Bianjing in March.
It was the time to open Jinmingchi Qionglin Garden.
At this time, scholars and common people from Bianjing came here to visit the garden.
There are five halls built in the Jinming Pool, connected to the shore by a Feihong Bridge. The four banks are covered with stone walls. There is an imperial palace in the center of the five halls, and the official is sitting on a red lacquered golden dragon bed.
In the fifth year after the official ascended the throne, although he was busy with government affairs and discussed national affairs with Wang Anshi and other ministers every day, on such days, he would often come to Jinmingchi to show his enjoyment with the people.
The official's family is now lying on the dragon bed, and there are guards from the Royal Forest Banzhi on the left and right. However, the common people can't help but play. The common people who come here can also see the yellow umbrella cover of the imperial tent and even the official's dragon face from a distance.
The officials were very pleased to see the people enjoying their leisurely spring outings. They lay on their backs on the dragon couch and felt the gentle breeze blowing from the Jinming Pool, which relieved them of the fatigue of many days.
The willow branches by the pool were swaying in the wind. At this time, Wen Yanbo, Wang Anshi, Feng Jing, Wang Gui and other officials walked quickly.
The servants sighed when they saw this. The officials were working hard day and night, and finally had a free afternoon to take a nap, but now they were disturbed by political affairs again.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
After the official was woken up by his chamberlain, he looked unhappy. When he saw Wen Yanbo, Wang Anshi and other important ministers, the tired look on his face immediately disappeared.
If the prime minister suddenly came to see him at this time, something big must have happened.
After Wen Yanbo and Wang Anshi arrived, the officials did not get angry at all, but asked with concern: "What happened to the Qing family?"
Wen Yanbo immediately said: "Your Majesty, I am reporting that Khitan Yin is sending 300,000 troops to the western border. I don't know what to do?"
The officials' expressions were very different when they heard this. Since the Chanyuan Alliance, the two countries of Song and Liao never fought again.
The Liao State has always been strong and the Song State was weak. When Emperor Renzong died, the envoys from the Liao State wanted to see the new emperor Yingzong. They didn’t even know the direction of the capital city gate, so they were driven back halfway.
The officials have always been ashamed of this, so after taking the throne, they adopted Wang Anshi's reforms and determined to punish the four barbarians.
First destroy Xixia, then pacify the Liao Kingdom, and recover all the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties.
Food must be eaten one bite at a time. Now that Xixia still exists, the Liao Kingdom will use troops against the Song Dynasty. This is definitely not what the officials want to face.
The official asked: "Is the Liao Kingdom coming again to increase the currency?"
During the Qingli period, the Song Dynasty was defeated by Li Yuanhao and lost countless troops. The Liao State took advantage of the situation and threatened the country with a large army. Finally, under Fu Bi's efforts, the Song Dynasty promised to give the Liao State an additional 100,000 taels of silver and 100,000 bolts of silk each year as a compromise.
Moreover, the annual tribute paid to the Liao Kingdom was in the name of "na", not "gift". To accept is to pay tribute, and to give is to equals. But at that time, the Song Dynasty knew that it was not strong enough and was forced to accept this in humiliation. name.
Hearing what Wen Yanbo said, the official's first reaction was to think, is the Khitan coming to ask for money again?
If so, it is actually not unacceptable.
Wen Yanbo said: "Previously, the frontier general Li Fugui raised an army on his own initiative and was severely defeated. After Zhong'e sent out troops to capture Suide City without permission, he felt that it was not enough and then attacked Lawu City. Liao and Xia are brothers. This move must have alarmed the Lord of Liao. That’s why we raised troops.”
When Wen Yanbo said this, the official family suddenly felt very bad.
Wang Anshi said: "The investigation revealed that Zhong'e's main army left Lawu City, Zhang Yue, and Wang Shao's partial army left Lanzhou and Huizhou, which shocked the whole country of Xixia. Qi was expected to be no match, so he ordered the envoy to ask for help from the Liao Kingdom, saying that his lips were dead and his teeth were cold."
Hearing what Wang Anshi said, the official family suddenly felt much better.
The same words sounded completely different in Wen Yanbo and Wang Anshi's mouths.
Wen Yanbo said: "No matter how you say it, the Khitan's 300,000 people are not invincible. There are many shortcomings in the government's affairs and it is too late to repair them. What's more, the country's wealth and people's strength are all scarce. There is no way to deal with the current disaster. If there are disasters in the four directions." Police, why do you support me? Your Majesty, please give me a clear warning!"
Wang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, Han Jiang is going all out to attack the Xia Kingdom. Now the suppression has been determined. The Liao Kingdom is now coming to fight with China because it is worried that our dynasty will annex the Xia Kingdom. It can be seen that the Xia Kingdom's monarchs and ministers are at their wits' end."
Wen Yanbo said: "But what if the Liao Kingdom sends troops to attack me?"
Wang Anshi said: "I see that the Xia Lord is young and has no plan, so I borrow troops from the Khitan. The Khitan can harass me, but it cannot defeat China. Even if the Khitan comes to attack, the situation on the border will not be embarrassing. As long as our army is stationed carefully. As long as we keep the border, all we worry about is the lack of food and grass."
Feng Jing said: "I'm afraid I will make the same mistake as Qingli!"
Feng Jing said what if Liao and Xixia join forces during Qingli?
The official glanced at Feng Jing and wondered whether he could ask your father-in-law Fu Bi to go to Liao Kingdom again then?
After the humiliating alliance last time, I don’t know what conditions the Liao Kingdom will offer this time.
The official asked Feng Jing: "What if I transfer the annual tribute to the Xia Kingdom to the Khitan in exchange for the Khitan standing by and letting me really destroy the Xia Kingdom?"
Wen Yanbo and Wang Anshi shook their heads.
Feng Jing said: "There are also far-sighted people among the Khitans who will not covet small profits and just sit back and watch the Xia Kingdom be destroyed by this dynasty!"
After Feng Jing finished speaking, Wen Yanbo said: "Whether it is war, defense or peace, please abandon Lawu City first!"
The officials were silent after hearing this, and now they are in Lawu City. Funing Village has fought successively and repelled Liang Yi's siege of hundreds of thousands of troops. However, because of the Khitan's troops, he is about to abandon Lawu City at this moment. I am really unwilling to do so.
Wen Yanbo said: "Your Majesty, Lu Gongbi from Hedong Province has detected frequent mobilization of Khitan soldiers and horses on the border. If you are a step too late, I'm afraid it will be too late!"
Feng Jing and Wang Gui also said: "I ask your majesty to think twice! The city can be rebuilt. If the 20,000 elite soldiers and 100,000 civilians led by Zhong E fail, not only the Yanyan Road will not be protected, but the Shaanxi Road will also be in danger. ."
At this time, the official said: "I regret not listening to Guo Kui's words!"
Guo Kui initially resisted the use of troops against Hengshan, so he was rejected by Han Jiang. He was transferred from his post in Yanzhou, Jiezhen, to Qinfeng Road as the general manager of troops and horses.
They tried to lash out the barbarians and revive their homeland of Han and Tang Dynasties, but now they couldn't win against Xixia, and they failed in the end.
When the official thought of this, he looked up to the sky and thought, ancestors and ancestors, have I really been wrong in what I have always done?
In the five years since I came to the throne, I have worked very hard, and everything I have done, so much money and grain investment, so much material and manpower, is just water in a well. Is it in vain?
Looking at the officials' expressions, Wang Anshi said nothing. Wen Yanbo, Wang Gui, and Feng Jing all said: "Your Majesty, take care of the dragon body, and we will take care of it in the future..."
Guan Jia weakly raised his hand. He felt dizzy and dizzy at the moment.
The servants on the side are all concerned. Although the official is only in his twenties, like the Renzong Palace, the Yingzong Emperor usually has the problem of being dizzy and even unable to speak when he is angry.
The ministers said no more.
The chamberlain quickly brought a bowl of tea soup. The official took a sip, composed himself and said, "Summon Guo Kui back to the capital immediately."
The officials thought that they should listen to this veteran general on how to fight against Xia in the future.
Why didn't you see Wu Chong?
The official looked around and saw Wen Yanbo and Feng Jingdu in the Privy Council had arrived, but Wu Chong was not there and asked: "Where is Wu Qing?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Wu Chong is waiting for a side report at the Privy Council!"
While they were talking, everyone saw Wu Chong, wearing a purple robe, rushing towards Jinming Pond.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being late."
The official asked: "Wu Qing, what kind of side report are you waiting for?"
Wu Chong said: "Your Majesty, this report was jointly submitted by Han Zhen, the envoy of the Qinfeng Road Economic and Technological Strategy Bureau, and Guo Kui, the general manager of the Qinfeng Road Military and Horse Department. It was then forwarded by Han Jiang, the Xuanfu Division of Hedong Province in Shaanxi Province!"
"Oh?" When he heard the word "good news", the originally depressed official suddenly became energetic.
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"Send it to me quickly!"
Wen Yanbo looked at his in-law Wu Chong who looked cautious. When the Khitan sent troops, he forced the Song army to retreat humiliatingly under the gate of Lawu City. When he is fat, what if he can come up with a good news?
Wen Yanbo deeply felt that this in-law, who was fifteen years younger than him, would probably have more than just the deputy privy envoy in his future career.
Wu Chong presented the good news to Wen Yanbo. Such a significant good news must have been read out by Wen Yanbo as the Privy Envoy.
Before reading it out, Wen Yanbo scanned it ten lines at a time.
This is his decades of bureaucratic experience.
This document reporting victory was drafted by Zhang Yue and Wang Shao, polished by Han Zhen and Guo Kui, and finally confirmed by Han Jiang.
The procedures were very complete and strict from top to bottom, and everyone had their signatures stamped and signed.
In order to gain credit, some border ministers reported unsubstantiated success reports to the Privy Council without confirmation from their superiors.
Wen Yanbo would definitely not give such good news to the officials before confirming it.
But now that there is Wu Chong's endorsement, Wen Yanbo is confident enough to read it out in front of everyone...
On a spring afternoon in Bianjing, the weather changed at any time. In the blink of an eye, a spring rain fell after a brief brewing.
As the saying goes, spring rain is as precious as oil. This spring rain just relieved the drought in early spring and moistened thousands of acres of fields in the suburbs. It can be said to be a timely rain.
And beside the Jinming Pond in the spring rain, this good news just like this timely rain moistened the hearts of the officials.
Zhang Yue and Wang Shao were originally sent as partial troops to support Zhonge from the front to attack Hengshan, attract the attention of the Xixia people and disperse their forces.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Yue and Wang Shao not only attracted the troops of the Xixia people, but also defeated the Baotai Military Supervisor and the Tiandu Military Supervisor successively, and happily burned down the extravagant Tiandu Mountain Palace built by the puppet emperor Li Yuanhao. Got it!
Along the way, the Song army captured three big cities and more than ten small towns, defeating tens of thousands of enemy troops. Wang Shao and Zhang Yue used their troops to win every battle, win consecutive battles and defeat the enemy like a roll of hemp mat.
A total of 100,000 tents of Tibetan tribes, large and small, have been surrendered. Dozens of Tibetan tribe leaders have surrendered to our military power and are willing to donate soil and accept pledges to join our Emperor Song Dynasty!
In addition to defeating the enemy, the greatest contribution was to include the ancient Weizhou, Huizhou, Lanzhou, and Lintao into the territory of the Song Dynasty, expanding the land thousands of miles at once, and returning the homeland that had been lost to foreign countries since the Tang Dynasty to China.
This kind of side work was never seen again after Emperor Taizong pacified the Northern Han Dynasty.
A partial division with no expectations actually achieved such a record.
The official now covered his face with his sleeves, and all the ministers raised their heads to look at the sky, all staring at the cloud in the sky.
After a while, the official stood up and said loudly.
"Reward! I want to reward the meritorious officials! The soldiers who opened up and expanded the territory of the Song Dynasty!"
"I...I still want to sue the Imperial Ancestral Temple! I want to express my condolences to my ancestors, all the emperors of the Song Dynasty!"
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