Chapter Eighty-Seven: Yiyang - The Battle of Fenbei! (viii)
In March, green branches have been pulled out of the trees in some houses in Yecheng, and the effects of winter are slowly waning.
There were more pedestrians on the road.
Some women walked on the street with their heads bowed, wearing taper hats on their heads, veils covering their faces, and the swinging willow waists under the well-fitting skirts evoked people's reverie, making people feel that spring had arrived, and infinite reverie.
Yecheng is still a thriving scene.
At this time, in the Zhaoyang Palace, Gao Wei's mind was not so wonderful.
He sat solemnly on the throne, watching the courtiers below arguing and arguing, and occasionally a sentence or two burst out.
The voice was so loud that the ministers working in the warm pavilion on the side also whispered:
"What are those Privy Council guys doing in there, trying to tear off all the roofs?"
A short and fat cabinet minister frowned and looked at the inner hall, which was covered by seven heavy doors, but there was still a clear voice, like a scolding voice, and the language was vulgar, which caused a group of cabinet ministers to frown with disgust.
The scolding voice spread so far, can those people stop a little?
"What's going on today?"
Feng Zicong raised his head from the mountain-like recital, and looked at his subordinate officials with a little puzzlement.
The subordinate officer could only smile bitterly and shake his head, not knowing the inside story, so he could only say vaguely:
"Your Majesty also issued an edict to the Privy Council envoys a quarter of an hour ago, saying that it is necessary to discuss ......."
"It should be the battle report of Hu Lu Mingyue......
On the other side, Zu Ting, who was listening to the subordinate official's recitation, smiled slightly, and looked at Feng Zicong with a slightly proud expression.
Zu Ting was cured of one eye, but he still couldn't stare at the documents for a long time, and when he was tired of reading, his subordinate officials would "report" to him.
Zu Ting was talented and intelligent, and he immediately figured out what was going on, like a proud rooster, looking at Feng Zicong provocatively.
This is the most important person under Zhao Yanshen, if you can defeat him, what a sense of accomplishment it is?
However, Feng Zicong simply turned a blind eye to Zu Ting's "challenge", and after an "oh", he looked at his own recital, without any frustration.
is like a master, who has accumulated the internal strength of his whole body and wants to punch the other party, but people don't accept it at all, Zu Ting is angry in his heart.
If you are angry, of course, you have to take down the genus, and you will be angry. So Zu Ting's subordinate officer was unlucky again.
Just before he had time to lick his dry lips, Zu Ting frowned and said, "Why are you stopping?" Keep reading! ”
The subordinate officials saw sweat on their foreheads, but they still did not dare to slack off, spoke fluently, and read the content of the chapter affectionately.
He is from a family, and Zheng Shangshu, who asked to deprive Zu Ting of his place in the examination, is from the Zheng family in Xingyang.
After Zu Ting heard about it, he didn't know what his psychology was, so he transferred him to his subordinate officer, and his good days came to an end.
Because Zu Ting wants him to follow him from 9 to 5, as long as he works in the cabinet, then he must appear within five steps of Zu Ting.
Doing things like making tea and pouring water, copying documents, etc., the most torturous thing is to recite the chapters.
If it's just these, it's nothing, and if you get through it, you can always get over.
But the problem is that Zu Ting is not only famous, but also very picky.
What "put less green onion and more ginger when boiling tea,
...... How do you make tea? Are you so tired because you want to disgust the old man? Re-boiled! ”
And then there is the reading of the cantata:
"What did you read? What accent? Will the Luoyang cavity be? Can't even read a sentence?
The old man didn't hear it clearly, and re-read it! ”
He has just been transferred to the cabinet as a subordinate official, directly from the bottom of the court to the cabinet, although he is just running errands for the cabinet bosses, and he has nothing to do with decision-making or anything, but it is also a good place to boil his qualifications, and the future is unlimited, I don't know how many colleagues envy him.
But he was unfortunate enough to run into this Zu Ting a few days after he was on duty, and he could only blame himself for his bad luck......
Even the clan uncle couldn't save him, so he patted his hand with a sigh and comforted: "You can bear with it anymore......
It's a pity that his beard has grown, and he is still bullied by Zu Ting like a child, this is really ...... It's so sad......
The little subordinate officer pinched the chapter and lamented in despair in his heart.
At this moment, Cushman & Wakefield was also speechless to the group of people below.
Except for those who were directly promoted by Cushman & Wakefield, the rest of the Privy Council came up by seniority.
Of course, most of them are lords and the like.
Among these people, there are only a few people such as Tang Yong, Duan Shen, and Hu Luxian who have read books, and their quality is higher, and the rest are all men who have been fighting in the army for many years.
Although he has been in a high position in recent years, he has paid attention to his appearance and demeanor, and he has learned from civilized people, and he has restrained a lot, but the controversy is in a hurry, and the original form is revealed.
Opinions are unanimous, and everyone is happy; disagreed, and began to scold his mother.
A few old men began to roll up their sleeves and were about to fight in front of Cushman & Wakefield.
The blood vessels on Gao Wei's forehead jumped, and the old eunuch waiting in the Zhaoyang Palace stepped forward to sweep the dust and said majestically:
"Silence! There are things to say one by one, what kind of system are you like this! ……”
Only then did the courtiers of the Privy Council notice the faux pas, and they all restrained themselves and saluted the emperor.
An old minister with gray hair spoke: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what the left minister does is absolutely not feasible!"
Yuwenxian is in Yiyang, Yuwenhu is in the same state, and there is also Wei Xiaokuan in the rear!
Chen felt that our army only needed to open up the passage of Yiyang and recover the lost territory.
There is no need to mobilize the people so much to lead Yu Wenxian to Anye.
I don't agree with Zuo Xiang's plan to attack Tongzhou and approach Yongzhou, which is really incredible!
Lao Chen couldn't imagine that Zuo Xiang actually came up with such a trick!
Regardless of whether you can win or not, what if you lose?
Not only is Yiyang lost, Yuwenxian and Yuwenhu can take advantage of the power of victory to attack Luoyang!
I implore Your Majesty to reject Zuo Xiang's plan and order Zuo Xiang to retreat to Luoyang and find another opportunity! ……”
The other group quit and retorted:
"Looking for another time? How long will it be?
Moreover, Yu Wenxian used so many soldiers and horses this time, and his purpose was definitely not as simple as wanting to take Yiyang!
In my opinion, Yu Wenxian's goal is Fenbei!
Wait until Yu Wenxian captures all the cities we have arranged in Fenbei, so that Luoyang and Jinyang can't echo each other, do you plan otherwise?
At that time, it will be ten times more difficult for our army to achieve victory! ”
"-Then you can't just be so reckless!"
"Who do you say is reckless? Zuo Xiang has led the troops for many years and knows the way of the battle formation, does he still use you to teach? Others immediately reciprocated.
The two sides couldn't talk, and they were about to pinch up again, but they heard a crisp "bang", and they turned their heads one after another to look at the throne.
On the ground, a delicate lacquer plate had broken into several pieces.
Cushman put down his raised hand, "The hand slipped ......"
Gao Wei didn't pay attention to these people, and glanced at Tang Yong, who had been quiet.
"Tang Qing has also seen the recitals of Zuo Xiang and King Lanling, what do you think of this plan?"
Tang Yong snorted for a moment, and then said: "To be honest, the minister also thinks that Zuo Xiang's plan is too risky......
Some of the courtiers who were already opposed, were overjoyed. The other group of lords glared angrily, feeling that Tang Yong, a little white-faced scholar, was really rotten wood and could not be carved.
"But ......"
Tang Yong magically came to a turning point, "Chen feels that although Zuo Xiang's plan is very thrilling, there is no doubt that it is the right choice!" ”
The situation of the lords and ministers suddenly turned upside down, and those who supported Hu Luguang were overjoyed, and the eyes of Tang Yong who looked at Tang Yong with opposing opinions were similar to "rotten wood cannot be carved".
Gao Wei quietly raised his eyebrows and asked, "How can you see it?" ”
Tang Yong said: "The minister has been carefully observing the front-line battle reports these days, and he has always had some doubts in his heart......
Yiyang is just a small place, even if the pseudo-Zhou occupies it, it won't hurt Daqi many points.
For my Daqi, at most, there is one less outpost, and it is insignificant.
If we lose it, we can still get it back from the Fenbei line.
But why did Yuwen Hu and Yu Wenxian make such a big move and gather tens of thousands of soldiers?
The minister speculated that Yu Wenxian's fundamental purpose was not Yiyang at all.
He just wants to lure the army of the left prime minister to take the bait, and wants to drag down our army......"
Hu Luxian twisted his eyebrows in contemplation, and said in a deep voice:
"What is said is that, according to the battle report, Yu Wenxian stationed 100,000 troops under Luoyang City, but he did not entangle with the army of Zuo Xiang at all, and retreated to Dinglong and Yiyang early, and built cities in many dangerous places.
And only defensive, not at all with our army to siege the city and field battles, to preserve strength.
Moreover, the rear of our army is often invaded by the Zhou army, and in the long run, the supply of food and grass for our army will definitely be threatened.
It seems that Yu Wenxian is going to rely on his own strength to drag down our army......"
"Go on......" Gao Wei thought calmly.
Tang Yong then analyzed: "Zuo Xiang wants to completely defeat Yu Wenxian, but Yu Wenxian relies on the geographical advantage to entangle with our army, if he doesn't do his best, our army has no way to deal with him at all......
Therefore, Zuo Xiang and King Lanling chose to fight with Yu Wenxian in Anye, which is by no means superfluous!
Yuwen Hu's plan is very big, our army is defeated and retreated from Dinglong Yiyang, Yuwen Hu will definitely think about taking advantage of the victory to pursue! ordered Yu Wenxian to go east out of Luoyang, and ordered Wei Xiaokuan to contain Jinyang.
If Yu Wenxian is not completely defeated, then it is not only Yiyang and Luoyang that will be endangered.
Our army's arrangement in Fenbei for many years will also be wiped out, and our Daqi will be in a very dangerous situation! ”
Hu Luxian had a tacit understanding with Tang Yong, adding:
"Yes, if you don't let Yuwenxian and Yuwenhu plant a big heel, not only Yiyang can't keep it, but we won't take much advantage in Fenshui, and the Zhou army can send troops and horses north to support at any time......
There are many cities built by our army in Fenbei, which are used as nails to deal with jade.
Yuwen Hu definitely didn't want to keep these nails, once the Zhou army gained power, it was only a matter of time before these nails were removed.
At that time, it will be difficult for our army to threaten Yubi, and the Zhou army will be like entering a no-man's land when entering and leaving the border of our Great Qi! ”
"It's just that this last step of Zuo Xiang is too risky......
The minister believes that it is necessary to dismiss the left minister!
Let Zuo Xiang retreat to Fenbei and be wary of Wei Xiaokuan, instead of the idea of fighting Yongzhou! ”
Tang Yong shook his head and smiled bitterly: "He wants to fight Yongzhou, won't Yuwen Hu in the same state fight with him?"
In case Wei Xiaokuan gives us a look behind his back, whether he can get out of it is a question! ”
"It's too late......"
Hu Luxian sighed.
He knew this brother best, and Hu Luguang did not hand over this recital to ask for the opinion of the Privy Council, but to inform them.
Now Hu Luguang is probably ready to fly, and no one can stop him!
He sighed and admonished the Emperor:
"Your Majesty, the only way to do this is to let Duan Dazai send troops to take charge......
With him, no matter whether Zuo Xiang and Yu Wenxian win or lose this battle, they should stabilize the situation! ”
Gao Wei thought for a moment and said, "Accurate! ……”
At this time, in a battle on the outskirts of Anye, the crowds on both sides collided wildly and turned out beautiful waves.
The fighting was loud, drowning out the thunder behind the clouds.
The battle has entered the white heat!