One person, one word, one good news, let the situation turn around completely.

The news of Wang Shao's victory brought back by Wang Weixin was like a wildfire on the grassland in autumn, and it spread all over the land of Hehuang at once.

Wang Weixin came over by a detour to Minzhou and did not pass through Hezhou, so Miao Zhu and Er Yao were notified by Di Daocheng to know the news of Lu Dao's victory.

After hearing the good news sent by Di Dao City, Miao Zhu laughed wildly for a quarter of an hour, and then shouted again, and was drunk for two days. And Yao Ji and Yao Lin were surprised, but they were secretly glad that they did not insist on withdrawing their troops back to Jingyuan. The more than 10,000 soldiers of the Song army in Hezhou were cheering, and Wang Shao had done his best, so their rewards naturally did not have to worry about being discounted.

When the gold medal of Lubu Feijie sent by Di Dao City passed through Longxi City in a hurry, the hearts of the people who were originally floating were all calmed down. Wang Hou was excited, but also tired of handover - Wang Shao offered strange ideas and special honors, and he already had the qualifications to enter the Zaizhi class, as his son, Wang Hou naturally became the center of attention.

The good news spread westward and reached the ears of the Tibetan people, but it was terrible news.

In the Qingtang Qiang, the opponents who are still fighting are the only ones left in the most rear, Tubo Zampu. The soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty approached the coast of Qinghai and were unstoppable, making the Qingtang King City panic all day long. Qingyi knotted the ghost chapter and stayed awake all night, and Dong Yu smashed the wine glass on the spot. On the side of the couch, you will not allow others to sleep soundly. In this sentence, among the neighbors around the Great Song Dynasty, only the Liao people can not do the same thing.

For the weaker indigenous tribes, who can sleep well with a vicious neighbor who is eyeing them? Not only Dong Yu and the tribes under his leadership, but also Yu Zang Hua Ma in Lanzhou are even more worried.

Not only because of the Song people who had already gained a foothold in Hehuang, Xingqing Mansion already had news that in order to prevent the Song army from attacking Lanzhou, and using Lanzhou as a springboard, they went north to Xingling. It is already ready to expand the scale of the Lanzhou garrison, increase the existing 2,000 iron harriers to 10,000 people, and at the same time increase the consumption of grain and straw, but it is up to the Yu Zang family to solve it - what to do next? Yu Zang Huama fell into hesitation.

Fortunately for the Tibetan people, no matter which side it is, everyone knows that the battle of Hezhou has finally come to an end. The position of the Great Song Dynasty in Hehuang was established because of this battle, but the Great Song Dynasty's capture of the land of Hehuang now has to come to an end temporarily. It will not continue to press Huangzhou, nor will it immediately attack Lanzhou. They all still have time to think about their future paths.

On Di Daocheng's side, during the period of waiting for Wang Shao to return to his teacher, Han Gang obediently obeyed Cai Xi's disposition, thought about it behind closed doors, and waited for the guilty to listen to it.

Putting aside the heavy business, reading and studying literature, and preparing for the exam in August, Han Gang's life was very comfortable. He is now waiting for Wang Shao to lead the army to triumph, but this time, Wang Shao and Gao Zunyu should not climb over the Exposed Mountain, but along the Taoshui River Valley, through Minzhou, to Di Dao City.

The good news of recovering Taozhou and forcing the landing of Mu Zheng was delivered to his hands at an unexpected time, making the few followers prepared by Han Gang useless.

The guilty party had already been sent to the capital early, and Han Gang would not have remedied it in time after the edict was falsely transmitted, and left a bad impression in the heart of the Son of Heaven. Guo Kui once had a ready-made example, Han Gang knew that he wanted to get rid of the crime and turn the tables, and he had a reference object for what to do.

If you want to turn the tables, you have to make waves in Beijing. Even if there is no good news from Wang Shao, Han Gang will not sit still, and he will not abandon the means of drawing salary from the bottom of the kettle.

The letter to Wang Anshi, the letter to Zhang Dan, and the note to the Son of Heaven were all sent out in a hurry after confirming the victory of Lintao Fort. Han Gang even persuaded Wang Zhongzheng to let him secretly play the Son of Heaven and recover the edict of the withdrawal army. On Li Xian's side, Han Gang has actually been knocking on the side for the past few days, trying to influence this envoy who was sent to the military and make him an ally who insists on keeping Hezhou.

If Wang Shao does not return, this arrangement will be the key to turning the situation around. Han Gang believed that with the Son of Heaven's eagerness to expand the territory, it would not be difficult for him to change his mind. At the very least, you can also exonerate yourself and prepare yourself for a comeback in the future.

But at present, with the good news from Taozhou, there is no need to continue. However, this arrangement is not without other benefits.

The recitals and letters at least reflect the correctness of Han Gang's judgment of the strategic situation and the firmness of his personal position. This performance, from the Son of Heaven and Wang Anshi, down to Wang Shao and the generals below, all looked at it. It has a boosting effect on Han Gang's prestige - and Wang Zhongzheng, who is also on the fold, he will definitely benefit from it.

Therefore, these days, Wang Zhongzheng is in a very good mood. As soon as he heard the good news that Wang Weixin had brought back with great difficulty, he immediately put up a score, turned back to the yamen, and did not go out of the city to greet Lu Dafang and Cai Xi and his party. Now I am even more happy to watch Cai Xi and Lu Dafang's jokes, just like Han Gang, he does not go out of his own residence, and tries to make the last bit of the hand and tail as perfect as possible.

Is it luck?

Sort of.

But a strong will is the key.

Han Gang has always been determined, Lu Dafang sent someone to ask him to discuss the matter, but he refused bluntly, "Now Han Gang is waiting for the punishment of the imperial court, how dare he act at will?" As for official affairs, Cai Yunju has full authority to deal with it, so what is Han Gang worried about? ”

Lu Dafang's face, Han Gang didn't want to give it. However, the false edict is a crime regardless of the outcome, and this confession is even more important. And it's also interesting to watch Cai Yao's anxious appearance.

Han Gang ignored official business, and of course the burden on his body fell on Cai Yu. Those who asked for money, food, clothes and medicines that should be issued in the summer all rushed to find Cai Xi, and even the reception banquet between Lu Dafang and Cai Xi that should be prepared was also prepared by Cai Xi himself. In the end, Shen Kuo couldn't stand it, so he helped out.

And Han Gang also reprimanded his officials afterwards because of this: "Don't do stupid things, you will do whatever Cai Xi says." Don't prevaricate if you don't talk about it. Don't let the handle fall into his hands. He suffered a loss last time, but this time he brought dozens of people, and it won't be like the previous time, no one will take a stick if he wants to blame him. If I find out what is wrong with him and make you angry, I can only watch. ”

“…… But ......"

"It's nothing, act as usual, don't delay and prevaricate, Lu Yushi won't let him mess around."

Han Gang is not soft-hearted, he deliberately makes the stumbling block unnecessary, Cai Yu is also a dog under others, and if there is a problem, it is also the person behind him. And even if he can succeed, he can't escape Lu Dafang's eyes. The rumors will not only make Cai Yu sympathetic, but even affect his reputation, so it is better to act as usual.

Cai Xi himself is a ridiculous waste, and Han Gang has a hard time doing it, let alone taking him over temporarily. In such a situation, Lu Dafang had nothing to say, so it could only become the current situation: Lu Dafang sent people to invite three and four times, and repeatedly invited Han Gang to go out of the mountain, but Han Gang ignored it, and was sitting at the table, flipping through Kong Yingda's Five Classics of Justice.

The annotations of the Tang Dynasty still follow the traces of Han Confucianism, and Kong Yingda's interpretation of the scriptures is in the same vein as Dong Zhongshu, Yang Xiong, Zheng Xuan and other great Confucians of the Han Dynasty. But Song Confucianism has long been unaccustomed to this, inheriting three generations, going straight to the origin, and among the Song Dynasty scholars who have always regarded themselves very highly, there is more than one Confucian.

Han Gang felt that when he was solving the test in the middle of the road, it should not be a problem to refer to the annotations of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and he didn't hear about Cai Yanqing's invention in the interpretation of the scriptures. But if the Ministry of Rites still writes according to the old notes during the test, I am afraid that it will be lost to everyone and brushed down.

Speculating on the identity of the person who made the question, that is, next year's Zhigongju, Han Gang is more than ninety percent sure that the standard answer is best based on Wang Anshi's academics. In the early years, Wang Anshi's "Huainan Miscellaneous Sayings", Han Gang had one on hand. It was sent by Zhang Dian after Han Gang took a breath. Basically, they are Wang Anshi's personal understanding and views on the scriptures. For Song Confucian, Han Gang, who only knew the doctrines of the two families of Lu Dao Hengqu and Ercheng, was of great help. And it is also the best reference answer for the Beijing exam this time.

Zhang Dian now has a close relationship with Han Gang, and in the previous letter, Zhang Dian had already said that he would soon be ordered to go to Jinghu and Lianglu to patrol, the purpose of which was Chenzhou, Tanzhou, and Shaozhou on Jinghu South Road, and to recover the barbarians in Meishan, Feishan and other places.

Just like the southern roads of the Great Song Dynasty, the level of the garrisons on the two roads of Jinghu may not even be comparable to the heels of the Western Army. Zhang Dian knew that it was not easy for Lu Dao to transfer troops from Kansai, so he only needed a few generals who could be useful. Liu Zhongwu is the life-saving benefactor of Zhang Yu, the father of Zhang Dan, and will definitely not be left behind. And Han Gang also recommended his cousin Li Xin to him.

At the time of writing, the Western Thieves had not yet sent troops to besiege Deshun, and Li Xin had not led an army to rescue. Han Gang saw that Li Xin's official position was stagnant because he followed Zhang Shouyue and missed the battle several times, so he wanted him to go to Jinghu for a visit. But after the battle of Deshun this time, I don't know what will happen, but I think Zhang Dun can still pass.

In addition, what Zhang Dian wanted was a qualified physician and nurse, preferably a complete team, so that the army that conquered the barbarians would not suffer from the epidemic. Han Gang was hesitating now, not knowing whether to recommend Zhu Zhong or Lei Jian. Zhu Zhong is diligent and inquisitive, and he is good at appeasing the soldiers, and he has a high reputation in the sanatorium. But Lei Jian was originally a medical official in Beijing, and his medical skills were above Zhu Zhong, and he was more comfortable in dealing with the diseases in the south than Zhu Zhong.

Han Gang didn't think too much about it, it was a big deal to just order one. My attention now should be on reviewing my homework.

Just as he was thinking like this, the soldiers outside came in to report that Lu Dafang and Lu Yushi came to visit.

Han Gang smiled, 'Finally here in person'.

"Please!" Han Gang stood up to greet him.