It is still quite a long way from Yanzhou to Qinzhou.
Yanzhou is today's Yan'an, while Qinzhou is Tianshui, which was called Shanggui in the Han Dynasty.
Yanzhou and Qinzhou are both border states, which is the position of the belly of the big rooster today. The lack of the northwest territory of the Song Dynasty will always be a pain in the hearts of the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty.
Because of the urgent military situation, Zhang Yue passed through the post station all the way from Yanzhou, almost changing horses without changing people, and it took him a full twelve days to reach Qinzhou.
When Zhang Yue arrived in Qinzhou, it happened to be a biting time, and it was already the beginning of November in the third year of Xining.
Zhang Yue came to Qinzhou this time with a heavy responsibility.
Han Jiang gave Zhang Yue a fatal order.
What does it mean that the troops are not allowed to retreat without the order of the Xuanfu Division?
This completely dispelled Zhang Yue's intention to run away if he couldn't fight. Han Jiang meant to let Zhang Yue and Wang Shao lead a lone army out of Guwei to fight with the Xixia people before the main force of the Song army captured Hengshan or achieved a decisive victory over Xixia. , are not allowed to retreat.
This sentence eliminated Zhang Yue and Wang Shao's retreat.
Coupled with the advance of the army twenty days in advance, this move may even be Han Jiang's intention to sacrifice Zhang Yue and Wang Shao alone to help him seize Hengshan.
When he heard this, Zhang Yue's heart felt cold, and he even blamed Han Jiang a little.
But then I thought about it, what should I do if I was in Han Jiang's position?
Under the premise that the country has captured Hengshan, everything is expendable. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians, several years of savings in Shaanxi and Hedong, and millions of dollars and grains that have been spent are all consumables.
Of course, including him, Zhang Yue, and even Han Jiang are expendable.
And this is war.
The new wind blowing under Qinzhou City made Zhang Yue's heart feel cold.
This time, in addition to Han Tong and more than a dozen cavalry, Han Jiang's two Yuan followers followed Zhang Yue to Qinzhou. Both of them had been on an envoy mission to Qingtang City to deal with Dong Fei. They also brought generous gifts and Han Jiang's letters as envoys.
Before leaving, Han Jiang placed most of his hopes on Dong Fei's dispatch of troops. If Dong Xiang is willing to send troops, then something can be done. If Dong Xiang does not send troops, then Zhang Yue's trip will be very bad.
Zhang Yue and his party arrived at Qinzhou City.
Zhang Yue also stopped for a moment when he saw this majestic ancient city. Qinzhou is a border state, unlike Bianjing where Wen Tian and Wu played, this place has the chilling atmosphere of a frontier fortress city.
"Let's go!"
Zhang Yue urged his mount and headed straight for the state government office.
Zhang Yue and his entourage were dusty, and the guards in front of the state government did not believe Zhang Yue's new general judge at first, and they did not let him in until he was confirmed again and again.
Zhang Yue arrived at the hall to see Han Zhen.
But he saw Han Zhen drinking and correcting official documents. Seeing Zhang Yue's haggard and dusty look, the other party quickly asked Zhang Yue to change his clothes before going to the court to speak.
Zhang Yue changed his clothes and took a sip of tea, which relieved him a little from the hardship of the journey. Zhang Yue sat in front of Han Zhen and took another sip of hot tea. He closed his eyes and rested his mind for a while, then asked Han Zhen: "Has Prime Minister Xuan informed the envoy of my purpose of coming this time?"
Han Zhen said: "I understand. Duzhi, you want to raise troops from the ancient Wei Dynasty. I have no objection. But now the money and food in Qinzhou City are also tight. I won't be able to raise it for a while. This matter needs to be considered in the long term."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yue immediately ordered Tang Jiu to take out fifty ultimatums and said, "The ultimatums here are enough to buy some money and food."
Seeing this, Han Zhen flicked the table and said: "This Qinzhou is not as good as Bianjing. The ultimatums here can't be sold for much money..."
Zhang Yue immediately added thirty more.
Han Zhen said with a smile: "Then I will raise it for you. Twenty days will be enough. There is a big war coming soon. I will dig around in the armory to see if there are any weapons for you."
Zhang Yue cupped his fists and said with a smile: "Thank you for your comfort!"
Han Zhen smiled and said: "You are also a judge of the military affairs of a state, and Han's second officer, these are just a little effort."
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "My county magistrate is just in name. If there are any official documents with no name to appease the envoy, I will sign and deposit thirty of them first, and I will go to Guwei tomorrow!"
The Tongpan of a state is to assist the magistrate of the state. Any official affairs in the state must be jointly signed by the magistrate and the tongpan to take effect.
Therefore, he is also the second in command of a state.
Han Zhen listened without saying a word, and immediately took thirty blank official documents and gave them to Zhang Yue to sign.
Zhang Yue didn't hesitate for a moment, picked up the pen and signed each one.
The move certainly comes with risks.
However, Zhang Yue had to rush to Guwei without stopping. If he stayed in Qinzhou to sign the official document with Han Zhen, it would not waste his time, so Zhang Yue signed it first.
Zhang Yue had dealt with Han Zhen and knew his domineering character, such as the money and food Qinzhou provided to Gu Wei for sending troops.
This was Zhang Yue's condition for persuading Han Jiang to send troops in advance. As the saying goes, asking for a high price and paying back the money on the ground. Now that Zhang Yue's own life is in danger, he still insists on not wanting the court to pay for one grain. Isn't that stupid?
But in front of Han Zhen, Zhang Yue could not use Han Jiang's orders to pressure him. Even though the two were brothers, Han Jiang was still the highest officer of Shaanxi Road.
Han Zhen has a character where threats and inducements will not work. On the contrary, you must support him and give him enough respect. Likewise, when he returns favors to you, he will be straightforward and forthright.
Han Zhen is also in big trouble now. As soon as Han Zhen arrived in Qinzhou, he liked to give a banquet to his subordinates. After the banquet, a commander named Fu Qing got drunk and mistakenly followed him into the inner chamber of the state government office. As a result, he met Han Zhen's concubine.
Han Zhen was furious and ordered the military academy to kill Fu Qing on the spot with an iron-wrapped staff. As soon as this incident came out, the soldiers in Qinzhou were very afraid of Han Zhen. There was a rumor that "I would rather meet a breast tiger than a jade Ru" to describe Han Zhen's cruelty.
But Fu Qing's wife took his bloody clothes and heard that she had rushed to the capital to beat the drum and complain, which alerted the officials.
Han Zhen is a person who looks like a yameni character, Han Zhongyan 2.0.
Because his brother Han Jiang was now the Xuanfu envoy, he was so arrogant that he killed a commander in the house.
After Zhang Yue signed these, he asked Han Zhen: "Yes, how is Wang Zichun in Guwei now?"
Hearing Zhang Yue mention Wang Shao, Han Zhen immediately snorted and said, "Dude, this prince is so naive and rude. After I took office as the pacifier, he has only come here once, and he didn't even say a few words when he paid homage." The words left.”
"Is there any official below Qinzhou who doesn't take me as seriously as he does? I don't blame him for this, but a few days ago, on my birthday, all the officials from Qinzhou came to congratulate me. I thought that he was in ancient Wei It was inconvenient to go back and forth, and someone was specially sent to tell him that he didn’t need to come.”
"Unexpectedly, Wang Shao didn't come, and he didn't even send any gifts. I was born in a family of Zhongming Dingshi, and I wasn't greedy for any wealth. But Wang Zichun didn't have any etiquette. How could he take me to heart? superior."
Zhang Yue heard what Han Zhen said and understood that this is "I can not accept the gift, but you can't not give it." '
Zhang Yue said: "This prince is extremely arrogant. When Li Shizhong and Dou Shunqing were the pacifiers, I told him many times, but he refused to listen. I will punish him severely when I go to Guwei. He asked the pacifier to bear the thorn to plead guilty!"
Han Zhen smiled and said: "You Duzhi's words are enough. If this Wang Zichun hadn't seen that he had some real abilities, I would have killed him like Fu Qing!"
(End of chapter)
