Exams are important, and dad is even more important! Zhang Qi had no choice but to ask for leave to go to Weizhou to fight a lawsuit against his father. At that time, the examiners looked at Zhang Qi, and their eyes were full of regret - Zhang Xiaozi, although Weizhou is not far from Feng, but the time and the lawsuit process, you don't have to think about this subject! When you take a vacation, you are saying goodbye.

But soon they were stunned, and Zhang Qi rushed back almost like lightning, not only to catch up with the start of the exam, but also to bring back the father who cleared the charges...

Cattle! This is the best candidate in the history of the Northern Song Dynasty! It's even more bullish in the back, maybe it's because the process of killing Weizhou to be a lawyer for my father is too exciting, Zhang Kai is on fire, and his results are the first place in the Ministry of Rites exam that year, that is, the first place in the Huiyuan exam!

Entering the officialdom with this kind of achievement, Zhang Qi's career is bright. He started from Chen Liuzhi County, and soared all the way to Shaanxi Road to promote Changping, Jingdong Road to transfer judges, Hubei Road to mention prisons, Chengdu Road to transfer envoys, and became the right division of the Ministry of Officials. According to the modern title, he was promoted from county magistrate to chief prosecutor, then to provincial governor, to become a senior member of the department, and then ascended to the sky one step at a time, took the most critical step, entered the capital, and became a ministerial-level official... The process that was so smooth that it made people go crazy stopped in front of the Empress Dowager Gao. There was no fault that could be put on the table, and he was kicked out of the capital and stood guard on the northwest frontier! Obviously, this is a small microcosm of the reshuffle of officialdom during the Yuan Yu period. After that, history proved that this was a small twist and turn in Zhang Kai's life, but it was a key opportunity for the national fortunes of the entire Song Dynasty!

Zhang Ji arrived in Gyeongju and faced the darkest age on the border of the Song Dynasty. Even during the Li Yuanhao period, the Song Dynasty was defeated and retreated. It has always maintained resistance and counterattack. But at this time, the old party led by the Empress Dowager Gao and the old bastard demanded that the border always keep smiling and be friendly to the Tanguts, even if they cut it with knives!

Then things are simple, the Tangut people cut them with knives every year. At that time, Liang Yi, the minister in power in Western Xia, was elated, and every time he returned home with a bloody knife, he shouted to Li Yuanhao's descendants - In the past, the people of your famous family were in power, did you have such military exploits as me? Did the Southern Dynasty fear us like this?

The Tangut people cheered all over the country, and the new era had arrived, and they killed the border at any time every year to rob the Han people and Han beauties. The only resistance that could be met was the walls of a few large cities. In addition, just kill and grab as much as you like. If you encounter an attack by the Song army in the wild, don't be afraid! A diplomatic protest could have the Song Dynasty authorities themselves punish these unsightly Song troops, and then slowly return home with an apology... Such as a certain year and a certain month of lazy hands. I really don't want to move. There were also big pies that fell from the sky on time and smashed them on their heads. The Song Dynasty didn't care how badly it was cut. Every year, the coins will be delivered on time and in full...

Humiliation? Embarrassment? The old party didn't feel it at all. Safely holding a good annual salary within the borders, killing the new party and killing the old party every day, killing the old party and killing the faction... It's also very majestic to kill and kill!

It was in this situation that Zhang Kai came to the frontier, and he knew that he was the target of the old party's severe attack and careful watch. But he didn't choose to be careful and pretend to be stupid to save his life. From this moment on, everything he did was enough to comfort Song Shenzong's spirit in the sky, and it was the dream of Wang Anshi, Wang Shao, Chong Ge and other reform predecessors!

After Zhang Kai took office, he quietly did some tricks, built some inconspicuous forts and villages in Huanqing Road, and sent out the border guards directly under Gyeongju City, forming a layered defense circle from far and near, which was his first effort for border defense, and it was also the first time he violated military regulations...

At this time, it is necessary to be considerate of the fantasies of the old party, who are not at all old-fashioned in diplomacy, on the contrary, very dreamy. In their minds, the Northwest can completely replicate the situation in the North. The Liao State also fought to the death with the Song Dynasty before, and the scale was much larger than that in the northwest. can influence the Khitan, and it can also influence the party. This is the central idea of the old party. But it's a pity that the race gene determines a qiē, although the Khitan people are fierce but attach importance to the contract, the party is a person...

But this did not prevent the Empress Dowager Gao and the old bastard from continuing to dream. Reform and education is a long-term process, and we need to be patient! Reflected in the border defense, that is, the border generals everywhere must remain patient! As for safety, the governors of the states are very safe, such as the Gyeongju city wall is enough to ensure that Zhang Ji lies calmly inside, waiting for the progress of the reform of the Tangut people...

But to be honest, Zhang Qi didn't have that patience, he made more and more small moves, and gradually Huanqing Road changed, and several times the Xixia people came in to rob, and they all ran back with blood on their faces. After many times, the Xixia authorities couldn't hold back, and collectively thought that this was a provocation to the dignity of the Xixia, a trampling on the good mood of the party members, and a blasphemy against the dignity of the Liang family!

After a long list of anger, the blasphemous Liang family sent their great leader, the Empress Dowager Xiao Liang of Western Xia, with her 9-year-old son, Xia Chongzong Li Qianshun, led an army of 100,000 into the Song Dynasty (this time Xiao Liang personally led the troops, and did not give his brother, Minister of State Liang Yikui military power. Therefore, at that time, Liang Yikui had no one in his eyes, and he didn't even put Xiaoliang Hou in his eyes, and Xiaoliang Hou had to try to cut Liang Yiqi's power. This time, Liang Yikui knew that his situation had changed, so he stepped up his treason and usurpation of power. It wasn't until 2 years later that Liang Yi's conspiracy was revealed, and he was killed by his own sister Xiao Liang Hou relying on the generals of the Western Xia royal family) The Liang family is very smart, they attacked the east and west, and first ran to Qilulang, which was the outpost on the Song-Xia border facing Jingyuan Road, waiting for the Song army to react to the Jingyuan Road After assembling on Jingyuan Road, they suddenly turned around and killed Huanqing Road!

The perfect feint was carried out by the whole cavalry, and 100,000 soldiers and horses swept across the plain like a gale, and the sluggish and cowardly Song army was doomed to lose the first hand. And I have already inquired and understood, the whole army of Huanqing Road only has 50,000 people mixed with the Han and Han, as long as the first blow is heavy enough, the gate of the Song Dynasty can be smashed open immediately... The Liang clan and the Western Xia soldiers must have thought the same way, and after 7 days, they became crying without tears, how could they have thought of it in advance? The Zhang Qi they are facing is a monster in the Song Dynasty since Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi and other first-generation anti-Xia generals went to Wang Shao on the side of the Xihe River, and all the famous generals in the past 60 years... There are only things they can't think of, and there are no things that Zhang Qi can't do!

At the beginning of the war, it was normal, and the Tanguts fought and fought all the way. The Song army that engaged in the battle, the fort built, the altar and jar were smashed by them, and later they were killed from a distance, and the Song army retreated directly! At this time, of course, they didn't know that the first military order given by Zhang Qi was to order the Song army in charge of resistance to "go in and let me retreat" and let them fight as much as they wanted! Until it hit the city of Huanzhou. Whoever is here is a little tired, even if the invincible demolition team has come all the way, they have to take a breath and drink saliva...

After drinking the first sip of water, Xixia is doomed! Zhang Qi is a very thorough person, and he poisoned the water system near Huanzhou City. You people are Doma lot, aren't you? Unless you can go back to Western Xia to bring water. Otherwise, only all of them will be poisoned! Who is this trick like? It's the shadow of Gao Zunyu, the uncle of the Empress Dowager and the No. 1 relative of Tianzi, right? After Zhang Kai transformed into Fan Zhongyan, the copper wall and iron wall appeared, and under the city of Huanzhou, more than 100,000 Xixia soldiers attacked the city with their lives. Fighting around is just exchanging human lives for bricks...

You can't do that kind of business. Mass poisoning coupled with tall and thick walls. Xiao Lianghou, who has always been powerful and lawless, also feels that there is little hope. All right! After 7 days, play the old tradition, collect troops and return home, and rob along the way! Scoop up a fat ticket when the travel expenses...

This time it started off as normal. They maintained their formation, grabbing as they went, and the Song army retreated in their respective forts, watching them go away. This road has been all the way to Suyuan Village, which is almost to the border. This village is very poor, it is a pure military village, there is no money, only knives, the Xixia people have always ignored this kind of place, they pass by very quietly, and continue to walk far... When they approached the next military village, Hongdezhai, suddenly there was a fire behind them! That's Suyuan Village, what tricks are that group of Song Dynasty soldiers going to do?

The answer is wrong! The tricks are by the side of the Tangut people, and they have been waiting for them for a long time! The fire lit in Suyuan Village is a signal, and the ambush soldiers in Hongde Village can come out and cut people! It was a celebrity who cut people, Fuzhou Zheshi. Accounts for half of the bloodline of the legendary Yang family of Wuxun in the Northern Song Dynasty! At this time, the name of the Zhe family was Zhi Keshi, and he led the 10,000 main force of the most elite Zhejia army of the Western Song Dynasty.

Ambush is a technical job, and a 1:10 ratio of troops, even in the middle of the night, must pay attention to ways and means. Zhi Keshi first let go of the front troops of the Western Xia army and cut them in the middle. The process was very exciting, flesh and blood flew everywhere, and the Tanguts quickly fell a large piece. But after the initial raid phase passed, the overall advantage of the Tanguts was revealed: there were too many people, and all of them were cavalry! The Tanguts quickly brought in the most elite troops, the Iron Harriers, and formed a phalanx with heavy cavalry, which not only blocked the attack of the Song army, but also quickly pressed back...

Zhi Keshi immediately retreated, and behind him was Hong Dezhai, which was already ready, and he had what he wanted. When the iron harrier rushed over, first a round of divine arm bows, and then a newer weapon tiger squat cannon, smashed the Western Xia cavalry all over the ground to find teeth, and at the same time found that the war horses were very painful, and many of them were lame. At this time, I found that Hongdezhai was sprinkled with thistles, which were thrown down by the Zhejia army just now while running...

This battle can't be fought! In the dark night, who knows what other strange tricks the Song Dynasty people had? Remove! As a result, Zhi Keshi, who had just run faster than a rabbit, suddenly rushed out again, and after endless pursuit, the Xixia people were anxious for a while, ran in the wrong direction in the dark night, and rushed towards a big ravine... At this point, Xiao Liang was paralyzed with fright, she threw away all the jewelry, imperial robes and jade belts, put on a soldier's coat, and fled back to her hometown in Western Xia...

Unprecedented victory, never so cool in five or six years! can be folded and adapted, and Zhang Ji in Gyeongju City is scolding his mother. Dog's day, it's just a little bit, I could have caught Xiaolianghou, Li Qianshun, and these 100,000 Xixia people!

The ambush of the Zhejia army was only part of Zhang Qi's plan, another general, Li Hao, with double the military strength, a full 20,000 people in a roundabout way outside the war zone, should have appeared near Hongdezhai, cooperated with the ambush, and annihilated the Western Xia army! But he ran a full 100 miles in the middle of the night, making people sleepy and tired, and when he was close to the battlefield, Li Hao had a nervous attack, and he didn't believe that Zhe Keshi had won a big victory, so he stationed troops to wait and see, so that the Xixia people could get out of the ambush circle and run farther and farther...

The Battle of Huanqing Road brought a blow to Western Xia, but it brought torture to the old party bosses in Kaifeng City - this chapter is too disturbing and eventful!

Is there a battle report? Hold it down! Is there any military merit? Talk again! Zhang Kai himself? First calm and then cool, not to mention being promoted and getting rich, not long after the Battle of Huanqing Road, he was transferred from the northwest to the south to become an official...

What the old party wants is tranquility, tranquility! Don't you understand? The struggle can only be carried out internally, and externally, it must be gentle and gentle, and the face must be pleasant, so that all the friends can be comfortable...

In February of the 8th year of Yuanyou (1093), Mogusi's Divination Department attacked Daliao. In March, the Northwest Road summoned Yelu Aru Sagu to quell the rebellion. The forward supervisor Xiao Zhangjiu was defeated. Subsequently, the two chambers, the six courtyard departments, the group pastoral officials, and the palace division army were defeated one after another. The rebellion of the Obstruction Department gradually became a prairie fire...

On April 1, the Western Xia sent an envoy to apologize for his sins, and was willing to exchange Lanzhou for Saimen and Anyuan 2 villages, but was refused.

On July 1, Fan Chunren was recalled and reappointed as the right servant of Shangshu and the servant of Zhongshu.

The life of the Empress Dowager Gao finally came to an end, in July and August, she felt that she could not do it, and once again summoned the deacons to the bedside, this time she looked very sad, and said such a paragraph: "I was entrusted by Emperor Shenzong on his deathbed, so I and the official family went to the palace to listen to the government." 9 years have passed, you tell me from the heart, have I given any benefits to my mother's family? It's just that I have to be fair, 1 son and 1 daughter of my mother's family died of illness, and I didn't see it" After saying that, she shed tears... I believe that she is telling the truth at this time, and what is shedding is a really sour tear in the bottom of her heart. People are dying, and she doesn't need to be hypocritical anymore...

But it is precisely because of this that she can see her real problem. In the first sentence, she justified her name, the reason why she listened to the government was arranged by the first emperor Song Shenzong, she was not greedy for power...

Half the credibility. Because Song Zhezong is too young, Shenzong can only entrust the old lady before he dies, which is reasonable. But what about the other half? Song Shenzong allowed her to listen to the government, but he just asked her to be her guardian, who let her change her mother to her son and turn things upside down? Could it be that this is also the power given to her by the Divine Sect?

What's more, last year, 17-year-old Song Zhezong got married, and she still did not return to politics, is this not greedy for power?

As for more than 8 years, she is indeed very stingy with her mother's family, but there is really no need to pull it high and take it as her political achievement, right? She suppressed the strength of her relatives and avoided the arrogance of her relatives in the Han Dynasty. But this is the Song Dynasty, there were so many queens and queen mothers in the past, which mother's family has been out of line? It's like she can play Wu Zetian at any time, but because the morality is too grand, she can't bear it...

As for my son and daughter who fell ill and died, and did not go to visit, this made me speechless, and I really couldn't think of any noble place. Looking at the history of the Song Dynasty, when Zhao Guangyi was seriously ill, Zhao Kuangyin went to visit the patient, picked up the moxa fire and burned it on his body, testing the pain, which made people deeply feel the fatherly love of the eldest brother for the younger brother. Shinshu celebrates his old aunt and respects him like a mother. Renzong licked the eyes of the blind eldest sister, which moved the entire family. Compared with these, Empress Dowager Gao's deliberateness is simply incomprehensible. ruined her son's life achievements, suppressed her grandson until she died, her son and daughter were seriously ill and didn't go to visit, all kinds of bad deeds added up, saying that she was cold and thin by nature is already very kind, right?

But she never felt that she had done anything wrong, and looking back on her life, she felt that she was right in everything, so did she need anything treacherous, thick black or anything like that? This is the most terrible kind of person! This kind of person has a difference in ability and a similar personality. In the Song Dynasty, the two representatives were Wang Anshi and Empress Dowager Gao...

Two people who are extremely confident and never say die. They led the Song Dynasty in two completely different directions, with diametrically opposite results, while at the same time believing that they were the most correct... This makes people sigh: self-confidence and stubbornness, there is really only a little difference! Therefore, as a person, no matter what ability you have, you still have to keep some sobriety and often doubt yourself. Didn't Zengzi, a disciple of Confucius and a master of Mencius, also say, "Three provinces in one day?"

On September 3, the Empress Dowager Gao died of illness. He died with deep anxiety. (To be continued......)