at least they can be considered to be in charge of the deputy capital.

Therefore, after hearing from Fan Qiong that he could get the post of ruler and lead [-] elites, Wu Ge was finally completely sure that Fan Qiong was really successful, and then he was envious, jealous, and hated the injustice of God for letting Fan Qiong be like this. The villain on the wall is successful!

After seeing the change in Wu Ge's face, Fan Qiong intentionally angered Wu Ge, and said, "Originally, I planned to choose one of the positions of deputy capital commander in front of the palace and deputy governor of the state capital. Let me remind you, I have made up my mind, I will choose to lead the new army, now I am surrounded by enemies, this is the opportunity for me to make great achievements as a warrior, I will lead the army to kill the enemy on the battlefield, show the prestige of my Han people, glorify my ancestors, and seal my wife and son! "

What Fan Qiong said was exactly what Wu Ge desired most in his life.

Therefore, Wu Ge couldn't listen any longer, then he flicked his sleeves fiercely, and walked towards the palace without looking back.

When Fan Qiong saw this, let alone how happy he was, he shouted from behind: "Wu Xuanzan, wait for Ben Tongzhi, Ben Tongzhi will go to see the officials with you."

After speaking, Fan Qiong followed Wu Ge's footsteps with a smile on his face...

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(End of this chapter)