As Yang Zhi expected, Xia and Chu finally reached a peace agreement.

However, the time for the two sides to formally sign the peace treaty dragged on for half a year. On the basis of the matters agreed between Yang Zhi and Zhang Bohu, Nanchu later sent no less than ten batches of envoys to bargain, but Zhang Bohu did not come again.

For a strange character like Zhang Bohu, only Yang Zhi can fully understand.

Zhang Bohu's letterhead on the occasion of the peace talks is a masterpiece. Knowing that Nanchu would die, he still swore to follow him to the death. Back then, one back was exquisite, and the second back was Yang Zhi, how could he carry Nanchu three times? He was paranoid and arrogant. It was very clear in the letter that after the destruction of Chu in Great Xia, the world was bound to be unified, and if you cast in Xia, it would be difficult to do anything, and your wife and children would inevitably bear infamy for the rest of your life. Giving up his life to win the name of a loyal minister to pass on to the world, the circumstances of his wife and children's life will also be rewritten because of this, no matter where he is, he can stand tall and hold his head high!

Zhang Bohu has no official or title in Southern Chu, and his status is embarrassing. The peace talks between the two countries have only brought about a short-lived peace. In order to resist Great Xia, there are still many things to do with Wen Huanzhang, and it is pointless to compete with others. It's not as beautiful as an adult, and everyone is happy.

According to the official system of Great Xia, the generals are appointed abroad, and the war is not over, if the emperor is not asked for approval, it is a felony to leave his post without permission, and Yang Zhi will naturally not touch that mold. However, there was no explicit provision that family members were not allowed to visit relatives, so Yang often returned to Xinyang three times, and took the family to the army for reunion in the crisp autumn of October.

The whole family was the first time to see the general who commanded hundreds of thousands of troops, and they were all very excited and felt new everywhere.

Although the old man is almost old. He is still healthy and energetic. Go out for a walk every day after dinner. Habits that have been formed. The first time he went out, he ordered Yang Zhi's personal guard commander Ma Yang to send a few sergeants. Carrying two large boxes that seemed to be very heavy.

Yang Zhi couldn't help but ask: "Dad, if you want to go out, go out, as long as you don't go far." But what are you carrying these two big boxes? ”

The old man smiled and said, "My son is handsome, how can Lao Tzu be too stingy and embarrass you?" When I came, I had plenty of money with me. Of these, 10,000 taels were exchanged for five taels of silver ingots, and 10,000 taels were exchanged for five taels of silver bills. It's not easy for children to be soldiers and eat food, and your dad has to give them a few rewards wherever he goes! ”

Do you dare to send money to the army? The old man was originally very slamming the door, but over the years, his son has had more money, and he was smashed and spoiled. I don't care anymore, I think I'm smart and think it's to earn face for my son and buy people's hearts.

Yang Zhi helplessly persuaded patiently: "Dad, there are no other places in the army, although the silver you brought is enough to reward thousands of people, what will you think if you don't get it?" Don't make a mess, just mean it. ”

Not only the old man, but also a few and a half children are not worry-free. Yang Meng dragged the sergeant to compete with him all day long, and Yang Xiao just wanted to try whether he could tempt people to gamble. Yang Long looks like he supervises military discipline everywhere, while Yang Ling wanders around, following them to watch the excitement. Only the youngest son Yang Zhan is only more than one and a half years old, and Yang Zhi is still the first time to see him. I love it so much that I can't hold it all day long, and I am almost reluctant to let go.

For the envoys of the Southern Chu to the peace talks, Yang Zhi was initially able to reluctantly come forward to negotiate in person. Later, I became more and more impatient. Either yawn and deal with it sloppily, or simply send the army scribe to talk perfunctory.

It was during this period when the family came to the army to visit relatives and vacation. During this period, there was an envoy from Nanchu. To the astonishment of several wives, Yang Zhi actually held his youngest son Yang Zhan and played in the handsome tent for a long time. From beginning to end, he didn't take a serious look at the envoy of Southern Chu.

The reason why the Southern Chu side took the trouble to delay so much was because Zhang Bohu took advantage of Tan Chongyuanxiao, and the envoys sent would endure the humiliation and dare not disobey.

The reason is very simple, during the period when the two countries negotiate peace, they will naturally not venture into war. If the peace agreement is reached, if the validity period is only three or five days, it is not very likely, and it must be won for at least three or five months. In this way, almost a year has passed. And over the course of a year, both sides have a lot to do. When everyone is done, the validity period of the peace treaty will be reached.

The content of the peace agreement is slightly different from that agreed between Yang Zhi and Zhang Bohu, but it is also generally the same: the Xia army and Chen Zhun are in charge of the army, and they give up Xiaogan and retreat to Suizhou. Wei Feiyang's vanguard troops retreated from Jiangzhou and retreated to Anqing. Southern Chu paid 30,000 taels of gold and 400,000 stone of grain for the Great Xia army. The two countries will stop the war and repair it, and if it is violated, what should be done?

The emperor's forbearance and courage made Yang Zhi secretly admire. In the more than half a year since the explicit decree authorized Yang Zhi to preside over the peace conference, he has never asked about any specific matters, but has only gradually resolved a series of problems based on Yang Zhi's two concerts.

After Zhao Qi received Yang Zhi's recital and the text of the peace conference attached to the recital, he immediately thought that there was no need to convene several important ministers to discuss, and after a cursory glance, he threw it aside and ignored it: "It seems that the Southern Chu monarchs and ministers are not so stupid!" After beating people, you just want to ask people to pay you, this kind of thing can only be done by Yang Zhi's wife! ”

Although the Turks often did this in those years, their main purpose was to rob, and it was difficult to occupy the territory of Bactria without intention, and it was completely incomparable with the current Southern Chu.

It's one thing to make a peace treaty, it's another thing to make a promise.

Due to Zhang Bohu's reasons, Yang Zhi's bamboo pole was very unsuccessful. The only bright spot was that the Qin clan successfully transported the remaining second batch of 30,000 taels of gold to Xinyang Yang Mansion.

Qin Ruju said truthfully to Yang Zhiru: "Originally, more than 10,000 taels could be transported, but in order to obtain the pass token of the Prime Minister's Mansion again, Tan Chongyuan's fifth lady, second young master, and eighth young master successively took 4,000 taels, and the remaining thousands of taels could only be kept for emergency use." ”

"Yang Shuai, the first batch of gold was good to say, but the second batch was shipped out after the two countries signed a peace treaty, which ...... Whose is this? ”

Yang Zhi said without thinking: "No matter whose it is, it's better than leaving it to Nan Chu." Are you the Qin clan the official of the Southern Chu Household Department? Is my mansion the official treasury of Great Xia? Does Qin hold the official delivery documents issued by the two countries? Whoever it should be, of course, is who's own. ”

These two batches of gold can be said to have been obtained by Qin Changfeng and Qin Ruju at the huge risk of losing their heads, in exchange for their lives. If you let the emperor pick up a bargain in vain. How can they be willing?

Yang Zhiming said that the gold still belonged to the Qin clan and had nothing to do with the Great Xia court. Qin Ruju couldn't help but be overjoyed: "With Yang Shuai's guidance." Changfeng and I are relieved. We will arrange for the gold to be shipped to Yizhou as soon as possible, and Yang Shuai will have to bother to take care of it along the way. ”

Yang Zhiying admitted: "This is easy to do. You've been jumping up and down for more than half a year. It has been very eye-catching in Nanchu. You only need to inform the Great Xia Qin Clan, and you don't have to worry about it anymore. ”

"If Zhang Bohu hadn't had the heart to raise his hand, I'm afraid that a tael of gold wouldn't have been shipped. How's it going to have you done last time? ”

Qin Ruju replied: "Southern Chu is heavy on literature and light on martial arts, and when Tan Chongyuan sent Zhang Bohu to serve in the army earlier, he intended to monitor Wen Huanzhang, and he was not given a military position, but only vaguely gave him the identity of a military advisor. According to the official system of Southern Chu, even if it refers to the ministry such as joining the army in the army. is just a small official from the seventh grade, and Zhang Bohu's family has been living in the Prime Minister's Mansion before. ”

Zhang Bohu became famous in one fell swoop because of his two defeats in Suizhou, and only then did he get Tan Chongyuan's attention. He was officially appointed as the military supervision envoy from Wupin, hanging under the gate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and still belonged to the civil official system of Southern Chu. This time, the peace between the two countries was reached, and the official position did not change, but it was promoted to the fourth grade. According to the unwritten regulations of all dynasties, it is very difficult for people with disabilities to be promoted because of the official status of the country. If you don't do it again in the future. Zhang Bohu's career in Nanchu should have stopped here. ”

Since the first meeting with Yang Shuai on behalf of Southern Chu, Zhang Bohu did not return to Changsha, the capital of Chu, but has been stranded in Jiangxia Zhongjun. Later, the Prime Minister sent someone to find a house for him in Changsha, saying that he wanted to buy another house. I was moved by the wind. He gave him a three-entry mansion, and all the household goods, servants, and maidservants were all ready. The people in the prime minister's house are happy to save trouble and accept it happily. ”

Yang sighed: "My amazing old fellow. What a wretched man! It is said that poor people must have something to hate, and the hot face is attached to the cold ass. After all, he brought it on himself! ”

"You've done a good job. Remember not to alarm the Zhang Tan family and the child first, and be sure to tell the people you sent to the Zhang Mansion. Ensure the safety of their mother and child. When the time comes, I will send someone to contact you. ”

After the peace treaty was signed, Nanchu sent several groups of envoys one after another under the banner of "negotiation and implementation". It is not so much to negotiate the implementation of the terms of the peace treaty as it is to spy on the military situation.

Regarding the payment of gold, Yang Zhi did not ask, and several groups of Chu envoys did not mention it. Regarding the 400,000 stone grain crops, one time it is said that it is stepping up fundraising, another time it is said that many government offices need to be connected and coordinated, another time it is said that it is difficult to recruit and transfer people at the end of the year and the beginning of the year, and another time it is said that it is rainy and rainy, the weather is wet and cold, and the roads are muddy, which makes it inconvenient to load and transport .......

All in all, I didn't intend to give it to you happily at all. Grinding back and forth like this, it dragged on to March of the fourth year of Xia Li Longchang in a blink of an eye. Nan Chu was like a thin, and the grain sent was less than 50,000 stones. According to the careful sampling of the military doctor, there was no poisoning. According to Liu Dang, the chief secretary of the Chinese army, he personally inspected it and came to the conclusion that people who are hungry and crazy may be able to eat.

For Yang Zhi, this was expected. In times of war, there are people who flee. It is more cost-effective to keep it for relief than to spend military rations. If you really can't do it, it's better to keep it as firewood!

In the nearly a year since the armistice between the two sides, Yang Zhi, as the commander of the expedition to Chu, has not been without pressure. Many generals were impatient to wait and wrote to ask for battle. The same is true of the emperor who is far away in Chang'an, and there are already rumors in the court that Yang Zhi supports his troops and is plotting against him.

Zhao Qi ignored all of them and ignored them, still without the slightest intention of urging Yang Zhi to go to war.

On this day, Zhang Qian, a scholar of Zaifu University in charge of the household department, was summoned to the imperial study room again: "...... Since May of last year, a total of more than 7 million taels of military expenditure, more than 6 million yuan of grain and straw, and 2 million taels of military expenses and 2 million taels of ammunition have been allocated to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry for the manufacture of bows, crossbows, knives, guns, and other ordnance. Your Majesty, will it still be allocated as usual next month? ”

Zhao Qi said without blinking: "Of course!" ”

Zhang Qian secretly glanced at the emperor's face, and tried to figure it out: "Your Majesty, Weichen has been in accordance with the holy will and has been doing his best to ensure the money and food in front of him. However, the emperor and the Manchu Dynasty have been tightening their civil and military forces for nearly a year, and during this period, the army under the command of Yang Hou has not moved, so can the ...... be suspended. ”

Zhao Qi interrupted casually: "Zhang Qing, I'm not in a hurry, what are you anxious about?" ”

Zhang Qian saw that Zhao Qi didn't seem to be displeased, and replied carefully: "Weichen is really out of loyalty, thinking about Daxia and the emperor, and hoping for the emperor's wisdom. ”

Zhao Qi's face sank, and he asked in a heartfelt manner: "Zhang Qing, not necessarily, right?" ”

"I remember refreshingly, you have seen the two pieces of music presented by Yang Zhi last time, and you were also present at the time of the discussion. The army is facing south, and the aftermath is complicated, how can it be achieved overnight and overnight? Allocate money, food, and ordnance on time, one is to supplement the consumption in the previous period, and the other is to hoard for another battle. Do I want to explain these truths to you one by one? As far as I know, Zhang Qing has no contact with Yang Zhisu and has never had a holiday, why do you insist on having trouble with him? ”

"As we all know, Zhang Qing is a scholar of Wenhuadian University who was promoted during the tenure of the head of the household. I ask you again, how did you become a household secretary in those years? Since I was a child, I liked to hang out in the streets and streets, so I am familiar with the people. Do you know what season it is? I'm telling you, it's spring plowing season! ”

If Zhao Qi is not in a hurry at all, it is also false, it is just that it is inconvenient to hold it in his heart. The more he talked, the more angry he became: "I can give an order to Yang Zhi to start a war immediately, and I am completely convinced that it is not a problem for him to defeat Nanchu at all." But at the same time, I will order you to make a military order, not only to ensure the supply of money and food during the war, but also to ensure the life rations of thousands of people in Nanchu after the war! Zhang Qing, what do you think? Do you dare? ”

Zhang Qian was so frightened that he knelt down and kowtowed: "Weichen doesn't dare!" Weichen knows that he is wrong, the emperor please forgive Weichen for the crime of vain! ”

Zhao Qi snorted coldly: "Zhang Qing thinks that you are just talking nonsense? The so-called righteous people first correct themselves, and those who are ministers must first do their part in the ministry, and do not lose the big festival because of small profits. However, after getting a little sesame benefit from others, a few promises like cakes, they are like eyebrows, and they are willing to be gunslingers! Zhang Qing, don't you think the price is cheap? I'm blushing for you! ”

Zhang Qian became more and more frightened, so much so that his forehead was bleeding: "Your Majesty, the ministers should not be delusional, the ministers are 110,000 guilty, and the emperor has spared the ministers!" ”

Zhao Qi said coldly: "Since you know the sin, I will not add the sin." I might as well tell you clearly that the reason why you can be in charge of the household department is that Xu Wenhan recommended it to me. People are much smarter than you, and they never intended to fight with you for anything. Go back and think about it yourself! ”

Zhang Qian's self-admitting wishful thinking is nothing more than to compete with Xu Wenhan for the position of the first assistant of the cabinet in the future.

The current first assistant Wang Yu Agriculture is old, and he has resigned several times, but Zhao Qidu failed to respond because the war in Southern Chu was not over. Zhao Dang, King of Ning, Zhao Kang, King Kang of Kang and their courtiers, seeing that they were losing power, urgently needed to support a spokesperson for interests in the court. Speaking from his heart, although Zhang Qian has a strong desire for power, his ability is indeed not bad, and he does not belong to any faction. For the two kings, it can be said that the size and length are just right.

Xu Wenhan and Yang Zhi have eight friendships, and they are like brothers and sisters, and they are known all over the world. As early as the Wucheng Dynasty, he was entrusted with the important task of managing the country's money and grain by the first emperor, but that was under the premise that Yang Zhi had not yet taken charge of the army. He is one of the core figures of the Yang Group, who is well versed in the emperor's mind and is proficient in the way of advance and retreat.

The eldest brother controls the financial power in the court, and the elder brother commands hundreds of thousands of troops abroad, which emperor will rest assured? Take the initiative to recommend someone who wants to do it and can do it to take over, how good it is!

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PS: Thank you for your support and love all the way! Originally, I just wanted to bury my head in code words, and I was embarrassed to ask for anything...... But for now, let's beg for it! Anything goes. The results could at least look a little better. In addition, I try to be logical and rigorous, and the pits dug in front of me will be rounded back, and I will not write irrelevant characters and plots. (To be continued.) )