Song Dynasty

Chapter 52 The Way of Being an Official
"What?" Not only Liu Guangshi and Li Qiong, but also everyone else exclaimed.

The singing girl and musician who were sitting on it also listened attentively.

"Naturally." Wang De opened the box in his hand and slammed it down on the ground. A strong smell of ice flakes and musk permeated the air. A large strand of sea salt particles floated in the air, and a dehydrated black head was scattered all over the ground. roll.

That head opened its mouth wide, its eyes widened, revealing its snow-white teeth, as if unwilling to reconcile to its own failure, who else could it be if it wasn't Li Yu?
Li Yu was an old opponent of the Huaixi Army, everyone had photographed him several times on the battlefield, how could they not recognize him.

For a while, no one spoke, their eyes followed the head.

Li Yu's head rolled until it reached the singer's feet before stopping.

The singing girl suddenly yelled, threw away the pipa in her hand, and escaped tremblingly.

Three hundred Qingqi took Li Yu's head, how did the little-known Wang Shen do it.

You know, the Jinan Army has a strength of [-], and many ants kill elephants.Besides, he was not a good man, and the Huaixi Army had suffered under Li Yu's command a lot.

After a long time, Liu Guangshi murmured: "Wang Daosi, Wang Daosi, how did he do it?"

Wang De was already flushed with excitement, and shouted: "Shame, shame, we fought Li Yu for so many days, but we got nothing. Li Cheng and Wang Daosi put down Huaixi in two or three days. Taiwei I said before that it is not the best policy to stick to one's strength. The situation in Jianghuai has been corrupted to this point. If you use the power of thunder to cut through the mess, you will not be able to wait for merit. The dignified Huaixi army is not as good as Zhang Xiang's subordinates. Are you ashamed to be a diner riding across the river alone?"

He has always been straightforward, and he has offended many people on weekdays.

But this sentence reached everyone's heart, and everyone bowed their heads in embarrassment.

After the soldiers and horses of the left-behind division in Tokyo were infighting, defeated across the river, and the organizational system was chaotic, the Huaixi Army was the strongest and best equipped army in the Song Dynasty. It can be said that it is the most useful military force for Zhao Guanjia today.

However, with so many troops stationed north of the Yangtze River, they were eaten to death by Li Yu's bandit army.Liu Taiwei didn't seem to have any enterprising spirit, he hid in Chuzhou city all day long.When the bandit army came, they only ordered Li Qiong and Wang De to lead a small group of soldiers out of the camp and shoot them feignedly.

Serving as a soldier eats food, and being a soldier eats food, which is just a way of life, and it doesn't make sense to fight desperately with Li Yu's group of vicious people. Lieutenant Liu is kind and righteous to our brothers.Meeting such a boss is also a blessing for everyone.

However, blindly negative, good days are not long.As soon as he heard that the Jinan thieves had detoured to Tianchang, Liu Taiwei couldn't sit still any longer, and rushed over day and night with his troops.

Today, a mere Wang Shen leading 300 troops has made such a great contribution.After all, we are the soldiers of the Song Dynasty, and there is still a ray of blood from the Western Army in our bones. The two complement each other. If a hundred thousand Huaixi athletes are not as good as three hundred thief cavalry, wouldn't it become a laughing stock among the people of the world.

Seeing Li Yu's head beheaded by Wang Shen, everyone's psychology was very complicated. One was ashamed, the other was happy. After being suppressed by Li Yu for so long, today they finally vented the bad breath in their chests, and the third was curiosity. What kind of people is Si, who completely reversed the situation in the entire Jianghuai area as soon as he came.

Traveling thousands of miles, three hundred thousand broke one hundred thousand, even Chen Qingzhi in white back then was no more than that.

Wang De's words made people feel embarrassed, and Li Qiong frowned: "Wang Yecha, what are you talking about? Now, Li Cheng has been recruited, and the officials ordered him to be restrained by the Taiwei. My Huaixi Army. This great victory is all due to the Taiwei's strategizing, and it is all due to the hard work of our Huaixi Army."

Ordinarily, if it was normal, everyone should come forward to congratulate Li Qiong when he said this.But this battle obviously has nothing to do with the Huaixi Army, so it is really unjustifiable to take credit for others!

Everyone looked at each other, but no one spoke.

Wang Denong raised his eyebrows: "Li Guobao, you put money on yourself, but I, Wang De, can't afford to lose this person."

"Okay, okay, Zihua, don't be angry, what's wrong with your family." Liu Guangshi smiled generously: "All the merits of this battle belong to Li Cheng, and all to Wang Shen, so I will immediately write to the official's house and invite them Merit. You naturally know in your mind that if you are a man, you should get your fame right away. Now that Li Yu is in charge, one hundred thousand bandit troops are scattered across the Huaihe River, so we need to prevent them from causing chaos. You all step back and prepare, my Huaixi army will make a move. , the city that was lost in the past will also be recovered.”

He put on a face: "You have to fight the battle, and you have the credit. It depends on whether you can win it back. Don't let others compare it."

Only then did Wang De show a slight smile, and cupped his hands and said: "The Taiwei is right, this subordinate will go down and prepare for sending troops to Huaibei."

Everyone ran up, and the entire Huaixi Army was shrouded in the chilling atmosphere before the army's departure.

When everyone retreated, only Liu Guangshi and Li Qiong were left in the hall.

Liu Guangshi went to the case, picked up the pen, thought for a while, and quickly wrote in the notebook.

Li Qiong leaned over and took only one look, with anger in his eyes.

Liu Guangshi praised Wang Shen greatly in his playbook, saying that he was like the reincarnation of Sun Wu, an unparalleled scholar of the country.As for Li Cheng's recruitment and his achievements, I only mentioned it lightly.The Huaixi Army did not write a single word.

"How?" Liu Guangshi asked with a smile after finishing writing the memorial and affixing the seal of Jiangdong Xuanfu envoy.

Thinking of his nephew Yi Jie who died tragically at the hands of Wang Shen and Lu Can, Li Qiong felt a surge of hatred.If there is no accident, as soon as this booklet is sent up, at least one Chengxin Lang Wuxun with the surname Wang will get it, how can people be reconciled?

On the surface, he put on a heart-to-heart expression, and said in a low voice: "Uncle Ping, since you started your army, you first fought against Li Cheng in Henan Province, and then attacked Li Yu in Huaibei. There is already talk of a coaching change in the court, and your position is no longer stable."

"I heard that someone went up to the officials and asked Zhang Deyuan to cross the river to restrain the troops in the north of the river."

"After Prime Minister Zhang knew about the affairs of the Privy Council, he seemed to be very interested in military affairs. This performance may not be because he sent people to test the tone of the officials. And Wang Shen is his confidant. It may not be that he came to touch the rivers and rivers this time. For the details of the army, Zhang Xiang is planning for a rainy day, so prepare in advance!"

"If the merit of beheading Li Yu goes to Zhang Jun, it will be a matter of course for him to cross the river to preside over military affairs; if it goes to Uncle Ping, then Uncle Ping's position will be stable."

"Yes, Uncle Ping was able to protect Liu and Miao during the chaos, but Zhang Deyuan also had it, and his status was higher than yours, so we have to guard against it." Li Qiong was heartbroken when she said this: "Yes, I have to do it for you." Wang Shen asks for credit, but you can't say nothing about your credit, and our Huaixi Army's credit can't just be counted, otherwise, people will not accept it."

"So the National Treasure is worried about this!" Uncle Liu Ping chuckled, pointing at Li Qiong and said, "National Treasure, National Treasure, you are too worried. If I compete with Zhang, it will be troublesome."

Li Qiong Daqi: "I don't know."

Liu Guangshi said: "I ask you who Zhang Jun is. He has been a Jinshi, an editor of the Privy Council, and a censor. Now he is an officer of the Privy Council. He is the most useful person in the official family. He is the head of the court. Being a prime minister is also a matter of course. When I fight with him, I fight with the civil servants. I really annoy him, and if I say a word to the officials at will, my position is really unstable."

He sighed and said: "Those who have always been tabooed by the imperial court are those who lead soldiers. No matter how great your achievements and status are, can you still compare to Di Qing? In the eyes of civil servants, as long as we have soldiers in our hands , is the feudal town. National treasure, let me ask you, how should we warriors be officials?"

Li Qiong: "Also ask for advice."

Liu Guangshi smiled and said: "First of all, stay away from power and court party struggles, that is to say, stay away from civil officials. No matter whether someone is a privy envoy or a prime minister, you only have officials in your eyes. Remember, there is only one head of the Song Dynasty. , That's Your Majesty. You can't get close to anyone who treats you well, and you have to fight with anyone who doesn't get along with you. Literati, they just don't like others. Don't think that Zhang Deyuan's scenery is the same for a while, you can't guarantee it There must be high officials in the court who don't like him. If we compete with him, other high officials will come to win over him, and then we will be on the road of no return. This kind of party struggle, you and I can just watch it. Don't interfere."

"Secondly, you have to know how to give credit and power. In fact, it doesn't matter how much the credit is. The important thing is that the officials trust you. I don't take credit for this battle, but the officials have an account in their hearts. As long as the officials trust me Then nothing will happen?"

Speaking of this, Liu Guangshi became excited and said proudly: "National treasure, I have suffered so many defeats in the past few years, but the officials still trust me, and they don't even have the slightest intention to blame me. The reason is very simple. Your Majesty knows that I This man is not good at fighting. If he is replaced by someone who can fight well, if he has two hearts, will the officials trust him to hand over so many troops and such a large territory? So, the more defeats a certain suffers, the more trust he gets. The more. Because the officials know that as long as he wants, he can replace someone at any time, and there will be no future troubles."

"Zhang Deyuan wants military merit, so give it to him. He is a civil servant, and he is one step away from entering the political affairs hall to govern the world. What do you need so much credit for? The greater his prestige in the army, the greater the voice of the government and the public, the hope of leading troops across the river The more slim it is."

Although Li Qiong had vaguely thought about how to become an official in the past, how could he think so deeply.Suddenly, the hair on the back stood up: "Uncle Ping's words really pushed through the clouds and mists to see the blue sky."

Liu Guangshi laughed and called out, "Come here."

A staff member walked in.

Liu Guangshi handed over the memorial and said: "Immediately deliver this memorial and Li Yu's head to the official's house in a hurry. The words written in front of the imperial court are not allowed to enter the store. I hope the official family can see it in the morning of the day after tomorrow."

Urgent delivery was the fastest method of communication for the Song Dynasty army, and it could travel five hundred miles a day without changing horses.There is a wooden sign hanging on the courier's waist, and on it is written in gold lacquer the eight characters "The characters in front of the imperial court are not allowed to enter the shop".

Coming out of Liu Guangshi's Xingyuan, the rain on the top of his head became lighter, and the sky above his head also opened up.If there is no accident, the autumn rain that lasted for many days will also end.

Li Qiong's face turned cold suddenly, wouldn't Uncle Liu Ping's behavior be like a promise to Wang Shen of this great achievement?

Co-author of the Huaixi Army's [-] soldiers who have struggled against the bandit army in Huaibei for the past six months, despite the reputation of being passive and avoiding war, finally fulfilled this kid?

Where should Yi Jie's life be reported?
Li Qiong is an old man of the Western Army. Apart from his character, there is still a soldier's aggressiveness in his heart.

"Uncle Liu Ping is such a man and an official. If someone imitates him, he will be suffocated to death sooner or later. In the Song Dynasty, there must be something wrong with this official family. Otherwise, why did the Jingkang country suffer in the past?"

"The Song Dynasty was so big, with flowers blooming brocades, fire cooking oil, rich and prosperous. For example, a gorgeous high-rise building, how can it collapse when it collapses?"

Li Qiong frowned: "No, man, it shouldn't be like this. The official family is a fart. Losing Tokyo and Kaifeng, the Zhao family has lost their reputation. The son of heaven... Bike..."

A strange thought came to his mind, which immediately made the Huaixi army grandma break out in cold sweat.

(End of this chapter)