Zhang Yue wrote to Zhang Zhi every month, but Yu Zhangshi did not write any letters and only sent greetings to him through Zhang Zhi.
Zhang Yue has great expectations for Zhang Zhi and Zhang Yue, and he is the only one who can express his concerns about Xihe. Regarding the emperor's arrangement of Li Hao to come to Xihe this time, Zhang Yue also talked about his depression. At the same time, he expressed his intention to lead troops away for a long time, and after being jealous of the court, he wanted to retire and return to his countryside.
Zhang Yue's letter mentioned the Peach Blossom Spring mentioned by Tao Yuanming, showing his longing for it. Sometimes after retiring from the official position, you can retreat to a place where no one knows you and live with your family for three to five years. You can avoid the hustle and bustle of the world and forget about the world and the country. You don’t have to think about whether Wang Anshi’s reform was successful and how many years ago. Whether the Jin soldiers invade ten years later, it will also be a first-class spiritual pleasure.
For example, Zhao Yu, who participated in politics at the time, was driven out of office in anger by Wang Anshi. He lived in seclusion in his hometown and called the place where he lived Gaozhai. For the villagers who came to visit and seek acquaintance, he wrote a poem: "The gold on my waist has withdrawn from hiding. The news is also common.
When people want to know Gao Zhailao, he is just A Cun Zhao Silang. Even Wang Anshi wrote the poem "Shuangyun Snow Bamboo Zhongshan Temple" when he was worshiping and participating in politics.
Although he is in a high position, he is glorious and wealthy, but the pressure is extraordinary. Therefore, on the one hand, he actively engages in the world, but on the other hand, he has the intention to escape from the world, but ordinary people will only talk in pretentious words.
Gao Zhangyue knew that fellow practitioner Zhang Zhi had written a note on daily life, and he also warned in his letter that the way to live in the world should be stupidity as wisdom and gentleness as strength. If you have a straightforward temper, you must not make comments because things are not straightforward or logical.
Zhang Yue also learned that Zhang Zhi had written to ask him to teach him calligraphy. Zhang Yue wrote back and said that he studied under Zhang Youzhi, but unfortunately he passed away from illness a few years ago, and now he has practiced many methods.
At the beginning, Du Ling once said that "books are expensive, hard and thin", which means that masculinity is better than femininity, and the word is like a human being. Things in the world must be caused by a stubborn and unyielding spirit in the heart, but getting along with others is caused by ignorance, softness and obedience.
As he wrote the letter, Zhang Yue thought to himself that he was warning Zhang Zhi, why not himself. After finishing Zhang Zhi's letter, he wrote to Qi Niang.
Shiqi Niang writes to her once or twice a month, and now the two of them mostly talk about their two children’s education.
Zhang Yue was very pleased that his eldest son Zhang Gen was very smart, but smart children were often difficult to obey. Because of Xihe's military exploits, Zhang Gen obtained the status of a Yin official. In the future, even if he did not pass the imperial examination, he could directly become an official, and he would still be an official in the capital.
However, Zhang Yue still asked Qi Niang to supervise him. Whether he passed the exam or not was of secondary importance. The most important thing was to study.
A person's temperament is related to his or her family background. Only reading can change one's temperament. Ancient fortune tellers often said that reading can change one's life, and this is not an empty lie.
Zhang Yue asked the Seventeenth Niang to urge the eldest son and the second son to study first to establish a strong and strong governance ambition, and then to do it later. The second son was not as smart as the eldest son in studying, but Zhang Yue asked the seventeenth mother to urge him to study without asking for failure, as long as he made progress every day.
As Zhang Yue's favorite writer said, people will definitely regress. If you don't work hard, the only things in this world that can grow naturally with you will be all kinds of pain.
Without the management and progress of an ambitious goal, it is easy to be burdened by various setbacks and pains on weekdays. So if you can't endure the hardship of studying, you will suffer the hardship of life.
This is the difference between active and passive. At the end of the letter, Zhang Yue couldn't help but say something to himself, tempering his mind and forging it into steel.
Studying is training, and being in an officialdom is also a first-class training. After writing this, Zhang Yue stopped writing and had some realization.
Every time Zhang Yue writes letters to his family and friends in his spare time, he writes them non-stop every day. No matter how busy he is, he writes two or three lines.
The Seventeenth Mother knew Zhang Yue's intentions and often sent her two sons' homework to Zhang Yue's army. Zhang Yue often corrects his homework under the light in the middle of the night. This is also the happiest time of his day.
This is also the wish of all fathers in the world to hope that their children will succeed. The next day, when the staff learned that Li Hao was in charge of Xihe Road, they all thought Zhang Yue was in a bad mood, but they saw that he looked as usual.
Cai Bian knew some details about this matter, and after careful consideration, he said to Zhang Yue: "I heard that there has been a lot of gossip in Beijing recently, but in the past, it sounded like nonsense. The second government is not secretly aware of it." Zhang Yue said. Yue nodded after listening.
The meaning of Cai Bian's words was not caused by Wang Anshi. Cai Jing said: "Commander Qi, I thought maybe the imperial court was urging us, but I couldn't explain it clearly." Of all the strategic and pacifying envoys in the world, only Zhang Yue's was established by officials themselves, and they were treated almost like Jiedu envoys. .
If it took only half a year, it would still be enough, but now a year has passed. The imperial court was not at ease either. Cai Bian said: "The previous achievements of stepping into Baicheng, capturing the wood, and subduing the ghost seal show that the imperial court has always valued the commander-in-chief, and this has not changed." Cai Bian said, and all the staff also nodded.
Zhang Yue said: "Then what kind of advice does Yuan Du have?" Cai Bian said: "In fact, the court's worries can be saved. Our Xihe Road has not made any achievements after the Battle of Tabaicheng. Now as long as we make more achievements, it can be blocked. Everyone is talking. The imperial court will naturally feel relieved." Su Zhe said: "Are you going to make another contribution? The first is to defeat the enemy, and the second is to open up borders. Now the Tibetan tribes in Hehuang, Taozhou, and Minzhou are very respectful. We have no excuse." Xing Shu said with a smile: "After the Battle of Tabaicheng, all the Qing and Tang tribes were really frightened. Let them raise troops to invade again, and they don't have the courage for a while!" Xu Xi said, "Even if I'm afraid, What, if they don't fight, we can fight too." Su Zhe said: "We must have a famous teacher! If the unknown teacher has missed the imperial court's plan to recruit the Tibetan tribe, how can the Tibetan tribe who surrender to us feel at ease in the future? Once morality is lost, the commander-in-chief's plan to Pinghe and Huang will be easier first and then more difficult. How can it succeed?" Xu Xi said: "I think it can be like this. The Tibetan tribes of Minzhou and Taozhou are one. As long as we deal with Minzhou If the Tibetan tribe in Taozhou makes some noise, I'm not afraid that the Taozhou Tibetan tribe will be displeased."
"Actually, the last time Bian Sibojie killed five Tibetan chiefs who were close to the imperial court, and recently they have secretly recruited troops from the Minzhou Tibetan tribe. I think Bian Sibojie does have rebellious intentions, but there is no trace of them." Zhang Yue After listening to what the staff said, I made a summary.
Now Bian Sibojie is ready to make a move, but after all, he is still very submissive on the surface and has no real signs of resistance. To send troops at this time is to send troops out of nowhere.
Learning from famous teachers is the foundation of benevolence. What is benevolence is that morality belongs to me. Although Nao Zhangyue said that if you have a rough approach, morality is useless, it also reflects the fact that when you suddenly don't follow a moral principle, you probably have a rough approach.
It seems to Qingtang and Xixia that you attacked Taozhou for no reason, so what do you want to do next? But how can I appear to be moral?
The staff discussed for a while, then Xu Xi suddenly said: "Now that winter has come, the rotation of troops and horses has already ended!" After winter, the rotation of troops and horses will still be carried out on Xihe Road.
Because it was difficult to get food in Xizhou and Hezhou, Zhang Yue took advantage of the fact that there was no fighting in Hedong, so he withdrew one-third of the troops on Xihe Road to Qinzhou and other counties on Qinfeng Road to get food.
The soldiers and horses on Qinzhou Road withdrew to Fengxiang Mansion and even went to Yongxing Road to eat. Xu Xi looked around at the crowd and said, "You can send another third of the troops to Qinzhou to eat!" As soon as Xu Xi said this, Zhang Yue knew that he was planning to empty the city!
A good plan indeed. However, the staff all questioned that if another third of the troops and horses were sent to Qinzhou for food, then there would be only 10,000 to 20,000 Han troops left on Xihe Road, and in addition there would only be Fan troops led by Bao Shun, Mu Zheng and others. .
Bian Sibojie will see if the Song army on Xihe Road will take the initiative to attack. Will this move be too risky?
Two-thirds of the Song Army's troops stationed in Xihe were withdrawn. What would happen if Mu Zheng and others responded to the rebellion of Biansi Bojie if Bao went along?
It seems a bit risky. Finally, Zhang Yue said decisively: "This strategy is feasible!" With Zhang Yue's approval, Xu Xi was overjoyed when he heard this.
Cai Jing said: "If Bian Sibo rebels, then we will have an excuse. Even if we don't rebel, we can save hundreds of thousands of military expenses on Xihe Road by moving two-thirds of our troops to Qinzhou for food." Everyone laughed when they heard this.
...A few days later, Bian Sibojie learned that the Song army had moved troops to Qinzhou for food. Taking Hezhou City as an example, the Third Army of Xihe, which was originally stationed here as a teacher, now has only 30% of its strength.
After learning that the Song army only deployed so many troops in Hezhou, Nibian Sibojie was not sure, so he asked the Han adviser: "What do the Han people mean? Only such a few troops are deployed in Hezhou, Minzhou?" Han people The counselor said: "After winter, the Han army has always moved troops to feed. Some officials in the court have always thought that opening the Xihe Road would cost a lot. In addition, the harvest of the Shaanxi Road was not good last year, so they withdrew more troops than before to feed." It is also common sense." Bian Sibo concluded: "Sir, do you think it was because your counterinsurgency plan worked last time, so the Song Dynasty reduced Zhang San's authority." The Han counselor thought for a while and said: "Maybe there is some truth, but It's hard to say." Bian Sibojie laughed, thinking that this was probably the case.
He said: "The Song people have been appeasing the local Tibetan tribes in Minzhou, and at the same time they are not allowed to buy goods from the market and then transport them to Taozhou for sale. The leaders below have long been dissatisfied, I can let them make a fuss and test The truth and falsehood of the Song people." A few days later, the Taozhou Tibetan tribe crossed the junction of Tao and Min and burned, killed and looted several Tibetan tribes that were leaning towards the Song Dynasty.
Regarding the border news, the Song army in Minzhou only defended the fortress and did not fight back against the invading Taozhou tribe.
After several days of plundering, the Tibetan people saw that the Song army did not fight, so they finally left. This move further increased the confidence of the Taozhou tribe in Song's military power. They began to persuade the border officials to rebel against the Song Dynasty. The reason was that Taozhou had high mountains and long roads. Even if they really rebelled against the Song Dynasty, they would not be afraid that the other side would lead an army to conquer the Song Dynasty. , at worst, just hide in the mountains.
At this time, Hezhou sent monks to Yigongcheng to question Bian Sibojie why he sent people to attack the Minzhou Fan tribe, and asked the other party to compensate for the losses and hand over the perpetrators.
Bian Sibojie agreed perfunctorily. At the same time, they continued to indulge those Tibetan tribes who had no food and clothing to survive the winter to go to Minzhou to rob them.
This time Hezhou sent people directly to Yigong City and asked Bian Sibojie to go to Hezhou City to explain the matter. Bian Sibo declined the request to follow the envoy to Hezhou City due to physical discomfort.
After the envoy from the Song Dynasty left, Bian Sibojie ordered his subordinates to actively prepare for war.
