Chapter 453: Agreeing on the Commander

After reaching an agreement with Zhao Kui, Shi Bin immediately left the Zhao Mansion, he was afraid that he would not be able to control his emotions and beat Zhao Kui, after all, this kind of demolition would make people very unhappy no matter how reasonable it was. r?anwenｗ?ｗ?ｗ?．? ｒ?ａ?ｎ?ｗ?ｅ?ｎa?`ｃ?ｏ?ｍ?

Back in the house, Shi Bin went straight to his bedroom instead of the study, the only thing he wanted to do at this time was to sleep, and he didn't want to do anything else.

This fall was bad enough, which made Shi Bin realize that he was starting to be a little stubborn and arrogant. What feels a little more comfortable is that Zhao Kui just doesn't support himself for the time being, and he has not completely stood on the opposite side of himself once when he releases the pigeon.

It didn't take long for footsteps to come from outside the door, followed by Xu Feng's voice: "My lord, can I come in?" ”

As soon as he heard Xu Feng's voice, Shi Bin looked ashamed and shouted, "Get out, Lao Tzu wants to rest." Lao Tzu doesn't shout that no one is allowed to come in, otherwise it will be regarded as a violation of the military order! Twenty military sticks! ”

Guessing that Shi Bin must have lost face, Xu Feng didn't dare to touch his head and had to retreat, and instructed all the servants in the family not to approach the door, unless Shi Bin called.

Who knew that Shi Bin didn't go out of the room for a whole day and night, which made Xu Feng feel inappropriate, so he ventured to open the door. sneaked into the door, but saw Shi Bin lying on the bed and sleeping. Xu Feng didn't expect this situation, but he was also relieved.

Then he ordered the food to be brought in. The fragrance of the vegetables overflowed, which made Shi Bin wake up naturally. I wanted to scold Xu Feng for being rude, but looking at the delicious food on the table, Shi Bin's anger immediately disappeared by half. With a cold face, he said, "What are you doing here?" Didn't you understand my orders? ”

"The lowly job understands, so the lowly will go and get the twenty military sticks now." After speaking, Xu Feng was about to go out.

"Come back, forget it, I'll spare you this time." Shi Bin said viciously: "If there is a next time, the two accounts will be counted together, and if you are not killed, it will not be over!" ”

Of course, Xu Feng pretended to be very frightened, and vigorously 'thanked' Shi Bin's subordinates for showing mercy. This attitude made Shi Bin a lot happier, and he lost his temper anymore.

"My lord, I would like to ask you humbly, why are you so depressed when you come out of the palace this time?"

"Depressed?" Shi Bin sighed and said: "It's a little depressed, not because of anything else, because Zhao Kui doesn't support me to send troops now, nor does he support my nomination as a general." Li Fu's old slippery head kept silent and pretended to be stupid. ”

What Shi Bin said was much beyond Xu Feng's expectations, and he didn't expect Zhao Kui to dismantle Shi Bin's platform like this, and Li Fu also pretended to be stupid. I can understand why Shi Bin is so depressed.

"My lord, I think Zhao Kui should have reached some agreement with you. He shouldn't be so brainless, he won't tear down your stage and won't turn back to pull you. ”

nodded depressedly, and then Shi Bin told the agreement he had reached with Zhao Kui. And ask Xu Feng to see if there are any changes that can be made. As a result, Xu Feng's answer disappointed Shi Bin, he said that he could only follow Zhao Kui, and only after sending troops would he have room to operate.

Knowing that this was the truth, Shi Bin didn't bother to be depressed anymore, and comforted Xu Feng a few words, so that Xu Feng was relieved, and he went to work by himself.

Time flies very fast, four months pass in a blink of an eye, and the treasure arrives? Autumn of the second year (1254). Zhao Kui sent Shi Bin a piece of good news: one million stone grains and grass had been raised, enough for 100,000 elites to eat for two years. There were also three million taels of silver for military pay and for emergency purposes. So, it's basically time to send troops.

Because he had lost face for his own use before, this time Shi Bin didn't need Xu Feng to remind him to go to Zhao Kui and Li Fu to talk about sending troops and find out their specific attitudes. He didn't want to capsize twice in the gutter.

Things went more smoothly than expected, and Li Fu had no opinion on the previous agreement between Zhao Kui and Shi Bin, and expressed support. But he also said that if the emperor had a normal request, he would have to agree. Of course, this is right, Zhao Kui and Shi Bin agreed without hesitation.

Maybe it was after four months of rare comfortable days, Li Zong saw that Shi Bin, Zhao Kui and Li Fu, the three leaders of the main battle faction, were no longer so nervous, and they looked like the heads of the free faction.

On this day, Shi Bin, Zhao Kui and Li Fu, who had been discussed, entered the palace to see Li Zong together. The three of them rarely took the initiative to enter the palace together, and in this case, Li Zong knew that something big was about to happen. He was suddenly a little unhappy, because he must not have a good life.

But he couldn't keep the three important ministers out of the door, so he had to let Dong Songchen bring them in.

Li Zong, who had a black face, would not be comfortable for anyone to look at, but Shi Bin and the three of them were not surprised, but a little happy. At least this shows that this dumb emperor is still somewhat rational and can think about things.

After the ceremony, Li Zong spoke: "Is there anything important for the three Aiqing to enter the palace together to see me today?" ”

"Emperor Shengming, that's exactly the case." Zhao Kui was the first to jump out and speak.

"What's so deserving of the three Aiqing coming over? Tell me about it. ”

"Does the emperor still remember the discussion between Weichen and Zhao Zaifu in the emperor's study four months ago about the Northern Expedition?" Shi Bin asked.

Raising troops for the Northern Expedition? This word aroused a trace of excitement in Li Zong, and he couldn't help but think of the high morale and invincibility of the Great Song army in the previous military exercises. At the same time, he secretly sighed that his previous idea was really right, and he didn't have a good life.

"Then have you discussed how to send troops and who to send to lead the army?"

The three of them immediately said that they had discussed it, and Zhao Kui handed over a copy of the note at the same time, indicating that the content was inside.

After flipping through it, Li Zong didn't like the content very much, because there was also a general under Shi Bin who served as the commander of the Northern Expedition. What he thinks most is that Shi Bin and his family will never make new contributions, just stay honestly. But it's still acceptable, after all, someone needs to be able to act as a firefighter, and Wang San is very good.

So Li Zong nodded and said, "The route of the army is good, and the generals who lead the troops are also well chosen, but I feel that there is still something missing." ”

What's missing? Shi Bin and the three of them immediately understood what Li Zong meant, but they all pretended to be stupid, they just looked confused, and they didn't intend to take this question, and wanted Li Zong to speak first. Whoever speaks first in this kind of thing will suffer.

It didn't take long for Li Zong to lose his patience and said: "Three Aiqing, my Great Song Dynasty troops generally have a supervising army, is this time to send a supervising army to each of the two armies?" ”

In the end, he still didn't escape, and Rijong still wanted to send the prison army to mix blindly. The Overseers were hated by all generals, most of them did not know how to lead troops, but they liked to give random orders with Shang Fang's sword in their hands, hoping to realize their dream of making a mark on the horse, which often ended in defeat in battle.

I thought that Shi Bin and the three of them would react very violently, but they didn't expect that they all protested with silence. It's okay to be willing to speak, but it's troublesome if you don't speak. This situation made Ritsune a little embarrassed.

"Three Aiqing, why don't you speak? What do you think of my proposal? Should each of the two armies send a prison guard? ”

No one dared to answer this question, and it shouldn't be. The rule of the Great Song Dynasty is that there must be a supervisor for all the way to the army, in order to monitor the commander and prevent the commander from defecting to the enemy, or establishing himself as the king.

If you answer, you shouldn't be a handle, and it's easy to be attacked by others, if you answer that you shouldn't talk about things anymore, the previous plan of Shi Bin and the three of them completely failed. So Shi Bin and Zhao Kui were silent, only Li Fu was obviously hesitant but didn't speak.

Li Zong saw that Li Fu was hesitant, and immediately asked: "Li Aiqing, do you think what I said is right, should I send a prison soldier in the army?" ”

I really wanted to answer 'should', but looking at Shi Bin and Zhao Kui's warning eyes on the side, Li Fu chose to play tricks and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that everything cannot be generalized, and it must vary from time to time, from thing to thing, and from person to person." If you generalize, it is easy to make mistakes, and it is a big mistake. There should be some time, and there should be no need to be when there should not be. ”

Of course, Li Zong would not like such an ambiguous answer, but Shi Bin and Zhao Kui were a lot more relieved. This shows that Li Fu just wanted to protect himself, and did not stand on the side of Li Zong to support the addition of the prison army.

"Then does Li Aiqing think that this time the troops should be dispatched?" Li Zong obviously didn't want to let go of Li Fu and asked.

Seeing that Li Zong didn't intend to let himself go, Li Fu had no choice but to bite the bullet and continued: "Your Majesty, Weichen is a little undecided, and he is not familiar with military affairs, I am afraid that he will say the wrong thing and affect the war." Therefore, it is more appropriate to ask the emperor to ask Lord Shi Bin and Zhao Zaifu. In a blink of an eye, Li Fu stayed out of the matter.

Hearing this, Li Zong knew that there was no point in asking Li Fu again. What's more, Li Fu said it is also reasonable, so he had to ask Li Fu to listen temporarily, if there are any opinions can be put forward at any time. Then he asked Shi Bin and Zhao Kui for their opinions.

Since Li Fu has said so, and Li Zong's attitude is so firm, Shi Bin and Zhao Kui have no choice but to speak. Zhao Kui is a veteran and experienced, of course, he spoke first. "Your Majesty, the minister thinks it's best not to send a prison army for this Northern Expedition."

I didn't expect Zhao Kui to be so straightforward, which shows that Zhao Kui's attitude is also very firm, and Li Zong feels surprised and troublesome. I had to ask Zhao Kui why this was.

"Your Majesty, several major wars in my Great Song Dynasty were ruined by the indiscriminate interference of the prison army in military affairs. The stakes in this war are so important that there is no room for mistakes. If it fails, it may shake the country's foundation, and more than ten years of hard work will be lost. ”

Although Zhao Kui's words were very correct, Li Zong was concerned about his throne rather than the country, so he insisted on sending a prison army with the army, otherwise he would not agree to send troops.

Li Zong's attitude was something that Shi Bin and Zhao Kui did not expect, because there were several times when Shi Bin went out without supervising the army. This time it was not Shi Bin who went out to fight but had to send a supervising army, which was too ridiculous.

But now is not the time to say that it is ridiculous, Shi Bin said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that the position of supervising the army will seriously affect the general's judgment of the enemy during the march and battle, and the advantages really outweigh the disadvantages. ”

"What does Shi Aiqing mean not to send a prison army?" Rizune asked meaningfully.

has long been suspected by Li Zong, and now he can't directly say that he doesn't want to send it, so Shi Bin had no choice but to say: "Weichen means that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, please consider it carefully." Listen to the opinions of Lord Zhao and Lord Li. ”

In this way, in the study, in fact, Li Zong and Zhao Kui will speak, and Shi Bin and Li Fu have chosen to shut up. Both of them were surprisingly firm, refusing to take a step back or compromise at all.

After pinching for nearly half an hour before a result was discussed, Shi Bin finally said: "Your Majesty, Lord Zhao, the minister has a word." ”

Seeing Shi Bin speak again, the two immediately shut up, both wanting to hear what he had to say.

"Weichen thinks that it is okay to send a prison army, but there is one condition, the emperor must agree." Shi Bin said very firmly.

"Can you send?" Li Zong smiled and asked, "Then please tell Shi Aiqing what the conditions are." ”

"The supervising army cannot participate in the preparation of battle plans, but can only monitor whether the generals have committed treason to the enemy."

Shi Bin's condition Li Zong actually didn't want to accept it, but after looking at the attitude of the three important ministers in front of him, Li Zong had no choice but to decide to accept it.

At this moment, Zhao Kui spoke again: "Your Majesty, please discuss with Weichen who to appoint as the supervisor." The emperor is a wise monarch through the ages, and the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty are not as good as the martial arts, and I believe that the emperor can be as good as a stream. ”

scolded Zhao Kui for being cunning, not only only taking half a step back, but also engaging in killing. But Shi Bin and Li Fu obviously supported Zhao Kui at this time, and Li Zong had no choice but to agree.

Then there was a discussion about who would be the overseer. Li Zong thought that if Jiang Cai was sent to be the supervisor of Xi'an Road, Jiang Wanli would be the supervisor of Sanmenxia Road.

As soon as Li Zong's words were finished, he didn't expect Shi Bin and Zhao Kui to say in unison: "Your Majesty, you must not do this." ”

The fierce attitude of the two was once again beyond Richom's expectations. Because he knew that Shi Bin and Zhao Kui were sincere anti-Yuan, and he also hated those who had no ability to lead troops as supervisors, Li Zong only mentioned the names of Jiang Cai and Jiang Wanli after careful consideration, but he didn't expect this result.

In order to prevent the misunderstanding of Li Zong, Zhao Kui immediately explained: "Your Majesty, Jiang Cai guards Haozhou and has no contact with Wang San, so he can't be a prison soldier. ”

After thinking about it carefully, he felt that Zhao Kui was reasonable, so he said that the Xi'an Road Supervision Army would not discuss it for the time being, but Jiang Cai would not be used, so he asked why Sanmenxia couldn't use Nengchen Jiang Wanli all the way.

At this time, Shi Bin, Zhao Kui and Li Fu looked helpless, Li Fu knew that he had been a little unrighteous in staying out of the matter, and explained at this time: "Master Jiang is now fifty-six years old, although his body is healthy, he definitely can't stand the fatigue of soldiers and horses. ”

Indeed, how can an old man who is almost sixty still be able to stand the fatigue of soldiers and horses? Even if you can bear it, you shouldn't suffer it. Li Zong mentioned two inappropriate names, and immediately felt a little ashamed, and decided not to nominate Shi Bin but to nominate the three of them, and he came to revise them.

Zhao Kui thought about it for a while, and proposed a suitable person to act as Li Tingzhi, the supervisor of Xi'an Road. Li Zong was immediately overjoyed when he heard this, and praised Zhao Kui for knowing people and being good at his duties. Not for anything else, because Li Tingzhi is familiar with Shi Bin's family but not the same line, and this relationship is the most suitable. can ensure that the two will not be in camouflage, nor will they be distracted from the overall situation because they are wary of each other.

"Your Majesty, the minister is willing to mention one person to be the supervisor of Sanmenxia Road, and this person should be suitable." Li Fu said.

With Li Tingzhi mentioned by Zhao Kui before, Li Zong was overjoyed and immediately ordered Li Fu to say his nomination.

"The minister thinks that Lord Wang Jian is the supervisor of the army all the way to Sanmenxia."

Wang Jian? This time, Li Zong, Shi Bin and Zhao Kui all nodded in praise, saying that Wang Jian was the most suitable to be the supervisor of this road.

At this point, the matter came to an end, Chen Yan was the chief commander all the way to Xi'an, Wang San was the deputy marshal, and Li Tingzhi was the supervisor. Lu Wende on the first road of Sanmenxia is the main commander, Wang Lixin is the deputy marshal, and Wang Jian is the supervisor.