Prime Minister

Chapter 805 Plans and Changes

Wu Chong objected to using troops against Xia Guo, and it was Zhang Yue who objected to using troops. The officials knew it well, so they left the palace.

When the official arrived at the apse, he looked at the map of Xihe for a while. Regarding Wuwei on the map, which is the location of Liangzhou Prefecture in Xixia, he used a red pen to circle around to the left, and said to himself: "Can I see Liangzhou in this life?" The day when the state returns to Han soil?"

Thinking of this, the officials recited several Liangzhou Ci poems, like Wang Zhihuan and Wang Han's Liangzhou Ci poems, which can be said to be well-known, and children of five or six years old can recite them.

This Liangzhou Ci and Liangzhou are generally an inseparable part of the Han family.

Thinking of this, the official sighed and was about to take a nap when suddenly the servant came to report that Wang Zhongzheng had a son.

The official immediately got up from the couch and picked up Wang Zhongzheng's letter for a look, and suddenly lost all sleepiness, picked up the letter and settled down: "Immediately declare Wu Chong."

The emperor suddenly called, and Wu Chong arrived in a hurry, feeling a little uneasy in his heart.

The officials picked up Wang Zhongzheng's letter and read a few passages to Wu Chong. They seemed to be asking, but in fact they were questioning Zhang Yue's intention of returning Yigong City and abandoning Taozhou.

Wu Chong said: "Your Majesty, the strategy of managing the Xihe River is still in general use since the first year of Wang Shaoxihe's Ping Rong strategy, and after Zhang Yue entered the Xihe River in the fourth year of the Later Xihe River."

"Wang, Zhang's plan at the beginning was definitely a good strategy to govern the country and stabilize the country, but now the situation in the northwest has changed. It is beyond the two of them, and the court cannot predict it."

The official said: "Mr. Wu, please speak carefully."

Wu Chong said: "Firstly, the two of them did not expect that Dong Zhan would give up their past suspicions and marry Xixia to fight against the Song Dynasty. At the beginning, the minister ordered Zhang Yue and Wang Shao to destroy their marriage in the Privy Council, but they were too busy managing Hezhou to have time. take into account."

"Secondly, it was the defeat of Tabai City. Although the Guizhang has come down, it has also greatly damaged the vitality of Xihe River, which also shows that Dong Zhan is determined to resist. Why is this so? The imperial court wants to annex Hehuang. It has been known to Dong Zhan. This is the fundamental place of Dong Zhan, how can we not fight to the death."

"Zhang Yue reported to Hehuang that there were nearly a million Fan households in Kuoshan. The two cities of Qingtang and Miaochuan were comparable to the big counties and prefectures in the Central Plains. The people were rich and rich. Instead of continuing to chase away the ten-thousand army’s food for ten years, making the Qingtang firmly attached to the Xia Kingdom, which is a serious problem for me, it is better to slow it down and continue to unite with the Qingtang to control the Xia.”

What Wu Chong said made the officials feel a little depressed, maybe it was Zhang Yue's way of pulling and beating.

But Taozhou was originally the hometown of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and now he has lost it, which makes him a little unhappy.There was also the incident of Zhang Yue killing the ghost Zhang and the incident of resisting the decree when the first gold medal was issued, which made the officials feel that he had lost control of the Xihe incident.

What's more, Wang Zhongzheng has been arranging and provoking for a long time in the memorial.

The official said to Wu Chong: "I have taken all of Hehuang this time, and Xia Guo is terrified. No matter whether Xia Guo is a fraudulent peace or a true peace, we must take advantage of this to be tough on Xia Guo and let him cede Lanzhou, otherwise Xia Guo will be held accountable for taking advantage of me. When He Dajun sent troops to step into Baicheng, he attacked me in the back and back."

Wu Chong thought to himself that Xihe's soldiers and horses were exhausted, and the food and grass were running low, how could they fight again?

Wu Chong was about to speak, when he suddenly saw the area of ​​Liangzhou City on the map circled by a red pen.He frowned and had no choice but to say: "The minister takes orders!"

……

The emperor issued a decree to Qinzhou.

Discuss the delineation of the boundary of Xixia in the Song Dynasty.The border between Song and Xia started from Linfu in the east and ended in Longxi in the west, with a land length of more than 2000 li, and there were five bordering economic routes.

For example, Suizhou, Quye River and other disputed areas on the border with Xixia, the most important thing is the ownership of Lanzhou. The Song Dynasty meant that Xixia had to cede Lanzhou. Lanzhou was very important for the Song Dynasty to control the vicinity of Maxian Mountain, and Xixia refused to abandon the Yellow River. It was the last base in the south, so Song and Xia couldn't stop arguing.

Cai Yanqing, the transshipment envoy of Qinfeng Road, and Zhang Shen, the envoy of Qinfeng Road, held peace talks with Xixia, while Zhang Yue, the envoy of Xihe Road, did not participate in the negotiations. .

Xia Guo also made a condition for the Song Dynasty to return Xishi City, which is Dingxi City where Gao Zunyu is now based. This is the north of the Qin Great Wall, and the north is the tributary valley of the Zuli River, a tributary of the Yellow River.

The Song Dynasty had never established a foothold north of the Qin Great Wall in the past, with the exception of Dingxi City, so Xixia regarded it as a thorn in its side.

The Song Dynasty insisted on using Quwu Mountain as the boundary, while Xixia proposed that the Song and Xia countries should retreat [-] miles each, as a buffer for the two countries.

Now Zhang Yueren is in Xizhou.

Gao Zunyu led the army to station in Dingxi City, Zhang Yue himself led the main force of the Xihe army in Xizhou, and Bao Shun led the Xihe two prefectures out of Jiehechuan. If it fails, it will look like Lanzhou.

At the same time, the officials issued a secret decree to Zhang Yue, asking him to figure out the route to send troops to Xixia Liangzhou Prefecture or Lingzhou Prefecture from Xihe.

As the supervisor of the army, Wang Zhongzheng was very concerned about this and immediately went to Zhang Yue to discuss it.

Wang Zhongzheng said to Zhang Yue: "When Jinglue was in Xining for three years, he and Wang Shao once sent troops to cross the Yellow River to take Xingzhou, the root of Xixia. Now our army has captured Huizhou. As long as we can build ships in advance, The pontoon bridge unexpectedly goes up the Yellow River, and tens of thousands of riders are selected to go ahead and destroy their lairs, what do you think?"

Zhang Yue was speechless after hearing Wang Zhongzheng's words. Wang Zhongzheng went on to say: "Your Majesty said in the imperial decree that in the past, Wang Jun took Wu, Gao Yuping Chen, and Cao Bin went to Jiangnan. Huge disaster, what do you think?"

Zhang Yue said: "It is more than 200 miles from Huizhou to Xingzhou. There are tens of thousands of fine riders. There is a big river blocking the army. How can the army be guaranteed? Has the envoy considered it?"

Wang Zhongzheng said: "Jinglue don't take this to test our family. There are many tribes wandering north of the Yellow River. You can rob food on the spot or lure them to rebel against the Song Dynasty to provide food for the army."

Zhang Yue shook his head when he heard the words.

Wang Zhongzheng said: "Then how about going to Wuwei? We can borrow food from Dong Zhan!"

Zhang Yue said: "The envoy also knows that he has to borrow Dong Zhan, so what will happen after the Liangzhou government is conquered?"

Wang Zhongzheng said: "After taking down the Liangzhou Mansion, Dong Zhan will surrender without a fight."

Zhang Yue was speechless when he heard the words, Wang Zhongzheng felt that he had planned all night and came up with this seamless plan, but he didn't get the slightest attention in front of Zhang Yue, so he immediately said angrily: "Zhang Jinglue, if you say you look down on It’s fine with our family, but this is the meaning of the official family, why are you so negligent?”

"Do you remember that when you sent troops before, you said that you would first break the wooden conquest and then surrender Dong Zhan, and now you and Dong Zhan have negotiated a peace in private. Well, let's not fight Dong Zhan, and then attack Xixia, but you don't care about that. "

Zhang Yue said: "Fang reminds me of what I said to you. Xihe's soldiers and horses are exhausted now, and the people can no longer afford a big war. I am already the emperor of Shangshu. Let Shaanxi rest and recuperate first, and the border affairs will calm down a little bit, and wait until next year. Talk about military matters."

Wang Zhongzheng said: "Chapter Jing is a bit slow, I advise you not to post it, I also intercepted the previous memorial for you."

Zhang Yue said angrily, "Do you know what you're talking about?"

Zhang Yue couldn't believe it, the other party was so bold?Stop yourself from writing to the emperor.

Wang Zhongzheng said: "Zhang Jinglue, our family is doing this for your own good. The Son of Heaven wants to take advantage of Xihe's great victory and continue to threaten Xixia when the morale of soldiers and horses is high, but you want to take care of the border at this time. If you touch His Majesty's intentions like this, I'm afraid you will lose your black hat!"

Zhang Yue narrowed his eyes and looked at Wang Zhongzheng.

Wang Zhongzheng said: "We took down Xihe for the final summer. Now that the wooden conquest has been conquered, tens of thousands of horsemen can be mobilized for my use in the two prefectures of Xihe alone. Why can't we take advantage of this to break Xingzhou and Liangzhou and force Did Xixia really surrender to my Great Song?"

Zhang Yue said: "The envoy of Fang means that by breaking Xingzhou and Liangzhou, they can force Xixia to surrender?"

Wang Zhongzheng said: "That's right, at least from the perspective of our family and the officials, this matter is very sure."

"As long as Xixia can surrender, we can maintain a covenant like the Liao Kingdom with a little tribute from this dynasty. Even so, you and I will be famous in history, and our achievements will be in the contemporary era."

Zhang Yue shook his head and said, "Master Fang, are you serious?"

Wang Zhongzheng said: "Whether it is true or not, what His Majesty means is always true."

Zhang Yue said: "Master Fang, you think the two countries are competing too simply. When two countries are fighting, temporary success or failure is nothing. Don't compete for the gains and losses of a city or a place, you must compete for power."

"What is power? You may not understand Fangshi. Someone will come to see me soon. His name is He Guan. He used to be Wang Shao's subordinate. Last year, he cultivated more than [-] hectares of fields along the line from Guwei to Weiyuan. It’s all watering the ground. This is the momentum.”

Wang Zhongzheng said: "Zhang Jinglue, you are a frontier minister, and our family is the supervisor of the army. This job of our family is to make you follow the government's orders to the letter."

"You don't care whether the soldiers and horses are tired or whether the people in Shaanxi are poor or not, it's up to the officials to do what they want."

Zhang Yue laughed and said: "That's easy, why use me as the economic envoy, just let your Wang Fang envoy take over. I would like to abdicate to the virtuous!"

Wang Zhongzheng said with a pale face: "Zhang Jinglue, you don't know yet, this time Xihe's reward has been agreed long ago, but why is it so late?"

"Oh?"

Wang Zhongzheng slowed down and said: "Actually, as long as the envoy can follow the plan of attacking Liangzhou and Xingzhou, then this reward can be issued on the same day."

……

Zhang Yue said: "Fangshi, since you said that, I'm not afraid to make it clear. If there is only one person left between me and you, Xihe, who do you think it will be?"

Wang Zhongzheng said, "Zhang Jinglue, what do you mean?"

Zhang Yue said: "It's nothing interesting. I, Zhang, will be coerced by you again and again. From today onwards, you and I, Wang Zhongzheng, can only leave Xihe behind. Either you or I will leave!"

"please!"

Zhang Yue didn't even look at Wang Zhongzheng, since he was already tearing his face apart, what kind of sentiments did he talk about, he just offended him in the end.

Wang Zhongzheng was furious, but he saw people coming from the left and right of the big tent to set him up.

"Okay, Zhang Jinglue, how dare you treat me like this, let's see how you explain to the officials?"

On the way Wang Zhongzheng left the Jinglue Mansion, he said angrily: "This chapter is really domineering, I want to impeach him to the officials!"

When Wang Zhongzheng returned to his residence, he suddenly realized that all the guards in his residence had been replaced.

"This is?"

The new leader of the guards said: "Report to Fangshi, Jinglueshi said that Xixia Xizuo was discovered in the city just now, and it may have been mixed with Fangshi. For the safety of Fangshi, he has replaced all the original guards. If Fangshi has anything to say, directly The end will be as ordered. "

Wang Zhongzheng was furious when he heard the words, how dare Zhang Yue put himself under house arrest.

(End of this chapter)