In September of the fifth year of Xining, hundreds of leaders of the tribes including Blind Wu Chi, Blind Yao, Wen Nazhi, Jie Wu Yanzheng, Dong Yu, Wen Buchak entered the palace to receive rewards.
When these more than a hundred Tibetan leaders learned that they could meet the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, they were all excited.
The leaders of the Tibetan tribes were dressed in the official uniforms of the Song Dynasty, and they looked a bit like wearing monkeys and wearing crowns, which made the onlookers and palace maids laugh frequently.
Even though they had rehearsed all day yesterday, they still walked into the wrong queue when they met you today.
They crossed the vast square, surrounded by royal guards wearing golden armor, and the grandeur of the entire palace dazzled them.
By the time they passed the Daqing Hall and arrived at the Zichen Hall, all the officials of the Song Dynasty, including civil and military officials, were in the hall. Looking at the funny behavior of the leaders of the Tibetan tribe, one of the first twenty or thirty people in the class was dressed in purple robes. Zhang Yue almost put his hand on his forehead. These people really lost their face, but looking at the officials' expressions, he smiled again.
Many ministers couldn't help but laugh. Lu Huiqing, who was jealous of Zhang Yue's achievements, also laughed extremely exaggeratedly.
I thought that Zhang Yue had caused a bunch of people to come to see the saint.
Lu Huiqing has been rising through the ranks and has been promoted to Zhizhigao. However, after hearing that Zhang Yue wanted to become a Hanlin scholar, his jealousy still made him break up.
The officials had a funny look on their faces, but the officials looked serious.
Zhang Yue made such a fuss, and he understood very well what he meant by bringing hundreds of Tibetan leaders to Bianjing.
Simply attacking cannot solve the problem. The most important thing is to make the Tibetan people transform into kings. The strategy for Xihe is to pacify with seven points and exterminate with three points.
The official said: "You are Han people, but you have been living abroad for many years. I still regard you as my subjects and treat you without distinction. I often think of you and say that you are loyal to me and to the country, but you have not seen it. Only by passing by me can allegiance be rooted. Therefore, I asked you to come to Beijing and take a look. Not only to take a look at the king of the Central Plains, but also for you to take a look at me, and I also take a look at you..."
This rhetoric was improvised by the official. He felt that he had to do his part to help Zhang Yue and Wang Shao who were fighting on the front line, so he spoke very modestly.
These people could travel thousands of miles to meet the Song Dynasty emperor, wear Song Dynasty official uniforms, learn Song Dynasty etiquette, kowtow to the Song Dynasty emperor, and accept Song Dynasty rewards. This in itself was allegiance to the Song Dynasty.
In Dong Zang's place, even when Mu Zheng and others were most submissive, they would listen to orders but not propaganda.
The leaders of the Tibetan tribe below listened very carefully. Some understood Chinese and some did not, but it did not prevent them from meeting the emperor of the Song Dynasty for the first time and hearing the emperor's edict with their own ears.
After the official finished his long speech, he awarded the reward.
The leader of the Tibetan tribe, Wu Chi, was worshiped as the training envoy of the Rongzhou regiment.
Blind Yao (Bao Shun) was the envoy of the supply storehouse and the governor of the Tibetan tribe in Hezhou.
Wen Nazhi (the leader of Hezhou) was the deputy envoy of Zhuangzhai.
He made Wu Yanzheng the deputy envoy of Chongyi.
Dong Yu, deputy envoy of protocol.
Others were also honored.
Xi Qi, the Tibetan general who guarded Xiangzi City with Zhang Yue, was given the title of governor of Jiezhou. Master Zhiyuan, who followed Zhang Yue on his mission, was also named the first of Youjie.
Seeing Zhiyuan, who was wearing purple robe and cassock, going up to the palace, Zhang Yue nodded slightly towards him, and the other party smiled.
After being conferred officials in the main hall, there are also a series of rewards, such as gold, silver, robes, copper coins, etc. In short, the trip of more than 100 Tibetan leaders who followed Zhang Yue to Bianjing was not in vain, and they received all kinds of rewards softly. .
After the reward was awarded, Zhang Yue asked the Tibetan leaders to write an oath, which stated that they would never rebel against the Song Dynasty and be loyal to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. They all signed their pledges on it.
Oaths of alliance, official appointments, rewards, interviews, kowtows, etc., if a person is determined to rebel against the Song Dynasty, these are useless, but for most people, they are useful.
These people are normal people and have no deep hatred for the Song Dynasty. They all know where to go after today.
This interview and reward not only greatly increased the loyalty of these Tibetan leaders, but also planted Zhang Yue's popularity in their hearts. After all, he was the one who brought the officials to Bianjing for an audience.
After the ceremony, the officials retreated to the back of the palace, looked at the oath of alliance signed by the leader of the Fan people, and praised Zhang Yue several times with great satisfaction.
Seeing Long Yan's great joy, Zhang Yue struck while the iron was hot and said: "Your Majesty, I and Wang Shao advocate building Zanak City and Tabaic City. We will station 20,000 troops here. Select regular soldiers from Qinfeng Road, Jingyuan Road, Huanqing Road, and Yanyan Road. , native soldiers, archers, and all kinds of envoys, big and small, can all obey orders."
When the official heard this, he almost clapped his legs and applauded, it was so in line with his wishes.
Wang Anshi on the side objected: "Isn't this the control of the four armies? Now that we have newly taken Xihe, it is so public, I'm afraid it is inconvenient."
Wen Yanbo smiled slightly when he saw this. He originally opposed Xihe's use of troops, but now he saw that Zhang Yue advocated building Zanak City and stationing troops deep in Qingtang. Even Wang Anshi opposed it, so he kept silent.
Zhang Yue's proposal to build Zanak City and Tabai City was not only a thoughtful suggestion by him and Wang Shao, but also a further request for power and troops from the imperial court. As long as this step was reached, the imperial court would naturally send him back to the northwest.
But Wang Anshi obviously had other plans.
Zhang Yue said: "Zanak City is a battleground for military strategists. It not only prevents Qingtang, but also prevents Xixia from fighting. If we don't control all the troops, we may not be able to cope with the enemy."
Wang Anshi said: "The troops are stationed outside. We are afraid that the food and grass will not be continued, but we are also afraid of being empty inside. Now it is better to stay far away."
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Zhang Yue thought to himself, was Wang Anshi determined not to let him return to the northwest?
The officials were worried about the dispute between Zhang Yue and Wang Anshi, so they said: "Let's not care about this matter for the time being. Previously, the Khitan patrol horses crossed the river and violated the boundary many times. I was very worried. There was no general plan on whether to argue or not to dispute in the court. That day, Wang Qing's family was in trouble. , Now all the barbarians are as weak as they are today, and they have not been as weak as they are today for hundreds of years. Later, it was said that the Di barbarians are not as vast as the Khitan people are today."
Wang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, my opinion is that the four barbarians can be controlled simultaneously, but the Xia Kingdom and the Khitan cannot be controlled by each other. There should be a priority."
The official said: "I also think so. Many ministers advised me that the Khitan can use human kindness to control it. But then I thought about it. Back then, Empress Li of the Southern Tang Dynasty was abducted and was destroyed by Taizu. It would be useful to reason with the Khitan. no?"
"However, I learned a lot from reading Zhang Qing's comments yesterday. It can be said to be a golden stone."
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty clearly knows that in the past, the land, people, horses, and goods were vast. How could the Southern Tang Dynasty under Empress Li be compared with that of Taizu? How can the Khitan now be compared with this dynasty with its vast land, people, horses, and goods?" In comparison, why should this dynasty be afraid of the Khitan? As long as you understand this, you will know that it is not the Lord of the Liao who does not have a big strategy, but he does not dare to have a big strategy."
"I have always believed that enriching a country and strengthening its military is the right way. As long as the country rises, all the theories of arbitrariness can be broken."
After listening to this, several prime ministers thought that Zhang Yue's last sentence was something Wang Anshi often said.
Zhang Yue has shown goodwill to Wang Anshi until now. Does he still want Wang Anshi to recommend him to the northwest?
