Chapter 1326 The Prime Minister of the Temple
It originally took eight days to get from Fuyan Road to Bianjing.
However, before planning the Battle of Yongle City, the official specially ordered the Ministry of Works to renovate it. The gold medal messenger used the best post horse and galloped for only seven days to report the front line army to Bianjing City.
But seven days are too long for the official who walked away with his hands in the Chuigong Hall, and it is even longer than seven years.
The official family is now eager to see.
Twelve lacquered gold screens in the hall were rustling by the north wind.
The report of Lu Huiqing was sent to the imperial front - 150,000 Liao troops appeared on the Hedong Road, and the elite troops in the Pishi had already appeared in the Yinzhou area. Although Shen Kuo raised troops from Mizhizhai to support the north, he saw that the Liao and Xia encirclement had already been completed.
All this shows that the Battle of Yongle City was a joint alliance between the Liao Dynasty and the Dangxiang Kingdom. A premeditated battle was a battle that the Song army would be lured by the Dangxiang, regardless of whether the Song army left Jingyuan Road or the Fuyan Road. However, Cai Que proposed to increase the annual quota of Liao to 700,000, and the Liao Dynasty seemed to be interested and was in vain with him here.
Cai Que even secretly reported to the envoy of the Liao Kingdom in Khitan to secretly talk, "But the Southern Dynasty continues its annual tribute, and even if Dangxiang dies in Xingling?"
Therefore, Cai Que repeatedly said in the temple that "the Liao people are short-sighted and greedy for silk."
The official's shirt was sweating so hard that he had already pinched the blood marks of his clenched palms and said helplessly: "Cai is wrong!"
The official family walked around the pillar, watching the emperor's anger, and the palace servants holding the meal tray were sweating, but they did not dare to take a step forward.
Shi De glanced at the blue veins floating behind the neck of the Guan family and secretly pulled Song Yongchen's sleeve. The two of them persuaded in unison: "Your Majesty has not had a meal for a day and a night, so he tormented the holy body."
"This is my fault." The official suddenly stopped and sighed.
When the left and right heard this, they were like a general amnesty and served food.
Shi Deyi took the ginseng porridge that had been simmered on the red clay stove from the palace maid and brought it to the official house. As the silver spoon touched the porcelain cup, the official house took a few bites and suddenly stopped.
Shi Deyi, Song Yongchen was about to speak, but was interrupted by the official: "How about Li Xian?"
Shi Deyi said: "Li Xian is sick and is still going to take care of him."
The official said: "I regret that if I use Li Xian as the commander this time, it would be fine. Even if I can't, Li Xian can give me some advice."
The official thought about it again, as if he was talking to himself: "Is it possible that Li Xian deliberately knew that he had failed, so he did not give up."
Shi Deyi, Song Yongchen bowed his head and didn't dare to speak.
A moment later, the official family quietly raised their heads and looked at them in a certain place in the map and said, "I... regret not listening to Zhang Qing's words."
When the official remembered Zhang Yue’s resignation, he repeatedly warned me that he would wait until the Liao Kingdom changes before he could defeat Dangxiang!
But the government refused to listen and insisted on his own actions, only feeling that after pacifying Xia City, Dangxiang no longer had the power to fight again.
Shi Deyi, Song Yongchen thought to himself that although the officials said that, how could they use Zhang Yue again?
Even if the army is really defeated in Yongle City, the government will not be activated again.
After saying that, the official waved his hand and signaled to take off the meal.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
The official waved his hand, and the eunuchs had to retreat.
The official then looked at the map carefully on the firefly lamp, then returned to the imperial case and asked a question to take out the secret letter Zhang Yue gave to the emperor.
The official murmured to himself: "I don't know if Shen Kuo can save Xu Xi."
Thinking of this, the official threw the secret pants into the brazier.
"It's the seventh day!"
The military situation carried by the Gold Medal Messenger was calculated at dusk.
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"If the Tao is insufficient, there will be more skills; if the virtue is insufficient, there will be more desires; if the knowledge is insufficient, there will be more thoughts. This is the crux of Your Majesty."
In the shade of the side hall, Zhang shook the folding fan path.
Zhang Geng, who was standing beside him, frowned and said, "Brother, be careful of his words! How can you be a minister who is a wise man? "
Zhang Zhi said: "You first became a servant, but I don't know."
Zhang Geng retorted: "Dad has served you for twenty years and has never had any resentment."
Zhang Zhi was stunned and thought, that's right, but although Zhang Yue had never said anything on his face, he was determined to be full of complaints.
He didn't want to scold Zhang Gen directly.
Zhang Gen is now like himself and Zhang Yue when he was an official. He was also loyal to the emperor at that time.
Of course, it doesn’t mean that they have any second intentions now. They all know that without the promotion of the official family, how could their Zhang family have today’s glory and wealth?
It’s just that you have been beaten by the imperial power and you will understand everything, that’s it.
Zhang Geng said: "The official family also has difficulties. Your Majesty is wise and arbitrary, and it is definitely not a real temple!"
"Then what do you think about the battle in Yongle City?"
Zhang Geng said: "Your Majesty has entrusted his father to manage Hedong, Shaanxi for many years, and the court will never be defeated."
Zhang Zhi smiled. Seeing Shi Deyi, Song Yongchen's eunuch took the meal and retreated from the hall.
Zhang Geng stopped talking and whispered: "Brother, there are many ears in the hall. You should know that words in the forbidden area are like spring ice. Even if water drops under the eaves, they can penetrate stones."
Zhang Zhi looked up and thought to himself, Zhang Geng said, "If you tell me this resentment, it would be bad if you give it to others."
As the prime minister, I am not as meticulous as my younger brother.
It's not entirely true. He just doesn't vomit or feel happy, and he will never hold it in his heart, otherwise he wouldn't have broken the tablet.
Zhang Zhi said: "You are right, a gentleman is careful of being alone!"
Zhang straightened up and asked, "Do you dare to ask the Grandmaster that you have had a meal?"
Shi Deyi, Song Yongchen bowed to Zhang Zhi and said, "I have met Mr. Xiao Zhang, and Your Majesty only ate a few gushes of ginseng soup."
Zhang Zhi said: "Your Majesty doesn't eat for a day and a night, it's really worth it."
Shi De swept across the blue brick with an agate handle in his hand and said, "It seems that the Yongle City Army will not report to you, Your Majesty can't let go. I'm tired, my husband Zhang is waiting here."
Zhang Zhi said: "I dare not say anything about your Majesty's worries. The high-ranking official has worked hard."
Zhang looked straight at the shadow of the side hall steps slanted westward.
At this moment, an eunuch arrived.
"Urgent report! Cai Que enters the palace and meets him! The gold medal envoy sends the military information of Yongle City!"
"Come in quickly and report to the official."
Zhang Zhi stood up when he heard this, but heard the sound of rustling footsteps coming from the stone steps.
A commotion suddenly broke out at the palace gate. The gold medal messenger came quickly with a paint cylinder on his back. The iron armor collided with the golden talisman, and it was as clang as gold and stone to split silk. Cai Que's python robe and jade belt followed closely, and the fish bag on his waist swayed with his steps.
Zhang Geng looked at Cai Que and stood beside Zhang Zhi with a stern look.
But seeing that Cai Que arrived at the hall with the gold medal envoy at the same time, Zhang Zhi thought to himself, "What a good Cai Que, I know that the battle report I sent to Yongle City today, so I went to the imperial court in advance to wait."
But he is not the case.
Zhang Zhi faced Cai Que, and the two prominent purple-robed officials were looking at each other tensely. After a moment, Zhang Geng saluted and said, "Zhang Geng has seen the Right Prime Minister!"
"Zi Zheng was waiting for a long time?" Cai Que smiled, "It seems that you are also eager to see the military situation in Yongle City."
Zhang Zhi said: "Isn't it the right prime minister? When the military situation in Yongle City arrives, it's three points faster than the urgent delivery of the Political Affairs Hall."
Cai Que smiled.
Zhang Zhi said with a fierce look: "To build Yongle City, the court used more than 200,000 soldiers and civilians, spending 3.5 million guan!"
"Now the army is fighting hard outside. If anything goes wrong, I am afraid... we, the prime minister, cannot explain it."
Cai Que said: "Explanation? I, Cai Que, have a clear conscience in doing things. The superiors deserve the king and the subordinates deserve the people. Why should I explain it?"
"Can some officials hope that the court will lose the battle in Yongle City?"
Speaking of this, Cai Que's voice turned sharply: "I wonder how many such treacherous officials are in the temple?"
Zhang Zhi said: "I am not looking forward to losing. I hate some ministers who use public interest for their own selfishness and self-reliance."
"Half a month ago, I was convinced that the Liao Kingdom would not send troops, who was it?"
Cai Que laughed, and the sharpness hidden in the smile patterns at the corners of his eyes said, "I said, you are so anxious to get to the top."
"I'm waiting for me to fall day and night, right?"
Cai Que said this and deliberately paused, glanced at Zhang Zhi's clenched fists in his purple sleeves and smiled: "I'm afraid this Yongle City battle report will disappoint Mr. Zhang."
Zhang Geng suddenly stepped a step, and the hem of the binge robe swept over Cai Que's purple robe: "The right prime minister was joking. Dad often said, 'The security of the country is more important than Mount Tai', so how could he say disappointment?"
Cai Que glanced at Zhang Geng and said, "What a good man named Zhang Er, who is smart and smart, you are much older than your brother. But I'm afraid this court is not..."
At this time, I heard the sound of chimes coming from the main hall.
Shi Deyi, Song Yongchen Qi said, "Don't argue with you, two grandparents."
"Let me meet your Majesty first."
Foot sounded in the empty Chugong Hall, and Guan Ran opened the shark tent.
The gold medal messenger carrying the paint bucket took it and presented it with both hands.
Cai Que and Zhang were holding the ivory tablet, Shi Deyi, and Song Yongchen and others also followed.
Chapter completed!