Changfeng Thousands of Miles End Han Song

Chapter 307 Being a King and a Minister 【Subscription】

It's April, the mountains are full of flowers, the weather is warm and the sky is bright, it's the season of beauties.The beautiful scenery of early summer is reflected in the beautiful scenery of early summer in the city of Tokyo. Pedestrians are like rain, merchants are like weaving, and cargo ships are like a shuttle. It is a piece of opulence and luxury.

At the end of the morning, Tong Guan, who had just returned to Tokyo from the northwest, received an urgent announcement that he would immediately enter the palace to wait for His Majesty to see him.Tong Guan didn't dare to delay, and immediately got up and went to the palace.

In the past year, at the age of sixty, he has quietly ushered in the pinnacle of his life. As an eunuch, he led the affairs of the Privy Council. Lu Jing slightly comforted the envoy, this is simply a miracle.Zhao Ji trusted him too much.The entire Western Army was entrusted to him.In order to repay Zhao Ji's kindness, Tong Guan sent Xihe Jinglue to send Liu Fajiang 15 troops out of Huangzhou, and Qin Fengjinglue sent Liu Zhongwu's [-] soldiers out of Huizhou. road solidarity.The Song army and the Xia Youxiang army fought against the ancient bone dragon, and they were defeated. They beheaded thousands of levels and returned.Such a victory made him feel very disgraceful, but later Liu Zhongwu joined forces with Jingyuan, Yanyan, Huanqing, and Qin Feng to attack Zangdihe City in Xixia, but they were defeated and suffered heavy losses. The army was wiped out, which made him lose face.It's just that Liu Zhongwu is very knowledgeable. In order to hide his crimes, he bribed Tong Guan heavily, and Gao Qiu in Tokyo city checked and filled in the gaps for him, so the court didn't hear about it.Although the Western Xia soldiers took the opportunity to plunder Xiaoguan and left, but the ones who were lost were all ordinary people, and they had nothing to do with these dignitaries.

It's just that Tong Guan held his breath, and wanted to compete with the Xixia people again in the coming year.In February of this year, Song Xia fought again in Hehuang. Liu Fa led more than [-] troops to capture Renduo Spring City in Xixia, beheaded thousands of people, and built Zhenwu City along the mountains and rivers as a fortress.The Xixia people were unwilling to give in. The Zhenwucheng was like a wedge driven into the central and western part of the Xixia territory. It formed a pincer-shaped attack on Xixia with the Song army in northern Shaanxi and Longyou directions, seriously threatening the flank security of Xixia. Therefore, Xixia Want to concentrate heavy troops to launch a counterattack.

But Tong Guan saw that the bitter cold season was over, the main force of the Western Army, three to two million soldiers, after a winter of nurturing, their morale was boosted and their lungs filled with energy.Therefore, Tong Guan turned around the city of Tokyo once, first of all, he flattered Zhao Ji, and enshrined some treasures, such as a few good horses from the Western Regions, and that rare piece of suet white jade from Khotan , Zhao Ji is addicted to jade, and now this piece of precious jade with a radius of more than one foot can make him overjoyed.

Tong Guan has served Zhao Ji for many years, how could he not know what kind of character he is?

If he wants to fight Xixia, he must first appease the rear, not only to curry favor with the emperor, the concubine in the harem, and the elders in the Longevity Mountain, he must do everything.Otherwise, there is a war ahead.Suddenly came a decree to stop the war and stop the soldiers, which is called Tong Guanzuo.Can he still be as disrespectful as before?

At one time and another, at that time Tong Guan was just a rookie in the army, but now he is the pillar of the country commanding hundreds of thousands of elites in the Song Dynasty. If you ask him to go against his will again, Zhao Ji turns his head and walks away. Can cut him to death.

And the second, that is enough money and food.He needs to communicate well with Cai Jing, Liang Shicheng, and Yang Jian, and the country cannot hold him back.He has withdrawn from the outside world for all the important affairs of the court, and what he wants is to "conquer the battlefield". If they are not satisfied with this, they will force him to cultivate cronies in the court and intervene in martial arts.

It's just that just after he landed in Tokyo City, the officials came to summon him, which is rare.Although he was originally a servant, he has served the current officials for many years, and the officials have long regarded him as a confidant - the whole body is the same, there is no difference.But now he is an important minister of the country after all, Zhao Ji also pays attention to saving face for him, and treats him as an important minister of the court.It is no longer like in the past, many officials do some errands.Therefore, Tong Guan's face was solemn, this kind of sudden summons probably meant that something important had happened.

The little eunuch on duty saw Tong Guan being brought in from a distance, and greeted him with a flattering attitude like a pug. He was overjoyed to receive a kind word from Tong Guan.Gently open the bead curtain and let the child in. A light but long fragrance erupts from the beast furnace and fills the entire hall.Through this dense screen, Tong Guan could clearly see that in the huge hall, apart from the official himself in Taoist attire, there were only two palace ladies waiting on the side of the imperial case from a distance, which seemed extremely empty.

The little inner eunuch led Tong Guan to the front of the imperial court, and sang in a low voice: "Tong Guan has arrived!" At this time, Zhao Ji was still leaning over the imperial case, splashing ink, and was drafting an edict. He didn't pick up his head, but moved slightly The chin means "Got it".

Tong Guan didn't feel embarrassed at all, Zhao Ji treated him like a pillar of the country, which was enough when he was an outsider, now it's the intimate time between the two of them, they should act like "one of our own".At this time, if Zhao Ji was still polite to him, he would be terrified.

A blue Taoist robe fits Zhao Ji very well. Is he a Taoist emperor? How can he not be worthy of a Taoist robe?And as a world-class calligrapher, great painter, and top-notch romantic talent, Zhao Ji is really chic and unrestrained, and his temperament matches this Taoist robe.But the gloomy expression on his face just destroyed this perfection and harmony.Affected by this expression, Zhao Ji is no longer chic, but rather sluggish, troubled, and sad.Even for a long time, he seemed to have forgotten the existence of Tong Guan by his side.

Tong Guan was not in a hurry, just stood aside quietly, always respectful.

How long has it been?There is always a quarter of an hour.Zhao Ji had put down the pen in his hand a long time ago, "Does the Taoist know that the second year of high school is gone..." The great painter really felt a little sad.Even cats and dogs who have been raised for decades still have feelings, let alone people?When he just received the urgent report, Zhao Ji was so angry that he just wanted to catch Lu Qian and Lin Chong immediately and chop them into minced meat.

This is not only to commemorate Gao Lian, the good dog he raised, but also to commemorate the [-] soldiers lost in this battle, and commemorate the imperial dignity he lost.

The 20-strong army conquered the bandits, but they ended up in such a state that everyone in the world would laugh at it. Where is the court's majesty?This is the great shame and humiliation of the emperor.

If Gao Qiu's death only made him angry +1, the current Zhao Ji would be angry +10.Such a face-saving person like Emperor Human Daojun, but now he has lost such an adult, he is ashamed to go to court to meet foreign ministers.

So, even though he seems to be smiling very relaxed and smiling now, his voice is more intimate and family-like.But Tong Guan has already gathered all his energy in his bones, even the shock of Gao Qiuzhi's death was temporarily suppressed by him.

"After last year's farewell, Taiwei Gong's appearance is still vivid in his memory, but he doesn't want to realize that he has passed away. He is really jealous of talents." Tong Guan said pretentiously, tears seemed to come out. "I just don't know what happened to the army of begging thieves?" Tong Guan really didn't receive the letter, and he cursed Cheng Wanli in his heart.

"More than half of the country's 20 heavy troops have been lost, and many veterans have spilled their blood on the battlefield..." Zhao Ji now only knows the situation of the West Route Army. He still doesn't know what the South Route Army looks like, but he also has a guess in his heart—bad The chances of being safe are far better than being safe.Wouldn't such an army lose more than half?
Even if he knew nothing about military affairs, he would know that Lu Qian would take advantage of the victory to attack the Northwest, North and East Route Army.The losses of the imperial court are not limited to the current ones.

A look of disdain appeared on Tong Guan's face. An army of 20 people was fighting against a nest of bandits, and it ended up like this.Gao Qiu is really a fool.But he lowered his head so tightly that Zhao Ji couldn't see his expression.

"There are such strong thieves on the side of the capital, it's the fault of this minister." Tong Guan knelt down neatly, took off his official hat and put it on the ground, his head was pressed tightly against the ground, his buttocks were raised high, and the whole person's posture was that as humble.

"Lieutenant Gao is a man of great authority, generous and philanthropic. He has been in charge of the palace for several years, and he has respected his talents and respected himself. All the ministers respected him. Unexpectedly, he broke his wings on a swarm of water bandits in the Bo District of Liangshan, causing great loss to the country. Zhushi..." How many years has Tong Guan been an eunuch?This singing, reciting, and beating doesn't just come when you say it.Zhao Ji couldn't bear to ask him to kneel on the ground after all his pretentious behavior.

"The Qing family, get up. You have been in the frontier army for many years, what does this military and political error have to do with you?" Zhao Ji's soft voice made Tong Guan finally heave a sigh of relief.

"The first time I led an army in the second year of high school, I held a large army beside me. I was light and unprepared. Being in the front army, even though there were 20 people, it was just like walking alone. So the mainland thieves came out in full force and marched directly to make peace. Cai Zhen, succeeded with one blow. The [-]-strong army was left without a leader, and the country suffered the loss of a good minister, leading to a complete defeat..."

Zhao Ji is still looking for excuses for Gao Qiu's defeat, Tong Guan continues to despise the second year of high school in his heart, and continues to flatter on the surface following the words of the Taoist emperor. "This Lieutenant Gao is very heroic, fierce and powerful..." Anyway, there are many words to praise him from his staff, so just select a few and put them on Gao Lian's body.

He used to fight like a child, but he never went to the front line in person.

"How do you think you can deal with the current situation?" Gao Qiu's main force has been defeated. Jingdong and Hebei can no longer threaten Lu Qian's army. If the Lu thieves have lost their minds, they will definitely take this opportunity to attack the city and seize territory in the future, causing unrest in the mountains and rivers. .In order to keep the Central Plains safe, Zhao Ji can only pin his hopes on the Western Army.

Tong Guan heard Zhao Ji's implication, but was taken aback. He was glad that he had not had time to call the Western Army to attack Xixia wantonly, otherwise he would be sitting on fire.

"The minister is in charge of the military in the northwest, and he has no time to focus on the inside. I dare to ask Your Majesty, who are the leaders of the other troops."

Liu Zhen, Zhang Kai, Ma Zheng and Zhao Ji gave their names one by one.

To Tong Guan, he is no stranger.That Zhang Kai was an influential figure of the older generation, a hero of Hehuang when the first emperor opened the frontier, but Liu Zhen and Ma Zheng were also figures from the Western Army.

"Where does Qing know Ma Zheng?" Liu Zhen is the commander of the Tiger Wing Army, and Zhang Kai is a member of Shijiedu. It's not unusual for Tong Guan to recognize them, but Ma Zheng is far away, right?
"Reporting to the official family, Ma Zheng is also an old man of the Western Army. He originally served in the Xihe Army. Five years ago, when he was transferred to Dengzhou Bing Ma Qian's post, I naturally heard his name."

Hearing this, Zhao Ji laughed happily and said, "It's so coincidental that I entrust the matter of exterminating Liangshan bandits to Qing's family. This Ma family is a hero who lived in the west and defended the territory for the imperial court. His father, son, grandson, and grandson died in the affairs of the king. There are four people. The Qing family can bestow important responsibilities."

Tong Guan hurriedly expressed his fear, because when he was authorized as the ambassador to fight against thieves, the emperor had not taken off any of the original official hats on his head.Zhao Ji waved his hand and said it was okay.

"Gao Qing was martyred, and the only ones I can trust with the country's military are the Qing family. If you go to Jingdong, you can do it cheaply. I only want the bandits in Liangshanpo to rush to Huainan, so that the two will not merge after the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River. There are difficulties in this world..." Zhao Ji was like a slow old woman, vomiting things out little by little.Just like the Manichaeism in Jiangnan...

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