"I heard no, according to rumors, the forbidden army fought a big victory on Yanyan Road."

"What a rumor, that's true. Let me tell you, the third child of my second aunt's family served as a pawn commander in the Beijing camp, and it has long been spread in the army, the Western Xia people are floating corpses all over the field, and the battle is the elite tiger battalion, a good man, if you don't scream, you will raise the power of my Heavenly Empire in a battle, and kill countless people. I heard that this battle was able to win so much, and I heard that it was a new weapon from the Ministry of Industry that made a great contribution, and what kind of artillery is it called. ”

"I've also heard this, this artillery is amazing, as soon as it comes out, it covers the sky and the sun, the sky is covered with dark clouds, and the thunder attacks are rained, and the party members can't react at all, so they are bombarded into ashes!"

"Nonsense, if the divine thunder descends into the world, and the party members are bombarded into ashes, where will the floating corpses come from?"

"And what do you say it is?"

"I heard the Taoist chief of Chongfu Palace say that this cannon is a magic weapon, it looks like a screw, and people who are not gods and martial artists can't blow it, but if it blows, it can capture people's souls, and the party members are killed and injured countless times after they are captured souls."

"You fools, why do you have fire, since you're a snail?"

……

In the capital, on the streets and alleys, there were soon all kinds of rumors about artillery. For example, an artifact that cannot be found in the world has a power that can only be found in legends.

Of course, there are also people of insight who said: "Artillery is the weapon used to launch gunpowder, and this is the secret weapon made by the Ministry of Industry over the years." ”

"Less nonsense. The secret weapon made by the Ministry of Industry, do you think we can't be fooled by stupidity? The assault rifle is a weapon made by the Ministry of Works. This thing, during the Chinese New Year, was also taken out by the forbidden army as fireworks on Shangyuan Night, how could this kind of thing kill people. The soldiers on the front line dislike to use it, how can they use this thing to kill the corpses of the party members all over the field? ”

……

Since Li Qingchen jokingly said that artillery would become an artifact of the Great Song Dynasty, it has only been two days, and various versions of artillery have been circulated in the city of Tokyo in Kaifeng Prefecture.

The most bizarre thing is the statement of the ancient artifact Soul Conch.

Of course, there are also many supporters of the Divine Thunder Magic Weapon.

In Bianliang City, they even thought that they supported their own statements, but these street discussions were definitely not groundless, but someone was deliberately spreading rumors, and this kind of rumors didn't matter to anyone else, but it was very unfavorable to Li Qingchen.

After Li Qingchen took charge of the Privy Palace, he won a great victory in the northwest. This victory is a credit that is so heavy that it can be eaten for a lifetime. But this credit was eaten by Li Qingchen in a daze, can this make people happy? As for the Northwest victory, there may be some discrepancies in the details with the Di Bao and the folds. But credit is clearly what is in front of you.

The reason why Li Qingchen is so hated is that this big victory came too suddenly, but it was also too important for the Great Song Dynasty.

In the middle of Shenzong, the Great Song Dynasty has maintained an offensive posture against the Western Xia, and it has been victorious, it seems that the Western Xia has been under the military authority of the Great Song Dynasty, and it has been breathing for a few years.

However, a great defeat in Lingzhou returned all the advantages taken by the Great Song Dynasty, not to mention, and the 100,000 elite soldiers that had been accumulated in the northwest were wiped out, and the army that fled back was less than 15,000 people. In addition, with the Xiang army and the people, the Great Song Dynasty lost more than 300,000 people in the Battle of Lingzhou.

When the news reached the capital, Emperor Shenzong heard the bad news and fainted in tears.

Some people even speculate that because of this defeat, Emperor Shenzong was depressed and ill, and finally died at a young age. You must know that Emperor Shenzong's body is not very good, but it is not bad either. The emperors of the Great Song Dynasty, whether they are in good health or not, depends on whether they can have sons, and Emperor Shenzong has more than a dozen sons. It's just that there are more people who don't raise much, but there are also a lot of adults. Zhao Xu is the sixth, and he has a brother built above, but because of a leg disease, he was excluded from the list of heirs to the throne.

An unprecedented defeat not only made the emperor depressed, but even the Great Song Dynasty was covered with a lingering cloud.

The key is 100,000 elites, which is the most capable army in the Western Army, and the loss of these 100,000 people completely led to the Great Song Dynasty's strategy in the northwest changing from offensive to defensive, and even no longer able to attack Western Xia. Moreover, this situation continued for the next two decades.

This is also the reason why the court talked about the color change of Western Xia during the Yuan You period.

The Great Song Dynasty lost the great power that despised the small and widowed people of Western Xia, and it was absolutely impossible to get the conservatives to return to the position of the main battle. At that time, the Western Army suffered heavy losses, and many areas had no troops to defend and no troops to send, so they could only choose a conservative defensive strategy. At the end of Emperor Shenzong's reign, because of the successive defeats in foreign wars, it became more and more difficult to implement new laws in China.

If Sima Guang received the Western Army at the peak of Shenzong during the Yuanyou period, he would definitely not choose to negotiate peace with the Western Xia.

Of course, it was definitely wrong to negotiate peace, because at that time the Western Army did not have the ability to attack, and there was still some ability to protect itself.

This is also the reason why Sima Guang was criticized.

Zhao Xu ascended the throne at a young age, his grandmother Empress Dowager Xuanren listened to the government, and the Great Song Dynasty entered a dormant period. This is very unsuitable for the little emperor's appetite, but in the situation of losing power, he is not happy and has no choice. After the pent-up anger was accumulated, it finally exploded in the first year of the pro-government. Zhao Xu chose the era name Shaosheng to follow the great achievements of Emperor Shenzong.

But in fact, Emperor Shenzong also left a mess.

But a big victory in the northwest suddenly made Zhao Xu discover that he was really the son of fortune. It is foreseeable that soon after, the first thing the emperor will do is to reward meritorious deeds.

How could Li Qingchen's political enemies watch him gain the emperor's trust for nothing and get the credit of breaking the sky?

Of course, even the emperor understood that most of Li Qingchen's credit was good luck.

But don't forget, if the superior doesn't have the ability to tap the real talent, if he chooses in an unknown situation, he will definitely choose the lucky one.

Undoubtedly, Li Qingchen is the emperor's lieutenant general.

There are many blessed generals in history, and most of them are trusted by the emperor. For example, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty's trusted general Yu Wenshu is a lucky general who is so lucky. The credit is like having long legs, and it will run to him. Even if he was defeated in the second expedition to Goguryeo, he suffered the biggest fiasco in his life, and he had already been cut to the people, but because of Yang Xuangan's rebellion, the miraculous official was reinstated.

For another example, Zhang Liang of the Tang Dynasty was ranked among the heroes of the Twenty-four Lingyan Pavilion, but his ability was mediocre, and the first time he led his troops to fight, he was attacked by the enemy, and he was so frightened that he couldn't even speak on the stool. But because his subordinates mistakenly thought that the commander was not afraid of danger, his morale suddenly soared, and he won a big victory...... Where do you let an old man like Li Guang go to reason?

Let me ask, is Li Qingchen a deputy general? He was promoted to a privy envoy, from a minister who drafted imperial edicts, to the highest governor in charge of the national forbidden army of the Great Song Dynasty. If you want to say that Li Qingchen is not confused, who is confused. In fact, when he saw the Western Xia army attacking the northwest on the fifth route, his expression was similar to Zhang Liang's, and he felt that he was going to take the blame for the fiasco of the Great Song Dynasty in the northwest. But in less than a month, the situation changed, and the Western Army turned defeat into victory. What preparations did the imperial court make during this period?

Nothing.

The Privy Council had no dispatch at all, and the only forbidden army sent to the northwest was drawn up before he took office, and the total number was only a few thousand.

From this point of view, Li Qingchen must be a deputy general, and he is also the first deputy general in the world.

Sometimes, emperors are very superstitious, if they think that someone can bring good luck, even if it is a pig, they must eat and drink well.

If Li Qingchen continued to win the great victories of the border army in a vague manner in the position of privy envoy, it would be easy for the emperor to have a strange idea about Li Qingchen, and Li Aiqing, like him, was a son of luck. Things gather like people in groups, and the emperor naturally has to put Li Qingchen by his side to rest assured.

Li House.

Li Qingchen listened to the steward talking about the rumors on the street in front of him, his face was quite calm, he had already estimated this day. It's a pity that some schemes are easy to break, and some schemes are helpless.

What made Li Qingchen helpless was that he also wanted to formulate the Great Song Dynasty's war against Western Xia, but the problem was that he didn't know where to start.

In the Western Army, he does not know which general has the talent and who has the handsome talent.

As for asking him to designate the formation map and let the generals of the Western Army fight according to the formation map made by the Privy Council, if he wins the battle, it will be easy to do, but what if he loses?

"Master, it's been crazy outside, and there's all kinds of things."

Li Qingchen snorted coldly: "The court has not yet taken the turn of the people in the market to open the river, go, take my post, and let the Kaifeng Mansion investigate, who is fanning the flames behind." ”

"Master, will this cause dissatisfaction among several ministers." The steward said worriedly: "Although Cai Jing is no longer the Yin of Kaifeng Mansion, the newly appointed Lu Mansion Yin does not seem to have any dealings with the master. ”

As for having no relationship with Lu Jiawen, Li Qingchen can't care about it.

Unexpectedly, the steward of the Li family not only did not see Yin Lujia of Kaifeng Mansion asking, but was driven out by the subordinate officials of Kaifeng Mansion because this matter was not within the jurisdiction of the Privy Council.

It was only at this time that Li Qingchen felt that something was wrong, this style of doing things, no matter how you look at it, it looks a bit like Zeng Bu's layout!

And Lu Jia asked?

This person has a good relationship with Cai Jing, but I haven't heard that he has a deep friendship with Zeng Bu!

This made Li Qingchen's heart feel a cloud of sorrow, and he always felt that someone wanted to mess with him.

The next day, the morning dynasty.

Lu Jia asked suddenly at the beginning of the court meeting, and loudly questioned the head of the Privy Council, the privy envoy Li Qingchen: "Li Xiang, my Kaifeng people support the great victory of the Western Army, it is really because the people of our court care about the national affairs and show the joy of the Western Army's majesty, why Li Xiang sent someone to let me suppress the joy of the people in Kaifeng Mansion." Don't the people of my Celestial Empire even have the right to rejoice in the joy of the great victory of the Western Army? ”

Li Qingchen suddenly became alert, he sent a doorman to let the Kaifeng Mansion investigate the person behind the rumors. But Kaifeng Mansion has already rejected him, not only refuting his face, but also quite disrespectful.

At this time, Lu Jiawen suddenly jumped out, obviously deliberately aiming the finger at him.

Everything has a cause and must have an effect, and you should always know why?

But when it comes to Lu Jiawen, it is impossible to guess. Lu Jia asked this guy what he said? Born in a famous family, his grandfather Lu Yijian was a famous minister of the Great Song Dynasty, and his brother Lu Gongbi was also the prime minister. The great-ancestor is Lu Mengzheng, the Taishi. History said: "The Lu family is more in charge of national politics, three generations and four people, and the prosperity of the family is not there." "Three generations, four high-ranking officials at the prime minister's level have come out, which is even more powerful than the fourth and third dukes of the Yuan family during the Three Kingdoms period.

It stands to reason that the Lu family is the backbone of the conservatives. Lu Jiawen should also be a general among the conservatives. But otherwise, this guy has a backbone, and he doesn't look down on conservatives at all.

He secretly took refuge in Wang Anshi. And Lü Gongbi is Wang Anshi's political enemy, and Lü Gongbi wrote a chapter to refute Wang Anshi's new law, and many of the problems point to the key to Wang Anshi's reforms. If he suddenly throws it out in the court, Wang Anshi will definitely be disgraced. However, Lu Jiawen showed the good quality of an agent at this time, and at the last moment, he secretly copied a copy of his brother's recital to Wang Anshi.

Later, Lu Gongbi was beaten by Wang Anshi, who had been prepared.

Afterwards, the Lu family checked themselves and found that Lu Jia asked this kid if he was a thief and ate inside and out. This is also the origin of Lu Jia's name for asking 'house thief'. It stands to reason that he doesn't even want a family for Wang Anshi, and he must be reused in the Fa Reform School. But in fact, Lu Jiawen has always been very marginal, and he can't even get into the inner circle.

Someone wanted to ask, he even stole the secrets of the house, and fell into the notorious reputation of a house thief. What is he trying to do?

Don't ask.

Even he couldn't tell what he was trying to do.

If it was other ministers who impeached Li Qingchen, he would definitely be able to see the clues, but when Lu Jia asked, this guy who denied his six relatives and harmed others and himself stood up, and even Li Qingchen couldn't see clearly which one was from.

Not only did he not understand, but even the prime minister Zhang Dun and the emperor couldn't understand it.

Encountering a stunned youth, Li Qingchen immediately decided to take the lead in a wave, bowed his head and admitted his mistake: "The minister is at fault, and he should not restrict the people's speech on the grounds of military intelligence." I beg your majesty to punish you! ”

"Li Qing......" punished Li Qingchen, even the emperor was embarrassed, but seeing that Li Qingchen didn't seem to be cheating, he simply nodded and said: "Punish for one month, Li Qing must remember that you must not imprison public opinion." ”

"Your Majesty is forgiving."

However, it was definitely wrong for the Privy Council to interfere in the affairs of Kaifeng Mansion, and Li Qingchen was fined for one month.

This wave of operations seems to have been prepared by the emperor and Li Qingchen, which makes Lu Jiawen very unhappy, he has picked it out and is ready to do a big job, you are over, no, you can't forget it.

Lu Jia asked and immediately spoke: "Your Majesty, Li Xiang, now the people of the capital are talking about artillery, and there are all kinds of theories, some of which are miraculous, if they are used by people with ulterior motives, the consequences will be unimaginable." The minister thought that in order to eliminate the groundless speculation of the people about artillery, he also asked the Privy Council to mobilize artillery into the capital, so as to eliminate the fallacy among the people. ”

Cai Jing was promoted from the position of Yin of Kaifeng Prefecture, and now he is the head of the household department.

He is the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture, but it is more than excessive. It stands to reason that the book of the household department is not small. This is not the household book before the reform of Yuanfeng, but it is just an ornament. Since the reform of Yuanfeng, most of the power of the three envoys has been delegated to the household department. Today's household department seems to have the scenery of the original three divisions. It was even called the Little Third Division and became the head of the six departments.

Even the importance of the ministry does not conceal the great authority of the ministry.

But Cai Jing was still not satisfied with his official position as the head of the household department, and his goal was to enter the province of Shangshu. But there was great resistance to his entry into Shangshu Province.

Seeing that Lu Jiawen was a little lonely, Cai Jing felt that this was an opportunity, and stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks what Lu Fuyin said is very reasonable. ”

Li Qingchen's eyes suddenly gathered, staring at Cai Jing, he had a feeling that he had finally solved the case. Gritting his teeth and bowing his head, he said: "The minister seconded the proposal, but the Western Army is now newly victorious, Qin Fenglu's troops are empty, and there is a difficulty in mixing Han and Fan, so the imperial court needs to send a large number of officers to sit in the town." Cai Shangshu said before that it was not good for Qin Fenglu to implement the city change law, and the minister proposed that Cai Shangshu go to Qinfeng Road to inspect by the way was nothing more than a way. ”

Zeng Bu had already seen that the Cai brothers were not pleasing to the eye, and without waiting for Li Qingchen to finish speaking, he stood up and said: "The minister seconded the proposal!" ”

The little emperor Zhao Xu couldn't get his idea, and looked at Zhang Xuan, who was a little reluctant to Cai Jing, this product is a good hand at making money. But against it, Zeng Bu is afraid that he will make trouble again. If you agree, will it chill Cai Bian's heart?

Simply, let their brother discuss their brother's affairs. Zhang Dian kicked the ball to Cai Bian and asked, "What does Yuandu mean?" ”

"The minister has no opinion, the minister thinks that for the minister, the society is the most important. Qin Fenglu needs the minister to be in charge, and if his brother doesn't go, it's the same for his younger brother to do it for him. "Cai Bian didn't have the consciousness of being Cai Jing's younger brother at all, when the Shenzong Dynasty was in the past, they could still be humble to each other, mainly because of the officials at that time.

It's just a sacrificial person, and it's not a great official.

But Cai Bian knows that his brother's heart is ambitious now, and he can't even look down on the book of the household. The official position of the junior envoy is already the head of the six departments, if Cai Jing is not even satisfied with such an official position. Then Cai Jing is interested in only a few official positions, the privy envoy, the Zhongshu waiter, the subordinate servant, and the left and right Shangshu servants, and there are only these official positions left.

It's all a radish and a pit, even Zeng Bu's eyes are hot, it's not enough at all, Cai Jing wants to get a piece of the pie, it's really not enough to swallow the elephant.

Cai Jing was dumbfounded, in fact, Lu Jiawen was also a little dumbfounded, he felt that it was not appropriate to let Cai Jing go to the northwest without explanation, so he proposed: "If the name is not right, it is not good, Cai Shangshu went to Qinfeng Road, if he was not sent, I am afraid he would not be able to govern the predicament of Qinfeng Road." The minister proposed to appoint Cai Jing as the envoy of Qin Fenglu. ”

Cai Jing's truth vomited three liters of blood, originally it was just the identity of the Qin Mission, if he was really sent, wouldn't it become a distribution. Qin Fenglu, this is still a frontier.

……

Cai Jing looked confused.

He just got closer and said a few more words when he saw someone fighting, how did he end up hurting himself?

He couldn't figure it out, but what made him angry was that even his younger brother helped outsiders to harm him. Outside the palace gate, Cai Jing said to Cai Bian with a dark face: "You and I have lost my brotherhood!" ”

On the contrary, Cai Bian said calmly: "Brother has something else to say!" ”

When Cai Jing met such a younger brother, he didn't scold, and he couldn't say it, so he stomped his feet and shouted: "Who did I recruit to provoke someone!" ”