On the long steps leading up to the Chongzheng Hall, a thousand Golden Palace warriors lined up on both sides holding bone buds.
On the left and right sides of the main hall, the bells and bells rang together.
As the drums sounded, Wang Anshi, Wen Yanbo, Feng Jing, Wu Chong, Cai Ting and other prime ministers dressed in auspicious clothes led all the officials to the hall to congratulate the officials.
Wang Anshi said loudly: "Zhang Yue, Wang Shao entered Hezhou, conquered Xiangzi City, and won a decisive battle in Jingniu Valley. All the Qiang surrendered, Mu Zheng fled far away, and restored our homeland in Hezhou. I congratulate your majesty!"
All the officials paid their respects and said, "I would like to congratulate Your Majesty!"
The official in red robes walked down the imperial steps and said to Wang Anshi and all the officials: "This is for the prime ministers to plan strategies. The generals are using their lives. What does it mean to me?"
Wang Anshi said again and again: "Your Majesty, Xihe's achievements are unprecedented in modern times, second only to the actions of pacifying the Southern Tang Dynasty and subduing the Northern Han Dynasty. Your Majesty's divine calculation has made it impossible for you to defeat him. Since our ancestors, every county and county courtier has praised you. Your Majesty, there is no need to say goodbye."
The official said: "I have only been in power for a short period of time. Besides, how can I dare to compare with my ancestors in terms of talent?"
Wang Anshi said: "There are rumors at home and abroad that there is something wrong in Hezhou. The celebration is a relief. I hope your majesty will be congratulated!"
No matter how Wang Anshi tried to persuade him, the officials refused to say anything: "Wait until Hehuang is swept across the river and Mu Zheng bows his head before proceeding to Qing."
Wang Anshi was pleased to hear this. In fact, since Taizong, the Song Dynasty had not made several substantial territorial expansions, but it had lost a lot of land.
The officials did not capture Mu Zheng alive, and swept across Hehuang without accepting the congratulations of the officials. This spirit is indeed far better than that of previous generations of emperors.
Wang Anshi said: "Then, when Hezhou City is built, your Majesty will accept the congratulations again."
The officials immediately agreed.
Wang Anshi said: "The new buildings in Hexi were given names. The Zhongshu proposed that Nuoke City be given the name Dingqiang City, Xiangzi City was given the name Ninghe Village, Kangle City was given the name Kangle Village, and Liujiachuan Fort was given the name Dangchuan Fort. Later, it was merged into the river. Under the rule of the state.”
The title was changed and given a name to show imperial authority, and this land became part of our Song Dynasty territory.
Wang Anshi presented the drafted recruitment letter.
"According to the report." The official approved immediately, took the jade seal from the servant and stamped it heavily on the edict.
When the officials held the seal, all the officials witnessed this and shouted three times in a row, "Long live the event!"
Zhang Zhi, who was at the end of the palace and had been promoted to Taichang Cheng, couldn't help but burst into tears when he looked at the official family. He was secretly happy for his childhood friend.
The officials stood in the palace and proudly accepted the call of the officials.
Looking at this scene, the officials suddenly remembered that when he took the throne, Fu Bi persuaded him not to talk about military affairs for twenty years.
But what about now?
Of course, Fu Bi's loyalty to the country is unquestionable, but the officials really hope that he can come here today to see this scene.
There are also ministers such as Sima Guang, Lu Jie, Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu, Lu Gongzhu and so on.
Officials have bright eyes. From the difficulties at the beginning of taking the throne, to the treacherous people and numerous obstacles at the beginning of the reform, to the doubts in the court when the troops retreated, to the darkness when the Tiandu Mountains were conquered, and the loss of news of Xiangzi City, and finally to this day. Overcome Hezhou's full plate...
This journey was like wading across a river at night. Step by step, he walked like this... There was a person beside him helping him to walk across.
This official will never be forgotten.
After leaving the palace.
A group of prime ministers entered the back hall to meet the emperor.
Wang Anshi said: "When Hezhou was restored, your majesty asked the ministers to quickly demonstrate their merits in order to be rewarded generously. The ministers were promoted to the Longtuge Pavilion and directly to the bachelor's degree. Wang Shao was promoted to the Baowen Pavilion to be made, and Cai Yanqing was added to make the imperial edict. "
At first, Zhang Yue ranked first in merit, Wang Shao second, and Cai Yanqing third. Zhang Yue became a bachelor of the imperial court and ranked third. Logically speaking, it was very good.
However, Cai Yanqing was promoted to Zhizhigao without doing almost anything. It is too unfair to Zhang Yue and Wang Shao for their sacrifice of life.
The official still asked: "Why were only two people promoted to the post of Zhang Wang and not to their own posts? And why were they not extended favors this time?"
Wang Anshi said: "We were already generously rewarded at Xizhou. Now that we have conquered Hezhou, our achievements are no less than those at Xizhou, but we should not be generously rewarded anymore."
Cai Ting also came out and said: "When Xizhou was first established, Zhang and Wang succeeded with great difficulty. Now that they have spent so much money and food from the imperial court, they cannot be rewarded equally."
The official said: "The success in the future is not as good as the previous one. I am afraid that the soldiers will be disappointed and lose their ambition to make progress. It is okay not to be promoted, but it is inevitable to extend the favor."
Feng Jing said: "Zhang Yue's nephew Zhang Zhi can recommend Enjia right and right, and Zhang Yue's eldest son Zhang Genjia will be the minister of ceremony at Taichang Temple."
The official said: "According to the report, add a chapter to tell the story of Chongzheng Palace. You don't need to say my decision on this matter."
Wang Anshi originally wanted to object to Zhang Zhi's storytelling for the Chongzheng Palace, but the official speech was limited to this, so he had no choice but to let it go.
Cai Ting said: "Now our army has won the victory over Hezhou and has been successful in many battles. If we continue to advance, I am afraid that our soldiers will be tired. It was like this when Taizong captured Hedong and captured Youzhou in vain. Please use the Jingyuan Road. replace it with soldiers and horses."
The leaders glanced at Cai Ting and realized that this was his little plan.
The other party was once the commander of the Jingyuan Road, so the people on the Jingyuan Road were all his old troops.
However, what Cai Ting said was very reasonable, and he also cited the example of Taizong's defeat in Youzhou. It was hard for everyone to refute for a while.
Wu Chong said: "The soldiers at the front may not have thought this way. You can ask the soldiers about their wishes. If they want to go back, they will go back. If they don't want to go back, they will stay."
The official said: "That's right."
Cai Ting said again: "Your Majesty, it has only been two years since Zhang Yue entered Xihe, and he has already defeated Huizhou, conquered Yuanjun, Xizhou, Hezhou, and Lanzhou. This achievement is really great, and the breadth of the land is rare since our ancestors." . I think that I should call Zhang Yue back to the capital to receive the reward, and ask for military advice. In the future, I should listen to his opinions on whether to fight against the Tibetan tribe or whether to make peace with the Tibetan tribe."
The officials hesitated upon hearing this.
Wu Chong said: "Is it possible to change the general before the battle?"
Cai Ting said: "We have never changed generals. Now that we have newly captured Hezhou, we can no longer talk about advancing troops. Otherwise, it will easily lead to the defeat of Youzhou. Calling Zhang Yue back to the capital, even if the soldiers have enough rest, is also to reward talents."
Wu Chong said: "Hezhou is newly conquered, and the Tibetan tribes may not all surrender. At this time, we need important ministers like Zhang Yue to sit here and appease several states. If Zhang Yue is transferred back to Beijing, what should we do if something goes wrong in Hezhou?"
Cai Ting said: "Zhang Yue, Wang Shao said in the memorial that Hezhou has been pacified, so how can there be a revolt among the Tibetan tribes? If there is a revolt among the Tibetan tribes, it means that Hezhou is not in peace, so how can we recover Hezhou? Besides, Zhang Yue is not here even though he is not here. In Hezhou, there are still three generals Wang Shao, Gao Zunyu and Cai Yanqing in charge, so even if there is anything, they will be enough to deal with it."
"Whenever the imperial court pacifies a place, it will always keep a general stationed there to prevent unexpected events. How is this different from the military envoys of the past?"
What Cai Ting said touches on the fundamentals.
All the officials present understood it immediately.
When generals are stationed in a place for a long time, it is easy for them to support their own troops. This is what the Song Dynasty has always been wary of. The post of military envoy is not permanent. It is just that there is a war in this place, and the court will just send you there temporarily. This mission will be removed once the war is over.
In order to prevent the separation of the Five Dynasties, the Song Dynasty made great efforts in the system.
Even the officials remembered what Wang Yu said when he lectured, and said aloud: "I haven't seen Zhang Qing for a long time. I was very concerned about him, so I asked him to return to Beijing to report on his work!"
