Chapter three hundred and seventy seventh court theory
It is now late January and it is early spring. Although it is still very cold at night, the weather is still relatively warm under the sun during the day.
In Ganquan Fort, almost all the roofs are covered with honeycomb briquettes and briquettes, which is very spectacular. Looking down from the sky, it is a dark place.
A small amount of briquettes had been dried, and the women began to use them eagerly. It was too painful to light the stove every morning, so of course they were extremely happy to have briquettes for the night.
Smart craftsmen improved Chen Qing's formula and divided it into two types: ignition briquettes and ordinary briquettes. Only sulfur and a small amount of nitrate powder are added to the ignition briquettes. Ordinary briquettes are not needed, which can greatly reduce costs.
Zhao Qiaoyun was also lighting the stove. Chen Qing personally made her briquettes for her, which was better than anyone else's.
A group of women stood nearby, looking at her lighting the fire, and they all held their breath.
Zhao Qiaoyun squatted next to the stove, carefully wrapped the fire cloth around the iron drill several times, lit it with a flint, and slowly stuffed the burning fire cloth into the hole in the middle of the honeycomb briquettes, which contained sulfur powder and nitrate powder.
At best, as expected, the tunnel quickly burst into flames and the pulverized coal ignited.
The women around me were so happy that they clapped their hands, it was so easy.
Zhao Qiaoyun also had a rare smile on her face. She quickly picked up the lit briquettes with tongs and carefully placed them in the stove. However, this was ignition briquettes and would burn out quickly. An ordinary briquettes or briquettes must be placed on top.
Can.
The honeycombs were made by soldiers, but the briquettes were made by women.
"What will happen after the burning is over?" a woman asked.
Someone next to her glared at her, "You're stupid! Didn't the instructor say that? Just use the tongs to take it out after it's burned. It won't fall apart."
"But there's a piece of burning briquettes pressed on top!"
"Hey! You are stupid, just take out the burning briquettes, put them aside first, and then put them back later, wouldn't it be enough? How simple!"
The women all ran to light their own stoves. Someone laughed and said: "Bian Chunshui, let someone light your stove! He must be worried about not finding a chance to serve you!"
All the women laughed heartily together. Bian Chunshui was a relatively plump young woman. Her face was red, but her eyes were not angry. There was even a hint of joy in her eyes. She hurriedly ran to the back carrying the stove.
Zhao Qiaoyun squatted next to the stove, holding her chin and looking at the kettle, and there was a ripple in her heart.
The two battle reports from Lin'an, Yushufang, Chen Qing and Wu Jie, as well as the report from the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Department have all been placed on the official Zhao Gou's case. The three reports describe the same thing, but two different stories appear.
The conclusion aroused intense debate in the court.
Chen Qing's military report only elaborated on the detailed process of his battle, including the annihilation of 12,000 auxiliary troops, the killing of former Song general Zhang Zhongfu who surrendered to the Jin Kingdom, and the capture of a group of Jurchen family members. Chen Qing did not mention this in the report.
It is not said that Wanyan Wushu's withdrawal was his contribution, because he had already left Fengxiang when the Jin soldiers withdrew.
This is a relatively pragmatic battle report, including the march route, the process of annihilating the enemy, personal casualties, and food and grass preparations, etc. It is very detailed and it is difficult to find faults.
What Chen Qing meant when he wrote this battle report and handed it to the court was to say, I have already done the work, and you can decide on your own regarding the reward!
What caused controversy was Wu Jie's battle report and the report of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Envoy Department. Of course, the report of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Envoy Department was actually Zhu Shengfei's report.
Wu Jie strongly praised Chen Qing's contribution in the battle report. He believed that Wanyan Wushu's withdrawal was entirely due to Chen Qing. Naturally, Wu Jie did not forget the contribution of his soldiers. "We attacked several times a day, day and night, and the Jin soldiers suffered casualties."
The defenders numbered tens of thousands, with thousands of casualties and casualties. They went on and on, but Jianmen Pass always stood firm.' Gu
However, the report of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Envoy denied Chen Qing's contribution and the Wu Jie army's arduous resistance to the enemy. The report downplayed the battle between Wu Jie and Chen Qing, but used a lot of
The pen and ink describe how they organized the people to retreat and how they fortified Hanzhong to clear the country. As a result, the Jin soldiers searched for food in Hanzhong to no avail and the army was short of food. Coupled with the cold winter, the Jin soldiers were not adapted to the climate, and the Wanyan Wushu was not well prepared, etc.
The troops had to withdraw.
In the imperial study room, Zhang Jun unceremoniously rebuked Zhu Shengfei for being shameless. As the Xuanfu envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi, he fled to Chengdu first, regardless of whether the Song army was fighting against the enemy in front of him. In the end, he attributed the retreat of the Jin soldiers to his efforts to strengthen the wall and clear the country.
, simply extremely shameless.
"Your Majesty, the facts are here. Chen Qing threatened the safety of the Jin Bing's lair, and Wu Jie led his army to fight the enemy hard, which was the fundamental reason for the Jin Bing's retreat. Zhu Shengfei confused right and wrong, and actually said that the Jin Bing's withdrawal was his.
His meritorious service has made people all over the world laugh at him. Is such a person still suitable to serve as an envoy to Sichuan and Shaanxi?"
Zhang Jun seemed to be asking for credit for Chen Qing and Wu Jie, but everyone understood that he was actually attacking Zhu Shengfei.
Zhao Gou glanced at Qin Hui next to him and asked, "What do Qin Xianggong think?"
Qin Hui is not as stupid as Zhu Shengfei. Now denying Chen Qing's contribution is not denying the emperor's decision-making?
He said calmly: "Chen Qing's plan to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao was approved by His Majesty, and was also the result of His Majesty's order to provide support along the way. Without Your Majesty's support, Chen Qing would not have been able to go to Guanzhong as the governor of Yuezhou.
Therefore, Wei Chen believes that Your Majesty is the coach who achieved this great victory, and Chen Qing is the leader who realized His Majesty's strategy. The coach planned well and the leader implemented it effectively, so this plan was successful."
Qin Hui's shameless flattery made Zhang Jun and Zhao Ding almost vomit, but Li Hui secretly admired Qin Hui's ability to speak and gave credit to the emperor at critical moments.
However, it was rare that Qin Hui did not support Zhu Shengfei this time, so Zhang Jun and Zhao Ding remained silent.
Although Qin Hui's flattery was a bit too straightforward, Zhao Gou still felt very comfortable in his heart. At least Qin Hui was right about one thing. Chen Qing was just a general. Who was the coach above him? Of course it was him. The name of this plan was "Draft by Himself"
It was called the "strategy to attack Fengxiang and save Hanzhong." He issued several secret orders for this purpose and asked Li Gang to fully support Chen Qing's march north.
This success was not only Chen Qing's sneak attack on Fengxiang, but also his own strategy to win Qianli.
Zhao Gou simply wanted to get himself promoted to a higher position.
Zhao Gou put Zhu Shengfei's report aside and asked: "Let's talk about it! How to reward the aftermath?"
Zhao Ding, who had been silent, said: "Your Majesty, facts have proved that it is more suitable for Chen Qing to stay in the northwest. I suggest that Chen Qing sit in Xihe and contain the Jin soldiers from the outside to ensure that Hanzhong is not lost and Bashu is not lost!"
"What's the attitude of the Privy Council?" Zhao Gou asked Li Hui with a smile.
Li Hui is a well-known centrist and specializes in being a good guy. He already knew it in his heart. The emperor sent Chen Qing to sneak attack Fengxiang. His original intention was to return Chen Qing to the northwest. Even Qin Hui didn't object, so why should he be a villain?
Besides, he had a very good personal impression of Chen Qing. Chen Qing even gave him a set of Ru kiln cups and pots, a favor he had to repay.
"Your Majesty, the Privy Council agrees to let Chen Qing sit in charge of Xihe Road."
Zhang Jun also said: "What Mr. Zhao said makes sense. Chen Qing is flexible and good at using surprise troops. Generals such as Wu Jie, Wang Yan, Liu Ziyu, etc. have always agreed that he is suitable for fighting on the periphery to contain the Jin soldiers. The ministers also agreed to let him
He is stationed at Xihe Road, and Wei Chen has drafted a plan for your Majesty to review."
After speaking, Zhang Jun took out a memorial and presented it to Zhao Gou. At the top was a copy of the discussion results of Zhizhengtang, which was actually the voting results. Zhang Jun and Zhao Ding agreed, Qin Hui opposed and Li Hui abstained.
Zhao Gou glanced at it and smiled: "Let me take a closer look first! It's getting late, everyone can go back."
Everyone stood up to say goodbye. Qin Hui didn't even go back to the court room, so he hurried back to his home. He had something urgent to do with his wife Wang.