Chapter 364: Martial Artists Protect Themselves
"I'm in a good mood today, so I'll have a few drinks. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info" Tong Guan spoke briskly, stood up and walked out.
Zheng Zhi then followed, and even sent someone to call Luda Shijin and others.
Tong Guan and Zheng Zhi were drinking. Outside Hangzhou in the south, many people with cloth towels and weapons appeared one after another.
The city gate of Hangzhou is closed, and Hangzhou City is also one of the economic and cultural centers of Jiangnan and Zhejiang, and another important city is Jiangning Mansion (Nanjing).
The city of Hangzhou in the south has not been in war for about 200 years, but the city wall is also extremely majestic and tall, and the population is naturally large, with two or three hundred thousand. By the time of the Southern Song Dynasty, Hangzhou's population had skyrocketed to more than one million.
The city of Hangzhou, with two or three hundred thousand inhabitants, is also a rare huge city in this era. The city walls were also full of soldiers, but the attire of these soldiers was out of place in the bustling city of Hangzhou.
I don't know how many years of armor I haven't worn have long been rusted and difficult to hide. On the contrary, many soldiers who did not wear armor wore more magnificent official uniforms, felt hats with bright colors, and their clothes were red and blue, which looked much more gorgeous than those of the northern soldiers.
Cangzhou soldiers, iron armor is neat, but this clothing is mostly gray and white linen, if you don't wear iron armor, the soldiers look no different from the people in the farmland. There are few soldiers in Hangzhou City, but this clothing is extremely beautiful, not to mention the bright color, and the texture is also excellent.
Fang La came, and Fang La rebelled to this day, but in two or three months, he had already arrived in Hangzhou.
There was already a black cloud in the city, full of large families, many hundred years of rich accumulation, cloth merchants, grain merchants, salt merchants all over, at this time every household closed the door, everywhere gathered iron tools to distribute to the family slaves.
In the middle of the night, the muffled sound of ding-dong can be heard everywhere in the whole city of Hangzhou, and people are wielding hoes to dig the ground in remote backyards of every household. It is to take advantage of the night to bury the huge amount of money in the ground and take precautions.
Yang Keshi, the general of the Tong Guan faction, was still on his way south, and Fang La's vanguard had already arrived at the city of Hangzhou. Such an urgent military situation was also sent from Hangzhou to Bianjing in the north.
On the second day, Tong Guan went to the court again, and Zheng Zhi waited for the holy decree in the afternoon, and the content of the holy decree was to let Zheng Zhi pass through the land of the four states. Zheng Zhi received the holy decree and went to Tong Guan's mansion to resign.
Time is pressing, and Zheng Zhi can't afford to waste time in Tokyo. Tong Guan also knew that Zheng Zhi was back, and he waited at home after the next dynasty.
Zheng Zhi greeted him and said the subject directly: "The lower officials want to go back to Cangzhou tomorrow, immediately accept the new land, recruit troops and horses to prepare for war." ”
Tong Guan waved his hand and said: "And I will stay for a few more days, and it will not be too late to leave when the southern military situation arrives, the war in the south, I am worried a lot, in case the situation is serious, I will personally go south, and you will naturally go with me." ”
The meaning of Tong Guan's words was obvious, Zheng Zhi thought about it in his heart, and he also knew that he was only afraid that he would have to go to the south.
"Enxiang, this time to suppress Fang La, is it possible to transfer some generals from Cangzhou again?" Zheng Zhi asked, knowing in his heart that since he was going to fight, he would be more prepared, and there were only a thousand Western Army and two thousand meters around him. Afraid that the war will be stalemate, the pacification of Fang La really can't be delayed for too long, and the problem must be solved with a thunderous momentum. Zheng Zhi also has a big task, which is the matter of the 50,000 elite soldiers.
"If you transfer troops from Cangzhou, it will take a month or two, and you will not wait for me, and when the matter of the front division of the palace is finalized, you will directly transfer personnel from the Tokyo Forbidden Army, and you will go back and wait for a few days. General Yang is already on his way to Hangzhou, and he probably doesn't need us to wait to go south. In Tong Guan's heart, he naturally didn't want to have any troubles, and it was best for Yang Keshi to calm Fang La, so as not to take Zheng Zhi again. It took a few months to go back and forth.
Zheng Zhi's brows were already furrowed, he didn't know how long it took to go south to suppress the thieves, even if it was two months to go back and forth. If you wait for the Cangzhou soldiers to arrive, you will be ordered to go back and wait for the arrival of the Cangzhou soldiers, which will be more than a month. Everywhere is time, Zheng Zhi is really a little anxious.
"Enxiang, why don't I lead the troops south at this time." Zheng Zhi asked tentatively.
"No, you will be by my side, this time you want to transfer the Tokyo forbidden army, the official family should always have a decision, wait for a day or two to be ready, and the matter of the front division of the palace will be properly decided, at that time the military situation should also be in Bianliang, and then make a decision, maybe you can also go back to Cangzhou directly." If Tong Guan goes south, without Zheng Zhi by his side, he will always have a little less sense of security. Today's Zheng Zhi is a reassuring pill in this military matter in Tong Guan's heart. Just like the Tong Guan in Zhao Ji's heart, he is also a reassuring pill in military affairs.
Tong Guan already had an intuitive understanding of the armaments of the entire Great Song Dynasty at this time, and the more he understood it thoroughly, the more important Zheng Zhi became.
Although Zheng Zhi knew the development of Fang La's situation, it was difficult to say anything else at this time, so he had to wait in Tokyo at Tong Guan's orders.
Tong Guan's matter is actually not as quick as Tong Guan said. This speed also depends on the time when Wang Hao attacked Cai Jing, and it is inevitable that Tong Guan will not continue to act until Wang Hao takes the throne first.
Even Tong Guan was also in a hurry, thinking about this, he suddenly said: "Zheng Zhi, I will invite Wang Hao to a banquet tonight, how about you accompany me?" ”
Zheng Zhi didn't know why Tong Guan suddenly wanted to feast Wang Huang, thinking that he had made Wang Huang ugly in front of Zhao Ji, and he was also a little resistant, so he asked, "Why did Enxiang want to banquet that Wang Huang?" ”
"You don't need to ask more about this, just let me go." Tong Guan got up and replied, which was also difficult to explain for a while. Tong Guan invited Wang Hao, but it was just to secretly express his support for Wang Hao, and wanted Wang Hao to do it earlier. At this time, Tong Guan went out of the door, and the two went side by side.
I don't say much about whether Tong Guan's support is true or not, but this attitude expression is naturally a shot in the arm for Wang Hao, which will inevitably make Wang Hao feel that the time has come for things to be ripe.
The political operation is like this, although Tong Guan is not as powerful as Cai Jing, nor as sharp as Wang Hao. But Tong Guan is so steady and steady, and he is also so long-sleeved and good at dancing. Everything is in their own interests.
Wang Hao is now naturally gaining momentum. Zhao Ji's favor, Liang Shicheng's help, can also borrow the power of Zhang Shuye's clear streams. With Tong Guan's "full support", great things can be accomplished.
When Zheng Zhi heard this, he wanted to refuse, but he couldn't say anything, so he nodded and said, "Then go with En, I'm afraid that this king won't want to see me." ”
"Haha... You really didn't do it properly, but it didn't matter, what if you didn't wait to see him, this time I went to give him a gift, how could he turn his face with you? Tong Guan naturally knew why Zheng Zhi said this, and Tong Guan also knew what happened the night before yesterday. I also talked about Zheng Zhi about Qin Hui before, and I don't care about it at this time. Tong Guan said this, and he already had the intention of protecting his shortcomings, and it was Zheng Zhi who was protecting.
Wang Huang and his ilk are just a flash in the pan after all. What about the upper position? Tong Guan seems to have seen how Wang Huang got up the tall building and how it will collapse. If there is not enough foundation, where can it afford to stand tall buildings.
There is always a misunderstanding in officialdom, thinking that if you tie up the top, you can rise to prominence, and many people only look up, but not left and right. Without the support of the left and right, what can the upper position do? But nothing can be done, and no one buys it. Everyone is smiling at each other, but everyone is a cold arrow behind their backs.
Cai Jing has been operating for so many years, where can Wang Huang compare.
Zheng Zhi looked back and thought about it, Tong Guan, who was the envoy of the Privy Council, suddenly invited a four-rank official, this matter didn't seem to be so simple, he thought about it for a while, and asked tentatively: "Enxiang, does this Wang Hao want to be on the throne?" ”
Hearing this, Tong Guan stopped and glanced at Zheng Zhi, and said with a smile: "Zheng Zhi, you have made great progress, and you can see through many things like this." What about the upper position? You don't need to think about it, Wang Huang's generation is still a little tender after all. ”
When Zheng Zhi heard this, the little worry in his heart disappeared, and he only said: "Officialdom is really not suitable for a martial artist like me, or the battle formation makes me happy." ”
This is true, Di Qing Yue Fei, although he is invincible in battle, he is still much worse politically. This is the difference between civil and military. Yunwen Yunwu's generation, such as the ancestor of the Zhao family, these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains have been in the hands of those bloodless soldiers. It is no wonder that the Song Dynasty habitually suppressed the martial artists.
Tong Guan looked at Zheng Zhi, slowly turned his head again, and suddenly said in his mouth: "Martial artists protect themselves, and they are only acting in a low-key manner." It's better to be less clever in front of others. ”
Tong Guan's words are not to knock Zheng Zhi, but to teach Zheng Zhi. Zheng Zhi was so easy to clash with Wang Huang and Qin Hui, which was really a little unwise. Low-key is the best way for those in charge of the army to protect themselves.
"Thank you for your teachings." Zheng Zhi immediately answered, although he replied like this, he was a little disappreciative in his heart, Zheng Zhi was not Di Qing and Yue Fei, so naturally he would not let anyone take care of him, and his loyalty to the monarch was not in Zheng Zhi's concept. Only if he has a soldier in his hand, he doesn't care what a storm he is.
This is a radical difference in values and concepts, not in wisdom and emotional intelligence. It only lies in the mental concept of Zheng Zhi, a modern person.
Zheng Zhi, who was full of this kind of thought in his heart, suddenly looked at Tong Guan in front of him, and his heart tightened, facing this Tong Guan, Zheng Zhi really couldn't let go of his hands and feet. Zheng Zhi reads less, has less literati guilt, and more righteous slaughtering dogs, and naturally has the ties of affection and righteousness in the face of Tong Guan.
Tong Guan also seemed to hear the casualness in Zheng Zhi's words, just shook his head and walked forward. At this time, Zheng Zhi had not yet reached the qualifications that could make people suspicious, and Tong Guan naturally thought that the future would be long, and there would be more opportunities to teach.
Under the slow training, Zheng Zhi is a smart person, he can always know many stakes and will not follow Di Qing's old path. What's more, with his own protection, Tong Guan is naturally not so anxious, just when Zheng Zhi is young and vigorous.