Chapter 23: Three Proposals from the Prime Minister

"Thank you Xianggong, Xianggong but there are orders, and the lowly position will definitely serve the death." Zhang Bin knew that Han Jiang had called him specially, he must have something to ask him, or let him do it, rather than waiting for the leader to take the initiative to say it, it is better to lay the steps for the leader himself, so that the conversation will be more pleasant and leave a better impression on the leader.

Sure enough, the smile in Han Jiang's eyes was even stronger: "When Ziyu said this, Ben Xiang remembered something, Ziyu was in the Heiluo Ministry, and he should know more about the Heiluo Ministry, Ben was very interested in the Heiluo Ministry, Ziyu gave Ben Xiang a good talk." ”

Zhang Bin said secretly, Han Jiang's plot against the White Leopard City failed, and his intention to make great achievements did not stop, obviously he was aiming at the Heiluo Department again, fortunately, he had a guess, and he had a certain amount of preparation before coming, and immediately said loudly: "Qi Xianggong, the humble position is about to offer advice to the Xianggong, and the Heiluo Department can become the second Linfu of my Great Song Dynasty." ”

Han Jiang's eyes suddenly lit up, and a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, the famous Linfu family in Hedong, although their ancestors were also party members, but they belonged to the Great Song Dynasty as early as when they were Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, and they served the Great Song Dynasty for more than 100 years, fought countless battles with the Khitan and Western Xia, and made great achievements, and they were loyal to the Great Song Dynasty.

The strong combat power of the Zhejia army is also recognized by the court and the people of the Great Song Dynasty, and it is the same as the Northwest Clan, which is the two major generals of the Great Song Dynasty.

If he, Han Jiang, can make the Black Luo Department the second Zhi clan, this credit will be greater, even much greater than the capture of White Leopard City.

"If the virtuous nephew has any clever plan, tell me quickly." Han Jiang was pleasantly surprised, and the names of Zhang Bin were already different.

Zhang Bin immediately said: "Xianggong, the three thousand men and horses brought by the lowly post from the Heiluo tribe are led by Heimuyang, the younger brother of Heigeduo, the patriarch of Heiluo, and Heigeduo's current position as the patriarch is actually not stable, and there are many people in the Heiluo tribe who support Heimuyang. ”

Han Jiang's eyes flashed, and he said, "Do you mean to let Benxiang support the Black Goat to replace his brother and become the patriarch of the Heiluo tribe?" ”

Zhang Bin nodded and said: "Xianggong's eyes are like torches, and this is what he means." ”

Han Jiang thought for a moment and frowned: "If you want the Heiluo tribe to become the second Zhe clan, first of all, the Heiluo tribe must leave Heiluo City and move to the territory of my Great Song Dynasty, this matter is too difficult, even if the prime minister supports the black wooden sheep to become the head of the Heiluo tribe, I am afraid it will be difficult to achieve." ”

Zhang Bin was obviously prepared, and immediately said: "Xianggong, I went to the Heiluo Department a few days ago, and carefully observed the terrain of Heiluo Mountain City, and there is a way to force the Heiluo tribe to leave Heiluo Mountain City. ”

Han Jiang perked up and said, "What way?" ”

"Heiluo Mountain City is built next to the Meridian River, and the terrain from the river is not high, and it is the rainy season in more than a month, the rainy season in the Hengshan is continuous and drizzle is very little, mostly short-term heavy rain, but it is easy to form flash floods, and the Meridian River level will inevitably rise sharply, but this is not enough.

Xianggong can send capable people, with craftsmen and people to sneak into the upper reaches of the Hengshan Meridian River, find a suitable terrain to store enough floods, and when the river level is the highest one day, open the floodgates and discharge the floods, and then the entire meridian road will become a mountain torrent river.

At this time, Xiang Gongke deliberately found someone to pretend to be the army of Western thieves to suddenly kill, and the Black Luo Department had no city protection, so it was not an opponent of the Western thieves at all, and it was difficult for women and children to protect. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Bin deliberately stopped, because he believed that Han Jiang had understood that the plan behind him should be deduced and said by the leader, so that the leader could better owe him a great favor.

Sure enough, Han Jiang's city couldn't hide the joy in his heart at this time, and said with a somewhat excited smile: "At this time, the prime minister sent reinforcements to escort the women and children of the Heiluo tribe to withdraw from the battlefield and settle in the territory of my Great Song Dynasty. ”

Zhang Bin added with a smile: "And the former site of Heiluo City in the Meridian Dao can also send people to build a military village and garrison the army before the Western Thieves get the news, so that the Meridian Dao will be completely controlled in the hands of my Great Song Dynasty." ”

"Hahaha...... Yes, if this plan is successful, it is not only a great achievement to turn the Black Luo Department into the second Zhe clan, but also to completely control the Meridian Dao in the hands of my Great Song Dynasty. In the end, Han Jiang couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Recommend two generals from Dashun City to help the prime minister do this." Zhang Bin said in due course.

Han Jiang's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile: "You have mentioned Liu Changzuo and Wang Sunchen many times in front of this prime minister, do you want to recommend these two people again." ”

A trace of embarrassment flashed on Zhang Bin's face, and he said: "Xianggong forgives sins, although he is selfish, but the character and ability of these two people are very suitable for helping Xianggong accomplish this great thing." ”

After a pause, Zhang Bin then said solemnly: "Wang Sunchen is bold and careful, and he is known to be quick-witted, and he is very familiar with the terrain of Hengshan, so he can sneak into the upper reaches of the Hengshan Meridian River to find a place to store water, and afterwards lead people to pretend to be the vanguard of the Western Thieves army. And Liu Changzuo was earnest for his meritorious service, and he would not hesitate to the order of the Xianggong, who could let him lead the army of Dashun City to support the Heiluo Department, and bring his women, children, old and children to the territory of the Great Song Dynasty for resettlement, and threaten the army by the way. ”

Han Jiang thought for a while and said: "Wang Sunchen is just a capital leader, and there are too few soldiers and horses in his hands to complete the task of storing water and discharging floods and pretending to be the vanguard of the Western Thieves army, but this time he has made a lot of contributions, and his own prime minister will make him upgrade to the fourth level, and become the capital of the Seventh Rank Army, with two thousand men and horses in his hands, just enough to complete the most important part for the prime minister." As for Liu Changzuo, this time he has a great victory in Dashun City, more than 10,000 beheadings, and his qualifications are sufficient, and if he has a push, he can be promoted from Dashun City, and he will operate it, so that Liu Changzuo will become the lord of Dashun City, so as to help him do things. ”

Zhang Bin was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "Thank you." ”

Han Jiang waved his hand and said, "As for your reward, there are three suggestions for this appearance, and you can choose." ”

Zhang Bin hurriedly bowed his hand and said respectfully: "Please make it public." ”

Han Jiang twisted his three long beards and said: "First, this prime minister guarantees that you become the master of Chixian County, the county lieutenant or the county Cheng of Chixian County, which belongs to Jingzhao Mansion, you are a native of Hengqu Town, Guanzhong, so it can be regarded as an honor to return to your hometown, are you willing?" ”

Zhang Bin shook his head without hesitation and said, "I want to hear the second opinion." ”

Zhang Bin's rejection of this suggestion does not mean that this reward is small, the civil officials of the Great Song Dynasty are not comparable to military positions, and Wang Sunchen's credit is less than one-third of Zhang Bin's, so he directly crossed the four levels from the ninth grade, the ninth grade, the eighth rank and the eighth rank from the eighth grade, and became a military attache from the seventh rank.

But civil officials are far from being so easy, civil officials still have to pay attention to promotion level by level under normal circumstances, the most important thing is that Zhang Bin only has a meritorious name, from the seventh rank of Chixian deputy, this is already the highest grade that a person can achieve in a lifetime under normal circumstances, Zhang Bin was less than twenty years old to get this official position with a meritorious name, which itself broke the precedent.

And the reason why Zhang Bin refused was because if he really accepted this suggestion, it would probably be like this in his life, because officials with grades in the Great Song Dynasty were no longer allowed to participate in the imperial examination, and without the status of a jinshi, his official position would never be higher than the county order, unless he changed to a military position.