The struggle of the reborn prince

Tong Guan was also helpless here, his plans were disrupted time and time again, he wanted to wait for Zhao Tun to fail before he would take care of the mess and preside over the peace talks, Cai You's ignorant idiot was just a decoration in his eyes, but It's a product used to top the tank, and it's up to me to make up my mind.As long as he plays well, in his opinion, even if Zhao Tuo loses a lot, he can still be called a great victory. After all, he still won Fengzhou and stopped Cha Ge's army. The prince also has to be at the mercy of himself, he is a good person up and down, leading the army to conquer Liao is just a matter of course.

When a person has selfishness, he will inevitably think before and after when doing things, worrying about gains and losses, so when Zhao Tuo repeatedly wrote in the name of the East Road Economic Strategy Department to send troops to Henan, taking advantage of the lack of troops in the rear of the Xixia Right Chamber Army Division, to attack You Tong Guan hesitated again when they took Lingzhou, Longzhou, and Hongzhou together.He knew that East Road borders Liao and Xia countries, and Liao and Xixia have always been on good terms. Zhao Tuo will not leave troops on guard, and the number of troops he can mobilize is limited. However, to carry out such a large military operation, at least [-] troops will be used. The above strength can only be asked of him, as long as he keeps calm, Zhao Tun's plan will definitely come to naught, so he ignored the opposition of the generals, expressed silence and ignored it.

But things always have surprises. Tong Guan never thought that without his help, Zhao Tunli would be able to mobilize only four generals and the archers of the imperial army by himself. , Cha Ge was beaten and fled, and he is still missing, and now he is raising troops to march eastward. It only took a few days to take all the land of the two states, and it seems that he will join forces in Xiazhou.He didn't dare to guarantee that he couldn't win Lingzhou, but sweeping Yan, Wei, and Yuzhou was just around the corner.

On the other hand, Tong Guan thought that although he had contributed to the pacification of Hehuang, the capture of Tong'an City, and the occupation of Hengshan, it was only a matter of years.Countless money and food were spent, hundreds of thousands of soldiers were lost, and this year they suffered a series of disastrous defeats. Liu Fa died in battle, Brother Cha disturbed the situation, and Jingxia City was almost lost.My limelight was completely overshadowed, and if things continued like this, I was afraid that I would no longer have the right to speak in the northwest, and it would be Zhao Tun who led the army to attack Liao.

Now it has evolved to this situation.On the one hand, Tong Guan urged Cai You to come quickly to pass the decree to promote the peace talks, and on the other hand, he also rushed to Yinzhou to write a letter to invite Zhao Tong to talk. eat.Give yourself some light on your face, so that you can have an explanation to the generals, but I didn't expect Zhao Tun to be as 'rude' and silent as he was before... But as soon as the matter was delayed, it was now a moment and a moment up.Tong Guan had no choice but to lower his figure to come to see him, even putting down his airs as a senior.Asking for an audience as a royal servant, now the posture is sufficient.But it is still unknown whether the family is willing to give alms, which makes the old eunuch still feel uneasy.Tong Guan also pushed himself to a dead end by doing so, so if he was rejected again, he would have no other choice but to turn his face, otherwise he would no longer be able to hang out in court!

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For Tong Guan's unexpected visit, Zhao Tun quickly calmed down. He doesn't have much hatred for this old boy now. The disgust for him mainly comes from the memory of his previous life. Through his observation, people like Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Gao Although these people are greedy for power and wealth, harming the country and the people, and doing a lot of bad things, they still did some useful things. It's not bad enough, at most it's sparing no effort to beat dissidents.Political struggles are normal!

But later on, Liang Shicheng, Wang Fu, Li Bangyan, Zhu Yu, Cai You and others newly introduced by his father, in addition to flattering and sycophanting, are disastrous to the country and the people. Wei.Hua Shigang existed in the early stage, but it wasn't until these newcomers came up that Hua Shigang started to become notorious in the world, and everyone was implicated, who made them even the initiators and recommenders!

In the early years, Tong Guan also had a kindness to Zhao Tun, and he was polite to him when he met several times after coming to Beijing, and he strongly recommended himself as the prince, so he cannot be regarded as an outsider.After arriving in the Northwest, Zhao Tong also wrote letters to Tong Guan as an official. There was no shortage of gifts for the three festivals, and he was very respectful. He never put on airs with him. , can be regarded as worthy of him.

Another Zhao Tun is not willing to fight with Tong Guan. After all, the two are in the same town in the northwest, and they will inevitably support and use each other. He knew very well that he was able to go to the northwest, except for a few boys in the court who wanted to wear small shoes for him, the main reason was that his father saw that Tong Guan was too powerful in the northwest, so he asked him to come to check him. Is a Northwest passerby.

The emperors of all dynasties in China generally regarded eunuchs as domestic slaves, thinking that they had lost their children and grandchildren, so they would not have political ambitions to seek power and usurp the throne, and at most they coveted some wealth.According to history, there is indeed no case of an eunuch becoming emperor in China, but once the goal of decentralization is achieved, his days in power in the northwest will come to an end, so Zhao Tuo will not rush to argue with Tong Guan for his own big plans.

However, this year's incidents have been repeated several times, but Zhao Tun was in a dilemma. After receiving Tong Guan's request for help, he immediately sent troops to help. Although he also had his own purpose of taking the opportunity to provoke a big war, he also helped him out of the siege and let him tide over the difficulties. .Later, Zhao Tong informed Tong Guan of his plan, and invited him several times to send troops to take Henan together, but Tong Guan made up his own plans and abandoned him. The first time he rescued him, he had repaid the old relationship. Since then, the two have not owed each other, and they have gone their separate ways.

"My lord is really a strong general with no weak soldiers under his command. These people are young enough to go into battle and lead the army. Their meritorious deeds on the battlefield are admirable to the old slaves, and they have no choice but to be old!" Zhao Tang asked the loyal generals stationed in Shizhou to say Seeing the salute, Tong Guan said with a sigh as he looked at the young faces.

"Hehe, the Taiwei is being modest, and this king has nothing to do. He has just arrived and has no soldiers or generals in his hands, so he can only let the servants in the mansion fill up the numbers. He might be a veteran who has been used to battles and battles, I'm so envious when I say it!" Zhao Tang waved his hand to let everyone go down, leaving only Jianxi, Wangfu and other small Huangmen to wait on him.

"You guys also go to taste the good wine of the prince, get close to those young generals, don't stay here anymore, will the prince still harm me?" Tong Guan saw that Zhao Tun was not at all guarded against him, and looked at the man standing behind him. The guards holding the knife handles felt that they were being overwhelmed, and waved them out, leaving only Xiao Huangmen who waited on them.

"Ji Xi, order the brothers in the fire army to kill cattle and sheep, and entertain the friendly army. Today, you can drink alcohol as an exception, so don't neglect!" Of course, Zhao Tang was not stingy, and ordered to treat him well.

"Taiwei, you have submitted a request to suspend the peace talks, so what's your opinion on the development of the war situation?" The two chatted a few words, and then continued the old one, Zhao Tang then changed the topic to his reason for coming.

"Your Majesty, I think that Brother Cha is now defeated, and Xixia's right wing has lost [-] soldiers. Although it is not to the point where there are no soldiers to send, it is still a serious loss of vitality. The border states are empty of troops. It will be in our best interest to resume the peace talks with Xixia before the reinforcements are dispatched from the front line, and we will occupy and consolidate the situation, strictly guard the narrow pass, and then restart the peace talks with Xixia!" Tong Guan cursed inwardly, and you yelled about the great victory in the Northwest from Hedong to Hebei, and then to the capital Well, that bastard Cai You has long since lost his mind, how dare he come to peace talks again, he has already asked for an order to play again, your father knows that you have won such a big victory, he will only think it is a small matter, how could he let go of this opportunity and rush to peace talks, I have no choice And that's all!

"The Taiwei is really clear about the matter, and his words hit the nail on the head. It would be a pity if we insist on peace talks at this time. If we can go to Lingzhou and talk about it when we are across the river from Xingzhou, we will reach an alliance under the city and force Xixia to submit. That's the best policy!" Zhao Tang nodded in agreement, but then sighed, "It's just that the soldiers in the east of the river are few and few, and they managed to gather 5 horses with all kinds of mobilization. If I go on, I'm afraid it will be difficult to hold on, I'm afraid the bamboo basket will be empty in the end, and I'm so worried that I can't sleep now!" How can Zhao Tun understand Tong Guan's psychology at this time, isn't he just trying to find fault and send troops to grab merit? I will give you another step to see if you are riding a donkey or a horse.

"That's right, now that the central government has decided to attack the Liao Dynasty, and only our Western Army can fight in the whole country. Once it is implemented, we must send troops from the northwest to Hebei. The central government is eager to negotiate peace with Xixia, so leave it to the prince There is not much time to implement the plan, and it needs to be resolved quickly. If the prince is in trouble, the officials are willing to help!" Hearing Zhao Tong's words, Tong Guan was secretly happy, knowing that what he asked for could be found, and seeing the ladder coming down Why don't you grab it quickly.

"Taiwei's righteousness, this king is endlessly grateful, but the movement of soldiers and horses is a big deal, and the Taiwei has to think twice!" Zhao Tuo clasped his fists in a 'grateful' manner, but sneered in his heart. Talking about business is so 'tactful', is it really easy to fool me when I'm small, now it's a seller's market, and I have to open the price!

"The prince has underestimated Tong. It has always been the long-cherished wish of the subordinate official to capture Xingling and the bandit chieftain. But after years of hard work, he failed to achieve his wish. Today, the prince does not dislike him. The old slave is willing to be driven, even if he is heartbroken!" When Tong Guan heard what Zhao Tun said, he seemed to refuse, and he didn't dare to put on airs anymore, wiped his face and threw it on the ground.

"Taiwei's words are serious, how dare this king, since we are willing to conspire together in a big matter, let's discuss it carefully!" Zhao Tun watched Tong Carry it out and bowed his head, knowing that he had already seized his life, but he didn't want to live in the northwest, but wanted to go north to conquer Liao , Immediately changed into a businessman's tone. . .