"The official army has besieged the city for half a month, and the western thieves dare not fight, but it is known that the recovery of Lingzhou is just around the corner."

"Gao Zunyu is attentive, Miao Zhu is also attentive, and the current results are all the result of their efforts to kill the king."

"Not only Gao Miao, Wang Zhongzheng is also attentive, he walked along the Yellow River, all the way through the pass, although Chong Ge and Li Xian are now blocked in Hanhai, but they also have many merits before. Not to mention that these coaches of them, even the Wang Sunchen who made meritorious contributions, haven't they also hit the city of Liangzhou? ”

"Wang Qing's family said very much, all roads are advancing vigorously, and Xixia is already poor in the twilight."

"With the current prestige of the official army, in half a month at most, Wang Zhongzheng will definitely be able to rush to Lingzhou City, and at that time, even if Lingzhou City has not been broken, how can he block the combined attack of 200,000 officers and soldiers?!"

In the Chongzheng Palace, Han Gang was listening to Zhao Ji and Wang Qi Junchen singing together like a dream.

It took half a month to capture Lingzhou City, can you still expect to capture it in a month? How long can the grain road last? How long can morale be maintained?

So far, there has not been a battle above the scale, so do the party members need to think too much about what kind of idea they have? Before their hole cards are turned over, they shouldn't have more fantasies at all, but neither the Son of Heaven nor Wang Qi can see this. It's not that they don't have enough intelligence and vision, but they subconsciously ignore all the signs and thoughts related to danger in the past.

"It's really hateful that the planting can't be delayed. But Wang Zhongzheng is about to arrive in Lingzhou, and he must be able to help Gao Zunyu. ”

"After all, the planting still pacified Yinxia, and Li Xian also protected the grain road, so he still has to be commended."

"That's right, Wang Qingjia is very right," Zhao Da Lu smiled and nodded again and again, and in the past few days, the corners of his mouth have been smiling. He turned his head to see Han Gang's body, squinted his eyes and smiled, "Han Qing, this time you are going to lose." Lingzhou is about to fight."

"If the minister makes a mistake once, the official army can win once, and the minister is willing to make a few more mistakes." Han Gang saw that the corners of Zhao Ji's mouth were about to be cocked proudly, and his words changed, "However, Huanqing and Jingyuan besieged Lingzhou for half a month, and the western thieves did not send troops to rescue, there must be treacherous schemes, and I hope that Your Majesty will issue an edict to make him cautious." ”

"Han Qing is still too worried...... Zhao Ji waved his hand, full of indifference, "Maybe it's been fought now, and the news will arrive in the capital in two days!" ”

"It's good to be old and steady, but you need to know that it's too much." Wang Qi put on a shelf to teach Han Gang, a junior student, "And Han Gang, you have worked with them for many years, and you should know Gao Zunyu and Miao Zhu very well, are they people who despise the enemy and are restless?" They are all famous generals with outstanding military achievements. ”

Han Gang did not agree, but he did not refute either. At this time, there is no need to say anything, and you will be able to know the Tao when the results come.

Thinking about the good in everything is the biggest taboo in the military. Things will always go to the worst side, and Han Gang's decades of experience in his life have a deep understanding of this.

But a group of herdsmen in his own group is always invited to the Chongzheng Palace, whether he wants to listen to his own disobedience, or whether he wants to see his most disgraced prophecy fail, and then look disgraced, I really can't say. Just looked at the smug smiles on Zhao Ji and Wang Qi's faces, and his habit of always thinking in the sinister direction of people's hearts can't be regarded as wrong.

Pu Zongmeng, a scholar of Hanlin, was on duty today, and the edict of the general in the palace to commend the generals was waved away. After Zhao Ji and Wang Qi read it once, they signed and stamped it.

The edicts were issued one by one, and Han Gang and Pu Zongmeng came out of the hall. Wang Jue didn't leave, he still had to stay in the palace to celebrate the death of Xixia with Zhao Ji in advance, and Han Gang even heard that Wang Jue had privately asked the Taichang Rite Courtyard to prepare for the ceremony of paying tribute to the Taimiao.

Pu Zongmeng and Han Gang walked side by side, and after walking for a while, they suddenly smiled and said, "Yukun is still such a strong point. When I saw Yukun, I thought of Shu Guogong. ”

"It's been praised by the truth, Han Gang is still far away." Han Gang said modestly.

He didn't expect that Pu Zongmeng would sarcastically mention Wang Anshi, who was recently named the Duke of Shu. The three words of the reluctant Xianggong are not good words, scolding words. He is also a new party anyway, when did he go to Wang Jue?

But when you think about it, it's really not surprising.

The credit for pacifying Western Xia is very great, and the sum of the ten Jiaozhi can't be compared - at the beginning, for a Luo Wu City, they were all led by Prime Minister Han Jiang - plus the success rate is high, if you don't run over to get a piece of the pie, can't you stand up to the Son of Heaven like yourself?

Wang Qi is extremely angry in these days, and he himself has to pretend to be a prime minister who is not shocked and does not be shocked by victory or defeat, but his pawns are arrogant. Pu Zongmeng can be regarded as an example at the moment.

Han Gang is now pampered and not surprised, and he doesn't care about talking and laughing with Pu Zongmeng all the way. When you get to their position, it's too bad to scold them in person, just remember it in your heart.

In front of the Wende Palace, Li Ding, who was in the history of the Emperor and judged Sinong Temple, came to meet him, and when he saw Han Gang and Pu Zongmeng coming side by side, he greeted him from afar. Han Gang and Pu Zongmeng hurriedly stepped forward to return the salute.

Pu Zongmeng looked at Li Ding, "Senior, but you want to go to the Chongzheng Hall to seek the right thing?" ”

"Exactly. I wonder if the Son of Heaven is still in the Chongzheng Palace? ”

"The Son of Heaven is talking to Wang Xianggong."

Early this morning, Han Gang also met Li Ding. At that time, Li Ding praised Su Shi at the east pavilion of the Wende Palace, saying that he was a great talent, and he could remember the poems and essays written decades ago clearly, but no one around Li Ding dared to answer this mouth.

The three of them exchanged two more pleasantries, and then said goodbye to each other and went to do their own business. They are all high-ranking officials in the DPRK and China, even if they don't agree with each other, they have to make a harmonious appearance on their faces.

"Senior Li is really busy, and I'm still in a hurry to ask for the right time."

"Now that there are one big cases after another, Yu Shi Zhongcheng naturally has to work hard."

"It's good to say four words about big cases one after another." Pu Zongmeng smiled and stopped in front of the back door of the academy, "I still hope that the Yushitai will not eat the marrow and know the taste." ”

Bidding farewell to Pu Zongmeng, Han Gang walked alone to the Yamen of the Pastoral Division. Thinking back to Li Ding's hurried steps, it is most likely that there is any new progress in the several major cases that are now in the hands of Yu Shitai.

Among the two mansions, who will be unlucky next?

Han Gang wrenched his fingers, and suddenly found that this candidate did not seem to exist, except for those who had been implicated and stationed in the border areas, the remaining two prefectures were close to Wang Qi - Lu Gongzhu and Lu Huiqing were in trouble, Guo Kui was guarding against the Liao people in Hebei, and Yuan Jiang and Xue Xiang were all biased towards Wang Qi at the moment.

Needless to say, Wang Jue and his henchmen who cater to the holy will, it is now rumored that Cai Qu, who is likely to enter the Eastern Mansion in the near future, has little contact with Wang Jue on the surface, but he is also a real imperial party, and Wang Jue is on the same front - but then again, all the courtiers who obey the orders of the Son of Heaven do not seem to be called the party.

Because of Chen Shiru's case, Lu Gong's work has become an ornament, and the privy envoy is still doing it, but his voice in military affairs is not as good as that of Xue Xiang, who is the deputy envoy. Maybe after this battle, he will abdicate and give way.

Lu Huiqing also had a problem, Taixue took bribes, and his son-in-law Yu Zhong was involved. Moreover, there are more and more academic officials such as Xuezheng, Zhijiao, and professors who are involved, and they are about to become a big case - no, it should be said that it has become a big case.

Now Wang Anshi's theory with the new meaning of the Three Classics as the core is the standard set by the Son of Heaven, and the scholars in Taixue and Guozi Jian are the backbone of carrying forward the new learning, and they are now being sent to Taiwan prison one by one, but under the packaging of the so-called corruption case, there is a strong political connotation.

Speaking of the impact of politics on criminal cases, Han Gang remembered that Su Shi was still in prison. These days, Yushitai has been excitedly flipping through the letters he has exchanged with people, in which the remarks against the new law, or attacks or implications, are listed one by one and presented to the Son of Heaven. Sima Guang, Fan Zhen, Zhang Fangping, Qian Zao, Chen Xiang, Liu Chu, Li Chang, Sun Jue and other backbones and members of the old party were implicated like vines and vines like sweet potatoes. acted carelessly, spoke out, and even harmed relatives and friends, this is Su Shi's ability.

There is no point in exploring the case itself, whether it is corruption or slander, any case involving the top officials of the court is not related to politics. Back then, Lu Yijian investigated the case of Su Shunqin's unauthorized sale of old paper and drinking banquets, was it for the sake of the discipline of the imperial court?

Han Gang felt that the current wind direction in the court seemed to be about to be purged, and the new party and the old party might be greatly damaged because of the two cases, and the imperial party, which was based on the holy will of the Son of Heaven, was the time when the spring breeze was proud.

But how long can they be proud?

With a gentle smile as always, he walked into the gate of the Yamen of the Pastoral Division, and responded to the subordinates who came up to salute one by one, Han Gang was sneering at Zhao Ji and Wang Qi and the party in his heart: It's only been a few days.

Han Gang's estimate of the victory rate of this battle has increased from more than 70% at the beginning to 60% before the war. After the seed was forcibly recalled, Yelu Yixin garrisoned mandarin ducks, and it was difficult to maintain even half of it. As Gao Zunyu and Miao Zhu stayed in Lingzhou City for a long time, the victory rate was also decreasing, and now Han Gang came to evaluate it again, and there was only one-third left.

There is no urgency to deal with in Yazhong now-Li Ji no longer makes excuses with war horses. The planting stopped on the east side of Hanhai, and Li Xian cleared up the Western Thief Cavalry that harassed the grain road, which made the grain and straw transfer work on the Yanyan Road a little easier. Han Gang also became extremely idle because of this.

It took two quarters of an hour to deal with official business in the yazhong, and then spent an afternoon resting, and then when it was time to disperse, listening to the sound of drums, Han Gang, who was not on duty, got up and went home.

When I returned home, I changed my clothes and ate as usual, chatted with my wife and concubine, looked at my children's homework by the way, went to the study to read for a while, and went to bed on time, no different from the past.

In the middle of the night, the priest of the outer courtyard screamed at the door of the inner courtyard, and then woke Han Gang from his sleep, and the voice of the maid was trembling: "The child in the palace is here, saying that he came by order!" ”