Chapter 44: Meritorious Service

The battle of the southern border, Zhao Guangyi sent three veterans to the battlefield successively, and more than a dozen generals, 80,000 elite soldiers, in order to show the prestige of the country, however, in contrast to the three passes of Waqiao, the defense is much weaker, the Liao people are looking at the right time, and they can't take care of the friendship between the two countries, 20,000 elite soldiers, night raids on the three passes, breaking through the Xiongguan, and losing more than 10,000 soldiers guarding the border of the Great Song Dynasty.

"Since it is the unkindness of the Liao State, don't blame us for being unjust, according to the opinion of the younger brothers, the Prince of Liao and his party will be imprisoned here and forced the Liao army to retreat." Zhao Tingmei, the king of Qin, played a first.

Lu Duoxun, the secretary of the Ministry of War, said, "Liao Guoming is in the name of repairing with our dynasty, but he took advantage of the war between our army and the southern border to make this secret hand, which is really not done by a gentleman, His Royal Highness the King of Qin is reasonable, and I hope that the official family will adopt it." ”

"Absolutely not" Zhao Yuanzuo raised his hand to block it, "The two countries are at war, don't cut the envoys, besides, the state of etiquette in my dynasty, my father, since the two marriages have been decided, there is no reason to regret it, and the chaos of the three passes will be another strong general." ”

Prime Minister Zhao Pu came out of the class and said, "Your Majesty, the rebellion of Sanguan was originally ordered by the Liao lord of Shangjing, not the prince Longxu, just strengthen the guards, and you must not explicitly say that you are imprisoned, which shows that our dynasty is intolerant." ”

"Lord Fei Zai thinks that the crown prince Longxu and the concubine Han Chang don't know anything about sending troops! Han Chang is the commander-in-chief of the Liao army, and without his talisman, who can mobilize troops and horses. Pan Mei asked sharply.

Zhao Pu glanced at him sideways, and there was no dispute, but then said to Zhao Guangyi, "It doesn't matter if you know or don't know, what we have to do now is to leave these three people in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Zhao Guangyi frowned and asked, "According to the opinion of the people, who is worthy of being the commander in this battle with Liao." ”

The ministers looked around, but for a moment no one answered.

The hall was silent, and before Zhao Guangyi's second question, Pan Mei said with a bit of sarcasm, "On that day, the southern border was on the border, and the lords asked to send elite soldiers and strong generals, and the ministers felt that it was inappropriate, but the ministers played together, and the officials were not easy to refuse, so they dispatched most of the elite ambushes to the Nanyue and Li Dynasty. ”

"There are no generals to send" Zhao Yuankan asked rhetorically, "Lord Pan had better be cautious, I am a great Song Dynasty, how can I have no generals to send, why do you grow the ambition of others and destroy your own prestige." ”

"Please Your Majesty Mingjian, it is not the old minister's ambition, Your Majesty thinks carefully, Uncle Fu Guo, Gao Yuma, Cao Guogong, Marshal Yang, these four people are familiar with the combat methods of the Liao State, and they are the best candidates to lead the troops to break the Liao, but now they are all caught in the fierce battle in the south, it is difficult to get out, how can I have the talent to take command and break the Liao!"

Pan Mei talked eloquently, others were silent, and the monarch and minister froze here for a while.

"Your Majesty~Your Majesty~"

shouted again and again, and it was transmitted to the court, this voice was deep and low, quite familiar, and everyone argued carefully, it was Han Chang.

Zhao Guangyi ordered someone to pass him to the palace, Han Chang hurriedly entered, his face was full of panic, and he bowed down and said, "Your Majesty the Emperor forgives your sins, this handsome man really doesn't know the meaning of the monarch of Shangjing, and he actually disturbs the frontier, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive your sins." ”

Han Chang's posture and sincere fear were very sufficient, Zhao Guangyi glanced at him coldly, and said, "Why do you have to do this great gift, the so-called ignorant is not guilty, since the horse doesn't know the inside story, how can I be angry with you." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Emperor." Han Chang stood up straight after saluting, and Zhao Guangyi then said, "Disaster has arisen, according to Han Shuai's opinion, should the Song and Liao dynasties continue to conclude marriages!" ”

"My Da Liao is full of sincerity, the princess is in person, and the prince is sending him, how can he regret it at will."

"Since Han Shuai said so, I will not change the preface, this time the former enemy is fighting, the victory and defeat are clear at first sight, and I hope that the horse master can still not change his original intention."

"Hahaha, Your Majesty the Emperor, let's wait and see."

"Wait and see" Zhao Guangyi had a shallow smile on the corner of his mouth, with a little unguessable in his eyes, he always made people guess what he did, just like sending a general to Yanmen Pass, it was just a fate talisman Zhaoshou with 20,000 horses, and what was even more incredible was that he changed the defeat and reported good news.

Zhao Guangyi has been making this plan for a long time, and he has been preparing for this battle since the day he summoned Yang Yanzhao.

Yang Yanzhao didn't know Han Chang's plan, he just knew that Han Chang was eccentric, he liked to mess up the chess game, and then he was smart to take a good game, in the critical period of Liao's goodwill, no one would guard against the attack of the Liao army at this time, if he calculated this, he would inevitably strike a blow when he married Song, until Nanyue came to the battle table, Yang Yanzhao guessed his plan, so he deliberately helped him to speed up the implementation of his plan, therefore, there was no defeat in the south, Yang Ye led his troops not to South Vietnam, but to Waqiao Sanguan, The loss of 10,000 soldiers is just a gimmick, all these arrangements are nothing more than to make the Liao army relax their vigilance, in fact, the Liao army is indeed tricked, not to mention them, even Han Chang thinks that he has a careful plan and is a sure victory, but it is a big defeat.

Within three days, the Song army captured three states, Yang Yanzhao single-handedly killed the four generals of the Liao army, only ten days, Yanmen Pass victory, the crotch white horse, holding the silver gun of the Yang family Liulang, with this battle, famous border pass, many years later still follow him Song army soldiers have always remembered, the face of the young man like a crown of jade, twisting the gun and frowning, a hundred steps of life, like the god of war coming to the world, between the eyebrows, is the world's rare pride.

When the class teacher returned to the court, Yang Yanzhao on the tall horse was covered with a flag, full of spring breeze, the sun reflected his angular face, a smile was displayed at the corner of his mouth, the people cheering for him on both sides, and his colleagues greeted him in front.

That was the first time Yang Yanzhao looked down on Bianjing as a victor, at that time, he was unruly, strong-blooded, high-spirited, a good son, at that time, he was full of fame and fame, just to marry her.

Traveling across horses in Bianjing City, he longed to see Chai Xiyun in the crowd, but he also knew that the county lord was the king after all, and there were many rules and constraints, she would not crowd the people and wait for the glory of herself.

Along the way, his thoughts were confused, and he was hugged by his brother and Gao Qiong Zheng Yin into the palace, and outside the Wende Palace, Fu Zhaoshou's hearty laughter came from a distance, "Happy, this battle is really happy." ”

Fu Zhaoshou set off one day earlier than Liulang to return to Beijing to see the driver, and Yang Ye led more than 10,000 men and horses to settle the three passes, and the three of them marched in three ways, so they naturally returned to Beijing on the day of their return.

"Uncle Guo" Everyone saluted, Fu Zhaoshou hurriedly waved his hand, grabbed Liulang and said with a smile, "Let's go, lead you to please reward." ”

In the Wende Palace, Zhao Guangyi's eyebrows were stretched, his face was full of smiles, and his eyes looked at Yang Yanzhao back and forth, and his expression could not hide his appreciation.

"It is worthy of being a tiger of the gate, with insight into the micro situation, careful planning, to avoid a catastrophe in our dynasty, and to deter Liaobang, which is indispensable."

"This is a fluke guess, but it is not the work of one minister, but thanks to His Majesty's good advice, on the battlefield, and thanks to the overall arrangement of Uncle Guo and my father, there is the glory of today's class teacher's return to the dynasty."

"Nonsense" Fu Zhaoshou complained softly, and turned to Zhao Guangyi and said, "How do the officials plan to give meritorious officials!" ”

Zhao Guangyi understood what Fu Zhaoshou meant, he was a dignified uncle of the country, and he was willing to be a pawn for the younger generations, which was nothing more than a credit to Yang Yanzhao, so that he could logically ask to marry Chai Xiyun, Zhao Guangyi had no opinion on this marriage, and he was willing to be an adult, as long as Yang Yanzhao opened his mouth to ask, he would push the boat down the river and make this favor, so he turned to Yang Yanzhao and asked, "I asked you to ask, what you ask, what I give." ”

Fu Zhaoshou gently rubbed his arm, Yang Yanzhao took a deep breath, leaned down and bowed, "The minister has the courage to ask His Majesty to take back his life." ”

Zhao Guangyi frowned and asked rhetorically, "What is fate?" ”

"The fate of Princess Tongchang and the pro-Liao Kingdom."

Zhao Guangyi's smile froze, his eyes turned cold in a flash, and he scolded "presumptuous" in a low voice.

"Rokuro, Hugh is presumptuous." Fu Zhaoshou reminded secretly.

Yang Yanzhao kowtowed and said, "The minister knows that he is a good neighbor, but the Liao country is used to going back on his word, such a fickle state, how can he be worthy of marrying with our dynasty, it is a matter of the princess's life, and I implore Your Majesty to take back your life." ”

Zhao Guangyi pursed his lips, stared at Yang Yanzhao's figure, and said for a long time, "You don't ask for yourself, just to say this impossible sentence to me, you are extremely stupid." ”

"Your Majesty is angry" Fu Zhaoshou hurriedly explained, "Liulang is also accustomed to the habits of the Liao people, and he is worried about the princess, since he hasn't thought about what to ask for, he won't ask for it, official, what do you say!" ”

Fu Zhaoshou intends to reconcile, Yang Yanzhao is a meritorious minister, Zhao Guangyi is naturally not good at fighting face, and he took a long breath to stabilize his emotions and said, "Uncle Guo is reasonable, since you don't know what to ask for, you owe it first, and when you have something to ask for, come to see me again, kneel down!" ”

Zhao Guangyi waved his hand, Fu Zhaoshou pulled Yang Yanzhao to retreat, and hurriedly walked out of the palace gate.

"Why are you so confused" Fu Zhaoshou said in a tone of hatred that iron is not made of steel, "The official family is full of joy and is ready to agree to the matter between you and Yun'er, you might as well come up and ask for someone who has nothing to do with it, you don't want to marry Yun'er." ”

"Think"

"Then why not."

"It's not the time"

"It's not time, it's time."

"Liulang and the county lord still have some words that have not been explained, I am afraid that the county lord will care, so he can't rashly ask for marriage."

The two of them were in a hurry, Fu Zhaoshou was already dizzy with anger, but when he saw that Yang Yanzhao looked calm and his tone was calm, he felt even more angry, pointed at Liulang and stopped talking a few times, threw down a sentence of "I'm too lazy to care about you" and walked away.