Chapter Ninety-Six: Conspiracy Is Inescapable

The army is moving west day by day, and it is getting closer and closer to the destination, and now, as the prince said, he has outsourced the supply of the troops, and now he has arrived at the camp every day, and it will not be long before someone will pull the horses and horses to deliver the required grain, grass, vegetables and vegetables to the door. () And the shopkeeper will personally go to settle accounts with the prince, so it is rumored that the prince ate a kickback in it, but this word is only spread among the soldiers of the original forbidden army who are newly added, and the veterans heard it, they all rolled their eyes and threw down a sentence of 'no knowledge', and taught the recruits a lesson, who in Xiangyi did not know that the prince of Ludao was an old trader, and the money earned was calculated on the basis of 10,000 yuan, and he would go to great lengths to greed for a few dishes, and that was to meet the ghost!

The rumors stopped at the wise man, and everyone stopped talking about it for a few days, because every time the shopkeeper of the delivery was happy to come, and he walked dejectedly, and the prince was the happiest time at this time, and after finishing the matter, he often hummed a little song and led a few guards to patrol the camp, and when he met the guys in the old camp, he pulled people to boast that he had pulled out a few copper plates from the palm of the profiteer today, and the smug seemed to take advantage of it. At this time, the veterans often ridicule the prince for being a profiteer among profiteers, a slashing of the door, a superb miser, he is not annoyed, he laughed and laughed, and the next day was still the same, everyone agreed that the prince was taught a lesson by Senator He in the past few days, and he had nothing to do and took people to find a balance of happiness, but it was okay, he was suffocated by the province!

If you don't get anywhere for a day, Zhao Ta's induction training can't be stopped, and now it's not just He Qufei and Huang Jingchen, sometimes Xu Hong and Wang Jin will also be pulled into the car, explaining to him the rules of local officialdom, the procedures for doing things, and some unspoken rules that everyone acquiesces, so as not to make a fool of the prince one day, so that they will be embarrassed as subordinates.

Today's keynote speaker is Wang Jin, who followed Tong Guan to participate in the Hehuang Kaibian during the Chongning period, and he introduced the composition and main generals of the Western Army to the prince.

After the Great Song Dynasty Renzong, due to the vigorous rectification of Taizu and Taizong, the combat effectiveness of the forbidden army further declined, and it frequently lost in internal and external wars.

This army has been fighting with Tibet and Western Xia for many years, and has been trained to become a trump card at that time, whenever the Song Dynasty has something to do, people will think: the Great Song Dynasty has a northwest army. In the later period of Renzong, the Zhuang Nong Zhigao rebelled against the Song Dynasty and occupied most of the Lingnan area, and other regular armies went to crusade, but they were defeated by Nong Zhigao in a few hits. This chaos was several years, and after the worst, Di Qing and Yang Wenguang of the Song Dynasty transferred the Western Army to the south, and as a result, Nong Zhigao was pacified in half a year.

When Song Shenzong's reform and border policy aroused the vigilance and resistance of the Liao State, the Song Dynasty transferred Yang Wenguang of the Western Army to the north, and the Liao State immediately did not dare to make any more undue demands. Jiaozhi took advantage of the opportunity of the Song Dynasty to open the northwest and invaded the south of the Song Dynasty, and the regular army of the Song Dynasty was beaten by the Jiaozhi army in three or two strokes, and the southern half of the Song Dynasty almost fell to the ground. Therefore, the Song Dynasty hurriedly transferred Guo Kui of the Western Army to the south, and as a result, Guo Kui immediately sent the Jiaozhi army back to Jiaozhi China, and Guo Kui also forced Jiaozhi capital in turn.

Listening to Wang Jin's introduction, Zhao Ta didn't think so, these young masters already knew about the Dao, but you know that after two or three years, the southern Lana in the south of the Yangtze River is doing things in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is also the matter of the Western Army going to pacify, you don't know the Dao, just when he was proud, Xu Hong took over and talked about the current situation in the modern northwest, this Zhao Ta is not as good as others.

Due to the increasing scale and duration of the battles against Tibet and Western Xia in the northwest battlefield, the interaction between the various armies of the Western Army also became more and more frequent, which enhanced the coordination between them, and the Western Army was integrated from a scattered sand into a united force. Secondly, although the northwest was barren, after the Song army implemented the policy of building fortresses, the soldiers of the Western Army were stationed in the garrison and reclaimed the land, and by this time they had initially achieved self-sufficiency. The financial situation has also improved, not to mention other things, just the salt, and part of the reason for the collapse of the salt system is that the northwest region no longer needs the salt from the mainland! …,

Zhao Ta heard this but his heart sank, something is not quite right, the Western Army is growing stronger, in the eyes of the imperial court, it is not a good thing. Earlier, the imperial court could still control the Western army, why? First, there are many factions in the Western Army, and there are many wealthy families, which is like a plate of scattered sand. Therefore, it is difficult to unite and argue with the imperial court. Second, the land in the northwest is barren, and the western army needs to rely more on the interior. Therefore, the imperial court can live in the lifeblood of the Western Army in terms of financial materials. Now that the Western Army has become less and less dependent on the mainland, this should have been a good thing and could reduce the burden on the imperial court, but it also means that the financial life of the Western Army has gradually been discontrolled by the imperial court. That is to say, by this time, the development of the Western Army had already tended to break away from the grasp of the imperial court.

But this greatly broke the rules of the ancestors, although his father trusted Tong Guan, but if Tong Guan was allowed to unify most of the power of the Western Army, could he have no idea at all? It's just that his father has no idea about Tong Guan, isn't the Manchu Dynasty civil and military worried? Thinking of this, Zhao Ta felt that his brain was very confused, he tried his best to calm down, and strung together some events that he knew and experienced, and suddenly found that he seemed to be involved in the disputes of the courtiers again, and fell into a conspiracy...

First of all, his emperor father will not be so confused as to let the ministers of the DPRK and China dominate, especially the feudal officials with heavy troops, so he must guard against the slightest mistake, and will plant a nail in the Western Army, so that there are cracks within the Western Army and cannot be fully integrated. But the first nail he nailed will be the star Gao Yu, who was promoted to captain two years ago?

Zhao Ta thought for a moment and felt that it was right, Gao Yu was also a minister of Daddy's Hidden Mansion, but his background was too low, and he didn't have any great skills, unlike Cai Jing, who could govern the country and manage money, and who could not lead the army to expand the territory like Tong Guan, so he was often looked down upon. Zhao Ji took great pains to promote Gao Yu, and the promotion of people also had to follow the rules and procedures, and it was impossible to ascend to the sky in one step. He first let Gao Yu be sent to various departments at the grassroots level to experience, and Gao Yu in addition to meeting the horse, he can be regarded as clever, try not to argue with others, be a low-key person, and can also fulfill his duties when he is delegated to various departments at the grassroots level.

The civil officials of the Song Dynasty must pass the imperial examination and have a certain amount of literary talent. The great writers of the Song Dynasty were not necessarily powerful ministers and high-ranking officials, but the court officials definitely had a certain level of national studies. In contrast, the standards for military attachés in the Song Dynasty were less stringent. Although it is required to have side skills, this "side skills" do not have to be fought with real swords and guns. You can also let someone serve as a military supervisor or military Chinese clerk, "experience" gold plating on the border front line for a few years, and naturally have capital to improve after returning!

So after Gao Yu settled down at the grassroots level for a few years, Zhao Ji took advantage of the opportunity of Tong Guan's expedition to the remnants of the Tubo Tsongkha State to stuff Gao Yu into the Western Army, and Tong Guan arranged him under Liu Zhongwu. Liu Zhongwu was unable to stabilize the situation after Gao Yongnian's death at the first time, which led to a great reversal of the situation of the Song-Xia War, and caused Tong Guan to almost fall, so Tong Guan did not have a good impression of him, and naturally he would not be reused in the war.

But things often have accidents, wealth and wealth are sought in danger, in order to wash away the shame of the snow, and to show his face for meritorious service. Liu Zhongwu went out of his way and did something that he acted on his own, but as a result, this matter was played out and robbed of the credit of others, which caused the general dissatisfaction of the soldiers of the Western Army who participated in the expedition, and also made the commander-in-chief Tong Guan quite unhappy. Therefore, after the war, when Tong Guan reported to the Central Committee, Liu Zhongwu's name was not included in the list of meritorious personnel!

However, at this time, there was a person who came forward to report Liu Zhongwu's "credit" to Song Huizong. This person was Gao Yu, who served as a staff officer, clerk, and supervisor of the army in Liu Zhongwu's army. Is he crazy? Even if Liu Zhongwu didn't have any great exploits in this battle, Gao Yu could still be transferred back to Kaifeng after a period of training in Liu Zhongwu's army. Did he want to be promoted and go crazy and be transferred back in a hurry, so he risked offending most of the officers and men of the Western Army and Tong Guan? …,

Almost at the same time that Gao Yu exposed Tong Guan's concealment of Liu Zhongwu's exploits, another person expressed strong opposition to granting Tong Guan the title of "Kaifu Yi and Three Divisions". Cai Jing not only refused to sign the edict of Song Huizong conferring Tong Guan as the "Kaifu Yi Tong Three Divisions", but also publicly said: "Tong Guan has obtained a high position as a eunuch, and he is already a very human minister!" How can the envoy (the common name of the Kaifu Yi and the three divisions) be given a high position to a eunuch! ”。 So, because Tong Guan was exposed by Gao Yu to cover up Liu Zhongwu's exploits, as well as Cai Jing's opposition, although he still rewarded him for his efforts in recovering Taozhou and Jishi Army, but Kaifuyi and the three divisions - don't think about it!

Zhao Ta thought of this and found that there was something wrong with it, Cai Jing's behavior was nothing at first glance, but if you think about it carefully, something is wrong. Many people say that this is because Cai Jing is dissatisfied with Tong Guan and jealous, so he opposes giving Tong Guan the same three divisions as Kaifuyi. But there are still doubts in it, Gao Yuguan is lowly and light, how dare he offend Tong Guan? Unless he has something to fight, he is not afraid of Tong Guan to give him small shoes to wear in the future.

So, who will be the one who will make Gao Yu have something to fear? On the surface, it may be Cai Jing, after all, Cai Jing attacked Tong Guan almost at the same time as Gao Yu. However, now the power of the DPRK and China, although it is a forest of mountains, but in general it is still a three-legged situation, the public minister, the concubine, and the hidden phase live on one side, and the relationship between the three is complicated, and the time and time are together, but it is Cai Jing who can compete with Tong Guan who is in charge of the Western Army, and it is difficult for Liang Shicheng's power to reach here. Although Cai Jing is the prime minister's respect, his political energy is just as good as Tong Guan's, will Gao Yu believe that Cai Jing can keep him... I'm afraid there is someone else behind him.

"Now that Gao Yu has returned to Beijing, he has fought with Xixia for another two years, Tong Guan has won many victories, and his strength has become more and more inflated, but at this time, he was sent to the northwest, is it also being used?" Thinking of this, Zhao Ta didn't even smile bitterly, he jumped up and down after thousands of calculations, he was still too tender, he was still complacent after being tricked, and he couldn't escape the calculations of those 'old hooligans' after all!

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