When Zheng Zhi re-entered Jiangning, the entire Jiangning City was empty, and the city gate was greeted by the inner and outer roads. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Wang Hanzhi even took the left and right civil and military forces out of the city a few miles to greet him.

Since the rebellion of Fang La, the two Zhejiang provinces in the south of the Yangtze River have never had a victory, and no city in the prefectures and counties can stop the peak of the thief army.

Now Zheng Zhi won a sudden victory, and after two battles, he killed more than 8,000 enemies, captured more than 2,000 people, and defeated more than 20,000 people in the vanguard army of the thief army. Wang Hanzhi even personally participated in the aftermath of the incident, supervising officials in various places to organize people to bury the corpses to prevent the plague.

Jiangnan is such a rich place, and it was forced to cause chaos by Zhao Ji's Huashi Gang. Although Zheng Zhi had no scruples about fighting, he looked back at the corpses all over the ground, and his heart couldn't help but be a little touched.

Such a victory doesn't seem to bring much joy to Zheng Zhi, if you want to say whether the thieves should be killed or not, most of them should be killed, even if many of them are victims, but most of them have done more evil things, and the vanguard of Fang Qifo's Northern Expedition is more sinful.

Disasters have been like this since ancient times! This is also the case.

However, the cause of this military disaster was man-made, and Emperor Zhao Ji was primarily responsible. In such a war, Zheng Zhi actually resisted a little in his heart, but after going into battle, there will still be hatred after all, just like the two personal guards at the door of Zheng Zhi's bedroom, who died on the spot, Zheng Zhi couldn't help but feel hatred in his heart.

The battle will still be fought, and Fang La will naturally be destroyed. But how to think about it left and right, after all, there is still some grievance. This war is fundamentally different from the battle of Western Xia.

The thief army retreated, Jiangning Mansion was saved, and the people of Jiangning Mansion were naturally happy. That's what this battle is all about.

Qi eats pot pulp to welcome the king, and has met it in the northwest. I met again in Jiangning City, and this kind of scene can always bring honor to the soldiers who go into battle.

When the soldiers and men entered Jiangning Mansion again, the military barracks and school grounds outside Jiangning Mansion were all repaired and cleaned. The soldiers also had a relatively comfortable garrison.

Wang Hanzhi welcomed Zheng Zhi into the palace, and the banquet was already ready.

There are twenty or thirty local officials, and twenty or thirty generals under Zheng Zhi's command, filling this yamen hall.

The process of polite greetings at the banquet is similar, and it has been the same in China since ancient times, and it is such a custom in both the north and the south.

After a few rounds of drinking, Zheng Zhi, who was on the main seat, opened his mouth and asked Wang Hanzhi next to him: "Wang Xianggong, how is the situation of the forbidden army in Jiangning Mansion?" ”

When Wang Hanzhi heard this, his face was a little embarrassed, and he replied: "Zheng Xianggong, the military orders of all counties have been issued, and they have all come to Jiangning City to colonize, but... ”

Zheng Zhi also knew that Jiangnan's armament must also be extremely slack, so he didn't care and asked: "Wang Xianggong said it directly." ”

"It's just that the number of people is too small, more than 1,000 people, it's hard to reuse!" Wang Hanzhi's words were more subtle, and more than 1,000 people were naturally too few, and this difficulty was the main meaning.

Zheng Zhi didn't bother to think about it, so he just said: "In this way, it will be immediately sent to Gaochun to garrison, there are more than 1,000 people, Gaochun City is small, and it can barely be defended." ”

Zheng Zhi didn't know that the Jiangning Forbidden Army was useless, but he also knew that Fang La's soldiers were no more than Er'er. What the forbidden army lacks is actually faith, and the word greed for life and fear of death is also extremely appropriate. Seeing that there are many thieves, the psychology of cowardice before fighting is the reason why these people escaped.

But now that Zheng Zhi has taken over the defense of Jiangning, these people can't help but dare to escape easily, and there are still dozens of Western Army men left in Gaochun, who want to supervise the army to fight. Whoever dares to say a word of escape, the head will immediately hang on the head of Gaochun City, and the head of Lishui Zhixian and Dutou will be companions.

Wang Hanzhi nodded when he heard this, as if he remembered something, and said: "Zheng Xianggong is like a god, and the old man will not participate much, as soon as he is ordered by Zheng Xianggong in military affairs." In the middle of the morning today, seven or eight hundred soldiers came from the north, saying that they were reinforcements from Bozhou, and the leader was named Han Qian, and they were arranged to camp in the open space outside the north city, and Zheng Xianggong could also send one or two. ”

"Oh, I know this person, he is the commander of the Bozhou soldiers and horses, probably received the military order of the Privy Council and rushed to Jiangning to support. They were stationed in Gaochun side by side, so Gaochun had nearly 2,000 defenders, and the thief army could not easily attack it. Zheng Zhi naturally knew what was going on, and it was Zheng Zhi himself who sent it to the Privy Council to transfer the soldiers and horses in Bozhou.

When Wang Hanzhi heard this, his heart became more and more stable, Zheng Zhi's words were extremely confident, and Wang Hanzhi naturally had confidence. Now Jiangning worry-free is Wang Hanzhi's greatest joy, as long as Jiangning does not collect military disasters, Wang Hanzhi has been an official for a lifetime, and he can be regarded as a good night, a good beginning and a good end.

But Wang Hanzhi didn't know that after Fang La's incident, Wang Hanzhi was still rewarded. Promoted to Longtu Pavilion Straight Bachelor, Longtu Pavilion is actually the Royal Library, in this scholar of the Great Song Dynasty, the Royal Library Bachelor, is naturally a great praise for officials.

Bao Zheng has such a title, Bao Longtu. This dragon diagram is also the meaning of the bachelor of the dragon pavilion, and it is also a great honor for those who study to be called a bachelor. For example, the three Su bachelors, the old Su bachelor Su Xun, the big Su bachelor Su Shi, and the small Su bachelor Su Zhe.

With the title of three bachelors, Lao Su was stained with the light of his two sons. The eight families of the Tang and Song dynasties, the father and son accounted for three places, which is really a miracle in the history of Chinese literature. The Great Song Dynasty of that era was really at the peak of its literary style and lived and worked in peace and contentment.

Although there is a big age gap between Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi and Sansu, they can all be regarded as contemporaries, including Bao Zheng, Sima Guang, and Zeng Gong. The lives of these people still intersect with each other to a greater or lesser extent. The Great Song Dynasty of that era was the peak of literary style and talents.

Zhao Ji ascended the throne, Su Shi died in the second year, Su Zhe died in the third year, and the two brothers died at the age of sixty-four and the other at sixty-three. These two people are the last witnesses of the Northern Song Dynasty literary circle, and the two brothers also witnessed the death of their ancestors Fan Zhongyan, Wang Anshi, Ouyang Xiu, Su Xun and others one after another when they were young.

Zhao Ji's Great Song Dynasty, in comparison, the style of writing is withering, and the style of literati is too far behind. Above the officialdom, there are no more promising ministers such as Fan Zhongyan and Wang Anshi.

In the decades of the Song-Xia War, Song Neng became more and more successful in the grand strategy, which had an extremely important relationship with the phalanx policy formulated by Fan Zhongyan in the northwest seventy or eighty years ago, and it was also Fan Zhongyan who formulated the military and political system in the northwest, so that there is now a strong army in the northwest and those military fortresses. Li Yuanhao, the founding emperor of Western Xia, was also forced by Fan Zhongyan to be a vassal to the Great Song Dynasty.

Fan Wenzhenggong said a sentence: The worries of the world first, and the joy of the world after the world! This phrase has been passed down for thousands of years.

Wang Anshi's reform is not much to say, most of the content is extremely pragmatic and scientific, no matter how many successes and failures there are in the process of practice. But Wang Anshi accumulated a rich national heritage for this Great Song Dynasty. Only then can Zhao Ji squander the capital so wantonly.

Scholars and doctors seem to be divided into eras, and masters are also gathered together. The masters have left one after another, and the Great Song has become such a Great Song today, which is really sad.

The triumphant banquet passed, the guests and hosts were happy, and the joy of everyone was from the heart.

Zheng Zhi was also drunk heartily, refused to be retained by everyone, and went directly out of the city to the barracks.

Naturally, he also had to instruct Wu Yong to write a good news report on the military situation, and this good news was only sent to the Privy Council, and it was naturally up to Tong Guan to decide whether to present it or not.

Things are in order, when it was time to go to sleep, Wu Yong was about to go out, Zheng Zhi suddenly remembered something again, and said: "Pedant, tomorrow you go to find that Deng Xian, and ask him to arrange some ships to go to sea and transport all the prisoners to Cangzhou." ”

Naturally, it is most appropriate to escort the captives by ship and sea. First, the volume of ships is large, second, it saves time, and third, the prisoners are easy to manage, and it is impossible for escapes to happen on the sea.

Wu Yong heard this, and also remembered something in his mind, and said: "Xianggong, if you are looking for a ship to go to sea, it is better to send someone from the river and waterway to Suzhou to find General Yang, if you get in touch, the war will be much smoother." ”

Zheng Zhitou didn't think about this problem before, he had just arrived in Jiangning for a few days, things came one after another, and he didn't have time to think about it, at this time, he heard Wu Yong's reminder, where can he not remember that the Yangtze River goes to sea, Jiangning Mansion used to be Runzhou (Danyang), Runzhou used to be Changzhou, and Changzhou went down to Suzhou, and the waterway was unimpeded.

Zheng Zhi was overjoyed, his face was full of smiles, and he said straightly: "It's just right, ask Yan Qing to take people on the boat to Suzhou together." ”

Wu Yong arched his hand at this time, slowly withdrew from the big tent, and returned to his tent.

A good night's sleep.

Jiangning put up lanterns to celebrate the triumph.

The city of Hangzhou is a different story. In the Hangzhou Mansion, Fang La sat in a dragon python gold dress on top of the spacious lobby. This dragon python also shows the respect of the emperor of the Holy Father.

Left and right civil and military officials, the imperial court has a complete system. Lou Minzhong, the left prime minister, Zu Shiyuan, the right prime minister, Shen Shou, etc., are all available. Although it is not completely in accordance with the law of the three provinces and six ministries, there is no shortage of power departments. The rudiments of a nation were also established.

With such a large territory, Fang La also needs to divide the civil and military in this way and reward the meritorious. External officials, central officials, marshals and generals in the army, are all kind.

Fang Qifo, Shi Bao, and Deng Yuanjue stood in the field, reporting the things before and after one by one, waiting for the Holy Father Fang La's decision.

Fang La's body is slightly chubby, but he is full of strength, and he is obviously also an extraordinary martial artist. Hearing the reports of the three of them, their brows furrowed, and their hearts were full of anger. His net worth and life are all in the Northern Expeditionary Army, and now that the Northern Expedition has failed, how can Fang La not be angry.

"Who is the general surnamed Zheng?" Fang La asked sharply.

Deng Yuanjue replied: "Back to the Holy Father, I don't know what this person is coming from before the minister, and on the way back, I sent someone to inquire many times, only to learn one or two." This person's name is Zheng Zhi, he was originally a lieutenant general of the Northwest Army, and he fought extremely bravely against the Dangxiang people, and I heard that the emperor of the Dangxiang was forced into the desert by him. Now serving in Hebei, the official residence in the four states is a strategic envoy, and he is actually a feudal official in the north. The soldiers under his command are all from the Western Army, and they are all soldiers who have fought a hundred battles with the party, and they are all brave and good at fighting. ”

When Fang La heard this, his brows furrowed, he glanced at everyone, and then asked, "Do you have a strategy to break the enemy?" ”