- Pang Ji brought Sima Guang to the northwest, not because he had any special habits, but because he sincerely wanted to cultivate him and rely on him. So as soon as he arrived in Bingzhou, Pang Ji asked him to stand alone and go to Linzhou to command military affairs.

In the eyes of people in this era, as long as they read through the Confucian classics, they can do everything and do anything. Sima Guang was able to speak "Zuo Chuan" at the age of seven, and now he is in his thirties, and he has more scriptures in his stomach than anyone else.

The vast world in the northwest is where good men make contributions. Sima Guang can finally show his skills, naturally rubbing his hands, vowing to do a big job in Linzhou, make contributions like all the ministers, and pay homage to the prime minister as soon as possible!

As soon as he arrived in Linzhou, he couldn't wait to go to the front line to inspect. At that time, the two countries of Song and Xia were bounded by the Quye River, the east of the river was of the Song Dynasty, and the west of the river was of the Western Xia. But after arriving at the front line, Sima Guang found that when he reached Baicaoping in Hexi, there was no trace of Kou for dozens of miles, that is, the Western Xia soldiers were gone.

At this time, Guangguang's big head full of knowledge immediately emerged with the corresponding information - Quye Hexi, once the cultivated land of the Great Song Dynasty, rich in grain and beans, and later the Song army was incompetent, this piece was taken away by the Western Xia, and became the pasture land of the party people, fertile fields, herds of cattle and sheep, and a treasure land.

On that day, Guangguang stared at Qu Ye Hexi for a long time, and his heart quickly calculated...... If this territory can be recaptured, it will be a miracle for the Great Song Dynasty. With the body of a Confucian and established immortal military feats, is there anything more meaningful in the world than this?

After returning, Sima Guang wrote a letter to Pang Ji suggesting that while the enemy was leaving, two castles should be set up in the area west of the Quye River to occupy the land. Then recruit people to reclaim the tun to alleviate the dilemma of Hedong's expensive grain and dependence on Bianjing's supply. This suggestion is very tempting, but it is inconsistent with Pang's general strategy of focusing on stability, so the old minister is very hesitant.

On the side of Linzhou, he couldn't wait for a reply from his superiors and decided to launch a bold temptation. Increase confidence in decision-making to superiors...... Sima Guang, together with Wu Hu of Zhilin Prefecture, Huang Daoyuan, the eunuch of the supervising army, and Guo En, decided to send troops to secretly cross the river in the name of patrolling the border and go to Quye Hexi to reconnoiter the enemy's situation. If there is no problem, prepare to set up a forward position and wait for the follow-up army to follow.

As a result, Huang Daoyuan and Guo En advanced lightly, and were surrounded by the Western Xia army at the West Bank Broken Daowu, and the whole army was annihilated. Huang Daoyuan was captured alive, and Guo En refused to surrender and committed suicide. The Song army of 1,400 men and horses in this battle. None of them fled back to the country. Half killed, half captured. Among those who surrendered, there was a petty officer named Li Qing. Later, he became a very important figure between the Song and Xia countries, of course, this is a later story.

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Such a big defeat was the first time since the armistice between the Song and Xia countries. And the defenders of Linzhou did not have military orders. Disorder of discipline and recklessness, loss of teachers and humiliation of the country, and anger of the government and the opposition, naturally we must investigate to the end. Zhang Boyu, the imperial historian, was ordered to investigate, and as soon as he arrived in the state, he immediately relieved Pang of his military power and asked him to hand over all military files.

Pang Ji knew that he was definitely finished, and he naturally resented the light in his heart. But he knew that although Sima Guang was not good at fighting. But the talent is elsewhere, and it will definitely become a climate in the future, so why involve him too? It's better to leave a good relationship for your children and grandchildren.

So he burned Sima Guang's letter and report, and took all the responsibility himself.

Zhang Boyu, a bird royal history, can't play with an old military leader like Pang Ji, so in the end he had to set two charges for him and improper command. Hidden files. Then he suggested to the imperial court that Pang was old and should take a back seat. As a result, Pang Ji was demoted to Qingzhou, and there was no improvement so far, and he soon died of illness.

And Wu Huan, the prefect of Linzhou, was also assigned to Jiangzhou.

Only Sima Guang is fine. was also transferred back to the capital to be Dr. Taichang. But the light does not appreciate it, and there is a strong sense of shame. Let him write one after another, solemnly demanding that the court 'dictate the crime of the ministers, and punish them with canonical punishment.' But people didn't believe him, thinking that he was putting on a show, and some even said that he was 'taking the opportunity to sell his reputation and reputation', 'pretending to be a gesture and gaining fame'. …,

The biggest difference between Sima Guang and Wang Anshi is that 'a gentleman has a degree'. Seeing that he had been guilty of negligence three times, but no one paid attention to him, he didn't talk much and prepared to go back to work in the capital with a cheeky face...... He was naturally sorry for Pang Ji and wrote him a few letters to express his apologies, but Pang Ji never replied to him until he died.

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The battle of Broken Daowu not only added thousands of dry bones to the Quye River, made a famous minister who was a general in the prime minister lose his late life, ruined the dream of a star of hope's military exploits, and also brought the border trade between the two countries to an abrupt end. This was the Song Dynasty's consistent punishment for the Western Xia...... Because the dependence of the two countries on trade is seriously unequal, the Great Song Dynasty treasure Tianhua has nothing but horses. The mutual market is cut off, which is nothing more than eating some coarse salt and riding a donkey instead. But the Tangut people had no tea, cloth, and iron pots, and they couldn't even eat.

And this time, the execution was particularly ruthless, not only closed all the farms, but also banned the private market, and all those who drove horses and cattle to the border areas to exchange grain and other goods were captured by the soldiers of the Song Dynasty and beheaded for public display. Under such severe punishment, apart from reckless smuggling, there was not even a dime of trade between the two countries.

A big border merchant like Hou Yi can't be smuggled, and even as soon as the imperial court orders the 'market cut-off', he must immediately stop all trade with Western Xia, otherwise he will definitely be treated as a typical crime against the wind.

So he was so worried about him for a while, and his hair turned white. Through hearing and seeing, he has long admired Chen Ke's business acumen, and he came to the cocktail party today to see him and see if this fairy can show the way out.

The two briefly analyzed the situation, and Chen Ke said: "I think that in the next few years, the business in the northwest will not be able to be done. ”

"But isn't it," Hou Yi sighed: "Besides, I really don't want to do this enemy country business, as soon as I fight, I will be scolded as a traitor, and no one can stand it." ”

"Let's change lines then."

"I've been buying and selling all my life." Hou Yi smiled bitterly: "I really can't do anything else." ”

"Then take a different trade route." Chen Ke said: "How about the northwest and the northeast?" ”

"The business of Liao is not easy to do, last year, the imperial court banned the border army from doing business, and it is difficult to buy and sell all of a sudden." Hou Yi shook his head and said: "Xiao Tianyi, these eight lambs, now go directly to my Great Song Dynasty to buy goods, they have war horses in their hands, and even all the ministers have to face each other." Inside and outside, how can we fight them? Saying that, he smiled and said, "Besides, Liao is not an enemy country?" If I don't come out like this one day, I can only jump into the Jinshui River. ”

Gu Xixi smiled and asked, "Why do you want to jump into the Jinshui River?" "The Jinshui River is a river that leads to the Imperial Palace.

"Disgusting, disgusting, don't care about our life and death." Hou Yiwei said with a smile. The crowd burst into laughter.

After laughing, Chen Ke said: "Have you ever considered the sea?" Some of the near ones go to Goryeo, Japan, and some of the far ones go to the South Seas, and one trip will give you a year. ”

"At sea?" In this era, the inland Song people still had a deep fear of the sea, and always felt that the vast ocean would swallow everything. So few merchants from Bianjing were engaged in maritime trade. At most, it is to be a middleman. Hou Yi was not exempt from vulgarity, he licked his lips and said embarrassedly: "The four-legged one is still stable on land, and when I go into the water, I'm afraid of drowning." There was another burst of laughter.

"I said Lao Hou," Li Jian couldn't stand it anymore, and said with a smile: "You are so afraid of wolves and tigers, don't do anything, anyway, spend a lifetime of drinking, and this is how it has passed." ”

"Nonsense." Hou Yi smiled bitterly: "In a few years, I should return to the West." Saying that, he looked at Chen Ke and said, "Childe, is there anything else?" ”

"What is this...... Chen Ke said leisurely, "I really have a trade route, compared to maritime trade, the difficulty and risk are much smaller, and the potential is far from being explored." ”…,

"Where?" Hou Yi said with wide eyes.

"In the Southwest." Chen Ke didn't hide it from him, and said with a smile: "The big officials know." ”

"Is it the Tea Horse Road to Tibet?" Li Jian thought for a moment and said.

"No, there are too many people running away, and the profits are too thin." Chen Ke said with a smile.

"Then ......" Li Jian thought for a while and said, "Could it be that it is a poisonous body?" ”

"Clever." Chen Ke nodded and smiled.

"Poison Dao?" Hou Yidao: "Why haven't you heard of it?" ”

"The reasons I haven't heard of are that you don't read much, and you are too far away from Sichuan." Chen Ke said with a smile: "This is a trade route that can lead to Myanmar and India, and in the Han and Tang dynasties, its importance is no less than that of the Silk Road in the north." But in this dynasty, because of the reason that 'Tang died in Huangchao Nanzhao, and the disaster was based on Nanzhao', he adopted a hostile attitude towards Dali, banned tribute, and cut off this trade route, and over time, it was not known to the people of the Central Plains. ”

"Childe means ......" Hou Yi muttered, "To restore this trade route?" ”

"Actually, it has been restored a long time ago, many of our merchants in Shuzhong secretly ran this road, but you Central Plains people don't know." Li Jian smiled: "To put it bluntly, it is smuggling." But Dali was very worried that the imperial court would attack them because of this, so the ban was very strict, so it has not been a climate. ”

"If anyone can let Dali open up trade routes, I dare to guarantee that within a few years, it will be rich and rival the country." Li Jian patted Hou Yi on the shoulder, and said with a pig on his face: "Think about it, that's a country full of ivory, gold, and precious stones!" ”

"Uh-huh......" Hou Yi nodded again and again, but said in his heart, why does it sound so unreliable?

"In this way, after the palace test, I will take leave to return to my hometown to marry a wife, and the old marquis might as well go." Chen Ke said with a smile: "First, let's give my little brother a face, and second, I can also take a field trip to this road." If you don't feel that you can't do it, can you still be completely distracted? ”

"Hmm." Hou Yi finally got moved, and laughed: "Son's wedding, of course we have to go and have a good time!" ”――

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