Chapter 1321 Face Lord
When the sun sets in the west, Zhang Geng rode his horse onto the floating bridge of the Bian River.
Half of the eaves of the Wansheng Gate Tower were exposed, and a long line of winding lines had been lined up under the city gate. The farmers carrying firewood loads and the Uighur businessmen leading camels shoulder to shoulder. From the imperial court to recover Liangzhou, this official from Luoyang to Bianjing
Dao is three minutes busier than in the early years of Yuanfeng.
"Mr., I missed the time of Guancheng last night and had to rest in the open shop."
The attendant whispered to the crime and led the carriage to the straw huts lined up under the walls.
These temporary guesthouses that use bamboo poles to support oil cloth have always been the place where poor men and businessmen settled. When Zhang Gen lifted the curtain of the green cloth car, he was bumping into two Uighur businessmen wearing rolled-brimmed hats holding honey-stained raisins.
Bargaining with vendors in a stiff Chinese language.
The thin quilt in the shop was filled with unpleasant moisture, but Zhang Geng talked with the Hu merchants around the fire until the third update. The Khotan jade slipped out of the sleeves of these merchants reflected the fire, and talked about the reopening of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions.
When you are on the trade road, the light in your eyes is brighter.
However, this Khotan jade Zhang Gen could tell at a glance that it was fake... a profiteer.
It was not until the fourth update that he fell asleep in the mixed smell of cumin and sweat.
At the beginning of Mao, Zhang Geng bit the last bite of cold-cooked cake and mixed with the crowd entering the city to pass the public inspection. When the city gate official checked the previous letter of scholars, he pressed the red seal on his thumb - this is a common trick by the clerks.
, waiting for the poor to hand over the money for filial piety.
When he saw the poor scholar in front of him was about to pay, Zhang Geng sneered and knocked his official seal bronze talisman on the desk. After seeing Zhang Geng's cold face, the city gate official looked at the official seal bronze talisman and was so shocked that he stood up and bowed.
The city gate official immediately released the poor scholar and Zhang Geng in fear.
After receiving the gratitude from the poor soldier, Zhang Gen rode into the city. As soon as he entered the city gate, the crowds of people were like a wave of heat.
Bianjing is as prosperous as before.
The red calf carriage of the official with a robe and the donkey-carrying box of the scholar with a robe are intertwined.
After entering the city, Zhang Geng originally wanted to return to the mansion to visit his mother and younger brother, but he had not reached a mile after entering the city gate.
Suddenly, I heard the horse's hooves behind me, but I saw three men in soap-clothed clothes breaking through the crowd and coming.
"Zhang Chaofeng stayed!" The leader saluted with his hands, and the gilded silver medal on his waist flashed across his mouth, "The Imperial City Officer's personal follower" words, "Your Majesty ordered you to go to the Chuigong Hall immediately to report."
Zhang Geng rubbed the nine-curve concentric strands given by his mother in his sleeve, but his face remained silent: "Let's go to a certain dress and face to be Saint."
Zhang Geng thought to himself that although he had not concealed his whereabouts from northwest to Bianjing, he was still under surveillance. He had expected that Cai Que would hinder him from entering the palace, but he did not expect that he was the official's eyewitness of the Imperial City Department.
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"My husband will do it."
Zhang Gengming's entourage held the package in his hand, went to the tea shop nearby to change his clothes, and changed into a crimson official uniform. The onlookers suddenly heard whispers.
The three members of the Imperial City Department followed the crowd and went forward to pay homage.
After the Battle of Pingxia City, Zhang Gen was already a doctor of the Ministry of Rites. After Yuanfeng was reorganized, he was replaced by the Chaofeng Doctor and was ranked sixth rank.
Yuanfeng's new fourth-grade or above clothes are purple, fifth-grade or sixth-grade or seventh-grade or nineth-grade or green.
Under the new Yuanfeng system, this outfit of the sixth rank costume should not have appeared on young people who have not yet reached the point.
Naturally, they didn't know that this was a special honor given to the heroes of Pingxia City by the official family.
In the past, Zhang Geng made contributions to the battle of Xiacheng, but was reported to the emperor by Shen Kuo. Zhang Yue originally wanted to stop him, but the official insisted on personally placing an imperial edict... Zhang Geng was specially promoted to the doctor of the Ministry of Rites.
It should be noted that Zhang Yue was promoted to the doctor of the Ministry of Rites in the second year of Xining, but was demoted to the third level in a row.
When he was young, he was wearing a fancy shop again. When countless people saw this scene, they couldn't help but point fingers.
There are all jealousy, suspicion, and envy, but Zhang Gen has long been used to it.
As the prime minister, he has to bear more burdens than others.
When he arrived at the palace, Zhang Geng should have handed over a letter to the Hemen, but he personally followed the official Xu Zhang Geng to the other party and entered the meeting directly.
Zhang Geng thought to himself: "Like the official family, it is not something that a minister can see just as he wants.
When Zhang Yue was prime minister, he had to schedule a five-day schedule before meeting. After entering Beijing, he had not returned to the mansion to sit down and discussed dealing with Cai Que, and was called to the palace by the official family.
The official family on the imperial seat of the Chuigong Hall was reviewing the memorials. The dragon embroidered with gold thread in front of the ochre yellow clothes rose and fell with its breath, and the wolf's red pen made a rustling sound on the rice paper.
"My memory, Zhang Geng, bowed to Your Majesty." As the sandalwood lingered, Zhang Geng's light caught a glimpse of the Western Xia wart on the red sandalwood rack on the east side of the imperial throne - it was the ceremony of offering prisoners for the great victory in Pingxia City.
The official put down the wolf's hair and said, "Give it a seat!"
After Zhang Gen refused several times, the official said: "You don't have to stick to these things."
"I am about to talk to you about the situation in the Northwest Dangxiang. If you keep standing, you will be tired."
Zhang Geng thought to himself that it was not just a formality, but a long chat. Zhang Geng was a little nervous. Even though he was born in a wealthy family since childhood and was used to seeing big people, he still had never had any experience in asking for advice. .
After Zhang Geng took his seat, the dragon's cigarette spit out of the gilded silver incense made his robe look light and dark.
The official said: "It has been two years since the great victory in Pingxiacheng."
"I heard that Dangxiang has reorganized the army recently, and its king Li Bingchang intends to cheer up and activate officials from non-Dangxiang's background, such as Han people and Uighurs."
Zhang Geng said: "The wise and wise are nothing better than your Majesty. You are very clear about the affairs of the Western thief country."
The official family reached out and said, "Don't rush to flatter me. The Western thieves are now in the country, the situation is strong and weak, and they act as leaders, and their actions are absurd. I have already known them all."
"There are reports from the Privy Council's Speed ​​Office and the Ministry of War."
"Those who use military force in the temple win, and these are mostly from Zhang for a long time to make a decision for me!"
Zhang Geng knew that at the beginning of the country, only the speed room of the Privy Council was to spy on external affairs. After Zhang Yue became the prime minister, he established the Ministry of War Department to investigate the domestic situation in Khitan and Dangxiang.
"But Zhang Xiang didn't count it yet. He asked me to set up a boat and raft on the Tao River, either to get food from the army, to carry soldiers, or to prepare fire to attack. The wood he used could be taken from Mobang Mountain .The military craftsmen should be taken from Fengxiang Mansion's ships."
"From the upper reaches of the Yellow River, take Xingzhou Lingzhou. Once Dangxiang attacks it with water and fire, if you are not careful, it will be a way to overthrow it."
"Lanzhou from Xingzhou is hundreds of miles away. It goes deep into the enemy's territory and has a big river that is blocked. If it is setback, how can we deal with the aftermath?"
The official also criticized without hesitation.
When Zhang Gen was at a loss when facing the official praise and criticism of Zhang Yue, he was at a loss. The conversation was completely controlled by the emperor, so he could only act submissively.
"What do you think?"
Zhang Geng then got the opportunity to speak and said, "Your Majesty, Xihe Road is based on Lanzhou and Liangzhou as its hub, and it has actually achieved the key to controlling the situation of the Western thieves. The Western thieves lost the Western Regions passage and had to draw troops to defend themselves.
For one gain.”
"Lanzhou's land is fertile and is as good as a fort. Guzhi Fort has recruited Han and Fan people to reclaim it, and obtained tens of thousands of acres of land. It alleviated the urgent need for the defenders to lack food. This is the second achievement."
"The Xihe River has been fully opened from the Jingzhou line, and the entire Tiandu Mountain is under the control of this dynasty, forcing Dangxiang to retreat to Mobang Mountain to defend Xingling two prefectures. This is the three achievements. As for attacking from Lanzhou along the river
Xingling is just a move that is timely, and it is far from within three gains."
The official nodded and said, "You are right, only the times are rare and easy to lose."
"After Lingzhou was defeated, Zhang Xiang advised me to take Lanzhou first, then attack Liangzhou, and then leave Jingyuan Road, and enter Xining Village to set up a fort barrier and go straight to Mingsha City."
"In the Battle of Pingxia, our army successfully built a city in Xiaoguan. I finally connected the dots here into lines, turned the lines into surfaces, and steadily occupied the initiative against the Western thieves. All this comes from Zhang Xiang's plan."
Zhang Geng said: "Your Majesty praises you, I thank Your Majesty for your father."
The official said: "After Dangxiang's defeat in Xiacheng, he no longer had his army. But the Khitan was worried that Dangxiang would not recover, so he sent troops to attack Hedong and came to the city of Taiyuan."
"Although Lu Qing repelled the Liao army not long ago and Liao sent envoys to negotiate peace, it took two years to delay and gave the Western thieves a chance to breathe."
"The Western thieves now realize that I am trying to advance from the Huluchuan Valley. They use the fortress to build a large number of fortresses on this line, and have placed a few powerful soldiers on Jingyuan Road. If we want to take Lingzhou again now, we will take another step.
It's really difficult."
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Zhang Geng said: "Your Majesty, I think it will be not difficult to attack Mingsha City if you fight hard."
The official smiled and said, "What do you think Xu Xi?"
Zhang Geng said: "Loyalty, brave and honest, are no less than Zhou Bo of the Han Dynasty."
The official said: "I heard that Xu Xi's wife and brother were Huang Tingjian, but they were just sympathetic and generous in their investigation and planning for the country regardless of the future."
"Therefore, I ordered the commander of the Fuyan Road to plan for Hengshan."
Zhang Gen was shocked.
The official said: "Not long ago, Shen Cunzhong submitted a memorial saying that the Hengshan Mountains are located in a fertile land, with strong and good at fighting, many horses, and the benefits of salt and iron were the people of Xia to live. The city and the city were all under dangerous and narrow, which was enough to guard.
Imperial, the promotion of merits should start from Yinzhou; then moved to Youzhou in Wuyan; then built Xiazhou."
"The three counties stand in front of each other, and the land of Hengshan is already covered. Yanzhou is also built to seize the benefits of the two places. In this way, Hengshan has strong soldiers and horses, and the benefits of the mountains and lakes are all returned to China. Its power is high, and it is easy to look down on Xing, and it is spiritual.
Cover the nest directly.”
"I think it's good."
Zhang Geng pondered and Zhang Yue rejected the emperor's suggestion to attack Hengshan several times.
But it's not that he won't take Hengshan.
At that time, Zhang Yue and the Emperor of Heaven proposed to go out to Xihe Road to take Lanzhou and Liangzhou first, then Jingyuan Road to take Mingsha City, and finally Hengshan to take the five prefectures of Dingnan.
Only then can we make every effort to advance to defeat Xingling and destroy Dangxiang.
Now Lanzhou and Liangzhou have been conquered. After the Battle of Pingxia City, the Song army has advanced to Xiaoguan in the direction of Jingyuan Road, only a hundred miles away from Mingsha City.
However, Dangxiang has not been idle in the past two years. He built many checkpoints between Mingsha City of Xiaoguan and transferred strong troops to defend. In order to take advantage of the water from Lanzhou to provide food and grass, he also set up heavy troops in Mobangshan.
It is no longer easy for the Song army to attack Mingsha City again.
Therefore, the official family thought to start the Hengshan strategy again while Dangxiang was laying out the direction of Jingyuan Road.
But at this time, the commander of Xingzhushi Shen Kuo surrendered and offered to attack Hengshan.
But why did Shen Kuo propose? It wasn’t that Cai Que who instructed Shen Kuo to suggest.
Zhang Geng said: "Your Majesty, the mountains and rivers of Fuyan Road are not as good as those of Jingyuan Road. The Fuyan Road is surrounded by pavilions and obstacles, and beacons are arranged, so it is difficult to defend."
"The Jingyuan Road is mostly river valleys and hills, which are easy to hide troops and station troops. When Dangxiang came to attack in Pingxia City, Shen Jingluo arranged four troops to respond in advance, and finally achieved a great victory."
"If you go to the Fuyan Road, you don't know where to go to the response? Hedong must be prepared for the Khitan, but it is impossible to move. I think that if you make military achievements, you should attack from Xiaoguan to Mingsha City."
The official firmly rejected: "Attack Mingsha City, the goal is as small as possible!"
"A mere hundred miles of land."
Zhang Gen was stunned.
The official stood up and walked in front of the map, as if he was talking to himself, and said with some determination: "You must try your best to use troops, and you should be the first to change your mind."
"I ordered Xu Xi to choose the generals and troops from Fuyan Road and advance westward, forcing the bandits to the nest, causing the upper and lower levels to be shocked, and then the unparalleled achievements will be made!"
Zhang Geng didn't know what to say, he hesitated for a moment, and immediately refused to do anything and said resolutely: "Your Majesty, Shen Cunzhong's memorial was secretly instructed by the people in the court!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the emperor and the eunuchs were all disgusted.
Wang Zhen, a living servant next to him, almost got shocked.
The official was surprised and turned his head to look at Zhang Geng and smiled, "Do you know that these words are not what you said, and they will ruin your career."
Immediately, the official saw Wang Zhen who was writing on the side, and reached out and said, "You don't have to record the sentences just now! You have to delete them all! There is no need to remember the following sentences."
Wang Zhen said yes when he heard this and deleted them all immediately.
The official said: "I know how you are going back to Beijing this time. All the ministers in the court were promoted by me, so you can't say it lightly."
Zhang Geng's heart sank, and he thought that he could face the saint to expose Cai Que's treacherous plot this time.
But I didn't expect this to be a situation.
That's right, the government knows everything, knows everything, and is very clear about everything.
Even Cai Que used the handle to threaten Shen Kuo's memorials, and he was clear about it.
Fortunately, I thought that after facing the saint, I could explain everything clearly and then I could take Cai Que off the horse.
The official closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, and said, "I will say another thing, there is no party dispute in the court. Now there is still one person missing in the living room, so please make up for it."
Zhang Geng was stunned when he heard this.
The official said slowly: "Do you understand my intention?"
Chapter completed!