Physician of the Song Dynasty: Zhang Kai and Li Qingzhao have a private life-long contract

"Great victory in Qingtang!"

When Fan Zheng and the others heard this, their blood boiled with excitement!

The Song Dynasty has been repeatedly defeated in foreign wars. Not to mention the Liao Kingdom and Xixia, even the surrounding small countries want to step on the Song Dynasty. Qingtang is the biggest white-eyed wolf.

Now the Song Dynasty not only occupied Qingtang City, but also wiped out the entire Qingtang army. The Song Dynasty finally destroyed a country and regained its national prestige.

"The Great Song Dynasty is mighty!"

In Kaifeng City, everyone cheered.

Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the country has been on the defensive. Qingtang has been the first country to be destroyed since the Song Dynasty unified the world. How can the people of Kaifeng not be proud and proud?

"Zhong Pu has cracked the air plague!"

Fan Zheng and Su Dun looked at each other and understood.

Sure enough, when Fan Zheng returned to the court, more detailed military reports came over.

"Reporting to the officials, Ali Gu deliberately lured the Song army to the hinterland of Tubo in an attempt to use air plague to defeat the Song army! General Zhongpu used his plan to lure Ali Gu into a decisive battle!"

"Our soldiers took Rhodiola rosea and took turns adapting to the air epidemic in the highlands many times. Taking advantage of their unpreparedness, they defeated the Qingtang coalition forces in the first battle. The entire Aligu army was wiped out, and our army captured countless cattle and sheep."

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In Chui Gong Hall, Zeng Bu reported excitedly.

Although there were only a few words in the military report, everyone knew how much preparation the Song Dynasty had made for this battle.

"it is good!"

Zhao Xu stood up in response to the case, filled with great pride in his heart.

What the previous emperors had failed to accomplish was finally accomplished in his hands.

Once the Song Dynasty occupies Qingtang, it will get an excellent horse breeding land. Coupled with the doctor's artificial breeding method, it will be enough for the Song Dynasty to never be in danger of shortage of horses.

More importantly, defeating Qingtang was the first step in Fan Zhengda's roundabout strategy. With Qingtang as a base, the situation in the Song Dynasty became more proactive.

The next step can be to directly threaten the Hexi Corridor, so that Xixia, a long and narrow country, will be under the attack of the Song army, and it will definitely lose sight of one thing.

"Congratulations to the official family. From now on, the offensive and defensive momentum of the Song Dynasty and Xixia will be different." Zhang Dun said excitedly. The Song Dynasty's ability to achieve such a record was naturally the result of the reform strategy of opening up borders, which greatly increased the voice of the new party.

For a moment, the new party was proud and proud.

The old party couldn't help but frown. It was a good thing that the Song Dynasty won a great victory, but wouldn't it prove that the conservative policy pursued by the old party was wrong.

At the moment, Lu Dafang gave a slight signal, and saw Yang Wei, the censor, bite the bullet and said: "I am reporting to the officials. I impeached Zhong Pu and Yao Xiong for massacre of the city without any reason. They expropriated and extorted money from various tribes in Qingtang. People in various tribes in Qingtang are constantly complaining."

As soon as Yang Wei said this, the entire court fell silent.

You must know that Zhong Pu and Yao Xiong had just destroyed Qingtang, and the news of success had just come. There was actually a memorial to impeach the two men in the court.

As soon as Yang Wei's memorial came out, even the New Party, which had previously taken credit for the Qingtang victory, fell silent.

Fan Zheng frowned and stepped forward to defend the two men: "The Western Expedition army killed the soldiers guarding the city for the sake of stability in the rear. As for General Zhong's impeachment of the Qingtang ministries, it was because the army went deep into Qingtang. It is difficult to supply logistical supplies. Only by collecting food and grass on the spot can we ensure the army's food and grass. Otherwise, there would be no such victory."

Lu Dafang refuted: "Fan Taicheng was too biased towards the second general. The Western Expedition army had already broken through the city, and the soldiers defending the city had put down their weapons to resist. Killing prisoners has been unlucky since ancient times, and our Song Dynasty is a country of etiquette. Zhong Pu’s move brought shame to the Song Dynasty.”

"Yes, for the Qingtang tribes, the main thing is to appease them. How to make the generals return to their hearts through extortionate expropriation and extortion, the Qingtang tribes will definitely rebel in the future."

At that moment, officials from the old party also petitioned for a strict investigation into the matter, and even many officials from the new party joined in.

"Praise literature over martial arts!"

Fan Zheng was suddenly shocked when he saw this scene.

All the princes in the Manchu Dynasty were all human beings, so how could they not understand that Zhong Pu's decision at that time was correct. Now all they do is to suppress the military generals. This has been the tradition of the Song Dynasty.

Su Song came forward to mediate and said: "I would like to inform the officials that the Western Expedition has just achieved a great victory. If we suppress the heroes at this moment, I am afraid it will chill the hearts of the soldiers. Moreover, General Zhong Pu's move is understandable. Please think twice."

Zhao Xu borrowed the donkey down the slope and said, "What Mr. Su said is true. We will discuss this matter later."

Although Zhao Xu put the matter aside for the time being, he would discuss it later. This shows that the thought of guarding against generals has been deeply engraved in the royal bones.

Fan Zheng frowned when he saw this. He didn't expect that everyone in the court would be so wary of the generals. They had just conquered a small green pond and were already suppressing the generals.

If the Great Roundabout strategy is implemented in the future, the Song Dynasty will also destroy Xixia, destroy the Liao Kingdom, and the upcoming Jin Kingdom, and fight against the Mongolia that dominates the world. The Song Dynasty will face such a powerful enemy, but it will also have to deal with military generals. Heavily guarded and suppressed, Fan Zheng couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.

After going to court, Fan Zheng returned to Fan Mansion, looking extremely embarrassed.

Seeing this, Li Qingzhao asked: "Now that Qingtang has won a great victory and everyone in Kaifeng is celebrating, why is my husband so frowning?

"A great victory in Qingtang?"

Fan Zheng sneered and told the court about the suppression of military commanders.

Li Qingzhao frowned, not surprised by this and said: "The court has a long history of emphasizing civility over military affairs. Your Majesty knows General Di's old affairs."

"Di Qing, the Army God of the Song Dynasty!"

Fan Zheng nodded slightly. Di Qing was the military god of the Song Dynasty. During the Renzong Dynasty, Di Qing fought in the north and south and made great achievements. However, the more powerful his achievements were, the more he was feared by civil servants.

At that time, Di Qing won the hearts of the military, and the more he did so, the more he was feared by the court. As long as Di Qing's subordinates made mistakes, they would be immediately caught by civil officials and sentenced to harsh sentences. In the end, Di Qing was dismissed from the post of Privy Councilor and went out of the country. Not long after, Di Qing died of depression. .

"My husband wants to keep General Zhongpu and others, and he must learn a lesson, otherwise it will only lead to greater suppression by civilian officials, not because the generals are guilty, but because they have the ability to rebel." Li Qingzhao suggested.

"Unfounded crime!"

Fan Zheng said word by word.

The experiences of Di Qing in Renzong's dynasty, Zhong Pu and others in that dynasty, and what happened to Yue Fei in the future cannot be said to be exactly the same, but they can be said to be completely consistent.

When Li Qingzhao heard this, his eyes lit up and he said, "It's an unwarranted crime. My husband hit the mark."

This unfounded crime can be said to sum up the royal family's move of emphasizing civil servants over military commanders.

"My husband knows how to do it!"

Fan Zheng's heart moved and he thought of a way to break the situation.

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On the second day, there were more and more memorials in the court regarding the impeachment of Zhong Pu and others. On this point, both the new party and the old party reached an agreement. Only Su Song insisted on speaking justice for Zhong Pu and others.

"We are not jealous of the virtuous and capable, but we have clear rewards and punishments. Now we should give some warning to those arrogant and powerful generals to prevent them from causing catastrophe in the future." Lu Dafang said firmly.

All officials naturally understood what disaster Lu Dafang was talking about! At the moment, all the officials acted as if they were taking it for granted and had no psychological burden for suppressing the generals.

This time, even Zhao Xu also favored civilian officials. After all, the Song Dynasty had been pursuing a national policy of emphasizing civility over military affairs for hundreds of years since its founding.