Chapter 26
Wang said stutteringly: "Actually, my husband has become a high-ranking official like the Censor General. Although he is studying now, the officials seem to appreciate you. It is better to seek a job as a foreigner. No matter where he goes to Jiangnan, he will be a magistrate, which is also very comfortable."
Wang is greedy by nature. Although Qin Hui has a high official position and a very high salary, her family has long been rich, but she has always encouraged Qin Hui to take up a foreign position, which is so convenient for making money.
Qin Hui knew her thoughts and couldn't help but curse her a few words in her heart. She wanted to scold her, but after thinking about it, she just said, "Your Majesty's edict has been issued. Do you think the emperor's edict is a joke? Besides, I am ranked as the chief minister, and I can't get any benefits!"
“Yes, it’s not bad.”
Wang smiled and helped Qin Hui tidy up his clothes, and said, "Why did the prime minister be promoted to the office? Should I hold a banquet in the mansion? I would also invite other priests to come to the mansion to work together in the future."
Qin Hui sneered, "You don't understand. Do you know why I got this assistant minister and political affairs? How many officials in my life have turned white and never obtained it? It's because His Majesty wants me to be his evil dog and help him bite people. It's because he is afraid that the people I offend in the future will spread all over the world!"
"What should I do?" Wang was shocked and his heart filled with joy immediately flew outside the clouds of Jiuxiao.
Qin Hui sneered: "What do you have to bite a dog? If you catch a rabbit, you will naturally have to give it to the bones. Of course, rabbits cannot catch them all, and people cannot bite them all away. Otherwise, what's the use of having a dog?"
He raised the bronze realm on the table in front of him, looked at his pale face, lowered his head, and looked at the purple robe on his body. It was particularly dazzling.
The princess smiled and said casually: "The way to bite people is also the way to survive and die, how can we not be careful!"
As expected, Zhao Huan did not hide the purpose of appointing him.
On April 25, the fifth year of Jingkang, Qin Hui, the deputy governor, led the Qing army envoy and was ordered to approve the investigation of the redundant soldiers in the sixth route in Shaanxi.
After Qin Hui was ordered, he did not dare to neglect. He immediately went to the Privy Council to obtain the list of imperial guards from various imperial guards, and summoned more than a hundred soldiers who had made military achievements and had tall and tall martial arts as example soldiers.
He first took action in Yanzhou and cleared the thousands of remaining soldiers left by Wu Jie on the expedition on Fuyan Road and retreated almost all of them and turned them into garrison troops. Then he went on a non-stop, entering Jingyuan, Xihe, Huanqing, Qinfeng and other roads to clear away the elderly, weak and disabled. When the affairs of the roads were completed and they were turned back to Chang'an, more than a month had passed.
Because he was thinking about reporting to the emperor and finishing his final decisions, after arriving in Chang'an, Qin Hui did not immediately go to see Zhao Huan. Instead, he went straight into the Chang'an army and began to clarify the redundant soldiers of the Yongxing army.
Yongxing Army was responsible for the defense of various places in Chang'an. The General Office of the Strategic Commander and the General Office of the Cavalry and Infantry were all in the city. Since Zhao Huan arrived in Chang'an, he no longer regarded civil officials as the General Office of the Martial Arts and Infantry. Therefore, the highest commander of the entire Yongxing Army was Zhang Jun. He made a fortune in the Yongxing Army and became the commander. He was the first general to join Zhao Gou in the Western Army system. Later, he was appreciated by Zhao Gou and became one of the five imperial camps. Then he was mistaken. Because Zhang Jun wanted to manage Sichuan and Shaanxi, he was brought back to Shaanxi by him. In the battle of Fuping, he made little contributions and was completely stolen by the Liu brothers and Wu brothers. This person was greedy and cruel, and did not care for his subordinates, but he was strict in the military. Therefore, although the main general had no strategy and his personality was low, his army's combat effectiveness was indeed very strong, second only to Yue Fei's troops among the four generals of Zhongxing.
At this time, Zhang Jun's direct subordinates were taken away by him from Shaanxi, and then joined the Imperial Camp system in the southeast. After Zhao Gou's vigorous expansion of the army, he was recruited by Zhao Gou. In addition, Zhao Huan allocated the remnants of the former Yongxing Army in Shaanxi to him, and his subordinates had more than 20,000 people.
When Zhao Huan first arrived in Shaanxi, although he did not refuse to accept Zhao Huan, he actually always praised himself as Zhao Gou's confidant and was not at ease to be assigned by Zhao Huan. He was not only fame and fortune, but also to Zhao Gou with loyalty. Later, his troops were in Shaanxi and people were in Shaanxi, and his wealth was also given here. He wanted to return to the southeast, but he did not dare to give it away, for fear that someone would catch the handle and deprive him of military power.
During the Fuping War, his military achievements were very small, because he had the idea of retaining his strength and did not really fight hard. In fact, his command ability was average, but his generals Yang Cunzhong and Yao Duan were both rare geniuses in field command. Later, they became famous generals in the Southern Song Dynasty. This person was one of the relationships with Zhao Goudi, and because of his bravery and good fighting among his subordinates. If he really fought to the death, the Song army would definitely lose less and gain more results in victory in the Fuping War that day.
After the war, Zhang Jun was also worried. Unexpectedly, Zhao Huan did not take any measures to deal with him. He even handed over the remnants of Yongxing Army and appointed him as the chief supervisor of the Yongxing Road Cavalry and Infantry Army, so that his strength could be strengthened. Therefore, although he was not willing to leave Zhao Gou, he gradually felt relieved, not as cautious as Zhao Huan arrived.
He had known this time that Qin Hui, the Qing army, was a general in charge of the government, because he was very at ease with his subordinates and did not think that the Qing army could clear him. When he heard Qin Hui and a large group of troops arrived outside the military camp, he was surprised, angry and embarrassed.
He was determined to give Qin Hui a warning, and he also knew that the other party was now the emperor's favorite minister, and being a Qing army was just a precursor. It may not be impossible to pay a letter to the Privy Council in the future, or to use the prime minister to take charge of Privy Council. Although Li Gang and Pingzhang had already had national affairs, there were lessons to learn from him. During the reign of Zhezong, Wen Yanbo was the important military affairs of Pingzhang. Who knew that Qin Hui would reach the army and reach that position in the future!
With all kinds of complex emotions, Zhang Jun changed into a full set of armor at his residence, followed by dozens of brightly-armed personal soldiers, and beat drums to pass the generals, sending Yao Duan and Yang Cun Zhong, and going to the gate to welcome Qin Hui.
When he received the news, he only said that the King of Qin was coming, but the distance was still far away. When everyone came to the camp gate to greet him, he had spent two incense sticks before he saw a large group of people from afar coming with smoke and dust. At the forefront of the team were more than a hundred tall and strong imperial guards, and then the full guard of ceremonial affairs. Later, there were flags waving, and the generals couldn't see clearly. I expected that Qin Hui would be there.
Zhang Jun's face was dark, his chin was erect, and his appearance was extremely strong. It was because of his appearance that the army was very respectful to him.
He sneered, turned his head and said to Yao Duan: "The literary husband is just going to do things. If our Qing army, he will ride alone into the camp, choose the generals and abilities, and look at each other, how can we use such a masterpiece Zhou Zhang?"
With his status, he could naturally criticize him. Yao Duan was just a commander, so he dared not criticize the favored political affairs of the dynasty. At the moment, he had to whine and not judge.
Zhang Jun snorted coldly, focusing only on the outside team and no longer talking.
When the guards of the ceremonial guards entered, Qin Hui did not sit in the car and sedan chair, but rode a horse with a sword and did not wear a flipper, but a soft hat. He looked over, not like a civil servant, but like a general who had changed his robe.
Although Zhang Jun criticized him, he did not dare to neglect him. He strode forward, bowed his fists, saluted Qin Hui who jumped off his horse, and said in a rough voice: "I have seen Lord Qin!"
Qin Hui's face was covered in smoke and dust, extremely tired. Seeing Zhang Jun like this, he just smiled indifferently and said to him: "Thank you for your hard work, General Zhang."
Zhang Jun leaned over and let Qin Hui go inside, with a squeezed smile on his face, and said to him: "I heard that I have traveled thousands of miles across the sixth road in Shaanxi for more than a month. It's really hard. After hearing this, I admire the adult's talents very much."
"Oh?" Qin Hui was so kind. Seeing his expression and expression, he had known it. He knew that he would have something to say, but he didn't say anything. He just smiled on his face and was still waiting for him to say it.
Zhang Jun talked and continued, "It seems that the Song and Jin wars are now in battle. Although the veterans of this army are much better than the Xinding. The adults only eliminate the soldiers based on their age and weak. Although they are quick, the generals dare not agree. Moreover, there are less than 200,000 troops in the ten routes of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and Wu Jie has brought another 60,000. Although the civil strife in the Jin Dynasty has just stopped and the weather is hot, they will definitely not attack this time, but they are not afraid of 10,000 in everything, just afraid of what if. If the two sides suddenly fight, the adults eliminate the brave soldiers in the army in this way, which will cause the morale of the army to be scattered. If our soldiers are not large and their morale is low during the war, what should we do?"
Piri Yangqiu praised Qin Hui's unique talent, while saying that he eliminated the brave men in the army. In the end, he even accused the other party of disrupting the morale of the army. If the two countries fight and the Song army loses, the responsibility lies with Qin Hui.
Qin Hui was furious when he heard this, and wished he could draw out his sword and poke the unruly general to the point where he could relieve his anger. However, he was so gloomy and wise, but in a short moment, he had already suppressed his anger.
He frowned and said to Zhang Jun: "General's words are very true, but Qin has his own reasons for doing things. If he does something wrong later, the general can write to His Majesty and impeach me."
Zhang Jun smiled dryly and said, "How dare you?"
Qin Hui also laughed and said, "Besides, eliminating the old and the weak is a strong army. Once the redundant soldiers in the army are gone, the money saved will be used to recruit dead soldiers who dare to fight. Only by making the army strong and the general rest assured."
Zhang Jun said: "This is natural, and it will be up to you to see how your husband acts."
At this point, he still dissatisfied with his words. Qin Hui was just a civil servant, not a Privy Councillor, so he didn't have to buy his account too much at this time.
Seeing Qin Hui frowned and looked at the situation in the camp, Zhang Jun said again: "At the end, more than 24,300 people were stationed in the front line of Shaanxi Prefecture in Huangguan, and all the remaining ten thousand people are here. Please look at the soldiers in the camp here first."
Qin Hui did not look back, but waved his hand and said, "I have selected the soldiers from Shanzhou, Huazhou, Shangzhou, and Tongguan. The general is the last place."
"What?" Zhang Jun was stunned. It was unimaginable that the Qing army was an extremely difficult task. This seemingly quiet and weak literary minister acted so decisively.
Chapter completed!