Chapter 200: Decisions of the Imperial Court

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A large reason for Yang Jin's defeat was due to the constant urging of the officials and the ministers of the DPRK and China.

In fact, even if his cousin Yang Wenguang didn't send him a letter to let him not enter, he also knew that the Lingnan army's unruly training would definitely be embarrassing and useful. With his meaning, it is also a slow strategy, step by step to pacify the rebellion of Nong Zhigao.

But although Yang Ji thought so, he couldn't stand the urging of the officials and the ministers of the east and west governments, so he had to rashly attack and fight a decisive battle with Nong Zhigao's army.

But the result was that the troops under his command, under the impact of the fierce Nong Zhigao army, ran away in an instant, and those officers could not restrain these terrified routs at all. Even the highest-ranking generals of Liangguang, such as Jiang Kai and Du Zhong, were killed. If it weren't for the fact that he Yang Ji had a good background in martial arts, and he turned around and ran away when the opportunity was not good, I am afraid that he would have become a ghost under the knife of Nong Zhigaojun.

Now that he wants to punish himself for defeat, Yang Jin feels that he is very wronged.

Yang Zhen felt that he was wronged, but in fact, the official Zhao Zhen and the ministers of the imperial court also had their own difficulties.

After all, the land of Liangguang is in southern Xinjiang, if Yang Jian is allowed to slowly integrate and train troops in the interior, slowly figure it out, and clean up the mess step by step, it is no problem, and it is also the safest way. But the premise of all this is in the mainland, because after a few years of chaos in the interior of the Great Song Dynasty, there will be no major events with the foundation of the Great Song Dynasty.

But Liangguang is southern Xinjiang after all, if it is defeated again and again, it will turn Nong Zhigao into the second Li Yuanhao. However, whether it is Dali or Jiaozhi, they will be ready to move, and from now on, I am afraid that the southwest will never have peace.

In the west and north of the Great Song Dynasty, there are already Western Xia and Khitan eyeing each other, and if there is another "Great Southern Kingdom" in southern Xinjiang, then the Great Song Dynasty is really in a situation of being attacked on three sides. Except for the sea to the east and no enemies, the Great Song Dynasty is really about to be surrounded, and there is no buffer zone, which is really a nightmare existence for the Great Song Dynasty.

Of course, the reason why the officials and ministers urged Yang Zheng was more importantly because they did not have a good understanding of the degree of erosion of the Lingnan army. Before Yang Jin's battle, they were afraid that they thought that the Lingnan army had the strength to fight, and they still had illusions about the Lingnan army, fantasizing that with the Lingnan army, they would be able to pacify Nong Zhigao.

However, this defeat was not entirely bad, at least it made the officials and ministers finally realize that the Lingnan army had been completely eroded and unusable.

Therefore, the matter of transferring the Western Army to the south to quell the rebellion must be put on the agenda as soon as possible, otherwise the chaos in Lingnan will become more and more difficult to clean up.

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In the vertical arch hall in the forbidden palace of the Great Song Dynasty, the official family is summoning his ministers, and there are not many people, only a few people who are the core of the power of the Great Song Dynasty, including the three prime ministers of the Dongfu Political Affairs Hall, Pang Ji, Chen Zhizhong and Liang Shi, and the cardinal minister Han Qi of the Privy Council of the Western Mansion.

There will be a big court meeting tomorrow, but in fact, at this kind of core small meeting at the highest level, those military affairs have already been decided.

The so-called deliberations at the court meeting are just a routine procedure to bring things to the table!

Zhao Zhen, an official of the Great Song Dynasty, was wearing a vermilion robe today, wearing a black gauze with straight feet. The Great Song Dynasty belongs to the fire virtue, and it is still vermilion. In addition to the bright yellow robes worn by the formal court meetings, the official families of the Great Song Dynasty generally wore vermilion clothes on weekdays.

Zhao Zhen looked at the ministers who looked at His Majesty wearing a virtuous crown, wearing a purple robe, wearing a square heart curved collar around his neck, and wearing a goldfish bag on his waist, and sighed and said: "A few Qing families, what do you think of this Nong Zhigao's descending table?" ”

It turned out that after Nanong Zhigao defeated Yang Jin, he asked to surrender again, this time on the condition that Song Ting allowed him to be Yong Gui and other envoys of the Seven Prefectures.

This time, no one dared to suppress his letter anymore. The so-called 'table reduction' and the battle report of the defeat of the Song army arrived in Tokyo almost at the same time.

Pang Ji and several other people who have been on the emperor's side for a long time speculated about the thoughts of the official family according to the character of the official family...... I'm afraid that the official family has the idea of calming things down this time, so they consider agreeing to Nong Zhigao's conditions.

However, several people were reluctant to speak first. No matter what time and circumstance, this kind of "Lord's peace" opinion is the most unpleasant. If you are not careful, you will be scolded by those Qingliu officials in the court who do not know the price of firewood and rice, and everyone is willing to open this mouth.

After waiting for a while, no one said anything, Pang Ji couldn't do it, he was the phase, since no one wanted to be the first bird, he had to say it. Who made him the prime minister, the greater the power, the greater the responsibility.

At that moment, Pang Ji had no choice but to come out and salute Zhao Zhen and reply: "Go back to the official's house." The Lingnan rebellion originated from a misunderstanding. It is reported that the Nanon thief was originally attached to it, and he pleaded for canonization several times, and his request was also lowered again and again. In the end, just ask for a small Zhizhouer. However, his attached surrender table was detained by Chen Heng, the former governor of Yongzhou. Nong Zhigao felt humiliated, so he raised troops to attack Yongzhou. Now that he has asked for surrender again, the official family should give him a chance to reform for the sake of the livelihood of the common people and for the sake of the society...... The minister thought that it seemed acceptable to reduce the table. ”

"Hmm." After Pang Ji finished speaking, Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "What else do you think?" ”

"I think it's absolutely impossible!" Han Qi took a step forward and said loudly: "Qiqi official family, if you agree to Nong Zhigao's conditions, then Lingnan will be separated from the Great Song Dynasty forever!" At that time, not only will the two roads of land be lost, but the entire land of finance and taxation in the south of the Yangtze River will face war all year round, and the foundation of the Great Song Dynasty will be in danger! ”

"Han Xianggong is a little alarmist." Pang Ji couldn't help but be speechless, naturally depressed, he finally guessed the holy will, threw out the opinion of the Lord and He, and ran into Han Qi here.

At the moment, Pang Ji explained: "Appointing him as a festival envoy is just a policy of restraint, and in the future, he will slowly collect his elite soldiers and control his money valley, and his harm will disappear." ”

Han Qi said sharply sarcastically: "King Han's recipe is based on Emperor Taizu's strong military might. Now we are killing people on the battlefield, and when the time comes, we can only treat others as grandfathers! also collect its elite soldiers and control its money valley...... I'm afraid that if you want money for money and food for food, if it doesn't go well, you will flip the table and fuck your mother! ”

Han Qi has been in the northwest for a long time, and now he is in charge of the Privy Council, and he often deals with those military generals, and he has learned a lot of the vulgar mantras of those big-headed soldiers, but it is indeed quite harsh to say it in this great Song Dynasty. The King of Han in his mouth refers to Zhao Pu, the famous minister of the Taizu period. Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, famously "released the military power with a glass of wine", and the policy of "cutting off the power of the generals, controlling their money valleys, and collecting their elite soldiers" and making them enjoy wealth and nobility came from Zhao Pu's advice.

"You...... You are vulgar" Pang Ji is humble, and he really can't adapt to Han Qi's ruffian style, and he doesn't know how to refute it for a while, so he has to refute his vulgar words without pain.

Pang Ji was actually friends with Han Qi, Fan Zhongyan and others before. However, at the time of the "Qingli New Deal", the contradiction between Fan Zhongyan's gentlemen's party and Xia Zhuwei's conservative faction intensified, and Pang Ji finally chose to stand on the side of Xia Zhu, who appreciated and promoted him. Therefore, Han Qi and others were very dissatisfied with Pang Ji, and they were very polite to talk to him.

In fact, Pang Ji's eloquence is not bad at all, but he is modest, and he is not willing to ignore a strong person like Han Qi, and he bites it senselessly!

"Han Qing's family, be cautious." Seeing this, the official Zhao Zhen had no choice but to play a round road, after all, the face of the minister still had to be maintained.

"Wechen knows his mistake." Han Qi said it, but he didn't care at all, but he finally gave the official family a little face.

However, although Zhao Zhen paid attention to the words on Han Qi's mouth, he still agreed with his opinion. At that moment, Zhao Zhen said: "Although Han Qing's language is a little inappropriate, the words are still very pertinent. If we accept the so-called surrender of the thieves at the time of the defeat of the Lingnan army, I am afraid that he will be another Li Yuanhao in Lingnan in the future! Even if you accept his surrender, you must be like the Battle of Lanyuan, and surrender after victory, otherwise the national prestige will not be there! ”

As soon as Pang Ji heard the words of the official, his face, which was blackened by Han Qi's anger just now, couldn't help but get even darker. Sweat...... It's going to be wrong, why did the official family who has always liked to settle things change sex this time?! His ability to figure out the holy will seems to be too far away from Xia Xianggong!

"What do you two think?" After Zhao Zhen finished speaking, he looked at the other two prime ministers, Chen Zhizhong and Liang Shi.

"The minister seconded Han Xianggong." Chen Zhizhong came out and said in a deep voice. Chen Zhizhong is a good man, and no one likes to offend. Although in the matter of Nong Zhigao, he was biased towards Pang Ji in his heart, and felt that it would be better if he could calm things down without having to make a big move. However, the official family has already said so, so he naturally wants to follow the official family's wishes.

"Minister, I also seconded Han Xianggong." Liang Shi actually had the same thoughts in his heart as Pang Ji, but now that the official family is the main battle, he will also push the boat to second. Moreover, compared to a humble gentleman like Pang Ji, he was even more reluctant to offend the fierce Han Qi.

Three to one, the official Zhao Zhen was silent for a long time, and Fang asked: "Zhuqing's main battle, can you win?" ”

"As long as the imperial court selects strong generals and uses elite soldiers, it will win!" Han Qi cut the railway, in fact, how can there be victory in the world? It's just that Han Qi knows that this official is good at everything, but he is too stable and unwilling to take a little risk. If you don't say it, you don't want him to make up his mind.

"What is a strong general, what is an elite soldier? Didn't the courtiers say a few days ago that Yang Zhen was the first Confucian general of the country, and the army collapsed in the first battle! Zhao Zhen then asked.

"Back to the official's house, the elite soldiers, none other than the Western Army, strong generals, must be Di Qing! If you want to fight to pacify the thieves, you have to lead Di Qing to the south with the Western Army! Pang Ji was wrong just now, and this time he was the first to reply. The only thing that the Great Song Dynasty can fight the most is the Western Army, and if you want to transfer troops to quell the rebellion, you naturally have to be the Western Army, and these rulers are naturally very clear.

As soon as Pang said this, a subtle smile flashed in Zhao Zhen's eyes, but he still said indifferently: "I remember that as soon as the news of the fall of Yongzhou came, Di Qing asked for orders to fight, but the ministers all said that Yang Zhen was more suitable than Di Qing......"

"At that time, one didn't pay enough attention to Nong Zhigao, and the other didn't expect the army in Lingnan to be corrupted." Han Qi's old face was slightly red, that was his original words, in fact, he had always been very unhappy with Di Qing, and he couldn't say why, he just didn't want to give him a chance. Even now, if it is possible, he is not willing to use Di Qing, but the famous generals Liu Ping, Ren Fu, Guo Zun, Wu Ji, and Wang Qi who fought with the Western Xia have all died in battle, Zhang Yu of the Linfu Soldiers and Horses Division also died early due to injuries, and the Chong Shiheng of Qingjian City has entered old age. Looking at it now, the famous generals of the Great Song Dynasty who have been tempered by war for a long time are afraid that there is only Di Qing: "At that time, the subordinates thought that they used a knife to kill chickens, but that Nong Zhigao was actually a fierce tiger, and we only had to use Di Qing!" ”

"Hmm." Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "It seems that there is only Di Qing...... The princes can nominate him as the commander at the court tomorrow. ”

"Officials think twice, martial artists can't be full-time, it's better to send another civil official to assist him." Han Qi disagreed. The so-called assistance is actually supervision and containment. The Great Song Dynasty emphasized the suppression of military force, believing that the military had soldiers in their hands and was not easy to control, so suppressing the military attache was the consciousness of every civil official. Although Han Qi was the main battle, he felt that he should still send Wen Shuai to lead the counterinsurgency, and Di Qing would do it as an eagle dog who charged into battle.

Sure enough, this remark attracted Chen Zhizhong's echo, and even Chen Liangshi said that if the official family must fight, it is better to send a civilian official as the commander, and then Di Qing will be in charge of the military, and the civilian official will be in charge of Di Qing...... In this way, you can rest assured.

The official family was a little undecided, and looked at Pang Ji, who did not express his position, and said, "What does Pang Qing mean?" ”

Pang Ji arched his hand and said: "Qi Qi official, the minister thinks that marching and fighting is expensive to order unity and unite from top to bottom. Di Qing was born in the army, and if he was assisted by Wenchen, it would definitely lead to a situation where the order could not be single-minded, which was very unfavorable for leading the troops to fight. If the official family doesn't trust Di Qing, then it might as well not send him. ”

Pang Ji misunderstood the meaning of the official family just now, thinking that he wanted to calm things down, and his performance was very bad. This time, he understood what the officials meant: I am afraid that Di Qing should lead the troops south alone, so as not to be hindered by the civil officials, sweep Lingnan with thunderous means, and quell the rebellion of Nong Zhigao as soon as possible. Therefore, Pang Ji was very discerning this time and advocated letting Di Qing lead the Western Army south alone.

Pang Ji brought back a lot of impression points this time. In fact, although the scholars and doctors of the Great Song Dynasty insisted on their own opinions on many things, especially when they violated the collective interests of civil officials, their combat effectiveness would immediately explode, but officials in high positions like Pang Yuan and them often needed the support of the officials.

Without the holy family of the official family, although they can still be the prime minister, it is difficult to make a difference. The ministers of the Great Song Dynasty love face the most, and without the holy family of the official family, no one is embarrassed to love the position of power anymore. The Renzong Dynasty changed more than 20 prime ministers in total, all of whom resigned voluntarily, but none of them were dismissed. If I want to make trouble to the point of being dismissed, then this prime minister will no longer have the face to mix in the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty.

"That's how the Southern Han Dynasty was established." Han Qi said coldly, he has a strong personality, but he dares to say anything. As soon as these words came out, the officials and prime ministers suddenly changed color. The founder of the Southern Han Dynasty was Liu Yin, who was in rebellion with Lu Ju and Tan Hongxi in Guangzhou at the end of the Tang Dynasty.

Pang Ji listened to Han Qi's words, Rao is temper was good-tempered, and he was also a little angry, and said at the moment: "Not to mention that Di Qing has always been loyal and brave, now is not the period of the former Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties of the Grass Head King in the troubled times." The Great Song Dynasty has been established for nearly 100 years, and all parties have returned to their hearts and the society is solid! How can a martial artist easily establish himself as a king! Take 10,000 steps back and say, when the time comes, whether it is the forbidden army or the western army, the family is in the north, who will rebel against him? This time, he decided not to save face for Han Qi, and directly refuted him, how can the old man be the same, you Han Zhigui doesn't give the old man any face, it's really unusual!

"You dare to vouch for your life?" Han Qi provoked him and said that since Han Qi and Pang Ji parted ways, he had always looked down on Pang Ji, and he couldn't help but seize the opportunity to roast him on the fire.

"Why don't you dare?" Pang Ji was completely annoyed, and Su Jiezhang said: "Even if you use the nine clans to guarantee, the old man has nothing to say!" ”

"Don't make any noise." Seeing that the smell of gunpowder between the two was getting stronger and stronger, the official Zhao Zhen finally became the referee, and he was still quite happy in his heart, and said at the moment: "Pang Qing is right, there is no doubt about employing people, and there is no need for suspicious people!" ”

"Official ......" Han Qi wanted to say more, but Zhao Zhen waved his hand to signal that he would not discuss it anymore.

"I have made up my mind, and there is no need to discuss this matter again." Zhao Zhen said categorically. Zhao Zhen made a decision, and things were decided according to his intentions, which was very fulfilling. Zhao Zhen turned his head to Wang gradually behind him and said: "It's easy to get angry in the hot weather, it's not easy for the princes, Wang Yan, you send someone to pick up a load of cold melons from Xia Rengong." ”

This is Zhao Zhen's habit, every time he meets the minister, he ends with this not too valuable, but very intimate gift. Today's things are all set according to his will, so naturally he needs to give something more

"Thank you, official." When the deacons saw that the matter had been decided, they all sang and retired with interest.