"Zhang Dare, it's really a good amount of wine." After the celebration banquet, Li Sanjian invited Zhang Kan into the inner hall alone, and after ordering someone to make two cups of tea, Li Sanjian smiled at Zhang Kan and said: "Li has always believed in a common saying, that is, wine depends on character, and daring to drink is so bold, which shows that Li has not looked away." ”

"Thank you for your love." Li Sanjian's praise made Zhang Kan laugh, and said to Li Sanjian: "Today's young general has offended the people of the mansion, and I hope that the mansion will forgive the sins." ”

"Hey, a rough man, don't pay attention to him." Li Sanjian waved his hand and said, "Who dare to be?" Li and the late Xiangzhang Gong can have several faces, but I don't know how to dare to do it. ”

Zhang Dan's surname is Zhang, and Zhang Kan is also surnamed Zhang, so is there some relationship between the two? Therefore, Li Sanjian asked casually at this time.

"Back to Xianggong's words, the young general is from Pucheng, Jianning Jun, Fujian Road, and Zhang Lao Xiangguo is the uncle of the young general." Although Zhang Kan also drank a lot of wine, he still had a clear mind and answered truthfully.

"Oh? Sure enough, Zhang Dangzhi is from a famous family. Sure enough, Li Sanjian guessed it, so Li Sanjian was surprised: "Li remembers that he dared to be famous for Xining's eight years, but when Zhang Gongju was in the phase, why did he dare to do it... ”

"Hey, look at my memory." Li Sanjian then patted his head and said with a smile: "Lao Xiangguo never teaches and accepts privately, how can Li forget about this matter?" ”

Zhang Kan nodded.

The late prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty, Zhang Dan, never gave official positions privately, and he did the same for his own sons, let alone a nephew, so although Zhang Kan was born as a martial champion, he was "assigned" to Fujian as an official.

At this time, Zhang Dian has been demoted again and again, and he has been demoted to the deputy envoy of Shuzhou regimental training.

A dignified prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty fell into such a fate, which can't help but make people sigh.

"The matter of the court... Ay... I won't talk about such disappointments today. Li Sanjian then sighed.

At this time, Li Sanjian had already learned that his father-in-law, Cai Jing, had been reactivated, and he had moved from Hangzhou Dongxiao Palace, who had no real power, to Dingzhou Zhizhou, what does this mean? It shows that at this time, Emperor Zhao Ji of the Song Dynasty already has the heart to recover Cai Jing, and if Cai Jing returns to Kaifeng Mansion, then it is very likely to be reused by Zhao Ji.

It seems that you can't stop it? Li Sanjian was secretly troubled in his heart.

Others don't know, but Li Sanjian knows, the Great Song Dynasty is bad in the hands of these people, so when he was in Beijing, Cai Jing asked Li Sanjian to use Zhou Fanggeng's case to impeach and overthrow Zeng Bu, but Li Sanjian refused and informed Zeng Bu of the matter.

Zeng Bu was furious, so he asked Zhao Ji to demote Cai Jing from Beijing and demote him to Hangzhou as an idle official who couldn't be idle anymore.

But if Cai Jing returns to the imperial court, won't Li Sanjian be a "villain" for nothing? Not only did it not help, but it also offended Cai Jing fiercely...

offended Cai Jing, Li Sanjian's future life will be worried...

Li Sanjian was annoyed when he thought of this.

"Li Fuzun, Li Fuzun?" Zhang Kan saw that Li Sanjian had been in a daze, so he shouted Li Sanjian twice.

"Oh, Zhang Dangzhi has something to say, please speak." Li Sanjian came to his senses and hurriedly said.

"Li Fuzun, can the young general ask why he is boasting about his exploits?" So Zhang Kan asked.

"Zhang Kangzhi, you are a smart person, don't you know what Li meant?" Li Sanjian asked rhetorically.

"Li Fuzun in order to stabilize the morale of the army and the people?" Zhang Kan said.

"Exactly!" Li Sanjian nodded and said, "But there is another intention." ”

False reporting and exaggeration of military exploits are not a new thing in the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty, but a relatively common thing, especially in remote border passes, which is a common thing.

The imperial court rewards the war exploits generously, so if you falsely report and exaggerate some war exploits, you can receive a lot more rewards and report a few more heads, will the court still send an envoy down to verify it? Even if the imperial court sends an envoy to check, it can be fooled, in case it can't be fooled, then that's it, will the imperial court still chill the hearts of the border soldiers for these things?

"What's the point? Please let Li Fuzun make it clear. Zhang Kan asked.

"Zhang Dangzhi must have been wondering, what did Li call you to do?" Li Sanjian replied to the question: "Today, Li will tell you that Li moved you to Quanzhou for one thing, that is, for the matter of Quanzhou Boat Master. ”

"Quanzhou Boat Master? Is there still a boat master in Quanzhou? How many warships are there? How many boat masters are there? Hearing this, Zhang Kan asked again and again.

"Nope! There are no boat divisions yet. Li Sanjian shook his head and said.

"Warships?" 61 Library

"Nope...

"Boat Commander...

"Nope...

Li Sanjian's three did not make Zhang Kan cry and laugh, he was very helpless, and dared to call this general to come to Quanzhou to be a bare-pole boat general?

"What does Li Fuzun mean... So Zhang Kan asked depressedly.

"Just because you don't have it now doesn't mean you won't have it in the future." Seeing this, Li Sanjian smiled and said: "In the matter of Xianxia Pass, Zhang Kangzhi's judgment about pirates, this official thinks it is true, so he called you to come to Quanzhou, just to form my Quanzhou Boat Master." ”

After drinking, he talked with Zhang Kan for a long time, Li Sanjian felt extremely thirsty, so he took a few sips of tea and continued: "Pirates are rampant, and I must have a strong boat division in Quanzhou to control the enemy and protect the territory and the people." However, the formation of a boat division must be approved by the imperial court, so Li's plan is to play the imperial court while forming a boat division, and the formation of a boat division is nothing more than three things, that is, ships, people, and ordnance, and without the permission of the imperial court, to build warships and ordnance, there is a suspicion of violating the system, so the warships and ordnance are not in a hurry to build, and after the approval of the imperial court, this move will be carried out. And you, Zhang Kan Zhang, you are responsible for this matter, responsible for recruiting soldiers, recruiting people who are accustomed to water, recruiting people who are good at boats, recruiting people who are practicing water warfare, in short, as long as it is a useful person, no matter who it is, you can recruit it. Even... Even for sinful bodies. ”

"Now you know the second intention of Li Mou's exaggeration of his great exploits, right?" Li Sanjian asked after a pause.

"To get permission from the imperial court?" Zhang Kan groaned.

Li Sanjian nodded.

Exaggerating the great military exploits, that is, exaggerating the extent of the Quanzhou pirates, so as to obtain the permission of the imperial court to form the Quanzhou Boat Division.

This is the main purpose of Li Sanjian's exaggerated military exploits.

In order to achieve the goal of forming the Quanzhou Boat Division, Li Sanjian can be said to have done everything, which made Zhang Kan fall into deep contemplation.

Could it be that the banditry in Quanzhou has really reached such a level? Is it really urgent?

The bandits in Quanzhou have really reached the point where there is no room for delay, why not go south or north to suppress the bandits?

So what is Li Sanjian's real purpose?

Zhang Kan had to think about these questions.

Zhang Kan practiced martial arts and cultivated literature in order to go into battle to kill the enemy, protect the territory and the people, and serve the country loyally. At this time, if he is the general of the boat division, he leads the boat division to gallop on the vast sea, kill thieves to serve the country, and ensure the safety of one party, such a hearty thing is really Zhang Kan's desire.

In the past, he had no way to serve the country, and he succumbed to Xianxia Pass, and he had already been suffocated and almost crazy, but at this time, Li Sanjian gave himself a chance, why didn't he accept it happily, why didn't he seize this opportunity? Zhang Kan said secretly in his heart.

Death for a confidant!

What is the purpose of Li Sanjian, is it possible that he still wants to rebel and rebel? ? Zhang Kan thought again in his heart, to do rebellion and rebellion, only with Quanzhou, a remote and small place, can never be, with a corner of the enemy of the whole country, unless you are a madman will do this, and Li Sanjian is the champion of the Great Song Dynasty, don't you understand this truth?

Li Sanjian saw that Zhang Kan didn't answer for a long time, and he was not in a hurry, so he drank tea slowly, waiting for Zhang Kan to be thoughtful.

The formation of the Quanzhou Boat Division is a major event, and it is also human nature to be thoughtful, if Zhang Kan agrees without thinking, Li Sanjian will doubt his own vision and his ability to recognize people.

After a long time, Zhang Kan finally asked, "Is it for this reason that Li Fuzun summoned the young general to come to Quanzhou?" ”

Li Sanjian nodded, and said slowly: "In the fourth year of Shaosheng, when Li was released in Guizhou, he wrote an article, "On Controlling Land by Sea", and I won't tell you that Li was eager to attract the attention of the imperial court at that time. ”

"The Theory of Controlling Land with the Sea? The young general Zhang Kan is willing to hear the details. Hearing this, Zhang Kan respectfully bowed and said.

"Well, that's right, it's "On Controlling Land with the Sea"." Li Sanjian nodded and said: "I'm a big Song, no, the coastline of the Zhongzhou mainland stretches for tens of thousands of miles, of which I live in seven or eight out of ten in the coastline, and two or three in the north." There are countless rivers, rivers, lakes and so on, among which there are many big rivers of the Yangtze River, such as the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, the Yangtze River is spacious, and the big boats in the river are feasible, the Yellow River is turbulent, and the river channel is narrow, so the big boats are not feasible, but the small boats or small warships can come and go freely. With so many rivers, lakes and seas, and such a stretch of coastline, it is impossible to do without a strong boatman, and at this time, our trade with foreign countries is more and more, and it is more and more frequent, so the coastline can be described as a lifeline, and only a strong boatman can protect this lifeline, this is one of them. Zhang Dare, the second is that in order to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun in our dynasties, in order to expand the territory, it can be said that it is exhausting but not available, the reason for this is that the northern captives rely on nothing more than the cavalry that comes and goes like the wind, and our dynasty lacks horses, and the infantry army alone cannot match it, so it is necessary to cooperate with the boat division and the infantry army to clamp down on the northern captives. ”

"The people of the world only know the strength of the land division, but they do not know the fierceness of the boat division, and if the boat division carries the decisive division to the north, it will be able to cut off its rear route and put the enemy in a situation of two-front or even multi-front warfare, and this will enable our army to gain the first chance of decisive victory. Hey, it's a pity that Li's article has not been taken seriously by the imperial court so far, which can be described as sighing! Li Sanjian finally sighed.

"Li Fuzun!" After Zhang Kan listened, he was immediately shocked by Li Sanjian's words, it turned out that he had such a grand ambition in his heart.

Being able to die for such a person can be described as a happy event in life.

So Zhang Kan stood up, knelt down on one knee in front of Li Sanjian and said loudly: "As long as Li Fuzun does not suspect Zhang Kan as a martial artist, Zhang Kan is willing to follow Li Fuzun in this life, gallop above the sea, serve the country loyally, and rest until death!" ”