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Zhang Huiyan, the governor of Muzhou, heard that Fang La led the rebellion and reacted quickly. He immediately sent Cai Zun, the chief of the military commander of Liangzhe, to Muzhou to suppress the Fang La uprising that had just broken out.

Unfortunately, the Song army stationed in Liangzhe was mainly composed of Xiang army and Township soldiers.

According to the system formulated by the Northern Song Dynasty, the Xiang army and the town soldiers were stationed in the local area. They only worked as miscellaneous people in the local area, did not go out to fight, and their training was very limited.

Such an army is naturally something that people with a little skill are unwilling to join.

What's more, the soldiers of the Xiang Army and the township soldiers mainly rely on recruiting unemployed people, recruiting famine refugees and criminals, and placing them with troops.

It can be said that the big and useless Song Dynasty army was particularly obvious in the Xiang army and the rural soldiers.

On the other hand, Fang La's peasant uprising army had no armor or bows and arrows, so there was no formal armament at all. Many of them did not even have the qualifications to fight with the official army to scare the officers and soldiers by pretending to be a god and making ghosts. The difference in combat effectiveness is imaginable.

but--

The peasant army also has an advantage that the official army does not have, that is, their familiarity with the geography of Qingxi County.

Under the leadership of Fang La, Fang Fei, Fang Qifo, Fang Wuxianggong, Fang Baihua and others, they lured the official army to Xikeng, east of Qingxi County, and ambushed up everywhere.

The Song army, which had not yet been arranged, was divided and surrounded by division and was soon defeated in surprise.

Cai Zun, the chief of military commanders of Liangzhe, was also killed by Fang La's sister Fang Baihua.

The army led by Cai Zun was an important garrison in Zhejiang. After Fang La annihilated it, all prefectures and counties in Zhejiang were exposed to the attack of the peasant army...

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On that day, Wang Fu held a banquet at home, and invited his friend Mei, the Minister of Rites, to hold a ceremony, and four beautiful singers were waiting beside them.

Just as they were drinking happily, Zhang Yuan, the Zhejiang Xiti Xing, ran in panic and reported: "Grandpa Wang, something is not good. A man named Fang La in Qingxi, Muzhou gathered to riot, and it is said that he has captured Qingxi County."

Seeing Zhang Yuan shrinking and panicking, Wang Fu was very angry. He said, "Looking at your panicked attitude, how could you still look like a court minister? It is common for mobs to gather people to cause trouble, not just Qingxi? You must learn to be afraid of danger and not be surprised when changing."

Wang Fu scolded Zhang Yuan sternly, and he turned around and smiled and raised his glass to Mei Zhili and said, "Mr. Mei, come and have another cup of wine. How do you look at these singers? They are all from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and they are authentic Yangzhou skinny horses. They look, skin, color and temperament. If you like it, choose any one."

Wang Fu was proud of his pasta - he was only forty-two years old and was already above ten thousand people, so how could he not be proud?

Mei is an official who holds rituals and is upright and strict, and does not avoid the powerful.

Today, Wang Fu invited him to a banquet. During the banquet, he was very unhappy when he was visiting the pools and pavilions of the mansion.

Unexpectedly, Wang Fu passed by even the area where people gathered to rebel easily.

Mei Zhili could no longer bear it, so he poured a pot of cold water on Wang Fu: "As the prime minister, you should share the same worries with the world. Now Fang La is poisoning Wu, and the wounds are not yet calmed down. I am afraid it is not the time for singing, dancing and banquets!"

After Mei Zhili said that, she put down her wine glass and stood up and said goodbye to Wang Fu.

actually--

Mei Zhili underestimated Wang Fu.

The reason why Wang Fu put the Fang La Uprising aside was not because he didn't care about the Fang La Uprising, but because he didn't want the Fang La Uprising to interrupt his political dream - to regain Yan Yun.

You should know that Wang Fu was ready to recover Yan Yun. The troops needed to recover Yan Yun had left the northwest one by one and began to gather in Daming Prefecture, Beijing. The food and supplies needed to recover Yan Yun had also gathered in various transportation hubs. Just waiting for Ma Zheng, Ma Kuo and his son to return from the Jin Kingdom and bring back the time for the troops agreed with the Jin Kingdom. The Western Army, the most capable of fighting in the Song Dynasty, rushed north to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan Yun for hundreds of years.

At that time, the Dangxiang tribe, the ancestor of the Western Xia, originally lived in Songpan Plateau, Sichuan. During the Tang Dynasty, he moved to northern Shaanxi. Because of his contribution to quelling the rebellion, he was named the governor of the Dingnan Army by Emperor Xizong of Tang. He surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and the Five Dynasties and the Song Dynasty.

After the Xiazhou regime was annexed by the Northern Song Dynasty, Li Jiqian ran away and started his business because he was unwilling to surrender to the Song Dynasty. He also adopted the strategy of joining Liao to resist the Song Dynasty. Finally, after the management of two generations of Li Jiqian and Li Deming, they successively occupied the Hexi Corridor area, thus laying the foundation for the imperial career.

Later, Li Yuanhao proclaimed himself emperor and established the Western Xia.

In the fourth year of Yuanfeng, a very ambitious emperor, Song Shenzong, was born in the Song Dynasty.

After Song Shenzong ascended the throne, he reused Wang Anshi to carry out reforms, making the Song Dynasty rich.

On this basis, Song Shenzong decided to send troops to attack Xixia.

In order to shock the Western Xia, the Song Dynasty dispatched more than 300,000 imperial guards at once, and the army divided into five groups and rushed towards the Western Xia in a mighty way, vowing to destroy the Western Xia in one fell swoop.

Although Xixia often harassed the borders of the Northern Song Dynasty, it was just a small fight and a little advantage.

At this time, when the Song army was attacking with murderous aura, Xixia suddenly felt something was wrong and immediately asked for help from the Liao Kingdom.

Faced with the request of Xixia, the Liao Kingdom was in a dilemma.

In the past, when the Song army attacked Xixia, the Liao Kingdom always tried its best to mediate from it to protect Xixia.

However, the Song Dynasty was coming in full force this time, and it was not something that could be persuaded to retreat with verbal words. If the Song army retreated, then it might have to go to a full war with the Song State.

After thinking about it, combined with the national conditions of the Liao Kingdom at that time, the Liao Kingdom thought it would be better not to wade into this muddy water.

However, the scheming Liao Kingdom did not want to miss this fisherman's opportunity in vain and planned to get a share of the war between the two countries.

So, the Liao lord sent envoys to ask for ten counties in Guannan from the Song Dynasty.

After receiving the envoys of the Liao Kingdom, Emperor Shenzong of Song knew the meaning of the Liao Kingdom.

When the Song and Liao countries signed the Chanyuan alliance, the Liao side admitted that the ten counties in Guannan belonged to the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty compensated the Liao Kingdom 300,000 yuan every year.

After the signing of the alliance, the two countries have always adhered to the alliance, calling each other brothers, and being at peace with each other.

Now that the old affairs of the Liao Kingdom have been raised again, the sensitive issue of Guannan Ten counties has been raised again.

If these ten counties were ceased to the Liao Kingdom, the Liao Kingdom would naturally watch the battle between Song and Xia.

If the Liao Kingdom's request was rejected, then the Song Dynasty would inevitably be hindered by the Liao Kingdom when it attacked the Western Xia.

In fact, this request from the Liao Kingdom had violated the original Chanyuan Alliance, because the ten counties in Guannan had already clearly divided the land in the alliance.

At this time, the Liao Kingdom made such a request, which would inevitably cause harm to the Song Dynasty.

If we look at it in detail, are the Sixteen Prefectures occupied by the Liao Kingdom also the territory of the Song Dynasty?

Although the Song Dynasty was indignant, the war in Xixia was imminent, and in the end it could only reach an agreement with the Liao Kingdom quickly.

After discussion between the two countries, the Liao Kingdom said that it was possible to avoid the ten counties in Guannan, but the Song Dynasty had to increase the 300,000 yuan in the Chanyuan Alliance to 500,000 yuan.

Once the covenant is established, it must not be changed easily.

It is really disgusting that the Liao Kingdom took advantage of the war between the Song Dynasty and the Western Xia Kingdom to rob and tamper with the alliance.

But even so, for the sake of the overall situation, Song Shenzong agreed to this request.

After discussing with the Liao Kingdom, the Song army immediately advanced towards the Western Xia.

When Xixia saw that the Liao Kingdom did not come to rescue, she was discouraged and also had a tragic aura of fighting to death, and then the whole country fought.

In the end, although the Song army went deep into the hinterland of Xixia and defeated Xixia, the Song army finally returned in disgrace due to the resistance of the whole country of Xixia, blocking Hengshan, and unsustaining food and grass.

Although Xixia avoided the disaster of national destruction, it was also severely damaged and lost a lot of land.

The only winner was the Liao Kingdom. Without dispatching one army and one soldier, it received 200,000 yuan in vain.

Song Shenzong failed to destroy Xia, and was blackmailed by the Liao Kingdom to get away with 200,000 yuan. What was right is that the seven orifices were smoke.

Since then, Emperor Shenzong of Song has been resentful of the Liao Kingdom's violation of the alliance.

Until his death, Song Shenzong gritted his teeth and left his last words: "A person who can recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, even if he does not have the surname Zhao, can be named king."

In the view of Emperor Shenzong of Song, the Liao Kingdom's request for an increase of 200,000 yuan and the request for ten counties in Guannan was a breach of contract. Since this is the case, don't blame yourself for mentioning the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun again.

The king of the sixteen states of Yanyun!

Although Wang Fu has replaced Cai Jing now.

However, during the 16th period of Cai Jing's reign, he achieved extremely outstanding achievements in civil and military affairs. Compared with any prime minister in the Song Dynasty, Cai Jing was no less than that.

Sikong Kaifu Yi and the envoy of the Taiyi Palace of the Three Sessions, the Taishi Zuo Pushe, led the Grand Tutor of Lu, the Duke of the Three Sessions.

This was Cai Jing's official position before his retirement.

Once, Wang Fu went to Daxiangguo Temple to burn incense and saw a poem by Cai Jing who stayed in Daxiangguo Temple: All things are born between heaven and earth, and prosperity and prosperity are all grand. The fortunes of the four seasons are endless, and the articles in the world are intended first.

This poem is very philosophical.

But what attracted Wang Fu was not Cai Jing's poem, nor was Cai Jing's character with charming and bold style, but Cai Jing's signature.

The longer the signature, the older the seniority, the higher the position, the greater the achievement.

Wang Fu was once a disciple of Cai Jing. He knew very well how capable Cai Jing was, so tall that he could not match his life even if he was poor.

But Wang Fu was unwilling to give up. He was also the prime minister and he also obtained all the power that Cai Jing had at the time.

Let me ask, how could Wang Fu not want to do something and be famous for his generation under such circumstances?

The key is that Wang Fu seized such an opportunity.

This opportunity is to recover Yan Yun.

As long as Wang Fu can recover Yan Yun, he can be the king of another surname left by Song Shenzong. In that way, he can completely trample Cai Jing under his feet, at least he can compete with Cai Jing and become famous ministers.

Therefore, Wang Fu could not let the sudden outbreak of Fang La uprising ruin the plan to recover Yan Yun, his political dreams, and his only chance to surpass Cai Jing.

It was under such thought that Wang Fu ordered the blockade of the news of Fang La's uprising and continued to prepare to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun...

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Chapter completed!