Chapter 20: Unchanging Thoughts (6)

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There is no good scenery on the head of Qinzhou City, a road in the east leads directly to Longcheng, behind it is a populated city, and the green mountains on the north and south sides have made people tired of seeing.

The water flows not far from the south of the city, the river is muddy yellow, the source of the river is densely wooded, the water and soil are intact, and the sediment in the river does not know from which tributary washes down so much loess from the ravine.

It's all the scenery that Han Gang is used to, and he has long lost interest. Today's weather is another 'autumn tiger', and the sun has only risen in mid-sky, and it has already shown a heat comparable to that of dog days. The walls made of rammed loess were burned in the sun. The mountain wind, lighter than breathing, could not alleviate the hellish heat above the city.

Guo Kui seemed to be unaware of the scorching heat, holding the pheasant and looking around.

Han Gang stood behind, already sweating from the heat, and looked back at the officials who had dispersed into the city, he was envious in his heart. Looking back at Guo Kui's generous back, Han Gang couldn't figure out what he was thinking.

He said he was going to talk, but now he doesn't say a word. If it is said that he wants to dig a corner of the wall, it is not very similar - the words that Guo Kui said earlier about climbing friendship seem too unstandard, not subtle at all, and lose his identity as Guo Taiwei, but it makes people feel a little fake.

But it doesn't really stand at the head of the city to look at the scenery and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Qinzhou......

Han Gang thought for a while, then gave up and continued to worry about it. If Guo Kui wants to play tricks, he will accompany him to the end, anyway, his young age depends on whose physical strength is better.

"Yukun." Guo Kui suddenly spoke.

Han Gang's spirits perked up, "Xia Guan is here." ”

"What do you think about the matter of the river river?!" Guo Kui's question came suddenly, as simple and direct as an antelope hanging its horns, and there was no trace to be found.

Han Gang was confident, and said: "The river is uncertain, and the restoration of Western Xia is to fish for the moon in the water." ”

Guo Kui was surprised to hear that Tuobian Hehuang was only a partial teacher, and its importance was not as important as Hengshan, which was the common view of the government and the opposition. Han Gang's words were ingenious, which made Guo Kui feel very fresh. asked: "He Huangdang is just a partial teacher, and 'breaking the right arm of the West thief' is what Wang Zichun said in "Ping Rong Ce". I don't know what Yukun said, what is the evidence? ”

Han Gang has his own set of explanations: "From the Yan Yan to the north to cross the Hengshan, it is Yinzhou and Xiazhou." And the lair of the Western Thief is in Xingling. The capture of Yinxia alone was not enough to exterminate the Western Prisoners. There are seven hundred miles of Hanhai between Yinxia and Xingling. There are few aquatic plants in the Han Sea, and they cross the Han Sea to attack thieves. I am afraid that before I see the enemy, I will already collapse on its own. ”

"What does this have to do with Hehuang?"

"To the north of Hehuang, after Liupan Mountain, it is not far from Xingling, and there is no need to cross the Hanhai. Moreover, there is more than one Shu road, and it is also a key road to be transported through Minshui and Taoshui. If Hezhou Xizhou can be captured, the grain and money of Shu can be directly transported into Guanzhong without going through Chencang Road. In the Qinfeng area, some of the grain and grass materials needed can also be transported from Shudi, instead of having to be transferred from the east.

In addition, after recovering the Hehuang Tibetan Department, there will be enough Tibetan troops to drive, and there will be food and soldiers, so you can climb over Liupan Mountain and go straight to the enemy's nest. In the future, the imperial court begged for thieves, first attacked Yinxia with Hedong, Yanyan, and Huanqing, and Qin Feng and Hehuang contained the thief army. If the western thief does not save Yinxia, the western thief will rely on it as his lifeblood, and the Qingbai Salt Pond will fall into my hands. If Yinxia is rescued, the south of the West Thief will inevitably be empty, and Qin Feng and Hehuang will be able to take advantage of the weakness at that time. ”

“…… Is this Wang Zichun's idea? ”

Wang Anfu is presiding over the military according to the plan on the "Ping Rong Policy". Although Tuo Shuo and Gu Wei have a coincidental side, they are both part of the plan. ”

Han Gang answered the question, and his answer was to explain to Guo Kui Wang Shao's role in opening the border affairs and his own position.

Han Gang euphemistically stated his position, making Guo Kui silent, and turned back to look at the scenery. And Han Gang felt a little helpless that he had to choose a side between the two.

After getting along for a few months, he already got to know Wang Shao very well. Wang Shao will never give up the dominance of Hehuang Kaibian! The merit of expanding the land may not be anything at the beginning of the founding of the country, and with Cao Bin's contribution to the destruction of the Southern Tang Dynasty, it can't even be exchanged for a privy envoy. But now, it is enough for a junior minister to squeeze into the ranks of the ruling - Wang Shao's spirit has always been very high.

Anyone who wants to make up their minds in this regard will inevitably trigger Wang Shao's crazy counterattack. Gao Zunyu knew this, so he was willing to be Wang Shao's deputy, and did not try to replace Wang Shao. Because in the mind of the Son of Heaven, the uncle of the Gao family is far inferior to Wang Shao, and he will never support Gao Zunyu's ambitions.

And is Guo Kui willing to be a green leaf? He pacified the Jinghu Mountain Barbarians, he subdued the Baozhou rebellion alone, and he had many military exploits in Guanxi, and his vision was famous in the court, but he lacked Di Qing's glorious example of breaking Nong Zhigao in Kunlun Pass.

………… Han Gang's train of thought suddenly paused,

Di Qing?! ……

At this time, Guo Kui spoke again: "Wang Zichun's "Ping Rong Ce", Ben Shuai has also seen it, it is indeed rare. Few people in the DPRK and China have been able to explain the situation in Kansai so thoroughly. ”

However, Wang Anfu also said that "Ping Rong Ce" did not come from him out of thin air, and it also has its origins. In his early years, the family teacher had the idea of opening up the river, and many people in the Kansai army had the same idea, as if the Taiwei had also mentioned it. Taiwei was in Kansai back then, and he was able to be called with Di Wuxiang and Chong Zhongping [Chong Shiheng], which was also ......"

"Yukun, you're talking nonsense." Guo Kui immediately interrupted Han Gang's words, obviously Han Gang's sycophants who had no technical content were not popular with him, "The most famous people in Kansai back then were Di Hanchen [Di Qingzi] and Chong Shiheng. Among the dozen or so military ministers recommended by Fan Gong to the court, the two of them were the first. He laughed to himself, "It's nothing to be handsome!" ”

Han Gang was thoughtful, Guo Kui called Di Qing's character, and directly called Chong Shiheng's name. It seems that Guo Kui has an old grudge with Chong Shiheng, isn't it a rumor. No wonder he has been unable to get along with the plant, and he can't imagine that there is such a reason.

However, it was enough for Guo Kui to mention Di Qing, he deliberately used clumsy means to pat Guo Kui's ass, just to lead him to mention Di Qing. With Di Qing's previous experience, I believe that Guo Kui will be a little more restrained.

Thinking like this, Han Gang's topic did not leave Di Qing: "Di Wuxiang entered the court with a military and held the position of privy councilor. The only one who can compare with him is the Tai Lieutenant. ”

"Di Hanchen left his post in court and died early due to fear. Famous generals will not die well, so that the Son of Heaven sighed at us more than once. ”

Probably because Han Gang was not a Jinshi, Guo Kui had no scruples about calling Di Qing aggrieved. However, there was still a sense of indignation in his tone, I don't know if it was because Zhao Ji thought that he Guo Kui was inferior to Di Qing.

Di Qing is indeed wronged, but how many military ministers in this era are not wronged? In the era when Wenchen was in power, Wufu wanted to compete with Wenchen, or moved Wenchen's cheese, and there was always only a dead end.

If he successfully snatched the dominance of the dialogue from Guo Kui, Han Gang would not return it to Guo Kui. He asked, "I heard that Di Wuxiang's son is also in Yanzhou now. ”

"It's the third brother of the Hanchen family!" Guo Kui also didn't notice Han Gang's intentions, "Hanchen has a lot of children, but unfortunately there are not a few outstanding ones." Most of them inherited Hanchen's good looks, but they did not pass on his courage and martial arts. The eldest brother of his family died early, and now the second and third children can still be eye-catching, but the others are not. ”

"Didn't you hear that he had many military exploits? They have all been promoted to the capital prison. ”

Di San also relied on his father's shadow, and the Son of Heaven pursued Hanchen, so he also followed the light. Back then, after Di Hanchen Pingnong Zhigao, he was the Marquis of the Pavilion. But now more than ten years have passed, and he has already stood up in his old age, and he has only made a small contribution, but it is nothing, and he can't be compared with Yukun you. ”

Han Gang said humbly: "Back then, during the Nong Zhigao Rebellion, Di Sandu Jian followed Di Wuxiang to Guangnan, how can it be compared to the lower officials. ”

"What credit does he have? The meritorious is Di Hanchen, as well as the soldiers he brought! Guo Kui looked down at a military camp at the foot of the city wall, hundreds of soldiers were going out to exercise, the neat queue and majestic slogans made him smile. In order to deal with Nong Zhigao, Di Hanchen brought a thousand cavalry from Guanxi. But Yukun, do you know how much is left after the most? ”

"How much?"

Guo Kui said in a deep voice: "Less than forty-one! ”

"There are only more than 200 people left?!" Han Gang didn't think that these Tibetan people would be able to go back to Guangxi alone, but more than seventy percent of them died, but he was really taken aback.

"There were very few deaths in battle, most of them were from illness. When he arrived in Quang Nam, he fell ill in tenths, and by the time the war began, only eighty percent had gone into battle. Only half of them returned to Kansai, and only a quarter were left when they returned to Kansai. In the miasma land in the south, the northerners are not accustomed to water and soil, and the Tibetan people in the bitter cold land are much sicker. ”

Guo Kui sighed, turned his head and stared at Han Gang: "Epidemic prevention in the army is a university question. Thinking Yukun, you have also read the book of soldiers, there are rules for the camping rate in the army, and the departments will be far apart, and it is strictly forbidden to visit each other and move around, and there is no room for any difference. The first is to prevent the enemy from fire and spies, and the second is to prevent epidemics. ”

Han Gang began to understand what Guo Kui valued himself, "Taiwei means ......"

"Yukun, although you have a lot of credit, whether it is to accept orders in danger, or to persuade the Tibetan people, in the eyes of Ben Shuai, it can only be regarded as good. But the sanatorium you founded, as well as the regulations you edited, Ben Shuai wants to applaud it. ”

As the commander of the army in the southern and northern wars, Guo Kui's emphasis on medical care in the army is the summary of his decades of military experience, even Han Gang himself will not pay as much attention to it as he does.

"Yukun, although you are on the edge to appease the manager and other things, you are also in charge of Qin Fenglu's injuries. I hope you can weigh these two well, and you can't be biased. The affairs of the Qinzhou Sanatorium have already been prepared, and what is needed can be mentioned. As long as Yukun does a good job, Ben Shuai will not be stingy with recommendations. ”