Zhang Yue, who received the seal of the economic envoy the next day, immediately took office at the White Tiger Festival Hall.
During the Tang Dynasty, when the envoys went abroad, the emperor would give them a banner to authorize the military.
This is the Xingzhi Jianjie. There are six banners for mansion trees and six banners for banners and festivals. They are all erected in the White Tiger Festival Hall. This represents the majesty of the festival envoy, so it is called an important place, and anyone who breaks into it without permission can be killed.
Although the Jinglue envoy was better than the Jiedu envoy, the emperor would not grant a banner. However, the White Tiger flag of the Jinglue envoy on Xihe Road was still erected in front of the Jiedu Hall. At the same time, the pillars, dougongs, and railings were all painted with green paint.
In the Song and Ming Dynasties, the green color was the color used in the homes and residences of first- and second-rank officials.
In Water Margin, when Lin Chong accidentally entered the White Tiger Hall, he saw a group of green railings, and was almost killed by Gao Qiu.
This is not Zhang Yue putting on airs as a manager, the airs are just for people to see.
There are too many ordinary people who don't know dignity and dignity, and the military and officialdom are places where dignity and dignity are very important, so various means must be used to demonstrate these.
All the military generals and officials on Xihe Road came to pay homage. The civil and military generals all held notebooks with the words "White Tiger Festival Hall" written on the eaves and foreheads, and stood waiting on the steps under the eaves.
When it was his turn, he announced his name loudly, then went to the court and bowed his hands to Zhang Yue, who was sitting high in the White Tiger Hall, and others handed him the notebook.
The so-called handbook is also called the Lizi handbook.
At the beginning of his appointment, every official in the Song Dynasty would go to Nancao, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and receive a calendar. This calendar is equivalent to today's archives. It contains the official's life experience, achievements and mistakes, and testimonials written by his previous superiors.
Generally, when a new Shangguan is appointed, the officials below will present their calendars to the Shangguan for review. Firstly, I can show you my personal details clearly, and secondly, I hope you can write a few good words on my calendar in the future.
In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, although there was no calendar anymore, this practice was still popular in official circles. Officials had to hold notebooks when visiting Shangguan. This handbook contains what my last name is, how many years I have been elected, how many years I have been a Jinshi, my rank in the palace examination, and my official resume.
At the same time, this Lizi is also a voucher for officials to receive their official salary. In another time and space history, Cheng Yi used the commoner to worship as a storyteller for the Chongzheng Hall. The Ministry of Revenue asked him if he needed Lizi to receive his salary. Cheng Yi said that I am from Penghao. What's the matter? Calendar can be said.
Zhang Yue sat in the main seat, Wang Shao, who was appointed on the same day, sat on his right side, and Gao Zunyu sat on his left side. The three of them went through the calendars of the civil servants and military generals one by one.
This White Tiger Hall is a festival town, and even Cai Yanqing, the counselor of the day court, did not come. Being a transshipment means that he is not under Zhang Yue's control, but he will not come here just to make fun of him.
Only Qin Fenglu was able to accept Li Xian's duties, but he was sitting here arrogantly. For this, he could only say that it was amazing.
After all the civil and military officers had seen it, they were listed under the account one by one.
Zhang Yue immediately read out the imperial edict and promoted officials and titles to everyone one by one.
For example, Jing Sili was under the jurisdiction of Xihe Road Qian, Miao Shuo was the deputy envoy of the Gongbei Treasury, Wang Cunwei, the Marquis of Hemendi, Wang Junwan, Han Cunbao, the left servant, Wei Qi, the leader of the left hall, etc., all of them were granted titles for their merits.
Zhang Sai, who was originally from the Guangrui Army, was promoted from a palace attendant to a third-class loaner, and became qualified to enter the White Tiger Hall.
These people all fought bloody battles with Zhang Yue and Wang Shao, and now with the conquest of Xihe, all of them have been rewarded.
Zhang Yue and Wang Shao were promoted and a large number of people were promoted.
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It is said that when a person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.
The generals who had just been transferred from Qin Fenglu were all very jealous. They had missed the previous battle of Zhang Yue and Wang Shao to open up Xihe, so they had to watch these people eat meat.
After reading out the imperial edict, Zhang Yue said to him: "This river, Tao, and Minzhou all belong to our Xihe Road, but they have not been recovered. Now your Majesty has decreed that our Xihe Road Manager and Appeasement Secretary should make his own decision at the last moment. Regarding the conquest of He, Tao, and Minzhou, there is no need to submit a reply, so as not to be too detailed and hinder the matter."
The Xihe Road was planned to appease the Division, and in addition to Xizhou, Lanzhou, Huizhou, and Tongyuan Army, it also included Hezhou, Taozhou, and Minzhou.
However, Hezhou, Taozhou, and Minzhou are still on the books, but the slogans have already been shouted.
Now, with nearly 30,000 troops on the Qinfeng Road and 5,000 archers on the Jingyuan Road entering Zhang Yue's tent, what's the next step?
It is imperative to attack these three states.
Wang Shao said: "I am willing to lead an army across the Tao River, first defeat Xiangzi City, and then go to Hezhou!"
Zhang Yue said: "Xiangzi City is a place where large armies come and go. If you base yourself here in Hezhou, you can go down."
Gao Zunyu said: "I heard that the Xia Kingdom has been very popular recently. The Tibetan tribe in Lanzhou reported that the Western Xia soldiers have crossed the Yellow River. I don't know how many there are. Yesterday, Kanggu City reported that there were five or six thousand horses in Xixia."
Listening to Gao Zunyu's words, Zhang Yue couldn't help but feel as sick as eating flies.
When they first attacked Tiandu Mountain, Zhang Yue and Wang Shao were willing to go, but Gao Zunyu said he would guard the rear and refused to take risks. Afterwards, Zhang Yue and Wang Shao succeeded in attacking, but Gao Zunyu blamed them for not giving him the credit.
Now it was imperative to cross the Tao River to attack Mu Zheng, but Gao Zunyu also said that Xixia soldiers and horses were in Huizhou, Lanzhou, and seemed to intend to invade the south.
But Zhang Yue and Wang Shao had never heard of anyone reporting this matter to them, but Gao Zunyu emphasized that it was absolutely true, as if he had seen it with his own eyes, but when asked to provide the source of the information, he Refuse to talk.
"What about the opinion of the senior manager?" Wang Shao sneered.
Gao Zunyu said solemnly: "I think things should be done step by step. After the ancient Wei stronghold was built, I was able to defeat Wu Sheng's army in one fell swoop. It was all thanks to this power. Now there are not enough soldiers and insufficient food. Once we cross the territory of several states and people, it will be like a wood army." If we block its vital points, our army will gain nothing if we advance, and we will not be able to retreat. That's it."
"So I think the troops and horses have not been trained yet, so we should guard the city carefully and wait until the troops are well-prepared."
After Gao Zunyu finished speaking, many generals agreed. The other party was the military commander of Xihe Road, and all the generals below were under his control. Even if Jing Sili was willing to cross the river with Wang Shao, he did not dare to say so.
Of course, Zhang Yue could also force Gao Zunyu to fight as an economic envoy, but as a last resort, Zhang Yue would not use this last resort.
When Gao Zunyu saw Wang Shao angry, he felt happy in his heart.
He knew that Zhang Yue, Wang Shao and Li Xian were badmouthing him in their memorials to the officials, which caused him to lose his post as Xihe Road Economic Strategy and Comfort Envoy. Worried about Queen Mother Gao's face.
Who told me that I am a member of the official family?
Anyway, Gao Zunyu was happy to see Wang Shao like this.
Zhang Yue said, "That's fine. General Manager Gao said that the troops are not good enough and have insufficient food, so we should train our troops and horses on Xihe Road. I fully agree with this."
Gao Zunyu stroked his beard and said with a smile, "It's easy to talk about."
Zhang Yue said: "It happened that Commander Cai Cao also discussed the art of war with me yesterday. He said that the officials had followed the wishes of Prime Minister Cai to disarm and build troops in Hebei. He asked us if we would like to follow Xihe Road? In order to make the officials and Wang Xianggong agree. Appreciate it."
"Now that I have heard from the senior manager that it is coincidental, I will report this general's military strategy to Xihe!"
What Zhang Yue means is that the military power is not mine anyway, so you, Gao Zunyu, don't want it either.
But Gao Zunyu didn't know what the art of war was, and he was looking confused at this moment.
ps: The map of Xixia has been uploaded as an Easter egg chapter in this book, and everyone can see it. At the same time, Dingxicheng in Huizhou was originally called Xishi City. Dingxicheng was changed after the Song Army conquered it. It was called Xishi City at that time. I looked at the map and it was written, but I did not investigate its origin. Please clarify any mistakes or omissions.
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