Wanyan Zonghan's army on Jin Guo West Road has been sent out and has won consecutive battles. The battle situation on Hedong Road is becoming more and more critical.
If not for this, how could Tong Guan, a cunning, greedy and greedy eunuch, have so easily agreed to destroy the Jin Kingdom’s strange army in Zhending Mansion in exchange for recommending Gao Kan, a man he had never heard of before, to the emperor? , to be the ambassador of Zhending Mansion?
According to the customs of the official system of the Song Dynasty, even if Gao Kan borrowed the banner of Captain Gao to enter the officialdom.
If you want to rise all the way up, starting from an ordinary official position and reaching the level of a counselor, it will take at least eleven or twelve years.
To get this position directly can be regarded as a great blessing from God and an extreme favor.
Of course, in addition to the recommendation of Tong Taifu, it was inevitable that Gao Taiwei would also be active in the court. I don't know how much money and people were used to finally pass the test.
Otherwise, how could this official position be so easy to obtain?
Even in the future, when Yue Pengju led the entire Song Dynasty to attack the Jin Kingdom until they could not even find the north, and was about to destroy the country, he defeated the Jin army and regained the lost territory with just a few hundred men. With such unparalleled achievements, it was also It's just that he first got Cheng Zhonglang, and later he was demoted to Baoyoshilang, a mere ninth-grade military attache.
Moreover, before that, Yue Fei had succeeded Cheng Xinlang as a military attaché of the ninth rank due to his achievements in suppressing bandits.
It was not until later that Yue Fei repeatedly performed extraordinary feats and was continuously promoted, and finally reached the level of the system commander.
As for recruiting envoys, they are still higher than making envoys.
However, like the Zhizhi Envoy, the Advocate Envoy is a very special official position. It is only set up during wartime and will be abolished immediately once the war is over.
It is difficult to determine the level of his official rank. It mainly depends on the level of control.
What Gaokan wanted was to recruit the envoy of Zhending Prefecture, who only had jurisdiction over the military affairs of Zhending Prefecture. He should be almost between the prefect of Zhending Prefecture and the general magistrate.
It's just that Ruan Boqian, the prefect of Zhending Prefecture, had already escaped with his family after the Jin army invaded Zhending Prefecture. The officials in Zhending Prefecture immediately opened the city and ordered surrender after the Jin army troops came to the city.
All in all, all the officials in the Zhending Mansion were ordered to do it at the same time.
Therefore, when Gao Kan was appointed as the "Zhending Recruitment Envoy" by the imperial court, he would be able to directly take charge of all the important military and political affairs of the Zhending Mansion. His power was greater than that of the prefect, but his level was almost the same as that of the fifth grade.
Don't underestimate the rank of fifth-rank official. According to the usual practice of official administration in the Song Dynasty, even if you are the number one scholar, you will be the seventh-rank county magistrate at most, let alone a person without any fame.
Just like that, you still have to be a good person, have some financial resources, and know how to do things.
Being an official is not easy. If you want to be a high official, it is even more difficult for you to be a high official with real power.
The success of Gaokan's plan was mostly due to the overall situation of current affairs.
Wanyan Zongwang's Jin Guo East Road army had now broken through the Hebei East Road, entered Jingdong Road, and was approaching Bianliang in Tokyo. The battle situation was in danger.
Under this situation, if Wan Yan Zonghan's Western Route Army were to capture Taiyuan, the entire northern territory of the Song Dynasty would have fallen.
Therefore, whether Tong Guan can defend Taiyuan Mansion has become the key to this battle.
Under such circumstances, Tong Taifu recommended Gao Kan to the emperor, and with Gao Taiwei moving up and down in the court, Gao Kan could be successfully recruited to win the job.
In fact, from the perspective of the court, giving Gaokan this position is probably a scapegoating position.
If he can really gather the forces of Zhending Mansion, reinforce Taiyuan, and break the siege of Tong Guan's Taiyuan Mansion, then of course everyone will be happy. As the commander of Taiyuan Mansion and leading the battle on Hedong Road, Tong Guan will naturally have a lot of credit, and Gaokan can also get some. The good thing is that Tong Taifu is a good judge of people and has merit in his recommendations. Tong Guan still has the biggest advantage.
However, if the reinforcements are not strong enough, the siege of Taiyuan Mansion cannot be solved, and Taiyuan may even fall.
That story would be easy to tell. When the time comes, Gao Kan will definitely become Tong Guan’s first choice to shirk responsibility. Even Gao Taiwei will also suffer the consequences. Maybe Tong Guan’s first thought was just in case. If he was defeated, he would ask Gao Qiu to take the blame for him.
After all, in the eyes of Tong Taifu, Gao Kan is nothing. The one who can take the blame is obviously Gao Taiwei who is more suitable.
What's more, the two of them were originally political enemies in the court.
After so many favorable circumstances, the right place and the right people, Gao Kan still fought for his life and entered the game in person at Bailing Village. He ate thousands of soldiers from the Jin Army and defeated most of the entire Zhending Mansion in less than ten days. The thickly armored cavalry who were so frightened that even the prefect was so frightened that the country fell, and the official position he obtained was not "easy" at all.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly in the end. At dawn, he asked Fei Ge to deliver a letter to Daming Mansion, and then took over the hand of Mr. Liang Zhongshu and handed over the certificate of investment to Taifu Tong. His plan was finally fulfilled. .
He Zhiyuan was grateful to Gao Kan for his forgiveness, and he kept it in his heart.
Gao Kan was not in a hurry. After seeing him, he felt relieved and slept peacefully.
After working for so long, he finally managed to get a good night's sleep. He slept until the afternoon, and when he woke up, the entire Xilin Village had completely stabilized.
After getting up, he first found Lin Chong and Cao Qi and asked about the situation in the stronghold. After making sure that nothing happened, he asked them to go on their own.
Then he called Yang Zhi and asked about what was going on at Donglin Village.
Fortunately, they acted quickly and caused almost no movement. Until now, there was no response from Donglin Village, and Gao Kan breathed a sigh of relief.
Donglin Village didn't know that Xilin Village had asked him to take it down, so it would be much easier to plan to capture Donglin Village as soon as possible.
So all the people under his command were called to the meeting hall to decide how to capture Donglin Village.
After everyone received the letter, they all came to the meeting hall and took their seats.
As the infantry leader of Xilin Mountain Village, He Zhiyuan immediately gave him a position. He was originally under the control of all the soldiers and horses in Xilin Mountain Village, and he was enough to command the entire army.
However, he considered himself a sinner. In the hall, all generals, armies, and battalions, commanders, heads, and even commanders all had seats to sit on, but he stood at the end.
When Gao Kan saw that everyone was gathered together, he took the lead and said, "I have called you all to the meeting hall this time for one thing. The west of the mountain stronghold has been recovered. The first priority now is to march as soon as possible to recover the east of the mountain stronghold. With these two places, Cai Haoyan wants to discuss the matter of regaining his soul and longevity, and let us all discuss it together to see how to proceed."
After the words fell, Cao Qi's men stood up and worshiped: "Sir, there are more than 3,000 soldiers and horses in the east mountain stronghold, and the high stronghold is surrounded by a wide area, with two inner and outer strongholds, and military garrison barracks. It will be really difficult to attack by force."
Hearing this, Gao Kan nodded slightly but did not refute.
Cao Qi is a local of Zhending Prefecture and the commander of Lingshouxiang Army. To put it into perspective, the troops from East Linshan Village and West Linshan Village were all his direct subordinates.
So of course he is very familiar with the armament situation of Donglin Village, and his opinion is naturally the most accurate.
However, it is difficult to attack by force, but there are no other ways to think of.
What Gaokan needs is speed, and soldiers need to be quick. It is best to recover Lingshou before the imperial envoy is appointed. Only in this way can we have a city and a place for more plots.
Worst of all, he has to take possession of both the Pingshan Village and the Second Village. Otherwise, as the "True Advocate", he only has a small Xilin Village in his hands. Wouldn't it be a joke?
