"Father, since the emperor has arrived at Jingzhao Mansion, why didn't he summon you over?"

Song Yunxiang, the commander of the soldiers and horses of the Shaanxi Road, looked at his son silently, and said lightly: "The battle plan has been issued, Liao Shanhe and his father's soldiers are divided into two ways to attack Meng Shu." ”

Song Yunxiang has two sons, the eldest son Song Changyuan is in the army in Kaifeng, and the third son Song Changqing is with him.

Today's family implements the primogeniture inheritance system, and after Song Yunxiang is a hundred years old, the entire family business of the old Song family will be inherited by Song Changyuan, and Song Changqing has no share.

It is precisely because of this that Song Yunxiang took Song Changqing with him, and while mentioning his life, he hoped to let him make military exploits in order to start a family.

It's a pity that Song Changqing is far less studious than Song Changyuan, and his temperament has always been a little uninhibited, not thoughtful, not steady, and rough.

Song Changqing has become a piece of Song Yunxiang's heart, and he can't say it clearly, it's really sullen!

"Erlang, the emperor's behavior, should you also ask?" Song Yunxiang saw that Song Changqing wanted to continue to say something, so he hurriedly waved his hand to stop him.

I think that at the beginning, when Li Zhongyi was in charge of Lingzhou, Song Yunxiang was just a small official. With the first merit of offering water sources, he helped Li Zhongyi extinguish the prestige of the party clan, and from then on, he rose to the top and became the main general of the first army alongside Yang Lie and others.

To put it bluntly, Song Yunxiang is already very content with his current status, and the emperor did not treat him lightly.

Let's ask, how many generals can there be in the whole country?

In addition to Yang Lie being the general of the expedition to the north, that is, Liu Heyang, the general of the expedition to the east, Liao Shanhe, the general of the expedition to the south, and Ma Guangda, the general of Dingguo, these few people can be on an equal footing with Song Yunxiang.

People are content!

In just over ten years, Song Yunxiang has changed from a state official to a major general. If it weren't for Li Zhongyi's promotion and reuse, would it be as prosperous as it is today?

Song Yunxiang can be described as grateful for Li Zhongyi's kindness, and his loyalty can be expressed every day!

"The emperor said that those who enter the Chengdu Mansion first will be sealed as the Marquis of Ten Thousand Households. So, after this battle, my father hopes that you will at least earn a baron to go home with your true skills, understand? Song Yunxiang looked like he hated iron but not steel.

Song Changqing lowered his head in shame, and said angrily: "Father, the child must live up to your expectations." ”

To the west of the imperial court, the magnates in Kaifeng City were not idle, and they wanted to stuff their children into the forbidden army as before, so as to make a smooth military achievement.

However, this is not the past!

In the forbidden army of the imperial court, the officers are all from the martial arts, which has become the political correctness of this dynasty, how can there be a vacant place to place the children of the powerful families?

However, the magnates are magnates after all, and they can't do anything on the side of the imperial court's forbidden army, so many people have stretched out their hands to Song Yunxiang's side of the army.

According to the military system of the imperial court, each soldier has an auxiliary soldier to cooperate, and the officers of the soldiers must be from the martial arts hall. However, there is no such hard and fast rule for the officers of the auxiliary forces.

As a result, the magnates who wanted to take advantage of the loopholes moved their brains to the box army that assumed the duties of auxiliary soldiers.

Although Song Yunxiang was not from the Hechi Township Army, he was also one of the first batch of important ministers who followed the emperor, and he was deep enough to take care of himself.

However, Song Yunxiang couldn't stand the fact that there were too many powerful people who came to ask for it, so he made one request: handle it in accordance with military regulations!

In other words, according to military regulations, people who can be incorporated into auxiliary forces, Song Yunxiang will never stop them. If it's not enough, then I'm sorry, I can't help it.

The army must come as soon as it is called, dare to fight when it comes, and win by fighting!

Li Zhongyi is the Son of Heaven who seized the world by force, and what he attaches most importance to is military power, and he must not fall into the hands of others.

In addition, the army cannot cultivate waste snacks. What is the use of a team like the weak Song Dynasty that only gets paid but can't fight?

Before Zhou Chongji's birthday banquet began, there were some controversies for everyone's seats.

With Li Yunxiao's real power, he is naturally the heaviest one among all the people present.

However, Li Yunxiao is only the commander of the Nine Gates of Zhengsipin, and the Shangshu and Shilang present have many official positions greater than him.

More importantly, Li Yunxiao is Zhou Chongji's son-in-law, and he is a little shorter in seniority.

However, Sun Zhijiang said; "No matter how big or small it is today, come here and sit here." He pointed to the empty seat beside him and wanted Li Yunxiao to sit over.

How could Li Yunxiao sit next to Sun Zhijiang, he waved his hand again and again and said: "Sun Gong, you are a junior below, don't be upset." ”

was politely declined by Li Yunxiao, Sun Zhijiang was not annoyed, and still smiled and said: "Since Xiaosong is so polite, how about a few more drinks with the old man?" ”

Since Sun Zhijiang said this, Li Yunxiao couldn't slap his face in public, so he had to nod and agree.

It's just that after Sun Zhijiang's pretentiousness, everyone present today also understood in their hearts that Sun Shangshu was coming for Li Yunxiao.

In fact, Wang Xiaotian also came to Li Yunxiao. Mainly, his brother-in-law drank too much wine and trespassed into the camp of the Admiral of Jiumen, so that the garrison was detained.

Otherwise, with the originally ordinary relationship between Wang Xiaotian and Zhou Chongji, is it necessary to come to the scene in person?

The core problem is that since the emperor ascended the throne, he has not emphasized literature and suppressed military force as in previous dynasties, but has both civil and military affairs.

Even, today, thousands of civil servants have been degraded and went to Lingzhou to drink the northwest wind.

Wenchen is not so popular, this is the consensus of the important ministers in the DPRK and China, and it is also the fundamental factor that Wang Xiaotian and Sun Zhijiang deliberately married Li Yunxiao.

As we all know, Li Zhongyi is an emperor who misses the old love very much. In today's army, as long as the officers who have followed Li Zhongyi from the time of the Hechi Township Army, they are at least deputy commanders.

In addition, Liu Jinshan He De He Neng, at the age of his early 40s, became a cabinet counselor.

Isn't it because Liu Jinshan took refuge in Li Zhongyi very early?

In today's cabinet, after Kong Kun was demoted to the northwest, only three ministers remained.

Sun Zhijiang also has a book with ideas, and according to his official Ministry of Justice, he is ranked at the end of the six.

However, if the imperial court selects a prime minister or a counselor from among the six Shangshu, he Sun Zhijiang still has a chance.

As for Wang Xiaotian, he is worried about the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Industry. He knew very well in his heart that the left waiter of the Ministry of Industry was still several levels away from the position of prime minister, and he did not have that luxury.

This person is an animal of interest, and once he asks for something, any official frame will be left behind.

Based on the consideration of interests, Sun Zhijiang and Wang Xiaotian both participated in Zhou Chongji's birthday banquet, the purpose of which was to entrap Li Yunxiao, the commander of Jiumen.

As for other important generals in the army, Sun Zhijiang and Wang Xiaotian, they can't be contacted. After all, the separation of military and political affairs is the basic principle set by Li Zhongyi.

Only Li Yunxiao, the commander of the Nine Gates, has the heavy responsibility of maintaining law and order, so he has the authority to deal with the officials of the imperial court every day.

The important ministers of the court and the military generals have an ambiguous relationship, which is Li Zhongyi's taboo, and Li Yunxiao happens to have no problem.

Li Yunxiao knew very well in her heart that Sun Zhijiang and Wang Xiaotian's politeness to him was not expecting to get any benefits from him immediately.

Instead, by chance, Li Yunxiao helped them, and when Li Zhongyi said a good word and a half, he was content.

To put it bluntly, Sun Zhijiang and Wang Xiaotian gave Li Yunxiao a lot of face, and on the premise of not harming the interests of the imperial court, Li Yunxiao didn't mind secretly helping them say a few good words.

With Li Yunxiao's current status in front of Li Zhongyi, as long as he is not a tricky collusion with the ministers of the imperial court, there is no problem.

What kind of emperor Li Zhongyi is, and how well-informed his ears and eyes are, Li Yunxiao couldn't be clearer.

Li Yunxiao dared to guarantee that Sun Zhijiang and Wang Xiaotian's intention to envelop him today would reach the emperor's ears in a few days.

However, Li Zhongyi is an emperor who misses the old love very much, and it is not worth mentioning at all!

The reason why Li Zhongyi still put on the posture of driving the army to Meng Shu this time was that he still wanted to use Liao Shanhe and Song Yunxiang.

After all, there are still Khitans who have not been destroyed, and Li Zhongyi needs the generals to lead the troops, not to hang the generals high.

Li Zhongyi knows the sequelae of high merit better than anyone else, after all, the country belongs to his old Li family.

In the face of Sun Zhijiang and Wang Xiaotian's politeness, Li Yunxiao received it, but he did not have any special expressions in public.

After the dismissal, when he went home, Zhou complained in the carriage: "Official, Sun Zhijiang is really too pretentious, what kind of system is it?" ”

Li Yunxiao took Zhou's little hand and said with a smile: "My wife, as long as my father-in-law is happy, nothing else is a trivial matter." ”

Zhou's heart knew very well that with Li Yunxiao's current status in the emperor's mind, he really didn't tell a lie.

However, Zhou was still concerned about the sequelae that affected her perception, she whispered; "Official, otherwise, you can write a secret note to the emperor and explain the situation clearly."

Li Yunxiao just likes the Zhou family, although she is the daughter of the Zhou family, she always puts his interests first. Once there is a conflict with the interests of the Zhou family, the Zhou family will not be ambiguous on his side.

How can such a woman be disliked?

When she returned home, Li Yunxiao wrote a secret letter to Li Zhongyi as soon as possible, reporting to the emperor the performance of Sun Zhijiang and Wang Xiaotian today.

After following Li Zhongyi for so many years, Li Yunxiao has long taken Li Zhongyi's pulse, as long as he is always sincere, his position will always be as solid as a rock.

Li Zhongyi hates the kind of guy who disobeys the yang and the yin, looks towards Qin and Duchu, and is half-hearted.

In addition to the events at the birthday banquet, Li Yunxiao also completely recorded the recent events in the capital in the form of a report in the form of a flow account.

As for how to judge these contents, that is Li Zhongyi's business, Li Yunxiao only needs to reflect it truthfully, and he will do his best.