Lu Gongzhu returned to Yulin Lane full of worries.
Lu Xizhe immediately came out and asked anxiously: "Sir, how was it that I met the young master today...?"
Lu Gongzhu said angrily: "You can come to see me yourself in the future!"
Lu Xizhe didn't know why. He couldn't understand what his father was talking about.
He is just a commoner, and he doesn't even have a flattering official position.
Why go to the Imperial Palace?
Just listen to Mr. Lu scolding: "I don't know what kind of fate you, the traitor, have had..."
"Today in the palace, the officials personally asked for grace from the two palaces to allow you to come and lecture in front of the emperor..."
Lu Xizhe was ecstatic.
Lecture before the emperor?
The position is humble but noble, and there is a chance that he will be directly awarded the title of Jinshi.
"Unfaithful son!" Lu Gongzhu looked at the appearance of this unfilial son and cursed: "If you dare to say one word of evil about Wang Jiefu in front of the king, I will break your legs!"
Lu Xizhe quickly bowed and said: "I don't dare... I don't dare..."
But he was already laughing in his heart.
He did not say that the meaning of Wang Anshi's scriptures was acceptable.
But who can stop him from talking about Confucius, Mencius, and Xunzi?
In the literary world of the Song Dynasty, subtlety lies here.
Since Qingli's founding of the academy and the Classical Prose Revival Movement, the commentaries on the classics and meanings of old Confucianism in the Han and Tang dynasties have been sieved by scholar-bureaucrats, and then kicked into the garbage heap of history!
Both the new party and the old party began to advocate going back to the Spring and Autumn Period directly to pursue the true meaning of the saints, rather than the scriptures that were distorted by the corrupt Confucians of the Han and Tang Dynasties.
But what is the true intention of a saint?
Isn’t it up to everyone to understand?
Can we still ask Confucius, Mencius, and Xunzi?
…
The two palaces took Zhao Xu back to Baoci Palace.
"Scholar Lu's demeanor seems to be better than that of Lord Sima!" Zhao Xu said with emotion after taking two sips of the Perilla Drink.
Both the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Xiang laughed.
Empress Dowager Xiang even touched Zhao Xu's head and said, "This is natural. The Lu Xueshi family has been our important ministers since the Taizong era!"
Zhao Xu laughed in his heart.
you do not say!
The Lu family of Shouzhou, starting from Emperor Taizong, served as ministers for four dynasties, and in Zhao Xu's generation, it was the fifth dynasty.
Only Zhao Xu's previous life turned over.
But at that time, who would have thought that a little emperor who was taciturn on the throne and didn't care about anything would have memorized the words and deeds of every minister he met?
Zhao Xu raised his head and looked at the Queen Mother who was opposite him, and asked: "Mother, how is your grandson doing today?"
The Empress Dowager smiled and said: "The officials were generous and decent in the palace today. In particular, they told Academician Lu to promote virtuous people and not avoid relatives. I believe that the government and the public will praise them when they know about it!"
He also said to the Empress Dowager: "That's what I said!"
As the Empress Dowager spoke, she frowned and couldn't help but say: "These nephews of scholar-bureaucrats and important ministers, who were awarded the title of ninth-ranking official in the capital...jumped directly out of the sea of selection, which is equivalent to becoming a Jinshi... …”
"They can still take part in the imperial examination. If they can get a Jinshi, they will be officials in their twenties and thirties!"
Empress Dowager Xiang quickly grabbed the sleeve of the Empress Dowager to prevent her from continuing.
The Empress Dowager also realized that such words were not suitable to be said in front of Sixth Brother.
He is still young, so there is no need to expose these adults' disagreements to him.
Zhao Xu pretended not to listen carefully and just drank his own perilla drink.
…
With a livid face, Lu Huiqing looked at an official document that was delivered to him.
"Zhang Zhijian!" He roared angrily.
"How dare you, thief!"
The official document came from Zhang Zhijian, the supervisor of the army and horsemen at Fuyan Road. Zhang Zhijian told Lu Huiqing that he did not dare to raise troops until he got the order.
Therefore, the two generals on Yanyan Road whom Lu Huiqing ordered to mobilize are still in the camp and have not set off.
The originally expected strength of five generals now only has three generals from Hedong Road.
The most terrible thing is that Zhang Zhijian didn’t tell him until now and before the war that I won’t come!
Lu Huiqing knew very well that Zhang Zhijian was seeking revenge on him.
Zhang Zhijian was originally his subordinate. He was originally in charge of the Taiyuan military affairs and was in charge of the military affairs of Goulin Mansion.
But last month, because he opposed his sending troops to attack Caogu, he was impeached by Lu Huiqing and was demoted to the military commander of Yanyan Road.
I thought that Zhang Zhijian should be more honest and sober after going to Yanyan Road.
Unexpectedly, he got worse!
"What should we do?" Wang Jin, Lu Huiqing's staff and fellow countryman, asked.
"What else can we do?" Lu Huiqing unbuttoned her clothes impatiently: "Without him, Butcher Zhang, we won't kill pigs?"
"Issue a general order to mobilize all selected forwards from the other nine generals!"
"This..." Wang Jin swallowed: "Is there too much movement..."
"What if Beiluo makes some changes..."
The Selected Front is an elite ace that emerged under the Song Dynasty's generals' art of war. It is composed of elite warriors who dare to fight selected by the generals' supervisors from among their own generals.
They have the best equipment, the highest treatment, and they are all cavalry!
It can be said that in the Song Dynasty, the selection of the front army was the spearhead of the attack and the main force of the battle - in some places it can even be said that - except for the selection of the front army, the rest were just rabble-rousers and flag-waving things.
There are a total of twelve generals on Hedong Road, and the total number of Han and Fan cavalry and infantry is almost 140,000.
The total number of optional vanguard troops is less than 7,000!
This is the result of Lu Huiqing's painstaking efforts after taking office.
Otherwise, it would be amazing if there were more than 3,000 forwards to choose from.
As for the Song Army in Hedong, its main mission has never been to use troops in the northwest.
Instead, it was to defend against the Beirut cavalry who were condescending and could attack southward at any time, and to provide flank protection for the Song army in Hebei.
Therefore, Lu Huiqing only dared to mobilize three generals for this border patrol. If there were more, there might be loopholes in the defense!
Because the main force in Hedong must defend Beilu!
"I can't control that much anymore!" Lu Huiqing said with red eyes.
He looked at the map in front of him.
The scouts have determined that they are in the hinterland of the Western Bandit's left wing, the Divine Warrior Supervisor.
A large group of Western bandits and Qingqi have appeared in the Mingtang River area.
The number of people is at least 10,000!
In addition to the left wing Shenyong Division, its own cavalry and the party members and Qiang tribes that can be recruited, a combat strength of 20,000 to 30,000 can be mobilized.
But he only has three generals, which is not enough! Absolutely not enough!
After losing the cooperation of Yanyan Road, Lu Huiqing could only have the confidence to fight this battle by mobilizing the entire Hedong elite!
Because Lu Huiqing already knows what the Western Thief's goal is?
You can tell just by looking at the map.
The left-wing Shenyong Division headquarters of the Western Bandits has been located in the Mingtang River in the upper reaches of the Jialu River for the past few decades.
This place is located about a hundred miles south of Ningxifeng and is a plain formed by the impact of the Jialu River.
The water and grass are abundant, the land is fertile, and it is located in a condescending position, controlling the Jialu River and the Tuwei River, the two lifelines across the eastern foot of the mountain.
Jialu River and Tuwei River meander through the entire eastern foot of Hengshan Mountain and then merge into the Yellow River.
On the north bank of the turbulent Yellow River where the Jialu River merges into the Yellow River.
Jialu Village stands on the bank of the Yellow River, controlling the entire north bank of the Yellow River. It is like a nail embedded in the jurisdiction of the Western Bandit's Zuoxiang Shenyong Division.
From Jialuzhai to Mingtangchuan, it is at most two hundred miles!
For the cavalry, one day and one night is enough.
Lu Huiqing took a deep breath and said to Wang Jin: "Go and deliver the order quickly!"
Wang Jin lowered his head and was about to accept the order.
Outside the door, Zhe Kexing had already barged in with an urgent report: "Mr. Jinglue..."
"The scouts just reported that they found a large group of Western bandit cavalry heading south along the Jialu River..."
"Just the vanguard, I'm afraid there are three to four thousand..."
"And we also found the figure of Po Xijun!"
Lu Huiqing immediately stood up irritably. He no longer needed to look at the map.
The Western Bandit Cavalry is moving down the Jialu River, and their target must be Jialu Village!
"Zhang Zhijian!" Lu Huiqing roared: "You can't die easily!"
He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
The Poxi Army is a special unit of the Western Thieves. All members ride or should be said to pull camels to fight.
They installed a small slinging device on the camel that could quickly fire stones.
This device fires very quickly, like an arrow.
In addition, members of the Poxi Army are very good at making siege equipment.
Therefore, whether it is a field battle or an siege, the Poxi Army is the main force of the Western Bandits!
Now, since the Western Thief has brought the Poxi Army with him, he must be here to break the fortified city.
what to do?
Lu Huiqing knew he had to make a decision.
Without any hesitation, Lu Huiqing looked at Zhe Kexing and said: "Please send the Qingqi immediately, general, and notify Zihu and Xing Zuochen. There is no need to hide, and we will set off to Jialu Village at the starry night immediately!"
"My officer and the general will lead Hedong archers, Fuzhou soldiers and the general's first general to follow!"
After saying this, Lu Huiqing closed her eyes in pain.
The great power of throwing the sky is leaving him.
What he knows is that if the news of the main force of the Song Dynasty appearing near Jialu Village is known to the Western thieves, they will immediately disperse!
This is the tradition of Western thieves.
They will not take the risk of overwhelming a fortified city and attack a fortified border city of the Song Dynasty that may receive reinforcements at any time!
"in addition……"
"Send the order and mobilize the other generals in Hedong to select the front... and arrive at Jialu Village within three days..."
"You don't need to bring food, grass, supplies, and equipment. You can replenish them when you get to Jialu Village!"
It can only be the.
Gather an army and confront the Western bandits.
Rely on the large number of people and the fortified city to scare them away first!
"Zhang Zhijian!"
"I will never kill you until I kill you!"
Lu Huiqing swore a poisonous oath in her heart, and then said to Wang Jin: "Prepare pens, inks, paper and inkstones..."
"I want to write a letter to impeach Zhang Zhi. He disobeys the general's orders, disobeys the command, has ulterior motives, and is a traitor to the West!"
Lu Huiqing knew very well why Zhang Zhijian suddenly rebelled?
Because he saw the changes in Bianjing City!
After the death of the Daxing Emperor, the young master came to the court, and the two palaces took charge of the government. However, the two palaces happened to be dissatisfied with Zeng and the new law.
Therefore, that bastard has been restricting him in Hedong since March.
Now they have all been driven to Yanyan Road, and they are still thinking of ways to trip him up.
He hopes to establish himself as an 'enemy of Lu Huiqing' and gain the respect of the two palaces!
but……
"Are you a military minister worthy of being the enemy of this Jinglue?"
Controlling martial arts with literature is the ancestral system of the Song Dynasty!
A military commander who lost his mind dared to get involved in a fight between civil servants and officials.
It’s simply a matter of life and death!
Note: According to historical facts, Lu Huiqing was impeached in June, and the person who made the first report was Zhang Zhijian, who was impeached by Lu Huiqing in April and was driven to Yanyan Road.
This person did well in the Yuanyou era and was once the magistrate of the state, but in the Shaosheng era... there is no record.
(End of chapter)
