Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 658: The skill of cheating is not good!

"What good opportunity?" Zhang Yang suddenly became interested, looked at his father, and asked.

Zhang Ying pondered for a while, nodded and said: "That's fine, you have also entered the capital now, and the people you will come and go with in the future will also be people with status. You should also understand these things."

After saying this, he then mentioned some details of the imperial study, but ignored the general situation. Finally, he said: "If King Guanghan reprimands the Chen family, then Chen Yong will directly share the information in his hands." The combined chart might change the situation, but it's a pity that he had too many worries, so he didn't mention it. This means he missed the best opportunity, and he will definitely regret it in the future."

"What's there to be worried about?" Zhang Yang didn't understand, but then he felt that he had to show some analytical skills, so he thought hurriedly, and before his father spoke, he said: "I understand, it's this old man No news, so nothing to say."

"We can all get the news, let alone Chen Yong?" Zhang Ying shook his head, with a little disappointment in his eyes, "I'm afraid Chen Zhi sent the news as soon as possible. He won't have to rely on him like us. The transmission stations along the way revealed."

The transmission of news in this era is no better than that of later generations. If you want to spread it quickly, you must have your own channels. Because Chen Yong is the servant of the Chen family, they have an inherent advantage in horse administration, and they have gradually established some trade channels. The Zhang family used to occupy a large proportion in horse affairs, but due to concerns from above, it was suppressed. These channels were divided among several companies. On the contrary, they were no longer familiar with the transmission of news from the border areas, so they had to rely on the relays along the way. Come to communication.

But the Zhang family had their own caravan to some extent, so when they got the news, they were still a little faster than the imperial court.

"Then since he knew, why didn't he tell me?" Zhang Yang was really puzzled this time, "If it were me, if I had such a credit, I would definitely publicize it first. Even if it wasn't, it would still have a certain impact. Anyway, there is no formal official document, it’s just rumors, and if someone pursues it, it’s easy to evade it.”

"This is because you are a descendant of the Zhang family," Zhang Ying laughed after listening to his son's words, "Our Zhang family, from the time of Emperor Zhaolie, no, before Emperor Zhaolie came to power, Jiangzuo As a distinguished family, no one dares to pursue some rumors, but the Chen family is different. Not to mention others, do you think our Zhang family can let it go?"

"I see," Zhang Yang nodded first, then frowned, "That's not right. According to the news our family has received, Chen Zhi's military exploits are real and not fabricated. The old man of the Chen family has What is there to be worried about?"

"What he is worried about is that the figures reported by Chen Zhi are wrong..." As he spoke, Zhang Ying ordered someone to go to his study, brought a letter, and threw it to Zhang Yang, "Read it for yourself before speaking."

"Good guy? Killed thousands and captured nearly ten thousand. What a big tone. This is too loud. Are the people who receive the letter all fools? They will believe it? Chen Zhi's deceitful skills are not good! "

"Chen Zhi is very capable, so he must have wiped out a lot of enemies this time!" Zhang Ying squinted his eyes, a cold light flashing in his eyes, "So according to the customs of the frontier, when he calculated the number of enemies destroyed according to ten Times the standard, when it was reported to the court, we got this ridiculous result!"

"It is indeed too ridiculous!" Zhang Yang burst out laughing, "He is simply digging his own grave. Such a number of battle reports can only make people laugh in the court."

However, as he spoke, his expression suddenly changed.

"What? What did you think of?" Zhang Ying noticed his son's face and asked with a smile.

Zhang Yang said: "Then Chen Zhi is not a confused person. From what I saw in his past behavior, he doesn't seem to be such a reckless person."

Zhang Ying still smiled and said: "In the past, whenever you mentioned Chen Zhi's name, you would gnash your teeth with hatred and not say a single kind word. But now you are praising him?"

Zhang Yang knew that his performance had changed his father's mind, so he said against his will: "Although Chen Zhi is a hateful person, his abilities are there. Only people like this are worthy of being my opponent."

"You have indeed made great progress in seeing Chen Zhi as your opponent." Zhang Ying nodded, "Although I don't like this person, I have to admit that at his age, not to mention his peers, even his predecessors Among people of his generation, how many people can compare to him? However, you don’t have to think of him as omnipotent. All these people have their limitations, and this is also Chen Zhi’s limitation. His current situation is not good. , Daijun is implicitly the place of the Four Wars, whether it is the Xiongnu or Xianbei, as well as his boss Wang Jun, they are obviously hostile to him. In this case, if he wants to protect himself, the only thing he can rely on is external force, which is the family. And the court!"

"I understand!" Zhang Yang's eyes lit up, "I heard that he used Tongdian as bait to lure people from several aristocratic families in the south. He also asked for help from various families and summoned the martial arts from these families to help. Obviously He wants to use this to get closer and closer, and his battle report also has a similar purpose, which is to gain the support of the imperial court!"

"He at least needs the imperial court to support him morally, but what can impress the imperial court is his military exploits," Zhang Ying suddenly laughed, "There is another thing, which is what my father promoted a while ago, saying that he would let Chen Zhiwei Governor of Youzhou!"

When he heard this, Zhang Yang's face turned bad. When he heard this for the first time, he was unhappy for a while, but then his eyes lit up and he asked: "Father, don't you really want to let me go?" Is he going to become the governor?" "I had this plan at the time." Zhang Ying noticed the change in his son's expression and waved his hand, "Don't get excited. If you don't get rid of this habit of being impatient, you will suffer in the future. Yes, I took this opportunity to be on good terms with the Chen family as an exchange. But now that the situation has changed, this idea no longer exists, and I will not really push it. However, if Chen Zhi makes a wrong decision because of this, Judgment, that would be a hundred harms and no good to him!”

He glanced at his son and said seriously: "You must learn to judge things by yourself. I know you hate Chen Zhi, but you are also afraid of this person, so when you get news about him, you will always think too much about him, but You also have to combine the information at hand, make a judgment, and then act decisively. Many things in this world are ruined by a hesitation. Maybe you can wait for a while to get more accurate information and know who Dai Jun is. What a situation, but the opportunity was missed at that time, just like Chen Yong this time!"

When Zhang Yang heard this, he quickly stood upright, with a look on his face as he nodded repeatedly.

Zhang Ying looked at it and said with a smile: "You don't have to be like this. Maybe Chen Zhi is just trying to make us think too much and miss this opportunity. But he won't think that even if his father doesn't take action, there will still be opportunities." People want to ask him!"

"Who is it?" Zhang Yang immediately became interested.

Zhang Ying shook his head with a smile and just said: "You will know soon. In fact, now, except for the imperial court and the palace, basically all the major families know about Dai Jun's memorial of victory, so they have all taken action. "

On the second day, when the eunuch Chen Yong went to the court, he saw Yu Liang, the imperial censor, suddenly come out of the queue, and when he talked about the military affairs of Daijun, he suddenly felt bad.

Sure enough, the next step was for the Ministry of War to submit the memorial. After reading it, the emperor was filled with joy and showed off the achievements above to all the civil and military officials present.

"How? Chen Qing's skill is astonishing! I have never seen such a feat when attacking the Huns before!"

The young emperor was rejoicing on the dragon throne, as if he was the one who had achieved a great victory!
"My dear friends, how should I be rewarded for such merit? Can I be knighted?"

Listening to the emperor's words, something was getting more and more wrong. King Guanghan, who was sitting at the bottom, coughed lightly and was about to speak when he saw one of the ministers suddenly stand up.

This person is from the exhibition period of Tian Cao Shangshu.

"Reporting to the Holy Majesty and Grand Master, such military exploits have been very rare since Xuanwu Dingbei. If it is found to be true, of course it should be commended. Even if it is a title, there is a precedent. There were two people in the previous dynasty, and both are worthy of it. check."

When King Guanghan heard this, he couldn't help frowning.

This Zhanqi has been very close to Zhang Ying recently, and Tian Cao Shangshu is mainly in charge of farming affairs, and he must understand the allusions and situations of the frontier land. It is undoubtedly appropriate for him to come forward to say this, but what is in this But for Chen Zhi to make a fuss, King Guanghan was a little puzzled.

The prince also knew that there was a conflict between the Zhang family and the Chen family. Zhang Ying did not have much favorable impressions of Chen Zhi. A while ago, he was still trying to push Chen Zhi to be the governor of Youzhou. He wanted to use Wang Jun's sword to kill people in a flattering way. , why suddenly...

"This military achievement must have a lot of water, it's too exaggerated, Chen Zhi is just trying to get a little more benefit, the real military achievement is probably only one-tenth, although it is not bad, but it is not enough to be knighted! The title of a big man... although there are many, not just anyone can be granted it."

King Guanghan thought in his heart, but did not speak. He was able to take power. On the one hand, he controlled the military power of the capital, and on the other hand, he controlled the chancellery. He also cooperated well with Zhang Ying. The two were in a cooperative relationship. Since Zhanzhi came forward, There must be Zhang Ying's will behind it, so you might as well wait and see what happens.

But he was able to calm down, but Chen Yong was shocked. He had already heard the taste in the words, and hurriedly wanted to get out of the queue, but in the end he was a step too late.

"Such military exploits are no small matter. The title of Han Dynasty should not be given lightly. I hope your majesty will allow us to go and investigate. If this matter is true, we should be rewarded. If there is any false report, we should be severely punished!"

Censor Yu Liang walked out slowly, with a calm look and graceful demeanor, but a very serious expression on his face: "I have long heard that there are many false reports of military exploits in the border areas, and the Censor's Office has already had a plan, and wants to investigate. I just want to take this opportunity today to explore it a bit."

(End of this chapter)