Chapter 11 (60) Dialogue with Zhang Pu (1)

The tinnitus is so bad that I'm still taking my medicine. It's written slowly, I'm sorry everyone......

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The main topic of the military meeting held at the Prime Minister's Office was that the Ministry of War, after repeated discussions, made a prediction that in the coming period, the right wing of the Turquoise Dynasty might exert sustained military pressure on the two Wei towns of Longxi and Dingjin; The reason why the Turks wanted to take military action against the western front on the northern border of Dazhao was to cover the weakened left flank. This meeting could have been held at the military headquarters; Now it is placed in the prime minister's office, and it is presided over by the right minister Zhang Pu himself, in fact, it is announcing an attitude: the prime ministers attach great importance to this matter; The prime ministers hoped that this matter would also attract the attention of the generals attending the meeting; Especially the Governor of Longxi, Yan Gu, and the Governor of Dingjin, Linxiao, the guard town they guarded was the direction of attack on the right flank of Tujici, so they should pay special attention to it!

After Cen Shangshu of the Ministry of War introduced the situation and predictions, Zhang Pu first made a point of view, the southern expedition was imminent, and the imperial court hoped that the northern guard towns would strengthen their vigilance. This is actually saying that before the southern expedition is fruitful, the imperial court does not want to see a major change in the military situation in the north.

His views were supported by several vice ministers, and Cen Shangshu and two other vice ministers who attended the meeting also expressed similar views.

The prime ministers have spoken, what else can Yan Gu and Lin Xiao say? They immediately reassured the imperial court. They said that although the two Wei towns of Longxi and Dingjin had not experienced any major battles for several years, the garrisons had not slackened because of this, and still maintained a strong fighting force, and it was absolutely impossible for the right wing of the Turks to bargain for anything from them. However, the two admirals also took the opportunity to pour out bitter water and talk about some common problems, such as the Wei Mansion in Dingjin had no money to repair the military camp, and the garrisons in two counties had to beg for money to rent the houses of the common people; For example, there are several prefecture and county officials in Longxi who do not listen to orders, and often give problems to the governor's palace in the matter of sending soldiers to serve, causing the soldiers to complain, and some places borrow soldiers to build roads and bridges, and they are not even willing to pay the rations for the work...... In short, both admirals were asking the court for some grain and ordnance.

Zhang Pu immediately asked people to record it and hand it over to the respective departments and yamen to do. The money and food that should be allocated will be allocated immediately, and the personnel who should be transferred will be transferred immediately, as long as the two Wei Towns can maintain the current situation, these are all trivial matters!

Because neither admiral had any objection to the court's decision, the meeting proceeded quickly. Before the time came, Zhang Pu, who was presiding over the meeting, announced the dismissal of the meeting.

Shang Cheng, who was sitting in the fifth place on the right, also stood up with everyone, and waited for Xiao Jian, Yang Du, and Gu Shiyan to walk over before he took a step. Lin Xiao, who was sitting under him, was also waiting for him to walk by, and only after he hurried two steps to catch up with Xu Shilang, who was in the military department, whispered something. At the meeting just now, the prime ministers asked the military department to come up with a general plan for allocating money and grain, and did not mention how to distribute the money and grain to the two Wei towns. It seems that this admiral of Dingjin Wei is ready to take the first step to get some "cheapness" from the right attendant of the military department who is in charge of logistics.

Shang Cheng walked out of the hall, and before he could go down the steps, a clerk came to him and told him that Zhang Xiang was looking for him to "discuss something".

Zhang Pu looked for him, what could it be other than persuading him to go to Jiazhou? But no matter how reluctant he was to go to Jiazhou, he couldn't rebel against the right minister, so he had to smile bitterly and turn back to find Zhang Pu.

His guess was not wrong, Zhang Pu found him for the matter of the deputy head of the Jiazhou camp. However, in the hall where Zhang Pu usually handles official business, as soon as they met, Zhang Pu first handed him a document one by one, "Since the Autumn and Winter of the 21st Eastern Era, the Bureaucrats and the Southern Zhao have been convicted of various prefectures and counties in the southwest."

Beginning last autumn, the Nanzhao State, which had initially gained a firm foothold in Rongzhou, responded with the help of local bureaucrats and once again frequently harassed the four prefectures of Liya and Jiarong in the southwest. This time, the Nanzhao Kingdom was fierce, and two county towns in Jiarong Prefecture fell a few years ago, and at least 3,000 households were taken captive, and countless other displaced people were displaced. The arrogant Nanzhao people even besieged Kaiping County, which was only forty miles away from Jiazhou. Fortunately, the Zhao army stationed in Jiazhou was dispatched in time, which drove the Nanzhao people away......

Shang Cheng opened it and looked at the table of contents on the title page, then closed the document again. He has basically read all the texts in this.

He raised his head and looked at Zhang Pu.

Zhang Pu asked him, "Uncle Ying, what do you think about these things?" ”

Shang Cheng put the document on the case and said, "Kill these Nanzhao people, it's not over." ”

This answer couldn't be simpler, and Zhang Pu almost choked on the spot. He glared at Shang Cheng, who was drinking with his head down, trying to figure out whether he was perfunctory or making fun of himself, and said with a dry smile for a while: "Uncle Ying is heroic." How do you kill them one by one? ”

"This is a matter of the Jiazhou camp and the local garrison." Shang Cheng said.

"That'...... You've got to have an idea, right? ”

"My idea is to kill them."

Zhang Pu stopped talking. If you continue to talk about this topic, it will become a child's play. He took two sips of tea and soup, changed the subject and said: "The day before yesterday, General Xiao came to the Prime Minister's Mansion and once again proposed that he wanted you to go to Jiazhou to camp ......"

"Okay!" Shang Cheng said very simply.

Zhang Pu didn't expect Shang Cheng to answer like this at all, and he was so stunned that he couldn't speak for a while. He had learned from Zhen Qian before the meeting that Shang Cheng had rejected the offer to go to Jiazhou to serve as Xiao Jian's deputy. He is now looking for Shang Cheng to come over and talk alone, also with the hope of what happens, expecting Shang Cheng to change his mind. Who knew that he hadn't prepared a word before he could use a single word, and Shang Chengcheng agreed so readily...... Although he was surprised that Shang had suddenly become so talkative, a smile still appeared on his face involuntarily.

But Shang Cheng's words were not finished.

“…… It doesn't matter if I take a trip to Jiazhou, the old general Xiao. ”

Zhang Pu's eyebrows were raised, he put down the lamp, and said casually: "It's not that General Xiao can't go to Jiazhou. He just pointed out that the terrain in the southwest region is complicated, and the five prefectures of Li Yajia and Rongrong are hundreds of miles wide, among which the mountains and rivers are widely spread and the rivers are crisscrossed, and the transportation is inconvenient, so he needs someone to replace him and ...... for him" He suddenly felt that these words were difficult to say. Xiao Jian came to the Prime Minister's Mansion at that time, and only mentioned one reason, because the southwest region is vast and there are many troops participating in the war, so he urgently needs a person who can "take charge of himself" to help him "share his worries"; In fact, he did not name and said that he needed Shang Cheng to go to Jiazhou. But Zhang Pu and several deputy ministers could feel that the deputy head of the Jiazhou camp that Xiao Jian hoped for must be Shang Cheng. Speaking of which, today's Da Zhao can be regarded as a famous general, but there are only a few generals who can really take charge alone. Xiao Jian is going to fight Nanzhao, and Yang Du must sit in Jingshi, which must not be moved; Yan Gu, Linxiao and Wu Chen, the three commanders of Weizhen, couldn't move, and the only ones left were Gu Shi and Shang Cheng. Poyang Hou Gu is shrewd, has a unique vision, and is old and spicy, and he plays Shang Cheng around, no matter how he says it, he is also a character, but his military ability is really limited, Xiao Yang Yan Wulin, anyone who picks one out can clean him up casually. As for Shang Yanshan, it is more than enough to be alone, and now it is almost idle, just able to move around. But if you really want to let him go to Jiazhou to be the deputy head of the camp, let alone someone else, even Zhang Pu disagrees a little. After all, Yang Du is old, and in case of a long-term illness or short-term illness, Jingshi also needs a general to replace him; Besides, on one side is the southern Zhaokou side, on the other side is the northern four guards are facing heavy military pressure from the Tuqi people, and the war between the north and the south is continuous......

In addition to these reasons, Zhang Pu has another thing that he can't say......