Chapter 146: Promotion
Chapter 146 19o1
Nanzhong's face was very abnormal, and he was shocked. Pretending to be a line. What did he want? And that Xu Wei is stationed in the six counties of Jingnan, what urgency does he have to listen to the sky? Could it be that the Jurchens broke their city? If this is the case, Your Majesty will definitely negotiate peace, even if the ministers of the main battle say that the sky is broken, the officials will ignore it.
Zhao Huan listened to this sentence in the palace and asked, "What is the important matter of Xu Wei?" Could it be, "Before he finished speaking, his heart suddenly fell, for several months, this Great Song Emperor had heard too much bad news, and he had already become a frightened bird at this time.
"Your Majesty! Caused by His Majesty's heavenly might, the three armies died and beat the gold thief! In the middle of the month, Jinren Kouqi County did not have a cup of tea. Zhang Xian was repelled by Xu Weibu. A few days ago, the Jin Army rectified the equipment. Attack with all your might, and the troops will go out of Qi County. It was stubbornly resisted by the Hujie Township Army, and the soldiers of Qixian County annihilated many enemies, and the gold thieves saw that Kecheng was hopeless. Reluctantly, the army was dismissed. And Tongxu County went even further, under the command of the guard general Wu Phosphorus, the soldiers were not afraid of death. In less than two hours, the Jin soldiers were defeated, and almost all the troops were wiped out! Xu Shao held the notebook, and it resounded through the Golden Palace.
After he finished speaking. The needle drop in the palace can be heard, I don't know if it is because I have long been used to hearing the defeat of the Song army, and I suddenly heard the good news, which is a little unbelievable. After a long while, Zhao Huan woke up like a dream, and shouted urgently: "Hurry! Take Xu Ziang's book and couplet! The chamberlain hurriedly descended to the hall, took the notebook, and trotted forward. Zhao Huan snatched it and couldn't wait to read it. At first glance, his brows were furrowed and his expression was nervous. The more later, the more it is beautiful, and in the end. Closing his eyes and letting out a long sigh of relief. It seems that the boredom that has been accumulated for a long time has finally been relieved at this time.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Geng Nanzhong immediately questioned: "Could it be that the privy minister is putting gold on the face of his nephew?" The courage of the Jurchens is well known to the world. The six counties in southern Beijing, the city is small, and the defense is also weak, how can it withstand the strong attack of the Jin army? As for what is the total annihilation of the enemy, is the cardinal talking about it? ”
Xu Shao didn't have time to answer. Zhao Huan rushed to explain for him: "There is no falsehood, Xu Ziang reported the battle in detail in the transcript!" Good, good, good! It seems that Xu Weiguo is a military trainer! Small.
Tang Ke was so happy when he saw that the official family was so happy, and he knew that something was wrong, so he hurriedly played: "Your Majesty, it has become a common practice in the army to falsely report merits and pretend to receive rewards, and the words of Xu Wei's family must not be believed. He is no more than twenty years old, and his blood is square. It's inevitable that there will be a loss of weight, just in case,"
Zhao Huan didn't wait for him to finish, held up the notebook and said with a smile: "The generals of the Jin people leading the army will be captured, and there can be one."
As soon as these words came out, even if Geng Tang and the others wanted to stir up, they couldn't say anything. Even the leading generals were captured, what else is there to say? You can't point to the sun and say it's a full moon, right? But it's strange to say, that Xu Jiu is just one. The township soldier leader, scraping together a group of officers from the east to the west, can compete with the Jurchens? The forbidden army of the imperial court is still defeated, how can he win?
Think about it. What if it does? Didn't you just repel several attacks from the Jinren? What does it have to do with the big picture? Thinking about this, Geng Nanzhong still played: "Your Majesty, a momentary victory cannot be cited as a reference.
The combat power of the Jin army. It is obvious to all, now its east road is looking at Gyeonggi, and the west road is also very urgent
"Your Majesty think twice!" Tang Ke and a group of officials said in unison.
Zhao Huan was full of joy, and he really had the feeling of a long drought and a sweet frost for a long time, and a serious illness and a miracle elixir. But what Geng Nanzhong said is indeed true, although Xu Wei won for a while, but after the Jin army was defeated, he would inevitably attack again in anger. At that time, who knows whether it will be victory or defeat?
Xu Shao saw that the official family's face was gradually gloomy when he saw it in His Royal Highness, and his heart was anxious. Today, Yao Pingzhong, and Xu Wei each raised tens of thousands of troops to defend Gyeonggi. Uncle Zhang of Nazhou has arrived at the army. And in the area of Luoyang, Xijing, there are still strong troops stationed. Not to mention that King Qin's edict has been out for a long time, Shaanxi Fan Zhixu, Liu Guangshi and others will arrive sooner or later. Now, even if the imperial court is conservative, it should stick to it and wait for help. If the official family can have some more determination and let the generals fight, it is not impossible to break him away from the Jingshi.
The reason why the Jurchens are so arrogant is that they learned from the last southern invasion that the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty would only blindly seek peace and settle us. From ancient times to the present, who dares to drive straight into the hinterland of other countries with tens of thousands of soldiers, even regardless of the fact that there are enemies in front and pursuers in the back? Why? The Jurchens knew that the Southern Dynasty had no guts! He is a cowardly and incompetent soldier for me! He is a big Song boy with no blood, he can only wag his tail and beg for mercy!
"Your Majesty! Small. Xu Shao bowed to the ground again, abandoned the inferior board, and took off the black yarn. Geng Nanzhong and the others were shocked! Zhao Huan also changed color. "Try to have the minister say, what the golden people want, not the world. This is a big fallacy! If you don't want the world. Why did the Khitan fall? If you don't want the world, why do you want me to cede the land of the three towns? Two southern invasions, the Jurchen Qiuyi Su cherished the heart of death, and His Majesty must not despise this! In today's situation, although the Jin people disturbed Hebei and went straight to the emperor, the soldiers of the Beijing division were safe from themselves. If you wait for all the kings to gather in Tokyo. Don't say that it is stubborn, it is not impossible to encircle and annihilate! Therefore, the minister risked his life to play, and asked His Majesty to stop the peace proposal! Inspire the soldiers and fight bravely to kill the enemy! Not only can we not negotiate peace with the beasts, but we must show our determination to fight to the end! If the gold thief hears it, he should be afraid! In this way, the country will be very fortunate and the society will be very fortunate." Xu Shaoqi made a statement, and after he said that, he knocked on the ground before, and the whole hall heard it! Zhao Huan was shocked, and hurriedly sent the attendant to stop and help him up, and said with relief: "The wind knows the grass, the board knows the loyal ministers, Xu Qing is loyal to the heart of the country, and Lianshi is grateful!" At the time of the national crisis, it is with the help of Qing and others, I hope that Xu Qing will not be like this again! Small. At this time, seeing that Xu Shao had broken his scalp and was bleeding all over his face, he couldn't bear it, and said, "Qing's words, Lian has been remembered, and Rong Lian will make a decision after thinking about it."
Xu Shao bowed again: "Your Majesty, the general captured by Xu Wei has sent someone to escort to Beijing, this person knows the truth of the Jin Army, if Your Majesty does not believe the words of the minister, you can interrogate this person!" ”
Zhao Huan nodded again and again: "Okay, Lian Zidang interrogation!" The secretary is in charge of the Privy Council, and he must reward the meritorious soldiers on the front line. Xu Wei thwarted the enemy's fierce flames, lived up to the joint hopes, and also recounted his merits in detail, and rewarded him with excellence. ”
Xu Shao received the order, Zhao Huan was difficult to decide, and this court meeting ended in a hurry. Geng Nanzhong and others originally wanted to finalize the matter of proposing peace again today, but they were unexpectedly disturbed by Xu Shao and were stillborn, so they hated it deeply. But although he is the prime minister, Xu Shao is helpless, but he is in power, and he is called "Zaizhi." "The two governments are in charge of civil and military affairs, and no one can help anyone.
Xu Wei's defeat of the Jin army was passed on by the wind; Not only Zhao Huan, one of the few ministers of the main battle faction in the Dalian Dynasty, also played when he shook off the dam and collapsed, saying that Xu Wei was a general, and he had a loyal heart, and now he commanded the army to defend the emperor, and his responsibilities were heavy, why was it only the title of the seventh grade, which was not commensurate with his position, and it was not conducive to his control of the troops, and he asked the court to be promoted. Zhao Huan thought so, and successively urged the Privy Council to be rewarded. Xu Shao or in order to avoid suspicion, he put the matter in the ban and asked the emperor to adjudicate. The reason is that when Xu Wei and Yao Pingzhong had a lawsuit earlier, the emperor personally customized, and Xu Wei's department was not subordinate to the Sanya, nor was it controlled by the Privy Council, which meant that the Son of Heaven was in charge. Therefore. The Privy Council has no power to claim credit.
Zhao Huan thought twice. The edict added Xu Wei's official rank as "Doctor Zuowu." "Give the title of "Zhangzhou Thorn History". Among them, "Dr. Zuowu." For the six grades, it is a rank official. "History of Zhangzhou Thorn. For the five products, it is a false title. According to the imperial court system, when talking about the grade of officials! Based on the rank of the officer, Xu Wei was promoted from the seventh rank to the sixth rank, barely stepping into the ranks of intermediate generals. It is worth noting that the imperial court officials of the Great Song Dynasty, without martial arts, generally had three titles. One is a rank official, the second is a fictitious title, and the third is a dispatch. Among them, dispatch is the real and specific affairs for which the officials are responsible, which is called "small officials", that is, Xu Wei has not had a real "position" so far
In addition to conferring official titles. Zhao Huan also followed the list of meritorious generals listed in Xu Wei's concert, and each line was rewarded and given money and goods. The emperor probably felt that this was not enough to commend Xu Wei's merits, and after thinking about it, he recalled that the kings of the Great Song Dynasty had the practice of giving flags to generals. So the royal pen wrote "loyal and brave Xu Wei." Four words. Embroidered into a battle flag and given to the Hujie Township Army. In the edict of reward to Xu Wei, Zhao Huan and Jiang earnestly instructed. Let him be faithful and not slacken. One of them is particularly attention-grabbing, the emperor said that there are countless generals with the title of thorn history in the world, but "Qing, the joint institute is also promoted." "In other words, other people have military exploits, and they also have a reward, but you, Xu Wei, were personally promoted by me.
At the end of the first year of Jingkang. The Jindong Route Army had been garrisoning Tokyo for a long time, and sent troops to attack the counties on the outskirts of Beijing. Whether it is the Yao Ping Zhong Defense Area or the Xu Wei Defense Area, they have all been hit head-on without exception. At first, he didn't care about it, but he lost his troops one after another, and it was especially close to the most important festival of the Han people. The second prince couldn't sit still. Officials of the Jurchen, Khitan, and Han ethnic groups were convened to discuss countermeasures. All the officials were surprised, all the way down, it can be said that the momentum is like a bamboo, and it stops at crossing the river and Huazhou and suffering a slight setback. Originally. When it came to the capital, it was understandable that it was met with strong resistance. But there are more than ten counties in the suburbs of Tokyo. To this day, instead of breaking through a city, the defeated division that was surrendered was compensated cleanly, and more than 3,000 Jurchen elite soldiers were pasted, how can you explain? Is it that Song Jun suddenly became stronger? Or are the military ministers of the Southern Dynasty suddenly not afraid of death?
The main camp of the Jin Army, the big tent of the Chinese Army.
At this point, it was already nightfall. I can't leave it, but the lights in this big tent are transparent. Officials of all ethnic groups gathered here. Separation is not fully clothed. He sat with his knife on his face, without the slightest expression on his face. A pair of big eyes are shining under the lights! Next, the civil and military generals sat down according to the order, and all the Jurchens wearing braids were all held high. On the high horse. Dukhitan Wenchen and Han officials, or sit with their sleeves folded, or hang silent, or like an old monk into a steady, or if they do not wake up from a deep sleep, it can be described as a thousand postures, and so on.
"Repeated sieges, but nothing! The city as strong as Zhending was also broken by my Jurchen warriors, and the county town the size of this military tent could not be conquered! Why? He asked in a deep voice.
When the Jurchen generals were noisy, some people explained to the Liao and Han officials.
It can be seen that the second prince is still a minister of the Liao and Han dynasties, and even though the fierce generals under his command are so angry, they are just perfunctory, but their eyes have been wandering around the foreign officials, especially paying attention to the reaction of Guo Yaoshi. After a while. There is one person, surnamed Xiao Zhonggong, who was originally a son of a family of officials and eunuchs of the Liao State.
"Prince Lang, the minister thinks that he has been attacking the city for days, and the reason for this is that he has not been able to resist it. It is nothing more than a dispersion of forces. Although the city of Zhending is strong, I will naturally be able to overcome it if I gather troops to attack it. Although the small county town is thin, I divide my troops and deduct it, of course, it will not be broken. It is expected that these more than ten counties have the intention of sticking to it, therefore. If the troops are gathered in two or three places, they will be defeated. Xiao Zhonggong said.
After listening to the explanation, he did not say anything. 6 In the future, there were also Han and Liao officials, all of whom said that they had dispersed their forces. If you really want to clear the periphery of Tokyo, you can send a few generals to gather superior soldiers. Break. In less than a month, Tokyo will be naked**.
He still does not express his position. He asked Pharmacist Yu Guo again.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Guo Yaoshi thought for a while, hugged his fists and said, "Second prince, forgive the minister." At present, although the army has sufficient food and grass and high morale, not to mention the tenacious defense of the counties in the suburbs of Tokyo. Even if our army directly attacks Tokyo, it will take time. As far as I expected, at this time, the army of King Qin of the Southern Dynasty must be on the way to Tokyo. If the prince insists on clearing the periphery and then detaining the Song capital, if the Song army arrives, what can he do? Leave the jaw and don't hear the words. When he first arrived in Tokyo, Yakushi Guo once suggested that he go straight to Tokyo. It's just that at that time, he was angry that the defenders of the Southern Dynasty dared to intercept and kill the rangers and insult the golden envoy. That's why I don't use the medicine master's strategy, and now I want to come. It's really inappropriate. Forgive these more than ten small county seats. How many soldiers and horses can be hidden? I just need to wave my army and go straight to Tokyo, and they won't go out of the city obediently? When he thought of this, he saw the curtain opened, and the captain of a hundred men hurried in.
His face changed, and he reprimanded him unjustly, but he saw the hundred ladies kneeling on the ground and reported: "Today, our army rangers watched from afar, and saw a big flag suddenly erected at the head of Nazha County, and the southern soldiers recognized the words on it, saying that it was "Loyal and Brave Xu Wei"
Pharmacist Guo heard this. Frowning, Xu Wei? Last year, he guarded the Yellow River Purple Mountain pontoon bridge? It's really a narrow road. It's here again. Last year, because this thief was blocking the south bank of the Yellow River, our army's strategic intention of raiding Tokyo was frustrated. I've been to Tokyo this year, so let's see how you handle yourself. When he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard Hu Li say a word, and the attendant explained, and the second prince asked him, do you still remember Xu Wei?
Just as he answered, his heart suddenly jumped. Not good! Although Xu Wei was just a nobody, he was deeply hated by the second prince for blocking the army from crossing south last year. At that time, he said that if he came back one day, he would kill Xu Wei. At the moment, the Jin army's siege of the city has been repeatedly frustrated, and the second prince is angry, and now that he knows that it is his bad thing, why not lead the army to attack urgently? In this case, something is not good! (To be continued)