The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 441
Song Jiang was waiting for this opportunity, and immediately replied, "Qi Enxiang, as far as the villain knows, that Mu Xumu is currently entrenched in the north of Hedong Road, but Tian Hu is in the south of the territory in between. Send troops to Weizhou."

Tong Guan's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but said, "You mean this is a trick of suspicious soldiers?"

Song Jiang hurriedly complimented, "The kindness is a clear lesson, and the villain has thought about it, and only this explanation is reasonable."

Seeing Song Jiang being valued by Tong Guan, Xin Xingzong, Song Jiang's boss, was a little jealous, so he opened his mouth to criticize, "Then Mu Xu is not a fool, what good does it do him?"

Song Jiang seemed unaware of Xin Xingzong's attitude, and said with a smile, "According to a small guess, Mu Xu and Fang La may have colluded."

Seeing Song Jiang like this, Xin Xingzong became more and more annoyed, and wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Tong Guan, "Okay, let Song Jiang continue."

Song Jiangchao Tongguan arched his hands and said, "In my humble opinion, the reason why Mu Xu sent troops south was because he knew that Fang La was nothing but a chicken and a dog in front of Enxiang. That's why he wanted to harass Tokyo and force Enxiang returned to the army to relieve Fangla's siege."

Tong Guan thought about it for a while, and felt that Song Jiang's words were very reasonable, so he asked other people, "You also tell me, how likely is this to be true?"

Yang Weizhong said, "If it can be confirmed that the people on the road belonged to Mu Xu, General Song's guess should be close to ten."

Seeing the hesitant expression on Tong Guan's face, Wang Bao immediately understood that Tong Guan wanted to do it again, and that he would not accept the fate of the emperor, and hurriedly reminded,
"Commander, even if it can be confirmed that that team is just a suspect, but this time it is fundamentally different from the situation during the Qingtang War, I hope you will, Commander, think twice!"

The Battle of Qingtang that Wang Ting talked about was a very proud event in Tong Guan's life.

It is said that in the past, Emperor Daojun Zhao Ji sent [-] troops, ordered Wang Hou to be the commander-in-chief, and Tong Guan to be the supervisor of the army, to attack the Qingtang area.

Just as the army was marching near Huangchuan, the palace suddenly burst into flames. Zhao Ji couldn't find out the cause, so he blamed the incident on the warning from heaven.

The superstitious emperor thought over and over again that it was because God was dissatisfied with his proficiency in using weapons, so he ordered someone to deliver an edict, wanting the army to return to the court.

According to the rules of the Song Dynasty, this kind of decree should be watched by the supervising army first, so this decree fell into Tong Guan's hands.

No one thought that Tong Guan would conceal it privately after receiving this decree, and even falsely preached the imperial decree to Wang Hou, the officials hoped that we would triumph as soon as possible, this was to order people to encourage the soldiers.

Afterwards, under the command of Wang Hou and Tong Guan, this army that continued to march against the will quickly defeated the remaining Tubo and other tribal armies in the southwest region, and reintroduced large areas of Sichuan into the territory of the Central Plains Dynasty.

After the army won, Tong Guan showed his will to everyone, and even proudly said, "Nine Renren's accumulation is still a failure. If Guan is not talented, he can only be sent out, and the emperor's order will not be tolerated!" "

When Wang Hou and others heard this, they all admired Tong Guan, and it was precisely because of this that Tong Guan was able to gain a foothold in the army from now on.

This matter was even recorded in the history of the Song Dynasty. The original text is narrated like this, "When I arrived at Huangchuan, it was appropriate to ban the fire. Said: "Shangqu succeeded. "The teacher unexpectedly came out and returned to the four states."

Let’s talk about Tong Guan’s expression changing when he heard Wang Ting mentioned his proudest work in his life, and then his expression changed, and he understood what Wang Tin meant.

Wang Fu is reminding Tong Guan that in the past you resisted the edict and did not obey it in order to expand the territory, and the emperor would naturally not be offended.

But this time the situation is quite different, but the emperor summoned you back to rescue him.If you go against the will again, even if your judgment proves to be correct afterwards, the emperor will definitely feel resentful, and the loss outweighs the gain.

Thinking about the stakes inside, Tong Guan immediately broke out in a cold sweat, and couldn't help saying, "The minister is right, but this commander almost made a big mistake. Pass on the order that the squadron will return to Beijing tomorrow, and this commander will go to protect the safety of the official's house. "

Seeing that Tong Guan understood what he meant, Wang Ting suggested again, "Commander, why don't you command the horse army first, and the rest of the troops will slowly return north. If things change, don't bother to go back and forth."

Tong Guan immediately understood that by doing so, he would not only show his loyalty to the officials, but also save time for the army to go south again after discovering the truth.

At that moment, Tong Guan followed the good example and ordered Wang Zhi and Liu Yanqing to lead the army to retreat northward slowly, while he personally led an army of [-] horses and rushed to Tokyo City day and night.

After arriving in Tokyo, Tong Guan didn't take off his armor, put on a dusty look, and immediately went to see Zhao Ji.

Accompanied by Cai You and Gao Qiu, Zhao Ji, who relieved his boredom with Cuju, immediately summoned Tong Guan when he heard that Tong Guan was back.

Seeing Tong Guan, Zhao Ji hurriedly asked, "How many soldiers and horses did Aiqing bring back?"

Tong Guan saluted, and replied, "Officials, after receiving the order, I didn't dare to hesitate for a moment, so I immediately brought five thousand cavalry to escort them."

Zhao Ji first praised Tong Guan's loyalty, and then said disappointedly, "There are only five thousand soldiers and horses, and I'm afraid they won't be able to deal with the thieves in Weizhou."

Tong Guan smiled and comforted, "Officials, on the way back to Beijing, I have already sent people to find out that the thieves who appeared near Weizhou are simply bluffing. The court only needs to send a team at will to ensure that they will hear about it." The wind retreats."

Zhao Ji wondered, "What does Aiqing mean by that?"

Tong Guan immediately explained the ins and outs of the matter in detail.

Zhao Ji was dumbfounded when he heard this, and glared fiercely at Gao Qiu, before saying, "Oh, thanks to Ai Qing's reminder, I was almost deceived by those Xiaoxiao."

After finishing speaking, he thought about going south to quell the chaos, so he couldn't help but frowned and said, "Then what should we do next? Should we continue to quell the Fangla rebellion? I'm a little worried. Once the army goes south, the thieves in Hedong will act like this again. Is life good?"

Tong Guanjin said, "You can first mobilize elite soldiers to guard the Taihang main road and the Yellow River ferry, and then give orders to the officials around Hedong to order the local officers and soldiers to lock the thieves in the territory of Hedong, so as not to cause trouble. It will not be too late for the division to conquer Tian Hu and Mu Xu."

Zhao Ji nodded and said, "Alright, let's do it like this."

"Officials, I think it's inappropriate." It was Gao Qiu who lost face just now, and now he will stand up and make amends.

After all, it was his confidant and beloved minister, so Zhao Ji forgot the unhappiness in his heart in the blink of an eye, and asked, "What's wrong, it's okay to love Qing!"

Gao Qiu said, "Officials, I recently received a report from the Hedong Army that the traitor Mu Xu has occupied the entire territory of Daizhou, and the Yanmen Fortress has also been captured.

The minister was a little worried that this thief would do what Shi Jingtang did, and if he colludes with the Liao people to go south, it will be a big disaster. "

"Ah, this..." Zhao Ji's face suddenly changed color, after careful consideration, he found that Gao Qiu's words were really not aimless.

"Three lovers, do you have a good plan to teach me?"

Tong Guan hesitated and said, "Why don't you let Fang La go first, and the minister go to pacify Mu Xu first?"

Before Zhao Ji could answer, Cai You said, "No, did Shumi Tong forget Gao Taiwei's words? If you push Mu Xu into a hurry, let him do one thing and keep on doing the other, and lure the Liao people into the bandits, everything will be ruined." rest."

The four monarchs and ministers stared at each other, and suddenly realized that Mu Xu had become a hedgehog, and the imperial court had nothing to do for a while.

After a while, Zhao Ji sighed, "If I knew this, I should have wiped out this thief early in the past, and it would not have caused such a disaster."

Gao Qiu suggested, "It's better to send out envoys and ask the Liao people to promise not to intervene in this matter."

Cai You also proposed his method, "You can also use two approaches, and then send someone to recruit Mu Xu."

(End of this chapter)