Chapter 225: Fight for Merit After the Fact
But there is no regret in the world that medicine is sold, and even if it is regretted, it is impossible to think.
"We need to hold out in this place for about 20 days, and in another 20 days at most, there will be a huge change in the Tatar hometown, involving a struggle for power, and the Mongols who are chasing after us will have to go back."
Changsun Hong looked full of confidence, like a magic stick predicting the future.
The people of Shimen Fan are not surprised, Mr. Changsun often spoke amazingly before he became the ghost king, and he seemed to have countless ideas in his head, and there were endless philosophies, no matter how bizarre he said, he would be confirmed by the facts.
So they all had very calm expressions, which set off the surprise of Wang Kui and several other Hanzhou generals.
Why is Changsun Hong so sure?
Looking at the general of Shimen Fan around him, he was sure of it, and Wang Kui and the others were embarrassed to ask why.
There must be a reason why people say that.
Could it be that Dali planted spies on the Mongolian side by side?
Wang Kui developed a rich association, and naturally thought of this reason, this is amazing!
Looking at the gaze of Changsun Hong, there was another layer of admiration, being able to place a fine work in the golden tent of the Mongolian royal court and grasp first-hand information, which was something that the Great Song Dynasty court could not do, and it was rare and valuable.
Wang Kui looked at the sky and wondered if there was a flying pigeon or something like that sent bamboo tube wax pills from the distant grassland.
"As soon as the Mongols leave, we will hurry up and go out of the mountains, and seize the prefectures and counties around Lingjingjian, Rongzhou, and Fushunjian as quickly as possible, and Lord Wang will recover Chengdu and firmly control these territories in our own hands."
Hearing Changsun Hong's words, Na Tuozhi frowned and said: "Ghost King, Gongzhou's system has made Peng Daya have an advantage over us in terms of distance and ease of road, and if they set off at the same time as us, they will arrive before us." β
"No, it won't." Changsun Hong smiled lightly: "Peng Daya has been cautious all his life, what he wants is to be stable, you look at the series of responses he took after Chen Longzhi's death, you can get a glimpse of this person's character, such a person, even if the Mongols retreat, he will not rush to send troops, but will probe again and again to ensure that it is safe, and when he figures out the situation, we have already succeeded." β
"Oh!"
The crowd was enlightened.
Wang Kui on the side couldn't sit still, how could the words of the eldest grandson Hong be wrong.
What is grabbing territory, what is guarding against Peng Daya, is this a rebellion?
So he hurriedly said: "Uh, Lord Changsun, this, we are right to seize Chengdu and other prefectures and counties, the faster we win, the sooner we can recover the lost territory, but ...... Why do you want to guard against Ambassador Peng? He is the feudal official of the four roads of the Sichuan Gorge, and it is his duty to recover the lost land, even if we take some cities and counties, we must finally report to him, and he will decide. β
Looking at Wang Kui with a righteous face, Changsun Hong was not annoyed at all, but followed the temptation and asked him seriously: "Lord Wang, who are you in the court, who is in the background?" β
Wang Kui didn't expect that Changsun Hong would suddenly ask about this, and his face was suddenly suffocated, and he was a little stunned.
Because of this problem, it is too private, no one will mention it in person, it is all tacit behind-the-scenes transactions, friends associations, gangs, and gangs, it is taboo, everyone is a protΓ©gΓ© of the Son of Heaven on the surface, and secretly worships the teachers and students on the dock, and they can't see the light.
Only this barbarian general from Dali would ask loudly in front of everyone.
Seeing that Wang Kui was not easy to say, Changsun Hong patted his head and said embarrassedly: "Ah, I forgot it." β
He waved his hand and told everyone to retreat, what should they do.
Then he mysteriously approached Wang Kui and whispered: "It's not a secret, Lord Wang, this official can be the prince in Dali and serve in the Great Song Dynasty, in fact, there are big people in the court." β
Wang Kui looked at him expressionlessly and listened to him.
"My mentor is Wei Liaoweng, a scholar of the current dynasty who passed away a few days ago!" The eldest grandson Hong almost put his mouth close to Wang Kui's ear, and lowered his voice and said: "There were some coincidences back then, so we were able to worship like his disciples, this time we attracted the Mongolian army with the remnants of the army, and protected the rivers and mountains of Sichuan, which is a great achievement!" Although Wei Weng is gone, his protΓ©gΓ© and former officials are still there, someone helps me speak, and the court will reward me for meritorious deeds afterwards, and mine is indispensable, but Lord Wang, what about you? β
What about you?
These words were like an empowerment, which made Wang Kui suddenly clear.
yes, what about me?
With such a great contribution, I am afraid that in addition to Chen Longzhi, who was martyred, there is no second person who is qualified to compare with him.
The military merits of the Great Song Dynasty have always been the ladder of civil progress, in line with the principle of military generals working hard and civil ministers being promoted, any merit book after the end of the war, there is a battle between the open and the dark when the pen is written, and everyone wants to write the strongest stroke on their heads.
An article sent to the Privy Council and the official desk has always been prosperous, and the fiasco can be said to be a great victory, let alone a great merit if the Mongols are really consumed this time.
If you don't think about it seriously, Wang Kui may not be able to get the biggest share of this credit, although rewards and promotions are indispensable, but it is difficult to say whether it will match the pay.
"This ......." Wang Kui hesitated a little: "Protecting the family and defending the country, bloody battlefield, this is the duty of the official, I think, the court will not forget my ......"
"Confused!" Changsun Hong directly poured a basin of cold water over it, and shook his head again and again with hatred that iron is not steel: "My lord is a civil servant, don't you know the truth that literati are light?" Who is used to seeing others rise to the top? Who wouldn't be jealous of meritocracy? Look at Zhao Yanna in the past, he worked hard under Gui Ruyuan, but when it was time to eat meat, there was no him, how many such vivid examples, how many should there be, how could Lord Wang not guard against it? β
Wang Kui was said to be excited, in essence, there are people who only do things and don't care about fame and fortune, but that is a saint, Wang Kui is not.
He also wants to climb up, he also wants to be a wife and a son, and he also wants to be a high-ranking official, which is the lifelong pursuit of a scholar, and it has nothing to do with conduct.
"That'...... What does Lord Changsun mean ......" He looked at Changsun Hong, his gaze wandering.
"So I asked, who is standing behind the adults?" The eldest grandson said: "You and I will give each other a promise, and we will support each other in the future." β
Wang Kui planned for a while, and then ate and said: "When I was a Jinshi and the first, I once worshiped the door of Lord Shi Songzhi, he is from Mingzhou, and I am the same nationality, every year every festival is celebrated, I have come to the door to send gifts......"
"It's superb!" Eldest Sun Hong interrupted him: "Shi Song worshiped the privy envoy last month, and he can just go through this relationship!" β
"But...... Lord Changsun, the regulations of the imperial court, the description of the war, and the twists and turns sent to the Privy Council should all be written by the envoy of the system, and I wrote directly to Lord Shi, which is a little inappropriate. Wang Kui was a little uneasy.
"It's okay, send a large sum of gold and silver with the letter, and smash him to help you speak!" The eldest grandson Honghao said: "And you have to send it over before the things of the preparation envoy are handed over, so that Shi Songzhi can help you speak." β
With a smile on his face, he said, "You must be packaged as the first hero to repel the Mongol army, and you must be the first hero to repel the Mongol army, and you can be sent to the throne of the envoy!" No matter how bad it is, at least he must be the deputy envoy of the system! β
Wang Kui was holding a stone in his hand, and it fell to the ground with a snap, and the people looked at Changsun Hong in shock, as if they had seen something unbelievable.
(End of chapter)